Of course, it does not hurt that I am tall. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t get the last word with Ted, of course. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The temptation to slide down the stair rail, of course.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course, you're well enough. Don't worry, they wouldn't be moving you if you weren't well enough." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Of course they had heard Lucy speak of me, and it seemed that Dr. Van Helsing, too, has been quite “blowing my trumpet,” as Mr. Morris expressed it. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

So all four women transferred again, this time to the 9th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment, a special unit for elite pilots, who were of course all men. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But again, of course, there were many things he did not know. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the fact that white people are harmed by the drug war does not mean they are the real targets, the designated enemy. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But by the end of the first mile of the four-mile varsity course, the two western schools had pulled out well in front of all the easterners. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course she has a house. All rich people have houses.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she says, as if there’s nowhere else she’d rather be. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Nay, I merely—it does not matter to me where you live, of course.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were Cold Sassy folks at the depot and of course they were puzzled why I was such a hero. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“That was the main course,” said the lieutenant. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Constantin was much too short, but in his own way he was handsome, with light brown hair and dark blue eyes and a lively, challenging expression. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t planned to do any such thing of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Neither does Candy. Neither did Pigeon, until last year.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Roberta was the only girl taking the course, but Jimmy would have noticed her even if the room had been full of beauties, because she was open and confident. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This poem was just the beginning, of course. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He also began a correspondence course in “Biblical understanding” that had been created by the Church and was often tied in to world events as interpreted by Armstrong. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But of course she don’t say nothing and just looks off to a place farther into the darkness, crosses her arms, and starts heading off there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He added, “Except of course for the upward climb of Wilbur Mercer.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course that was long before I invented wine and became an immortal. I fought side by side with the gods and some other demigod...Harry Cleese, I think.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The class pretends to settle down to its work, but of course, everyone is stealing glances at Carla and me. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Soon as Shiloh hears me, of course, he’s out of his box. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course she was wondering about the virus. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The war, of course, did not content itself with soldiers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, I wouldn’t have hit her for anything. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was bothering him, killing him: He knew the story’s terrible ending, of course, but a lot of the details were missing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You know best, of course. It’s not for me to suggest...” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had scoffed back then, thinking this was hardly a lesson plan for a university course. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the next year Evelyn became involved with the Watch Tower organization, part of the church of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She must know him, of course; she was his sister. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, of course it does—like a spring morning.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the reason people fight to get into this course, and the reason some people wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, the first person I see is Martin Addison—in a powder blue tux, hair gelled like a helmet. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Your quest, of course. Will you accept it?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sunny wanted to come along, of course, but she has final exams. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are. It all makes sense. You’ve been keeping track of my every move, letting him know where I’ll be next.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She had felt it coursing through her body, through her blood, into her brain. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tears coursing from beneath his closed eyes, down his unshaven face. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“God’s body, of course not. Neither does the constable, the bishop, or my mother.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the course of a lifetime, there were some things that mattered. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There were holes everywhere, and of course the mounds of dirt dug up alongside them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

We talk about her online friends, and the summer courses she’s been taking online, and the places she’s seen online that she dreams about going to someday. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

But of course, rice seedlings can’t be planted in hard clay, so on top of the clay, there has to be a thick, soft layer of mud. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I cried myself to sleep in my dormitory cot every night, and of course, that only made my asthma worse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he would ask about my brother. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Except of course...Do you know where the sample bags in that refrigerator are? We need to test those next.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He had worried that my mom was too educated for my dad when they wed, and of course, she had attended school for just a few years. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The World’s Fair is, of course, of great interest to our readers. Have you seen an increase in meat sales since the Fair began?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Of course that is the name of her circuit, too—Damask. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In the course of time it cooled and acquired an atmosphere from the emission of gases from the rocks. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, there would always be people, even within the Muslim community, who didn’t want to see me succeed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He was faster, of course, even back then. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was to ask a question, not to offer an answer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Of course you have a use for me, Matt thought. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rahel could see it coursing through his veins, as clearly as an egg traveling down an ostrich’s neck. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we live in California, so they didn’t have far to travel to our table. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

In the course of their travels, the family visited Iron Mountain, Michigan, a small mining town in the forests of the Upper Peninsula that was Billie’s childhood home. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Ben thought, Red has ten or twenty of his buddies surrounding him which gives the battle of poundage back to Red by several thousand pounds. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which, of course, would make any member of the crew want to hurl me into the sea. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“But you get a mention for the Maltese Falcon clue and, of course, Portsmouth Square.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, she checked with the girls anyway. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the years everyone in Cannery Row owed him money. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Unless, of course, you doubt what the Chancellor says is best for the Collective’s survival.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was only one place for me to go, of course. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course you hold violence in your hands, she meant. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” I say, going to the windows of the hall and looking out. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, he wasn’t—or maybe he was and had never been all right before in his life. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

This was a course Olive Hamilton determined she would not take. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But of course, yes, Hazel. Of course you can.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I mean, of course I’m going to be a rabbi. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Of course. I know Fred’s weaknesses. I’ve studied his fears. I know how to play mind games and make him mess up so much they’ll be begging for you to come back!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Of course her age was none of his business as long as she was competent. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, most of it’s his land over there, where he’s planning to build that golf course when they put in the conservancy and the dam, que no?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, he was responding to an economic situation where the demand for power was growing rapidly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

So, true to her nature, she found an option that was not among the ones presented to her: She took a secretarial course, a typing class. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

To him of course it was a mild spring night. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he had passed this cemetery island, the Conte set a northeasterly course. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had not been unfaithful to her, of course, but fidelity could not just be about sex. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes, of course! How efficient you are, my princess, how noble and precise are your manners!” creaked the palace. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, that was back when they might have expected to have choices one day. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course the eye has to heal,” I said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, my sister isn’t much different from my dad in that regard. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

That’s not because the music is quieter, of course, but simply that your position relative to it has changed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Of course he chanted with the rest: it was impossible to do otherwise. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Ni^oise salad is the first course, which I spent all morning making, arranging the hard-boiled eggs and olives perfectly on each of the twenty-five plates. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That woke Lyra, of course, and she started bellowing with all the breath in her little lungs. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I missed Mom, of course, but the weird part was that I didn’t feel angry or sad or uncomfortable about missing her, like I usually did. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But Miss Kenton was continuing to advance and I must say it was a little difficult to assess what my best course of action would be. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the terror of Peri-Urban, the lives of my family, neighbours and community continued to ebb and flow along a predictable, monotonous course. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, I want to say, of course I do. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“And of course you’d know,” Z shot back, climbing up on one of the high-top desks. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I was sending him various items, of course, brief profiles of Kwang at various events around the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The local magistrate, of course, was white, as was the nearest shopkeeper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to. You can stay just the way you are. Of course, that would give Mr. Jennings the satisfaction of thinking he was right about you. Do you like him?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And even after I met you I still did, for a while. Like maybe I was losing my mind.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We had seen young people who were probably in their twenties, children who were Edward’s age, and of course the majority who were our parents’ age or older. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or we can try, in an immediate and practical way, to fix the flawed snap decisions that distort the course of justice. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“They have, trust me. But they aren’t as good as the real thing, of course.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Thus did Mother Ermentrude in her wisdom deter me from my desperate course and guide me to a new path. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“New third-year course schedules,” said George, passing them over. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Pure madness, of course; but I couldn’t resist it.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t in its final preparation, of course, or else it would eat through its container. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Of course. She was careless about things. Didn’t think ahead. Didn’t take responsibility. And I think that’s caused some hard things for all of you. I’m sorry.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, Newcomen could have invented all this and more; after all, he worked on his new engine for some fourteen years before he was ready to put it into public operation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I did tell myself, of course, I would soon find some new situation. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course, you don't, you poor darling!" says Octavia clasping her hands together in distress for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

This is a highly sane and healthy point of view, of course - if a little emotionally cool. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course, that was last night in the garage.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

From that common starting point, they then devised diametrically different courses of action. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I want to destroy Snow as much as you do,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Of course, she was still left with millions of randomly accessed, unordered files, but at least now they were all streetcam records of Scythe Faraday’s neighborhood. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There were trays with spare ribs, coleslaw, sausage, and, of course, hot dogs since it was a ball game. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Totally. Of course. I don’t want to get in the way of your friendship.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

In a way, he still looked like Westley, except, of course, that he had been broken. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dissatisfied with the courses offered, she dropped out after a year. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, the range of variation over the rest of the globe is much greater than that within Polynesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had no way of knowing this, of course, so he didn’t wave back. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Back in June 1993, during the course of putting together Mommy’s will—something I had to force her to do—the macabre subject of her burial came up. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course you can. Lobbies are made for loitering." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A smiley face, just a little something," Ma suggested, followed by hugs, kisses, and of course, a prayer. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

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

“Why, so the angels can jam, of course. They knew they were headed that way too, and who doesn’t like a good party?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Skirling Pass was really a series of passes, a long twisting course that went up around a succession of icy wind-carved peaks and down through hidden valleys that seldom saw the sun. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Employers, of course, do little to encourage the economic literacy of their workers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we would watch their temper over the course of the day like farmers in Oklahoma watch rain clouds. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You can have my bowl,” she said, and immediately regretted it, even though it made him happy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And mad though it was, he looked for the crossbow as well, but o’f course there was none such to be found. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

First, of course, I was reunited with my family. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course. But you had no choice.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was the right thing to do. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

At dusk the Company set out, and turning now half east they steered their course towards Caradhras, which far away still glowed faintly red in the last light of the vanished Sun. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the combined acreage of private lawns, parks, and golf courses now being treated must reach an astronomical figure. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She breathes deeply, until the air courses through her chest without effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the food stayed where she put it until it was cleared away by the servants, but Aurelia understood that the gods didn’t need real food, only its spiritual essence. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

This “novice” did not appear in the parade, of course. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Just like the lady, a vivid blue vein runs over his left eyebrow, like he’d brushed eye shadow way off course. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And gifted, of course, with a proud heart, like all his line. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her hunters came with her, of course, and they brought a bloody stag’s head inside with them.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course Buddy wouldn't have any answer to that, because what I said was true. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course. I just want you to be realistic. It may not be fair, but our job is to choose the trainees who will make the best agents.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When Sax got the letter, he went to the main branch of the New York Public Library and took out a catalogue listing courses offered at the University of New Mexico. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls are made of dark paneling, and of course there are portraits of our former heads of school and the current board of directors, complete with Dr. Santos on the end. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, if I could lie to my mom, then I could lie to Ms. Gruwell. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course he knows, Moose. But that doesn’t mean I want you to parade her around in front of him. I won’t lie to you. He isn’t wild about the idea of her living here.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The appeal of the dilemma has nothing to do, of course, with any interest we might have in women drug traffickers or in the criminal justice system. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our tete-a-tete is not following its usual course. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Missing Jupe like there’s no tomorrow right now, and way ready to go home, but of course, I didn’t drive. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

She felt caught in the act, for of course she had brought candles with her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Lancelot, of course, was not at that time recognized as the chief knight of the Round Table, or he would have been taken in any case. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Tee said, looking up from her comic book. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Because, of course, we didn’t know what reading was. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are. Anyway, he said he connected with it and came out to me. We’ve been DM’ing every day since.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Of course Father Mulrooney was so old, electricity probably hadn’t been invented when he first learned Latin. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Of course, she looked less like her now, without the black paint across her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But of course I don’t know if she is doing all right. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But Jack was still shuddering, still white, like the dark water still coursed in his veins. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The ability to make art, in contrast, must have been acquired relatively recently in the course of evolution. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

B can, of course, reason in the same way, and they’re both likely to end up exchanging worthless bags of shredded newspaper. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think that death is coming for you on the cross-country course, Mr. Hoodhood?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pomodoro glances up at my stone tower and moves his lips around as if he is tasting them from the inside and says, “Of course.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Never become involved in an altercation with a pauper.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No offense to you, of course, but I have to go with Britain on this one.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

These new movements, of course, grew out of the old ones and tended to keep their names and pay lip-service to their ideology. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, she must undergo an operation, and afterward—well, she would be her “old self” again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afterwards, of course, Melanie would make a record of the things that were done—and any future Ceremony for the Dead wouldn’t have to stop and start. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew what they were referring to, but I wasn't even vaguely engaged. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Of course die whole bus started laughing and hollering. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Neither one, of course, gave a second thought to their little niece. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

"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

Of course, he was supposed to have since moved to Florida. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she’d never expected to be climbing trees in another universe, and climbing solo didn’t greatly appeal, either, but there was no choice about that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My father, of course, was bringing the Word of God—which fortunately weighs nothing at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course for some Everesters myriad other, less virtuous, motives came into play, as well: minor celebrity, career advancement, ego massage, ordinary bragging rights, filthy lucre. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. I told you. It’s American salsa.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Everyone knows, of course, that the seasoned players will probably be selected again. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I realized that throughout the course of the evening, I wasn’t happy about Craig and Sam breaking up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And, unless there are complications, he should be able to go home by Wednesday.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving her apartment he’d tossed the magazine in the garbage, along with the ends of the three cigarettes he always smoked in the course of his visits. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

These pictures are not, of course, really in the night sky; we put them there ourselves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew, of course, that his South Vietnamese allies were unhappy. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, leaving them alone on the side of a dirt road in rural Mexico wasn’t my idea of protecting them, but I didn’t have much choice either. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, of course. They were happy for me, that my As-signment was what I wanted most. I felt very fortunate.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course this magic depends on one’s personal history of learning. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This principle holds for more than just jobs, of course. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you may leave. You never said before you wanted to leave.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought it might be interesting to have a conservatory, but of course it necessitated a lack of color,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That figure, of course, does not include the thousands who avoid prison but are arrested, convicted, and sentenced to jail or probation. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, you know best, of course. As usual,” said Mary Poppins haughtily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And of course Sam wouldn’t go running home. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had dropped her sack along the way, lost her course in the black water. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She strains to look, but of course it’s strangers, just another couple combing their way through the city. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held back my last name, of course. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Stanley and his parents didn't believe in curses, of course, but whenever anything went wrong, it felt good to be able to blame someone. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Tomorrow, of course, when the motorboat came from the mainland. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The veterans, who of course knew nothing about the history of Tommy and Ruth’s relationship, treated them as a long-established couple, and this seemed to please Ruth no end. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course we have no prospect of such a journey. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was the Bible, of course, but the Bible was a book, and so were Bleak House, Treasure Island, Ethan Frome and The East of the Mohicans. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Samuel, of course, was born in the North, in New York, and grew up and was educated there. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew what my mother was afraid of. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! Of course. Yes, I can do that!” said the makara. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then he made a stylistic leap that dramatically transformed his career and the course of music history with it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, in the mortal world, there are such things as backyards. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime, Amir,” he said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s not lovely. My father has obscene taste in jewelry,” she said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I would be happy to bring more, of course. But I think you won’t need that.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course his horizons are limited, but how wide are mine? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a festival mainly for the children, but of course everyone who can takes part. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were invested, of course, but the moment ahead wasn’t ours. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As it did, wind shear blew it laterally off course. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, since Morrie only wore soft cotton shirts that hung loosely on his ever-shrinking frame, the microphone sagged and flopped, and I had to reach over and adjust it frequently. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, of course, Izzy would be long gone, leaving no one to defend her, and people could—and did—say whatever they liked. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But, of course, La Romana has already been spoken for by Tía Flor's little goddaughter, who suffers from asthma and shouldn't be contradicted. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She walked forward, peering into the dimness and following the small trail which wound in a curving course toward the center of the bush, its earthen floor packed firm by the pressure of small feet. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Ms. Gruwell wouldn’t let me get away with saying something like that. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My “friends” all went to the game, of course, because all their boyfriends were playing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, a trifle! Nothing of course to speak of—twenty thousand pounds, I think they say—but what is that?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was of course Robert Evans on his eucalypt-scented hillside who spotted it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Why, so that you and I can fight in the battle of course! Don't you want to?" The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“We—I tried to contact Courtney, your mother, at the time, of course. But—I was not able to. In fact—” The pitch of her voice went up. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It’s called the Rule of 150, and it is a fascinating example of the strange and unexpected ways in which context affects the course of social epidemics. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew I was wrong to disobey my mother but that hadn’t stopped me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a flurry of rumor about her disappearance when the rest of the school arrived back from their Christmas holidays, because of course everyone thought that she had been attacked. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

