There was no one between me and the dark passage ahead—I was next. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old T.R. trotted ahead or dropped behind or went dashing off across worn-out fields grown up in broom sedge. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He looks all around, trying to spot migra agents, who sometimes race ahead in their trucks to catch migrants as they reboard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I certainly did. But true courage doesn’t mean you’re not afraid. True courage means you’re scared but you go ahead and do what needs to be done anyway.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had hoped, at my departure, I would feel sure and knowledgeable about everything that lay ahead—after all, I had been "analyzed." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I see the dog up ahead, realizing he will not catch the car. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

We had been through the agony and now the ecstasy of Easter was just ahead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Thomas stared in shock as up ahead the Griever dug in with its spikes and spun forward right up to the Cliff’s edge, then off, into the gray abyss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Standing near the shore of the Ashley River ahead of them, Amari could see three young men about the same age as Clay. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They look down and to the right and left and straight ahead. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are no cars, but there’s a man on the corner up ahead tearing through trash bags, furiously, as if there’s a garbage truck approaching to steal them all away. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So if you want to follow in their footsteps, go ahead—I don’t have a problem with that. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Thorn pointed ahead, and there, through the now open path, was a lagoon, shining with beautiful crystal-clear waters and what looked like hundreds of blue lightning bugs. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

An old crow cawed her thanks and flapped ahead with two smaller crows following after her, joining the rest as we started to walk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Go ahead," answered Daisy genially, "And if you want to take down any addresses here's my little gold pencil. . . ." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Although the Flying Squadron pulled in a good half hour ahead of us, its men stand around silently. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I mean, if you’re going to survive nowadays, you really have to think a bit ahead. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There are no friendlies ahead of us,” the platoon leader reported. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He drove as fast as he could, peering ahead into the pitch-black darkness. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She peeked ahead to the last page in the book we’d filled, about halfway through the journal. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that. It’s just that sometimes all I see ahead of me is TV dinners—a sort of endless line of them dancing towards me like in a cartoon. You ever eat TV dinners?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Far ahead, she saw a bright star on the horizon. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He arrived on Friday, a day ahead of his band, and checked into a motel full of other musicians. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Bob pointed ahead of them into the inky blackness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As he settled back into home, Louie thought of what lay ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The only difference today was that there was no mist, he could see a long way ahead, the sky was smooth and pale. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was trembling steadily as the plane crept ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Ignatius climbed the steps ahead of his mother. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most important, we should remind them to pay each quarter’s school fees ahead of time. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, already invisible, Rex and the Object were laughing. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We pass and she always tries to catch my eye or rub elbows, pretending it’s an accident, but I keep walking with my eyes straight ahead, like I don’t notice her. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clouds had moved in—the low-hanging ones that ran ahead of a big rainstorm. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Today my earmuffs are blinders too: I pretend I don’t see Jax and Deb walking together a block ahead without me. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I sat down in the shade beneath a sycamore tree, thinking of the unfilled hours ahead, replaying the conversation in the coffee shop, remembering the look on Martin’s face when he said good-bye to me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and walk a little bit, so I can see you two in action,” Rebecca says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

To say what he found was “ahead of its time” would therefore be a squalid understatement. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

The state of emergency was called off, and so we went ahead with plans for our retreat. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listened, not moving, and heard the ripping again, but behind him this time, and closer to shore, and ahead of him—one after another. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A building that resembled an overgrown saltcellar lay ahead of us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” she said after hearing both sides, “go ahead.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The Wall was at their backs, and only the gods knew what lay ahead. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That large clump of rocks up ahead—it almost seemed to be moving.... A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, they moved around to stay ahead of trouble. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked at Hazel, and then looked ahead. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

At the end the freshmen came in half a length ahead of Joe and the sophomores, with both boats well ahead of the new varsity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The next time they rounded a corner, Thomas faltered, his heart skipping a beat when he saw movement up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But Reverend Mokitimi went ahead and organized the meals and every Sunday, I left the hall hungry and depressed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francie saw a leaf flutter from a tree and she skipped ahead to get it. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not crazy. Yossarian’s crazy. Just tell me if I’ve got flies in my eyes or not. Go ahead. I can take it.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But Mom was a step ahead of me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A large majority favors programs to help the poor get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Wheelchairs are heavier than they appear, and to make them look graceful, the person pushing has to do a lot of thinking ahead. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Milton, gazing ahead into the Gremlin’s interior, saw a slice of Father Mike’s face. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Like him, I am willing to step forward, unafraid of who or what lies ahead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The car pulled ahead of him, and for a second he thought they were through with him, but then it swerved sharply into a driveway, blocking his path. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The cap’n worked o’er the barber and all the folks ahead of us for haircuts pretty good. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Zu only jumped over it and pointed ahead, to where Chubs and Liam were locked in conversation. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Grace felt like she was scrambling to stay ahead of a tornado. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” I grumble to the people waiting, and I let Fiona finish pushing me inside. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Cordelia and Grace come around the corner up ahead, with Carol trailing. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Justin smiled at me just as the train’s last yuppie scurried out ahead of the closing doors. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As I rode along, my thoughts were still bouncing all over the place and I wasn’t paying attention to what was ahead of me. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Here he was, back at Bright Sands Beach, where he’d started, worse off than ever, and about to get his head shot off by a half-man because he thought some swank girl — Movement ahead. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

"If it makes you feel better to call me Mom, Theodore, go ahead and call me Mom." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“You’re young. You’ve got so much time ahead of you for more adventures. But I’m old. I’m tired. I want to settle down.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Let’s have all the surprises out at once.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gollum had gone in first and seemed to be only a few steps ahead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She stumbled ahead more recklessly, trying to ignore the pain in her ankle. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When Malcolm X, the supposed demon of the white man, was killed, I asked her who he was and she said, “He was a man ahead of his time.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judges adjusted the score for the acronym question, which put Epiphany ahead. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Father walked with me, but sometimes he mounted Grey and rode on ahead a mile or so. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We picked up our possessions and walked on, more firmly now that we had somewhere definite to go, helped by the yellow flare that burned so steadily ahead of us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whose Birthday is it, I wonder?” said Michael, but Jane was moving ahead, gazing at a curious sight. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Cupboard of a kitchen straight ahead—empty—box of a living room to the left. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mo let go of the net and kicked ahead of me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was only sad because they would be a year ahead of me and I already felt close to them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On one or two evenings a temporary breeze raised their hopes and sent the ship ahead a few miles, only to die away again. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The road raced ahead in a series of gentle curves that began to look familiar, and off in the distance the solitary tollbooth appeared, a welcome sight indeed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Find a side street. We’ve got to take him by surprise. We mustn’t let him spot us ahead of time. We have to catch the first look on his face.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always he watched ahead, though his eyes in the moonless night could see no more than the painted eyes aside the boat’s blind prow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Let him go through Ensenada ahead of her if he so chose. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Gazing ahead at the dark blue sky striated with clouds, Molly reaches up and touches the charms around her neck. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I can’t see Will ahead of me, or anything ahead of him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stared ahead, trying to think of a way out of here. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was searching the ground for the lacy flowers of the wild carrot when I caught a shift in the shadows ahead of me, a flash of motion among the tree trunks. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Rob was deliberately running other stories and links ahead of my columns, in order to get some information out before the site went down as readers rushed to respond. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped wetting the labels, not wanting to get ahead of her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s my pleasure, Lina. You have talent. You have a successful future ahead of you.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

‘That is because you do not understand and cannot imagine what lies ahead,’ said Elrond. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I did not worry about Narciso getting ahead of me now. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they swam on ahead of the canoe, crossing back and forth in front of it, diving in and out, as if they were weaving a piece of cloth with their broad snouts. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staring up at Aishwarya Rai on the Bride and Prejudice poster above my bed—a typically well-meaning, completely misguided gift attempt from my mom—I hope I’m not getting ahead of myself. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“No—she’s good all the way through. I’ll tell you— if we don’t have meat to cook with the beans, why she just goes ahead and cooks the beans anyhow.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sophie, still peering out from the blanket, saw suddenly ahead of her a great craggy mountain. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved ahead, holding her tray out to the serving person behind the counter, and put the boat crew out of her mind. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a four-legged thing that he pushes ahead, steps into, pushes ahead, steps into, like that. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Kate stared straight ahead at the green glass shades of her desk lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Is there something ahead of us that will help all of this make sense finally? The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They’re all still way ahead of me, so I’m going to assume no one cares to hear my opinion. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They were under way, with a bunch of angry Romans behind them and the ancient lands ahead. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Little did I know how many of those tropical islands would become all too familiar to me in the two years that lay ahead. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bears clustered at the battlements, white faces filled every window, and their heavy forms stood like a dense wall of misty white ahead, marked with the black dots of eyes and noses. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I really feel for this kid and the tough road he may have ahead of him if he likes anyone who isn’t a hetero girl. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not run down your power pack. When you’re on the chariot this time, no waving, no smiling. I just want you to look straight ahead, as if the entire audience is beneath your notice.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dany sent outriders ranging ahead of the column, but they found neither wells nor springs, only bitter pools, shallow and stagnant, shrinking in die hot sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The sky is white, the distant horizon gray and sparking with faint lightning—not just ahead, but in all directions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Planets course around the sky throughout the year, but every so often they stop, move backward, and then shoot ahead once more. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She just stared straight ahead at the vinyl siding of the furniture store. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The finish line was just ahead, and George crossed it moments before Scott caught up. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Marshall was even further ahead, making his way down the main drive, visible only by the torch he held. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They could still see the outline of the bridge ahead, but a foot away from their feet there was nothing but a steep drop. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With Nero racing ahead, we fled through the woods, tripping over roots and ducking branches. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were sitting on horseback in the middle of the road about twenty yards ahead of me—three black figures stock still in the night. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He strode out ahead of us, armed with nothing but his shovel. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Jose and Angel danced between them, a step ahead of Bud Martin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

What looked like a point ahead was a long high headland. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Apparently, when they mowed the relatively short stretch alongside the south wall of the prison, the regular officer didn’t object if those in the lead went ahead and kept on mowing around the corner. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end, everyone felt they were ready for whatever lay ahead. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

If we saw a creakity wagon up ahead full of country folks going to town, I’d cluck the mules to a smart trot and we’d all wave as we passed them. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Having found for himself the proper willow charcoal, Johnny went quickly ahead with his casting. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now it sounded like the police cars weren’t just behind the kids, but ahead as well. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The greyhound, light and fleet, gets ahead of Jeanne and reaches the queen first. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

They had traveled on mere minutes when Harry saw light ahead, and Yaxley and Dolohov stepped out into a clearing that Harry knew had been the place where the monstrous Aragog had once lived. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All we can really see are the ribbed walls around us, flaking with dried moss, and the tunnel ahead lit by our headlights. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“But enough delay. Even greater things lie ahead, Reynard, much greater things, and we must waste no time achieving them.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he opened the door to the staging area, and she blinked at the light and came out, pushing the bags ahead of her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have your whole life ahead of you to eulogize celebrities.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

All three daemons were alert, scouting around corners ahead, watching behind, listening fin-the slightest footfall. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

My admittance essay was about how I didn’t let my race or religion stop me from getting ahead in a world that wasn’t kind to people who looked or worshipped like me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Well. Go ahead. Put your galoshes back on.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I see a factionless man standing on the corner up ahead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course you. I’ve got to do my act now, but I won’t be long. And if you see August ahead of time, not a word, okay?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I sat on the couch after the show, my pencil still poised over a blank page, and stared straight ahead. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The door slid shut, and I stared straight ahead. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For him, as they moved forward in a group—trying not to be too conspicuous about passing other groups ahead of them—he felt more like he was on a constant downward slide into despair. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Close to the speed of light, from your point of view, the world looks very odd—ultimately everything is squeezed into a tiny circular window, which stays just ahead of you. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Directly ahead of them, in the middle of the straits, an island had shimmered into existence. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But with a few hours of freedom ahead of her, she brought as many of them with her as possible as she locked the door to her bedroom and slipped into the tomb. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“So I’ll go on ahead, and wait outside the house till you get there.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We swerved into a main road, narrowly avoiding the car ahead of us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tom walks a little way ahead of me, pushing the buggy; he’s singing something to Evie, making her laugh. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the door, and we stepped out of the cab just as it was edging ahead again and started to walk over to the bar. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Up ahead of us, high in the distance, was a house that almost seemed to be balanced on a cloudbank. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, go ahead,” he said finally, as though he had tired of the cat-and-mouse game. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Should I turn left,” says Henry, “or is there an uglier cow up ahead?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So there he stood and kept the firelight high and looked the suitors over, while his mind roamed far ahead to what must be accomplished. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geoffrey raced down the bank ahead of all the rest, swinging his crutches ahead of him and taking in his stride twice as much ground as the other boys. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Thankfully Alec was easy on him and didn’t talk much while they both ate and strengthened themselves for the day ahead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He straddled the ditch for a moment, feeling the sun on his back, though the air ahead of him was very cold. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Then Meliagrance ordered one of the horses to be hidden, and went back to the Queen to tell her that her champion had ridden ahead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed a clip of blazing diamonds on her dress as I tried to stand aside for the others, but Brother Jack pushed me ahead. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we reach a pile of skulls blocking the passage ahead, he moves a few aside and helps us through the opening. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of the Roman writers, Virgil stands far ahead. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was so dark that Hazel seldom knew for certain whether he was leading or whether Bigwig or Silver might not be ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucky Girl scrambled ahead of them, loud in the vegetation, unused to climbing, breathing heavily, her clothes torn. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

All those years of running from city to city one step ahead of the Usurper's knives, pleading for help from archons and princes and magisters, buying our food with flattery. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Sorry,” she said, not looking at the dripping kid or his mom but kicking the flip-flop ahead of her so she could stay out of my reach. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Then I saw, two rows ahead of us, a young man with his arm around his girl, and I wanted to put my arm around Miss Kinnian. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Imagining the girl frightened and trembling somewhere up ahead, I talked to her as I went along, doing my best to reassure her that I meant no harm. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“He raced ahead of all his men to see her face the sooner, only to be left languishing whilst she ate lamb and figs with some dried-up old woman.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Cease your bloody fire, mates! Can’t you see there’s a hot bird ahead?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He looked surprised but said, “Sure, go ahead.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The kids jump-frogged ahead of us, playing some kind of complicated game of tag. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Nolan, you know how Johnny and I done business. I gave him credit and he turned his tips over to me. Well, when he died, he was a little ahead.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time he reaches that point, the tortoise, which is also running, has moved ahead by half a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Up ahead by the entrance, I finally spot Hannah, which makes me feel better. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A blue orb lights up a few feet ahead of me, and then another one, filling the room with light. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But there was still plenty of party left to make sure he got whatever it was he needed for the long, lonely year ahead. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And Saleem was riding by stony-faced, keeping his eyes straight ahead as he steered his father’s rickshaw up and down the lane. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was just ahead of us, marked by a vertical line painted on the tunnel wall. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was a mass ahead but it did not seem to be moving. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny thought that was like Rab—slipping off by himself, getting ahead of you and then grinning at you out of the corner of his mouth. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what to say, so I go ahead and say the worst possible thing. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Emma got ahead of him again, jumping past the last three steps. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Good. If we’re just talking, why don’t you go ahead and holster that nightstick?” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I pound the treads like I can somehow get ahead of it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Along the empty avenues of this town, now whistling softly, kicking a tin can ahead of him in deepest concentration, came a tall, thin man. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spots the shining top of a Martian tripod ahead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were standing together on the sideline staring straight ahead, hard-eyed, totally focused, like the wrath of God. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the light turned green, people mostly just passed by, their eyes on the road ahead. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At least the vines were behind them now, and he didn’t see any ahead. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The mad dash through the forest continued until the fairies ahead swooped skyward. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Now say your prayers and get some sleep. We have some long days ahead.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I knew ahead of time that I wasn't going to say anything to Seanie about what I'd done the night before. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Already his thoughts had left Milkman and had flown ahead to the house where six old men waited for him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sals class must have been dismissed a few minutes before mine—he was walking a little ahead of me. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"Just read the morning papers, Emma. Things have begun to move. Yes, leap ahead." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

With hounds questing ahead, in open order, the sons of Autolykos went down a glen, Odysseus in the lead, behind the dogs, pointing his long-shadowing spear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell looked straight ahead and got this excited look on his face. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Part of the slope was in shadow, for the sun was sinking ahead of them, and Hazel, who wanted a warm, sunny spot, went on until they were quite near the lane. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They marched straight ahead and made crisp turns without looking over to family members, girlfriends, and even a high school football team that had come in team jackets to wave them off. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Dead ahead at some twenty meters was another gate. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Here we see both liberals and conservatives endorsing the same meta-narrative of American individualism: When individuals get ahead, the group triumphs. When individuals succeed, American democracy prevails.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the glassy water just ahead of them and then to a patch far ahead where little ripples danced in the sunlight. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to send Moonie ahead but he doesn’t understand. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

