“But I didn't count on not being able to park my own car on my own drive. That's all I wanted to say.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he does a head count of the room. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Walowick and Monaco made jokes about the body count, but they ended when Captain Stewart told us that afternoon that we were going out again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll count that as part of the bargain, for you are a bold chicken, we must admit.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Do we really have to spin and count spaces and all that junk? We have a deadline. Clocks everywhere are ticking against us.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

She keeps a count of bald eagles, and then loses track because there are so many. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Ten years or a couple days, depending on how you count it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

That was a little strange; last time there were too many ships to count. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I can count And I can read too, you double-chinned pig. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I put my hand over his left side, just behind his front leg, and counted the number of heartbeats in fifteen seconds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Because I never could count on another chance at happiness. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, now step backwards real slow on the count of three.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can count on me,” Nathan said, puffing out his chest. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Instead of counting my money, you coulda just picked my pocket, you know,” I tell him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody seemed so proud of the fact that they could count. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

He remembered trying to find the moss, trying to count his footsteps, but he’d kept losing track of his numbers in his head. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Finnick counts them, turning each one over in his hands before he sets it in a neat configuration. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I count the windows as we emerge from underground: seven windows times two sides times five-car train is seventy windows. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

If you count all the chickens, pigs, and fish, there are hundreds of millions of food animals raised on factory farms every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The referee began counting, "One ... two ... three . . ." Becker shook his head, as if to clear it. ".. . four .. . five ... six . .." Then he climbed to his feet. ". . . seven . . . eight." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not as sharp as she once was, and there are things she can’t count on doing as she did before. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Five or six caravans, I counted, plus motor homes and a truck, a horsebox, a Hillman van, and a motorbike and sidecar. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Something a little bit better than counting to help you concentrate,” Dad says. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I was beside myself with rage, and if I only knew how much longer we had to put up with each other’s company, I’d start counting the days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They allowed the bankers to get rid of their counting boards. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

To live with people you could count on to protect your back. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Min stands in front of the eleven of us—I counted—all girls, standing and ready to play. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

‘It was so long ago I couldn’t count.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a long head start counts for anything, why didn’t guns and steel arise first in Africa, permitting Africans and their germs to conquer Europe? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Counting them in gives them the tempo, and singing the counts on the opening pitch gives them the starting note. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She hobbies through the doorway, glances at us, counting but not seeing. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well!” said the sergeant, “they’ll find themselves trapped in a circle, I expect, sooner than they count on. Now, blacksmith! If you’re ready, his Majesty the King is.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, doesn’t count. You missed the connection. Start over.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

One day, though, our white sergeant ordered me to count cadence in Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the workers don’t check in their output, then I can’t count it! And if it doesn’t get counted, how are we going to know how many we have?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He came back and told me, “Let me see how many of them you can hit before I count five.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The few times he had whipped me had been when he counted to three and I didn’t listen. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have similar expectations for what counts as cleanliness in men and women alike. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They just count to five, have their market day, and start over. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve seen her in a dress. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

One plaited her hair, while the other counted her uncountable moles. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes tighter and kept counting...43, The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There flowered a White Tree, and that was for Gondor; but Seven Stars were about it, and a high crown above it, the signs of Elendil that no lord had borne for years beyond count. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Hello, Miss Teen Dreamers! I cannot tell you how happy I personally am to see you. I told the world, I said, ‘Don’t you count my girls out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I shivered again and pulled my cloak tight, then turned my back to the graves and counted the windows, two, three, four, until I came to the window I hoped led to Curzon’s cell. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Buphead counted to three and on the third swing they let me go in the air. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before he took off his jacket, he’d count his money. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would count the minutes until school let out, unable to focus or concentrate. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The tie is purple silk, and Alex is counting his breaths. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I still want that same exhilaration Rufus experienced, so I put the goggles back on, count down from three, and jump. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I will count three, then we will all call, then we will all keep perfectly quiet for three seconds, listening for the answer.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t count on anything. That’s the way it is in this freaking world. You’re nothing but a jerk if you do.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I started spreading my fingers to count it off again but afore I could even get to forty, Pa and the new-free folks turned up the road heading toward the schoolhouse. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Strange for one so young to be counted as a captain, he thought. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Not counting Holy Week, Sundays, holy days of obligation, first Fridays, retreats, sacrifices, and cyclical impediments, her effective year was reduced to forty-two days that were spread out through a web of purple crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What do I care? I don’t keep count,” Laila lied, shrugging, loving him for remembering. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

They had been going for a long while — Pippin had tried to keep count of the ‘ent-strides’ but had failed, getting lost at about three thousand — when Treebeard began to slacken his pace. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The last year I did not count those. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angrily, she wiped the tears away and talked through her affirmations: “Never count a pageant girl out.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A sketch where the skinnier performer took off his dilapidated boot and counted his toes over and over again, constantly losing his place, generated the loudest reaction. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Because I can count on my fingers the number of sunsets I have left, and I don’t want to miss any of them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t count all the things that existed for you Then that you don’t have Now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, when Hyacinth let Franz loose, she did not count on someone coming home at that exact moment. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It was something he had not counted on, ever. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me come along. I can sell tickets. Russ can do anything—he’s young. Give me his job. I can still count, and I don’t short-change. I know you don’t run a grift show.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He counts out ninety-five dollars in cash from his register, recounts it, then gives it to Sam through the slot in the bulletproof glass. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Emma started counting her steps as soon as they entered the tunnel—right after Chess pulled the door to the empty house’s basement shut tight behind them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

"A fishing village, just a little place, north along the shore. Twenty-six thatch roofs and one slate, I counted. I saw part of a wagon. Someone's there." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She counted to three and the boys responded with a chant of “Go Fugees!” Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The drought continued until we lost count of the time. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only math she’d need there would be for counting goats and rows of tomato plants. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

The last death has to count, Arya told herself every night when she whispered her names. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was so skinny I could count her ribs through her dress. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then his grandfather had explained how to count forward by months and days. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

We counted different kinds of funny-looking cars and laughed at people and their pets walking along the streets. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The people at Stanley's house cheered, as if the run really counted. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She needed to remind him that he couldn’t count on anyone or anything being the same in this world as back home. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

His counts still didn’t look good, and Dr. Moses had almost kept him in the hospital for another few days. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And every day my Government gives me a count of corpses created by military science in Vietnam. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you missed the test, failed the test, weren’t where you said you would be on your schedule, or failed to submit your whereabouts for the quarter, that would count as a failed test. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Within twenty-four hours the small provincial society world knew that an authentic count had arrived in their midst. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You were counting on that, eh? It is true I do not like fire. But Leo Valdez's flames are not strong enough to trouble me.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you counting?” she asked, her voice scratchy with static. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Henry was a traitor, so he could count Ares out, too, since the pair was bonded. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hate the desperation in my voice, but I have been counting down the days to the tournament. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Enrique is counting: in some places, people at seven of every ten houses turn him away. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Yet in my world where there are so many things I don’t understand, counting dates is the only sane thing I know to do. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not getting enough rest, and you’re having bad dreams. Do you know you count in your sleep? And I know it isn’t sheep. No one counts four million sheep.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He was trying to count them, he could not remember why. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I can only count in the negative space. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. McCaffrey tells me stay in the office so that I can learn to count magazines and enter them in the ledger. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I pet him some more, and I lose count of the number of times my hand moves back and forth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A cameraman held his hand high and counted down from three. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He sat there and fidgeted and counted the number of benches. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold on! I lost count again! I have to start all over.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Marie-Laure has long since lost count of her strides when they reach a crowd dense enough that she can feel heat spilling off of it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She could normally count on one finger the number of seconds it took Poppy to write back, but now it was like Seven didn’t even exist. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I push myself hard to count all the words so I can read. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed some buttons at least twelve times; others I stopped counting at five. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that it’s kind of hard to count how many warnings I got, because with the trouble I ended up in I must’ve had a zillion of them. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's badly bruised with a long burn across his chest and four tracker jacker stings, if you count the one under his ear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

That’s what the Director is counting on—terror seeks silence, not screams. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It was about proudly wearing my country's colors on my chest and being excellent in the moments when it counted. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The German shuts the wardrobe doors and hobbles away, and Marie-Laure stays on the bottom rung of the ladder for a count of forty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Captain Reed shook his head and circled warily, counting his steps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Inside each airplane, a bombardier peers through an aiming window and counts to twenty. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Day after day, we push on until I lose count of how many days we have traveled. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to seven, I would start counting real slow, dragging it out. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached into his pocket and counted the money to make sure Lalo had given him the right change. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And off they were, before I could count to seven, down the lawn to a creaky wicker gate, through which they entered the orchard and disappeared among the trees. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I was counting on our threesome getting back to normal. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“My lord,” said Davos, “if you would send me on to White Harbor, His Grace would count it as an act of friendship.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She could hear signs of life in far-off rooms—the low mumble of a TV commercial, the beep of a microwave running down its count—but distantly, as if in a dream. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I seen eleven of them, not counting the man and the woman,” someone would shout from the sidewalk. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

They counted the dead otter and thought of the beads and other things that each pelt meant. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo quickly counted twelve rice balls and handed out one each to her brothers and sister before hurriedly eating her own. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The vendor lady looked bored as she counted the guy’s change. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"A man in your place should count himself fortunate that his head is still on his shoulders," the queen declared. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Besides ours, I was about to say, but I did not know whether or not they would still count me as part of the company after this. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But this didn't count as military jet flying, either. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The granddaughter and her aunts had counted them and planted them diagonally across the heart, joke candles that wouldn't blow out. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They hold up his key ring and count seven different skeleton keys. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If he don’t pick up his body count soon,” Sergeant Simpson started to get up, “it’s going to be your problem.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then a count of three for the center of a train car to pass, and then one, two again. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I took the phone to my room to call JonPaul and tell him and Goober to count me in. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re nearly out of potatoes; from now on, we’re going to count them out for each person, then everyone can do what they want with them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She counted the weeks by marking them off on a calendar, but she failed to take into consideration that four months had passed before she began her calculations. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

With trembling hands, I took the envelope and slowly counted the money. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a Washington courtroom a week later, G. Gordon Liddy stood with his arms folded, his face impassive, as the clerk read the jury’s verdict: guilty on eight counts related to the Watergate break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can’t fall asleep unless I twist the ring and count circles. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She sits and counts rocks or sticks or sometimes birds. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You must not count on that!’ said Strider sharply. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But of course it was easy to be indifferent about them herself when she could count on Helen to spruce things up. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, humanity and its unreliable ways could not be counted upon. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now the evenings are quiet with my mother gone as though the night is listening to the way we are counting the days. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The destroyers had only to set it into motion, and sit back to count the casualties. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve had so many firsts at this hospital, it’s hard to count them all. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“One! . . . Two! . . he was counting. He took his time between lashes. Only the first really hurt. I heard him count: “Ten . . . eleven! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louis took a count of two and then rose to his feet, covering his face and retreating until the bell sounded. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because I can count on one hand—yes, one hand—how many people I’ve made out with. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

To pass the hours, I counted the beads of water as they dropped from the pipes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After he names his final price, I pull out the wad of rupees from my purse, and Zohra counts some and hands them over in defeat. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They were no Swiss clocks, but the lions could be counted upon to roar their heads off between five- thirty and six every morning. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She take it real serious, the unwrapping, letting me tell the story bout how it ain’t the color a the wrapping that count, it’s what we is inside. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’m tall, he’s short; I’m skinny, he used to be muscular, though most of it turned to fat after high school; I can count to five without using my fingers...Charlie has fingers. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I keep on stepping and counting cracks in the sidewalk while I walk. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t learn of my son Jaime’s death until two weeks later, after our euphoria over the triumph had waned when we saw people going around counting the dead and those who had disappeared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We all saved each other more times than I can count. And anyway, Stella did all the hard work.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She rocks by the fire, sipping her sherry, counting the money in the purse on her lap, entering payments in her ledger before she locks everything in the trunk under her bed upstairs. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The government was in no great rush to begin negotiations; they were counting on the euphoria that greeted my release to die down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep it up. Good grades are the only things that count for a girl. Tell your mother I’ll meet her at the game. That’s an order I expect to be carried out.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At 11 A.M., a blustery Neanderthal named Melman showed up on the floor to help with the count. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if you count less than ten, cut off the remaining fingers.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He chanted the counts until he and Genie finally got back to the porch, but at least he let Genie get him back there. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

And it's working out because Cheddar is sort of obsessed with me, or at least very interested, which in the world of felines counts as obsessive behavior. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

‘If he wins back to the caves, he will pass your count again,’ laughed Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"I assure you, sir," the count put his hand on my arm. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Among eleven occupied rooms, she counted thirteen sleepers, one of whom was not a faranji but a Tizerkane warrior, Tzara, wrapped in the slender arms of a slight young woman with very short, soft hair. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I thought about Bridget Brown standing in the Nashville airport, counting her money. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We counted how many times Lieutenant Uhuru hailed the frequency on Star Trek. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to pause, panting, as I count the shots. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

About the last thing I remember him saying was “Don’t worry so much about it. It’s not the sneakers that count, it’s the feet.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

"If you say so,” Riccio threw in, "but why don't we count our money.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Breathe in to the count of five, hold, expel. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he and his wife had never owned a pet, unless you counted the stray cat that occasionally slept under the back porch. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much! Can we count you in for the search? ” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Before long Mrs. Jarzab introduced a woman named Mrs. Cole who had written a book on “character counts,” which was one of Mrs. Jarzab’s favorite slogans. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was counting on his disgust, and am relieved to get it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

To no one’s surprise, that reconstructed Proto-Austronesian language had words with meanings such as “two,” “bird,” “ear,” and “head louse”: of course, Proto-Austronesians could count to 2, knew of birds, and had ears and lice. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I jiggled it up and down in my hand a couple of times and it felt like none of the rocks was missing but I opened it to count them anyway. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I watched as another egg dropped, another egg broke, and I counted: Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He has the same mission as always, and a new reason for working fast: he's feeling so weak he “can’t count on living for a great many years.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The biggest of these fish didn’t fight the hook much, so my brothers did not count them good sport. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My heart nearly stutters to a stop when Bill counts five twice in a row. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Once I counted mine: There were 75 pieces of corn and 15 beans—so little it barely covered the plate. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Horrified, The Goober counted the punches Janza was throwing at his helpless opponent. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the first bell the next day, I start counting how long until choir. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Those marketwomen who had counted their pats of butter after he brushed past their stands, Mrs. Lapham with her prophecies that he would end on the gallows, had not been so far wrong. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know because I’m so bored, I start counting. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The most obvious connections might be between music and logical-mathematical or spatial intelligences since music involves rhythm, counting, and working with time-space relationships. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I counted out our dollars and he nodded and limped through the beads. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the count guard came by I was sitting on my bunk, half shaved and trying to will my shaking foot into a shoe. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I asked, feeling an angry amusement as I counted on my fingers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She counts storm drains: at twenty-one she passes the butcher, the sound of a hose splashing onto tile; at twenty-five she is at the bakery. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’m totally counting it as a legitimate relationship, because if I ever felt this way about another aspect of nature, it would absolutely feel like cheating. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their grade point averages counted only for bragging rights. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Why not just check some bunks? We got nine guys. You and me, that’s two, so there’s seven possibles. Do a quick body count.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So once more he went to that merchant’s counting house on Long Wharf. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had counted the days of his journey, adding in the extra days it took for his side trips to tack the messages in place. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

At 11 A.M., when it was time for the count, an officer newer than me appeared on the gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can't count anymore by 7s, but I can conjugate irregular Latin verbs, and I do this while she speaks to me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

