| 单词 | afterward |
| 例句 | Sunday afternoon Mr. Lapham was not only going to the second service, as usual, but there was to be a meeting of the deacons, a cold supper afterward, and a prayer service at the pastor’s. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Williams was proved to be a fraud. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Some men said, long afterward, that Beowulf was killed by the burning breath of the Firedrake. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z “You will feel much better afterward, Your Grace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The whole premise of Joe’s struggle to stay in school was the prospect of a more promising future afterward. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I had brought a bottle of whisky as my contribution, and afterward we sat in deep comfortable chairs cushioned in foam rubber. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z And a moment later he was on the grass under the palm trees, and a second or two afterward Lyra followed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When he heard that Chuck Yeager was giving a speech at Welch High and that he’d agreed to let me interview him afterward, Dad could hardly contain his excitement. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward he returned to the refinery again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Jesse did indeed meander back home soon afterward, but Mr. Jackson still always gave me an odd look whenever he saw me go by on my bike. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z For a long time afterward I hid them away, but later, when I was all right again, I brought them out, and I still have them around the house. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Needless to say, very little of this was understood in 1910 or for many years afterward. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Every student in the class received an A. Not long afterward, both Harricks were relieved of their coaching duties. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Bobby favored Zsuzsa, but she stated afterward that she wasn’t aware of his growing affection. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “There was nothing to make him last a long time,” Finch told his parents afterward. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Three hundred years afterward the rising Toltec styled themselves its heirs. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z As long as she could come home again afterward. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z It took such a big effort that she would feel worn out afterward, like she had just walked ten miles. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Come back for dinner or soon afterward. We need to talk.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mrs. Henry made us read portions of Walden Pond, and afterward I’d had fantasies of going to a private garden where T. Ray would never find me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We said grace and afterward drank a toast all around and ate ourselves into a proper insensibility. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Years afterward when he was an old man, Digory said he had never in all his life known a woman so beautiful. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But up until day five—and ever afterward, on the whole—Our Father was delighted with this new attention from the chief. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z And afterward we finished off the brandy and sang a little. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z William, as the eldest son, the one upon whom “the nation’s eyes” rested, as the family always said afterward, lent the affair a casual, no-nonsense Darwin atmosphere. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Our meeting ended shortly afterward, and when we were walking back to our cells with the major, he said to me, “Mandela, were you struck by the behavior of Bram Fischer?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, he told a colleague that “my superiors have bluntly told me that my name must not appear in the public press” for any reason whatsoever. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z For many days afterward, bodies would be dug out of the rubble. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, walking toward home with my father, I shivered when he put his hand on my shoulder. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The face of the butcher's boy swam up before his eyes, cloven almost in two, and afterward the king had said not a word. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One day, not long afterward, he was assaulted with a garden fork by disgrunded BC members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This amiable spirit was felt at once, and both aunts ‘my deared’ her affectionately, looking what they afterward said emphatically, “That child improves every day.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It was afterward that things began to heat up. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward she imagined other trips she would take, alone though, to faraway places. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When I look at him, I don’t see the cowardly young man who sold me out to Jeanine Matthews, and I don’t hear the excuses he gave afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The prospect of a drunken feast afterward would be a bonus. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She comes in for her cooking lesson afterward with dirt under her nails but she’s still not smiling. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were married in an aspen grove on a clear July day, and afterward they and all their friends and relatives had a wedding supper on the banks of the river. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z As it turned out, how- ever, she never mentioned it either then or afterward. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z There was a banquet, and then a dance, and then afterward they took a walk across the campus and talked about their lives. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There were questions asked and answers given there in the chill of morning, but afterward Bran could not recall much of what had been said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Police apprehended a person of interest, Jack Franklin, who was present when Johnson was shot but left the scene in a borrowed vehicle shortly afterward. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, a US submarine determined that the pod had gone missing. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward he was appointed an officer in the Army Reserve. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Then, a few minutes afterward, I heard a tapping on my living room window. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I enjoy the coolness of things, the flat ginger ale I’m given to drink, the delicacy of taste, afterward. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Before the clink there were just the beeches, but immediately afterward there was a knight in full armour, standing still and silent and unearthly, among the majestic trunks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, thanks. Maybe we could do something afterward?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, Woolf drove from Maryland back to California, where he arrived at Tanforan to general applause. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They walk together to the circus afterward, past red-roofed buildings glowing in the dying light, going their separate ways only once they reach the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A real wedding, in a church, with a real reception afterward, was rare among the people of the Bottom. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “The first priority is to buy the house. We’ll figure out how to split the rest afterward.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Stimson named a scientific panel to advise the committee: Ernest Lawrence, Robert Oppenheimer, Arthur Compton, and Enrico Fermi. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z One boy keels over and is found afterward to have drunk a pitcher of tomato juice out of the refrigerator which was really Bloody Marys for his mother’s bridge club. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted a record of each person and his or her concerns, and afterward I had to quickly interview them myself for their personal and biographical information. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not stop those terrible things, and afterward he could never understand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z That was morality; things that made you disgusted afterward. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z You can talk about it afterward, compare notes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Invariably they refused his advice and only afterward was he proved right. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the hall, afterward, he examined his watch and saw that it was Christmas. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Until then, the idea of being a code breaker had never occurred to Davis, but afterward she signed up for a course in the subject. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Not long afterward she sent Nhamo and the other girls to bed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Chaol always came for lunch, and afterward, she joined the other Champions for a few more hours of training under Brullo’s watchful eye. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Aleksandr Gridnev was never brought to trial, but throughout the war and for years afterward he had to worry that he might be. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And not long afterward the men came back, insisting that Will’s mother had something to tell them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe the fan letters were only a prank, but they upset him; each one jarred his day a little when it came, and he found it difficult to recover afterward. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote in a plain style and folded the page a moment afterward. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the landing at Cape Gloucester and the fighting afterward, our code talkers did a lot. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Josh ran the race badly; afterward, he looked bad and he smelled bad. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could tell people when I'm uncomfortable, and just shrug afterward like it doesn't matter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Maybe she didn’t know what she was giving up until afterward. Maybe once she saw the baby she changed her mind.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The more evil air a person had, the more my body turned into a limp rag afterward. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This is the kind of stuff I remember Daddy doing for Mama, and she’d always call him her hero afterward. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Thinking in a split second about possible reactions to one decision and how it affects decisions afterward. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z That bit of information did not help very much—until afterward, when Washington and others realized that the “secret expedition” was the seizing of West Point by the British as soon as Arnold betrayed it. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z But what happened afterward—that was just swell, too. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z This prediction proved correct, for not long afterward Wells collected both the reward and a parole. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly terrified, he ducks his head, feeling foolish afterward. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes, before or afterward, I switched on the bedside lamp. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z In the hallways afterward, the other kids kept coming up to tell me how lucky I was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I thought about what had happened in the park for months afterward. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Four years afterward, a traveler noted in his diary that the Nermernuh lived in fear of disease because they had been recently struck by smallpox—tenuous but suggestive evidence. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Which was a fine dinner, and afterward we lit a fire though it was warm and sat before it, sipping hot tea, while Miss Maggie’s clothes dried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He comes over and fixes my back porch with his own saw and hammer, as in the women’s magazines of long ago, and has a beer afterward, on the lawn, as in ads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he took a man's life, afterward he would seek the quiet of the godswood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her mother left soon afterward; she did not want to come inside and see Odenigbo. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But the war came, and afterward there was too much competition, and everything was lost. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z People joke afterward that perhaps they did not want to miss opening night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z For years afterward, we wondered who in our town had disgraced her. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In general, then, they talked about the other news stories, those that varied day to day, and afterward they amused themselves by reading the advertisements. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “It’s strange how we can remember so much of it after all this time, how it felt, what happened afterward,” he said, his words getting quieter. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We cooked quietly and afterward I spooned the fried vegetables and rice in bowls. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It burned, and the skin peeled for days afterward. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He'd never have to wait in one of several groups afterward, unsure which groups would return home and which group would be sent off to the so- called "labor camps." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Now, Gideon and I had been to enough church services, hoping to get a hot meal afterward, that I’d heard the word a time or ten. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Soon afterward a man wearing a suit came in, speaking effusively in Korean. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He practically lifts Elizabeth off the ground in greeting and shakes hands so enthusiastically while being introduced to Bailey that his fingers are sore afterward. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He had to go anyway to attend a meeting of the directors of the American Institute of Architects and planned afterward to take a train to Atlanta to inspect one of the firm’s buildings. