“I’m so, so sorry, my dear old Johnny,” I say, feeling the tears well behind my eyes. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear. But you don’t want to go over there.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Only one person was in jail after the shooting—our poor dear bus driver. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” said Lee, “if I heard such a piece of news I think my first impulse would be to telephone someone. Maybe you’d have a bad connection.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Because my dear, dear Madam Mina, now more than ever must we find him even if we have to follow him to the jaws of Hell!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, I know it is not really your fault, but children—that poor, poor squirrel!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Why, yes, dear boy, it’s as good as another,—unless you’d like another.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Come, dear, let's go to your room and I'll fix your hair." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Hazel, haven’t you ever wished horrible things on Mrs. Leer for the way she treated you?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh hello, Harry, dear,” she said, spotting him and smiling. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You must come more often,” he said; and to the old dog, who stood wagging his tail at the gentle warmth in the voice, “Remember me most kindly to your dear mother!” The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s you, my dear girl,” he said sleepily. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He knew this fresh grass was as dear to them as sweets would be to him—if he could get them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh dear, I wish you hadn’t mentioned that, thought Buttercup. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was wrong, I didn’t know. I’m very sorry I was so cross, but I can’t help wishing you’d bear it better, Teddy, dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved him; he was her dear husband. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled sadly, watching her walk off, and muttered, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Charles ended his letter with another hope, a most heartfelt prayer: “We must be more and more to each other, my dear wife.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone turn on that record again. Dear, dear Lena.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dear Miss Lydia, By now you have despaired of me and decided that I am a man who does not honor his word. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“My poor dear Handel,” he replied, holding his head, “I am too stunned to think.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Lublin in America and Krakow in Siberia. Though dear Gitl would say it most certainly is that far to both of them.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Angela, dear, you have a fitting this afternoon," Grace reminded her, "and we have so much to do for the wedding shower on Saturday." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t hurt an old woman with the truth. No, no, dear one,” she told Vonetta. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“The way to become rich is to make money, my dear Edna, not to save it,” he said. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There are men in the Free Cities with wondrous healing powers. Say only the word, and I will send for one for your dear Bran." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go get you some ice for your forehead, dear,” she said to me, and then bustled out of the room. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“So he is, dear old fellow!” said Laurie heartily, as Meg paused, looking flushed and earnest with her story. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Page's wife, Mila, who was also on the "list," is still living and is a dear friend. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

And she so appreciated Charles’s letters: “Your minute accounts are such a comfort and I enjoyed sponging our dear one with vinegar as much as you did.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Eva, if I am right and there is in fact an estate, will you apologize to me?” asked the shoe poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I know, dear, but it’s Ministry procedure, and I have to set an example. Something smells good — onion soup?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Over it! Holden, he's behaving like a perfect--I don't know what. . . He's in his room, dear. Go right in." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

As they drew nearer, their identity became dear. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, I ought to suit you, dear. I’m corrupt to the bones.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

He massaged his forearms to release the soreness from holding on for dear life. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Which you meantersay, Pip, how long have your illness lasted, dear old chap?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The dear little thing,” returned Herbert, “holds dutifully to her father as long as he lasts; but he won’t last long. Mrs. Whimple confides to me that he is certainly going.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I want a word with my dear brother!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear boy, how I wish we could go back there now, how I wish we could start again. I wouldn’t have yelled at you, I promise.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Audrey, dear, a pleasure. My name is...is...I seem to have misplaced my name.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The child to be born at Randalls must be a tie there even dearer than herself; and Mrs. Weston’s heart and time would be occupied by it. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“So there you are, Tom, dear, and I hope you enjoyed that!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Pan, dear, I can’t go on! I’m so frightened—and so tired—all this way, and I’m scared to death! I wish it was someone else instead of me, I do honestly!” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The others, Gaea said, Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and my dear friend Percy Jackson—they will perish within minutes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Come back, my dear fellah, I’m over here.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How do you do, my dear? I am afraid you have had a tedious ride; John drives so slowly; you must be cold, come to the fire.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The dear one is daily improving…,” he wrote in his diary on Thursday, June 9, “and every other sorrow fades in the light of the joy her recovery brings.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Behind them the sliver of moon had drawn dear of the horizon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Well, I must tell you about the three, but you must keep it a secret, dear, from every one, except, of course, Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Yaat’eeh, my dear children,” he said in Navajo in a comforting voice. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Father’s very brave, dear. I should have known. He’s been doing so much war work on top of his own work. The doctor says sometimes a man collapses all at once.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What good will you be, my dear, if you are injured?” said the shoe poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And we give thanks for those dear and far away and for the great miracle which has brought us to each other once again. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This is what it is to live,” he cried; “now I enjoy existence! But you, my dear Frankenstein, wherefore are you desponding and sorrowful!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if the dear Lord can forgive me for all the times I wished my husband dead,” said Angelina, crossing herself, “surely he has forgiven poor Agnes her sin.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I have refused Hamlet's letters and avoided his presence, as you, dear Father, have commanded. Here, I yield you this, its seal unbroken.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“My dear Prime Minister, are you ever going to tell anybody?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” she said with a catch in her voice. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have some things for my boys. You’re all my boys. You certainly are my dear boys.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Oh, my dear, I see that your eyes are opened, and that to you the lightning flash show all the leagues,” for Mrs. Harker began to clap her hands and her eyes sparkled. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, the black cypress tree by the bunkhouse was as repulsive as the water-tub was dear; for to this tree all the pigs came, sooner or later, to be slaughtered. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day was dear and carried the gaze out as far as the blue sky went; there were a few white douds suspended idly over the horizon. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And while I personally think your children have a delightful odor, Fresh, I’ve already got dibs on the woodpile two doors down. Should anything happen to dear Red.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh! dear no!” said Edna, with a blank look in her eyes. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” said Mr. Wigg, smiling down at the children, and looking apologetically at Mary Poppins, “I’m very sorry, but I’m afraid it is my birthday.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

And, oh dear, what am I to do about cancelling my steamship passage? Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

His right name was Compeyson; and that’s the man, dear boy, what you see me a pounding in the ditch, according to what you truly told your comrade arter I was gone last night. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Turn, dear," said Flora Baumbach, the dressmaker, who lived and worked in a smaller apartment on the second floor. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sit down, dear, in this chair, where I can see you. And Bee, come the other side. How is dear Roger? He’s a naughty boy, he doesn’t come and see me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The dear fellow has been ill; that is why he did not write. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Grief has made you lose your senses. The shock has shattered your poor mind. No matter. We shall heal you, dear, as best we can. Guards!” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He does not lack for gall, this Frog. Must I remind him? My dear prince, the last contract we signed you used to wipe your pretty pink bottom.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear sister, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have mentioned it!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Pip,” said Joe, appearing a little hurried and troubled, “there has been larks. And, dear sir, what have been betwixt us—have been.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me feared, dear child, that you would never reply at all. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were open, and it was dear that she had seen Gabe approaching. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I should have kept you at our palace when we first met, my dear Piper. But soon we will go there again, together, and I shall romance you most incredibly.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you sweet dear! When can we go?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wavy blond one answered: "Don't you worry, dear." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

But my family paid a terrible price, perhaps too dear a price for my commitment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around the circle of dear faces and considered all the gifts that had come to me over the past year. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“You will be glad to know that Lucy is better. The dear child is still asleep. I looked into her room and saw her, but did not go in, lest I should disturb her.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear, don’t you know? He picked her up in Monte Carlo or somewhere, she hadn’t a penny. She was a companion to some old woman.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you do not understand me. This is a matter of mere common politeness and good-breeding, and has nothing to do with any encouragement to people to marry.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear gel,” said Uncle Andrew, “you don’t understand. I shall have some quite unexpected expenses today. I have to do a little entertaining. Come now, don’t be tiresome.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Another man interrupts him to say, “We leave our dear Haiti to make big money in the Dominican Republic. Is a great opportunity, see?” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You make me very happy, my dear. But it isn't true." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“No, dear. I am the one who must apologize. I am so full of remorse for how badly my husband hurt you,” Mrs. Derby replied. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear sister has told me your tale, Sikander Aziz, and that of your brother. It's unfortunate that he discovered the flower of immortality. It will bring great suffering to the human world." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s just wonderful, my dear. But how will he eat all that scrumptious food with his helmet on?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You were right, my dear. You had everything under control! Lets go see if we boiled anyone important, shall we?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Go back to the party, dear,” Tsukiko says, tucking the silver cigarette holder in her pocket. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“They are coming, dear. Within the week. Put out your hands.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” is all I say, knowing that I would make myself into a soft cushion for my dear sister to fall onto if that boy Ainsley pushes her too hard. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

My dear, please Almighty God, your life may be all it promises: a long day of sunshine, with no harsh wind, no forgetting duty, no distrust. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh, but that’s absurd. There’s no need to look a fool. With your appearance, my dear Maxim, you could get away with any costume. You don’t have to worry about your figure like poor Giles.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking about the suffering of those you hold dear can reduce you to tears; in fact, you could spend the whole day crying. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Quite wrong, my dear aunt; there is no likeness at all.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s gone to live with his dear elderly aunt Bernice,” she said, voice gaining strength. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps, my dear, we should go over it again. One more time, just to be sure.” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Stories have changed, my dear boy,” the man in the grey suit says, his voice almost imperceptibly sad. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear. They would give me empty promises,” she replied, “which is worse than an empty belly.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You are our safety,” she told him, “our sure defense. The sight of you is dear as land after storm to the sailor, as a gushing stream to a thirsty wayfarer.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear. Not in it. Under it.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” Mr. D said in a bored voice. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was something very dear and yet very terrible in his face. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just do the best you can, dear,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

My dear, I’m going to have a pretty lonely walk between this and Kingdom Come. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Oh, Mina dear, I can’t help crying: and you must excuse this letter being all blotted. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then I grab Gram’s satchel and, clutching it for dear life, burst through the library door and out into the hall. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you think I was efficient, Mama, dear?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear, you’re only nineteen. The first Pregnancy Substitute isn’t compulsory till twenty-one.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear sister and very good Lady," said King Edmund, "you must now show your courage. For I tell you plainly we are in no small danger." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Your parents, my dear, have no more worldly wisdom than a pair of babies.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor, dear lady shivered, and I could see the tension of her nerves as she clasped her husband closer to her and bent her head lower and lower still on his breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, yes. Oh yes, Mr. Jankowski. You’ve been talking a blue streak since we left the lunchroom. Just talking my ear off.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Brother-in-law. But my dear sister, Erishkigal, always did have a terrible taste in gods." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She had said, “I’m going outside now,” and they had said, “All right, but come in if it gets too hot, won’t you, dear?” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eddie holding the heavy bag for dear life as I threw hooks and crosses and jabs and straights. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I like to think it was a fleeting moment of satisfaction for my dear old professor: he had finally made me cry. he whispered. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had not heard from Jonathan for some time, and was very concerned; but yesterday dear Mr. Hawkins, who is always so kind, sent me a letter from him. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You poor dear,” she sighed almost too quietly for me to hear. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“My dear young Cyclops! I am a centaur!’ The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Please try to be clear, dear James, through the storm which rages about your youthful head today, about the reality which lies behind the words acceptance and integration. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“My dear fellah,” cried Pellinore, getting excited again, “it’s not where the stone is, what, that Tm trying to tell you, but what is written on it, what, where it is.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Haze, dear,” she said finally, “Jack’s going through a lot, you know. It’s got to be so hard for him.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t gone to Whitby, perhaps poor dear Lucy would be with us now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I am not your dear fellow. You are simply abandonin’ us to destruction.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear Joe," John began, but put on the spot, he was blocked for a rhyme. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You rest up, dear, everything will be fine,” the nurse tells you. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“My brother was staying with me that year. I said to him: *Why ever have we kept this dear fellow chained up?’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You always waits at the gate; don’t you, dear boy?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I was able to bring her around, and I hope I will be able to do the same with you, dear reader. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even so, she said to Miss Hendrix, “Welcome to the family, Marva dear,” as nicely as she could, but she didn’t give her a big hug. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“But now that my dear uncle is come, I hope everything will be well.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I might have been calm, but my dear father was near tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And Jasper, dear Jasper, with his soulful eyes and great, sagging jowl, would be stretched upon the floor, his tail a-thump when he heard his master’s footsteps. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

No, my dear grandson, that distinction belongs to the first time I mustered the courage to tell your abuela I loved her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I preferred the other books, the moderns, which were of course much dearer. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But we have to share things, dear. Charlie can help you take care of it.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear young friend,” said Mr. Pumblechook; “if you will allow me to call you so—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He would saddle up that c, climb aboard and grip the pommel for dear life, and ol’ c, more often than not, it would throw him. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not behind the house, dear. You need to find a better place.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Emma,” said he, moving from his chair into one close by her, “you are not going to tell me, I hope, that you had not a pleasant evening.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

My left hand grasped the yellow ripcord for dear life as my right hand pressed against the side wall of the C-130 for balance. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Do you see, my dear? The proverbs are at play. ‘I wept because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet.’” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The maids shrieked, and then went in a body to the dining-room; and I laid what flowers I had on my dear mother’s breast. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"All right, that's helpful, too, but, my dear, I really do need to know your name. Oh, and your place of residence before the war." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Please, please, dear God, don’t let her die. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

How dear they were to her, the center of her life. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

She heard him mutter, “Oh dear. Oh dear me, yes. The novel must tell a story.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear!” said Mrs. Popper, when she opened the door to her husband. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I resent the idea I can’t come visit a dear family friend without ulterior motives.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear—will you be okay down here for just a minute? I’ll be right back.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Good heavens, I like that! My dear boy, I am a real violin! It is part of my own body!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He don’t care about his poor dear mother. Sometimes I think Ignatius wouldn't mind if they did throw me in jail. He’s got a heart of ice, that boy.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Didn’t we? He loved you, too. He would have wanted you to know that. You know that, don’t you, dear?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I am so worried about this dear man I pray for him every day. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

So thinks thy Timid & Affectionate Brother, Evidence Goring My dear Fruition — I have done my Good Work for today & shall set it down. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She crouched down in front of me and asked, “What is it that you so desperately want, dear daughter?” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gritting my teeth, I aimed the hood into the tight passage and held on for dear life. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t just work that preoccupied him; it was the thought of Emma:—“My own dear future wife.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

At lessons, the knives remained Celaena’s favorite, but the wooden staff became dear; naturally, it had to do with the fact that she could freely whack him and not chop off an arm. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“The midwife’s apprentice is here to help you, my dear. Things will go easier now.” The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The club...an attack. Dear, dear, this is not a happy cup....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But he does have coin? Upon his person? Because I cannot pay for so much as victuals now, the salt-meat is become so dear. We are starving. No person will extend us credit.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Frederick shouted to his men to get out while the going was good, and the next moment the cowardly enemy was running for dear life. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“My dear Ambassador! We were about to leave or we would certainly have treasured your company. Consider the place yours.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Jenny, dear, when are you going to learn that no one listens to you?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“No, but it is old, and it was constructed by someone very dear to me. I take it you are attempting to light that again?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was exceedingly fond of Telemachus, not only because he was her dear Odysseus’ son, but because he was a sober, discreet young man, steady and prudent and dependable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first resolution was to quit Geneva for ever; my country, which, when I was happy and beloved, was dear to me, now, in my adversity, became hateful. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been going through the greatest anxiety, our dear one has been very ill.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I think you must be mistaken, my dear Spiker. That miserable tree never has any peaches on it.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Merry Christmas to you and yours, dear Celie. continent with prayer and song and a large picnic complete with watermelon, fresh fruit punch, and barbecue! The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m to tell him we’re all happy and in the best of health, send money, food is very dear, growing boys eat a lot, ha ha, Alphie the baby needs clothes and nappies. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"My dear chap, for heaven’s sake do something. We have been here all night." The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first part was missing and he had never finished it. ... as Lovelace said so long ago, ‘I could not love thee, dear, so much loved I not honour more.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Charlie, dear,” Mrs. Bucket called out from where she was standing by the door, “it’s time for bed. That’s enough for tonight.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And death. I have been alive for two millennia, my dear, hiding from death.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It is Uranus, my dear,” said Professor Trelawney, peering down at the chart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You know what this is, my dear? You know what’s inside this little bag?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t ask my dear and patient wife to take two days to drive me back to Virginia or Pennsylvania, so I decided to drive myself. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You may be sure, dear Joe,” I went on, after we had shaken hands, “that I shall never forget you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Someone cannot keep his eyes off of you, my dear,” Mme. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

You see, then, he is alive and well, and headed homeward now, no more to be abroad far from his island, his dear wife and son. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mercedes was about ten years older than I was and became a dear friend and mentor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I hope to hear you say so, my dear boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, oh dear, what shall we do?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Do what you must, my dear. I know this isn’t easy for you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I grab the safety bar above me and hold on for dear life. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“She had a stroke, poor dear, and can’t speak a word. She won’t even have a place to stay when she gets out of here, if no family or friends come to claim her.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I write to you, encompassed by peril and ignorant whether I am ever doomed to see again dear England and the dearer friends that inhabit it. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But in the meantime, I think you have time to wash my other foot! Believe me, my dear. My turtle is full now. He doesn’t want you too. You’ll be quite safe, unless you refuse.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I saw mothers issuing out of doorways behind small coffins, screaming at the pall-bearers to return the dear corpse. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was just saying, If there is a choice, dear God or whatever you are, here’s where the odds should be placed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes rise up to the ceiling and stay there, glued to the dried-up wet-tissue bombs hanging on for dear life. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Safe? Not at all! But necessary. Come, Annabeth, my dear. We will show you where your path starts. After that, you’re on your own.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” Dr. Montague began, and stopped, spreading his hands helplessly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Baba’s voice deepens as he utters the title that means “dear older brother of my father.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

