But a few minutes later the air screams, the earth heaves, cries ring out; a shell has landed among our rear squad. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, there were tears, but no real crying. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God,” she whispered, and then she was crying. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We were close enough now to see that the sign was trembling, and I knew that behind it Dori was crying. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you think you might be willing to tell me why you cried?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t because of the fire she was crying. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

The ululation rose behind him and spread along, a series of short sharp cries, the sighting call. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Really, I am writing to keep myself from crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why does she have to cry all the timel She must have slept, though she never remembered closing her eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I almost cried out, but I held it together. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He heard her crying and so went back inside. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, and fidgeted up and down like a terrified squirrel. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Mama,” I cried, reaching both hands up for her to lift me as well. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Did he cry? When Dad left for Vietnam?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Shadowfax tossed his head and cried aloud, as if a trumpet had summoned him to battle. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When he saw that Riccio was slumped on his mattress crying, he walked over and, awkwardly, stroked his spiky head. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The more I talked, the more I cried. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

At the door stood the porter and the conductor, a black man and a white man of the South, both crying. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He raised and lowered it, twisted it right and left as though it were his, smiling all the while even as I cried. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

They each told me it was the happiest day of my life.They each cried all over my head and after my grandmother’s contribution that morning my head was a swamp. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

All around I hear the cries of internees running to their trailers, searching for some air to breathe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Jill, who had continued to cry, had been taken back to our room by one of the aides. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I fought the most during junior high school and always cried. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to go all the way with this, to stop mucking around and do what I feel, so at the base of the statue I put my favorite punk rallying cry: I’M A MESS. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grace looked like she was about to cry, and Joaquin felt a small well of panic rise up in his chest. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I go to my room and cry myself to sleep. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s the toasting fork, with Mother’s shoe on it instead of the bread. Beth’s stage-struck!” cried Meg, and the rehearsal ended in a general burst of laughter. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried in a hushed voice, lest I attract attention and we all die. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Oh, unhand your sword. One cry from me and Shagga will burst in and kill you. With an axe, not a wineskin." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I think there’s less of a chance I'll be expected to cry in the audition if there’s, like, fewer people in the scene. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even healthy people cried and said irrational things when their parents died. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

If she did cry out, it was not because she had crashed into the wall but because she had dropped a stitch. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were few things that could make him cry, but a cut finger was one of them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They all have a good cry till a red-haired woman passes a little box around. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

From the back of the class-room Miss Honey cried out, "Miss Trunchbull! Don't! Please let him go! His ears might come off!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, for crying out—” Traft slapped his hand on his thigh. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Back in school with people watching or poking at her, Biddy would have thrown some kind of fit, or get her feelings hurt and run off crying. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

At last he cried, "God's blood! A girl!" and, flinging the sword aside, stormed out of the room. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at Mom, who was crying, too. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She convinced herself of it and cried into her handkerchief as if the very suggestion was more than she could endure. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

He saw Ellidyr seized by a black beast that sank its claws into him and gripped him until Ellidyr cried out in torment. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a cry from that man on my left and turned to see my friend Georgia Boy holding his own throat. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hucksters cried above the traffic sounds and I seemed to hear them from a distance, unsure of what they said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s stopping yourself from crying that is more challenging in this place. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I sat down, started crying and shouting and pounding on the floor, and refused to get up. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And once again, no one was around to hear me cry. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

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

Then with a great cry the Riders charged from the East; the red light gleamed on mail and spear. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There was a crunching sound and Noa cried out, but her other hand was still trying to grab Jule’s ankle, to tip her off balance. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Eighty-two years later, the sound of her crying still haunts me. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, Wart,” cried two faint voices outside the solar window. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ducked from one of Clyde’s hurled magazines and cried, “Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Open me! it fairly seemed to cry out. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She backed away when she saw Lelia and cried madly in Korean, You cat! Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Tim had wanted her to die so her father could cry and claim that his bill could have saved her life. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I hung my head and started to cry. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry for whatever made you cry,” he says. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As he dropped the bit of iron into Orddu’s outstretched hand, it was as though a light flickered and died in his heart, and he nearly cried out with the anguish of it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And as physicists and mathematicians all over the world were beginning to use calculus to explain nature, cries of protest emanated from the church. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Where does the time go?” cried Mother as the ancestor clock in the hall announced that it was eight-thirty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky cried, hoping he sounded more grateful than relieved. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he brought it up, Naomi had felt torn between her desire to stay away from Henry and her interest in seeing the film that, according to Tommie, would make anybody with a heart cry. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was crying, wiping angrily at his eyes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

She always repeats the third verse and laughs so hard she’s crying and I don’t know why. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

No one ever made me feel like it was okay to cry. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was sick of crying, tired of feeling sad, but it was like second nature to him now. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Anything that can make you cry and send a teacher away—tip him over the borderline—that’s more than just fun and games.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was still biting my lip so hard, thinking about eggs and birthdays and allergies and not crying, and I didn’t think about it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I cried all the way across the school oval to where Dad was waiting to pick me up. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

My voice cracked as I tried my best not to cry, because for the first time on the trip I was worried about one of us not making it back to Mamá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Baby pulled down a doll from a low shelf and turned it upside down, and it let out a crying sound. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Patrick left me outside, I started to cry. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

One morning, just as dawn broke and they hurried to find a hiding place for the day, Tidbit cried out in alarm. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do not cry do not cry do not cry do not cry... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

A woman had thrown herself down near the body of a child and was rolling around in the dirt, crying. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they saw that the steps did not come back from the river’s side, they cried out in sorrow, for they knew now what had happened to the first girl. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was a murmur, a cry caught in the throat, as if she were talking in her sleep. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Mrs. Watson was on the sofa, sleeping. The baby was in the carry-cot and was crying—screaming, actually, red in the face, she’d obviously been crying for a while.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Angelina cried out and nearly fainted upon discovering your true sex. We were all most astonished.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Your expe-rience moved me and made this big football player cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you done crying? Did I fix you?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Mama cried silently, rocking back and forth in the creaky folding chair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You are amazing,” he cried, as Inigo increased the already blinding speed of the blade. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, children, we must run to meet the carriage right away. It is time!” she cried. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He pointed to the man with the medals and cried out, “I see the malach ha-mavis. I see the Angel of Death.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he and the others were led from the holding area, a great cry of enthusiasm could be heard from the crowd outside. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I don't care!" cried Daisy and began to clog on the brick fireplace. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She heard him crying out to the birds as they rose higher, like ten thousand hot sparkles, so many red-yellow fireworks in the heavens, tugging the canopy like a flower petal, burning through the wind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vendors hugged themselves against the cold and cried out: “Fat here! Nice goose fat! Twenty zlotys!” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Then the trucks drove away while we waved and Fern and Big Ma cried. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I got up to leave, afraid I might start crying in front of everyone, and something slipped out from between the pages and fell to the floor. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“It was quiet. So quiet. Only the baby’s soft cries.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

There isn’t a bark in return, no cry, but Axel must hope that Ray can hear him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It frightens me the way he yells and cries and sings and I wish I could be at home with my three brothers, no, my two brothers, and my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Bravo!” cried the man, “and good luck go with you!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Like she knows the more she talks about it, the more likely she is to cry. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The sirens droned on, a soprano counterpoint to the bombs’ relentless bass, their pitch so eerily human it sounded like every soul in London had taken to their rooftops to cry out collective despair. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t crying, not yet, but she was moments away from falling apart, and Ophie didn’t want to be the one to break her fragile control. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I cried when I saw my parents in the living room. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t!” cried Winnie, leaping to her feet and flapping her arms. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave his sisters a couple of minutes to yell and cry and do whatever it was they did in the privacy of their room, and then he knocked on their door. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then he was down, rolling over and over in the warm sand, crouching with arm up to ward off, trying to cry for mercy. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And Mila, it was about you. The points were for saying things to you, touching your body, your clothes—” Omi’s hand flew to her mouth, and she started crying. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was the hardest thing Salva had ever done, taking only tiny sips when his body cried out for huge gulps of thirst-quenching, life-giving water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You aren’t going to start crying on us, are you?” asked Constance rudely. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I read somewhere, once, that crying defies scientific explanation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Wayburns’ youngest kid still hadn’t stopped crying, but Ivy didn’t mind. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need an onion to cry,” I tell him. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You were at the foot of the cross. You were crying.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He would have offered to train circus seals if it meant Ana would stop crying. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

That bonobo mother probably heard Otto’s juvenile cries of distress and came to investigate, fleeing when I arrived. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” he said, “No more crying. Boys don’t cry.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You said you were taking us into the vlei, ” Eye cried. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It also quickly became the battle cry of a new generation. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A sudden and stark silence fell over the world, broken only by the distant cries of a bird. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And I can’t stop crying now because this was my one chance to be a man and bring home the money the telegram boy never brought from my father. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was a sudden pain in my throat as if I was going to cry. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She did not cry or moan, but she struck her head again and again on the hard-scrubbed top of the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was probably less prepared for the reality than the child crying not far from me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking at this and I didn’t even notice Moms crying until we got into the lobby. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s crying, if you really want to know. The old guy’s crying.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The panic, too, that one might cry again, the tears swelling without control, and a fatal trembling of the mouth lead one to disaster. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was his way of saying, Hush now, don’t cry. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Then I realized that Julie and I had never been there at the same time and now we never would, and I bent over and began to cry. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Thorn was standing practically across the street, her arms wrapped tight around her own body, her face red as if she had been crying. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I was still pelting through a particularly narrow lane when a man leaped out in front of me. he cried, his arms spread wide enough to prevent me from passing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She and Sally had first cried and then attempted to pull themselves together, but their nerves were frayed. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I go by Mami, she looks up and starts crying. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When she lifts the eaglet to her chest, the crying stops. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I see you crying like a crushed snail, the way you cried when I helped you pull out your first loose tooth. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

But I was crying inside, because I learned that a boy whom I had easily defeated on two other occasions had won. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Excited at discovering this, he cries out with joy so that his wife awakens. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Barely an hour ago I had been crying to him, down the telephone. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I felt tears coming, but I had promised Grandma I wouldn’t cry. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered even Daddy had cried like a little kid the last time he was over here. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I followed him into the house and Mom was already in his bedroom, already crying again as she talked to a half-asleep Aunt Julia. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The night awakes to buzzing and to cries and barks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night a dog cried, and the next day a yellow bird flew in through an open window. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not return to school that afternoon, but spent the afternoon on her bed crying with rage and trying to understand the terrible information she had received from Calpurnia. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Like he’s just been crying or throwing up. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Up onto the rooftops and back to my secret place, I wrapped myself in my blanket and cried. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sensing the tension in my voice, Otto went rigid and cried louder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Doctor Tate said it’s just molasses and water,” she cries down into her towel. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A voice cried: “The chase continues north in the city! Police helicopters are converging on Avenue 87 and Elm Grove Park!” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Papa put one arm around Mama and the other around Mary Toy, Miss Love’s composure crumbled and she went to crying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My throat closes on that, and I want to cry after saying it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

No more crying baby, no more sickness, no more hospitals, no more death. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, then,” cried the Wart, and they scampered off toward the Mews, turning a few cartwheels on the way. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A troop of baboons trotted along the bank to observe her, and the males uttered threatening cries. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cry. Let’s get away from here to where we can talk alone.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

We kiss our baby brother good-bye in his hospital bed where he reaches out, cries to come with us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I leave the bedroom, wandering through the apartment, past eating, crying, praying people, searching for who spoke to me. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

‘The pass, Sam!’ he cried, not heeding the shrillness of his voice, that released from the choking airs of the tunnel rang out now high and wild. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I cried out, faking labor, and fell to my knees on the dock. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then Magdalena began to cry like her tears were spilling out of her broken heart. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At times the pain and loneliness overwhelmed him and he broke down and cried. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against the rhythm of his voice, harsh cries rose from the edge of the crowd. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And now, now he can’t find the good picture of Byrd and Frank, but can find them crying at the picnic table, over a birthday cake for a ten-year-old that wasn’t at the table. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"He threw a hog maw," I cried, but no one seemed to understand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tab: ©©©©©©©© Ten minutes later, Tab was resting on Bridge’s shoulder in the waiting room, talking and crying through a mouth full of cotton while the receptionist pretended not to look at them. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Seth almost cried out when he peered inside. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They rushed through woods and over mountains uttering sharp cries, waving pine-cone-tipped wands, swept away in a fierce ecstasy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And when Angela, that little Puerto Rican girl, sang ‘Precious Lord,’ everybody was crying.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to cry out the Captain’s name. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hue and cry going off to the Hulks, and people coming thence to examine the iron, Joe’s opinion was corroborated. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s eaten it all, Mama,” my sister cried. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faint and seemingly remote through that shuddering cry he heard winding up from below the sound of a trumpet ending on a long high note. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It is the Pearl of the World,” he cried. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a house, you could go into your room by yourself when you were mad or needed to cry. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Actually, if I saw him, I might break down and do something stupid like cry, or make up with him. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t me, it was Julia Bishop, who began to cry. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

All around me, a sea of people wake: babies cry, old people groan, pots and pans clang against the sides of wagons whose wheels grind the dirt beneath them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went outside, stood underneath the pepper tree next to the outhouse, and cried silently. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Spurge screamed longer, his cry fading away as he disappeared into the darkness below them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But she was wearing heels and she was crying and she was absolutely freaked out by my reaction to the bad news. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to bang their heads together as they greeted him with loud convivial cries and invited him generously to pull up a chair and eat their chestnuts and roasted potatoes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My cry was one of pain and anger. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Coming up!” he cried, a towel on his arm. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about my father crying like a baby. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Their cries continued for many minutes, then all was quiet again. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gasp and wheeze and cry at the same time. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The last time they saw their mother she was crying her head off; now the tears were gone from her bleary eyes, but she was staggering, giggling, her hair was a mess. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had crawled under another bunk and huddled, too frightened to cry. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, Chess had started pretending he didn’t hear her crying. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Excellent!” cried Professor Lupin as the class broke into applause. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I hide my face in my hands and cry. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheryl has stopped crying, but her toe is bruised and swelling up. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word,” she cried, “the young man is determined not to lose any thing for want of asking. He will connect himself well if he can.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He looked in Mrs. van D.’s mouth and found two teeth that made her wince with pain and utter incoherent cries every time he touched them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He’d done all his crying alone, not even with his family. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mama cries when she is told I won’t be returning, but she is smiling with pride as the tears flow down her cheeks. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The woman was pushing hard against the words to keep from crying. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t hear Caleb crying anymore, but then, he was quiet about it before. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was at peace but Milo, who straightened suddenly with a muffled cry and began pointing excitedly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Everything crushed in on me at once. Sure made me feel better—don’t feel bad about crying. Ever.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He had never seen her cry before, had never seen such sadness in her eyes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I walked away, I realized that was the first time I had cried in years. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Linda didn’t move, said nothing, he could not hear if she was crying—he hoped she was crying—but he couldn’t reenter that room to find out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aaron’s cry faded to a whimper, and he sucked on his bottle a little. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then there was a different kind of cry. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

