I pleaded in my head to be allowed to stay but knew better than to say anything out loud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

That he’s crazy if he thinks I have anything for brains but a pail full of grasshoppers? Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

What Colin liked about Curve was not its smell on the skin but its sillage, the fruity sweet smell of its leaving. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And even as I was eating, I knew how queer it all was, but I didn’t care. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Christina comes with me and stands by the door, but she doesn’t say anything, and I’m glad. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You can have your fun, but there’s one other thing that’s important for you to know. Your father can’t live without me. He loves me very much. He worships me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there ain’t no someone but me, still, whatever the world’s doing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was something I was meant not simply to be, but to do—and it wasn’t to run or hide or give up the minute things seemed terrifying and impossible. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Herb was relieved to see his niece and nephew this morning, and glad they were okay—but he worries about his sister and brother-in-law. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Not as powerful as a nineties R&B breakup song, but stronger than a Taylor Swift. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“People round these parts say you all are some kinda magic witches or something. I don’t believe in no witchcraft myself, but I do believe you people are up to no good.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t wait to try competing outside of our school meets, but I didn’t take for granted that my parents had to pay for all of my sports activities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I knew something about literature and what people plotted in their hearts and thought and suspected, but he knew the secret why behind each thought. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sarai said nothing, but truth was in her silence, and in her proud effort to show no pain. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Major Major switched immediately to American literature, but not before the F.B.I. had opened a file on him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Franklin’s back was to me, but I imagined I could see the determined set of her jaw, the same resolute expression I’d seen on Jesse’s face a hundred times. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I am completely absorbed in combat life. I can’t seem to think of anything but the fighting,” Lilya told her mother. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The silk slippers would have been perfect, but he didn’t know what size to get, and Kaira pointed out that slippers weren’t like T-shirts; they had to be an exact fit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Now Nhamo planned to ask about Mother, but she became aware that the room was unnaturally quiet. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can hear everything, but not just hear it—I can feel it too. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They walked through the Wood without speaking, but their steps seemed as loud as an advancing army. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taisin had taken out her small brassbound trunk and opened it, but now she paused with her hand on a glass vial. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t. They sent word by carrier to the Council, but only an hour or so before they arrived. You’ve spoken to them?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The fog wasn’t simply the steamy vapors off the bay caught and penned in by hills, but a soft breath of anonymity that shrouded and cushioned the bashful traveler. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do you tell one that you love him just as much as the other, but you’ve decided he won’t be the one to get a chance in life? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not with a fancy, splashy dive, but a slow ease, up to his ankles, then his shins. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It takes you to a dark place, but, man, it satisfies a thirst. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They rushed the grove together, kicking through drifts of old snow with no sound but their breathing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I can’t help it, but I feel irritated with him again. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

These impostors in soldiers’ costumes were nothing but animals themselves; more monstrous even than the hollowgast they controlled. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“There will be boys who will tell you you’re beautiful, but only a few will see you.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“There is no other recourse but to ignore it entirely and resolutely fight for the successful conclusion of the war.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That she likes me okay and bears my presence, but who can know for how long? Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Z could have refused Trepid’s request right off the bat, but he figured that Trepid would just find someone else to do his dirty work, and that would not be good. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

They dropped Harry; he hit the ground, slipped on the rock, and fell, grazing his arms, but scrambled back up, raising his wand and staring around. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He feels like sitting down right there in the kitchen, but it is wrong and she will slap him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would have turned away as I always did to save her from having to kiss such an ugly daughter, but I was sad that she hadn’t even tried. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Knowing only that he’s close by, but impossibly out of reach. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

What she wanted was to take care of her home like Baachan but to see beyond it too. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tiny trickles of blood still seep from where Kaede’s knife stabbed me, but thankfully, there are no signs of infection. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But when she was in the little room, which contained nothing but a sink and a bucket, her courage almost failed her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’d rarely raise her voice, but there was something steely about her on these occasions and none of us, not even the Seniors, dared make a sound. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

No easy meat hung this night, but the tables were piled high with vegetables and breads. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She happily used to swim naked in the river Cherwell with all the other Oxford children, but it would be quite different with Will, and she blushed even to think of it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her e-mail was warm, but too short, telling him she was excited and nervous about leaving her life and moving back home, but there were no specifics. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They could be humorous and humble when the moment called for it, but they were unfazed by blowhards and didn’t second-guess the power in their own points of view. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She had not been having an Ebola seizure but, rather, had been shivering from a fever. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had on nothing but the sweater and the souwester outfit over that but there was little warmth to it and he could not stop shivering. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Frantic, Cole struggled to fly, but he couldn’t escape the nest. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I think, but typically, no answer is forthcoming. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wants to go back to school to get a bachelor’s degree, but has neither the time nor the money. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a lot of money with me,” I say, which is true enough, but an evasion. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is bright but it’s cold and damp in the house and I wish I had something to wear in the bed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“After that they give you a fine run, but get away.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gorgonians tend to grow in closely packed, branching masses, but they do not fuse to each other; if they did, their morphogenesis would doubtless become a shambles. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I hear Locke say something about larks being over quickly, but it’s swallowed up in the merriment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It bulged a little, but not nearly as much as it had during the aftermath of the toupee liftoff. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

And she threw up one hand, not forming in her mind a precise attack, but—as with the mahalath—letting some deeper voice within herself decide. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her uncle and his wife were atheists, but it was still a really fun trip. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I get it, but I don’t believe it for an instant. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was no longer straight and flat, but had begun to dip, and now it ran at the bottom of high banks covered with green plants. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I told you it was going to be a hard one for you, but did you listen?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t think she would win, but she did think she could use the election as a way to start a conversation about topics she considered important, including female suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In a way, Rat said, poor Fossie expected it, or something like it, but that did not help much with the pain. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you picked number 2, you goofed, but don’t beat up on yourself. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t able to save everybody, but he could at least save family. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Over the decades, the Banyamulenge got caught up in various conflicts and civil wars, but no matter what, they were always seen as outsiders, not truly Congolese. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The ball would go to Comer on the pitches and the sweeps and he would lead the noble but anonymous charge trying to take out the defensive ends and the linebackers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them have serious artistic ambitions, but they don’t drink as much beer. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He could hear Naomi talking to the twins in their bedroom, but he did not call out to them. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, let him be in, please,” she thought, but he was not. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were challenges ahead, but also opportunities—massive opportunities. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He seemed to think of nothing but revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, oddly, she didn’t lean back against the wall or mutter “Never mind” or let her hair hide her face while she did nothing but text. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mama Mwanza almost got burnt plumb to death when it happened but then she got better. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s alright, you gone be fine,” I say and I sound real soothing, real confident, but inside my heart is pounding. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Every now and then I’m startled at how good-looking John is, but he glared at me from under the shock of hair that fell across his brow and scared me a little. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You shut up,” he said, but so low that Mary Poppins could not hear. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Luke was silent, but then he glanced over at Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There is no life in it, as far as I can see; no movement, no sound but the wind and my own footsteps. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a door, nor a window, but rather a bronze grate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Or what if I thought we had nothing in common but she, the other student, thought we did? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Rinaldi was not in the room but his things were there and I sat down on the bed and unwrapped my puttees and took the shoe off my right foot. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

For a while I said nothing, but her words were a key, opening my locked heart. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She was always in a bad mood—not exactly a bad mood, but you couldn't get her to crack a smile or cry or anything. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I heard Daisy run off, but I stayed, waiting for the photograph. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I knew she thought Sally was being sincere, but I would’ve bet you all the money in my piggy bank that she wasn’t. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a snort of hurt pride, Red Rabbit started in his harness; but then he stayed put. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the world darkened, Dany settled in and closed her eyes, but sleep refused to come. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know the rules of the game, but there are so many cute boys that I don’t even care to pay attention to the ball or the score. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He shook his head to clear the illusion, but it was no illusion. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“With not one but two firsthand accounts of battling it!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was sitting in the easy chair, facing him, but she seemed to be concentrating on the front door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Richard and the Doc leaned forward tensely but they were watching the line of men sitting on the log. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We began to remonstrate; but he walked away, calling orders, and we heard Olakunde’s drum bidding us fall in. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We’d have a setter dog and a couple stripe cats, but you gotta watch out them cats don’t get the little rabbits.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to save animals,” I say again, but neither Windy nor Levi is listening to me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The original objective had been to detect terrorist plots, but now the NSA was raking in and storing data on citizens not suspected of any crime. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Illuminators who lost their referents collapsed, their bodies empty and catatonic, eyes open but not seeing, breathing but not living, until their organs slowly stopped working and they died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but we didn’t get anything that I can use to build a story. There’s no evidence.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He still kept his door closed, but sometimes he kept it open too. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

She looked no more than twenty, but Hazel knew that meant nothing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When we finally climbed into the car and headed back up the mountain toward home, I scanned the woods and yards along the way, hoping I’d see that stray dog again, but I didn’t. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Quite wonderful,” he repeated; but the only thing he could think of was Morgana’s eyebrow. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Going down that plank was very scary, but I remembered how I used to dive from ships in the harbor of Gdynia,” said Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rose screaming that a salesman was at least a dignified occupation, but she would never have a barber for a husband. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This is no usual babe, but a prince! He will be a bringer of peace!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She meant to add on to the tale to make it sound more reasonable, but instead she just looked at Harry. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I transferred everything when I put together his laptop, but I never actually looked at any of the stuff. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

My mother would be terrified and angry at the things I'm doing today, but how else am I going to keep myself out of foster care or jail? The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They protest for a bit, “Stay, Virginia!” and “Stay, Daughter!” and “Stay, Sister!” and finally Matilde says, “Fine, but let me walk you to the bus stop.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” Grace said, but only after Maya nudged her in the side. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She’d expected someone who looked sick, but instead she is face-to-face with “a sturdy broad-shouldered man, with a healthy colour, a smile on his face and a very resolute appearance.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Admittedly they resembled much of African folklore, but they had a freshness that appealed to my imagination. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just be held by it, but hold it back. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s in our grade but he’s a foot taller and two years older. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Adah was well along in medical school then, so was terribly busy, but we practically lived with Mother. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed a flitting sense of moral superiority, but not for long; he was too incalculable. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

These themes are often complete melodies with many phrases, but a single phrase can be taken from the melody and used as a motif. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Charles’s absence would hit Emma again and again over the years, painfully, but for now she had a family to take care of and a funeral to consider. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was always scared when I left home each summer, but I had a nice time once I got used to it.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, but I’m tired out from all the knitting I had to do today.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He tried small twigs, breaking them into litde pieces, but that was worse than the grass. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d thought asking her to write the second letter was such a great plan, but now it just seemed so lame. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted to change things, but he’d figured out it couldn’t be with the rebels. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He was only eleven, but he was the son of an important family. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a crunching sound and Noa cried out, but her other hand was still trying to grab Jule’s ankle, to tip her off balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see it, but I still shook my head. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t much into fantasy, but the book must’ve been good, because the guard took a while to look up. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She isn’t creepy in any way, but I still want her to leave. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Robert Laurence was as goofy-looking as he’d seemed in his picture, but he kept smiling at my sister, and she kept grinning back, so I guess he was okay. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise was sure Jem had made some kind of deal with Henry to take her to the dance, but she did not mind. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the smoke trailed out over the hill, but much of it stayed in the cave. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your husband’s stable, but he is in a coma. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“When I first heard it, I was...but now, it seems as though I always knew I’d have to face him in the end....” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Rowan knew that today was his first true test, but not the one they had devised for him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She had sensed the truth of it long ago, Dany thought as she took a step closer to the conflagration, but the brazier had not been hot enough. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

At least hers was dark gray, and so hadn’t gone see-through like Ruby’s, but she would still have to change. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” Nailer said, but he was losing interest in the conversation. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve only tried a drop of alcohol once in my life at Violet’s house, but the guilt left a bitter taste in my mouth that lasts to this day. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what kind of bushes they were, but the leaves had a rich smell like sandalwood, and there’s nothing I like better than scented sheets. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let the moment at the cliff’s edge come to him again, wincing with the hurt of it but watching his father’s face closely. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mama called, but immediately she sat down, sorry, knowing that the fault lay strictly with herself. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was still hooked to the BiPAP, so I didn’t answer, but I listened to his message the moment it beeped through to my phone. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the kick came, she flew backward, but she didn’t go far. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Agnes opened her mouth like a starved baby bird, but she didn’t give a chirp. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Good to meet you, Anemone, but we best get home for supper.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

There Pirithoüs sits forever, but Theseus was freed by his cousin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a later edition, he would go on to say more, but just a little bit more, about how “one species had been taken and modified for different ends.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah wasn’t my first kiss, but the first kiss that mattered; the first kiss with someone who mattered. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Voldemort’s tone was musing, calm, but Harry’s scar had begun to throb and pulse: Pain was building in his forehead, and he could feel that controlled sense of fury building inside Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I knew that Jaja meant from Papa, but I did not say anything about protecting the baby. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her accent is nice—I don’t hate it—but I can’t smile back at her. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I try it in Polish, but that doesn’t work either. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He wore a business suit for his work, but his house was no better than theirs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t much, but it satisfied the edges of her hunger. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The candle had burst at the same moment she’d exhaled, but...surely that was a coincidence, it had to be. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

More on that later, but basically: about a year before, Colin had come into some cash. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

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

Fist slung Granny over his shoulder, but Knife turned abruptly and—quick as a mamba—hurled his knife at Eye. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to ask, but he spoke before I could. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Matthew’s Noise subsides, suddenlike but still roiling, without quite so much control as Tam but still more than any man in Prentisstown. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She quickened her pace on the dusty stretch that led to the main road, but five of them, all in tattered army uniforms, soon surrounded her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was watching her closely as she played for time, taking her napkin, dabbing her lips, but he felt no particular dread. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Eva was quite a spiritual girl with a big family of brothers and sisters but she was an unpredictable drunk. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the moth made contact, he expected her to manifest in his mind, but she didn’t. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The bay slept well in the woodland nest where he had laid himself down, in that kind of thin but refreshing sleep which people have when they begin to lie out of doors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but you are too busy. I am too stupid to learn,” I blundered out, as red as a peony. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

How he heard me over the roar of the wind, I don’t know, but he was out on the porch before I reached the house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me some of her hospital food, but I had no appetite. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hoo did, but he was in no mood for humor; ten thousand dollars was at stake. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

His vision still seemed outsized, but it could not be dismissed easily. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I can teach you,” I offered, but Chandra only shook her head. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bruises across his face, the cut on his lip—I’ve always wondered, but I never asked, never said anything. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The kid contemplates crying a bit harder but straightens up almost immediately. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Matt thought it was hard to promise something like that— nobody planned to forget—but he nodded. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to pray myself, but my mouth was dry and I couldn’t get the words out. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never met any of the Clutters myself, but from everything I’ve ever heard about them they must have been very fine people. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would be floundering without Karl's guidance, but Mr. Campbell is a scientist. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Bill could cook rice like the Chinese— I mean rice that stood every grain on its own, but I never knew the Chinese to do what Bill could with seafood and beans. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

That kind of shook me, but I decided to stick around and shoot some foul shots anyway. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was awake, but when he spoke it was not to me; it was to the doorway behind me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

To Alvarez, who was chafing in his peacetime harness after spending four postwar years doing basic research, the Soviet bomb represented not merely a crisis but also an opportunity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“No one’s home,” I say, but Mom opens it anyway. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

As I spoke, I felt the subjective and defensive reactions of the American white students present—but gradually their hostilities lessened as I continued to present the unassailable facts. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He explained patiently how some of the sixth- grade classes moved around for math and reading and science, but Miss Harris kept the same group all day. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Once, she thought she heard someone behind her, but when she turned, there was nothing but thicket. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The lord gave answer, but too softly for Arya to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Why is this Jenna Fox so strong, but I feel less powerful than a single kilowatt? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s not that bad,” Grace said, but she let herself be led past the fountain anyway. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Conor couldn’t hear his grandma’s response, but she came storming back down the corridor past Conor, still not looking at him as she went into his mother’s room. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t exactly remember it, but all the embarrassing pictures on Mom’s phone was evidence enough. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The crowd murmured again, some in anger, others in frustration, but Moss was disturbed to see others nodding their heads. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The clattering stream on the rocks was a good reposeful sound, but the conversation of the farmer stayed with me—a thoughtful, articulate man he was. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo looked at the picture, but then Isabelle said, “Quick, the manager is coming.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Usually she speaks on a hint; but this time the Professor had to ask her questions, and to ask them pretty resolutely, before we could learn anything; at last her answer came:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh my land,” she said quietly, “I had too many, but never the right ones for you. Oh, oh,” and suddenly, quickly, she lay back against the chair. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I glance over my shoulder at Ma, but she just yells, “Keep going!” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He would watch and know precisely when a ewe was starting labor—had a wonderful knowledge of sheep—but could barely move. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