You can depend on the troops, but can you count on the generals? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Burr then delayed his shot for “four or five seconds,” waiting for the smoke to clear from around Hamilton and also waiting for Pendleton to begin the count—“One, two, three, fire.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Lord Bowen, you shall collect the tolls. The gold and silver, the amber, the torques and armbands and necklaces. Sort it all, count it, see that it reaches Eastwatch safely.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their lights were on, and they came at us like bullets, it seemed—too fast to count. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found I loved pretending to be a deer, loping through the forest as the boys counted to one hundred. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The blind girl went to work in the dark, stripping the dead of boots and clothes and other possessions, emptying their purses and counting out their coins. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I took a silver tray of smoked oysters and offered them around the room, keeping a close count as instructed by Viola on how many my brothers took. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Everybody knew that the Horse and Horseman award wasn’t the one that counted. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called for those against, and took another count. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The chain is a calendar to help you count down the days of Ramadan, which can be twenty-nine or thirty days long. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, the two doctors on Dad’s boat said they’d never had so much fun, but that didn’t count for squat with the Coast Guard. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She counted out a hundred pesos and surprisingly handed the rest of the money not to Salvador but to Lupita. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

It is a lot faster to tally the number of marks in groups than it is to count them one by one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"About seventy-five, I think, sir. I lost count." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

A loss will only fuel the fire of those who think he doesn’t have what it takes to win the ones that really count. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cooter saw I was starting to believe and said, “And if family breeding contests don’t count as some up-north, big-city learning mess, I don’t know what do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Eight, nine, ten, I count the flute players as they return to their seats in the audience. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

We all met to count up everyone in the courtyard where the guillotine is. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Boots has no fear, nor will she when she masters counting. You like to fly, do you not, Boots? Go for a ride on the bat?” he said mischievously. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I clear my throat, say, “Can the counting of my blessings start tomorrow?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Seven different kinds of cake,” Judith counted surreptitiously. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I lost count. Seven or eight. He can read hieroglyphics.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

At first the freshmen stayed even with the varsity, rowing at the same stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I won one, and you have, let me count....Oh, that’s right—none!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Dad surveyed our work, counting the jars and muttering to himself, then he turned to Mother and said, “It’s not enough.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The Amazons confiscated the trio’s weapons and marched them down so many flights of stairs, Hazel lost count. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“At the high schools. The county executive hasn’t taken a strong enough stance against it, in my opinion. And my opinion counts. At least today.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Guards always count the people going into the museum, but they don’t count them going out. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of counting on a clean reaction, I'll do frequent "hydrogen cleanings" with a small flame. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we finished tossing and counting, we headed inside, where we learned how to average all our data. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

She didn’t count them or say anything, just took the money and stuffed it inside her bra. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

His fingers tapped out a rhythm, trying to find a new count, but it was futile. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She would be due—she counted on her fingers—in November. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For my next report on Robert Frost, I will count the memories of my uncles. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And it helps, I’ve found, if I can count them off, so to speak. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards were supposed to make the head count at six bells. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t able to go to school for weeks on end when his white blood cell counts were low, so I was basically his sole source of entertainment. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are you talking about? That goal counts.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corn-based food does offer cheap calories, if you don’t count the billions the government spends to support cheap corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

On one morning I saw three kinds of animals, not counting cats, dogs, frogs, cows, and horses. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All new wiring,” he goes, counting on his fingers. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He quickly learned to set up the barriers, but I’m not sure he felt he could count on them. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am,” I said, counting on my fingers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who could you count on to have your back? The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Mr. Polite said, “Only five? You sure you done your counting right, boy? Much as y’all runged that bell, I’s expecting to come down here and see that half of Tennessee done got away.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t bear to live without you. I’m counting the minutes until I see you.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So I kind of squinted at Liz until she went blurry and I could pretend she was Judy, and I took a deep breath and counted 13, 17, 19, 23 and said, “I did.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took out a drawstring purse and counted out a dozen heavy coins into the hunter’s hand. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I loved how smart my teammates were, and how they could always be counted on to perform their routines with consistency, making everything look easy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Now hol’ on a minute,” Crab started, but Genie had already begun counting. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Together we counted the gold, which amounted to little less than a princess's dowry. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To be honest, I’m just estimating, because I didn’t think to count until about halfway through the lecture. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As Tree-ear crept away, he counted the days on his fingers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He carried him across the field, stopping to rest each fifty counted steps. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jeffrey’s counts were really low, so low that the doctors gave him two transfusions: one of whole blood and one of platelets.This turned the two-day trip into a four-day trip. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile too and continue counting until we are back at our brick apartment building. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I counted to three in my head and then I said it. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

There were stacks of these cans, too many to count at a glance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was probably counting on me not to say anything at all to my mother. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Aunt Addie’s opinion did not count, and she never paid any attention to me anyway. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spying on the French, Washington has his men quietly count canoes. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when all the coins had been counted and tasted, the old man would scrawl upon a parchment, stamp it with his seal, and give it to the captain. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

When one table counted fifteen, the women lost interest in the game—and their meals. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Upon returning to his hotel room, he counted the dollar bills that were stashed away in his old suitcase. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Glasses of warm milk awaited each of them, which Mr. Barrett had placed carefully down after making sure he had an accurate head count. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I mean, I know Black Lives Matter is about reminding people our lives count too, but some people take it wrong and think it means we are saying our lives matter more than theirs. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then I count two...five...no, six police cars! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He never even bothered to count his drinks. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I started to count the days until we could get back home and I could start school. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the day went pretty smooth if you didn't count the fact that I knew I was being hunted, which I have to tell you is a pretty jacked-up feeling. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

While Muslims studied the words of the ancient Greeks, most Europeans turned to counting on their hands, and only a few knew how to read. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Accused number two is found guilty on all four counts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maps do not count. If he had told me it was about tigers and elephants, I might have given it a try. It looked suspiciously like a history.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Before she went to sleep that night, Dicey counted her money, peering at the bills in the dim light. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t count on friends. They will always let you down. Luke learned that lesson the hard way. Now drop your sword and surrender to me, or your friend dies.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Those who fell into his clutches would be counted fortunate if they perished quickly.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He stopped at the bottom of the stairs and walked up twelve steps, counting as he went. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

She counted up the dead people on her stubby fingers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The man counted in whispers on his fingers. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could read and count and that was about as much as most of the people 1 met could do, grownups or children. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But those who go with it must not count on their errand being aided by war or force. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Now I counted the four rockets as they fired one after another, and they really felt powerful. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself to remain still and count to twenty. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out a small sack and counted out the coins to pay for us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her thumb on her right hand tucked in and was counting. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, it showed that there was more than one New York, and this was the one that counted. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Cesare Pavese has nothing to do with driving fast on an Indiana farm road, but I understand the urge to be and to count for something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

A Polish count, aged eighteen, devoted himself to the ladies, who pronounced him, ‘a fascinating dear’, and a German Serene Something, having come to supper alone, roamed vaguely about, seeking what he might devour. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m counting 011 the Alacrans to have forgotten about the override. They must be in some kind of trouble, or they wouldn’t have sealed themselves off.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could reach the capstone easily, but she’d have to make her one strike count. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were discouraged even more after counting a total of six waterfalls. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“This doesn’t count for anything. We’re still going to pass 7th grade even if we have a loser project.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The taxes got paid and the votes got counted and the agencies of government did their work briskly and politely. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can count on Al to try to break the tension. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Eventually he yawned, wide enough for me to count all thirty teeth. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

"You were quite drunk, my dear," said the count. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The warren was thriving at last and Hazel could sit basking on the bank and count their blessings. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, thanks . . .” Outside, Snuffy seated himself on the porch, smoking a cigarette and tugging luxuriously on his beer while O. J. Martinez counted and recounted his newspapers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted to twenty-three before she came back, her face drawn and pensive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He counts to eighty-seven, and then he flips the pancake by tossing it in the pan. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I close mv eyes tightly and count to ten, fifteen, twenty. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you always sing while you count?” a voice said. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But that’s the way life goes most of the time: the thing you least count on comes along and ruins everything else you got planned. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m heavier than Bun, you know. By twenty-five pounds. That should count for something, shouldn’t it?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Fjerdans could certainly be counted on to keep things orderly. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I go to sleep counting and counting: I am thankful for family and friends. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It’s got two floors—three counting the basement and four counting the attic. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The settee was shattered into pieces beyond counting. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Feeling antsy both at home and at work, we’d booked a modest hotel room near Waikiki Beach and started counting down the days. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If three had, I would pull the brake and count off the three. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winnie wandered restlessly about her room, sat in her rocker, lay on her bed, counted the ticks of the hall clock. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't care if it can count words or rearrange paragraphs at the push of a button, I don't want a computer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

After I counted up to ten over and over on my fingers I went to look for the others. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he went to the row of pictures, counted three photos over. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nguyen skipped off down the alley, so relieved to be alive that he didn’t even bother counting the sheaf of U.S. currency. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Only a small percentage of wild mammal species ended up in happy marriages with humans, by virtue of compatibility on all those separate counts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If Matt thought he’d been bored before, it was nothing compared to writing the same letters, coloring the same pictures, and counting the same wretched beads and flowers all over again. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom started counting Nat’s age this screwy way a long time ago. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, is it really true that I can tell how old a Ladybug is by counting her spots?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

A smart count in the Champagne region of France guaranteed the safety of any merchant coming to sell or trade at the markets in the lord’s lands. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Two hundred steps they counted, broad and shallow; and at the top they found an arched passage with a level floor leading on into the dark. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jemmy could count on a thrashing first thing in the morning. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

They might or might not have counted themselves happy, though; happiness as they conceived it then was a thing attained, a grand state, involving a fiefdom to survey from the plump comfort of their dotage. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not time to go to bed yet, but already I know the blessing I will be counting tonight. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But what about the harm that he’s done to you already? Doesn’t that count?” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Miss Skeeter,” and I say it slow, try to make it count, “I do this with you, I might as well burn my own house down.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Next I counted the flyers again, all five were there, I slid all of them back, except for the blue one. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

And the world being after all full of strange creatures beyond count, these little people seemed of very little importance. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, wriggled her hips, and moved another inch as Frankie squatted down and yelled for Z to grab the desk and pull it up on the count of three. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"You will still be counting when dawn breaks in the east. How many fires bum around Riverrun tonight, I wonder?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There would be no quick end like I’d been counting on. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When she’s done, I count to five before I ease my hands down. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I give him a dollar, and he counts back my change: “A nickel is eighty, a dime is ninety, and another dime; makes one dollar!” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

One of them is counting a pile of cash on the coffee table. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Andean textiles were woven with great precision—elite garments could have a thread count of five hundred per inch—and structured in elaborate layers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Often the counts were accompanied by a spiraling sequence of drawings on a hide, with each year summarized by a drawing as an aide-memoire. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge looked up from counting the change in his baseball cap. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

But thanks to what was happening, money no longer counted for anything. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Behind it he fumbled among the little heap of silver and he counted out nine pieces. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Eh? So I don’t count? Has Eugene ever asked about your aching leg? If I do not count, then I will stop asking if you rose well in the morning.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Brooklyn is a big fat blob with its own ugly shape across from Manhattan; it looks like Jabba the Hutt counting his money. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Here, in a city filled with people, I can count on one hand how many know my name. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He started to drum his fingers again, faster, trying to use the counts to center himself and quell what he knew was coming next. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As he said, even by demon reckoning it took two figures to write my age, for I was eleven by our system of counting and ten by theirs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did a quick count: two iron halfpennies, nine shims, and a drab. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, after he has heard Frau Elena go to the toilet and climb into her own bed and the house has become utterly quiet, Werner counts to one hundred. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

These people don’t know me and they do know Robert and they know he’s no count, but they still be looking at me like . . . well, like people look at Biddy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His count of enchanted objects had diminished by one. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I counted on being with him, on applauding for him from our isolated though well-guarded section of the audience. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very delicately their trunks moved, sorting through the stalks in the same counting movement she’d been making, or turning the pages of the book. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Your dad doesn’t count. Someone not in your family. And with your eyes closed. It doesn’t count unless your eyes are closed.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to ten. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t count on the masters’ generosity two terms in a row. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"I'm not joking you," the count blew a cloud of smoke. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I’ve lost count of all of the places I have been. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And of course, Simon’s counting on me to find the magic words that will fix everything. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The three surviving fiery fingers had not been sold yet, but they were chattels of the Lord of Light and could count on being bought back by some red temple. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-eight as you count the years; a shriveled sixty as far as my emotional outlook on life is concerned. Am I a psychologist for nothing?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

My friend, however, asked his help not in repayment but as a matter of friendship, counting not on Thessicher’s obligation but on his affection. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After all her hard work, she was not to be included in his daughter count. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Those little ninety-nine-cent chains he bought at the beauty supply store didn’t count. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They counted the days back to their exposure. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No —I do a quick head count, and they are all arrayed behind me, awaiting orders. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I said, “You might have counted my momma six times, but have you counted your mouth lately, Lipless Wonder?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji wasn’t the best player, but he was big, and that had to count for something. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Julian looked over the table and counted the cards—three—at each place. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I couldn’t count on my parents, then who could I count on? Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I unleash dust and a mustiness scents the air, but my thread count options are limited, so I unzip the sleeping bag, spread it over the chair, and then inflate the camping pillow. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He simply started over at a myriad myriads, setting 100,000,000 equal to one, and counting again, calling these new numbers, numbers of the second order. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But if Tea Cake could have counted costs he would not have been there with the pistol in his hands. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I felt dizzy and closed my eyes and started to count...2, The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peewee told Johnson that if anything funky went down that he could count on him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I ever get out of this lot...They could never be counted, the dreamed-up children, mentally conceived on the walk into Dunkirk, and later made flesh. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He counted to twenty, but he was still alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was like counting and hearing the chord changes. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

"The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain," said Jack, "so you shut up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Hick came in from King City. Just sold his crop. Bought out the house. Dropped seven hundred not counting what he give the girls.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I sullenly counted my money as I left the cobbler’s shop: three jots and a drab. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Only person you can ever count on is yourself.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I imagine them standing in the airport, counting their money and trying not to draw any attention to themselves. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My step-bumping is a steady beat in my ears, and I hope that Ms. Parker is right about counting and playing. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She kept the keys to the cupboard knotted in her sari, all but counting the grains of rice. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

But her word doesn't count for much after what happens one night. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I figured that would maybe count for something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ronan gets another bite and he counts to three and then yanks his pole to the side, setting the hook in the fish’s mouth. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“They are estimating nine million at the last count,” my father said. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Gradually the citizens of Wethersfield claimed their orders, the merchants from Hartford counted off the barrels of nails and oil and salt and only a handful of idlers still stood about. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been possible now to keep count of the passage of time, if he had felt any interest in doing so, since he was being fed at what appeared to be regular intervals. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I know exactly what she’s about to say, so I count down in my head. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“How long do we have to do this for it to count?” whines a girl named Gabrielle. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He counted the boxes of medicine on the cramped shelves. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The final count was two hundred fourteen slain, three times as many burned or wounded. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“At the count of ten now! One! Two!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep a straight face as she continued, “Black sheep are the ones black people count when they tryna get to sleep.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The music-master counted out measures while I endeavored to deliver what was asked of me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We have a very ambitious program this year, and I’m going to need leaders I can count on. We all do.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I had something even better—checks, which automatically counted as exactly as much money as you wrote in that little box. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Last November, I counted Jimmy’s bread delivery at lunch every day, pulling the rolls out by twos and dropping them into the previous day’s empty bag as I went. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And most of these people still counted those peaceful evening concerts among their most cherished memories. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until June that Hillary acknowledged that she lacked the delegate count to win. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When the votes were counted, there was a tie: 48 for ratification, 48 against. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you mean to suggest that saying, ‘But I only groaned!’ doesn’t count as talking?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He offered to drive me to Seattle Saturday because he thinks my truck isn’t up to it — does that count?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But for me, uncertainty was starting to feel like I could never count on anything to stay the same. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