At first I thought he was laughing because his shoulders were shaking, but then he put his palms on his eyes and I realized he was crying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I felt like crying, and I was trying really hard not to do that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I feel sick, Loma,” she said, and left the room crying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And I feel like some kind of fool crying and not being able to say anything. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was still sort of crying, and all of a sudden I did feel sort of sorry I'd said it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

A toddler is mid-meltdown, hands clamped over her ears, face crumpled as she cries out. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He ran to them, and hoisted the crying girl up over his shoulder. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He’s pretty sure he’s cried more over the past twenty-four hours than he has in his whole life. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Much the same. We have gardens. Houses. Families. But it is much quieter than this village. There is no arguing. People share what they have, and help each other. Babies rarely cry. Children are cherished.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t crying—but her eyes kept filling up with tears. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was facing the window, so her back was to Ivy, but Ivy could tell she was crying. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And the shadow of a man behind the ghetto fence sits down in the doorway and cries. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

"There's no Amber here," a second voice cries. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Kira nodded, and for the first time in many months she began to cry for her own loss. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let him alone!” cried Hazel, for now they were all pressing forward to help him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aibileen’s eyes drop from mine so fast I want to cry. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

But here was a dragon before her, tied up and crying! Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I am crying now, sobbing and laughing at the same time, seeing but not understanding this loyalty to my mother. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, a shiver of happiness and excitement ran down through Omakayas so strongly she feared she might cry out and wake everyone. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon," cried Daisy, "and the day after that, and the next thirty years?" The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I walked away from the hut with him in my arms, and at length his sharp cries sank into soft whimpering and finally into silence. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she jumped and leaned, the cries and shouts of the crowd echoing around her, Yishan grabbed her arm. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Mother, make this man leave,” Ignatius cried, trying to push his mother against Mr. Levy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cried in such pain for release that I took their livers from the hook and cast them into the raging, muddy waters of the River of the Carp. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days I think she was really miserable, because she cried a lot. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“To wealth!” one man cried, raising his mug. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Soon there is another cry, and then such shouting and shrieking, it turns my blood cold. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The gesture is so comforting I almost start to cry. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, and he: ‘Hit was’ until I took the whip from him into my own hand and struck the mule. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen him cry a few times before. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom doesn't knock—she opens the door and walks in, and by the look on her face, she was hoping to catch me crying or feeling sorry for myself. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I wanted to lie down and cry, but there was Grover, needing my help, so I managed to haul him up and stagger down into the valley, toward the lights of the farmhouse. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

A piercing cry from somewhere close, in the grass. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And if for an instant he were afraid, he would the next instant cry sullenly, “And what can happen to me worse than that which has happened!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“No more delays, comrades!” cried Napoleon when the footprints had been examined. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I feel like crying thinking about how this job would suit me fine and what Miss Hilly’s done to keep me from getting it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My mother alternately cussed and cried while we waited for Dusty to be released. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I tried not to let Mr. Dill hear me crying. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Isabelle Derby cried out, “My baby!” and reached for the child on the ground in front of her, but her husband held her firmly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother ran out to retrieve it and when she brought it back inside, she was crying and picking pebbles and dirt off the seared skin. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She rubbed them away angrily, determined not to cry. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It could have been her imagination, but Boo’s eyes looked particularly shiny, as if he were about to cry. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The human cry of this...woman is a call to America.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Strange spices scented the chilly autumn wind, and he could hear faint cries drifting over the wall from the streets beyond. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Dadi nodded and cried a little and helped him over to a chair. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then Éowyn bade those that served to fill the cups, and all there assembled rose and drank to the new king, crying: ‘Hail, Éomer, King of the Mark!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I told him I wanted to be with him again and he began to cry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena almost cried aloud as she saw them: the pointed, arched ears. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Then the “sergeants” of the fair would walk through the streets crying, “Pack up, pack up,” and all the cloth must be put away. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s not your fate to be well treated,” Ignatius cried. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could hear cries of astonishment, laughter, applause from the men who stood on the bank watching. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel sort of like crying and also like punching something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And he found himself gasping and shaking and crying aloud with more anger and pain than he had ever felt in his life, and he found Lyra just as helpless in his arms. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘Oh no!' he cried. ‘Oh mince my maggots! The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t crying, but she had a look of despair and anger and something else, an emotion that Ophie didn’t have a name for. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t remember Lynn crying since the day we left Iowa. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s ruddy dark in the barn now and I can hear grunts and barks and clanks and then I hear Matthew cry out in pain at what must surely be a bite. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell if he’s about to cry or about to punch the guard. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t far from the truth; crying had left: her congested. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. So? I haven’t talked to her. And I am now. I know that already; why is it making me cry?” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

When she first went to the hospital, she did nothing but sit and cry, but she seemed to respond well to therapy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

At sight of the man panting and dying there, she slips down to enfold him, crying out; then feels the spears, prodding her back and shoulders, and goes bound into slavery and grief. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he hands me the little envelope with the window, and then he gives me his back because a man can’t be seen crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cohn was crying, and Brett had told him off, and he wanted to shake hands. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Help! Police I” the man had cried, and he could have been shouting of danger. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Her name be Jo. She always be singing in the Fen. I didn’t never hear her cry like that none.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first the angry insistence of her crying had filled the house, but she had come to be quiet, sucking feebly at whatever was put into her mouth and never lifting up her voice. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He cried, and didn’t attempt to hide his tears. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

With each intake of breath, they reminded her of Baby; he cried like his daughter. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The man was looking around helplessly, raising his hands, lowering them again, uttering little cries. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to pretend I’m fishing,” cried Stuart, desperately. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

A thin wavering cry of pain drifted over the walls, and a warhorn sounded off beyond the burning houses. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It went in my pants and it smelled bad and I was crying. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then, we both rested our heads on her shoulders, like a sideways hug, which made her cry even harder. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he continued to watch, the newchild, no longer crying, moved his arms and legs in a jerking motion. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was under the hedge, crouched down, crying. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

‘We must be getting those viper’s teeth out at once!’ he cried. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, when my match was over, I cried. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“My husband and sons are still in the house!” she cried. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was crying now, wringing the sweatshirt in her hands, begging me to touch it, just take it, please, please, maybe I’d feel something, maybe I’d know...I turned and I ran. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A hot childish urge to cry rose in her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But I want to eat,” I said, beginning to cry. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been screaming for help for two or three hours, but the storm had smothered his cries. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“She believed what she wanted to. But I’m afraid—” He stopped, and Luke was afraid Jen’s dad might start crying again. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

The drone of cicadas in sun and the cries of birds gave way to silence and coolness. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And some days she was “poorly” He noted her cries, her coughs, the strength of her pulse, and how well she slept. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm knocked them aside and hit him hard in the face, so that he fell over, crying, “Auntie! Auntie!” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’m too old to cry but I can’t seem to stop. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then came another cry, closer already, and then a third; and at that, all the witches seized their branches and leaped into the air. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her for the tenth time, but she only cried, letting me carry her downstairs like a newborn calf. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Luna cried, running in circles on the stones, each of her footprints erupting in green plants and lurid flowers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When she cried her whole face went to pieces. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cry over spilt milk, honey,” says Mom. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Despite her calming words to the children, in the privacy of her own heart Penelope was still haunted by Cassiopeia’s plaintive cry at the sight of the wolfs head in Lord Fredrick’s study. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He let out sporadic choking sounds, crying deep in his throat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, Mami starts to cry or gets upset with me when I ask her about all this stuff, but today she was the calmest I’ve seen her since we came into hiding. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Ultima cried triumphantly and with clean linen she swept up the evil, living ball of hair. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She began to cry, her bottom lip curled out so that Theresa could see where her lipstick ended and her inner mouth began. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a crack, and I heard Ray’s cry. I could hear him, but I couldn’t see him. I think he’s trapped.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They both sound like a shaky violin, which sounds like a cat crying. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I was pushed violently and a cry went up: “Here she comes. Let her through. . . . Come on, move back. Let her through. Where you been? You’re late for school. Where you been, Nellie?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa was crying in the background, loud, like I never heard before. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I want to express my sincere gratitude for this great honor you have conferred on me by selecting me your Miss University for the coming year— The baby starts crying again. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he heard himself say this, he flinched and began to cry "Oh, my God!" again in his groaning voice. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

The door stood open, from within came the sound of a baby’s fretful crying. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had cried then, being pretty young, and the big fellows had called him a baby. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he cried, she knew which toy would calm him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” he said after a minute, and I didn’t need to look back to know that he was crying, too. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She ought to be crying too, she thought, but the tears would not come. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I am the lead, Soledad, because no other girl is able to cry on command, and that is essential to the part. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their faces were stiff, eyes dry, like they hadn’t cried at all. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I stay underwater for as long as I can, until I’m choking and spluttering, but at least I’m not crying anymore. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

After half an hour of listening and repeating the cry for help he tore the headset off in frustration and threw it to the floor. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the diner, my father heard the well-known cry of Greek waiters, and before he knew what was happening the place was going up like a flaming appetizer. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Several hours later a kind old schoolmaster from Overton, walking through the fields, came upon Woundwort nuzzling the cold, still body and crying. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never cried in front of Turner but Turner could hear her sometimes, late at night. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

My baby, she swallowing it back, like she trying real hard not to cry. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I heard babies crying and women crying and I couldn’t turn my head around to see. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her face was puffy from crying, and her lips were cracked, with bits of discolored skin peeling off. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“When my husband died”—Jesse could hardly imagine Mrs. Myers ever having had a husband—“people kept telling me not to cry, kept trying to make me forget.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

A black janitor who was sweeping the hallway asked why she was crying. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” I cried out weakly before I heaved again. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“What is the matter?” cries a voice from the audience. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

So that when the clerk opened the door and Mr. Marsden appeared, she could only just keep from jumping up and crying out. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think we cry to release the animal parts of us without losing our humanity. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then she cried out with spirit, “A farmer’s wife am I not, be you what you like!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It might have been the gyptians’ sledge dogs, or it might have been wild spirits of the tundra, or even those freed daemons crying for their lost children. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And due to some harmonic resonance, I started crying again too. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“We three will be ready in a minute,” cried Amy, running away to wash her hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma, I wanted to cry out, tell me I’m not in danger of hell fire. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What in the hell do you want, Matt? For crying out loud.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears swim in her eyes and yet she is not crying. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, feeling something close to joy for the first time since I could remember. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tears start to prickle in my eyes, but I will not cry in front of Mrs. Gruver. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I must not cry to you. You are try to grow up. It does not help if I cry.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Here! Eat yourself silly,” Matt cried, shoving fistfuls of meat inside. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Maggie came into my room, crying softly; she kissed me and whispered good-bye. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “No, sir, I don’t know why, but my eyes don’t cry no more.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The kinder her words, the harder I cried. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands open as I cried. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

At the sight of Mamá completely undone on the news, Pita broke down and started crying silently. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Billy cried very little, though he often saw things worth crying about, and in that respect, at least, he resembled the Christ of the carol: The cattle are lowing, The Baby awakes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at Anna sharply, but he hands the crying child to her. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She swore she would never do that,” Candy said, crying again. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Malachy ran to Mam and she said, There, there, love, don’t cry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She screamed and screamed—screams of the utmost terror—wild desperate cries for help. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I cried, the blaze would lessen. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I am a voice of one shouting in the desert, Straighten the Lord’s way!” my father cried. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Marcus stood in the kitchen staring at the floor, and when everybody started talking at once to him, he started crying. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The savage stopped fifteen yards away and uttered his cry. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

My heart cracked at the sound of the door clicking shut, but I did not cry. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You had your chance to be civil and respectful, Mr. Jeffries. Don’t cry to me when this gets out of control.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She sat on a chair near the window and stared outside, crying softly. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Raising a baby—magical or not—is not without its challenges: the inconsolable crying, the near-constant runny noses, the obsession with putting very small objects into a drooling mouth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t claim him now, you’ll never have a husband. Stop crying,” she ordered. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A mother cries for what she remembers, but she remembers the precious infant harvested already by time, and death is not to blame. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A shrill cry of pain dragged my attention away. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I began to shiver, too scared to cry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alphie whispers to me, Why is he crying over a song that makes no sense? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It made me so mad I started to cry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain, but Daddy made me put Betty Jean on the phone, but then she started crying, so I had to get back on the phone and tell him what had happened. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the floor of a train squashed between crying people, shouting people, praying people. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She said that we didn't love her and began to cry. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gran, I had to blink to hold back tears—Lettie would think I was crying because of her, and no way was I going to let that happen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what Luke was talking about, but Annabeth buried her head in her hands like she was about to cry. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t even watch!” the girl cried out in alarm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the bitter darkness Arthur suddenly cried despairingly: “What aileth you, that ye cannot keep Sir Lancelot on your side?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am the only pest in this room!” cried the Centipede, still grinning away. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath, and for a minute became less a hunter than a furtive thing, ape-like among the tangle of trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘Wake up, wake up, Master Holbytla!’ he cried; and at length Merry came out of deep dreams and sat up with a start. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As soon as I said those names this rabbit turned to the others and cried, ‘I knew it! Tear them to pieces!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He'd refused to eat, cried and screamed for most of a night, even punched Old Nan when she tried to sing him to sleep, and the next day he'd vanished. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew that the reason he did not cry out loud was because he was the nwoke in the house, the man Aunty Ifeoma had by her side. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Colin faded away slowly, like Ophie’s daddy had on that long-ago morning, and before she knew it she was crying, releasing the tears she’d held back for what felt like years. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Until she slumps against the wall and starts crying again. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Isabel lays in my aims a tiny boy, gasping his own first breaths with lusty cries. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When the company showed me the prototype, I cried. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Well, you don’t have to agree with me so quickly,” Eilonwy cried. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She cried out, “No! It is a house God hates, where men are killed and the floor is red with blood.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were crying, a-course, because they loved that dog, and they loved their little girl even more. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She wants to cry, because her heart aches. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She probably thinks I’m looking down because I’m crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even when she was awake again, with fifty-eight days to go till her marriage, she was still crying. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jon knocked his sword from his fingers with a slash to his wrist that brought a cry of pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He got up and put it in the table drawer where all those old Popular Mechanics books were, and when he turned around, his eyes looked like he was going to start crying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Ross Wilcox cried after her, “DAWN!” like a man in a film. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

And he begins, of all things, to cry. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos, now strong in the magic, cried: “Come with me, friends, and get our rations down! They are all packed at home, and my own mother knows nothing!—only one maid was told.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. O’Brian must not have heard her cry out—his door remained closed. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Merlyn,” cried the Wart, “help me to get this weapon.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m congratulating myself on our speed when Izzi, perched above me, lets out a strangled cry. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As we approached the house, I could hear someone crying inside. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When she went to the bedroom and cried I felt bad about it and I told her it was all my fault. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the boat pulls up to the dock, that baby is crying so loudly, Mrs. Mattaman can probably hear him on Alcatraz. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made Lloyd’s sister so angry and sad that she just started crying. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the week, I'm the one stealing glances at Edie, trying to detect any hint of the girl I saw crying in the bathroom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It didn't even cross my mind, even though I used to smoke all the boys in gym class at school, including Lu, who would get all in his feelings and be almost about to cry. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