People need to do what they can to manage the day-to-day in this place, but making Mobius feel like home is the last thing I want. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My heart was more leapy than I would’ve liked, but I managed to keep my answering smile normal and not oversize like it was trying to be. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Well, it turned out that we didn’t have one, but I didn’t learn it from my mother. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Good. Well, I think he’s stable now, but I bet he’s mighty frightened. See if you can find a big hug for him.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one series of notes, I wrote: I still don’t fully understand death, but I envy everyone who at least got to bury their loved one. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I continued to think of him as being like an old copper pot—seasoned by fire, dinged up but still shiny. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The air is moving inland off the sea, but the sraf is moving slowly against it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the course of common speech, ’tis but a hesitation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like to drink myself—not that I could, with my meds—but some of the computer shows required you to be twenty-one to get in. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

There had been very little hope from the beginning, but on seeing the hollow I gave up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to answer her, but his throat made a coughing, gagging sound. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I won't say too much about it, but I ended up going to this guy's party. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

She could not grasp exactly what to do next, but she kept moving as if her life depended on it, which in some ways it did. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to rise, but Mrs. Levy had pinned her to the yellow nylon. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was his cousin Cletus who had started calling him the big man, but the name was well deserved. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She knows everything that I told her mother, which means everything but Janina. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

She expected them to rush to the long table stacked with identical bows and arrows, but apparently none of the twenty-one other competitors were in much of a hurry to go home. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“And we checked at Meijer, but he hasn’t gone in to work.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

This time, there is nothing but us to interrupt us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Francis and I went in the lobby cautiously, not knowing quite how we were going to deal with the innkeeper, but, miraculously, there was no one at the desk. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her swollen face looked better, but in the bright of day I noticed purple bruises on her arms and legs as well. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

True, they weren’t friends...but it was better to get along with her if he could. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers think he’s stupid because he can’t read and doesn’t do his schoolwork, but they should look at his drawings. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But who else is there to save them but me? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And on the way they’d find somewhere that had the supplies Lyra needed, which would include milk now, because she’d had nothing but a biscuit. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“My pop’s talking to some lawyers, but that stuff takes time. We gotta do something ourselves soon or this is just gonna get worse.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t like the stabbing idea much, but he agreed that it did solve most of our difficulties. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could get a motel room for $9.95, but I wanted to be farther away before I did that. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Her eyes and her long braids were two shades darker than her brown skin; she looked pretty, but also smart. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I guessed that he had the jelly beans to make it look like he was offering kids a treat, but in actuality he never did and went on his own jelly-bean-eating binges. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I protested, but I knew it was no use. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited for the lightning to strike, but it didn’t. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the kind of material that grips high school actors and audiences but terrifies school administrations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

That was enough explanation, really, but Dad was on a roll. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

What is the voice, I meditated, but an expulsion of air; a few vapors scented with the curdled decoctions of the stomach, vegetables mulching and pulverized beef? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He lumbered after her, but when a blurry foot stepped into one of Gum Baby’s sticky traps, he was caught fast. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I want to shout and jog around the house, maybe climb up onto the roof and spread my arms wide but not jump off, not even think about it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It may be my imagination, but it still smells like blood in there, even though I scrubbed the floor until my hands were sore, and someone poured bleach on it this morning. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My only other remembrances of the great festival are, That they wouldn’t let me go to sleep, but whenever they saw me dropping off, woke me up and told me to enjoy myself. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As I sat leaning against the wall of our hogan with the warm sun on my face, I could hear their soft voices speaking, but I could not understand what they were saying. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wolf mulled his options, but he knew there was something he would not trade. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody was laughing at him, and I was cross about that, but I had to admit, there was a funny side to it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knowed what she was really asking, but I didn’t know how to answer her. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

You want an animal that is piqued, peeved, vexed, bothered, irked, annoyed—but not homicidal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Park Forest, it turns out, was one of America’s first fully planned communities—not just a housing subdivision, but a full village designed for about thirty thousand people, with shopping malls, churches, schools, and parks. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He didn’t share the pledge he had made to Hazel, but he made clear what he felt the stakes were going into the new year. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

After dinner, the conversation continues over coffee and brandy in the parlor, until an hour most of the guests deem extremely late but Tsukiko points out that it is comparatively early for the circus girls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Not a proper physician, but he sees sick folk and prescribes medicines. All the real doctors are down on Water Street. It’s been a terrible day there. They say bodies are piling up like firewood.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the desert, and nothing is out here but empty land and what looks like thousands of acres enclosed by a simple wooden fence. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A couple times, she was fol-lowed out into the alleys and chased, but so far no one had been able to catch her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I kinda wanted to go to the funeral, but kinda not. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, I read this poem at the Freedom Writers concert: An Innocent Freedom Writer A young black boy filled with innocence and care, looking for someone, but no one is there. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She meant to sound funny, to ease the mood, but her words sounded sharp, like not dying was an accusation instead of a good thing. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I guess I was just nosy, especially since this kind of drama never really went on in my house, where nobody lived but me and my parents. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if she’s just being neighborly or if she’s on the government’s payroll, but she shows up twice every day. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And some of the things she knew, she refused to tell, saying nothing but “Phhhhtttt” when Raymie asked for more information. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

"This is the prettiest blue," Mabel says, admiring the Persian rug between our beds, worn enough to show its age but still soft underfoot. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wished that Andrea were with me now, but she lived out in the country and I didn’t see her often. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was silly, but eerie at the same time. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The first words rushed out of her mouth, but then she slowed into the cadence she had practiced. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Gallup would continue with the Shakespeare project, but Elizebeth and William were told to set up a separate Department of Ciphers. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Your ancestors have watched over you, little Disaster, but this time it was I who aided you. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creature was almost the size of a rabbit, but much thinner, with a bushy tail now draped over Dustfinger's chest like a fur collar. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There are such people everywhere but one does not appreciate it at first. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day had gone exactly as Link had said it would, but even so, I found myself wondering if he were only building my trust in order to lay a bigger trap for me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She usually likes to come to my appointments and hover, but she tells me she’s swamped. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was still getting 93’s, but what the hell, someone had to get them. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She glanced at the younger woman, but she just shrugged and winked at Ophie, as though Mrs. Caruthers was somehow the joke. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lenina did her best to stop the ears of her mind; but every now and then a phrase would insist on becoming audible. “. . . to try the effect of arresting my impulses,” she heard him say. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little thing, of course, but it helped her be somebody. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

What would have followed the “Oh” is anyone’s guess, but I’d be willing to bet that it wouldn’t have been “Dearie me.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, I don’t want to go inside, but what other choice do I have? I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Usually I can read people, but his face is as blank as a brand-new notebook. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

These shelters were lined up in a sort of organized chaos; they seemed improvised and temporary, but they’d been there for years. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stroked his head and kissed it, but held him at arm’s length as I took some broad leaves and cleaned his bottom as best I could. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Pima was shaking, but she managed to nod. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I pinch my fingers together nervously, but I can’t find the words to explain myself. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Fascinated by science, he dreamed of being an electrical engineer, but he couldn’t see how he could pay for the training. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra had brains and outrage and will on her side, but her success would also require a lot of luck. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The first box held nothing but clothes, so filthy Alex could barely make himself touch them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I do but take what they would take if the Lord God chose to give to them. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Farid was already busy with the door of the cage, but the two women inside were watching them. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know why, but I nodded at that like I thought it was true, even though I didn’t. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I felt like Jasón, like I wanted to shout and cry, but I never did. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t seek out new songs, but if it’s catchy, I’m set. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She takes her hand from his but does not move away, though there is not a great deal of room between the wall and the statue. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My brothers are back in bed playing games under the overcoats but they jump when they see the bread. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Lyra didn’t care for that and started to object, but then Malcolm pretended to get hiccups and she laughed so much she forgot the lanyard and let go. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Growing up spoiled the theater for Francie—well, not the theater exactly, but the plays. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both said the name again and looked around for others to join them, but the rest of us sat there in shock. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Her real name is Miss Kuckenbacker, but she told us to call her Miss K, because calling her Miss Kuckenbacker would take up too much classroom time.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The streets are paved, but the sidewalks are mostly dirt. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They posted a few watchers, but most of them lay on the ground, resting in the pleasant darkness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Then something occurs to me that’s not just a conversation filler, but something important. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Both legs were moving—awkwardly, to be sure, but the frog was propelling itself with both legs. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

We don’t have any pictures, but we have thoroughly described our darlings to each other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s trying his best to play by her rules, to sound mature, but I hear the catch in his voice when he says: “I really need to see her.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not really trying to be like either of those guys, but if that’ll get us into a real house, YouTube, here I come! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“They say he killed three men before the war. The Germans put him in prison, but when the war started they made him a kapo. We've got murderers for guards.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I do say that but it doesn’t mean I think he’s still alive. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lots of people do understand the Arabic. Some who memorize the Qur’an may not, but maybe for them it’s a first step in their study.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I was sure he noticed me, like he had to have noticed the hunters and Otto, but he kept his eyes trained on his knees, hoping to be ignored. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kiyo and I were too young to run around, but often we would eat in gangs with other kids, while the grownups sat at another table. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tidbit, copying the two girls, bowed as well, but he leaned too far and fell over in a heap. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom tried to pull me away but I clung to Abuela and screamed at the top of my lungs. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached the garage, I tried to look inside but there were no windows. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t go out for inclusion classes all day—I wanted to study until the last minute—but as soon as the last bell rings, I grab Catherine’s arm. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I almost said “It’s not funny,” but I stopped myself in time. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I saw a Help Wanted sign in their window and I’m going down there to check it out. I know I’m only going to be here for another month or so but, hey, why not?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the way I had been brought up, but I found that I liked the big city, all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the problems the nomads have with school is that we move our villages and the cattle, but the school stays in one place. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up at the blue sky and I can’t help but think of Grandpa. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I had no difficulty with e-mail—I got tons every day—but it was a medium that made it too easy for Jesse to evade or ignore my questions, or to parry with one- liners. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily tried not to stare, but she swore his mouth wasn’t moving to make the noise. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It’s not exactly comfortable but at least it’s a step down from awkward. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

We did ride the school bus, but if the six of us needed to go anywhere else, either Mama or Daddy drove us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His bow was bent, but one gleaned arrow was all that he had left, and he peered out now, ready to shoot the first Orc that should dare to approach the stair. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look back at me, but I can see his lips tilt up at the edges. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The rucksack’s banging into my back as we run but we keep going as best we can, kicking thru river shrubs and jumping over fallen logs. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She did not want to go out, but she did not want to be with him in the intimacy of her apartment; she still felt too raw. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I could hear some noise, but I knew what it was: people going about their business in the hallway. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This one, on the other hand, had on a black turtleneck and black pants, but her tiny feet were bare. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I still can’t see well enough to find the source of the scream, but I see a dark lump on the floor a few bunks down. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I heard my brother rush out of the room and I knew it was but a matter of minutes before Grandpa would come. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to get jealous about this when I was a little kid, but I don’t anymore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I scrutinize the house, but there’s nothing to see. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We began coming down, but it wasn’t easy: stepping around the bodies, turning away from the stench, from the reality of the death around us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks sympathetic, but I’m beginning to wonder. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s still dark, but the eastern sky pales, and Veturius speeds his gait. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Emily had expected James to appear, but instead she heard his voice reply in Chinese. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The last tape has a thirteen on one side, but nothing on the back. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The fourth, northern side opened onto a third mound, larger than the small mound but nowhere near the size of the big one. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could not understand the words, but only the mood, sorrowful, vague and ethereal, of the singing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could have decided that his life depended on working us to death, but he didn't. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I never told Mama Ya-Ya but I used to try and speak with her all the time. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I thought for a moment about tossing it on the fire, for it suddenly seemed frightful dangerous, but I folded it back in my pocket. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roads on the map twined and twisted round each other, hesitating, then they rose up off the paper, no longer roads, but thick eels with amber eyes. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not only do we have a dangerous secret mission, but now we have enemies, too. Nice work, Kate.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to show him how bold and unafraid she was, but her heart quaked. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s my baby too, you know, but I tear her up every time she try. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It might be the perfect hideout for rats, but why would Ma want to go in there? Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Dad’s been mumbling about the storm windows, but hasn’t taken them down. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had tears in her eyes, but they didn’t tumble down her cheek. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He held it out to Park, but Park shook his head. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was so afraid she was ignoring me, but she just couldn’t contact me! I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They talk all at once, in a languid, amused way, and groan when it’s their turn to clear the table, while Mummie says “Now girls,” but without conviction. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once Hazel had made the mistake of asking the townsfolk, but they had stared at her like she was crazy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Like the particles of light Koffi had seen before, she felt the nameless song’s movement in the air, notes of a song she could not name but knew. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I glanced up at Dad, whose face was etched with discomfort, but I decided to ask anyway, because this was part of me, too. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Camilla played well—this was her game, her favorite—but I wasn’t a good partner and we lost trick after trick to the others. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Watching the boy cry didn’t make me feel as good as I thought it would, but Jeremy never bothered me again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

These memories can be painful, but perhaps some things should never go away— they should be kept in the forefront of our minds to provide continuing lessons for daily life. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not much we can do until after the funeral. Vatete's sisters are supposed to prepare the body, but for all we know they’re dead, too.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mistress was too mean to invest in a tinderbox, but she was mortified to be thought a careless housewife who let her kitchen fire die, so she put Lyddie in charge of it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for him to suggest it, but he never did. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, if, yes, but if he told her, yes, just enough to get her to work with him? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had to suction off a lot of blood from the incision, but as they pumped it out, the incision filled up again. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were supposed to go out to a film together, but he locked himself in our bathroom upstairs and refused to come out for nearly an hour, until my grandmother had ferreted him out. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I cried out in despair, but the sound fell upon the mossy earth, unheard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"No," I say, "but who said anything about asking? If they've got it, then we go and take it." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach out to touch her shoulder, but my hand passes right through it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Du Bois didn't completely reject the economic path set out by Washington—but he insisted that commerce alone wouldn’t achieve the ultimate ends both he and Washington wanted: the full liberation of their people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The room was not impressively large, even by Manhattan apartment-house standards, but its accumulated furnishings might have lent a snug appearance to a banquet hall in Valhalla. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

"As you say, my lord, but . . . why Harrenhal? That is a grim, unlucky place. Some call it cursed." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing but the strange object in her arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He’d tried to follow me, but was too hurt to keep going. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like what she was telling me was real important, but the trees were so green, and I could smell the grass near my face. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hurl,” Radar says, but Lacey unbuckles her seat belt and leans forward over the kitchen to whisper something in his ear. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Therefore, a prince should always seek advice, but when he wants to, and not when others wish it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I thought at first that our display had paralyzed the Gypsies with awe—but then, when the ringing in my ears had faded, I realized they were listening for something. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, Lydia got plenty of pictures, as usual, but he wanted to send Amelia photos of himself and the master and upload them to the Bloodfall forums as soon as possible. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The old man yelled something after him, but all Hugo heard was the clicking of his own shoes echoing off the station walls. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

He wanted to reach out and touch him, but all that he could do was watch and listen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I may be new at this as a coach, but after traveling so much as an athlete, I have learned what to do when I land someplace new for a competition,” Akhi said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Seven thought being a Spare was her worst nightmare, but she had never even considered being a Forever Witchling. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only the head sways slowly, but the horns are useless now. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some folks call oil country ugly, but I say it’s got its own kind of pretty,” she’d said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, she had haunted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my memory and everyone else’s, dying again. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I guess Frightful’s young would be put at hack, but not jessed and leashed when they learned to hunt. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn back to the woman but she is already walking out the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The auctioneer gave her a sour look but did not disallow the bid. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I waved her hands away, but Ashley pushed past the others and brushed my long, dark hair over my shoulder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I do, but for some reason I say, “No, thanks.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He’d walk the streets to sober up but it never quite worked. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

God may not see it like that—but the Devil and Dudley are now as one in seeing it like that. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It's a stretch, but I'm thinking that maybe I can lace one of the sheriff’s cigarettes with the drug, make him compliant, and then just finish the job. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The wind rippled the water but otherwise all was silent. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She clearly wasn’t there, but he almost felt her presence in some strange way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Ron spooned stew onto his plate and picked up his fork but didn’t start. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It sounds like an easy job, but he says its hard work. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was clear to him that the explosionist wasn’t after friendship, but the secret of gold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He needed to apologize but didn’t know where to start. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Glimpses of children in a bright kitchen—always a boy and a girl—and a husband in the next room, unseen but loving. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Suri was still asleep, but sweat dampened her brow as if she had broken into a fever. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What if the gardener’s intention is good, but his hand harms the plant he nurtures?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Some rottweiler, some monster that Satchmo wasn't sure was there or not, but decided it was so. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Goodness knows what he might do next! I'm afraid it could be dangerous for him—and I do have this idea, rather a weird idea, but I'd like to talk to you about it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was originally deeded as “Good Luck,” but never quite lived up to the name. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He pushed back onto his knees but he still had to tilt his head back to see the roach. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