There’s always a tiny black cat roaming around the yard, and it reminds me of my dear sweet Moortje. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But it hurts me to know that it took the lives of two dear friends for me to turn my life around. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not the least, my dear,” interrupted Jo, “so let us look amiable, and drop a card here, as the Kings are evidently out, for which I’m deeply grateful.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” said Aslan to the Horse, “would you like to be a winged horse?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I suppose it will be difficult for you to remain here now, Biddy dear?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear, you are charming when you are drunk." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

‘Sergeant, dear,’ she said, ‘I’d like to make you acquainted with an old friend of the family—but, Johnny, how you have grown! I don’t know whether to introduce you as Johnny or Mr. Tremain.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fit as a lad, my dear girl.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“There is an image to uphold, dear,” she said. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We are fish in a bowl, dear,” Tsukiko tells her, cigarette holder dangling precariously from her lips. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Not unless you can walk through bricks, dear.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Always some monster. But my dear Percy, that is why the others are on this quest. I’m more interested in you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear, my love,” I said, “I could not sleep for missing you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The paper rustled to the floor and Weston turned a weary face toward his wife, “What is it, dear?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“How are you feeling, my dear?” he asks. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

And I said, ‘Well, Dr. Johnson also said, dear boy, that “He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty.’” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my dear,” Mrs. Owens said to the shape, now all that was left of the three shapes that had appeared in the graveyard. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

O dear good faithful tender Joe, I feel the loving tremble of your hand upon my arm, as solemnly this day as if it had been the rustle of an angel’s wing! Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Good gracious, my dear!” my Mother said to her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“The country simply will not accept a prince of his proclivities. I am sorry, dear, but to them, it’s perverse.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Some days I’d rather face the British again than listen to the sound of my dear daughter-in-law,” Grandfather said. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Lovely, my dear. Yes, good. Hit her again!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Oh, but my dear, said the voice of Gaea, this is not one of your blackouts. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to rush you, dear, but you need to empty your bladder now, before they take you in for surgery.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I think Clay is merely teasing you, my dear. I wouldn’t think of upsetting you by doing such a thing. All I care about right now is your health and your happiness.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there are rules and regulations here as in any civilized establishment. They are meant for our own good, my dear. You’ll see.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Which dear old Pip, old chap,” said Joe, “you and me was ever friends. And when you’re well enough to go out for a ride—what larks!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Like a child that has something it loves beyond measure, I long to dwell on the words my own dear Emma.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Close your eyes, dear. I’ll put a cloth over your eyes.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Not over and above, dear boy. I was in the provinces mostly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"No, my dear. You're not right. I'm not dead at all." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The machine jolted into gullies, lurched and coughed; Amarante bounced out of his seat, clinging for dear life; fence posts splintered. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So if there should ever come a moment when either of you might well... might give him a sort of handle... you will be careful of me, won’t you? I am in your hands, dears.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, my dear young ladies, remember what your ma said, and don’t fret. Come and have a cup of coffee all round, and then let’s fall to work and be a credit to the family.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, not you, my dear comrade. Of centuries of oppression.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who was dear to the person sending the telegram. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d wring your neck if you were mine, you old torment,” cried Laurie, shaking his fist at the bird, who put his head on one side and gravely croaked, “Allyluyer! bless your buttons, dear!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They aren’t happy. My protection over you extends far, my dear, dear boy. But it is not infinite.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Hanging on for dear life, I yelled, “Come up and get me! Or are you too slow and fat?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear,” the man says as I step out, the bells attached to the door jingling. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Mate,” Luke said, and the doctor said, “Oh dear, oh dear.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Splendid. Very well, then, I’ll come along for you about half-past three. Giles saw Maxim at the dinner. Poor food, he said, but excellent wine. All right, my dear, see you later.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear gods,” Rishi muttered next to her, his mouth twisting into a mixture of distaste and pity. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“An excellent bath. Thank you, my dears. The journey has been long indeed.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s so good to see you eating again, my dear!” she said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

For the most part, she was careful to keep her letters platonic, calling him a “dear good friend,” a “Dear boy,” and “one of the truest friends I’ve ever had.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Open up, Mother. This is a new kind of medicine. Now be brave, dear. This will taste bad.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Elizabeth reported that Emma was still very much in grief, an aunt wrote, “We are disappointed at your account of dear Emma.... However, we must have patience and wait.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But—I know and you know, dear Frank, that...the rats swarm back and begin to gnaw at the same old spot, the moment the dog’s back is turned.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s more than that! He’s a magician with chocolate! He can make anything—anything he wants! Isn’t that a fact, my dears?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I saw the Dolphin pass Wright’s Island this morning. Kit, my dear, this is the seafaring friend I told thee about.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you are an optimist,” said Beatrice, “I can hardly ever remember bathing here. The water is far too cold, and the beach is shingle.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And old Laertes cried aloud: “Ah, what a day for me, dear gods! to see my son and grandson vie in courage!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Good-hearted people paid a dear price for standing up for African-Americans’ equal rights. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear boy, we’re not going to punish you for a little thing like that!” cried Fudge, waving his crumpet impatiently. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, dear. Layers upon layers of history here, but it’s nothing compared to Greece. Athens was old when Rome was a collection of mud huts. You’ll see, if you survive.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was the same zinc pipe rising from the hard stone mass over his groin and leading to the dear glass jar on the floor. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘Take this, dear lord!’ said a clear voice. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Beth started, leaned forward, smiled and nodded, watched the passer-by till his quick tramp died away, then said softly as if to herself, “How strong and well and happy that dear boy looks.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recently a dear Southern friend instructed me passionately in the theory of “equal but separate.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, dear, run along, and bring me some coffee. I’m so tired I can’t stir.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everybody knows about the baby, dear. There is nothing to be shy about The King and I are quite excited to see whether he will be like his father.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She has had a good example before her all her life, my dear,” Mr. March whispered back, with a loving look at the worn face and gray head beside him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing. Just standing waiting for his poor, dear momma.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the most important question one would need to ask of oneself is, Do I hold dear these things? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Yes. You are a dear. I’d be glad to kiss you if you don’t mind.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They have a nice little room waiting just for you, dear’—no, let me finish,” he said, when I started to laugh. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No need for us to do that, dear,” said Andrew’s uncle. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear, what a wild gathering it could be.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear lord,” she said, “you who are father and mother and brother unto me as well as husband, stay here with us. Do not make me a widow and your child an orphan.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I wouldn’t have the statues. They were very dear to Tipper.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“No, no. They left that. Too hard to carry, I suppose. They took very dear things, though, like my Joseph’s pocket watch.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

"No? You are my guest, my dear. You swore your oath. You've tasted of my food. According to the laws of our sisterhood, there is nothing you can do to harm me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“An old dear like me being able to handle three spoilt Pollyannas ‘amazingly.’” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She put her hand up to Quincy’s bad cheek and said, “You poor dear. Nobody will hurt you here.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You’d better take the little umbrella, dear. It looks like rain,” said her mother, observing that she had on her new bonnet, but not alluding to the fact. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a very good wheeze, my dear Sponge. But let’s make him finish chopping up the wood first. Be off with you at once, you hideous brat, and do some work!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He kicked and pulled himself to safety, using the same rope to which Mark clung for dear life. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

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

“My dear boy! Arthur told me you were here, disguised....I am so glad, so honored!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I'm writing this log to you, dear future Mars archaeologist, from Rover 2. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look a little young to be walking around by yourself, dear,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But when she spoke, all she said was, “Ophelia, would you be a dear and go and get my coat?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no doubt, my dear, most definitely,” she said, adjusting her flowered bonnet and sucking at her teeth. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, if I ever did! Her going away and leaving you poor dear children in the lurch like that,” said Mrs. Brill, a moment later, bustling in and setting to work on them. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“My dear Frankenstein,” exclaimed he, “how glad I am to see you! How fortunate that you should be here at the very moment of my alighting!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I clasped my arms closer round Helen; she seemed dearer to me than ever; I felt as if I could not let her go; I lay with my face hidden on her neck. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

"Call that place whatever you want, but you are not to set foot over there. Is that clear, Maxwell dear?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

"How has my lovely and persuasive sister gotten Robert to agree to the imprisonment of his dear friend Ned?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Miriam, dear, neither of us is as young as we were.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Thursday, December 20 My dear Little Book, Tomorrow, Minerva and I take the train home for the holidays. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel,” Herbert would say to me, in all sincerity, “if you will believe me, those very words were on my lips, by a strange coincidence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But oh, my dear one,” he pleaded, “death is afar off from you.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear. No, I have no idea what that signifies. It looks almost like a hand.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Courtney didn’t exaggerate. I’m just so glad you wrote her, my dear. How could they have put you in such a place?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to bring me another, dear,” the old woman said to Ophie, waving her empty glass at her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He turned and led the way, and they came after, carried and stowed all in the well-trimmed ship as the dear son of Odysseus commanded. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A group of local citizens who love libraries and consider Mr. Luigi L. Lemoncello to be a threat to all that we hold dear.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But, Eva, dear, your shoes are carrying your most valuable possession—your life. Do not delay. Everything else can be replaced,” said the shoe poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear Constance, kindly do not pour scorn on things you know nothing of. Leave it to those with specialized knowledge.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Then say it, dear Sister. Say it and praise the Lord.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tower room held objects that were very dear and precious to Count Olaf, and they were terrible things. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, oh dear,” said Mr. Wonka, “I do hope that no part of him gets left behind.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, dear. But were together now.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

In Indiana, Elizebeth confessed that she was “consumed by thoughts of dear, intimate things that burn one up with a fire of longing and ache of wanting you.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The smallest suspicion that Herr Hitler, through our dear friend Herr Ribbentrop, has been manoeuvring his lordship like a pawn, just as easily as he manoeuvres any of his other pawns back in Berlin?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis rejoiced in the intelligence, and has determined to find our dear friend, that he might speak with him again. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I dare say he is better out of it, poor dear.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, dear. But my sister-in-law’s family was born in Germany,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not jealous, dear, do your best, only don’t make a saint of him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Jo received her good-night kiss, Mrs. March whispered gently, “My dear, don’t let the sun go down upon your anger. Forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked for cooling drink, and the dear hand that gave it me was Joe’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“That was good, dear,” said someone behind him, a tall woman in white. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Now then, my dear,” he heard her say as he went into the kitchen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But I grabbed the beam with both hands and held on for dear life. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I thought so myself, dear,” his mother said, sighing. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she says, not harshly, “Why is your picture so darruk, my dear?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Let him ’ware them, when no man can’t find a rag of his dear relation’s clothes, nor yet a bone of his body. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You see why I must destroy the girl, Percy. She is my enemy’s daughter. I shall crush her statue to dust. But you, dear Percy, you need not suffer.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Hamlet’s intent was only to protect me. My dear son. Pity his madness! Poor Ophelia, forgive him and forgive me!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Also, what of the men, and dear Nelson? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, dear God! how can this be That all things wear and waste away!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“This is my neighbor and dear friend, Cissy. Miss Cissy to you two. This is Sophie.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“We must fare forth everywhere, to the Holy Land, to every place! We shall be like my dear de Joinville!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was on a business trip, my dear." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You look so lovely, my dear. Don’t let the sun spoil that skin of yours.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I thought of my mother’s lifelong warning to us children whenever we entered a boat: if it overturns, grab hold for dear life! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all, dear. I have such noble company tonight. What could be wrong?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s a dear child. But she does say the oddest things. Sometimes I think she must have been born knowing them. I tell her she has eyes in the back of her heart.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ahh,” he said, “would this be about the screechers, yet again? We have an awful lot to think about, as you can see, my dear. Perhaps another time.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was as dear to us as we were to her. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” the doctor said, “I am certain that none of us would knowingly have interfered.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Of . .. course ... I... do ... dear,” she sputtered, and bit down on her lip and hissed as if her words were driven by steam. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Oh, sweet death to die with the dear dead I love. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I guess you’re used to that, huh? I figure you like her because she reminds you of your dear old Mutter.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Sit up, dear, and drink this,” said Mrs. Coulter, and her gentle sum slipped around Lyra’s back and lifted her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Return with the dear eyes dulled, the firm hand still, the magnificent voice silent, the Leader cold? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1898, two years before publishing Sister Carrie, he wrote to Sara, “I went to Jackson Park and saw what is left of the dear old World’s Fair where I learned to love you.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“A house of her own!—But where is the advantage of a house of her own? This is three times as large.—And you have never any odd humours, my dear.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t sure—” “She was about to throw her life away! And you, my dear, you can save her from that. It’s so romantic!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I do; a dear motherlike creature you are. But I do not know myself.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Shortly before he set forth on this final voyage, Octavian, my dear Octavian, spake to me of writing a treatise upon government. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Why, if——” “Oh dear,” thought Milo; “I do hope they don’t start it all again.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he leaned toward her and said in the kindliest sort of voice, “What book did you have in mind, my dear?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! yes, my dear, I dare say you might, because you know, the door was open, and the window was open, and Mr. Knightley spoke loud. You must have heard every thing to be sure. ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I went by the rhinoceros pit I fancied the rhinos’ heads were hung low with sadness over the loss of one of their dear companions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Some dear sweet friend who often shared meat and mead with him, no doubt. Oh, but which one? There were many such. Lord Arryn was a kindly, trusting man." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, Bod. I have no doubt that your mother will have words with you about that. It’s not as if we can easily repair those pantaloons.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Piper, my dear, choose which hero will die with you. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Dear! dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear. I’ll have to get that young mouse some sandals that aren’t so big,” the Abbot said to himself for the second time that day. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But no one found the words thoughtless or untrue, for Beth still seemed among them, a peaceful presence, invisible, but dearer than ever, since death could not break the household league that love made dissoluble. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because, look’ee here, dear boy,” he said, dropping his voice, and laying a long finger on my breast in an impressive manner, “caution is necessary.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” I said, “let’s send wires to everybody not to come.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be so sure if I were you, dear,” said Professor Trelawney, the firelight glinting on her long emerald earrings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I took that dear hand, held it a moment to my lips, then let it pass round my shoulder: being so much lower of stature than he, I served both for his prop and guide. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t stand it if his dear brother went the way of Mauve. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We wouldn’t have to give a moment’s thought to all this suffering if it weren’t for the fact that we’re so worried about those we hold dear, whom we can no longer help. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Besides, I cannot leave my dear ones again. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you still want to slap me, dear?” she asked. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

General Ulysses S. Grant sat alone nearest his dear friend, next to a cross of lilies. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Madam—my dear young lady—for heaven’s sake—compose yourself.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t And I am sorry for what I said. It will make me unhappy for having said it. There, please be a dear and don’t make me unhappy for longer?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, only last week your own horrible Aunt Sponge flushed my poor dear father down the plughole in the bathtub.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Then, my dear, you may have the advantage of your friend, and introduce Mr. Bingley to her.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

"I'm telling tales, my dear, not lies. Lies are mean things, and tales are meant to entertain." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there is, but we must hope for the best, so don’t cry, dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cabled back, “God bless you my dear.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Even Polly seemed impressed, for he called her a good girl, blessed her buttons, and begged her to “come and take a walk, dear”, in his most affable tone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I like it in the down under, got the place all to myself and no fear of Gram sticking her head in the door and saying Maxwell dear, what are you doing? Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It is like the death of a dear friend.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Not the shoulder bag, dear,” said Mrs. Coulter as Lyra came out of her bedroom, glowing with a sense of her own prettiness. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But you should tell them of the letter, my dear,” said her father. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Ah, my dear...the legends are true, you know. The spirits, the water cannibals.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And don’t be too discouraged when you read it, dear, Martha told me. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Don’t go, dear. Don’t go now, my love. My sheets are silk. I want you to feel those sheets against your skin.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear husband,” she said, with an icy calm. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“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

So dear and welcome to Odysseus the sight of land, of woodland, on that morning. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, dear Joe, you have the best wife in the whole world, and she will make you as happy as even you deserve to be, you dear, good, noble Joe!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Now I am going back to the hospital, dear, in just a few minutes. But you will be quite all right with Mrs Boland.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“And you, dear Fyrian, are one of the best I know. Come. To the top of the ridge! Let us hurry!” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My dear countrymen, the aim of the Revolutionary Council is to establish a nation free from corruption and internal strife. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t feel that I am separated from you, Marmee dear, or that I love you any the less for loving John so much,” she said, clinging to her mother, with full eyes for a moment. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Now, tell me, dear. Who rides with you this day?" Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Right then, Caroline only smiled and said, “That’s a very nice letter, dear,” and bent her head back down over the sequins. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, then, Odysseus laid him down and slept in luxury under the Porch of Morning, while in his inner chamber Alkinoos retired to rest where his dear consort lay. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy!” she said in a very carrying whisper. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“If you happen to meet Mr. Bhaer, bring him home to tea. I quite long to see the dear man,” added Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are very dear to me, Cady,” said Granddad, patting my shoulder. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