This happened three times in two different courses during senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, she kept her head down throughout it all, doing enough to keep Brullo from critiquing her, but not enough to make him praise her the way he did Cain. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If, of course, you found the right choreographer.” Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So the day had passed very long and lonely and his blood was full and coursing under his skin. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I could lay it on so thick when I wrote essays for him, and, of course, I had the highest grade in his Lit class. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But there was only the survival manual, which I must have read ten thousand times over the course of my ordeal. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After I belt out that final note, I take a bow and walk offstage—gracefully, of course. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And that meant, of course, that Nipper could not be in the room. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was cold in the cellar, of course, so that Mrs. Popper had to learn to play the piano with her gloves on. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I could whomp up a medium storm or a small earthquake in good taste and proper proportion, but in this account I have clung tenaciously, perhaps foolishly, to the truth. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no ease, no stability in the course of their conversations, no chance to relax. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Beyond such vague ideas as these, there was no plan in his head, and he saw no one course that he must follow. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was exactly what no one would have expected, and of course villains were not announced with hisses or soliloquies, they did not come cloaked in black, with ugly expressions. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But, of course, all that came out was a weak cough. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Struggling to keep the other circling in the air, he found the blazing course of the second star and pulled it back toward him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

A powerful corporation, he realized, would of course be able to afford this. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sleep felt miles away, and he couldn’t shake the despair and hopelessness that coursed through his body and mind—the temporary joy of Chuck’s trick on Gaily had long since faded away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

So when you get a chance to choose, of course, you choose your own kind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sisters wished me well, and George promised to come to Ellis Park after he had caddied at a golf course in a white suburb nearby. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, of course, a cold November day on Long Island, and everything was, of course, gray—the sky, the air, the grass, the drizzle misting down. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘With you, Ted. Of course. We’ll figure out what it says on the T-shirt. And maybe, just maybe, we’ll track him down.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s not,” I said, but my voice was quiet. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

We’re in the only Rolls-Royce among a sea of limos, so of course people look when we pull up to the entrance. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Peering mischievously at me over the rim, she said, “Of course, a lot of it was little-boy curiosity, you know.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dead, of course: wet, chargeless, and fifty years from the nearest cell tower. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

As long as Francis and I remained closed out from the experimental data, the best course was to maintain an open mind. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And, of course, next came the black coat — and then, Older Sister! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Arm wondered why the General was entertaining them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Chedu is always welcome, of course, but we don’t like strangers. They bring contamination.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Rachel asks if her face looks really bad and Emma says, Of course not. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, we always felt embarrassed if our grandfather were mentioned, just as we did if God were spoken of.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the course of a 250-year period, all the possibilities were fully explored. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Of course dinosaur hunting didn’t end with the deaths of the great nineteenth-century fossil hunters. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been digging,” I said, which of course he had already seen. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was certain, however, that if your mother left, it would be something that mattered in the whole long course of your lifetime. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It was beautiful, of course; I couldn’t deny that. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course not, Sheriff. Jane is terrible with a rifle. I was thinking more along the lines of the sickle, a weapon designed specifically for the close-combat techniques of an Attendant.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The result was the all-too-familiar course of the last two millennia of South African history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the possibility existed that he was keeping something back. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He might eventually return to the spot where he had started, and would of course be utterly confounded to explain how that had happened. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Of course it could, but we followed the lady anyway. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do, honey. I just worry, you know that.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"It's not real flame, of course, just a little synthetic fire Portia and I came up with. You'll be perfectly safe," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I can input star charts and order you a smoothie, if you want. Of course I can do latitude and longitude!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This new arrival was a girl, of course. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The next day the hills rose still higher and steeper before them, and they were forced to turn away northwards out of their course. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There were no tutorials here, no one losing sleep over the precise course of her intellectual development. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

All through June the writing course stretched before me like a bright, safe bridge over the dull gulf of the summer. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The Sister knew, of course—but she held her tongue. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The Support Group, of course, was depressing as hell. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

To say that an Orgota government fell means, of course, only that one group of Commensals replaced another group of Commensals in the controlling offices of the Thirty-Three. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Owning, disowning, recanting, recharting a hateful course of events to make sense of her complicity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of twenty-five such trials, the subject correctly identifies the symbol ten times. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wings began to vibrate, and you could feel the life begin to course through Dragonwings. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, of course, when they do that you know that they’re dogs. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But I have never once entered Forest. There was no need, of course. And it always seemed frightening somehow.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Of course. We want Maya to finish school before getting married, but you know, it can’t hurt to have someone in mind.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After all, my mother had never had her hair cut in her life and of course she expected my father to be startled or shocked. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course we have Merrimack Hose Company. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, I feel no sense of my own mystery eating a can of chicken soup late at night, or lying in the fluorescent light of the school nurse’s office. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth very quickly suspected that this was because she was so very much darker than her mother and not nearly, of course, so beautiful. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was betraying Mrs. Coulter’s impatience, of course, and finally she couldn’t hold it in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A tear welled in her eye and coursed down her rouged cheek. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me, bewildered as I was, that the world should go on unchanged in its course forever. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They bragged about their facilities and their winning traditions and none of them, of course, made any mention of the academic difficulties he would face in college. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course that had to change when those two broke up. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The slaves did not see the money, of course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Derek would, of course, have to go to the bathroom—his body functions would keep going. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

It might seem odd, of course, a dwarf shutting himself away from the sun. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I was thinking that my mom’s apartment wouldn’t allow dogs, especially dogs bigger than the apartment, but I said, “Yeah. Of course I will.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Following her gaze, her mother nodded and changed course. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, there was always some complaining about the food, but it was all right. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, my grandmother had met thousands, tens of thousands, of other Indians at powwows all over the country. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course we won’t kill it. Let’s hang the photo on that wall.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t write any of this down on my paper, of course. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

What was good news to Violet and her siblings, of course, was bad news to Count Olaf. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, of course. I will help them.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

That’s my fault, of course, because I behaved stupidly, like a child, because I didn’t like feeling rejected. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws with confidence, thanks to the drafting course he is taking this term. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because of course”—Madame cut in suddenly—“your art will reveal your inner selves! That’s it, isn’t it? Because your art will display your souls!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom, of course, is still crazy concerned about the problems at school. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Anaxagoras, Protagoras, and of course Socrates were hauled up on charges of heresy and impiety. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

If made it a lot easier for Victor, of course. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, other people knew about the plane. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not that I think of you in that way, of course.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to study it, of course,” I said, wondering what on earth I would do with this monster. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, Abbey and I didn’t mention what had happened that afternoon on the way home from Shelly’s trailer. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lynn was better behaved than I was, of course, and so was Sam. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, Joel has to figure in that different size cattle eat different amounts of grass. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Come over any time you like,” my mom said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course, I imagine real scholars will take an interest in Weep now, and amateur records won’t be needed. Still, it’s not bad work. You should be proud.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was, of course, Indian Creek, which practically ran through the backyard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herr Siedler smiles as if to say: You and I, son, we know history takes a longer course, don't we? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Outside we made a crazy golf course with planks, pipes, and old horseshoes from the choked orchard where Dean’s garden stops. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Use it only for emergencies,” Chiron said, “and only against monsters. No hero should harm mortals unless absolutely necessary, of course, but this sword wouldn’t harm them in any case.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Tried to make herself sound confident despite the nervous energy coursing through her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, that was very mean of us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I might have some extra boarding passes. Taken only as mementos of course.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was the only lab to boast a prewar history and, of course, the only one with a preexisting management. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Coaches, high school and college alike, teachers—even though he was barely a C student—and of course girls, who might as well be invisible for all the game Luke had. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He would buy her something for Christmas, of course, something nice to remember him by, but nothing that would give her any ideas about marriage. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel the skin on my forehead tingling, my blood rushing through a new course, my bones aching with a familiar old pain. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gazing down, Raji mumbled, “You would be my wife, of course.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, of course, Josh Trammell’s fire would no longer be the most famous fire in Shaker Heights. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. We live in the same house.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened in the future, however superficially strange or shocking, would also have an unsurprising, familiar quality, inviting her to say, but only to herself, Oh yes, of course. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, I didn’t know for certain because he had not spoken to me since the steak incident. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. But you have to have silver to jingle.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course, that was long before her time, so I could hardly blame her for that. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you actually mad? Of course I’m seeing what you’re seeing! Am I blind?” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

They stole from one another, of course, and enjoyed terrorizing one another, but their crimes were minor compared to those of people. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she would be on a first-name basis with the monsters. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Getting hired by the laboratory as a professional mathematician had been an important and groundbreaking stride for the black women— for all of Langley’s women, of course. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But of course the journey’s true purpose was to arrange an alibi. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course I'm sure. Why shouldn't I be?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to raise the bar, Zuri. Of course I’ll walk you to your door. And I suggest you don’t trust any guy who doesn’t.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The plants were not arranged in straight lines, but rather in slow, big curves, like a loose letter S. And of course in the background, at the horizon, rose mountains. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The walls were made of concrete blocks, and tacks couldn’t be used, of course. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, Murphy’s Law, the year my mom started buying my clothes too big was the year that I stopped growing. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Of course I would! You could come back, you know.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That was just a red herring! A trick, to throw us off course.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The quickest way out, of course, was to confront Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can see them—but you’ll have to come home with me.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I open my journal, and there it is, wet and smeared, of course. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And the red slippers were of course lucky. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then I thought of her walking up the street and stepping into the car, as I had last seen her, and of course in a little while I felt like hell again. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

"The flat's not big," he tells Ma, in Bangla, of course. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course he had made a lot of mistakes. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course, without a doubt, their going made us increasingly uneasy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As these courses became known in the general section, we began to get queries from our men on the other side. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What kind of a question is that? Of course I can pick up a cat.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And of course, beating on dudes like it was his job. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

We had spent all day struggling and backtracking in the cut-up, crevassed area east of the Fire-Hills; We were tired that evening but elated, sure that a clear course would soon open out ahead. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He acknowledged that the random violence and careening course of the French Revolution were lamentable developments, but he insisted they were merely a passing chapter in the larger story of triumphant global revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course! I’ve seen all of the movies in the theater with my dad. I mean, except for the ones that came out before I was born.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Gradually, this informal history grew into a course of study, constructed by the High Organ, which became known as Syllabus A, involving two years of lectures on the ANC and the liberation struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe I realized even at the time that my explanation to Mr Farraday - though, of course, not entirely devoid of truth - was woefully inadequate. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Horses have strong preferences for particular courses, and Belmont was War Admiral’s home track, the site of his greatest performance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Of course. The point about mathematizing hypotheses was made by Kant. It is one of the programs of the Vienna Circle logical positivists.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It would, of course, be unfair to suggest that all masters were constantly beating the daylights out of all the boys in those days. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lineup included courses like Differential Equations, a core part of the engineering curriculum, and higher-level math, such as Theory of Equations. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course I came. The moment I figured out where you were, I came.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She’s left all her books, as far as I can see, but has taken the maps from the orienteering, or map reading, course. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like to think so. Having young ones is a big responsibility. You have to teach them how to take mud baths, of course, and emphasize the importance of fiber in their diet.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Each president, of course, had hoped to win, and had wanted to win. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

High school casts always get to know each other well—if they don’t start out as friends, they become close over the course of the production. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Girls in Shaker, she was sure, had abortions now and then—they were teenagers after all—but of course it was all kept very quiet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Those rare times when I found a tunnel that stayed true to its course, the way was blocked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, even I knew that if trouble was coming, we was still too close. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we both know it won’t go over at all. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Of course the sagging mattress analogy can take us only so far because it doesn’t incorporate the effect of time. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The bitter little man who taught the course was the lone professor in the school who had guts enough to try to teach it, and even he evinced the rigidity of imperfect understanding. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Over the course of a year that could come to over $30,000, enough to approach the lower middle class. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I know how it is,” he said; “when I was pregnant I couldn’t keep warm—my feet were like ice, I sat over the fire all that winter. Long ago of course, but I remember!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The rich can always outbid them, buy up their tenements or trailer parks, and replace them with condos, McMansions, golf courses, or whatever they like. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I figured he’d find that marble, so I had to dump the others. I sure hated to, though. I won most of them in a game with a lion tamer.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is dangerous for the rest of us. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you heard that—who would dare accuse him openly? Mark my words, one day he’s going to hurt the wrong person,” Fozia said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Quietly and cautiously he moved down the course of the stream. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t go, of course, since Mom and Dad are “morally opposed” to horror movies. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, that doesn't seem to mean much in everyday life. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course I still hadn’t figured out what he was fighting for. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But, of course, fifteen years before there had been a war going on. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Though not you, of course. Cruel, I mean. That is, you are beautiful, but not cruel.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Of course, she’d tell me not to talk back and virtually ignore me for two days. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Clarissa said, sliding the tray away and coming to my side. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It may be absorbed through the skin, may be breathed in as a spray or dust, and of course is absorbed from the digestive tract if residues are swallowed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In fact, Cofield had served years in various prisons for fraud, much of it involving bad checks, and he’d spent his jail time taking law courses and launching what one judge called “frivolous” lawsuits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course they do adore a show of any kind. ‘I don’t know,’ I told him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, my room number—seven—told me nothing, but I think I’d already guessed where I would be sleeping. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He’d have to take the exam, of course, but then he planned to start secondary school right here in the Sunderbans, on a neighboring island that was just a quick ferry ride away. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shiloh, of course, goes right over, tail wagging, but all the steam’s gone out of me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Crow’s Eye took the fleet to sea Tris had simply lagged behind, changing course only when the other ships were lost to sight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she said, handing it to him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Of course they know each other, Mama used to drop Quinton off here every summer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Those were the days of strict segregation, and the idea of playing for Permian was of course almost inconceivable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That’s what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, one pile may be sufficient depending on how much there is to do. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I vote no, of course! We can’t have another Hunger Games!” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Templeton, of course, was miserable over the loss of his beloved egg. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“And our distinguished guest, of course,” Oliver said finally, beckoning Sam. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, when he was wrestling, it was never about causing pain—only winning. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course you don’t have to change. My board...they will be fine. I’ll deal with any fallout. I mean, there will be some financial repercussions....” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Throughout my trip, I was of course aware that I was under constant surveillance. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Beale nodded solemnly — “No, of course you didn’t” — and gave Maniac a huge wink, which made Amanda screech louder, until something crashed in the kitchen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, of course, you and I know, Mr. Dacus, that if I had gone wild, which I was about to do, I would have torn Red and his pals apart.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My plan was, as I taught, also to study, to take graduate courses in English literature and possibly writing. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I went the long way around, of course, by the pond and the store so that I could approach along the road as I had left. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, this kind of deal can only be temporary, but neither of us mentions that. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Of course the stands were going wild, too. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help feeling, of course, that that person was me, me and all the others like me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course, why not? Even God, he have to make the world twice.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course, for the back and forth, I had to buy a new car,” he said. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course not; have faith in your humble Order of the Clean Hand. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, I will be all right, he told himself, pretending to be brave, but I will be careful to stay away from Miss K’s toothpaste. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, choosing between two boxes of breakfast cereal is a little different from deciding if a mushroom will poison you. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, not thinking, I pulled out what had to be at least ten cancer pamphlets. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The Commander, of course, is nowhere in sight. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jellyfish don’t even have hearts, of course—no heart, no brain, no bone, no blood. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Of course you matter, just give me a few —” I hang up. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the nest, of course, is a favorite place to stop and gather clues. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, you rarely notice when you come to the fork in the road. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course I remember you. And I was sad to hear about poor Mr. Frisby. How is your young son—Timothy, was it?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Why else would I have bothered to journey so far to find you?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Again, if Fiver was right and the whole warren was in imminent peril, then of course they ought to welcome any rabbit who was ready to join them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the course of the speech, the audience is said to have visibly moved away to leave Catiline isolated—something Cicero didn’t stint to point out. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were stories, of course, not unlike the ones he found in the library. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, she knew that when the next morning came she would have to set out again, and that this task would have to be performed every day until the rains came again. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And of course it is true that a discovery often involves a recognition of the significance of something already known. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But of course such transplants would be wiped out by any repeated spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There is black and of course brown tape for packing. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Uncle Al. Of course, Uncle Al. Won’t you please come in, Uncle Al,” she intones. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Of course, officially, guardians weren’t supposed to show favouritism, but there were little displays of affection all the time within certain parameters; and most of what Ruth suggested fell easily within them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they believed every word of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“And of course that explains everything,” he said. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘Of course! What less? But I am not in a hurry tonight. At the moment I was just wondering about the black shadow. I heard you shout “messenger of Mordor’’. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And of course Edison urged the fair to use direct current, DC, the prevailing standard. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In his head Palmer plotted a course that, except for the final half block, kept him in alleyways. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The women in the play were really men, of course. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, too, did I wonder whether he’d assumed he could be an American engineer who spoke little English, but of course he didn’t. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I despaired of that day ever reaching its end, but of course it did, and with it our journey. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’s wearing another interesting outfit today: white button-up shirt with a light blue tie, polyester khakis, and, of course, black dress socks. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