And then that loose thing in her chest made its way up her throat and into her eyes, and suddenly she was crying. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I felt so much pain that I was unable to cry out loud; tears just fell from my eyes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were sheepish, and the Salinas Band marched ahead of them, playing the “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and the families walking along beside them were crying, and the music sounded like a dirge. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But then I’m lying on the couch that night after everyone else has gone to bed, and I hear this far-off sound again, like a dog crying. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Tyrion's signal, the herald cried an aid, and the hall began to empty. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He wanted to cry, like a child: “But, Mama, it’s my birthday!” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Only then, forced at six months to confront his destiny, does he begin to cry. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Man, she’s sitting up in his office fixing to cry and whatnot and he asking some stupid mess like that. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I ran and ran, and it wasn’t until I reached our front porch that I realized I was crying. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her cries echoed off the walls, sending Shed into a frenzy and disorienting the bats. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she started crying, and Mr. Levy got depressed and thanked her and lning up. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He cried when he saw how Gawaine was spared. It made him remember things, and be became so wretched that he was ill.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I start to cry, the realizations start to hit me, all over again. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My aunts argued too, and the younger children started to cry. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now, all she could think about was what they were going to do if the baby actually started to cry. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The quiet cry came before she could hold it back. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Whine, complain, sulk, scream, and carry on, but never cry. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But I smiled too, tremblingly, after so much crying. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“MOVE!” she cried, and I leapt away as she collided with the wall beside me, kicking a hole through the rotten planks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

‘But you won’t send him off alone surely, Master?’ cried Sam, unable to contain himself any longer, and jumping up from the corner where he had been quietly sitting on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was the very nature of this small, silent craft that allowed them to hear the quietest cries. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The memory of him as a chastened boy stirred my affection and I let a little cry escape me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

June cries out in pain, and I realize that she's injured. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Thorn let go of the branch and cried, “Please don’t drop me, Roz! I don’t want to die!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ah, but in the schoolroom, at Christmas and graduation, when the mothers of other children came to the parties—then was the silent cry and the wordless longing. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The man across from me started to cry, and the American soldiers didn’t know what to do. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Crying? I was not crying. Why would I cry? I have my peace, I have my king, I have everything a queen might wish for. You had a bad dream, that was all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As I washed my face, I could see in the mirror that my eyes were still red from crying. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Penny looked as though she was about to cry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the feeling of being alone in a dark house, listening for her cries, waiting to hear Mac’s footfall on the wooden floors downstairs and knowing that they’re never going to come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself crying after a while, and I thought that might be bad for my eye, and I forced myself to stop. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I would go to my room and call my mother and just cry from sheer frustration. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But Miranda was the funniest: she was crying more than anyone and squeezed me so tight that Via had to practically pry her off of me, which made them both laugh. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’m tom between wanting to yell at him for choosing tomatoes over Mom and wanting to cry that he’s choosing David over me. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cried when they read the sentence from the pad of paper, and they were questioning another when they shot him. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I began to cry as the blood filled the room. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Ralph saw her coming he began tuning up to cry again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Felicia remembers her son’s gangly body, his first stilted dancing steps, and begins to cry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is better not to cry because you have to stick with the boys in the school and you never want to give the masters any satisfaction. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And when Sam heard that he laughed aloud for sheer delight, and he stood up and cried: ‘O great glory and splendour! And all my wishes have come true!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s slow and soft and lovely, and makes me want to cry and laugh at the same time. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I sat right down on the barn floor and cried hard. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I woke up from a dream, crying. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I can’t take this anymore!” cried Two Strike Girl, throwing down the stick. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He imagines his aunt in his little brother’s bedroom, crying and alone. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Have you been crying? You know how that ages your skin, dear.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Some nights he cried himself to sleep from loneliness. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

One time when they were in the kitchen and I was in my bed she was crying. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I cried myself to sleep, and now my eyes are swollen and red, my head pounding. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The creature uttered four or five staccato cries and retreated. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby stayed there, holding her, until she stopped crying and wiped her eyes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they got her into the hallway, they opened the pine box, and Sadie began to cry. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Nergal yelled out commands, and there was a sharp cry of pain from one of the demons. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The storm lashes us, out of the confusion of grey and yellow the hail of splinters whips forth the child-like cries of the wounded, and in the night shattered life groans painfully into silence. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried smack in the middle of town, and I didn’t care who saw. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And the third blow sent Rengen to his knees sobbing and crying out in pain. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A cumbersome bear-love that, given any rein, would suck their breath away in its crying need for honey. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a warning cry heard thousands of times during the next thirty-one hours. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then my eyes got watery and I realized I was going to cry. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Good heavens, they are pushing it off the cloud!” cried James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I sink into a chair and I bury my face into my red hat and I'm not sure if I'm laughing or crying. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He was crying now but managed to say proudly, “Mimi is going to be just like her.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He hears the cheers and the loud cry in unison of “Speech.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Victor,” cried he, “what, for God’s sake, is the matter? Do not laugh in that manner. How ill you are! What is the cause of all this?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Prim begged so hard, cried even, I had to let him stay. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘Look!’ he cried, and they lifted their tired eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She'd lost the sting in her voice, and I could see her eyes, red rimmed and watery—like she was dehydrated or had just cried it all out for too long. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing, Gram is crying, and you can tell Grim is trying to make her feel better, going, "There, there, my dear. I know, I know. There, there." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it is one of the crying showers. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When your favorite player got a slam dunk, he looked like he was going to cry, even when I tried to give him a high five. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Ugwu felt sorry for him and yet angry, too, because the teenager’s crying made the hopelessness of their situation stark and final. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When the pain in his lungs overtook the pain of the burn, he would release the air in a great, gasping cry—a cry of relief for his lungs, of agony for his leg. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Even if my eyes can’t make tears, my heart cries with his. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And all of a sudden Will felt like crying, the way that kind of sorrow would swoop in and punch him in the gut. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Then his head would come up and his great nose would begin to sniff the air and he would cry aloud, ‘By God! This is too much! This is going too far! This is intolerable!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a cry of alarm, Piper realized that Percy’s and Jason’s faces were still underwater. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She collapsed on the porch steps, crying with her hands clasped over her mouth. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When she got back to the yard, Baby was crying. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For now, she simply folded Bebe in her arms and took her into the kitchen, set a cup of hot tea before her, and let her cry. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Immediately, two or three others cried out also, and a wind, a foretaste of that great down-pouring they awaited, swept the church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was crying in her arms while I was thinking all this. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Get a hedgehog to help eat,” cried his family. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d hand me a tissue and say, “I don’t know why we keep doing this. Sal cries in the middle of the night and then you cry in the morning.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t help that last night’s bout of crying made my eyes swell. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I thought I heard someone crying. Are you okay?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“He understands,” Taisin said, and the baby’s mouth yawned open in a soundless cry. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bernard looks like he’s going to cry, and his hands get all fumbly trying to take off the sock, so Coach West helps him. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of them was crying—maybe they both were—and there was a child bawling its head off, too. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know the cut on my cheek isn’t bad, and I’m trying to say so, but I keep crying. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

One sat down on his little rear and started crying. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And at night I heard the owl cry in warning, not the soft rhythmic song we were so used to, but cries of alarm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tears came to my eyes, but I willed myself not to cry out. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t I cry “No”? What made me happily build a city in the forest—because that is what we were doing. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hurt too much to do anything, so I just went to my room, and cried myself to sleep. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You must have gloves, or I won’t go,” cried Meg decidedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll bury him tomorrow,” cries Ma and I want to cry, too, though my eyes don’t make tears anymore. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Michael was crying loudly, and Dad picked him up and carried him, and they walked down through the ruins toward the canal. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aurora’s tears keep flowing, but it’s a silent kind of crying now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I'm shouting, my arms whirling with gesticulations, and I don't even notice until I run out of important questions that Tiny is crying. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

I used to bust out crying all the time, and that was always their go-to line—see Ms. Lawrence. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I cry until my chest is sore, and then I breathe and breathe and breathe, and finally I’m not crying anymore. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I hate myself for crying in front of him. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he meant to look and sound—no doubt for a moment he did look and sound—very grand and very dreadful as he jumped, crying, "The bolt of Tash falls from above." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I must have struck a sufficiently piteous figure because she gathered me in for a hug and a kiss, “It’s nothing to cry over, sweet one. Just remember to always think about what you’re doing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if it was her lips or her hand, but something whispered to me in a language that I didn’t have any trouble understanding, it said, “Go ahead and cry, Bud, you’re home.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I cried out, and jumped up and down with my arms flopping around. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It’s a cry that travels far and wide, and is absolutely petrifying when heard close up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. Very good!” cried the portrait of Dumbledore behind the headmaster’s chair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Grandpa just couldn’t hardly stand to watch a woman cry. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And then I heard them laughing and crying, crying and laughing, shouting with love. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I have to eat one more plain tortilla or boiled potato, I swear I’ll cry. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He wiped his spectacles upon the seat of his trousers, the only accessible piece of doth about him, while the belling and bloody cry arose all round. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never in my life seen a grown man cry that way. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My mother had started crying long before I had completed my story. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would never know that two minutes ago she’d been crying. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

And because I was weak, I began to cry. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cry rang out, the voice of a man in agony: “God! I am struck! My death blow—” and silence again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if I hadn’t already cried enough for two lifetimes. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“There he goes again!” the Earthworm cried, speaking for the first time. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

His gaze fell on the skeet-range, and he reeled away with a sharp cry of distress, his wild and feverish eyes scanning the walls of his office frantically as though they were swarming with Yossarians. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She is crying softly to herself and is miles away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I wasn’t sure if I was going to cry or scream, and I didn’t want her to witness either. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Neeley looked quickly, then, afraid he would start crying, he ran out of the room. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But what about the other creatures in the area?” cried Matthias. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blair’s eyes are so sympathetic that I feel the urge to cry again, so I look down at my hands. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He said they both cried when they saw me cradled in the doctor’s arms. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed me off the bed and I fell on the floor with a thud, crying. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had tears in his eyes, but he wasn’t crying. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then I felt a beat of wing past my face, and an angry cry as the bird dived at me. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crossed my forehead, and cried, “Forgive me, Lord!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t untie the rope without her crying out and alerting them. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shanti and I have cried a lot, too—who hasn't, in New York? You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Or a jib from a jibe,” cried Stuart. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She had slapped Dorcas, who had gone out back to cry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to cry—or scream—or throw something hard. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad must have heard me crying because he came through the swinging door from the kitchen and was standing in the living room. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t give a hoot what the plan is!” cried the Earthworm. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Stella felt relief flood through her, and, for the first time since she’d found her mother, she cried. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And he was crying the first time I saw him so I was being nice to him. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not since The Day Our Life Fell Apart and Dad slammed Devon’s door shut and put his head against it and cried and said, No no no no no. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were hollow and dark, as if she had been crying, or missing sleep, or both. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered that I had never cried for my father's death. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

There was nothing I could do but put my arms around her, too, so I did, and after a while I guess we were both crying. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“They did not even stop to get him!” she cried. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his sweaty arms around her, but she was still crying and it wasn’t what I had imagined it would be. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Fires raged and the roads out of Saigon were jammed with refugees and water buffaloes pulling overloaded carts and crying children searching for parents and retreating South Vietnamese soldiers. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“What happens when you go home and climb into bed with your wife? What happens?” she asked, and felt herself wanting to cry. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I cried, fearing he was slipping back into madness. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

There is one frozen moment, and then the second cry goes up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Governor cried out and shoved the children away from him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Some people from the house of Jairus came and cried out, ‘Your daughter is dead!’” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The large-eyed beauty of the women, the singing, the flowers, the bright colors, and the crying, were what he needed now. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I cried and hollered, passed gas and urine. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to her,” cried Felicia with more energy than Matt had expected. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I worried that in this new condition he might not tolerate another male in his territory, his night territory in particular, especially if his insistent cries went unan­swered, as surely they would. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had already cried while Gregor was still lying quietly on his back. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rifle shots drowned out the splendor of the fireworks and the cries of terror drowned out the music and joy turned into panic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t heard her crying in some time. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Is Taylor the School Stutterer going to cry? Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

They cried out as best they could, “De lake is cornin’!” and barred doors flew open and others joined them in flight crying the same as they went. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Jinny was startled by the touch, and then she was crying silently. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He found Janie sad and crying just as he had thought. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, I mean, I do cry, but not often. When I thought something had happened to my family, I sort of wanted to, but...I also didn’t.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Boys ain’t supposed to cry at times like this. Are they, Momma?” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Certainly not the late-night lurker and his crying wife, and definitely not the stomping dirt trackers. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She looks out into the field at the path Pa once walked, crying and longing for him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not cry, she simply looked at him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The biggest tree in the graveyard was a weeping willow—a crying tree. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I believe he considers crying either evil or shameful. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He cries deep soundless cries that make his thin body shiver like leaves in the wind. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God. Brandon!” she cried, her phone in her hands. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I knew I ought to cry, but I’d lived with my parents for sixteen years, and a trial separation seemed overdue. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It is not in the script!” he cried. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t crying, but his eyes were watering. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the top step and cried noisily, rocking himself to and fro. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I have hurt myself. I know not how,” I cried in a panic. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Do you ever get so angry you start crying? Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I thought that perhaps she had been crying. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

At the last moment Kit had turned back to Mercy and cried impulsively, “Oh, if only you could go, too, Mercy 1 How can you bear it, always staying behind?” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There were men all around him, some of them crying. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, in that moment, she heard the Head Sister cry out in pain. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She cried for...everything...for the girls and boys with perfect hair locked up in camp, for the way her father’s face had aged, for her sweet, sweet grandparents. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I heard it again in the night. I’m certain of it this time. The sound of a child crying. It seemed to come from the floor below.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” Phil says in a voice so gentle and kind I might cry. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Both of them cried for mercy, but the priest, clasping Odysseus’ knees in his agony of supplication, met with none. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first, when I feel the heat behind my eyes, I think he’s found a way to set me on fire, to punish me for what I’ve done, but no—I’m about to cry. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He cried in his mind for quarrel, and quarrel came. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter what Patrick did, Brad kept crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

John laughs and cries at the same time. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s ... I’ve never—” He struggled, wordless for a moment, then bowed his head and began to cry hopelessly into his hands. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Olanna’s words surprised her, but the startling truth brought the urge to cry. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you trying to frighten me, you miserable little lump of chattering chickweed?” cried Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so I sat in the bow of the boat and cried. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hated it when he cried like that, for it heightened, and made more real, my feelings of confusion, terror and helplessness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the photo in its spot, next to the old one of me crying. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Ben just walked and with all his powers of concentration rising to the surface of consciousness, of being alive, and of being son, Ben tried not to cry. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blue Bill saw him and shrieked the alarm cry. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