There was a little pile of plaster lying on the pavement ahead of him, and in the middle of it he could see a bright red streak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Gwenforte runs out ahead, and the sea sprays up around her like wings. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

If you’re gonna blabber your shuck mouth every time I say something, you can go ahead and bloody leave, because I’m not in a very cheerful mood.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I was actually thinking that I should go ahead and hire a dog walker to come by.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Up ahead were Ross Wilcox himself, Gary Drake, and ten or fifteen kids. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he spotted a falcon ahead of him, Thiazi let out a scream of rage and increased his speed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They walked a short way with nothing to see but the hedgerows, the wide blue sky overhead and the swishing, frock-coated figure ahead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In Chicago, despite the tireless efforts of his young lieutenant Harry Codman, the work was far behind schedule, the task ahead growing more enormous by the day. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I paced back and forth in front of the phone the way one does to remind someone ahead that others are waiting. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It limped toward Sierra, thrusting one long dark appendage forward and then fluidly gliding ahead on the other like a wounded giant. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Ms. Cope, the redheaded front office receptionist, ran ahead of him to hold it open. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I pushed her away and she shrugged, sweeping ahead of me into the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

With Bobby Moch calling the cadence and big Stub McMillin in the engine room, Washington slowly and methodically pulled even and then began to edge ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She raises her hands and in a muffled voice says, “Full speed ahead.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Lapham and the girls, even Mr. Lapham, said it was fine, and he could go ahead and cast it in silver. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had peered up once and seen three amphibious tractors going up on the beach far ahead. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead are the stairs and what looks like a hallway to the kitchen. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare ahead and pray for the light to change too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Laying their outline map of the island on the snow with the compass, he would sight ahead to a distant pass or peak and take a bearing by that. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Hospital?” said Ralph; and even before all the syllables were out of his mouth, the car lurched ahead, so responsive that Ralph was thrown against the seat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran ahead of the Federalist candidates for Congress, who were swept from office in a Republican landslide. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But then I couldn’t see a moment ahead. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And through my blurry vision, I blink up ahead, where Connor is standing. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Party guests trample ahead, fixing the masks to their faces, each determined to be the first to win the treasure hunt. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

‘Look not too far ahead! But go now with good hearts! Farewell, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all Free Folk go with you. May the stars shine upon your faces!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had to split his attention three ways: behind him to avoid the man, ahead to see where he was going, and on the furious dæmon tormenting his hands. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As Dad put the car into park, I pushed the car door open and walked ahead of my parents to the office. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And she went ahead of him, with a firm tread, carrying the tray. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a woman came tearing through the woods from the right just ahead, the fire a glint in the madness of her eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Were I intellectually disabled too, they probably wouldn’t have gone ahead. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The news of the approach of the procession ran ahead of it, and in their little dark offices the pearl buyers stiffened and grew alert. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the horses had been watered and fed, Ash joined the rest of the Royal Hunt as they made their way toward the pavilion, where Kaisa had gone ahead with the royal family. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perplexing sound was coming from up ahead. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Very soon we left the electric lights behind and could see only as far ahead of us as our kapo’s carbide headlamp. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I set out at a steady jog, my eyes roving ahead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now he was running flat out, and ahead he could hear galloping. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And again Finn was a step ahead of Emma, scrambling up over the edge of the stage and scurrying toward Mom. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Instead of fading, though, a half mile from the shell house the freshmen suddenly began to pull ahead, grabbing a quarter-length lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He lined Seabiscuit up at the three-eighths pole, positioned a sprinting stablemate fifty yards ahead and set them off at the same time. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere ahead Matthias could hear the trickle and gurgle of a stream. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The tracks resemble endless ladders that stretch ahead rather than upward, rooted to the ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They hesitated among the thick heather, unable to see more than a few feet ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A car swerved around them, and another, before someone finally stopped and waved them ahead. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He had known the reason for his working and was sure in his heart because he knew each day what lay ahead of him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I sparked with excitement—not only at her touch, but at the thought of the day that lay ahead, full of endless possibility. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I went ahead and applied to the registrar of the Supreme Court for the records, documents, and books that I would need. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manchee goes ahead and comes back, sniffing round and sometimes barking, but nothing serious. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And when we think about the miles ahead, we worry about something that probably isn’t ever going to happen anyway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I consulted with my family and decided to go ahead with the operation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the fact that the bass jumps ahead of the beat is what gives son such a powerful dance feel: it almost pushes your feet to move. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

“All right. Go ahead and snigger if you want to.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

So I go ahead and tell her about Peeta, his deterioration on-screen, and how I think they must be killing him at this very moment. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Kira stood waiting, Frolic suddenly quiet and wary at her feet, while Matty sliced through the vines at eye level ahead of them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The prophecy had named “one lost up ahead,” but Gregor had not expected to find his dad as lost as this. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Julie stood cowering, white as paper in the harsh glare of the floodlight, staring straight ahead of her at nothing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The conversation continued ahead of us, but I stopped paying attention, because I heard that music again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, he was so far ahead of me I knew I would never catch up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Annabelle is crying, and rain is falling on her face, so it is hard to tell if it is her own imagination again, or if she truly sees something in the road ahead. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Musab and Ali walk ahead with the man and his son. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Conger rode ahead of the body, rushing to be the first of the manhunters to tell Stanton that Booth had been found and killed. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced back to make sure Alec was keeping up, saw the old bear pumping his arms and pounding his feet, then focused ahead again, sprinting along the slow curve of the hallway. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The sky was filled with stars and the moon was full and lighted the tops of the trees ahead of me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was ahead, ajar, and cigarette smoke billowed out like fog in Jack the Ripper's London. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Behind him, below him, ahead of him, it was all the same. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Alfred Cheetham, the third officer, found himself in conversation with some women who wondered about the dangers ahead, and about Shackleton’s ability to lead the men through unforeseen perils. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Dusk was falling, and ahead of me was another barren, dusty road going off to the right. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. I’m tense; excuse me if I talk too much.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m exhausted. There are many nights ahead of us; we can talk more later. I’m going to sleep.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The first task was draw-ing steadily nearer; he felt as though it were crouching ahead of him like some horrific monster, barring his path. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t completely dark, after all—gauzy light glowed from around a turn in the passage ahead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Gregor made out a glittering beach flanking one side of the river up ahead. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You never know what’s ahead,” Papa would say, his eyes brimming with excitement. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got his door open and he’s pushing his suitcase in ahead of him. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But she just kept walking, a dozen or so steps ahead, then went in through a door—into “The Portway Studios.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crossed and recrossed the Great Square and always, ahead of her, the people swept apart to let her pass. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Always got to be planning for the future, thinking ahead. Wake up one morning and you find the world passed you by." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, the rider had slumped forward and now his limp body was sliding from the saddle. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I have a tiny clothespin at the bottom of the calendar pages, so I don’t cheat and peek ahead — I want each month’s flower to be a surprise. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the foot of a hill ahead of us crouched the troubled home of Téllez. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She woke up torpid each morning, slowed by sadness, frightened by the endless stretch of day that lay ahead. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We plunged into the woods as the rain poured down, the bus in flames behind us, and nothing but darkness ahead. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We were...on our way...but without much hope of getting far ahead. With what dread we watched each turn in the river to see what it held in store,” Cherrie wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was sending a message ahead to the future. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She’s wrapping her hair up for the night, and I go ahead and risk joining her in the bathroom. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I found myself driving down the highway, one hand on the wheel, the other pointing to the rest stop up ahead. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

There were clouds again and it was very dark, but Chamberlain could see a hill in front of him and masses of troops and tents ahead. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old Armistead, tom by the war away from his beloved friend Win Hancock, who was undoubtedly waiting ahead on that black hill beyond Gettysburg. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take my ticket and try to look as confident as I can, pulling my shoulders back and keeping my eyes straight ahead. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Planning parties for you years ahead of time. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I let most of the class walk out ahead of me, and as I turned to leave, Mrs. Attison called me over to her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The truth is, anytime I thought that far ahead, I didn’t want to think about it anymore. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was getting way ahead of myself, but I knew I could kill it at this job if given the chance. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I stared straight ahead, refusing to look back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” I said, unable to think of anything better. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Moss turned his head away from the woman, dropped his hands to his sides, and stared straight ahead. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We watch together as Maya gains on the girl ahead of her, and we both hold our breath when Maya hands off to Angie. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"I knew you'd be here sooner or later, so I already thought it through and decided. Go ahead and tell them." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about real anything, Knife? A bowl of toxic waste is more likely. Well, go ahead. You devote your life to shortening mine, but why should I care? I’m better off dead.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jon saw candles burning in several wall niches as they made their way along the tunnel, their footsteps echoing ahead of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were pale figures ahead of him on the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Stella’s mother sat up tall on the wagon seat, her gaze focused straight ahead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I went ahead about a quarter of the way into Papa’s row. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

With two hundred meters to go, California edged ahead of Washington by inches. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Lee Grant turned around to see what lay ahead. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

But for now, like always, we couldn’t sit around on the couches and contemplate our world and what might lie ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Approaching the line and already ahead by four lengths, George Morry finally called for a higher stroke rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Up ahead he thought he could hear the whir of a machine running quietly, and there was a faint vibration in the metal under his feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Through a walkway of twisting trees, I see cliffs forming around the shimmering dark water ahead. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

I go ahead and eat the second fish. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I strained to see what lay ahead of us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he could no longer see the limping rabbit ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The faded cutoffs crossed the line a full three feet ahead of him. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No,” Michael said, looking straight ahead, and then turned toward Gary. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t long before we saw light up ahead—like regular electric lighting. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Three blocks ahead he saw his brother cross under a streetlight, coming toward him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘I knew that danger lay ahead, of course; but I did not expect to meet it in our own Shire. Can’t a hobbit walk from the Water to the River in peace?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She frowned right back at him, and he ran ahead. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Her grey, sun-strained eyes stared straight ahead, but she had deliberately shifted our relations, and for a moment I thought I loved her. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“We will have lost a man,” said Jon, “but we have just gained sixty-three. You’re good at counting, my lord. Correct me if I’m wrong, but my reckoning leaves us sixty-two ahead.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He made out the Beats running up ahead. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He peered ahead into the dark cleft, and left and right up the great, cavern-pocked, boulder-tumbled slopes where trees crouched with their roots half in air. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead, the golden arches hovered high above a McDonald’s, its roof covered with splotches of snow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

If he looks anywhere other than straight ahead, it’s only briefly into the rearview mirror. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The time of day and location had been agreed upon ahead of time. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you feel the storms in the air, Hugor Hill? Dagger Lake is ahead of us, where pirates prowl. And beyond that lie the Sorrows.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

While the companions rested briefly, Doli went ahead to scout the land. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was looking eagerly ahead of him as they entered the courtyard. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And then, ahead, Winnie saw the jailhouse, its new wood still unpainted, lamplight spilling through a window at the front. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to be trapped. Embers behind and ahead are burning up the trail.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Still ahead of her was the drive to the airport, through heavy traffic. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was back in less than two minutes, with Ramona running ahead of her. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Unlike the watch on his wrist, the pocket watch, he had explained to me, was set to the local time in Dacca, eleven hours ahead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When Permian went ahead 35-0 in the third quarter Gaines started to substitute liberally because he didn’t believe in running up the score. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was rumored that Junior had once attended college, which put him ahead of even my father. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I drop my purse on the counter and Riot runs up the stairs, a few steps ahead of me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As we reach the next corner, the entire block ahead of us lights up with a rich purple glow. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My dad on the couch and the summer ahead of me like a big blue train I’m chasing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Cal tried all the next day to find Abra alone, and it was only after school that he saw her ahead of him, walking home. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as he pondered the mission that lay ahead for him, he realized, suddenly, he could not fulfill it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I can hear people ahead and don’t need Matthew’s whispered directions to find them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They bent through the first turn, Pollard holding his mount one path out from the rail, an open lane ahead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have a lot of time to think, and my body seems to be ahead of my brain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, though the other arrows followed no particular pattern, the wiggly arrows all directed him toward the same door—the one whose wiggly arrow pointed straight ahead. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not going up to-day. You and Bill go on ahead." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Most Americans remain upbeat about their prospects for getting ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Deydey usually beat her in short time, but today she managed through desperate measures to think ahead far enough to draw the game out to a phenomenal length. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I like the idea of a bird that died so tragically ahead of its time resting amid life here in the garden. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t see, as clearly as she did, the trials that lay ahead. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she looked ahead of them the trees were a hit blurry, and the dogs blended into the landscape, running silently over fallen leaves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The words must have elicited from Poillon a knowing, if wry, smile; in the midst of his travails, Lawrence was looking ahead to the time when the cyclotron’s inconstancy would be merely a quaint memory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her eyes had begun to dart back and forth between the checkpoint ahead of them and that side street to their right. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Looking around, I see people staring ahead, wide eyes brimming with fear, with tears, seething with anger. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s me,” I holler, my eyes fixed ahead. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Seed Collector dimmed the light to the point that it was hard to see ahead. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Keep your eyes ahead, and don’t weep. Remember, you’re a boy, my brother not my sister. Walk beside me, and do as I do.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The slopes 500 ahead of us were being blanketed with bursting shells that threw up geysers of fiery sand. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry shook his head like a dog, then raised a mud-splattered arm and whooped, “Black gold ahead!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He gave the Hephaestus chariot a good shove and sent them skittering sideways while we pulled ahead. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But he also warned that “difficult days” still lay ahead, that “We are still in for a season of suffering.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that all you want me to do? Just tell you to go ahead?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t seem particularly upset, but the smile had gone, and her eyes looked far away, fixed somewhere on the sky ahead of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time Mrs. Popper sighed a little as she thought about the long winter ahead. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever they went, their reputation traveled ahead of them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Light green weed stretched ahead of him as far as he could see, two feet deep, like a meadow of very overgrown grass. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I slow my pace and move my eyes straight ahead so he won’t think I’m staring. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Annoyed, Shanti walked a good ten paces ahead of the others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

At the sound of drums up ahead, and the squeal of trumpets, his curiosity drove even his anxieties from his mind. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She managed to stay ahead of me by one or two points for a while. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

One morning he sneaked into the dining salon ahead of the rest of the crew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He got a few paces ahead of us, stopped, and turned back. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I heard sounds of scuffling up ahead, then a painful grunt. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, there’s a crowd on Mr. Palmer’s porch. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He catches up with Trina, the others only a few feet ahead. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Washington boat leapt forward, the California boat hesitated for a moment, and Washington crossed the line a little more than a second ahead of California, with a new course record at 16:33.4. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Through all the fear and hardship Campion remained steady and vigilant, holding the survivors together, thinking ahead and encouraging the exhausted to keep going. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And up ahead, a huge white-and-yellow glow spread out before us—the lights of New York. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The cop said to go ahead and added, “Next time you’ll know better than to clown around with a policeman.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a tough day ahead of us tomorrow. So would you be kind enough, Miss Spider, to make the beds?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pignati had some sauce left in the refrigerator, and there were three packages of number nine vermicelli, so I decided to let the little homemaker go ahead with it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Far ahead, she heard branches cracking, and a sound she knew well, a low chuffing. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

High rooms he saw ahead, airy and luminous as though with lusters of the sun and moon, bronze-paneled walls, at several distances, making a vista, with an azure molding of lapis lazuli. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The field, with the pond, stretched to my right; ahead of me lay the road and the store. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Up ahead on a shoulder were three white crosses marking the casualties from a recent accident. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran ahead and leapt over the mud puddle. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The girl’s own world. This is where they came through. Baruch has gone ahead to follow them.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I hear rumbling somewhere ahead of us—the sound of a crowd. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The four of them continued toward the other side of the field, still stubbing the ball along the ground ahead of them. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go ahead and eat the food, take the pills, rub the salve on my skin. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was a man, three men, blocking the path ahead—uniformed—white men with crossbows and snarling wolf-dog dæmons—the Swiss Guard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Our team drone. Go ahead, take a soda.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Far up and ahead she could see the sunny opening where she would emerge back onto the side of the cliff. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Achilles speeds ahead, and in a mere second he has caught up to where the tortoise was. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