The bridge itself is different, of course; it’s made of concrete and lighted up at night, not wooden and falling apart and rotten-smelling. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she couldn’t just look at it with her eyes. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the kitchen door that was opened, they are cooking potato-cakes, the house reeks of it, and to-day of course is Saturday; that will be my sister leaning over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, of course, the sheep skittered to safety, making huge leaps as they bounded from rock to rock. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had reckoned, of course, without the special features that Mr. Weasley had added. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say that to Zach, of course, so I tried to be supportive. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Charles Darwin, too, of course, was an amateur not a professional scientist. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course the prices are wrong. It was ten cents for a coffee, then.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Agatha and her brood have decided to come north for the summer. And of course she’s going to bring her mother and aunt. So you will get to spend June surrounded by Virginians!” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I had already taken a course in botany and done very well. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“If he’s in, of course,” Jane said to Michael in a whisper. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Of course Miss Love said that was all right. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She had her own set of beliefs, of course, including the conviction that all whites were simply and unalterably bad. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Of course it’s Thirty-six!” the man replied, laughing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She knew, of course, that Mother didn’t really drink tea with her on top of the hill there. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that made her think, of course, of Grace. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It is a sad suicidal course our species seems to have taken. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” said somebody else, a man. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Some woman who knows all about social life...help him...the way a politician’s wife must.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In such an alternate Earth, Leonardo and Einstein would, of course, never have been born. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s Edward. He’s gorgeous, of course, but don’t waste your time. He doesn’t date. Apparently none of the girls here are good-looking enough for him.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Margot and I have been writing each other notes, just for fun, of course. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Those who had trouble completing the unimaginative, unvaried course of calisthenics did not always agree, but I was ready for any break from the tedium of the class-room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ha-ha-ha! Of course you are looking forward to it. Y>u are looking forward to it because you are a rat, a real rat. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

"All I can do is wonder about tomorrow. Which is pointless, of course." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, after that sudden decompression, it could be anywhere. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been allotted to one of the recently formed regiments, but were first to be sent back for equipment to the garrison, not to the reinforcement-depot, or course, but to another barracks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he didn’t specify any precise method for determining which sex did prevail. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Of course all that is in the past, I said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The host turned away now from the road to the Fords of Isen and bent their course southward. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Occasionally one comes across parents who take the opposite line, who show no interest at all in their children, and these of course are far worse than the doting ones. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. It’s what we do. It’s hunting practice. Survival of the fittest.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Of course there were reasons Toby wouldn’t be in class. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not supposed to be down this way without supervision, of course,” Freddie said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if your house is also the funeral home, you never really rest. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

This was of course after they had already gassed each other up, talking to each other like there was no one else on the track but them. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

At lunch, we’d agreed to go on the U of Is website that week to look at the courses and application process. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lie, of course, but the thing is, I meant it when I said it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Thread put Gale under immediate arrest and, of course, since he was standing there holding a dead turkey, there was little Gale could say in his own defense. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And all shades of orange and purple, of course. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

During the course of that week, at different places along the coast, his seventeen sons were hunted down like rabbits by invisible criminals who aimed at the center of their crosses of ash. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A few spirits that could handle those demons while she...Of course! Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

‘Of course not. But he’s not like any other boy I ever knew.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But yeah, of course. What do you want to know?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The difficulty, of course, lay in knowing how and when to distinguish between philosophy and theology. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It is of course tragic that her marriage is now ending in failure. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course that meant most of the other kids were already there when I arrived. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can trust me,” you said. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Spirits? Yes, indeed. Of course, none of us...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we had to bring her to the Hot Hour. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She started crying, and then of course I started crying, too. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, one cannot listen to polka music for long before getting up and dancing, which is what the two thanksgivers did as soon as their bloated stomachs allowed. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, right then, Dahlia stamped her foot. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be stupid. I’m seventeen, you idiot. Of course I don’t get tired of parties. You know what, you’re an old man trapped in the body of a seventeen-year-old guy.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, this was double stupidity on his part. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one of the biggest in the community, with a panoramic view, presiding over the golf course and most every other house that shares our zip code. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, that first night home I didn’t sleep. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Which is of course idiotic in the kind of profound and multivalent way that only an English teacher could fully elucidate. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

"Of course I'm going to fight. Why, the Queen Lucy's going to be with the archers." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Lumahwoooooof Cassiopeia looked up at her with wide, entreating eyes. The howling jostled Penelope out of her thoughts. She realized Lady Constance was still waiting for an answer. “Of course, Lady Constance,” she said, flustered. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I can’t imagine. People think they see all kinds of things, I suppose. Well, of course, she didn't see him,” he added testily to Charles, who looked rather troubled. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course. We will go home and have a wonderful Shabbat. I will take your things from the table.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the course of the restless night, he had reached his decision, though at present he refrained from speaking of it, still unsure he had chosen wisely. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And I, of course, forgot my jacket at home. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Aunty Uju smiled, a quiet smile that held its peace; she did not, of course, think it was a miracle, but would not say so. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Slughorn proved much more persuadable than I had expected. Harry’s doing, of course. Ah, hello, Nymphadora!”Harry looked around and saw that Mrs. Weasley was not alone, despite the lateness of the hour. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, before we could get started, she wanted to dish about Raul. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All, of course, were happily unaware that their pleasant, anonymous town was quite doomed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In other cities already, a man could choose his own wife, with his parents’ permission of course. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The days had been getting shorter, of course, but it was something more than a gradual seasonal change. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the society that they created was not a literate, food-producing, industrial democracy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course. How could I ever forget you." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My only course of rebellion is to leave her eyebrows unplucked for the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

This sounds idiotic, of course—who can’t stand in a line—but you really can’t believe how hard it is for these kids. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

With hindsight, of course, we know that Eurasia was the one. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the math didn’t get done; but as it turned out, it didn’t really matter, because April stayed home from school the next day, and her grandmother took the day off, too. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course not knowing what had been lost, Granny wouldn’t have recognized the box when she saw it. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

For of course he was thinking, just as you would have been, of all the reasons why the house might have been empty so long. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But there was no denying what would happen if events were left to run their course. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. We need to conduct a control and then calculate a few variables.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was always the possibility, of course, that his suggestion of a fortnight ago may have been a whim of the moment, and he would no longer be approving of the idea. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he knew the names of all the kids going, and their parents, and their great-grandparents, too, probably. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, I’d been thinking about it since last Halloween, so I knew right away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We would control the operation closely,” he said, “and take every precaution possible. Of course, we wouldn’t do anything without your permission, and Brian’s father’s as well,” Derek concluded. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But this was the eighties, when nothing was sacred—except, of course, the making of money and the protection of glass-house empires at all expense. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sound, of course, and headaches, but I’ve also learned to look out for things like changes in space, as in the way you see it, the way it feels. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course it’s not always funny,” said Mrs. Baker. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, there was going to be a program at school and kids who wanted to could wear their costumes to afternoon classes, but only little primary kids got very excited about that. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“While I’m here, Shady, I’ll have a shot of your finest. For medicinal purposes, of course.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But of course, being the funny one, he one-upped me right away. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, if Citra was chosen to be a full scythe, their immunity would become permanent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

In turn, some of the blame for that lies, I think, with schools of education in colleges and universities which place little or no emphasis on mathematics in their teacher-training courses. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bears of high rank had the best places, and there was a special enclosure for the she-bears, including, of course, Iofur’s wives. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be ridiculous. Of course they did. They starved, or they died of thirst. Wild animals ate them, sooner or later. That was the point.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And then of course there was the constant, prattling, awesomely brainless presence of Mary Ellen. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Shusgis was in his fifties, therefore his “long ago of course,” and it certainly was difficult to imagine him as a young mother. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s a silly sort of romance, because of course I don’t want to go back to that life.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had seen them in the library, of course. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” said my dad, speaking through his barrel chest and mustache. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, after dinner Edward did not go outside and stand beneath the stars to have a smoke with Lawrence. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“Magic, of course,” said one of the tree girls, who Ivy thought might be a pixie. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course no writer works that way, but that is irrelevant. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Because of course it was a Spanish play. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

When every guest had been welcomed and was finally inside the gate, there were songs, dances, music, games, and, of course, food and drink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The object of the endeavor is, of course, to make the boat move through the water as quickly as possible. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

And of course, there would be no vacation. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Sister knew what she was doing, of course. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, we Marines were the ones who’d have to take it. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could commit them all to memory, of course. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if the atmospheric regulator or oxygenator have problems, I'll need to cut into the bedroom to get to them. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Latin names of the gods are, of course, used; and the Latin forms in the case of any personage who has a Latin as well as a Greek name. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course—we made the greatest weapon of the Titans! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Lara assures everyone that she’s seen the rules on her father’s desk and that it’s basically a massive obstacle course with little stations where we have to answer supernatural trivia questions. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Considering what had happened after our first round, I change course from where Asher tells me to go and instead trail after Ren. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You can also cash in your points at the Book Scavenger store for book-hunting supplies—or for more books, of course! Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

If it is not overstepping myself, I would greatly appreciate your telling me if you find being a nun very satisfactory, in a spiritual way, of course. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed normal to all of us, but the majors expression grew stormy throughout the courses. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, if she had known anything, she would have told Flitwick or Dumbledore, who had surely asked her the same question. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Of course, it did not occur to him others might be just as shy as himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he quickly adds, “Of course, that was a very long time ago, and now you can simply enjoy it, and then I’ll have you write an essay on it.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Of course she claimed not to, so I patiently explained what I was talking about. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course! We’ll bring you right back home so you can wait for your parents. But you need help to find them. And I’m sure you’re all very hungry.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he said, “I could tell right off you’re from the North.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This of course raised the subject of deer and something Granddaddy called the food chain and each animal’s place in the natural order. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It compares technology to the immune system, which is, of course, crucial for survival. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, the B was actually butter and the T was probably tuna—I really needed to stop letting Nana pack my lunches. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

By the time he made it to the golf course, a steady drizzle was coming down. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tone of her voice said that of course he knew what the people said about her family, but Tayo couldn’t remember hearing of that family. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

If he heard from the women, he of course would notify the detectives at once. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Like cultural idiosyncrasies, individual idiosyncrasies throw wild cards into the course of history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he had to get rid of the alchemist first. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She, of course, was conscious that this was a dream. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He wanted to see everything, of course, and he did think it unusual, but he got over it in a hurry and settled down to helping me prepare the meat for turtle soup. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a course in that in your high school?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, Addie and I were actually “together” since before either of us can remember because our moms were best friends when we were born, so we became best friends, too. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But of course I did go to her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course the boys wanted to hear what had happened, and Kate was happy to oblige them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

There the guests were divided into teams, then given cipher messages that told them where to seek out the next course. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell her she was confused and wasn’t making sense, because of course our plant was a Cobalt Blue Orchid. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, that is true of most things: you do not know up to and including the very last second before you do. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

On Halloween, I put on Daddy’s black leather coat, which of course is huge on me, but that’s okay, and then a black beret Momma got in Paris. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can. I’ll teach you. ‘I am the first wife, and she is our servant.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was choosing my courses for the next semester. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“A reader. The daughter of two of the most powerful people I’ve ever met. You, Sefia, are what makes him special. Of course we want him.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, the impossibility of love makes it all the more exciting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She calls to the others for help but, of course, no one returns. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I regarded this worry as entirely my own, and of course did not intend to say anything to Mr. Loomis about it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I believe we forgot everything except, of course, personal fear, and it seemed to wipe the slate clean and give us a fresh start. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It was madness, of course, but there was beauty in it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Until this point, of course, I had believed myself quite alone and I turned in some surprise. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course people panicked ... it was almost like seeing You-Know-Who back again.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The brush of her lips sent shivers coursing through him, and the words, they sent chills. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of course, as he worked out the implications of his laws, he drew a series of subsidiary conclusions. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you would,” she says flatly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

While my parents were being given a crash course in gonadogenesis, I—still officially Calliope—was doing some homework myself. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, she had experienced inequalities; she knew that when she was a teacher, she was paid less than men doing the same job. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Early in December, in the course of a single afternoon, two of the cafe’s steadiest customers announced plans to pack up and leave not merely Finney County but the state. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel turned his head and looked down the course of the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had heard the story before, of course, but never so plainly from Beowulf's lips. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the river of black faces coursed through the street leading to the stadium, a group of police vans and trucks suddenly appeared from nowhere and barricaded the street. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your ears? Why, in your head, of course.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not; he knows you are with me,” Robert replied, as he busied himself among sundry pans and covered dishes which had been left standing on the hearth. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skipping over the complex course of Tisquantum’s life is understandable in a textbook with limited space. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And of course he was doing a murder... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The shrunken head wasn’t real, of course, but it was an expensive rubber one that did look terribly, real. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of these arguments, of course, has become part of a larger intellectual movement which may loosely be labelled ‘postmodernism’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The Lord of the Wild, of course. Just for a moment, in the arrival of the boar, I felt the presence of Pan.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And in the course of his distinguished career he’d formulated a number of unorthodox, very strongly held opinions about how the mountain should be ascended. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then they left the town behind, following the winding course of the Rhoyne through willow groves and poppy fields and past a tall wooden windmill whose blades creaked like old bones as they turned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The long, upright bodies of the oarsmen were catching the wind, acting essentially as sails, hurrying the shells down the course. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Oh, of course. You're not one of those 'destiny' types, are you?" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Conor wasn’t allowed in there at any time, lest he smudge the upholstery somehow, so of course this was where he went to read his book while he waited for his father. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Does anyone else see a giant bird coming closer that kind of looks like a dragon?—though of course that’s impossible. Dragons no longer exist. Right?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Brother Alf remarked that Friar Hugo had excelled himself, as course after course was brought to the table. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But of course this didn’t happen, and at last, Pearl snuck the cordless phone from the kitchen counter, ducked outside by the garage, where it was quieter, and called Moody. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Not fair. And yet it was her time. There is no fairness in Death. If you free me, I will do my duty. But of course these shades will try to stop you.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Students were given course credit for work done in working-class neighborhoods. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought I was asking him to help me chart a course for retirement. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He could remember everything about Katherine III, and the rest of them, too, of course—he remembered everything about everything—and yet something about Katherine III clearly eluded him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