So make it interesting and fun, but please be appropriate. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I try to catch Plutarch Heavensbee’s eye, but he seems to be intentionally ignoring me, as he has the entire training period. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was so dark I couldn’t see two feet in front of us, but Annabeth and I had restocked on flashlights. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I get that, but I don’t think a lot of other people will,” says Malik. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

It would have been nice to just lie there and think about what had just happened, but I had other matters to attend to. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

In the hall she remembered the gray cat and looked around anxiously, but it was nowhere to be seen. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

We don’t have the money to buy the tickets ourselves for times is hard but you might be able to see your way. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Once or twice they tried to play the Game indoors, before the grown-ups were at home of course; but it wasn’t the same at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the gentleman is a Scot, there was none of the Caledonian in his speech, but instead the easy air of Whitehall, Saint James’s Palace, and Vauxhall. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

In the beginning Mr. Dussel took our soon-forgotten clashes very seriously, but now he’s grown used to them and no longer tries to mediate. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Nerves still tingling, he led the other two up the hall, half-expecting some new terror to reveal itself, but nothing moved except for a mouse skittering along the skirting board. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Alex starts to laugh, but cuts off when he hears rustling down the hall. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She thought the confrontation with the mob had exhausted them as much as it had exhausted her, but silence was their policy in general—until Jasper came into their midst. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Not because we were too old, but because Daddy didn’t have a coffin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

This made him even more uncomfortable, but 1. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I know they broke up not long after that, but I never found out where she went. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I was supposed to be going out to meet the girls, but I was so tired, so I went upstairs to sleep. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After your Grandma Luna—” He’s going for wisdom, but the real wisdom is knowing there sometimes isn’t any. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t have it on very loud, but the sound comes through the wall.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

There were days at the river when I did not pick up my book but only daydreamed like Chandra. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you want to avoid the masculine but hate the clunky his or her alternative, don’t resort to the plural. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first thought is to check the roof, but it's empty. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The doors close and we're in the space for the third time today but, for the first time, we are in the moment together. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She could have stared for a long time, but Kelly wanted to know what Melissa thought of her ensemble. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“No, wait! Hang on, you got to listen—” Hilly pulls away, but still Celia doesn’t let go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Loki would kick him under the table, but Thor ignored every kick and just kept eating. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Mostly corroded and leaking an acid goo but some of them looked okay. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They were finishing up the rosary before bed, so I ducked back around the corner, but it was too late. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And although my father was not a fisherman but a pharmacist’s assistant who had once been a doctor in China, he believed in his nengkan, his ability to do anything he put his mind to. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her hood on, but there was no mistaking her. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I’m well aware there is no job more important than that of raising a child, but the problem is that it isn’t valued. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We did not sing it, but chanted it together like a prayer. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered a saying that I had heard: “It’s not the messenger, but the message.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They passed a couple of frozen cars but saw no one else for most of the trip. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It is dirty, but that will not harm you, Master Wormtongue. In you go now!” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I’m trying so hard to tell the story as objectively as I can, but it’s not easy. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Javi stepped to the side, but when I walked out into the hall, he cornered me against the wall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

My room was next door, but the phone was already ringing when I got there. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She loved her little Michael Jackson, but she hadn’t figured on giving up so much to see him. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Yes, somebody had been giving me a hard time, but it felt like regular team stuff. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I pulled, but she yanked me back to her side. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm lonely enough to let myself believe that for one second, but I'm not hopeful enough to let myself believe it for any longer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tried phoning the bank again, but I only got the same recording. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dana doesn’t care about the owls. He doesn’t care about anything but himself.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some said it was tragic that he grew up so fast, but Wallace adjusted well. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I attacked and sliced off the edge of his shield, but that didn’t even faze him. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“To new partnerships,” he said, but he was looking just at me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The weather made it impossible to get a sun sight, but Worsley’s best guess put Clarence and Elephant isles about thirty or forty miles north. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He said, “We need to keep going, little sister. I’m sorry, I’m so sorry. Please forgive me, but we can’t stay here.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s much better than I deserve, and you shouldn’t have, but I thank you.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The task took three hours, but my knuckles were bleeding in a quarter of the time. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The beads of perspiration still danced on his forehead but he had become stiff and cold. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was happy whenever I understood the plot and summarized it, but this was not good enough. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Still, the Underdowns insisted that our mission last no more than one year—not enough time for going plumb crazy but only partway, I guess, even if things went poorly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Girl's face hardens—but behind that I can see something waver, if only for a moment, and she looks like the girl I'd met on the streets. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I wish I could believe her, but I know I’ll never be comfortable in this school. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They can be highly intelligent and functional, but they lack judgment. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The door was locked, but with two thudding kicks Bronwyn flung it in. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He continued to kick, but the muscles in his legs were tiring, and he could feel the cold creeping in on him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

This one never had a name, but it was spoken by the members of an imaginary agricultural society something like that of ancient Mesopotamia. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When I tried to stand, I stumbled, but the old man caught me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Even in her later years, when she could no longer get out of bed, it seemed that she was simply defeated by decrepitude, but no one discovered that she was blind. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For weeks I had studied maps, large-scale and small, but maps are not reality at all—they can be tyrants. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew James was mad, but he wouldn’t even talk to her? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, the earliest identified crops were two drought-resistant species of millet in North China, but rice in South China, suggesting the possibility of separate northern and southern centers of plant domestication. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He peeked out the door, but couldn’t see who had come in. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t see her too well, but I can make out a large bird in her mouth. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt lunged at Ben’s throat but was disemboweled by a quick thrust of a brass candlestick by Bull Meecham. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognize her, but not from a factionless warehouse—from the Abnegation sector. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I replied, trying to sound respectful, but not as intense as he was. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe he had chosen to come here, but he could not stay in this place. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He drew on die hand that clutched the drinking horn, figuring to give them a shot to talk about, but Todric spoiled it by lurching to one side just as he loosed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He would track me to the store, from the store back to the pond, and from the pond to where I sat; but Mr. Loomis could not see that from the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He is a very sick man but they like his work so much, they are leaving him alone.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one knows exactly what happened, but some person at Skyland presumably watched them dine, then followed them back to their campsite. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

And now the police...She had to make her exit quickly, but she could barely stand. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I consume this, noting every intersection and side street, but it’s remedial stuff. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His father thought he understood what it was like for Rashid at school, but he had no idea. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I think he’s going to pretend he wasn’t listening, so I won’t yell at him for butting in, but then he says, “Black lives matter.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In the stable yes, but under leather a cur. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vitality that usually radiated from him was all but gone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It was a little thing, but piled on all the other little things it broke something in me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes ask me how it went but I can only give him a small shrug. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Rhetoric serves to add the polish; and we know that none but firm and solid bodies can be polished well. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

My entire body started craving oxygen, just one breath, but I couldn’t get it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

A young woman walks into the water wearing nothing but a small bright red bathing suit! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she’s going to crash headfirst, but she plonks herself onto the dirt and slides down on her backside in a cloud of dust and a scattering of pebbles. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing exists but Ben’s hands on my back and his lips on my lips and my fingertips and his cheekbones and my thundering heartbeat. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Without her, Lanre’s life was nothing but a burden, and the power he had taken up lay like a hot knife in his mind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a gamble to ask about it, but one that always turns out well if I'm right. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sunlight blinds me, and my legs are not working too good, but I try to stand straight. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley was surprised he could feel good about anything at the moment, but he did. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Beck had spoken openly of his vision problem earlier, but with the summit in reach he neglected to mention its increasing severity to Rob or anyone else. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why he didn’t take those when he moved out, but I was glad they were still there, ’cause maybe that meant he might come back, right? Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I sought more answers, but she was gone, evaporated into a loud noise. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t admit it, not even to Melanie, but she was having nightmares about the first, day of school. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian catches us walking back in, but doesn’t say a word. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He guides Daddy our way, but they pass us and go into the store. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

If he had fought her fairly, she could have flung his words back at him, but she could not catch mercury and hold it in her hands. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then he grinned like a child, but not the child she remembered. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Amazing how it’s the same two bodies as three weeks ago, but the kiss couldn’t be more different. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s parallel to this one, but two blocks that way.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Well, you sit alone and we sit alone—but together, too—so I thought that we could all sit alone together.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The wind that blew across the graveyard was cold, but neither the man nor the boy seemed to feel it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

At first we’d try to act casual, as if our mouths weren’t full of water, but it was pretty hard convincing someone you weren’t going to squirt water on them when you couldn’t talk. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Not great odds, but Frank had to keep the bulk of herd focused on him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A medic on the chopper looked for Lieutenant Carroll’s wound, but couldn’t find it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan tried to answer, but found he had no voice. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He cleared his throat as if to speak but then said nothing. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There were two other girls assigned to this room but they both requested transfers.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She’d never felt sorry for a Titan before, but it didn’t seem right taking a brainwashed immortal and turning him into an unpaid janitor. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

All we children sleep in one bed, but my mama and father have their own bed, with curtain. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to talk Mom into going with him, but she flatly refused. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He's a couple feet away, but you can smell the beer on his breath. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

She spent more than a month working with him, but there was only so much he could learn. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There was nothing left for him but to shoot it out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It could have been my mind playing tricks, but his face suddenly appeared much closer to mine. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe not as well as I had, but I fed them. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She tried to get him last year, but old Gibbler had bigger and better plans for his one and only daughter. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked over at her and waited, but she’d already gone back to rolling her hair on the big plastic rollers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

We all know what we have to do, but no one wants to say it. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He still smacked Gerald around whenever he got the chance, but not as frequently as he used to. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say nothing but he walked back the twenty paces and this time set up ten pieces of wood. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve never done a portrait from the bottom to the top before, but why not? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t known it but this was exactly what I’d wanted her to say. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure I flushed all over, but no one, after that first glance, was taking notice of me. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something in the core of that ring, but no one knew what it was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He had brown eyes, just like me, but there was some light hidden behind them. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say that she was also my mother but I didn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had long wanted to ask her to tell me about the books that she was always reading, but I could never quite summon enough courage to do so. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a bit like running away from the police and just managing to keep one step ahead but not being able to get clear away! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They smelled pretty bad, but just regular old bad. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It’s only one word, but it’s loaded with fury. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The one I was asked to read but couldn’t. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were quick at dodging and running, but once he caught them against the woodbox, behind the stove. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was that weird incident at the Idle Hour when Brian saw me with Phil, but I don’t think being a jerk qualifies as a reportable offense. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She walks over and nods at an On button hovering near the surface of the desk, but doesn’t try to touch it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it was, but it's not the Machines I was thinking of. Rather of a man. He died last year.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It is made up of separate poems, often about the same story, but never connected with each other. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thrash, and their rough skin grates against mine, but I know it’s useless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Quickly I found the door leading back to the familiar, but as I opened it the awful story reached out and tried to grab my ears. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made Mark want to look away, but he didn’t let himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I walk past them and say, “Hi,” but all I get is a series of grunts in return. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They didn’t hiss, nor did they seem to notice that they had new spectators, but a chill erupted across Ekon’s arms anyway. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

My stomach and head still feel rocky, but much better than they did earlier. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a long time she kept on smelling Pietro Crespi's lavender breath at dusk, but she had the strength not to succumb to delirium. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The final buyers were a number of zoos, mainly the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and the soon-to-open Minnesota Zoo, but odd animals were going to Los Angeles, Louisville, Oklahoma City and Cincinnati. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not little," I say, but I go to sit between them. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She then exclaimed, “You refuse a sixpence. You must want a shilling, but you shall not have it!” and then threw the coin at me, and drove off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In no time at all they'd put up piers, a mess hall, warehouses, and a hospital where thered been nothing but jungle a few days before. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got on fine, but I worried about poor Henri, left all alone. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to get up to leave, but was unable to sit up in bed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I'm quiet for a moment but then turn back to him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I would never criticize our Spirit Medium,” said the elder who had told the baboon story, “but he has never been good at poetry.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He himself was always in need of words, even when he couldn’t quite muster them, but she seemed capable of a brand of silence he couldn’t feel inside. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t meant to turn the conversation to the basketball boys, but somehow here we were. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I can see her as though it were but yesterday, on that unforgettable afternoon—never mind how many years ago—when she sat on her favourite sofa in the lounge, debating her method of attack. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sought some pleasant sensation, a comforting memory, but felt only growing panic. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The only difference was he drew a Yankees hat on the Hulk, but it looked like it belonged there. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

This year the station was packed, not just with students and newsmen, but also with parents, siblings, uncles, aunts, grandparents, cousins, next-door neighbors, and utter strangers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Machines did not change much in the meantime, but philosophers did. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But if a strong Union force was on a hill to the south . . . but without Longstreet’s Corps a general assault was impossible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be harder for the other guys to meet the quota—already they were groaning and moaning —but John was supremely confident. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn around and there’s nothing behind me but sidewalk. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mom and Jack exchange glances, and I can tell they’re bothered by my attitude, but neither of them says anything. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Any other time I would have stopped the boat to watch them play, but Abbey and I were in a hurry. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a fine cry—loud and long—but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Although I accepted the criticism, I believed we had no alternative but to proceed on the same course. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Market day looks like you just came out of your fallout shelter after the bomb attack: nobody there but a few old guys with car parts and knives and cookpots, hoping to trade for food. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivan inhaled like he was going to speak, but then he let the air out slowly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her left side was still weak, and she couldn’t move her arms well, but the doctors said she was lucky and would probably recover completely. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“This is something,” he said, “but it won’t buy you much.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“A feeling I’ve had once or twice before, just before I fainted. A lightheadedness ... everything intense... but my body feels cold and numb...” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was his father, looking totally different but exactly the same. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Many were sparrows, shrews and woodland defenders, but they were far outnumbered by the slain rats, ferrets, weasels and stoats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The men stood around but no one was leaving, so they went out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It looked as it had when Koffi had walked in, as old and elegant as ever, but she swallowed hard when she realized her mistake. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m angry too, but let’s be patient. We’ll see what happens,” Imam says gently as he puts his arm around Mustafa. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

And not just this room, but all the others in the house he shared with his family. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I've seen more elaborate pyrotechnics at the grand openings of grocery stores, but the audience was kind and everyone made an effort to pretend that the display was magnificent. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I’d been raised on the bedrock of football, basketball, and baseball, but it turned out that East Coast prep schoolers did more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We may no longer study or teach rhetoric in anything like the way our ancestors did, but many more of us rely much more heavily on it than ever before. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Then they cast off toward Castello, the poorest part of Venice, but not before giving a promise to get in touch as soon as they were settled. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We’re close to asking her a few times just where ours has vanished to, but we know that will only serve to make us wait longer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She sounds angry but I don’t have the energy to care. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I have nought. Others do, but they be far away.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not understand it, but there was no time to dwell on the matter: Hagrid was causing a certain amount of disruption. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As Franklin and many others noted, Indian life—not only among the Haudenosaunee, but throughout the Northeast—was characterized by a level of personal autonomy unknown in Europe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

In many ways my parents seem so different from each other, but they possess this intimate mode of communication—a gesture, a look, a tone—that I envy. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He rubbed his chin and looked at us suspiciously but didn’t say anything. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

It’s Mrs. Brook calling from somewhere and I feel pulling on my arm but I yank my hand free. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Farmer’s style not to openly argue with authority, but he usually found ways to get what he wanted. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I see it now but I didn’t see it when it was happening, when it mattered most. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He was out of breath, sweaty, and caked in monster dust, but he was unharmed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I guess I could stick with the line about the sandwich, but it hardly qualifies as newsworthy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I have to make it up tomorrow after school, but now I have more time to study. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She reached over as if to touch my cheek but rested her arm instead on the bench back, grazing my neck. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Rodrigo’s face was pale, but his chest was moving up and down. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He sometimes got them mixed up but they didn't seem to mind. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I could be upset about anything at all, but digging through the garden, I found peace.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I can tell because it doesn’t move if the box is tilted a little but, once tilted more, will move all at once. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The base people eat the berries and vegetables from the community gardens, but the new people are punished if they do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m off the morphine drip but still on pain meds, and my head stays cloudy. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Other people may call us names or think we’re weird or whatever, but that does not mean we believe them. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She stared at his hands: they were not those of a refined, intelligent aristocrat, but of a man who has nothing interesting to say. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not being disrespectful, but it made me think back to when I was twelve years old and my father died of AIDS. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Day and night. They dehumanized those people so badly; we never, ever called them Vietnamese. Everything else but.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