When they crossed the finish line four and a half lengths ahead, their official time was recorded as 10:11.2. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You two go ahead. Be careful crossing the streets.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He stared straight ahead with his mortgaged eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They must have called ahead because there was a jeep waiting to take the VC back. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people ahead of us had made a path in the grass with their running, so we followed that, but sometimes we had to scramble through thorny bushes that scratched as we passed. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man stopped two strides ahead of them and turned to look at them all. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, Hazel had said that there was nothing for it but to cross the open pasture and under Silver’s direction they had crossed it, with Dandelion running ahead to reconnoiter. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was calm, staring straight ahead, avoiding any possibility of eye contact. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Char stays cool, for once, and she and the twins start walking ahead of Miss Saunders and me. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Doc gently told me to walk ahead until I could see the top letter. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess you can go ahead and bring in those ferns,” she said to the delivery boy, eyeing the foil-wrapped pots with loathing. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I let my sisters rush out ahead of me just as Papi shuffles out of the back bedroom. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I ran ahead of both Daddy and Dismay, and rounded the back corner of the house. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bush and Conant both advised Compton that in pressing ahead on plutonium, he was making a long-shot bet, for no plutonium separation process had even been demonstrated in the lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The Husky Clipper pulled briskly ahead and sliced across the line two and a half lengths ahead of the Winged Footers. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“There is a refugee camp up ahead in Pursat City,” he tells us and keeps walking. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared ahead of me and did not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he adds, “I bet if your dad just thought ahead too, you’d probably be better off.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Virgil applied more pressure and said, “Why is it, Bull, that I’m always about five steps ahead of you?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a nine-and-a-half-hour marathon in which Fischer, even though a pawn ahead, had a difficult position right up to adjournment. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I keep right on, helping Chucha, trying to stay one step ahead of being terrified. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We drove past a barbed-wire fence, through a gate, and into an open space where trunks and sacks and packages had been dumped from the baggage trucks that drove out ahead of us. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, we could see the check-in point for our Havana charter flight. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I can see carts up ahead on the left, a whole string of ’em, pulled by oxen and by horses, disappearing round a bend. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the way home, Frederick and his mother walk ahead. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And she looked so confident, too, staring straight ahead with her dark blue eyes and the most perfect-looking black eyebrows, her hair hanging down across her forehead. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The road ahead was full of perils, he knew, but what of it? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He knew that there was a horse far out in front, but because the runner immediately ahead, Whichcee, was blocking his view, he couldn’t tell if it was Specify or Ligaroti. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up at Mong, who was still staring straight ahead with his crazy blank look. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Insatiably curious about the world, the child peppered her grammar school teachers with questions and skipped ahead from second grade to fifth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“My library is upstairs. The door’s open. You go on ahead.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every now and then they spotted him running through a picture ahead. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Moving both downward and ahead on the ridge’s layered ledges. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But immediately they could see that there were others ahead, barring their approach. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

The first warning he had that there was trouble ahead came when he glanced into the Wasp’s cabin and observed that the barometer had fallen sharply. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then Thomas stared in shock as up ahead the Griever dug in with its spikes and spun forward right up to the Cliff’s edge, then off into the gray abyss. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“If I do move ahead, how am I supposed to remember Jermaine?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They stared at the throbbing mass ahead of them, and Moss realized it was the closest thing to a school-wide riot that he’d ever seen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I read and reread one section in particular: The Army was living the democratic ideal ahead of the rest of America. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So Papa went ahead to get a bag. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’d been worried the Amagqirha would lag behind, but I had to sprint to keep up as she scampered ahead, lifting her skirts so they wouldn’t drag. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“So we can jump ahead. I want to leave right now and see where we end up.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He was slouched down childishly low against the door, staring straight ahead and drumming on the armrest with his fingers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I guess those who don’t, just keep moving straight ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mark could only catch a glimpse of a running shadow up ahead, but it looked like someone in one of the green suits they’d seen earlier, without the headgear. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on the steering wheel and stared straight ahead. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I knew I would see the inmate when he got to the center gate, so I hurried ahead to answer it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes widen slightly, and he looks straight ahead once more. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Approaching the bend in the course, Washington slowly nosed out ahead of the California boat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The story tells that the snake said, “What do you know? What do you remember? What do you see ahead?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, there’s a man in the white pickup truck. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But they soon found that they had pulled out ahead without meaning to, just pulling soft and steady. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Too polite. You patiently wait and let everyone cut ahead of you instead of pushing yourself forward.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The road ahead was long and straight, rising toward a ridge of trees. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to think of what lay ahead. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Twice, we hear what sounds like voices up ahead and Dylan has us stop and wait. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Late that afternoon as we trudged along we spotted a bright bouquet of color up ahead, glowing dimly through the rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It nodded back up when I heard Momma say real soft to Dad, “How you doing? Cincinnati’s just ahead.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared straight ahead as he waited, and a minute later Kev came back and handed the guy a doggie bag. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The road widened ahead, but the murky twilight made it difficult to see. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I got an email from one of the jobs I applied for. I have an in-person interview next week. Guess I should go ahead and shave.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The moon began to rise behind the mountains ahead of them, showing them the way through another pass. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

If I keep ahead of everything, and that includes me, I should be able to stay awake and here, and not just semi-here but here as in present as in now. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still I continued to worm my way ahead, moving by inches. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I looked at the mile stretch of water that lay ahead and leaped up in terror. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went straight ahead, at right angles to the stream and away from it, through the trees. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

On its front end a half circle of lights glowed, giving feedback from the board’s metal detector, which constantly searched ahead to see if there was enough iron in the ground to stay aloft. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, the boy saw two horsemen waiting ahead of them. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They scurried along, peering left and right, through shop windows and doors, until Hermione pointed ahead. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Our songs were lighthearted, for we knew that a time lay ahead of us when our hearts might be heavy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the car ahead of us brakes, and as we brake, too, the car behind rams into us, and the trunk flies open. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When we turn the corner, just ahead of us, about a block away, we see a police car, its lights flashing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Up ahead a few of the gas station owners could be seen sweeping snow from their driveways. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Life is amazing, isn’t it? You can’t ever tell what will happen. Nobody knows until they go ahead and play the game.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew only the torment of dread, and the certainty that he must go ahead and do what he had set out to do: hunt down the evil, follow his terror to its source. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It sounds boring,” she shouted from up ahead as we biked to her house after school. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The girl hurries ahead of me, as if wishing to physically escape the words she’s just spoken. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

While the acrobats are receiving their applause, roustabouts run into the center ring, rolling two balls ahead of them: one small, the other large, and both decorated with red stars and blue stripes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Spoon handed me the penlight and nodded for me to go ahead. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Crow wanted to reach out to the pretty child; she wanted to take her in her arms and say: "Poor, poor baby, go ahead and cry." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Worrying about these things makes it impossible for Charlie to move when Gimpy says, “Go ahead, try it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” the woman says to the car. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Today we are higher than yesterday, and tomorrow—he, the compound figure of Wilbur Mercer, glanced up to view the ascent ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He scanned the trail ahead for wires or other traps. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I read ahead in my books, so she couldn’t catch me, so she could ask all she wanted. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The rainy season had started, and though it was only drizzling now, in the days ahead, we’d face many downpours. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, as another wild burst of lightning illuminated the fairway, he spotted it twenty yards ahead of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so stupid, disgusted with myself for making such idiotic assumptions about Julia, about the way things would be in the miles ahead of us. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She watched the rump of the horse ahead, the swish of coarse, dusty hairs as he moved his tail. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her feet and ran faster, and suddenly the door was there ahead of her, a door like an open mouth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Kathy and Maya made a quick dash for the car, running ahead while Mommy and I followed. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bedlow huffed ahead, stopping more than once to catch her breath on the climb to the fourth floor. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In back of the plateau were the mountains, and every way you looked there were other mountains, and ahead the road stretched out white across the plain going toward Pamplona. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she says she has a late meeting and to go ahead and eat without her.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

She could half see, as faintly glowing patches ahead of her, two adults, three children. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

As his vidfeed window winked out, I found myself wondering how Aech and I would remain friends through everything that lay ahead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If there is a hurricane you always see the signs of it in the sky for days ahead, if you are at sea. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kit, in her eagerness, went up ahead with a candle into the chilly bedchamber. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Packs of little kids, raggedy and skinny, raced past him along the gutter's edge, kicking empty beer cans ahead of them. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They threatened that bad things would happen to our entire community if anyone proceeded to push ahead with this. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we got to the village, the two rebels who had run ahead had gathered everyone who was there. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead on the road are six men. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Next week is as far ahead as his future stretches and the year between Christmas and Christmas again is an eternity. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they were in front of us, and sometimes we forged ahead with points. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Doing something should help,” yelled the Yank from the back, enjoying the view ahead of him for different reasons than the rest of them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

For a lap and a half, he ran in the cluster of men, unable to get free, restraining his stride to avoid running into the man ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

From his perch fourteen feet up, he can see anyone approaching on either side of the tracks up ahead or from another car. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Then I’ll give you guys a ride home. Storm’s coming in.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They rest on the bus, recharging for the road ahead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Then he looked ahead of her, squinting against the darkness and saw, or thought he saw, or felt that he thought he saw, a white line stretching horizontally. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pard’n me, sir,” Carlyle says, “but maybe the bird is right. A keelhauling will leave him useless, if not dead. And the cannon needs a good cleaning if we’re to battle the beasts ahead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She walked with him, and Pantalaimon padded ahead of them both as if to clear the way. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned back, she saw the polling location, which in Bumblebee was the sheriff’s office, looming ahead. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With a twelve-hour flight ahead of me, I have plenty of time to reminisce about the summer. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Robin barks at me, then races ahead to the family room and barks at Mom. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Grasshoppers buzzed out of the weeds ahead of him; they were fading to a dry yellow color, from their bright green color of spring. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And the girl’s face went ahead of him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early afternoon, he saw a large group of soldiers up ahead. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we waited to pay for the gas, a big rig pulled out ahead of us, then accelerated onto the entrance ramp. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flickering light touched the stones underfoot and brushed against a long procession of granite pillars that marched ahead, two by two, into the dark. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was something to be said for stopping to enjoy your surroundings, too, instead of always looking ahead to what came next. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Papa was ahead of us, since Amil was slow, but I didn’t care. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Already a hand short, and entering on the Bay of Biscay with wild weather ahead, and yet last night another man lost—disappeared. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I thought about what he was saying, about what lay ahead of me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, baby. Go ahead and let it all out. Let it all out,” she says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Thankfully I know this route well enough, so we forge ahead. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

As the aurora australis flickered overhead, Wild came in a dog’s whisker ahead of Hurley, with a time of two minutes and nine seconds. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Then, about twenty feet ahead, he saw a burst of flame. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A man just ahead was selling skewers of roast meat from a cart, and die procession halted as the Poor Fellows moved him out of the way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Who’s there?” he says again, and pokes himself through between two gods, feeling ahead of himself with the cane. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw him up ahead, riding on a spectral. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I also noticed there was a bend in the road up ahead. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

A blue arrow pointed to the right, a green one to the left, a wiggly-shaped yellow one straight ahead, and a red one down. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then, without the slightest warning, it became the shimmering, flickering spot of light, floating in the darkness ahead of him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mullet Fingers stared straight ahead, his eyes narrowing. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably decided ahead of time that he’d be standing like that when I came in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both coxswains could see the grandstands and the large black-and-white sign, “Ziel,” demarking the finish line up ahead, but neither was ready to make his move yet. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He stopped and began to move slowly sideways, the branch tip scratching a yard or so ahead. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Put them out. But I’ll be getting out, too.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Colonel drove fast, and we were quiet, staring straight ahead. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I know it's kind of late, but I skip ahead two names to a person who lives in Denver, because it's an hour earlier there. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you have only a room, with a hot plate at best, you can’t save by cooking up huge lentil stews that can be frozen for the week ahead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, it was the last time Nicole would get ahead of her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There are more people in the hallways up ahead now than there were earlier—it must be time for them to start work. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could not help thinking he was waiting ahead for me. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

And that up ahead of her was a great wooden fence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But why was he so far ahead of the army? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“When I walked to the village up ahead, I saw a good place, an old hut. It’s not far, maybe a half a mile.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on the trail ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She went ahead and glittered up the place. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

So if two boats carrying the same weight have the exact same stroke rate, the one producing more power per stroke will pull ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With a cry of dismay the fleeing pair saw the blank wall ahead. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But one look ahead at her uncle’s shoulders, rigid in their Sunday black, and she knew that she would. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

One village leader told McElroy that if he went ahead with his plan, he would not leave town alive. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Nailer bent to the screens, scanned the black shoreline ahead. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took Nita’s shoulder and shouted in her ear, “You run ahead of the car, let it catch up and then grab the ladder and don’t let go no matter what.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The oak front doors stood open ahead of them, light flooding out onto the drive and the lawn. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Here you must stop and look carefully ahead and slightly up, for the next hold. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The birds and flowers whispered the message ahead: 7he emperor is coming! The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Hermione had darted ahead to fulfill her prefect’s duty of shepherding the first years, but Ron remained with Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Horse went ahead with a brand to light the way through the icy tunnel. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But he stopped a few feet ahead of us, frowning, deliberately blocking our way. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Take out for gas and bait, I’m still ahead by nine hundred dollars, and next week looks to be better, everybody says so. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ollie walks steadily ahead, but his shoulders tense at my statement. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In a very few minutes some of them got ahead of him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Hodor plunged ahead, hurrying after the child and her torch, deeper into the earth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As she moves ahead, the boys have a chance to talk. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

He stumbled along, somehow moving one foot ahead of the other, not noticing the ground he walked on or the forest around him or the light in the sky. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking leave of the companions, Adaon mounted and rode on ahead. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

When he knew she had agreed, Junior ran ahead excitedly, stopping only to yell back at her to come on. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sonny slowly lowers himself into a seat ahead of us, staring at me the whole way down. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Amber steps forward—eyes gazing ahead, shoulders back, slight smile on her face—looking exactly how Du Barry trained us to. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Up ahead where the land began to drop there was a junction with a back road and some kind of commotion was taking place. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was trying to read quickly, but Brandon was always a few sentences ahead of her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could see smoke ahead, a long white cloud, low, like fog, on the horizon. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back, took a right turn, and saw an odd golden mist floating ahead of him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

His master’s voice acted on Buck like an electric shock, He sprang to his feet and ran up the bank ahead of the men to the point of his previous departure. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was right next to him, but his eyes stayed glued up ahead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then the clown straightened, closed up his van and started walking, in the same direction I was walking, several paces ahead of me, a small suitcase in one hand, the balloons in the other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, the playground came to an abrupt end at a railing overlooking a steep drop, where a long stairway led to a lower level of the park. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

They were so ahead in their visions and dreams that they left you behind, with your mouth open, trying to piece it all together. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I had peers who were always a step or two ahead of me, whose achievements seemed effortless, but I tried not to let that get to me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” she said, and she handed Moss her empty plate. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Nothing will go wrong! It’s a good plan, Lina. We’ll be there ahead of everyone else—we can welcome them when they come, we can show them around!” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cut is just ahead of it and will leave plenty of space for the Big Three to stand. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two servants went ahead to light their way, carrying ornate oil lanterns with panes of pale blue glass, while a dozen strong men hoisted the poles to their shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She saw the group of enormous giants about three hundred yards ahead. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Talk. Just don’t talk to me in that funny tone. Like you a teacher and I’m some snot-nosed kid.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within a few minutes, the curtains of rain became so heavy and dark, we could not see more than ten feet ahead of us on the highway. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A woman stood, silhouetted by the light, a little ahead of Coraline. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He thinks he's got it tough now, but he has no idea what's ahead of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t want me riding the bike, and now you’re going ahead and throwing yourself off one?” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Would you mind if I rode on ahead? I’m worried about that child. I’ll tell you how to get there, and I’ll go on ahead and keep watch.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he figured there was something in me that was like himself and couldn’t kill me because of it, then what a job I have ahead of me! The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wild and the dogs and the stunning joy of dancing through the wilderness with them hung over me—no, danced out ahead of me—every single waking minute of every single waking day. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times, I said, “You can go ahead of me,” there were more students. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

To be sure, their victory was nowhere near complete: huge, bloody battles still lay ahead. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Remembering how he’d smiled at the court lady the day of their arrival, she kept her gaze ahead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As he ran, he sent his voice ahead of him, entreating her, persuading her, reassuring her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her name is announced and she stands up to accept the certificate, Mr. Doyle runs up ahead of her, snapping pictures as though she is a runway model. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

