To that point went every leisure moment which her father’s claims on her allowed, and every moment of involuntary absence of mind. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"Did you know," Mrs Phelps said, "that public libraries like this allow you to borrow books and take them home?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Though I was allowing myself to dream a little, I still couldn’t picture how any of this would end. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Because of the harsh conditions, some husbands refused to allow their wives to go to jail, and paid the fines instead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Are you kidding? I am definitely allowed to watch Star Wars.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

You-mei’s husband had a job in another city and was allowed to visit Shanghai only twice a year. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his body needed the rest and wouldn’t allow it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

When we reach its base, I allow myself to relax for a second. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the load on memory can allow the error to slip by. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Not for fear of heights but for where he ranks in the group, when he is even allowed to be a part of it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He reached for her hand, and she allowed him to take it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The air feels cleaner because when the world is below us, we allow ourselves to breathe fully. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

It allows you to think, to wonder if you’ve missed out on other possibilities by becoming a wife to this man in this house with these children. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, on Friday, April 26, the weather improved enough to allow a helicopter evacuation, and Ngawang was flown to a hospital in Kathmandu, but he did not recover. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He did not like her to be sneaking out, and when her father found out she had been lying he did not allow her to go out at all. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

If a Pogrebin is allowed to tail a human for many hours, a sense of great futility will overcome its prey, who will eventually fall into a state of lethargy and despair. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a gesture Penelope found endearingly ponylike, and the young governess allowed herself a smile. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The girls were allowed to choose their own names from a preapproved list of alliterative options. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Who is allowing people to die like that?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Boxes on either side of the stage allow the more privileged patrons to look straight down onto the actors. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Temporary telegram boys are not allowed to stay in the job beyond the age of sixteen. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My dad was at least four weeks away from being allowed behind the wheel with that plaster boot. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But Mom has just allowed me to play baseball tonight,” I cried out, and nearly broke into tears. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Harry, Ron, and Hermione moved closer together to block the fire from view; they were sure it wouldn’t be allowed. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Felicia used to collect seashells, then rearrange them on the beach before going home because her mother wouldn’t allow them in their house. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt he meant to kill his captives, rather than allow them to escape or to be rescued; but it was his undoing. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She says, ‘We don’t allow loitering in our store.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Dogs are not allowed in the Herman W. Block Memorial Library.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We went by compass, keeping as much to northward as the cut and veer of the great slopes allowed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They allowed him to be in the courtroom without handcuffs but had insisted on keeping his ankles shackled. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Soon she wouldn’t even be allowed to stay in the country. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“So...and I hope I’m allowed to ask this,” Golly says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I—” Truth was, I’d been so focused on making it to November, I hadn’t allowed myself to think down the road much farther than that. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as the days were warm, Laura and Mary begged to be allowed to run barefoot. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says she couldn't allow herself to end up another sad story about a woman who stayed with a man who couldn't get himself together. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Runt came to claim the space beside him, and Pax was glad to allow the little fox to groom him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I did. And I don’t expect you to be happy. I expect you to not allow your unhappiness with the situation to manifest in the form of unhappiness with me personally.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Not that I think of Sam as a boyfriend, which I’m not allowed to have anyway. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

A God of perfection and love would never have allowed the accident. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He also wrote to Secretary of State Colin Powell to enlist his help in allowing him to renounce his citizenship. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This is the only plant in Grace’s house, and we aren’t allowed to touch it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Burger was not allowed to speak of his experience with the Gestapo. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

A coyote howls in the distance, a sound both lonely and familiar, and I sigh, allowing my eyes to close. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And now that he wasn’t allowed in rooms with uncovered windows, he’d be a skeleton in the dark. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

It opened directly on fields and forests, allowing riders to come and go without first passing through the winter town, and so was favored by hunting parties. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A tall row of elegant, lathe-turned spindles separated this table from the kitchen, allowing talk to pass from one room to the other. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was clearly unqualified, yet I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Sedaris. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

For a small sum, we had been allowed to watch from afar as hundreds of workers crawled ant-like over the lumber skeletons. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Outside there was a rustling early summer movement of the wind; the seniors, allowed out later than we were, came fairly quietly back as the bell sounded ten stately times. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

For five endless, unbearable hours, he’s not allowed to even try to contact Henry. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Perversely, she would not allow herself to turn and acknowledge him; he must learn that she was independent now of other people’s opinion, even his. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The vicious, arrogant white man put up the famous signs, “Chinese and dogs not allowed.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The violin’s absence of frets, which had been a feature of the viola da gamba family and the lute, also allowed its player greater freedom in the tuning and individuality of phrasing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She, in turn, decided to start a competing group, one that would allow men to join. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But his ease filled me with a secret pleasure, as if he was allowing me into his very special club. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A series of full-body attacks allowing one to identify a combatant’s deficiencies. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It will allow you to speak to any and all beings. Because this is my craft, it will only work when there is more darkness than light.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I was thinking,” I said, allowing a little groan of regret to steal into my voice. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Should he have refused to allow all of his employees safe refuge within the gates of the plant? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And so Alma Ember began her studies and lived with her grandmother in the mostly peaceful Georgia town, allowing herself to be troubled only by portfolio deadlines and country-club luncheons. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Melisandre, whose madness must not be allowed to spread beyond Dragon- stone. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He said that he was not even allowed to kill ordinary chaps on the Grail Quest so how could he kill his brother? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before dinner Grace takes me upstairs so we can wash our hands, and I learn a new thing about her house: you are only allowed four squares of toilet paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Passing neighborhoods on a major main street does allow me to peer in from a safe distance, and I’m noticing that a few areas still have electricity, which is somewhat comforting to see. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, when she took hold of its bright red bar with both hands, it gave in and allowed itself to be steered by the triumphant naga woman. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Laura and Mary were allowed to eat the carrot after the milk had been squeezed out. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the robot’s programming would not allow her to be violent. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I allow it to pull my feet forward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were just a few more questions he needed to put to her before he could allow the matter to be setded. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