We had a hard time waking JoJo up, but when he came to, he drained the jug, of course. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That, my friends, is a show! And of course I did something. I killed two giants!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I transferred to the University of Kentucky and into the nursing school, which had a good course in midwifery. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course what she said was perfectly true. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He says, “Of course you are. And I’m Calvin Chumsky. I ride your bus.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Stand at attention for three hours at a vuvv banquet—nothing but show, of course—and you’d make enough to live on for a year. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He never thought to ask me about that, of course. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Are you blind to that fact?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And of course the muddy Yangtse with my own junk looking at me with its wide eyes. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a second reason for the Olympic’s return to course. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Except, of course, that he was still fully clothed. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Well, we were served, finally, of course, but by this time no amount of Scotch would have helped us. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

People with perfect pitch, of course, can play this game forever. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I miss her. She was my sister.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Over the course of the war, her team would break into dozens of spy networks, including thirty-seven circuits linked to Hamburg, and a further twenty-four that were handled from Berlin. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I did not go, of course, but when everyone returned I was up and waiting for them and we ate posole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So—” said Billy gropingly, “I suppose that the idea of preventing war on Earth is stupid, too. “Of course.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he was also a kind of friend. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I kissed you. Of course I like you.” P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You would do best to walk a middle course. Let men earn your trust with leal service ... but when they do, be generous and openhearted.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I don’t say this out loud, of course. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, sure. It doesn’t take long. They give the cat an anesthetic, of course.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He told her, “Of course you will deliver abroad,” and asked which she preferred, America or England. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Why don’t you go ahead and retire for the evening while I make your apologies. It’s near curfew, anyway.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, if you wish, although you are getting a little old for such things as china rabbits.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

‘Of course, of course! Absurdly simple, like most riddles when you see the answer.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Black corpses were routinely exhumed from graves for research, and an underground shipping industry kept schools in the North supplied with black bodies from the South for anatomy courses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I took it to get back at the Shrew. Don’t look so shocked. You’re such a baby. Besides, Mr. Das doesn’t pay us half of what we’re worth.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The scene repeated itself through the course of the week and marked the beginning of the end for Valencia and me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He could afford it financially, of course, but he couldn't afford to drop out. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It took people by surprise because most of the women dipped snuff and of course had a spit-cup in the house. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Of course, the men knew this would have no impact on the war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Rain fell in the barnyard and ran in crooked courses down into the lane where thistles and pigweed grew. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

For three weeks he had been in a panic over a paper he had to write for his fourth course, something called Masterworks of English Literature. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"The extra beds will be removed, of course, after the naming of the favorite." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

But of course I had all that ahead of me. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The inmate agreed to a new course of medication, much to the committee’s satisfaction. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. T let us feed our plant any concoction we wanted to over the course of a week. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“No, sir, of course not,” said Riddle quickly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Why, a patented enchantment, of course. How else?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course I could not remember anything at all. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, it would probably be the ticks he failed to see that would get him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Of course the old bear paid no attention, just kept fighting. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But, of course, I'm thinking, these girls are stupid and are gonna be tired in twenty seconds. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Uncle Kufa said a child could walk faster than the tractor, but of course it never got tired. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters, of course, had no idea what had happened. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of course that’s going to keep Chess, Finn, and me out. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, he could call any other airplane and report the emergency. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. Of course, Dr. Thorn. I just meant, I’m so glad they made . . . the punch for the dance! The punch is great. And they made it!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Two thousand meters up the course, on the far side of the lake, a gangway had been constructed to the starting line, 325 feet out into the Langer See. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I am referring, after all, to a series of very minor errors on my part and the course I am now pursuing is merely a means of preempting any 'problems' before one arises. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course, but by and large we know it,” said Henry. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

From the catalogue, she chose three courses with classes meeting in the afternoon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Party histories, of course, Big Brother figured as the leader and guardian of the Revolution since its very earliest days. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course. When you receive the memories. You have the capacity to see beyond. You’ll gain wisdom, then, along with colors. And lots more.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it was the lowest bid, and she got the job. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes those decisions require many sacrifices and choices that will change the course of your journey forever. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There are the tone cults, of course, dressing in sackcloth and worshiping sonic vibrations—but like so many things in our world, they seek to imitate what once was. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Of course I knew about the Communists who wanted to make a revolution in China like the one in Russia that had driven Vera Sebastian out. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always told me to be polite, but, of course, she also said lying was one of the worst things you could do. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

But of course she wouldn't complain, especially not today, the day of the Governor's visit. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Madam. I wonder if any of us will be required to give evidence?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Early in 1939, she began a two-year course at the M. V. Frunze Military Academy. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He was deep in thought, trying to recall every memory of his former journey in the Mines, and considering anxiously the next course that he should take; a false turn now might be disastrous. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Of course you do," said the woman in the red dress, and her fidgeting fingers brushed the black knives impatiently, as if there were something she could not wait to be doing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the best part is that now, instead of going back to San Francisco or Cape May or wherever afterwards, all he has to do is go upstairs to his room. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

They only see each other now at night on golf courses and at parties like Bob’s where the people are quiet and understand these things. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that had given her that feeling had been art—and then, of course, Pearl. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The police decide it is their job, and they want the passports of the childrens, but of course the childrens are not walking around with passports. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Of course I get to Fizz’s early, even with the slow Sunday bus service. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Of course we did. And now she’s doing the same. It’s just that she can afford to do more. Ten thousand dollars! I can’t believe it.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He set me forcibly in my seat and there I remained, sick and shamefaced, with water coursing from my hair, for the rest of the trip. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I couldn’t say anything after that, and as it really is a splendid opportunity, I made the bargain, and we began. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack, of course, got the most of it—the public adulation as well as the scrutiny that rode inevitably on its back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Of course you’ll get your degree. Those tax laws are complicated!” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The first task of a coxswain is to steer the shell on a straight course for the duration of a race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Not that you’re not a professional already, of course. But in a studio, maybe. Or for weddings and engagements. You’d be very highly sought after.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, I wanted the perpetrators to be held responsible, and if I saw Deborah’s killers standing in front of me today, I don’t know if I could forgive them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Trainer Conway stood on the sideline and watched his horse from afar as he circled around the course, legging up for the stout mile-and-three-sixteenths distance of the match. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had the urge to unwrap her, but of course that would have ruined the whole reenactment August and the Daughters had going. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only possible course was to take advantage of the prevailing winds and currents and make for South Georgia Island, 800 miles to the east. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I’ve known for a long time that he did. Ever since I got that sketch.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I knew he’d find out the truth sooner or later, but at that moment I just couldn’t tell him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Mama. I will come back to you.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Scott asked, his eyes focused on the television screen as the cloud creature announced the start of the next course. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

After too long the sheriff says, “You are right, of course. Compassion is critical in a leader.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

She and two other girls from my college had rented a big apartment from four Harvard law students, and I'd been planning to move in with them when my writing course began. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Two more phantoms reversed course to take her challenge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He never graduated from high school, and being in and out of jail made it hard for him to get back on course, and get a real gig. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

So I had to continue, of course, and let her know how important it had been. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I mean . . . God, of course there will. It's not like we're going to get married, Park." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And of course Glanvill was right: we do fly and ‘conferr’ at a distance; we have been not only to Australia but also to the Moon. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Pollard got his weight back under him, straightened the horse’s course, and galloped him under the wire first. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The people gathered their pitchforks and torches, of course” — his brief laugh was darker now — “and waited where Carlisle had seen the monsters exit into the street. Eventually one emerged.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” she said, “but if my stepmother hears of it... it will do me no good.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m a little scared. But I’m doing this for my family, for you and your brother. I gotta show that I am somebody—no one else is gonna do that for me.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Charles. And there’s no place I’d rather be on my big day than inside a library, surrounded by books. Unless, of course, I could be on a bridge to Terabithia.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Annabeth held him as he trembled, the magical fire coursing through his system. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, there wasn’t much else to do these days. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"Of course you would know it by heart." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Bilbo’s residence had got rather cluttered up with things in the course of his long life. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course—he had forgotten that water refracts, bends light. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A Christmas party at our hotel. There are many Americans there, and they give it in honor of the day. You’ll go with us, of course? Aunt will be charmed.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, was a ridiculous law, as rats are outlaws to begin with. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

And since I have access to his keys—with his permission, of course—I came here to retrieve it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“And look at this cool guy,” Grandma said, moving down the line to Ernie, who, of course, had his sunglasses on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But of course she had only called up forty-nine to the stage. Then she apologized to the audience.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, for some of them, personal space can stretch the distance between the earth and the moon. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She endured this as a matter of course, but one man actually grabbed the fabric and she had to slap his hand away. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He puts the obituaries under a column he calls “Death Notices,” so of course they are written in a deadly dull and unexciting way, although I would never tell him that. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I got pushed so far off course, I'm actually not far from the Mars exploration rover Opportunity. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, my husband and I appreciate all the help you’ve given us.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, every so often, would-be clients could not get past Zeitoun’s last name. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Of course he wanted to be with me; but then the boat service would, most likely, be the one which would destroy the ... the ... the ... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Of course she did,” Mr. Beaver muttered to himself. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, the new laws thrilled the country's religious citizens, but my mostly secular family wasn't having it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Beyond the foothills and fields I could see the long, white, crooked line of steam, marking the river’s course. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh no, nothing like that, just a liberal arts course. No trades." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo rather hoped this meant she came from a royal family, but Grandmother said the old kings had dozens of wives, so of course they had a multitude of children. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He discovered, for instance, that he wasn’t on the class list for two of his courses, and that for one of them, enrollment was already closed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course the mushrooms only lasted for a little while every year. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The idea, of course, is to make their American or European customers feel more comfortable. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I am speaking, of course, of the struggle at the boxing and weight lifting club at the Donaldson Orlando Community Center where I trained almost every evening. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The plan became for Barack to make his announcement from the steps of the Old State Capitol, a historic landmark that would of course be more visually appealing than any convention center or arena. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

A small gust of wind that scarcely corrugated the surface was enough to disturb its accidental course with its accidental burden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Of course he’d been gone at college before, so I’d got used to the idea of having to do his share of the work and all that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not,” he said, putting the sandwiches he had made into a plastic bag. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They hurt them, of course, and infuriate them: like stinging flies. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, or girl, Mr. Hubble,” assented Mr. Wopsle, rather irritably, “but there is no girl present.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course he likes it. How can he not like it?” asked Pilate. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘He is steering a straight course now for the halls of Théoden under the slopes of the White Mountains,’ said Gandalf. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, no, of course not,” she said, “but it would be the nice thing to do, Jack.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Of course there’s the “yes, more than anything” answer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Brotherhood was something to which men could give themselves completely; that was its strength and my strength, and it was this sense of wholeness that guaranteed that it would change the course of history. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have, of course, been called many other things. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was the steepness of the bank, of course, which held her back, and the idea of descent, and the fact that there was not much point. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Do you really live in the forest?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course I did. It was here that your father met her. Didn't he ever tell you?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Of course I can. But I’ve decided I want her to sit in that room and see what a fool she’s made of herself.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It is I of course that have changed in the interval. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because, of course, she was sure her side would win. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The creation of new breeds of magical creature is, of course, an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Except for Peaches, of course, but you could see she was needing to work at being miserable. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew of course that she was "clever" because they had heard her being questioned by Miss Honey on the first day of term. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, she had watched other mothers and often carried and groomed their infants, too. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, meant that Aristotle had to go. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

And of course, as happens with baseball, one thing led to another, and pretty soon the two of them were tossing a ball back and forth. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, of course; off to the bathing chamber first," I say. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course, last year we had the grasshoppers, too.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The tent, of course, was made of the same stuff as the suit, and so was the trunk itself. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And of course whites could be demoted to colored as well. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Nothing like that view exists now, of course. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Genie stood by the dresser and opened the truck door, carefully, of course. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Of course I expected to work, but I thought we’d have fun pretending to be teacher and pupil when we were really mother and daughter. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had seen the astronauts around the building, of course; they had spent many hours in the hangar downstairs, preparing for their missions on a simulation machine called the Procedures Trainer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My mother purses her lips, but of course, doesn’t say anything. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’d want to know! This is a big deal, Em. Right?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course, it isn’t much,” he said casually. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course you couldn't know this, of course you still can't understand what I mean when I say all this. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That one is only a toy, of course. But perhaps someday you will want real ones.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Of course he felt that God was better than Guenever or Arthur, but the point was that he was personal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hina sat next to Zu, of course, frantically scribbling down notes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Of course, after that little moment, I thought that Penelope and I would become closer. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he never let them work the register. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I had gone on to say: 'Of course, his lordship was very fond of Mr Cardinal and took it very badly.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course,” Birdie says, and Joaquin carefully pulls off the bow and paper to reveal a framed poster. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I disappeared into the kitchen to ready the pasta course. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, sounds like no one’ll be around to see it,” Shay said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Of course it was the only city we knew, but I still think of it as the City, and so does everyone else who has ever associated with it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there wasn’t much tongue to the end. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew he was wrong, of course, that all of it mattered, that we were actively swimming in the sewage that was high school and it wouldn’t do us any good to pretend otherwise. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of course you could, I wanted to say, but that wasn’t the point. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He arrived from Long Beach, California, at the beginning of January, in a country where cattle often freeze to death, and he was of course a prisoner of war. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” he said, though I got the sense that Vern did not recognize my dad. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Of course some of them will try, said Aunt Lydia. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This course was not unwelcome nor unwise; we beat toward the land. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And of course her favorite “lovey” paper had been covered in numbers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Which was, of course, nearly impossible once they were assigned the same tasks in the afternoon, day after day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Why, of course it is, her friend replied. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, she had never seen this, but she could imagine exactly how it would look. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And of course I felt sorry for you, but...” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The most authentic recordings are those made in the field itself, of course, but it is also informative to have singers from that culture in the studio creating a professional recording. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought you taught this boy the basics. My father is Zeus, of course.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“So I take it you solved the puzzle? Unless, of course, you knew all the answers.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As if Frederick understands already that both have been assigned to their specific courses, that there is no deviating now. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She had beaten me home and asked about my absence, which of course had scared everyone. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cheeks burned and guilt coursed through me, the guilt of indulging myself at the expense of his ulcer, his black fingernails and aching wrists. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if you have been deemed special, and thus do have the proper permissions, please feel free to move on to the next page. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. Of course you wouldn’t know. But those are pretty classic symptoms, you know—morning nausea, fatigue.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Calvin said, “The other modified Nestors are, of course, to be destroyed.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, she knew her power: indeed, he did not, because he could not, conceal it from her. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And they would probably search most heavily at first along the flight plan course. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