My shadow stretched across the browning lawn as shadow Yuki trotted ahead. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, sweetheart. You can take a break.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You want to go off on your own, go ahead. But you should know that any harm that comes to you comes to me, too. And Miss Maggie. Real harm. Do you understand?” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Once ahead by three months, somehow I’ve managed to almost miss my deadline. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Get it out of your system.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man rolled the cart to the door of the garage and said, “Okay, buddy, go ahead.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing at either end of the long, handsome bronze coffin were two big, dark policemen, mostly looking straight ahead, but moving their lips when some viewer tarried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just kept my eyes straight ahead and let the Trazon carry me through. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

He was just staring straight ahead as if he’d fallen into some kind of trance. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The vicar seemed a little pressed for time, and was many feet ahead of the rest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His father was leading the whole band, striding ahead, grinning, showing his tangled yellow teeth. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If we don’t keep ahead of them we’ll be up to our shins in it,” she hissed nervously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

How do I deal with the fact that I DO need them to get ahead without feeling like I'm turning my back on my own people? Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

May God bless you for the earnestness with which you have tried to seek out what is right; may He guide both of us in that search during the days ahead of us. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have to. You’re here voluntarily. If you don’t want to—” “That’s all right. Go ahead. Deal out the cards. But don’t tell me what you find out.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes each car rocks the other way from the ones ahead and behind. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Leslie went several yards ahead so that if they were caught, no one would think they were together. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“This one’s open,” Two Step whispered from a doorway up ahead. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The initial ballot put Chicago ahead by a big margin, with 115 votes to New York’s 72. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She flapped her new tail fin once and shot ahead of me, her body undulating and thrusting in time with the machine-gun beat as she swam through the air. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And he would fall silent, and ponder, hour by hour, always watching the sea ahead of the boat’s way. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly, I raced out into the open where I could see ahead. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a little bakery ahead on my right, and I pull into its driveway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Joe lurched about ten steps ahead, and, bending over with a hand braced against either knee, he erupted. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was faster than Higgs — he could see the little round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead — he put on an extra spurt of speed — WHAM! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Tally trudged ahead, exhaustion taking over now that they were safely out of the city, her confidence ebbing with every step. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

We saw three or four does and the albino stag flash through the trees ahead, sunlight dappling their flanks. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

What lay ahead of me was worse than petrification. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally a cop strolled by and saw to it that there was no cutting ahead. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I push Katherine ahead of me through the fine double doors, anxious to escape before what passes for lawmen return. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He looks straight ahead, but his voice betrays his nerves. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

What bothered Hazel, Dandelion and Hawkbit was the openness and strangeness of the down and their inability to see very far ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Romeo goes ahead and drinks a potion that will kill you because he can’t figure out that she’s only had a potion that almost kills you? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Another just a short distance ahead, picks up on the handful of notes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then, after lying there for a moment, trembling in the dark, I pressed ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is a cluster of lights ahead of us, some just pinpricks, like flashlights, and others round, like headlights. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But both girth and fame were far ahead of him in 1895 when he fetched up at the Cavendish.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The nearest statue of the god was about sixty feet ahead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

A couple of other stragglers ahead of me jog toward the Mess, but when we turn toward my block, it’s empty. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

At the break, Special Agent bolted out ahead of him, while Woolf dropped Indian Broom behind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His neck prickled and he sat up, watching ahead. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of them are up ahead now, waiting for us.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words trailed off and she fixed her stare ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whenever frogmen teams went in ahead of an invasion, one or two Navajos with radios were with them in their rubber boats. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead I could see him striding along with a clear purpose, a good head taller than anyone else on the street. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Ryna’s Gulch is up ahead. It makes that sound when the wind hits a certain way.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and start,” his mother says, still hovering between the dining room and the kitchen, finishing up the last of the samosas. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meredith also shopped for Sasha and Malia ahead of public events, which added to the overall expense, but they, too, had the gaze upon them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But that had felt wrong, so I went ahead and fulfilled his last wish. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She hoped they had a good long wait ahead of them. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The road, where it angled across the meadow, was just ahead, dazzling white in the open sunlight. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked between Peach and Declaration, and Dismay ran ahead of us, circling back every so often to check on our progress and hurry us along. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to keep ahead of the animal, but when the clock ran out, they had nothing to show for their efforts. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Edgar was sitting in the backseat, staring straight ahead. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“It looks like you’re way ahead of me, Melody. Not that I’m surprised.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The cat gave a guttural yowl, then deliberately ran ahead, looking back as he paused beyond the range of firelight. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some migrants stand on top of the train, straining to see the migra agents up ahead. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

‘You see that huge roundabout ahead of us just outside the Park?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He ended it when Ireland were a hundred and sixty points ahead, the idiot!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And quickly her mind raced ahead to their bedroom and what was in there she could use for a crib until she got a real one. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Bankston called ahead to warn me that you were on the way,” he says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’ll what? Stomp your little paws again? Go ahead. The Thicket is gone, remember? Whatever magic was in those thorns burned away when the iron monsters attacked.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Despite the cloudless sky, the old trees ahead cast deep, dark, cool shadows, and it was a few seconds before Harry’s eyes discerned the building half-hidden amongst the tangle of trunks. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Now they could see the little road ahead of them, deep cut with sand-drifted wheel tracks. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Go ahead, call me an idiot for walking into a strange lady’s shop like that just because I was hungry, but I do impulsive stuff sometimes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, we did place the call. Go ahead and connect me.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She lets me go ahead of her at the basement door, then shuts and locks it before scrambling down the stairs. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Not far ahead is an object covered in a white sheet. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

As for the terrors ahead—for he did not fool himself that they were all behind him—well, you just have to stand up to your fear and not let it squeeze you white. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dark water was all around them, and the dark land behind, and the dark land ahead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scoob decides to just go ahead and say what’s on his mind: “I’m sure you knew people would be opposed to it, right? Why put yourself through pain for someone you didn’t know?” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Milo took one deep breath and did the same; and the bug, now that he knew what lay behind, ran ahead with renewed enthusiasm. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Perry Valley had surged ahead on a math question and was up by three points. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The truck lurches forward and back a few times before plowing ahead. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was a compliment that allowed the two men to coexist and even to collaborate on romantic matters in the months ahead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell Haymitch to go ahead, then click on my mike and listen carefully to him dictate the first line of the speech. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He sped up, his eyes staring straight ahead. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The deer was some way ahead, poised for flight. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Yet he couldn’t stop thinking ahead to the day when the owl dens would be destroyed by bulldozers. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did I put the interests of the monkeys ahead of the interests of the human beings? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve heard enough for the moment. Let’s skip ahead to this plan of yours,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a panic he crawled out from under the punt and raced silently down the street after Gebu, who walked stolidly ahead. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Girl who has no name is stopped at a crosswalk ahead of me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had left ahead of the group, yet they had arrived before me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It is in their blue glow that I see Tobias emerge from the interrogation room up ahead. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But she put her palm over the ringing crystal anyway, and Pantalaimon fluttered ahead and through the slightly open door of the Retiring Room at the other end of the dais. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of cops walked ahead of me, so I slowed down. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He sat still, his eyes pinned on the white cap bobbing ahead. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stretching below, to the left, the right, and straight ahead, as far as anyone could see, lay the rich green landscape through which they had been traveling. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘But the mountains are ahead of us,’ said Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I heard the tinkle of a bell in the distance ahead. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is still too early to expect this, and it may lie just ahead. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Go right ahead. Can I give you a hand?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside an alder bush, just ahead of him, a family of wrens was darting and hopping about, their tails sticking upwards like Indian head-dress feathers. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Kelton is a few feet ahead of us, but I can see the way his feet move, that it’s not a normal gait. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” I say, picking up a damp sponge. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But as Chestnutt led me down the gently sloping Thicket tunnel, this one with cherry-red flowers budding along the walls, I heard the echo of Gum Baby’s voice ahead of us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Go ahead and lock me up or throw me into a home." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I am too far ahead of my time. Start with sit-ups, Alfred. Make your stomach like a rock." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the start of the fourth quarter we were ahead, 78 to 29. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

After all, the human youth had been one step ahead throughout this whole affair. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Do not look so happy. I tell you ahead of time. All my students despise me.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The class did not welcome this proposal as eagerly, but Mrs. Rappaport went ahead anyway. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

But you know what, it’s time for me to stop putting other people’s emotions ahead of my own. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His instincts would have told him togo straight ahead, but a footpath sign pointed to the right. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I move past the wounded, past the burning plane wrecks, fixated on the disaster ahead of me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Because my mind wanders in the morning my feet are always a few steps ahead of me and suddenly I found myself on Miss Volker’s back porch. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He began to calculate just what he needed to get out of the boys to make sure he got there ahead of the boats off to his left. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At the front of the rank an authoritative cluster of state troopers and policemen marched ahead, heads bent, talking in low voices as a barking German shepherd dog circled around them at a trot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“You go ahead. I’ll be down in a minute to talk with him about what we can do.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the halfway mark, where I usually passed him, he was still ahead, and I still didn’t know if I wanted to win. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

When I first set foot in Harlem, I was a step ahead of everything. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad says nothing and Mam looks straight ahead at the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Jared steps ahead to talk to the others, and Jus watches Manny examine his tied sweater, his khakis, his loafers—his “costume” made up of clothes he pulled from his closet. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Some people started worrying, looking ahead to ripe beans and tomatoes and thinking about strangers coming in. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let the coffle reach the house far ahead of me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

With a great effort and many helping paws from Tock, they reached the top of the ridge at last, but only two steps ahead of the furious Trivium. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to check that your wands are fully functional, no problems, you know, as they’re your most important tools in the tasks ahead,” said Bagman. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lyra peered ahead, steaming her eyes, and Pantalaimon flew as high as he could and looked with an owl’s clear vision. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, ma’am,” I say, wedging my shoulder between the two women ahead of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He can barely breathe when he thinks what lies ahead. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

For as far ahead as he could see, the trees just went on. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Dad says hi back and I wave at Candy, but she stares straight ahead as if she doesn’t even see me. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Colonel ran ahead of me, gleeful at his ejection, and I jogged after him, trailing in his wake. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I told my parents I was unhappy with my life and was forging ahead. We never talked about it much after that.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fast. tax I start again, pushing Jason’s chair ahead of me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if you don’t care,” I yelled back, “then I don’t care either. Go ahead and ride the stupid bike!” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Belmonte looked ahead, his face wan and yellow, his long wolf jaw out. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t hurry because of the wagon, so he soon overtook us and walked purposefully down the street ahead as though he knew exactly where he was going. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused, but the general manager urged on, “Go ahead, Dr. Lanning. Explain it the way you explained it to me.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the Times staff wanted to go ahead; some argued the other side. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Girls High was way ahead of Suffolk High and I never would’ve graduated on time, so after the school year ended I returned to Virginia to finish high school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s a year ahead of me, and we’ve gone to school together since we were kids. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I thought they must have been sent ahead from the third army. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They rose as one and—— And suddenly stopped, as if frozen in mid-air, unable to move, staring ahead in terror. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The driver stopped the tractor and pointed to the left and ahead. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The light grew stronger and soon he could see that a little way ahead there was an open track of bare gravel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lash’s back drew closer, and then it was just a yard or two ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

I could see their silver flag up ahead, only one guard, who wasn’t even looking in my direction. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And I picked up an orange peel and knew that no matter what we did, the ravens would be there, would always be there, at least one step ahead of us. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He saw nothing ahead except the endless ribbon of road unfolding in twisting narrow curves. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Your granddaddy don’t feel well, Mr. Hiram,” Ruthanne said when I walked into the kitchen for supper, “and wants you to go on ahead and eat without him.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

El Conejo sits just ahead of us, wriggling his nose at me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The river stretched ahead and behind him, empty. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He had not gone far before Aragorn was out of sight ahead. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Despite being under considerable stress because of the bad blood between my father and me, I went ahead and sat for the Standard Six final exams. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrolled in college again, she lived at home to save money for the years of medical school ahead. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zu had only just darted out a few steps ahead of us when Liam turned to me and said, “Thanks for doing this. I’m glad you got what I meant.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A good while later we rounded a curve and there it was again, just ahead, laying on its side like a dead horse. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He just stared straight ahead at the fireplace, like he was waiting for it to flame on. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to give it a piece of gum,” the boy called back as he trotted ahead. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay, everyone. We’ve got a busy day ahead. Time to disperse. Let’s get to work. It’s a beautiful morning.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead as rapidly as possible with the commercial development, for I am afraid that the General Electric Company and others will be entering the field and harass our progress.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I forge ahead: "We could remove the red lava rock heap. There's dirt under there. I checked. Think of it a courtyard with sunflowers." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You go ahead and play,” he said to them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Washington and California bounded out ahead of the field. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’d like some time alone with you,” she said, walking ahead. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a torch flared twenty feet ahead of them, and behind that torch, a half-dozen more burned into life. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The marching band sets out just ahead of us, complete with trumpets and trombones and drums and cymbals. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie moves ahead past the little park-like area and stops to show us where the bags from our flight will be. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He strode ahead then and said no more. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But U.S. military planners had to think ahead. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since childhood, my brother’s mouth has been two steps ahead of his head.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

We stuck our heads out the window to see what lay behind as well as ahead. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far ahead they could see how the road curved and bent through the field as the sun began to set to the west. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t argue his point; he was right Instead, I went ahead of him down the stairs and bade to the living room, arriving just as my big brother, Matthew, stormed in from the kitchen. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Ghost raced ahead of him, flying over the ground, gone in the blink of an eye. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But as they burst upon the figure ahead, they stopped in shock. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Barack and I both knew that the months of campaigning ahead would involve extra travel, extra strategizing, and extra worry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t really Pet she was afraid of but the job that lay ahead of them, the responsibility, the way she would have to hide it from her parents. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

In the pitch-black night, there was nothing to look at but the road ahead, lit by the car’s headlights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

From there, he sent his most trusted general ahead to lead the first strike. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

So go ahead and split, but don’t overdo it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faith sat in the car the entire time, staring straight ahead at the water streaming down the windshield. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Walking back from the library on his own one afternoon, he heard somebody whimpering from a classroom up ahead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The setting sun behind us cast long shadows, which raced up and up ahead of us along the road. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The task ahead of them was treacherous and scary. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He saw Chess and Emma conferring in whispers ahead of him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s not locked, so I go ahead and tap out Vik’s number. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

A good example of Kepler’s skill in this despised art came when he was commissioned to produce a calendar for 1595 predicting important events for the year ahead. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The men scanned the water ahead desperately for floating ice to melt and drink, but found none. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

They pushed ahead cautiously, O’Dell holding the flashlight and flashing it around the empty stalls. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jane takes off running ahead of me and I don't know whether I'm supposed to follow her or not, but then she turns around toward me and starts skipping backward. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I heard Dad’s voice up ahead and looked up. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

A few rows ahead of me, a girl turned her head just a fraction of an inch. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“A bit of fun for you maybe, Tommy,” Ruth said coldly, still gazing straight ahead of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s the truth, there’s just two things ahead nowadays.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he saw the last curve ahead, and the sight slapped him awake. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

At a dinner given by the Baron of Rosenberg, Tycho, having robustly drunk much wine, “placed civility ahead of health,” and resisted his body’s urgings to leave, even if briefly, before the baron. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did we get so far ahead of the army? How come if I’ve been here five days we ain’t been overrun yet?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

At the next Nationals Camp, I demonstrated the move for Martha and she thought it looked really good, so we went ahead and added it to the second tumbling pass of my floor routine. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

With audible relief, Rob gave us the go- ahead to leave Lobuje in the morning and proceed to Base Camp ourselves. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t think that’s it. I don’t think that’s it at all. I think he’s been one step ahead of us all the way, and this is no different.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She stresses the verb confessing as if their father were actually being pious in looking ahead for his daughters. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the faint light of what is left of day, she can barely make out the road ahead. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I felt so sorry for her I decided to go ahead and sign up for her course. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by the half-mile mark, Washington had crept up and nosed ahead of them without raising its stroke rate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She opened the double doors and we rushed ahead in a wave, goaded from behind by boys who crushed against us with their chests and knees. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

So whenever it looked as if anyone down the family line was about to skip, every older child would study frantically so that he could jump ahead, too. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he approached the last petal, the wind behind him picked up the row of petals and carried them ahead of Nathan, continuing the path. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t move fast, so he focused as far ahead on the road as he could see. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we go ahead and burn down the Dancing Trout while we’re at it, Mr. D.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around, relieved that he wasn’t all by himself, and to his shock, just ahead, he saw a lifeboat. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I sped toward the sound, tripping over ruts and roots but always scrambling ahead, sometimes on all fours, pushing against the ground with my knuckles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, serious now. Go ahead, ask me the tick question again. Or any other, any question at all.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Grout drives ahead, to the edge of town. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The bell rings, and we gather our stuff, me grabbing my bag and walking out of the library ahead of her. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Mark was moving as quickly as he could, but the soldier still stayed ahead of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