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She’d stayed in her room all evening, skipping dinner—again, unlike Lexie, who had an appetite—and had been in a sour mood for weeks afterward. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We had dined at l'Avenue's and afterward went to the Café de Versailles for coffee. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z It proved a fatal interview for the latter, who many months afterward gave this account of it to a friend: “Mr. Dam- eron said, ‘Now, Lee, I’ve known you all your life. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z At lunch, shortly afterward, he told a newsman that he was “not abandoning the match,” but Fischer had acted improperly. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My father listened, and afterward reflected deeply, seemingly trying to find a way to rebuff my mother’s claims. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Talk on the church steps afterward was mostly about the football team and its undefeated season. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Nan had even gone on a date and afterward, though I suspected she thought about the maps, she didn’t mention them once. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Your Drowned God is a demon,” the black priest Moqorro said afterward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then for some time afterward the dream did not return. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She sat with Jam for a little bit afterward, then kissed her goodnight and turned off the lights as she left. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z It was an act of impulsive frivolity and rebellion for which he knew afterward he would be punished severely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “There will be plenty of time to talk afterward.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z I laughed to myself a long time afterward about how Ella's mouth flew open when we showed up at the front door—me and a well-bred Hill girl. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I was asked for my autograph, I was astonished; afterward I went to my room to practice a special signature. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He not only undid the blue bow; he pulled it all the way out of the hem, so she had to rethread it afterward with a safety pin. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z And then, if he chose, he could go have a martini afterward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The medicine goes into effect thirty minutes after consumption, but if I forget to take it, the effects afterward are unpredictable. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z One time, Walter took him to an event, and afterward Walter said to me, “Man, that chap is quiet.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Snuffy shrugged and, in Spanish, suggested the regional director place one of his fingers somewhere and then afterward suck on it like on a popsicle stick. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “But at least let me try to find a hotel room first so I can get a good night’s sleep afterward.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They ate suckling pig that night, and pigeon pie, and turnips soaking in butter, and afterward the cook had promised honeycombs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Although people felt certain that she could handle a spaceflight, they were concerned about what would come afterward. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z She remembers how all those years ago Vincent journeyed to see their old neighbor who was dying and said afterward, “When I die, I hope I shall be lying just like him,” surrounded by family. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But taking a risk like that and having everything be okay afterward felt so good.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The reactors at Hanford, however, were breeding plutonium in sufficient volume to make a test feasible and provide for an unlimited number of plutonium bombs afterward. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I arrive at David’s office for my first council meeting just as my watch shifts to ten, and he pushes himself into the hallway soon afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Her friend left soon afterward, and Aunty Ifeoma stormed inside, nearly knocking a lamp over. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “The children would love that. Be good to see you more, too, Vola. Maybe we could go for that coffee afterward.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But shortly afterward the warder in question was transferred off the island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had needed her, Tyrion realized afterward, as she lay quietly in his arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He got up to urinate outside and, afterward, leaned against a tree and breathed in the fresh air. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “It is true. They lined them up afterward and took every tenth man. Carabinieri shot them.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Others died in the floods and mudslides that raced down the mountain in the hours afterward. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Whenever he’d hit her or come after me, my mom would find me crying afterward and take me aside. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Mami prepared dinner the first night and each night afterward left something for him, but the next morning she’d scrape it all out into the compost, a scowl on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Later in life, Johnson was reelected to the Senate, but soon afterward he died from a stroke, on July 31, 1875. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They got into the habit of leaving before Josiah did, or right afterward. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Do you know if curse scars sometimes hurt years afterward? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, the Pequots, incensed by the assaults on their towns and their food supplies, attacked Fort Saybrook, at the mouth of the Connecticut River. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z But soon afterward the fog began to glow with an otherworldly light, and she shivered in its damp chill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z You come over clean and you get dirty and then afterward it’s never the same. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night afterward, she’d take her plate and eat in her room, alone with the Beatles and their yellow submarine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z A bowl of small, round, roasted red potatoes is passed around, and afterward a salad. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z He remembered the exhausting climb up the endless flight of stairs afterward, the winding, the dizzying back-and-forth. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Then she imagined the trees as they would soon look in the full blaze of autumn color—and then afterward, in winter, as a field of bare-branched giants standing on a blanket of white. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “But that’s all it takes. Got burned pretty badly and lost a couple fingers. Wasn’t much of an artificer afterward.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Are we dating?” she asked afterward, as they lay together on the couch in Tim Michaels’s rec room. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As he said long afterward, “It’s not the sort of place where things happen. The trees go on growing, that’s all.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He took her, and afterward when that dangerous thing, a woman, was his, he understood how good his brother’s advice had been. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie swore, afterward, that the plane did not go down in a ball of flame until it had made at least two more passes over the runway. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Will remembered that moment for a long time afterward. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We broke for lunch, and afterward, we were each issued a baton. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward he was killed in a brawl. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Glass tinkled; she felt the impact afterward, the firm, cool glass, breaking through. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z A blue automobile came to the school and Frederick’s mother got out and walked into the commandant’s residence and emerged soon afterward, tilted against the weight of Frederick’s duffel bag, looking very small. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Tell another story, Mother, one with a moral to it, like this. I like to think about them afterward, if they are real and not too preachy,” said Jo, after a minute’s silence. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, he built his first pair of NeuroLink glasses at his father’s computer repair shop, with his neuroscientist mother’s input. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z She knew that she could always say, afterward, “Well, you never told me not to!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z He was quiet for a long time afterward; then he sighed and shook his head, his eyes misty. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He knelt down to pray afterward in the end zone before several delirious teammates went to pull him up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody complained afterward to Sergeant Bloom about the racial overtones of Speros’s jokes, and Bloom, another trainer told us gravely, chewed him out for it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Luma promised to pick Jeremiah up before practice and to drop him off afterward. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Bronn had yanked back the man's head by the hair and driven the point of his dirk in under the ear, and afterward told Catelyn Stark that the other sellsword had died of his wound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z We inspected it afterward, a dark, thick liquid like caramel oozing from it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The speakers were always turned up so high that the music blared, causing my ears to ring so loudly afterward that the high-pitched drone would actually keep me up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m afraid he’ll laugh at our paper, and make fun of us afterward,” observed Pickwick, pulling the little curl on her forehead, as she always did when doubtful. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Although the two countries had fought on the same side during World War II, their relationship deteriorated in the years afterward. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “If I can’t get in for supper I might be able to come in afterward,” said Will. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That red candle was supposed to seal me forever with my husband and his family, no excuses afterward. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, Roy heard voices from behind the double doors that led to the area where Mullet Fingers was being treated. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the weeks afterward, his daydreaming about college and his conversations about it with his sister Leanna turned into serious research. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I’m too busy thinking about everyone going to Edna’s house afterward without me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The Evening Service was over very quickly, and afterward one of the younger men chanted the Havdalah, the brief service that marks the end of the Shabbat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z "Those stories don't tell the half of it. The scribes wrote them down centuries afterward. They didn't know the truth." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, the King announced a grand celebration in the City during Yule that winter, and Lady Isobel was overjoyed, for Ana was well ready to find a husband. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I plunged after her, I dove under the wrecked hull of a yacht, wove through a collection of floating metal balls on chains that I realized afterward were mines. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was nine o'clock--almost immediately afterward I looked at my watch and found it was ten. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She came back home for Thanksgiving and Joseph walked seven miles to see her on the stormy, icy Friday afterward. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z Those were great days back then, great days, and it was safe to say that life was never quite the same afterward. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah. I mean, not professionally or anything. But me and my friends would go to shows and afterward there wasn’t much else to do. So we’d do this, you know?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z During the preparations for the final firing of the kiln, he had secreted the little monkey in a corner and managed to retrieve it afterward without Min’s notice. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He said the principal made him brush his teeth with that toothbrush afterward, too. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “And it just shows,” said Digory afterward when he was telling the story to the others, “that you can’t be too careful in these magical places. You never know what may be watching you.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z All the hawks were silent as Merlyn carried their new companion into the mews, and silent for some time afterward when they had been left in the dark. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother says you can come see her afterward. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z We’d gone to Dadkhoda’s Kabob House afterward, across from Cinema Park, had lamb kabob with freshly baked naan from the tandoor. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was not able to gauge the effect of the mild pills he took occasionally to help him sleep and felt guilty about for days afterward. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z They would know I knew him, and they would be curious to see me, and afterward they would gossip about me among themselves. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z He would shut his eyes and lean his head against a tree; afterward he felt better and worse. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Only, afterward, I wished a thousand times that I could have had some way of looking ahead to what was going to happen. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherrie would be sitting in then, though she was to leave unseen afterward, before they all stepped outside. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, the village where the devils and demons live. Believe me, they’ll kill a boy like you and eat you for breakfast. They’ll enjoy their coffee all the more afterward.