They sounded like birds, and I think of Dad, counting the birds in the trees. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He pulled the drawstrings and took from it notes and silver, counting them twice over to make sure. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sitting in the kitchen the next morning eating cereal and looking off into the distance, counting the number of girls in the front yard wanting my autograph. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At least wait,” Arm said, counting out the money. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Secretary counted the Laws he had written down in the red note-book. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And I liked it that way because I knew I could count on her to be there for me. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

I counted my money for the third time and thought about my options. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I have guts, just not when it counts. Will you—um,” and she sat up straight and then moved toward me, and I raised my arm as she collapsed into my skinny chest and cried. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m tempted to count seconds in my head. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I counted my limbs: two arms, two legs. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I counted the days by the sacks of potatoes that Gladys and I peeled. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I try to get her to count and walk, but apparently this is impossible in Natalie-World. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted back on my fingers—no Sunday hadn’t come again. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

May’s blessings: I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about Kay and how she never got to hear her mother’s voice. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s the spirit of the thing that counts. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Well, if you count baton twirling as a talent. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he hands them to her, she licks her forefinger and counts them. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Another factor Father and his scientists didn’t count on, that biochips would learn, grow, and mutate because somewhere in that ten percent was a hidden message: survive. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Mother and Grandma were always counting their pennies to keep us fed as it was. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The count was done by a blind man with your fat friend by his elbow. And Slynt names you a tum- cloak.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Wilbur couldn’t count them, but he knew that he had a great many new friends. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Or count for nothing, if that is possible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their deaths count. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You must be the fat man,” said Tock, learning not to count too much on appearance. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I can count on you. You won’t tell him anything at all, will you.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And six leaners—which still count, by the way. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Simply being able to count was considered a talent as mystical and arcane as casting spells and calling the gods by name. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Every time I try to count, I get distracted. Even when I’m talking, sometimes it’s like...it’s like...” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While he counted to twenty with his eyes closed, we ran and hid. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley Yelnats was the only passenger on the bus, not counting the driver or the guard. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Forty- four, counting the ten she had already. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“If you're not off our land by the time I count to twenty”—Dawn Madden crumpled a stick of Wrigley's Spearmint into her beautiful mouth—”I’ll tell my stepfather you groped me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you have my back, Georges? Can I count on you?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“When it counts,” Kareem breathes into my ear and slips my phone into my palm. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And maybe his denseness was the ultimate protection, the thing his father had been counting on all along. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After that, he counted fifty gulls—except they came almost all at once. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

It’s funny—I don’t even know if it counts that I have. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Twenty-six of them, if you count a caboose missing half of one side, all Union Pacific. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But if you count all the corn we eat, directly and indirectly the average American eats a ton of corn every year. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She was about thirteen, with straight ash-blond hair of ear-lobe length, an exquisite forehead, and blasé eyes that, I thought, might very possibly have counted the house. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Where should I have him put it, sir?" asked the count. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I counted the shaven rabbits; they numbered seventeen. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Herbor thought thus to get the count of days or years, and so set his love’s heart at rest with certain knowledge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were times when I felt like breaking in on all of them and saying, “Wait a minute! Who’s the accused here? Being the accused counts for something. And I have something to say!” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Twelve months since I said good-bye to Kim, seventeen months since the soldiers took Pa away, twenty-one months since Keav—I stop myself from counting more dates. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given this formidable array of bad luck, poor timing, and the highly focused political strategy of his Republican enemies, Adams actually did surprisingly well when all the votes were counted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then, too, she would have advised against my marriage to Lelia, the lengthy Anglican goddess, who’d measure me ceaselessly while I slept, continually appraise our vast differences, count up the ways. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted numbers on his fingers as if he were making lists. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I dropped the acorns I was holding, cause it’s weird to count acorns. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Wormtail here, who had faked his own death to escape justice, was driven out of hiding by those he had once counted friends, and decided to return to his master. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

All this means that the most fearsome quakes are not necessarily the most forceful, though force obviously counts for a lot. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve been in the ring with him seventeen years and counting. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, this was more like it; this I could count on. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I must fly, my dear. I’m already late. Please. I am counting on you.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I picked up and counted my walnuts and hickory nuts. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lifted my pillow and counted the worry dolls. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But even in that short amount of time, I did count the phrase “You know better than that, Ryan Dean” forty-seven times. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Straight-backed and severe, revolvers strapped to their belts, they moved with tranquil authority through the mass of somber battle dress and grimy faces, looking from side to side as if conducting a count. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

If the Rebels won the war then we would be a country; but Father was sure they were going to lose, to I decided not to count us. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know you were keeping count,” Henry said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

That would be the low number, counting rifles, handguns, shotguns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I count the words in the 2nd paragraph. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I am embarrassed when Uhmma puts down a million pennies and the clerk snarls as she counts out the change. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

No matter what else is going on with my family or my other friends, I’ve been able to count on her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A single tear falls from my eye and I keep counting. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Started counting each time he could feel his blood pump through and past it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I count the kids, I realize one of them’s missing. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Tats is counting floors aloud as they ping on the indicators above the elevator doors. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

A scrawny guy wearing a flannel shirt over his sweatpants counts my cash and pushes the bass at me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you have time to count my selfies?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

For once, I was happy to be counting the rolls. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

In 1939, she really was listening for spies—and Uncle Sam was counting on her to uncover their plots. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He’d brought the two coils of rope from the locker and he measured the diameter of them with the span of his hand and that by three and then counted the number of coils. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was night in the glade by the pool and the sky was bespattered with stars beyond counting. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The youthful count of St Pol had been taught the arts of war by being given twenty-four living prisoners to slaughter in various ways, for practice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tilted my head up and counted: four floors, each with big windows facing the street. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed the door and although I could just barely hear David beginning to count, in a few minutes I couldn’t even hear that. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the party, I kept to myself and counted down the days until the end of the world—129 for the math-impaired. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“We love you, Ibtihaj,” I heard more times than I could keep count. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Now, not counting Hispanics and Latinos who identified as white, Springfield was 37 percent white. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

We both counted, his eyes blinking at me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Julian calendar, which Scaliger named after his father, counts the days since Day 0. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Singer wasn’t counted in that because he only rented a room and kept it straightened up himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sam tried to count the steps, but after two hundred he lost his reckoning. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“On the count of three. One — two — THREE!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She is seated on a needlepoint brocade chair and I see by the way her finger is moving that she is counting the stitches in the seat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, his third if you counted the twenty minutes it took to coax him out from under my bed and lock him up in his plastic carrier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard Coach Warner talk to Dad enough to know he’s counting on Erik to be an impact player, a star. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered, counting stars at midnight in a pasture: a girl. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dany had no need to count his scars; there were many, she could see at a glance. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was poked more times that she could count, and the X-rays soon numbered about a hundred. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered them, counted them—there were a dozen from Poland, another dozen from other places in Europe—and took them out the door into the surprisingly wet and chilly May air. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Father Olufemi had said there were six snakes, but he couldn’t separate them in his mind, which meant he couldn’t count them. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I open the bottle now, dump the blue tablets into my palm, and count them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Now they were counting on the Locust Queen’s plan working better for them than it had for her. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When everything was done I took out the money, counted it and tucked it in securely at my waist. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t An Imperial Affliction, but the protagonist, Staff Sergeant Max Mayhem, was vaguely likable despite killing, by my count, no fewer than 118 individuals in 284 pages. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

My mother pulled back the dollar bills and counted out exact change, thirteen cents, and put that on the tray instead, explaining firmly: “No tip!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman stopped to count the number of eggs, her lips lightly moving. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He looked at the stack of used cups in his hand and counted the rims. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

None of us had any idea how we were going to count blades of grass. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He says he’ll let us know later, but everyone begs him to count now. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“This war only gonna last about three more days. We got us a body count of four hundred and thirty-three Congs in the last fight.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked out the window and counted a hundred telephone poles. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Prince Cardan is waiting for me in the clearing, lying on his back, as though he’s been counting stars. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think it’s important, son. I think it’s the thought that counts.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You ought to write a book on wines, count," I said. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He got up and started for Long Wharf where his great relative had his counting house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I counted, by actual count, one hundred and fourteen.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A clock ticked somewhere in the house, counting down life’s moments. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Just in case, I wanted to make sure Miss Love knew she could count on me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Blackborrow peeled a page from the calendar in the wardroom every morning, counting off the days. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The dock smells like sardines and it’s pretty deserted—unless you count the birds, which I don’t because it makes me think about Natalie. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay there listening to the full count, but I couldn’t move. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father counted for at least that many, surely. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Your YouTube subscriber count is at three hundred and sixteen, and growing. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You have, by my last count, spent well over an hour speaking without ceasing. Indeed, I am shocked that you haven’t felt the need even to draw a breath.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There was some tricky stuff: he’d told Sherm about short months and long months, and showed him how to count on his knuckles to figure out which months were which. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Although he looked harmless, I knew he was a dreadful angel counting out my many sins. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted to three, then pulled and pushed as hard as he could. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clark’s mouth slammed shut and stayed that way for a count of three, and then flew open again to emit another stream of even more rapid chatter. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He was still concerning his mind with the infants yet unborn when something happened he had not counted on: the vine was not long enough. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Always, even though it might be very late, he could count on Celia’s return.When he woke in the night, her snores in the next room made him feel safe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, remember,” she said, “Grover and Tyson are counting on you two.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Pelor stared at the clock, watching it count down the seconds until the Test was over. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For a square of size one, this means that we cannot choose counting numbers a and b such that the diagonal of the square can be expressed as a/b. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“But he wasn’t the king yet when your grandfather got it, so I don’t think it counts as a royal gift.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And what kind of word is February? They taught you to count the days by the Christian calendar in Lublin?” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Thomas refused to look back, knowing every second counted. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Percy turned to Ella, who was counting all the barbs in one of her feathers. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There’s no clock in the room, so I can’t count down the minutes until the interrogation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I counted how many we were as we moved anti-clockwise from six to five o’clock: fourteen. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what counted as positive, and what counted as negative? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Okay, she had Diner Dash, but that didn’t really count. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“One, two, and three and four,” Madge counts, which makes us giggle more. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, of Marina Raskova’s thousand recruits, only about fifty of them could count on starting out as pilots. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her bright red lips moved as she counted heads, making sure all eleven of them were together. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Bob, Number Eleven, made the count six boys and five girls. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Los Angeles, a grand jury indicted Daniel Ellsberg on three felony counts, including theft and unauthorized possession of classified documents, and violation of the Espionage Act. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Leo counted silently to three, then tossed the sphere at the goddess’s feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For instance, it was easy to count the number of words the Negro engineer on Mission Impossible spoke as well as the black POW on Hogan’s Heroes. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He does not count. He’s a satyr. He is not technically a boy.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The rest of the day was spent counting things—beads, apples, and flowers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me his famous Death Stare, then leaned over Joey and whispered, “No cars, no cows, but I counted yo’ momma six times already.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had more children on his farm than he could count on two hands. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My ribs looked like a weather map predicting a winter storm, but I’ll count it a worthy sacrifice if Charlie never drives drunk again. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He holds up his hand and counts off his fingers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When they arrived, they stood patiently at the verge and let the wheeled creatures move slowly through them, checking, touching, counting. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sure, he's a goof most of the time, but I can count on him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She stumbled, and he snaked an arm around her back to make sure she didn’t go down for the count. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The officer looked at each of us individually, as if counting us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Siobhan quickly counted the number of white people in the stands. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But when a teacher puts words in front of me, I have to count them before I can read them. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You were counted among the best of us. We considered you beyond reproach.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I have an iron deficiency. Does that count?” offered Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I start a small fire, counting on the mist to obscure any telltale smoke. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

My stack of papers grew while she had yet to count out her first fifty. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The passing of the moons now had come to mean little, and I only made marks to count the four seasons of the year. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell so many times that I stopped counting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She counted on her fingers under the table. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I fall asleep counting them: My hands that make it possible to carry a basket of groceries to a family in need. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had so many broken bones that they could not be counted, but he was alive and his eyes were open. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The slavers had always been able to count on the support of English nobles, who resisted any change that might diminish their power. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I counted 13, 17, 19, 23, pushed open the doors and went inside. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And do not count on me for breakfast. I do not want any." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Half her blood was human, but it counted for nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

They taught metrics and agriculture: how to count potatoes, how to pave roads, chop wood, till the soil. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In my head I could count to one thousand—forward and backward. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

And besides, I was finished entirely with counting on her. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We spread out all over the place, tossing our cardboard squares and counting the blades of grass. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“One—two—three—four—five—six,” he counted and spanked, slowly. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course it does not mean even that, for there are seas and bays and straits beyond counting that bear names of their own. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Kenny Hall, the old guy down the street who was still pining away for me, didn’t count. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I counted my breaths as I watched Seattle slide away out the bus window. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Four-year-old Chinese children can count, on average, to forty. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

There was no telling what she might have been counting. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The jury was unable to reach a consensus regarding the felony murder charge, and a mistrial was declared on that count. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And so I counted the money again that night and put it away, and I didn’t feel so bad. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folks from Sweden must not be real good at counting. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

As long as it might take to count ten, there was complete silence. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Govan was then ailing and not going to the quarry, and he was given the task of counting out eight squares of toilet paper for each prisoner per day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All her life, V had counted on having her words available to her whenever she needed to use them. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I count the lockers, the stairs, the doors, everything. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He is a legend, a general who has won so many battles that no one counts them anymore. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I found myself counting the worries the way I counted screechers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Baaz Mtombé’s Night Zoo was rumored to hold over a hundred exotic species within its confines; in her eleven years of contracted service to it, Koffi had never bothered to count. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It looks suspiciously as if Gog was counting by fives, and then tallied groups in bunches of five. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I need to sleep, but when I try counting sheep, it just makes me miss Lita’s farm. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A count might show a hundred people, no more. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His guardian could always be counted upon to explain matters clearly and lucidly and as simply as Bod needed in order to understand. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Someone in the room started counting the seconds, as if no explosion could last that long. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She put a check beside “peregrine falcon” in the raptor counting book. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Let's have a drink, then. The count will be back." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Behind them comes Hauptmann in his fur cap, walking with short strides as though counting paces over some great distance. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I counted the headlights and said my prayers and fell asleep. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This much, plus the amount I counted the last time you asked,” she said, holding up the coins he had brought home that evening. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, more and more Joe could count on the pair of them to come to his side when the older boys teased him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He knew he would not find anything edible along the way; there might be usable food at the underground post itself, but he could not count on that. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t count Much Ado About Nothing, which should have counted for the whole shebang, since it advertised itself as a comedy—but let me tell you, it wasn’t. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I won one, and you have, let me count....Oh, that’s right—none!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He counted them until he forgot the darkness looming at the portholes and the fringes of his life. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I count those, too, until we are out and across the street and in the park. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“You put in your hour. It counts. You’ve done your duty. You may go in peace.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Since Dad was who he was, she could always be counted on to know the latest on what the company was planning and which foreman was up and which was down. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was counting the numbers off as if I was running down a huge flight of stairs, and staring at the color photos of a car crash on the front of the newspaper. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My nose was broken, and I had more bruises and scrapes than I could conveniently count. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Miss New Mexico listed things off, using her fingers to keep count. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But for his father and others of a generation that could count on a comfortable life without a degree, the fall out of the middle class has come as a shock. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s obvious she has a thing for you,” he said, and began counting on his fingers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’d been counting the minutes until the last day of school. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Here Isabel crosses herself, then adds, “And the goodwill of the count, and the dispensation of the bishop. We pray for her always.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I sit and count, “One, one thousand, two, one thousand, three, one thousand…” I count until my mouth cracks dry. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As afternoon turns to evening, he has us counting falling stars, which is a dull but relaxing task. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Remember to count every line and every space, including the ones the notes start on and end on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Though we counted on getting plenty of fish and wild game, we had a wooden grub box full of staples. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I don't keep track of time anymore and I don't count, but I saw the clock on the stove when he walked out the door. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Yellowstone, I hardly need point out, is sensationally beautiful, with plump, stately mountains, bison-specked meadows, tumbling streams, a sky-blue lake, wildlife beyond counting. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Tally counted forty-one more packets, enough for three SpagBols a day for two weeks. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s the spirit of the thing that counts!” shouted Pea. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