If God said in plain language, “I’m giving you a choice, forgive or die,” a lot of people would go ahead and order their coffin. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had no clue what was ahead of them. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the chapters ahead, I’m going to introduce you to one kind of outlier after another: to geniuses, business tycoons, rock stars, and software programmers. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He was already well ahead with his fly business; and he had just started in the spider line also; so he had not been of any trouble to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And then, as we pulled into our apartment complex parking lot, Mom’s laughing died out and she got this different look on her face as she stared straight ahead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Colonel Korn synchronized their watches without a single hitch and moved ahead with confidence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

At noon, the officers of the Eighth were photographed, preserving for future generations a record of the part to be played by blacks in the great battle ahead. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He saw ahead of him the heavy labour of rebuilding the windmill from the foundations, and already in imagination he braced himself for the task. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Then standing up he looked over the land ahead, and called to Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

That all our parents are gone, and hard work lies ahead so that so we can live. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m sorry, go ahead. 6TH JUROR: didn’t mean to interrupt. 4TH juror: NO. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set off again, the hunters bunched a little by fear of the mentioned beast, while Jack quested ahead. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

At that point, impatient to know his own origin, Aureliano skipped ahead. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I went ahead and looked over at the One Stop. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I knew ahead of time that if someone looked at me with hate, I would have to allow it, to swallow it, because something in me, something about me deserved it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The deadline for moving ahead or abandoning the match was looming, and then it came...and went, with no further word from the champion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing that the rest of the team wouldn't want to wait for anything less than an unarguable reason like no transport, he personally sent ahead and canceled the vehicles that had been ordered. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then still dark, and knowing I had a full day's motoring ahead of me, I made an attempt to return to sleep. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Citra seemed to be annoyed that he had made Faraday laugh—as if it put him a point ahead of her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Judy was staring directly ahead, her face pale and her lips green. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the remaining mile and a half, the sophomores settled in and rowed gorgeously—a long, sleek line of perfection—passing under the automobile bridge and finishing a comfortable two lengths ahead of Navy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He kept cheering, getting louder and louder as his brother pulled ahead, only to fall silent and sulk whenever Glenn began to lose. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The second implication of the hockey example is that the systems we set up to determine who gets ahead aren’t particularly efficient. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Then he watched signs—the names of towns that lay twenty-two miles ahead, seventeen miles to the east, five miles to the northeast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already you are studying the foreground for a way down to the stream over the steep rocks and wondering if that notch ahead will get you through to the neighboring valley. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ten miles ahead of them was a towering black mountain spotted with snow. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He could see there was nothing ahead of him. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, amidst the tall and slim trees up ahead, you notice two giraffes quietly observing you. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Over the final mile, Cal and Cornell battled nose to nose, so close together that nobody could tell for sure who was ahead at any given moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She pushed ahead, leaving me in the dust. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Signal light flashing, they were speeding down the highway at eighty miles an hour when Bruno said, “Wait a minute, you better slow down, look, up ahead—hey! What’s with that guy? Jesus, Granny—STOP!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I got there ahead of you, little boy—I reached the wand before you could get your hands on it, I understood the truth before you caught up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

My reaction was, “Oh, hell, here we go again,” but I went ahead and listened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, Kansas City. Your party is on the line.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin Flint had ranged ahead to scout, and he came galloping back with word of a far-eyes watching from the roof of a distant windmill. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He pushed ahead, feeling almost at peace, as if here Djel could hear him and ease his troubled mind. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Here, ma cherie, is the path we take every morning. Through the cedars up ahead is the Grand Gallery.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My father sweeps ahead of me on the porch steps, grabs Ryan by the hand, and pulls him into the house with a curt “Link,” in our visitor’s direction. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

But instead, she continued straight, then turned left, so that the House of the Old, surrounded by trees, was just ahead of her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Atop his horse, he kept his eyes on the road ahead. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy had gone no great distance; he could see the glow of the sphere a few paces ahead, where the girl sat on a boulder in a clearing. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A thick gray-white cloud of steam hovered ahead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a dozen or so men have gathered. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A woman rushes ahead, opening the back of the emergency vehicle. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sheets of white light rippled ahead and the travelers found themselves behind a high waterfall. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He skipped ahead of us and turned back to face me. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. I’ll watch the boys for a while. Enjoy yourself.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead he could see the big cottonwood tree. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

He’s going to step into the middle of the picture, where he should be, with the light in back of him and the dark ahead. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Some of these rooms are entirely inside rooms,” the doctor said from ahead of them. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her scream seemed to have come from somewhere ahead. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had been full of arrogance; he had always been the cleverest, the most eager—always a step ahead of the others, always the learned and intellectual one, always the priest or the sage. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were still immersed in the business of every day, but we'd also started to plan in earnest for what lay ahead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finn asked, gaping at the mansion ahead of them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I'm far enough ahead of the storm that I can afford one day of no movement. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked ahead and walked toward the cold hole in the ground. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He dove in, yelped with pain, and burst out on the sidewalk just ahead of Petra. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only the fifth hole. You haven’t won yet. And I’m actually ahead of you!” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe, in training for that profession in those years before the First World War, he saw ahead of him prejudices he refused to swallow, humiliations he refused to bear. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, are we not? Did I skip ahead again? My bad. Hello, would you like to come out to me? I’m listening. Hi.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The running track stretched out ahead of me, rising, falling, and occasionally spiraling into a helix. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He tried to be glad because of the colt, but the bloody face, and the haunted, tired eyes of Billy Buck hung in the air ahead of him. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Night-lanterns shine bright as the watching moon; the glow clings to the curved hedges arched over us, and skims the surface of the palace river ahead. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I went ahead and got a glass of water and the balm, even though I knew she was right. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Less than a mile past Mill Town, I rounded a bend and saw the train trestle up ahead, marching through the air high above the wooded gorge where Blind Tillie Creek ran. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At last Cal said, “Go ahead—you want to talk to me. Go ahead!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted him to walk ahead with us because it embarrassed him to have to walk so slowly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got down from the car and worked up the road a way, looking for a place where I could see ahead to find a side-road we could take across country. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Exactly how much they cut depended on how much their mill could handle—the cutting must never get a day ahead of the grinding, for then the sugar cane would dry up. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The cart of a fruit-and-vegetable seller had overturned in the road ahead of them. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She looked down at the feet ahead of her, David’s, and saw that his shoes did look handmade, like a couple of pieces of leather crudely sewn together. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and tell me it’s not dirt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far ahead, the old man scurries over the trails. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He scrambled over the big rocks; a chipmunk skittered ahead of him; he was afraid she would disappear like the echo her voice made. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing except what lay ahead, in Crisfield, and she didn’t want to think about that any more. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

With red eyes inflamed by wind and salt spray, they stared ahead into the ocean, anxious for a sight of land, licking their cracked lips. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

She beamed and nodded for me to go ahead. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The thickening woods made it hard to see more than just a few yards ahead. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fred made his way past the first tower on the bridge and was able to get a good view of the people up ahead. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I looked up ahead and saw the highway curve off, left and right, into spiral exit ramps, like rams’ horns. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ulbrickson barked, “Row!” the boys pulled their shell smartly ahead, their catching and their rowing suddenly crisp and clean. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But Tally slowed and kept going ahead, murmuring, “straight past the gap.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The desert stretched ahead of them without so much as a dead tree for shade. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that bug wants to keep doing the same thing over and over and over and over till it dies, go ahead. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Time had gotten away from her, but she was still ahead of her schedule for the day. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He rode forward to the rise ahead, across the small creek. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi was staring ahead, doing her own kind of silent figuring. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I return to the beach, and this time Lis races ahead of me, her hair a blue-black banner glowing in the night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She flapped, shot ahead, and crashed into the ancient hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

These forces did, on occasion, help some to get ahead, and they appeared courageous in combat with other mercenaries. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Gary Drake, over to my left, stared straight ahead. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was always lost somewhere in the clouds ahead, gone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

At sunset we saw a tiny string of dots creeping through a huge white shadow seven thousand feet below: a landboat caravan that had left Erhenrang a day ahead of us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He walked ahead and Cilia drove the horse. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anya ran as fast as she felt safe, but he was way ahead of her. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

That way he, the great athlete, would be way ahead of me. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Spider, I believe we will need your safety line. Beyond this barrier, I do not remember anything of the obstacles ahead. Everyone, keep your bravery high and your mind alert!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He smiled down, but in the square ahead he saw a crowd, a speaker, a circle of portly men. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seven cents between him and starvation and the law and the long days ahead. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

An old fallen tree lay ahead of him on the deer trail he was following. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Go ahead, just the way you did at home.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Past the fields, through the winding streets of the village we went, the bobbing palanquin ahead of us. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mountainside rose sheer and impassable ahead of them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a movement ahead of him and he saw that the parachutists had gotten back from their jump. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I moved ahead of him, sounding the tone of his words for a sign. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Catching on, Koffi followed his example, keeping her gaze straight ahead as, slowly, she inched in that direction. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He glanced at her and then looked ahead at the road. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But ahead were the naked granite mountains, rising out of erosion nibble and standing monolithic against the sky. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard her coming down the hall, I jumped out ahead of her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Killdeer, dragging false broken wings, ran screeching ahead of him on the shaved ground. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is wearing a baseball cap, and as he pushes ahead, looking very much like a determined leader, I realize I’m not worried about the flashlight. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“But if you want to be as stubborn as Z, go right ahead.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Nailer turned and peered down the length of the train, looking ahead to where the towers of drowned Orleans would eventually rise. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She must warn her pack of the danger ahead. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animal reared, trumpeting, and plunged ahead, the press shattering before him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As long as he could see another boat out ahead of him, as long as he had something to overcome, someone to beat, the boy was on fire. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As the music became faster and louder, our dance turned more frenzied and we forgot for a moment what lay ahead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminds me of myself—wanting to be the best, researching and plotting and planning to make sure I am ahead of everyone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This biography always set racing a stable of emotions—self- pity in the lead, love and hate running evenly at first, the latter ultimately pulling ahead. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley got in line behind Magnet, ahead of Twitch. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And he looked out, and in the growing light he saw the banner of the king, and that it was far ahead of the battle with few men about it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was fear that lay ahead of him, that lurked hiding from him or waiting for him among the slopes and forests of the island, and straight for it he steered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Right, right. Getting ahead of myself. Well, go ahead, Tristan, get your little friend’s stories and let’s shut this raiding party down. You and I got some planning to do.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The UFO hadn’t been approved yet, but Julia was going ahead with it anyway. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Soon they were gaining also on the Northerners ahead. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Far ahead there were tanks crossing the tracks, guns poking out of their turrets, jeeps with swastikas driving along by their side. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She crossed to the back porch ahead of me and got in the line for the keg. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was only one route out of the trap they were in, and that was a narrow defile ahead, where a dry riverbed emerged from a fold in the cliffs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, while playing pepper in the Legion infield, the old man said to the kid, “So why don’t you go ahead and teach me how to read?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I climb, grabbing handholds and scrambling over boulders as I follow the two brothers, who clamber ahead of me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I get to the tenth ladder, but the corridor just continues ahead of me. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Strider now turned their course again north-eastwards, and on the sixth day they reached the top of a long slow-climbing slope, and saw far ahead a huddle of wooded hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The babies swirled taller and became older as time spun ahead. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

After resisting the idea of abdominal surgery for years, he had finally relented after consulting with Snell, but now he seemed to be looking ahead to a more distant prospect. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Now he lay on his back, trying to save his strength for the long days ahead. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The little light bobbed ahead, while behind him long fingers of darkness grasped his heels. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then I glanced over to see the determined look on my mother’s face, her jaw set, and I knew I had a long day ahead of me. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And it's been less than a week. We're ahead of schedule, and this trip was epic.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She turned back ahead, her lips twitching with a smile she fought to conceal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the end, stretched on his belly and inching ahead a little with his elbows, he peered out from behind the bottom upward-starting curve of the rock. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sign of Haven ahead neither but we’re at the flattest point of the valley and can’t see much past the twists in the road either before us or back. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Chunks of his life fell away, so that while we were moving ahead in time, he was moving back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

No one knew what lay ahead for him better than I did. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

If we traveled more than twenty miles ahead and we hadn’t found the exit, we’d most certainly passed it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps we are only at the beginning of learning to use the system, with almost all our evolution as a species still ahead of us. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see its lights up ahead, the one bright spot in this dark wasteland. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance, although wrong about some things, was certainly right when she observed that Penelope and the children had a great deal of work ahead of them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

But now the lovely expanse of the llano filled our hearts and we forgot for awhile the strange, foreboding job ahead of us. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Next time I can’t cut you any slack. Don’t miss school again, Sergio. I don’t have to tell you, showing up already puts you ahead of the rest.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

At last I see him straight ahead, and then he turns and spots me, too. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He makes a grunt that means “go ahead,” and I flop down in the ratty old chair by the ratty old couch and stare at the screen. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to squeeze my way around it when I heard voices from up ahead, probably from a side tunnel. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“There must be a village a league or so ahead,” Bear cautioned. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the carriage, the horse going slowly, and up ahead the back of the driver with his varnished high hat, and Catherine Barkley sitting beside me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He closed and latched the case, then stepped back and put his hands behind his back, eyes ahead like he was a soldier too. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hideo hadn’t mentioned anything about the other bounty hunters, which means I’m probably ahead of them on this job. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I turned and sprinted after the children, and an instant later I was pushing ahead of them, to lead the way. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Richard by the shoulder, put my finger to my lips, and pointed ahead. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I figured out I would run past the British troops and come out ahead of them before they reached Dr. Hobart’s house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to send scout ships out ahead to make local field surveys and find the best landing sites,” she says, without sitting up or even moving her head. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But another surge pressed ahead and almost made Alec topple over. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Harvey landed in Berlin in the fall of 1952, three years ahead of George Blake. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The storm had arrived ahead of schedule, and Donovan’s florid face drained of blood as he pointed a shaking finger. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

He ran ahead and caught up with the Pigman, who was heading for the sports department. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Feeling they had the upper hand and wanting to quit while they were ahead, Du Hai and Yang Fan picked up their schoolbags and swaggered off. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tootie was marching ahead of them, holding the little shepherdess out in front of her and shouting Ulysses's name. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He pushed the bag ahead, hoping that there was some ledge he could grab. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He waved me away and said, “I trust you’ve done a fine job. Yes, yes, go ahead and send it. Here are the newts,” he murmured. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

That unknown person probably stood in line for an injection just ahead of the schoolteacher. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared ahead at all of the people walking around Davis and licked my ice cream before it could melt all over me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Yes, the poor Village of Fruitless Mountain should be ahead soon, he thought. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the river the current eased and the boat shot straight ahead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once or twice he thought he saw something larger moving ahead of him, but when he got nearer, he discovered it to be nothing but a large, blackened log, or a dense clump of weed. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The boy was still far ahead of him, and Roy was gulping like a beached trout. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A quarter mile ahead of them, the long rocky strip of land curved in and met the cliffs. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Just make sure he doesn’t spread it around.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Wild-eyed, with the terror of rat smell in its nostrils, the horse plunged ahead without any driver. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Daily hunting parties brought in a large store of meat and blubber for the bitter cold ahead. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

They looked straight ahead like horses with blinders. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

William Bell, walking down ahead of Powell, looked ahead to the front door through which, in a few moments, he would take the ill-mannered visitor into the street. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rumors flew ahead of them, back to the neighborhoods. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Grievers spikes appeared again; it surged ahead and another arm popped out of its skin and shot forward, this one with huge claws, snapping to grab the spear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Rather than pause, I just bulled ahead, faking it as best I could as I eyed his hooves to see if they were chipped or cracked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Still far ahead, and still high above, Frodo, looking up, saw, as he guessed, the very crown of this bitter road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

While Groom was waiting for Adams to climb back up to the ridge, he sent Namba down ahead and busied himself trying to find a camera case he’d left on the way up. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Definitely not a bird, and definitely a bit ahead and to his right. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

When there’s meat they cut it up for me ahead of time, as if I’m lacking manual skills or teeth. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drink your milk and then run along. I have some heavy cleaning ahead of me.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Nothing wrong with planning ahead, but wanting more than you have makes a person worry. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glance up at Abby, paces ahead of me, thoroughly bundled in an oversized cardigan. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

And because their brains are so complex, chimps can do things we used to think only humans could do—like solving problems and planning ahead what they are going to do. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each time Rosie trots ahead of August and stops, they roar with laughter. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