To Cassiopeia, she added, “Next time, try pluvius arcus, dear; the meaning is clearer.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“And now, my dear,” said Mae, “if you don’t make a wish, I shall make one for you. My stomach is grumbling, and the candle’s down to a nub.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“The falcon...my dear, you have a deadly enemy.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“There we are. You look like a princess, my dear,” Mrs. Murphy declares. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I feel in you a confidence, dear Boy—which to show is a joy to me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear. I’m not that old, son! Billy died, let me see. He died about four or five years ago, I think. One of the first, I’m afraid. Can it be that long already?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“And we, my dears, everything we are and ever will be are just a twinkle in her eye,” Chacko said grandly, lying on his bed, staring at the ceiling. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Just write it down, dear, and I'll make sure it goes where it needs to go," he says. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Be a little more precise, my dear. To what in particular are you referring?" And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re fighting a losing battle there, dear,” said his mirror in a wheezy voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“So far it is satisfactory, but the night is relatively young, my dear. How is Mrs. Murray?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“And you tell that Aibileen, the next time she wants to write about my dear friend Elizabeth, uh-huh,” she says, flashing a crude smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Take her cloak, Judith. Come close to the fire, my dear, your skirt is soaking.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Or Cecile was up under Ma Charles and Miss Trotter, who called her “daughter” or “dear one.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

And yet, my dear, let me whisper, I felt a thrill of joy through me when I knew that no other woman was a cause of trouble. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"This wine is too good for toast-drinking, my dear. You don't want to mix emotions up with a wine like that. You lose the taste." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” sighed Major Danby, and began dabbing ineffectually at his careworn brow with a folded white handkerchief. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

For a while she thought of herself as a kind of medical Chaucer, whose wards thronged with colorful types, coves, topers, old hats, nice dears with a sinister secret to tell. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, they’ll let you in, dear. You can trust those two. So, what do you say? Will you help a defenseless old woman?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Aurelia was in the habit of visiting her in her small apartment at the back of the palace, so the nurse suspected nothing when her “dear little precious” came knocking. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“You were not so very far, my dear; I was watching you,” he told her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You, my dear, need a lei,” he says. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear" was the secret signal to whoever the letter was addressed to that the writer had been caught. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“That would not do at all. You might hurt him. I would not like you to hurt my dear husband. Don’t you think you could climb up the tree and catch the hawk instead?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not at all, not at all, dear fellow,” said Basil regally, as he shared the contents of the three plates between himself and Ambrose. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I’m going very fast, and he’s getting dearer every minute,” added Jo to herself, then with a mental shake she entered into the business with an energy that was pleasant to behold. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear satyr,” Pan said kindly, “will you carry my message?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Edwards heard himself saying, “Well now, my dear, let’s talk this over. Maybe we can figure some way for you to get the interest money.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But my dear chap, do you know how much that’s worth?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Aunt Reed. How are you, dear aunt?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Eyes open again, she looked around once more and said, “But where is dear Professor Lupin?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear, don't thank me. I wish I could do something.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Not till late afternoon, I believe. I believe it’s around four o’clock. Isn’t that a little over your head, dear?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear sir,” cried Mr. Weston, “if Emma comes away early, it will be breaking up the party.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

That, my dear, is one of the principal reasons why I have been reluctant to agree to your quitting office. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie nodded and offered a sympathetic grin, then said, “You’re lying, dear.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You know you do. He was supposed to be the next Chagall, not the next doorstop. You are your brother’s keeper, dear.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She worked part-time after school at a clothing boutique that catered primarily to women forty years older than her who called her dear. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Lots of time. Change doesn’t happen overnight, my dear.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Which is the way he always talked about my father, who had married his dear departed daughter and produced, eek eek, Maxwell. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Darling. How nice of you to call us. I thought you were going to come spend Christmas with us in New York. Where are you, dear? Can I send somebody to pick you up?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The fires seemed to burn with unusual cheeriness, and every time the girls met, their pale faces broke into smiles as they hugged one another, whispering encouragingly, “Mother’s coming, dear! Mother’s coming!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove back and—oh, dear!—the first thing we saw was the flickering of flames. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It isn't cold, yet. You're always drinking, my dear. Why don't you just talk?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Sure, and it continues: ‘but from the point of view of God’s choice, they are dear to him because of their forefathers.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had come to him, this odd and lovable trio, over eight months ago, from the home of an old and dear college friend. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She writes, “I have found the paintings”—clearly she didn’t have them hanging up—and they are now even dearer to me.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"If it’s what you want, dear,” said Mother, "I’m satisfied. I guess.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Awake, my dear,” she said, “for Odysseus has come home and all the suitors are dead.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, thank you! Thank you, dear, and please thank your mother for me.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear, human flesh! You quite shock me; if you mean a fling at the slave-trade, I assure you Mr. Suckling was always rather a friend to the abolition.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“But you can’t help groaning, my dear Handel. What hurt have you got? Can you stand?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know yet, dear. But I’ll need your help. Now here’s some money for the candy. Medium toothbrushes—remember.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall said suddenly in a loud dear voice. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, you see, dear one,” she said sweetly, “it was her mama’s fault the law went looking for my father on the charge of bigamy.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Excellent, excellent! Now, this one here...yes, my dear?” said Slughorn, now looking slightly bemused, as Hermione’s hand punched the air again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I may be wrong but I believe your nose is bleeding, dear, she said, all of a sudden. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, what a blunderbuss I am!” exclaimed Jo, finishing Meg’s glove by scrubbing her gown with it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh diary dear, I have been so indecisive about everything all week! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope I may always have the title of a friend. And let me say that I am at a loss for words to thank you for your goodness to my poor dear.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Do not, dear reader, let the pleasure of your eyes be spoiled; judge not too quickly, but read me from beginning to end.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We have long awaited your coming, dear child, and now we are most happy that you have safely arrived.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t blame you, dear,” she assured Harry, tipping eight or nine sausages onto his plate. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear knight, how could yours truly foresee a calamity of this nature?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is a very dear friend of mine,” Poppet says, a soft blush warming her cheeks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Tyrants ruled the land until fate brought me here, an exile from Greece, from my dear home in Arcady.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dear town is fallen; the city upon a hill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I said ‘dear’—it means a friend, or someone who is close to you.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There, papa!—Now you must be satisfied—Our own dear Mrs. Weston, who is carefulness itself. Do not you remember what Mr. Perry said, so many years ago, when I had the measles? ‘ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She said, “Oh, dear, quite a while, I’m afraid. Let’s check the distance.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A roar of rage echoed from the Gryffindors below — Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on purpose, and Harry’s broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear life. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Also living in the home was Mr. Muhammad’s dear Mother Marie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, dear Joe!—No, don’t wipe it off—for God’s sake, give me your blackened hand!—I shall be down soon and often.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘I know it well, dear friend,’ said Aragorn; ‘but I would still have your counsel.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Her magic will open, and yours will pour away, and you, my dear, darling five-hundred-year-old Xan, will no longer have magic in you to keep you alive. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“You poor dears, one guardian carried off in the night, the other reduced to poultry.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t—oh, dear, no!—but I hear people talking about money being such a temptation, and I sometimes wish you were poor. I shouldn’t worry then.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Marlena, Jacob—my dearest dear, and my dearest friend,” says August, removing his hat and gazing upon us with moist eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He promised to write often, but I longed for dearer words from him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He throws back his head and shouts these words to the sky, while his lambs sit scratching themselves in wonder. bängala means something precious and dear. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, my dear boy,” Sister Ignatia said as she got up from her desk and walked across the heavily perfumed room to take Antain’s face in her wiry, strong hands. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear, you would have. I would have, if I’d been the same person then as I am now. Or perhaps I would—I’m not certain.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

As a boy, he’d regarded this place as the physical representation of everything he held dear, everything he valued. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You are all her dear boys,” Catherine said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear daughter in heart,” she called Williams wife. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For you, my dear,” he says, handing the flat one to Marlena. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“For dear Lucy’s sake,” I said as we clasped hands. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Oh dear, didn’t I just get through telling you I didn’t want to anticipate events? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Harriet could just answer, “Oh! dear, yes,” before the gentleman joined them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Osh had salvaged, too, many things that had no purpose but to be dear to us. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

My heart bleed for that poor boy—that dear boy, so of the age of mine own boy had I been so blessed that he live, and with his hair and eyes the same. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But Laura and Mary always said: “No, dear, you can’t go this year. Perhaps next year, if you are good, then you can go.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, my dear. I pray God I may never see your sweet face again. May He bless and keep you!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear, nothing can comfort me like this,” he answered, with a falter in his voice, and both arms round her, as if he too, needed help, and did not fear to ask for it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to the big wall speakers now saxophoning through the gym, I was the girl of somebody’s dream: Since you’ve been gone, dear, Life don’t seem the same. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he even knows you’re here, dear. You’re safe with us. You just take all the time you need.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This, my dear, is something you should take up with your father. All I’ll say is—I just want him to be happy. I know I’m not the right person for him.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, my dear. But you are several hours too late.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and thought of my poor young mama and May’s poor mommy and daddy and my dear May herself. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel, I fear I shall soon have to leave you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a little while in the morning he had to censor letters, but he was free after that to spend the rest of each day lying around idly with a dear consdence. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered: “Sir! The Stone! It was Quirrell! He’s got the Stone! Sir, quick —” “Calm yourself, dear boy, you are a little behind the times,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, Brigit. I can see you totally disapprove!” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

An absurdly calm Afghan voice translated: “My dear sir, would you kindly pass the rope?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I have done myself the honour of counting you one trusting friend, and such endorsement is dear to me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“So did I!” said Tomas, and it was like talking to an old and dear friend, confiding, growing warm with the topic. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is to be done, my dear Emma?—what is to be done?” was Mr. Woodhouse’s first exclamation, and all that he could say for some time. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You have the map, my dear? And your letter of introduction?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My dear Nicholas: Please turn to page 541 of this book. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are all here together in freedom, for perhaps the last time! I know, dear; I know that you will always be with me to the end.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear chap, I tell you a libbard has black spots.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go to school, I’m a businessman—girl, I mean. I go to wait on my great-aunt, and a dear, cross old soul she is, too,” answered Jo. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, au revoir, one and all. By the way, Mary, my dear, were you going to take that herring with you?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My dear Fruition — I much appreciate the Lines you sent me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Now she’s mad. Oh, dear, I wish I hadn’t asked you to speak, Mama,” said May, looking disconsolately at the empty spaces on her table. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear, you must,” she said in dismay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dublin, June 4, 1996 My dear friends, It has been a while since I was spending that crazy little, but at the same time very big and very special week with you. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In that one slight motion, I see the end of hope, the beginning of the destruction of everything I hold dear in the world. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you got some aspirin? Are you sure, now? I’ve got plenty. Well, good night, my dear.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How lovely to see you! Come in, dear! Are you frozen to death?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“They perished,” Mr. Poe said, “in a fire that destroyed the entire house. I’m very, very sorry to tell you this, my dears.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy, I do,” said Dumbledore, while his fellow pictures looked confused and curious. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

One worry for me is that, so far away, the dear voices will grow weaker weaker. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have to answer me, dear, so I know what to do.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Only for it we should have overtaken the boat long ago; and by now my dear Mina would have been free. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Fern, dear, how would a fish get in a spider’s web?” said Mrs. Arable. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I ran back to the cottage, with Duuzuu hanging on for dear life. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"Poor dear," said the innkeeper's wife, who had followed them inside. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But my dear boy,” he cried out, “that means you’ve won!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Pray do, my dear Miss Lucas,” she added in a melancholy tone, “for nobody is on my side, nobody takes part with me. I am cruelly used, nobody feels for my poor nerves.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Of course you will, dear,” Sister Mary Joseph says, nodding. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“My dear girl,” answered the bard, with some indignation, “if I were able to run on four legs and sniff my dinner a mile away, I doubt I’d have any difficulties either.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And Rus, dear Rus, was with her, and how could he be if this whole thing had been a dream? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You don’t, Mother dear? Do you want me to tell you?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What? Hello, but I’m afraid I don’t have any more peppermints, dear.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Look down on a poor soul in worse than mortal peril; and in mercy pity those to whom she is dear!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear, go out to service in that great boarding house!” and Mrs. March looked surprised, but not displeased. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We do. Write something for us, and never mind the rest of the world. Try it, dear. I’m sure it would do you good, and please us very much.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear child,” Gitl said, pulling her close, “thank God that your father and mother are not alive to see you now.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We deserve that honor. I mean you deserve it, my dear son.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"South . . . where ... is the Eyrie south, sweet- ling? I don't recall . . oh, dear heart, I was afraid-. . . have you forgiven me, child?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy, I know so. Shut your eyes and we will be off.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Welcome to our community, Mrs. Das. Please sit down. Sonia, my dear, welcome. Do you have a nickname?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"No, my dear. Not today. You must bond with Princess Sophia. Soon you will be completing all the beauty work for the entire family." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear friend,” said he, when he had recovered wind for speech. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear chap, it doesn’t matter what she is. We have seen her.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear papa, it is supposed to be summer; a warm day in summer. Look at the tree.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It is business, dear. It would not interest you.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Goodbye, dear,” and with these words, uttered in the tone she liked, Laurie left her, after a handshake almost painful in its heartiness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Donwell!” cried his wife.—“My dear Mr. E., you have not been to Donwell!—You mean the Crown; you come from the meeting at the Crown.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

White complacent face, sense of bland enormous superiority: my dear man, you have to live among them, you simply don’t understand. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dear God; dear God; what Thy creations do. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“What’s your name, dear?” said the nurse, opening a heavy door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And God is loved in Mississippi, Home and church her people hold dear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” she said, “my dear,” and held out her hands to me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tell me all about it, dear; tell me all about everything, for there is nothing which interests you which will not be dear to me. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lyra was conscious every single second of her dear, abandoned Pantalaimon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

‘I will save you, Fairy Wogdog, and my dear master, too. Leave it to me!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At any time—any time of the day or night, dear,” Edna assured her. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love his feet And I love his dear eyes in which the vulnerability and beauty of his soul can be plainly read. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And most important, she knows that I want nothing more right now than to have my dear manman with me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“So you are, my dear, and I should have made you mine, only I fancied it might pain you to learn that your Teddy loved someone else.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we have dear old Hampden College to thank for that,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, poor dear; I never thought of it.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“And, my dear Brothers, when that happens, our life as we knew it will return, just as we left it. That is as sure as the ground under our feet.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

It’s so good to see you again, dear.’” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dear son Aeneas was all but ruined, she said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mercy, no! I love the dear boy, as I always have, and am immensely proud of him, but as for anything more, it’s out of the question.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you are too particular,” said her husband. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His first impulse was to withdraw his fingers, but the prince was hanging on for dear life. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Come now, my dear,” she said, patting my hand, “try and make the effort. Put on this charming blue. Think of Maxim. You must come down for his sake.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And hanging to his tail for dear life—literally for dear life—were Chase and Mattie. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear Lizzy, you cannot think me so weak, as to be in danger now?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

"My dear, as I’ve already explained, Michael is correct. Apollo’s cabin has the best claim. Besides, we have more important matters—” "Sure,” Clarisse snapped. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

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

Circuit Judge William Bradford, after hearing a number of stories about Rush’s bravery and cures, wrote, “He is become the darling of the common people & his humane fortitude & exertions will render him deservedly dear.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Go change your dress, dear. You don’t want to get your pretty dress soiled.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And I love his dear eyes in which the vulnerability and beauty of his soul can be plainly read. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, come in, my dear!” he said, motioning her over to the table. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you getting enough sleep, dear?” says my mother. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I really don't think I'd better. Thank you so much, though, dear," she said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Poor dear, I’ve no doubt it frets her to be kept in the dark, and it may make her doubly anxious about me and the others. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Go on up, dear,” Mrs. Parrish said to me. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

And the red-haired captain, Menelaos, answered: “My dear, I see the likeness as well as you do. Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s; his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got to go. You call me Monday, promise? Okay, dear. God bless. Bye-bye.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