There were two tables pushed together for a group to sit around, but Miss Lucy was there alone near the back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walking to school the next day, my satchel has the same amount of books but feels heavier than ever. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I remember meeting Uncle Clyde, Aunt Nina, and their children when they first moved to Detroit from Alabama, but I don’t see them much. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Erin’s face became red, but she didn’t turn around to answer him. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Like Aristotle, Wolff imagined that the embryo contained some sort of encrypted information—code—that was not merely a miniature version of a human, but instructions to make a human from scratch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dan Dalgard did not visit the monkey house the next day, but he telephoned Bill Volt, the manager, to find out how things were going. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Mrs. Torrance pulled him aside at one point, but she could tell that he was preoccupied. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She stared at me the way she had a million times before—like I was nothing but a regret. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It blocked the sounds from the other room, but it couldn’t block the pain. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

This is as close as I've been to Auntie Seema's home, but I wonder if I'm going to be disappointed again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I just really wanted to talk to someone about it, but I couldn’t actually talk to Savanna and Ellie, you know?” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Isabelle began, but clearly her upper-class manners made it hard for her to explain what she had meant. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I caught that he was from some town in Pennsylvania, but that was as much as he was willing to share with anyone. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I try to think it through, but she is coming at me again, her forehead tightened into a scowl of concentration. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My painting skills aren’t exactly the finest, but I can manage large simple pictures. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I know, but...can’t we stay? Please help me ignore reality a little longer.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Because he looked at me as though he did, not as though he pitied me, but as though he understood me, as though I was someone he wanted to help. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cameras, the eyes on us all the time, make us all masters of hiding the truth but force us to find creative ways to communicate with one another, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I tried to close the distance to help, but Clarisse was faster. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Van Eck seemed to bristle slightly at being lumped in with Kaz, but he said, “It’s lethal. An ordinary mind cannot tolerate parem in even the lowest doses.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Poor Mr. and Miss Woodhouse, if you please; but I cannot possibly say ‘poor Miss Taylor.’ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She was as distracted and as smiling in bed as she was in everything else; relaxed and simple, but absent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne were the old couple, and they were very good, but I didn't like them much. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I also think he's not her boyfriend but someone paying her for what she does in the bedroom, but I don't ask questions. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now I’m one step away from being a bum—a circus worker who has disgraced himself not once, but twice, in as many days. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Zach called it hippie ballet, but I thought it was kind of graceful and athletic. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The man had a foot of height on me, but you never would have known by the way he dropped to his knees in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I put my name in to volunteer at the adoption center again, but Dad stressed that a summer job at my age was about making money, and volunteering wasn’t in the cards. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I noticed right off that they ate more meat than I got at home, but then again the biscuits weren’t as good as my mama made for us. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was signed “Afua,” the African name our mother had tried to give Fern when she was born, but Pa wouldn’t let her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He says the rowing keeps him young, but if you ask me, it don’t show much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But finally there was nothing to do but drag him out like all other dead brutes. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Shay’s eyes narrow, but before she can say anything, Mrs. Muldoon appears and tells us to line up. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I started for the boy, but Char was quicker. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Betraying her father to Capricorn had not been particularly difficult, but with her it would be different. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There aren’t many people who could get away with talking this way to Pop, but Erin’s special to us. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bone-boy confides in me that he makes up most of his readings—but he’s vague enough that it all can be interpreted to be true by someone who really wants it to be. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She says she named me Sparrow because I was so small and brown, almost breakable, but so strong. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to say “okay,” but nothing would come out. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was dimly lit, but to their eyes, after so long a time in the dark, it seemed dazzlingly bright, and they blinked as they entered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He thought about following their car as they drove away but suddenly the weight of what had happened, the enormity of the situation, hit him hard. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Had to go all the way down to the shallows. Cows didn’t like it much, but we’re here.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

His body seems relaxed, like the kingdom is already his, but the expression on his face...it’s full of worry, and concern he’s trying to hide. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Iorek didn’t falter, but they found it hard to hold on. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t understand yet that it was a gambling site belonging to a criminal ring, but I did know what a minus sign in front of red numbers meant. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His title was not a religious one but a medical one. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was usually either singing or crying, but now her face twisted up with fury. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was still there, but the sky was less blue, the gentle motion of the boat slower, the water of the lake more murky and clouded. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Expecting the worst, she held her head high to avoid meeting the gaze of other shoppers, but no one commented, and if anyone stared at me, she didn’t notice. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Some people think that all chocolate is the same, but they’re wrong. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He still drank like a crazy fish, but liquor did not drag him down as it did some men. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Eight hands go up, but Gale, Finnick, and I are never chosen. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She said nothing, but she looked at him with a strange, quick intentness, almost as though there were a warning on her tongue which at the moment she did not dare to utter. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was trying to paint a bouquet of purple and orange flowers but the teacher, Ms. Murphy, wanted us to only use primary colors, so I blended the paints to get the colors I wanted. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was not even my parents’ son in 1928 but a devilishly smooth impostor, awaiting their slightest blunder as an excuse to move in—preferably without violence, but not necessarily—to assert my true identity. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Christina laughs, maybe a little harder than my comment warrants, but I appreciate the effort. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon said nothing in answer, but Koffi snuck a glance at him and thought she saw his muscles relax, saw the slightest shift in his stiffened posture. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even though he is not my friend anymore I do say, I found Closure but I still have to Work At It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes—but how they were conveyed hither?—the manner of their coming?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Her best friend, I thought, but not best enough for her to want to go to the emergency room and stay alive. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he had been having a bad dream just before he woke up, but he did not say any-thing about it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

They moved away from this more quickly than they desired but before embarrassment overtook them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were very sharp and blue, but very kind and twinkling. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

And Sherlock Holmes says he will stay in London, but he travels to Devon secretly and does investigations of his own. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I know what you were thinking, but I wasn’t. Trying to. Kiss you.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It isn’t very bar mitzvah, but it wouldn’t be me unless I did at least one stupid, impulsive thing. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Trouble is, we had planned to descend to a lower level, but that’s out now. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Violet, I’d love to respond personally to each and every request for assistance, but unfortunately I’m unable to, due to increased customer demand, so I’ve sent this automated intelligence Nina to talk to you instead. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Albert Nightingale laughed, but it wasn’t a friendly laugh. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Many of the scientists I have discussed were profoundly pious, but their religious faith was not what they had in common. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Richard had carried a heavy book a long way and I was feeling kind of bad for him, but then we finally found something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of late nights and early mornings, but she began to unravel the mysteries of the letter. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but you do. You’re afraid of becoming your dad. You don’t want to choose the wrong thing, so you don’t choose anything at all.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t love—he wasn’t even sure he knew how to do that properly yet—but it was something good, something he wanted more of, a strong like. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“No,” she said, not like she disagreed, but that you shouldn’t say such things about elders. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

There are mirrors on two sides, and they skew my ability to figure out square footage, but I figure it’s twenty feet by fifteen feet, tops. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Harry ran out the door, tore off his shirt, and threw himself into a snowbank, but the damage was done—his chest was hideously burned and blistered. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I jog in place, lifting my knees in a fierce rhythm that raises my breath and sets my heart pounding, but doesn’t quite drum out my rising thoughts. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plan had been to meet at eleven thirty, but Maya had overslept, and when she eventually came downstairs, she felt like a cranky tornado, a swirl of grays. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Me and Dad took real good care of it but some of the time it didn’t like to start up in the winter. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ban on remote detonators was adopted—not because of bribes from the gun lobby, but because blowing people up was determined to be crude, cruel, and beneath the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Thomas Malthus had been a curate at the Okewood Chapel in Surrey by daytime, but he was a closet economist by night. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

We had rice most days for dinner, but I didn’t want it with peas or butter beans, or even collard greens. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Most days, I have neither the energy nor the desire to walk around, but I must walk today to search for food. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its wings are crumpled at first, but the butterfly steadily pumps liquid from its body into its wings. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I was telling my brother how I could have taken Chinese or German but that I decided to stick with Spanish, and he couldn’t believe it.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She would have preferred an intimate celebration for Wash’s birthday, too, but the twins had been getting ready for it for weeks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We knew we were being mean, but it was easier to ice her out if we pretended she had done something to us. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Certainly,” replied he, surprized, “I do not absolutely know it; but it may be inferred. Was not she the whole day with you?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His hand was strong, but so was mine. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I do have love for people, but I don’t know if I want to be in love more than once in a lifetime. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child looked at Utgardaloki and said nothing, but he smiled. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Do not ask me, reader, to give a minute account of that day; as before, I sought work; as before, I was repulsed; as before, I starved; but once did food pass my lips. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The trees were big, and the foliage was thick but it was not gloomy. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The pain was so bad he did not remember falling, but when he opened his eyes again he was on the floor of his cell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I thought of telling him about binary numbers and the Glass Castle and Venus and all the things that made my dad special and completely different from his dad, but I knew Billy wouldn’t understand. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I know I need to keep moving, but I'm trembling and lightheaded now, gasping for air. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

They walked closely, but not close enough to touch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

How much he had overheard, Bran could not say . . . but it was enough to anger him, dearly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She listened hard, but the sound was not repeated. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They aren’t necessarily any friendlier than the pasty-white people who used to run such stores, but the general content of their disapproval is more easily guessed, though not the details. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Percy thought about chasing him, but he didn’t know these waters, and he didn’t want to confront that guy alone again. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The shades were drawn, so I couldn’t see in, but there was enough light emanating from behind the shades that I could tell he wasn’t asleep. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Somehow, Jeffrey didn’t wake up, but he was definitely groaning in his sleep. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought about different possibilities a lot in his head, but they rarely mentioned his dad at home. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He knew Isannah’s childish squeals were nothing compared to the serious charge Mr. Lyte had brought against him, but the squeals had just about broken his heart. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I peer up at him, expecting to see The Poor Motherless Girl Look, but that’s not what I see on his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She knew she probably shouldn’t eat without her family, but she was powerless in front of a toasted ham and Swiss. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

You had to be downstairs on time and in your place, but Grandmas breakfasts were worth it. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Seven flinched when Valley’s shoulder touched hers, but she was too cold and too scared to pull away. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She leans a little closer, but her desk is like a wasteland between us. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For Jesse—careful to avoid language that suggested emotion, never angry but “irritated,” never hurt but “disappointed”—this came close to an expression of grief. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It tells you what to measure and enables you to predict, but it provides no answer to the question ‘Why?’ The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Mom is saying something about wanting to be prepared for our next appointment, but I’m not really listening. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I looked for a taxi but none was passing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was expecting a test, but instead Mr. Pennyworth said, “I think it is time to spend a few days on practical matters. Time is passing, after all.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I had reacted as apologetically as I possibly could, but this was way too much. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She wanted to walk quickly, normally, but she could not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Stella could swim, but she preferred not to. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But when you know that some eggs are not only tastier, but also healthier to eat, then a dollar extra for a dozen seems like a bargain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We all knew I wasn’t very sporty, but we didn’t usually say it out loud. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was staring at the tower, not at the top, where her sister was dangling, but the whole length of it. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I will chew you like a piece of gum, until anything resembling Caden Bosch is gone, and you are nothing but black pitch between my teeth. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The island was no larger than Dumbledore’s office, an expanse of flat dark stone on which stood nothing but the source of that greenish light, which looked much brighter when viewed close to. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Dad’s office smells of pound notes, papery but metallic too. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to protest, but then that brown book pops into my head. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

You could say it means endure, but that’s not exactly right. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

They brought us chicken, but it tasted strange, probably from the hormones injected to make the birds fatter. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They might be cold but they seem happy. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My gaze dropped to the bathroom mirror, but I didn’t much like what I saw there, so I closed my eyes until I finished urinating. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Tommy, what are you talking about? You want to get me a present, but you want me to help you choose it...” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ekon tried to keep his eyes open as she moved to the room’s corner, but it was a losing battle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Some climbers rushed to where Kami came to rest at the bottom of the face, but he had died from the extensive injuries he’d suffered on the way down. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The rattle in my lungs and the pain in my back make me cough more but I grit my teeth and get thru it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Uh...actually, I was getting ready to turn around. I usually do a loop, but I’m not going to make five miles pushing this thing. I’m already wiped out.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She missed her mother’s help to understand and rule herself, but having been taught where to look, she did her best to find the way and walk in it confidingly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not committed to act, but he would not interfere. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had known him all that well but it was a strange feature of his personality that the less one actually knew him, the more one felt one did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The older one was as big as a bear but kind of soft-looking and spongy. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not saying I agree with that, but after learning what I did about my G’ma, I understood why she never told my dad.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He was born on 27 December 1571, but when he was only 2 his father went off to fight in the Netherlands, and Katherine followed, leaving the infant in the care of his grandfather. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was only a trickle but it felt cool and clean on my face and hands. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Instead credit went to Joseph Priestley, who discovered the same element independently, but latterly, in the summer of 1774. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Yes, I have expected that," said his father, "I always told you that, but you women don't want to listen." The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra hadn’t directly accused Goddard—but it was clear that he was her prime suspect. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Oh, once I heard some footsteps, but I saw only the faces of my half- sisters pressed to the door window. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it was the old Jansenist antiscience creed that was building up in him, but for whatever the reason, Pascal’s newfound devotion led him to abandon mathematics and science altogether. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I was going to mix up something special to repay her for the denture rinse but I’ll give you some history instead.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Baba began to pull over, but I didn’t make it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t live at home with her parents, but in a bachelorette apartment in one of the new high-rise buildings on Avenue Road, north of St. Clair. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

To twenty-first-century ears the story sounds preposterous, but it did not to Gonzalo Pizarro, who had already helped seize an empire laden with jewels and precious metals. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I went from one person to the next, trying to wake them up, but they were all dead, wrote Daft Donald. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one brief, glorious moment, Kaede felt vindicated, but then her father said, “She is my daughter. She is not of age. She does not go where I do not permit.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I wish the resettlement system for refugees could help mentor parents—not to tell them how to raise their kids, but to help them understand the new culture their children are experiencing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“I know, but the story won’t make any sense to me if I don’t know what a borough is.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was not as accomplished a speaker, but as a former slave spoke for a large segment of the farm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Alas, it would be inaccurate to call her outburst anything but a howl of dismay. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I get why Fuchsia didn’t speak up at school about what happened, but still...“Silas!” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I turned to look at him but didn’t answer. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Uncle Basil’s actual name is Herb, but somewhere along the line my brother and I began referring to him as various herbs in our garden. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The chain was pretty long, but Trotter was putting dog biscuits just out of Lady's reach. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phrase ‘in model’ is extremely rare, but a single sheet published in 1651 is described in its title as a summary of Christian doctrine ‘in model’: it is a wall-chart. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Jesse tried to huddle away from the worst of them, but there was no escaping the miserable invaders. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was still fog when they came into the open, but it had begun to drift and there was a gray dawn just beginning to break. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I was the youngest, but I had something to tell. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so nice about it, Percy thought she must be a monster in disguise; but Hedge pulled him aside and assured him that Esther smelled like a normal human. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At first, the coyote seemed unsure, but it sniffed me weakly. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No offense, but I don’t think this is somethin’ you could ‘handle,’ Mama.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She paused, expecting him to smile, but he went on smoking his cigarette, and I noticed, faint as gossamer, the line between his brows. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was silent, but many women were silent. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was interested only in the book, nothing but the book, and when he saw Silvertongue hide it under his jacket he decided to get it back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I try to sleep when the bus finally pulls away, but the man in front of me is snoring so loudly he wakes himself up every few minutes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Percy hoped so, but the Underworld seemed to bring out the worst in everyone—monsters, heroes, and gods. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Malik says something, but it doesn’t slow Sonny down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Roy had expected an emotional reaction to the news of the groundbreaking ceremony, but Mullet Fingers remained surprisingly calm, almost as if he’d been expecting it. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked good but he wasn’t going anywhere with it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I considered jumping over the side and following her, but then I tensed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“No. This place is—it isn’t right. We must take him with us, but we have to bury him before nightfall.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had rarely seen Nick at a loss for words, but he was now. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve gone up to visit them two or three times, but they refuse to come down to the Keys. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Right enough, but he will not get off the Mishnory road going that way. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