They all drew back quickly and Ida walked ahead of Victor up the steep stairs to the room where she had put the children. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A crowd of people in yellow walks ahead of us, toward a wide, squat building made entirely of glass. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down with him at his favorite diner, where he told me who he wanted to be if he had years ahead of him. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This is a hell of a way to leave someone—sitting alone in a restaurant—just staring straight ahead, not even a book to keep me company. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I nodded, hoping the handkerchief had passed across hundreds of miles already, ahead of the letters. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go ahead and get it over with, freak?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The silver prow of their shell immediately surged a quarter length ahead of Washington’s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And he said, “Go ahead,” and then someone else raised a hand and answered some question about some kind of differential equation. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe he even escorts Nathan home, calling ahead to his parents. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Drew asked, looking straight ahead instead of at me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Scout ahead and make sure our way is clear. I want no surprises when we reach the shore. If you come on wolves, ride back to me with word.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the night when he was at his load he saw their faces flickering past him, caught for an instant out of the darkness by the flaming torch ahead. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral peek, I would swear I saw him laughing. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You told me my daughter was breaking the dress code. Show me that in this here book. Go ahead, show me.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Computer programming didn’t operate as an old-boy network, where you got ahead because of money or connections. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Directly ahead lay a vast overgrown area which was neither pasture nor meadow. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The others go ahead while I catch my breath near the elevator bank. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

My dream is slowly becoming a reality, but my next and most important step lies ahead of me ... in college. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We could see the line of the other railway ahead of us. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They “even went so far as to say that they fear Russia may be ahead of us in the competition,” scribbled the committee’s hawkish executive director, William Borden, who was on hand to take notes. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Tock as usual led the way, sniffing ahead for danger, and Milo, his bag of precious possessions slung over one shoulder, followed silently and resolutely behind. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Very well, then. Go ahead and tip it over." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He went back to the parsonage with his mother, walking a little ahead of her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

You stick your chin out, like, Go ahead, hit me if you’re going to hit me. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes straight ahead and cross three crosswalks without drawing much attention. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard to get ahead in America, but at least it’s possible.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, I rounded a bend to find a wild turkey and her chicks crossing the trail ahead of me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Once evils are recognized ahead of time, they may be easily cured; but if you wait for them to come upon you, the medicine will be too late, because the disease will have become incurable. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

We waited as Doyle walked a little ahead of his position, hands on his hips, and looked out to the field ahead of us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then he turned and stared straight ahead. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We have already tried. But go ahead. The blue helmets will take care of you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The boys who have gone ahead on foot are already pulling down branches and shaking loose a rain of guavas. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize that by winning the bronze in Athens, I had put myself so far ahead of my teammates that I qualified for the games before anyone else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

What are you doing so far ahead of me? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lanterns had been lit fore and aft, but die fog was so thick that all the dwarf could see from amidships was a light floating out ahead of him and another following behind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead of them, perhaps two hundred feet away, stood the big white farmhouse. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Looking straight ahead as she walked, she did not acknowledge the people yelping at her heels, like mad dogs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to tell me to go ahead. Just tell me it’s a good idea. Okay? Is it a good idea?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Each time Captain Black forged ahead of his competitors, he swung upon them scornfully for their failure to follow his example. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We’re going ahead with the Plan; and once we get to Thorn Valley, I think we can stop worrying.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead I knew there was a railway bridge and I thought we might be able to get across there. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

As he walked he stared straight ahead, up the road toward the store, as if he were looking for something. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We had both turned thirteen within three weeks of each other, and at first I wondered if he was entering a new phase of development three weeks ahead of me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were traveling down Eye Street and up ahead the traffic light was red. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Only when we drew closer to the village itself did he pause and scrutinize what lay ahead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was humbling to see how the suggestions of ordinary people were often far ahead of the leaders’. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned to check whether my mother had seen, but she was staring straight ahead. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I found a seat next to a middle-aged lady who sat staring straight ahead, weeping silently. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

At nine p.m. on Friday, as he did every week, Habib dialed the number given to him by the U.S. consulate in Peshawar, where it was nine in the morning, exactly twelve hours ahead. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Finally the trees stopped and the field opened up, and I could see the parkway on our right and the moat straight ahead of us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the drive downtown my father kept his eyes straight ahead. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their eyes glanced neither right nor left nor up nor down, but stared only straight ahead. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead of you is the big rock where you played when you were little. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was already struggling to keep ahead of the prisoners at the back of the column. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Were they up to the grueling combat work that lay ahead? A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I heard a pistol shot just ahead of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some obscure reason he felt the need to be brutally honest; perhaps he had already begun preparing himself for what lay ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Rosa gazed straight ahead with her hand outstretched. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don't think so? Then go ahead. Start here.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The seat belt light goes on and the movie pauses while the captain warns us about turbulence ahead. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, the path broke off entirely and sheer cliffs loomed ahead of them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Gurgi led the way, loping ahead, bent forward, his long arms dangling. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, Charlie. Go sit down and look at your comic book. We got to get back to work.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed ahead, continuing to brandish the sword back and forth wildly. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this too he was ahead of the age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The proposal was “going ahead splendidly,” he wrote Loomis just after Christmas. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and hit me. That’ll prove what a man you are.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were clearly ahead of our time but figured that, with enough drugs, the citizens of North Carolina would eventually catch up with us. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I stayed behind a moment longer, first watching our eleven-year-old stride ahead, leading her brother and sister. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

File after file passed, and the tell-tale torchlight was already some way ahead. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hossein and Ali-Reza walked ahead of us, fingers intertwined behind their heads in what Coach Fortes liked to call Surrender Cobra. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He thrust his pole out ahead of them and pushed them away from a towering green obelisk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

All at once a nurse popped around the corner of the corridor ahead of us leading a woman in a blue bathrobe with shaggy, waist-length hair. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mother can barely stifle a laugh, and I stare straight ahead. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Driving one wedge ahead of the other like that, I could finally split a log in two halves. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the months and years ahead, Shin would discover all things modern: streaming video, blogs, and international air travel. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a familiar gas station with a convenience store up ahead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Tara! Tara!” he shouted, running ahead of me and Mother. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She moved ahead, pushing through the dense bush like a coyote. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I did not realize that Sarah had moved ahead of me in the crowd until a great shout went up. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I push another button for a sentence Mrs. V and I prepared ahead of time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Despite her fatigue, she trotted ahead of him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Refugees fled frantically ahead of the German troops, and when they got stuck at river crossings, the German Air Force swooped down overhead and fired their machine guns into the waiting crowds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and try it. Try manipulating a storm or lying to your hunger. Try cheating the cold.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer thanked Roosevelt for the kind words, adding, “There will be many times in the months ahead when we shall remember them.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bit my lip and kept my eyes straight ahead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I wished she’d pop awake and let out a demonic laugh and just go ahead and scare me witless. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A fresh adventure ahead, not an exile at all, he was suddenly certain. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, laugh at my expense,” Matthew said, but he was smirking, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The beam leaped out of his hand, pointing the way ahead and throwing pure white light onto his immediate surroundings. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If they did not turn up on Monday at the latest we would go on ahead up to Burguete in the mountains, to start fishing. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Not with that white flag. Not a girl. There are others ahead. Follow this wall.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, too, for the baby. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Presently, not far ahead, looming up like a black wall, they saw a belt of trees. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A dark figure moves ahead of us, creeping along the edge of the circle of light, waiting for us to take another step. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He graduated a year ahead of me and had been going to Florida State to study medicine on a full scholarship. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they attacked us on two or three sides; sometimes they ambushed me when I rode ahead. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shall we try this?” she said, moving ahead of them. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A few feet ahead a vehicle had stopped on the side of the street and the driver was pouring water from a jerrican into its overheated engine. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The oars bit into the black water, and the boat shot ahead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran up ahead of her and stood in the path looking back at her. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When I talked to Grandma, she said, “These are possibilities. Slow down! Wait on the Lord. Don’t get ahead of yourself. Be grateful.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Or while I’m ahead at least. I had you at happily-ever-after a minute ago. I can only mess this up. We should rest.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that means “get out now, danger ahead!” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The poetry was so ahead of its time no one has deciphered it yet, but Jean Louise’s aunt keeps it displayed casually and prominently on a table in the living- room. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The old one, who had entered ahead of Jonathan, had taken his place at the table and had already started to work on his pipe, trying to light it. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Searchlight ran on ahead, leading the way and barking. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to be looking straight ahead, but they were looking at us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not all of it. Just enough so’s I can see ahead.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He rode quoting Shakespeare from memory, thinking of the picket line ahead somewhere in the dark. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blanca went along with his decision, for she accepted that a good conjunction of planets in her daughter’s astral chart would not provide Alba with everything she needed to get ahead in life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could only move ahead or stay here, underground. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just stared ahead and held on to her seat belt with both hands. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“I hope we find an Elder,” Tree said just ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But looking ahead, Nate felt like he had to cross an ocean. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I looked out the window at the black clouds ahead of us. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She half lifted, half pushed their mother ahead, elbowing past two teenage boys with bundles under their arms. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Smart apprentices were always getting ahead by marrying into their masters’ families. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sheriff points to a ramshackle-looking shed, and this time I run out ahead of the group, ignoring my throbbing feet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Joey continued to stare straight ahead, his face red, his jaw clenched. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d flipped ahead and read enough snippets to know it was about a secret message and a treasure hunt. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I said, trying to see a little bit ahead. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, I can see them preparing to shut the thick metal doors. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He’d make it way ahead and wait at the top of a tree, lips anxiously pulling back over his teeth as he watched my slow progress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The fear is so powerful that I can’t do anything but stare straight ahead, gaze locked on the wooden post in front of me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Washington sliced across the finish line four and a half lengths ahead of California, and almost twenty seconds ahead of the freshman course record, despite the headwind. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Albert,” Shay says, leaning forward a bit, “you go right ahead and ignore what you look like. But it’s the rest of us who suffer; we have to look at you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The light skipped ahead in the air in front of Ilya. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I catch one of them say, “This guaguita here, now, she shows us all how to work hard if you want to get ahead. This guaguita will go far in life.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such meetings were usually held around one o'clock and we were notified well ahead. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are states which tell you what you may expect to find in the way of road conditions ahead, while others let you find out for yourself. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the final moment, however, Amaranta did not feel frustrated, but, on the contrary, free of all bitterness because death had awarded her the privilege of announcing itself several years ahead of time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes straight ahead, unwilling to look behind me at that gold shining dome that had accepted all our deepest wishes just a few hours back. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

A swarm of shadows danced in and out of view on the path just ahead. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The inky storm front was less than a hundred feet away now, obscuring everything ahead of them. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It probably is for the best, you know. You’ve all got a big day ahead of you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I took an extra moment to thank Allah for allowing me to reach this moment, but also to help me find the strength and courage to win the matches still ahead of me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She gave it to me and at once went skipping ahead. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Ahead of me, the Snake’s shadow joins with Zak’s, and they barrel ahead, unaware of how close I am. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Hung out in post position eleven—eleven positions out from the rail—Seabiscuit was bumped at the break, dropped back to fourteenth, then drifted extremely wide down the backstretch as Rosemont cruised ahead of him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also developed a race- preparation technique that was a half century ahead of its time. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estraven was not so worried as I by the hundreds of miles that still lay ahead of us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I drifted off to the side and sprinted to move ahead before the trail narrowed. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

A moment later, I caught a glimpse of him as he reappeared from the inky shadows far ahead. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved forward to the rise ahead, across a small creek. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to call out to him, to tell him to stop delaying and debating, to go ahead and do what must be done. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The small, sure-footed garrons of the hill clans were faring better; the scouts said, but the clansmen dared not press too far ahead or the whole host would come apart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, Dad looked up and straight ahead, his gaze fixed on something behind me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Malia was out ahead of us already, her chin high and her smile giant as she caught up with her father and waved. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Impatient with living on the page, mindful of the difficulties, they were wary of getting ahead of the touch of hands and a single bus-stop kiss. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to make small talk as I knew we had a thirty-minute ride ahead of us. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He’s never given much thought to options other than a crow’s path ahead of him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He began to walk rather quickly back, through the path in the com, looking ahead of him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We looked blithely at the road ahead, quadruplet angels. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A soft rustling and clinking seemed to be coming from up ahead. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I turned to peer through the blowing snow up ahead. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Seems like you've got quite a pleasant life ahead of you.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way to know what German scientists were up to, or how far ahead they might already be. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trails feeding into the quarantined towns displayed no sign of the danger ahead. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

His voice is hard and rough, like he knows what I’m about to say, and he’s daring me, double daring me, to go ahead and say it. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And then ahead of her, Kaisa had ridden up to the stag with her arm extended and there was a flash of steel and then red streaked down the stag’s throat. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But knowing John, I could pretty much bet that he would go ahead and play “The Final Countdown.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Half a lap ahead of me, I can see this girl Carmetta. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She could hear the voices of the meeting ahead, behind a closed door: men’s voices in muted arguing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going down. Run ahead and see if they are there.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s your prisoner, gentlemen,” announced Brinker, seizing my neck and pushing me into the Butt Room ahead of him, “I’m turning him over to the proper authorities.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chance came along before long, when I was lining up for lunch and spotted him a few places ahead in the queue. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d finally gotten the hang of breathing through my oxygen rig and had moved more than an hour ahead of my nearest companion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Less than a minute later, I see flames up ahead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze straight ahead, clutched my coat, and moved as fast as I could, ignoring the occasional taunts or eye rolls. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

For a short stretch the path became broad and flat, and just ahead, leaning comfortably against a dead tree, stood a very elegant-looking gentleman. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The glass ceiling and boarded-up walls ended, and whatever lay ahead was covered in silence and blackness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

To my surprise Tommy’s response, when it came, was calm and considered—the side of Tommy that was to emerge more and more in the years ahead. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw them up ahead of me, taking turns on Colins skateboard. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Goss went light and quick, graceful as a girl, some yards ahead of me. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But that is getting ahead of my story. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

As they turned into the last long straightaway, George shot a red shell into the void ahead of her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The crystal doorway hung in the air directly ahead, just a few yards away. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we better go ahead and switch ourselves on.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Louis Swift and his fellow industrialists could not rest easy; a new standoff was always just around the corner, requiring new strategies to keep the bosses one step ahead of their workers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The wooden leg made a side semicircle to get ahead when its turn came. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They found a narrow road leading upward: high ground ahead. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glass is half empty, but there are a few good swigs ahead of me, and besides I can always order a second and a third if I wish to. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ease and rapidity with which this meeting was set up made me suspect that the government might have planned this rendezvous ahead of time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They rose steeply ahead and on either side, rounded but high, covered with trees. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa and his two brothers walked ahead, and their father and mother walked behind them. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see them waiting for me and scream for them to run ahead. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But five seconds later, when a bright red door came into sight ahead, he suddenly waved his gold-topped cane in the air and shouted, “Stop the boat!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mars Bar wrenched free and stomped on ahead. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog ran ahead of him, at full cry, but held back by the rope that his master had looped around his shoulder. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seized Malfoy by the scruff of the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest; Greyback and the squat brother and sister followed, the latter both panting excitedly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In the years ahead, there would be critical moments in which his pursuit of image conflicted with his horse’s interests. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Permian scored twice more in the first half to go ahead 21-0. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, Trotter,” I said, trying to keep my voice steady. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he was ahead of her, sitting down and harvesting. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Tentatively, therefore, archaeologists assign the invention of zero to sometime before 32 B.C., centuries ahead of its invention in India. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, kid, ask. But I want the answer by tomorrow.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thialfi ran as he had never run before, but he watched Hugi pull ahead and reach the finish line when he was barely halfway there. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He sets for us the goal of houses for everyone and cheers us on, exhorting us to push ahead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Naval Twelfth Fleet forges ahead on its invasion of the Pacific, the announcer says. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"I'm willing to work hard so I can get ahead." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

In a flurry of activity, the vet’s assistant comes out and ushers Roger’s family into the examining room ahead of all the other people who are waiting. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know that he was my friend and that he had his whole life ahead of him. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Up ahead of them, Louisiana was still pushing the Tag and Bag cart. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

“You got...what...fifteen minutes left on your shift? You can go ahead and go. I’ll clock you out regular.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Up ahead a Road Closed sign blocks the street with a cop car in front of it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She’d wanted to hear all the nice things folks would say about her, so they went ahead and held the services early. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I shoved Horace up ahead of me, then Enoch, and then Olive took off her shoes and floated up. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Headstones dotted the green grass ahead of us. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

A long-legged creature with a brown, spare body picks its way across the street ahead of us, almost as tall as the headlights. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He had run on ahead after I had told him that he could not go back to the village for his spear. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

But with the granddaughter, she looked straight ahead and bobbed her head to the music, clapping and singing just like everybody else. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I sat on the bench trying to imagine the year ahead, but I didn't have that kind of foresight. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