But I decide she's not crying about that, because she has a horrible burn on her arm and she picks at it as she weeps. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I kept expecting that Miss Scatcherd would praise her attention; but, instead of that, she suddenly cried out— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was so sick that my dad couldn’t bear to tell me about it and that my mom was instantly crying as soon as the details were mentioned. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know who you are. You are Josephine. And your mother knew how to make the Madonna cry.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Mom crying about how you’d never get a good job if this got out. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That’s it!” cried Herbert, as if I had made a guess of extraordinary merit. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had killed him, although through no fault of his, and he cried, “Oh, if I could give my life for yours, or die with you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pups followed me on every trip, whimpering and crying, tumbling and falling over sticks and rocks. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was crying so hard that the words were getting choked down in my throat. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I’m crying, frustrated, angry because I let us get trapped. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ever since that time when I couldn’t remember a single thing about Benjamin Franklin and almost cried in front of the whole third grade from embarrassment, I always write notes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He dreamed of the Uttle house, of Celia, of a meadow so intensely green, it made him cry when he woke up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They follow their mothers around, waddling along on their flippers like children learning to walk, making crying sounds and sounds of pleasure that only the young make. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Folks crying and fanning and trying to keep a stray eye on they children, but they don’t stare at Sofia and her sisters. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no, no, my duck!” she cried suddenly to Eilonwy, who had drawn closer to the loom and had just bent forward to examine the fabric. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then I spent the next three days playing happy when other people were around, but spending all my private time crying in my closet. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As Miranda imagined the scene she began to cry a little herself. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Say, Elly, don't cry. This lady, was she mean to you?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I started crying, but when my mom started coming over to hug me, I ran upstairs for bed. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Carton family never saw her cry, not even when her parents died, never heard a word of complaint from her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

See what your animal has done,’ the older woman cried. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't stop crying even when we went back to the classroom after recess. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As everyone around me cried, I kept my secret. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the grandmother screams a loud, shrill cry. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pictured his mom crying at the hair salon, slowly wrapping an old woman’s hair around curlers. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Look! There’s writing on his foot,” the little girl cried. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you go you will never come back,” I cried. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I think she’d still be sad—she tries not to let me see, but I know she cries every time we do the exchange thing. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Izzie is shaking and crying as he tells of his part in the story. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes got small, and then he cried, his face contorting like a baby who hasn’t figured how his tear ducts work. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a number of people crying out in the darkness and shouting. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

His crying broke into a cough, and Ivy propped him on her shoulder and patted his back. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I’m doing everything in my power not to cry. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

After she heard they were moving, Peachy Helen kept crying. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I dive into my tent before I do something stupid like cry. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It takes at least an hour for me to cry myself out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

After the divorce, his mom cried every single night. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I went to the room below, the one where we heard the tyke crying.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Marly got into the door and saw them, she cried, “Guess what we saw, Joe and me, up by the high pasture. Some fox...” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A few disturbing noises mixed in as well: distant screams, crying and wailing.The isolation of their dank little storage room doesn’t seem so bad now. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After the evening feast, past midnight, I'd been wakened by my mother's crying. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like an idiot because I hate to cry, but I can’t help it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"I heard your boy kicked him so hard, Steve cried blood." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A deep war cry bellowed from somewhere above, echoing across the plains of Tartarus, and a Titan dropped onto the battlefield. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We all sighed with relief, wiping our tears with the backs of our hands and crying and laughing at the same time. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But even the cry stuck in my throat. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt he wanted to cry, but nothing would happen to his eyes or his mouth. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like crying for no good reason. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Instantly a cry rang out—possibly human, but Curly wasn’t sure. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I saw that my mother was crying. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I thought to myself, “Why is everyone crying?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Surely, he cried indignantly, whisking his tail and skipping from side to side, surely they knew their beloved Leader, Comrade Napoleon, better than that? Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Mom looked like she’d been crying and Dad looked like he might have barfed, but at least they were next to each other. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets me cry for a while, but it must bore him, because the dazzling smile disappears and now his lip is twisted into a sneer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt guessed he was crying, and he didn’t want to embarrass him by noticing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Watch my class,” she cried in a desperate voice, and then trotted me down to the nurse. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You promised you would never tell!” cries Christina, smacking my arm. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t take the books out before they ...,” she cried. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“We have to get the children out of there at once!” cried Arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Because I know if things were reversed and it was Edie who saw me crying in the bathroom, she would tell everyone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“But I hadn’t meant to say so,” cried the Savage, clasping his hands in a kind of agony. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry out, but no one’s going to hear me, not over the rain and the thunder and the sound of the approaching train. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milkman’s feet hurt him so, he could have cried, but he made it to the diner/bus station and looked for the man behind the counter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early one morning I heard Lucy crying in the master bedroom. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Griswald started crying, and when Digger did, too, I couldn’t watch any longer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

As for Blanca, I didn’t want to think too much about her, for I might have broken down and started crying in public, embarrassing the hell out of myself. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Things become quieter, but the cries do not cease. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a catch in Janet’s voice, as if she might cry. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The refugees screamed and cried, begging for passage. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Feral, call it off!” she cried, but he didn’t, so she charged straight toward him, cloud and all. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“But to come and say it in front of you on purpose!” cried Guenever. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hadley’s face scrunched up, and for a second I thought she was going to cry. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He heard Frodo’s voice, but it seemed to come from a great distance, or from under the earth, crying out strange words. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I cried out when the palm of my hand touched something sharp. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t cry, Tayo, don’t cry. You know he wanted me to have it. And he didn’t want you to cry.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It made me feel mad awkward too, ’cause whenever a dude cries near me I can’t really look at him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The light of her chambers appeared, and as it neared, she heard a faint voice cry from behind her, almost in sudden realization and anger. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, she cried. Not much, but a lot for her—a choke and two sniffles and a wiped nose and polished her glasses and snapped shut like a watch.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, she hurries back inside to tend to Eden, who has started to cry. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The boy clung to him crying, his head buried against his chest. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I must go instantly to my mother;” she cried. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Look this way, Harry! This way!” he cried shrilly. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It’s a hushed cry—not like a storm, but like a drizzle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

By the time the truck reached Pakistan, Zafoona’s cries had ceased to an exhausted whimper. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Let me go,—let me go to Millcote too!” she cried. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

One morning the child was very hungry and cried and cried for food. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s a psychic in my house and I’m crying on the porch.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘Durin’s Bane!’ he cried, and letting his axe fall he covered his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I cried, jumping up and down like a child. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to take all the girl’s courage with her, for when left alone, Meg stood for a moment, undecided whether to laugh or cry. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Declaration would talk about her mama and cry into a Snowberger’s handkerchief. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you crying? I thought legends didn’t do that.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

A huge slab of rock, red in the torchlight, slid down out of the ceiling with a resounding crash that almost made her cry out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His eyes are half closed, he is shaken, but he does not cry. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cries, however, had roused the house, and in no time, the door opened, and Mr. 03-01 was there, and there was confusion all about us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I ran to my mom’s car and I cried. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now she did look up at Prapan, and he noticed that her eyes were red and puffy, as if she'd been crying. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She cried when we talked back to her and shouted that we wanted a place outside to play. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She said his name and began to cry. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me homesick for Rose Hill, the ache so bad that I nearly cry. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Kropp seizes a branch, I heave him up by the leg, he cries out, I give him a swing and he flies over. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cry into the wind that blows off Lake Street, hoping I’m headed in the right direction, hoping they didn’t mean to drive to the restaurant. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I remember when I was just about to say good-bye to my aunt Helen, I started crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

If a suicide attempt is a cry for help, then what is this? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dilsey moaned, and when it got to the place I began to cry and Blue howled under the steps. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quarrels, curses, cries, feels sorry for herself, laughs and starts all over again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There’s a cry of protest when Mr. Brademas comes to kick us out at six. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He started mumbling some African talk against it then commenced to crying in quiet jerking noises that made his teeth rub up against my skin and made the chains on his arms and legs rattle. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

She kept up her screeching all the way through, exhorting Mr Coombes to greater and still greater efforts, and the awful thing was that he seemed to be responding to her cries. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here and there a tyke cried and she could hear the soft clucking of chickens. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, tell us what they are!” cried Meg, who sat beside him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried afterward, when we were seated, silent crying with tears running down my cheeks. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to get out as quickly and painlessly as possible, but after she begged curfew, he began to cry. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Then I heard you crying in the living room and remembered that there had been a third man. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The old gentleman being still in a state of most estimable unconsciousness, the bridegroom cried out in his accustomed voice, “Now Aged P. you know; who giveth?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the rough mattress near the trouser cuffs, and when dark spots formed on the doth he saw that he was crying. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Guess I showed them, by God!” cried Sam. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s imitating the cry of a challenging horse, like western cowboys do to discipline their steeds. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This above all, be true to yourself, and then you cannot be false to any man,” he cried to Laertes’ departing bach. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“There she is!” cried Michael suddenly, and he danced on his toes with excitement. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

You want to tell yourself it’s not from crying. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Tuck cried, “You’re a madman! A loony! You can’t let no one know about that water. Don’t you see what would happen?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all crying, and that was good. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Larry was tearing me up, I was crying even before the first rinse cycle was done and he finally let me go. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the feeling Colin had was some horrible opposite of crying. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

With each hard rub, the shoes cry for my help. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the silence was broken, and they heard below them cries and the ringing of swords: such sounds as had not been heard in the hallowed places since the building of the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

At this second shock, I began to cry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I swallowed down the heavy lump in the back of my throat, fighting the dismaying urge to cry. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She looked up at the pressed tin on the ceiling to keep from crying. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cried and cried and could not stop crying. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to be mad at Frank and Hazel when they were both crying. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He imagined suddenly that he caught a muffled cry, and he made towards it; and even as he went forward the mist was rolled up and thrust aside, and the starry sky was unveiled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she was so frustrated, she sat in the boat and cried. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a mighty cry, he lunged, then dropped to one knee. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Sandy’s crying now, and I don’t know if it’s because of me, or if it’s because of everything else in this world that’s unfair and hateful. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I cried out to warn the woman beneath him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

At last, in response to Ignatius’ cries, she came down to the car and threw the second load of tablets onto Ignatius’ lap. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hold your noise!” cried a terrible voice, as a man started up from among the graves at the side of the church porch. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned around, he was greeted by the guests’ emasculated version of an Apache war cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When next I heard the cry, it was coming from the right I sat up in alarm. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being asked about it might start her crying again. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Make way, you Milk Men, make way for the Mother of Dragons," Jhogo cried, and the Qartheen moved aside, though perhaps the oxen had more to do with that than his voice. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew she was probably crying right at that moment. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I cried hysterically too, and Princesse tried to calm us down. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mam’s cry: “You spoiled him rotten, and now he’ll never be a man”—and Gram’s retort: “You keep pecking at him and soon he won’t come home at all.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack cried, his face turning a deep purple. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day she came home in tears, and when I asked her why she was crying, she said she’d gotten into a fight with Suzie Q., one of the imaginary friends. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was like a baby always crying for its milk. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benny was crying as the flames burned the edge of the roof. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was about to cry, and in a weird way that made me feel really good. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

One woman was soon to give birth; perhaps that would happen tonight, and the others would attend her, muffling her cries and assessing the value of the infant. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to hold his breath and bite his tongue to keep from crying out as he applied the salve. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She had the decency to let me cry alone. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Billy crashed into Weary’s shoulder, and Weary cried out sobbingly. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your evil bird has blinded me!” he cried. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They left her to her crying and finished their tea, while Dobby chatted happily about his life as a free elf and his plans for his wages. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“They did not even kill him for money. I don’t understand. I don’t understand. Ta vun ga vun ga,” she cried. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Graciela cries out and pulls on the cap, hardened now like a helmet, but Felicia clamps it in place with her fists. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She uttered a great cry which reached up to the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You begin to comprehend me, do you?” cried he, turning towards her. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

In unison, the armies of my enemies let out a fierce battle cry and charged toward me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And the harder she cries, the whiter she turns. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The boy was crying and calling Sounder’s name. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By Jove, she’s forgotten her dinner!” cried the unconscious youth, poking the scarlet monster into its place with his cane, and preparing to hand out the basket after the old lady. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He isn’t one of them. He spent all morning crying. I doubt he’ll be after you.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As the old man quietly wept, the boy was yelling: “If you don’t stop cry ing instantly, I will no longer bring you bread. Understood?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Distantly, she heard the cries of the other kids from the beach. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Hazel was in bed pretending not to cry, and her mother was stroking her forehead, whispering to her gently. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was the only one I could cry in front of and not be embarrassed. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A whistle blew, there was a long, melancholy cry from the engine. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not the stranded ship that was sinister, nor the crying gulls, nor the thin black funnel pointing to the shore. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Annabeth sat at the foot of her mother’s throne and cried. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Her words sliced through the air and the cries and shouts and grunts coming from everyone in the tangled mass of bodies fining the stairs from top to bottom went silent. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She had finally succeeded in making me cry. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the plan was fine,” he cried angrily. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sits there with his face buried in his hands, probably crying his own tears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

His sole purpose was to make his “preppy” student teacher cry. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bears, who didn’t cry, couldn’t understand what was happening to her, it was some human process, meaningless. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“All parent like to worry, but your baachan and me special because we worry all time. We never stop! He cry, we worry. He don’t cry, we worry. So you see?” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She drops to a crouch, papers littering the floor all around her, and I think, She’s crying, but I’m not sure why, since I don’t see her shoulders shake. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was a baby’s cry—a newborn baby’s cry. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I almost cried as I thought about him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried out when she saw him, ran to him, and embraced him fiercely. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The word of Christ is beloved!” he cries, standing up precariously in his boat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walked home, all I could think was what a terrible thing it was that I just did, and I started crying. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And before he could say a word she had cried, “Oooh, look, a Blibbering Humdinger!” and pointed out of the window. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I let myself cry in my grandfather’s arms as he gently pats my back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Even though his brain wouldn’t let him sleep because he’d been awake when the time-stop was initiated, his body was crying out for rest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He was the longest baby Johnny had ever seen, had the straightest black hair, cried the least and ate the fastest. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, thank you," cried out the father, as if he were the one playing the violin. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Théoden was aware of him, and would not wait for his onset, but crying to Snowmane he charged headlong to greet him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Sam!” she cried, throwing her arms around the injured girl’s waist. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The cries of the other creatures suddenly stopped and he thought he could hear feet scampering away. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m as graceful as can be,” he hummed, balancing on one toe, “and I’m as clumsy as can be,” he cried, sticking his thumb in his eye. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Helena Independent called Rankin “a dagger in the hands of the German propagandists, a dupe of the Kaiser...a crying schoolgirl,” even though a majority of her constituents opposed the war. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was close enough now that I was sure he could see I'd been crying. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cries of the men grew louder and more desperate. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