His real self was aware that it was only a minute or two; but his other, memory-receiving self felt hours pass in the sun. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Better cut the corpses up and give the meat to the tigers. Dogs is one thing, but if we lose one of them cubs, we’ll be dog meat ourselves.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And Violet was breathing now in heavy, big gasps, but her eyes were closed, and 1 was leaning next to her asleep body, and squeezing, and squeezing, and squeezing. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first he could see nothing, but after a time the vague outlines of a bed appeared around him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Basta swore and threatened, giving me a nasty cut on my upper arm, but then, suddenly, the front door was thrown open and they both disappeared into the night, still reeling like drunks. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to feel, or think, but I was overrun. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind when Quentin showed off his vocabulary, but I suspected the other boys thought he was just being obnoxious, which, of course, he was. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of people do say hi and welcome me back, but a lot more don’t. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Egypt had a fine fleet and an able navy, but Egypt did not have timber for shipbuilding. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“They needed Peeta, too, but they seem to have forgotten that,” I say. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Shady looked around but could barely see the shed behind Velma T.’s house. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure she will. She always intended to someday. And she has no family there. She’s old enough to marry, but no one would want her. Her leg is crooked. She walks with a stick.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I knew I would feel them, and soon, but I didn’t dare do anything that might break the spell of waiting. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes at him and chirped, but let them join us in the circle. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tall but not physically imposing, he dreamed of being on television—having a voice that made an impact. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was on the tip of my tongue to ask, “Like what?” but I realized that was a question in itself. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm nervous and make a couple of mistakes, but I also pull off two more "spectacular catches," according to Lakshman, so my teammates are pretty happy with me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t flown a kite in a quarter of a cen­tury, but suddenly I was twelve again and all the old instincts came rushing back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear him talking to her in English, but I couldn’t discern what they were saying. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The scythe turned to go, but hesitated before he opened the door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Just a dream, she was reminded, but the words had little meaning when the knots of the hand-tied rug under her imaginary feet were more vivid than the smooth silk pillow beneath her actual cheek. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The post office wasn’t much bigger than Miss Maggie’s chicken coop but smelled far better, despite Mr. Johnson’s cigar. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

This seemed like a logical enough explanation, but it wasn’t it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were skeptical at first, but after I described the unique nature of the quest, and what I believed the payoff for solving it might be, they finally agreed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They were probably of average height, but to us tall Dinka, they seemed like tiny, tiny people. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like it hurts a little, but he likes it, too. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was an edge in my voice, but I didn’t care. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It was quite usual for Hermione to spend a lot of time reading, but she was now doing almost nothing else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Moss saw the baton raised in the air, but it happened so quickly that he couldn’t shout out a warning in time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He put the bath off for later, not because of the cold and the dampness, but because of the oppressive October mist. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s still not much, but maybe if we enter BS and then all the words we can think of that have to do with this card...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She has a powerful punch, but she doesn’t move her feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Nazi leaders insisted that they were only doing their duty and following orders, but the judges disagreed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As she carved she saw that it was not a comb at all, but Amaroq. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to think of something else to say, something totally convincing, but nothing came to mind. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They were almost to the stairs, but she could not keep her eyes open. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want to think of death; how everybody was born but to die. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was no longer in a boat out to sea, but in a row of desks and chairs. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ignore him the way he was ignoring Samira and me, but it was impossible. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke to my uncle about it, but he just listened, because he knew neither my mother nor my little brother. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was seriously like five lines, but it was grammatically correct and strangely poetic, and just completely different from anything I’d ever read before. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I really wanted to tell him to go to hell, but the truth was, he kind of scared me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was in despair when he returned, but the beasts had been roasted and eaten and nothing could be done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No? But he’s Southside, and not good enough for her? It’s good enough for you, but not for her, right?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might have watched her, hanging by a strap umpteen feet in the air, but, even worse, she had been forced to watch us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"I've tried to take other pictures, but none have turned out as good as these." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She didn’t necessarily love working at the Night Zoo, but it was the only home she’d ever known, the only life she’d ever known. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I want to tell them to wait for John, but I know it’s no use. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The three huge wooden beams have cracked, but none has given way entirely. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There were still some mosquitoes, but most of them left and the two of them were left standing in the moonlight. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were red and a little swollen, but there was still a touch of wonder in his voice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I let the scents of my food fill me up with nothing but joy, because this moment is like a hug from God. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It is a pretty dress, but she would never be wearing it ordinarily. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was at the table but I was watching. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You know how to climb up trees but not down?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The carping had subsided, he wrote, but few of the carpers had as yet made the “amende honorable” that now clearly was due Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I head for the next car over, but the alligator turns as well, shambling beside the train, its blunt, toothy snout open, grinning. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Your Honor, I have no desire to be disrespectful to this Court, but I must be honest. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They are not just tiny and swift but also often tantalizingly evanescent. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They muttered and argued among themselves, but Chiron said something else, and Silenus sighed. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe Tommy and I were making a special effort to be nice to each other, but the time seemed to slip by in an almost carefree way. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’d deserve it,” Cedric muttered, but all the same, he raised his wand and shot a shower of red sparks into the air, which hovered high above Krum, marking the spot where he lay. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My pay was cut back, but I had saved a lot and it didn’t matter to me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it was corny as hell, but Jupe got this look on her face like she was seeing a sunrise for the first time. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When the judge talked to me, and I cried, in front of everybody, I was kinda embarrassed, but I guess that was okay—I guess they understood. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t hear Crouch’s voice anymore, but he knew where he was going; it hadn’t been much past the Beauxbatons carriage . . . somewhere around here. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to speak, to ask her to keep it a secret, but she looked at me and sighed. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It could have been July 8, but how would Zigzag know? Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

We once met at the food court at the mall with a bunch of other friends but he barely spoke to me, and he never once tried to kiss me or hold my hand. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Dana slugged him in the ribs, but there wasn’t much muscle in the punch. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do speak of the circus, but spend most of the meal discussing books and art, wine and favorite cities. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I realize now that the several hundred people who had gathered simply came to see the airplane, but at that time we thought they were there to do my mother honor. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Ash, we want a sister, but it’s new for us, too.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

No one knew who these people were, but it was likely that Harry Tallis thought they would lend an impression of solidity to his household. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He seemed annoyed and a little unsympathetic, but I kind of said that my parents would have a real issue with the school doing this play. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He’d sent an invitation but never expected her to show up. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was almost unthinkable, but Jesse and Eric, at great expense, risk, and trouble, had re-created the look and feel of the Cave. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child's disappearance was ruled a drowning, but everyone whispered about Nok's father behind his back. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He tried to heave himself up on his good leg, but Lupin raised his wand again, pointing it at Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, it's cool. It's crazy hard, but it's cool." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

His features were sharp, as hard and craggy as the rocks, but his eyes were friendly and the little mustache he wore softened his mouth. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This massive old oak tree that’s more home to you than your house but not as much as this is.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the end of a half mile, it was all but decided. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With civilians doing this unglamorous but necessary transport work, Britain’s fighter and bomber pilots could concentrate on flying into battle against the Luftwaffe, the fearsome second-to-none German Air Force. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They're so pretty I want to lie back and keep gazing at them, but I notice Rani isn't next to me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Not even three seconds later, I feel the phone buzzing, but I don’t pick up because I already know what she’s going to say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Marriage was still in the distant future, but the stage was being set. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not that we really need one. Nothing’s happened here in Maycomb yet, but it’s always wise to be prepared. That’s where they are this minute.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I could hear footsteps just behind us, chasing us, and voices shouting and girls screaming, but it was so dark I didn’t know whose voices they were, only that everything felt like we were underwater. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Not a lot, but enough to make me stick my tongue back there and wiggle it around. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My nerves are making me feel sick—I don’t know if he’ll even remember me or what happened, but I also don’t know how he’ll act if he does. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She usually woke earlier than this, but it had been a late night. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

There was not a lot of talking, but a lot of crying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It's too early for them to be asleep, but they don't bother to come out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Adoring his son but exasperated by his behavior, Anthony delivered frequent, forceful spankings. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I wish I could run up to town for a day or two to see you, dear, but I dare not go yet, with so much on my shoulders; and Jonathan wants looking after still. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I supposed it could have been buried in our fields, but if that was the case, there was no way I’d ever be able to find it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Bobby begrudgingly met the weight lifters and Olympians he was introduced to, but he seemed bored by it all. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The question flies from my mouth before I have a chance to regret it, but his eyes still dance. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I try to scoot away further, but my body is too heavy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I tried turning my head to look at him, but the pain was too much and I lay still. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She flirted with him, but was it real? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know whether they had anything to do with her rescue, but it was safer to be polite. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where Sachsenhausen was, or how far we would have to go, but just the thought of walking all day made me feel exhausted. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly, they distracted from spiritual contemplation, but in the same way that the sight of a shooting star distracts from the ache of an empty belly. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The way to his cell was straight ahead, but he turned right, toward the center gate, which led to the civilian offices. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hode moved his white lips, but could not say his brother’s name. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emily didn’t intend to say that out loud, but she did. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Keisha is doing the talking in her group, but she is making everyone laugh. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I can barely see them between the spots on my vision, but Tobias touches my shoulder. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Their application to wildlife in the field is anything but precise. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I hate that I flinched, but I hate more that she enjoyed it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

His bed was empty and his boots gone, so the moths, fluttering with agitation, had no choice but to settle down and wait. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Anthony didn’t oppose marriage, but she did think that certain women could lead more meaningful lives as unmarried radicals than as wives and mothers. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The hat was way too big and it made me sweaty, but I didn’t take it off. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

They regarded civil disobedience not as a form of protest but as a crime, and were perturbed by the growing partnership between Africans and Indians. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited for a while, but when it got cold, we went back upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Grams used to always talk to them, but now that she’s gone, I guess it’s on me,” she explained. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure why, but I started playing this little make-believe game with the girls in the camp. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Adiah snarled, but it was half-hearted, a sound full of defeat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At first, these individuals were known simply as “egg hunters,” but this was quickly truncated to the nickname “gunters.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was dimly aware of the army of monsters swirling around her, but after their initial roar of triumph, the horde had fallen silent. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was like a game where everybody knew the rules but you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them he had read in books, but he would tell them as if they were from his personal ex-perience. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark wanted nothing else but to hug her, hold her for the rest of the day and night. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Dealing with my mother was a legal chore, but Mary met her match in Marjorie Moss. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The other fathers around Pa cry and beg for mercy but to no avail. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have many friends to begin with—I had the kids who I sat with during lunch, the bare minimum—but once I started carrying flash cards around they sort of avoided me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Hope like this should make Axel feel warm inside, and it does, but there’s something else, too. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I know that sounds dumb, but it’s true. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Reek was there too, he remembered, but he was a different Reek, a Reek with bloody hands and lies dripping from his lips, sweet as honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I duck my head, but he sees the smile I’m trying to hide. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He wanted to pummel Aarfy, but lacked the strength to lift his arms. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When I found out I was going to be working the project with her I thought it was just the way things were but maybe she worked it that way. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nan hadn’t been on a motorcycle since Daddy died, but she sure hadn’t settled down any either. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t believe it because she always made excellent grades, but like most demigods, she was ADHD. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m winning my case, but if I’m going to suck all the marrow out of this bone, I need to hear them say the words. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

My relationship with Eric was warm, but he always seemed a little uneasy on the phone and his e-mail messages were occasional and spare. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lydia would show him the mounting likes and views of his videos in an effort to break through, but it never worked. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I try to figure out how T would want it to be known, but it ain't that easy. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She and Leo didn’t seem to move, but suddenly they were three hundred feet down the corridor, at the entrance of the chamber. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to say I won’t, but I didn’t. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

With the Meat Grinder pod blocking our way, there’s nothing to do but fire back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Most people were dressed in dark and rough brown clothing, but some were very elegant in bright colors and fur trim. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I nearly leapt off the bed, but it was just Fatima. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They worked methodically, diligently, and carefully—but left enough room for their key strength: lightness. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I can see Caesar’s lips moving, but the place is in total chaos and I can’t hear a word. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gabriel, wishing to smile down into the boy’s face, to pause and touch him on the forehead, did none of these things, but walked on. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I know I sound like I am pleading with her, but I can’t help it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I gasp, waiting for the heat, but there is only a faint tickling sensation. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She stepped forward and embraced Ella, seemed to draw strength from her large dark presence, but then pulled away, smiled, and brought her attention back to me and me alone. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wave, I smile, but I don’t really have the energy to do either. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

A moment ago, it was empty, but I know the rules of simulations and how to control them. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Frey fights hard and well, but he will be the first of the Aesir to fall: his sword and his armor are no match for Surtr’s burning sword. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And please remember this: someone put you down in that alley, but I picked you up. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you have to let people fight their own battles. I know you and that kid Toby are close, but you aren’t doing him any favors by stepping up to every guy who wants some.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Every little bit helped, but we both knew I'd never go back to school at this rate. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He's nodding, and he's trying to smile, and he's pitching in with the cleanup, but he's still working. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had only a few times sailed out at night with his uncle, but he knew that it was Owen’s favorite time to sail and this was Owen’s trip. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still had no idea how to get Clara out of Penelope’s body, but maybe if she could solve Clara’s murder, then she could help the spirit pass on, releasing Penelope from the possession. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the same kind of uniform as the first guy but was ten or fifteen years older and a whole lot trimmer. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Well, actually the hospital full of zombies in the movie explodes, but since I’m not paying attention, it scares me so much that I scream. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And not just for Sticky but for all of them? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was heavy, but its weight gave him no trouble. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The boys lived in different neighborhoods and attended different schools, but they belonged to the same Mormon church. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gunfire and cries of agony still rattled the chamber, but Thomas did his best to ignore them and follow instructions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Now we might give equal prominence to biology, but they were writing before the discovery of the structure of DNA by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“This year, for the first time, the Sunshine Bakers of America Annual Cake Bakeoff will be judged by not one but—’” Without warning, Cady snapped her head up from the table. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You are the eldest Baudelaire child,” they had said, kindly but firmly. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

It’s all very tidy and pretty in a wifely way, but she’ll have dug up her geraniums to plant tatties for the War Effort. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She keeps a straight face, but her sparkling eyes tell me she’s joking. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“What the—” she starts, but stops when she sees the little kids. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She was Dorothy, there were tears in her eyes, and she was saying to him, not to anyone else, but to him, to Palmer, “Why are you doing this to me?” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Those who, like these men, become princes through their virtue acquire the principality with difficulty, but they hold on to it easily. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how long he's been in the Resistance, but before I can ask, he disappears into the tunnels, leaving me to stare after him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It is kind of a flip answer, but then I wonder if it’s true. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That was what nudged at Lazlo’s mind—but briefly, only to be churned under by the overwhelming dread. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We can carry her,” Valley said, but the Gran waved her away. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

His words trailed off, but then he squared his muscled shoulders. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Come inside with me,” I ask her, and sometimes she comes, but she doesn’t stay long. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to carry the stinking slippers back to our room, but Hattie had to wear them until she was able to get fresh ones from her trunk. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is so much what I want, but I don’t open my mouth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“They were vile, but they didn’t deserve to be taken out with the trashV' Detective Hayes said, “And you are... Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her lips are kinda poked out like she’s got an attitude, but at least she doesn’t say anything mean. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what the judges said or did after the meeting, but over the next few months, Badenhorst seemed to have his hands tied. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself to move on already, but then something catches my eye. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

When I had a thought to spare, it usually went to him, but I was so focused on my lessons that it was hard to let my mind drift to anything else for too long. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

It came out confident, but now that the words were floating between them, Luke worried she’d dismiss the idea of coming with him in a hundred different ways. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The world was returning to normal, but for me there was no normal to return to. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

It was hot but I didn’t pull away. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He stared out the window, but he knew she had come and was sitting across the aisle from them. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

For a while I thought something was following me, but when I turned around there wasn’t nothing there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He waited for the mare to shy away from the yellow form that moved toward them; but the horse was upwind and did not stir. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I run along the lane, all the ways I think Helena could have gone, but I see nothing, no one. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lawrence avoided pointing out to Sproul that he had planted the seeds of this competition himself, but plainly the harvest was already being reaped at Berkeley’s expense. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Funny how distress takes away one’s appetite for real food, but when sweets are involved, all bets are off. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I usually have to worry only about myself, but when you work in a system, you are responsible for everyone's safety. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The elevator doors open but I don't step inside. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And this leads, imperceptibly but inevitably, to a state of mind in which, having long ago learned to expect the worst, one finds it very easy to believe the worst. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Coworkers warned me that the first time they donned the backpack vacuum they felt faint, but not me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea, then, that Big Bird no longer wants to be called Big Bird but instead wants to be called Roy is almost guaranteed to befuddle a preschooler. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m usually psyched when we have a day off, especially when it falls on a Friday, but this feels so very wrong. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, but steam rushes in and boils away the words. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