His arms were folded and he glared straight ahead past Gerald’s cap. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she could only look straight ahead, where the huntress was walking purposefully down the path, her green cloak fluttering behind her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked down the steps just ahead of it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked straight ahead at Renee and the other customers who were also grossed out, while Mr. Ray focused on the sick kid, who I could hear heaving. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He sat one row over and two desks ahead of me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Mom holds up one finger for me to wait, but I push David ahead of me into the room. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful!” said Scrimgeour, standing back to let Harry pass through the door ahead of him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I noticed a clip of blazing diamonds on her dress as I tried to stand aside for the others, but Brother Jack pushed me ahead. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected to feel something like what he felt when riding a fast elevator, but here he found that if he looked straight ahead he felt almost nothing. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I must keep walking; I have to stare straight ahead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Instead, I break my promise to myself and I go ahead and mention Rachel. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man gave us directions; and told Olakunde and me to stir a bone and get up—we had a real long journey ahead of us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Jack and Connor are still way ahead of us, laughing and speaking in pirate voices—off on a mission to find some gold in this gray landscape. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As Hazel and Fiver came up and squatted beside him, he looked out across the open ground ahead. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Port ahead! City of Metairie," a man shouts and rings a bell. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

After class, even though Gillian tried to rush out ahead of me, I caught her in the hall. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing lay outside the scheme of our ideology, there was a policy on everything, and my main concern was to work my way ahead in the movement. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I thought of Manuel, who sat two rows ahead of me in algebra class. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They would make out, and then they’d go ahead and figure out how to get rid of this Wick madman, together. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"It seems all of our sixth grade is one happy family. Go ahead," she said. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Patronuses ran sleekly ahead, filling the spiral staircase with silvery light, as Professor McGonagall, Harry, and Luna hurried back down. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The twins ran ahead to play leapfrog with the other kids while Naomi helped Muff with her boys. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the honeyguide flew over his head and sang, ‘Leave it, O hunter. Better things are ahead.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his face burning and his head bowed, he walked through court after court, hearing that voice roaring ahead of him, hearing tinkles of laughter on every side. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We were making good time, pulling ahead of Ares, but Annabeth s chariot was way ahead of us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

A month ago, Danny Brooks, the eighth grader with a scoliosis brace, was picked six slots ahead of me for a round of dodgeball. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He looked straight ahead, saying nothing, holding his body more rigid than an arrow. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Pushing the bike ahead of me, I followed a deer trail deep into the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The next day, the eastward curve of the coastline was plain, straight ahead of us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian whirled and plunged ahead up the path without looking back. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It’s only when I look at my brother climbing two paces ahead of me that I remember what we’re doing and where we are. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’ll be of use after all. I’ve called ahead to Drake and told them that you are dis missed from further training. You were almost done with your coursework anyway.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you explain the whole thing to Adrienne ahead of time? I told you she boxes. She might have actually hit you!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He would gather up one or two empty kerosene cans from my camp and hit and kick them ahead of him as he charged toward a group of adult males. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Woolf had to get far enough in front to cross ahead of War Admiral and claim it. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were hardly out of his mouth, when Ludo Bagman emerged from behind a tree right ahead of them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I look straight ahead and say, ‘Officer, I am a New York State peace officer, and you’ll find my identification next to me on the seat.’ Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all got up and wandered through the drawing-room to the hall in great relief, Beatrice and I a little ahead of the men, she taking my arm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Will’s arm was strong around her, but he, too, was looking ahead, trying to peer through the wet gray gloom and to hear anything other than the dank splash of the oars. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook quickly got up on his feet again and strutted to the street ahead of Mr. Popper with many quick turns of his head and pleased comments on the new scene. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He would push through a lot of undergrowth, and closely packed bushes, scarcely able to see more than a yard ahead, and then come out suddenly into another wide clearing. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The operation is to go ahead as planned—they’ve got the equipment, they’ve got Verity, the contacts are all in place. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it shot ahead, sometimes it dropped behind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She is so far ahead that when the shots go off, I only see her flashlight fall, not her body. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘Tm really sorry about forgetting to radio ahead for hotel rooms for you two. Game along to my office and I’ll speak to my deputy mayor about it right now.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘If we get to the other side of this hill, we shall find a spot that is sheltered and snug enough, sir. There is a dry fir-wood just ahead, if I remember rightly.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My dad’s in the dining room, one step ahead of us, with an array of weapons already sprawled across the table. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead and get the passport. I can see it when you get it back,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

They walked around him in a circle, each team pulling on the long stick to which it was hitched, and following the team ahead. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw kept nudging and pushing against him, trying to get him to look or speak, but he only stared straight ahead, mesmerized by the puppets. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The path ahead did not seem to be as familiar as it had always been. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“So...can we do something more fun now? Rajar and the others are already so far ahead of me in Illumination.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Medwyn strode ahead, as slowly and powerfully as if a tree were walking. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The flame rose and licked the grass and we all moved forward, chasing the line of brightness ahead of us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elevator ceased rising; its doors slid back, and there, spread out ahead of them, deserted except for empty parked vehicles, lay the police station’s roof field. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The dining room, where the three of them relished her cooking and chatted so easily about their days, as though they had an endless supply ahead. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He offered to share his supper, but there was hardly enough for one person, so we all politely refused, insisting that he go ahead—at least, Caroline and Call were insisting. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No brandy for me, thank you. I should get to bed. I have quite a walk ahead of me, now that Manpower has moved to the bush.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looks at June—ahead of him now, caramel highlights in her swinging ponytail catching the midday sun—and he knows her place too. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

For suddenly, up out of a wash ahead rose a flurry of flapping wings. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pod’s activated ahead of us, releasing a gush of steam that parboils everyone in its path, leaving the victims intestine- pink and very dead. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

After a minute or so of walking, he heard a shriek from ahead, followed by another, then another. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Turner looked ahead and saw the rock ledges streaking past and the shore bending away. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He watched them appear briefly, crossing a ridge about a half mile ahead; they had already slowed from a dead run to a trot. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boys fell in line and Jinx hopped around enough that three men let him move ahead. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was no way of knowing if the distribution had begun three blocks north of them, and no one was willing to leave in order to scout ahead and report on what was happening. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Demon possession—Mercy, girl, I’d have to catch me a jet to keep one step ahead of you. Well—you better get going before the devil grabs me one more time.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

At midday we saw a cluster of huts ahead and raced each other toward them. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I know she must have traveled this route a lot of times, but the way she steps ahead is still pretty amazing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She thinks the church is now the enemy to fight—and feels worried that I stay back with the children—as she says—instead of going ahead with her.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But so many people surrounded them now that he and the others could no longer dart ahead as a pack, slipping beyond the rest of the crowd. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” he said, and ran ahead, the scent of cigarette smoke lingering in the air. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They walk ahead of me as I hobble slowly behind them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our eyes looking ahead of us, we leave without saying goodbye to the mother or the children. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been staring straight ahead and into the trees, but the jungle was playing tricks on him now. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Seeing me, he glares and marches on ahead of us without a word to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were voices up ahead, coming from behind a set of closed doors. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A bird crows overhead like Go ahead, dummy! so Scoob clears his throat. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, just a day ahead of the announcement, Rolling Stone published a piece on Barack that included the reporter making a visit to Trinity Church in Chicago. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Her face was expressionless, almost composed, and she looked right ahead to the door she was about to leave by. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Kim is already walking away from us with his eyes looking ahead and his back rigid. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At once he spotted the Babylonian waiting for him in a doorway ahead. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A car sputtered through the intersection ahead, causing them both to jump, but it was only a cab. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“It seems we both have impossible tasks ahead of us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bridge Dustfinger had mentioned lay ahead, its gray stone pale in the headlights. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were down from Alaska and Canada, migrating ahead of a cold front. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Some came from generations of military service, while others were teenage girlfriends who’d become brides just ahead of a deployment—their futures now having taken a sudden, complicated turn. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The small building up ahead was Grandfather’s farmhouse. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to walk into the picture, take their hands, and say that there will be incredible and heartbreaking changes ahead, but that their lives here will be good. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The little ship taxied away and turned, and down the field it roared and staggered into the air, and Olive was looking straight ahead and probably her eyes were closed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a final burst of speed, the horse of the Horned King plunged ahead; the animal’s flanks bore against Melyngar, who reared furiously and struck out with her hoofs. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“To let the firefighters know we relocated from the third floor down here with you. If they’re given the go ahead to enter the building again, we want them to know where we are.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Naheed looked straight ahead in the direction she had just come from. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

We moved straight ahead until we came within forty meters of the village. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, you got my attention. I’m here. Now I need to see if you’re worthy of my help. Go ahead. Battle. If I’m impressed, I’ll jump in for the grand finale.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She walked briskly through the woods as the shards dashed ahead. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“You know,” Greenglass said, still smiling, “there are several men at Los Alamos who might also be willing to furnish information. If you want me to, I can go right ahead and talk to them.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally given the chance to run, he surged ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But there are just the slightest suggestions, hints of what may be ahead. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But it works good,” he answered, starting down the trail ahead of Tayo, “it works real good. That’s the main thing.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At this moment he saw Dandelion, who had run well ahead, squatting on an anthill clear against the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stepped outside yourself, remember? But you wanted to look, so go ahead. Get a good look.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Sonia, I need some fresh air. Go ahead and eat without me.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And looking down from the sun, straight ahead, I saw a huge black shape come hulking out of the void towards us. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to plan ahead, you stupid boy! Now you have nothing to trade.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They found themselves on a great plain that extended far ahead into the mist. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Let’s not get ahead of ourselves,” Dad said, but I couldn’t help it. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Any impulse I might have felt toward self- congratulation was extinguished by overwhelming apprehension about the long, dangerous descent that lay ahead. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Mundo!” she calls to my father, who has gone ahead into the living room and is greeting all the men. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The boatman sat at his tiller smoking a pipe, looking stolidly ahead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He pulls his forehead off the wheel, but still stares straight ahead not meeting my eyes. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

With two girls ahead of me, I say, “I don’t want us to be mad at each other anymore.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Nah, I’m not that excited,” he said as the stadium began to fill up, and during the game he said almost nothing but looked on glumly as the team moved effortlessly ahead without him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dungeon floor was composed of floating circular platforms arranged end to end in a long line that stretched out into the darkness ahead. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Ash looked ahead she saw a blur of green tunics and horseflesh moving through the trees, and there was Lore, her horse’s black tail flying. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But again, the tortoise has moved ahead, this time by a quarter foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The banks were just all green and the river went ahead to the next bend. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were four guys ahead of me kicking a ball around. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I planned the first thing I wanted to say to her, so Mrs. V and I had programmed it in ahead of time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Up ahead Jet Stone Boy stared up at the sky, singing to the stars. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had caught scent of the girls who were just up ahead. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A patch of grass caught fire, lit up, and Ugwu saw a ferret by the cluster of trees ahead, hunched like a giant tortoise. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Feathers, Rubio, and Suma wait five meters ahead in the protection of the ramp’s canopy while I race back into the shuttle. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Behind, the tramp of feet; ahead, the crowds lining the curbs for blocks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the bell, Roy waited for the other students to file out ahead of him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” I whispered, “I’m not done yet.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of anything, to the left, right, down, up, or ahead, for as far as he could see. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

On the day that Epiphany Middle School was invited to attend Annie, Mrs. Olinski had driven her van to the high school and had arrived ahead of the school bus. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emma shouted ahead to Finn, and Finn disappeared into the little room. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Right after I turned the first bend I could hear a wagon ahead, so I ran through the woods to where they were gonna have to pass. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But today he just kept two paces ahead. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I almost said, No one wants to hear your memory, but I wanted to know what it was, so I said, “Go ahead.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The boy rode ahead of me, bareback on his horse, as close to the animal as if they were a single body, and I was behind, taciturn, brooding over my rage. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not notice Odenigbo at first, standing ahead of her in line to buy a ticket outside the university theater. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mike announced that we’d gotten too far ahead and needed to stop and wait yet again. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I settled down in my seat for the journey ahead, one hand on Maxim’s knee. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I am going up ahead to see what you cannot.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The Foretellers of the Fastnesses are not the only people on Winter who can see ahead. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was told “a great banking career” lay ahead of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Julius dared not run ahead of the tigers—Brute would remember himself and give chase. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sun is still high and a lot of day stretches ahead. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The line had been repaired ahead of schedule, it said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

To my right and ahead the church spire towered high, crowned with a red light of warning. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was huge and low, directly ahead; it looked like a moongate leading to a fiery garden. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pretty people, golden-skinned, light-eyed, they seemed wary, as if somebody not so kind had come down the road ahead of us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The English are not far ahead of rich and influential Americans when it comes to seeking rarities and oddities. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere up ahead the young mouse could hear the sound of dripping water; the musical echoing plops made an eerie noise in the sinister stillness of the passage. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She lifted her eyes and pointed at one of the trees up ahead. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he was just a few years ahead of me back in high school. Knows a lot of the same people.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

A short way ahead of them, a glow of golden streetlights indicated the center of the village. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He went left, and the building loomed ahead of him, a gray, white, and black monstrosity. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But now they saw, not far ahead, the bridge which they had crossed when they first came to the Test four nights before. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big settlement lay ahead, the man said, with a reputation for a rambunctious spirit. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He asked Mom if the washing machine was still leaking, and if Grandpa Kenneth had gone ahead with his double-hernia operation. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was sad at the thought of what lay ahead, yes, and more than a little afraid. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had a hard day’s work ahead of us, and nothing good to eat. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I really do, Cullen,” Lucas said bluntly, his gaze on the road ahead. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“But they’re—” “We have plenty, you go ahead, child. I make them every year.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Up ahead at Fifth the lights were bright, a few cars shooting across the gaping mouth of the street and above and beyond, the trees—great, dark, tall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Erica walks ahead to meet Daddy halfway and give him a quick hug, and then they talk for a few seconds before she nods and calls me over. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I nodded my head and began to run toward her, my self running ahead. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we walked, I saw that monster pine tree ahead of us. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her dæmon leapt from one side of the little glass cabin to the other, looking ahead, above, to the left and right, and calling to her constantly. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly Gimli, who had pressed on ahead, called back to them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, have a laugh at old Horace’s expense! Call me a dandy if you will, but just because the villagers won’t remember what you wear doesn’t give you license to dress like a vagabond!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Nearly an hour passed before he reappeared, just ahead of the others. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Although the sun had not risen, we could see it clearly ahead. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. I told you I’m not going to fight you anymore, and I meant it.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

His eyes didn’t move from the wagon ahead of ours as he spoke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She stood up to go, and as she made her way toward the exit, skirting the borders of the dance floor, she saw the huntress in the crowd ahead of her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat moved ahead slowly and he watched the airplane until he could no longer see it. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boiler was straight ahead, a giant, white, curvaceous beast, with a rough asbestos hide. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the boys behind me call names and the girls to each side sneer, I look straight ahead because those sheep are smiling at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t—” “Go ahead. You got to learn to take what people are willing to give.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Then they can plan ahead and obey their rules. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the frenzied greeting the dogs lowered their noses to the ground in a businesslike way and went ahead, looking back now and then to make sure that the boy was coming. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men stood aside to let Rachel and Kit walk ahead into the company room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It helps to listen to the big boys ahead of you. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There were still at least a few parties ahead of them, so he settled in for the long wait to be seated. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I look ahead to see a stunning building painted virtually with swirls of red, gold, and white. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The chaplain braced himself with a prodigious effort of the will and plunged ahead brazenly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His eyes are only upon the adobe house, ahead a small distance. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stared ahead of him as if lost in his own thoughts. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She fixed her eyes straight ahead as she spoke. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The bigger boat lunged ahead, but then met some obstruction in the water and reared up suddenly. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I pick up the pace to cross the town square, staring straight ahead, wiping the fear off my face, fighting the tears that edge into the corners of my eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

A long line of defectors had come begging ahead of him. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But in most things he’s way ahead of me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We hadn’t given a single thought to them wanting earthly goods, in our planning ahead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. But it’s nice to be asked. Go ahead.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Dr. Hoskins sat on the seat, looking straight ahead, not at the hapless group standing near the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

December 31, 1999, is the evening when the great odometer in the sky clicks ahead. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The horizon line, flat and low, is straight ahead, and the sky looks like dishwater. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

How were they going to stay ahead of the game if the boys had free lemonade to sell? The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