There was one person he could always count on for advice. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was drunk, and I was there...I shouldn't count it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The count spent most of the summer as a guest at Tres Marias. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he could count to high numbers, launching himself first with his ten fingers. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We count the days solemnly, every one. It’s been two months and three days.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sneaky says, making a motion like he’s counting dollars. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the referee. He’s counting. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven ... Is the contender trying to get up again?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first one, a doe that had injured her leg somehow, almost didn't count. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I was proud of Sasha, who turned fifteen that same day and was counting down the hours to the Beyoncé concert she was going to in lieu of a birthday party. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then she lost count because she started distractedly thinking, Surely we didn’t walk thirty-two steps before. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In his mind, he was counting the days they had left. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

An army of servants were scurrying around the table like ants, sorting, counting, and polishing what Penelope was certain must be a mine’s worth of silver. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, with any luck, the second guard might make off underground without fighting at all, but one could not count on that. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, I don’t actually know what counts.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Ishtar was counting on you to help us, Mr...." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Luke counted each person, keeping track so carefully that he made scratches on the wall, and counted the scratches twice again at the end. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

GM, Mack Truck, Firestone, and Standard Oil of California were all found guilty on one of the two counts by the federal jury. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

When the count had gone, Prince bowed solemnly. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept muttering to herself, counting out yards of silk and calculating the number of strands her project would require. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on other men’s failures. There is nothing really original in science. What each man contributes to the sum of knowledge is what counts.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is really only in the last few years that astronomers have begun to count and keep an eye on the rest of the asteroid community. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And in that time, was one of the people you could most count on in the world, in fact, let me say, the only person you could count on in the world, your mother?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

We counted how many washers the hot magnet picked up, a grand total of thirteen. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Take care of these two, okay? Your father and I are counting on you,” said Andrius. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t count on that. I think the future has a lot of great surprises for you.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Margo slipped the fish underneath it, and then she counted to three, and in one motion we slammed the seat down on the fish. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That is what I am counting on, that she will be on that barge with her husband. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not making any fuss over it. But it’s just such seeming trifles that we’ve got to take seriously; such things count.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

When her count reached thirty she knew that they were under even the canals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The tor top was speckled with men and women who came to Hook Mountain in the autumn to count the birds of prey. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her class ended at eight, but I wanted to see the room where—not so long ago—I had struggled over simple reading and writing and learned to count change of a dollar. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

We repeat so often we lose count, propelled by Mother’s wild eyes and pressed mouth, frightened of what her expression would be if... Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t need to do that quite as much as he needed to count, but the exercise still brought him some comfort. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Given the firepower contained behind the Ice Court’s walls, she supposed they should count themselves lucky. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Tally waited for a count of ten after it had passed before she spoke. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Young women, elderly grandparents, and too many children to count. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We were standing inside the block, waiting for an SS to come and count us. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three hundred and sixty-six, if you count leap day. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Alex counted six firefighters on the truck: four in the cab, and two on the running seats, facing backwards. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I picked up a handful of knives, forks, and spoons, counting us out: my mother, my twelve-year-old sister Nattie, and me, then three Marshes. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I lie there thinking that I’m happy Mr. Daniels counted the votes in front of everyone. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He was counting on my ability to lie for the rest. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After playing around with letter counts and making more guesses, Elizebeth might then have worked out that not only did “S” = “E,” but “E” = “S.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“There are rings of calcium in each vertebra. You can count the rings like a tree to find the age of the shark,” she said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He reminds us to put our homework in the basket and gets the class helpers working on lunch counts and stuff. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The girl followed the light, counting the steps as she went down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you are counting on your friend with the explosives?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They let us stay long after they locked the front door to count the register and clean the machines. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I watched her fall convincingly into poverty and despair, once abandoned by the wicked count—who was the prologue speaker in his black cloak. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

You add up your little victories in here and think they count for something. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The clock ticks with its pendulum, keeping time; my feet in their neat red shoes count the way down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the one carnival ride each, we paid in guilt; our tired father counted his change on the dark walk home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The count decorated it according to his personal taste, with a decadent, ambiguous refinement that startled Blanca, accustomed as she was to country life and her father’s classical sobriety. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to the Denver Museum, you can see his ghost shirt hanging there. You can even count the holes in it from the bullets that killed him.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he goes to school here anymore. And I don’t think he counts me as his friend. Not anymore.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember: It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got home, after we got paid again and ate eggs and tortillas, I counted up our money and we had more than enough to pay back the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Caputo bent so close to me, I could count the hairs in his unibrow, and the ones curling out of his nose, too. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

De Wet pronounced each of the main accused guilty on all counts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several days for the results to be counted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sassur’s spirit would occupy itself with counting the pebbles and would not follow us home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I knew enough about the Rorschach to know that it wasn’t what you saw in the cards that counted, but how you reacted to them. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once she had even dropped her glasses and broken them in a fit of rage when her tag-team favorites, Mud Mountain and Blue Moon Hog, were counted out by the referee. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so thin you could count his ribs and see the bones in his arms and legs, but it wasn’t just that. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He stands at his spot at the turnstiles, counting down the minutes until Disneyland opens up again, marking the first official day of normalcy. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We could also count on candlestick salad, which meant half a banana standing up in a pineapple slice. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there’s Gemma and Cassidy, who are technically Emery’s friends, but we all sit at the same lunch table so I think they count. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she would wear it to a dinner party at the villa of some great lord or count, perhaps to the palace itself. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He could count to three without getting overwhelmed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

With that cheerful remark, she went upstairs to count sheets and towels in the linen room. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t feel like breathing or counting. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re certainly quick at counting,” he said and pushed the curtain aside. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t get a body count on a pacification run,” Monaco said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was ashamed of the many times — more times than she could count — when she had skipped off and left her work undone. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

In just one hour he’d counted sixty bodies being wheeled through the city gates in wheelbarrows. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are new stars born, and if so, wouldn’t that mess up the count? As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She let their footsteps be her guide, but when they made their descent she counted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, she couldn’t even count how many rows her grandparents had done. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Back at the front door, Genie remembered what Grandpop said about counting his steps and decided to test it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I decide I’m just going to apologize at the count of five. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Return to the fire pit and count the steps to Pillar B by walking in a straight line. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I held it and counted the seconds before the server came to take the card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Gaily inteijected: “Not if you count the time I—” “I don’t!” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Besides. We might fly over a fire. That counts, right?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Up to just David, and no other person could be counted on. and have it all stop. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath and counted to ten. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m sure I’m faster than anyone else in 3rd-period language arts, but my counting is extra work that doesn’t get me any extra credit. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I shouldn't wonder. Greek, you know. Rotten painter. I rather liked the count." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Many women and Jews were fired from their jobs, but the Nazis did not count them as unemployed. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I can count them up like the list the coroner gave us, taped to the box of things that had been found on their persons or retrieved from the wreck. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See you all in about an hour at the Burrow. On the count of three. One...two...THREE.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just when she was trying to count up something or write in an account book. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

If monotheism was what counted, there would have been a scientific revolution in the Islamic and Orthodox worlds. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When the guards came through for the next head count, the prisoners would have bad headaches but not much to tell. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wrinkle my nose at all the pennies and try to look elsewhere as the woman behind the counter watches Uhmma count. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The desk could give you a count, sir,” he said uncomfortably. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go down to the cave and count them, to see if they would make two loops around my neck, but I did not leave the ledge. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, I count myself lucky that I ended up in Anker’s. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When my mother returned from her job that night I insisted that she stand still and listen while I counted to one hundred. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t counted but there must have been six or seven hundred. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think it counted as my first tiny house. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t turn around until you count to fifty,” the kid instructed him. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brokk counted, and at the bottom of the downstroke he whipped one hand from the bellows and swiped at the fly, with such speed and such strength that Loki barely escaped with his life. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I pulled the notebook out of my backpack and started writing without thinking, stopping only for a second to count and make sure. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For once, I was happy to be counting the rolls. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And even though I knew that couldn’t be true, some part of me almost believed it: like, if only I could just stop counting, maybe I could make the stings stop. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

First the boat, then all that hiking, and now he was stuck in a cell until the guards came by to make their evening head count. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I’d count to ten like this: “One two three four five... ten!”—and fly home! The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon the rhythm became instinctive, she didn’t have to count and it wasn’t necessary to concentrate. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled out my desk drawer and counted the rest of the sleeping pills: candy-colored pretties, bright on a sheet of typing paper. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nate spotted crooked rooftops, the wharves jutting into the river, and too many church steeples to count. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was speaking slowly, as though each word had to count, and as though he were listening carefully to his own words. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never counted! There must be tens of thousands by this point! Maybe hundreds of thousands!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

At quarter to three, Lou Epstein banged open the lower cash drawer and counted the big bills into a brown envelope. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to all the talk of Penikese—outside the grocery, in the post office yard—and counted the hours until all those strangers tired of the hunt and went away. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Junior,” I said, counting out the change. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Always enthusiastic about kids’ projects, she could be counted on to help. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He counted to three in his mind, timing it just right with his legs swinging backward, then letting go as they swung forward. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Since the first inning, we had been laying back off Red’s first pitches, making him throw a lot of fastballs and taking him deep in the count. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tapped his fingers against his side in a steady rhythm as he added to that count. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’d said he was sorry for believing Dad, that he wished he’d done more to help me when I needed it, and that from then on, I could count on his support. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

If Lavinia was to be won Aeneas could not count on any help from his future father-in-law. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first problem came at count time, 11 A.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because a count noun cannot stand on its own—you can’t say Daughter cooked dinner— and a modifier doesn’t help; Beautiful daughter cooked dinner is still bad. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He kept checking his watch; Harry knew that he was counting down the time until Buckbeak’s appeal started. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

To have his keys to count and countercheck. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted the weeks and months as you grew. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Told Janie to hold the committee there until he got back, he didn’t want to miss them, but he meant to count every foot of that lumber before it touched the ground. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I counted one blessing: I had not yet worked up the nerve to sit with her each day. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

If today counts as the first day, I have six full days to reach the belltower or the Augurs will kill me for failing the Trial. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every dollar — or, in your case, fifty cents — counts. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He studied the monitors, counting under his breath....There! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

‘Power is all that counts,’ he taught his son. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In addition, the two were counting on another $481 in paychecks. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had taken all the tests that counted—the SAT and the Florida Placement Exam in order to determine state college eligibility. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Just for a few seconds—on the count of three. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He did not stop to count it, but thrust it into his bosom and went out of the open gate of peace and across the small back streets to his hut. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I’d lose track trying to count all of the beauty marks on her face. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

After this had happened more times than he could count, Tree-ear neared the end of the mountain path. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“I count about one hundred and thirty men, Lawrence. Forty to fifty already dead, about ninety wounded. Lot of boys walking around with minor stuff, one hundred thirty for the hospital.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie’s friend Casey told me if you count to thirteen when you see a truck full of hay, you can make a wish. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He tried not to notice that Kamau was staring at his counting fingers with a disapproving frown. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I can count every rib in my rib cage, but my stomach protrudes outward, bloated like a ball between my chest and hips. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t count how many times I wanted to tear those things down myself. But considering Nan’s current condition, no more renovations without doctor and landlord approval. All right?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

It was less than he’d asked for, but the trafficker took the thick wad without counting and backed toward his bike. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A classic writer counts on the common sense and ordinary charity of his readers, just as in everyday conversation we know when a speaker means “in general” or “all else being equal.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I asked as he counted out the money into my hand. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of sleep I counted the stars and kept six on the individual breathing of each remaining member sleeping in their tents around me. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

That was one of the swell things you could count on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Puh-leaze—she can’t even count all the times in the last few weeks when nature or weather or some animal provided some annoying double meaning. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She might have to wait until they were out of the Ice Court to find a solution, but she could at least count on Matthias to help her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

James had done this amazing counting, but Miss Kelsey seemed more excited that he had looked at me. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I lost count of the score, lost count of the games. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not. I counted them. I got started counting, so I kept on—just to keep my mind occupied.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“That sense of humor is getting progressively more Barrel appropriate. If we survive, I’ll teach you to swear. On my count,” said Jesper. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Michael suggested, rather excitedly, “Don’t count it as my operational cross-country. I need the practice.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I suppose one could argue that as I have not joined the Death Eaters, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named can hardly count me a friend ... in which case, I might well be safer a little closer to Al-bus.... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She laid her tools and specimen containers at the head of the table, counting them off one by one. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they came by the window again, I could see Ronnie’s sweating face framed in concentration, counting out the waltz steps while Ralph struggled to lead his fat younger brother around the room. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I continue walking, counting my steps out carefully. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Luma counted the episode as a hard lesson, and vowed not to let any player, no matter how talented, get away with breaking team rules. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I count houses: this one must be his. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So many skeletons were jumbled together, Matt couldn’t begin to count them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

More precisely, these ratios had to be written in the form a/b, where a and b were nice, neat counting numbers like 1, 2, or 47. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He seems to be counting off items on his fingers, but I can’t imagine what. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only two more selling days before she and Evan counted their earnings on Sunday night. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounds irritated and impatient, like some of Dad’s tenured colleagues at school who Dad says are just counting the days till retirement. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He taught her to count, to add and subtract, and to multiply and divide. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

To distance the thought he made himself count the two or three soldiers in the circle he reckoned bigger or stronger than himself. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then a knife was at his throat, a bearded face so close to his that he could count the man’s nose hairs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He will remember what Daniel said about time counting. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He would sit in a corner and seem to be counting his fingers while his mouth opened and shut, opened and shut. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The villages are the prettiest, I guess, in the whole nation, neat and white- painted, and—not counting the motels and tourist courts—unchanged for a hundred years except for traffic and paved streets. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

These steps once rang to the sound of lovers footsteps, and beneath that broken dome marriages beyond count were sealed with a kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I want you to count backward for me. Start from ten.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, Lev enters the gate, counts out eighteen steps along the side of the garden and four steps toward the house, crouches down and begins to dig with his hands. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I silently counted on my fingers: twenty-eight days until the end of September, then on into October until the first frost. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I count them all twice before I realize—it’s me, Dedd, it’s me, the one who survived to tell the story. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it has always been, for years beyond counting. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That it was the Owenses who had got involved in this nonsense, rather than some flibbertigibbet johnny-come-latelies, counted for a lot, for the Owenses were respectable and respected. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I got two slices of pepperoni pizza and an apple—dairy, meat, fruit, bread, and if you counted tomato sauce, a vegetable. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He kept giving us more and more goldfish crackers, and then we all put our piles together in the middle of the table and helped each other count them. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was counting and concentrating so much that I couldn’t pay attention to the right things. I gave the wrong answer in math class.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

And that didn’t even count the bus driver, who didn’t give him any trouble about bringing Radar on board. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I give unto you the most important and transcendent star, the Morning Star, for you are a proud and powerful people. It is the star for counting the years — the years of manhood.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is no accurate count of how many listeners believed it and how many became terrified. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We wish the opposite to be true. Do you want to count the money, Thief Lord?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