White Boy’s real name was Paul, but everyone called him White Boy because his father was Lebanese-American and his mother was white. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The boy would recover, but he wouldn’t be working anytime soon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

And I see them standing by our round dining room table, this time heaped not with food but with silver gifts—flatware, tureens, platters, trays, gravy bowls, and brandy snifters. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really want a burger and fries but I don’t want a Healthy Eating, Healthy Living lecture right now. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

If their plan worked, they would end up having to defend her and not the other way around, Seven thought but did not say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I get to shop later, I do try and be nice to Tyler, but he’s sort of like a puppy sitting under the dining table. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"Sure,” sighed Dad, "but your father wasn’t the Last of the Gilbreths.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He breathed a sigh of relief when they did not stop but faded away toward what he imagined to be the far end of the corridor. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He showed her the cap, but she didn’t seem all that interested. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

—Yeah, but I still like what I hear on the radio better than what they put in this poetry book. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The spotlight is almost blinding when he walks out, but he knows something. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Everything in my stomach was rising up, but I forbade that too. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

My voice hadn’t changed either, but I was twelve, so I still had hope. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The little boys are grand, too, but you need a little girl for yourself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s more now, it’s not so much about the educational stuff but more regarding the fact that everything that goes on, goes on on the feed. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halloween wouldn’t arrive for months, but the people of Bone Gap were throwing a costume party. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but watch it turn from rose to red to purple to blue. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Judging by the way he was fidgeting atop the Iron Throne, Joff would willingly have granted it, but the day's work was far from done. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure if he was steering the bike or if the bike was steering him, but all he cared about was that he was still moving. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

His hands moved back to the puzzle, but after a few moments his eyes flickered back to the shape. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The glass storefronts were nearly invisible beyond the crowd, but a ravenous sort of hunger arose in her as they passed shop after shop. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

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

Jules didn’t turn around, but she shot a peace sign in the air as she kept marching them forward. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I approached her cautiously in case Viola had told her of my apparently shameful public experiment, but there was no special alarm in her eyes. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

This was a small observation she had made, but also not so small. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Often he chafed his master’s hands and feet, and touched his brow, but all were cold. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Charles tried to carry me but I pushed him off and walked on the break, grinding my teeth to stop myself from crying out, while I slapped playfully at my brother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I welcome you home. And these, your friends—” Annabeth didn’t mean to, but she surged forward. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I know you’re going to get mad at me when I say this, Ari, but I’m going to say it anyway. I think someday you will understand.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, I started to write a few things down, but it just seemed so stupid to continue,” Andrea Roney, the drama director at North Penn High School, outside Philadelphia, says. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s a bit of a mouthful, but—” the man started. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a moment she looked mad, but then she saw my anger, and her own faded. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I left for school, but halfway there I forgot where I was going, or why. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were none in sight, but the air of high spirits made it feel like a fair day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next came Crete—where they would have landed but for Medea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see it all around us, but I don’t know what to call it. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

This is bound to get me a bad name as a sportsman, but let me say at once that I have nothing against the killing of animals. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shocked when they bring out the girls, not as defendants but as witnesses against us. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of times during my space walk I had slowed down long enough to take a picture or two, and I knew I had some great ones, but now they were gone forever. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She relaxed a little, but she still watched him intently, and he stayed calm and quiet as if she were a strange cat he was making friends with. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each and every morning the little dude humps himself over and he bangs on the bulkhead, wonka-wonka-wonka, he may be small but he sure is noisy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The radiators didn’t kick back on until late that night, but with all the people packed into our apartment that afternoon, it started to feel a little more like Christmas. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

We recognize that mobility may be difficult, but the key to our collective self-image is the assumption that mobility is always possible, so failure to move up reflects on one’s character. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I knew he lived on our street, but I’d never really thought about him. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Yes, the police, detectives, and officers had found a number of leads on Booth’s accomplices, but none led to Booth. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loma went to her room and threw things, but Grandpa didn’t hear it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You might be brave enough for parties and tattoos and doing whatever you want, but I’m not,” I point out. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but it’s my parents’ cabin,” Victoria said. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Arya was pretty sure.that some of the other men were killers too, the three in the manacles for sure, but the queen wasn't looking for them, so it wasn't the same. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They did see another Aunt, but she was at the far end of the corridor and not looking their way. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he was ever sober enough to really have an impact, but it affects me nonetheless. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He wanted to keep it just in case—but he was still hopeful of escaping alive. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I still loved the feeling of flying that I got from gymnastics—that hadn’t changed—but Aimee will tell you that for almost two years my attitude sucked. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Pain engulfed my face, but I raced on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw people slumped in alleyways, but they were not covered in newspaper. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Most ran down the side of the jar, but a little dripped through the holes in the top. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

She appealed not to their sympathy, because she knew they had none, but to their fear. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher tickle made Palmer immensely popular, not only with the Beans Boys but throughout the entire school. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I know most people my age are all about the texts, but as someone without a cell phone, I have to take what I can get. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I tried to roll off my arm, but my body wouldn’t listen to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to approach them again only to hit a wall of silence, but I need someone to tell me who Spiro Teluman is and how to find him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Some people think its homunculuses, but I think that sounds daft, don’t you?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But then the remaining flight attendant closed the door, and the look on her face was anything but reassuring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know, but he looked at her long enough that Toby cleared his throat and said his name low, so Lily wouldn’t hear. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t let him take me to the police station, but I also couldn’t dial 911 to get them help. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There’s a dirt road crossing it, but he disregards this and follows the butterflies, red and white and black in color, with an hourglass pattern, something he’s never seen before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to shake my head, but it was too heavy. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We can barely see a thing, but she seems to know where we are. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

My dad tries to pacify my mother, but the bulging vein in his forehead tells me he is far from relaxed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Something was bothering Shadow, but he did not know what it was; he hesitated, then pulled on his sweater, socks, and shoes and followed her out onto the rusting fire escape. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Within another few years he changed his mind and did enter business to sell phonographs—but for use as office dictating machines. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mark crashed on top of him but was already righting himself, getting his feet underneath him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The letter didn’t have a date, but it had probably been there for at least a span and a half. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They make the most uncommon noises, not unlike a person crying. No, your visit to this graveyard was a misstep, sir. Somewhere the child you seek awaits you, but he is not here.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Aside from conversational or casual language, don’t use only in place of but or except. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sarai couldn't remember exactly when she had passed away, but it was certainly before her own first bleeding, because her reaction to discovering the old woman’s death had been so foolish. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He glanced at them hopefully, but was met with blank faces. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Part of her wanted to eat them both herself, but Jinjoo counted three more of the brown candies in her pile. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how long he plans on being absent, but it is very thoughtless of him not to have got in touch with me.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Every person on the face of the earth makes mistakes, Lily. Every last one. We’re all so human. Your mother made a terrible mistake, but she tried to fix it.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A person who had died but remained in order to help others. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“No,” Connor says, “but I could watch Hector until you get here—for free,” he adds. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland pressed his head with his hands, but still the steady trembling would not stop. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The people couldn’t help but listen, mesmerized by his terrifying descriptions of those dark days. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“There may be one or two others here at the University, but Elodin has the surest grip of it.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Park was sitting across from her, trying to smile, but looking almost as uncomfortable as she felt. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

It's long dried now, but the smeary lines running side to side suggest someone -who perhaps was not fully in control of his mental faculties -tried to wipe it away. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even tell you what I thought about, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Homer’s use of foreshadowing in the Odyssey. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to remember the forehead before the scar, but he could not bring either into focus. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was as old as my father but in league with the younger generation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stonecrop was laughing, and his mouth was pulled into a grin, but his eyes were as dead as marbles, almost as if there were nothing behind them. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

My eyes watch the game on TV, but I can’t tell you if the guy from Topeka loses, wins, or dies. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Uri told me later that the street of the parade was so wonderfully wide it was not even called a street but a boulevard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

So what could he do but gape as she ducked into that turbulent pool in front of the iced-over river? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone loves it,but I like to think it takes a special kind of heartbreak to really call the song your own. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

"Yes, sir, but I'm mainly interested in a job." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was there early with my mom. We brought doughnuts for everyone, but I couldn’t find you, and then I found this.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The view was okay, but if there’s anything I like less than a confined space, it’s a confined space six hundred feet in the air. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was a bright but not outstanding student. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

At every turn Shasta hoped they were getting out of the crowd, but they never did. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They carried off young Colin and his mum and dad, but try as they would there was no laying claws on Ambrose Spike, no sir. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They stared for a while, but once they got back to their foraging none of the bonobos seemed at all interested in Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a shiny smile, like Mrs. Garcia’s smile, but a normal smile, like she meant it. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

My feet are a little bigger than hers, so the shoes don’t fit exactly, but she'll never know the difference. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She picked up the laptop, held it tightly, but he didn’t try to reach for it. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Emma remained in a state of vexation too; but there was more indistinctness in the causes of her’s, than in his. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His eyes no longer blazed, but they still looked murderous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The blogger is about to get his car towed, and maybe even be arrested, but it doesn’t seem to bother him much. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to lie to Harry, but it wasn’t my place to speak. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Moss thought that Esperanza was going to chime in with a story or two of her own, but she still stood awkwardly off to the side. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s barely after dusk, but already I can see more stars than I’ve ever seen in my life, blanketing the sky in a sheet of light. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s probably just a sick joke, but what if there’s more to it than that? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I shove him backward, but he grabs my lapels and so we crash into the vanity together. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He had never doubted the rightness of our cause—but that cause had taken his daughter to the brink of death. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If the oppressor uses violence, the oppressed have no alternative but to respond violently. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice he pinched his arm with his fingers, really hard, but the only thing that did was make his arm hurt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I said it, but I did. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The moment Meggie looked her way she drew the curtain, as if she had felt Meggie watching her, but she still stayed at the window. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Porter leaned against the doorway, fiddling with his phone but mostly staring at Benji. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Styx might have all the big-city knowledge, but I knew all kinds of stuff about small, stupid plants. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told him that Gram made it back to Bybanks, but unfortunately she came in a coffin. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t like I had a big cheese or nothing, but it was definitely a grin, and no joke, it wasn’t bad. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“See, this is a taxi stand, but it’s as close as I can get to Resthaven.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

From the couch Brenda, too, was complaining, but the only sound that really entered his head was that of May Belle whimpering. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could tell she wanted to cuss, but she didn't. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I had all but forgotten about what I heard in the Amity compound, about the information my father risked his life for. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I had a long talk with the police today, but I refused to tell them who the bomber was." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started to step into line beside him, water dripping from my hair, but he shook his head and looked back over his shoulder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But among intelligence circles, Riverbank was becoming famous, not only in the United States, but also farther afield. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It is true that in high school I read Augustine’s Confessions, but that extraordinary autobiography did not prompt my imitation. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pine trees flanked the road, fewer than I remembered and many of them bare, but it was good to see trees again after the arduous drive through the Khyber Pass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

True, she had the horse but she needed a wagon and she would need reins of some kind. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately attempted to inform the clerk that I was not Chief Luthuli, but the fellow would have none of it, and I decided that in the interests of hospitality I would continue the charade. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod wandered the paths of the graveyard, looking for someone to talk to, but there was no one about. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I tried taking a deep breath to get control of myself, but all that happened was a loud gulp, like in a cartoon when the bear eats the picnic basket whole. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Betty Jean took a moment to think, then said, “Would a dollar a week be okay? I know it’ll take almost a year for us to repay you, but...” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The program of the Two Minutes Hate varied from day to day, but there was none in which Goldstein was not the principal figure. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Conant had no choice but to take the case to court. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I decide to call and tell her what Attorney Fitzgerald said, but she doesn’t pick up. call me, I text. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Several times before, I had seen boys on the land and had chased them from it, but without succeeding in getting hold of their loot. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

An enormous eagle-owl who was sometimes used as a decoy, but who was at present standing on a perch in the shade of the cloister, opened his eyes when the bells rang. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is addressed to me in Spanish, but the body of the letter is in English. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is, he went back to the keg but came back without the pig foot. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He spurred his gelding and rode out into the river, but the horse struggled in the soft mud and beyond the reeds the water deepened. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Tortoise’s mother was surprised by this, but she answered calmly. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Stanley's parents asked if they could have some time to find out more about Camp Green Lake, but the judge advised them to make a quick decision. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if it’s possible, but I want to think it is, you know? We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but tell him you never loved him,” he said gently, letting go of her face. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I came back she asked if I wanted a finger sandwich, which freaked me out, but I was very polite and just said, “Jose.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s voice snapped and popped, but she didn’t care. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Joe’s eyes were red when I next found him beside me; but I was holding his hand, and we both felt happy. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Took me forever, but they would pull you along good. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had asked him to come with us today, but he hardly ever came out of his apartment anymore. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

He strained to think what the sound reminded him of, apart from thirty musical saws, but he had never heard anything else like it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for posterity, the Spaniards destroyed all but four of these books. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The people revered the statue of Bel and went every day to worship it, but Daniel worshiped the Lord our Saviour. And the King said to him, ‘Why don’t you worship Bel? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had tried talking to the children she saw in the street, hoping to make a friend who would give her a place to sleep, but she must have talked wrong or some-thing. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Not only did she have her in class last year, but Fiona’s been getting my assignments from her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I’m a pretty good player, but I’m not ranked in the international lists or anything. Are you putting me in for the ratings? As some marketing ploy?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I take it from her hand and hold it up, but there’s no sun. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She knew she should spray her scratches again before passing out, but the thought of moving made her whole body ache. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Hopefully her friends had all made it on board, but they’d have to set sail immediately or risk being overrun. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I never told Momma, but that always ruint the fun of the story. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes down as I work, but I start thinking about secrets and how the trouble with them is that they become lies. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I could feel the burn of his skeptical stare on the side of my face, but I pressed on. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Well, I don’t think he’s here in The Cottage, I think he’s been sent off to the proper RAF aerodrome, but I mean that he flew back to England with me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Hippocrates of Chios is included not because he wrote the first geometry textbook but because he engaged in trade. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He closed the doors but did not lock them and by nine o’clock was on his way. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bench trying to imagine the year ahead, but I didn't have that kind of foresight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was fifteen, but Alba realized he was like a baby. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He married a woman named Sigyn, who had been happy and beautiful when Loki courted and married her but now always looked like she was expecting bad news. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I turn back to the girl, trying to stand, but I’m so tired. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She was fuming, but I was certain that she wasn’t going to hurt me or ... Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I do as Izzie asks, but it makes me even sadder to think I am now a ghost, an absent girl, nothing but a brown bag with a name on it. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He says that one of the really interesting questions is whether the universe is infinite and unbounded, or infinite but bounded, like the balloon idea. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We would only stay the one night, but it was important to give this place a sense of home and familiarity. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Sure, I dreamed of having football dates, but my real dream was that one day I would write something that people would actually read. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Her hair was partly braided but mostly loose, and her eyes were so dark, it looked like she hadn’t slept in days. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

We didn't really talk about too much before he took off, or have any sort of amazing father/son lightbulb moment, but the time we spent, to me, was quality. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Scruggs repeated the Lord’s Prayer to himself, but it brought him no comfort. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It had never felt true before, but now it did. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I asked him to help me so, and he never forgot it, but saved me from many a sharp word by that little gesture and kind look.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled on the rails of the bedstead, as if she were stretching, but her knees were folded up to her belly. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She could see no other witches, but they were probably patrolling the skies; Kaisa would know what to do. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver, however, was not in the least disturbed; he kept turning his head to left and right, but I could not see anything through the darkness. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I urged my horse forward, but not with quite the same eagerness as before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I want to keep walking, but my mother would lose her mind if she saw me ignoring someone that age. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I could see myself in two places, with Raji and in Mr. Das’s workroom, but I could not see myself in just one place. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In some moments I believed her, this wise woman with an answer to every question; but I could never quite forget the words of that other woman, that other mother, who was also wise. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but this further complicates our complicated lives.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were glittery sharp, but her mouth looked as if it might laugh, Marly thought, if she’d only let it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I whispered the apology, quietly, so Charles wouldn’t hear, but this enraged Shawn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And maybe it was a ghost, maybe it was hungry, but if it was, the mare wasn’t troubled. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She stood up, trying to smile, but her lips were trembling. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Four other Sherpas had hauled him out alive, but he was seriously injured, possibly with a broken femur. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In the world were also dwarfs—ugly creatures, but masterly craftsmen, who lived under the earth; and elves, lovely sprites, who tended the flowers and streams. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not brave enough to take cold steel to his own belly, but a bite of mushroom would not be so hard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to admit it, but halfway through the park, he got a little spooked. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have a name for the thing that happened to me, but I don’t feel safe any more.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