As I approached, I saw that my dear philosophe spake in terms of remonstration to the Serjeant, which officer protested their presence on the ship. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Edna, dear, are you not coming in soon?” he asked again, this time fondly, with a note of entreaty. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that heart-to-heart talk with dear old Mom, we decided to try something we hadn’t the night before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Pretty well, my dear—I hope—pretty well.—I do not know but that the place agrees with her tolerably.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, oh dear,” the bee repeated, continuing to pace nervously. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, since it already has, is she all right? She’s so sweet and dear, that woman, so unspoiled. You’re very' lucky.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“When was the last time you saw your dear friend Valerian?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of his letter is only about his dear Charlotte’s situation, and his expectation of a young olive-branch. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They were dear boys, she thought, as she returned their salutations. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother and father, two brothers, and a sister as dear to me as my own self—there is no language for my loss. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What do you think of the flowers, dear?” said Mrs. Coulter as sweetly as if nothing had happened. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“Aspirations,’ my dear, are those things that would make a serving girl wish to be a princess. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mrs. de Winter, you don't think I imagine for one moment that your meeting down there was not entirely above board?” he said in a low voice. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“But unfortunately for you, my dear, everyone under thirteen has to sit through lessons.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy, how good to see you! Delighted! Charmed! Overjoyed to have you with us! And these are your parents? How nice! Come in! Come in! That’s right! Step through the gates!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My dear, how am I to get so far? Randalls is such a distance. I could not walk half so far.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear sir, upon no account in the world; my father can direct me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I waited till we got you here to tell you this: dear Abby is now a vegetarian.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“No, Fab. How are you? I don’t want you to worry about me. How are your cousins, and my dear sister? How is school? Fab, tell me that you are studying lots.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Poor dear soul!” said this lady, with an abruptness of manner quite my sister’s. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘What a funny fancy, my dear,” said Uncle Andrew with a laugh. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“The giant, spectral dog that haunts churchyards! My dear boy, it is an omen — the worst omen — of death.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Please answer me. What is it? I’m blind and we have no food and water, but we have each other. That is something. Something precious. So what is it, my dear brother?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will be on the look out for you, my dear girl,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh if only I can just give him a dear, healthy little boy, wouldn’t that make him happy?” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“No, Mother. No, dear,” said the girl, and stood up. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I swear the same, my dear Madam Mina!” said Van Helsing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Because it sheltered them the house grew dear to them. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pack it all up, dear,” Mrs. Brown says quietly. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Fred, George, I’m sorry, dears, but Remus is arriving tonight, so Bill will have to squeeze in with you two.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And what is your present, dear?” she said, trying to inject some light-heartedness back into the proceedings. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Assalaamualaikum, dear brothers and sisters. I’m thrilled to see a packed house tonight.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She takes a sip of her tea before adding, “And not to bring up a delicate subject, my dear, but I keep him far away from trains.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“My dear Horace,” said Dumbledore, looking amused, “if the Death Eaters really had come to call, the Dark Mark would have been set over the house.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“No, dear, but he should be back soon. Said Mr. Napoleon sent a dactyl bout something urgent and he had to rush off.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Only Kamala was dear to him—had been of value to him—but was she still? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t say ‘Ants do’ in that sweeping way, dear boy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This lovely day makes me pine rather to be with you and the dear little ones on the lawn. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By right Divine, my dear Augusta, We’ve had another awful buster; Ten thousand Frenchmen sent below. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“The meat loaf is coming right up, dear,” she told Gabe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Solovet, how kind of you to fly out to greet me. And with a war on, too.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Woodhouse hesitated.—“Not near so often, my dear, as I could wish.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

To wear a false name galls me, but nothing else would save me, or get me dear across the width of Orgoreyn to the coast of the Western Sea. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a series of blips and beeps, I heard my father’s dear and familiar voice. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Gram says, "She feels bad about how she treated you, Maxwell, dear, and she wants to make it up to you. You don't have to go, but it would be the right thing to do." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“He failed the first time, Apparated five miles south of where he meant to, right on top of some poor old dear doing her shopping, remember?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And she—who lost someone dear to her that day, just as I did—was able to forgive me; an act that must have been nearly impossible. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear fellow, how am I to know? You must try to keep the issue dear.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Plato I find, dear reader, that I have grown accustomed to the hectic pace of office life, an adjustment which I doubted I could make. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I must say, I didn’t approve at first, but they do seem to have a bit of a flair for business! Come on, dear, your trunk’s already up there.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to worry over, my dear,” his mother cooed, turning to her son and patting his face with a small, plump, perfumed hand. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“What did the prophecy say exactly, my dear? The wording is important.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now I say, my dear, in our case, for lady, read——mum! a word to the wise.—I am in a fine flow of spirits, an’t I? Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, my dear, hop to it, or my next shot will cut off more than your friend’s hair!” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

“This young lady nursed you back to health, Percy. Annabeth, my dear, why don’t you go check on Percy’s bunk? We’ll be putting him in cabin eleven for now.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The beleaguered rider could do no better than cling to the horse’s neck for dear life. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My . . . dear friend . . he finally said. I am your friend, I said. “I’m not ... so good today . Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear,” said Milo, looking at the pile of papers, “we’ll never finish these.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you must lie down. You look ever so shocked.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced back, saw Two Step on top of another dactyl, screaming for dear life. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The soft and beautiful West Indian accent and way of speaking weren’t always dear. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Old Grasshopper, we are finished! Every one of us is about to perish! I may be blind, you know, but that much I can see quite clearly!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to see her grow healthy again. To cure her would have atoned for a broken promise in my past. I let down my dear Elnora, who was like a mother to me.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘But if there are many of these ruffians,’ said Merry, ‘it will certainly mean fighting. You won’t rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I am doing what I must, my dear. The offer was too sweet to refuse. I’m sorry.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, dear,” I said, handing him a towel that wouldn’t have dried one tenth of his abundant hair. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“What did you say, my dear? I am a little deaf,” returned the good lady, approaching her ear to my mouth. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But before Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, “That’s you done, my dear,” and Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy, hopped down from the footstool. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And then to dispel the dark mood, her mother laughed and said, “It’s nothing to worry about, my dear. Simply don’t answer the door after sunset.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had offered to help, but his mother had said, “No, my dear, maybe next time,” as though she did not just let anyone help in her kitchen. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Because, dear,” Gloria says simply, “it’s what your gram would have wanted.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“So it would seem. He wrote to Downing Street a few months ago: ‘My dear Prime Minister. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

He remembered, however, that his companion was his very dear old friend. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Can you imagine the words you’d use, dear reader, to tell your family that your parents had been murdered? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, dear,” said Mother to the young woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear. Have you boys been playing that castle sewer game again?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” said the Wart Tt will be good for you, dear boy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came back down, I lingered in the shadows of the hallway as I heard my mom say, “Ya know, dear, you might think about entering the pageant when you turn fifteen.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I would have for a new husband my own playmate, dear since childhood, who loved me so much he was to become a spirit bridegroom for my sake. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You poor, dear man. I’m so sorry, so very sorry.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As I grew older, I learned to delay my obedience, but each moment cost me dear—in breathlessness, nausea, dizziness, and other complaints. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t I really wouldn’t. Reach me my bag, dear.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Trunk is a part of a tree and not a part of a car, my dear son,” his mother said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Let him say what it is, my dear.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad you like it, dear,” Pan said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear, I know. Our kids aren’t so badly behaved themselves.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Are you waiting for someone, my dear?" asked a pleasant-featured young woman, as the afternoon dragged on. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The inquiry will be in the morning. Have courage, dear! But you’ve got to help us, Kit. If there’s something you haven’t told, something you’re holding back, you must tell everything.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid, my dears, that it turned out to be a terrible, terrible bomb.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, my dear. I am suddenly pleased that we have not yet begun today’s discussion.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It does, dear. But it is probably best to leave it shuttered while—” Marie-Laure is already standing atop the bed, running her palms along the wall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Please, please, please, dear God, don’t let her die. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Dan was still fighting with him, and the only thought that came through my mind was “Oh, dear God, don’t let me hit Dan.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

"You know, dear,” Mr. Monroe said, "that was very clever. Bunnicula. I could never have thought of a name like that.” Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had simply said, in answer to her surprised inquiries as to the change, “I can’t afford it, my dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our poor dear child has had a very short life, but I trust happy, and God only knows what miseries might have been in store for her,” Emma read. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not both of us, please dear God . The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” he said, and I knew both that he had forgotten my name and that he knew and loved me. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear Miss Everdeen. I thought we had agreed not to lie to each other.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“You’re out late, my dear,” said a gentleman in a top hat and white silk muffler. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

"Nor you for me, Sybil dear," I said, filling the glass again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Joe,” I cried, in desperation, taking hold of his coat, “don’t go on in that way. I never thought of making Miss Havisham any present.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Did I...oh dear. I ruined the surprise, didn’t I?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But dear Madam Mina, are you not afraid; not for yourself, but for others from yourself, after what has happened?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, dear, I think well leave it there....A little disappointing...but I’m sure you did your best.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It takes them all afternoon to dear out the Christmas tree. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The astronauts represented everything that mainstream America held dear—and they’re with us, the students marveled. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m very pleased to see you, Harry, dear,” she said. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“As for you, my dear,” Hercules said, “be careful. Sons of Zeus can be...well, never mind.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And Mr. Wonka said, “Calm yourself, my dear lady,” and patted her comfortingly on the arm. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When I think of my dear departed father barely cold in his grave,” Ignatius murmured, pretending to wipe some moisture from his eyes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not your dear woman,” said Mrs. Owens, getting to her feet. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear—and things were going along so nicely.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear God!” says Marlena, clapping a hand to her mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She said, “I am sorry, dear, but there are no Tapinskis in Lister, Florida.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Er — Petunia, dear — you haven’t heard from your sister lately, have you?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear,” she says, running a light finger over my stitches. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I think you are right, there. You could do nothing at home, and it is a great comfort to them to know that you are well and happy, and enjoying so much, my dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Alexander put her hand over her mouth and said, “Oh dear, dear, dear.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Was she also to be forbidden to see all others, even her sisters so dear to her? Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm so sorry, my dear. How could I have been so thoughtless? I should have told you to expect this. Don't be afraid. This is—Well, darling, welcome to womanhood." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My dear child, why can’t you go home and ask your mother for something? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Daario is vain and rash, but he is dear to Her Grace. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Your own, one day, my dear, and you will use it well. Let me see you play cards with this boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Miss Miggery, my dear, I do not want to appear too forward so early in our acquaintance, but may I inquire, am I right in ascertaining that you have aspirations?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“My dear girl, there was no need of this.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only two folks around here old enough for you to be calling them sir are Mr. Jimmy and”—he winked—“your long-lost dear old daddy.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The poor dears! Now you must promise you won’t be harsh with them for the rest of the trip, or I won’t go a step.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Q. Darling. How long have we been dear friends?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, my dear, here I am, what a splendid day, isn’t it?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t what you think, my dear. Please. Sit. Were family. Let’s discuss—” But Gherland felt himself crumble inside. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Clutter said, “Goodbye, dear,” and pressed into Jolene’s hand the paper fan. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, dear, well, have a good term — send me an owl when you get there.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“My God, there are none so distant that fate cannot bring them together. But, dear child, your stockings. And your heels! You must be famished.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

This idea was hard for the Pythagoreans to believe, but it was incontrovertible—a consequence of the mathematical laws that they held so dear. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I peeled one and rolled it all over the baby’s head, his eyes, his lips, off his bump of a nose, his cheeks, his dear bald head and fontanel. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

These days she speaks to Cordelia in tones of extra sweetness and calls her dear a lot. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked through the lobby, clutching Abby’s hand for dear life and trying so hard to be brave. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then I stood up and charged out from behind the boulder across the empty space of dear moonlight, my feet going crunch, crunch in the snow. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, I am trying to help my dear sister,” he says, grinning at me and Sara with all his teeth showing. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, my dear. That will be all. Please, Agent Iparis, enjoy yourself tonight. I hope we have a chance to meet again.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He thought six months, a year, six years from now, the girls would be as dear to him as they were at that moment. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wrong, my dear. That door leads to the conservatory.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re starting to sound a bit like our dear older brother, you are, Ron. Carry on like this and you’ll be made a prefect.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Telescopes are for stars, dear, not for trees.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

"There's no salt, my dear, but if you shake this on, it will do the trick. A little basil, a little mountain thyme—my own receipt." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in the next generation, dear. I’m interested in us.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I said,” he repeated more distinctly, “is there anything for the old fellow today, Barbie dear?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He saw, far away but hideously dear, El Patron jerk upward in his wheelchair. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t bear it if this dear old house got hurt.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Oh dear,” he murmured, putting down his book. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

But don’t worry, dear reader and Mrs. Miller. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I not aware!” said Jane, shaking her head; “dear Mrs. Elton, who can have thought of it as I have done?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Through sheer willpower and self-belief, you summoned up all your magic and demanded it take action. And, my dear girl, it heeded your call.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Odysseus looked at him and said: “May you be dear to Zeus as you are dear to me for this, Eumaios, favoring with choice cuts a man like me.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my dear. I didn’t think such selflessness existed in mortals...especially in demigods. No offense.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That is very crucial too, my dear, because the lips determine the expression of the face.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I was a bride, promenading down the center aisle of San Juan Evangelista twenty years back to marry the man with whom I would have our dear children, dearer than my life. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you crying?” asked Sir Lancelot “Oh, dear,” sobbed the damsel. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would call me Auggie Doggie and I would call him “dear ol’ Dad,” like the puppy called the dachshund dad on the show. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, dear,” said the witch as she handed Harry a large stack of Cauldron Cakes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She looked as if she might cry, and Marly thought, Oh, dear! Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Kit? You mean — can it possibly be Katherine Tyler? For a moment I thought — oh, my dear child, how wonderful!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The consul’s wife smiled tensely and said, “Oh, dear, that’s too bad,” which baffled Mami completely, as she thought Yale was the school where the best families in the United States educated their sons. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I expect so, dear. Is everything all right?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sarah Pocket then made her separate effect of departing with, “Bless you, Miss Havisham dear!” and with a smile of forgiving pity on her walnut-shell countenance for the weaknesses of the rest. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And then he turns to me and says, “Be a dear and pick me out some camo pants. And maybe a better T-shirt?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

But one of the most important factors in triggering the conflict at the time it actually happened was the rebellion in Ireland which cost the Boyle family so dear. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He was last week, my dear, the last time we saw each other,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer fear that their dear voices will pull me home. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear one can carry it. She’s strong and eats all of her food.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

"Oh, hello, dear," she said, her voice sounding far away. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First of all, Stella dear, you know Mercedes Rael is much too old to drive. And second of all—” Then she stopped. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear sir, do not make a stranger of me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Children, I must go. See you onstage, my dears!” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“He wouldn’t hurt a person, my dear. But what if you were something else?” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

My father looked carelessly at the title page of my book and said, “Ah! Cornelius Agrippa! My dear Victor, do not waste your time upon this; it is sad trash.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think”—Gilly smiled her old lady principal smile— “the dear child is choking. It must be something he ate.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Enough about the luggage. Did you get registered for a ship, dear?” asked Poet. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

"That is where you are wrong, dear sister." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t be the first body snatcher to open a grave to find the face of a long-lost cousin or a dear friend. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Flies,” he remembered, “On the white wonder of dear Juliet’s hand, may seize And steal immortal blessing from her lips, Who, even in pure and vestal modesty, Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, my dear brothers can you not see the deep laid scheme of the clergy against us as lecturers?” she wrote in a letter to two abolitionist leaders. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Sonny, dear God but you had me worried.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A bit to the left, dear,” Az said, dropping a white cube into his tea. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Bran cried out and clung for dear life. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The fly, my dear sir, has one striking feature; its wings are typical of the aërial powers of the psychic faculties. The ancients did well when they typified the soul as a butterfly!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t come look, my dear; he’s teasing you.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, he’s been at the whisky again,” whispered the Second Officer. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“O dear no, sir,” said Mr. Wopsle, “not drunk. His employer would see to that, sir. His employer would not allow him to be drunk.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“At this rate," he concluded, “you'll not only be the most despotic and bloody dictator in our history, but you'll shoot my dear friend Úrsula in an attempt to pacify your conscience." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid your husband is right, dear,” Justice Strauss said sadly. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He tied another knot—another loose knot—around the ring and kept a length out long enough that he could hold on to it—which he did, for dear life. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

A sleepy voice murmured in her head: Soon, my dear. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear,” he answered, with a glance following a misty puff of smoke. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wrote in her diary, “I feel a great calm sadness, like that of a mother binding out a dear child that she could not support.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Poisonings have become more frequent than an assassin's dagger, my dear. The illness of Princess Charlotte makes the queen even more vigilant in taking care of her children." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“And even then, dear boy,” said he, pulling a greasy little clasped black Testament out of his pocket, “we’ll have him on his oath.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Stay well, my dear, and do well. Write to us. Make sure you keep in touch.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s nothing serious, dear,” she said, her voice quavering a bit. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And the dear old home-voice answered, “Which it air, old chap.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not just us, dear. I imagine he’s doing the same to Latvia, Estonia, and Finland. It’s complicated,” said Mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Dear—dear. You’re having such a bad dream. Come out of the bad dream, Mother.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” she said, turning to Mrs. Parry, “I’m sure it won’t matter for a day or so. You can have my daughter’s room, dear. She’s in Australia. She won’t be needing it again.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Calypso. Beautiful as always. Would you excuse us, please, my dear? I need to have a word with our young Percy Jackson.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I could walk a thousand miles, my dear.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Carrying my boat between bodies of water? I’m not so good with metaphors, dear,” Vivian says, “What’s it supposed to mean?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