To do this, they used an abacus or a counting board, a device similar to an abacus, where stones or other counters get moved around on a table. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It isn’t easy to keep yourself clean on the street, and by this hour each of those young women smells in the places that count like a very ripe, soft French cheese . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As a result he could count on being tailed to the fishing grounds: if a man wouldn’t speak he was followed. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I held up my hand and counted on my fingers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She has about twenty pounds of gold on her—at one point, when they are sitting face to face, their hands wrapped up together in a checkered cloth, he counts eleven necklaces. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once I’d counted out three stacks—one, two, three—then I didn’t have to count the last one. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I like counting, and I’m a fast counter, but I don’t have superhero abilities. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Five—ten—fifteen—it was impossible to count the kids that suddenly pitched forward, falling face-first into the snow, screaming and howling in pain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The apartments might be bigger and cheaper in other places, but one could never count on their old circle of friends making the long trip to attend a birthday party. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He started counting, measuring the river as it turned through each five-kilometer square, marking each ten kilometers in the dirt with a line through it, then the next set of ten. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I count the days until I can return there.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you counting my pictures?” he asks. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was the first call, and by instinct they both crouched motionless, counting four heartbeats until the second followed. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He popped his ears twenty-seven times—I counted. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Lady Stark could keep her trust; so long as he could keep the axe, he would count himself ahead in the game Ser Willis Wode led them out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They were so close she could count the freckles on his cheeks. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“But it’s a dragon,” the cub said, “not a people. He doesn’t count for the rules, does he? Besides, he is funny! Big dragon trying to tiptoe like a mouse! ” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

And with a little extra help, some food, the right weapon, why should I count myself out of the Games? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Three days, four—I lost count. I never seen anyone. There’s no one here. I looked almost everywhere.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the ground, we counted bolts, bulbs, and various small electrical parts. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Donleavy was running for election, and assured our parents that if he won we could count on having the only colored paved playing field in that part of Arkansas. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe God intended for me to sleep in that morning, needed me to stay home, as He counted on all of the day’s events spreading out just like He’d planned them. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there, parties have started to break out in the streets, and people decked out in red-and-blue jerseys count down the time at the top of their lungs. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I squeezed my eyes shut and counted to ten. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I could count on one hand the people I allowed close to me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Some used crutches, and I counted at least five soldiers in wheelchairs. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Their hearts were heavy; for it was a fair place, and it had become like home to them, though they could not count the days and nights that they had passed there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He took a bundle of bills and began to count them with an expression of utter disbelief. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is up to him to appear imminently and explain himself on all the counts. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can do this for all the notes in the key signature simply by counting lines and spaces. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Accused number three is found guilty on all four counts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One of you guys want to count me in?” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That day the bread count was short by two rolls. Did you take them?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

They are the centre of the universe; they are all that really counts. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counts down—and when it looks like no one else will take it, he points out the winner. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

However, unlike Bede, he lived in a Europe where Arabic numerals were common, so he started counting with zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

After I got all packed, I sort of counted my dough. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He handed the salesman the money—all of it—without even bothering to count. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Well, Boots’s courage might only count when she could count, but her ability to love counted all the time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d kept count of the days since I left. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I count the hours on my hands, ten, eleven, twelve. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Someone has counted thirty Nobel Laureates who have worked at the MBL at one time or another. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had taught us how to count the seconds between the lightning bolt and thunder—one thousand, two thousand, three thousand—to figure out how many miles away a storm was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And yet, as I’ve already said, many Dutch people can be counted among their ranks. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—maybe it doesn’t count as a date. But it was the second time we hooked up. And, I don’t know, you were just so...sweet about it. Don’t get mad, alright?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Indeed, at night when she was too tired or too hot to sleep, she would take the gunnysack out from under her straw mattress and count the money in the darkness. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She knew the counts of all the steps by heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But they did not count on the grueling traffic, on how far away everything seems, on how much is asked of volunteers to sustain the community, or on the stresses of a breadwinner’s travels. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of young people, too many for me to count. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“This is exactly why I didn’t want you hanging out with those rapper guys,” he said, because he needed to close with something sufficiently parental for it to count as a proper talking-to. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Supposed that one counts the number of cases of some particular infectious disease in some geographic area, and watches how the numbers change with time. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique didn’t exactly get a mountain of stuff either, unless a four-pack of deodorant and a new Gillette razor along with a bunch of replacement blades counted. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

To my disappointment, the government only keeps an accurate count of those who die. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He could be counted on to play gin rummy and dominoes, to bring us candy and soda, and to make Mami smile like she hadn’t done in a long time. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She remembered watching Finn sign her yearbook, how instead of scanning the page for his own photograph, he’d found his name first, counted from left to right to get to his picture. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

A forgetful programmer might make it count from one to nine, yielding only nine steps instead of ten. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Civilian evacuation was completed. Seconds count when you’re under attack. Ten minutes meant lives saved.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He pleaded with Anderson to stay, for without a single student, the course could not be counted as part of the Caltech curriculum. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Every so often we counted the change out and placed it in paper rolls Lynn picked up from the bank. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If you don't count the ruins of District 13 that still smolder from the toxic bombs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had spread his catch out on the grass and was counting the fish when he saw them all begin to stir and then, moving toward the water, slip into it and swim away. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scientists fail all the time. You tried. That’s what counts. You have to keep at it. Just like Marie Curie.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I counted four bells, but didn’t know how many I might have slept through. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cowrie shells were counted and passed from the trader with the willowy body to the men who had captured them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat at my vanity and glumly counted one hundred strokes of the hairbrush. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At every stop the count posed Blanca against the landscape and took her picture, although she put up a certain resistance because she felt rather ridiculous. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the tournament began, Bobby made his first move and pressed his clock, which then started counting down against his invisible opponent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For his part, Fraser doubts the daughter library contained copies because “duplicates are hardly likely to have been subject to a careful count.” Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I was left with vague memories of the cold smell of antiseptic and ammonia, and bright surgery lights burning into my eyes as I counted backward from ten. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He took out his money and counted it. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve had an emergency, and they need me here all day. So I need you to take Nunu straight home and wait for me there. Can I count on you to do that?” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

There was freedom of movement within the dorms except during the three daily counts; inmates washed their own clothes and could cook their own meals, and there were television rooms. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never been in the hospital unless you count the time I went to the emergency room after I cut my ankle on some broken glass. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old wolf bone seems to be more typical of ancient counting systems. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

One way or another he would be counting on me to get the wagon home—that was for certain. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember eating a cream puff in our kitchen in Isfahan and counting the guests to see if I could have another. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The count had come right only because Jon had omitted himself. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later the door swung open and the count saw the young girl exit with her cheeks aflame. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay deep in the heather and counted out the slow hours, in which there seemed little change; for they were still under the shadows of the Ephel Dúath, and the sun was veiled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Behind me, leading up to the gate, were three sets of footprints, four counting mine. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m not asking you to count them. I assume you can count. I’m asking you to remember.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I’m taking it home to count the words later. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I counted the money in my pocket and looked at the map once more. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I give him my dollar and he counts put my change: “Seventy-five cents for the Starbursts!” he announces. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Since Big Ma counted on me to look after my sisters, my bedtime began to shift and slide past nine. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Then I emailed Katie that I’d just gotten back from a lab draw and—good news!—my white blood cell count was down. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought, and counted on my fingers, then wrote the next line. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She counted herself lucky to be on days, seven till eight with half hours for meals. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Though he knew they would never do so, he wanted them to say, We can count on Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I do not plan on melting soon, Lord Baelish. You may count on it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Johnny found one does not step into a great merchant’s counting house and see the merchant as easily as one steps into a shop and sees the master artisan. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wizard blood is counting for less everywhere —” “Not with me,” said Mr. Malfoy, his long nostrils flaring. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

American children at that age can count only to fifteen, and most don’t reach forty until they’re five. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Anything we do in this transient, secondary social way, compulsively and with all our energies but only for a brief period of our history, cannot be counted as social behavior in the biological sense. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d count up how old everybody had been; that would help him stay awake. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a moment of youthful bravado, though, he declared in an interview that he was counting on winning. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Wasn't I, though? And the count's been a brick, absolutely." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Calder counted: a thousand plus five hundred plus a hundred plus fifty plus ten plus five plus three—1668. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Melisandre had practiced her art for years beyond count, and she had paid the price. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You know how much ‘group work’ counts in our business,” he wrote to her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

At least I don’t get stuck, I tell myself as the count bell rings. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That counts for something. You just have to parlay it into something more.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She once counted all the paintings with red clothing in them. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had always counted on these friends to loan me the adhesive of my choice, but then, seemingly overnight, their Scotch tape and rubber cement were gone, replaced with odorless computers and spongy mouse pads. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I can no longer count the number of mothers with whom I’ve cried, their distress so acute that all we could do was lace our hands together and pray silently through tears. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She marched back along the corridor, counting the number of doors from The Grand High Witch's room to the staircase. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

It is the being touched that counts, rather than the act of touching. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted up to one hundred, then two, then a thousand. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That’s fifty-four hours and two minutes of thinking, if you count sleeping time, which I do. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

As my counting reaches five, the thunder cracks and rumbles above, shooting vibrations through the wooden steps. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

His momentary burst of exultation, and his feeling of superiority over Hooper counted for nothing, they were always short-lived. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

So after every dismount from a routine, whether it counted or not, I’d go off to the bathroom to blow my nose. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The dog should slip on the windshield some, but don't count on that. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

She counted herself lucky that Gallup was a gentler soul who treated her kindly. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Still got yer letter, Harry?” he asked as he counted stitches. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Down for the count! Louis wins! Joe Louis is the heavyweight champion of the world. Louis wins! Louis wins!” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they belonged to a fiercely loyal Irish community that they could count on to stand together through thick and thin. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He counted half a dozen identical impressions, all made by the same set of bare feet. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the worst squall, she had counted thirteen containers scattered around the apartment, each with its own rhythm and pitch. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Dawn spread out her finger tips of rose I started, by the sea’s wide level ways, praying the gods for help, and took along three lads I counted on in any fight. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. Platt asked them to “demonstrate Basic Seven,” and the whole class followed along while counting out loud in Japanese. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If that counted for anything, then Africa enjoyed an enormous advantage: at least 5 million more years of separate protohuman existence than on any other continent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gog’s ancestors couldn’t even count up to two, and they certainly did not need zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But I can always count on Jackson to smuggle something to the post for me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I heard her make her way down the creaky-floored hallway, each step counting down to what would surely be an epic Mom freak-out. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tison will be retried on the murder count and sentenced on all convictions at a later date. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Here was what she hadn’t counted on: There was her body to hold on to, but nothing to hold on with. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But in here, it’s just me, counting my own memories. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I swallow a few mouthfuls of water and lose count of my strokes and mess up my breathing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She keeps count, inflicting one lash for each time Enrique has misbehaved. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The next morning, he counted fifty Russian tanks rolling past his guard position. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten more bloody noses playing rugby than I could count. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I started to count all the places I had lived over the past nine years and ran out of fingers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“They have many souls living there, far more than here. Too many to count. But I assure you they are Christians.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Fulton acts like she doesn’t remember because she starts counting on her fingers. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Goose bumps stippled his bare arms despite the heat, but he did his best to ignore them too, and continued his counting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

At the least, she could count on a few days of good behavior from him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And count themselves lucky that they have such a gentle queen," added Lancel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He might have been praying, or else counting silently in his mind, and Harry, standing still on the edge of the scene, thought absurdly of a child counting in a game of hide-and-seek. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He never counted what it cost him; he never looked back. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Thus, if race is one factor but not the only factor, then it doesn’t really count as a factor at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And then we start taking tiles, throwing the dice, counting back on the wall to the right number of spots where our chosen tiles lie. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, he counts out his life savings, which is a higher amount than he had expected, and packs a change of clothes and an extra sweater. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The countdown clock showing on the screen was now closing in on two minutes and counting. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Koffi had sat up and taken his free hand, the one that wasn’t counting. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I count thirty-five female faces in the smiling circle around me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not counting the armed man at the Shell station, Zeitoun had seen almost no danger in all the time he had been canoeing around the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She just started learning numbers, and so everything she sees, she counts up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

For a medic, though, it was ideal duty, and Rat counted himself lucky. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, he notched his counting stick and spoke to Omakayas. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Naw. Those kids are counting on these trips. It would be a shame to disappoint them.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once he forgot to take the key, and when he returned, he made a big point of counting the rings in front of me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I spent more hours than I can count a quiet witness to the highly mannered, man­ifold expressions of life that grace our planet. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Ms. Watson, and as usual, I counted the seconds before the breakdown. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They dropped the jar of quarters they’d been counting and rushed around the corner to where Calder’s parents were watching TV in the next room. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice to have a friend to count on. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He seemed good-natured enough about the whole thing, but he kept looking at his program, probably counting off the movements until intermission. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my time, I’ve been to a lot of funerals, so many I couldn’t count. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Babylonians, like many different cultures, had invented machines that helped them count. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He counted to ten before he trusted himself to speak. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a while Dad’s counting concentration trick works. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“At the rate Mister Rufus has accidents,” I said, “he might live another six or seven years without me. I wouldn’t count on more than that.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

My phone vibrates and I’m counting on it being the Plutos, but that hope gets squashed once a chime follows. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So little of what he knew counted here; he offered what he could on a kind of tray. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have enough gunpowder for only one shot. Make it count.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew it probably looked strange, abrupt, but he did his best thinking when he was in motion, counting something. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As I lay there, counting my blessings and broken ribs, Elodin stepped into my field of vision. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And Mrs. O’Leary liked him, which had to count for something. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wanted to stroll down her old street, Calle San Jose, counting and naming the stray cats, making up a story for each one, the way she used to do with her sister. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

So I counted the stations and said their names in my head. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it were just a matter of counting casualties, the decision to drop the bomb would have been much simpler. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

By 11, anyone not in his cell and ready to be counted was technically guilty of delaying the count and could be issued a misbehavior report. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jury returned a verdict of guilty on one count of capital murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He ostentatiously counted my eight cents change and held it out so that I was forced to hold up my hand to receive it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But Wang Lung saw her hand outstretched as she denied, and into it he poured the good silver and he counted it well spent. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And the other one, the one with the scary black thing over her eye, laughing softly and egging their mother on: “Neatness counts. You know what cleanliness is next to... “ Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve made money at Atlantic City using these counting strategies, and even considered having a specially designed ring made which would enable me to count more easily. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he seemed to be counting the steps it took—six steps for the length, two steps for the width, six steps for the length again, and two more for the width. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

One Sunday evening, when he emptied the box on the table to count the money, a penny rolled off and landed next to me. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I counted the beats, a total of fifty-five, for thirty seconds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Beautiful, both,” the count said, before he took his sunglasses off to examine the photos. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Only a mustache. Very wispy. You can count the hairs.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There were so many things to worry about that I couldn't even count them all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as he left I traded it to the kid in the lab next to mine who did all the blood counts. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t count unless you say the whole thing,” he said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The count dug into his pocket and brought out a small packet. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She toyed with the pearls, sliding them between her fingers one by one as if she were counting them. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Mason nodded slowly, and then after counting and recounting, he reached across the counter and dropped some coins into Naomi’s hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think there’s anyone that I spent more time with, at least not since Dad died, unless you count Buckminster. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Jump off before I count three or ” “Don’t!” cried the girl. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? Well? Don’t that count? Ain’t that love? You want me to tinkle you under the jaw and forget ’bout diem sores in your mouth? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had a habit of showing up every day and of being able to count, so the supervisor decided that zombie or not, I should check the others. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“On the count of three,” Jeff, the taller Med-jack, was saying, his tall frame looking ridiculous bent in half, like a praying mantis. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You can count on me, too,” I said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Toby had gotten over his betrayal in a single night, Luke would’ve counted himself lucky. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Thoroughly stuffed,” sighed the count, loosening his belt. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I count the trees: thirty-two banana trees, seven guava trees, fourteen mango trees, countless coconut and lychee trees. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He might even have meant Blore to hear what he had heard, counting on him coming out to investigate. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I think we count as friends now, even though he gives my stomach the flutters. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