To make the day worse, I caught Mom crying again. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, bash my eyebones!’ he cried, waving the jar in the air. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t seen him cry the entire time since Lynn had died. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I sat back down and started to cry in the lobby of an apartment building in Corona. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I want to break something, or hit something, but I am afraid to move, so I start crying instead. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I was not crying. I most certainly was not.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

She saw the terrible agony and the lips tightened down to hold back the cry and desisted. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

David couldn’t cry out, couldn’t think, couldn’t do anything. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The good and dear people always do die,” groaned Jo, but she stopped crying, for her friend’s words cheered her up in spite of her own doubts and fears. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she was in pain and she kept crying, “Mother.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yuni offered him some corn, but Gunwoo, who normally ate any food in sight, shook his head and continued to cry. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To cry now would be to unleash something, a deluge she wasn’t sure she’d be able to dam once released. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They did not see his smoke, did not hear the cry from his mind. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were cosy and comfortable in their little house made of logs, with the snow drifted around it and the wind crying because it could not get in by the fire. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the scuffling and cries die down as the troops passed on through the Isenmouthe. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Who is this man crying like an abandoned child? A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But it was nice to imagine a version of my grandfather that didn’t make my grandmother cry. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Mam cries, Oh, God, oh, God, am I to lose the whole family? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

People were on their knees crying, tying erupting bags with twine while officers stepped on the contents. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“There you are!” cried the Chief of Police. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I ran straight into them, and then we both cried. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

We started moving our hands in unison, up and down, changing the chant into the frenzied cry of “War! War! War!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She called to her dead husband and swore she would love him always, and she cried and moaned and wept. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

We walk past the spot where I always stand waiting for Khalid, where Sandy caught me crying just the other day. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Frustration and bitter disappointment welled up inside him: He lowered the golden sphere, but then Hermione cried out. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Susan looked like she was going to cry, and I don’t blame her. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Her crying stopped, and Malcolm saw her smile and laugh and preen herself, as if she had done something splendid. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Suddenly she slumped down onto the bed amid all those beautiful clothes and her new luggage and started to cry uncontrollably. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a cry and a great noise they charged. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say anything at first, because the thought of Charlie getting beat up by his dad just made me want to cry. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Ranofer!” cried his friend, and the face split into a grin of delight. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

All I can do is nod, afraid that if I answer I’ll start crying again and won’t be able to stop. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

There was a sound, like sticks snapping, and an animal cry. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was glad it was raining so hard, because it made it easy to cry. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had time only to cry, “Farewell, dear companion.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I like that! Where’s the beef and vegetables I sent home, and the pudding you promised?” cried John, rushing to the larder. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes crying is easier when someone is crying with you. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Don’t But you know, he had started to cry. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the chaos of the world I grew up in, those were as appealing to me as Malcolm’s cry for revolution was to his generation. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In my headlong rush I disturbed sleeping birds and their shrill cries and slapping wings hit at my face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Call looked as though he were about to cry. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which was how I knew she was crying because of Salim, not the cigarettes. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she went on walking, and as he came closer he cried suddenly, “Lee! For goodness’ sakes! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Halsey wasn’t kidding when he said he was a crack shot—every time his Springfield rang out, a cry and thud sounded from across the yard. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I told her fresh tears are produced every time you cry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

God help me, that only made me cry harder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We got in the car and drove around until nobody was crying and our eyes weren’t so red. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Outside the windows, a steady roar was interrupted by sharp sirens or the insistent crash and clang of garbage cans, the whining motors of cars, and the faint sound of babies crying. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He woke up crying in a shallow hole beside the clay bank where his mother had thrown the old quilt. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And God, for a second there I thought he was going to cry or something. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

What a nose! he’d cry in Korean at the television set. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was supposed to talk and cry and move its arms and legs if you pushed the right buttons. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He did what he could to stop crying. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A tall man entered, and Merry choked back a cry; for a moment it seemed to him that Boromir was alive again and had returned. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He stumbled over a root and the cry that pursued him rose even higher. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Their shoulders were shaking, and I could tell they were crying. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

People stand, some huddled in small groups, others alone, softly crying. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Them telling my moms what happened as she stood with the phone cupped to her ear in the kitchen, crying but at the same time looking sort of relieved, too. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She pressed both palms over her eyes and started to cry, and kept crying, and he didn’t understand, he didn’t understand. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She recalled crying, and then sitting in the sand, digging in the sand with her fingers. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And an actress, who makes people cry and smile. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day he came home from the hospital, he cried. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Laughing doesn’t make bad things worse any more than crying makes them better. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He might not have a gutbucket cry or a round-the-corner-and-back-again bend, but he couldn’t let go of the blues any more than he could let go of Cool Papa. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

He was still crying furiously and finding it hard to breathe. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

He said, “OK” and the sound of his own voice made him cry the most. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How about this rope?” cried a familiar voice, and to their surprise Kate Wetherall suddenly leaped in through the open window. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I cry and I moan, and when my mother comes in, I beg her to talk to my dad. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Jacob, look at that!” he cried, pointing to a cluster of airborne specks. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I cried so hard when I heard the judge name Marcus “not guilty.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ralph was still crying, but she paid the sound no attention and went into the new, empty house. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could feel Bill’s body shaking, and he was afraid that if he looked up he would see Bill crying, too. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My house!” cried out Hannah, so heedlessly that Kit clapped a hand over her mouth. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve only cried once since showing up, but that was after almost getting eaten alive. I’m probably just a shallow shuck-face.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was actually worried she would cry when I boarded the bus, but when I looked at her through the window I was relieved to see she wasn’t crying at all. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the street, the crying woman’s voice rose again and again, hoarser and thinner than the last time. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I cried out of my heart, “Now, dance! Sing! But as you do—remember Mandela, remember Sobokwe! Remember Lumumba in his grave! Remember South Africans now in jail!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And it’s still today! I’ve been gone for only an hour!” he cried in amazement, for he’d certainly never realized how much he could do in so short a time. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The eternally crying girl sprinkled powdered chocolate over the whipped cream. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

To my surprise she did not jump up or cry out with joy. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was beating at the door, hollering and crying, when Hinkston and the captain ran up behind him. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night I could hardly enjoy thinking about those rats flying off the stage for worrying about her crying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She remembered how Tariq would laugh at her for crying at those films. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The wind cried and whisked in the brush, and the family went on monotonously, hour after hour. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inscriptions, papyruses, books time-bind the human species and permit us to hear those few voices and faint cries of our brothers and sisters, our ancestors. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A scream not for others, not in sympathy for a burnt child, or a dead father, but a deeply personal cry for one’s own pain. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Their fat bodies shivered with rage and their shrill cries pierced the air. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sitting by himself, his rifle cradled in his arms, crying softly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not crying, but his lips were trembling and his chest was heaving. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He cried honestly when I brought out the trinkets I had saved for the right day, the day he gave me my daughter, a tiger girl. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a gasping cry I knelt down by his side. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, I feel that crying is almost—like, aside from deaths of relatives or whatever—totally avoidable if you follow two very simple rules: 1. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Then, he heard other voices crying out and livestock braying and the crackle of flames. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

People cried as he shared his thoughts, but my mind raced far from the graveside. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised your dog didn’t run after you, for all the crying she did just now.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Her mother leaned back, face upward to the light, and began to cry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was standing there crying when his father came sprinting across the road and seized him by the arm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I could hear the terrified cries of teachers and students, could see the blood cover the dance floor. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I cried out and must have babbled something. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And when I asked her about it, she started crying, right there on the couch. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Give them some privacy, for crying out loud. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t the onion That made me cry, But my mother Looking out from the window. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a face and stuck his tongue out, and the girl began to cry. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He left that place and he never went back; and late at night when his mother was gone, he cried because he saw the mound of pale yellow sand in a dream. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you mean it?” cried the Praise Singer. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I want to go back to my room so that I can cry in peace. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not proud of this, but it is likely that I cried harder and longer after being left off the team than at any time in my life, before or since. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The dogs tumbled across the hummocks and cried out for our blood. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My mother had been crying, so her face was pretty grim too. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then, when she said I would have to leave my schoolbooks behind, I nearly cried, too. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She cried until she had almost forgotten about the mutilated body sprawled on the floor above her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Does he normally cry like this?” asked Thorn. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“At last!” she cried, flinging her arms around him. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she would just go away and let me cry in peace in the dark theater. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when the mangoes refused to fall, the children cried, stomped their bare feet, and collapsed in frustration on the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At night she cried in her bedroom, though she always hid her tears from us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, and Inge reached over and held my hand. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And the shouting turned to bellows and Mom started crying, and I knew I was in so much trouble! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“If—” He stops himself to keep from crying. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It’s like the screech of the Black-Backed Gull, crying out into the empty white space around him. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ever since the raid, he spends his time either staring at the wall or crying. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He stood proudly and saw this happen and he would not laugh when the clerks, who had scorned him before, now cried out, “Pretty characters the lad makes and he is a clever one!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes she opened the door, and as Cabot stood up to face her, she began to cry. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when her children cried with hunger, she scrounged together enough to buy a bit of tortilla dough and mixed it into a big glass of water to fill their bellies. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I had no such memories to cry over. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome home! Oh, welcome home!” my grandmother cried. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon as she heard—Camp told her when he came home to dinner that day—she rushed over home and ran upstairs, where Mama was crying in her room. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

One Indian lady in a purple sari crying. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There never were seven more silent human beings in the back of a truck, we were too stunned even to cry or speak. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just about to call out a friendly “Good morning!” when he noticed that a little ways off through the trees, Spurge was sitting on the pine needles and crying. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I made up my own names for them according to the sound of their cries. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason that made me want to cry. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

A lumpish man charges Liberty with a pocketknife, repeating his words like a war cry. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henceforth no effort of mine, no piteous cry or agonised entreaty, would make them even look at me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Not long after this, Hagrid became tearful again and pressed the whole unicorn tail upon Slughorn, who pocketed it with cries of, “To friendship! To generosity! To ten Galleons a hair!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Not really a laugh, but a cry that sounds like it.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Startled by the small cry, Flora Baumbach dropped the pin from her pudgy fingers and almost swallowed the three in her mouth. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kill us if you choose, you evil hags!” he cried. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The child cried steadily as though in drugged misery. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“What about those Monster Books, eh? The assistant nearly cried when we said we wanted two.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“No,” I cry, struggling with all my strength. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he’s about to cry, which makes no sense at all. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The boy took shuddering breaths as he tried to stop crying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I mean that crying jag—the way he was carrying on—-it wasn’t fake or anything, it was real heavy-duty hurt. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt as if I would cry, but I tried hard not to. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Helen cried after the beating, promised to change after the talks, then shrugged and kept on missing school. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I don’t know what I wanted,” Colonel Cathcart cried out in exasperation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I waved my arms and started crying harder. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He looked as if he was going to cry. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He’s completely covered in clay except for the streaks on his cheeks from crying and the hellfire green eyes that are drilling into me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

‘I am Nike!’ cried the image on the left. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

My heart was full, but sometimes it’s not until someone else cries that my tears feel free to flow. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She pounded at the door when she heard the lock click shut, crying, “Let me in!” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she looked like she was about to tear up and it took all her willpower not to cry. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I cried as if every other thing I’d cried for in my life had been a waste of crying. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I cry, falling back down on the sandy beach. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He’d remember the stabbing cold, and the screams of hundreds of people crying for help. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mom cried the first time she saw our apartment. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen her cry in real life, and it doesn’t look anything like what she was doing in court. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well, if it isn’t Master Pippin — Mr. Peregrin Took, I should say!’ he cried, changing from a scowl to a grin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Doha could feel wetness through his shirt and realized his father was crying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Not a sound of distress, not a plaintive cry, nothing but mass agony and silence. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry after them, I bless you. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

An instant later he heard a thump and a cry of pain and the body flew off of him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to argue with you? Because I will if it’ll make you stop crying. Here, okay.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She was crying, but she got out something like ‘God help me, I didn’t know what you were like! But as God is my witness, I was not pregnant!’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“What do you know about his eyes and his manners? You never spoke to him, hardly,” cried Jo, who was not sentimental. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a moment his cries stopped and were replaced by sobbing. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plenty of other reasons to be called Crow besides the way I had once cried. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As I lay there, trying not to cry out and give myself away, I heard my own voice say, “It’s empty.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

She felt sick, suddenly, and began to cry.“I'm sorry,” she gasped. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It made the deep wrinkles laugh instead of worry or cry. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Muscovy heard the falcon cry and flapped in terror. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Ezekiel had prophesied upon them, these scattered bones, these slain, and, in the fulness of time, the prophet, John, had come out of the wilderness, crying that the promise was for them. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The scene kept surfacing in my memory like lightning on a dark rainy night, and each time it happened, I heard a sharp cry in my head that made my spine hurt. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The minute she opened her eyes, she started to cry. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at me, her eyes wet, her cheeks broken out the way they always got when she cried. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. So maybe she didn’t skate. I swear, I know I should be crying, but when I think about her all I want to do is laugh.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The soft cry that sounds minutes before midnight comes as a relief, met by sighs and cheers. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The small boy clutched the maimed rabbit and began to cry. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Some boys say it is better to cry because that pleases the masters. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Luna!” he cried, as the beast began to lunge. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“All right, all right. Now, stop crying. I didn’t know. Come on, now. Get on in the house. Go on home, Rosemary. The show is over.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Helena is crying too hard to answer. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

While I paused to cry and my math teacher passed me a box of tissues — do all the kids crack like robins’ eggs when they get hauled in here? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to thinkI might yell or cry and I didn’t want to do either. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

He sat plumb up there where the man had dropped him and cried so hard that purple and black streaks ran down his cheeks and splashed onto his chest. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It was all I could do not to start crying right along with her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps the children grew worried for the safety of their beloved ponies and rushed inside to protect them!” she cried. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

My throat burns from all the crying last night. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Come and take a walk, my dear?” cried Polly, hopping toward the china closet, with a look suggestive of a lump of sugar. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was crying out against the abominable noise something about a body on the hill. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I think I had not heard him cry for six years. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore gave a little gasp and began to cry in earnest. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Y’all girls cry about it tonight, but come tomorrow I don’t want to hear none of this sniffling and moaning over those finger-popping hoodlums.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Samneric-" He heard a cry and a flurry from the rock. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing started angrily at the first sound, but his face softened and a glad look came into his eyes as I cried out: “Quincey Morris!” and rushed towards him with outstretched hands. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Herky hung upside down and laughed like a maniac, and cried, “Bad bird! Bad bird!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In full cry, the newscaster erupts with the details of spontaneous riots against the Jews that have taken place all over Germany. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Madontfl” cried his girl in exasperation, and stamped out of the room. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“And the next time I have a funeral,” Big Joe said, “I better hear you there crying and carrying on.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Redemption looked like he was about to cry. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night I cry thinking about my mother—I stay under the covers so my brother won’t know. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that’s Eugene’s coffin because Oliver had one like it and I want to cry when I see the black pints on top of it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Me: I felt like crying when Tobias grabbed me by the lockers. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the sight Diomedes shuddered and cried to the Greeks to fall back, slowly, however, and with their faces toward the Trojans. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Traitor Knight,” cried the neighing voice, as the wood thundered under the metal. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeing someone strong and tough as Mr. Leroy crying made me feel like everything was turned topsy-turvy. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My cousins cried, asking, Who is going to take care of us now? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Uncle!” the boy cried as he lost his grip. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I can see by how he covers his head with his hand how ashamed he is of crying. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You is deaf as a dumpling compared with me!’ cried the BFG. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Years ago, in the darkness of Luke’s living room, Toby had cried after another beating from his father. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Clayton didn’t know if he meant quit crying or quit rubbing his wrists. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