The discovery that we are, as one investigator phrased it, living in a “sea of carcinogens” is of course dismaying and may easily lead to reactions of despair and defeatism. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, this is a silly statement; anyone can refute it by walking across the room. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We come bearing new meat — in return, of course, for a drink or two.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hesiod lived near Helicon, one of the Muses’ mountains—the others were Pierus in Pieria, where they were born, Parnassus and, of course, Olympus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abigail heard him out about the doomed course of the French Revolution but was somewhat more sanguine: “I ruminate upon France as I lie awake many hours before light,” she wrote. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, I know that,” said Bunny irritably, after a confused pause which seemed to indicate the contrary, “but you know what I mean. Aorist, ablative, all the same thing, really...” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Without even thinking, I blurt, “Yes! Of course! Anything!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

My bonobo, of course, was having none of it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Prisoners in Alabama are required to remain clean-shaven, so of course Walter looked different when interviewed on camera. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Of course not—what about her would gladden a witch? Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The enemy army foil back before him like he radiated death, which of course he did. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I meant only to say that word will be reaching us from outside, and of course it is not unfortunate at all. Mrs. Montague—my wife, that is—will be here on Saturday.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aru narrowed her eyes, and Spring hastily added, “I don’t mean that in an offensive way, of course!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he reminded them gently, “the lesson is one thing. The test is something else. First time, most people fail it.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. They also keep out dead people who aren’t ready to stay in their graves.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what it was, whether it was the obstacle course or crawling under barbed wire while real bullets were fired over us, we Navajos were just about the best. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those things would be nice, of course. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Of course it would, goes that other voice in my head. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

One reason is, of course, that we do not seem able to restrict our communication to information-bearing, relevant signals. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond its stony course they saw a beaten path that wound its way under the feet of the westward cliffs. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They shook hands with the crestfallen and shirtless Cal boys and then, exultant, paddled off the course to stow their shell. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have a cell phone, which of course made me the biggest dork around. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And she had loved them all—of course she had—and they had had happy lives...but oh! The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, in the course of my work, someone would make a remark suggesting that perhaps the War on Drugs is a racist conspiracy to put blacks back in their place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He smiled a little and added, “Fondly, of course,” and a low laugh rippled through the audience. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the others yet, so Tommy and I leaned against our car and looked towards the mini-golf course. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents, of course, were still at work, but one of her siblings was usually around. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course you do,” she said, before flicking the compass needle and spinning it round and round. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A bit of Charlotte’s confidence still coursed through her. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

That wall was said to be forty feet thick at its narrowest, and near eighty on the seaward face, a double course of stones with an inner core of sand and rubble. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

With little more than a week left in the six-week grading period, school principal C. C. Russeau transferred Gary Edwards out of the course to one with another teacher. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Mrs. Jones hadn’t known he was dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘Of course he does. He’s Strider. The chief of the Rangers. Haven’t you got that into your head yet?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

On week-days, of course, the boy had to get to bed early, but over the weekends Papa Bellini let him take his part in helping out with the family business. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was locked, of course, but she had a hairpin, and the lock was simple. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The stranger demanded hospitality for the night which of course the fisherman dared not refuse. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, the Planck energy is a very long way from the energies of around a hundred GeV, which are the most that we can produce in the laboratory at the present time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We paid the fine — ten thousand marks — bore curses, blows, spittle, and stones, but that, of course, was not enough. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Knowledge, of course, is always imperfect, but it seemed to me that when a nation goes to war it must have reasonable confidence in the justice and imperative of its cause. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we have to be careful with the menu because of my allergies, but my mom always makes her version of a cassoulet—a French stew with chicken, sausage, duck, and white beans. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"But of course multiplying by two is a lot easier than some of the bigger numbers. What about the other multiplication tables? Do you know any of those?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Unpleasant, too, of course, but that couldn’t be helped. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Of course he’s completely right, but I hate that he thinks so. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Dr. Cable had noticed the pendant’s absence immediately. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

This, of course, frightened the couple and they immediately seized long knives and stabbed at their stomachs to stop the noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

George asks, but of course they know the answer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course that high yellow Jezebel told on me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“If he were to attack on the right he would draw the enemy from this position and we could then attempt the assault. Supported, of course, by General Hill.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lonna was one of the waitresses in bathing suits who drove electric carts around the golf course, serving beer and other beverages to the players. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether Thread knows I left the district today or not, I realize my course of action must be the same: to get back inside the fence unseen and pretend I never left. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Dad didn’t pay for the trip. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Then, of course, I’d get one of my asthma attacks and could barely breathe to talk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But one of the things that Van Riper taught me was that being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous course of education and experience. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, it could be argued that all the gunters who had joined clans were doing the same thing. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She supposed the dinner would be at his college, where the porter, he’d said, was a gossip, though, of course, there was more than one porter at Jordan; nevertheless, it was puzzling. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. But write it down anyhow.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this course of events went on, they would soon be rich and could own a car. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course humans can’t eat grass, any more than you could eat a mutton chop.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

‘But if I read the signs back yonder rightly, the Orcs of the White Hand prevailed, and the whole company is now bound for Isengard. Their present course bears me out.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, the ground was thick black mud, but that seemed to be the price you paid for burn morels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Tim leads me out into the backyard, which kind of looks like a golf course where somebody trimmed every blade of grass with scissors. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Jason changed the course of the wind, and Percy called up a massive wave, which lifted the ship higher than the fort’s walls and pushed it out to sea. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were days on end, of course, when Kit could not manage to keep the tryst. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah. He put all the seniors in. It was their last game. And it was a blowout. Of course he was going to play them all.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happiness, of course, is a complete absurdity at this point, since at the rate things are going, I’ll be dead in a day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But of course I couldn’t, so I just stood there with my face burning and my stomach in a knot. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, I said, that would be fine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Cats are solitary, but we re not completely antisocial.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There was, of course, the cross out front. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“She insisted that I continue, that I not spare her. She said it was her duty. And I knew, of course, that she was correct. “I couldn’t bring myself to inflict physical pain on her. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And eventually, of course, though he did so in fear and trembling, Pacheco had to take his pal outside. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Pacheco’s pig in certain ways had become just such a scapegoat, taking up some of the slack created by the Abuelo’s demise. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s ridiculous,” I said hurriedly, “you know age doesn’t mean anything in marriage. Of course we are companions.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

At Putney he slipped his boat into the water, leaned deep into his oars, and over the course of three heats defeated a field of fifty- eight oarsmen. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Her first course of action was to march to the asylum and demand that her children be turned over to her without any official mumbo jumbo. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Neylan recounted, “after the first minute and a half, he was so far out beyond me that I didn’t know where he was going.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I knew Omi’s advice to me—always keep surrounded, always have witnesses—made sense, but of course no way could I actually follow it. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Grace knew all this, of course, but it was taking her heart a little longer to catch up with her brain. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, boss. Yes, boss. Yes, boss, of course I understand she’s yours. Yes, boss.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Of course I was happy about the sunlight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This is, of course, a parochial if essential definition. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he hadn’t been arrested yet, but that might only mean that the police hadn’t found the proof. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Told him of course we don’t have air-conditioning. Farming don't make nobody a millionaire.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmère looked at me, to make sure I was listening—which, of course, I was. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Steward Tom Thorpe walked across the course and stared at Luther’s uninjured body, incredulous. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, writing book reports is not exactly the kind of writing I want to do. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Malcolm could see nothing, of course, but it sounded as if Alice had her hand over Lyra’s mouth, and then came a sound of contentment from the child. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had no way of knowing if it was George or some other farmer who grows the corn that feeds the steer that becomes my steak. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

A jolt of terror coursed from her throat to her stomach and sent tremors up and down her arms and legs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Of course I still love my grandma even after all the awful stuff she did to me, which is scary that you can love someone who is not nice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course a lead weight would fall faster than a feather, but that is only because a feather is slowed down by air resistance. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course. I’m so sorry for your loss. Olga was a wonderful employee. We all miss her very much.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Now, Mr. Pip,” said Mr. Jaggers, “attend, if you please. You have been drawing pretty freely here; your name occurs pretty often in Wemmick’s cash-book; but you are in debt, of course?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Have to send flowers, of course, but Merrigot is most reassuring.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I have a strict policy of not falling for straight guys. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Of course she had Phil now, so the bills would probably get paid, there would be food in the refrigerator, gas in her car, and someone to call when she got lost, but still . Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“We’ll stay the course for one more week, and then reassess.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Nothing very much—I mean, delicious, of course—a piece of steak sandwich and a chocolate cookie—but none too good for such talent!” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I am sure. There are only three servants employed, and Murugan is not one of them.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My superiors act, of course, by order of the Thirty-Three.—You will now undergo interrogation.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Zeus’s daughter Athena countered him: she checked the course of all the winds but one, commanding them, “Be quiet and go to sleep.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not sterile, of course, but I had just spent the day cooking clothes in lye soap and water. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But our main reason for existing, of course, was to protect her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she was glad of the excuse he provided, for since her return she had not cared to be seen about, and of course there would be a large crowd in the town. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, of course, there are the mitochondria and chloroplasts, permanent residents in everything. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there was the hunger, and his stomach was definitely moving toward his backbone, but still. . . bugs, he thought. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course Mama wouldn’t let her work in a factory again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see no course to follow among these incoherencies but that of candor. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But look at how he insisted on doing the washing up. Of course I couldn't let him.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She kept trying to lick it off, but of course her tongue couldn’t reach that far. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was true, of course, what my dad had said: I did worship my grandfather. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

To get an A in the course, I had to type fifty-five words a minute with no errors. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

About then, too, influenced by having heard Bimbi often explain word derivations, I quietly started another correspondence course—in Latin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the course of her cleaning, Mia began to observe carefully. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Of course. Just cleaning out some things from my locker. What about Drew? Is he being nosy?” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On Fifth Avenue there were entire stores devoted to just one designer, to sunglasses, to Nike, to the NBA, which of course Will wanted to go to and his sisters didn’t complain too much about. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“Alice has been talking to this pig for months, and she wasn’t a piglet when they met. Maybe we’re just not on their course.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which of these men to kill first. Unless, of course, you’d like to tell me where your ymbryne is. Then no one has to die.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He said the play itself was no masterpiece, but that the Lunts, of course, were absolute angels. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were, of course, times it was important to say yes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She added with an arch smile, “Perhaps the most arrogant ones. The Fairy Queen, of course, purports to rule them all.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

What she would fall back on was Grandpa, of course. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“All right, pal,” Finny spoke in his cordial, penetrating voice, that reverberant instrument in his chest, “don’t start awarding prizes until you’ve passed the course. The tree is waiting.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought this plan all the way through yet, of course. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Ah! Fringes. Of course. Backstage no doubt—direction, stage manager?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead he posed general questions—about my grades, what courses I was taking. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had to stop and work the fields sometimes to get some food for the body. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she hadn’t been able to resist the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Of course, a wave of suspicion passes over her face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Then, “Of course I will miss you, wherever you go...” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. No. Yes. Of course. I just mean—” “Look,” Paul told his dad, interrupting him. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m not supposed to be driving unsupervised anyway.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, in most cases I had no real idea which was which. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course I’m glad Harry wasn’t cursed!” said Hermione, clearly stung. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course. That was a stupid question. Almost as stupid as when one of my dad’s friends asked if I missed my mom two days after her funeral.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The years hadn’t changed her much, and, of course, they hadn’t changed me at all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The Gee Bee could fly a circular course at over 250 miles an hour, which is slow today, but in those days that seemed plenty fast. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not think the French should have tested atomic weapons in Algeria, of course, but she did not understand why it mattered enough for Balewa to break off diplomatic relations with France. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Martin stuffed one of the old quilts into a chair without a seat and sank into it by degrees over the course of his visit. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The boat abruptly changed course; instead of heading for the opposite bank, it swung downstream, in the direction of the bridge. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then at last my child was born, a nicely formed boy, smaller than the others had been, but of course I was older now. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not. I just like to kid you along a little.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He was right, of course he was right. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course ours was not the only family involved. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course this left the children with nothing to talk about. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were now ruling the country and of course were rejoiced to welcome Aeneas and his men. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the praise was premature, but the banquet hinted at the greater glory that would accrue to him at fair’s end, provided of course the exposition met the world’s elaborate expectations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"Of course, but I wouldn't trade Jazz for it!" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Of course after such a sample of his talent for imitating songs, his friends insisted that he keep on. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course there is. Now you’re officially the best-looking person in the family.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Up there, you see where zee passageway splits? We will, of course, take zee tunnel on...zee left.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Straggling, catching up with one another, keeping more or less together, they had wandered over half a mile down the fields, always following the course of the brook. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, that I couldn’t say, of course. But I wouldn’t be altogether surprised if—” Parsons made the motion of aiming a rifle, and clicked his tongue for the explosion. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He enrolled in an English- language course in Torrance, but dropped out after three months. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“He’s like a father to me. He taught me everything there is to know about bullfighting and big-game hunting. And of course, women.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, when she found the place at 9 Weichang Lu, in the old French Concession, it was something completely different. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Grandpop said his name, which of course always brought Genie back to any conversation. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I nodded, like of course I knew the movie was based on a book. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course it does—and you know it. M-A-I-A. I’m Maia.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, the only problem with that is that every other dude in the school likes her, too. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue because, of course, he’s right. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I love my parents, of course, and I feel guilty for wanting to leave them, but living here would be too hard. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So of course I tensed up when he touched me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t have an answer for that question, of course. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Of course I had dreams of going there, someday. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course I know him! Everyone knows him. But...” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Of course. Well. Here, then. Without further ado ...” He fished a small box from his pocket and gave it to her. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can take care of yourself,” he says. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then there was the Russian Tsiolkovsky, Goddard the American, and von Braun, of course. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, our friends on the earlier flights had tried out as many of them as possible. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back then, everyone knew all about us, of course. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the operating chieftain, with deference of course to the patriarch, was a fine-looking man of about thirty-five, broad- shouldered and lithe, with the cream-and-berries complexion of a girl and crisp black curling hair. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Where all the boys chase the half-caste girls.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Assuming Miles hadn’t told them everything, of course. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The headline read: a professor’s final course: his own death The article caught the eye of a producer from the “Night- line” show, who brought it to Koppel in Washington, D.C. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Of course you do. Okay, well, shoot.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Of course— environment plays an awfully important part in our lives such as the Convent in mine & in my case I am grateful for that influence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course. But not at night. At night, we shine." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though of course he is still so anxious, poor man.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My brother Alex taught me how to climb the tree to get more fruit, and, of course, I fell out of the tree. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She intended to work and save enough money to put herself through a teacher training course, and then look for a job at a school. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” he said, even though they both knew it was a lie. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course I wanted to talk to Mom that night I decided to go hunting for the lock, but I couldn’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, every chance I get, I go to the band room. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, of course,” Zeus continued, though he looked like his pants were smoldering, “we must... um ... thank Poseidon.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

We had an electric hot water heater, a shower, tub, all that; but of course they all stopped working. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Of course, but you came, and it was fitting." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are four parts: an obstacle course that assesses your physical condition, a written tactics exam, a test of weapons proficiency, and a simulated combat situation in the Block. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Of course, she’s gone a lot farther in places much darker than this. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Now was the time to have faith, of course, but it was hard. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are the used sections—broken bones, cuts, bruises, mumps, measles, backache, scarlet fever, diphtheria, rheumatism, female complaints, hernia, and of course everything to do with pregnancy and the birth of children. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she would come home every break to see it. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course he’s a student! He’s the eighth grade president!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