By cell count, humans are approximately 50 percent microbial, meaning that about half of the cells that make you up are not yours at all. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Things you never would see in my neighborhood, unless you counted Mrs. Wilson’s rotting “deck” made of two by fours, which she began to put together herself but never bothered to finish. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emily counted to one hundred in her head and then, when she was certain the men were gone, turned to her brother, her face hot from running and growing hotter with anger. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They were all in row M. He counted in his head. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He counted along the beds in the ward, moving his lips, and then centered his attention dubiously on Dunbar. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I count to one hundred slowly, then watch the postmistress read a postcard before putting it in a box. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mutually counting on each other, watching each other’s backs, forcing each other to be brave. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t nod. And whatever you do, don’t go the wrong way and step forward instead of back. I’ll count you off. On three.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He hadn't been counting really, but he thought this was his sixth. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In a 4/4 time signature, there are four beats in a measure, and the quarter note also receives one beat or count. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He counted the parts and thought he would go clear out of his mind. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s twenty or twenty-five minutes if you count the time it takes me to get Bryce and Aurora off the bus and walk back here with them.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Greeks also had a base-10 style of counting, and there was very little difference in the ways the two cultures wrote down their numbers. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You’re acting like you don’t know how to count money. Your mother didn’t teach you anything?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He repeated Oliphant’s fears that the Nazis were counting on their own atomic bomb to decide the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I did a head count: forty campers in all. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Now he went to a new, cheaper grocery, even though the first grocer was friendlier than the second, and had been so nice as to count his change out slowly, one coin at a time. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

That’s what the witchery is counting on: that we will cling to the ceremonies the way they were, and then their power will triumph, and the people will be no more.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tries to look at me, but I’ve been counting the black flecks in the carpet for what feels like hours now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Aibileen is counting days in her head, the same way I have been all afternoon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She had told and retold the story of the count’s death of fever in the desert so often that she had come to believe it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We pooled the money and counted it, and there was in all one hundred and twenty-five rupees, not even the half we had to pay. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The three of us get in a line and push off at the count of three. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But I thanked him warmly as he counted out each one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe you imagine a dude from the grounds crew with a mustache and those orange ear protectors counting a wad of cash at the bottom of the stairs. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I wonder, if I count backward, whether I can go back and take Violet Markey with me and then move forward with her so we have more time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t count that high without getting disoriented. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When he’s finished, he points to the total and watches as the man counts out $1,528.47. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held up three fingers, ready to count down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She's the only one who can consistently be counted on to buy wild dog. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I try to keep track of the hallways we walk down, but I lose count after a while. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t too gassed about working at a bank, just because it seemed like it would be boring as hell, sitting behind that thick glass counting other people’s money all day. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would have done me honor to count you among my men,” he said. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Radar paused from counting and looked over at me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before we knew it, the Eiffel Tower’s arms were letting go of the rocket and we were all counting down with mission control. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He possessed an uncanny knack for winning the big races, the ones that really counted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And if she was by herself she counted or figured with numbers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The woman was the youngest doctor I’d ever seen in Thurmond—though admittedly I could count my trips to the Infirmary on one hand. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You can’t trust him. He is old beyond counting, and crafty. He is bitter from the guilt of murder and is cursed by the gods.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She knew plenty about this forest, knew that the denizens of this place had once been faeries: gnomes, sprites, nymphs, goblins, more names than anyone could count or remember. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I counted to one hundred as I rocked, contriving the patience to get one down in order to take up another. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel remembers, anyway, sitting in the back of Frank’s old truck, driving anywhere on any afternoon, and Frank counting the red-tailed hawks along the highway as they drove. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then, every day, two different officers would count the class, as if we were inmates, and present the completed count slip, along with a fire and safety report, to Sergeant Bloom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe sex counts as exercise because I’m also tired as hell, like I just ran laps or something. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Benji counted down from three, and then they pulled the doors wide. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Sixteen,” said Maxim, “counting ourselves. No strangers. You know them all.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She runs her thumb along my knuckles like she is counting each one and then she doesn’t let go. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I count in English, forcing it to the front of my mind. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I also want to know which is the seventh step because there are nine steps on the stairs and I’d like to know if you count from the bottom or the top. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s how you feel about who you are that counts. Hummph,” she said, twirling around on her toes like a ballerina with bad feet. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I remember today’s checkout girl giving Uhmma’s chapped red hands a long look as Uhmma counted out one quarter, two dimes, five nickels, and thirty pennies. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Don’t count your owls before they are delivered,” said Dumbledore gravely. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hudson swore it was some ridiculous April Fools’ joke from his mother because he’d been counting on them to get back together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The beating of his hoe against the earth made a soft, yielding sound, as if a clock had begun to count a familiar piece of time. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now, if you have never been hit by a flying burrito, count yourself lucky. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Champollion also had the presence of mind to count up the number of Greek words and the number of individual hieroglyphs in what were presumably equivalent texts. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know the prime numbers. And if you tell me to count to ten before I speak like my mother always does, I will scream.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do you know what his last counts were? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dusk Raji would appear, tired and cross and half starved, for he was counting every rupee until he had enough to return to his farm. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were two television sets, one in each room, and he counted five telephones: two in each room and one in the bathroom. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if you’d count it as a lie or not that I didn’t say anything. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was bent over counting blades of grass. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He opened the refrigerator himself and counted about nine loose cans of beer. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Olanna went inside to count the cans of dried milk, tea, biscuits, Ovaltine, sardines, the cartons of sugar, the bags of salt—and she could not help the gasp when she saw the toilet tissue. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the dead land I lost count of the days. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made me watch some basketball games with him and count all the Asian players. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night when he couldn’t sleep, he lit a flickering candle and counted his tattoos. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

During recess, when she catches me examining a flower I’d never seen before up close, and I explain I’m counting the stamens, she starts calling me Virginia the Esteemed Scientist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried it a couple of summers ago, but after a week of easy jogs with me, she asked, “When do you stop counting your steps?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I stuffed the note in my pocket and started counting bread again, but I’d lost my place and I had to start all over. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

And there were songs beyond count of villages and kingdoms that lived in dread of dragons till some brave dragonslayer rescued them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had been to New Jersey, but that didn’t really count. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I counted out the days in units of seven. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

She taught me how to count stitches, how to make chains that became rows, how to join rounds, when to fill in, and when to build space around stitches. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to count things; he didn’t need to. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen his type in the hospital more times than I can count. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," he said, "and that's one of the reasons it doesn't count. It was like a practice pitch." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“And say what? She hasn’t actually done anything—” “She hasn’t done anything lately—unless you count the fact that she was here the night Megan Hipwell disappeared,” I said. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá took out the metal box in which he kept our savings and counted it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Food had an excellent place in the count's values. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“We’re too busy to make food! We are counting our money!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The boys wanted to remain in the majority; the girls wanted to tie the count at six-all. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nine more lashes, and that’s if Bill keeps the count correctly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He counted our golden coins into his pouch, then took up his pole. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“How many of these do you have? You are definitely a naughty girl.”Click. Click. Very clever, I thought. “Why don’t you count them?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The principle at issue was straightforward: natural facts must be replicable and reproducible if they are to count as facts at all. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She still counts storm drains: thirty-eight on the walk home from her laboratory. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He did a count at Mass and figured the chapel was about a third full—not bad given that there was no new batch of seventh graders to replace the seniors who’d graduated. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Everything went as planned — unless you count Russell’s failing to sink the raft, and Piper’s practically drowning trying to beach it — until Piper returned to the terminal to find Russell still out on the trestle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was in the cab, I took out my wallet and sort of counted my money. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

We know N., the number of stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, fairly well, by careful counts of stars in small but representative regions of the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I eye the ceiling and count the blobs of gum hanging there like pretty-colored snot. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Fourteen of them wanted to go, including Biggs, who laughingly counted himself in, waving his bottle. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I preferred the chores that took me out of the kitchen, for it was there the bees tricked me into seeing Ruth’s ghost playing on the floor, churning butter, or counting out kernels of com. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his opponent out in front of him, rowing in the midthirties and maintaining a lead, he told Hume to lower the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Fall into that unknowable abyss, and you’ll be counting the days before you reach bottom.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Mom is counting her food stamps as we walk into Walmart. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And seventy-two—count ’em—seventy-two pages on the training of a princess. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if Jimmy will count the bread order himself,” I said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Emily ran her finger along the numbers, counting in her head. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

You can always count on Olive to point out the terrible stuff. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

You pace and count stuff and wake at night, your heart beating too fast. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Ever since they had wakened that morning, they had been counting the hours until their arrival home. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squirmed on his mat, wishing uselessly that Headmaster hadn’t selected him, picturing the cub chased by a hungry crocodile, counting the minutes until the sun would finally rise. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The faces of Kevin and Kyle leaning close to what looked like a clock radio, in the middle of a trashed electronics store; the numbers on the clock’s face were climbing, but not counting time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“And, on my count. One, two, three, SLASH!” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a body count behind you, because you do whatever’s required to stay alive—but it’s a day’s work, that’s all. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He looked up at the castle and began counting the windows to the right of the West Tower. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the back of my mind, I thought about my winter sickness, about all those days she spent in bed with me, comforting me, refusing to leave me, but I buried those thoughts and counted. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But like, like somebody she favored and could count on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tell myself I will count to three, and when I’m done, I will move on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They talked a bit more, the cap’n counted out some more bills, then the bloody colored man counted ’em and said, “Reach me the paper back.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I have to be able to depend on you. Can I count on you or not?” my dad asks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

These thoughts were running through my mind as I heard Buzz counting the seconds to ignition: “9-8-7-6-5. . . Beautiful!” Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arguably, Mauer underestimates the scope of the challenge by focusing narrowly on the prison system, rather than counting all of the people employed in the criminal justice bureaucracy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Tonight, before the fireworks, when they counted their money, she would be the winner and he would be the loser. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He gave me a weird look, then scooped up my money, counted it and put it in the register. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Don't try and make me drunk. The count? Oh, rather. He's quite one of us." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you worry, I’ll take care of you. I’ve been here a whole month, and I know the place inside and out. You can count on Chuck, okay?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

George didn’t really believe in the electric fairy anymore, and sometimes she didn’t even know what she was wishing for, but counting telephone poles had become a comforting habit. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

The closest I’d come was a freak hailstorm a few years ago, but that didn’t count. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Suggs pressed his face so close to hers that she could count the blackheads on his nose and said, “The crowd will be even bigger when it’s you squirming on a stake.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They never progressed beyond measuring volumes and counting days and hours. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Chris pulled out his cell phone and counted out all the text messages I sent him. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a time, as if counting a pulse, then he patted the stomach, almost affectionately, and used Kiowa’s hunting hatchet to remove the thumb. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had just passed the collection plates, and after they had gathered and counted the funds donated, the preacher—a short man with a rosy face and a mustache—seemed disappointed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In her candy pile, she counted ten packs of the chewing gum. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

No one spoke for a count of five. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

That difference means that Asian children learn to count much faster than American children. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes, ma’am. Thanks,” he said, walking toward the car, where he would wait for thirty-seven minutes, each one counted intently by Alma’s mother. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

He watched the expression of coyness on her face change to one of amazement as she counted the bills. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I still hadn’t figured out if any of those counted. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A clock somewhere began to strike the hour, and Bod counted along with it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Of the remaining counts, a fraction come from natural radioactivity in the walls of the cave. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor can he ever count upon his subjects, who, because of their recent and continuous injuries, cannot feel secure with him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Genie tiptoed as slowly as he could, Grandpop counting under his breath the whole time until they got to where Genie guessed was the middle of the yard. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Say nothing in line except to call out your number when they count us,” Aaron warned. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not to mention me turning forty last year, which was no picnic, but people always guess me not a day over thirty so who’s counting? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pause after each sentence and try to count more words. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tell him the plan and know without doubt that I can count on him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I did not count the days or the weeks or the months. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mother frowned, like she wasn't sure whether that counted as a dirty word. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I was counting on her being timid around Oscar, too afraid he’d jump or slobber on her to enjoy herself. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The Trivium, who had discovered a mound of pebbles which needed counting, followed no more, but stood at the edge shaking his fist, shouting horrible threats, and promising to rouse every demon in the mountains. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

She treads even faster to keep on the surface, but somehow I don’t count it against her. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I counted 2, 3, 5, and then I tried the key in the lock. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see by the slight motion of her head that she’s counting the birds down by the water. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are many more people than the numbers I know to count them with. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to count back to the day before Estraven’s death. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Just a few steps and a leap, and gravity would do the rest She counted down from five, then counted down from ten, neither of which worked. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If you look carefully enough, you will see that people usually do start counting with zero. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Parachuting was counted as aviation experience because it required flight. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Indians in the northern Great Plains kept “winter counts,” oral chronologies of the most important events in each year. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I counted thirty in the band that flew up near the house last night.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘If these kinsmen be in any way like to yourself, my lord Aragorn, thirty such knights will be a strength that cannot be counted by heads.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“What can I do to help you, Tandy? You and your brothers can count on me for anything.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe it counted as hopeful that he could even think If we get out of here alive.... The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He knew only that it was impossible to count them, and that this was somehow due to the mysterious identity between five and four. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I counted two on the east side of the dam road, blocking the way to Arizona. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Where moonlight can be counted on if the sky is clear and stars no matter what. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nearly seventy, I believe,” answered Meg, counting stitches to hide the merriment in her eyes. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep two fingers up, thinking of anywhere else we’ve been and if they count as a whole other state. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

During all my months of ciphering, I had counted on selling my grain to the miller at grain prices, not to the odd farmer as cattle feed. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Five if you counted Yakov, who waited for us on a table, under a sheet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The big huge house right there was the hospital and they had a lot of white people inside, and some other ones in white dresses.There were so many white people I forgot to count. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They counted it together—three hundred and twenty-two dollars. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Mr. Barnes," answered the count, "all I want out of wines is to enjoy them." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

All the bills were facing the same way, so that the eyes of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton were all looking at Evan as he counted out the cash. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Someone baked that extra brownie, you know. It counts.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I counted out the exact amount and put it into your outstretched palm. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He counted to ten and I listened carefully; then he asked me to count alone and I did. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a child is lost at the bottom of a quarry, every minute counts. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

My face at the breakfast table was the face of all mathematical girls, counting days, measuring liquids. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The only time you can count on it is when they're airing the Games or some important government message on television that it's mandatory to watch. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mateo has never been good about sharing his own stuff, obviously, but you can always count on him to comment on your photo or show love to your status. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The kids from Oak seem way too hyped up considering this meet doesn’t even count. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sheed sighed, quick counting the dozens of yearbooks scattered on the floor. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It counts for forty percent of your overall,” Tiara said as she practiced a circle turn in place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