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I haven’t fallen over yet, but I’ve tripped on them enough times to hate the way the men look at me afterward. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, he was again away for a few days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, all the men got up, their gossiping done. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The three discovered long afterward that they all had the feeling that there was a fourth. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I ate in silence and afterward sat in the living room pretending to read. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z "No, listen, Jake. Brett's gone off with men. But they weren't ever Jews, and they didn't come and hang about afterward." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z She didn't remember getting hurt, but she did remember being tended to afterward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z For weeks afterward, Georgie went to the fence and watched for the truck to come back. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z We eat in silence, and afterward, I find the sleeping pills in my mom’s medicine cabinet. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Today in literature class I stood up to give my presentation and I made a little joke, and T laughed, a genuine chuckle, and afterward he told me it was a funny joke. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 Orders whispered sharp and quiet—boats hauled back onto their racks, oars put away, all of it carefully dried off with dust sheets, which we hid beneath the floorboards afterward. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “You knew better than I did, is why you lost,” Luma told the boys afterward. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “You played a first half that sucked so bad, I just wanted to make you run laps all season,” Luma told them afterward. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z We gave them lunch at the house and afterward Winnie took them for a tour of the township. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a beautiful prayer, and afterward I thought her mother’s eyes looked differently upon me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure if she meant to, because she seemed embarrassed about it afterward, but a few weeks ago, Jupiter let it slip that you guys hang out most nights.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, a man appeared at the Smiths’ door. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z During the time Adam was away he knew his brother better than ever before or afterward. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward he was running everywhere, devouring drape fringes, Oriental rugs, and all the table legs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can get up close to the music afterward.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Let’s talk afterward,” she said, pointing the toupee at me. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z And afterward, in the small cabin, they’d do this, this tangle of bodies, this blurring of the edges that kept people distant and lonely. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In a flash, done so quickly that she did not realize it until afterward, the one wearing a blue beret grasped her basket, took the tin of corned beef, and ran off. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He goes to Keisha and they do the same thing with the arms, but she laughs afterward. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z We didn’t have a real stadium, but we would go out and mow the pasture, and set up table for a big Sunday feast and get together afterward. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe afterward. I think Delilah wants to get out of the rain for a little. So let’s go inside, and I’ll go talk to Erica.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Really? You disobeyed your dad? What happened—was it very scandalous? And how did you feel afterward? Did he ever find out?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The two of them were still gazing in the same direction, and shortly afterward they saw the movement start up again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z That breakfast tasted better than anything Eddard Stark had eaten in a long time, and afterward his smiles came easier and more often, until it was time for the tour-nament to resume. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While he greased the traps, Pa told Laura and Mary little jokes and stories, and afterward he would play his fiddle. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only had he stood her champion on Nagga’s hill and shouted out her name, but he had even crossed the sea to join her afterward, abandoning his king and kin and home. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Once, afterward, she warmed up a raspberry muffin for two minutes and turned it hard as a baseball. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Joyce went to a twenty-first-birthday party for a young English mathematician named Graham. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z There were horrors enough, but it was the unexpected detail that threw him and afterward would not let him go. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, her father bled himself out, naked in a bathtub. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z And afterward, according to Hazel, Pluto himself had appeared to her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I played football at the stadium and afterward I took some of the boys to town, for akara and fried yams,” he said, when Amaka asked what he had done today. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Somebody tells a story, let’s say, and afterward you ask, “Is it true?” and if the answer matters, you’ve got your answer. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” said Reznak, “and afterward there is a special cake. A women’s cake, baked only for betrothals. Men are not allowed to taste it. I am told it is delicious. Magical.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Did you sleep well? We are going to the earlier Mass today because your father has a meeting right afterward. Kunie, get into the bathroom, its past seven.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I threw up afterward, but I did eat ten and I won first prize—five boxes of Finkles to take home with me. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, early even for New Hampshire, snow came. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Riccio had tried to follow him once, but he had been spotted immediately by Scipio, who had gotten so angry that afterward none of them even dared to watch him when he left. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And bad things happened in her life afterward, too. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He tells him about the night that had nearly taken his life, and the book that had saved him, and about the year afterward, when he’d been unable to move. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “You can get up close to the music afterward.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “So, I’ve got my mom’s car, and I was wondering if maybe we could do WaHo after school? Then we can hammer out the plans, and I can drive you home afterward.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z He had handed over to her all the good crystalline DNA used in his original work and had agreed to confine his studies to other DNA, which he afterward found did not crystallize. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Elmar could be friendly when he needed help, but afterward he would always remember that he was a squire and she was only a serving girl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For years afterward, she would sometimes wake in the night, heart thumping, thinking she’d heard that agonized cry again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The driver stayed for lunch, too, and afterward we paid him and he started back to Bayonne. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z I suppose that before the Games I didn’t pay attention, and afterward I didn’t want to know. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But we must have passed the test because afterward we went directly to the pharmacy. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Here was the dream subject: daring, dashing, photogenic, articulate, a man who was always doing something stunning and always saying something quotable afterward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She hoped they would not hurt him afterward, but she knew they probably would. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Celaena didn’t hear him, and though they talked for a good hour afterward meandering through the grounds, she couldn’t get her heart to calm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z That night and for several nights afterward, she will spend hours in her room at home practicing lines and trying to hit what seems to her the right pitch. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Commenting on his win afterward, Bobby said: “I could have played better.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I am told that occasionally the two camps gather together for lessons on the Angkar, and afterward, they celebrate the Angkar’s victories with dances and songs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The faint ache in her lower jaw, the pressure of his widespread hands on her head, excited her, and afterward she said, “Goodness, Ugwu must have seen us.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But we hadn’t talked at all about what would happen afterward. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Not right away, honey. You’ll probably feel a little sore for a few days afterward, but not while you’re here. Now,” she says, gesturing with the mold, “open up.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, Mount Tam and the Marin headlands loomed out of the fog. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, she was dismissed from her command. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “No way. You remember Reni? You remember what he looked like afterward? There wasn’t anything left of him. Just meat pieces.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And she took it away again, immediately afterward, so that it would be no less splendid on the Sunday of the great dinner that was officially to punctuate the revival. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I probably deliver to Fred’s three nights a week, and two of those nights, Tammy Wynette is playing, and no matter how much good music I play afterward, the song sticks in my head. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterward his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “But only those, and, afterward, Charles gets to use your computer.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “And you can go to school and rehearsals and all of your performances, but you’ll come straight home afterward. And your laptop is moving into the living room for a week.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z “Not a chance. You make enough money tutoring after school. It’s my turn to earn some cash. Besides, I want to squeeze in some soccer practice afterward. Tryouts are next week, remember?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z This supervision, recorded on a stela erected seventy years afterward, is the first known example in Yucatan of a Mesoamerican specialty: the chaperoned coronation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Whatever happened afterward, whatever success, or failure, or happiness, or horror, it could not be forgotten. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “And where will you be going next?” the priest asked afterward. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had tried to put it out of his mind afterward, any thoughts of the day it had happened, because it frightened him so and made him have a secret, which he did not want. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He could have been depended upon to take a loud dramatic departure, so that the school would have reverberated for weeks afterward with Brinker’s Last Words, Brinker’s Military Bearing, Brinker’s Sense of Duty. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She added that if she could easily communicate with those from the Hereafter, she was absolutely convinced that afterward she would be able to do the same with those of the Here-and-Now. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you are tired,” Ba said, “and I am too. We can rest and afterward we will be able to continue faster.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z After six months of military occupation in Coalwood, Mr. Carter was forced to sign a contract with the union and, soon afterward, sold Coalwood in disgust. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Like when Lily broke her foot skiing a few years ago and had to be on crutches afterward. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They washed each other afterward, taking their time about it in the friendly way of certain married people, and then Carl got into bed and slept until one in the afternoon. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It was painful to talk with her, and I even cried in front of her, but afterward I understood why my father liked to be with her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The nuisance of it, as Polly said afterward, was that you weren’t left in peace to watch it all. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z He gave someone else the mount, and retired soon afterward. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Something in all of us broke that day, and afterward, we no longer had the spirit for family gatherings. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Jane,” he told me afterward, “now I know how you felt when David Greybeard first took a banana from you!” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “Only because he gets to kill me afterward.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The same arm had been pierced by a venomous foot-long fang not long afterward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z When he looked up afterward, he saw the pentomino shapes echoed in the kitchen. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z The reporter who transcribed it, Sarah Oliver of the Mail on Sunday, reported afterward: He delivered the speech completely off the cuff. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z But for days afterward Johnny would see a look of dreamy content in his eyes, a slow smile form absent-mindedly on his lips. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By now he would be out of the sick ward and able to go on an excursion to the movies, and afterward to the hotel where they had eaten dinner on the first visit. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Dr. Howard told me that even if the light box works, it will take a few months to start seeing any improvement, but I still glance down at myself afterward. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, he resigned from the pancake company and took a job as a cruise director in Miami. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “We could even go to E Motions first, and afterward, maybe Molly and Cherish could join us for supper? My treat,” she added. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z For years afterward, Jon Connington told himself that he was not to blame, that he had done all that any man could do. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “They made me wear a white shirt,” he said afterward. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z And then right afterward she had a bad worry feeling in her and she started to let him come back. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Forever afterward, whenever Hall told this story of how he met Helen Keller, tears would fill his eyes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They enjoyed playing music with them, and they threw parties that people talked about for months afterward. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This means that even if there were events before the big bang, one could not use them to determine what would happen afterward, because predictability would break down at the big bang. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be no argument, afterward, about what had been said. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. Come away with me afterward, I need someone to walk with.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And yet, as Polly said afterward, there was a sort of likeness between her face and his, something in the expression. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z They did as he said and directly afterward the roof fell in. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months before their arrival in Massachusetts, a child had disappeared while playing in his yard and was never found; for a long time afterward there were posters in the supermarket. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z It was the worst night of my life, and afterward he never even spoke to me again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Maybe some part of me remembered what Midwinter had been like with my family: warm meals and warm beds afterward. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I don’t care how light he is on his feet— you just don’t jump out of buildings and then expect to be able to walk properly afterward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He would often seize Thornton’s hand in his mouth and close so fiercely that the flesh bore the impress of his teeth for some time afterward. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z He could not meet his Maker afterward, either—his religion demanded he die with honor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z People found out that he had trouble eating without vomiting afterward. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I heard Papa interrupt in a low voice, and the other man added something afterward, something about the Big People in Abuja not wanting such a story out now that the Commonwealth Nations were meeting. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z From that point forward, there was a great divide between Stanton, Anthony, and others who backed educated suffrage, and those who supported working for African American suffrage first and female suffrage afterward. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “I have more use for you alive than dead. Serve me, and afterward I will arrange a ship to take you back to Dome and give youPrince Quentyn’s bones to return to his lord father.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His only apparent ambition, like Dave’s, was to be left alone; though, as Buck was afterward to learn, each of them possessed one other and even more vital ambition. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z We stood at attention as he told us that the work we would be doing would last six months and afterward we would be given light tasks for the duration of our terms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For decades afterward, Washington crewmembers were feted at the end of each rowing year with a Loyal Shoudy banquet, where each found a purple tie waiting at his plate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, the middle daughter gave birth to a girl of her own, and the celebrations were repeated. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z I feel the effects of the serum immediately afterward. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “He can go to the hotel first and afterward he can see the captain,” Lupita argued. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z That spy was almost certainly Benjamin Thompson, whose reports in invisible ink were found long afterward. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Joe Justice had never even met his cousin until he saw her in the trailer, but afterward he told his wife that it was “abhorrent” for a close relative to be in foster care. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z He recalled nothing from that episode, only being thankful, afterward, that he was no longer a virgin. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z The deacons lowered the casket into the ground and dropped the ropes in afterward. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “There is a way she can be punished right here, and we can go home afterward.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Jesus tells his disciples that if they follow his teachings, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shall follow me afterward.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he offered a counter-rumor: two hard-boiled characters from the oil camps had purportedly been seen with Anna shortly before her death, and had afterward skipped town. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I went over there afternoons and afterward stopped at the cafe and had a drink and read the papers. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Monge’s work was so important to the military that much of it was made into a state secret by the revolutionary government and by the Napoleonic government that succeeded it soon afterward. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I saw Jordan Baker and talked over and around what had happened to us together and what had happened afterward to me, and she lay perfectly still listening in a big chair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z “He didn’t think. He just blurted out the laugh. Then he was super sorry afterward.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “No wine. There will be time enough for drink afterward.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I told Art3mis so afterward, and that was when she leaned over and kissed me for the first time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devastated and they're relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z Ismene, who had come to tell her father the good news of this oracle, was with her sister when he died and afterward they were both sent safely home by Theseus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward a child died after taking medicine acquired at the store. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Each day afterward, the motorcade ride to Sidwell Friends felt a little more routine. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z We went to morning Mass, and although we did not usually visit Father Benedict on holy days of obligation, we went to his house afterward. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano bench. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And afterward, I ran around all the bases, from home to first to second to third and back to home. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z She held a casual practice in which she scrimmaged and laughed with the kids, and then afterward surprised them all with the news that they were going trick-or-treating. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I thought about this afterward: So many of us go through life with our stories hidden, feeling ashamed or afraid when our whole truth doesn’t live up to some established ideal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I took it to bed with me that night and played it again the next morning and every day afterward. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z The principal, Jim Moore, and the district’s superintendent, Sam Lee, are in the audience on opening night, and both come up to him afterward to offer praise and congratulations. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z But Chess had seen how Mom kept checking her phone under the table all through dinner, and even afterward, while everyone was doing homework. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A meeting of the ANC executive took place afterward at which a few of us asked for a report of the earlier meeting with the white liberals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only afterward do they discover that the portal is not in its original location, and may have had nothing to do with astronomy or calendars. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I hope they lay near each other afterward and spoke softly of small things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And indeed soon afterward the fair’s Grounds and Buildings Committee authorized him to invite the men to join the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I observed him for more than an hour afterward. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I bet O’Neill had poured himself a stiff drink at lunch afterward. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We had dinner afterward at Neptune’s because Mom couldn’t take the day off, not even for her son’s wedding. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The two women set up a studio there, aided by elder daughter Johanna, who soon afterward headed to Surinam herself. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I know how to get money, a lot of it,” O’Dell said afterward, outside on the street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z In battle men often seemed to melt away, reappearing afterward with tight mirthless grins. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, Dusya was posthumously given the Gold Star of Hero of the Soviet Union, the first of the 46th Guards to be awarded this medal. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z They wept without shame, out of a nameless need, and walked together afterward, arm in arm, toward the waiting car. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then it had to be replaced, and the door worked a lot better afterward. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward the Astrophysical Journal published two articles: one by Penzias and Wilson describing their experience with the hiss, the other by Dicke’s team explaining its nature. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Singleton said he had records for eleven texts between Reggie and Briana prior to the crash and for thirteen texts afterward. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He came to our house once, and afterward my father asked, as he asked about everyone, “Is he a Christian?”—by which he meant “Is he saved?” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z I started wondering if the birds of sadness had built their nest in Mrs. Cadaver’s hair afterward, and if so, how she got rid of them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z His agony was terrifying, the piercing, unearthly howl with which he split the moonlit dark vibrating in its own impact for seconds afterward like a devastating shock. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Of course it does, baby. And afterward we’ll go to E Motions, and then out to dinner at Junior Jay’s!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Not too long afterward, eighth grade had an assembly in the gym to talk about the upcoming orientation day we were going to have over at the county high school. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Looking back after twenty years, I sometimes wonder if the events of that summer didn’t happen in some other dimension, a place where your life exists before you’ve lived it, and where it goes afterward. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z If the difference still eludes you, mentally substitute a pair of words less likely to be confused: Josh ran the race honestly; afterward, he looked honest and he smelled honest. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Poppy said he was afraid to buy Sitti a bus ticket for the pilgrimage to Mecca, because he really did think she might die soon afterward. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In fact this lonely rabbit would make a small stew and we would still be hungry while we washed the dishes afterward—a feeling we were trying to get used to. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Teller moved on to Ithaca, New York, to enlist Cornell’s Hans Bethe in the Super project, and afterward reported to Alvarez that he “felt he could count on Bethe.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Old Rit hated the silence that always fell over the cabin afterward—a hush that spread and spread, and the shadows on the walls seemed to deepen. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire’s rapid spread had been halted, but pockets of fire would burn in places all through the night and for days afterward. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z The queen’s sister, Empress Marie of Russia, took photographs during the royal inspection, and afterward, the eager fans who mobbed the dock gave the crew teddy bears and other mascots to carry south. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z "His guards saw no man enter his chambers, nor did they find any within afterward." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She was buried in a Korean ceremony two days afterward, and for me it was more a disappearance than a death. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “For months afterward, at the twilight hour, I went with my father to the new-made grave,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I wanted to dance, and I wanted to take her home in Roy Lee’s backseat afterward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t meet Mr. Powell at the library afterward either. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We decide to meet afterward at the site where we ate our first meal together. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z In the end, I liked it, and the songs got stuck in my head for days afterward. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Mr. Wallace, he’s so flustered he just digs in his money drawer and gives Judd change for a twenty, and afterward I thought what did Andrew Jackson have to do with it? Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, how you didn’t want to bike to the school. And how you wanted to get something to eat afterward. It was obvious you didn’t want to be riding around,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Both coaches were completely expressionless as they watched me do my routines—vault, bars, beam, and floor exercise, in the Olympic order—but afterward, Martha came over and held my face in both hands. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And never once did I miss a practice or a home game afterward. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Just a simple little party with a circus afterward for her darlings—her jewels. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “With something this small. And afterward he would smile happily without ever wondering if I had known when he started and stopped. Men! Men are hopeless!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Before the rebellion, the old knight thought him too young and untried; afterward, he had been known to say that the Kingslayer should exchange that white cloak for a black one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "He tried to put his tongue in my mouth," Catelyn had confessed to her sister afterward, when they were alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z With twelve grains he’d go for a jog afterward, laughing and singing “Tinker Tanner.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It is a fact of history that we often don’t realize how important or transformative certain events or developments are until well afterward and enough time has passed to allow us to reflect upon them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “They’re always a bit boggled when a girl leaps out of the cockpit afterward.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, the sky indeed clouded over and a chill rain began pelting against the hill. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “I’m still a little scared about Mama getting married,” Peaches said afterward. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, when German submarines attacked more American ships, the United States entered the war. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Hazel, limping ahead with Fiver near him, found himself on a narrow green path that divided the wilderness from the riverbank. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before I went in, feeling jangled from the coffee I’d been chugging since dawn, I called Jesse and arranged to have lunch with him afterward. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mister Singer would be there, and afterward they would go out and eat fried chicken. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Holmes set out for Fort Worth, Texas, to take better advantage of Minnie Williams’s land. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z In the room we shared at Devon many strangers had lived before us, and many would afterward. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A series of hard frosts had killed the crops they’d planted afterward, leaving only mud and ash and wilted, rotting stalks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She always painted like this, half dancing in something of a trance, and she was always exhausted afterward. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We discussed Mr. Hynning for years afterward and many of the men imitated the way he spoke to comic effect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I call my mother to check in, and afterward I drive. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Dad and Mom have seen me perform, and afterward they always say, “Where did that come from?” and “We didn’t know you had it in you.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z She quickly waved and mouthed that she’d meet him right afterward. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z So I went to the bathroom and took one pair off, and I was punished pretty severely afterward. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z For some time afterward, a melancholy humour seemed to rule us as well. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Now, younglings, please attend to the film. There will be time for questions afterward.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z First of all, and I’ll be honest, I felt really guilty before and afterward. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I learned that Luzan himself had died, too, soon afterward, while attending a professional conference in the Caribbean. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, we agreed among ourselves not to discuss politics with the prison board. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Total, unequivocal sterilization is extremely difficult to achieve in practice and is almost impossible to verify afterward. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z El Patron decamped not long afterward with his bodyguards. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The corporal and the lieutenant came in afterward and took me outside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Sometimes the smell of rubbing alcohol and blood lingered for days afterward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z One goes, not so much to see but to tell afterward. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z His movements--he was on foot all the time--were afterward traced to Port Roosevelt and then to Gad's Hill where he bought a sandwich that he didn't eat and a cup of coffee. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Sansa did not know what had happened to Jeyne, who had disappeared from her rooms afterward, never to be mentioned again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I asked my sister if she wanted to come to Craig’s for the party afterward, but she said that one of her friends was having a party, so she was going to that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z At least, pretty soon afterward, it died out completely. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “It turns out she can pick me up afterward. She just texted me. Not a problem.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I couldn’t really see what happened afterward, except that Amos rammed into the Eddie guy like a monster truck and they both fell down to the ground next to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And afterward they might not seem so bad. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The only bad part is lots of us smell pretty funky afterward. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The way the festival is set up, each school performing a full-length play is to be critiqued afterward by drama directors from other Pennsylvania high schools. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It’s a small class, and afterward several of them soon begin going out for drinks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She was never afterward sure whether that passenger had traveled as a prisoner under guard or a liability under protection. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z They had agreed to have the children early, so that afterward Mrs. Richardson could go back to work. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z When Kate had returned in the middle of the night, she’d awakened Constance to fill her in, and afterward Constance was even sleepier than usual. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z During the months I spent in the crater and afterward, on the Serengeti when Hugo was filming the wild dogs, there were other people at Gombe watching the chimpanzees. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I had drunk much wine and afterward coffee and Strega and I explained, winefully, how we did not do the things we wanted to do; we never did such things. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z You wouldn’t expect the radio to work afterward. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The bruises from my run-in with Aspirant Marcus a week ago are fading, and the ten lashes I received afterward have scabbed over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, they got an order telling them to return to the 586th. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z For two weeks afterward the man was not on the bus. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “A sweet man,” Gerris said afterward, as he and Quentyn made their way down to the foot of the pier where their hired hathay waited. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I savor the air we share in the second afterward and the slip of her nose across mine. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “She says queer things sometimes in a bantering way that you don’t notice at the time and you find yourself thinking about afterward.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z But I heard that word “brother” echoing long afterward. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z As Digory said afterward, the horrible meanness of getting at a chap in that way, almost made him sick. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z His big eyes would wall up to the ceiling with a look of fear in them, and afterward he was very sulky and would not let his friend speak to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a pause, then she said, “Joey’s having some kids over to his house afterward. Would you like to come with me? As my date?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Gendry went off by himself afterward, polishing his helm with a look on his face like he wasn't even there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, Harriet had someone write a letter to Franklin B. Sanborn in Boston, asking for a bloomer dress because long skirts were a handicap on an expedition. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z June drew a picture of one on a tablet, and afterward I still could not picture them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They stayed a few minutes and moved on, and soon afterward, when the sun was at its highest and hottest, Serafina Pekkala darted down to speak to them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The pleasure—this time, at least—for her came afterward, when he gave a huge shudder and collapsed against her, his face pressed against her neck. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Zeitoun spent the day reliving his arrest and the weeks afterward. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She knew that Stewart was pleased with the new arrangement for shortly afterward he allowed her to “hire her time.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “But...maybe I imagined it....I wasn’t thinking straight....I passed out right afterward....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Tobias’s lack of expression; his anger afterward, suppressed for the sake of my sanity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z And he thought then, as he always thought afterward too, that he could not decently have done anything else. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z At dinner that night we found that Robert Cohn had taken a bath, had had a shave and a haircut and a shampoo, and something put on his hair afterward to make it stay down. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Even when you told me afterward that you shouldn’t have said anything, that you want to come home after you have the baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z It frightened me terribly, more afterward when I thought about it than at the time. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z On the podium afterward, feeling the heavy gold disc around my neck, I felt so privileged to be standing with my teammates. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z For half a minute afterward, the sky was filled with sparks, fireballs, and globs of fuel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z That was how she put it in her diary, and how she thought of it ever afterward. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And shortly afterward he had set to work, alone, digging the grave in the place that Bill had shown him at the end of the garden, between bushes. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Jaja and Kambili, we usually say the rosary every night before bed. Of course, you can stay up as long as you want afterward to watch TV or whatever else.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z But shortly afterward, she expressed her dissatisfaction about the way the home was being conducted. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He gripped Kabuo’s fishing gaff harder and only afterward, when the battery was in the well, did he put his palm to his mouth and hold it there, taking back his blood in silence. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I learned afterward that I’d made history by becoming the first American woman ever to win gold in that event at the Olympics. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Daddy and I made the beds, and afterward I learned five irregular French verbs. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I know it's not a big significance, but reflecting on it afterward it seemed symbolic and special that the photo shoot took place on my mother's birthday! Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She smiled at everyone on her way back, but hearing the yelp she let out afterward, I thought she’d sat on a tack. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Returning to his seat afterward, Farmer said this happened to him about once in every eighteen flights. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z And considering what she and Finn had done—how real things had become—and considering the fact that Finn had tried to get himself killed right afterward, she had a right to snoop. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z His allowance barely made it possible for him to take her to the movies and for a Coke afterward. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And every year they took the leftovers—the fat pieces of meat, the rice and beans, the bottles of soft drink and maltina and beer—home with them afterward. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward, I did little else but stare into the barbershop mirror, fascinated by the face that stared back. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Second hardest thing is to crawl in the Jeep with Dad afterward. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward, the skeleton of the McCulloms’ burned-out town house continued to hiss and cave in on itself, dying far more slowly than its young occupants had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She bore him a son, Narfi, and shortly afterward another son, Vali. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z “Not in the cave—they died afterward. One was a man, and the other was a boy.