This wouldn’t have happened if Ms. Petosa had been there, of course, but there was a substitute teacher that day, and subs never really know what’s going on. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

First of all, the friendship was, in fact, recovered and the reconciliation realized during the course of the correspondence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Nice hair, Patty. Different," he said, which of course caused a few giggles, the loudest coming from corny Curron. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Of course you cannot know a man completely, his character, his principles, sense of judgment, not till he’s shown his colors, ruling the people, making laws. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed the country club golf course, the biggest spread of green grass until the next golf course in the next town. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, you have to do this without the person you're talking to catching on. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I loved the Yangtse River, but, of course, I belonged on the other side of the world. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the worst part is knowing it could have been the most epic birthday ever. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The kind of mind that could conceive of and execute such a fantastic course! The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the brakes gave out completely, and before Nivea could jump out with the rock or Severo could alter its course, the car took off downhill. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course I'm not likely to see anybody, but if I do." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Of course, that's who I was thinking of. It must be the hair," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He had climbed the walls of his pen, of course, but he’d never been higher than its six feet. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then it dawned on her: of course, Frank was embarrassed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have to write a letter to the DA about you, of course.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Of course Julia had to have been aware of exactly how aroused I was. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course, there was that tragic spork incident at the Hollywood Bowl. We don’t talk about that.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The prisoner’s dilemma owes its name to a scenario, formally identical to the one above, wherein two men suspected of a major crime are apprehended in the course of committing some minor offense. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew from sermons and editorials that it wasn’t real music—just colored folks’ stuff: harmful, certainly; embarrassing, of course; but not real, not serious. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had, of course, disposed of the apple and made his apology to the Recreation Director the next morning, before school. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. You couldn’t play with him if he had sharp claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For those in whom cancer is already a hidden or a visible presence, efforts to find cures must of course continue. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He kept his course to the southeast, and the land sank out of sight as night came over the eastern edge of the world. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he didn’t have any idea what the hell she was talking about either, but he started laughing while the rest of us were still looking up “suppuration” on the feed English-to-English wordbook. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want you to know that I never received any of your letters, but of course I forgive you for everything. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are, darling. You were born in Georgia and you’ve always lived below the Mason-Dixon Line.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, of course you aren’t. What can I help you with instead?” he said, winking, like, twelve times. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And of course these new people will resent the newer people. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. I’m older than you, remember? I saw her go, and Dada shouted that she was dead to us now. It seemed the easiest way to explain things to you.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “But of course you know the real truth about that, Will.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You understand, of course, that from the beginning we had the highest hopes of permanence, and we still do... we definitely do—” “I’m sure of that,” I said. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course it didn’t That afternoon we had an assembly at the campfire to burn Beckendorf s burial shroud and say our good-byes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I stayed with my father, of course. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are times when powerful fixed artillery is just what you need. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“All the flavor will be sacrificed, of course,” he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Some day you’ll be saying, 'Lizza, bring your head over here a minute. I want something to lean my elbow on!’ Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only road of old to Moria from the west had lain along the course of a stream, the Sirannon, that ran out from the feet of the cliffs near where the doors had stood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And when we didn't, of course, find it anywhere in my room—although I gave a very credible, thoroughgoing search, looking even inside my tie shoes—Mami did not persist but let the matter drop. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The judges then indicated that as a matter of course they would talk with me privately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, they all know one another and I don’t know anyone, and I’m not really the sort of person to go around introducing myself. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not really,” said the voice, with a drawl of exaggerated patience. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Everything happened, of course, as Zeus had said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he was one of the four. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘But there aren’t any gates,’ said Merry, ‘not on the Road; you know that quite well. There’s the Buckland Gate, of course; but they’ll let me through that at any time.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Lend me your room, Pilar," they would simply say when they were already inside, “Of course," Pilar would answer. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard not to, especially at first. I know. You keep hoping. And of course, so soon after the war there was still the nerve gas.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had looked so different in the black suit Farid had stolen for him—like one of Capricorn’s men, which of course was the point of the masquerade. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

That, of course, will be a major theme of the later part of this book. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The loud speakers in the tower of the Stoke Poges Club House began, in a more titan human tenor, to announce the closing of the courses. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, they’ve probably caught him by now,” the old mer­chant said, grunting and loading another box on the mule’s back. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, you’re under no obligation to answer our questions, and anything you say may be used against you in evidence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are still a few left—abandoned, of course, but it shouldn’t be too hard to restore one to house a single prisoner. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I reached out a goose-fleshed arm to pull up a quilt, but of course there wasn’t one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I knew, of course, that Uriah might never wake up. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They’ve probably got a course just like this in their mansion back home. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He, it seemed, had been an intermittent guest at Francis’s over the course of the past few years. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And, of course, she hadn’t made that choice at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Of course I felt bad about it all, especially about Tommy’s animals. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they had to try to steal something—they were starving, after all—and the SS would never miss the little they could take. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course he did. He’s Uncle Al.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Yes, well then, of course Ms. Castro would know. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, his birthdays were never exactly fun — last year, the Dursleys had given him a coat hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon’s old socks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His name was derived from his serial initials, of course, but it was apt, nevertheless, for the SPD models were among the fastest robots turned out by the United States Robot & Mechanical Men Corp. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course I did. But to the point if you please, sir—Miss Ingram?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, even if you stood up to him, you'd probably just screw it up and feel even worse, like what happened with Alex. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was also a sports biography. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I want to ask the magazine The Prince if they’ll take one of my fairy tales, under a pseudonym, of course. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Part of me thinks I shouldn’t have even told Aibileen, of course she would tell me to go, but I had to tell someone. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Especially if you had to buy them for people you’d never heard of before.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think nature would take its course.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were not expecting visitors so soon, but you are most welcome to come in, of course.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The four of us sit there for almost two hours, waiting to watch nature take its course. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Of course Hadley gave me a hard time about it at breakfast. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we can’t ever look out the window or go outside. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Pouches of pan-fried shredded coconut Tamarind paste on banana leaf Steamed corn on the cob Rounds of fried dough Wedges of pineapple on a stick And of course cubes of papaya tender and shiny. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It was. Of course, we could never really go anywhere, so the entire fleeting romance took place on school grounds.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she said without hesitation, as though nothing could be more natural. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how the hell I was going to pass any of my courses, but also, I just couldn’t get into the swing of training yet. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I would blush, looking quite attractive in my new dress— French, of course. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to hate Jake, of course, but as I watched them together, smiling and fumbling all over each other, I didn’t hate him. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

And of course he’d smell so bad that I couldn’t stand him and have to go off and try to sleep somewhere else. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

My sense is that a large majority of social scientists still favors proximate explanations for the different courses of European and Chinese history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. And I’ll make sure he knows about the Games.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Some of it. Why, in the course I took there was a whole section on psychology.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had found baby birds before, of course. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, I only said that to make sure I got there before you. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He was only a man who had meant well, who had been spurred along that course of thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he meant “Danger—gas!” but he thought “RSVP” looked more elegant. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Of course it was always hot and steamy, but somehow . Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I climb shakily to my feet, rage coursing through my veins. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The thing I had no way of anticipating, of course, was that someone else would already be waiting for me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course they did,” said the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course I saw you. But who else was there?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As I wake up out of my months-long sleep, I find the course of my life has narrowed right down, and I feel myself rushing along it like a flood of rich, red mud. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shot-down pilots, of course, torpedoed sailors, of course, you expect that. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Of course you are afraid, the monster said, pushing him slowly forward. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I do. You don’t tell lies. Of course I believe you. Why didn’t you tell me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course many times apprehension arises when there is no reason for it at all. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” Master said, so promptly that it annoyed Ugwu; it was as if Master would stick his head in a raging fire if Olanna asked him to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

This, of course, is the constructed or posed version that ought to provoke our immediate skepticism. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“National color of the Netherlands, of course. You remember William of Orange and everything?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was dark of course, because of the shutters. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And of course, I thought of you. I thought you might be able to use it!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

No, of course not—but just to show them that their Chief Rabbit was up to anything that they were up to. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a disappointment, of course. But I had not been a good student.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Other than that, he went wherever there was room to go forward — along roads and alleys and railroad tracks, across fields and cemeteries and golf courses. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Collins’s men, of course, and nor could he. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Life is short, sweetie. I’m sorry you’ve had to see that firsthand. You can’t live with your heart locked up in a safe.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course, there is one way you can keep your job.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t know if it was the same bottle, of course, but it was certainly the same color. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It came from a cell’s genes, of course. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He even imagines a local doctor dissecting the chigger, the smallest creature visible to the human eye—and thus of course impossible to dissect. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Someone had unearthed a stash of corn whiskey and cider, which circulated in due course and fed the spectators’ enthusiasm. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"Of course. Let's put your hair up, too," she says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All the Trojans’ enemies are killed, of course. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to chase him out of here at gunpoint—it was of course his own gun, the one he gave me and taught me to use. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Of course, if it was me,” he said quietly, “I’d have done something before now. I wouldn’t be staying in school like a good boy, I’d be out there looking for him.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he found the sheet and the sail filled and he brought the skiff onto her course. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” he said, a dark expression crossing his handsome face. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

To cope, I pretended I was destined for a different life, just like Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, the Little Princess and, of course, Alice. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

We did not bother keeping Ruth away from the milk, of course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they left, the rest of us were bristling with anxiety, but of course we couldn’t talk and so we continued to shuffle along, eyes on the ground and half afraid to look up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of course there were weeks during which he was folded under layers of her life, but it felt true. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I snuggle down in my sleeping bag, hanging on to my water bottle for dear life, which, of course, it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Each seemed a good and bad course in equal measure. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I wanted to try the roller skates right away but my mother’s family was due to arrive for a welcome-home party and all of us had to get dressed up. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course you don’t know.There’s great ignorance in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Of course I was surprised the next morning when I noticed that the long, spiky nails on his pinkies were gone and were now the same length as his other nails. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Balls and tendrils are floating everywhere, and of course I’m late for homeroom. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

If we wish courageously to pursue the question, we must of course ask next where God comes from. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I still love you,” she snaps. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“My name, incidentally, is Bob Nicholson. I don’t know if we quite got around to that in the gym. I know your name, of course.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After the main course there would be a salad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course, we had to keep Susie,” Bobby Gene told Styx Malone. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“But, of course, I was much younger then.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course, we can't expect the navy to keep up with the air force, now can we?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could, of course, forget what I had read, thrust the whites out of my mind, forget them; and find release from anxiety and longing in sex and alcohol. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, music, the liberation of which is considered a seminal geek accomplishment. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edward, of course, felt a surge of anger at being referred to as a dolly. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

All the dogs in the show were voiced by human actors, of course, because even though dogs could talk among themselves, they still hadn’t cracked the code for human speech. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Nearly everyone in town raised a few chickens, but turkeys were less common, being bigger and having a more pronounced tendency toward meanness, except of course for Travis’s birds. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

One of my neighbors, Mrs. Carmella Jobson, taught the course, and I loved going into her class to cook and bake things. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course. He didn’t know me, but he knew where all the left-luggage boxes were, and they could watch them.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Such chambers are called, of course, Mars Jars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, it’s not like the old days. When the Colosseum was first built, you know, they could flood the whole arena. They had sea battles with ships modeled on real ones.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

After a few days Daddy gives me 150 guilders—converted into Swiss money, of course, but I’ll call them guilders—and tells me to buy everything I think I’ll need, all for myself. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Of course there is, Oscar, Jesus,” Luna says. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He meant it not as a compliment, of course. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A Mars mania coursed through Europe and America, and Lowell found himself swept up with it. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Apollo for a few minutes was hard put to it to overtake her; still, of course, he soon gained. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, of course, that this only makes me like you more. Crushing on a disfigured girl? That’s like an OWN movie waiting to happen. You really think somebody’s spying on you guys?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He thought I was a fool, of course. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I took the examination and when I came to the store on Tuesday, Mr. Hoffman was astonished, of course. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss wasn’t sure if what coursed through his body was excitement or dread. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Each note courses through me, rushing like warm rivers in my veins. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

‘It’s about like dancing ... keeping rhythm. You’ll learn right off. Of course you’ll be scared, but just remember this: no matter how scared you are, he’s more so.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel bubbly. It’s nice not being all raging with hormones. Of course, it kind of sucks being out here instead of in the city.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Why, Gaea, of course. Who do you think opened the Doors of Death? Your girlfriend here understands. Isn’t Gaea your patron, too?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The problem, of course, was that Baba saw the world in black and white. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Dell.. He changes course like the wind in a dust storm. "I'll drop it off tomorrow on my lunch break. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She worried about him all night long, of course, but at least at night he was sleeping. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

These chords are also available in the key of C major, of course, but they typically are not given such a prominent place. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And of course there was her dad, Q.P., smiling at her, always on her side and always there no matter what. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Chumley Prep is the school over in the part of town where there’s a country club with a golf course and where all the homes look like palaces surrounded by gigantic oak trees. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are under arrest,” said the President, taking the other chair and turning up the lamp. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Francie, of course, became an outsider shunned by all because of her stench. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost everybody wanted to say “Hey” to him, except, of course, Sierra Russell. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Of course, my dog, Wishbone, heard his name and ran over to Cotton, probably thinking he was about to get something good to eat. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"Of course, Mama. Have you heard from Ivette? I need to talk to her ... to apologize." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“All right, bleeding skies. It was just a joke. Of course I’ll fight to win. I’m not planning to die, that’s for sure. But what about you? Don’t you want to become Empress?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was extra hot today, and practice was brutal—lots of fielding relays, fence sprints, and of course, push-ups—so I’m exhausted. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

And a revolution it was indeed, although its course extended over several thousand years. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, things can happen in between the beats, too, but the timing for those is also coordinated using the beats; for example, a note might begin at exactly the halfway point between two beats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You will bring your sister, of course,” he adds. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The teaching that these private pupils got in Galileo’s home was often very different from the official courses that Galileo was required to teach by the university. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Of course they were exalted by the success of their work, but it seemed rather ghoulish,” he later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five courses and a great deal of wine, Tsukiko allows herself to be persuaded to accept an invitation to perform in a not yet existent circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There were marches, of course, a lot of women and some men. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, that might have had something to do with the fact that he now had all his money back, and then some. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I touched the raised scar and decided that honesty was my only course. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except, of course, Arnauld didn’t use the word ‘evidence’, as he was writing French, not English. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Of course, my self-imposed vacation from life couldn’t last forever. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s just indigestion. Of course, indigestion, also known as dyspepsia, is a term that describes a wide range of gastrointestinal maladies.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

We learned American history, of course, and American geography. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I outran him, of course; and then here came Mama, running so fast that her long skirts were flying, and calling out: “What on earth, boys!” as I ran past her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

If, of course, your definition of groovy is sensory overload. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Blue, of course, the show’s star, is Blue because she’s the color blue. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two courses for the summer, and what about his slot for the fall? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if we did go back to that way of life, some of us might really enjoy it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The city used to have them, of course—what city didn’t? Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“But of course. She’s seen a drawing, Your Majesty. A picture. Your royal seal, emblazoned with your face.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, of course, someone could get distracted by reaching for food, looking away from the road, or even by turning the dial of a car radio. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Years later, a friend’s offhand mention that Bobby probably had every expectation of winning his first game against a chess master elicited a strident rebuke: “Of course not!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They grew it from place and time, and love, of course. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, now that the matter had been brought to his attention, he would send a man out there that day to fix things up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d put on a couple of hundred pounds since I’d seen him last, which of course was the whole point of the feedlot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Of course it was so silly and just a big misunderstanding. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