"It is not what you have, it's what you don't have that counts. And what we don't have is a verb. Nothing makes sense without a verb. What about the judge?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid the check and counted out five singles from the change. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Surely if I think about algebra equations or start counting laundry machines, I'll fall right back asleep. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Sigurd had tried to kill Anya and Ivan twice each, three times if she counted when he had thrown her into the river near her barn, but she still didn’t think she could... Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had taken to counting the crosses, and he had also personally begun to saturate them with gasoline each day around 11 :oo A.M. when the men returned from their patrols. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted out fifty dollars and handed it to me. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And when he was done counting, I could have told him about the twenty-three stings. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He counts the single dollar bills in his hands, looks at the menu, and then counts again. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Five minutes till the count, gentlemen,” I called loudly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve been counting down the days for junior year to end. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I knew I could count on you, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even though Minli could not count that many of them, their screaming made it sound as if there were thousands. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, have no fear on that count. Most women prefer to be done with me as quickly as they can.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Neutrality is a luxury Kerch has too long enjoyed. The members of the Council think that their wealth protects them, that they can sit back and count their money while the world squabbles.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then she tries to teach Doodle to count. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Simmer down, buster. I’m just asking her to help me count.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began counting down the weeks until I left, just as I had counted them down for Lori. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once when loaves of the sawdust-filled bread—which was baked away from the camp—were being brought into the kitchen, Moniek distracted the guard who was counting them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Murlidharan moved his mouth when he counted, and made well- formed words. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night, again she counted the calf money. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and counted backward, letting go of everything my mind and body was tied to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the summer we would count the insect tracks in the sand across the road and try to figure out what bug made which track. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

At the next canasta gathering, Mami’s friends all count off the families they know that have left the country. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t begin counting until the clock struck three. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted to ten before I followed him outside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not in the sense that counts to me at the moment, which is financial. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

First we decided we wanted to count ten-centimeter-by-ten-centimeter squares, which was my suggestion after Mr. Terupt talked to us about sampling and how our government gets population numbers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Church bells tolled for the dead, over forty thousand and counting. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I can count on one hand the number of people he fully trusts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And forcing pins under a person’s toenails because they won’t talk to you doesn’t count as any rules that anyone has ever heard of. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Pong counted six stories, each one open to the central hall on the ground floor. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Grandfather never fooled around when he counted to three. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday, James Russell was counting my squat thrusts for the Presidential Physical Fitness chart when he said, “I hear you’ve been drawing birds at the library.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have many neighbors in our new home—unless you count the njuzu. I imagine there are a lot of them around here. I’ll make you some tea, and we can talk.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no time left for worrying about such things, for now the voice on the radio was counting down to lift-off. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked Fern and me to count the Black Panther weekly newspapers, stacking them crisscross every fifty copies. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I thought you had to be able to count to be a teacher. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The warehouse keeper, busy counting out some spare engine parts to a requisitioning sergeant of the Guard, looked up briefly from his clipboard. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paused as if counting those that were present, and then sat down aloof, with his eyes on the ground. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I reached the center of the room, one of the doctors put a mask over my face and asked me to count backward from ten. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

At least white America had taught us how to count . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school, Bennie counts back my change and tells me, “I saw your friend today.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I use mine all the time, and I can’t count the times it’s saved my bacon. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whose answer counts if there are two or more adults at home? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept himself awake by counting the strokes of Uncle’s paddle and trying to gauge how far the canoe traveled with every twenty strokes. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because in this new world I don't count. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Starting with her thumb, she commences counting down, rolling each finger one at a time into her palm as she talked. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

You can count the most powerful in the land as your friends. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it counts,” he says, tapping a cigarette out of a crumpled pack left on the table, next to another one of those notepads. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There were more wounds than she could count. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the same poem, she told him that she was “wishing and waiting and counting the months till you come back to me.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was a man of God; his confidence counted for something. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

My opponent doesn’t have to engage my blade, just retreat, keep himself safe as the last minute counts down. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was the county seat and that had to count for something too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Repeat the count until only one item in each category is left. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

On one block of narrow Appletree Alley he counted forty dead. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When she talks blah blah, I usually count the dots in her ceiling tiles. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I was hoping you’d wake up soon. You can’t imagine how boring it is to sit and watch somebody sleep. It’s like counting stones in a wall.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

It took me a while to decide if I should count America or not. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All the Special Agents on duty today were at the party. I counted.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

For the better part of the night, he’d wandered the city’s empty streets, letting the count of his footsteps numb his mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He made very sure that the dirty blanket covered both the victims, and outside the entrance the Brute Squad held a boot count of those they had removed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I told Mother goodnight and went on to my room and got the box out and counted it again. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to count, measure, get more technical. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Of course. She spent all afternoon with her,” my mom says, and then natters on about how Nat’s not supposed to count. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has counted the shredded beets on her plate and organized them so they are lying in a line like twenty men in sleeping bags. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat there for a moment longer, counting his breaths, just to be sure. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I sighed, counting the available bodies to go out with the welcome party now that Rose and I were gone. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She tried to count the green beads on her rosary, but couldn’t concentrate. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted it as time when I could daydream or worry about anything I wanted. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He willed the flames to die and counted to five. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I grabbed my purse, counted 2, 3, 5, then jumped out of the trunk and ran. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed her how to count using the fingers of her hands. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Show me the letter and play for me the Impromptu. You see that I have persistence. Does that quality count for anything in art?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the dating of every past and future year changes each New Year’s Day, as one counts backwards or forwards from the unitary Now. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed for a second that, should I wish to, I could count the faces in the crowd around me, like flowers in a field. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One seems like the appropriate place to start counting, but doing so forces us to put zero in an unnatural place. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I was counting on Lester to be more of an adult.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

That morning, I decided to count the number of times I said no before lunch. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or I could call Hailey and Maya, those girls Kenya claims don’t count as my friends. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He pumped for a time and counted them, figuring that he worked the pump about thirty times a minute, so a hundred minutes would be three thousand pumps. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

His father sat with the box of Booker money on the desk in front of him, the bills laid out and counted. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I always like a good meal," said the count. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But in my whole eleven years of memory I could barely count on both hands the times we’d been forced to play the green. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Success would be measured by body count: the more captured or killed, the closer the Americans and the South Vietnamese were to victory. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Lonna had been counting on her son to keep the Leep family in the limelight, which is the last place he wanted to be. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted four, but when he turned his head, he saw two others behind him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Except for telling her I was sorry about the bosom stories I made up, which didn’t count since Aunt Loma wasn’t mad, I had never apologized to anybody in my life. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In my head I count up how many of us there are left and realize we have buried half our men. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and on the count of three, we jumped on Diondra and tickled her ’til tears of laughter squirted out of her eyes. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was a man who, if he wanted, could spend every waking moment in self-pity, feeling his body for decay, counting his breaths. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t count the times I’ve wondered if there have ever been any instances of condemned men escaping the relentless machinery, disappearing before the execution or breaking through the cordon of police. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Finally I say, “You one of em, too. All the babies I tend to, I count as my own.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Cell biologists look; geneticists count; biochemists clean, the scientist Arthur Kornberg once said. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"How many of you realized that I stopped counting a long time ago?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mario closed his eyes and counted, and Chester hid somewhere in the newsstand. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

By actual count, there are more words of classical than of Anglo-Saxon origin in the English vocabulary,—probably two and a half times as many of the former as of the latter. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following him, I hold the guitar behind my back, counting four doors for David to open before Jason goes through a doorway. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted out a dozen eggs, which he set gently in a cardboard carton. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then they were counting down and casting off. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Curly counted the toes, just to make sure. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I drop the seeds in, I count them out, unable to feel, on instinct, how many are in my hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This summer with more do-overs than I can count gives me hope that the four of us will figure it out. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He counted slowly to five, then looked up. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ms. CeeCee started to count them out, and a few seconds later there were eighteen pieces of candy in front of them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I tried to take his pulse, but all I could feel was a fluttering, so faint I could not count it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“As for the whole drug thing, there’s no need to waste precious time. Really. Unless cigarettes count. Drugs and me? Not a good mix. Believe me, I’ve tried.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Ready, set—” Abby started to count down, and I took off. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She began to count: “One, two—” He bolted in the room so fast that I wondered what would happen if she got to three. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing terrible happens—no spills, no surprise loud noises—yet I still count in my head how many times I chew before my sandwich is gone. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Size has nothing to do with it. It’s temperament and ability that count. The Chairman has to have ability and he must know what’s important. How many of you know what’s important?” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Me: I’m lying here wishing I could count us backward to yesterday morning. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, as was her habit, Boori Ma reknotted her hair, untied the loose end of her sari, and counted out her life savings. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“When she falls, we’ll count the rings and see just how old she is,” he said. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

After lunch we worked until four, when the guards blew shrill whisdes and we once again lined up to be counted and inspected. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, of course. And you made an effective speech. But you musn't waste your emotions on individuals, they don't count." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a valuable thing, he suddenly realized, to have someone you could count on for honesty. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The establishment was pretty trashed, and there were forty humans out for the count. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He’d said at the cabin he didn’t like to talk about Neil, but I didn’t know something this small counted too. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Even though the count’s 3–0 and the Titans pitcher is pitching around Theo, I still know he’s getting a hit. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

The terse whispered exchange with Ofglen, on our walk today, hardly counts; but it was a tease, a preliminary. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I run for miles but don’t count them, passing dark house after dark house. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I count twenty-four strings. How does that even work? That’s more than some harps.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Finally, the fat kapo seemed satisfied with his group and the counting stopped. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted her to be like the rest of my teachers: bored, jaded, and counting down the seconds until retirement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not that I know who Evelyn Waugh is, but knowing the source of a quote is what counts. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had counted forty-nine flares when she thought she heard movement at the bottom of the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll take ’em ages to count everyone, and we can say we just followed someone else and got lost.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

That title was held by another Eastern invention: the Babylonian style of counting. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He had lost the protection of the twin cores, and only now that it was gone did he realize how much he had been counting upon it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They walk in a pack, and they don’t care that they’re not over by Mr. Andrews by the time he finishes counting. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We received so many other awards in so many cities that I lost count after a while. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He counted over all the things he must remember. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Sit back down and count your money, Pops,” High John said with a sneer. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Whit took a pause, inhaled and lifted her arms as if she was conducting an orchestra, and started again with the count. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Out of the frying pan into the fire,” shouted the count, burning himself badly. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I was trying to figure out whether or not I’d counted Arabia when it suddenly hit me that I hadn’t seen Father for a long, long time. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he left, we could count on him to agree to get our favorites with us. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

For a count of ten she said nothing, turning the plastic bouquet in her hand. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I count at least twenty, maybe more, all with white masks tied tightly around their mouths. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

However, the nodes in John’s neck were much harder, and his white blood cell count much higher, than would have been the case in someone with TB. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He gave me a slight shove and added, “I am counting on you.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve always been a puritan in this, so I count myself an unreliable witness. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It counts with a foolish old woman whom you have captivated,” replied Mademoiselle, with her wriggling laugh. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t count on Frankie to get her out of here. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I will count my numberless blessings one by one. i. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

My heart pounds, and mentally I’m counting the seconds as they tick past. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

For example, they might have distinguished a count of sheep from one of wheat by drawing a sheep on one and a wheat stalk on the other. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the thing is, the godly side of your family doesn’t count, genetically speaking, since gods don’t have DNA. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had helped him at count time once before, and when I complained about two inmates who were slow to lock in, Michaels replied that they were good guys. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy was found guilty on only one of four counts, and Rusty' Bernstein was found not guilty and discharged. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that doesn’t count Mr. Petrelli’s “Westward Expansion and You” report. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Halfway through dinner, Goddard asked for a final count. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They line up silently, eyes downcast, bony fingers counting the beads of the rosary, lips mumbling prayers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Five! Six! Seven! Eight!” counted the officer impatiently. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only part I didn’t count on,” said Mullet Fingers, eyeing his bandaged arm, “was gettin’ bit.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but he would have to cosign them or they wouldn’t count. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Under my breath I count the heads before me, eliminating them one by one, anxiously waiting for my turn. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cease walking and count to ten before moving again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I know every arrow must count, and they do. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He lay awake and counted the hours before they could leave for the airport. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shoots me a hard look while counting back change. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Uglies did kiss each other, and a lot more, but it always felt as if nothing counted until you were a pretty. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That took too much time, especially when a player faced time pressure and every second counted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The puzzled reader is put on notice that her ability to understand the world counts for nothing; her role is to behold the enigmatic pronouncements of the great scholar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He knew that he could always count on them to keep “good massa” happy in his self-image of being so “good” and “righteous.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did we count how many colored people were on TV, we also counted the number of words the actors were given to say. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘What do you think weather counts as? Big talk or small talk?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Like that counts for anything. You’re not my boss,” he said. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mom teases me, “You can hardly wait, huh? Bet you are counting down the days.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wait for the magical sound of the garage door closing and then count while her car rolls down the driveway and takes off for Park Street Elementary. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Every gram counts when making stuff to send to Mars. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you just messed up your count. You’re eating your research!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The count reached down and twirled the bottles in the shiny bucket. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He held up his right hand like he was counting off. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

When it comes to my feelings, Mother and Margot ceased to count long ago. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He’d count them off on his fingers: America the brash savior, Britain, and Israel. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other said, “Hundreds of children are hidden, mistreated, starved, neglected, abused—even murdered—for no reason. Forcing children into the shadows can be counted as genocide.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Matthias could even count the whiskers on some of the rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I used to make him learn how to count his change. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know I don’t like recipes,” she told her father, while her dinner went around and around and the little red numbers on the microwave oven counted down to zero. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“I will count the people and make marks on the stick,” he says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Here," was all he could say, visions of limitless wealth and turnips beyond counting tumbling through his head. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “I knew I could count on you.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Somewhere between one day and the next, he supposed; but even of the days he had quite lost count. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Coordination, speed, agility. You need them for sports. PlayStation doesn’t count.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She kept counting her worry beads and, little by litde, they did their job. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I count contour lines and multiply by twenty. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept talking about the body counts we picked up, but the ones they gave at the end of the reports, our own KIAs, Killed in Action, were climbing, too. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I met him, I could count on one hand the times I’d had a drink; he likes a cocktail every night, says it relaxes him and will relax me, too. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Here it is, man. I know you asked for five hundred but it’s one thousand. You want to count it?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I count and recount, wait another day, then another, listening to the inside of my body as if for a footfall. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I know life well enough to know you can’t count on things staying around or standing still, no matter how much you want them to. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Wonderful. I was going bonkers with counting beads. The poor thing—it was all she knew how to do.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I counted out each $5 bill, each crumpled dollar, each coin. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I followed, carefully counting out three smooth beans and letting them fall into each hole and patting dirt on top. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right. Got it. Like who decided to make cough syrup taste like fake bubble gum? Disgusting on both counts.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The conjurer said, “When I count to three you will open your eyes and hear no voice other than mine! One...two...three!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Jemi, count the money. How much have we saved so far?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing among the stumps, there were more houses than Laura could count. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately the needle began to swing round and round, and Hannah counted six revolutions before it settled firmly on the marionette. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Every minute counted now, and every minute must take him farther from the community. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine counted whatever crossed her path—dishes, steps, and stars in the nighttime sky. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I am counting my blessings tonight and thinking about all the ways love is a big deal, how it is the honey, lemon, and eucalyptus oil that Ollie Mae makes for a scratchy throat. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Grandma Rose is sipping her tea slowly, and I can almost sense her counting to ten—advice she gives to argumentative Carver students. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They counted as part of the graveyard, and he hoped that his Freedom of the Graveyard might just, possibly, just this time, cover other people too. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t let that happen because my sister was counting on me, and this was the first time anyone ever counted on me for anything. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