No friend however dear and true can help me. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Then get dressed, my dear fellow, and off to old Helvetia.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I do my writing either at Dar es Salaam or in England, in the dear old Birches where I grew up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘Every man has something too dear to trust to another. But would you part an old man from his support? Come, will you not let us enter?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Please, child . . . dear, dear child . . . don’t you be scared.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, dear, one more time?” she asks, pointing her ear at me. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“My dear young lady, I do say so.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had a little girl once, with eyes like these. God bless you, my dear! Good day, madam.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are a strange man,” she said, “Arthur dear. You fight all the time, and conquer countries and win battles, and then you say that fighting is a bad firing.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear. Look, Adam, you have trusted me. Now will you promise me something? Will you promise not to tell your brother you have asked me?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do not try to follow me, my dears, if you value your sanity.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“My dear, it’s your time to visit the Oracle. Assuming you return to us in one piece, we shall discuss what to do next.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Young women drawn to Chicago by the fair and by the prospect of living on their own had disappeared, last seen at the killer’s block-long mansion, a parody of everything architects held dear. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“And my dear, dear Mae,” she said, blowing a kiss to the soldier on his right. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A little girl said, “Mama! That boy walked out of the river. “That’s nice, dear,” her mother said, craning her neck to watch the ambulances. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Long Island, dead ahead. Let’s slow down, dear. ‘Dead’ is only an expression.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“How, dear boy,” Glerk said heavily, “could you possibly know that?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I think you could, dear, and I think you ought. May I speak quite freely, and will you remember that it’s Mother who blames as well as Mother who sympathizes?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Poor dear—no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite when he asked how to get onto the platform.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t want you to look, dear, you mustn t look and be upset, everything is all right.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was the dear master of the sweet days in the Shire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a little sleep in your eyes, my dear,” I say in a fake deep voice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“The Sisters of the Star know what to do with broken minds, my dear. I’m sure it hardly hurts at all.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course you could,” she whispered back, leaning close; “but I want to see his face, dear Metatron; I want him to know I’ve betrayed him. Come, let’s follow and catch him...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Please. Tell him to come and see me. I long to see his dear face.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Of course you didn’t, dear,” said the nurse reassuringly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, my dear. Everything will turn out fine. They can’t do anything to you. This is all a terrible mistake,” he murmured. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's been in the bathroom for hours and it's time he came out. He sits in there reading books and he forgets completely where he is! Do you have any children, my dear?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Exceed their income! My dear Mr. Bennet,” cried his wife, “what are you talking of? Why, he has four or five thousand a year, and very likely more.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“We’re all going to be so proud of you today, dears,” the aunts told us. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, no! It will be delicious, I’m sure,” said Meg complacently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear Lydia,” she cried, “when shall we meet again?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you were undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of my room!” said Professor Trelawney. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“All in good time, my dear boy!” said Mr. Wonka, smiling at Augustus. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“There you are, dear Cornflower,” the Abbot smiled. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear no, Sir. You are rather too kind sometimes, and then just a trifle hasty when he tries your patience. Don’t you think you are?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t want a look at what’s inside my head, Nina dear.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh dearie me. Did you hear that, m’dear? They must be living in our home at St. Ninian’s Church. Oh, whatever shall we do? Our dear little home, full of dreadful rats.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mr. Bowditch, Moore didn’t compute that table. Do you know who did? Nevil Maskelyne, the royal astronomer of England!” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I you, my dear,” said Ollivander, patting her on the shoulder. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The girls won’t want to know that their dear mother was such a fool. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t trouble you. I only want to know if you care for me a little, Meg. I love you so much, dear,” added Mr. Brooke tenderly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the day approached, my warm bed and comfortable house grew increasingly desirable and my dear wife incalculably precious. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Although it is not true, it is really a very good limerick. Oh dear, oh dear, I must try to remember that one." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Theo,” he writes in his second letter to his brother with what will become his standard salutation. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

His father nudged him along, and young Shamsoun held on for dear life as the moving stairway carried him toward the unknown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Dear boy, I ain’t come so fur, not fur to be low. Now, go on, dear boy. You was a saying—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Trust me, my dear. You don’t want to meet him.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“And get another box of Jelly Slugs, dear, they’ve nearly cleaned us out —” said a woman’s voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, who on earth is that?” said Beatrice, walking to the door. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It was an awkward business, my dear, your spending the autumn at South End instead of coming here. I never had much opinion of the sea air.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“It will cost a great deal,” he said slowly, “for opium is as dear as jade.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear fellow,” said Herbert, “let the near prospect of our separation—for, it is very near—be my justification for troubling you about yourself. Have you thought of your future?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Poor dear. But then she probably has priestesses to groom her.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Goodbye, my dear Bilbo — until our next meeting!’ he said softly and went back indoors. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Alas, dear Hazel, I could never answer such questions except in person, and you are there, while I am here. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Not a soul, my dear. The house is empty half the day, so come and drum away as much as you like, and I shall be obliged to you.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she saw the carrier with the painted pickle bottles and the list of Paradise products, Margaret Kochamma said, “Oh dear! I feel as though I’m in an advertisement!” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as my dear mother and first friend was leaving, my head was swimming with the delights of my new home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, dear, not as far as I know.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“My dear, you said that Miss Campbell would not allow him to be plain, and that you yourself—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Aye, I see what you are thinking of, the pianoforte. What is to become of that?—Very true. Poor dear Jane was talking of it just now.—‘You must go,’ said she. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Are you quite sure, dear? You don’t see it writhing on the ground, perhaps, and a shadowy figure raising an axe behind it?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She observed, without turning: “I think I will go back, dear, and chance it Even if I am burned, that would be better than having the Trouble.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t mean it that way, my dear child, believe me.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I look over to see Will holding on to a treadmill for dear life, gasping for breath as he power walks. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t argue, my dear child, please don’t argue!” cried Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Charles, dear...' His mother turned round from the sink, a little smile on her mouth, ‘Charles, I am very surprised at you, and just a little ashamed, I must say. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Another look passed between the ladies, and Aunt March said to Amy, “You are quite strong and well now, dear, I believe? Eyes don’t trouble you any more, do they?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was dear but not swift running—the linen did not float too far or too quickly away from my hands. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll wait, and in the meantime, you could be learning to like me. Would it be a very hard lesson, dear?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What would you say my secret is, my dear?” he asked. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I certainly will. Sit down beside me on the bed, my dear, and listen carefully.” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” she said as she realized my humiliation. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“O, my dear Lord. What can I do?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dinner done and we sitting with our feet upon the fender, I said to Herbert, “My dear Herbert, I have something very particular to tell you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Through typing all his papers and everything else. I didn’t mind. I liked it. A dear friend of mine said, ‘He used you. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know you wish it hadn’t happened, but, my dear, it’s not the first time. You’re almost always just on your way back from somewhere else.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My poor dear Harriet! and have you actually found happiness in treasuring up these things?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear. How thoughtless of me! Here I go on and on . . .” “No. It’s all right. I think I’ll just go up and lie down, though, if you don’t mind.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure we need two? These are uncertain times, dear.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And on that tip, I hope you aren’t distracting the American too much, Emma dear. It’s hard to keep a lookout for hollowgast when there’s a young lady’s tongue in your ear. ” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Have no fear, my dear sir,” said Mr. Wonka calmly, and he pressed another button. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But yours cannot be dismissed; indeed, my dear dear Handel, it must not be dismissed. I wish you would enter on it now, as far as a few friendly words go, with me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mom hangs on to the dashboard for dear life. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The dear Earth everywhere blooms in spring and grows green, as new, Everywhere and for ever A blue sky in the distance for ever ... for ever ... for ever. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It must indeed have been most galling for him to be so addressed by one such as I. 'Miss Kenton, it is dear from your tone you simply have not observed my father. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily she was holding on to Eddie’s glowing green journal for dear life. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"But it is hard, lady, and dark. Some would say that death is cleaner. I learned the way in Asshai, and paid dear lor the lesson. My teacher was a bloodmage from the Shadow Lands." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Why, Martha, dear,” Ern mimicked, in shocked tones, "Where did you learn such an ugly word?” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I expect Potter will be reunited with dear Sirius before I am reunited with Lucius.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But as I was passing the broken church I heard a solitary singing voice: “Ah, dear God, how can this be That all things wear and waste away!” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Samuel thinks it may be the water they use, which comes from a separate spring that runs dear even in the dry season. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Think of me to-morrow, my dear Emma, about four o’clock,” was Mrs. Weston’s parting injunction; spoken with some anxiety, and meant only for her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You must go find the children. I don’t like the way some of the gentlemen are talking. Stop staring out the window like that, dear! Heavens, you look like you just saw a ghost!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The little cottage had been very dear to her. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And the madwoman, too, could see her own dear baby—a big girl now. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“My dear James,” said the Old-Green-Grasshopper, laying a front leg affectionately on James’s shoulder, “I don’t know what we'd do without you. You are so clever. Ladies and gentlemen—we are saved again!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Shaw comforted her dear friend, but she knew that Anthony’s words were true. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You couldn’t be righter, dear,” she said, and she patted his royal robes. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

With each braid, with each touch, I begin to know and understand my dear cousins, my sisters from another mother. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“No, I do not; that is, I do not mean—What shall I do? What would you advise me to do? Pray, dear Miss Woodhouse, tell me what I ought to do.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Not at all, my dear friend. It is I that must apologize to you. The whole incident was entirely due to my priggishness and lack of manners.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Is he so near and dear to the Capitol that he’ll be excused his crimes? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I planned the match from that hour; and when such success has blessed me in this instance, dear papa, you cannot think that I shall leave off match-making.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“There’s no must about it, my dear,” Mr. Bucket said gently. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I hope she won’t. She is so funny and dear as she is,” said Beth, who had never betrayed that she was a little hurt at Jo’s having secrets with anyone but her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it is so easy to see her, there at the spinet, and all of us gathered round, and all of us crying, my dear old friend . The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very true, my dear, that is exactly what I say. She is the sort of woman whom one cannot regard with too much deference.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

How could he believe that his dear Annie suffered for sins she committed? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was up-wind from me, but the sound was very dear. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because whatever mean thing she was going to do, she would cover it up with smiles and “dears,” and “I’m so sorrys.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Lancelot would have expected you to go, my dear, whoever it was against He believes in justice too.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

This noble war in the sky elevated my spirits; I clasped my hands, and exclaimed aloud, “William, dear angel! this is thy funeral, this thy dirge!” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite,” said I. “Tell me what Provis said, my dear Herbert.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It is all done; poor dear, dear Jonathan, what he must have suffered, what must he be suffering now. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t seen you for over a year. What do you want dear?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is Mina Murray that I came to see that was friend of that poor dear child Lucy Westenra. Madam Mina, it is on account of the dead I come.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Seven. The children's room is in that direction, and we have a section for teenagers there also. Enjoy yourself, dear. And welcome to the library!" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Your cause is doomed, my dear. I saw that as soon as I began to work at your camp. There is no way you can hold back the might of Kronos.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Do not fear, my dear. We are here; and whilst this is close to you no foul thing can approach. You are safe for to-night; and we must be calm and take counsel together.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. Go, dear, I forgot that you have any home but this,” and Mrs. March pressed the white hand that wore the wedding ring, as if asking pardon for her maternal covetousness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in the dear close contact with a girl Mack felt that Doc would be lonely. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered the old woman’s words when she had been half awake and mistaking Ophie for her previous caretaker: My dear, sweet Clara. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps our dear Scythe Faraday might have pegged you perfectly.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear,” Miss Perumal had said, bursting into a fresh bout of tears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Zorya, my dear, may I say how unutterably beautiful you look? A radiant creature. You have not aged.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Very wise, dear. I added some gorgon’s blood to these, so your death will be quick and painless.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

At the door he stood and said: “Lord Marshal, Menelaos, send me home now to my own dear country: longing has come upon me to go home.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I came the minute I heard. I wish I could say something to comfort you for the loss of dear little Beth, but I can only feel, and...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, my dear. I know you must go.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

‘You’ll get information enough, sooner or later. My dear Pippin, no Took ever beat a Brandybuck for inquisitiveness; but is this the time, I ask you?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You have nothing to apologize for, my dear.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Max, dear, I'm sorry to bother you—you know I never come into the basement—but I just got a call from Gwen Avery and I think it's important." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I share your grief, my dear,” he said to her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He holds on to me for dear life. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Bloomberg dear!” she said, and kissed him fervently between the eyes. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and we even had a date picked out. Tonight, Fourth of July. His mother’s been looking everywhere for him, the poor dear. She was hoping he might show up, but as you can see...” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Camilla brightened when Miss Pocket met with this rebuff; and she murmured, as she plaintively contemplated Miss Havisham, “Poor dear soul! Certainly not to be expected to look well, poor thing. The idea!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it is done; we are reconciled, dearer, much dearer, than ever, and no moment’s uneasiness can ever occur between us again. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Six weeks ago, at the American consul’s, in Paris, a very quiet wedding of course, for even in our happiness we didn’t forget dear little Beth.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes,’ murmured Cilia, looking at him critically, ‘you’re right, baby dear. His ears are red. That always means he’s mad.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She brings splendid things. Were you her dear boy?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Willard was her little boy, and his voice was high and dear, like a little boy's. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear, my dear! You crazy child! No, I can’t take it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a letter from your mother today, too, dear,” Caroline had said. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Mistress Owens. Leave it be. There’s a dear,” said Mr. Owens, when he saw a ghost, and his mouth dropped open, and he found himself unable to think of anything to say. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“You mortals and your short lives. Eight months is nothing, my dear. I lost eight centuries once, missed most of the Byzantine Empire.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Grim and Gram just look at each other like they can't believe I'm so dumb, and finally Gram says, "Maxwell, dear, make an effort to eat your vegetables." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy, I have no idea. This is, as they say, your party.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Waiting in this tiger’s lair for Maddie was our dear friend the English intelligence officer with the pseudonym. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, dear. This was a nice idea.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will get to see my dear aged parents again,” he said. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t believe that just a few days ago the Earth Mother had awoken and almost destroyed everything Piper held dear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By the time we reach Pluto, we have come so far that the Sun–our dear, warm, skin-tanning, life-giving Sun–has shrunk to the size of a pinhead. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

What a horrible death for those poor, dear, naughty dogs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She had found a secret place, a place of freedom and dear sunlight and peace. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Some acquaintance or other, my dear, I suppose; I am sure I do not know.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the question, my dear child, who paid for them,” returned Camilla. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, it is your quest. But you need help.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“My dear Frankenstein,” exclaimed Henry, when he perceived me weep with bitterness, “are you always to be unhappy? My dear friend, what has happened?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never doubted what I was told: “Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, I just don’t know what to do,” said Mr. Popper, sitting down helplessly on the top step. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, of course! You have to start as you mean to go on, dear. You have a long life of concert gowns ahead of you." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” Professor Trelawney’s huge eyes opened dramatically, “you have the Grim.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Grant the dear boon of life to this most uncommon tiggy, lordly measter, and he shall sing to thee in numbers sweet or teach ’ee how to suck cow’s milk in the pearly dew.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make it so pleasant he won’t want to go away. My dear, he’s longing for his little home, but it isn’t home without you, and you are always in the nursery.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear. Well, perhaps it doesn’t matter, then. But you’d better not say any more. Perhaps that would be all right.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“My dear Beatrice, he has exactly the same routine as your dogs,” said Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

If, my dear sir, that man is not crushed before Spring, he will become the most formidable enemy America has. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh my, oh dear,” agreed the minister, breathing with great difficulty. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I should like to hear you really talk, my dear. When you talk to me you never finish your sentences at all." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You helped to attend dear Lucy at the end. Let me hear how she died; for all that I know of her, I shall be very grateful. She was very, very dear to me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Thirty feet up with nothing to climb on except skinny branches and a rope ladder that looked to be holding on for dear life. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, my dear kitchen page, just listen. In the first place, I know Arthur: in the second place, I know Agravaine. Do you think I ought to be afraid of him?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear Heart, it must come right!” she told him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

"What times we had. How I wish those dear days were back." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Go, my dear,” cried her mother, “and show her ladyship about the different walks. I think she will be pleased with the hermitage.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

At midnight on the Eve of our dear Saviour’s birth, the kids gathered where there were unsold trees. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here is all we know about the woman,” he said, “and the world she comes from, and the place she was last seen. Read it well, my dear Luis, and go with my blessing.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My dear! Believe this: when she first came to me, I meant to save her from misery like my own. At first, I meant no more.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” said he, composing his features, “I am very much afraid, my dear Emma, that you will not smile when you hear it.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

‘In one thing you have not changed, dear friend,’ said Aragorn: ‘you still speak in riddles.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Think of it, my dear brothers and sisters! The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What brings them all back to Afghanistan, dear brother?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Time to go, Harry, dear,” she whispered, moving away to wake Ron. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“How are you, my dear fellow, how are you?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe they could help?...or your kind and loving mom and dad could please help me if possible please, I wrote to finish the sentence and hopefully take the pressure off my dear friend. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He lay with his legs hanging out of the train, clutching at me for dear life. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It made us sisters—dear, dear creatures to each other. On the day of our reunion we say, I go to meet my sisters.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Biddy, dear, could you please not tap your spoon like that? I have a touch of headache,” Lizabeth say. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Our dear parents in heaven never knew a world without Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier and his father, François Duvalier. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“But my dear Elizabeth,” she added, “what sort of girl is Miss King? I should be sorry to think our friend mercenary.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Help them, dear God, to play to the very best of their ability. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear. That doesn’t make any difference,” said the girl, crossing her legs. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I left. And it wasn’t easy. And I am sorry. But my dear Sisters, there is something I must tell you before I leave again.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

So, dear one, I have grown old now and my Niels is gone. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Good-bye, my dear child—good-bye, Will—go well!” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The attached message says, But we were ever so careful, dear, which surprises a big enough laugh out of Alex that Zahra ejects him from her weekly debriefing with him and June. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thank God for mother’s sake, and dear Arthur’s, and for all our friends who have been so kind! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mateo sits on the swing, holds on for dear life—I know—takes a few steps, and propels forward, his legs looking like they’re about to kick over a building. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

