单词 | after |
例句 | They lost the Bendable Bookworm medal to the Northeast team after a fierce game of Dewey Decimal Twister. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Then, after he fell quiet for a moment, he said, “You don’t talk much, Aza.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Each time he stopped after singing a new piece, the animals shouted, “More! More! More!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba says only wicked things happen after midnight, but I know better. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Some tar had oozed down the fenders, marring the blue color, and later, after Master went indoors, Ugwu carefully wiped it off, until the black glob covered only the headlights. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “I tried to wait up for you, but I couldn’t. When I heard you come in, I looked up at the clock and it was after four.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The halls were usually pretty quiet at this hour, and I rarely saw people after school let out, so the sounds were unusual. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was returning home after a long afternoon of playing soccer at the stadium on Twelfth Avenue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt better after she gave me a stick of gum to chew. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The faster I run the faster it runs after me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a while he said in a low voice, “You should not have told me her name, maybe.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He handed her the sawed-off length of his gun barrel, the one that ruined itself after he struck the ghost sister’s feet. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Three months for him,” he’ll say, after seeing the boy for the first time; or, “When are you going to throw him over?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z From the fruit bowl on the sideboard his father had filled his pockets, and now, without for the moment taking accurate aim, was throwing apple after apple. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Representing the marriage of old-world traditions with the apple-pie aspirations of the new country, she took crown after crown. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He cautiously crept up to the porch and—after pausing to take in a deep, fortifying, leg-steadying breath—shimmied through Duke’s doggy door. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In some places the snow was higher than he was, and the big direwolf had to stop and shake it off after plunging through the thin crust. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z One day after a particularly satisfying win, the Captain turned from me to Caroline and said, “I miss your singing now that Trudy’s gone. Those were some happy times.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the first issue was printed, the Revolution’s benefactor, George Francis Train, went to England and ended up in a British jail with a one-year sentence for speaking out in favor of Irish rebels. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Way after a while they arrived at Mrs. Turner’s eating house and found the place full to the limit. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “I just ask you to be a little more careful after this.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Enterprise: Named after the spaceship in Star Trek; used only in testing. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Park picked up his comics after taekwondo Wednesday night, but he waited until Thursday morning to read them. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The Second Sons were the first to return, eight days after the queen sent forth her summons. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In early 1943, after the heavy losses in Russia, the Nazis realized they needed to bolster Germany’s dwindling manpower. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z And again, after a silence, “It is better to send him away, even to the south.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Listen, Ivy, I’m sorry,” June said after a few weird seconds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We heard single shots, bursts of machine-gun fire in the woods, the whooping of boys right after. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “They only just got to sleep after saving you the last time!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When I was seven, we’d had to call it off after a mudslide north of the village center. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z It was a warm evening—the two boys had taken off their shirts, and after a while Joe stripped also. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But even after several months, the chimps had not become used to us. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Maybe after a moment’s thought, she realized she didn’t want to find out. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He talked about Grandma, whom he had cared for long after she ceased to recognize him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That’s one of the first things I do after I take off my hearing aids for the night. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe a bit later than that. Maybe it was closer to eight. Yes, actually, I remember now—I think I got home just after eight.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z How could other astronomers—some of whom said they had not examined Lowell’s maps closely until after their own observations— have drawn the same canals? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember the few weeks that came after that—the last few weeks before the new carer took over—as being surprisingly tranquil. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a tiger hunter, after all, wasn’t he? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after what seemed like forever, it gently drifted to the floor, where it made a soft landing. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Even after all this time, my mom was still ostracized for something that happened long ago. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Ma starts walking down the road, and I trail after her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Sadly, after surviving their ordeal in the Antarctic, several of them were killed in action, among them McCarthy and Cheetham, two of the most cheerful and well-liked members of the whole group. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z When the music comes back on, waiters appear with appetizers and plate after heaping plate of mouthwatering food—biryani and kebabs and tandoori chicken and samosas. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z That was how we would get back to Hermes after surface operations were complete. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z She laughed, and after a moment Ana joined in, but Clara seemed able to force only a thin smile. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Mollie’s brother-in-law, Bill Smith, was one of the first to wonder if there was something curious about Lizzie’s death, coming so soon after the murders of Anna and Whitehorn. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I told her about our favorite bonfire at Lake Worth, where we go on spring and summer nights after Papi gets off work. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z What white kid could hate blacks after spending five minutes in the Beales’ house? Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As Noodles made suggestion after suggestion, I looked out at Needles, sitting on the stoop, weaving the black yarn in and out with the needles just like my mother taught him. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Brad’s buddies got three days each for ganging up on Patrick after they broke up the original fight. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Finally around midnight, after the ninth or tenth aerial attack, Jason turned to him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “There are no Mexicans after you,” she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the sadness about you being gone comes and finds me after not being there for a while. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “If you promise to come and see us after you are well.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They followed the Crown Prince, who, like Chaol, was swathed in a red cape, pinned over the left breast with a brooch fashioned after the royal seal. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I was still gasping when I tried to begin again in a more even voice: “Listen, Ted, sorry ... I think the best thing is for you to come over after work.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But for three nights after I left the bakery there were the nightmares. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Carmine is quiet, gaping at the buildings and wires and people outside the window, after hundreds of miles of fields and trees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Once again he felt the horror of the moment after the old lady grabbed him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Not long after, White was jolted awake by the phone. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I don't know what I ate, but I felt immensely better after the first mouthful. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Just after dark, Chuck brought him some dinner and a big glass of cold water. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z We end the night playing round after round of Taboo. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Everything in his life would now be separated into before and after this moment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The streets had become so congested that the city issued an emergency decree to suspend the trolley service until after the parade because there was no room for the passengers to disembark downtown. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Rain batters against the windows; it’s after eight but still seems dark outside. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It helped that Pocock’s own mother had died six months after his birth. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I remembered that after the orientation the old- timers started telling us about the diseases they said the lieutenant overlooked. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Armed with a shotgun, a soldier provides cover for a buddy crawling to safety after their tank was hit by armor-piercing grenades, 1969. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z That NIGHT, after Stuart has left, I wander from room to room, dry-mouthed, cold. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “This need fer coffee is an evil hold on me, Matt,” she told her husband on the morning after the last of the coffee grounds had been boiled until they were worthless. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z "Give me your word that you will put down your swords again after the fight is done." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what to say after that. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Andrew had recently been hospitalized after contemplating suicide. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z So I chase after him, and when I get close, I whisper, “Keep running Jaim- ito, all the way to the goal.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sorry! It came unplugged. I didn’t tape it back down after my shower.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The novelty of horses, steel weapons, and guns undoubtedly paralyzed the Incas at Cajamarca, but the battles after Cajamarca were fought against determined resistance by Inca armies that had already seen Spanish weapons and horses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “United Nations. As if mankind could ever unite. Remind me to tear down this building after we destroy Olympus.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Large numbers of former slaves roamed the highways in the early years after the war. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Shortly after returning to Fort Ord, Adams received orders to deploy to Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “And was any other patrol sent after them, Hyzenthlay? The next day, I mean?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Many years later, long after Ultima was gone and I had grown to be a man, I would awaken sometimes at night and think I caught a scent of her fragrance in the cool-night breeze. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember when Ms. Beth sent for Daphne after school. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The crowd literally goes wild after lunch; we’re shouting, “ENCORE, ENCORE!” and they play it three more times before they can get us to head to practice. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He remembered Nivea, Rosa’s mother, who, after her husband had retired from politics, terrified by the poisoned brandy, had begun her own political campaign. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Invariably, hundreds of people fanned out around the track apron to watch the Triple Crown winner, who had come to Pimlico after crushing the field in the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baker didn’t care that I had regular practice on Wednesday afternoons, after school, with Coach Quatrini. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She locked the gate door after them and went inside the house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The shorter man holds his back at first, as if not wanting to dirty her hand, but finally, after wiping it on the side of his pants, he gives it to Yolanda. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But last week, I was standing in the courtyard after lunch and Jennifer S. walked up to me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “What the—” Mr. Ray whipped around after hearing the belching and hacking sound of spit-up, along with my chair sliding back from the under the table and my footsteps running up on him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I had taken a break after the part about the harpoon boat. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z The city seemed to be awakening after a long, inescapable nightmare. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z Joseph had learned something about shipwrecks as a pupil at St. Anthony’s, which was named after the patron saint of shipwrecks and lost things. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Leaving me twelve, which is not impossible, but not the best way to spend your first evening after three months on brandy.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a ring,” Marco says after a moment, picking the image out of her mind as easily as if she had drawn him a picture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And my psychiatrist’s questions weren’t weird after all. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We all watch Bob fill in Chad’s blue dot, and I know that something has changed after all. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I know it’s a complex topic, and I’ll be sure to go over painstaking details at a later time, after we clean up the mess you made, but right now...” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was a time when we didn’t hug, after she’d told me about being gay; but then she said I didn’t turn her on, reassuring me, and we’d gone back to it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But Carmen was already in the hallway, ignoring the voices calling after her. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He’s taken to drinking in my presence, to unwind after the day, he says. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z On the day after the match race deal was finalized, Smith walked up the Pimlico track to the starter’s stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z From deep in the wood, some bird made a screeching sound, and then again, after a pause. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I remember this one time after lunch, when Stan and I went to class and Mr. Thorp, our math teacher with the huge head, sprang this surprise quiz on us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z However, the animals eagerly feed on it after its foliage has been sprayed with 2,4-D. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was true, I saw on a visit in March, as I was heading back east after a book tour. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Lincoln was sixth on the bill—making “Dedicatory Remarks” after music from Birgfield’s Band and the Marine Band, a prayer, a hymn, and the main speaker. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z And the Price family lived happily ever after? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never thought she was as hot as everyone else does,” Lydia said, after she’d gone. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I need you. You know you can sink it. And after all, you wrote the stupid poem to begin with. Please...” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He’s hanging out after school in Docs classroom to avoid making the call a few days later when SJ busts through the door like she’s being chased by rabid dogs. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It is too soon after Will’s death for her to be flirted with. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after some time had passed, I allowed the obvious, more important question to break through my cloud of anger: What could Rachel Caldwell possibly have to do with all this? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z She pushed the prosecutors to go after Reggie, then took on the cause of texting and driving, amassing a binder of evidence for media and legislators. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I run for miles but don’t count them, passing dark house after dark house. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He couldn’t tell whether Estha recognized him after all those years or not. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Aglovale came back to the King, as he was going up to bed after the usual condolences and exclamations had been made. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But her diagnosis had come late, after the cancer had advanced, and it was difficult to know what would happen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z That was true before the money and doubly true after. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “What? You think you’re getting with her after you stuck a knife in her hand?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She said, “Maybe it was there all along. I don’t know. He never talked much about his father. It was after Mr. Trask had the—you know—the lettuce. Aron was angry then.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Then after school they rubbed smut on my face. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I think about the transports from camp to camp, how I screamed inside as we passed village after village: Do you know there are human beings on this train? What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “And not too long after, that time, it come.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But only three years after Comte’s death, it was discovered that a spectrum can be used to determine the chemistry of distant objects. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Speaking of people from Poland: Billy Pilgrim accidentally saw a Pole hanged in public, about three days after Billy got to Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If my entire life is like this, loud laughter and bold action and the kind of exhaustion you feel after a hard but satisfying day, I will be content. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z If it’s taking this long he must not be dead after all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Live for the moment and the moment after,” he once told me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Inside it’s like Black Friday at its worst—but today it’s not televisions and video games people are after. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “There!” said Ron, after a minute or so. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She is flustered, when she shows up after about a ten-minute wait, because, as she explains, she just works on the floor and has never interviewed anyone before. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I never did get drunk, but I got after the hash like a mouse at cheese. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Mother had left home after her marriage, as introverted and conservative, and possibly even more shy and bookish, than any of the others. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z One after another, thin jets of warm water struck Laila’s hair, then her palm when she raised it to shield her face. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z She had named a place where they could meet after work, four evenings hence. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Also, after seeing the room, I figured I’d give Lucas a chance to prove me wrong. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The ship was made ready, the presents were stowed within, and Odysseus embarked after taking a grateful leave of his kind hosts. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z After the website he’d spent a fortune to get running had failed to do anything but waste his time, he began to read book after book on missing children. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The Queen knew that every pure Mack cat had a certain bone in it, which, if it were held in the mouth after boiling the cat alive, was able to make you invisible. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides she had seen Barrymore in Galsworthy’s Justice on Broadway and she was spoiled for stock companies after that. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s hard not to, especially at first. I know. You keep hoping. And of course, so soon after the war there was still the nerve gas.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And since, after weeks of proving to her that I can, Mom has finally allowed me to start driving again, she lets me go to Hank’s alone. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Ma said, “All right, then, I want you to run on over there and ax if it be all right for her to look after you whilst we’s at the meeting.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z As I’ve said, it wasn’t until a long time afterwards—long after I’d left the Cottages—that I realised just how significant our little encounter in the churchyard had been. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been fighting with a man called Sir Alphagus, whom he had killed after getting these wounds—three of them on the head, four on the body and on the left hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he pours it out in two mugs and serves us each a piece of the blackberry pie Gloria brought after the funeral. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z On the Monday after Thanksgiving break, school feels too bright, too loud, too...everything. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z As I chased after Ema, I saw Ms. Owens, who was working as cafeteria monitor, move quickly to cut me off. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Better information has led to later reduction or withdrawal of the tolerance, but only after the public has been exposed to admittedly dangerous levels of the chemical for months or years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His cold eyes moved across the crowd, settling for a few seconds on one face after another. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Night after night, she cannot sleep more than three hours. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z For after finding out who Lio was exactly, Mama had forbidden Minerva to bring him into the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What is striking, though, is that even after people walked slowly out of the room and down the hall, they still weren’t aware of how their behavior had been affected. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z His mum didn’t look great, looked even worse after five days in hospital, but she was still hopeful about the new medicine she was being given. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z But I’m not sure anymore after what Lucinda told me about us having a dictator who makes everybody hang his picture on their walls. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z She waited, breathlessly, and after a moment she realized that she was alone in the column. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The monsters shrieked and flew after their eggs, frantic to save them. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was a tremendous breakthrough, therefore, when, after years of effort, chemists of the Agriculture Department recently succeeded in isolating the attractant. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She asks for the emergency room, is connected to one part of the hospital after another. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z But Haupt learned that the baby had died a few days after being born. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Beneath the full moon she cast a shadow, and you could see the curve from her waist to her hips in the shadow, and after a while she stopped and said, “Dig.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z She’d been taught in school that they were full of life, but this one was like the deserts she’d imagined as a littlie—featureless humps stretching into the distance, one after another. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For years after the war I searched for my brother Tsalig in crowds. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z About to chase after me one last time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z It’s only after he’s gone that I see the captain. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z So after nine o'clock, I switched on the reading lamp and read Watership Down. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Unable to chase after him, Nathan said, “Uncle Jet! Don’t go! Uncle Jet!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Each time after that it was the same, but it did not stop. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z But Emily had been right about one thing: Three months after her parents brought Maya home from the hospital, their mother had discovered that she was pregnant with Lauren. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Doing chores was one way of thanking Mrs. Rappaport for giving her extra help after school. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z And then after a second, I added, “Nobody ever says anything is too bad to be true.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Only after Corliss had glanced past him toward the door a few times did Sticky realize he was not entirely recovered from his visit to the Waiting Room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It felt like he was breaking open on the inside, all the mental blocks he’d put up to protect himself rupturing one after another, flooding him with blood and bile. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She looked up at the clock: ten minutes after three. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Buck huffed around along the road, but didn’t come after me, probably because he was wearing blue suede shoes and didn’t want to get them dirty. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I look unflinchingly at Fizz’s face, but my lips close up after saying his name. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z It was an awful tangled mess, but after chopping some braces away there was room for him to wiggle through and get inside. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hard for teachers not to feel depressed by the lack of rudimentary knowledge, like in the history class in which students were asked to name the president after John F. Kennedy. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t awaken until late the next morning after long hours of deep, unbroken sleep. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was her custom to check the mailbox after driving practice. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The clock says it’s long after therapy group, but sometimes Carlyle hangs in the dining area, talking. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Probably think I’m a slinthead shank for gettin’ you ready to work your butt off today after an episode the likes of that.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z If I was to stay at the ball after midnight, I couldn’t wear Lucinda’s jewels. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z The evidence confirmed his innocence and Mr. Hinton became the 152nd person in America exonerated and proved innocent after having been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Sometime after their first son was born Carl bought his own boat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was already after midnight; it could be hours before Park came back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z There was a heavy earthiness about him, the smell of grass after it has just rained. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was after midnight when we went to sleep. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z You had more room to yourself, and there were more staff looking after you. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten days after a joint communique by the government and the opposition announced the end of the war, there was news of the first armed uprising of Colonel Aureliano Buendía on the western border. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Only a year after launching the effort, he was knocking on the million-volt door. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z But somehow, after throwing a fit in the starting gate and being left flat-footed at the bell, the colt won his race that day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was a funny horse,” said Francie after she heard the story. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I was scheduled to speak after the emperor, the only other speaker that morning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew after ’while you’d figure out that I wasn’t going to stop, and you gotta admit you were good and salty about it at first, right?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The relief Farmer felt after the showdown was followed by reprimands from his staff. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “You believe he is not?” he counters after a significant pause. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He did not know until after the purchase was made that his companion had never driven a car before. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone had a breaking point, after all, and the fact that Joaquin had spent almost three years with Mark and Linda and he still hadn’t been able to find theirs made him nervous. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Things had not gone well for Sullivan after the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z So they began to hold dances night after night in the quarters, usually behind Tea Cake’s house. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z The day after he got to New York, he found a job at an ice-cream parlor in Brooklyn, not far from The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As soon as I’m sure—but technically he could not be sure until after the test. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Strange to say, they felt no inclination to talk to one another about him after he had gone. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z As I ran out of the room to chase after the distant backs of my parents, my mind was reeling. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I say, “There’s more of the map. A part that comes after the pond.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z Evenings, after a long day working at the Winn-Dixie, she restocked the boat’s small refrigerator, fixed dinner, and washed dishes in the brackish water of the bayou. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “On the train. I saw her get on the train to Delhi. It wasn’t an hour after I had taken you to the temple.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “On your first day you are excused from activities, but after that you are expected to attend on a daily basis.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Neither of us says anything, and after a while he kisses my forehead and lets go. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Doesn’t hold together. If all they wanted was the item, they could have waited until after the wedding and just killed the newlyweds. Much easier.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, Georges Melies died sometime after the Great War, and many, if not all, of his films are lost. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Relief pours through my body, the kind of relief you get after passing a test you didn’t study for. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z His mom was going through box after box of Avon samples. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Mariama finished her customer’s hair, sprayed it with sheen, and, after the customer left, she said, “I’m going to get Chinese.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Then, after a drowsy pause, he said, “Will you be around these parts this summer?” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For years after his rescue he would find himself stopping in grocery stores to just stare at die aisles of food, marveling at the quantity and the variety. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z He was divorced, with a son he was putting through college, because, as he put it, “Officer after officer will tell you: There’s no way in hell you’d want your kid to be a CO.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The number-shape duality in Greek numbers made it easy; after all, zero didn’t have a shape and could thus not be a number. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She had one packet remaining, and only after several minutes of irritable raking through her mess did she find it in the pocket of a blue silk dressing gown on her bathroom floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z His drawings are studies for paintings, studies after paintings, and also just drawings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Every day after school I went to the library and took out as many children’s books as I was allowed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z James "Bo" Cochran had been released after spending nearly twenty years on Alabama's death row; a new trial was awarded after federal courts reversed his conviction because of racial bias during jury selection. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t wash his hands after, by the way; it is a fundamental fact that bullies don’t wash their hands. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z It would have been easy to go out after Zero. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z Sneaking out after curfew was against the rules, too. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Used to be, we delivered them after church on Sundays. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I went through Beaumont at night, or rather in the dark well after midnight. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, I really don’t understand you,” said Marlene when 1 called her the night after I had shown my mother the mink jacket. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch her walk away and think that she’s not that bad after all. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Either way, I don’t know why I had been worried that Rose might get hurt going after Harp and Gully—she had already beat the two of them dudes, practically by herself. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z As soon as they’d carried off the boxes the boys had piled up to climb on, they started off after the trick-or-treat group. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly after I collected the last of the game’s nineteen treasures, a tiny brass bauble, a notice flashed in my display informing me that the Vonnegut had arrived outside. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Maya stumbled after her, following Claire past the gymnasium and the theater that everyone referred to as Little Theater, even though it was the only one on campus and pretty sizable. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The moment I spoke I regretted my words, for the secret, inscrutable look came back in his eyes again, and once again I suffered the intolerable discomfort that floods one after lack of tact. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “But I will rebuild on this space. This was my father’s space before I was born, and my mother’s after he died. Now that she is dead, it’s mine.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Krakow’s gone. They aren’t answering. And after Melbourne and Vancouver...” said the man with the mustache. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Sold bridal shop last year after Rosalie died of pneumonia, age 19. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He indicates the mast-like pole that pokes out at the front of the ship, like Pinocchio’s nose after the second or third lie. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z As usual they were quarrelling, and being of different breeds they used the Common Speech after their fashion. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z No wonder, then, that most people labeled felons are swept back into prisons not long after their release. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “She was quite good-looking,” said Ron fairly, after he’d stopped laughing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Poverty is still prevalent, but I go where the best basketball is and while you could talk prejudice or racial profiling, I’m still one of the very few white guys down here after school. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z “The work is so hard, and the results so very, very meagre,” he wrote soon after his arrival. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But her word doesn't count for much after what happens one night. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Celia remains in the Ice Garden long after the sun rises outside, and the gates have been closed for the day. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One night when he came in from doing the chores Pa said that after supper he would go to his deer-lick and watch for a deer. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterwards they talked out on the steps long after we’d all been sent to bed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Each paper made great play of the fact that Rebecca’s body had been found the day after the fancy dress ball, as though there was something deliberate about it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Some days after dinner, guests and I will sit in front of a fire. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Love is love, after all, whether you’re Greek or Roman. This civil war won’t affect me as much as it will the others.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Jess sat down and, after a few false starts, Mark’s mom told her everything. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I could see he was bewildered and crestfallen, but after the months I’d spent worrying about him, I felt betrayed, and didn’t care how he felt. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “They all went back to Japan after they lost to the Americans.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z His dad took a sip from a bottle of water, then spat out the water after tasting it. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Can Hideo come after me now, by simply telling the police to arrest me? Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “This beautiful, natural spectacle gave us hope and almost a sense of triumph. There was, after all, a force in this world far superior to our oppressors. I was sure this force would ultimately prevail.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z When Darwin returned to England after five years at sea, he was already a minor celebrity among natural historians. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Usually, Mom would make my room look nice after she dropped me off at school in the morning, but today, of course, she never got the chance to do that. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The Warden remained at the site for the remainder of the day, along with Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir, who showed up after a while. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z She says she was buying socks with her mother the week after her braces came off and some lady asked if she modeled. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I shall ask Mercy to teach me to knit, Kit decided after the second Saturday, and thereafter she armed herself with wool and needles. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Like, about an hour after I fell asleep. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Like a pitcher on fire, throwing fastball after fastball, heaven struck me out and good. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The worry came from what would happen after the preliminaries. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His "boys" were both older than Catelyn, and she might have wished that they did not take after their fa-ther quite so closely. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then, after a dozen or so times, it was sucked into the dark recess, and when it came out, it was torn and lifeless. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She never really liked him very much after that, however, and when he came he pulled his hat far down over his eyes so that Miss Lark might think he was somebody else. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Before she could order one more after the tale of King Midas, I asked her hoarsely if she’d liked the story. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z I practically hurled Jeffrey into his booster seat and dove headlong into the car after him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I noticed you didn’t wear the gloves. Not after you had lunch with Shay. It wasn’t hard to guess why.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z It was especially noticeable after Joe had forced through a town ditch to drain the street in front of the store. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z There is no evidence of any new technology or introduction reaching Australia from Indonesia, after Australia’s initial colonization 40,000 years ago, until the dingo appeared around 1500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Within a year, she was delivered of another child, another boy, but as blond as his father and his half-sister, and they named him John, after his father. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Is it okay if this kid comes over to work on a project after school? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The dessert was not carried out till after nine; and at ten footmen were still running to and fro with trays and coffee-cups. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z An hour after lunch, Minho stopped at the end of a long corridor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He carried water to them day after day after he had given up the wheat, the heavy wooden buckets slung upon a bamboo pole across his shoulders. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z She looks nervous, and no wonder—who wouldn’t be nervous after watching Will collapse like a rag doll? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z So, after a time we find ourselves reassembled again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Or Liyana would read them to Poppy in the yard after they’d washed the dinner dishes, as he sat drinking a cup of Arabic coffee in his favorite green metal chair with the scalloped back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “The houses are lucky,” he declared after putting down the bowl. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This was the first time in weeks when he was actually home after school and we were out together in the marsh like we used to be, and he was nowhere in sight. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She called one friend after another, but none of them had seen the news story the night before either, and they could offer only moral support, not enlightenment. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She seemed to have that effect on many in Bone Gap, the people opening up like seeds after a rain. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z One of our sloth bears became seriously ill with severe hemorrhagic enteritis after being given fish that had gone putrid by a man who was convinced he was doing a good deed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She already has enough to do taking care of the bedpan routine and having to look after me day after day. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Somebody Stupefied a Death Eater on top of the tower after Dumbledore died. There were also two broomsticks up there. The Ministry can add two and two, Harry.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “So how is Olga? We didn’t keep in touch after I moved to Texas. I come back every once in a while. This is my cousin’s party.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I described our stay-away of 1961 as a last resort after the government showed no signs of taking any steps to either talk with us or meet our demands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after that, Nazi entrepreneurs arrived on the scene in the hope of making their fortune off the misery of Jewish factory owners who were no longer permitted to own a business. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z One night she’d have a nightmare about old Shotgun Cheatham sitting up in his coffin, and on the night after that she’d dream that Grandma’s big old tomcat was jumping at her. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z She answers him the first few times, but after a while she stops and just looks at her plate, the way a teenager would. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z On seeing the monkey after it had been fired, Tree-ear felt a quiet thrill. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z At lunchtime and immediately after work, I would go there to read pamphlets, books and magazines about American society. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “A little stage fright is normal. But after that, it’s up to you, child.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z The day after tomorrow I was supposed to go with Tamika to the Orlando Science Center. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He was usually too tired to stumble back to the cabin after his shift, and spent most of his days sleeping in the tents they had set up near that entrance. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I miss my friends from my old school, the ones who promised to keep in touch after I moved. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Make a bad shot and wound one so that he went to squealing, and you had the whole bunch after you, ready to eat you alive. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Victoria Lyons came up and apologized to me after she auditioned. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A day after the fire he committed himself to the Anchorage Psychiatric Institute but left after two weeks, convinced there was a conspiracy afoot to put him away permanently. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But even after she had given away 55 percent of her wealth, Grace was still the richest twelve-year-old in the world. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The incident occurred just after noon at the intersection of Thirteenth Street and Marshall Avenue. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Em waved her letter in the hall after class. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He tells Vincent he hopes he’s feeling better after his long crisis. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Helena didn’t come back after she took out the chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But the Singer, looking refreshed after lunch and a rest, made a ceremonial entrance again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to call it George, after the British monarch, but was overruled. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z That was his area of expertise, after all. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They all departed and, after a long and impossible day, Joseph finally found himself alone in the house. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z "I know two printing apprentices in Kiel. They can be trusted to print pamphlets—hundreds of pamphlets—after hours." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They thought they could run after him and kill him. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z “They all over town. All the babies I done looked after.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I brushed my teeth and then, after briefly kicking at Ben in an attempt to wake him, walked out in shorts and a T-shirt. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I may be skinny and named after a bird, but I don’t eat like one. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bixby said, “Elijah, you tell your ma anytime she need me to look after her baby, she don’t even got to ax.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z One afternoon after school, after a snack of ice cream with caramel sauce, she flipped through the cable channels and stopped at a documentary about some guy named Stephen Hawking. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But the worst thing happened after the concert was over. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been established in 1973 after four members of a single Japanese trekking group succumbed to the altitude and died in the vicinity. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z On the second day of the stay-at-home, after consultations with my colleagues, I called it off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, why did we go there?” groaned Hermione after a few minutes’ silence. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But then Mom said something, so I knew she hadn’t gone to bed after all. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Certain stars rise just before or set just after the Sun—and at times and positions that vary with the seasons. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, I hear her jumping my father night after night until he begs her to leave him alone. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a group of boys. I meet them many days after school.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A day after the Evers funeral, Miss Leefolt’s mama stop by for a visit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Where are they sleeping, then?” said Ron, moving toward the front doors and staring after them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Americans have finally heard about Dresden,” said Rumfoord, twenty-three years after the raid. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She stopped at the back stairs, the servants’ stairs, the ones my mother used after Mrs. Willis died and Miss Lilian took over. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z A few days after the election, I was still in a fog. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Prosper shuddered and only after another look did he realize that they were glasses, reflecting the sparse light. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I kicked off my shoes and felt the cool floorboards shift and groan beneath my feet as if the room was adjusting to sudden occupation after being long empty. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Lovelace was a respected physician who had focused his career on aviation medicine after training at the Mayo Clinic. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But at the time I just glanced at the garden and went on to the barn to see after the animals. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I gave Dari an awkward wave before running after her. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z What if something happened to him, down at the bayou, after he left me there? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, that evening after dinner, Milton began reading aloud to Tessie. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her arms were lame from the day before, but after a while she forgot to notice. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z ‘And after all, sir,’ added Sam, 'you did ought to take the Elves’ advice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And after I crawled into my bed and got settled under the sheet it wasn’t easy to fall asleep. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When Belky was growing up, night after night, year after year, she had the same prayer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He staggers through the beautiful woods, holding his intestines in, while she stumbles after him, carrying the ax that should deliver his deathblow. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z With the tractor running I could mow the grass after it went to seed, and bring in some hay. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z This process wasted fuel, and we were running short of that, and we wanted to save what was left to get back down into a lower orbit after we had finished with this Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and fled, his laughter chasing after me like the wind. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z There was Chavez, who wasn’t scared anymore but was laughing uproariously after a wonderful performance. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t expected I would be turned away, not after what the mother had said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z At her command, Missandei stripped off her clothes and climbed in after her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Boy!” he said—and it was what he always said after running down a dog, which was something he did whenever the opportunity arose. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the blue-black cold feels crisp and clean, soothing after the smoke. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z One girl in her group had taken up the study of law, as Claire’s brother had six years earlier, and still went each day after school to the hall of Law and Justice for training. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They completed their trek to City Hall without incident, and after a short speech by Ben Ruffin, turned around and headed back to Hayti. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When we finally coaxed him out, after all the splashing and laughter, he would sit on the edge of the tub and twist his knuckles into his eyes, which were red from the soapy water. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward a child died after taking medicine acquired at the store. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It was only after Rowan dealt the next hand that she said, “Actually, Scythe Goddard didn’t grant me immunity. He can glean me any time he wants, but he doesn’t.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There were also the dreams—he had many dreams about the lake after he was rescued. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a depressing day for him, after such a bright start. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Think about what we would have been dealing with, after all. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z When you’re planning to go to the carnival after school, the clocks in every class practically run backward, and the school day lasts for about three weeks. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But I stayed unruffled, praying my Glory Be's, one right after the other. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What would it mean to be German after the war? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They all ate rather hurriedly and then, after a hasty chorus of “Happy Birthday” and much gulping of cake, the party broke up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z More accurately, 105 of them lost weight just after they were born. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z This country was built on immigrants, after all. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Soon after they left Lemnos the Argonauts lost Hercules from the company. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after applying a special-delivery stamp I’d found in Bobby’s top drawer, I took the letter down to the main mail drop in the lobby. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z A week after we get there, Eang tells me we are going to the salon to get our hair permed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 With a great shout, the Huntsmen raced after him. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z So many of the emails were sent right after school. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z So, after we finished filming the first scene and Sahil dropped me off at home, I had a surprise waiting—an e-mail from N! From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Vonetta, Fern, and Hirohito had run after me, but Hiro-hito had outrun my sisters and met me at the other end. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z That struggle, known in America as the French and Indian War, began in 1754, after Washington ambushed a small French force. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after that I found a paper bag in the attic stapled at the top. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Here I comfort myself with the Aleve commercial where the cute blue-collar guy asks: If you quit after working four hours, what would your boss say? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I knew she wasn’t the one he was pointing to, after all. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z To know that he could betray himself, betray his country again even in sleep, to know that—after everything she’d done—some sick part of him still hungered after her...it was too much. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They had, after all, rejected the Sturm und Drang of Du Bois for the accommodationism of Booker T. Washington. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after three girls in as many years, Lady Tarly gave her lord husband a second son. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought of Rahim Khan and the little note of support he had written me after he’d read my first story. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He may have died seven months after the opening of Parsifal, but tragically the toxic legacy of his views on Aryan supremacy did not. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If she was my daughter, I would call her Soleil, Sun, Moon, or Star, after the elements. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t really care,” Isabella says after a while. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Cecile yelled after them, but they were too excited to hear her. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I pushed it down through the hole in the mattress and climbed out after it. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z She runs to the end of the hallway, and I run after her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Only after the first Polynesian settlers had exterminated moas and decimated seal populations on New Zealand, and exterminated or decimated seabirds and land birds on other Polynesian islands, did they intensify their food production. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For the same reasons, I was always glad when Sergeant Holmes sent me to the PSU after a period on the galleries. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother decided soon after our move to the Bronx that I was not going to public school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Doors opened behind them, and sleepy voices called after them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Rindlisbacher was on his first week back on the law enforcement job after doing a tour in Iraq. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But as she lay in the middle of the giant trampoline in Taryn’s backyard after three days of facing her empty locker, Ivy felt more abandoned than ever. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Caroline was sure to leave the island, so the house would be mine after my grandmother and my parents died. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d thought ahead—after dinner she had oiled the hinge with a dab of lard. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And I couldn’t walk properly for a month, do you remember, and your father had to look after you. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z For instance, the number two comes before the number three and after the number one; nowhere else makes any sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z “Yes, yes, I’ve thought about that. Perhaps the children are little cherubs, looking after withered men like me.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “It’s squishy!” was a catchphrase that people and dogs repeated for months after hearing Scruffy say it first. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This is one thing that leads me to believe he may not be genetically linked to my father after all. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We were, after all, Mrs. Henderson’s California grandchildren, and had been away on a glamorous trip way up North to the fabulous St. Louis. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z So the boys had come over after school to see how he was, and she, his best friend, had sat in the car at the grocery-store parking lot and did not punch through the window. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z All the dolls have stitches on their chins, like the ones Decca got at the hospital after a playground accident. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I virtually dropped out of high school after he died, failing every class. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “See, he passed out right after he got bit,” Roy said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 She could never have made it like a real one—and after all those weeks of planning the very thought of it made her sick. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This sentence is encumbered, among other things, by a long stretch between the filler of the relative clause, the former United Nations diplomat, and the gap after tapped seven words later. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Lisa, just bring her after school on Monday. It shouldn’t take too long.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The Butler bowed slightly and turned to leave, his daemon trotting obediently after him. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z And after him Johnny Pacheco was knocked off when Sunflower bucked into the chute gate Nick Rael couldn’t swing open fast enough; Johnny almost broke a leg. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “A young husband would be after me all the time. It would be too much of a strain.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But really, you know, when you do that night after night it’s kind of hard to persuade yourself you’re leading a rich and thrilling existence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As she carried it to the door both of them called after her, ‘Good riddance!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I didn’t have time to do anything about it, because someone else came through the door just after me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z But after that he had avoided Fenwick because he knew that he never could be like it, he had tried and failed. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I sit with Alan in the clinic most days after school. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But Joycelyn lost her self-control only once—after a white girl kicked her from behind as she was putting a book into her locker. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He lights cigarette after cigarette; he hardly stops working. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Problem Solve as to how to obtain food after the railroad lines were cut off, strategize as to earlier successes during the war. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I guess after reading all that Shakespeare I should know what to say. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “We’d need a distraction. Maybe right after dinner. Everyone will be at the Mess. We’ll be really close to the main entrance.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My mother looked after Neil when I moved from Raleigh, and flew her to Chicago once I'd found a place and settled in. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z One week after that ceremony in Rochester, New York, Time appeared on the stands with Ernests bright blue eyes staring out from the front cover over the caption “He creates and destroys.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Two days after that visit, we had left home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I cry quietly on the bus after I say goodbye to my family. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z All but Eurylokhos— who feared a snare—the innocents went after her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He must have ordered every ship in Florin after you,” the man in black said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Princess Vasilisa swept down hallway after hallway, saying nothing but leaving a trail of sizzling wrath in the air behind her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z At least Finn only had to bob his head to the side and then back up again as he scrambled after them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The morning after that I watched at the window, glass blurred by a drizzling rain, and when I saw the guarded lines of men coming down the street, I ran out to meet Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “You missed them. I heard they won’t be back till spring, after the rains. When the sun’s here to stay for a while. Figure on late May.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Then he tried other spells, one after another, speaking now faster and louder, now soft and slow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She tried to go down one of the back hallways after the game. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It is even possible that the material outgassed from Io contributes, after many collisions and condensations, to the ring system of Jupiter. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Lefty politely kept himself from starting anything amorous, but after the second month he began to come over to her side of the bed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z It seems that the day after he evacuated us, Chucha also left the compound. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Consuela pressed a button, and a door slid open to show a scene so unexpected, Matt wondered whether he was dreaming after all. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at the rifle after he had left. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly people wanted guns to go after the wolves that sometimes came down into the pastures after lambs, and for general protection. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after, the Queensland Lawn Bowls Association chose to officially allow junior members. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Soon after, I crest a rise and spot something strange ahead: glimmers of light, like moonlight shining down on a lake. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Only after that, because of the high risk of explosion, were you to shoot into the engine cowling. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom chases after her and catches her out on the walkway, and now it’s my turn to watch through the window. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Mitchell Sanders finally nodded and said, “Let’s get it done,” and they took hold of the legs and pulled up hard, then pulled again, and after a moment Kiowa came sliding to the surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is probably what Hero’s father was thinking after the wedding date was set,” she said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Then after a while she wiped her face for a final time and went over to the pot of greens on the stove. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “That book wasn’t even written until a century after slavery was abolished.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a while, the third guy steps in, if there is a third guy, and he takes over, and then the fourth guy, and so on. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And after he had learned all he could in that school, he’d go to Harvard. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z She had slept for two days and two nights straight after the ordeal—a personal best. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Right after the accident I wanted to be dead. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is after all so easy to shatter a story. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Medical buyers can slice and dice her like a side of pork, but after a while everyone runs out of pieces. Then what?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Love always, Charlie December 30, 1991 Dear friend, The day after I wrote to you, I finished The Catcher in the Rye. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Nearly fifteen months after my first night at West Street, I would be released. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z But it turned out she was pretty good at art after all, because the way she decorated it, it looked almost real. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Less than a week after crossing the border into Poland, the Germans were in Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Riccio was running eagerly after the cabbages while the signora, cursing loudly, bent over to pick up the apples. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Even after Julia and her father leave, I try to keep sulking. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z There was no turning back after my mother died. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe gratitude meant something to him after all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And with that, the two wizards stepped one after the other into the bright green fire and vanished. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Either way, slugs or buckshot, pumping in one after the other, I could pretty much stop a charging Buick. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I tried to come up with something, but ran out of gas after one word. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z She’d rebraided her hair, spilled a box of thread, and after picking the spools up, had taken to pacing back and forth. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "Well," he said, after some time, "I'm afraid I've made rather a mess of everything." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Not five minutes after they get to the party, somebody sucker-punches Blake in the face. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But after a while she heard the pickup’s motor start. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z If you couldn’t walk by yourself through Ketterdam after dark, then you might as well just hang a sign that read “soft” around your neck and lie down for a beating. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The next day after work, I go to the market, because we are again out of food. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z As she packed, she hummed “You Are My Sunshine” and explained to me, “We’re moving to the Sunshine State to live happily ever after.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “The real debate club is going to be starting after school next week, and I want you to be part of it.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z Very gradually, like one instrument after another being tentatively rehearsed, beacons of color began to pierce the sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Just after I turned out the lights and opened the door, I heard her say softly, “I want you to stop smoking, you hear?” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “An old family disease?” said Turner’s father after the evening service. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Then he runs off after the other boys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Shortly after sunrise on September 20, 2007, more than ten thousand protestors had already descended on Jena, Louisiana, a small town of about three thousand people. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He lived for several days after he was shot, and toward the end, his wife started crying and screaming, “I want to go, too! I want to go, too!” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It was also this knight who brought the distracted Elaine to his bedside, after he had been put to bed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after the death of his son, with the body lying there before him, the body of the boy he had loved so much, he spoke with dignity and firmness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Her favorite stories were those about people who came back, after death, as a bird or a river or a horse. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I wondered if everything was back to normal after the strangeness of the night before. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “How long did you keep them in your laboratory?” one scientist asked, suggesting that Gartler had contaminated the cells himself after they arrived in his lab. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He explained the enzyme-block theory and went on to describe my physical condition before and after surgery. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Usually the workers took walks in pairs or groups, but again tonight the others were tired after the unusual day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “So, amigo, you want to do something after school today?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The next night, he went cruising again, and came home after midnight to find Colin working on his Theorem, which now worked seventeen of nineteen times. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I realized now that he’d meant that I would like it, because it was named after a dramatic weather condition and weather is what interests me most. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z With this they drew their swords and rushed together with such ferocity that each, after dealing the other a dint on the helm, sat down suddenly backwards. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z One week after the lesson a Ford bumped up the main street of King City and pulled to a shuddering stop in front of the post office. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Not that day, or the day after that, either. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z For a year or so after the first landing, one of their ships hovered above Wrigley Field to mark the spot where they first greeted us. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z This is a South Asian cooking club, after all. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z 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 “Why doesn’t he . . .” Then—a flash of lightning and, soon after, a crack of thunder. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring after it, Roy Church shook his head: “I never would have believed he had the guts. To take it like he did. I had him tagged a coward.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Four years after Osborne left, however, a former guard from Elmira named Lewis Lawes took the helm and in twenty years on the job became America’s most famous and admired warden. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z About ten minutes after Powell entered the Seward mansion, a servant ran out the front door into the street screaming, “Murder!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z After I leave the bathroom, having pulled my bangs as far over my eyes as possible, Freckles tells me he didn't get his first job until after his tenth audition in New York. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I could help them get to Arizona, or maybe West Texas, and after a while maybe the patrols won't bother searching for them anymore. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She sent me to bed, but I couldn’t sleep after all that.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her genius plan to get money wasn’t so genius after all. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z After school, after he’s gone through the fights that are required of any new boy at any school, he’s off helping to wage war on the boys from the Catholic school nearby. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Not long after I visited with her, a storm in the area knocked out power for a night. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "Still," she said after a moment's pause, "I don't know that there's so much point in all going together. Aren't we more likely to be noticed?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z She thought: Maybe she has changed her mind after all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Or to go back: Shortly after midnight we moved into the ambush site outside My Khe. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he has taken it away again after all, some time when I could not see. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Not fatigued by his radicalisation of both musical texture and technique, Corelli added another flourish to his work: a musical shorthand called figured bass, or thorough bass, inherited from Monteverdi and universally adopted after him. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Brother Khoi wouldn’t keep inside how he endures the hours in school, that Mother wouldn’t hide her bleeding fingers, that Brother Quang wouldn’t be so angry after work. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z As I watch him, I wonder if the closeness we shared on the trip will last after we get home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I take the clothes with me to the bathroom, dress after showering. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z ‘Those is the other giants all galloping back home after their guzzle,’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The alchemist fell as silent as the desert, and answered the boy only after they had stopped to eat. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I slumped into calc after her, not making any eye contact at all, and taking a seat at the back of the class, so Gillian couldn’t even look at me from behind. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I remember I tried to run away a couple of years ago after a beating.... Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Not until late December did they take Male to St. Paul’s Church to be baptized and named Francis after his father’s father and the lovely saint of Assisi. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Cohen helpfully washes dishes in the kitchen and makes us cup after cup of ersatz tea. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But he had seen after the first few days, that what he felt for Hooper was hatred. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z "I don't want you out after dark, Sam," he said as we walked to the door. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I reached to the other side and laid the egg in the snow and wriggled after it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Two months after Sonny Lacks stood me up, I sat waiting for him again, this time in the lobby of the Baltimore Holiday Inn. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Since she carried a lantern, and no doubt had a pass from her master, she was allowed to be out walking after dark. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Rooney cried after each ride because she wanted to go again, but you couldn’t do that. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He was the most powerful witch in Ravenskill after the Gran. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z After that, he skipped rocks and told himself he would leave after he skipped one seven times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Napoleon ended his speech with his usual cry of “Long live Animal Farm!” and after the singing of Beasts of England the animals were dismissed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Sorry, Dad,” I said after he hung up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The next day in science, Mr. Levy gives us some free time at the end of class, and after rubbing my hands together really hard, I make my way up to his desk. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The house seemed smaller and quieter after the trip south, and the first bloom of San Francisco’s glamour had dulled around the edges. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She snuck him in after hours, allowing him to see ancient swords up close and honing his craft. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Downstream from where they merge, they are both dead—I have looked many times, thinking that maybe, after all this time, the water in Burden Creek might be all right again. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Their client, Christian Brothers, wanted to know why, after years of being the dominant brand in the category, it was losing market share to E & J. Their brandy wasn’t more expensive. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z A week after he’d gone into the hospital they had found more tumors in his brain and Owen called David in to visit him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z But since the Resthaven people did and, after all, knew nothing of his background, he forgave them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I asked why you wanted to hang out after ignoring me for so long. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The world’s leaders met with the vuvv, after meeting with national Chambers of Commerce and various lobbyists. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I know that. They hammered out those rules after the failure ten years ago.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I remember how he cried after Gram’s funeral. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The closest I ever got was one day when he was escorted down from the mess hall after an argument with the disputatious Officer Colon, who was always stirring things up. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Right after that thought flew through my brain cells, I watched Rose raise her lunch box above her head and then—blaap! The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z In the meantime, it was extremely pleasant to laze in Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham’s kitchen after a vigorous day’s work. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It would have been impossible to have carried Zero up the hill from here, especially after walking all day with no food or water. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I grit my teeth, then decide not to follow after him for now. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But eventually it had to subside, and the ocean was a little calmer after the convulsion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Indeed a generation later one might hear an old gaffer in an inn, after a good pint of well-earned ale, put down his mug with a sigh: ‘Ah! that was proper fourteen-twenty, that was!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I wrote the poems on notecards and attached them to the broom handle or placed them in my shirt pocket and memorized them as I cleaned the offices after school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The eighth graders loved me after that They threw all of my clothes in the showers, and I walked home leaving puddles at every step. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I really want to listen to some music right now, especially after singing in Dad’s room. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Each of us taking a line, one after the other. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If it were a girl, she was going to call it Mary after her mother. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, thousands of years after the beginnings of animal domestication and food production, the animals also began to be used for milk, wool, plowing, and transport. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now, the village can’t move the day after a baby is born, so they had to call another meeting of the elders. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z He protected his two helpless daughters and sent them safely home after their father’s death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z By this time there were already suspicions that these atoms were not, after all, indivisible. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z We got past the town to the north without seeing any Italians, then after a while came on the main channels of the retreat and walked all night toward the Tagliamento. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z She climbed into the rickshaw and pulled me in after her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I cinch my bag tighter around my waist and head after them. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But then after I think about it for a second, I add, “But then again, if you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “Now, don’t you feel better?” he would say after she had swallowed it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I do not like the way they watch him now, as though he might have value after all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Do you feel clean after sticking your hands in water that a hundred other hands have been in?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The Xhosa waged a long war against the white man as well, but after experiencing the futility of battle against a better-armed foe, many Xhosa chiefs took a more nimble approach. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His mother hoarded the little he earned, and after several months, she was able to rent a room for the three of them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z So after my haircut, I waited a week. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “It’s after five, sleepyhead. I’ve been waiting here ten minutes for you to wake up.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Very good, Sonny,” he said after a lifetime. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z So little I might have left it on my plate after dinner once, a long time ago, before the war. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z There’s something refreshing about a beautiful girl’s use of “profanity” after living in the land of Southern Etiquette and debutantes for so long. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z So after I finished all my toast and two glasses of orange juice too, I changed into my warmest clothes plus my puffy jacket, and Calista grabbed two umbrellas, and we headed to the subway. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z Ten minutes into the second half, Josiah tapped the ball past his defender on the left wing and then ran after it, leaving the Blue Springs player frozen behind him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Something inside me just went crazy, like a heavy panic thing, and I tried to run up the stairs after her and J.T. put his hand right over my face and started pushing me back. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But long after that, and long after I had heard the clinking of the teacups and was quite ready, I wanted the resolution to go downstairs. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z And after Theo returns to The Hague, Vincent has another New Years chat with his parents, just as he did the year before, when he wanted to quit Goupil’s and ended up being fired. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I talked to social services today and told them I didn’t think your situation at home has improved, after all. I told them I thought maybe they’d made a mistake.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z I was panting, as after a strenuous exertion, but floating, without effort. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “The fist and flame. My father put it there. You were the second person he tattooed, after my mother.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But after I said yes, and Mary Elizabeth announced it to the group, I wanted Sam to be jealous. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In her enormously self-serving and revisionist autobiography, she asserted that she agreed to make the film only after Hitler promised to keep Goebbels at bay. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z As far as Jefferson and Madison were concerned, only Congress could relocate itself, and it could do this only after it officially convened in Philadelphia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The day we watched, I didn’t see one, so I got it after that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z I stared after them, wishing I had done that instead of Jaja. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They probably didn’t tell me because I’m named after him and it would be a curse to be named after a treacherous son. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z It’s the look I’ve dreamed about every night since, and will dream about every tomorrow after. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z By the time I reached level eight, I was spending three or four hours at the gym every day after school. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When I run across him in the course of looking after the animals, he is polite but distant. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But you’re very quiet for the rest of lunch, and after you eat, you crumple your wrappers and stand without even looking at me. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It had driven me to distraction to not know, made it harder to keep moving day after day without understanding what was on our heels. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z Hubble was born in 1889, ten years after Einstein, in a small Missouri town on the edge of the Ozarks and grew up there and in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z She had a draft saved—she’d written it after her shower, but hadn’t had the courage to send it yet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Herr Bremann first visited Darlington Hall very shortly after the war while still in his officers uniform, and it was evident to any observer that he and Lord Darlington had struck up a close friendship. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Kate had just climbed over the gunwale, with Rhonda and Number Two scrambling in after her, when Sticky pointed and cried, “He’s getting away!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “We haven’t got months—it’s after one now, and the wedding’s at six tonight. What parts can we hope to have in working order in seventeen hours?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z He flung himself down after her, and they rolled over each other on the floor several times before he could tear the potato peeler away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I flipped through one story after another until finally I came to a story about a fig tree. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “But it’s past his time. He never does sleep after half past seven. You know he doesn’t.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Some are excited to catch up after a week off. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z It’s just after the lunch rush, so the stores pretty empty. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There was a brief silence after she had finished; rather to my surprise, Henry winked solemnly at her from across the table. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A fisherman had caught a human torso in his net, and three weeks after that, a little girl foraging for crayfish had found a skull picked clean by the fish. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Other star systems are accessible to the human species, but only after great effort. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time we left the hospital, it was a quarter after three. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She had recently reconnected with her dad after a difficult divorce. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Well, I jolly well will be more careful with them after this,” she told him fiercely. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Bigwig, after staring in shocked silence for a few moments, rejoined Chervil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The physical conditions were overlaid with military regimentation far beyond anything imposed at the Rad Lab, even after its absorption into the bomb project. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “But you know I can’t promote you. Not after that episode with the bottle. Did you have to pick an officer?