We were all suffering from extreme fatigue as we marked our calendars and counted down the moments before the blissful two weeks of Christmas vacation. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that kept me going was counting the days until Christmas vacation. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s a pastille. And take these chocolates out there. Keep a count.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The bonds of friendship and loyalty with other prisoners count for nothing with the authorities. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the coach and my teammates counted me out of the Olympic running because of an injury, they were wrong. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, there are advantages in being able to think something that you can count on being overheard. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the fathers huddled together, discussing their flight plans, while the mothers took a head count. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Eighty-three, if one does not count my pleasure barge." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had it all worked out and counted the pages I’d read each night, dividing that by twenty-eight days. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I’m not sure taking off your shoes in a strange hotel room and swallowing too many sleeping pills is what I would call dying valiantly and with acclamation, it’s the thought that counts. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Personally,” he said, “my great ambition is to count all this”—he waved vaguely at the treasure around him—“and possibly sort it into piles. ‘Know thyself,’ that’s my dictum. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had counted one day, and there were more than a dozen named for him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Six times a day, like every other prisoner, I was counted at my bed. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I can hardly count the letters I’ve received saying that my journey through Central High School inspired the letter writers to stand up for their rights. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m pretty sure Candy’s wanted to go to school forever. She used to stand at the window and count the yellow buses.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Four weeks in the body cast and counting. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Bill has just counted off the eleventh lash when the crowd behind me begins murmuring. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We drank three bottles of the champagne and the count left the basket in my kitchen. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The one that counted was on her right: a crow trying to drink from a near empty goblet. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Javier was a number, unspoken in the count but still part of it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“She will not be able to play a trick on me if she is too busy counting to one million.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Our old backgammon set came out from under a stack of board games, and a few of the older women began to count their worry beads. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And within ten minutes of hitting the highway, I’m down for the count. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Annabelle started counting things then—ceiling tiles, sidewalk squares, and consonants in words. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She was silent long enough to count every paving stone. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not all the people walking are Black—not by a mile—but it’s still the biggest group of Black people I’ve ever been with, even counting our big family reunion in Atlanta last summer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I’m counting on you once and for all to make it clear whether you want me in that school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was counting on her to take me to the wrestling matches. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Must have been quite a blow. After you’d been counting on a big piece of money like that.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I sat by his bed and counted his respiration as well as I could. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Men lost were no longer counted by the thousands but by the hundred thousands; there had been blundering, betrayal, and corruption during the entire progress of the war. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus their energy is counted over and over again and the energy density will become very large. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had Abraham Lincoln, back in the White House, counting on him to hold off the Confederate march toward Washington. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Plants she could count on earlier were ravaged by baboons. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the payback for giving me the dirty finger I said out loud to By, “How many cows you counted, By? How many red cars so far?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I pull out my wallet and hand Mrs. Carnes a twenty, which is the smallest I have, and she counts off the books. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

There were so many of them, they were hard to count. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, count me out this year,” I tell him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He counted the fifteen new bills once more, and they were so crisp they made a sharp, cracking sound. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Keeping books, counting coin, writing contracts and letters.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No one had thought much before about the backyard’s downward slope, but that had counted too; she had rolled a bit before coming to a stop, which helped. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The highest body counts arose when a tribe with lots of muskets and potatoes attacked a tribe with few or none. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey could count on very few punishments for his consistently outrageous behavior, for he was the pride of the Henderson/Johnson family. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following this cold wind, which kept blowing through the Indian summer of 1932,1 sail down the basement stairs to find my grandfather, one morning, counting money. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The water was frozen, and the snow had been falling for so long that Bran had lost count of the days, turning the lake into a vast white wilderness. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The place is emptied out and each of them is probably like Mark, just counting down the seconds until these people are gone. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

You nod and count down twenty-seven days for crazy to come to an end. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless I count the time Matt Drinker and Lance Pierson got me to eat dog treats at the lunch table. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

When the count reached forty-six and I couldn’t seem to locate any new bunches of hogs, Mama and I decided that was all the pigs the sows had raised that year. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I like a cigar to really draw," said the count "Half the cigars you smoke don't draw." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

My cousins are all asleep, but I’m still awake, staring at the low white ceiling and counting my problems with every breath. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Whence came this madness? Should I count myself fortunate that you did not free my own slaves when you were my guest in Qarth?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He’s close enough to touch, close enough to count his freckles. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Except Dad, but he’s not even awake so it doesn’t really count. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I count off the minutes to keep myself from passing out. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Blessings that can be counted, on the fingers of one hand. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was at a tube station that he met the Angolans who would arrange his marriage, exactly two years and three days after he arrived in England; he kept count. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The beginnings of mathematical thought were found in the desire to count sheep and in the need to keep track of property and of the passage of time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell counted six blue index cards, shuffled them, and passed them out, along with six fresh copies of the practice part. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I say, “I like him. Turns out he’s a good friend. Someone I can count on, you know?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Ma always counts that as the first time I ran off screaming, but who wouldn’t’ve? Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I went to the door and there was the count. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She counted her breaths, attempting to make them regular. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She would wait quietly and count to ten thousand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Her hairdresser could count on absolute fidelity and punctuality. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I spoke out about these people so many times, but they said I was lying! Shouldn’t they be counting from way back when I started to tell?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The reckless passion of the heroine, Arabella, for a wicked foreign count is punished by ill fortune when she contracts cholera during an impetuous dash toward a seaside town with her intended. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Why are we going to the Mess? Are you going to let me steal some extra mayonnaise packets? Mayo counts as, like, what? Eggs?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I counted ten black tiles, and I knew the answer: seventy tiles on the platform. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

But what counts is how you play the game.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Two more years before I’m in high school and I’m already counting the days till I get out of Haines Junior High and away from Lymon. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Ranofer thought about that a moment, hopefully, then decided he dared not count on Setma’s malice to help his own cause. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think we should . count on his help this time. He wanted a tribute, and he made it pretty clear it would be a tribute we couldn’t handle.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, a senior officer instructed us to do a Fire and Safety Report—a daily form for which you count and check the readiness of an area’s fire extinguishers, fire- alarm pulls, emergency lights, etc. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two knights stood to attention while one could count three. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even over the din of the storm, they could hear him counting: six, seven, eight... The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She reluctantly picked a few more leaves from the tree and counted five into my outstretched palms. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex completely undermines his point by pulling Henry into a deep and lingering kiss, and another, and they kiss for an amount of time he decides not to count or think about. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There is no clear answer to that question, but one thing is for sure: do not count on the government for any help. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

This is just a stroll-by, but we’re counting on him to get back there and take a closer look in the next day or two. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I’ve already covered the whole barn more than once, counted the baskets, recounted them, made an attempt to fix the loose board in the wall even tho no one asked me to. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

That, truthfully, was what you could count on a little more at Fullbrook. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Fernanda had not counted on that nasty trick of her incorrigible fate. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Caputo counted the mangled corpses and sent them on for burial. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He had just overheard some teachers and a couple of secretaries counting up the votes. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rubbed her bangs up from her forehead and counted the first few stars. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The clock is running—the crowd is counting—ten seconds, nine, eight... Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Draws wouldn’t count, and in case of a 9–9 tie, the reigning champion would retain his title. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her very existence continued to be known only to those few outsiders who, like “Dogbreath” Doge, could be counted upon to believe in the story of her “ill health.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Billions of kilometers of space, and more suns and moons than I can count, separate me from home. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But I’ve never done that before, and I guess Patrick and girls and family don’t count. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baxter even got her brother to hire Mama to help count inventory on the weekends. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Extra two cents goes to me,” Piper says as Natalie counts out each share. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Honey,” Paige said, “it would take a lot more than God and Virgil Hedgepath to get me to one of those godawful boring teas where those dumb wives sit around counting each other’s wrinkles.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I am, counting down to eighteen, while Poe is trying to slow time down, wishing for more of it. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I lunge forward again, counting as they pass. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I handed him my two dollars and counted out fifty cents. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She was a crazy mathematics major from the Wharton School of Business who could not count to twenty-eight each month without getting into trouble. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Must be his daughter. Jennie Giancarlo, seventy-five bucks. Seven hundred will probably only get you halfway through Idaho, if we don’t count what you already spent, but we’ve barely started getting the word out.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ll say less to the king than I intended to say, when I could count on you.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Take ammunition from the wounded. Make every round count.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She counted every blade of grass in the back yard and every leaf on a certain bush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Florida tried counting to put herself to sleep. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

We stood in the dark and cold for hours; we were counted, counted again, randomly abused—verbally, physically, or both—threatened, counted again, and finally assigned to work. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But even there I felt a vague unease, as if the hot water was not altogether real and reliable, and could not be counted on. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I counted off the days until we were to leave. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I felt especially hopeless and depressed when I had to take an essay test where spelling counted toward my grade. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I smile as my livestream count goes steadily past 1K, a fraction of the 23,940 YouTube subscribers who tune in to see how my battle with cystic fibrosis is going. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But technical expertise counted for next to nothing on Everest, and I’d spent less time at high altitude than virtually every other climber present. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, Mr Stevens, I should think you and I could sit here now and count up at least a dozen between us that once said as much, then got married and left the profession.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The redoubled hooting and shouting drowned out the bugle call that announced the start of the count. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” I lie, telling myself that at least I feel guilty about lying, and that must count for something. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Bailey wonders which way he should go, and what might count as proof for his dare. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He liked the length of time it took to count to eight, always the perfect amount of time to make a decision or take aim. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

With up to a billion to identify, the count obviously has barely begun. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even the recruitment officer was so busy counting out the twenty-five one-dollar bills Ned handed him that he neglected to ask for proof of age. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sends a counting book, about an ant and a bee. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the words I read or the numbers I counted in my head. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

That day had come about through the unimaginable sacrifices of thousands of my people, people whose suffering and courage can never be counted or repaid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

About the only audience he could count on was a bearded character everyone called the Mad Russian, who had been wandering Sequim’s streets barefoot and muttering to himself for as long as anyone could remember. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

As a preface, the judge explained that the law allowed a penalty of up to a year in jail for each count of negligent homicide. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Dari counted down from three, and all at the same time, we said, “Team Egg!” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now I stand as a counted person in my community. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Until that summer, I had kept count of all the moons since the time my brother and I were alone upon the island. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid looked at his watch, then counted the students outside the office doors and the ones in the front hall stationed near the media center. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Township to township to township, she counts and taps her fingers together. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The idea that the teacher didn’t like me did not count as far as conduct was concerned. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Just count all those who have horses in this one-cow town.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It entailed Reggie pleading to two counts of negligent homicide, both class A misdemeanors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Fridays seem like the longest days, counting every minute till the school bell rings at the end of the day. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Sass said good-bye to nothing and counted the hours until our departure. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after, Jerome's friend arrived with the money and we were all relieved and happy as we counted out the cash. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

People were waking earlier, counting days, counting minutes. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

She had forgotten to wear a watch, so she began to count slowly, as she and Warren had as children playing hide-and-seek. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it was better farming methods I counted on to turn a profit. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

These were good people, common people; the salt of the earth; people whom I should count myself fortunate to know. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She loved to please; Charles could count on her to sneak him a pinch of snuff from the snuffbox, and she watched with pleasure as her father indulged his naughty habit. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can count on one hand how many times we’ve been to Times Square. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I count the number of rotations we have left in “Volleyball!” before it’s my serve and then glance at the huge clock in its protective cage on the wall. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And counting one, two, three, Plunge our hands Into the ice. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still in the stall, she counted her money, both pesos and dollars. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And easy, you say, giggling, then dozing back off Bad Your white blood cell count is elevated, the doctor says. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

What do a girl’s bravery and righteousness count for, unless she is also pretty? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly thirty voices were subtracted from the world that day, not even counting the six gods or the dozen humans who, like the Ellens, had gotten in the way. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Toño says that some people count up every step they take. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Marigold gathered her brown curls off her shoulders and counted off in her head. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We counted eleven places we had lived, then we lost track. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can fill out my brassiere now, can't count my ribs quite so easily. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She counts—silos and hay barrels and barns. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take people too long before they counted how many pairs of pants and shirts Rufus and Cody had. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Molly. . . am I right in thinking that I can count on you and Arthur?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sam sat tapping the hilt of his sword as if he were counting on his fingers, and looking up at the sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was one single space, no walls or doors between them, unless you counted the bathroom. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Thanks to the number-shape duality, to the Greeks counting was tantamount to measuring a line. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In prison, one counts oneself lucky to be able to wave good-bye to one’s comrades. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just stood there getting more and more heartbroken as they gathered things up and counted their kids. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I checked the weapons, counted the ammunition, made the required phone call to the watch commander to say that everything was okay. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s three Hulks. Wait, I take that back. Multiple Hulks. If you count TV, cartoons, all that.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We count our luck with a different measure here in the camp.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A Lakota winter count memorialized the year 1784 with a stark image: a pox-scarred man, alone in a tipi, shooting himself. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He took the money with an amazed expression and counted every single note. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the only thing that counted in the end was the result. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Just as it's difficult to count the Motherland’s complete death toll, it’s difficult to verify exactly how many Soviet airwomen were killed during the Great Patriotic War. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I’ve been in so many hospitals over the years, figuring out how to get around them is what counts as a hobby to me now. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

While the crew shifted uneasily at the rails, Captain Reed waited, counting out the seconds, weighing his choices. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Later, she would always subtract one year from her age, as if to say that her extra year at home hadn’t counted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Guys never talk to me, unless you count the creeps on the street who whistle and say gross things about my body. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She turned over dishes to read the manufacturer’s name and lifted the corner of the Persian rug to count the knots. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He counted the days back to the date of his exposure. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost count of time, hovering between sleep and waking, until forgetfulness came over him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“A fine affair. All of Frell came, everyone who counts anyway,” he said, as though Mother’s funeral had been a tournament or a ball. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frank Luzerne went to the morgue on Wednesday night and, after counting the number of bodies, he studied one by the flickering light of a candle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

But today I wasn’t a coward, and that counts for something. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was like counting and saying, “Left, right, left, right, left, right.. .” which Siobhan taught me to do to make myself calm. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In about an hour’s time I had learned to count to a hundred and I was overjoyed. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We count on makin’ up a certain number of losses each year. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma gazed past her, seeming to count the corpses on the flypaper strip. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, his father was a healthy man, although he was old, who had not worked at all for five years now and thus could not be counted on for very much. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the way to the full fifth-grade rehearsal, I count the cubbies. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I counted the tolls until they struck eleven. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She realized that there was a commercial arrangement between the French count and her father in which she had no say. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the second it took him to try and fail to count the legion of spiders surrounding him, he knew it was true. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But another ricksha puller stood near and leaned over as he counted and he said to Wang Lung, “Only twenty-six. How far did you pull that old head?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I count five adults—five people who came when I called for help, even if they didn't exactly know what to do. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I crane my neck and count stock cars. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I felt for the words, then counted in my head. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Having seized the lead, Cal dropped its rate down a bit, to a more sustainable thirty-two, and Grover Clark began blowing his whistle in time with the stroke count. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Milton had come a long way from the days when he counted kilowatts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Just by the weight of the silver and copper I knew we had more than the fifteen dollars I'd counted on us getting. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am passing out an important part of the Declaration of Independence that I want you to memorize,” she said, counting the number of sheets to hand out in each row. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He focused on the steps before him, trying to count them in his head instead of listening to that voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Once she was certain which way was south, she counted off her paces. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At home later, Bridge stood at the living room windows, counting the blocks between her building and Sherm’s house—two up, one over. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I was counting on finding Pax in a week, maybe ten days.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was a perfect, moon-shaped crescent that had cooled more tempers and earned him more favors than he could count. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

His chest sprouted more arms than I could count, in rows, all around his body. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Or four and a half, depending on how you count. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m telling you this because it’s important to count the memories. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It is a great deal, but I have counted carefully and I will waste no penny of it. I shall make the cloth dealer give me the last inch to the foot.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z