My two brothers fell to the floor laughing, while I ran around the house crying for Ma, zooming from room to room, my circuits blown. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny gave his first shrill blast on his whistle, and he heard whistles and cries seemingly in all directions, Indian war whoops, and ‘Boston Harbor a teapot tonight!’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are dirty, Horse,” they cried, and he whimpered and accepted their accusations. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rarity of the situation is the kind of thing that makes you cry. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a good idea; one the cords in my neck tightened up and made me give a cry. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Since our arrival in Little Rock, we have laughed and cried together and talked nonstop. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I saw her eyes I began to cry. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, however, I got so sick of spelling and spelling books that I cried. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The child may cry to the parent,” Baachan said, swatting at the air. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Biting down on her hand to keep from crying out in pain, Violet felt the place in her shoulder where she had been struck, and it was wet with blood. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ford is still crying and thrashing, wanting to go with them. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The cries of street vendors mingled in a kind of exotic music: "Quick periwinkles, quick, quick!" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He flailed on the grass, but his cries were swallowed up by the storm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And from the loud cries that were now coming from the Green, the children could guess that he meant the Grand Chain. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Faint cries I heard, and dim horns blowing, and a murmur as of countless far voices: it was like the echo of some forgotten battle in the Dark Years long ago. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And he was crying now He couldn’t help it. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Moms wasn’t crying or anything so I figured nobody had died. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Cease! she cried, and the men were quiet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then suddenly it was not outrage that I waited for, out of which I had instinctively cried; it was not terror: it was some cumulative over-reach of despair itself. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hagrid!” cried Hermione, leaping up, hurrying around the table the long way to avoid the barrel of maggots, and putting an arm around his shaking shoulders. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, he does mean it!” cried Miss Lark. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, she would put her head on his shoulder—after a poem about birds or something—and cry inconsolable tears. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Babies crying, an occasional fight, but also a lot of laughing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As they rounded the corner and the Burrow came into view, a cry echoed along the lane. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Who cries this much, other than newborn babies? The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mum Olga had stopped crying and pushed herself out of Father’s arms. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like Mrs. B crying happy tears when she heard the song from her sister’s wedding. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I cry for all my possessions, given away. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

They rang the bell, and Nob came to the door, and opened it a crack and peeped through; and when he saw them standing under the lamp he gave a cry of surprise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were nights where we’d be sleeping and I would start to cry and he would just hold me and tell me he was there and that everything was going to be all right. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me to leave him alone, and I walked out and left him there, crying, and went to my room. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was during this lonely time, when any high cry made the milk spill from my breasts, that I got careless. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard it again and again, followed by cries of pain from those who were not killed when burning pieces of lead struck them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other night, on TV, I saw people in Bosnia running across the street, getting fired upon, killed, innocent victims . . . and I just started to cry. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rushed back into the house, into our bedroom, threw open the closet, yanked my black dress off its hanger, ripping the right sleeve, waking Jaimito with my piteous crying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not cry even when I stood watching him being lowered into his family’s strait-laced burial ground outside of Boston. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

If someone spoke to me, especially if I had not spoken first, I wanted to cry. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

When we got home they gave me a really long lecture that made me cry the whole night. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybeth was singing softly, one of Momma’s songs, about making her love a baby with no crying. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried, on the verge of catching her giggles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mark’s mom was almost never not crying, though she cried without making a sound. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

A long talk which she didn’t understand; and in the end she started crying louder than ever. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself crying too, and felt a gnawing emptiness, as though I had been scraped clean inside and there was nothing in me now but a terrible darkness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I thought she was going to cry again but she went into bitterness instead. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I have heard you cry out in your sleep,” she explains. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I cried for my ma and pa and little brother, for Sir Zurt, for Duuzuu with his singed wings, for everyone everywhere. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was beyond crying, nearly hysterical, which was not at all Terryl’s style. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A mother trying to quiet her crying baby. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

‘I am a herald and ambassador, and may not be assailed!’ he cried. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I’m mostly crying for myself. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was always crying and screaming and kicking and punching. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

All about them the darkness grew silent, and no cry came on the sighing wind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Amaze me!” cried Mr. Lemoncello as he dashed toward the towering fiction bookshelves and disappeared through another secret door that whooshed sideways in the shelves. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

She could not make out the distinct syllables, but they made her heart ache, for they were all sounds of yearning—each being who cried out was crying out for freedom. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I squeeze her hand—gently—because I know it’s what Gram would do if it were me sitting in that chair crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Someone whimpered and cried and it must have been me, but it mattered not for I was already dead. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my arms around another stone and lifted, my back crying out in pain. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sound of the storm, however, was nothing like the sound of a crying child. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made sense to cry out in pain every night. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘There they are!’ she cried out, stabbing the air with her finger. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled the comb so brutally through Meggie’s hair that she almost cried out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, as if by some spell, Rocky stops crying. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Scold as much as you like, you’ll never see your silly old book again,” cried Amy, getting excited in her turn. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She buried her head in her dad’s shoulder and the two of us were crying like babies. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

If he’d told her the truth, that he was going to fight again, he knew she would have cried. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, noP cried the crazy colonel in an agony out of his remoter darkness. “Oh no, your ladyship. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When whipped, I hadn’t cried out or bled. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Call Call!” cried Call, as though it was the most original idea as well as the funniest thing he had ever heard. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother got upset when she saw that Mtisha had been crying but she was glad to see her safe. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped to hear a baby cry or utter a half-word, or to hear it move. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

They heard the cries of birds far below them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Joyce sat in an easy chair, crying unabashedly, rapturously. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"Go away," said a voice, all raw and gulping, as if it had just been crying, "just go away and leave me alone." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo gave a cry — and Tom leaned forward and handed it back to him with a smile. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So, I saw my sister get her diploma and my mother cry again. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her cries angered the sleeping demons of the deep and they sent a wall of water to quiet the intruder.... In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She was screaming and crying and carrying on. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Dilsey moaned Luster said, Hush, and we hushed, and then I began to cry and Blue howled under the kitchen steps. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd of fourteen thousand five hundred, sensing the kill, rose to its feet on almost every play, the cries of “Mojo! Mojo! Mojo!” louder than they ever had been, almost scary. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let him go! Please let him go!” she cried. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man cries all the time that he’ll never see again, he’s too young, his children are babies, he’ll never see them again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He rejoined the man about ten feet away and turned to see that any trace of the crying, helpless, I-want-to-quit Trina was gone, replaced with the firmly resolved woman Mark was used to seeing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And when I had to die, people were crying. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He was trying not to cry, but the tears were squeezing out of his eyes and he kept wiping his face with his sleeve. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gunfire and cries of agony still rattled the chamber, but Thomas did his best to ignore them and follow instructions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He saw her face in the light that came suddenly and bright; she was crying. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, maddened by his own crying, he gagged, choked and looked as though he was strangling to death. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was gone in ten days, and with it went my ability to do anything but roll on the floor and cry. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Its desperate and brutal cries give me goose bumps. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was clearer now, a long moaning cry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Behind me I heard my mother cry my name. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to cry when he climbs so slowly up the ladder. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But as soon as we lay the fan down, they would whimper and cry. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her crying lowered just a little, and I went to the table and hugged her. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

A baby cried uncontrollably in his mother’s arms, as if he knew what lay ahead of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She was crying like a baby, and I kept saying, ‘Hush, it’s all right,’ when I wanted to scream my mind and heart out. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was said that Rhaegar's little girl had cried as they dragged her from beneath her bed to face the swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I can still hear the faint noise of Mas muffled cries outside, but I do not feel her pain. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes? Sometimes, you remember every detail. Sometimes they are so real that if you were laughing in your dream, you wake up laughing. And if you were crying, you wake up crying.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

People ran in front of us, shrieking and crying for those they had lost. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Fussing over children who cry only encourages them, she told us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They cried unto the Lord forever, and lifted up their eyes forever, they were cast down forever, and He lifted them up forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But where could you hear it?” cried Miss Bates. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She fell silent for a bit, then I heard her snuffle in a breath—she’d been crying. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Bo and I have-always gotten along well. Well, nearly always. Oh, no," he wiped his face with his sleeve, “now I'm going to start crying." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She looked as if she’d been crying. Maybe something is wrong. Maybe something is bothering her.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her voice cracked a bit, like she was going to cry. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“What are you crying for?” complained the bald man. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was the face of the goddess Minerva, who now appeared to be crying. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t blame you for crying, but it happened long ago. Try to think of it as a story you read in a book.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

‘Then what was the use of bringing us to this accursed spot?’ cried Boromir, glancing back with a shudder at the dark water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For as long as I remember, crying makes Papa get either angry or just walk away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But promise me you will cry no more before these monsters. We will never cry again.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word, I returned the platter to Mother and went to the bathroom to have a good cry. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Well, if that isn’t the greatest rubbish I ever heard,” cried Jo indignantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate had just climbed over the gunwale, with Rhonda and Number Two scrambling in after her, when Sticky pointed and cried, “He’s getting away!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I just stayed under the covers, curled into a ball, knees to stomach, and I cried. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He knew there was • MO • no shame in crying. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She imagined his kicking her with his leather shoes, screaming for coffee, screaming and crying until his mother and Laxmi came back to fetch him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Though in truth I felt more like crying, I put on the smile she asked for, or as near to it as I could come. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Henny was crying and when Johnny saw him, he let the song trail off; he thought maybe it made Henny too sad. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my knees, I fiercely cried out, “No!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

And many voices answered crying: The Eagles are coming! The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Joon, please do not cry. You are a big boy now.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

France, Russia, Italy, and even Germany, can cry out in agony, but we don’t yet have that right! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“For crying out loud, what are you doing, George Washington?” demanded Constance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You!” he cried, pointing at a boy who had been standing right next to the man who fought back. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alice cried and tried to force the man away, but he slammed her down hard, and she screamed. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Why are you crying?” asked Sir Lancelot “Oh, dear,” sobbed the damsel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was like he heard me—and he didn’t cry. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was furious with my brother for messing things up just when I was getting to know Lissa, but there he stood, ready to cry, though Lissa wouldn’t have guessed it from his fierce expression. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Why,” Adam cried, “these boys are not alike! They don’t look alike.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The cries and screams of men and women mixed with the terror of the horses burning alive in locked stables. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them not to cry overly long for him and to make sure they got the corn in by June. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at him sitting there across from me, and suddenly imagined him crying his way through his twenties, and probably most of his thirties. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone was clapping and cheering, many were crying. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t cried, not the whole time he’d been down here, and there had been plenty of bad stuff. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to,” I cried, trying to push past him, back into the room, back where she was. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His wife, through her terror and horror and distress, saw some sure danger to him: instantly forgetting her own grief, she seized hold of him and cried out:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“What is it? What is wrong with Fidencio? We just went through a traffic sign,” cried one of the women. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mothers stopped up their babies’ mouths so their crying would not attract the planes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something wild and foreign issued a cry within her, shattering through the pain in her head, and thoughts of poppies and cages faded away. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At last I stopped crying, dressed, and combed my hair. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone in the audience let out a loud Maríachi cry, and Joe replied with his own. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

His dæmon was running up and down the sides of the other, her little claws making the silver mesh ring, her voice crying for pity. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I whispered, and she hugged me to her tightly as we both cried and cried. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The rough shingles battered Tally’s knees and elbows as she rolled, letting out a cry of pain. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

When Bill realized that she was dead, he let out a torturous cry. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Koffi ground her teeth and stared at her feet, determined not to cry. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t care!” she cried, punching me again. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The twins are awake, crying with the hunger, but Dad stands in the middle of the room, staring at the ceiling. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She just knew that she was ready to show Layla her drawing, because every time she worked on it, she ended up crying or her chest would tighten and she couldn’t get enough breath. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Everyone was sad and crying, even those people who weren’t related to us. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then she left too and Aunt Gloria started to cry again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I snuck a little glance at him and, I don’t even know why, tried to think if I’d ever seen an Asian person cry before. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

‘Look out, master! I’m’ — but suddenly his cry was stifled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The sensation of crying would fill me, but my eyes would only dry-heave and burn. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I look up at the ceiling, trying to keep myself from crying, but it’s no use. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then the cry went up, “The prince comes!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She throws herself on the bed, Lefty’s bed, to continue crying. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Apa starts to cry again, pounding his fists into his forehead. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Gregor felt more tears slipping down his cheeks when he thought of how badly you had to be hurt to lose the ability to cry. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All his friends, woken up by this cry, leapt to their feet and ran towards the fence of tree trunks, beating drums and shouting threats at the lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“Boh! Madam Mope!” cried the voice of John Reed; then he paused: he found the room apparently empty. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even though she was wearing black sunglasses, I could tell she’d been crying. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Doctor was standing on the steps, and about him were a group of women all crying. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain spun around with surprise and cried: “Major Major? Major Major was here?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

To be on the safe side, I slipped the envelope under my pillow, still damp from my good cry last night. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Instead he feigned great interest in the . clouds and he cried, “That cloud which hangs upon the left horn of the new moon speaks of rain. It will come not later than tomorrow night.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Tornait flew to the top of the barrel, screaming his alarm cry and beating his wings. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Al’s eyes have shadows beneath them, and his face is swollen from crying. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“My dearest child,” she cried, “I can think of nothing else! Ten thousand a year, and very likely more! ’Tis as good as a Lord! Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was too tired even to cry out. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He realized that the cries, urgent and startling though they were, were too small and shrill for any kind of elil. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We continue to wind backwards for a few more minutes, then Alyssa cries out. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Now Lauren was crying in that terrible way she always did, but Maya was already turning on her heel and running upstairs. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The princess cried, “Oh no, rat, please. Don’t hurt him. He is my friend.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

The nightly crying had already started, and everyone was too lost in their own memories to pay attention to me. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stare at her, not crying or feeling sorry for myself. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt, she’d narrow up her eyes at me like I done something wrong, unhitch that crying baby off my foot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Near a jagged rock, Gwydion halted and gave a cry of triumph. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He heard their cries, so far, so high above him—he could never rise that far. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When Maya started to cry, he realized it was the latter. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then I realized she was laughing and crying. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bones cried out, “we all got Miss Violet! Chingada, I told you!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like it when she goes away,” I cried into Abuela’s shoulder, the only place where I could express my loneliness, my fears. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He gave a cry of dismay and fear. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Babies then began to take up the cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The watchmen cried aloud, and all men in the City stood to arms. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jonathan held his hands high over his head, “Don’t kill me,” he cried. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