His voice thrust sweet and sour, and he accented the “dear.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Let me take your coat, dear," she said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

One night, however, her dear though unseen husband spoke gravely to her and warned her that danger in the shape of her two sisters was approaching. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy. Is there something the matter?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Are you spending the day at the Little Club, dear? Good. Your father and I are going out with the Peterses tonight. Beulah will leave something for you in the fridge. Bye, all!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, dear,” says my mother, talking about Jon, “I always thought he was very intense.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was just having a good time, and now he was being called down like a child by our dear hero. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps he and I will become dear friends, and you will be left to rot.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Iron is grown dear," Ironbelly declared, "and this chain will be needing much of it, and coke beside, for the fires." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Forgiven! God bless you that you have given my dear one her soul again, and me peace.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

One of her barrettes is down by the side of her face, hanging on for dear life and banging against her cheek. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Good-by, my darlings! God bless and keep us all!” whispered Mrs. March, as she kissed one dear little face after the other, and hurried into the carriage. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, that’s a gift from your father. I’ve kept it for years, not knowing you were who I was waiting for. But the prophecy is dear to me now. You are the one.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it is something to do with that Governor Andros of Massachusetts, the one who is determined to take the charter away. Oh dear, your father will be so upset.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“This is very pleasant—very pleasant, indeed. It is long since your Birthday fell on a Full Moon, my dear.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The ymbryne pulled back the hood of her cloak and said, “I am very glad to meet you, too, dears, but you must come inside at once; it isn’t safe out here.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“A large sheaf, but I know there’s room in your heart for it, Marmee dear,” added Meg’s tender voice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, she needed to hear the whole book again, even the terrible parts, dear Nancy’s killing and the death of Sikes. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear friend,” said Mr. Pumblechook, taking me by both hands, when he and I and the collation were alone, “I give you joy of your good fortune. Well deserved, well deserved!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But do not toil too hard, my dears. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Good morning, Mother dear,” I say with an extra dose of sweetness. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see you come in. Welcome, my dear boy, welcome—and good night!” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! hang Kitty! what has she to do with it? Come be quick, be quick! Where is your sash, my dear?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And so GOD bless you, dear old Pip, old chap, GOD bless you!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

My point, dear brother, is that Poseidon has never treated me fairly. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Enoch blinked at her, surprised, then said very calmly, “You may choose to live in a world of fantasy if you like, my dear, but I am a realist.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Everybody comes to see them, and when they have looked at them for a very long time, everybody says to everybody else: “The idea—my dear!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Happy as a queen, the dear! Every soul of ’em is upstairs a worshipin’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime that afternoon I saw the first specimen of what would become a dear, reliable friend of mine. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What about those forearms,” asked a Badger gravely, “that are held together by a chest? Come along, my dear embryo, and find your tool.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why, of course, my dear boy,” returned Herbert, in a tone of surprise, and again bending forward to get a nearer look at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Come along, dear. There are some very important people I want you to meet....” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“No, dear. I shall remain by your side.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I assure you, my dear, it’s still me. I’m still very much Daedalus. Our mother, Athena, makes sure I never forget that.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She wrote, “It is perhaps foolish of me to say this much but my own dear Charley we now do belong to each other & I cannot help being open with you.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid I interrupt your solitary ramble, my dear sister?” said he, as he joined her. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“My dear Isabella,”—exclaimed he hastily—“pray do not concern yourself about my looks. Be satisfied with doctoring and coddling yourself and the children, and let me look as I chuse.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, my dear. Incidentally, that thing you are dreading — it will happen on Friday the sixteenth of October.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I understood her, trusted her, and loved her as a dear friend. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Delight in your love and the devil take doctor dear. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The First words of my father’s novel are these: My dear child: When these immigrants arrive, they do not come as passengers carried in the bellies of mechanical whales. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You nice thing,” she said, “so good of you to come. I’m very pleased to see you, dear. You ought to have brought Maxim with you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, all those words again,” thought Milo as he climbed into the wagon with Tock and the cabinet members. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A bite at light at Ruth a truth a sky-blue presentiment and oh how dear we are to ourselves when it comes, it comes, that long, long shadow in the grass. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But perhaps it was something you’d have to order from the blacksmith—in which case it was likely to be so dear that only the rich could afford one. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Going, "Maxwell? Max, are you there? Please answer me, dear, it's important." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

So this, dear child, was how I came from Troy, and saw no more of the others, lost or saved. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s having one of our treatments, my dear. Not to worry. You look wonderfid! What did you think of your tour?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lally and I dear all the money from our boxes to buy chickens, and go to see Mama. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother called in a cool voice from the front parlor, “Calpurnia, dear, there’s no need to shout. Mrs. Purtle is visiting. Come in and say hello, darling.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Mordred,” he said, “for dear sakes, hearken reason. Ye’ll be a brave hind and let it bide? I am the elder of ye, and can see what ill will come.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it is a bit long, dear,” said Mrs. Weasley gently. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear, you had better go on horseback, because it seems likely to rain; and then you must stay all night.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Be a dear and build me some stairs.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t mind, there is a plastic bowl, large enough to hold this spinach, in the cabinet next to the fridge. Careful, oh dear, be careful,” she cautioned as he approached. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

After while she whispered, “Oh, dear God, what are we going to do?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Laney wrapped her arms and legs around his left leg and held on for dear life. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They boosted themselves onto the sides of the tank, clutching at any groove or lip in the metal for dear life, and then they were rolling down the road toward the harbor at top speed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“She had engaged to go as governess to Mrs. Smallridge’s children—a dear friend of Mrs. Elton’s—a neighbour of Maple Grove; and, by the bye, I wonder how Mrs. Elton bears the disappointment?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

As far as Ralph could see, teachers behaved like ordinary people except that, unlike parents, they said, “Oh, dear, school will soon be starting.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, I should explain what had happened to me since that summer day when I last hugged my dear and wise professor, and promised to keep in touch. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, dear! Gracious, Albus, you gave me a fright, you said not to expect you before morning!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Mama, dear,” she’d say, "are you sure that shawl is warm enough? Let me run upstairs and get you another.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, dear boy. You exaggerate. A minor parable at most. Besides, I fear it is a trifle optimistic.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The angel touched a burning coal to my forehead, bringing a sharp and blissful sorrow, and I saw before me the shining face of my dear Savior.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“You can go up to bed, dear,” she added to Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I am sure we pay dear enough for our Protection, & why should we not have the Benefit of it? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“When I do retire, this is all going to you, my dear,” Mme. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harriet Blaine wrote her daughter of the dilemma: "Poor dear Gaffy, how wretched it is! Wounded and sore and hurt to the death, he now to save his life, must dare to lose it." Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, my dear,” said Professor Trelawney, focusing upon Luna with some difficulty. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Had to cling to him for dear life for five miles. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"There, my dear. Now you enjoy that slowly, and then you can get drunk." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“My point exactly, dear,” she says, then cackles with delight at her own wit. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“How is the little dear?” asked Laurie, for Beth was his especial pet, and he felt more anxious about her than he liked to show. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I shall have to get you new school clothes. Remind me, dear, or else I’ll forget,” and she went back to typing things on the computer screen. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Henry is holding on to his champagne for dear life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It had always been a notion of his that the kindness of dear Mr. Frodo was of such a high degree that it must imply a fair measure of blindness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He advised her to use Emma as an example, and then her husband would not only love her but would worship her “as I worship our dear old mother!’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear papa, he is three-and-twenty. You forget how time passes.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“And please don’t breathe down my neck, dear!” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, I know it. But, Pip—my dear!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear,” cried Rhonda just then, for Mr. Benedict, awash in strong emotion, had gone to sleep. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mow, I don’t know what you are talking about” “I am sorry, Pellinore, I thought you was drawin* a pig with your eyes shut” Sir Palomides thought it was time to interfere. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

By greatest grace, here I am in The Angels holding close close this dear piece of family whom I thought I had lost. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Begin with the Table,” said Lancelot “Oh dear!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon this occasion my father said, with an expression of unbounded wonder, “My dearest Victor, what infatuation is this? My dear son, I entreat you never to make such an assertion again.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faye said, “You’ll make my cry—don’t make me cry. Over on the bureau, dear. Bring the little mahogany box. There, that’s the one. Now put it on the table here and open it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Face it, my dear, your husband and I are running a firm of shysters,” a takeover attorney explains to the wife of his law partner. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, all I can find is my sailor hat and a pair of gloves!” said Michael, running round the room pulling at drawers and feeling along shelves. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Friday, June 27 My dear secret Little Book, All week guards have been coming in and out, looking for Hilda. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Biddy, they do very well here—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, Adam. Let me alone to think. Please, my dear.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be very hard, indeed, my dear, if poor Isabella were to be anywhere but at Hartfield.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Certainly, my dear, nobody said there were; but as to not meeting with many people in this neighbourhood, I believe there are few neighbourhoods larger. I know we dine with four-and-twenty families.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve grown, Virginia! You get pret- tier by the day. You look so lovely now that you gained some weight back, dear.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am very fond indeed of it, and of all the dear old Shire; but I think I need a holiday.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He sympathized with Mary over Sammy’s death, but he said, ‘‘Don’t blame the sea, dear. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday, dear Will. Happy birthday to you!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Think of a man whose dear and only son, born to him in exile, reared with labor, has lived ten years abroad and now returns: how would that man embrace his son! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Goes on how, my dear?” asked her mother anxiously. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why then, my dear,” the monster said calmly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I bet Virginia Dare’s parents even called her a “little dear.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“You poor dear,” said the witch, with a voice like bells. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And most proud of it, my dear. And missing my home mightily.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to buy some more today. Ah well, guests first! After you, Harry dear!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“You must be off, my dear. They’ll be waiting for you to take your place in the centre. Farewell, till your next Birthday.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Much more rational, my dear Caroline, I dare say, but it would not be near so much like a ball.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He told Emma, “I am so thankful for the daguerreotype. I cannot remember ever seeing the dear child naughty. God bless her!’ Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Middling, my dear; I cannot compliment you. I think Mr. John Knightley very far from looking well.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I’ve presented the facts as clearly as I could, and I leave it to you, dear reader, to draw your own conclusions. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a party. It’s a party for my dear daughter.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ask away, then, my dear boy, ask away...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

No, I don’t, for there was Mr. Morris telling us his stories, and Arthur never told any, and yet—— My dear, I am somewhat previous. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear; but so much as Patty has to do!—And it is a kindness to employ our men.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You appreciate weaving, my dear?” the woman asked. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

All around the edge of the salon were giant vases of flowers and the marble statues so dear to El Patrons heart. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you girls ever let her know I told you. She wouldn’t want you to worry. What a dear she is!” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And your hair’s getting silly, dear,” said Mrs. Weasley, fingering her wand lovingly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Owens said, “Of course you are right, my dear.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“What an interesting question, my dear. Perhaps the nymphs would still be here, suffering, waiting for revenge.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Clinging on for dear life, Harry sent Stunning Spells flying at random into the whirling night. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“He is, indeed—but, considering the inducement, my dear Miss Eliza, we cannot wonder at his complaisance; for who would object to such a partner?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You go, dear, I’ll keep Jolene company until her mother comes for her,” Mrs. Clutter said, and then, addressing the child with unconquerable timidity, added, “If Jolene doesn’t mind keeping me company.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear pullets,” replied Orddu, “you still don’t understand, do you? Evil? Why, bless your little thumping hearts, we aren’t evil.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only an orientation tour. And remember, dear, this is Paul’s school. So try not to ... you know.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps, Lillie, dear,” Grosie said slowly, "perhaps you were a little—too—efficient.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pretend momma said, “No, dear, we only come here mornings. But you make sure you get here plenty early, you hear?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“God bless you, my dear friend,” says Booth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

"But we owe you an explanation, dear boy. You need to know the truth. You're caught in a little drama, and I think you have a part to play. Whether you like it or not." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Tortured and sent off to be used as a lab specimen—dear God. That lovely, clever girl. I may as well—I am wretched. No, you’ll not hang.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“That way you’ll be able to take your roots with you if you ever have to leave, my dear,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clinging for dear life to the rope, he launched himself over the edge of the eaves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit of it, my dear Henry. Not a bit of it. I’d be happy to do anything.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“He was such a dear, sweet little thing,” said Orwen with a sigh. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

As Perry continued to sort and choose, the pile of material he thought too dear to part with, even temporarily, assumed a tottering height. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The whole dear notion of one’s own Self—marvelous old free-willed, free-enterprising, autonomous, independent, isolated island of a Self—is a myth. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, yes. Our three pioneers. Their sacrifice was necessary— all for the sake of progress, my dears. What we’re trying to do is advance the peculiar species, you see.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“With pleasure, dear lady,” the Old-Green-Grasshopper answered, bowing from the waist. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just trying to be supportive, dear,” the colonel said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those others are better gone, my dear. I am proud of you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Here! Read this one. No, I take it back. Here's that real funny one you read out loud today. Ladies, you won't understand a word. It goes umpty-tumpty-ump. Go ahead, Guy, that page, dear.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

And you are here with me too, my dear Little Book. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s very sweet, dear, but we...Who on earth is that?” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear. I’ve told him he must go to sleep, as you bid him, and he must, if I stay here all night.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fair breeze from the gods brought me swiftly back to our dear island.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The poor things brain is boiling from that hot water. Pull her down, dear!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for your hospitality, dear lady,” he said. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“I think, my dear Alyosha, that if you want to win that bear’s heart, you should stop expecting it to be happy in a cage.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, what about those young ones, dear? Couldn’t they do with a bit of scouring?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear, Giles and Frank understand perfectly. They are full of sympathy. And Maxim too. It was just the first shock...I’ll try and get him alone a minute, I’ll explain the whole thing.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered what Aphrodite had told her: It’s not just his sword wound, my dear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The Cobras stayed, and Maniac, clamping the struggling Mars Bar for dear life, lugged him down a gauntlet of seething eyes to the door and the street. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All night long, it seemed, his mother had sat on his bed in the dark, singing nursery rhymes, telling him stories, and as long as her dear voice was there, he knew he was safe. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been a good father to you, my dear,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sobbed out, “Dearest! You are my dearest, my darling, my dear one. A baby, a little baby, when I left you. More than marvelous is this thing that has come to me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

O Fruition, dear Sis, the Spirit of Liberty stirs the Countryside like Sap, & everywhere I am sensible of the Blossoms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I see the fearsome face of Claudius, Hamlet’s uncle, who murdered his father and married his mother, my dear queen Gertrude, whom he poisoned. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Health note: Astonishing weight increase, due no doubt to the anxiety which my dear mother’s increasing unpleasantness is causing me. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Down my throat shall go neither bite nor sup until my dear comrade is avenged.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Germans aren’t the Central Europeans, dear,” his wife said very gently. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Above all else, you must make your escape. Go at once! Milligan, allow no one to linger. Not even you, dear Number Two. Hurry now! Go!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘If you must go, my dear,’ said I, ‘you must, and I will say you are laid down upon the bed.’ Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Around half past twelve there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling, dimpled woman slid back their door and said, “Anything off the cart, dears?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“No, dear,” I said; “I don’t know him; who is it?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No, Andrew, dear,” said Aunt Letty in her firm, quiet voice, without looking up from her work. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear girl, you may sleep to-night. I am here watching you, and I can promise that nothing will happen.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It is just as that dear, good Professor Van Helsing said: he is true grit, and he improves under strain that would kill a weaker nature. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her dear soul, the daring companion of her heart, to be cut away and reduced to a little trotting pet? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“Is our daughter not dear to me also? Be reasonable.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The company’s PR machine had made its intentions crystal dear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But these things would have made you stare—the treasures Thetis on her silver-slippered feet brought to your games—for the gods held you dear. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” Yossarian murmured in heavy dejection, the blood draining from his face. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, how marvelous. You and Robin should go, dear. I’m really feeling quite full.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He answered cheerily, “Trust to me, dear boy,” and sat like a statue. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Missus Whitworth move down the hall, but I keep looking, for there is something so deeply dear in Stuart’s face as a young boy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“All right, you asked for it. Byron dear, could you please come down here for a minute?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was also, not incidentally, a single mother raising a dear, precocious boy named Jonathan, whom I often babysat. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She limps, and Jesus, dear God, a scorching burn rises up her legs. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

‘The hands of the King are hands of healing, dear friends,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Here’s Mother, dear, and you shall have another bird tomorrow, if you want it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, Arthur my friend, dear lad, am I not forgiven?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We know the way out. Come along, Charles dear. But, Mrs. Gause?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

William replaced the books, said farewell to the abbot, and then to his dear Brother Jerome. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t it be better just to go home, dear?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