His seven daughters were a bit taller, he wrote, but otherwise they were the same, and he still could not keep their names in order. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Their faces were strained and fearful—but Beowulf laughed before plunging headlong into the pool. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice started out weak, but her words gained power and energy as she gained confidence. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A river is not a wall, but a gate through which we might pass to freedom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We were still a couple blocks from the shop, but I wanted to put the brakes on the just-in-time lecture. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The sun is slowly retreating across the buildings, but it’s not dark yet. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I ordered a new computer and stuff online. And Aidan, Luke, and I went to laser tag, and an arcade, and a go-cart track. I would have invited you, but I didn’t have your number.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yeah, my mom would freak out, but I figure when in Rome, right?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

At this point half my mind still told me that I was in a dream, but the hot pain all over my face convinced me otherwise. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her coat is decent and clean, her jeans are plain, her boots look new, and her face is hard, but safe—like a schoolteacher’s. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to live in the same house forever, work the same job, and never claim any space for myself, but I did want the year-to-year, decade-to-decade steadiness they had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Irritated, but slightly curious, he grabbed her arm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I could say nought but, “What has he done, sir?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Walter and I take turns muttering placating things about family and forgiveness, but we both have misgivings. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s just moving over a little. You lose some to the James ranch but you get some from the Southeys.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Today Matty admired the books, as he always did in Leader’s homeplace, but he didn’t linger to touch or examine them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Betrayed the right amount of feeling—indignation, disgust—but no guilt, no discomfiture? And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

How to lose your innocence but not your hope. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dint know it then but I guess I know it now that she thought I was going to hurt the baby because I was too dumb to know what I was doing. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the immediacy of the situation or maybe she was just too tired, but Blanca asked no questions. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Rhydd's signed the Official Secrets Act but she looks quite normal. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Oriana doesn’t look happy, but she isn’t actively shushing me, either, so maybe it’s not that rude. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I thought the coast was clear when I grabbed it, but Martín shot me a dirty look and barked at me to get back to work. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There were times in the telling when Katie had to use words which were considered dirty but she used them bravely and unflinchingly because she knew no other words. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A dactyl zipped by overhead, but it didn’t look like it was carrying any messages. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Some female androids seemed to him pretty; he had found himself physically attracted by several, and it was an odd sensation, knowing intellectually that they were machines, but emotionally reacting anyhow. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was right next to him, but his eyes stayed glued up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I never thought I’d see the day when chess would be all over the front pages here, but confined only to one paragraph in Pravda.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This land was shy on trees but flush with rocks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It shines with sweat, and her eyes roll beneath her eyelids, like she is searching for something but is too tired to find it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They might want to use Pinch as an example—but of what? The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Stannis may take the city and he may take the throne, but I will not suffer him to judge me. I dp not mean for him to have us alive." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I imagine that would be her job, but I figure he might take it easier if I give him a heads-up. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Scott was a nice guy, and it’s sad that he died, but nobody killed him. Act rational.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He could have AIDS. And he is cutting your hair, which is like cutting a living tissue. Maybe I’m being paranoid, being a mother, but you just can’t be too safe these days. ...” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Vivi isn’t going to get conventional work, but she will be fine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He saw her in the village as well, but noticed her less there because he was generally in the company of friends. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Warren glares at me, but he does what I say. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It demands first of all the ability to think of sticks or stones as “fruit knockers” or “bone crackers,” not only when they are needed for such purposes but at other times as well. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked and looked in the can to see if there was anything I could pull out for him; there was nothing on top but coffee-grounds, dust and some dead flowers. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Well, I can’t be sure exactly, but it sounded like that was what she said to me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ivy scrunched up her eyes, trying to see, but when she did, she wished she hadn’t. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I may be smaller naturally, but overall my family's resourcefulness has given me an edge in that area. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Day Eighteen: Genie had, in fact, caught something, but not what he was hoping for. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The liquid was still thick, and still the color of old blood, but the dirt taste was gone, as was the spicy bitterness. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They were steps from the Long Walkway, but how would they ever make it all the way back? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He must have seen my license plates, but he would not mention that. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost glad to see him, but not for long. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

My father could not come, but Mary Lou’s parents were there and so were Phoebe’s. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Africa had leopards in abundance, but no tigers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha couldn’t help but agree with Dr. Ma. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He's watching me, waiting for my disgust, but it never comes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The man nearly overbalanced, but held on to the rail and swung the boat hook round in another attempt. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I believed they were keeping secrets from me—but supposedly, they thought they were protecting me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Sarai knew those vicious words had come not from old ghost women but her own innermost self, guilt-poisoned from four thousands nights of dark dreams. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He returned her hug warmly, but she could tell he was distracted. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She said things like, “I like this for the title page, but let’s have it in orange.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene in the orchard had delighted him with its poetry; but the sentiments expressed had made him smile. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I would say that, all in all, today I’m a happy man. It’s not always easy, but, yes, I am.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Leo didn’t know if the Kerkopes were telling them the truth, but it was hard to stay mad at weeping dwarfs, no matter how annoying and badly dressed they were. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A couple of times he caught me when I thought I had the step on him but I was going up stronger than he was. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He kept walking around the house, looking for Sasa, but you know how children are, they forget so quickly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Stannis had left a dozen of his men behind to serve her when he marched south, but most of them were useless. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He tries to steady his voice, but he knows something's terribly wrong—something so serious that it forced me to reveal myself to my entire family. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

"Oh, very good, my lady, but please don't expect me to believe that. I know you too well. What were the Hilly words again?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a clue, but I nodded as if I knew what he was talking about. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This song does not have a refrain, but the verses themselves accumulate lyrics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She sleepwalked through the morning, unable to think of anything but closing her eyes. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I paused, expecting some response, but there was none. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When the song ends, the lights go down again, but Tiny doesn't leave the stage. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe Bat Lady, but today, standing by my beloved father’s grave, missing him so much I wanted to rip my own heart out, I was oddly unmoved. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could move the toes and ankles, but the knees had turned to wood. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bounce over to Brayden, but before I reach him, Malik tackles me. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I can’t see her expression in the dark but I feel her fear. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought about that, but it didn’t matter if the cursed blade was Riptide or Kronos’s scythe. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The person with her smiled nervously at the Witchlings, seemingly apologetic but not defending them either. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see the person, but I could feel their presence, the way the air parted around their body. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s something I said wrong, but I don’t know what it is because they won’t tell me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be a place for things El Patron needed but didn’t want in full view to spoil the effect of his old-fashioned house. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I said, “I wish I could give you my cannula but I kind of really need the help.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She wanted “no one but no one in the world of the press or radio...to get so far as even an interview with me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put on the short trousers that day, but I vowed that I would not put up with them for long. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared and stared, but nothing came out of her but yelps and laughs and lice. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

At first Gary thought it was a setup, but the instructor assured him that it wasn’t, just a little extra teaching aid. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas assumed Gaily would retaliate, but he straightened instead, taking everyone in with his mad gaze. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

All this is of some significance to me partly because I live in Hanover but mostly, I believe, because I live in the late twentieth century. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Abby, I was going to tell you—” I started, but she didn’t let me finish before turning and racing out the door. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Our relationship was nothing but command prompts and replies, like talking to a computer. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I tell her to go to school here and work on the farm with me, but she has her own dreams,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Anything but turkey. I’m still recovering from Thanksgiving. I will, I repeat, will, throw up.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He draws it out again and it clatters to the ground and I should hope that he is dead but I’m selfish so I can’t. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, she thought to take it out by the firelight, but then she might run into someone, and they’d be sure to ask what she was holding. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They spoke in an Arabic dialect that the boy didn’t understand, but, when he made to leave, the guard told him to stay. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, what did she think we’d been doing for the last five days but talk. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as responsibility goes, no one really wants it—but all of us are responsible to the community we live in Sc its laws. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to ignore them, but it wasn’t always possible. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She let Biddy give her corn and water, but hiss and peck when Biddy go to pet her. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He quickly goes for the Comet, but it slips from his grasp, only to float farther away. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were clumsy, but too selfless now to be embarrassed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He had never quite realized that until now, but as the words came spilling out he saw the truth of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were many big hotels that were closed but most of the shops were open and the people were very glad to see us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“At the risk of being too forthright, I was hoping I might have the pleasure of your company one afternoon. I will be disappointed, but in no way offended, if you decline.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I require but one thing to rescind my ban,” Lorren said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The white one, he said you was a punk and he would take your girl. I told for him to better take it back, but he wouldn’t, so I knocked him down.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mark had known some druggies in his life, but those were the worst. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The tube was gold in color, but Stanley didn't think it was real gold. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Pity about the fat, but given the exceptional circumstances the vegetarian part of me would simply pinch its nose and bear it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mind flashes to Billy for a second, but I don’t want to confuse things even more. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’d already been turned away by the upper-class ones, but there were many respectable places left. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In 2011, I’d taken a group of thirty-seven girls from the school to visit the University of Oxford, bringing not the high achievers but students whose teachers thought they weren’t yet reaching their potential. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He was grim and grave as ever, but Ged knew now his compassion, and loved him well. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I’m not going to let Tyson get fried.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“They do nothing but thumb their prayer beads and recite a book written in a tongue they don’t even understand.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She regarded me as if she were seeing me for the thousandth time but was still unconvinced. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she first got Jake, an albino corn snake, he was no longer than a pencil, but I still refused to come over to her house. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Howard took them back to Philadelphia but had no chance to inspect them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For the present, he could not be spared, to his “very great mortification and regret; but still he looked forward with the hope of coming to Randalls at no distant period.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Even he knew that Zimbabwe was in terrible shape, but the people who lived in Chisamba Singles witnessed it every day. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She knew that his voice got very soft when he spoke to the goats, but she couldn’t remember what he sounded like when he read the Torah to her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was pretty cold, too, but it felt good because I was sweating so much. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Cardan couldn’t have said it if he didn’t believe it to be true—but why would he think that? The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Across the water there were shrill cries, but nothing could be seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was fourteen but, feeling very grown up, I lit it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He felt every step—the rub of his wet socks in his shoes, the burn of his wounded leg, the ache in his hand—but he also felt more himself than he ever had before. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Celaena opened her eyes, but stared at the wall across the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“At first I didn’t, but”—I twirled my pencil in my fingers—“then it seemed like it would be fun. It would’ve been nice to win something.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It might have been different if Sarah or Carrie had been there, but they weren’t. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the workers had gotten back from the rig in time, but a few men were covered. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty years had passed since the last Fischer–Spassky showdown, but each of the three main players seemed approximately the same—excepting some gray hairs, additional furrows, and extra girth around the middle. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I nod but hold Mustafa’s hand tightly as we walk down the hall past the bathrooms. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She and Bobby both realized that living alone gave him more time to study according to his own time and pace, but Ginzburg’s negative interpretation of their relationship was totally incorrect. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There’s nothing I can do then but close her eyelids, whisper good-bye, and swim away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben had said, “How many million cousins does Red have?” but the opportunity for speech had died a swift death. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to turn his head; but even with the effort his eyes seemed to grow glassy again so I gently put it back. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Same as usual,” said Harry, as Hermione perched herself on the edge of his bed, “they didn’t talk to me much, but I like it better that way. How’re you, Hermione?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I searched for some kind of echo, for a residue of sweetness or strength or grace, but there was nothing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

"Don't worry. He left me some, just not that much. I mean, enough for now, but I have to be careful." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Cool Papa’s hat would get crushed in the small bag, but it had survived so much. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I am holding a phone card in my hand, but I cannot call home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Stag of the Sea was fighting fires and boarders both, but the fiery heart had been raised over Jeffrey's Loyal Man. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I loved him because he made it plain, never mystical or esoteric, because his science was not rooted in the actions of spooks and mystery gods but in the work of the physical world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I hear her words, but Merryl’s voice still echoes in my head. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It takes some imagining, but finally I see myself playing H.O.R.S.E. with Erin as the sun sets through the trees and the stars poke through the endless sky above. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s true! He hates violence in all its forms, but especially guns.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The government suggested that Bantu Authorities would free the people from the control of white magistrates, but this was a smoke screen for the state’s undermining of democracy and promotion of tribal rivalries. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cooper could see he was upset, because his eyes were glistening, but he turned, remembering his manners, and held out his hand. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the gentlemen offered her a hand, but she needed none, having spent her life climbing trees and ladders and roofs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dad’s truck might handle better in the rain than Mom’s car, but no one would call it comfortable. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Since the Khmer Rouge takeover of Phnom Penh, I have heard of Pol Pot but I never knew exactly what his position with the Angkar was. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought he could hear the sadness now, but nothing more than that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In an effort to recapture that high moment, he had tried to talk with Max, but Max was preoccupied, busy preparing his plea to the court to save his life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed particularly pointless to Coraline, but she hoped that the people enjoyed it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Obedient, Sandor Clegane swung down from his saddle, but there was no way through that wall of fleSh, let alone to the roof. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There were streetcars and automobiles and people upon people, but no parade. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We’d resist them a little— but when we had plainly got something wrong, it seemed to me that the fulsome apology was the way to go. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Your life seems hard, Delphine, but it is good. It’s better than what I could have given you.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking thin and pale and weak; but her eyes were pure and glowed with fervour. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I'd taught the Buchanans' Llanview just as my colleagues had taught Joyce's Dublin or Faulkner's Mississippi, but that was over now. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible thing to him to retract a word, but to retract it in shame was infinitely worse. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents forced her to have a bed, but she convinced them to banish the dresser to the garage. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I knew loads about Jesse—he loved baths but hated hot tubs, he listened to self-important indie music, cologne made his eyes puffy, he never washed his jeans—but Diego was an enigma. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I know they were heavy to carry down and all, but I had to wonder if they was worth the bother. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sees them up there, but they don’t mean anything to her. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he walked home after school, there was an ease to his step that had been missing for months, but guilt still ate at his conscience. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to buy something to eat, but that would take all the money I had just earned. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He did not dare look at Burdow, but he remembered the sullen, piglike eyes that had stared at him in the store that morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Saber-toothed Small Bob lunged at the god, but Tartarus smacked the cat sideways. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She smiled at the grim good women but the smile went away when she saw that they answered her with frowns. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched her with suspicion, but accepted her as part of the scenery much as they accepted the impalas and vervet monkeys. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When others tried to sleep there, I was not as generous as the elderly widow had been but selfishly chased them away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly tempts him to the window, but he stops himself. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He guessed that he had been a fool and said cheerfully, “I am sorry, Robin Wood, but I am afraid it is much too far for me.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hospital was afraid of a media circus, but the visit was an essential one. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I held on to the ticket and my body grew tense, hot as fire; but I was used to that too. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She not only gave us a serving bowl and a kitchen chair, but it meant she trusted me. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know a whole lot about basketball, but it seemed way better than math anyway, so I figured Mr. Clifton was probably all right. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to heed Rob’s advice, but my latent claustrophobia prevailed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit down at one table, but the kid in the next chair said, “Oh, sorry, but somebody else is sitting here.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Part of her wanted to take it with her, but she stopped herself. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I try following her instructions, but my hands slip and my feet slip and I don't get very far. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He didn’t know how rigidly it was being enforced, but he couldn’t afford to take any chances. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I suspected she was, but before I knew the facts, she had an abortion. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Davos fought through the press, looking for the other captain, but the man was dead before he reached him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Not only Brother Leon but a Trinity tradition ? The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew her father loved her, but that was not the point. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"They always want it all at once, but we have to guide them. We have to be wiser." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I’m sure you’re a very good chicken keeper, but you must agree there’s no point in your continuing to take this class. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, but I can still see that face, hovering, disapproving, trying to push me in a direction I refuse to go. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked surprised but said, “Sure, go ahead.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I returned to school but found it impossible to study. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t a hard blow,” said Henry thoughtfully, “but it was quite judiciously timed. Instantly he shut up and stared at her and I said to him, ‘Bunny, shut up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dropped by a runner, probably, but something about it gives me the creeps and I want to get out of there quickly, back into the sunshine. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke lightly, but it seemed to Frodo that he looked rather worried. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As a kid, Charlie had disassembled everything he could get his hands on—CD players, watches, our clothes dryer—but he’d never shown much interest in putting them back together. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Her jaw was jutted out in defiance, but her eyes glistened as he cut through her ropes with his hanjari. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The rooms seemed neat and spare, but not cold with tidiness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Now that we’re into the weekdays I sometimes get live humans on the other end of the line, but they are disdainful or discouraging. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says us, but no one else is listening, except maybe Levi. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