It did seem as though the fire in him was smothered, the thunder and the avalanche, the war cry and the whirlwind, all stamped out. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“To the right-about—every soul!” cried the master; “away with your congratulations! Who wants them? Not I!—they are fifteen years too late!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But at Vocational when they read about the Jew in ‘Ivanhoe’ the other kids would look around at Harry and he would come home and cry. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I manage to stop crying, but now my nose is running, and I wipe it with the end of my sleeve. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her voice faltered, but she refused to cry in front of him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Valentin had no idea how to cope with a crying female—he quickly backed off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry, but I didn’t want to scare her away. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And it takes too much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But I wish he didn’t cry so much. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh!” she cried in evident embarrassment, “it all meant nothing; a mere joke among ourselves.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

My extended family is here, too—crying cousins, tearful aunts, stoic uncles. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to ask why she was crying. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is fear in their eyes when we come charging off our bus, whooping our war cry. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gulped for air, and her crying ceased. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

They laugh and sing and dance and cry and scream and fall down in a weakness and you wonder if they’ll wake up at all and give you the tip. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

What was out there was me, fearful, crying in the night. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave a cry of dismay as the other thieves sprang forward. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A lady with a blue bundle drifted by, crying. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Tendai, for a moment, had actually been in the clearing, listening to the shrill, welcoming cries of the women. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had never felt more like crying and laughing at the same time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mo cried, and only then did Meggie realize that he had not been going to help Dustfinger but was thinking of the book. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’s crying, and no doubt he’s trying to explain that he is not an unfaithful, disloyal jerk. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

The first time my parents took me to the Boston Public Library, I was four and crying from subway screeches, trucks, car horns, loud-talking people, wind blasting around skyscrapers. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She would cry aloud and spare not, and lift up her voice like a trumpet in Zion. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Mia ran down to the side door, and Pearl heard a murmur of voices and crying, and then her mother came into the kitchen followed by a young Chinese woman, who was sobbing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Down to the ship Eurylokhos came running to cry alarm, foul magic doomed his men! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them Sister Betty scrambled up from where she had thrown her body over her children, who were shrieking; she ran crying hysterically, “My husband! They’re killing my husband!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day between classes, I find myself rushing to the bathroom to cry. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

There was a sharp snap of rope breaking, and Nox’s cry of fear and rage, and Celaena took off, sprinting across the backs of the four gargoyles before she launched herself into the void. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

From inside the pit came the cries of some fearsome thing—a beast or a witch or a demon—so she crossed herself and hurried her steps. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The funny part was, she wasn't even crying when I said that. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She sounded like she'd been crying for a long time—she must be completely out of her head if she was letting them hear her cry like that. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

My mom was crying, begging, and pleading; asking for more time as if she were gasping for a last breath of air. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Every muscle in her body cried out for rest. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That she was crying because it was her anniversary. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When I finished crying, I knew I had to do like Fern had done with Miss Patty Cake. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Ah!” he cried, as though he had been struck. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

As we drove away from the hospital, she picked up the smallest crying child and sat him in her lap. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama cried as the kids descended the staircase. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

That was the last of the chocolate syrup, and I start to get real mad, but only for like half a second, ’cause I see Ford is about to cry. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I hoped that she would not cry, fear breaking up her voice like twigs underfoot. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucy stopped crying and went upstairs, still carrying the rabbit. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A couple of boys cried in a corner. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I stopped then, to wave my hat, and dear old Joe waved his strong right arm above his head, crying huskily “Hooroar!” and Biddy put her apron to her face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely, colonel,” cried Lady Ingram, “you would not encourage such a low impostor? Dismiss her, by all means, at once!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But then, the next thing I knew, I was sitting in the dirt on the side of the road crying so hard I couldn’t hardly breathe. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

But then the woman gave a low cry of anguish, so full of sorrow and heartache all other thoughts disappeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I cried for a long time, trying not to make any noise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘These we will take in memory of our friend,’ he cried. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He screamed a blood curdling cry that echoed down the river. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nobody,” cried Lancelot fiercely, “would dream of such a thought.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no more splashing in the water, only the quiet echoes of crying. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I want my ma!” cried Mig, into the silent, waiting world. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Four years ago. June of ’41,” she cried. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When Sisi got married last year, Mama gave her cartons and cartons of china and Sisi sat on the floor of the kitchen, crying loudly, while Mama watched her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I saw the little dark face and dark hand, but I did not see him move or hear him cry. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

And Mama was sitting in the middle of the floor, holding him up close and crying like she’d never stop. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried, and she hugged me and she said she’d treasure that letter forever. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Ambrose cried, and he was first to run out of the compound, a stuffed duffel bag in his hand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

One morning, I opened the door to her room and found her lying in her bed, looking out the window, crying. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

And I began to cry when she added, “Forgive us for his bad manners. My daughter, this one standing here, will be sure to teach him better lessons of obedience before he visits you again.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Spider, the Glow-worm, and the Ladybug all began to cry. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the last of the tears, embarrassed he caught me crying, and turn my back to him. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The wind rushed toward her, and the cries of the riders were clear upon the air: They called for her mother, for Elinor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man was crying, slowly and hopelessly, while Arthur, sitting beside him, stroked his hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaped from behind the statue with a cry, the arm holding her gourd high, but stopped short. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

June didn’t cry when she told me the details, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Who was the woman who cried when I came in?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I grip him tightly and try not to cry out when he stumbles over broken bricks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

You want to cry, too, for her lost landscape, but instead it comes out as a laugh, which makes you feel even worse, and so you laugh even louder. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“She is no niece of ours, my Lord,” she cried over the outpouring of mirth. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I was so ecstatic that now I was crying from the pure joy of finally catching the bar! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Every fiber in the trunk, the bark, the roots seemed to cry out separately against this murder. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Why are you crying?” he asked, climbing up. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I could have broke down and cried, but I pressed my lips together instead. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I’d be able to see through the keyhole or a crack in the door, and she’d be sitting at the table, crying. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

To my shame, I realized I was almost crying. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden I started to cry. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

For five hours, he doesn’t shower or change his clothes or laugh or smile or cry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Louder than any beat of even the largest drum, it was followed by a cry of horror. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going down after him!” cried James, grabbing the silk string as it started coming out of the Silkworm and tying the end of it around his waist. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I have seen you cry when people were cruel. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Men tumble out, and their cries and prayers fade away swiftly. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t touch me with your bloody hand,” she cried. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I began to cry quietly and all of a sudden felt dizzy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then I realized: He had also been told not to cry. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m a pig!” cried Avery, tossing handfuls of straw into the air. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“It didn’t work!” she cried, almost in tears. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Come with you, for what?” cried Cheroke, the color gone from his face, his eyes watering. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly the witch saw what she had done, and through the horror that was enveloping her she tried to cry out: “What will you do to her? What will you do?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

SCORPIUS: Sounds like he’s found a shoulder to cry on. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Seize her! Don’t let her go!” she cried, but Serafina was already at the door, with an arrow nocked in her bowstring. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, Leo . She really did burst into tears then. She grabbed him and hugged him, which was sweet until Frank started crying too and wrapped them both in his arms. That got a little weird. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They were thrilled with having made their way to a new country and cried tears of joy as they passed the Statue of Liberty. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, we are finished now!” cried Miss Spider, wringing her feet. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the camp, if she cries she will be judged by 160 pairs of eyes that will think her weak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I beg of you,” cried the Savage earnestly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was holding Maureen, who for some strange reason had stopped crying. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And as knowledge of what could of happened hit me, I started shaking and crying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As Holt explained, a baby should be left to cry for fifteen to thirty minutes a day: “It is the baby’s exercise.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But at the time Gogol was too young to understand; when the bathroom door opened he had laughed at the sight of his hairless, grief-stricken father, and Sonia, just a baby, had cried. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her chest bucks, and she almost starts to cry, strangely, as if she’s frightened herself with a memory that isn’t true. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no sound of crying, none of singing. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It may seem to you that others are transfixed by the clarity of your mind, but actually we are just afraid if you don’t get your way you will cry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, “Heart’s dearest, why do you cry?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Help! Help! Mercy!” cried the Witch in a faint voice, staggering after them. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Good God!” cried Mr. Pocket, in an outbreak of desolate desperation. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She’s fairly certain that there isn’t a family in the world that cries as much as hers. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Yet no one frowns, or cries, or sulks. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So we both cried through the lobby, past the doorman, and out into the sunlight, where we magically stopped. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

In fact, she: looked as if she might cry. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, inexplicably, she was running alongside the Wall, crying, names rushing and blurring and bumping under her outstretched hand. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve never seen Daddy cry like he did when Dr. Davis handed Seven that diploma. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The riders cried aloud in wonder, and some set their hands upon their sword-hilts. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

‘Come along!’ she cried out, marching with crunching steps up and down the corridor. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps that is why you were crying, because in that moment you understood that even your relatively privileged security can never match a sustained assault launched in the name of the Dream. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Abbot took his seat among cries of, “Hear, hear.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

According to this book, I’m supposed to be caught in a whirlwind of teenage emotions, laughing one minute, crying the next, zooming around on a roller coaster, which is their term. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She shuddered and remembered the sound of her mother’s crying overlaid with the squeaking of the bedsprings. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Leave the room, Georges!” cried the old woman, who was trying to help Isabelle stand. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You look like you’re about to cry. I might go easy on you if you cry.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She suddenly cried and cried—it felt like forever—as she let the tears wash away all the years in camp. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

In a blind, frustrated rage, maddened by the cries of her cub, the mother turned for something on which to vent her fury, and saw the still figure of the old dog. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was awful to hear him cry, like he was in pain. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was a small, plump woman who laughed easily and cried easily, but I had never seen her cry like this. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they had seen me hide away and come after us, or if Otto had cried out. .. but that hadn’t happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, at one moment when everything was quiet, I heard the haunting cry of a bird echo out from somewhere deep inside the jungle. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bridge hadn’t seen Tab cry this much in her whole life. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But there’s no pill, and our quarrels fray instead of knot, always ending in him crying and me soriy for hurting him over something he can’t help. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

With cries of delight, they fell upon them as if they were candied berries. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Although thick trees shaded the path and they could hear rustling in the undergrowth and unfamiliar cries of strange forest birds, nothing seemed threatening. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always cried when they left, though never in front of us. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Muti hadn’t stopped his yelps and howls, and as we placed our hands on him and pressed him into the dirt floor, his cries grew even louder. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

After a minute, I wasn’t sure if I was laughing or crying. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The season was slipping away, the fabled cry of “State in eighty-eight!” that had been etched on the backs of cars and scribbled in yearbooks a minute away from becoming a failed dream. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start crying softly but wipe away my tears. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

When I managed to restore her she was as weak as water, and cried silently between long, painful struggles for breath. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“That son,” she said, “that Roy. You going to weep for many a eternity before you see him crying in front of the altar like Johnny was crying tonight.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t crying and neither was she, but she was holding me so dose. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The mouths of the workers gaped in wild cries; their legs were sprawled over cities. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last good look I had at Mary Hudson, she was over near third base crying. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I was trembling with fear but unable to cry. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Shouts and cries from the inner ward came up through the windows and a sound of running feet pounding along the passage. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Filled with gratitude and relief, I seized the hem of her skirt, dusty though it was, and buried my face in its folds, crying like a sorry child that I had ever mistrusted her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Aha!” she cried, pointing dramatically at Harry as she blinked at him through her magnifying spectacles. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On the morning of Rachel’s birthday I found Mother out in the kitchen house with her head in her hands, crying. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand in the street, with the drunks staggering out of the Men Only, my hands pressed to my mouth, crying and feeling stupid. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I'm halfway through, he's a corpse standing in front of me, and I can't finish the letter, because I'm crying. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Evening was advancing toward the island; the sounds of the bright fantastic birds, the bee-sounds, even the crying of the gulls that were returning to their roosts among the square rocks, were fainter. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was afraid she’d break down and cry if she went around saying good-bye. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two cries. One for girls and two for boys.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mariam rose to her feet and walked a few steps before the baby started making the eh, eh, eh sounds that Mariam knew signaled the onset of a hearty cry. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I stepped into the circle where Madam Mina slept, she woke from her sleep, and, seeing, me, cried out in pain that I had endured too much. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Flossie opened the package—which contained about twenty huge trout heads—and burst out crying. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nuwa, the goddess who instead of legs had a tail like a fish, heard the cries from earth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I told Sam that I dreamt that she and I were naked on the sofa, and I started crying because I felt bad, and do you know what she did? The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

At West Virginia University, students cried in each other’s arms, phoned their parents to say good-bye forever, and hid in the dormitory basement. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He held on to Piper as she cried Leo’s name, and they plummeted earthwards. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

They died crying for me, but I couldn’t help them.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"She tried to blow in Mama's mouth. She told me to call 911. I was crying. I couldn't go at first. I wanted to stay there with Mama." Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

And I cried, “But Old Mr. Chou listens to you too.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go without food and drink and wherever I find a quiet place I cry and beg God and theVirgin Mary to have mercy on the soul of Theresa Carmody. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Georgie only cried harder before the three of them walked out. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Channel Three: Grandpop crying after Grandma swiped the gun pieces into the trash can. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Jesus appears to Saul and the persecutor of Christians nonpareil cries out, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I stared down at the beautiful bowl, and I started to cry. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He remembered he almost cried, but instead he laughed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Their cry became a chorus, louder and louder. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It looked almost like she had been crying, but I knew that was impossible, because once she told me that she emptied herself of tears when Grandpa left. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But a cry came from the priest and they looked up to see a marvel hardly to be believed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to cry, but I could feel my eyes burning. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Around him there were cries in the night and, from the alehouses, vulgar laughter. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

No one says anything, they just cry harder. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She stumbled to one knee and cried out in pain, hoping against hope that her bear would gather her up and help her to her feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Olive shouted, and then she ran crying to Bronwyn and buried her face in her coat. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Håkon cried out and tried to grab for the gash in his arm, but the creature twisted his hand away. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Tlo’s car!” he cried out, and sure enough, I saw the flash of white through a break in the hedge. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey promised herself this was the last time she’d cry, ever, and wept until her eyes were swollen shut and she slept. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hid all night in the cornfields, crying softly in shame. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But he was blowing the notes for a different reason, and he startled the Wart because he seemed to be crying. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see his face, but I could hear him laughing and crying and saying something muffled by June’s shirt. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You don’t understand,” Lourdes cries and searches the breeze above her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to bite his lip and force himself not to cry out, so badly did the solution burn. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Stand still, Ying-ying!” she cried, her usual lament, while I giggled and wobbled on the stool. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she didn’t help herself out with all that crying. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He sat down on the steps and cried. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I’d set them free, I fell back panting and crying on the floor, both of them holding me and each other, too. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