His father was a dear but somewhat purposeless fellow with the nickname of Bingo who seemed happiest shaking cocktails behind the bar. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“You must speak clearly, dear,” Mrs. Weasley told Harry as George dipped his hand into the flowerpot. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And don’t forget you have to hang on to the roof for dear life. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And I fear their dear voices would convince me to return. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Study with me. You can join our staff, become a sorceress, learn to bend others to your will You will become immortall" "But—” “You are too intelligent, my dear,” C.C. said. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, Daddy dear. The spoon slipped,” Mary Anne protested innocently. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s got to be hard to be a teacher all the time and not jump into a pool of dear water and come up laughing and snorting with water up your nose. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Frank, dear, I do love you,” I said, and he turned rather pink, a little shocked I think at my impulsive words, and a little hurt too that I was laughing at him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s the least I can do for you, now that your own dear mother’s not around for guidance. Now, I’m off to bed,” and Mother hobbles toward her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I come to the end of things, dear friend, and he waxes mickle; my tides have gone slack and flaccid, while his swell newly to proxigean spring and rush through the gut. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Marlena? May I come in, dear? I need a word with August.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My dear, Minerva explained everything to me in detail and with diagrams as we were coming home on the train. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure I set the alarm. Oh, dear, I’m such a bad boy.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much, my dear lady,” the Old-Green-Grasshopper said, climbing into the hammock. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear!” cried Charlie, who was watching with the others through the door, “what on earth’s going to happen to them now?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

The poor dear grew white as death, and shock and shivered, as I have seen a quicksand shake and shiver at the incoming of the tide. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"A conjuring trick, my dear—a very good one...." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

That was all the information Jody ever got, and it made the mountains dear to him, and terrible. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dear. Now, I think you could do with some more hair clips, don’t you?” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s a slight nip in the air, dear. Andrew, would you kindly excuse us? I need to talk to Miss Muldauer in private.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m very sorry you were disappointed, dear, but we all did our best to satisfy you,” said Mrs. March, in a tone full of motherly regret. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is all very well for you to keep on mentioning that, my dear Grummore,” exclaimed King Pellinore petulantly, “but who is this King, what, that is to live so long, what, accordin’ to you?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, the penitent show understanding to all those beneath them, no matter their flaws. Was she able to find your hairpin?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“She doesn’t like it. Oh, dear!” said a Mask with baboon fangs and fur. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Happy birthday, dear Boy21. Happy birthday to you,” he sings, and then blows out the candles. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quite safe, dear. She is not hurt, and won’t even take cold, I think, you were so sensible in covering and getting her home quickly,” replied her mother cheerfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I thank you, my dear sir,” returned the Doctor. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My poor dear, how dreadful for you! I ought to have gone,” said Jo, taking her sister in her arms as she sat down in her mother’s big chair, with a remorseful face. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bertha nodded and said “Oh, dear,” and “Yes, ma’am,” and “I will,” and then we rode home in silence. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“My dear madam! Nobody but yourself could imagine such a thing possible. Not heard of you!—I believe Mrs. Weston’s letters lately have been full of very little else than Mrs. Elton.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear Herbert, we are getting on badly.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear boy, the organisation is too good. But I do think the host ought to give the lead himself.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Master, dear master!’ said Sam, and through a long silence waited, listening in vain. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And who knows, if he’s there with Mercy — Oh dear, Judith is going to mind terribly. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I grab hold of Amara’s strong arms, clinging for dear life with both my hands as she edges herself backward. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend’s vulgar relations. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“My dear aunt, this is being serious indeed.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Finally, he blahhed: "My dear, sweet little squirrel, you mean more to me than all the gold in the world." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I stomped the accelerator and drove as fast as the overloaded jeep would take us, while Millard shouted directions and everyone else held on for dear life. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I do not know, my dear. I am sure I was very much surprized when I first heard she was going to be married.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear children. Pray for them. They are all alone now.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, my dear, but not for you to play with. These are medicines.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Madam Mina, our poor, dear Madam Mina is changing.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

For a second or so more, he was still her own dear soul. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I myself should hold it shame for any girl to flout her own dear parents, taking up with a man, before her marriage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lean in a little, dear boy, so you can see... Of course, Burke knows I’ve got this one, I bought it from him, and I daresay he’d love to get it back when I’m gone...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

You shall read ’em to me, dear boy! Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

You were—reckless— with the world some people—some very dear friends of mine and yours — sacrificed a huge amount to create and sustain. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“The Grim, my dear, the Grim!” cried Professor Trelawney, who looked shocked that Harry hadn’t understood. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“If it pleases you, my dear, my life.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” he said when he saw who was out on the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother ran her hand through his hair and said, "My poor dear," and off they went to their bedroom for a nap before dinner. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Really, my dear boy, enough… I’m an old man... I don’t need to hear... I don’t want to hear...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It is a very lovely pleasure to make your acquaintance, my dear Pinktail.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You poor lost chicken, why didn’t you say so in the first place? Tell me, how is dear little Dallben?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, dear me, I never thought we would have a penguin for a pet,” said Mrs. Popper. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now pray don’t be troublesome, my dear gel,” said Uncle Andrew. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Glancing neither left nor right, he strode indomitably up to the steam counter and, in a dear, full-bodied voice that was gruff with age and resonant with ancient eminence and authority, said: “Gimme eat.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“From something that he said, my dear Emma, I rather imagine—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear young man! Welcome to our village, our little no-longer-perpendicular Kholodnoye! What is your name, and where are you going?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy,” said Lockhart, straightening up and frowning at Harry. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“My dear Handel,” he returned, “I shall esteem and respect your confidence.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy,” he said, “what do you think?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Emma,” said he at last, with earnest kindness, “do you think you perfectly understand the degree of acquaintance between the gentleman and lady we have been speaking of?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It was to me a painful meeting, for it brought back all poor dear Lucy’s hopes of only a few months ago. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“No, dear friend; this journey belongs to me. One who dies must cross the river Lethe alone. And though I live still, from this world I must be gone.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was by the finger-post at the end of the village, and I laid my hand upon it, and said, “Good-bye, O my dear, dear friend!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you take a look at la Virginia, dear.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe a message from their mother, something along the lines of “My dear twins...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

"And this," said Beowulf, "I would give to you, dear aunt." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“O dear me!” said I, as if I found myself compelled to give up Biddy in despair. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear child. My very dear child!” said a small, delicate, hissing voice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

"Be quiet, my dear. What did I just hear?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It is the perfect job for you, Penny, dear!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it all the months of worry that had made Caroline’s life so dear to them all? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra longed to help her dear friend, but what could she do? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“N-no, my dear boy,” said Herbert, after taking time to examine me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

"I wish you'd tie those laces, dear," Gram says when I'm squishing around in the new shoes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, it was very dear he wanted to. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

You can, you know, if you like, for that other good fellow—he must be a good fellow, my dear, and a fine fellow, or you could not love him—hasn’t spoken yet.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t argue, Charles dear, I’m sure that you would want some company, if you had to be in bed all these lovely, sunny days, you would want to see a friend.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, my dear. When I'm done with you, you will fell men with a laugh.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Van Helsing is sleeping, Poor dear, he looks very tired and old and grey, but his mouth is set as firmly as a conqueror’s; even in his sleep he is instinct with resolution. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“My dear, don’t be absurd. I’m not one to grudge you a present, even though we weren’t asked to your wedding!” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You only came in last night, didn’t you, my dear?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“How many in your household, dear?” the black one asks Jay. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“My dear, Mr. Bowditch is a mathematician, not a—Well, he’d hardly be interested in your legends.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘My dear,’ said I, ‘I shall say you are laid down upon the bed:’ but, however, she is not; she is walking about the room. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“I wonder, dear,” she said to Lavender Brown, who was nearest and shrank back in her chair, “if you could pass me the largest silver teapot?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I too shall go, but I shall gladly come again, if you will gif me leave, dear madame, for a little business in the city will keep me here some days.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on, then, dear,” said Sister Clara, who was filling in a form on pink paper. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

‘It cannot be doubted that we witness the meeting of dear friends,’ said Théoden. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“You poor dear,” a woman said to me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Congratulate me, my dear boy,” said Uncle Andrew, rubbing his hands. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Dimarion placed a hand over his heart, and said, his voice laced with venom, “I had a source in the employ of a certain captain we know...a fine woman dear to both our hearts.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You’ll forgive me for saying so, my dear, but I perceive very little aura around you. Very little receptivity to the resonances of the future.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He resigned the office of Deputy Mayor at the Free Fair that mid-summer, and dear old Will Whitfoot had another seven years of presiding at Banquets. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Nevertheless, my dear,” Chacko said in his Reading Aloud voice, “Never. The. Less.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear sir,” replied Mr. Collins, “I am particularly obliged to you for this friendly caution, and you may depend upon my not taking so material a step without her ladyship’s concurrence.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Oh dear, what a mishmash of gratitude follows. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only that big? It felt like a house. Look, dear,” said Faye, “open that second drawer where my medicine is. Bring the paregoric and a piece of cotton. Will you help me pack this tooth?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And...oh gods! Audrey Hepburn! I know this movie. Roman Holiday. But that was from the 1950s. How—?” “Oh, my dear!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

My heart sinks when I see how Dray has hurt my dear cousin. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“My dear old fish,” said Mr. Wonka, “go and boil your head!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My dear, hadn’t you better go to bed? You look worn out. You’ve been standing nearly all the evening. Where are the men?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, my dear. I hate to cause you grief, but you must end your friendship with her.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The day would lie before us both, long no doubt and uneventful, but fraught with a certain stillness, a dear tranquility we had not known before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Sleeping at your posts, allowing the enemy into our Abbey to steal that which we hold most dear! Is this the way you defend us?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” said the Wart “Ought we to get down and help them?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are right, my dear,” he told his wife. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That also I could not understand; yet her humility made her dearer to me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I thought, because you're so much bigger than he is...well, you just do that, dear. You run away." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years, wordsmiths from Noah Webster to Jacques Barzun have suggested that maybe we should ditch Choose one: The girl that married dear old Dad or The girl who married dear old Dad. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry called, holding on to the bike for dear life. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

In fact to write “Any of that wine left in the ’fridge, dear?” looks today self-conscious, not to say poncey. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Yes, it is, my dear,” said a man’s voice in a heavy French accent. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear Beatrice, we are not all such fresh-air fiends as you,” said Maxim. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you try to take a nap, dear. Only another hour or so and then we’ll be at the farm, and you and Granddad have some work to do before supper.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"Though it's always a pleasure to visit my dear sister, of course." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear, this is going to be difficult,” Milo whispered to Tock. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you, dear boy?” and quietly sat down again. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He saw that his dear guardian was looking quite old and powerless, and that he was kneeling down with difficulty on a gouty knee. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Odd,” the doctor went on, “and just the kind of thing we’re looking for. Make a note of it, my dear, and try to describe it exactly.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“While her dear father lived, any change of condition must be impossible for her. She could never quit him.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear sir, the difference of the journey;—only consider how great it would have been.—An hundred miles, perhaps, instead of forty.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Professor Trelawney swept over to him holding a dustpan and brush and said, “One of the blue ones, then, dear, if you wouldn’t mind...thank you....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I loved her as well but it was never the same. You are as dear as family to me, all of you. More dear, in some cases.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Not asleep, but so happy, dear. See, I found this and read it. I knew you wouldn’t care. Have I been all that to you, Jo?” she asked, with wistful, humble earnestness. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, my dear. I really disapprove of you dealing with the servants. It’s not wise in your condition, you know.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear boy,” the Old-Green-Grasshopper said, patting James on the back. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow each of them had become dear to him, if only because he had borne them so far with so much toil. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I snuggle down in my sleeping bag, hanging on to my water bottle for dear life, which, of course, it is. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The greeting of peace—my dear sister, dear brother, give me your hand.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

What did I care what sweet words this someone away had to say to their “dear” someone here? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, dear, what are your own? Do you love him enough to wait till he can make a home for you, or will you keep yourself quite free for the present?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best knowledge of the past three millennia. Anything you want to study, anything you want to be, my dear.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes. And now he’s in trouble with the...Oh, dear. Oh, dear.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He wrote to the children, “The coat... will never warm my body so much as your dear affection has warmed my heart.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers wrap around that skull for dear life. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“My dear son, my dear Ben, my dear friend who becomes a man today, I want to tell you something,” the letter began. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"A lovely belly, I have no doubt. Moisten it as often as you wish . . . but see that your dew falls nowhere else. I want no more nephews, is that dear?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When I got inside, I knew right away why Bertha had said “Oh, dear” when she saw me that morning. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Now that I won’t ever see my dear sister, I don’t care how I go. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, I think you’re being silly, dear,” said the other mother. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“She’ll be fine. Constance, dear, please climb down from the chair now. We must hurry.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, my dear friend. No one will ever know. You’re a good fellow.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I have had to separate myself from my dear wife and children, from my mother and sisters to live as an outlaw in my own land. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is anything wrong, dear? the old joke went. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we will comfort you and poor dear Madam Mina with new hope. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Who are you, my dear, and why are you out here on the road after dark?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl that married dear old Dad was Mom. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All young ladies accomplished! My dear Charles, what do you mean?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You’ve had a loverly afternoon for your drive, dear,” said her mother, as respectfully as if the whole twelve had come. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Cannot you, my dear Emma—cannot you form a guess as to what you are to hear?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Come, my dear Lithuanian, let us have a dance.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This, dear friend, was the paradox of my life. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s a simple question, dear. What is the worst thing you’ve ever done?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear, your father cannot spare the horses, I am sure. They are wanted in the farm, Mr. Bennet, are not they?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Nothing is as dear to me now as my darling Petel! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Ah, her friends. Then they are welcome. My dears, pray be seated.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like to listen to it Why should a good, kind, dear person be tortured like that? It makes me feel ashamed inside, even to hear of it.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Professor, I’ve never seen a cat sit so stiffly.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Ducking his head and closing his eyes, he sings in a dear, low voice. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. Ah, and this must be Petunia.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On the train going west the men of his squadron seemed very dear and desirable. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear me, no. I like to think of myself as an aged but extremely erudite scholar.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Their beloved country had only one feeding tray at present—a disgraceful state of affairs which would have to be remethed if the dear race were not to perish. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is ever a Blessing as was his dear Mother. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Uncle, calmly admiring his boots—“No, my dear, not unless you want beer, that’s a brewery.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such an age had gone past since Lyra had seen these dear men! The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I say you make a run for it, dear.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It seems that just yesterday I was an orphan child, a small, dirty-faced pikin—hungry, frightened, and clinging for dear life to a dream of becoming a ballerina. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not? But—my dear chap, if you’re not, how do you know the expression?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe my former Sisters are meditating, dear Wyn,” Ethyne said with a smile. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We know the sound of their motor and of their passenger shout, and we jump dear. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course, dear. I’m fine. Why do you ask?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Dear dear Petyr," said Varys, "are you not concerned that yours might be the next name on the Hand's little list?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There is a part of me that is shouting, too—clamoring for the destruction of every single Erudite and all that they hold dear. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dear friends, they were as generous as could be and only wanted to share in my success. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It might be a better question, my dear girl, to ask who are you! Who are your parents?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear, do not give way to such gloomy thoughts. Let us hope for better things. Let us flatter ourselves that I may be the survivor.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You poor, poor dears,” she cried sympathetically, “why don’t you pull hard?—then you wouldn’t be whipped.” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear, dear child,” said that sweet voice. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Scuttle into your dim hole in the ground, Maxwell dear. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Call me Olivia, dear. You give that bad boy a kiss for me and tell him to call me on Sunday.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She stood aghast, trembling, and clutched her dear dæmon so tightly that he whimpered in pain. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t want to give her away,” he said with a raspy edge.“Oh, dear God, I didn’t want to. Not to those savages.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Broaden your minds, my dears, and allow your eyes to see past the mundane!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Tellwright took one bite, made a slight grimace, put her fork down, and said, chirpily, “Well, dear, perhaps a cooking class would be in order.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I know a woman here in Toronto who is very dear to my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Annie would have been twenty- two had she lived, but to them she was still ten years old, still the dear and good child she had always been. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What freedom am I being offered to live my life as a family with my dear wife who remains in banishment in Brandfort? Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was my chosen path to suffering, as our dear old dad would have put it, not that I had any choice. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Do not be a pawn of the Olympians, my dear. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me you’re about to join the chorus of mourners for our dear departed Sasquatch.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He said, “My dear madam. Your obduracy is quite, is...well, can’t you see how ridiculous this is?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Weren’t those some of our dear friends, honey? Wouldn’t you like us to ‘hang’ with them? Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear Madam Mina, this is indeed a change. See! friend Jonathan, we have got our dear Madam Mina, as of old, back to us to-day!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The manticore howled, turning in circles with his tail flailing as Annabeth hung on for dear life. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear man, it’s a bonnet! My very best go-to-concert-and-theater bonnet.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry about your loss, dear. It’s so hard when the Lord takes a loved one away from us.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Just like the dear old jungle days. But come along—we must get good places.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

When I walked into Bertha’s kitchen on Sunday morning, she looked me up and down and said, “Oh, dear.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The Sixteen Sexophonists were playing an old favourite: “There ain’t no Bottle in all the world like that dear little Bottle of mine.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, my dear, I would be delighted to help.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“They shall be yourn, dear boy, if money can buy ’em. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, dear, about that... 'I got a message from Chiron last night.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Laney dear, let’s go inside and warm up with a little visit from Paganini.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Patience, my dear Handel: time enough, time enough. But you have something more to say?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Kings made tombs more splendid than houses of the living, and counted old names in the rolls of their descent dearer than the names of sons. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“For instance, The beer is never dear near here, dear,’ is unfortunate, even as an assonance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, my dear. It’s a big house. You may choose.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