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In Texas, he’d steal a bottle of Maker’s from the liquor cabinet and get wasted with half the lacrosse team and maybe, afterward, climb through Liam’s window and hope to forget by morning. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When I was young, Metias was sometimes called away to deal with minor rebellions, and afterward he’d tell me about them. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The temperature remained at 15°C for some time afterward, so any heat expansion should still have been present. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I kick a soccer ball around with Marv at the local grounds on Thursday night and watch him get drunk afterward at his place. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z “Days, weeks afterward, there were ashes, paper bits from wallets, purses, floating into the school yard.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z That night and many nights afterward for a long time, I could see Mr. Harvey’s feet hanging down and the rope stretched over the rafter, and I imagined his face in my mind. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z El works all day Saturday and is going to a party afterward, so I am left alone. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And maybe an endorsement contract might require me to show up at a certain number of sponsored events or to tape a certain number of TV commercials to air during the Olympics and afterward. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She said this in a cheery voice, but afterward, in the small silence, when no one commented on her pies, she gave a soft sigh and looked down at her plate. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She’d done such a calculated job of using her aircraft as a battering ram that she was still able to use her flight controls afterward. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z And although it has nothing to do with this story, no Abbeville child, no matter who its mother was, knew the lack of a stick of spearmint ever afterward. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Nothing they did could seem to warm him afterward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But Auntie texted Mama saying they were delayed at the dentist, and that they’ll meet us for lunch afterward. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I guess it’s fair to say there were two distinct phases to my life in West Virginia: everything that happened before October 5, 1957 and everything that happened afterward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “I thought I knew her,” he told me afterward. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma took Papa-Nnukwu to the University Medical Center in the morning and came back shortly afterward, her mouth set in a full pout. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And afterward, in front of the mirror on my bedroom door, I did the self-defense moves Ms. Platt had taught us. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “And afterward, the donkey took the man home.” Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “I am a woman wed,” she reminded him, afterward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There was some slight improvement afterward, but not enough to make a difference. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward, our little tribe of savages formed raiding parties and conducted massacres throughout Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was how Big Ma would look at me afterward that made me queasy and feel the regret. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Mom said when she and Dad visited him, Poppy would be hurting so much he could hardly talk, and Dad would agonize over it for days afterward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z When a single animal with a nosebleed showed up in a room, generally 80 percent of the animals died in that room shortly afterward. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Holmes brought an unexpected but welcome gift to the family of his assistant, Benjamin Pitezel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Long sections of it were paved in the nineteen-seventies, and the trucks began rolling through, and soon afterward the aids virus appeared in towns along the highway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For these dances the boys send corsages, which I press afterward and keep in my bureau drawer: squashed carnations and brown-edged rosebuds, wads of dead vegetation, like a collection of floral shrunken heads. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If you didn’t understand something in class, just drop an anonymous note into the box anytime afterward, and Sabbatini would get to it at the beginning of the next class. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Others simply doctored the records so that afterward they were in perfect conformity with events. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Peewee said that the mosquitoes ran patrols for the rats and afterward they split up their catch. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, she must undergo an operation, and afterward—well, she would be her “old self” again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Three questions. If you agree to leave me be afterward.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Fool, he thought to himself afterward, as they lay in the center of the sagging mattress amidst the rumpled sheets. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Sergio’s grandmother made dinner, and the three of them stuffed themselves, and they watched Jeopardy! on television afterward. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Because it did not involve loss of life it offered the best hope for reconciliation among the races afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For four or five days afterward, she felt poorly. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, Myrtilus was killed by Pelops, cursing him as he died, and some said that this was the cause of the misfortunes that afterward followed the family. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I went directly to the bathroom to clean up and, afterward, to my room. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In the dressing room afterward, Louis said he couldn’t remember anything about the fight beyond the fifth round. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then he said, "Maybe you would like a bite to eat afterward." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Claire remembered it: the shock, the hushed voices, and how parents had kept their children nearby afterward, and warned them, sternly, again and again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “And afterward, my dad is going to drive us to see Camelot.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z But a few days afterward, a goodly number of slaves would be gone from the plantation. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z But for many years afterward, sometimes I would get Marvin out of the closet and just hang out with him for a while—not for me, but for Marvin. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z No look that makes you feel dirty afterward. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z He had felt his face grow hot with fury as he battered at his imaginary assailant, and he had felt strong and satisfied afterward as if the fight had sparked some inner reservoir of well-being. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He and the man from Asaba talked in low voices as if they alone were responsible for her, and afterward he came up to where Olanna was sitting on the veranda. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And afterward, at home, your father and I had a huge argumant. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z This of all things her family understood, and afterward they drew together staunchly around her. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z For a few moments afterward the silence continued. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Orson Welles took a break from his Danton’s Death rehearsal to call the studio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z That night, and each night afterward, I separated the tobacco into equal piles and said to Steve, “Choose.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was Jewish, but he was still allowed to run the mail, as long as he showed up in the ghetto afterward. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, Markus Wolf retreated to his country home, far away from the angry crowds in East Berlin. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, a reporter from San Francisco made his way to Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Without documentation, Hrdlicka was unable afterward to make head or tail of the houses, storage pits, hearths, and burial wells he uncovered. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Hermione always liked to go through their exam papers afterward, but Ron said this made him feel ill, so they wandered down to the lake and flopped under a tree. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “My class starts in fourteen minutes. It’s an hour long, and afterward we'll go out to eat.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Many take the opportunity afterward to thank him personally, for the party and the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He might have killed the little girl himself, and burned her afterward. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They were certain it would be another stillbirth and they reasoned that the less said about it, the less Sissy would have to remember afterward. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z While we were eating, she asked me to go to Kellam’s afterward to get some cream and butter. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “They always underestimate me,” she said afterward, sounding puzzled. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I used to think that when people fell in love, they just landed where they landed, and they had no choice in the matter afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z For quite a while afterward, my life really was different than it had been before. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z How it was awkward at first, but afterward, Grandpop was honest with Genie about everything, including him being crazy, which Genie now figured was just a family trait. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Reverend Hunt performs the service, and we have a good meal afterward, with several chickens sacrificed for the celebration. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z There is a reception afterward, and then the two leave for Paris, stopping for a day in Brussels. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The headline that shook her the most—then, and long afterward—was the one William had forwarded to her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z What the film doesn't show is another scene that Schindler told my father about afterward. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Her Pepperup Potion worked instantly, though it left the drinker smoking at the ears for several hours afterward. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z He now regretted letting me have the big operation, because it seemed to him that afterward I was constantly ill. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Fine. Just be sure you clean up the mess afterward, girls. I don’t want any basketball players to trip.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Saturdays often brought a football game, and every football game called for a dance afterward in the women’s gym. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “My word will be absolute law, beyond appeal. If you don’t like a particular decision I make, I’d be happy to discuss it with you afterward, but not while we’re on the hill.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When he gave Kainene the article, she read it carefully, with her eyes narrowed, and afterward told him, “Very fierce.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, the onetime insurance salesman opened a business in downtown Fairfax, peddling bona fide policies. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “You won’t be in bed all the time. You must first have the wounds exposed to the sun. Then afterward you can be on crutches.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z And they told how afterward Ned had carried Ser Arthur's sword back to the beautiful young sister who awaited him in a castle called Starfall on the shores of the Summer Sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And then afterward, they ask, "How were your holidays?" The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z He started with Chester, to follow the order in which the transgressions had occurred, and called for their bloody backs to be scrubbed out with pepper water afterward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was a kind of writing I always destroyed afterward. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z And he followed us for several months afterward, as I settled into Syracuse and the other two boys adjusted to life in Pittsburgh. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he sat them in a circle and told them stories, and afterward they all sang until they were hoarse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And not long afterward he paddled his kayak into the Bering Sea to hunt for seal, and he never returned. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Never mind, let him take a holiday, and make it up afterward,” said the old gentleman. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z For days afterward, Pax would scour the ashy fire bed for overlooked scraps. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Duncan appeared shortly afterward at the door to his cell, a big scrape on one cheek. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been some fuss over that, Danny told me afterward. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z He told me afterward that through just about the whole ride back, I talked out of my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I know it was a short while because I checked my watch afterward. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, another girl from Irishtown visited after lunch and the two gossiped in the parlor for so long that afterward Fiona had to speed through her chores. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z When I started to tell him what had happened afterward, the grimace left his face, and he listened intently, nodding his head from time to time and sipping his tea. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She hadn’t been able to eat for days afterward, and when she recovered, she found that, with the hearing mere weeks away, she was too nervous to eat. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “The problem,” the counselor told me afterward, “is that most of the applicants have many more advanced courses in math, physics, and science than Eric does. What would we tell them?” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Cade didn’t know about it, but sometimes, afterward, I felt like I wanted to die. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z For days afterward, as we walked our children to school, picked up our cleaning, stood in lines at the ration shop, we whispered. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Theo goes to the funeral, and the brothers write about it for weeks afterward. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My colleagues, including Chief Luthuli, insisted that I go, but were adamant that I return immediately afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever it was me on top of someone, whatever my rage in the moment, afterward I always felt sick at having been lowered to the crudest form of communication. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Immediately afterward, the clearing slaves rushed out from the side gates with grappling hooks and rakes and ropes, and began to clean up the scene. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Life has only been school all day, tutoring afterward, and sad looks from Sam, who thinks I have forgotten about her. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “But don’t dance around like that afterward. It’s not cool, Squint” Tally stuck out her tongue. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He went to talk to Jojen himself, and afterward stopped bathing and refused to go near the well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, the new taxes were stopped—except for a tax on tea. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The day the secession was announced, he stood with Kainene on the veranda and listened to Ojukwu’s voice on the radio and afterward took her in his arms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There never was, since for years afterward there was no road in, just a trail. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Edward’s silk suit was stained with drool and his head ached for several days afterward, but it was his ego that had suffered the most damage. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z I saw him again not long afterward and reminded him of my request and he said the material was on its way. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A dozen of his classmates want to take a photo with him afterward. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Burnham dispatched letters to all his department heads, including Olmsted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And afterward, we played Frisbee with Legs in the park and we were all right. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Jerome and Izzy had heard the story of the battle from Tee, and called to make up afterward. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z I would be glad to marry him, but would I be glad afterward? Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Relieved, I explain my search party plan and tell him that there will be pizza afterward. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z But I had no choice, so I called Ortiz and Dejesus, met them at the precinct, and afterward went to the funeral. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Then I heard you sing, and I knew it was you. I heard you in Imre once. Cried my eyes out afterward. I never heard anything like that before or since. Broke my heart.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The poor woman had lost her mind and soon afterward Trueba lost his patience, fed up with finding in his food the hairs she had torn from her head in her unending grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She came in soon afterward and dropped the hot water, splashing it on both of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She lifts a hand to greet me, but her eyes shift away from mine and toward the doors right afterward. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z It occurred to him that perhaps he might start his venture from the other end—by persuading some of the does to join him and working out a plan afterward, perhaps with their help. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I cried afterward, when we were seated, silent crying with tears running down my cheeks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, there arrived the first of several witch clans, the sound of the air through their pine branches whispering in the dark sky for a long time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When they finally met up at a TB meeting in Salzburg, Austria, they went out for a pizza dinner afterward. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Many of the prisoners, though, had been driven to a desperate act—often, something violent and despicable—and afterward they were penitent, seeking redemption. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Jamie spent a night floating in the North Sea and afterward had to have four frozen fingers and all his toes amputated. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z From two to four o'clock they were back in class, and afterward, they went to the gymnasium or sports field, where they practiced gymnastics, football, boxing, discus and hand-grenade throwing, and wrestling. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Getting your clothes off gracefully, always such an impossibility; thinking up what to say afterward, without setting the echoes going in your head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z We had fried trout afterward and some sort of a stew and a big bowl full of wild strawberries. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Make it clear it was so powerful, we tuned out right afterward. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I tell them everything, and afterward my mom is on the telephone, calling Finch’s mom. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The baby had perished with her, and afterward some of the life had gone out of Father. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The trouble with you Occidentals is that you don’t have devils to explain things with. Did you get drunk afterward?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z And remember, if we come upon any strange rabbits, you’re to attack them at once and ask questions afterward.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z No one recalls afterward exactly who it was that dubbed them Poppet and Widget. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Something’s wrong. I wonder if Mr. Robert’s friend was right, I wonder if he really did see Kenny in that church afterward. Lord, who knows what that poor baby saw.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z So during breakfast and for a long time afterward, they talked it over. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z They listen to WQXR, drink coffee and cognac and smoke a cigarette afterward. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to say anything to show how impressed I was, but for many nights afterward, I dreamed that we had a thermostat at 93 Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The inn was dark and smoky inside and afterward when you went out the cold air came sharply into your lungs and numbed the edge of your nose as you inhaled. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z We left shortly afterward, a little sooner than on the usual visit to Father Benedict. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Cathcart pledged eternal gratitude to Colonel Korn for the ingenious moves he devised and was furious with him afterward when he realized they might not work. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He had waked up soaking in a tub of cold water, and afterward they drank coffee and talked. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Soon afterward Kaede saw the flash of a white tail just off to her left. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Pouring coffee she called him “Sheriff Moran” and afterward pointed out the cake and mints down the table with a gloved index finger, as if he had not noted them himself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z And then afterward, when you go to tell about it, there is always that surreal seemingness, which makes the story seem untrue, but which in fact represents the hard and exact truth as it seemed. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of the day, throughout his meeting and as he struggles, afterward, to get back to work, he thinks of her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Dr. Darwin would hold forth for hours at a time at the dinner table and in the parlor afterward with his children and any company as captive audiences. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was much more horrible afterward than when it was happening. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He had counted on a rest after May 1 but realized now that the intensity would persist until long afterward. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “Knowing Toadflax, I’m surprised he didn’t knock you over first and ask questions afterward. All the same, let’s wait a little longer. Blackberry ought to be here soon.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t say for certain whether God was listening, but it wasn’t long afterward that I heard the wheezy chug-a-chug- chug of a small outboard motor. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “Why didn’t you let us know afterward?” asked Jo, in a quieter tone, when they had sat quite still a minute. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, no! Thank you. It does no good; you have to stop fanning some time, and feel all the more uncomfortable afterward.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z The effort made him dizzy, so afterward he crawled back onto the bench, curled up, and shut his eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Under the covers, we get naked and heated, and afterward we talk like children, the blanket up over our heads. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Mom tells her she can meet her date afterward, and Beth pouts. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I think about how she whipped her diamond ring off and used it to explain the way she sees time, and the way Marcus stared at her afterward. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z It didn’t matter what kids at school thought or what happened afterward. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z We end up playing tennis in the street, like we did when I first moved here, and afterward we walk up to the Dairy Queen and order Blizzards. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They had let Charlie come to the funeral and stay with us for a few hours afterward. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z This is the problem with telling people “no”—I always feel bad about it immediately afterward. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I could almost see the photo shoot and the actress or model going to eat a “light lunch” with her boyfriend afterward. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But the letter he wrote to her afterward is lost. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But afterward I had small random motions in my stomach, almost like hiccups. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward, the United States' own satellite blew up on the launchpad. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z That was the saddest thing, the thing that tore at her afterward . . . the way he smiled. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Later I read some books to him, and afterward we slept some more. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “It happened so quickly—and the ones who got sick afterward have already died. I think I’d have symptoms by now.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He even walked me to school for two weeks afterward and begged me to be more careful with strangers, especially when money is involved. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z But she made me promise to spill every last detail afterward. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z I go to the reception afterward, which offers the usual university fare: bad sherry, thick tea, cookies out of a package. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The boy was a born fighter—ferocious, utterly fearless, quick and powerful—but he didn’t fight often and he hadn’t much to say afterward. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z John Brooke laughed then as he never dared to laugh afterward, and the derisive Scott smiled involuntarily as he heard the hearty peal, which put the finishing stroke to poor Meg’s woe. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was pleased he was coming,” Jo writes in her diary afterward. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “But what about now? What did you do afterward, when you were free at last?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z I hurried to change afterward, ill at ease, knowing the faster I moved, the sooner I would be with Edward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z That might have been that if only, some days afterward, the thieves hadn’t ignored a traffic signal in the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Amaka would divide the rice into smaller portions to blow the chaff out afterward. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z For years afterward, he had cherished a dream that one day he would travel the world and see Longstrider’s wonders for himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I also had to fetch large pitchers of water for Gertrude’s bath and empty the tub afterward, until my feet were swollen from running to the well and the latrines, and my arms ached. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And then perhaps afterward we can tour a museum or the Anne Frank House? The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He remained uncertain afterward what her eyes had meant—punishment, sorrow, pain. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She would sit and knit while we had our very proper lesson, no more poker or jokes, and afterward, she and the Captain would chat across my head. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His first vivid memory afterward came as he walked from his truck toward the Saturn. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z She nodded quickly, like she hadn’t realized she was making a face, and was really nice and normal to Auggie afterward. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Soon afterward the electricity went out everywhere in town. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The phone rang shortly afterward, and I knew he had called back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If I bathed first, I would have to wear my old clothes afterward. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Scattered them outside my old building. I still felt mad empty afterward, but they’re home now. I want the Plutos to scatter my ashes elsewhere.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z He was about to connect the cable and plug when something whistled past his ear and then, right afterward, a stinging pain burned into his back. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Something about the hint of a smile she gave me afterward made me think that she had known all along who I was. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I have a blanket to look forward to afterward, I hope, perhaps a tepid dish of kailketany a la guerre—that is, cabbage and potato mash without the potato and with not very much cabbage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z You could see it afterward, when he recited the blessings over the challah, and over the wine, and everyone shouted “L’chayim!” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z People said afterward that they had never seen anything like it—that kind of speed from a seventh grader. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z It had all cleared up suddenly afterward, but at that unique moment, my face was a mass of cherry-red—and cherry-size—zits. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Denna tipped it when it passed her by as well, and there was some rosy color in her cheeks afterward. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “We’re going to leave big holes for your nose. And the whole thing will be dry in less than forty minutes. You can wash your face right afterward. Promise.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z There were salads of spinach and chickpeas and turnip greens, and afterward bowls of iced blueberries and sweet cream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z C. J. inspected the bags—it was a relief to see that the monkeys were double-bagged or triplebagged—and he decided to take them back to Fort Detrick and worry about health laws afterward. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One thousand three hundred pounds plus another two hundred when he dropped the yellow immediately afterward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z He would dance this dance for them because he had no choice, but afterward ... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Did I rub my eye with my finger afterward? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then afterward I'd have to “there, there” her for the next two weeks. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z When Dad was within listening range of the story, he added to it by saying the house stunk for days afterward. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z What had struck him more was the funeral of a soldier he witnessed soon afterward. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before the train leaves, the gangsters roam the Tapachula depot, eyeing which migrants are buying food and where they stash their cash afterward. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Joyce settled down on a bench on the foredeck, sipping coffee in the sun, looking forward to watching Joe race and seeing him afterward, however it turned out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She came back to Down House many times afterward for long visits. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I even dreamed that we would go to the meeting, and afterward things would calm down considerably at school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want her to ask anything until afterward. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z And there wasn’t any look—any long funny look—any long funny Velma look afterward. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z As we filed out afterward, no one mentioned how boring the game itself had been. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Bobby, dog tag entwined, managed to compile an even score, with two wins, two losses, and six draws, fretting afterward that “I didn’t do too well.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z But afterward, for the rest of the day, I was taught well those skills of numbers and words crucial to my Americanization. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Isabella’s mom is dropping Isabella and Julia off so we can all go to the dance together, and afterward they’re both sleeping over. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z We ate dinner together every evening at six thirty, and then afterward, my dad logged on to the family computer, a beige Dell the size of a television set. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Carl generally fell silent when this happened, or agreed with her in a perfunctory fashion, afterward dismissing the subject. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z She knew nothing about it, for she had not known that he was dead until long afterward, when boys were coming home and she had begun searching for Frank’s face in the streets. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He told her about the good white Burgundy he and Olanna drank and how, afterward, he was overwhelmed with regret. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I didn’t know that I smiled afterward, but apparently I did and it looks sort of cheesy. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Gideon and I had gone to a Quaker meeting once, because they were having roast beef and sweet potatoes afterward. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, no! Thank you. It does no good; you have to stop fanning sometime, and feel all the more uncomfortable afterward.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Then afterward I'd have to “there, there” her for the next two weeks. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z For weeks afterward, we ate green grapes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But it stays with you afterward, and, more than that, things you didn’t know you saw come back to you after you have left. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The company vacated the building afterward, and to this day it stands empty. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A veteran of Buchenwald told us that we would be taking a shower and afterward be sent to different blocks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “I talked to the black students afterward, and I asked them, ‘Did anything lower your performance?’” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “My father and mother did. I was born afterward. I think it’s white. Anyway, I know one thing. We don’t want to go back. We don’t want to get caught.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z So they married secretly, and he planned to tell them afterward, but before he did, before my mother even knew she was having me, a terrible thing happened. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Nathan was made feverish by sex, and trembled afterward, praying aloud and blaming me for my wantonness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not long afterward, Tomkins visited Ekman at his laboratory in San Francisco. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z I’d told Miss Taylor I was going to give the presentation, had given it and had a whole conversation with Betty Jean afterward. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For two weeks afterward she’d even decided she wanted to be a magician when she grew up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The young men, afterward, hunted wild goats with him, and hare, and deer, but he had grown old in his master’s absence. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The plaster was pitted and peeling—pieces littered the floor as if someone had recently punched the wall and no one had bothered sweeping up afterward. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Hold my hands down low and Shiloh eats the egg, licking my hands clean afterward, then curling his tongue down between my fingers to get every little bit. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Every night Jorge told a bedtime story and afterward invited the boys to confess sins. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry felt, afterward, that he should have known it was all too good to last. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Can we go to the event and then, I don’t know, do something afterward, just you and me?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z By touch he restored the body so perfectly that the doctors who examined Trueba afterward could not believe such a thing was possible. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Alisha took her monster to a Broadway show, and I met up with them afterward. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z And when he came offstage afterward, he would be sweaty but it was such a clean sweat that part of me was tempted to lick the side of his face, like it was a lollipop. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I hung around afterward for a few minutes while Dad was reading the paper at the table. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Every once in a while he spoke to his foreman on the telephone to go over the accounts, but these calls left him in a bad mood for several days afterward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I screamed so much when I was having Vishal ki I couldn’t talk for two days afterward!” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Jam’s hand had been numb for ages afterward, but she hadn’t minded. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Shortly afterward the rabbits set out across the park to the north. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well said indeed! Our students should pay tribute, it is fitting. We can arrange transport home afterward.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Immediately afterward, he flew back to New York. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Three big explosions almost immediately afterward showed that it had found the ammunition, and the gunners leapt away, letting the barrel swing down low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z When the fast took place in the fall of 2011, students reflected afterward about their experience. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Almost immediately afterward, her father begins working deep within the Gallery of Mineralogy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z This rendition of the story was also compatible with Hamilton’s remark in the boat afterward, when he seemed to think his pistol was still loaded. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “That cat near about ate her up,” Daddy’d told me afterward. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z For weeks afterward Marcus lacked the courage to visit the palace. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Soon afterward, he wrote his landmark article, The Index of Coincidence. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z At the moment the fire trucks arrived, though, and for quite a while afterward, no one knew what was happening. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Soon afterward he began jotting notes and sketching features for a building he planned to erect on the lot. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The chauffeur--he was one of Wolfshiem's protégés--heard the shots--afterward he could only say that he hadn't thought anything much about them. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Suddenly it didn’t matter that we weren’t in a synagogue, that we didn’t have a feast waiting for us afterward. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z With a graceful movement of the wrist, a gesture so quick and small we never really saw it, only remembered it afterward, she tossed the bottle over the rail at us. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Okay, sure, from what Piper said afterward, Hercules was a jerk, but still...Percy was getting kind of tired of staying aboard ship and pacing the deck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They went down to dinner with everybody else, but did not return to Gryffindor Tower afterward. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “I will be watching you as you deliver him, and afterward too,” La Llorona said. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Someone else claims he heard the killing and then saw the boy running out afterward. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z As Stephanie would later recall in a school essay, her mother came up to her afterward and said: “I am so sorry this happened, and I know you can be strong and get through it.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I paid him no mind, but not long afterward his prophecy came true. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if doctors ever cut off somebody's arm or leg and afterward realize that they made a huge mistake. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Next they read out loud again, which was painful, and afterward they studied science, which was fun as far as she could understand it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The reporter left shortly afterward, having seen and heard nothing of interest. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel got his name in as haphazard a way as his life was ever afterward. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z For months afterward, Lady Isobel did not allow her to leave the house unaccompanied; she could not even go to the market without Beatrice keeping a hawk eye on her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For two days afterward, there was so much fine dust in the atmosphere that one could read a newspaper at night by scattered light in the streets of London, 10,000 kilometers away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z First, how does one explain Hamilton’s obviously sincere conviction, delivered to Hosack and Pendleton in the boat afterward, that he had never fired his pistol? Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I stared at the backs of the two officers and thought about the things Mom had told me about people who go to jail, about how some of them were never the same afterward. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “And afterward you get to stomp on the glass,” Jordie adds. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Always afterward he had a kind of fearful respect for himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The effects of this visit, the hospital staff reports, were felt for days afterward. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z West Virginia that excluding black people from jury service was unconstitutional, but juries remained all-white for decades afterward. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z |
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