As my dad explains it, I never once cried, but my mom did all the way down Interstate Five South until exit 1 7B. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I rolled several yards along the embankment, and when I came to a stop, I was too shocked to cry, with my breath knocked out and grit and pebbles in my eyes and mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You are insolent now that you’ve decided to go away,” he cried. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now I feel like crying, but I don’t let myself. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was crying, because the red marks of the whip on his back still hurt so terribly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And why,” his mother fumed, “did they not come for you when you cried out? Why did they abandon you?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The first blows were tentative and timid, but when she did not cry he slashed at her sides and shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We both laughed so hard, but then her laughter turned into crying. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Al screams every night from his nightmares and cries into his pillow. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Man,” I cried, “how ignorant art thou in thy pride of wisdom! Cease; you know not what it is you say.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have it,” he cried, and he opened the stove lid and assaulted the fire with the stove lifter until the hairs on his hand curled and charred. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leaves swirled, trees snapped, and night-apes fled with cries of woe. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pinned to her blouse was a tag with words and numbers stenciled in large print: 115-201 London —»Sheffield Olive watched the girl cry until her own eyes began to shimmer with tears. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The crying went on, breath after breath, and seemed to sustain him upright as if he were nailed to it. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I pushed it away as Peach cried, “I bet I could climb a tree!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She’s not even crying into her hands to hide her face like people usually do. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He gave it to Neville, who looked as though he might cry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It had been painful to sit and watch my mother crying and my father laughing and I was glad when we were outside in the sunny streets. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

No cry of “lights out” was ever given on Robben Island because the single mesh-covered bulb in our cell burned day and night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh my God!” she shrieked, holding her hand over her eyes like she was crying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly Sam gave a cry and sprang away. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’d cry when the store was empty, holding up the rolls beneath the cash register. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is my name, and coming from his lips right now it sounds like both an incantation and a cry of disbelief. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I could hear the babies crying far off and voices calming them and Noris sobbing along with her aunt Mate, and all their grief pulled me back from mine. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cried when we said this, but we said it just the same. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But don’t come crying to me when you don’t have money to buy groceries, and there’s no food on the table.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now all who heard cried out assent to this: the guest had spoken well; he must have passage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now look, I don’t know if it was a manly instinct, a friendship instinct, or both, but the second I realized she was crying, I stood up to put my shoes on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

As for Elinor, she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She looked at it and started to cry. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My mother jumps up, crying, and tries to pull him away. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She pulls away, and I can tell she’s about to cry again. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The minute they saw me they rushed toward me, jumping up and down with jubilation: “The mailman gave us two letters for you,” they cried. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried until she had no tears left. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to bellow at the world, cry out against her death, topple buildings, split the earth open, tear down trees. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me and Diego put a hand each on her shoulders and told her, “It’s okay, Ma. It’s okay. Don’t cry, Ma. It’s okay.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Callie cried more to see that a page of one book had ripped on account of her, and that several other pages had gotten creased. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

From above, Assef's screams went on and on, the cries of a wounded animal. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even Page, who had burst out crying a few days ago when she was alone with Ifemelu, saying, “I just can’t believe he didn’t reach out to me.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The lazy brutes, I’ll show them,” he cried, preparing to lash out at them with the whip. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried out and put a hand on the wall to steady herself. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You were crying,” I told her once I figured it out. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I was down on the floor. You stroked my hair like I was a doll, but you didn’t have any dolls. No toys. You said, ‘Don’t cry, Mama. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rumble rose to a roar, and then cries flew into the darkness from everywhere. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A longing caressed him, and it was so sharp that he wanted to cry to get it out of his breast. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs cried all night long, one continuing till the sky was completely clear. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t think she would ever stop crying. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Running along the ramparts, bent double, the Abbot cried out, “Stretcher bearers! Over here! Help me to get the casualties down into the cloisters.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I could keep this up for hours and loved it until one day I had a stomachache and went home crying. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The baby starts to cry, a thin, piercing wail, but the sound provides enough cover that I can mutter instructions to Mirjam. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘Keep close to the fire, with your faces outward!’ cried Strider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The twins cried when they were small and Dad and Mam would say Whisht and Hush and feed them and they’d go back to sleep. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” she cried, tossing her head this way and that, “he said—you know what he said—you were there, Will, you listened, too!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Stop!” she cried, “don’t sing that. I don’t want you to sing it,” and she laid her glass so impetuously and blindly upon the table as to shatter it against a carafe. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Took me a bit to figure out I heard crying, someone crying on the other side of my bedroom wall. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Give . . . things . . . away?” he cried in the voice of a man one hundred years younger. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But am I supposed to spend the whole day crying? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His narrow eyes were puffy with crying and as he sniffled, dozens of rings tinkled along the lobes of his ears. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He was the biggest of the boys and he would stand there, taking a beating without crying. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His foster mother at the time had tried to placate him with candy from the vending machine, but he had just cried under the table until she dragged him out and they went home. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then, just before the bomb explodes, he cuts himself loose and dives for cover, and you breathe out and nearly cry with relief. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The librarian looked at me, and I thought she was going to cry—just like Reverend Ballou again. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

We could hear Jason too, crying loud beyond the wall. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad had to take me out of the theater because—yet again!—I couldn’t stop crying. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

He wanted to cry with the relief of having escaped from Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But the bird, still crying out in confusion, only fled deeper into the woods. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I immediately slammed the door shut, bolted it in three places, blew out the candle and then scampered to the bedroom, where my brother was still crying. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often a boy would burn his hands and cry in pain. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth dipped down at the corners, as if he might cry, too. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Please, dear God,” I cried aloud, my eyes streaming hot tears, “choose a path for me.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

If they were laughing or crying, or both. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It would be merciful if there were no breath,” he muttered, and then he heard the feeble cry—how feeble a cry!—hang for an instant upon the stillness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

If I dozed for a minute, I was awakened by Miss Havisham’s cries, and by her running at me with all that height of fire above her head. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It just grew and grew into something magnificent—it made you realize the true meaning of the term “rallying cry.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

She asked Ivy about school and everything, but she always sounded so tired, and one time she had to hand the phone off to Dad because Aaron started crying. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

In the canteen, which was nothing special, lots of boys and girls watched while I cried and ate my sandwich, the bread already greasy and the rice cold. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truck bounced down the road toward Makeni, and I bounced with it as I wrapped myself in my grass mat and continued to cry for the loss of all my happiness. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He throws a bucket on me, and we drip and cry while Helena dances because the war is over. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Pilate began to cry the day Circe brought her white toast and cherry jam for breakfast. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nana, who was sitting stiffly on the edge of her seat, relaxed when she saw him cry. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bounded over a bump, landing with such a jolt that the glove compartment door popped open; Helen screamed with fright, then began to cry. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said if he called the police for every little thing, he would be like the boy who cried wolf. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Chou cries harder, her tears wetting my hair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brandishing the plastic cutlass at Clyde, I cried, “Walk the plank, Admiral!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doing these things is like making a telephone call to Satan,” he cried. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My running is crying and praying and screaming. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

He gave one of his raucous cries and was gone to the southward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in the middle of the floor, crying, with their arms locked about Bigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was still a mile away when he saw his eldest daughter waiting for him on the road. she cried, rushing into his arms. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

And when I went to Yan Chang, it was as though she had expected me and knew I would be crying. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Auntie looked at him in a way that could only mean she was recalling the winters before, when he had lain in the bed vomiting and crying. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my goodness, the poor thing!” the Ladybug cried. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He cried out as he flung them into the river, not even noticing that one of them had cut his palm. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They closed their eyes, and she reached for both her voice and the revolution cry they knew and loved so well, hoping he could feel how strongly she was there for him. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Some crying crawls to the doorway where I stand. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then one day I look up from my hoeing and freeze, afraid to move or even cry out. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For every animal struck down, there rose an equal and opposite cry of human jubilation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cries out, pressing her head against the pillow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

That night she cries quietly, alone in her room. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I cry out at the same time a soldier yells, "Halt." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Ow!” she cried, and rubbed her right shoulder, which had arthritis. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was going to cry. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

As volunteers placed the mother in a coffin, the child had cried out, “Why are you putting Mamma in that box?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia didn't cry when I confirmed her worst fear, but I could tell from the shaky tone of her voice that she was wounded. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After I told her I only had two more days before we moved, she cried a flood. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

There were tears on her cheeks, but she had stopped crying. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

His voice was cracking, and I could tell he was holding back his tears, literally shaking, trying not to cry. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When we finally got across it, both of us were crying. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His father and his mother and his brother George seldom could locate him by looking for him—usually they had to call him; and the house often echoed with cries of “Stuart! Stooo-art!” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Mary!” he cried, and you could tell by the way he cried it that Mary Poppins was a very important person in his life. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The littlun Percival had early crawled into a shelter and stayed there for two days, talking, singing, and crying, till they thought him batty and were faintly amused. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I heard myself crying out loud—such a strange noise, as if it came from my hair and fingernails, and again and again I came up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beast grasped the stake, pulled it out of his eye socket, and cried out, a wounded, demented howl that raised the hair on the back of my neck. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell him your name!” the girl cried. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

‘Where the devil are we going?’ he cried. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he even cried out, but not like a human. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“As much as I ever wish to be,” cried Elizabeth very warmly. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She was wearing her fur coat, and she sat beside Louisiana’s bed and held her hand and cried without making any noise at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

A sharp cry of pain was wrung out of her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Grandpa plopped his hat on and stalked off before I could tell him that Mama was the one crying now. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I could not believe my ears; I did not know whether to jump up and down or cry. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night Alba heard her cry for the first time, covering her face with her blanket to suffocate her grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t imagine her crying, but trying to picture it made him remember a time when Mrs. Trepid had grabbed ahold of Florida and shook her. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’ve always dreamed of going to America!” cried the Centipede. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She just started crying and headed into the house, pinching her nose to stop the bleeding. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Just as Osh woke, perhaps at the cry of a crow nearby. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She held June, who was starting to cry, but she kept her eyes on mine. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry loudly, in front of her, with her. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t do nothing,” Pete cried in a voice that rang without hope. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you might not know this, Little Book, but I always cry when people laugh at me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids made me cry, and I could not make my hair grow fast enough to stop the insults. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I started crying, and Peewee got up and came to my bunk. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm was loud now, just like her crying, and Ivy thought she heard her name all mixed up with the wind, like it really was making them one. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When it was our turn, a majority of us were already crying. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Sir, we all cried for your daughter. We prayed for her,” he said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You were lucky you slept because the sound tears the heart. I could hear babies crying in it. I could hear tortured people screaming, and the cries of their relatives who had to watch.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew deep down that if I had cried at that moment, I would have lost my mind. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"We understand, O Brainy One!" cried the audience. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As the terrible cry ended, falling back through a long sickening wail to silence, Frodo slowly raised his head. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She asks herself: “Do my children cry like this? I’m giving this girl food instead of feeding my own children.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I should have cried out for help, but I still feared that, if cornered by the company, Nick would reveal my connection with Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bright green — exactly the same shape, but then he noticed that she was crying; smiling, but crying at the same time. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Serves me right for trying to be fine. I wish I’d let my hair alone,” cried Meg petulantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m smiling, but I’m crying inside,” she admitted. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Every now and then it cawed, a loud, shrill cry that made me flinch. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Arrest him!” a voice said from the audience, and other people took up the cry. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Lionel did as his mother told him, crying as the soldiers laughed at him, pressing the gun barrels farther and farther into his neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She calmed down, remembered the hunger cry of her eyas, and dove gracefully toward the tree. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Jinjoo shoved her fist in her mouth to keep from crying out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My throat was starting to fill up with all the days Mama had been dead and me not crying. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

From the hills came the voices of a hunting pack in full cry and the long notes of a horn. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The thin line of her mouth was twitching as though she was about to cry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Gregor, you. . .," cried out his sister with a raised fist and an urgent glare. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The echo of the cry hung upon the still air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I bet it’s nothing compared to my brain waves. They’re probably crying out, spiraling into years of addiction.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He loves her girlish giggle, how she cries easily. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Her shoulder burned with pain and she cried out. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And she cried because so many of them would be forgotten, their stories never remembered, never told. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

A snowshoe hare screamed and, recognizing the cry of death, Miyax picked up her club and ran off to take the rabbit from its killer. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cracked open and cried like I would never stop crying, like I would cry until all of me was gone. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was no sound but the ice-cold surge, the cry of a gannet, invisible in grayness above me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I can tell you that only when you return,” cried the king, clapping his hands three times. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only kid he knew who’d had to comfort his crying mother when he was only four, and sad himself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I head to the bathroom and sit in a stall long enough for the evidence of crying to go away. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The boy agreed quietly, but he seemed to sense that something was wrong because he started crying. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to incarcerate you, Loring. Then I’m going to decimate you,” Jim Don cried out, utilizing the only two words from the vocabulary list he could remember. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sprinted around the hall toward the cry, the earth sucking at his boots. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

So close to normal, and then, just like that, we’re back to this new, terrible normal where I’m stuck inside my room crying, listening to her downstairs cleaning up my dishes. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Once Nathan cried out loudly and sprang up in his sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘We is off!’ cried the BFG, heading for the cave entrance. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment she saw me, she threw herself at me, crying. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Michael had come from his room and started to cry. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s the spirit I like!” cried the Director, and clapped Mr. Foster on the shoulder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am grieved indeed,” cried Darcy; “grieved—shocked. But is it certain—absolutely certain?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He never cries out and never asks to leave, and this in particular seems to make the commandant quake with homicidal frustration. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe they’d never met a Muslim until they came here, looked one of us in the eye, and realized we are human beings who laugh and cry, like they do. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She sat slumped where I put her, crying, praying, cursing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘King’s man! King’s man!’ his heart cried within him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Now, I call that lovely of her, don’t you?” cried one girl. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she repeated what God told Cain after he killed Abel: “The blood cries out from the ground.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He thought he would cry but he did not. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They took him away and their two little girls were in the street crying. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to cry too because she reminded me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had ceased crying and lay with its eyes tightly shut He looked at his wife and she looked back at him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I never really expected to see such a thing in my life, but that’s what he’s doing: He’s sitting there and crying and pretending he’s not, as he keeps holding up the newspaper. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I cried louder and pulled at Caddy’s dress. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Master Gawaine,” cried the maid he had caught hold of, whose name was Meg. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the little babies cried, wet their pants, slept, woke to cry again, wet their pants again and went to sleep again. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dancing, fighting, singing, crying, laughing, winning and losing love every hour. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

A dim glow emanated from a curtained window, and from within they heard a baby crying. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even when the shirt-sleeved crowd cried out in angry affirmation of some remark of the speaker, they paid no attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he’s with a really good family now,” Maya interrupted as Jessica started to cry again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Side note: I for real hate when people apologize for crying. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Call him and give him a good lashing!” cried Mr. Aaa. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the thing about a cry for help is that someone else needs to be around to hear it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was then that the fox realized his boy was crying. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Pulling his leg!” he cried, wriggling with glee and pointing at the Earthworm. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

They make me feel bad and sometimes I even cry. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

He cried for all those people who didn’t make it out of the water. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I called out, which only made him cry harder. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seconds later I heard his deep voice blend with the sharp cries of Little Ann. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z