We were just up to “Happy birthday, dear Oooo-mi” when something brushed my shoulders. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re a dear, and nothing else,” answered Meg warmly, and no one contradicted her, for the ‘Mouse’ was the pet of the family. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you are sweet on someone. I can tell. You can hide nothing from me, dear boy. Don’t even try.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But the way Cas was swaying and holding on to the wall for dear life made him pretty sure she couldn’t say the same. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the original Sherlock Holmes stories Sherlock Holmes never says “Elementary, my dear Watson.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Remaining — your dutiful Brother & Son — Ev My dear Fruition — We are come at last to Cambridge & the Great Encampment. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We applied for a univer-sity grant. I just got word: there is a place for you at the University of Paris. Yes, my dear, at the Sorbonne!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear, pray do not make any more matches; they are silly things, and break up one’s family circle grievously.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My dear,” said Beatrice, rather impressed, “don’t say you have gone a bust and will put us all to shame? Mine is only home-made, you know.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

No, I was not troubled about dear Bilbo any more, once he had let the thing go. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had the urge to kiss my dear girlfriends, the airwomen of our squadron, for executing their mission so well.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” Henry says, peering down into his empty shot glass. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I wish I could run up to town for a day or two to see you, dear, but I dare not go yet, with so much on my shoulders; and Jonathan wants looking after still. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ve done wondrously well. Wondrously well. Now how is dear Constance?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, my dear. Something has shifted.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t like him to call me babe and child and dear and all such trash.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“How is it that the Spider became so dear to you?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, dear man. I love you. I love you.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“He just doesn’t understand about you and mathematics, dear. Two plus two is four. It comes out right, doesn’t it?” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your Great-Aunt Muriel doesn’t agree, I just met her upstairs while she was giving Fleur the tiara. She said, ‘Oh dear, is this the Muggle-born?’ and then, ‘Bad posture and skinny ankles.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Come along, my dear," Miss Honey called back, and Matilda followed her up the path. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, he continued: 'His lordship is a dear, dear man. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad of that, he is so lonely. Good night, Mother, dear. It is so inexpressibly comfortable to have you here,” was Meg’s answer. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Good Jesus, Whose loving heart was ever troubled by the sorrows of others, look with pity on the soul of our dear one in Purgatory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, why, then, should the operatives themselves fear us? It is, dear Lyddie, the nature of slavery to make the slave fear freedom.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re the largest military force the government has now, and, thanks to dear old Dad, the most organized.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“But it is never safe to sit out of doors, my dear.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I’m also aware, dear Jesus, that their players are all clean cut boys and also pleasant to your sight. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is the question, isn’t it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"No, dear. You really can't. You need to dump it out," she said. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

If Rudy had said, Sweet lady, lay across my big, soft bed and let me touch your dear, exquisite body, I might have felt up to being felt up. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Take a look, my dear,” he said, opening the bag and tilting it toward James. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Not lost are you, my dear?” said a voice in his ear, making him jump. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

"Have another scone, my dear. I expect your Daisy shall be a bridesmaid." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear, oh, dear,” whimpered an old woman by the fountain. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew you from the description of poor dear Lucy; but——” She stopped suddenly, and a quick blush overspread her face. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It was too bad to laugh at the poor little jelly pots. Forgive me, dear. I never will again!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How dare you talk to my dear, beloved mother like that!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must be very difficult for you, dear,” Mrs. Derby said, as if she had read Amari’s mind. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my dear boy. Do not take that weight upon your shoulders, or you shall never rise from your knees.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, my dear. I hope to persuade you one day.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The many years in seal camp alone with Kapugen had been dear and wonderful, but she realized now that she had lived a strange life. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, Mrs. Roach suddenly stopped squinting, turned the right way up, and said, “Oh, doctor, dear doctor, I feel I could eat a little lob-worm now.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the same dear glass jar on a pole dripping fluid into him through the crook of his elbow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“No, dear, I don’t expect so, not really. All babies do that sort of thing. It’s part of how they learn.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

We are paying too dear for salt beef and pickled fish, and the quality of the olive oil we're getting has been frightful. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“My dear friend, surely there is no doubt of it? I thought your reassuring manner was only to smooth things over till we are dug out of the snow and the police take charge.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Valerie, my dear friend of more than fifteen years, reached out to squeeze my hand. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Poe had never called the Baudelaire children “my dears” before. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Get your coat as well, dear. And your boots. We’re going to step outside for a moment.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“No, dear. Your clothes need a good wash.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, don’t compliment the slaves on doing their jobs, my dear. Your kindness only makes them weak and careless.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They held on to each other for dear life. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘Now, you saucebox, you hold that tongue of yours. You’re not to go hanging ’round Cilia—giving her presents—and dear knows how you got the money. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear,” Xan whispered, picking up the hat and noticing the magic laced within it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“But are you sure you are not in the position of those conquerors whose triumphs have cost them too dear? Would not such another ruin you?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Sir, you have come in time. You are the lover of our dear miss. She is bad, very, very bad. Nay, my child, do not go like that.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe she had lost someone dear to her—Clara?—and instead of putting it aside like Mama, she carried that hurt and anger around with her like a sin. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Use this, my dear,” she said, and handed her a wooden spoon and a steaming cup of tea. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I suppose one can’t go wrong with roses, but you can have too much of a good thing….Have the caterers brought enough ice? Be a dear and go and ask. Warm drinks are horrid....” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But I would say that even if I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When they came to the line “Happy birthday, dear”—they glanced at each other and belted out—“Sno-ots! Happy birthday to you!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was dearer to her than her kin, better than a lover, wiser than a book. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, my dear. Your mother is very astute. I have finally learned how to shut that woman up,” she said, pointing to Aunt Julia’s car as it bounced down the road. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Sometimes, my dear. And I have got arrow wounds. Have you ever seen arrow wounds?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Now you are out of the way for good! I knew you could not resist helping a young maiden. That is, after all, your specialty, my dear.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I do look at you, my dear boy.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Best to bet on all the horses, dear. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She was holding on to the boat straps for dear life, her hair flying straight up like a torch. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“From my dear family out there in the wheat,” Dorian sighed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is as far as I go, dear. But thank you.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He clanked to his feet and shouted, “Come follow me, dear friends, and we shall find our goal, or else shall perish bravely in the charge!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear father,” she cried, “come back and write immediately. Consider how important every moment is in such a case.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“But, my dear sister, can I be happy, even supposing the best, in accepting a man whose sisters and friends are all wishing him to marry elsewhere?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Bucket smiled at the old man, then she turned to her husband and said, “How about you, dear? Don’t you think you ought to go?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

I could tell he was going to say something serious, because he was very shy, and I'd heard him dear his throat in that same way before giving an important economics lecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I do not know. Mrs. Bennet and Lydia are going in the carriage to Meryton. And so, my dear sister, I find, from our uncle and aunt, that you have actually seen Pemberley.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“My dear? Might you observe the beat? You rush.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“On the contrary, I like it very much, dear,” looking from the dusty rosary to the well-worn little book, and the lovely picture with its garland of evergreen. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It couldn’t be very hard, many people would be proud and glad to have such a dear boy care for them. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must ask your Daddy, dear,” said the woman, laughing at us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They had time only to cry, “Farewell, dear companion.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear. What are you warning us about?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But most of all, she would remember Benny’s face, so uncertain, and always so dear to her. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Light fell gray among dark branches, dear water dropped from the scarlet needles. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“As soon as ever Mr. Bingley comes, my dear,” said Mrs. Bennet, “you will wait on him of course.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Just another short trip and we’ll be home, dear,” said the girl’s mother. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“She got none of your looks, lucky for her. My name is Muriel, dear, pleased to meet you.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“When the days are darkest, dear, you latch on to happiness wherever you find it.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Oh dear God, he was an honest-to-goodness hippie. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Hadn't you better get dressed, dear? It's getting late. It's too bad Doctor D. can't escort you to the party, but your father and I will take you." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear!” exclaimed the Wart, feeling ashamed that his blood-thirstiness had been responsible for making these two knights joust before him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he lay down in his own inner chamber where his dear faithful wife had smoothed his bed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nonsense, my dear fellah,” said Sir Ector, “here you are, just you have a few chickens to keep your strength up.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Never forget your summertimes, my dears,” he said. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Herbert, my dear friend,” said I, shutting the double doors, while Herbert stood staring and wondering, “something very strange has happened. This is—a visitor of mine.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Randalls party agreed to it immediately; and after a pretty long speech from Miss Bates, which few persons listened to, she also found it possible to accept dear Miss Woodhouse’s most obliging invitation. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Very true; and if I had my will, we should. But my dear Lydia, I don’t at all like your going such a way off. Must it be so?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I tried to pacify her, and at last succeeded, and she lay quiet; but I could hear her poor dear heart still beating terribly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Look, Sybil," I said, "stand here a minute while I go over to Fifth for a taxi. Stand right here, dear, and hold on." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Please try to be clear, dear James, through the storm which rages about your youthful head today, about the reality which lies behind the words acceptance and integration. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The dear girl was more affectionate with me than ever, and clung to me as though she would detain me; but there was much to be talked of and I came away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, my dear centaur. Just trying to be helpful.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The poor dear was evidently terrified at something—very greatly terrified; I do believe that if he had not had me to lean on and to support him he would have sunk down. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Remove the child from the lunatic’s clutches and escort the poor dear to the Tower,” Gherland ordered. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Lady Isobel reached out and stroked her daughter’s cheek, answering, “No, my dear, you must look like a queen.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word, my dear, I do not know, for I never heard the subject talked of.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, it’s yours, dear, I couldn’t. . . you keep it.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

"My dear, I am sure Mr. Barnes has seen a lot. Don't think I don't think so, sir. I have seen a lot, too." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“My dear, dear Lizzy, I would—I do congratulate you—but are you certain? forgive the question—are you quite certain that you can be happy with him?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

‘By all means, my dear Mrs Dahl, do send your boy some little treats now and again,’ he would say. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drop a bouillon cube in that cup, will you, dear? The doctor says it’ll build your father up.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Lancelot! My dear, dear fellow! I was sure it was you, I was sure it was you!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me make you another copy, dear. One second.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Piper, my dear, choose which hero will die with you. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear!” said Michael to himself, as he followed her, staggering under the weight of his parcels. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Please call me by my name. It’s Neala. It’s an Irish name. But my family’s been here such a long time we don’t remember a thing about dear old Ireland.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Only if I can attend my own funeral, my dear.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Trek isn’t here, dear. She’s gone for the rest of the day” The secretary looked irritated. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The skull...danger in your path, my dear....” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Certainly, Doctor. Come with me, dear,” said the nurse, and Lyra obediently followed. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened, dear one? Who is hurting my beautiful granddaughter? ” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear that, infants? This classroom, your bright faces, even dear old Cicero on my desk—they all came out of an egg!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I always feel such matters are safest in your hands, despite the burden it places on you. How are your headaches these days, my dear?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Why do you think that is, my dear grandchild? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You did, my dear, when you took the Income Tax papers out of it last night,” said Mrs. Banks. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I will, dear, I will, and if anything happens, I’ll come and comfort you,” whispered Laurie, little dreaming that he would be called upon to keep his word. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last of all what sea-toil brought him to the Phaiakians; their welcome; how they took him to their hearts and gave him passage to his own dear island with gifts of garments, gold and bronze . The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was gripping my body like he’d never let me go, like he was hanging on for dear life. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Be careful, dear. There’s cholesterol on the beans.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Dear,” he said to her, “dear, you want us to drop you off home on our way?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Good night, dear friends. Good night, dear friends.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that all, my dear Henry? How could you suppose that my first thought would not fly towards those dear, dear friends whom I love and who are so deserving of my love?” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh! dear, Kingston—are you?—Mrs. Cole was saying the other day she wanted something from Kingston.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Silently the lady made her way to her glowing upper chamber, there to weep for her dear lord, Odysseus, until grey-eyed Athena cast sweet sleep upon her eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you don’t know it equal to me. You must have been under lock and key, dear boy, to know it equal to me,—but I ain’t a-going to be low.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If the girl wants to learn, let her, my dear. Let the girl have an education.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Come,” I said, “my dear old fellow, summon all your fortitude: it will be best and easiest for her.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be right back, dears. Peach has a new suit! Just you wait and see!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Nay, dear Emma, now I must take his part; for though he has been wrong in this instance, I have known him long enough to answer for his having many, very many, good qualities; and—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Some people would end up paying a dear price for their courageous stands against Governor Wallace and the Ku Klux Klan before the dust finally settled. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, dear, you will—when I am Lady Pryor-Morton and you my little protegee.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing at all, dear lady. Which theater was it you said you were attending?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

These are items that are very precious and dear to me. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that must’ve been it. Oh dear, I forgot try friend is invulnerable and took a knife for him. Oops. Tell me, Ethan, where were you aiming when you stabbed at Jackson?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A whole coconut apiece too, in which my husband nicked a hole with his scythe for me so that I might drink the dear milk. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, dear, Grandpa always said, take care of your tools and they’ll take care of you.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear, we cannot begin too early; you are not aware of the difficulty of procuring exactly the desirable thing.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Why, pretty well, my dear, upon the whole. But poor Mrs. Bates had a bad cold about a month ago.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

If the paper had not been so dear, I would have ripped it up and started again. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“How is your dear little eye, my lady?” asked the Earl of Maytag. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“You were actually only a little older than Maya is now, my dear sister,” Hina points out. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

But just to dear this up neat and quick, she say, I’m home. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because, dear sir, my coachman and horses are away on a mission.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

As the silo begins to rise with a fearsome roar, I hang on to the scaffolding for dear life. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, my dear child,” the Centipede said, opening his eyes. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Fill them up. Now, come on dear—down the rat hole. After two or three the bad things go away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You talk a great deal of the length of this passage, my dear. It is a mere nothing after all; and not the least draught from the stairs.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what was going on, but this was not my dear, clever Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No, dear,” he said, and winced at the sound of his voice, “they won’t allow robots at the visivox—but you can tell him all about it when you get home.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

For at that very second a disagreement broke out between Baroness Hoover and her husband: “We shall catch a play in London, dear. Will that make it all right?” he soothed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“I know what you must do, dear—come to one of our meetings. It would lift your heart. We sing.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Not for long, dear. This is a busy day. Can I tell her anything for you?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“She prefers the dear boys. Listen to it rain.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“There is no job called philosopher, dear sis.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right, dear boy!” said Provis coming forward, with his little clasped black book, and then addressing himself to Herbert. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now if there is anything mortifying to our feelings when we are young, it is to be told that, and to be bidden to “run away, dear” is still more trying to us. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her father fondly replied, “Ah! my dear, I wish you would not make matches and foretell things, for whatever you say always comes to pass. Pray do not make any more matches.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

It is such a pretty charade, my dear, that I can easily guess what fairy brought it.—Nobody could have written so prettily, but you, Emma.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“My poor dear momma. The police took her out the Lautensehlaeger Market four times for disturbing the peace.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone was ever arrested, they were to write a letter to one of the contacts on the handkerchief and say, "My dear" and then the name of their contact. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Oh, dear,” thought Meg, “married life is very trying, and does need infinite patience as well as love, as Mother says.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am, my dear brother, so heartbroken by your journey, I would have wished that you'd been spared that, for all in all no harm has come to me, and it wasn't worth troubling you.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“But there weren’t any to spare. Oh dear, they don’t look happy, do they?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Professional pride, my dear girl,” said the Dwarf King, putting a chubby hand to his heart and bowing slightly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Please,” said the Wart, “dear Merlyn, turn me into a hawk. If you don’t do that I shall do something. I don’t know what.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now go, dear, but don’t kill yourself driving at a desperate pace. There is no need of that.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dear Dr. Calvin,” rumbled the general, his voice sinking into the lower baritone registers. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Say nothing, my dear Emma, while you oblige me to read—not even of Mrs. Elton. Only one page more. I shall soon have done. What a letter the man writes!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Not one to give dear details, he leaves it at that. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What is it my dear?” asked the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps one of you, dear readers, with a legal turn of mind can dredge the appropriate clause from memory. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments pass, lots and lots of them, with us holding on, it feels like for dear life, or maybe holding on to dear life. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“You give my love to all those dear boys. I’ve got lots of things to bring. I’ve some fine marsala and cakes.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh dear. I seem to have lit some things on fire.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“My dear Xan,” Glerk said, feeling a rumble deep in his chest, which he hoped sounded imposing and dramatic, and not like someone who was simply coming down with a cold. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

She would occasionally come back to Montgomery from Detroit, where she lived, to visit dear friends. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, and it is dearer than jade to have them at us like this,” the young man argued, “and to endure besides their haughtiness and the young man peeping at my wife.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Not today, dear, no. Not quite up to it, I’m afraid.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I wish I were with you, dear, sitting by the fire undressing, as we used to sit; and I would try to tell you what I feel. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s my own dear name, and it belongs to me, and something is using it and writing it and calling me with it and my own name...” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, the dear little things,” she whispered, reaching one reverent finger. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Advertise, my dear,” said Mr. Banks, putting on his shoes. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“And where do you go to school, my dear?” said an elderly lady, inspecting Lyra through a lorgnette. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z