They sold the items at twice the regular price, but the trip seemed worth the risk and expense. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me,” I said, “but the answer is here.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In the back of my mind were the stories I’d heard, of drunks, of old people, of careless skiers freezing to death, but for some reason none of this seemed to apply to me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I would have made it past the teachers with no problem, but I forgot to factor in Heather. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Crowds of Chinese were milling around but they didn’t look like organized riot- makers, just ordinary Chinese who had come out of curiosity to laugh at the foreigners scuttling away. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I preferred to be alone, but the lure of the yunka stranger was too strong. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was all depressing, but it was a distraction from obsessively picking at my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Fire exploded in waves across both armies, but the action was moving across the street to the entrance of the Empire State Building. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Slowly I turned the spoon upside down, but of course in weightlessness the water didn’t spill, but stayed right in the spoon, which I then put in my mouth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy turned this way and that, hoping for some clue to where her suspect lived, but all the houses looked the same with their wide porches and stone steps, large front windows glowing warmly. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Once he had been dead, and mead had been brewed from his blood, but now he was alive once more. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

See was the least of the words she might have chosen, but the safest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only one syllable, but it speaks paragraphs. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The warrior gave another deep bow and a salute before leaving the room, but the old man stayed standing in its center. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He fumbled for his weapons, but his hands groped at nothing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I float on my back, which continues to burn beneath the water, but the agony quiets to pain. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“I may not remember my name or what country I live in, but you and that pie is something I will never forget.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was really only a large, round boulder, but it allowed her to see in all directions from the top. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll get the laudanum and anything else I can supply, but you think.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I’m doing but I start thumping that old spruce dresser of an instrument for all it’s worth, thumping and thumping, until I feel my life begin. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Writing back and forth to them used to make me feel less alone, but now I know it’s all a lie. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dam little time to do anything in, but then I am used to that. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pilot was busy with her levers, but the other three stared at her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Now, he reactivated his account to search for Ifemelu, but she did not have a Facebook profile. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

June was silent, but tears poured down her face, both of her hands pressed to her cheeks. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And I thought, Maybe this will be the summer when there is nothing but laughter. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

When he took the calendar, there was still a smile on his features, but as he flicked through I could see something closing off inside him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We manage to produce a little extra palm oil for sale in Luanda, but most of what we grow is consumed here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I, um, I was headed to the school but stopped when I saw you.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He gave us no reason, but he no doubt knew that Klan members such as Robert Chambliss and Bob Cherry lived in that part of town. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He switched out the light, but he could not sleep. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was slow walking through the thick snow, and by the time we got to the bridge our feet were wet, but it was not cold. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rochester doesn't deserve her, but he loves her. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Unless you write yourself, you can’t know how wonderful it is; I always used to bemoan the fact that I couldn’t draw, but now I’m overjoyed that at least I can write. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They had done so—until, in the course of time, the ends had been achieved, but the force had remained upon his hands unchastened. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There's only one apartment left, but you'll love it. It was meant for you." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter saw that my mind was made up and he said he would not stop me, but that he hoped I knew what I was doing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dining-room was bare except for a table and chairs, but the food was good, and there was good wine: Frodo’s wine had not been included in the sale to the Sackville-Bagginses. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Weeks passed, but the large blank space he had reserved at the bottom of the totem for his anger carving remained empty. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He almost laughed but then just shook his head. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were exhilarated by the idea of taking a long, adventurous journey, but I knew very well how this was going to turn out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

His cooking is full of love, but not so full of flavor. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Fred yelled happily, but he was wrong; as though it was magnetically attracted to Harry, the Bludger pelted after him once more and Harry was forced to fly off at full speed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Warren pulls away and gets ready to throw a punch, but Darius ducks and hits him with an uppercut. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Max had told him that he was going to see the Governor, but he had heard no more from him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not drinking but I can tell he’d like to be. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“More dangerous because no one else knows how dangerous they are but me.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I think I must go to class,” Wil tried to mention it nonchalantly, but it came out almost strangled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ess gasped, her mouth open wide, but when the buds blossomed into petals of fire, she screamed and clapped her hands, and Jinny couldn’t help laughing with her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I bet she wants to sit there, but that’s not our spot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Softly but definitively and there was no mistaking the compliment. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I went outside to see if anybody had change, but nobody walks around here, so all I met were police who wanted to know why I was walking around with all this money.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

In the street she broke into a run to try to catch up with Aron, but she couldn’t find him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t tell her but I’ve sampled some of that French wine. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Never did get a marker, so I couldn’t tell you exactly where she at, but the immediate family be buried next to each other. So she probably round in here somewhere.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Dill’s demeanor conveyed that he wasn’t enjoying making small talk any more than she was, but he also wasn’t ready to fill the silence with anything else. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It would be a lot cuter without it, but I promised to wear it this way when Mama agreed to let me get the dress. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The neat children were mannerly not only to adults but to other children as well. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life seemed complete, and I was happy—utterly worn out, but happy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me feels like leaning into her embrace, but there’s a part of me that’s angry, too, so I stiffen at her touch. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I might not know exactly where I go from here, but I’ll find my direction. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I knew he heard me, because his forehead wrinkled, but he didn’t answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The secretary wears a splint on his broken jaw, which, luckily, deflects the knife away from the jugular vein, but it does little to protect the rest of his skull. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I got off the shelf and I looked through the door, but the policeman wasn’t there. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The writing is indecipherable, not because Margo’s handwriting is bad, but because on top of the horizontal lines of text, writing also goes vertically down the page. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju said it was a good idea, but gave her no money to add to what she had. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He wants to find a place to fix that tire, but he’s having trouble finding a garage that’s open. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t intended to tell him this story, or any story, but maybe she had. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Six years ago she didn’t know any different, but now it was such a huge part of her life. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for the advice,” she said coldly, “but my father’s made his choice about who he wants to live with.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Obviously, he knows about the swastikas, but he doesn’t really grasp what they mean. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

So I know I should’ve been a brilliant detective or whatever, but in actuality I was one of the least observant people I’d ever met. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before Lynn died, my mother would have done anything for her own family, but she would not have done much for another family. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No need for that, son. He was bothering my food, getting in the flour and such, but I got things worked out with him now.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she strokes and suckles and studies her son, she can’t help but pity him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The tree made no immediate reply, but her leaves rustled prettily. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was two years younger than I was, but he was about fifty times as intelligent. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I got one,” she told me through her teeth, but still kind of loud. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Harry had never met a vampire, but he had seen pictures of them in his Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and Black, with his waxy white skin, looked just like one. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The meat tasted like metal and dirt, but it was fresh enough. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are big increases, but they are also still tiny, tiny numbers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask his name but I didn’t. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I keep my head down but tilt it enough to see one of his ears. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we travel over District 12, I watch anxiously for signs of an attack, but nothing pursues us. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Until then, the idea of being a code breaker had never occurred to Davis, but afterward she signed up for a course in the subject. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No one’s left here but us. Please. It’s just one floor. You’ll be fine.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I knew I was smart enough to go, but I also knew it was impossibly expensive, way more than secondary school, which my parents could barely afford for me or my siblings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She replies tartly, “I was going to say Wednesday after school, but you’ll be out begging strangers for candy, so forget it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Not only did he have Eve, but he had the taste of the first apple in the world in his mouth for the rest of his life. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were careful, but still, there were signs. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I sniff and try to hold back my tears, but I can’t. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She wanted to say, “You caii live with me. There are good private schools here that you could go to,” but she did not. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

One man had avoided the bullets and mortar shells but not the animals in the river. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Haymitch is actually bent on keeping us alive, but there are too many ears listening, so I just say, "Yes, he's gotten very responsible lately." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Slaves were tools, so maybe the latter, but no one here was a slave. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Iorek Byrnison looked at them as a smith as well as a warrior, but there was nothing in these fragments he could use. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Gebu went into the second storeroom, emerging presently with one of the small, flat loaves of Egyptian bread; but when Ranofer reached for it, he drew it back. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Luke recognized that he was upset immediately, but Annie fired right back. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I had had some English classes in Peru, but nothing like this. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If I left it alone, I would stop noticing it; but if I focused on it, it would drive me crazy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t find any more on my legs, but as I gaze at my arms, I see a little cluster of them by my elbow, like white freckles. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

"Yes, Mary," I said, "but I've got to go out now. I forgot to take care of some business." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure if learning about ancient Greece and classical philosophy is going to get me anywhere, but it’s not like trig is going to get me anywhere, either. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Her breasts were empty sacks hanging against her ribs, but nevertheless she lovingly put them in the boy’s mouth. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt saw Sister Inez go pale, but she didn’t back down. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption looked slightly abashed, but his jaw stayed stubborn. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Ma was utterly confused about all but one thing: Jesus. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The future is never certain, but for the first time since we were taken, I know we won’t go down without a fight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wish I had wrapping paper or at least some ribbon, but the tissue paper will have to do. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Oh, Lucy, Lucy, I cannot be angry with you, nor can I be angry with my friend whose happiness is yours; but I must only wait on hopeless and work. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man’s court, but as if everyone else — white and black — was a guest in my court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After it was heating on the stove for a minute, I could hear Mom’s phone ring, and her answering, but I couldn’t make out the words. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t feel all that different to Armpit, but he didn’t say so. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He expected it to pass over his house on its way elsewhere, but when he poked his head out and looked up he saw that it was hovering over his house, over him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I'm thankful I still have some rosin left for my bow, but it definitely needs new horsehair. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine lifted up and stepped aside, and there underneath her was the pigeon, alive but dazed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

They decided in a council meeting not to fight back but to offer peace, friendship, and a division of resources. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Calculus makes this relatively straightforward, but Newton deliberately avoided using calculus in his published proofs, realizing that his peers would not accept the calculations unless they were couched in familiar language. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

She asks in a way that’s not judgmental or anything but really trying to understand. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

At the hill’s foot Frodo found Aragorn, standing still and silent as a tree; but in his hand was a small golden bloom of elanor, and a light was in his eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He wrote something in his book and held it up, but I couldn’t see it, so I ran back over. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried to talk to 105, but he wouldn’t talk to me.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to ask, but his face is shuttered. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Thomas’s thoughts tried to drift toward the Hole and what it all meant, but he couldn’t shake the thought of what Newt had been about to say before they saw Minho return. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Dad would always ask if she wanted him to read them to her, but she always said no. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You don’t belong in the village anymore. You’re worthless, with that leg. Your mother always protected you but she’s gone now. You should go too. Why didn’t you just stay in the Field?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he couldn’t believe that he had not only grown up in America, but also had grown half-old in it without ever having fired a gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never met him. Your grandfather had dealings with him once. It will be dangerous, but at present he is probably our best alternative. We should hurry. I’ll tell you more on the way.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I knew he was dead, and I knew dead meant gone, but Daddy had been gone before and he always came back. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cora had savored this fact in a multitude of ways over the months, but the provision for colored education was among the most nourishing. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Jimmy may have only a few sentences in his repertoire, but he knows to keep going when pretty girls pay attention to him. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

And I asked about the girl Mr. Gregory got to replace Lil and she said she was fine but not nearly as good as Lil. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Several groups of people do leave the bar, but I see no signs of Archie. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thief must have been upset to discover that he had filched not a purse but a book full of scribbles. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Dussel was speechless in the face of such ingenuity, and could do nothing but gaze around in surprise as he explored the rest of our lovely and ultrapractical Annex. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

You will say anything that occurs to you, but what I can’t understand are the things that do occur to you. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“I probably won’t be seeing you again, will I? I mean, I know the others might come back, but you . . .” He trails off, but picks up the thought again a moment later. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“They lost their way but don’t want to get back on the path. All they want is meat.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

So many thoughts are running through my head, but I can’t seem to make sense of any of them. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a soda machine but no electricity, so they set a block of ice inside it and kept the sodas on that. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of big sycamores in the bottoms but the one in which my dogs had treed was the giant of them all. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” said Samuel, “but you can make a very fast pig.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was serious, but the girls both knew that he was having fun with LaPautre. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I never had a country biscuit, but Cluck Bucket’s were incredible. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not only had she heard it meowing in the dark, but she also saw it make an absolutely stunning leap early one morning. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bod was walking fast through the twilit graveyard, but he was not running, not yet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

To the first honoree, he announces, “Well, here’s your book. Looks rather bilge to me from a glance at the title page, but, such as it is, here you are.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The sidecar rose like a cork, unsteerable but at least still airborne: He had but a split second’s relief, however, as more curses streaked past him: The three Death Eaters were closing in. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I read the pages in my math book that other kids had read weeks earlier, but nothing made any sense. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Colonel Cathcart was not thinking anything at all about the chaplain, but was tangled up in a brand-new, menacing problem of his own: Yossarian! Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Carl Tiflin and Billy Buck were not in sight, but from a metallic ringing on the other side of the barn, Jody knew that Billy Buck was just starting to milk a cow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had been portrayed not as a mother who simply adored her only son, but as an obscene child playing dirty games with whatever male was near—be it her father or her son. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, I nodded enough to show that I heard what she had said, but not a big enough nod to show that I agreed. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like them but I don’t fall in love with them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I almost laugh but stop myself by biting into a Twizzler. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He shook his head but didn’t offer a reason. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to follow Annemarie’s conversation but mostly just squinted to see down the block. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I now knew what it was like to lose a mother, but I don’t know how my mother would’ve felt if she lost me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in watching the string burn all the way down than in opening the package, but he opened it, finally. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and white. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tendai wondered about the same thing, but he thought about it less as the weeks went by. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

L.V. was livid and told him he was never going to make it, but Boobie was in no mood to listen. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched, but he wasn’t paying close attention. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He cursed us both, but after a while he began to feel a little better. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He hesitates, but then moves back for me to come in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"We do, but—" "This man wears a hunting horn." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is a simple tale, but its message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Athena was not distinguished in that line, but she invented the flute although she never played upon it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess we’re alike, Mr. Blakeslee. I don’t trust machinery. I don’t understand how it works. I can talk to a horse and calm him down, but I can’t talk to that!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

His eyes flashed open, clear and so blue, but it was only for an instant. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She actually said the letters B-T-W, which I wanted to point out required more syllables than just saying “by the way,” but she was clearly locked into something. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The foxes of the Arctic, scavengers that they were, had picked up some language, but their brains were so formed that they could only understand statements in the present tense. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth to reply, but I have no clue what to say. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Same brown eyes, but otherwise totally different features. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The man is, in any event, by all accounts a fool: too fantastical of temperament and childish of observation to merit trust; but too trusting to merit confidence. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry but I swore I wouldn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was dressed like Kaisa, in riding clothes, but in the low light, Ash could not see her face. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Weightlessness might be good for the body in terms of comfort, but it was thought to be harmful to the heart, muscles, and skeleton. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s dangerous out here. The cities are like these boulders. They may seem solid, but if you start messing with them, the whole pile could crumble.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I am following along, but with each step, the pressure builds. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He got about, but with great difficulty, by using a stick—and willpower. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It says, “Beware! I may be tiny, but my teeth are sharp.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She was still in her bathing suit, but she wore her sea-green running shoes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t think it was at Burt himself, but suddenly everything exploded. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She'd never met Allie or anything, because that was her first summer in Maine--before that, she went to Cape Cod- -but I told her quite a lot about him. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He made his name with ragtime but this style, as we saw in the previous chapter, was in the early 1920s being superseded all over America by jazz. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

All had been broken and plundered; but beside the shattered lid of one there lay the remains of a book. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I am born of a man who believed he could tell nothing but the truth, while he set down for all time the Poisonwood Bible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he came up next to her, Dicey stepped back a pace, but kept her finger on the number in the book. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stocky guide’s voice was angry, but I was so glad to see her I almost forgot myself and reached to hug her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What then, Thomas? What has hooves, is larger than a goat, and more delicate than a boar, and walks our village by night but stops outside the door of the church?” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to listen through the door, but I couldn’t hear anything. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I desperately wanted to sacrifice myself and use the last pearl on her, but I knew what she would say. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She had slammed it shut on leaving, but had not locked the dead bolt; after all, not even a burglar could get into a snowbound building. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a bit of a roundabout way of getting there, but it’s quiet, with very little traffic, and in any case we get to pass number thirty-four Cranham Road. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew a tremendous number of things—but was it worth while Jcnowing all these things ifthey did not know the one important thing, the only important thing? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It isn’t a matter of favoritism, but just that he lives in the present and is focused on his current students. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I again felt rather like an individual of but average gastronomical powers sitting down to feast alone at a table spread with provisions for a hundred. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Down that corridor. It’s a bit cold in there, so I said they might like to come in here by the fire, but they didn’t want to.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Matt struggled to say something but his tongue failed him so he jumped down off the porch and walked away as mad as he could be. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z