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Physical Review soon acceded to a system by which it would accept articles on nuclear reactions but keep them in a vault, to be published after the conclusion of the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I confessed to Tobias, soon after that, that I had lost my entire family. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “Be sure you heat everything up before serving it to your father,” she yelled after her son. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “So,” Trub says after nudging me with his elbow, “what do you think?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z The next morning I blearily awoke after two hours of sleep, bundled myself onto one of the wagons and proceeded to drowse away the morning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Perhaps they are pleased by the way the piece went, or perhaps it is celebration at hearing one’s own song returning after circumnavigation; whatever, it has the look of jubilation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But on a morning after a rowdy Sale, everything was different. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled Luna after him into the crowd; he had indeed just seen a long mane of brown hair disappear between what looked like two members of the Weird Sisters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In September, the day after Linda died, I asked my father to take me down to Benson’s Funeral Home to view the body. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, immediately after we had passed a deserted village, we started hearing something like the roar of big engines, the rolling of metal drums on a tar road, a thunder exploding, roll after roll. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z When we moved here after the fire, I noticed that some staffers balked when they first reached the bottom of the stairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a photograph of his mother, not the one John liked and had seen only once, but one taken immediately after her marriage. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Another plus of parachuting experience was that early cosmonauts had to parachute thousands of feet after reentering the Earth's atmosphere. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Mrs Spring looked after me and cooked my meals. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z “Then tomorrow is Wednesday, and after that comes Thursday! Friday! Saturday! Sunday! And Monday!!” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a long pause or a shorter one, they would say, “Oh, okay, never mind.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Right after Schultz let me go, his secretary asked for the roster of new kids for the Academy. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z So we went, and after they gave us our skates, they gave Sally this little blue butt- twitcher of a dress to wear. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z What if, after Frank fixes the house, what if that means he’s gone for good? A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The day after my essay appeared in USA Today, the First Lady, who has a special interest in foster care and adoption, mentioned my essay on Rosie O’Donnell’s talk show. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She looked the same, looked just like anyone, but she saw the world differently after that. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She broke off, because Roy Baty had appeared, abruptly throwing the door of the apartment open and entering; a trail of wire rustled after him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Entranced again by Lawrence’s “thrilling” optimism, as he described it to Weaver, Fosdick came away from the meeting anxious that the Rad Lab might not need the foundation’s funds after all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She didn’t have to wait long to find out; after about a minute, he was back. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Two of them became ill shortly after being appointed, while the sickness in the city consumed the time of the other two. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z As long as the aunts kept disappearing and the uncles dying after unspeakable tortures, my parents would prolong their Gold Mountain stay. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after the accident, our class had a substitute. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z When I was awake after the operation I had not been away. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “So then what?” he asked after loading his fork. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z And she marveled at how, after all these years of rattling loose, she had found in this little creature the first true connection in her life of false, failed connections. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Her people was Spinneys that settled here and got the town named after them, or maybe they named it for themselves, same difference. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “The factory is in New Jersey. My dad was born right after that. That’s why he’s named Apollo.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z “I go cook now. I fry carrot in bacon grease! Taste good! Not worry. I will cook, and after dinner, I will make straw sandal for Hana. Not to worry!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She would not let herself interfere with this meeting after long absence. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z "What a splendid word to describe an arrow vibrating, just after it has hitl” Lancelot said: "I heard it in a ballad.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A few times I walked out to the beach to sit by the sea, but after a while I stopped doing that, too. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z A few years ago, however, the University of Michigan decided to look closely at how the law school’s minority students had fared after they graduated. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z They had married for love, and my father refused to take a second wife, even after several years of marriage, when it appeared that I would be their only child. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Rocked him with one hand, gently, while she waved good-bye to Mama, and kept rocking long after her mother rounded the corner and disappeared into the ferny forest growth. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Meet me at the jungle's edge just after midnight?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He went way on up and around the turn after the finish. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m feeling restless, reckless; it all comes easy after that. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The morning after the fight I had a letter from Robert Cohn, written from Hendaye. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Later, long after midnight, she appears by his side as he walks, wearing a cream-colored coat and a deep green scarf. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z During the two weeks after the shooting, Garfield's doctors reported that he made steady, slow improvement. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I carried it around all day in case I was able to see Connor after school. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Before or after the Tower tried to fry my brain? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Because after extreme loss, you want to go back. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Once, after the rains had started, the chief announced that it was time to start ploughing. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The San Antonio was a terrible place to make a season debut after a long layoff. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your mother joined us at the farm a few days after she sent you and your grandfather on. When she realized you were lost, she went wild.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I am still praying but what I am seeing is Moira’s feet, the way they looked after they’d brought her back. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I struggled in the morning, and then after lunch I locked into the same strange rhythm. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Three's Company may never be the same after this fiasco. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z After the autopsy, after the police made her suicide official, after the funeral home had fixed May up as pretty as they could, she came home to the pink house. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “How do you feel after completing your Operation Save Sir Fig Newton bike-a-thon?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Wow,” she said after almost a full ten seconds, during nine of which Joaquin questioned his decision to bring Birdie up at all. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z She didn’t have a gnat’s chance after Loma stormed into the store and gave her daddy down the country, blessing him out right in front of Papa, Uncle Camp, me, and two customers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He swam, I surfed, or more accurately, I got rag-dolled wave after wave—totally amazing. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z This was after dinner now, and the family was alone again. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Call if you need anything. I’ll pick you up right out here after school.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z However, after some time had passed, and I had exhausted the tasks which could usefully be achieved with the implements I happened to have at hand, Miss Kenton was evidently still outside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Not long after Kanue arrived in the United States, he was playing soccer in the parking lot of Southern Pines when one of the other kids told him he should come practice with the Fugees. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Here, stall after stall was lined up as far as I could see. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And gradually she became aware that she wasn’t dead after all and that Baba Joseph wasn’t her grandfather. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Wang Lung allowed nothing to be bought and sold after the winter came except what he said, and he husbanded carefully all that they had. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z They’re all the stories people tell after dinner, over glasses of tea. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z But after the first few reports, Herrick’s cables began expressing hints of doubt about whether he was really under attack. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But after thinking about it, I realized that sometimes we were excluded not as an act of hostility but because they had forgotten about us since we weren’t visible in their lives anymore. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I said the words, after he gave me an ultimatum.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Not long after I return the cab to base, Audrey pulls into the lot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “He’s probably got a longer list of names than any of us.”We all nod, because what do we know, and Addie says she’ll talk to him right after lunch. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z He jogged after it, cursing under his breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z "I’ll need you to come straight home after school this week. This is a big one, and I ’m going to need your help, all right?" The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z And then, on November Saturday nights, I’d be over to the Daughertys’, who had decided to give me a chance after all. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She finally decided to go back to the village after more than a week and said she would leave Amala behind. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In November, not long after Park was assigned to the textile factory, four Bowiwon guards paid a surprise visit to the prisoners’ nightly meeting of self-criticism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z And he was glad he hadn’t worked up the nerve to ask her, not after seeing the color that Duke Perrington’s face turned upon discovering the pair. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The rains, which should have come in early summer, withheld themselves, and day after day the skies shone with fresh and careless brilliance. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Right after supper, I went to the den to look for a new ally. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But after another few bites, she lay down again, seeming to fold onto the ground with exhaustion. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After all the investigating I did with Yolanda and after I had lit not just one but several of Vivian’s cigarettes, which made me an eyewitness to her broken promise to quit smoking. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t have to like your teacher,” she told me one day after I came home spewing complaints. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was the day after that when Fuchsia kept going on and on about her asthma and about how she couldn’t breathe—and I was getting annoyed with her! The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The one important phase of training began one day after weeks of really hard work at the “shape recognition” that I mentioned before. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He dragged her across the threshold, and pulled the door after him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z One day—it was the day after the C.I.D. man’s first visit—Major Major signed Washington Irving’s name to one of the documents instead of his own, just to see how it would feel. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The detective in charge of the whole investigation— Gaskill, the one who came to speak to us after she went missing— made no comment. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His father always remembered which burger chain was his favorite, even after the divorce. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I wonder if he’s going to fall in love with me after all? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z We children vowed that we would never run home if she came after one of us. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z So with faint cries the shades trailed after Hermes, pure Deliverer. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people would have sent her away after Mother died, but not Ambuya. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Most people with criminal convictions have difficulty even getting an interview after they have checked the box, because most employers are unwilling to consider hiring a self-identified “criminal.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He appeared at dawn on Sunday like a prince in a fairy tale, riding a horse with silver stirrups and a velvet blanket, and he left town after mass. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I don’t think anyone so much as took a breath after I said it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z On Sundays after church, Linda sometimes drove us over to her house for a visit. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The Federal Emergency Management Agency had been its own freestanding agency for decades, but after 9/11 had been folded into the Department of Homeland Security. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z And after a while, there’s only so much you can say about soccer. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Even after I tell her that Shay is mean, my mom asks, “Well, there will be other kids there, right? You may actually have fun.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z You could say they were a sort of hangover from those talks in our dorm after lights out. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z How many times, after all, had he tried Grover’s line in the days after their drive? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t believe in calming spirits that walk by your side after your friend or your sister or your father has died. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Karen was kind enough to sit us next to Janet and JR—and later, after JR complained—kind enough to let us sit in a back room. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z His mom had finally bought him one last Christmas with some of the back pay she’d received after convincing some doctor that, seriously, she had a repetitive strain injury. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Not long after they moved, the Stewarts invited us to come visit them on one of my dad’s days off. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Knowing that after school all my friends will meet at the track to run. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I decided to get a head start on cleaning my baking mess, something I usually left until after my treats were out of the oven, cooling. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Maybe in a few months, after things settle down a bit? Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He’s halted alongside a wide field, its high grass stunted and straw-like after the winter but shot through with tiny early-blooming wildflowers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The Randalls party agreed to it immediately; and after a pretty long speech from Miss Bates, which few persons listened to, she also found it possible to accept dear Miss Woodhouse’s most obliging invitation. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Lindsey became quiet after that, her big eyes staring off into the distance at the fields behind the nursing home. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z “They sent two units after you. Did you run into any trouble?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I say I have to stay after school, which is true: I’m painting the decorations for the next dance, palm trees and girls in hula skirts. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She frowned, wondering if maybe some of the old rules didn’t apply in Pittsburgh after all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z They neared the top of the cliff, both wheezing and gasping for air after trudging the last few hundred feet of the steep path. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The author seems to realize the problem as he proceeds, so he tacks on such that to signal that he is contrasting the two hypotheses after all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Not long after Walter and I reached this decision I was again transferred back to the hospital at the Fort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Portia saved the leftovers from the dinner for her and George to eat after school. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But after two years of total immersion in art history, I found my experience of looking at paintings and sculpture totally transformed. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z I wish they could see me on Thursday after school when I’m on the float and Mr. Hannon hands me the reins so that he can smoke his pipe in comfort. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z She almost keeled over into the tracks as she howled after the train, her throat raspy and raw after days of privation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I’m still thinking about the man in his room and Mrs. Blair after we leave. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I school my face to blankness, but, inside, my emotions are raging like a creek after a spring storm. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “You don’t worry about people going after you because of me?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I turned to Jaja after she left and tried speaking with my eyes. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a bit, she found she could aim with the noose of the rope, that she could choose a log or a bush and catch it precisely on most of her attempts. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She says I’m only supposed to be using it for schoolwork, but I’m sure the fact that Olly has started school and only gets home after 3 P.M. has something to do with it. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There was hardly a trace he’d ever lived in the house, except one: every night, after dinner, I would close the door to my room and pull Tyler’s old boom box from under my bed. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It had begun to snow shortly after they arrived in the City that afternoon, and already the ground was thinly blanketed in white. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I check my watch—an old one of Dad’s he gave me after buying a digital one that could glow, for his bad eyes—and it’s close to 1:00 a.m. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z You would think that having Lula as a friend would be a great relief to me after all my brothers, and generally this was so, but sometimes she could be a bit sappy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Then, after washing his hands and blowing his nose, he groped behind the toilet for the scented pink sponge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaisha was named after her grandmother; Rawiya shared a name with an aunt on her mother’s side; and Reg’s shortened name helped him feel like he wasn’t just a copy of his older brother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She wanted me to be the kind of girl who went after what I wanted, and I wasn't about to let her down. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Bacigalupi’s garbage wagon went by, and Martin looked after it spitefully. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nah. You get one of those after you get to DC.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Because shortly after breakfast, the relatives from Virginia began to arrive. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Thoughts of the nurse girl followed me through sleep and lingered after I awoke. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Months after I got to know the five of them, I found to my surprise that at the start they’d been nearly as bewildered by me as I by them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Trying to focus the conversation on rituals, my nemesis, I said, after a thoughtful pause, “Is that why Papa insists that we do rituals?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His relationship with his daughter had never been good, and after her unfortunate marriage it had deteriorated to the point where only the obligatory politeness Clara imposed allowed them to live under the same roof. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sana guides me forward, and a burst of cool air washes over me, fresh as spring after the stench of the catacombs. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Kept hitting him even after he got knocked out,” another kid says. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z As Jefferson had understood from the moment Washington stepped down, the American president must forever after be the head of a political party. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “One night, she took a tumble out of bed, probably she needed the bedpan, but then after she fell, she couldn’t get herself up. She was too weak, too sick.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It’s all a big game to Mother, to show only one side of me, that the real me shouldn’t come out until after it’s “too late.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He recalled the two fair-haired boys Robert had sent chasing after a breastplate stretcher. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He takes out a notebook, and after about ten minutes, he opens the massive gates and lets us in. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I do believe it’s come again, after all these years!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard him yell, heard him start after me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z RON: Well, they are after me a bit and I really am in quite a lot of pain. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z “I’m going to go after the Black Key,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He'd grown up on a farm in Kentucky and ended up in Washington, D.C., after finishing law school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I could see a little after my eyes grew accustomed to the dimness. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z He missed the low-key camaraderie that had grown among his sophomore classmates after two years of rowing—and winning—together. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Law school had seemed abstract and disconnected before, but after meeting the desperate and imprisoned, it all became relevant and critically important. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Right after the incident we had a candlelight vigil out in front of 3833 and hundreds of people marched all up and down The Wells with candles. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For weeks after that, Chess had tried to figure out what he should have said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When we’d first gotten back to the house after finding May, August had met both policemen and then sent me and Rosaleen upstairs. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z At first we only heard stories about what happened to it on the north, after the forest closed down on it: a stream, a waterfall, clear pools for swimming. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Around that time I also received a letter from her, written only a few days after we had parted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The horse lifted one tired hoof after another and dragged the cart, and the cart dragged me up the broad street where people smiled and laughed and pointed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The former principal of Nantucket High School, Paul Richards, and his wife, Martina, a nurse, moved last year to Needham, Massachusetts, after renting here for five years. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But the merchant has clearly done his time in the Martial army because after only a moment, he nods. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And then, after our troubles were tallied up like those points at the basketball game, we would celebrate being alive. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The instant Ruby spotted the buck she charged after it. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered her dark face in the rearview mirror just after he’d married Estella and moved them to Houston, a face as long as the braid down her back. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “You guys can’t stay with your mother forever,” Maxine says when they are alone for a moment after the ceremony, upstairs in his room, sitting side by side on the edge of the bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z An overpowering smell of sweat, a sort of unconscious testimony to the strenuousness of his life, followed him about wherever he went, and even remained behind him after he had gone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The story was in the paper the day after the shooting, on page fifteen of the Stokum Examiner. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I’m lucky. We received a letter this morning that snows in the mountains prevented Hollin from coming home. He’s stuck at school until after his spring term, and he’s beside himself.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z She said, “Lyra, there’s someone else in the lab—police officers or something. They know you came to see me yesterday—I don’t know what they’re after, but I don’t like it. What’s going on?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The men came after him a few minutes later. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Indeed, ever since they had left their home warren, five days before, they had faced one danger after another. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry it’s dusty. It was in the storeroom. Will you open the door, please, and shut it after me? I have to get home before anyone wakes up and misses me.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I must have reached the Gilo River after Martha had already crossed, because my crossing was as different from hers as night is from day. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Billingsley, his debut as a starter had become further mired after that first nervous fumble. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “For stealing food. We had to restrain them after an altercation over some bread,” says the guard. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z "Eh, he looked after me, too," I say. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Mixed up with the scents of Doc’s and Gran’s handmade potions, the whole place smelled like spice-filled woods after a hard rain. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was perfume, and a white bearskin rug in the bedroom in front of the fireplace, and Mollie smoked a goldtipped cigarette— Violet Milo—with her coffee after dinner. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was only after the war that I found out who had knocked that night. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss dried his hands after finishing and hung up the dish towel on its hook near the refrigerator. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Thomas goes to work on him, and after a while, the other soldier in the room has to join him to hold the spy in place. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z These people are here and trying to get help and they’re alive, after all. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “I think we can be there the day after tomorrow,” Alec announced when they returned. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then I missed my mother's funeral because I was on business in Japan, and I didn't think she would want me there after the letter she sent after Dad's funeral. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “But yeah, I am coming back. We only have two months left, after all. And if I don’t go back, things are only going to get worse.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z It was two hours after dawn when he reached the steep ravine. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “You gave away his guitars, and those were mine. You gave away his favorite guitar, and he named it after you.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Instead, soon after he graduated, Vesalius went to Italy, where he enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Padua at the end of 1537. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “No. My mother died soon after I was born.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z It was eventually performed whole for the first time in 1921, fifty-two years after his death. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Only the state had permission to hang anyone, people argued, and that was after a trial. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The policeman came long after supper, after we were all in bed on our way to sleep. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z And in subjecting ourselves to week after week of toil, tedium, and suffering, it struck me that most of us were probably seeking, above all else, something like a state of grace. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” I say after a long pause, “you let me worry about that. We’re in this together, whether you like it or not.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Four vocalists were to be chosen to compete in the final round, but soon after Marian had returned from Aeolian Hall to Boghetti’s New York studio, the phone rang. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Soon after leaving camp I met a troop of baboons. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z As he pulls out his notebook to skim the letter he wrote Martin after Blake’s party, he hears the door open and close before the bedsprings squeak. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z It hurt him, he would say, deeply hurt him, after all these years, but if you loved somebody as he did her, you had to think of them first. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Carla soon knew her school route by heart, an expression she used for weeks after she learned it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z She squealed with laughter and ran back up the stairs with me right after her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z She was mimicking what she’d seen the gardeners do — after all, she’d spent more of her life with humans than with bonobos. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I backed him in again and he was pushing me with his hips and slapping after the ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “I knew that after all the protests,” he later wrote, “American public opinion would be seriously divided by any military escalation of the war.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z It was well after the gates were locked. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Soon after the conqueror’s death, Ptolemy, a childhood companion, advisor, and officer in long service to Alexander, solicited the fiefdom of Egypt. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z But I’d cry for a while and after I was finished crying I’d look out over the black section of town for my boyfriend. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But after comparing descriptions of the symptoms, they began to disagree on the nature and cause of the illness as well as what to do about it. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z “The one reserved for visiting officials. Besides, what can we do? It’s the country. They don't have the same luxuries that we do in Chattana—though that should change after this visit.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The Commandant arrives with Aquilla after nearly everyone else and stands at the front of the crowd beside the governor, her face harsh in the gray morning light. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then she dropped Eddie’s journal in my hood, jumped down onto Tarrypin’s back, and made rude gestures at me with her little carved hands as the two trundled off after the others. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Then, about thirty seconds after the blast, came the sound. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “So I have to put the gum wrapper in at night and then check it after school?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “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 When she had told him she was leaving the country, a week after their kiss at the movies, he looked as blank as an ironing board. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was safe to say I was a terrible punter, and after a little while, Wello told me it would be better if I stopped. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Her silence disturbed him; and after observing her a little while, he added, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z In my rearview mirror, I saw them after I had passed, saw them stand there like statues peering after me through the fog of pink dust raised by my wheels. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z So Will supposed that this was what the men were after, and knew he had to do something about it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Get your grades up. Get your act together. Or we won’t send you back to ballet, even after your knee is all healed. These are your options. The choice is yours.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It almost contradicts itself,” she says after a moment. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She rested after every turn and left the pole hanging. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It's another Monday morning, and after three full weeks at home, a ringing doorbell is a major event in my life. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he gave way before us, but only feigned to flee, and soon after came to the Dark Tower and openly declared himself. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Citra and Rowan were awakened sometime after midnight by someone pounding on the front door. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And then, very soon after, I received a letter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They just seemed to appear, like maggots on a corpse or ravens after a battle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And a couple days after that Jack had showed up on her doorstep and handed her his most prized possession, a baseball signed by Joe Mauer. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A couple of days after the worst day, when I was on my way to my first appointment with Dr. Fein, I saw Grandma carrying a huge rock across Broadway. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The first time he went there for supper after Granny was buried, the next morning he started fussing about her cats the minute he got to our house for his snort. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It belongs to Dartmouth College, of Hanover, whose famous Outing Club has been looking after it in a commendably diligent and low-key way since the early years of this century. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Tiny flecks of skin, parched from dry-cleaning clothes, ironing shirts, “heavy on the starch,” stand up searching for the moisture that was robbed day after day for eleven years. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Once my parents were full and relaxed after dinner, I would tell them about my dire situation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Johnny left right after breakfast and often did not return until dark. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One witness after another swore it was Booth, John Wilkes Booth, who had shot the president. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My idea of joining whatever club the others chose might not have been great after all. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Maddened by grief, no doubt, and knowing that Black had been the Potters’ Secret-Keeper, he went after Black himself.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Be yourself! Be individualistic!” he called after me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z We passed exit after exit to Harrisonburg and the turnoffs for James Madison University. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I always used to give Mango his pill right after I washed my face and brushed my teeth. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Thirteen minutes after the first bomb exploded, another bomb went off at the same spot. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was only after she unfolded the sheet of paper that she hesitated. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z In the second hour, the trio of professors stopped taking notes and just gawked at Jake as he fired off one correct answer after another. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Mom picks me up after school, and I ask her if I can go home first and go see Grandpa after dinner. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The Chevalier looked down on the slow-moving millions on the floor of the land of the dead, all drifting after that bright and living spark Lyra Silvertongue. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z We scrambled after her in a pack, shivering in the crisp night air. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Hearing him talk this much after two months of silence is like a downpour after a drought. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The nurses have just finished their last overnight checks, and Max said no other nurses will come in until well after the seven a.m. shift change. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was after nightfall when they had entered the Mines. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Of course I couldn’t say anything after that, and as it really is a splendid opportunity, I made the bargain, and we began. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow after him, switching the switch against the grass on either side, squinting from the sun, trying not to think about nothing at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Lee’s counterpart on the Union side, Ulysses S. Grant, had an admirable career after the war ended. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then he gave the kid fifty cents to go down to the corner store for Coca-Colas to be drunk after supper. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Leprechauns produce a realistic gold-like substance that vanishes after a few hours, to their great amusement. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought about starting to teach Lily to ride so that she could speed off proudly after her Ceremony of Nine, which would be coming soon. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon after, the study erroneously credited with the notion that listening to classical music, particularly the music of Mozart, made you more intelligent. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z At times I would decide I was going to punish her by feigning indifference, but after a few days I gave up because she seemed more relaxed when I ignored her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That day, after the guard had left, I looked at myself in my tin plate. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He put on the pajamas, and after the milk had boiled and cooled he drank a cup of it, warm; I had boiled the cup, too. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Emily knew the cipher challenge would be a touchy subject after Maddie had ruined all his hard work, so she tried to distract him by talking about Mr. Griswold’s latest clue. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Or after Granny died and wasn’t there anymore to disallow it, why didn’t he take the stuff to his own house? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The others shushed her and then, one after another, they hugged her and floated down to join me. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “I had to trash your clothes,” she says after I’ve taken the shower that she insisted I take. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The years after graduation hardened me into someone quite different from the strutting graduate who left campus that day headed for New York City, ready to offer the world his talent. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “After Erwin Rommel? You named your bike after a Nazi?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Absalom simply tortured out a grin and took the poodle for a walk, after receiving instructions to bring brandy, whisky, wine and gin from the bottle store. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Six weeks after the burn, and I haven't yet dared touch it. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z By July 11, nine days after the shooting, it was ready to use. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He looked at his watch; it was after eight. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I believe there is a theory that men and women emerge finer and stronger after suffering, and that to advance in this or any world we must endure ordeal by fire. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It’s late—they got into New York after nine, hurtling into crisis management meetings for hours. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I could feel last night’s wine in my throat and my head throbbed like it had the morning after my concussion. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The next day after lunch, the film projector stood on its cart in the back of the room. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In truth, though, he was less certain after his macabre dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z No one enters or leaves the home after that—at least, not when anyone's looking. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z All my children had been baptized the country way, within the first cycle of the moon after their birth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just after dawn on race day, March 27, the first headlights blinked over the border crossing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually she left, and I stopped crying after a while. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Not long after that, I was in the store behind the counter and two young black women came in. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The creature hit the bottom landing and charged after her, so close she could smell its reeking breath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z But after the accident, under the gathering clouds of fate, something changed. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The morning after I had the awful thought about the wood, I got up early. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nonsense, not really? How extraordinary men are, Maxim, of all people, who was so fastidious. How could he, after Rebecca?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Then Mr. Lucas stood up like he was going after her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z It was that way between them, because, after years of battling each other, C.P. and Ann took that courageous first step of listening. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Just room after room of bare walls and dusty wood floors. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Thanks to him, it turns out that I didn't die from the last bullet of the war after all. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z So, after our game against Moreno Valley, I blanked out while standing under a flow of steaming water in the boys’ locker-room showers. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z "Don't worry about it, boy. You'll get used to it after a while. How is your stomach and head?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it was named after Hannibal of Carthage. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Tom started to call after him, and then he leaned wearily down and picked up the telegram. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible to keep the snow off the lens, and after a time he gave up trying. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z “Well, sir, it was about two hours after feedin’ yesterday when I first hear my disturbance. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z That beautiful girl who brushed the sand from my skin after my secret swims in the lake. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Rondell pulled me up by my sweatshirt and we raced after. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Maybe I’d pass for Mom after she sucked from a helium-filled balloon, but I didn’t think of that excuse in time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “She told me that if it was a boy, she was going to name him Rafael, after your father.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The dapper young man in the old photographs yielded to the man I saw after dinner: haggard, asleep on the sofa. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of that famous Life magazine cover showing an astronaut on the moon, it says “Apollo 11 Gets Tow from Friendly Alien Cruiser after Running Out of Fuel.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Diana thinks Miss Willis is after her because she knows who killed the children. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z So, one day right before last period, I slipped Jack a note to meet me in room 301 after school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Jason ran to his side, but Otis lumbered after him. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sissy begged her to call the boy after Johnny but Katie insisted that the boy had a right to a name all his own. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I waited, my arms outstretched at either side, until he turned again, and began to stack them, volume after volume, on my hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “What was remarkable was how much they loved all of you. They considered all of you so precious— and even more so after your sister died.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z She would bear him a son named Epaphus, and live forever after happy and honored. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Stepstones they had taken on grain and game and fresh water, after the long voyage along the bleak and barren coast of Dome with its shoals and whirlpools. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For some time after their visit to the church belfry it had been impossible to arrange meetings. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “And don’t go out on the gallery after this,” she warned. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the fields and hedges and rivers they went, and after a while a frightening thought came into Sophie’s head. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My dogs jumped off the bank after him. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily my uncles and cousins would have embraced us and talked, but everyone was too scared of being out after curfew to say anything more. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Honestly, seeing my father supporting me like this after everything that’s happened makes me feel almost human again. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z His name was Van Rensburg and he had been flown to the island on twenty-four hours’ notice after the assassination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He is associated with Bacchus as well as with Pan; he taught him when the Wine-god was young, and, as is shown by his perpetual drunkenness, after being his tutor he became his devoted follower. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, after Aisha changed the IV tubing and raised the head of the bed like I’d asked, I thought about what had happened to me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Fang curled in a ball, bawling after stepping off the Jefferson roof. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Bill Clinton won overwhelmingly in Illinois and across the country, moving President Bush out of office after only one term. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Had me so jumping happy, I nearly galloped to catch up to Anemone after school—slide, slide, slide. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “One hundred thirty-seven,” James said after eyeing the chain for just a few seconds. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z I texted her and said I was staying after school to do some additional ACT prep. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z We hugged them—me with Mama first, then Doc after. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He was heading from Provo to Salt Lake City, the very drive, in fact, that Reggie had made with his parents after his first mission came to an abrupt end. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Her hand was steady enough to lift it after that first sip. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z They wanted to grab a few sodas and some bags of chips before the reception, just in case it took a while for the food to show up after they arrived. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z As I might have expected, my shoes came off in the suction of mud and water, and I tramped after my friend in my drooping socks. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z She needed to hide and change, in case Donovan came after her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But after that day the weather, and the way people remembered it, became something more; something potentially more deceptive, and yet something much more meaningful, more fragile and rare, and even more beautiful. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z “So after I joined you on the island, I searched every night under cover of darkness. Even then I was lucky—I only found the entrance the night before I was captured.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The next morning just after Sam arrived, Frightful heard the voice of her winter friend, Jon Wood. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z One week, after a lecture by the foreman on increasing productivity, Lefty speeded up his work, grinding a bearing every twelve seconds instead of fourteen. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When I rang his doorbell the next day after work, he looked surprised. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The first com stood high in the meadow, row after endless row, waiting to be plucked. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I do not care that my foolish belly is growing lazy after all these days of little to do. It must be fed. I will not die because it does not wish to work.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “Jesus, that Post reporter just texted to ask for a comment on the speculation surrounding your relationship with Henry and whether it—whether it has to do with you leaving the campaign after the DNC.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But that did not discourage him from running after us as though an invisible string existed between him and us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z If the She Elephant herself charged after them, he couldn’t react. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z All according to Jon Krakauer, who after sensing the doom brewing, scrambled back to his tent for his own safety and survival. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Yelling, I had to chase after him until he gave it back to me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z That evening after work he met Heqet in the thicket and told him about it. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The day after her fight with James was the first time in the weeks since starting Booker that Emily felt lost in the big school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Any other white lady and no one would care, but we’d all want a know if Miss Hilly after us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Before he leaves the table, he says that Dray will be dropping something off, then he has a surprise for me after he closes up. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z To the man who piloted the men across the river, the strangers were unremarkable, just another band of bedraggled rebels heading home after losing the war. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hate how I still want him after two years. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And the ten remaining girls in my class lingered in the courtyard every day after school in case these were our last chances to be together. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z None of it would matter after tonight anyway, Seven reminded herself, because once she and Poppy were placed in House Hyacinth, she wouldn’t have to deal with Valley ever again. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I wonder if this is about my room—maybe he wants to swap after I’ve gone. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Ophie shook her head, unsure how she was supposed to sleep after all that had happened, but within moments a powerful drowsiness weighed her down, and she found herself yawning widely. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Today, after school, Satchmo Jenkins left his last class of the day, math, and headed to his locker in a haze. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z If there’s more after that, I don’t know it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z They returned, and after Dasch changed into a pair of gray checkered golf pants, the men crouched down and waited. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The compound had row after row of shining metal houses and dozens of liquor bars glittering at daybreak with an aura of fresh vomit and broken glass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z My departure, three days after the New Year, nonetheless had been fixed by Murdoch’s arranging for me to speak at a London meeting of the Society for Experimental Biology. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z For seven years after that she ruled the most unlikely of realms: a room full of black female mathematicians, doing research at the worlds most prestigious aeronautical laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Actually,” I said, “I was named after the guitar.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “That whole neighborhood’s going down the tubes,” Jimmy Fioretos had advised one Sunday after dinner. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The museum couldn’t spare Morris until after the police had sent help for the sidewalk traffic. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I may do stupid things, I may risk getting busted after curfew to see my boyfriend, but I’m not dumb enough to send a regular text. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z It was on a rainy Sunday, after I had been to the church. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Three years later, after war broke out, the labor service was increased to one year and became compulsory for both boys and girls. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Soon’s the door shut after her, Sidney Prince whispered, “I wonder what’s wrong. This here’s real peculiar.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She has been waiting expectantly since after lunch, tidying up the patch of garden this American woman will be able to see from the galeria. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They stay after school, and even come in at lunch. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Maybe there are gods living up there after all. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I sit up in my seat, and it’s as if my insides are like flowers that have blossomed after a tiny bit of rain. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Enjoying your dinner?” the editor asked after a while. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z My heart jumps to my throat, and I take off after him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then after some minutes, we heard the small arms cease, the cannons continue. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It raised the question of why he was out there at all, since it had already been determined that Boobie would need knee surgery after the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She might be getting nicer because of Rocket ReStore, but I bet she’ll be back to her normal self after our last session, which is later today. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z And she went after him in ill-considered shoes, brave and completely unprepared. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z In 1922, he had been charged with murdering a fisherman but was acquitted after claiming that the fisherman had first come at him with a knife. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He heaved a porch chair through a parlor window, leaped in after it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Your stepfather, he bought her a big gold watch after he married me and she left to go home to North Carolina. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to ask him what happened after he moved away that turned us into strangers. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Momma hops out and calls after him, “Don’t go too far!” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z So, when she did make her small request, after having spared him so many tears and welcomes, what could he do but seek her pleasure? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Just a month after a note in her medical record said she was fine, another doctor wrote, “In view of the rapid extension of the disease process the outlook is quite poor.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was silly, after everything we’d been through tonight, how that little promise sent flutters through my stomach, and made me unable to speak. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z But after ten minutes alone in the dark street, a new emotion overtook him: panic. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z A week or so after Richard was robbed, Jasmine came into his room to talk to him as he got ready for school. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z "I thought you would be. And you be even better after you have a cup of soup I got for you in the kitchen. You slept a good long time." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Quinn sat quietly and let him have it out, and after a time Adam’s control came back and he raised his head. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z First couple of times, he had to sprint to catch up after cutting the ivy, and once he nicked his finger. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He had no personal grudge against the children that she knew of, but, after all, he was a very enigmatic coachman. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z People just do things and blame the devil after. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I have a socket fitting scheduled at Hank’s after school. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z That was a bornb that went off in the middle of a big train station in London the day after Aunt Penn went to Oslo and something like seven or seventy thousand people got killed. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z We were torpedoed at about three o’clock in the morning on April 6, 1942, two days after leaving Panama. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to call for help, but who would help her after what she’d done? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Frear got across the river “after a severe struggle, and at the risk of my life” and continued his search for his sister-in-law and Wood. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to call her Rosita, after the prettiest girl in my class, but Mom said that name was too Mexican. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I began to feel a sense of relief: Maybe they really would help us, after all. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She’s happy to oblige but catches herself after a few minutes. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It was from Granny’s conversations, year after year, that the meager details of Grandpa’s life came to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re sure now,” she demanded, “that none of the robots have had a chance to talk with each other after leaving the Orientation Room?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He misses Sterling Library, where he studies every night after dinner, and the nocturnal schedule of which he is now a part. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The water was as cold and wonderful as before, and after a quick check, he realized that none of the blood that had spurted all over the place was his own—another satisfaction. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z We could disappear into Przemyśl, and maybe even Russia after that. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Xhalal Bushi had managed to get his wife and children to Macedonia before the fighting, but he and his brother had gone back to Kacanik to look after their homes and stores. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z It was for Wernher von Braun, after all. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One after another, travelers started to get off the train. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe I’m finally getting this now,” I said to him after we had gone over the last problem. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z "You won't be twitching so much after digging all day," Mr. Sir told him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And sure enough, as Bear moved through the crowd, I observed the one-eyed man step out into the street and look after him. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s arrival at Berkeley was rather less dramatic than his arrival a few months earlier at Caltech, which he had reached after a breakneck automobile drive through the desert punctuated by two serious crack-ups. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z So earlier today—three boring weeks, three victorious meets after Patty's crazy comeback—I finally put some sound in my mile. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “Make sure you tell whoever’s looking after him tonight to rub his belly. It seems to help. And to change the dressing on his blisters. One of them is oozy.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Early the next morning, after they had buried their garbage in the soft soil and washed briefly in the creek, they set off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z All we had was the twelve bucks I had left after buying the soap and the watch and the Tic Tacs. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z The beacon of the Lighthouse of Alexandria was, after all, the passengers’ first direct glimpse of their destination. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “He rode up to the ridge after dinner. He’ll be back pretty soon.” The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z So Judy Morgan showed up at Lincoln Elementary School at three o’clock the day after Mrs. Chatham had been to visit Nick’s parents. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had seen the building just after the plane had crashed. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The manager tells me I can start again next week, two days after my birthday. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “If the Under Thirteens win this weekend, they have you to thank,” Luma told the Fifteens after the game. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Tell me a story, please,” Poppet says after a while. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the main action in a sentence takes place in the present or in a future tense, the verb that follows after is in the simple present: I start dinner after the guests arrive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wondered what happened to it after my run-in with that monster machine.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z A few days after the meeting on the esplanade, I took my courage into my hands and went to see Father at his office. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The army came marching in about four hours after the earthquake. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z But after four years in New Haven he didn’t want to move back to Massachusetts, to the one city in America his parents know. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Before long, white residents of Durham were calling C.P. after each of his appearances. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The morning after he came barreling into town, Fred bought Day a bus ticket to Baltimore. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z They joined the other people who had fields there, by the main ditch, and nobody went back to work after lunch. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Still, I didn’t need to run after her to solve every problem. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Every evening after supper we sat in their tiny den around the television set with the ceramic bee planter on top. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh. Okay. Can I look after the turkeys next time?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “A guaranteed—and equal—place in whatever government forms after Erudite is destroyed, and full control over Erudite data after the attack. Clearly—” “What are you going to do with the Erudite data?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t try to get too close, mister,” he called after me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And after a while the flat irons would come floating up. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s well after midnight when Cressida comes to attach a special microphone to my costume. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Lee, a church pianist, mother of two, and bank bookkeeper, had gotten pregnant after an extramarital affair. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z And I don’t know why they gave you that award after what you did to Jordan. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “Curfew means all Jews off the streets after dark.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z She hadn’t had enough sleep, and when she stumbled outside after her mother, it was to find that the sun was already up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z If the child is not to be found in our world, it’s because she will have gone after Lord Asriel already. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, after much jostling and elbow-bumping and fumbling in the dark, Kate found her flashlight and switched it on, and Constance was gone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He seemed pleased to see Dustfinger and even licked his hand, but then he ran after the boy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The office of the Local Commensal Farm Centrality was hectic and upset, but they made time to look after me, and apologized to me for the discomforts of the night past. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Cap never suspected that the entries were all fake, and that we were writing them in the equipment room after Zach was done with football practice. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Maybe there’s a version of my life where I’m sick after all. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The results would let everyone know where they stood going into the longer, harder push after the Christmas break. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z It was leaning against the stool in the room where I did his makeup, but after his remarks, he never came back inside. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Halloween was coming up on the Thursday after our game. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Cause after the book come out, if folks find out it was us, I probably never get to see these kids again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I just loved to be there, to be near the horses and ponies, to learn how to look after them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z It was the spidery end of the grappling hook, which after several attempts had finally stuck onto something on the tower. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z She made me call Mother and Daddy when I was done, and after they rushed home, I had to tell them everything again. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped through the opening after the other detectives and helped them close the gate. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I worried that an appearance in Ossining might present some malcontent with an opportunity to come after me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d decided to only dye my bangs, since I knew I’d have to color my hair again after the weekend or risk being in violation of the dress code. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I’d dumped the melted ice out shortly after Jack and I finished the popcorn. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Simpson went stomping out of the wrestling room, something that happened often after a challenge. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z It was only after he laid the curved needle on the kitchen table that his hands started to shake, then his shoulders. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z And whenever he went he took with him his youngest son, who was to be on the land after him, that the lad might learn. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z But I was also impressed by the boycott’s effectiveness: after nine days, during which the buses ran empty, the company returned the fare to fourpence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As he galloped away, Hamlet cried after him, “Make haste in your errand, for remember, I will be shriven today.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z At first they’d insulted my father by turning us down, even after our Bethlehem congregation had done special tithes for a whole year to fly us here for the perfusion of Jesus’ name. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I also remember him staggering through the front door and lurching for the couch after closing at the pub. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Hugh’s insects swarmed and stung people until they were banished from the house, after which Hugh spent all his time at the window, his bees screening the other side of the glass. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “And your mom, of course. And we were thinking that I could help you after school a couple times a week. Until we can get you into formal services here at school.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A few days after the barn-raising a letter came from Shadrach Yale in which he too discussed General McClellan, from the viewpoint of a young soldier who had just known his first experience under fire. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Robin said no more, but after that he went often to the top of the keep to scan the countryside for signs of horsemen. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Seconds after getting comfortable, I heard the yelling voice with a new clarity. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Marco saying he had done everything for her, a statement she had not understood at the time and forgotten soon after. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Grandpa had started coming around again while we were still there—he did live with Adele again after we left—and maybe the authorities found out. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The robotics team and theater crew keep him late after school. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And some of the money must be left with Faber, of course, to be spent after Montag ran on his way. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s strange to think, after all this time, I’m only meeting her now. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Scores of innocent people have been exonerated after being sentenced to death and nearly executed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z My father added a section on edible plants that was my guidebook to keeping us alive after his death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the dancers had stirred her after all. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z To reestablish his links to the black community after graduation, he accepted a scholarship from the Urban League to pursue a master’s degree in social work at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I swam after the raven as it darted back and forth through the mist. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I’m going to need eight bottles of mouthwash after this, I thought. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Maybe, after everything, we can go back to being friends again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Right after lunch he would head out again until midnight. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z The morning after, when I was truly alone in the bright of day, I was all panic and adrenaline. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The clock hands pointed to ten minutes after five. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I could have refused that telegram Saturday after Saturday. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z ‘Well, see you later — the day after tomorrow, if you don’t go to sleep on the way!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Often when she came in after running down the hill, her cotton dress would cling to her thin body and Bailey would glue his eyes on her until her clothes dried. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he saw the windmill where he and Josiah had chased the spotted cattle after they had wandered through the Acoma fence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z "Perhaps so," the forked beard replied, pausing to catch his breath after the long climb. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally, after I was daydreaming for like an hour, I turned to Rondell and told him how he should try not to do that anymore, fight random people for barely no reason. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I heard Goyle’s trunk hit you. And I thought I saw something white flash through the air after Zabini came back...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z On the way back from the gym after a soccer game, Daphne kept trying to trip me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The shrinking sheik turned a bright crimson and actually cringed against the hatrack, while Ernestine picked up one of Dad’s walking sticks and started after the younger set, bent on premeditated, cold-blooded mayhem. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The monster bellowed in frustration and started after them, its paddle feet scooping through the water with such power that it actually started to gain on them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In clash after clash, “the dreaded horses proved invincible.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But after I had laughed I was thrown back on my thoughts—how had it all happened? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kino,” he said softly, “thou art named after a great man—and a great Father of the Church.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z “That Vilthuril’s a beautiful doe. I’d like a chance to get to know her better. After all, it’s not natural to rabbits, is it?—on and on day after day.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe this would turn out well after all. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A few days later—after I’d moved past my tears—I actually began feeling excited to find the right agent, someone I’d feel comfortable with, who could share in my dream. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “They would. They’d send me home and then we would be apart until after the war.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “Well,” replied the journalist, “now we see how she takes after her father, don’t we? You’ve raised a real partisan, Kostas.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She noted that he hadn’t relocked the door after he let in Clyde. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Perhaps she wouldn’t get Jackson back until after lunch. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The one searching for a beer after a long week. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The last sound she heard was Fenoglio's pen scribbling over the paper, writing word after word as fast as a weaver's shuttle turning black threads into colorfully patterned cloth.... Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He had already made up his mind that after a suitable interval—a month, say—he would take the risk of visiting the shop again. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And if I felt that way after spending only short periods in the past, what must Kevin be feeling after five years. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “We went farther after that,” he continued, “till we found the house. It was a cow needing to be milked that led us there. I milked her. They were...trusting me by then,” he confessed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “Say, there’s gonna be a game of marbles after lunch,” Ira announced. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Chronically dehydrated, he drank as much as he could; after an 88o-meter run in 106-degree heat, he downed eight orangeades and a quart of beer. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Anyway, when I hang around after school and any of the guys ask me: “Yo, Devon, where you going?” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We hadn’t watched any Star Trek on Nowruz, of course—that would have been impossible—but the day Sohrab showed me the rooftop, Dad brought out his iPad after dinner. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z And after the pool of ‘desirable’ minority students was depleted, more ‘provisional’ students were admitted. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z So after that I just look out the window. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Then one night after supper she and Amelia came upstairs to find Betsy chortling over the paper in their bedroom. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But when I was six months’ pregnant, a lot of them started sending me these articles about how the birth-defect rate went zooming up after thirty-five. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He hadn’t meant...he didn’t really think...He saw Rashid disappear around the corner and hurried after him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Later, after he had driven them back to their hotel, Poppy was muttering, “Holy, holy, holy.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He was glad he could set a long time after the young children had gone to bed. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I learned this only after I mentioned that I’d miscarried to a couple of friends, who responded by heaping me with love and support and also their own miscarriage stories. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “Thanks for nothing!” he shouted after her, but she was already gone. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I’d love to, Mrs. Walton, but my folks don’t get paid until after the holiday.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And then after a pause she said, “I saw not one slave with a new coat like mine.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z It was going to be Ramose, after a famous Egyptian wise man. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to practicing for almost three hours after school every day, Monday through Friday, we also had practice on Saturday mornings from nine a.m. to noon. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Tag scampered after a butterfly he hadn’t a hope of catching, and Donkeyberry groomed Fat Cheeks by the dry stream before everyone set out on the daily search for food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never been in the hospital unless you count the time I went to the emergency room after I cut my ankle on some broken glass. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She left home soon after four in the afternoon and got home a little before two in the morning. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a few more seconds, Ma finally nods. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Only minutes after Mr. Boston hung up, four police cars sped up and screeched to a stop outside the phone booth. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z On the second Saturday, after my deliveries, Lucas was waiting for me in front of the Marysville Free Public Library. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Dad craftily installed bags under each toilet seat, which we are to throw out after using, like a giant camping nightmare. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Last night after everyone had gone to bed, Emma had crept back out of her room and gone downstairs and slipped Mom’s cell phone out of her purse. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Although not illegal, indulging in the so-called grandmaster draw—in which neither player strives to win but, rather, halves the point after a few inconsequential moves have been made—bordered on unprincipled behavior. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I felt strangely sad to leave the world of the Negro after having shared it so long—almost as though I were fleeing my share of his pain and heartache. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, usually after that, my mom wants to hear about school, but I have to make it quick because I have to get in bed by eleven p.m. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Ms. Eisen informs us that we’re going to continue our weights unit until Tuesday, after which point whoever shows up for the last classes will play softball in the field. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She wondered how long it would take after the operation, before she would stop missing David. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z “If you don’t fly down here tonight,” he said, “I’ll go after them alone and I won’t be able to retire them. I just bought a goat,” he added. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She examined the copy of the book after it was handed to her, then laid it gently down next to one of the plates, brushing. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z You can’t call here after midnight on a school night and expect me to call her to the phone. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His cat dæmon hurried after them, abject and desperate. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I knock and then swing open the door after I hear her say come in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Out in the field nearby they were laying out bodies, row after row, the feet all even and the toes pointing upward like rows of black leaves on the border of a garden. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not after last month, when she’d had that horrible encounter with her mom and gotten the worst present of her life.... The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z —Going for ice cream after practice, even though you always said you weren’t going to stop, but you always did. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m furious with him for being with her after we x and y and z-ed and beyond. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I closed my eyes and pretended as hard as I could, and after a while I was convinced I could feel wings sprouting from my shoulders. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I leave it on Mr. Daniels’s desk: “I’m never reading after school or playing chess with you ever again. Not ever.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Do not get roped into this,” Mom cautioned me as we scrolled through story after story about what Carlotta had said. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Walls didn’t just keep things out, after all. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I tell her everything that happened after that. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z A girl with chopped-short hair and a sharp black gaze climbed out after them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And the whales kept up the activity until well after dark. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after a hard winter that had frequently forced me to pay for a warm spot to sleep, my hoard was over twenty iron pennies. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Most listeners would not even notice the difference, unless you played it in both keys, one right after the other. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Charlie doesn’t like girls,” I tried, only hearing myself after I said it, and then correcting. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z It was after my conference with Sor Asunci6n, once I had begun praying to know my calling, that suddenly, like a lull in a storm, the cravings stopped. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I squeeze up the steps after them with my head down. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He thought he should feel sleepy after sailing all night, but the daylight seemed to drive away sleep and his body hummed with the boat and wind and sea. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The circus has arrived near London, the train creeping in just after nightfall without drawing any notice. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the main action takes place in a past tense, the verb that follows after is in the simple past: I would have started dinner after the guests arrived. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hey, after our game at the park tomorrow, we could take the dogs for a walk. Sound good?” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z The year before he was looked after by a university student named Abby, a slim, freckled girl who read books without pictures on their covers, and refused to prepare any food for Eliot containing meat. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Gladys Tennyson was wearing just her nightgown and robe as she came running down the street after Sam. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z He must have got into his car right away after talking to Robert, because in less than a quarter-of-an-hour he was shown into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Later, after my anger abated, I realized that Badenhorst’s crude remark to me at the quarry was a calculated one. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When dawn came, he was writing swiftly, filling page after page with his fine scrawl. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m named after our dad,” Bobby Gene reminded everyone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Hornet had given Bo hot milk and honey after dinner and he had emptied two whole mugs without becoming suspicious. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon after, his family had come and taken her back to the Houston area, where they lived. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z His feet heavy, Chaol followed after the prince, hoping Dorian wasn’t about to drag them all into serious trouble. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Josiah went to see her the day after the cattle were delivered. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She saw him go into the candy store and buy four Sweet Caporal cigarettes with the two cents after mass. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Did you hear what happened after school yesterday?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It seemed that he was of all men the most gloriously successful, after a brilliant victory back with his own again, peace and prosperity before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten months later, after recounting this exchange to two dozen wedding guests in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church, Lil raises her glass in a toast. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “I thought you'd ditched class after lunch or something,” I say with a grin. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He tossed his bow back to Wex and strode off, remembering how elated he'd felt after the Whispering Wood, and wondering why this did not taste as sweet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z So, after listening to me read the first few chapters of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency to Henrietta, to see what she thought, he went inside to explain it all to Mom. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z It was with this voice that she enumerated, twice a day as she swept the stairwell, the details of her plight and losses suffered since her deportation to Calcutta after Partition. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z When I got home after school, I decided to see if Auntie Buzz had any advice on how to get Tina to realize how incredibly perfect I would be as a boyfriend. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, if the son of a Hasid married the daughter of a Mitnaged, both fathers would say Kaddish after their children, considering them to be dead and buried. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z ‘No, after all I believe your plan is probably the best.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z It was her fencing hand, so although she came back after the surgery, she wasn’t quite the same fencer, and any hope of her making the team instead of me was quietly put to rest. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In 2012, they show up for school late after this event, about nine a.m. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Clubs meet after school, and it’s my favorite part of the day. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I felt the shock wave a split second after I heard the detonation and instinctively dropped to the floor of my hideout with my arms wrapped over my head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The young black man in the checkered suit, after reading the letter, grudgingly gave me papers indicating that I was now qualified to apply for a pass. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A battered customer-service kiosk stood just inside the door, and after a quick retinal scan it spat out my ticket. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Once, after he’d caught Louie wiggling through a window in the middle of the night, he delivered a kick to the rear so forceful that it lifted Louie off the floor. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He’s after more than just winning in a fight. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z “I passed through a terrible scourging when last at my father’s,” Stanton wrote in a letter to Anthony several months after the speech. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Moody’s magical eye spun around to stare at Ron; Ron looked extremely apprehensive, but after a moment Moody smiled — the first time Harry had seen him do so. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After he has gone back, to wherever he’s going next, I think of getting him a star named after himself, for his birthday. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He’d jumped on the road immediately after talking with her mother. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If he wanted to prove himself brave, after all, he had better just stop worrying. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Finally, after more goodbyes and gushing about how great a speaker God’s anointed was, Blanca and I were out the door and walking home. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z It isn’t long after that the sirens come. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “The community lost Rosemary after five weeks and it was a disaster for them. I don’t know what the community would do if they lost you.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z So, after two weeks, Annie’s mother and father came to Pine Mountain so they could see me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “E. O. Lawrence personally never quite demobilized after the end of World War II,” the Rad Lab physicist Wolfgang “Pief” Panofsky would observe many years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She said her brother once asked who her hot friend was after he’d accidentally seen one of the pics. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Mohammed was an unknown when the race began at six in the morning, and after eight hours, when he was approaching shore, he had no idea that he was in the lead. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We’ve been looking for them ever since they took after you,” said another. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Wandering through empty halls and ransacked offices, I tried to imagine what home would feel like, if after all this I chose to go back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z On this night, long after the Red Calf was asleep, the Red Cow stood up suddenly and began to dance. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z A stray not only in its plantation meaning—orphaned, with no one to look after her—but in every other sphere as well. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Maybe it proved I had a little bit of machismo in me after all. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “You think I don’t know you after all this time? You got a look that says you don’t want to be here.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Still, after the parole board set me off, my mind wandered toward escape plans. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Not after you said you were from Big Creek.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We don’t go back to school until after the first of the year, and to celebrate, there’s a dance in the gym. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But the desolation remained after the walls had gone; the desolation followed after everything else. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z And after seeing his house, I was not sure I wanted him to see where I lived. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Just for a few days. Your mother must rest,” Celia calls after him. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We may be about to rediscover that dying is not such a bad thing to do after all. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He dug around at the bottom of his book bag until he finally came up with a pen, and after taking the cap off with his teeth, he began to write. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z She pulled herself free of any tree limbs that clawed at her and kept chasing after her children, never losing sight of them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And seconds after that, the phone starts ringing again. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandma got her false teeth at church after going every Saturday for a long, long time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There was the Stan Smith chasing after balls I had hit and missing some of them! Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But again, after this promising start, nothing happened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The consequences of the sublethal poisoning of the woodcock are now seen in a marked decline in the proportion of young birds to adults, first observed in the season after fire ant treatments began. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was a relief to everybody when, after our Glorious Fourth celebration, Cudn Temp said to her, “Sugarfoot, come on home with me and stay till the color grows out.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But after that, we lapse back into silence. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Maybe, after this nightmare we’ve wrought, we can find a way forward together. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z A few weeks after his return a construction project near Clovis unearthed more huge bones. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was a long time, after dark, before they stopped again. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Plus/minus or sharp/flat symbols may appear before or after the note number. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z “Lord Faa, en’t you a taking any women on this expedition to look after them kids once you found ’em?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “The landlord gave me this when I went looking for him. He said Rahim Khan left the day after we did.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddad had said after the match, in his growling rasp of a voice. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I mean, after Vietnam and Watergate, who the hell wants to hear “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”? I used to like the Fourth of July okay because of the fireworks. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I gaze out the window, watching the snow fall in the fluorescent glow of the courtyard lights, the hallway finally dead silent after Will’s hour-long reprimanding. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z "I'm chief," said Ralph, "because you chose me. And we were going to keep the fire going. Now you run after food-" "You ran yourself !" shouted Jack. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Chicken!” he said hoarsely after removing the old Daily Prophets from his mouth and throwing them down onto the cave floor. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I got through the rest of that week by practicing karate, thinking about karate, going to karate after school every day. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “But he isn’t here, and I have better things to do than hang around waiting for him. So I’ll take his daughter—and he’ll come chasing after her of his own accord.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He scored well on his medical school entrance exams and, after another year at Brown, he will head to the St. Louis University School of Medicine. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "Don't let it happen till after me and you done been upstairs. How come I always have to come get you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole drove himself hard after Edwin and Garvey left, staying busy every waking minute of each day. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Howard got quiet after that, so I finally tied Wishbone to the bike and headed back up to Gus and Bertha’s. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then, after about two more weeks, he called and told us to join him in Peshawar. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” I said, “I was just about to ask Connor if he wanted to come over after school and do some investigating.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And then, just after midnight, I went kinda nuts. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z One of them fell into step with Jethro after a time. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Many college graduates were forced to work as cabbies or waitresses after graduation, but they retained the confidence of a public identity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason Milton was disappearing on us: after ten years in business, the diner was no longer making a profit. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Leninci felt herself entitled, after this day of queerness and horror, to a complete and absolute holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can you not even try, after all she’s done for us?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Gabe thanked her quickly for the place to eat and sleep after such a bad day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Hunters scrounged arrows from the fallen and launched volley after volley into the enemy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I went into one store after the other along Dryades and Rampart Streets. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z And he couldn’t help but think that if Grandpop and Grandma could do that after what had happened, then maybe, somehow, Ma and Dad could too. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They apparently did not arrive until the first millennium A.D., long after their domestication in Asia, because they had to wait for large-scale boat traffic across the Indian Ocean. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour without hearing Miss Bingley’s voice, Elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold enquiry after the health of her family. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Do you feel it after class at any point?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But they relented after Ajax and the other two just stood around for one hour and a half and repeated their request at regular intervals. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Lyddie studied on it as she walked home after the service. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Got it after some white boys cut me ’cause I drank from their fountain.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Any vandalism must have come after the fact—and that implies that there might still be marauders smashing windows, and water-zombies wandering the labyrinth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The crocodile might be out after dark, but it wouldn’t be interested in her food stores. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As little girls, my sisters and I asked about ours, after being read stories full of mothers and fathers and their misbehaving children. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Today, though, I have nowhere to go after school, so there is no avoiding Sam. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He would be Montag-plus-Faber, fire plus water, and then, one day, after everything had mixed and simmered and worked away in silence, there would be neither fire nor water, but wine. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z The morning after our unauthorized detour, he appeared at the house. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole year had been one disappointment after another—more so for them than for me, even. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “But after while you need come by yourself. I cannot be away from the field too much—it would be tragedy.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I say. Now you just say after me—‘I’ll take double poison and cut my throat if I tell.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon after he was taken in an ambulance to his home outside Boston. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For more than a decade after its startup in 1905, the Defender advised southern blacks to stay put. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you just get a dog after initiation if you’re feeling that nostalgic?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “A Negro girl in my very house,” she said again after the first refrain. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z But there was nothing that Kingshaw could do, except go very warily down after Hooper, testing the ground step by step. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I tumbled into the backseat, right after Stick. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He had pushed Moss down on the basketball court, and his palms hurt for days after that. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It came to us on the ferry after my mainland grandfather died. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He asked about my birthdays, my grade school teachers, my childhood pets — and I had to admit that after killing three fish in a row, I’d given up on the whole institution. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t say anything after that and I was happy. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Had he stayed, it might well have been him the men turned to after Myles died, instead of Harry Strickland. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “And so you see, Martina,” Mr. Curtain said, rolling out from behind his desk, “after the Improvement most people will be much happier.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A few days after Teacher Sarah was murdered, we all woke up to what sounded like a bomb exploding in the yard. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He read it in a couple of days and, after a conversation with the school librarian, moved on to Tolstoy’s War and Peace, a thousand-page novel. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But a stronger feeling was the one that stayed with her after that dream: the excitement of opening the drawer and seeing that he was still there, that he was safe and smiling. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They arrived a little after eight in the evening, somber and shell-shocked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The man kept saying the word “brilliant” after Papa spoke. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The forest offered a measure of protection from the sun, but after a time the pace began to tell on them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z A third volume was so unenticing that it wasn’t published until 1899, more than a century after Hutton’s death, and the fourth and concluding volume was never published at all. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z This incident of the master’s death following so swiftly after her reiterated plea, Kill him, Lord, left her with the conviction that prayer was always answered. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe you made these after everything that happened,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We argued last night after he suggested I’d left Coin no choice but to counter my demand for the victors’ safety with one of her own. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z King collapsed, quickly lost consciousness, and at 7:05 P.M.—barely an hour after the shooting—was pronounced dead. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “Did ever you think how nice the word April sounds, Nancy?” he asked after a while. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, she just refused to accept my apology. Which, okay, after I talked to Sahil, I kinda get why she was mad.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Not bad. Not bad at all after thirty-five years.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even in the second year after DDT enters a stream, a foraging salmon parr would have trouble finding anything more than an occasional small stonefly. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z And after he started the first course and was nice and relaxed, I would say, “It’s not that easy, Ted.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I was returning to the temple one evening, hurrying so that I should be in good time for the meal, when I heard someone running after me, shouting something I could not understand. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately after their cold and comfortless breakfast Strider went off alone, telling the others to remain under the shelter of the cliff, until he came back. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Look like I just didn’t care no more after that. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z There was silence after the door had shut once more. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z A short time after Duchess died, our father came home with a German shepherd puppy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “He didn’t look fine when he was chasing after us.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z As a result, domestic animals did not reach sub-Saharan Africa until thousands of years after they began to be utilized by emerging Eurasian civilizations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z At last, after three days on the road, we have a destination! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Calvin was huffing and puffing and drenched in sweat as he struggled to haul his bulk after Alex. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Time after time Malachy drinks away his rent money and winds up sleeping in parks when the landlord throws him out. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “You remember my slave ship after all this time?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “A braggart of a man,” her father said after the landlord left, and then he said nothing else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But as he later said, "We had done our best and, after all, it was just another radio show." Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Stay here,” Emma told the others, and then she pulled me after her down the hall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z One after another the infants, at this point no larger than minnows, died. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But after all of these years, I had finally come to realize that depending on anyone other than myself was a recipe for failure. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But week after week of no news, or bad news, had set Fadi’s nerves on edge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I think I got the idea after I heard her yelling out in the garden and I wanted to know what was going on. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It had been a very long day, after all, and she wanted to feel a little less alone in the world. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z While tearing apart a bird with fat fingers, Lord Wyman made polite inquiry after Lady Homwood, who was a cousin of his. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As if she were coming awake after a disorienting dream, awareness flooded into her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Feathers litter the floor under his cage, and he refuses to return to it even after a generous forty-five minutes of head time. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z At the tournament he made the ceremonial first move and played a mock game with President Marcos—one that ended in a mock draw after eight moves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z For the first time, even after admitting her role in today’s mess, Witching Hour seemed shamefaced. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z It was something he had begun to sense in 1967, when he’d worked briefly on the study after returning from Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, after a little while he did go to her and his gentleness melted her last remnants of control, for she began to weep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long after dawn he had started on horseback for New York and Philadelphia with an account of the Tea Party. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then as he watched them he saw them take out a pint of Old Tennis Shoes and wiping the neck of the bottle on a sleeve, raise the pint one after another. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z And that made me feel better because there was something in my head that had an order and a pattern and I just had to follow the instructions one after the other. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “They said a lot of nice things about him. after he died.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The giant king flew backwards out of the temple and Jason ran after him, his father at his heels. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There were kids in her classroom every day after school. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw the gleam in Buffo’s eyes as he came clumping after her, spewing flecks of mint, his massive belly bouncing. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Well, Tateh and I argued about the cap and gown for a long time, and at one point I got so mad I revealed my plans to go to New York after graduation. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The day after that, I couldn’t bring myself to eat in the bathroom stall again. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I walked back into the living room, where Mama stood alone, looking after the men. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Third, after Apollo 11, I didn’t think I would be able to keep my enthusiasm high enough to put up with all the long hours and hard work. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His expression darkened, and he said, “Has someone...been...after you?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He covered his blunder hastily. “...a small raise after we see how you work out.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Even I know the pioneers come after the Pilgrims. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z I have looked these names up, because after we see my father’s aunt in Guangzhou, we will catch a plane to Shanghai, where I will meet my two half-sisters for the first time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw his reason when, after leaving one village, we didn’t pass another for a week. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But three weeks after that she was already ninth and moving. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “No, no—tree roots. But, after all, you were underground all night.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The Czechs couldn’t share much—there was a war on, after all, and food was hard to come by. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z “Well, either way, we need to get on back,” I say after a long moment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t the hunters come after you? Why didn’t they kill you?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Liyana’s mother believed a whole lot in karma, the Hindu belief that what someone does in this world will come back to him or her—maybe not the day after tomorrow, but eventually. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z And it was now 1:39 p.m., which was 23 minutes after the stop, which meant that we would be at the sea if the train didn’t go in a big curve. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A few days after we got to Pinyudu, though, things Changed. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first two days after the injury, Shin’s foreman filled in on the factory floor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z He wondered how long he would live after Magister Spurge went back to his own country. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The teller gave the Chinese guy a bag of cash, he gave it to the guy in the car, and soon after he was arrested while still waiting for his bus. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He thought nothing of waiting a decade or two after its discovery to publish the inverse square law. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For the truth was, it was extremely refreshing to be out in the summerhouse after many continuous days in the main building and neither of us was inclined to hurry with our tasks. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z There was no resistance, no response at all from the soft, insensitive mass, and after a while Yossarian’s spirit died and his arms dropped helplessly with exhaustion. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z "And while he was gone, me and you had each other after Mama died. And he just had Rahway, you know." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I still wondered what Wootie thought of me after I told her about Mrs. Wheeler’s fall. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Following a concert, introduce new songs slowly after reviewing the choir’s favorite song from the concert. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The police had seized my computers, but fortunately not until two hours after the kill call, according to our building super, who had to let them into the apartment. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z I would finally be able to restore to my mother the wealth and prestige that she had lost after my father’s death. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you let me go after her?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “But when I get my car finished I can go up as much as I want — after I get my license,” he amended. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A long moment passes after the Memories end, filled with nothing but the sound of water rippling against the rock. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We reached Detroit a little after six in the morning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z To say that I’m grumpy after sucking at the Invisible Bridge would be an understatement. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Because after what had happened to Rashad, it felt like no time had passed at all. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “My children,” Mr. John Benally said, after teaching us how to say hello in English, “I am sorry, but you must go now into this room.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, we were really making ourselves at home there after awhile. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Mom never hears rumors at church about our neighbors having nowhere to watch the parade, after all. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Sure, and after lunch I can beat you in Ping-Pong, Mom answers. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And she kissed her mother and returned to her grandmother, curling up next to her night after night. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z That Roman bell would be lucky to get work cleaning up after a French bell's dog—and even then he'd need papers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Like everybody else in Cold Sassy, she would call it worth mentioning that her husband got married just three weeks after she went to her grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The retinue entered the hall after the king—first Blanche of Castile, followed by Queen Marguerite, King Louis’s wife, with their infant daughter in her arms. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He lay still with his eye closed, and after a while I saw he was asleep. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I suppose they had a telephone, too, but that would not have done much good after the first hour. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z And she pulls out of my grip and bounds after Rae with more spring in her step than I’ve ever seen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Yes. She worked with the FBI shortly after the church bombing,” my father said. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Soft as a yam gliding down after three easy, thrilling chews. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But he had been allowed to rejoin after the coaches concluded that the same demands made of other players could not be made of him if he was to stay on the team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet a few weeks after leaving Honduras, she arrives safely to Enrique in Florida. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Only after about 20 years did Edison reluctantly concede that the main use of his phonograph was to record and play music. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Normally on that day, after third period, Stargirl and I would pass each other on the second floor around the teachers’ lounge. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z He was beginning to believe that after all he might have been rash. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z According to Desdemona, my grandfather collapsed right after overturning his coffee cup to read his fortune in the grounds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I move Nutmeg over so I can slide the cards, word after word, in Jason’s book. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In reality, though, I was like my friend who had worked the pumps at a service station: Even after she got home and took a shower, you could still smell the gasoline on her hands. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a change in Mother after Dad died. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z She came at once, after saying pleasantly to Mr. Renfield: “Good-bye, and I hope I may see you often, under auspices pleasanter to yourself,” to which, to my astonishment, he replied:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z The notion came to her soon after she started at Vocational. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I’ve learned something about myself after only reading the opening paragraph! A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Well then. The spoons were always fair game again after a wash. The same ought to go for boys.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Over his shoulder, he saw an enormous soldier chasing after him. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z I turned away, and he came after me, pawing at my hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Except it looked like we wouldn’t get that chance after all. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z My brother unsheathed his sword and went after them, while I dismounted to protect the girl. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pretty soon after that, everyone started falling asleep under scratchy blankets and musty-smelling pillows. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z An after- school job would be perfect for both of us, we agreed. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams concurred that the reunion in heaven would permit them to laugh at their human follies and foibles, though he would talk with Franklin only after the great man did proper penance for his sins. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For the next few hours after the tennis game, everything was calm and back to normal in Lambert, South Carolina. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Wouldn’t he rather be sitting out in the park than have the park named after him? One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The book was completed after Huygens had returned to Holland in 1691, partly because of his deteriorating health, but also because the political climate in France had shifted once again. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z It’s not easy focusing on throw rugs when all I can see is this grass fire raging in the back of my eyes, white-hot and devouring house after house as it burns. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Aech had started calling me “Z” shortly after I met him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z There was the time, for example, maybe a few weeks after the talk by the pond, when Miss Lucy was taking us for English. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-five years after its inception, Public Allies is still going strong, with chapters in Chicago and two dozen other cities and thousands of alumni around the country. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I walked in after breakfast and found him paging through it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Do...you...understand?” he repeats, coming to a full stop after each word. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z We did our summons after dark, at a twenty-foot-long pit in front of the septic tank. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I almost feel as if she doesn’t deserve to know, after what she did. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Motion caught her eye, and she spotted a small bird hovering among the flowers, flitting from one to the next to alight on the longest petal, thrusting its beak into one after another. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Mom calls me into the kitchen after we get home from beating St. Francis. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z And after our race, it was Lu who told me about his track club he was in at the time—the Sparks. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The family has gathered at Fifi's house for Christmas, which falls a week after the baby's birth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z When Ajarry planted there, soon after her long march to the plantation, the plot was a rumble of dirt and scrub behind her cabin, at the end of the line of slave quarters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z "Xaro assures me that in Qarth, man and woman each retain their own property after they are wed. The dragons are mine." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The day after, I would go back to shopping at the supermarket or farmers market. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z She hated when he tried to act like the victim after initiating trouble. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I had no desire to share the fate of Galileo, with whom I feel a strong sense of identity, partly because of the coincidence of having been born exactly 300 years after his death! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “And after all, didn’t somebody just make up the word pinna, too?” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That same week—almost six weeks after the arrest of Charles and Marjorie Moss—Wayne Washington’s most extensive article about their home appeared in the St. Petersburg Times. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z She looked too afraid to open it, and after what happened the night before, I didn’t blame her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Harry was pleased to get out of the castle after lunch. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “Madam, did a Mr. Mwakangale inquire after these two gentlemen?” he asked, pointing to us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There were sporadic yells of MOJO! but the crowd in the cafeteria didn’t become animated until the screen showed running back Shawn Crow breaking tackle after tackle in the quarterfinal playoff game against Arlington. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t sleep well that night, even after I was done crying. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z "I'd have shot myself, too," he said after reading the obituary in the paper, "if it took me that long to catch a fish." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “I thought I saw him too,” I said, after a long, thoughtful pause. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z But people are full of longings, and decade after decade, the hopes kept coming. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The thought of turning back after all this labor was more than I could bear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, climbing over a wall I looked back, seeing a man hurrying after me, slipping, sliding, going over the low dividing walls of the roofs with puffing, bustling effort. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked straight into the faces of the boys, straight into their eyes, one after the other, and there was no hint of the shyness she had pretended inside the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Day after day, we push on until I lose count of how many days we have traveled. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Or perhaps Mundungus, who had pilfered plenty from this house both before and after Sirius died? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It’s not an ocean, where you can drown if you swim right after a meal. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A few months after I witnessed the grisly murder a strange feeling that I should end my own life suddenly came over me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z We are Sinclairs, after all, and Sinclairs do not behave like I was behaving. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z About fifteen seconds after his first left turn in this vehicle, Herbie was stopped by a cop who ticketed him for a nonfunctioning blinker signal system, an incident which took the edge off his glow. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear stole silently over the frozen ground, edged along the wall of the shed, and after a quick glance around, hunched over to put his eye to a shoulder-level knothole. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The company had constructed it shortly after the contest began, to serve as IOI’s online base of operations. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Not a year after the end of the war, the familiar announcements of vacancies at the laboratory, including openings for computers, began to appear in the newsletter again. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "What about after he got better? Did he ever say what he meant by God's thumb, or how he survived?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And maybe that was a sign—he didn’t think he believed in signs, but after the coyotes last night, he wasn’t sure he didn’t. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z He lost a lot of weight and became less and less responsive to visitors after returning home from the hospital. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The soldiers come after me, but I’ve grown up among the squat, mud-brick houses of the Quarter, and I lose my pursuers quickly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It had not failed after three months as mine had done. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Though he tried to put the idea out of his mind, the pigeons kept returning, night after night, to whisper it in his ear. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “And after that,” he continued, “do not be deceived by others.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z “And you named after a number! What’s your middle name? Eight?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Well, yes, but isn’t it rather warm for such a long walk?” he answered slowly, for the shaded salon looked inviting after the glare without. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I could tell he was feeling overwhelmed, so I cut off the questions after a few minutes, and we walked to the front door of the courthouse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s not my funeral suit,” he said after a while. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “It was after it happened. Then I called to see if he was okay.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Shortly after his arrest police discovered a tin box, marked “Property of H. H. Holmes,” containing various documents and a dozen letters from the girls. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Harry Junior would later say of events that fall, “Everything just stopped dead in the water. It was almost as if someone said to God, ‘Go after them!” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Coups begat coups, he said, telling us about the bloody coups of the sixties, which ended up in civil war just after he left Nigeria to study in England. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “If Kufa knew I could give you advice, he might guess where you went after you escaped. I’m hoping he’ll think you went back to the trading post.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after a minute, a small light flickered inside Faber's small house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Four weeks after my dad told us we were moving, my grandmother called for us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was his custom, after each reading, to ask X to plot out or pad out the letter of reply, or to insert a few impressive words in French or German. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z This has to be done quickly, what I’m after now, he realized; he hurried down the hall and all at once his detection gear registered the presence of cephalic activity. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z People're getting edgy about kids running around after dark like we used to. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Soon after that I decided to call home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Look, you need to get out of there. We’re on half day today, so get ready, ’cause I’m coming over after school. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z On the forty-ninth day after Lynn’s death I opened all the windows in the alcove, even though it was raining. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The wound on Kwadzo’s head grew swollen and purple, and Amari could tell he was in pain, but he continued on, as they all did, one foot after the other, mile after mile. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you think we’re safe?” she asks quietly, after a long minute. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Apparently, the monster was sated after its meal; it allowed itself to be herded back to the tunnel, its thick body moving side to side in a lazy, sinuous roll. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Eight of them,” said Iorek after a minute, and then Will saw them, too: little specks in a line. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Just remember,” Mom said after examining the blisters, “what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z At fourteen, he was still too young to look after himself. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I think you’re a jolly useful chap whatever happens. You just stay and teach me, or be the librarian or something. Don’t you leave an old man alone, after the children have flown.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled like the amphitheater bathrooms after a big concert, but I couldn’t get enough of him. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I wanted to meet it head-on, to prove I could withstand its weight, but after a few seconds something in me buckled, some inner force gave way, and my eyes dropped to the floor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Yeah? Hey, did you get more signatures yesterday after we left?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “It’s a Quonset hut. They had a lot of them left over after World War II. Some of the citrus farmers bought ’em up cheap, as war surplus.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Little notes, scrawled on half-sheets of paper, and letters, when he was away, page after page, intimate, their news. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z So he picks it up and helps me take bite after bite. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Dursleys, after quick, scared looks at one another, tried to ignore their glasses completely, a difficult feat, as they were nudging them gently on the sides of their heads. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z In the months after 9/11, a whole series of questions arose as to whether to retaliate, how to retaliate, and who to retaliate against. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Yesterday, after I checked the stairwell, I walked over and asked. Father Franco saw her on Thursday, but she left the church. He said he figured she’d be okay since the electricity was still running.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z To omit the comma after “detour” would have the sentence suddenly coasting at speed again instead of slowing to the final halt. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Then, after a moment, “I don’t think so.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z A few years after the marriage their daughter Joan was born. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I couldn't walk into that room with the smoky fire from the damp branches I had scavenged at the edge of the woods after the coal had run out, my bands empty of any hope. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Guardian is distributed by a group of kids to their friends on privately owned property before or after school hours. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z I laugh as we pass through aisle after aisle, gathering the things he wants to buy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Lelia had already worked on the house once, this a while ago, after his funeral, so we could sell off the things we didn’t want or need. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z At sunset, after an impossible day of driving, he pulled to the roadside, kicked off his tight shoes, laid himself out in the seat, and slid the gray Homburg over his weary eyes. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes after eyes after eyes stare back at me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z She remembered lying in bed under the covers, long after she was supposed to be asleep, her flashlight shining on these same pages. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Plus I’ve been steering clear of the family room after dinner. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z That fool thinks he can just waltz back in here, after all these years. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z That summer evening referred to by Miss Kenton in her letter came very soon after that encounter - indeed, it may have been the evening of that same day. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z For three years after the Party he had been away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The shebeens were where men would go to drink after work and during prayer meetings and most any other time of day as well. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “One was a note to Mom and Dad to tell them that we are leaving home and not to call the FBI. They’ll get it tomorrow or the day after.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, less than three months after my arrival in Copenhagen I was asked to propose plans for the following year. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z I ate half the sandwich after my mother pretty much forced me to eat something, and I have to say, it was pretty good. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z All the doors up here were painted brown, and after the first landing, there was no carpet. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “It needs to happen the night after next.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z A little over a year after his flight above the Gulf of Tonkin on the night it all began, Commander James Stockdale was shot down. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And when he’d skin a knee or bump his head, if I was around he would not stop crying until I bestowed a magic kiss on the injury, after which he’d miraculously recover. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I started drinking and smoking moderately in the summer after sixth grade. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As we saw in chapter 4, many prepositions, such as after and before, take either one, so the question of whether like is a conjunction is a red herring. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Their beds were on the soft meadow grass; under the thick-leaved trees; where the pine needles fall year after year. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Presently the chambers gave up their fair tenants one after another: each came out gaily and airily, with dress that gleamed lustrous through the dusk. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Wang Lung did not know what to do after this reply. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “We’re not going to play this weekend. You play the weekend after—you will have been together one week. So five years against one week.” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Inés and her mother served us plateful after plateful of enchiladas de mole. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “Our ideas are popping. Too bad we have to share them with a couple of girls. Can’t believe they split us up even after my dad made that donation.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But I’m restless and moody, and after about half an hour I leave. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Okay, buddy, then call me by my name. Thomas. Or I’ll throw you down the hole after the Box leaves.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t be fresh. I was thinking maybe you’d like to work with me over at the Exchange a few days a week Just after school?” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The first explosion took place shortly after three A.M., and within half an hour the Coral Queen was on fire from bow to stem. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z ‘I wonder if you are being very brave,’ he said quietly after a moment, as if he was debating the matter in his head, ‘rather than merely disrespectful. Perhaps that’s not such a bad thing.’ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z Stop; there may be a clue after all, if we can find why to-day his paroxysms came on at high noon and at sunset. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “I was appalled. I couldn’t believe I had put us in danger after all, put myself in your power — you of all people. As if I needed another motive to kill you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Then, one evening after work, our friend from the airport, the black Mr. Burns, came by. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She cried out after him, but her screams were silent even to herself, and with a flash of metal and a swirl of smoke, he was gone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Week after week, as he stood his watches and taught the crew with one part of his mind, another part of it seemed busy checking off the miles—and the months—between him and Elizabeth. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yessir. Most likely’ll keep doing that after I graduate. In the last few years, business has kind of slowed down, so I’m one of the only employees left.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A lot of times they were on very short rations, eating just hardtack and water day after day. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to spend all my time chasing down to the dump after advertising material.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “I’ll be handing out these debate tournament entry forms today after school, and I want you to seriously think about it. The fees will be covered. All you’d need to bring is yourself.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “And after each we had hastily to push ashore in order to bail. In one set of big ripples or waves my canoe was nearly swamped.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Percy gave them as much cover as he could—causing blood vessels in the ground to burst one after the other. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Papá,” I asked after awhile, “why is there evil in the world?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was, however, a small compensation, and when after several months my money ran out and I was looking again for a job, I found her exceedingly irritating to listen to. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The houses began after that—large, handsome, widely spaced, each set on its own six or seven acres of land. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The following week, after class, I showed the book to my teacher and pointed to the chapter on the Hazaras. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But after a few weeks when cold winds and winter sickness came, his mother had said, “Give it up, child. It’s too long and too cold.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They moved swiftly, ignoring the taunts and vicious words the men called after them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after midnight April 16, Easter Sunday. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Scream if you need saving,” she called after him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It was the right place to recover after a monstruo attack. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z And never in after years could he hear a horn blown in the distance without tears starting in his eyes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The wind was gusty, out of the southeast, chill and raw after the warm days. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She heard the wagons after she’d been sitting on the rock awhile. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Go and eat your dinner, you’ll feel better after it. Men always croak when they are hungry,” and Jo whisked out at the front door after that. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t start acting smart with me, boy. Don’t start with me, Ignatius. I’m warning you. I had enough. I mean it. How I’m gonna face people after this?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “You are fairly smart,” I said after a while. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He must have done some form of camouflage after all. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Also, after we got them penned, there was still the dangerous job of catching the pigs away from the old ones. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z They treed him up a mesquite and kept him there from early morning till long after suppertime. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z She took the last Twinkie after I called dibs! Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z That SS officer in the muddy barrack must have been lying: Auschwitz was, after all, a convalescent home . Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Few people ever kill for the right reasons, June,” he said after a long silence. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Finally, in December, after nearly two months inside hospitals, I was permitted my first trip outside. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The victor is the one left standing after the other can no longer endure,” Celia says, the scope of it finally making devastating sense. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The next time I saw Peggy, she asked me to walk her home after school. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I’ll have her back right after supper. I know tonight is a school night.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In her case, she was able to show that young people playing off-the-shelf, shoot-’em-up video games showed an improved capacity to sustain attention, even after the game was over. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But the crickets always win, long after the frogs stop croaking and the owl has found its way home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z That’s one thing that hasn’t changed even after Maddie gave up her groundling membership and became one of the silk feathered hat people. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Don’t be mad, Jess,” Erin called after her, but she didn’t move to stop her. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z They waited until Redbeard had gained a little distance on them, and then they struck out after him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z We sit in silence, watching team after team haul equipment, animals, and canvas back to the train. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But Mya sent me a behind-the-scenes Snap video earlier this afternoon, taken seconds after this picture, which revealed that Camila still has no clue how to surf. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Sometime after the light was gone one day, Henry lifted her off of the table. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Sunny acted like she was about to ’splode if her “detective agency” didn’t expose why I’d been coming into the storage room after homework. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z One lead after another passed them by too far away to reach. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z One hundred years after the Red Summer, and despite significant gains made by African Americans in the past century, serious racial issues continue to plague the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z This is how I handle it at home, but always before a shower, so a bunch of soap and shampoo will go after it and keep everything clean. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z On the first Saturday after I mailed my letter to Marcus, my parents and I went to breakfast at the Broken Egg. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z Studies have found that they are slow to socialize and often avoid contact with others for two to three years after arriving in the South. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Four months after Enrique arrives in the United States, his work hours get cut. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z They didn’t tell her to leave, but even after she hung her coat in the hall closet, set her bag down in her old bedroom, they didn’t speak to her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I think if you wash the pot after you mix this stuff, it won’t explode.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z We both glanced out the windows at the thinning clouds after he spoke. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z It was the week after his fifteenth birthday. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z And when he turned to page three, Dr. Bames finally saw what he had been hoping for, week after week. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, after the yelling, the apartment took on a sinister hue. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Most people come early in evening, after work, when air is cool. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “The case of Little Reuben occurred only twenty-three years after Cur Ford’s first T-Model was put on the market.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z This came after he told me that he was proud of me for not quitting today. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes he found himself wondering what had happened to her after Dolores Asher had taken her to the orphanage that day in Madagascar. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Do you know how many blocks there were before the houses started thinning out after the library? Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought for sure Martin had dropped right back off into sleep until he asked, “Where are we going after that?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Mayor Schmoke knew that, weeks after I completed the internship with him, I would be heading to South Africa for a semester abroad. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It took Lill ten days to finish the job, working every day after school and all day week ends. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z That was more money in one hour than after two days with the lemonade stand. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Richardson would ask herself this question over and over, before Michael’s call and for weeks—and months—after. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Momma told him time after time, “Don’t pay her no mind, Elder Thomas, you know how tender-hearted she is.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you up to?” she called after him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Lanning, after an initial start, followed the slow movement from one hand to the other with sharply alert eyes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Not long after they’d taken Cloke into custody. They told Henry they had enough probable cause to arrest half a dozen people, including himself, either for conspiracy or withholding evidence.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z What I really wanted, I suppose, was to get straight all the things that happened between me and Tommy and Ruth after we grew up and left Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There are/were many reasons for this decision to run it after a lapse of twenty years, but for people with normal lives they do not seem even remotely logical. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I hurry after, the others close behind until we reach the river. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z When a member of his congregation did not show up at church, he went straight to his home after services and yelled at him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Lupita stared after Salvador, who was a good distance away by now. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “I should have made time before now for a talk with you, Lyra,” he said after a few moments. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she says after pushing in the last bobby pin. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “Because,” said the matron, “Elizabeth Bright Griffin died ten days after coming to this institution.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z At the national team tryouts, the Czech soccer coaches might as well have told everyone born after midsummer that they should pack their bags and go home. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Things happened so fast after that, there was not a way he could prepare for it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Photograph after photograph arranged in a row, some with yellow sticky notes on them, some not. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “Do you know what a dead body smells like? I mean, after it’s been dead for, like, days.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The Professor closed the door again, and, after looking at the direction, opened it and read aloud. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z His mother had been born a slave, and after freedom she was a washerwoman. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z And so the second night after Farbranch passes like the first, running in darkness, using flashlights when we need ’em, trying not to think. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Maybe I’d hung my key up after all, I thought, shaking my head. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Last night, I come right home after seeing the news with Janice. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The sun had finally broken through the clouds, but after that it was all downhill. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked through the house and slammed the front door after him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z But only after Coach told them that I am—will be—the Defenders' first discus thrower. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The mud huts of the villagers would perish after several rainy seasons, but a Portuguese house was made of stronger materials and would survive. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Our policy is to change needles after every injection,” he said. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So was the smell of the room after Morrie had used the commode. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Mum wailed, coming through to the kitchen after me. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Sprat was publishing seven years after the restoration of the monarchy and in support of a society founded under royal patronage. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He made himself think of Kamau, of the temple, and of the life the two of them had made here after Baba’s death. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Will I be clean after this? he thought. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z And how anybody after one look at your mother could believe any man would leave her for another woman just shows how far jealousy will make people go. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z After acknowledging Simplicio’s death and naming the waterfall after him, the men once again began the backbreaking job of building another portage. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And the same guy had a brother who would give me a job selling Christmas trees until I could find a steady job after the holiday. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z And then he’s off and I can still smell the grease after he’s gone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “I can’t stay long, but I have a little time after school,” Ocean said. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z And after far too long a time the beating ended. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z His parents named him after another son who had died as a toddler two years before. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Luckily, Anna’s an early bird, so I can head straight to Starbucks after dropping Mom off at work. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Vanguard, after all, had managed to fly a yard higher than I had. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Fine. But after you left the other day, I saw our friend from Bat Lady’s house.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Armed with an insatiable desire to succeed—and aided by his natural gifts, which included a deeply resonant voice—he made his dream come true soon after finishing up at Bard College in 1971. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They were way, way up, and she knew that after they’d solved, or failed, the impossible task, they’d never be able to sit this close to a game again. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I say “probably” because of what transpired four days after Norton’s summit assault. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He was, after all, a physician, and his building had a pharmacy on the ground floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z As I turned the corner I caught a glimpse of Burt coming after me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t go to the castle,” he said gently, “because I had an accident Something happened to me which was outside my own plans, and after that I went where I was taken.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Six months after he had buried the hen, Aureliano Segundo woke up at midnight with an attack of coughing and the feeling that he was being strangled within by the claws of a crab. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z So the date was made—Egypt, the day after Christmas, right after lunch. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Night after night, green and gray military vehicles cruise the streets. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Thirsty and still hungry after devouring what little food remained, the two of them sat in one corner of the boxcar until sunset. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The letter, after expressing gratitude to the townspeople for having opened their “homes and hearts” to the bereaved family, turned into a plea. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Dell was let go after only three months. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z And this is all after we were herded out to the work site. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “It is not nonsense, Lancelot. They hate you. They won’t try a combat this time, not after Meliagrance. They are too cunning. They will do something to trap you. They will go behind your back.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A day or two after I had started living with my uncle, Allie gave me my first pair of dress shoes, a dress belt, and a stylish shirt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And then Audrey went to visit her sister for a week. This was, oh, a year, thirteen months after you’d gone away.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The Queen rushed after him, to retain him by face if necessary. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1974, two and a half years after I began tennis, I won my first championship, the Alexandra Open, defeating David in the final. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It took an hour to climb the stepped rise that way: crutches and pack first and dragging himself after. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad never answered my question about what you looked like after you died. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “How come you call yourself Korean?” she asks after a few more sips. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The roads were safe in daylight, but the Klan were out riding strong after dark set in. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When Odin approached the hall, he began to spit: a fountain of mead spurted from his beak into the vats, one after another, like a father bird bringing food for his children. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z "How are my boys?" my father said after he finally let go of Mom. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z “Come on, Baby Girl,” I say after while. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I requested a meeting with the colonel after his appointment and visited with him shortly I thought about this moment for a long time afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Last night after the dinner dishes, I waited for him to ask me to stay upstairs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Not long after, someone starts up the calliope and the parade begins. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Mama said that was because she was used to taking care of herself after Daddy’s daddy died. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z For the rest of that day, and until after lunch on the next, he had been “the fastest kid in the third, fourth, and fifth grades,” and he only a fourth grader. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z We looked after each other’s babies, went on group outings to the zoo, and bought bulk tickets for Disney on Ice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I wish I could tell you that after all that, everything was like a sweet "happily ever after." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z And then it developed that Campbell was not going to go unanswered after all. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was not so different from the other students after all. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He blushed, and after that we didn’t say anything else to each other, even though he had the chair right next to me. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He used to make daily visits to play with the babe, long after he had lost interest in the mother. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was something she felt she needed to say, but she wasn’t sure how, and after a moment she simply plunged in. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A little after three o’clock that afternoon, Kissinger phoned Nixon from California. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Shortly after the war, in fact, the U.S. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Celia saw us, whenever I’d catch her watching us after a quick kiss in the gym or holding hands in the hallway, I could swear she was about to burst into tears. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z At last the indices on the bombsight crossed, tripping away the eight 500-pounders one after the other. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z My head held high, my shoulders back, my feet that glide block after block, on a mission, with a purpose. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When I tapped on her window, she didn’t start, or even look surprised to see me after all that time. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the car stopped after about thirty minutes and his blindfold was removed, he panicked. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Directly after the conference I sent Prime Minister Verwoerd a letter in which I formally enjoined him to call a national constitu-tional convention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Above the article was my father’s mug shot from the day he was arrested, and also a picture of the Coral Queen after she had sunk. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Even after all this time, it can still be hard being friends with Auggie. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I took a tentative step after she let go of my hands and didn’t fall over. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z But when McNeil returned to Greensboro after spending Christmas with relatives in Wilmington, North Carolina, the waiter at the lunch counter in the bus station had refused to serve him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It doesn’t even hurt, because right after that there’s a whispering sound and space closes in and I’m on the floor. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I prayed that we wouldn’t meet anyone I knew and then felt guilty for drawing God’s attention away from serious matters to what was, after all, only an item of vanity. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The three-day concert was supposed to finish Sunday night, but the music kept going all night long as one band after another played. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He must confess that it was he who had carried the gold away, time after time, every ten or fifteen days of all the months he had worked at the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I know the provenance of the blusher mushroom that you ask after, but what you do with it must not be tied to me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I even searched for Marcus’s name with the words “alibi witness” after it, in case I missed it somewhere, but no real results came up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z But his mathematical works were used as standard texts for more than a hundred years, even after the death of Galileo. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s more that it’s...not a marriage anymore. Not after...” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Any pennies thrown loose were considered fair game by the boys and they scrambled for them, picked them up and ran off down the street with an angry musician after them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had used the neighbor’s washing machine after her gleaning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It is about a month after I delivered the graduation speech. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Hey, you know,” I said as I was texting, “you guys could come over tomorrow after school, if you want. We can start rehearsing then.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The class went back and forth like that day after day, and when the bell rang it was always a surprise and an intrusion. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Armpit called after him, but didn’t know if Matt heard him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Reading about it day after day made me sad. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Well, perhaps not the cup, Ranofer admitted to himself after a little reflection. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The spouse pairs were announced each year at the Ceremony and shared a dwelling after that. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He’d been placed there by the juvenile authorities after being arrested for fighting when he was a freshman. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z This is where everyone will be sure to see it, after they look at themselves at the Summer Fun Jamboree. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And after that weirdness today at lunch, I needed band. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I folded Hattie Mae’s article and found myself in the same somber mood the town of Manifest had been in after that cross had been set on fire in front of the German Fraternal Hall. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I also made friends, many of them girls, at school dances, which took place after football or basketball games. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She was not physically strong, and after a little time said, “Slower!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The clothing company GUESS? actually called me after the article ran in the L.A. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z One after another, buses stopped at the corner and a short parade of men and women climbed off. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Just after dark Captain Smith heard a sound at the door. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z They walked intently like people going to a fire after it has been burning for some time. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “So we wait till after graduation to tell anyone, even Muff and Bud.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z One morning shortly after buying Grog, Smith logged the colt’s name on the work tab, then sent Seabiscuit out to work in his place. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom used to pick me up after school, and August was always in the stroller. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z My sister will bring them after I have made a place here.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z She is walking mile after mile, pumping her arms furiously, her eyes fixed determinedly before her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was not easy to walk, stoop, and lift loads, after the days in the truck. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In the distance he could hear thunder and after a while there were dim shudderings of light ahead of them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Picture after picture was thrown into the fire. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A nationalistic approach also began informing his choice of subject matter, especially after the Germans defeated the French in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z I slam the car door after I get out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He told Malik not long after and asked if they could still be friends. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Along with a dozen other girls, Francie filled out an application after presenting a fervent letter of recommendation from her ex-boss. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Laurie went before me, and after she finished her routine, I walked over to her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She follows her granddaughter out of the kitchen after a few minutes, carrying a plate of pakoras. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Peachy powders and milky lotions were grouped in front of poster after cardboard poster of gorgeous grinning faces. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z He heard notice that they would be allowed to walk outside again after lunch, and he wasn’t sure he could stand to make it. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Everywhere he stepped after sundown someone was lying in wait to pop out and ask him how he was doing. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z In retrospect I have to think it was the kind of connection that makes people decide to phone each other at the same instant after fifty years of not talking. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he thought of calling after her, asking who she was, why she watched him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Sometimes I spent the whole day working beside her: shelling peas, kneading bread dough, turning the handle of the wringer after she’d washed clothes, feeding the chickens, sweeping the porch. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The codes arrived in my inbox a few minutes after the auction ended. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They were living an alternative lifestyle forty years after the rest of the world had given it up. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Only after this did the city outlaw the decorative use of wood on its buildings. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z We walked down the valley through the center of town and around a mountainside, past the small, tidy brick houses put up after the mines were unionized. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I remembered following Mitch around, bugging him for any details he might know as we tromped after my parents to the Bay. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I can’t even let her know how proud I am to be named after her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Listen. I’ll give you a ring after dinner. Are you doing anything special tonight? Maybe I can come over.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Lightning cracked bright and hard, blinding after the darkness of the ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In order to give him courage, Saul armed him with his own armour, which David cast off after putting it on, declaring that with it he could not test his true worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z "When it comes to swords, a queen is only a woman after all." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was saved after about twenty minutes when a man stumbled toward us. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z What if Bertha hadn’t been able to make things right for me, after all? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She was comforted by her husband, with whom she recently declared a truce after a week of squabbling; I nearly got sentimental at the sight. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He spent many days in a row vomiting hour after hour. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You watch out for yourself. I mean to bring you back to Cathair after this, you know, and make sure you don’t have to marry that Lord Win.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Baker did not even let us outside after lunch. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Will’s did, too, and both children climbed down, finding themselves stiff and shaken after the continued jolting and tensing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z On Sundays after church, Uncle Henry and Aunt Mary’s family would come over to visit more often now. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “By Columbus Day, our afternoon meetings were something of a habit. I usually came after she put the baby down for a nap. You see, I don’t start work until four-thirty.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to go to school after a while, but Momma said I had to. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z We watch white people on the TV screen for a while, but even the movies with guns and fast cars and explosions get boring after a while. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not long after that we found a stream and stopped to drink and rest and wash. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I have left church early, walked out, after hearing the congregation spontaneously applaud its own singing. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Not too long after that, she came upstairs waving a letter. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “A shock, and after brain fever so soon! That was not good. What kind of a shock was it?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I also remembered Buddy Willard saying in a sinister, knowing way that after I had children I would feel differently, I wouldn't want to write poems any more. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z When we came back to school after Easter break, Esteban was gone. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I’d come back to the city after curfew before, once or twice, when there was a better price to be had for Mrs. Diamant’s goods in the villages than the city shops. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He sprinted after the girl, just catching sight of her rounding the bend of the hallway outside the cockpit. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I don’t write a poem after all, but poetry has helped me get my feelings out. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She ordered that kind because she didn’t want to impose on any of them to look after her stove for her. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She armed herself with the panga and spear, and set off after the troop. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A little while after the incident, I met with Ms. Gruwell and the other teacher who pre-vented me from participating in the event. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He’d watch intently as I delivered bowl after bowl after bowl. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z After a moment's silence he said very quietly: "So you did drown that kid after all?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z Kira made her way out of doors, relishing the breeze that lingered after the storm and was pine-scented from trees that were still glistening and wet. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You think I stole from you? That’s why you sent the Furies after me?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was very fortunate, for they were, without exception, healthy; and in their infancy and childhood my daughter looked after them almost as much as I did. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next twenty minutes, flat glass fronts, one after another. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Every product in the supermarket can be analyzed along these lines, and after a taster has worked with these scales for years, they become embedded in the taster’s unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But after only two months on the job, she had to leave. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The Beast turned around and glared, and the Colonel almost got kicked out after the first free throw, but he smiled at the ref and said, “Sorry!” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The day after Asra’s death they called me for examination; this time they had to carry me in, and I can’t remember anything further than that. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon after entering the camp, David and my father found my mother and me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z On October 2, 1932, nine months after Herbert’s death, Adolf Hitler addressed 70,000 Hitler Youth at a special rally in Potsdam, a suburb of Berlin. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Why don’t we play here,” said Palmer, but the others were already dashing after the ball. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z She came up from North Carolina and cared for y’all after Dennis died, because I was grieving and lost and I couldn’t move. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I was just a girl, after all, so how could I possibly survive? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Our tournament run was over after the first game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Right after lunch, when it isn’t raining yet and all the women with their buckets and things have gone down to the river and the fields and the men are home sleeping. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Also, even though Ellie and Maya never patched things up, Ellie and I have hung out after school a couple of times. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z I was covered with blood but I didn’t know if it was nose blood or blood from after she started eating me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But after the search for weapons, I had a different feeling about it: it was real and it could come home to me, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Benjamin and Clover could only be with Boxer after working hours, and it was in the middle of the day when the van came to take him away. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z "When you're outside, just remember, you must look after yourself. Study hard. Get ahead." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z ‘Well, after that—when Colonel Smith has settled down to play whist. Can you get off?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dallas started down the ladder, with Florida after him. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z “Why’d you pick this place? It almost smells as bad as my brothers’ room after soccer practice.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “I have felt pain and heartache in unexplainable great measures the last few years. But I know my greatest pain cannot compare to the pain they felt after losing a loved one,” Reggie said. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They got married the day after her divorce was final. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z During these five years she is almost constantly pregnant, and is fertilised within 60 to 120 days after giving birth in order to preserve maximum milk production. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And after the long Thanksgiving weekend, Cara had her mom drop her off at school early so she could show the story to Mr. Larson before school. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z A textbook example occurred after the eruption in 1980 of Mount St. Helens, in southern Washington State, which inundated more than two hundred square miles with magma, volcanic ash, and mud. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “I’m sure I shall. Get on with your peach and don’t talk with your mouth full. I’ve got a lot of letters to write after dinner.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Frank didn’t remember anything that had happened after that. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The main speaker of the day was Chief Meligqili, the son of Dalindyebo, and after listening to him, my gaily colored dreams suddenly darkened. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a little after five o’clock, and there was still sunlight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I flip through the pages, looking at cartoon after cartoon of our story, the colors jumping out at me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z Horace’s dad walked off as stoop shouldered and sad as Pa looked when he left for the barn after I’d been hurt. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She told me story after story of dogs that came home; even her old dog, Rex, had come home missing half an ear and three toenails. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of what we got were things that had gone on sale after Christmas last year. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Now she looks like the after person in one of those before-after makeovers in magazines. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t tell me what to do,” said Isabelle, but after thinking about it she pulled another bobby pin from her pocket. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z “Looking back,” she remembered, “I see stretching behind me year after year of singing, traveling, packing, unpacking, rehearsing, and studying.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z His adversaries guessed his tactic and hung around Santa Anita hour after hour on the following Monday. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Actually, though, someone did come to the door after everyone had left. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z “So,” she said after nearly a minute of complete silence. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z About halfway down, we hear the clicking beginning to rise, indicating it’s after eleven. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Jim sprang after me, and I ran back to my room and locked the door behind me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I only had about six weeks after Raymond’s birth to get ready for the boycott lawsuit. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Day after day, night after night, it rained. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z It was a nice change after years of meeting kids who hadn’t been kind or warm to either of us—except for Subbu, whom Arul resembled a little. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “I guess you guys didn’t miss me too much Friday night, after all.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Day after stifling day, the coaches and crews sat in small, almost sullen groups, playing cards, reading pulp magazines, shooting the bull, choosing whom they went to the dining car with and whom they didn’t. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Even a year after the accident, I was still unable to discern the pattern. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Intercity travel in North Korea had once been impossible without a travel permit, which would be stamped or folded into a “citizen’s certificate,” a passport-size document modeled after the old Soviet identification card. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Maybe you not so dumb after all,” he said to me after the wedding ceremony. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Your family is really great," she said after a minute. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z There is the kind like Tris, who, after suffering and betrayal, could still find enough love to lay down her life instead of her brother’s. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Soon after moving in, Samar began sneaking into the yard once her parents had fallen asleep. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And really, after a day or two of confusion worse confounded, it was delightful by degrees to invoke order from the chaos ourselves had made. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In their father’s final years, after their mother’s passing, their sire had taken the comely daughter of a candlemaker as mistress. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Tell me something, boys,” she’d start, “why are you two always going after each other? Every time I turn around. Can somebody please explain this to me?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But Dad is right too: Life is really just a bunch of nows, one after the other. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Arete, too, sent maids in waiting after him, one with a laundered great cloak and a tunic, a second balancing the crammed sea chest, a third one bearing loaves and good red wine. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, I catch Davi’s eyes watching the villagers at the town square, when she lingers there long after the crowd has departed. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Want to lick the bowl?” she asked after she poured the batter into the muffin tin. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Maybe Alice and I can survive on my mountain after all. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Was he going to continue stumbling all around the country, hesitating, bumbling, waiting week after week with an army mired down in disease-infested marshes? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom whispers, “Honey, we can talk about it after everyone goes home.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t have a maid,” I said awkwardly, “I'm sure Alice, if she is the housemaid, will look after me all right.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Use the juniper sparingly,” he said after peeking in my kindling barrel. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z At least he had the small blessing of a dreamless sleep after he finally drifted off. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My dearest Papa, Today Koh-i-noor vomited after lunch and is running a temperature. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “Still thinks he’s the great football player. Well, I could’ve played, but I had to work, picking coal at the tipple after school.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z One moved to another state the week after they met him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When Wilkins returned from vacation, he expected Franklin to join him as his junior assistant; DNA had, after all, always been his project. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z So after exhausting all options, I realize that I’m going to have to ask Kelton for some neighborly help. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z And later they would laugh about that, about how strange it was that their marriage should have turned so loverlike after so many years. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end, where the reader was assured that the knight and the fair maiden lived together happily ever after. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Thor and Loki ran after the giant with the untiring pace of gods. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z So she had said, 'We shall all go to the school together, and see you nicely settled in, Charles, and after that, Mr Hooper and I will be going away for a few days.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Maybe they don’t want Earth saved after all. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “I saw a bunch of girls doing some kind of pageant boot camp after school.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It might be nice to be pure and then to marry a pure man, but what if he suddenly confessed he wasn't pure after we were married, the way Buddy Willard had? The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z We agreed to text each other after we asked our parents about going to Davis Square. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The night after the funeral, Father sat at the table with his head in his hands. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw Two Step leave after you and I got worried.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Not abandonment in the Tribal desert hours after birth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Finally, after threading her way through a cluster of rocks surrounded by foam, she came again to an endless stretch of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “And after we eat,” he went on, “we’ll make a plan.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z A few days later, however, I was in my cell after dinner when a number of warders and a doctor arrived. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Until after, I didn’t think of anything else we could do. But now...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z We quietly got up and ran after the rebels, shooting them from behind. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The same procedure can be applied to reconstruct Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, the ancestral language spoken by Austronesians after emigrating from Taiwan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Eight months after Roza arrived, Sean showed Finn the tiny ring he bought—not an engagement as much as a promise—a ring that he tucked in a box in a dresser drawer. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a patter of footsteps from the bedroom, and then the twins were running after Henry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z That was when science first began to be controlled—after the Nine Years’ War. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Kaiser, debt- ridden after a series of failed management initiatives and a long strike, closed the plant in 2001 and sold the factory carcass for salvage. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “First Lady came to me yesterday after service, said her and Pastor’s grandchildren been listening to some ol’ garbage that Brianna recorded,” Grandma says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z One night I returned to the farm late after a meeting. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m the stupidest fellow that was ever born; you know that. I couldn’t remember to come back here even after you made up that special lovely rhyme for me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When I didn’t run after him and sock him, he doubled back and looped his arm through mine. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, probably from Mr. Crab,” Genie threw out there, thinking nothing of it, especially after Grandma was so cool about the topsy-turvy comment. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The school had spoken with her last year about moving me straight to sixth grade after Jay and I both finished fourth, and she thought it was a good idea. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She was the teacher, after all, and the decision ought to be hers. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “Nah. I work on stuff at lunch sometimes and after school, so I want to have it with me.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I’d answered an ad, after all, and would be starting in two weeks as a chambermaid at Brown’s Rooming House in Great Falls. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Even though Poppy said Bedouin music usually happened after sundown, two young men began slapping quick rhythms and singing for them—the same words and notes repeated over and over. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It was hardly the calm after the storm. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you thought the best way would be to go after her on a really loud machine?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It was loud enough, and long enough, to rise above a second spell of rain that fell after dark. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z She had spent the last ten years with Mrs. Rogers, looking after her, talking to her, driving her around. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z On Friday night, after standing outside the restaurant and going home after closing, I find Audrey sitting on my porch, waiting. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Before I could ask her to clarify her puzzle—after all, my sisters were all right here with me—I heard Juanita’s voice, then Delia and Velia calling out for me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z That is, his palms were flat and held vertically above the ground, not cupped and horizontal to it, after the manner of women. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I only vaguely remembered saying a proper goodbye after that. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Every year, for nine years, he started school sometime in January, after the cotton season was over. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z She would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit, and if after many trials that did not work, she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “We don’t want to be out after curfew.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z There was before you, and then there was after, and in this after, you were the God I’d never had. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Gog’s wolf bone had 55 little notches in it, arranged into groups of five; there was a second notch after the first 25 marks. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z She did not know they had renamed kwashiorkor after the British prime minister, but her amusement dissipated when she went to Adanna’s room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Each morning after drinking the thin soup, do what you can to clean up, though you have only a trickle of water, no soap, no towel, no scissors, no toothbrush. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z As a result, Jackal became too fat to run after Hare as he went to the water and drank half of what was there and dirtied the rest. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The literature of veterinary medicine does not lack for cases of animals felled by swainsonine poisoning after grazing on forage contaminated with R. leguminicola. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z So he appealed to them, one after another, going from left to right, with open palm, as though his life time had been spent in beggary. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He took a breath and plunged after her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “Right, she mentioned that yesterday. But after class we get free time, so I can go see my brother at the boys’ camp, right?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z 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 As he let his shirt fall, as he watched Dimple’s eyes rove over his chest and stomach, with her small hands following haltingly close after, Rishi wondered if he should be hesitating more. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Until finally, on the third day after overhearing the Commandant, I’m shoving my way past the crowds in the couriers’ office, and a hand lands on my waist. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Sometimes we would wait at Dr. James’s office for five hours or until seven p.m., after dark, while the white people often went inside for their treatment when they arrived. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "I am past my childbearing years, what beauty I had long fled," she replied with a tired half smile, "yet men come sniffing after me as they never did when I was a maid." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Quite apart from wanting to win, Harry found that he had fewer nightmares when he was tired out after training. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z People were going crazy, running after the van. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Two days after arriving, he was still at Liard River, impatiently going nowhere. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nice. Maybe I don’t have to worry about you so much after all. Your folks are great, you’re at Hudson, you’re going to Yale.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The afternoon Gitl organized a rope and the children all played jumping games after dinner. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And who said, after all, that the killer had to be a man? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The things we do are like monuments that people build to honor heroes after they’ve died. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z In the afternoons, after the sun had spent its force, I played ball with the neighborhood boys. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I took another sip, and was soon drinking mouthful after mouthful. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Its last remnants were destroyed soon after Hypatia’s death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to run after those flying termites, I am just going to look,” Obiora said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z More than that, the effort to understand events after Columbus shed unexpected light on critical aspects of life before Columbus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And since my parents left on vacation last week, I’ve been looking after our home all alone, even through these difficult times. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z When I give it back to her, she says, "You'll hear from me in early January. Right after the New Year." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One bell sounds the first half hour after the watch begins; two bells mark the next half hour, and so on until...Yes, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And after all these years was thrilled to see what she believed was one of them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A rush of hope goes through me that my purse is not lost after all. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That was, after all, the reason behind the fight. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z At the age of four, she could read fast and well and she naturally began hankering after books. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, I was talking about back then: about how after Ruth and Tommy split, all my plans got confused. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Hadn’t they heard the misogynistic comment that came after I had told him to do what he was supposed to be doing in the first place? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “First, it was hiding. Not being discovered. And after hiding became easy, there was Angel. Somehow, Angel became more important than running away.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when he thought Alec might’ve lost his marbles after all, the man suddenly made a sharp turn to the right, running parallel to the expanding fine of flames. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Other people—unused to telephones all their lives until immediately after World War II when the present system was installed—still, some twenty-odd years later, automatically answered anything that gave off an urgent blast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he had another group of people take the same test, except that this time, after giving them all of the information, he distracted them by having them do anagrams. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z But even after his most terrible hours, he decided to stay here on this earth. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z If, after all, he was an outlier, someone with a predisposition to dis-traction, it would be worth knowing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She worked for a brief period as a bookkeeper at Hampton Institute’s Health Service but left after the birth of her son, Levi Jr., in 1946. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When he went round to the only window, he could hear, after a second or two, the familiar noise of the old fisherman's squeaky snore. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z He tells Kim to look after me while he tries to find out when we will be leaving. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But after arguing with Gauguin for weeks, he finally capitulates. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I remember at first I would pull fish after fish from the river. But you know what, Leader?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Digger had cupped his hands around the cigarette to relight it after the wind put it out. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t completely dark, after all—gauzy light glowed from around a turn in the passage ahead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z She sets them on Mom’s dresser and, after a quick glance at my face, perches on the bed gingerly. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But after a few seconds of sizing each other up, they started talking about art and me, and for all they cared I could have been anywhere else in the world. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He raised up from time to time to look to the east and after a while it was day. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Seven years after composing his Pathetique sonata, Beethoven stopped sounding like Mozart or Dussek or Haydn and started creating music beyond what they had imagined. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “He died in a fire, after fireworks exploded above him. When I learned he died, I stopped being a child too.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The other reason is that even fifty years after the publication of the Fabrica, there was still strong opposition in some quarters to attempts to revise Galen’s teaching. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Axel nods, because yes, obviously he knows that dogs run after squirrels, especially Ray. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They were given a wide berth after that. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z How many times had I seen her punch the code in after entering? The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I think T noticed me today, a proper noticing, not just accidentally stepping on my foot, or handing me my pencil after I drop it next to his desk, or saying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She blew away freshly buffed nail fuzz, “Oh, and make sure you wash your hands after applying self-tanner. Otherwise, people might think you’re secretly Mexican.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z And then before I know what I’m doing, I say: “I’ll make it quick and come over right after, okay?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z After he dropped us off, he called after us, “Don’t you kids worry about a thing.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s easier to remember and appreciate something, after all, if you discuss it for two hours with your best friends. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, you came straight here after the wedding?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Heaven needed an angel,” his dad said after a while. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It was, after all, a job that promised to exercise my talent for public speaking, and if the pay was anything at all it would be more than I had now. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, after lying there for a moment, trembling in the dark, I pressed ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z On the street, the colors dazzle and confuse me after so much time inside. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, after he caught me glaring at him again, he leaned back and put his hands behind his head. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “What happened after I got shot?” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Or at least kiss another boy. Well, actually, I think he said that in a letter. Or maybe he said some of that after he got back.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z For years after, those scenes of horror replayed in my mind. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Jensen kept after me, but I didn’t go near the body. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry heard from Hogwarts one sunny morning about a week after he had arrived at the Burrow. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Don’t let the papers print lies about me after I’ve garroted myself with my tie. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z So I stayed awake as long as I could, ignoring one episode of Tommy Queue after another. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Store-bought ice cream is cheap, but for Felicia, making ice cream from scratch is part of the ritual that began after her husband left in 1966. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “How come they don’t get a plainclothesman after women like that?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know what most of the words meant but after the third or fourth time I could recite the list by heart. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Her mind seemed wholly taken up with reminiscences of past gaiety, and aspirations after dissipations to come. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Don’t you think God has had some influence on the way your life is turning out?” she said one night after I had just finished reading her Scriptures. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad went after the call and then came back out on the porch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “But Doc didn’t come here until after Daddy was gone, when Mama needed help. We only had stories about him before that.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z With a sharp blast on his whistle, Mostafa shot into the air after the balls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Faster and faster the visions came, one after the other, until it seemed as if the very air had come alive. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z After the sari shop, she walked into store after store and simply pointed to what she liked—gold earrings, silver heeled shoes, ruby-encrusted bangles—and just like that, they became hers. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to leave Henrietta, so I didn’t run after her. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z I was originally planning to check the solar array, doing repairs as needed after last night's storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Many years later, after the war, I read a translation of the Imperial Japanese Army Instruction manual. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “She’s got new friends anyway,” I say after he slides in behind the wheel. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z When I was done, I felt cleaner than I had after my bath. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew he needed to be with his brothers, and that we would always be in touch. But parting was painful after what we had been through together.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z In English, apart from a couple of occurrences in a text of 1589, ‘scientific’ does not appear until 1637, after which date it becomes increasingly common. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He suggested that he come to get me at six-fifteen, after everyone else was gathered, and bring me down so that I could make an entrance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “It looks nice,” Grace said after a minute. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z They would have gone after the lions right then, but night had begun to fall and they had to suspend their pursuit. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Ramos had told us to go after scholarships that we were uniquely qualified for instead of the ones that “everyone and their mama were going to try to get.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Instead, after a long moment he turned toward the stairs and disappeared. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I have a story,” I said, after a while. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I can tell that he’s considering it, but I think he’s afraid that I’ll spend all of my time after school on it. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept telling myself Dad was right, that they knew how to look after themselves and each other, but in the spring, Mom called me to say Dad had come down with tuberculosis. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I studied at school every day with Catherine, after school every day with Mrs. V, and every evening at home as well. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He saw Hermione and Ron look at each other, astonished, but there would be time enough to explain after Griphook had given his answer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Jonas asked him after he had received a torturous memory in which he had been neglected and unfed; the hunger had caused excruciating spasms in his empty, distended stomach. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah,” I say after a while as I return to digging. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z I guess the words popped out because he was so pleased to see how good he looked after all these years. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Ashwinder fives for only an hour and during that time seeks a dark and secluded spot in which to lay its eggs, after which it will collapse into dust. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “They had to extract Dimple with the forceps, you know. Very painful. I couldn’t go to bathroom without screaming after that.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “He was ten days in the water after his ship went down.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z On worksheet after worksheet, Elizebeth and her team fought for each letter. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My mother was not crazy for seeing ghosts nor was she one of those the women teased for “longing” after men. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z And I walked after him and I bent down again and I said, “Toby ... Toby... Toby,” and I held out my hand so that he could smell my hand and smell that it was me. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At these times, Riddick wondered to himself if it had been a good idea to throw the two together after all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The phone finally stops, and I slowly stand, but then it starts chirping loudly, texts coming in one after the other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He wheeled and raced after the thrower, but the man raised his own shield over his head. lyrion circled around him, raining axe blows down on the wood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Legolas took a deep breath, like one that drinks a great draught after long thirst in barren places. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Two hours later, after Mum Olga called her three times and threatened to leave without her, she declared herself perfect and departed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z One month after the fire, Alfred Sewell took another hike through Chicago and returned in a jubilant mood. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Fudge marched Harry along the narrow passage after Tom’s lantern, and then into a small parlor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I taxed every power,” Elizabeth remembered, “hoping someday to hear my father say: ‘Well, a girl is as good as a boy, after all.’ Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It hurts, after all we’ve been through, to have them turn their backs in this way. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z They would be after him then, tracking him, hunting him down as they had hunted the last few bears on the mountain. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s always one bloody war after another, and one knows the news is all lies anyway.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Lorena knows this is a low blow, and looks nervous right after she says it. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “Oh, I’m late for my hair appointment. When you’re finished polishing, go ahead and walk that silver on over to Hilly’s for me. I’ll be back after lunch.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But after travelling through the Underworld, hearing so many stories of evil and death, a wartime massacre hardly seemed newsworthy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She was, according to the Seattle Times, “flanked by children who suffered serious injuries after being hit by drivers.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Landing a job after release from prison is no small feat. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Car after car the prisoners come, a river of human beings pouring out of the night. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “You will fail,” his father called after him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The Vonnegut was a heavily modified Firefly-class transport vessel, modeled after the Serenity in the classic Firefly TV series. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She imagined him alone in his hut, all those years, making the climb again in his mind, creating the map of it night after night. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It had been right after Auntie Meiya’s death that winter had come. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I’ll make an extra copy of the key after school tomorrow. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z When people say something twice that way, after you admit it the first time. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z We stood there even after everyone else had drifted away. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Simon tries to fight it with a steady stream of Simon-babble, but after a few minutes, even he stops speaking. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Then she was sorry and said I could stay—Just for today, not tomorrow or the day after—you go home. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fine, and so are the kids. Doc’ll be fine after a while. Collins did a number on him.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z That August, nearly a year after buying the houses, Greenberg’s lawyer asked the city to extend his client's deadline for making repairs, citing insufficient manpower to get the job done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Soojin has jazz and ballet classes twice a week after school, and any chance she has she leaps down the empty hallways at school. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Pigeons all clustered up on a ledge clucking away like only pigeons can, but the noise continued even after I opened my eyes in the darkness of night. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I rush to the kitchen and call Aibileen, but after two tries the line’s still busy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After all, he saw her at church every Sunday after services pouring tea and coffee in the reception room. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Harry continued to watch him, long after Snape had looked away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You can’t be with me while you wait for Gregor to ask you to the dance. I saw you with him after school, standing close together!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Bobby then drew with Samuel Reshevsky, who was the defending champion, in an extremely intense game—and the fourteen-year-old was on fire after that, at one point amassing five wins in a row. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She had been working from dawn to well after dark, and she had cooked a fresh meal at home as well. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z No one came, and after a moment he remembered that no one would. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Combined with wedge-shaped cuneiform writing, scene after scene of these wall carvings scrupulously detail military exploits. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Adam has about a foot and fifty pounds on Kim, but after stumbling for a second, she adjusts to the added burden. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I mistrust these quiet moods of his; so I have given the attendant a hint to look closely after him, and to have a strait-waistcoat ready in case of need. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Most of Trout’s novels, after all, dealt with time warps and extrasensory perception and other unexpected things. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Decades after first touching the Americas, London’s venture capitalists still hadn’t figured out that New England is colder than Britain despite being farther south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Twice since I came to Greenwood, he’d left at night for Council meetings and came back late, long after I was asleep. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “Madeline Mitchell is the only one who can answer my questions about Gram,” I say after I’m done. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Who the woman was calling to remains a mystery, because after searching the apartment, we find she was alone. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z It is a reaction comparable to the way Americans might respond to someone who told them that World War II started in the Pacific after an American sneak attack on Tokyo harbor. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z With a laugh, Dvoyka did put her down, patting her on the head after he did. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Of old they spoke the languages of Men, after their own fashion, and liked and disliked much the same things as Men did. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Two days before Thanksgiving, three months after my mother’s death, and two months after my father’s accident. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The sirens were warnings before or after bombardment, and they were always followed by a silent moment of nauseating anticipation of the destruction of our shelter. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z You have to drink or smoke a lot before it gets fun, and I'm sober after a long afternoon at the diner. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z A harvest moon would cast shadows forever of a man walking upright, his dog bouncing after him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Whitlock threatens to dismember anyone nicking mouse parts, but after a flask of his special coffee he gets drowsy and careless. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Most nights he kept on working till long after I was home and sleeping, but this night we started walking together out of Mrs. Holton’s field. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Sitting in the middle of my room the next morning, I ripped open box after box of presents. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Everyone pitched in, including Poppy, and after some debate we settled on our app name and logo. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The women laughed together as they filled bucket after bucket with corn. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z They hired him anyway and six sheep disappeared right after that, during a dust storm, Pinkie said, but he had a new harmonica and a blue pearl-button cowboy shirt they’d never seen before. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He looks at the table of contents, sees Gogol listed after Faulkner, before Hemingway. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, in the days after that talk in the churchyard, I did what I could to put it behind us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a whole lot better after that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But the tears are necessary. Don’t you remember what Othello said? ‘If after every tempest came such calms, may the winds blow till they have wakened death.’ Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They cooked the trout, toasted a few marshmallows, turned in early, and had another long delicious screw, after which they both floated into a relaxed, deep slumber while rain pattered softly against the tent. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z We kept after him, trying to keep him in sight as he zipped between the legs of spirits who chattered at him in annoyance. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z They change the name of the lake after that, and call it the ‘Lake of Amir and Hassan, Sultans of Kabul,’ and we get to charge people money for swimming in it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Another brief was filed on behalf of former child soldiers whose terrifying behavior after being forced into violent African militias made the crimes of our clients seem much less aggravated by comparison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It’s a lucky thing for you you’re too tough for stew,” I threatened that morning after she’d pulled her favorite trick once again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z But after putting up some resistance, she told Anthony, “I find there is no use saying ‘no’ to you.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Will,” said Lyra after some minutes, “can you hear that wind?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He's showing Grim how to play 3-D chess, and just watching that makes me dizzy, so after a while I go out to the kitchen and help clean up, which is something I'm good at. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z I make a picture of Papi gathering me in his arms after the accident, my broken leg dangling, and the Oldsmobile bursting into flames behind us. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “Even a one-legged rumor gets around after a while,” he said with a chuckle. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I put on my smile again, which had worn thin after Auld Lang Syne. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “He can talk,” said Emilia after the first shock had died away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I put the bar back up on the rests after only two reps and sat up. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “They get it after their work’s over. Four halfgramme tablets. Six on Saturdays.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I hop into Dee’s car and jump on her like a lonely dog after a day at home alone. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z I climb up and pull him up after me. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He slashed back and forth, destroying the demons one after the other while Small Bob the kitten sat on his shoulder, arching his back and hissing. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She tried to lunge after it, and he seized her by the arm and yanked her up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z It’s like two people still standing at a bus terminal after all the passengers have been met, the instant shared feeling almost enough to make them intimates. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was after nine o’clock, and Sticky had still not shown up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z No matter what happened after that, I had won. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Lady Catherine observed, after dinner, that Miss Bennet seemed out of spirits, and immediately accounting for it herself, by supposing that she did not like to go home again so soon, she added: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It left an angry red welt on my skin and my whole arm ached for days after that. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z We sit awhile, drinking our lemonades, and nobody says much after that. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Not so good. But after I win the race tomorrow, he’ll get better. Doc Smith thinks so too.” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I hear Mom and Ellis clip-clop their way down the steps after sufficient makeup application and jewelry adornment. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z A week after the news broke, she and Brandon received a call from Charles “Chip” Douglas. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now, a decade after his death, I’m hoping that “Speaking of Courage” makes good on Norman Bowker’s silence. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sunday after the futile dusting, Mr. Randolph surprised everyone by refusing seconds. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The bosses maintained the upper hand by staying united, decade after decade. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Indeed, not long after the drug war was ramped up in the media and political discourse, almost no one imagined that “drug criminals” could be anything other than black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With different birds, they had round after round. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z However, after several days of endeavour, in which I myself did my best to assist, his lordship was not able to discover the whereabouts of any of Herr Bremann's family. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He had lagged behind after every Potions lesson that week in an attempt to corner Slughorn, but the Potions master always left the dungeon so fast that Harry had not been able to catch him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But after a while, Justice’s charm worked on her and she would occasionally laugh at something he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z About an hour after midnight the fear fell on them a third time, but it now seemed more remote, as if it were passing far above the clouds, rushing with terrible speed into the West. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It is only silliness, thought Mrs Helena Kingshaw, and a little bit of shock and hysteria after the accident, making him say those things about Edmund. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z We got home too late for prayer meeting, so after supper the four of us just sat out on the veranda together in the cool dark. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Listening to Faure after Brahms, Liszt, Wagner or Tchaikovsky is comparable to someone spring-cleaning and redecorating a teenage boy’s bedroom. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Come for tea one day after school. Bring your friend and we will talk about Charles Fort.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z On finding Mrs. Bennet, Elizabeth, and one of the younger girls together, soon after breakfast, he addressed the mother in these words: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Sophia: Well, she wasn’t really drinking that much until after Grandma passed. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gwen had been speared from behind—possibly after the game had ended. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Emeline found that riding her bicycle was best in the days after a good downpour. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The summer after he died, my son and I retraced that trip. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So the more things remain the same, the more they change after all—plus c’est la meme chose, plus ga change. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Augustus Waters did not die after a lengthy battle with cancer. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z A male secretary tried to make them stay in the waiting room, but Blanca pushed him away and proceeded with a firm step, dragging her daughter after her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the only part of the city that maintained a curfew; after sunset, it was closed to the public. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “Do we know who came after us at the harbor?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z When Dad had picked me up from school after the first day, I’d tearfully told him he had to tell me what a mall was and then go straight there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z "You think he might bring Momly to the track after he picks her up?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z One evening after supper I took Andrea to the top deck and told her about the feeling. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty years after Joe and Violet train-danced on into the City, they were still a couple but barely speaking to each other, let alone laughing together or acting like the ground was a dance-hall floor. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z We left the village my mother grew up in many years ago, right after my father died. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They would look on and on after every one else's eyes in the world would have stopped looking. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z “I can no more tell you what happens to her than I can tell you what becomes of Proust’s Narrator or Holden Caulfield’s sister or Huckleberry Finn after he lights out for the territories.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “It’s crazy how good you look after having”—I did a quick count—“eleven munchkins.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Some 14,700 tons of silver worth more than $300 million were procured from the depository on the understanding that every ounce would be returned after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It sounds rich and mysterious, lingering in the air even after his hand moves away. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z White people felt equal, after all, so why should black people feel any different? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z At first she put on her slightly stupid demure look, but after a few of his words she gave that up and bored into him with her eyes, trying to read his thoughts. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I always felt better after talking to her, and gradually, my life became normal. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “And what did you do after that, Mademoiselle?” asked Poirot, passing from the subject tactfully. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z There seemed to be no connection at all among the books, except that they were all about traveling and had all been published after the minimall was abandoned. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z A tree can never be just a tree after seeing that. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It was the Burgess sisters, after all, who originated the tradition of such statues within the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Then, after the civilians had been given time to take shelter or leave, the bombers started their runs. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, after Sister Pat led us through calisthenics in the yard, Eunice came over and sat with me. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They dealt in transformations; they suggested an endless series of possibilities, extending like the reflections in two mirrors set facing one another, stretching on, replica after replica, to the vanishing point. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Remora shrieked “No!” while James toppled tower after tower of books. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t wait to start experimenting, so after I got Marcus’s letter, I asked Grandma to take me to the grocery store again. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z The boys had arrived two nights earlier after a long, cramped ride in the back of their dad’s old Honda. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He whipped more stones after the first ones. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z A sizable portion of the crowd clapped after that one. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z One of our favorite things to do after a storm was to head to the beach to see what we could find, because a hard rain helps the metal detector pick up signals. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I thought that was that but after Mr. Kempsey'd read the notices and orders from Mr. Nixon, Gary Drake put up his hand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z The Lyft pulls in front of our building, and I slide into the back seat after Mom. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z University of Florida I am in shock that after being corrected by at least three mathematicians, you still do not see your mistake. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I dreamed of being a doctor in a white coat, with a stethoscope dangling from my neck, saving lives one after another. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The man who picks Miss Larsen and me up after school signals surprise at my presence with a lift of his eyebrow, but says nothing. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Afi was thrown into the holding pen soon after that, and they hugged each other gently, avoiding the fiery sores on their shoulders. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z But after a moment she took it and wrapped it around herself. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That endless correspondence made her lose her sense of time, especially after Santa Sofía de la Piedad had left. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Surprisingly, after everything that happened to her parents, she said they raised her “not to have a prejudiced bone in her body.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z With the golden summer upon me, food was much easier to get, and I actually had several hours of free time after supper in which to do other things. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I knew that that was ridiculous because, after all, I was the criminal. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “The use of a second bomb the same week,” he said, “was calculated to indicate that we had an endless supply of this super weapon for use against one Japanese city after another.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, after a parry, the foil tip touches me, left lower side. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Uhmma’s hands washed our dinner dishes, cleaned the kitchen floor with a rag, folded load after load of laundry. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z Sea lion brays carried from Pier 39 as Emily and James walked up to their building after school. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “She probably won’t be up for eating right after surgery, Tom,” my mom snaps at him, his face falling at her words. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z For a little while after that I didn’t know what to say. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Other books were produced, and after some deliberation he chose Fordyce’s Sermons. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z I’m back in Stockton, at our apartment after school. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But after you’ve known him for a while, he starts to repeat these things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I look over to see him, and his eyes dart away the second after I glance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure that I wanted to be left in the classroom alone with Mrs. Baker after Mr. Guareschi and Mr. Vendleri left to begin planning campaign strategy. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I left the Lavender Room pretty soon after they did. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z No one bothers with the words of the mad, after all. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The snakes Herbie began to notice shortly after he had established himself in his pathetic redolent smokehouse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed and nodded, then hurried after Gum Baby. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It was all well and good to say we would be with our parents, but after all, who were they? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-four hours after the deed, my mother’s body temperature rose another two tenths, confirming ovulation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Why, yes,” said Henry agreeably, after a pause. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It hadn’t been such a bright idea after all. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We were all at the Big Boy after Rocky Horror, and it started this big discussion. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “He called me after you left his office.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It’d be terrible timing to lose her job, with all the physical therapy she needs after her accident on top of her daughter’s mounting tuition. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “Yes, I suppose I would let them send me some if I were in your place,” he decided uncomfortably, after lapsing into troubled contemplation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Maybe the New Dealers weren’t so bad after all. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z In short, I shouldn’t greatly deceive you,” Joe added, after a little grave reflection, “if I represented to you that the word of that young woman were, ‘without a minute’s loss of time.’” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The art of the Old Stone Age in Europe as we know it today marks the highest achievements of a way of life that began to decline soon after. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Mary and her family had spent the years after the Riots in a house on McCulloh Street, one of the central arteries in West Baltimore. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I became impatient; I hurried my strokes and I made one unforced error after another. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Hour after hour, it sounded like a donkey was getting strangled. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Trains weren’t built for speed, but, as old as this one was, it was probably the slowest train I’ve ever been on, especially after it started climbing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And, after the beating, his pants still down around his knees and his face wet with tears and mucus, Gabriel was made to kneel down while his mother prayed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z It was a stupid idea to schedule PE immediately after lunch. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I warned him about the “foxes,” his expression for the aggressive, cute young females who flocked after him; I told Cassius that instead of “foxes,” they really were wolves. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stark bright lights that you see long after closing your eyes. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He caught up with them after a few yards. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z She revealed that after the body was found, she’d obtained a set of Anna’s keys and had gone, with Anna’s sister Rita Smith, to Anna’s house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z You know he didn’t even drink after she was born and that was a miracle. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z A decade after Mohammed’s death in 632, his followers had captured Egypt, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z He continued to live at The Children’s Home for five years after I left. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I look at it for a second and it’s one thing after another, ain’t it? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z For weeks after, I arrived early, left late and tried very hard to make up for her barrenness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Cardan’s cruel mouth is surprisingly soft, and for a long moment after our lips touch, he’s still as a statue. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z It's the same thing my parents told me after he died. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z When we were younger, maybe five or six, he used to sit cross-legged on the floor and play with us after his work was done. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Occasionally he skimmed after the biggest cod and halibut in his kayak and he would whoop with joy when he caught one and would hold it above his head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards warmed themselves with drink after work. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z But Ivanito and his mother sing them that way after a while. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The respect in which we held Grosie was heightened the day after our arrival, when she gave Mother a quiet reprimand which Mother accepted just as if she were a little girl again. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z Lefty began to enjoy himself, and after winning a big pot cried, “Ouzo all around!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Dad had knelt down and held the ball for Erik to drill fifty-yard field goals, one after another, while, according to Dad, the coach’s jaw had dropped lower and lower. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But after eighteen years of Gogol, two months of Nikhil feel scant, inconsequential. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z His father, who worked as a store merchant, court clerk, and bank cashier, remarried five years after his wife's death. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I have nothing better to do after dinner, so I finish my homework, complete a couple of pages in my music theory workbook, and go to bed at the same time as Malia. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She broke down crying and turned away, putting her hands up to her face, and I knew she wanted me to run after her to beg forgiveness. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z “Could be a ship. Could be what you carry around on your back day after day. Could be family. Or maybe just one person you love more than any other. That’s home.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z As soon as Natalie and Ms. Morales were in the office and Ms. Morales shut the door, Emma scampered after them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Siddhartha went to his bed in the hut and when Vasudeva went to him after a time to offer him some cocoanut milk, he found him asleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Then dig a hole in the ground,’ said Legolas, ‘if that is more after the fashion of your kind. But you must dig swift and deep, if you wish to hide from Orcs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, this finger is for today, and this one is for tomorrow, and this one is for the day after that, which is Christmas. You see?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They repeat after her, as do I: Papa, pickle, paint, peep, pool. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “You guys! Right after you left! The Mr. Lemoncello dummy spit out a bonus card!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z “My legs are aching to be stretched after being cooped up for eight hours. I might just run from here to Erie and back.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z A month or so after Lydia left, Laydee saw one of Dill’s videos in Lydia’s Twitter feed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It is just after six o'clock, so Father can well imagine the atmosphere in the kitchen at this moment.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the remedy Ultima had given me after my frightful flight from the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For years after whenever Ridgeway saw a bonfire, the smell reminded him of the sweet smoke of Carter’s house going up and a figment of a smile settled on his mouth. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He cared for the Garfield family when they were in Ohio, and he stayed by his cousin's side after the shooting. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z But I also loved Friday nights because the waitress knew to bring me club soda after club soda. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The project returned him to the milieu of small science he had left behind after his first few handmade cyclotrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Yes, after decades in America, now that she's old, Ranee has become friends with a young man who lives in the apartment next to hers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The judge finally told us that we were fishing after we'd made our ninth or tenth request for more police and prosecution files. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Mile after mile after mile after mile, and everything became grayer and more monotonous. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Despite their big advantage over the Aborigines in possessing guns with which to hunt, Burke and Wills starved, collapsed, and died within a month after the Aborigines’ departure. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Presto paid for the hamburgers and milk shakes and I decided he was all right, friendly enough, and not after anything physical from me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I lay down in the middle of the road while O’Dell went after his father. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I must say something, Eleanor told herself; I must show them that I am a good sport, after all; a good sport; let them think that I am ashamed of myself. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Nothing was expected of her, she was a child after all in their eyes. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “Perihelion four weeks later. Orbital transfer two weeks after that.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze? The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But after all, Mr. Monroe is a college professor and Mrs. Monroe is a lawyer, so we think of it as a rather special household. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Twenty-four cream puffs—brown, light, perfect cream puffs—waiting to be eaten after lunch. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Thus, the Phrygian tonos was named after the Phrygian area of Anatolia, in modern Turkey. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z We sat close together with our knees pulled up, pleasantly tired after a day spent outdoors, eating our ice cream quickly and wordlessly, trying to stay ahead of the melt. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z At first, all this food makes me nauseous, but after a couple of months, I feel strong again. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He darts to the side of the road and curses after me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z "How? You were the smart one. My job is frying the onions. You should be here to save them, and then you could all live happily ever after." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z As Caesar and Cora wolfed down the rest of the pumpernickel loaf and slices of ham, the men debated the merits of venturing now or after nightfall. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She leaned her forehead against the bars and after a short silence went on in a thoughtful tone. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He sat across the table, smoking cigarette after cigarette with his dark blue eyes fastened on mine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Marina had seriously injured her legs during her wilderness adventure after the Rodina crashed, and it took her several months to recover. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Just after reading time ended, either on weekends or when we got word of trouble, Mother and Grandma would begin the ritual I watched for my entire childhood. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Hour after brutally cold hour, they wonder who will rescue them. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I prayed Pa would think better of it, take the milk stool back to the barn after supper and never bring it back. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Dad’d been keeping it till I was mature enough to look after it myself. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I stood there pitying Mr. Ludsbury for his fatal thinness and reflecting that after all he had always had a gullible side. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I called after her as she was going out the door. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Those armies drew near shortly after we heard the prophecies of war. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z About ten o’clock on Friday, after another sleepless night, I walked over to Francis’s. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The Siege of Leningrad did not end until January 1944, almost two years after the premiere of the symphony dedicated to it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Seconds after I stand up outside the car and straighten my shirt, Juan arrives at the deliveries door and says something to me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Isabella and I go our separate ways after break, and I think how weird it is that it’s not all that weird for it to be just Isabella and me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Together they drive through the town, along the familiar tree-lined roads, his father asking after his studies. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It also always took longer for me to get ready after being in the pool, because my darker skin looks a million times better with lotion to keep it from getting ashy. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z And even after all the moms—except Isabel—went back to work, our babysitters got us together every day. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z "What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon," cried Daisy, "and the day after that, and the next thirty years?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z He didn’t let any of us read the note, not even Mother, but he drove me to school every day after that. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Endurance landed at South Georgia Island on November 5, three months after leaving England. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Uncle Paul says my dad split 2 seconds after the pregnancy test came back positive, and that it was a good decision for all of us—especially me. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z His mother had been a woman with curly hair and a mole on the side of her neck, and she’d named him Palo, after her father. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, nwanne m, my brother is coming back from overseas after four years reading there.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I visited Frankie every day after work to help him out to the garden. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Eloise had left college in the middle of her sophomore year, in 1942, a week after she had been caught with a soldier in a closed elevator on the third floor of her residence hall. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Several pieces of broken bricks, evidently broken after being thrown at the door, were lying about the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “All it means is that Miles meets me at my locker after school every day. And he walks me to the bus stop sometimes. We hold hands.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The old grannies my mom hired to look after me while she was at work? Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Matty had often seen him around Village and knew that he was in charge of Trade Mart and that he checked on things after, stopping at houses where trades had been made. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Even after all the explanations, she still felt responsible for the whole mess, especially for what was happening to Mr. Larson. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the main chute deployed, we noticed a strange thing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I bit my lip again and then, after I checked to make sure Mr. Paul wasn’t looking, I opened up the box. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z I sensed the presence not of a virus but of financial illness—clinical signs of the eighties, like your skin peeling off after a bad fever. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the second week, after the children left, Mrs. Muokelu asked Olanna to sit down with her in the living room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Our audience all looked up after it with their mouths open. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Gina has the three white flowers you sent her and wonders where you were at lunch and doesn’t yet know that Marco will avoid her after school, or why. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z One college scouting service rated him the second best defensive back prospect in the country, and after the season was over Evans became one of three defensive backs named to the Parade All-American team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Infusion of goldenseal eased the sore throat that sometimes afflicted fishermen after long days in the boats. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The mayor showed up that evening on the steps of St. Joseph’s, red carnation pinned to his lapel, only hours after a severe thunderstorm had pelted the area with hail. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying you could talk to her,” he says, after a moment. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Theo tells Jo that he will manage “no matter what may happen, after all, I have you to live for; I’ll not be alone as long as I have my wife & my little boy.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The rest of us had no trouble looking pleasant after the photographer lectured Dad. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z He regarded them slowly and methodically, one after another. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “You know the story. Where the kid starts smoking after his mother gets rolled under by the paving machine? All those images of tar? All that social alienation?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It was after I thought about that, that I began moving my things to the cave. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They continued to dig until late afternoon, long after all the other groups had finished for the day. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I kept thinking I had slept and was awaking after dreaming of a tiger. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Mom had that despairing look on her face like she did after the massacre. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z You don’t come home after two years and suddenly inform your mother that she’s dying. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon after the original arraignment of Smith and Hickock, their advocates appeared before Judge Tate to argue a motion urging comprehensive psychiatric examinations for the accused. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Ironically, he died shortly after he wrote the poem by drowning in the San Francisco Bay. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Hey,” Colin said to Jimmy after school one day in the beginning of November, when we were paying for our Cokes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z But if his first fourteen years hadn’t been rooted in a healthy diet of education and the richness of his heritage, Malcolm wouldn’t have found himself gravitating to the prison libraries after he was incarcerated. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z After years away from the plantation, after taking a wife and starting a family, they had convinced themselves they were free. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She must have left it only a few days after the fire in the Fishery. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I tried to avoid her as much as possible, but the day I came home after school and found her sitting at the Formica table crying, I couldn’t pretend not to notice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “First bell after noon,” a female voice said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And then he has another breakdown, again after an ill-advised trip to Arles. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z So, after several years on wait lists for a newborn baby, the Sokoloffs declared themselves open to taking an older child. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I could come after school and sweep up hair and stuff.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Luckily, Ms. Byrd wasn’t there to catch them sneaking in after a day of playing the blues in the park. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z It fell from his shoulder after he had crossed the clearing, and as we ran away, I saw him pulling on the bag, which was stuck between tree stumps. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “And the city fell shortly after, which means our boys dealt a decisive blow, fellas.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Wow, she just exploded,” Bridge heard someone say after Em scored a goal during the first game of the season. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I barely see their faces after a while, but still I get no response. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z We arrived in Long Island just after Clarisse, thanks to the centaurs’ travel powers. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He leafed through the first few pages and began to read, slowly turning page after page after page. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why are you so nice to me now, after I hit you and yelled at you and was so mean to you when I was little?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no herbalists in Wyoming as good as Mother, so a few months after the incident at the hospital, Judy came to Buck’s Peak to restock. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Alex strides out after them, waving into the white glow of the spotlight, shouting a jumble of languages into the noise. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Shortly after the Marburg outbreak in Germany, Mr. Jones recalled a fact that began to seem important to him. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Six months after the first Explorer satellite, the US Congress passed the National Aeronautics and Space Act to provide for research into problems of flight within and outside the earth's atmosphere and for other purposes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z I don't know how many miles he had to bicycle into the country to take Judith to her hiding place, and then he came straight here after. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z It looked like I’d found a box of letters, after all! Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After a while there was the low howl again out in the shrubbery, and shortly after there was a crash at the window, and a lot of broken glass was hurled on the floor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Why after two years of knowing me a certain girl is all of a sudden crushing on me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z But now, after months of winter, we were finding our hands and our stomachs empty. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z In 2005, members of the Native American Havasupai Tribe sued Arizona State University after scientists took tissue samples the tribe donated for diabetes research and used them without consent to study schizophrenia and inbreeding. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Bird after bird swooped and splattered, and the RECO’s eyes were instantly caked in filth. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z After seven years of living in the basement and watching TV, after doing absolutelij nothing at all, my sister decided she needed to change her life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody would take a separate bath one after the other in the same water in a deep wooden tub. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Someone's got to look after our folks," I replied. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z His firm nasal voice set the tune and pace, one line at a time, and the congregation repeated it after him. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And after I was done, I would run around the wood with them, all of us acting out the story I had just read while Gram watched and laughed. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Up into my bedroom, where, after locking the door, I pulled off my shirt before the mirror to see . . . that my mother was right. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Now, after seventeen years, he was finally coming to collect. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I’m not really supposed to use my phone after nine, but it’s way too hard to try to sleep when you’re not tired. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z Other bones and fossilized footprints were found in the Connecticut River Valley of New England after a farm boy named Plinus Moody spied ancient tracks on a rock ledge at South Hadley, Massachusetts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Channel Three: Grandpop crying after Grandma swiped the gun pieces into the trash can. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Fudge got to his feet and, after a moment’s hesitation, the Prime Minister did the same, watching the new arrival straighten up, dust down his long black robes, and look around. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “He was talking to me before lunch, and he noticed my sweater and asked if I got a sleeping bag. And he figured that after nine days getting here I had too much SpagBol left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Later, Doc told me that Gran’s breathing into the doll gave it some of her spirit, and it would be a way she could be with me even after she was gone. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “So the tales of the mighty Thor are only tales. Well, even so, we will allow you to drink the horn dry on your third attempt. There cannot be much left in there, after all.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He was a man, after all, living alone for years before she had moved in. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Plus, I only took a flaskful after she’d emptied a glass or two from the bottle, and there was always a new bottle to replace the old one. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Even after getting chanted back to sensibility, I shook when I recalled that perched everywhere there were owls with great hunched shoulders and yellow scowls. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Only one person was in jail after the shooting—our poor dear bus driver. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’d finally had enough of chasing after a ghost who did not want to be discovered. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Because after three days of building a prison around my head, I'm out on the town. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If only the stools had backs, they said, then after hunching and hunching, they’d be able to rest a bit. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “I guess, I guess I wasn’t thinking after all,” she stammered. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z For a second after I asked the question I thought the sickness had come back on him, because his eyes got a wild look again, as if he were seeing a nightmare. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “See me after this,” Sergeant Holmes had said to me and five others, including my friend Feliciano, shortly before that lineup. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just weeks after the accident, but Stephanie insisted on continuing to practice. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z More often than not, he took Justice with him, as he liked me to remain in Mqhekezweni to look after his affairs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z To the family’s great amusement, Komla would sometimes sing to them in their small hut after the evening meal. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z He slowed down after a while, putting his feet down onto the ground again, and scratched the back of his head. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Day after day, I kept saying, “Oh, I’ll eat it tomorrow.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Theo was being patched up in the hospital emergency room after a slight miscalculation in his "solution" experiment. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A few minutes after the second man hurried away, Goll took off his apron, carefully extinguished the store’s gaslights, and left, locking the door behind him. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Well, my journal was starting to look like some kind of weird origami factory, with page after page folded on different angles and edges sticking out all over the place. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Always thought he was odd,” she told the eagerly listening villagers, after her fourth sherry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Tell him we’ll name them after his kids if he stops the work,” said Molly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t know how I could explain, but I figured Tyson deserved the truth after almost getting killed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z More than once, pushing Gogol in his stroller, Ashima has been approached on the streets of Cambridge by young Bengali bachelors, shyly inquiring after her origins. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As she planted one hill after another Omakayas felt the calm and sweetness of the earth and tears burned. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Not soon after Blake made his intentions known, Cora woke one morning to the violation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “You’re obsessed with the most hideous beasts in the land, after all.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He can imagine her life, even after she and her family moved away to New Jersey, easily. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z My Geography: The Story of the World was as clean as you could expect after half a year. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Then she said: “Do you know what Henry made us do, a couple of days after that thing in the woods?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I thought I’d smoothed everything out, that maybe it wasn’t so bad after all. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z His rites had gone so well that, immediately after his initiation, he’d been promoted to a kapteni, a captain, despite his youth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And then the word came down that Roy and Dale didn’t have time to do two shows after all, so they were cutting ours. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Row after row of sumptuous blooms, in lush pink, sunset orange, and even pale blue. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z May 28, 1918, the attack was begun after one hour of artillery preparation. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I loved him so much that I named my beloved goldfish after him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Yeah, boys and girls, but after ten years old they keep ’em apart.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Two years, nine months, seven days, and two hours after Fixers are approved for public use, the world experiences its first full day without a single death. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Then, after having been so eager to get off, the passengers walked slowly, some gazing around with their brows furrowed. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She dropped out, and soon after, they sent her to work for my father's family because they could no longer afford to feed her, either. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Well, I had to stay after school to finish a project,” I lied. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z So after I got good at the windows, Mrs. Baker got me cleaning out the Coat Room. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Miss Bingley moved with alacrity to the pianoforte, and after a polite request that Elizabeth would lead the way, which the other as politely and more earnestly negatived, she seated herself. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The field after that was the color paintbrush water goes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z He’s playing simple chords in a studded beat that I think is supposed to be reggae, and after a while I realize it’s “I Shot the Sheriff.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Cal had dropped its rate to thirty-two and then thirty-one after the big ten, but at twenty-nine the Washington boat continued to inch ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They laughed and chased after Jenny, who was riding the bike faster, with Raymond gripping the seat underneath him. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The archery grounds were actually a wide field where Dyedka took the goats to graze during the warmer months, after they exhausted all the grazing nearer to their house. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Oh, they love the music, but only after you pull eight at the post office. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z The knight came after, holding his shield before him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It had been her job to keep Mom relaxed while she was pregnant, and worry-free after the twins were born. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Yeah, I guess. Even with crash bracelets, our arms would probably yank out of their sockets after a fall like that. We’d need parachutes.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A couple days a week, after school, I’d go to Monet’s and write a poem or two. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The newspaper reporter, Craig somebody, the guy who interviewed me after I had rescued Ben, called again, but I wouldn’t talk to him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z I considered myself lucky if, after subtracting lapses from new business, there remained fifteen dollars that I could call my own. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Julian calendar, which Scaliger named after his father, counts the days since Day 0. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Sometimes, after he left, my father would discover a half pack of cigarettes, a valuable gift Schindler had "accidentally" left by his machine. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The class goes one after the other: Always dreaming of my next meal, we all laugh. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z It helps you feel better after someone dies. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z As they walked, Valley inspected tree after tree, looking for Nightbeast or cuco hairs and poking at animal droppings and shaking her head at Seven and Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z That pug nose, her shaggy mane of hair... or the way she did a little curtsy after she had stepped into her skirt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While proud of Ishtar, who made it to the prom after all, Whitiker is torn between making a big deal of graduation and keeping it in perspective. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z During the first week or two, I would take a nap after dinner, awake at ten o’clock, and then write until it was time for breakfast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My own memory of it is that Tommy was always known for his temper, even in the Infants, but he claimed to me they only began after the teasing got bad. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Isn’t a fellow to have any pleasure after a four-year grind?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She paused after fifteen paces; they would stop here for ten seconds, in front of a Turk-owned deli, enough time for Kwang to make a comment about ethnic fellowship and shake the proprietor’s hand. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even after I got dressed and put them on, I wasn't too worried because my jeans came down long enough to cover the raggedy top and make them look regular. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She’d stopped wearing it when she got married, and hadn’t thought to put it back on after her divorce. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, I see,” and then he added, after a moment or two: “That cottage is supposed to be locked, the door has no business to be open.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z That’s one of the reasons a writer should mutter, mumble, or orate a draft of his prose to himself, ideally after enough time has elapsed that it is no longer familiar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Francia says there’s a village meeting tonight,” he says after a minute. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z For a moment, her mind slipped sideways again, and she imagined he was her daddy coming to offer her a hand out of her stuffed-animal cave after her mother left. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z One day soon after the 2012 London Summer Games had actually transpired, I was out shopping with my friend Habiba in a department store at the shopping mall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I learned this the day after I got the ice-cream wrapper note. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They pay a family friend to look after it, wrap the pipes, run the water. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It was apparently a mistake, though in the seconds after it occurred I wasn’t quite sure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re the shame of our family name,” she shouted at him one Sunday after mass when she saw him in his new house playing cards with his officers. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Mother had gone back to buying insurance after the second car accident, and Dad said I should pay my share. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was Millard, back again after having spent the evening talking with the Gypsy boy. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Mister Johnny asked me to look after her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And Joseph did — after rubbing Rosie’s rump and listening to her say she loved him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z “Please follow your Heads of Houses out into the grounds. Gryffindors, after me.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In 1949, after years of failure, American code breakers cracked the code. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z So he’s not surprised at all when she says she needs “a nap” and they head to an RV park right after. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “You a white gal. You the only one that be allowed on the road after dark.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His brothers and sisters, whom he had laughed with and played with and looked after.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you know about him?” asked Laurie, grateful for the good advice, but objecting to the lecture, and glad to turn the conversation from himself after his unusual outbreak. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "You got lost after the . . ." Piggy cleaned his lens. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z The crying went on, breath after breath, and seemed to sustain him upright as if he were nailed to it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “Could be. But he’s bound to be someone important, almost as important as Lord Asriel. Bound to be. We know what we’re doing is important after all.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For Santa Sofía de la Piedad the reduction in the number of inhabitants of the house should have meant the rest she deserved after more than half a century of work. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "What do you have in mind after you graduate?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Seconds after I sat down, two women approached me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We can hardly pride ourselves on being the world’s preeminent democracy, after all, if large numbers of citizens spend half their waking hours in what amounts, in plain terms, to a dictatorship. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He paints as spring comes to the South of France, after many dreary winter days, inside and out. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Before that, he’d confronted her after finding a pipe in her closet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z At my first recital, held just a few weeks after I joined the JO program, we were supposed to perform basic conditioning exercises. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I let go of her hand and took a moment to think about what I could say after hearing about everything she was going through. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z So after school we went to Walgreens for nail polish and we sat in Lafayette Park while I made a mess of her fingertips and we laughed for hours. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I’ve barely seen you. You never walk home with us after school.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “No one really knows if he’s actually the one who said we should get up after we fail, but I’m guessing he would’ve thought it was true. He believed an easy life doesn’t teach much.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But even after everyone else fell asleep, I lay wide awake, looking up at the stars through the wide hole in the ceiling. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The photographer had also brought me a pair of lined woolen climbing slacks belonging to his wife, good ones, well-made and not much used, which he gave to me after he put away his equipment. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He started staying after the restaurant had closed, talking to me while I cleaned up. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z |
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