They had no money, having paid it all out in bribes over the course of many arrests. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The newspapers had to print something, of course,” she went on. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“I suppose so. I’m in the External Administration, of course, and I can’t keep all the offices straight, over in Internal.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Have what? 'a says. Have what? Why have a pot of ale wi' us, of course." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

With just a moment’s hesitation, he changed his course and made for the crematorium. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ve collected beauty for years, so of course I’m beautiful,” she said. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“This should cover seven full course meals, right? Plus tip? Just keep the change.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“To keep the ancient odour of Mr. Faber in, of course,” said Faber sweating at the job. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, of course, we couldn’t think of birds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom had refused to buy me new batteries because, of course, she thought it was a waste of money, so I snuck out to the shops and shoplifted a pack. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Of course he had seen the crippled hand, but at least he did not stare at it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, it was still important that her hands be too delicate to wield the mop, or the rust-spotted butcher’s cleaver. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In short,” Lazlo concluded, “the purpose of this delegation is to persuade the seraphim to be on their way. Politely, of course. Failing that: forcible eviction.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And of course competition is imperfect, and for a time scientists may set out on the wrong path; but over time good results will drive out bad ones. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course, you won’t be able to move your arm until it’s healed.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And, of course, he felt he had more than enough administrative experience in large projects to oversee electromagnetic separation, plutonium, and the chain-reaction pile without overstretching himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I tried and failed to change his bloody course. There can be no peace or good in being yoked to a husband who is intent upon revenge. Therefore I go.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They weren’t going to feed us any of it, of course. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed my best course ol action would be to return to my home and act as though nothing untoward had occurred. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

For the young Napoleon, who was exceptionally good at mathematics, the problems which had defeated the great Torricelli were by the 1780s mere school exercises—the school, of course, being the École Militaire. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Also I laid in a hundred and fifty pounds of those books one hasn’t got around to reading—and of course those are the books one isn’t ever going to get around to reading. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not this roof of course, but a roof. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

They rode past the barbecue restaurant and the burnt-out barn and the golf course, whose dew-topped greens looked like silver ponds. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” I tell her without moving my lips, thrilled she’s back and back to normal. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And of course I remember Mama, pulling me in close and burying her nose in my hair soon as I walked in the door. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Paul introduced all the lads of the reception committee—not by their real names, of course. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I was determined to make Hamlet, by reasoned thinking, doubt his bloody course of action. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And that, of course, is their next question. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Then, of course, after this years fifty are assigned, we start fresh, after the Ceremony, with new ones coming in gradually. It’s like a little vacation!” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wait, I mean, of course he has a dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, a vein of iron in the cliff might carry her down safely. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Throw it away! Of course not. You know very well that that would be rude and ungrateful. And anyway, I have to make a dress for one of my classes. This is homework.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I’m taking them,” Mrs. Gale spoke sharply. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We do not understand the long-term effects of our course of action. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And exactly how that came to be is of course another story. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad's official job in the Republic was to clean up after the war- front's soldiers, of course, but there were always hints that this wasn't the only job he had. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And of course—I am willing to play. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

At the moment, 94 had not been named, but in due course it would become known as plutonium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I realized they thought I was an influential figure in America, which of course I was not. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The crack epidemic, which had ravaged African American communities in places like Detroit and New York, was only just reaching Chicago, but its course was no less destructive. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

People missed their pets, of course, and reports swiftly spread that the tiger was abroad in the heart of the city. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Of course, she was the most beautiful homeless woman who ever lived. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

But of course no one came, and pretty soon only two of six machines were still working. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why, the peach, of course! Our whole ship is made of food!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because of course we could still get the Cobalt Blue Orchid. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

None of it yielded gold, of course, but a strange and interesting thing did happen. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Syllabus A included a course taught by Kathy, “A History of the Indian Struggle.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt knew, of course, who was being referred to with the dragon story. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, sweetie, school of course. How was it? How were your classes?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

A demonstration was impossible of course, but if they made it off the plantation they would depend on this rare gift. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He had seen Isagol’s belly swell with his child, of course, but after she was delivered of it, she had never mentioned it again. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We would be bragging, of course, but it is surely excusable for us to put the best possible face on at the beginning of such an acquaintance. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sorry. I’m fine, I’m fine. As I was saying, I have many spheres of influence. Then, of course, I have the whole “sun god” gig, which I inherited from Helios. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And, of course, Sister Redempta kept after him about his studies, assigning him extra reading to do over the summer to get him caught up with the rest of his class. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I could believe a lot of things and had been forced to over the course of that month, but getting kicked out of a checker game by my baby brother was pretty tough to swallow. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course Sophia’s now being married made us more cautious, too. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “Of course I will do that, Nephew.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course some people believed in the peace process more than others. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, our present-day knowledge will prove to be incomplete and limited in the eyes of future generations; we cannot even begin to guess what will one day be known. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Of course he’s not going,” declared Margot as we waited for Mother in the living room. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

"Of course he died, he had my quarrel in his throat. There was a woman throwing rocks, I got her as well, but only in the arm." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Some consider the temple’s rites of passage to be the most difficult in all Eshōza. Of course, I didn’t find them too challenging...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Not all the field mice move into the garden for the winter, of course. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Elizabeth’s nose was a tiny bit shorter and maybe her chin a little rounder, but the resemblance was there just the same. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course that’s when the clanging bell on the wall right next to us starts rattling. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Of course like I knew I would, I turned beet red. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The big outlaw, his hair and beard looking bonfire red under the bright sun, gave a distant yell and altered course. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

But of course he did not know it, since the injury had seemed slight, and when he last saw me I was sprinting at high speed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course, the police didn’t do anything about it. Wouldn’t even consider arresting Marion. If anything, they would have found a way to arrest Coach Dub.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was wearing pajamas, of course; chick-yellow ones with dinosaurs chasing butterflies. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Of course he wasn’t interested in me, I thought angrily, my eyes stinging — a delayed reaction to the onions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I changed course, retreated to my house, looked up an address, pounded my way out again, this time headed in a different direction. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, those had loads of comments like, Does this look like a thug? and If he were white with this uniform on, would you still question him? All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course I knew at once it was just a terrible mistake,” she said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

What had happened, of course, was that I’d finally seen the postscript. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was not at all a nice face, Digory thought, though of course with those early photographs one could never really tell. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

But of course there’s still a grande fête at the quarterback’s lake house. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Of course he had a map in his head and could read stars as well as letters. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It’s despicable, of course, but will it be any more despicable if I wait? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course. Why do you speak so politely to Mr. Armin and Mr. Pope and the other sharers, and do as they tell you without complaint?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I might tell him that Zu had a name, that of course I’d be worried about her out in the world without me there to protect her. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She wanted to put her arms around him, but of course that was impossible. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of course, he won’t — He’s my brother And I owe him two bucks. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is terrified, of course, and his terror is written all over his face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. I can’t always remember faces, but I never forget a book. He was interested in viruses.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It took a few pages, but she finally realized that of course she wouldn’t find James Parker in the student section of the yearbook. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Of course you remember Frank. Byrd’s husband. Used to live next door. Built the house. You remember him, don’t you?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, the odds have not been very dependable of late. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone else had had the measles, of course. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, we will compensate you for your time. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Actually I was going back to my den to replenish my stock of herbs, that’s if you wish me to treat your leader properly, of course.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And the thing that made it even worse, of course, was that there was a picture of the two of us holding hands at school. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

One of the propellers was feathered and perfectly still, but the plane was maintaining altitude and holding a proper course. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” Maribel said, and ran off to find another bucket. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course,” said Hazel, hoping he would be able to remember his name in a moment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course he knew it was true, knew it was logical and true; once again the old man had marched along with the majority. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Natalie’s eyes pass over me, the way an electric fan moves on its course. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved his small swamp—of course he did—and he loved his small life here in the crater of the volcano. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Alyssa is trying to convince Basil to go with Daphne to an evacuation center, but of course, he refuses. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

So they sailed on their narrow course over the wide forsaken waters. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

More friends visited on weekends, and when Ugwu came out to serve their drinks Master would sometimes introduce him—in English, of course. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The outsiders, of course, thought that Remedios the Beauty had finally succumbed to her irrevocable fate of a queen bee and that her family was trying to save her honor with that tale of levitation. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In each European language, of course, the pattern was slightly different. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Just as you like, sir, of course. But he strikes me as being a bit out of the ordinary. I’d say, a distinctly useful rabbit.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young recruits of course know none of these things. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To see the Sea King, of course! Isn’t that why you are here?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You do know who Miss Myrna is, don’t your “Of course. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The superintendent dragged out the asphalt-baking machines and slowly dried the course. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It keeps tangling around my shoes so, of course, I hitch it up, and then Effie swoops down on me like a hawk, smacking my hands and yelling, "Not above the ankle!" The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course, you have a right to be yourself.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the awkward silence he adds, “I’m in Shadbush Crossing, not Mars. Yes, of course I’ve heard. Would you like to tell me why you would do such a thing?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

And of course, I did not fail to visit the fine cathedral, much praised by Mrs Symons in her volume. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only one he did not confront was Clara, but, of course, he barely spoke to her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he always experienced a certain anguish when hanging around with Lydia’s family at their home, by virtue of the contrast with his own family and home. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

His fear was too great, he told her, and his course had been set. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

At first, of course, she laughingly refused, but then a giant hand descended from the sky and shoved her to her knees. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And of course I got to call up my sister, too." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

"You heard me. No landing system. We'll need guidance for in-flight course adjustments. But once it gets to Mars, it's going to crash." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course everybody is watching us. ‘What you doing, Chief?’ they ask us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s as if she assumes everything will go right, and when it doesn’t—which, of course, is pretty often—she is surprised and affronted. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It’s possible that since Bobby was influenced by Nietzsche to some extent, he was following this course to the extreme. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course. It’s a time machine,” I say. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I consider you my friend. Actually...” he began, his voice low. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s better for us to just get this interview back on course. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody was supposed to know about it, but of course we all did. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Tiber was Rome’s river, on which the city depended for water—for life itself—and as such, of course, was sacred. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course I am! Shawn is so, so, so—funny.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And so over the course of the next hour, Colin shot the holy living hell out of the oak trees before him, pausing only to reload the gun and call his parents. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Hipparchus anticipated that stars come into being, slowly move during the course of centuries and eventually perish; it was he who first catalogued the positions and magnitudes of the stars to detect such changes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I did. A present’s no good if it’s given in anger.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is of course why no one has ever heard of the Manson crater. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, I was kindly disposed toward all of earth’s creatures. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Of course, he would have liked to be there so he wouldn’t feel he was missing anything. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Members staged plays, sponsored sports teams and sewing circles, and taught courses in black history and current events. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

My mother used to gather them every spring, carrying a basket to put them in, and David, Joseph, and I used to go-with her—and Faro, of course. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘I was mortally afraid, of course; but if I had known more, I should not have dared even to move. It is a marvel that I escaped!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, I had no problem finding multiple minor-league white team lineups from the same years. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Of course everybody on the block soon knew that Kitty was staying home from school. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naturally, additional factors contributed to history’s diverse courses in different parts of Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The people were so nice and the food was delicious and, of course, halal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh, slaves of course. I had a black nursemaid. But I never needed anyone but Grandfather. He was — ” There were no words to explain Grandfather. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her daughter-in-law’s pregnancy had caused the usual anxiety, of course, but Chapter Eleven had been born healthy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, there is nothing wrong with our phone. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course not. The mhondoro is in here with me.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the money ran out eventually, which meant rent couldn't get paid. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“But of course I wasn’t in it and didn’t know much about it.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though convicted of a single slaying, the pair had claimed seven victims in the course of a cross-country murder spree. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We will not give up hope, of course.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

"It is a course maneuver for Hermes. It says the name is 'Rich Purnell Maneuver.' " The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course none of us had yet seen Iwo Jima. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, to you it will matter enormously,” said Scrimgeour with a laugh. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But then, of course, we English also fought the Germans long and hard.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course she would follow him, there was no question of that. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course there isn’t,” said Harry, who became angry every time this subject cropped up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, I couldn't do that when anyone who knew me was around. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Of course I feared his perceptiveness, what he might have seen of me, or even possibly thought in his young mind. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard of him, of course, but not much and had never met him. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"I flunked Oral Expression, though. They had this course you had to take, Oral Expression. That I flunked." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

And to entertain the people in the Capitol, of course. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from prison literacy courses, he said, he was entirely self-educated. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a nightmare, of course, and a desecration of the highest mountain in the northeast, but I was delighted it existed in one place. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

These people, of course, were not ready for a revolution; they had not abandoned their past lives by choice, but because they simply could not live the old way any longer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course Sam could claim it was a hardship case—the father gone and only the younger brother left at home. But the feet that Mr. Meeker is considered a Tory won’t help.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The toys, of course, had been an obvious exception to his rule. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It's tech stolen from the Colonies, Dad once said, although of course the Republic would never tell you that. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The strange thing was that they already looked finished...and of course they had to be. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Belonging to the party was an obligation unless, of course, like Lio you wanted trouble for yourself and your family. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was, of course, because of him that I got my reddish-brown “mariny” color of skin, and my hair of the same color. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others were upset, of course, but he was completely unhinged. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, they might not have any, but he liked the chandlery anyway. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of course we use those forms already, but in the final version of Newspeak there’ll be nothing else. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Of course he’s safe. He’s just escorting your gomo because she’s too upset to go by herself. He’ll be perfectly fine. Don’t question that! You know better than to air such thoughts.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Of course we have to pay the bus fare to get Yule May back up here on the weekends. Eight dollars. I ought to take it out of her pay.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Like a greyhound coursing game, you take off from twelve yards out, winding for the kill. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, the geographical discoveries themselves were only the beginning. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

All those criminals didn’t march into jail by themselves, of course. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Here, on the borders of death, life follows an amazingly simple course, it is limited to what is most necessary, all else lies buried in gloomy sleep;—in that besides our primitiveness and our survival. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a shallow but wet kiss, not like how I kiss Kasim, of course. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You have heard, of course, that the Ministry is conducting more raids,” said Mr. Malfoy, taking a roll of parchment from his inside pocket and unraveling it for Mr. Borgin to read. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Of course that was part of my training,” the nurturer explained reassuringly. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, my parents and grandmother were in shock. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nor should any state ever believe that it can always choose safe courses of action. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

True Belle, of course, would have known everything right away because, first of all, nobody could hide much in Wordsworth and nothing at all could be hidden in the Big Houses of its landowners. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gently ran his hand along its course. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Are the air molecules bunched very tightly together, with very empty spaces between the waves, or are they barely more organized than they would be in their normal course of bouncing off of each other? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

If I could submerge her long enough, I could break the spell of the music Of course, Annabeth wouldn’t be able to breathe, but at the moment, that seemed like a minor problem. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Rook Hill had its own hunt and its own huntress, of course, for hunts had always been led by women. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, if her celebrity is as dumb as a bag of hair, it’s hopeless. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Of course innocent mistakes occur, but the accumulated insults and indignations caused by racial presumptions are destructive in ways that are hard to measure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Patrick just smiled cocky and said, “Of course.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course they did. Everybody loves Branch. But, Matt—” “What?” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I would never need the drench so long as I was careful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But of course limelight is white, not green—chemical lime, not citrus. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Of course there would be a party with dancing and good food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I kept forgetting, of course, was that high school was home to infinite cliches for a reason, and that Ocean was, in some ways, still inextricable from his own stereotype. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But of course Mr. Ortega had thought he was dead. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I could read the numbers on the coins, but that was not the same as understanding the values. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And, of course, race music to urge them on. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had to spend eight weeks up in Charleston, taking college courses to renew her teaching certificate. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Enter, enter," she said, suddenly out of sorts, "after removing the shoes, of course." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Another clap of thunder shook the windows, and the stormy ceiling flashed, illuminating the golden plates as the remains of the first course vanished and were replaced, instantly, with puddings. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday evenings I take another night course: not Life Drawing, which is taught this year by an excitable Yugoslavian, but Advertising Art. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you are. Wait. Is that why you gave me this shirt last night?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“The answer, of course, is the letter ‘M,’” Diane told local TV reporters. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought at all about the literal act, the moment of asking, though of course the idea of being married to her was something I’d considered since the beginning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was different if he was there, of course. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Although training to become a priest, the courses Kepler was required to attend in his first two years at Tübingen included mathematics, physics and astronomy, in all of which he was an outstanding pupil. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Washington, of course, arranged for Honeyman’s “escape” after getting his report. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very familiar with these, of course. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