This time Roadrunner ran ahead into the trees, far faster than I could, and I wasn’t too sure whether Henrietta’s feet were touching the ground. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Every so often, from up ahead, we’d hear a flap of wings or a pigeon’s warble, and we’d pick up our pace a little. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Chou and Kim trudge ahead of me, their eyes focusing on the ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maddy, calm down,” I hear Elizabeth behind me, and I jog a few more steps ahead, letting other kids swirl around me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

There was a brush island ahead and the current moved toward the shore. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

There was only the darkness of the tunnel, and somewhere ahead, an exit. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When the handbell rings we line up in front of GIRLS, two by two, holding hands: Carol and me, then Grace and Cordelia back behind us because they’re a grade ahead. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

These handouts were not meant to provide long-term assistance but rather to see the individual or family through the week ahead. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The third quarter ended with Permian still ahead by two points. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that was still many years ahead of me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the bathroom door shut, the one just ahead of the kitchen. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

There had been two thieves farther ahead who were planning to steal the boy’s sheep and murder him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first step shows you the second; the second the third; and by the time you’ve hit the third, you can see the fourth and fifth clear ahead of you in sequence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He stopped, confused, as his companions walked ahead and left him standing alone on the steps. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Go right ahead, folks,” the tour guide told us. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I scooted closer and the seam in the waterfall opened even farther, so I could peek through and check the ground ahead. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t see more than fifteen or twenty feet ahead, often not even that. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The green-and-white road signs kept teasing us along with mentions of Capitol Street so many miles ahead, and we strained our eyes for a glimpse of the gold-leafed dome, like Columbus looking for a continent. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Effie's knocking at the door, reminding me there's another "big, big, big day!" ahead. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The fog wavered and lifted, swirled about in sudden drafts, floated across the path in thin layers, showed a patch of blue sky for an instant and glimpses of trees ahead. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

"You mean people with disabilities, right? Go ahead and say what you mean, Bobby. I know I've got a disability, okay? I'm not a baby. Just say it—disability!" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In die hospital corridor, her husband moved ahead with the unsmiling determination of someone who knew what he was about. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I thought I saw a yellow lab in the waters ahead. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He wondered what other adventures awaited him in the days and years ahead. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Most of the men and women walked with their eyes toward the ground, or fixed blankly ahead. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see Nico, but after a few minutes of walking I saw a glow up ahead. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But I look straight ahead, ignoring them all, and, still swinging my stick, stomp straight into the house. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day on course due west, off central Krete, the ship caught a fresh norther, and we ran southward before the wind while Zeus piled ruin ahead. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cephalus looking keenly around saw something move in the thicket ahead and threw the javelin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she calls out to Darius, who is a few steps ahead of us. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Tyrion shouted, "Burned Men! Moon Brothers! After me!" but most of them were ahead of him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then a sudden movement ahead of them made them almost drop the crate. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There’s no point in hiding it so I go ahead and put forward what we were running from, what happened at the bridge, who was chasing us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Was it just because she seemed several miles ahead of him? Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had nothing further to say to his neighbor; his mind was on his work, on the day ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I still love you, Madeline. And you still love me. You have your whole life ahead of you. Don’t waste it. Forgive me.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Farid went ahead again, using every tree as cover, always keeping uphill from the houses until they were above the uninhabited part of the village that looked as if a giant had trodden on it. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The thought of the day ahead staggered and exhausted her. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your training with me puts you far ahead of these other children.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With only a couple of hours of walking ahead of me, and it being hours before dawn, I take time out to look at the mill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they came around the bend and within sight of the crowd on the bridge, they were five lengths ahead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was the one who was out of place there—I was actually a year ahead; normally AP bio was for juniors and seniors. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Turner, go on ahead and tell your good father where you left your bat and glove this morning.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“All right,” she cried, “you’re a spoiled baby! I let you out of your promise. Go ahead and ask him.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One day during recess—while doing some stick sketching in the dirt—I took a deep breath and plunged ahead. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately, the road ahead is full of trials and tribulations. You have angered the witch and now you must pay for your transgressions.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the Soviet atomic bomb project was moving ahead. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only good thing was that he didn’t have to boost Celia ahead of him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way to his cell was straight ahead, but he turned right, toward the center gate, which led to the civilian offices. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember taking my eyes off the twisting road to glance at him, but he was just sitting there quietly, gazing straight ahead into the night. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, she was in the class ahead of me and nearly two years older. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Let me see what you get,” he said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Captain Black, every officer who supported his Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade was a competitor, and he planned and plotted twenty- four hours a day to keep one step ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Keep it as long as you like. I don’t play it that much anyway.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, after the party ponies headed bade to Florida, Chiron made a surprise announcement: the chariot races would go ahead as scheduled. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It only increased her foreboding of the meeting that lay ahead. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beyond a pane of glass, aisles stretched far ahead in every direction. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The marker is straight ahead—a wooden stake poking up out of the ground in the middle of a pile of stones, no wider or higher than a pitcher’s mound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Though Roosevelt had conceded to Rondon’s wish to stay, he pushed Rondon to send someone to scout the area ahead of them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

He remembers his father’s footprints in the sand; because of his limp, the right toe of his shoe was always turned outward, the left straight ahead. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ARVNs were up ahead of us, pushing through the woods. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, he was pursuing the kind of false leads that would come to haunt the manhunters in the days ahead. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sprinted ahead and vanished around the corner and into the darkness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mean to be eavesdropping or nothing, but I couldn’t move ahead any farther toward my seat and it was getting to be too late to step back off the train. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes straight ahead, and his mouth tightly closed. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maxie opened the door to her apartment and pushed me through ahead of her. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Far ahead through the thick velvety blackness of the corridors that reached past the illuminated circles of their flashlights, robot light twinkled. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I could see the battle ahead in time and space. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was painfully aware that he lacked the ecclesiastical aplomb and savoir-faire that enabled so many of his colleagues in other faiths and sects to get ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The girl walked ahead of the man and soon they came to the circle of huts under the trees. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

We sit somewhat formally on the love seat, but Caesar says, "Oh, go ahead and curl up next to him if you want. It looked very sweet." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wondered what was waiting for us there; what new horrors lay ahead. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I don’t depend on the English for anything. Go ahead and break my neck.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

They were always half a month or so behind, and talked endlessly to him about paying ahead—after they had a preliminary discussion about what he was doing back so soon anyway. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three massive forms lay ahead of us, one in the road and two more in the field adjacent, just the other side of a shallow ditch. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The running boy was way ahead of him, but Roy figured he could stay close enough to keep him in sight. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole sea ahead of us was alive with fire and drifting smoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t know what’s ahead of her or why she’s fighting. It’s just...instinct, Will. Her instinct is to fight. To live.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So his managers conspired to skip him ahead to a P-2, which, by the arcane rules of bureaucracy, didn’t have the same requirement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

At the top of the staircase, a drab corridor stretched out ahead, with rough coconut matting on the floor. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I see the glow of Amity headquarters ahead, the familiar cluster of wooden buildings with the greenhouse in their center. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once I looked for my mother and saw her, far ahead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road ahead of them straightened out, Scythe Curie shifted gears, and they accelerated. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He loved his son, and Kermit had his whole life ahead of him and was engaged to be married. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

"Three hundred jars, you say? That still does not account for these totals. You are several thousand jars ahead of the best estimate you gave me when last we met." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I ran up the goat path until I caught sight of two dark shadows ahead of me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She flipped ahead to look at the last page of the hand-out, looking for a clue about where this whole thing would end up. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael decided to talk to him about it before going ahead with the photograph. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My mind is racing, speeding through the hours and days and months ahead, and my heart is pounding, and I can’t even bring myself to stop or wipe away the burning tears on my cheeks. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It just sucks,” Simon says, staring straight ahead. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Vegetation clustered thickly on both banks, and the light that came from the tree lanterns was fading quickly the further away they got, so that almost everything ahead was dark. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This bike is three ways ours, says Rachel who is thinking ahead already. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was about to say as much when she saw the battlements ahead, long parapets built into the very stone of the mountains on either side of them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"So we went ahead on my personal responsibility." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank didn’t like it, but she forged ahead alone. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

When the handbell rings we line up in front of GIRLS, two by two, holding hands: Carol and me, then Grace and Cordelia back behind us because they’re a grade ahead. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had three or four hours ahead of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I remember a time when I was young and I charged full steam ahead into a Coke machine. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lee rode slowly forward, nearing the trees ahead alongside the road. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a snake stopped and raised its head alertly; the tongue slid in and out and then stopped when it located him. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the line of people just divided around him like water around a boulder in the creek, and went on ahead to make their votes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, just the buffalo. So, go ahead, what happened?” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he looked ahead of the plane, through the whirling propeller, he saw the endless trees stretching away to the horizon. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

In this, as in so many areas, W. E. B. Du Bois was far ahead of his countrymen and -women. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When we reached Cuttyhunk, I ran ahead to fetch Cinders so Mr. Sloan wouldn’t have to walk, while Miss Maggie went to the post office where Mr. Johnson kept the telegraph machine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” she said, “Tell me what you think.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pick the winners ahead of time and make sure they’re in the crowd? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Styx’s long-legged stride drew him ahead of us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

As he was wondering whether to climb up to it, to see whether he could get a clear view ahead, he heard a movement behind him and turned to find Hawkbit at his shoulder. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers began pushing us toward the nearest car, the policemen going ahead to scatter what few passengers remained inside. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“A girl’s got to look after her interests if she’s going to get ahead in this country,” she explained. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The two men, who looked too alike not to be related, hurried ahead of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think that must be a hallucination, because when I look into the furnace of the road up ahead, all I see is smoke and flames. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The truck was still solidly in the middle lane, but through the flurry of flakes the taillights ahead seemed to be getting clearer and brighter as we gained on the car in front. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Like ours, it lies ahead of her like a wilderness just before the first explorer sets foot on the virgin sand. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But I do see what I wanna see: this bridge is the only place where you can cross the river, from back where we’ve run to miles farther ahead as you look. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

If people had known ahead of time, they would have ground corn to prepare for the trip, but there was no time. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls shuffle forward and move a few yards ahead of us. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Asta peered ahead, owl-formed, from the rearmost hoop, though the great raindrops slapping at her wide eyes made it almost impossible to see anything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

With the finish line looming ahead of him in the gathering dark, Bobby Moch screamed something inarticulate. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Straight ahead he could see more beach, about a mile away, but to the left and northward there was a large bay that must have stretched close to three miles. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the counter space is limited, Jack motions for me to go ahead of him. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The trees were full of birds singing ahead of him in the sun. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gloomy darkness of Prospect Park loomed ahead of them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

When the other one nudges ahead, he looks briefly over to the other father, but that’s all. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A few cars were leaving and arriving at the terminal building; farther ahead, the airstrip was pitch black. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Far ahead and to their right the Misty Mountains loomed; ever darker and taller they grew as the miles went by. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Contemplating the task ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was ahead of them and they could not see his face. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Behind us came the sound of screams, laughter; ahead the footfalls of the running boys, distant fire trucks, shooting, and in the quiet intervals, the steady filtering of shattered glass. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask him if there are any unusual details. If not, tell him to go ahead and later I’ll send you by to pick up the paperwork so I can sign it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The train starts to brake and for a second I think President Snow is watching me and doesn’t approve of my confiding in Haymitch and has decided to go ahead and kill me now. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the tortoise lumbers ahead in that time by an eighth of a foot. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

The Blackfish had taken a hundred picked men and a hundred swift horses and raced ahead to screen their movements and scout the way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Dad shuffled us ahead a little bit and then we all stopped. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cleaned the house, got ahead on my homework, and wrote my mom more bogusly cheerful e-mail. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When it reached us, Ray jumped ahead to be the host and get the bag. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ernie emerged from the line ahead of her and sat down at our table. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead, laugh at my expense,” Matthew said, but he was smirking, too. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jennifer forged ahead and I followed, suddenly feeling my heart in my mouth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“She isn’t there,” Nick said in a monotone, staring blankly ahead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went through the forest and the road came out and turned along a rise of land, and out ahead of us was a rolling green plain, with dark mountains beyond it. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She found the path easily, passed the dark clump of willows, and saw ahead the deep shining pool that was Blackbird Pond and a faint reddish glow that must be Hannah’s window. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She settled herself behind her desk and said abruptly, “Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that you were taken ill on the train, Potter.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I memorized all four. Father got them ahead of time. Mother helped me study.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, the stone men on the span began to wail. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I kept darting surreptitious glances at him while also looking straight ahead, as if I had no business gazing directly at this perfect likeness of an Indo-Greek god, high school edition. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

—So go ahead—you were talking about the walk you took with Keisha. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lift my head and spot the dark-green railing that marks the subway station just up ahead. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was James who sighted the circus ahead, set up on a fallow field. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now, as Mary Jo glanced back, all she saw above the seats was Jordan sitting quietly, staring calmly ahead. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

She looked ahead, down the long avenue, where Gabriel walked with Florence, where John walked with Elisha. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Oh, but it did unsettle the matrons of Bethlehem to see the poor thing boosted into a class ahead of their own children, there to become dazzling slick-quick at mathematics. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cannot even say if the gardens are ahead or behind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He looks ahead, but I sense him smiling. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Butler, perhaps trying to circumvent complaints that might short-circuit his offer, did not disclose ahead of time to Langley’s engineering staff that the newest recruit was black. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The two came from the rutted country road into the city, and they were not walking in single file, Kino ahead and Juana behind, as usual, but side by side. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally flew much slower now, eyes fixed ahead, daring only an occasional glimpse at the view around her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"Show me the path 1 must walk, and do not let me stumble in the dark places that he ahead." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I ran, my eyes straight ahead, ignoring the train coming in from my left. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

No doubt some of the towns on it didn’t exist yet, but at least it would have given me a better idea of what was ahead. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She walked ahead and Matt followed, pulling the broad-brimmed sombrero down to hide his face. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty pointed, and pushed ahead to the place he had seen. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She was careful to keep her gaze straight ahead as they walked. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to turn my back on the Snake and the Toad, I let them go ahead of me but immediately regret it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

In any case, above 27,400 feet, no ropes had been fixed ahead of time. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Up ahead, a little colored boy in overalls watches me, wide-eyed, gripping a red ball. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My purpose had always been to see past my neighborhood—to look ahead and overcome. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost past my bedtime, and you’ve got a big day ahead of you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“You might look ahead a little though. Ahead and in all three directions.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then he saw Dumbledore rising out of the water ahead, his silver hair and dark robes gleaming. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When a sick person was about to die, my mother could read the fact of it a year ahead of time on the daughters-in-law’s faces. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out, this special person is also studying law in the capital, although he’s two years ahead of her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The voices were fainter as the light dwindled ahead of her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Beverly shone the flashlight ahead of them, and they walked out of the terrible darkness of Building 10 and into the normal darkness of nighttime. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Finally, panting, the energy of his panic wearing thin, he glimpsed the house up ahead through the trees. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Johnson watched Nixon take the oath of office, wondering what lay ahead. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bran rode with his brothers, well ahead of the main party, his pony struggling hard to keep up with their horses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“When talking about driving, I remember that old song: ‘Keep your hands on the wheel and eyes on the road ahead Dr. Strayer interjected. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I sat beside them in the office, ate next to them in restaurants, and rode up and down in the elevators with them, but they always looked straight ahead, wordlessly. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We crest a hill, pockmarked with flashing puddles, and Gwenforte runs out ahead of us, to the top. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We still had weeks of argument ahead, but the judges asked for a week’s adjournment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before we start the announcements, I’d like to go ahead and thank the people who are making tonight such a success.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“What’s with the book?” said her mother, still staring straight ahead. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, he said, he was willing to go ahead with a spring race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I already thought ahead. We have to go to this party.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was worth the risk, for what lay ahead for me if I didn’t go? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We had spent all day struggling and backtracking in the cut-up, crevassed area east of the Fire-Hills; We were tired that evening but elated, sure that a clear course would soon open out ahead. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But all at once the red car made a U-turn and returned, stopping a distance ahead of them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Another time, sleeping in different quarters in Cange—the patriarch of the place was, after all, a priest—Ophelia was determined to rise early in the morning, ahead of Paul. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Brekker had been one step ahead of the him and the Dime Lions. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I watched as the man ahead of me had letters and numbers carved into his skin in black ink with an electric needle. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He squatted down next to me and said, “Let me tell you something, Tootsie. This could be your best chance to get ahead of what you did by confessing.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead,” Ryan says, opening his arms wide and putting his face forward, as if he wants to be hit. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

We floated, peering into the water ahead, but beyond the first fifty feet, it was only darkness. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Malcolm looked all around the horizon and saw nothing as clear as an island or a tree or a cliff; but wasn’t that something ahead—a thicker blackness at one point? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense. It’s just the right amount of water. Go ahead and sit down, sweetling.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z