And of course that was the last line of the rhyme. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

And, of course, the reaction I got from the little girls in the bungalow was dramatic. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, as far as the little kids were concerned, the highlight of the whole party was not the birthday boy, Piper McNab, but the McNab’s new pillbox. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the course of a week, he might be given between one hundred and two hundred songs by new artists, and every weekend he sits at home, listening to them one after another. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are exceptions to the name rule. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They were leading him nowhere: they doubled back on themselves and ran the same course twice: yet he was so accustomed to them that he could not stop. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” the Savage went on to admit, “there are some very nice things. All that music in the air, for instance . . .” “Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments will hum about my ears and sometimes voices.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as things are now it is a pity that they should stay here; the orderlies will of course grab them as soon as he is dead. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seldom read the required texts or supplemental books for any course. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ainsley awkwardly shakes his hand, of course, while this new boy gives him a straight dap like a normal black dude. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"Trouble is, we haven't got enough people for a fire. You got to treat Samneric as one turn. They do everything together-" "Of course." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Of course, that's the exact reason I don't want to say anything about Spirit Week and costumes. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The evil Clyde has in vengeance given me a route that is a “White Elephant,” a term which he once applied to me during the course of one of our business conferences. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mmhmm. And she told the doctor she didn’t want treatment. Wanted to ‘let it run its course.’” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“What good is one lousy hero’? Joshua Lawrence.Chamberlain said something like that to me once, just before he single-handedly changed the course of your Civil War.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

This idea—that effort must be balanced by rest— could not be more different from Asian notions about study and work, of course. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Then, late that afternoon, he rousted him out and put him on the bus, with the rest of the boys, headed for the regatta course. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

There were other things, of course, on which her money would be better spent. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” sang his mother, spinning him around. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She knew that she was a child, of course, but there was something oddly comforting about someone addressing the situation directly. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Not to their faces, of course, but she was less servile in their presence than the others. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not sure exactly. Perhaps two or so years. Of course, it was all dependent upon your arrival.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you can. Anything can be bartered for, if you know its true value.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mario was very happy too, but of course he had thought all summer that Chester was a very unusual person. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he was also the one with all the friends, so maybe there was a method to his madness. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I think of him as staying always the same, but of course this can’t be true. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you don’t cheat, Bailey,” his voice tender and paternal. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’ll be renting, so of course you get all the benefits with none of the burden,” she added with a laugh. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even when his visitor’s band lifted the tent flap, the silent drops coursed down his nose and fell on the parchment with regular ticks, like an ancient clock. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course! He’s grand! But Mary says she won’t marry a sailing man!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Of course not! Our team is the best because they have a secret weapon—you!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I stare at it as if it had teeth until I remember that, of course, this is what I will wear to greet my team. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

On normal days, of course, Lord Darlington took his meals, as does Mr Farraday today, in the more intimate atmosphere of the dining room, which is ideal for accommodating up to a dozen. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there were scientists who thought the evidence favoring DNA was inconclusive and preferred to believe that genes were protein molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Of course, he realized, broke for someone like her didn’t mean the same as broke for someone like him. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but it’s also sort of regal. You know what ‘regal’ “Of course, like king, like queen!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

So of course, anybody who glances over in that direction will be tempted to stop by and look. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, of course, here and there, possibly one exception. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. With your permission, of course. It might help sway attitudes about the power of a free public education.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“So of course you know everyone, and everything that goes on.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the solitary, comfortless course of his recent driftings, Perry had over and over again reviewed this indictment, and had decided it was unjust. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to draw a picture of that, without showing the Prophet’s face, of course. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

It was very much like the tollbooths he’d seen many times on family trips, except of course it was much smaller and purple. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he was right; he had to be. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The pain is sharp and searing, coursing through his entire body, and he is barely able to keep his knees from buckling beneath him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Of course you will, dear,” Sister Mary Joseph says, nodding. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After the service a small mob, mainly moms with their kids, and of course Miss Nora, swarmed around Gran and me. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He loved stewed eels, pate chaud pastries, and of course his children, so much that he grew teary watching us sleep. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Of course Bacchus in granting the favor foresaw what would happen at the next meal, but Midas saw nothing until the food he lifted to his lips became a lump of metal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they still make me go to school. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He’d brought six of his favourite books: Great Expectations, Kidnapped, The Witches, A Wrinkle in Time, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and of course Blink’s red book of poetry. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Of course I won’t stop you. Go, for God sakes, and hurry! Do you need any money?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course I don’t. It’s ridiculous, it won’t be allowed. My patience! What would Meg say?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course there was a mistake: Garret Charles is practically a million years old and probably misread my number on the audition clipboard, mixing me up with another child! Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like that,” I said, though of course, it was totally like that. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he was pleased when they told him, and said,“I knew there was plenty of reason for a good big celebration around this place!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Hearing back from Babbage gave her a lift, so she decided to try her luck again with Raven, who was, of course, online. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Of course Zhenya’s breezy tone was partly meant to reassure her anxious parents. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

"Yes, so she is. I had almost forgotten. Of course, you may come." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Of course, of course, I am so sorry! Come, come!" What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Part of one’s despair, of course, is that the world cares nothing for the little shocks endured by the sensitive stickler. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

This frightened him badly for of course it showed that no one who knew anything about horses would mistake Bree for anything but a charger. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Do you think I would tell him when I won’t tell you? Don’t be silly, darling. You’re such a funny little girl.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not!” she said again, and headed back across the planks to firm ground while I went up to meet her, my pail of mussels sloshing as I went. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, we were eating little but what came from the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t either of those, of course. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Billy couldn’t read Tralfamadorian, of course, but he could at least see how the books were laid out—in brief clumps of symbols separated by stars. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had never shown her photos to anyone but Warren before, and Warren, of course, had oohed and aahed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I stood at the window to admire the sunlight slanting over the golf course, and burnishing the bare trees on the distant hills. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Extra pair of hands. Art was the only one available. I’ll give you a cut of the reward, of course.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But I promise—with my invisible fingers crossed, of course. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yes, of course, naturally, stickball was now her favorite game. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

More than eight million people lived in New York City that year, so of course, not everyone’s day started perfectly. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

But of course, there had been no buzzer. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I open the front door and there, of course, is Chloe, heading downstairs to her bedroom with Buddy Gui. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was a man with a mission; what mattered was that he register for the right courses, that he attend the right classes, that he buy the right books. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Know her? Of course I don’t know her. I don’t know anyone. Except for you guys.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Of course you do, Father. You hear their confessions.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she hardly ever got to hold him, for he was still very young. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

A correspondence course in English; likes to read biographical novels and occasionally other kinds of novels. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Of course, I forgive you, Theresa answered, tipping the bowl to her mouth. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” said Bod, and before he had finished speaking the girl was coming through the hole on her hands and her knees. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

And of course, it worked the other way around too—especially when the cop involved was the older brother of your oldest friend. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Of course now, neither of my boys will be going to college. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It is only after 200,000 other worlds have been colonized that, in the usual course of things, our solar system would be accidentally discovered to harbor an indigenous civilization. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course people will always argue over levels of punctuation, accusing texts of having too much or too little. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He could have gone back, taken more courses, but he was married by then, a father—oh, who's he kidding. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, among those students with very poor academic preparation, few completed their courses of study. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children opened the packages with the appropriate sense of wonder and spent the morning happily leafing through their new treasures, which of course Penelope promised to read to them at her earliest opportunity. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

There were stewed apricots and five or six different cheeses including of course the ever-present gjetost, that tall brown rather sweet Norwegian goat’s cheese which you find on just about every table in the land. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course you hear nothing. Too busy strutting around in stupid purple uniform.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So, of course, he needs lots of food to keep up his strength. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, English frequencies were no help in breaking Lim’s messages, which were thought to be in Chinese. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This was extremely annoying, but, of course, I had no choice but to hurry on upstairs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Ninth Ward doesn’t have golf courses either. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you both ready for a crash course in digging for treasure?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I thought up ours when I was a senior at East Shoal. Of course, not many people followed through with the entire plan—we only got to the first part of it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, the biggest concern was how to deal with the nearly 100,000 homeless. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then, “Of course. It’s been waiting for me. And yes. Obviously, I am its new master.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

There is of course a legitimate concern about reducing complicated phenomena to simple numerical scales or statistics. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, his speed control has two settings—slow and slower. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I'm lying in a sand trap of my dad's golf course looking at the sky. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Of course he is, Lain, you idiot I scramble for the note from the Commandant, hoping the smith thinks my comment is the result of being a dim-witted Scholar rat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Poor Maxim,” she said, “he went through a ghastly time, and let’s hope you have made him forget about it. Of course he adores Manderley.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Regardless, she also believed that this whole thing, the entire deadly affair, was about to reach some kind of closure: Reggie was going to plead guilty, of course, she thought. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Over the course of history, sport has played a dynamic role in shaping cultural discourse. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“O’ — o’ course, Professor,” said Hagrid, who sounded weak with happiness. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This disaster with Stef was too much of a crash course. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they could not know that my mother had died three months before, suddenly, when a blood vessel in her brain burst. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course they didn’t believe me, but they let me get away with the lie. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Although of course there was a third element as well, and that was geology. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Originally, of course, people as distinctive as the Pygmies, living in a place as distinctive as the equatorial African rain forest, were surely isolated enough to develop their own language family. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to be with girls as much as you’d like to be with...JamesoI head for the door. But I glance behind me. “I mean, unless, of course, you do?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Like the love in this family. For me and you. And of course, we just adored your mom, too. God, how we loved that girl.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

“No, of course not, don’t worry,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, he had always been convinced he would get tenure. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the fact that I’m still in pajamas makes it seem like my head and body belong to two different people, but I guess it will look good with the dress. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Of course, the magic dinner goblets would fill with anything you want, but it just didn’t taste the same as a real Coke, straight out of the can. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It took a long time before the adrenaline quit coursing through Kelley. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. There was one about some Rabbi or other which you told me when I wanted to take Kay somewhere. I never could understand why the cow thed.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This, of course, had always been the fear—that some drunk, some group of high-school or college kids would be bored and use the plane as a temporary distraction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The beginning of the universe had, of course, been discussed long before this. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been rumours, of course, as there always were in such cases. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

She realized she had to cut a weaving course, like cargo ships in mortal-age wartime, to throw them off her path and keep them from anticipating where she’d be next. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We kept walking until we reached one of the oblong sand bunkers of the golf course. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was an illusion, of course, generated by Clevinger’s predilection for staring fixedly at one side of a question and never seeing the other side at all. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And of course a diverse collection of guns. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

This, of course, brings on a scowl that makes him grin. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In summertime this event occurred around sunrise; in the winter, of course, it happened well before dawn. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Avery is always fine. Of course, he gets into poison ivy and gets stung by wasps and bees and brings frogs and snakes home and breaks everything he lays his hands on. He’s fine.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

They had been undefeated during the course of the season, and their performance on the field was truly remarkable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Each portable is, of course, air-conditioned. As you can see, all of the buildings on our campus are grounded with lightning rods for our afternoon storms.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The harsh winter would give the young women a taste of the trials that lay ahead of them, although of course they could have no idea that they’d be fighting for over three more years. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Of course my government knows people are dying,” the redhead said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And of course The Westfield Gazette published the class picture, too. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Very very good, eh, my precious? Let’s be good, good as fish, sweet one, but to ourselfs. Not hurt the nice hobbit, of course, no, no.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I take table 24 their reheated main courses, which they immediately reject as either too cold or fossilized by the microwave. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I don't know how old she is. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But of course that would only make her do whatever she’s doing louder. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I quite disagree, respectfully, of course. I see many who act on instinct, which I believe is wrong. Through instinct we succumb to weakness and emotion. Careful thought and planning, mental construction, is always best.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And, of course, when the occasion arose to write out a menu for a black-tie dinner party in Odessa, he would know exactly what to do. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was glad I didn't when I found out more about how the course was run. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"I plot the course and execute it," he said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not for me, of course, but most people just stopped caring after a while. He was just another story, another unfortunate bit of history.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And I knew that if you could keep score for such a thing, and, of course, I did keep that score, my Degree of Loserdom would be nothing short of godlike. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Of course. Well, I’m on my way to the tailor. Hafsa’s outgrowing her clothes every time I blink.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My course, which for a while had looked so clear and hopeful, seemed likely to become as tortuous and beset with secrets as it had been in Ehrenrang. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ask him what she should do, but she couldn’t, of course, with others about. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not that there was great hope in such a course. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Of course, the closer you got the more reality came into focus. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I am certain that over the course of your own life, you have noticed that people’s rooms reflect their personalities. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

This, of course, was followed by whoops and hollers and cheers. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

None of this, of course, is even remotely possible in a country as ill governed as North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Frith in his element, of course, directing Robert with a lift of his eyebrows, and myself rather hot and flustered with a monstrous silver tea-pot and kettle that I never knew how to manage. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, that’s the worst reason to have a child, anyone on the street can tell you that, because no one can handle being an attempt at something from the very start. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, you know the rest—my brother is called Tick because he goes tocktocktocktock-tocktocktock and I am called Tock because I go ticktick-tickticktickticktick and both of us are forever burdened with the wrong names. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The third man says, Of course you won’t be getting this every week, missus. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After Westerly he finds a seat, and settles down with the course selection guide for next semester. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I ain't ever planning on getting married, much less to a war hero that got changed to one of those restless dead, but you never really knew what was in store for you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The service trails, of course, are worn, and there are paths slick from the forays of members of one group into the territory of another where it is believed something curious or thrilling lies. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the course of his adult life, Jeff Martinelli has married three women and buried one of them, a cancer victim. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He will use the word “love,” and the world will not stop spinning but go right on in its courses, like the river, like the bees, like everything. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s just that it’s kinder The way that he scratches, the way that he peers at what he’s scratched up- and, of course, more refined to treat him with earwax. grime from his skin. courtesy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Rock was a guy who’d given us some trouble a few weeks ago when he wanted to buy me out of my lawn-mowing business without, of course, any money changing hands. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course June thought she was coming to the dance with Ivy as friends. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Other times they'd run an obstacle course, or go bungee jumping off a table, tied to broken rubber bands. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Their parents, of course, were part of the ritual; they, too, told their feelings each evening. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you know what my dog says, may I ask? Of course he will come in.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

During the years that I stayed in the Norfolk Prison Colony, never did any official directly say anything to me about those letters, although, of course, they all passed through the prison censorship. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We would also have a watcher stand with the body, so the deceased would not have to be alone. We can't be there for the burial, of course," Mrs. Cohen says. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, if things get very bad, someone will swoop, in to help me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eve and Adam's was Adam and Eve, or course, but it probably signified something else as well. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z