There were no guards, and no locks, save for the iron fence that hovered over the surface, raised just enough to allow trash to pass through. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We lived in a two-story house, and my parents allowed us to take over the upstairs level. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

For his hard work, Shin earned a recommendation from his grade leader that allowed him to leave the dam site for four overnight visits to his father. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They felt it was because their maintenance system allowed them to fly nearly twice as many missions each night as other Po-2 regiments, and they were extremely proud of themselves for outflying the men! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I’m only allowed to sit and watch. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She reached nonchalantly toward his bruised face and placed her hand on it, allowing tiny flecks of light to seep into his cells and follow along his neural pathways. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wasn’t allowed to call her father and bother him with this nonsense. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He would not be allowed to come through again. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

After allowing them to disperse about the lake, we catch another hundred fish and see what fraction of them are marked. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This idiot son of Poseidon cannot be allowed to be the child of the prophecy.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

In London, I was only allowed to go to the library and the park across the street alone. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She would not allow herself to think about anything else. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The plate is balanced on a small cushion so that while carving, the artist can hold the burin steady and swivel the plate, allowing for greater control. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Park was alive, and she was awake, and this was allowed. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the Pythagorean brotherhood was already tight-lipped—nobody was allowed even to take written notes—and the incommensurability of the square root of two became the deepest, darkest secret of the Pythagorean order. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Are we allowed to speak yet?” said Ron grumpily. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At the age of not quite six, he was not allowed to visit the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Guards also allowed workers—about five thousand adult prisoners and a couple of hundred students from the camp’s secondary school—to catch fish and frogs from the river. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They were really getting quite fond of their strange pet and hoped that Aslan would allow them to keep it. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He allowed the boy to command him, to be disrespectful to him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of us was allowed to use the front stairs, because Dad wanted to keep the varnish on them looking nice. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prop 21 allowed them to make the call on their own in certain cases, and made the call for them in others. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Bristle retreated to guard Runt, and Pax trotted into the clearing, eager to find the telltale hole that would allow him to try the move himself. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

So she descended lower than she was actually allowed to fly. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She would open her box and allow the god or goddess to eat a single apple. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He had wanted to include me the year before, but Mrs. Milgrom would not allow it. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

He had few friends because he was shy, and even if he did make a friend, we weren’t allowed to have gentile friends. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

His parents had told him the Government could trace calls, could tell if a voice on a phone was from a person who was allowed to exist or not. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

No one was allowed to go in, no one was allowed to knock. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Three times the Republicans blocked them, never even allowing a vote. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Assuming, that is, the prosecution convinced the judge to allow such evidence. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s not allowed, especially if somebody like Edna is around. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘Unless . . .’ he began, thinking about it for a moment and allowing a plan to hatch in his head. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nancy and I allowed maybe yore body had need of spring eatin’.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did the system allow Roosevelt and Churchill to communicate in perfect security, but it remained in use and unbroken into the 1950s—an astonishing record. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No. Uh, Dad, I’m at a bar. The cops just busted it, and I’m not allowed to leave unless you pick me up.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The card allows noncitizens the opportunity to work in the United States, and it also enables them to acquire a Social Security number. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The King entered through the King’s Door, a huge hinged thing that only he was allowed to use. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“But I thought I’m not allowed to use magic outside school, sir?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But “standard” by then included some remarkable safety technology, like an antilock braking system, which allowed for swifter stoppage time and had first been developed in the 1960s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Soon, a fairly wide trail opened, allowing him to quicken his pace. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

How did people just allow them to die? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Still holding Cassiopeia’s hand tightly with her free hand, Penelope allowed the judge to lead her to his table, with Alexander and Beowulf following close behind. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"She allowed me to stay on after I was unable to pay my rent." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘If I hear not allowed much oftener,’ said Sam, ‘I’m going to get angry.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Thunderhead allowed us to make that costly mistake, leaving the Scythedom to wallow in its own regret to this very day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Get off the field! No girls allowed!” the boys would shout at Megan and me when we tried to get in on their game. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"I barely saw Mrs. Westing. Violet was a few years younger than I, doll-like and delicate. She was not allowed to play with other children. Especially the skinny, long-legged, black daughter of the servants." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede unhitched the dogs, who seemed both surprised and excited at being allowed to roam free at this time of day. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I say, looking as deep into her eyes as the pressure in my chest allows. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Rats are especially not allowed,” said the policeman. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For some reason that I can’t quite form, I know I’m not allowed to ask that. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once you had entered the dormitory, you were not allowed to leave it unless you were reporting to the Matron’s room with some sickness or injury. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have come at the invitation of your queen. Will you allow me to show you the invitation?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The warrant officer allowed me to accompany Winnie part of the way to the main gate where I was able to watch her, alone and proud, disappear around the comer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been referred to Dr. Viftas in Santiago—” “And you would be very grateful for the captain’s leniency in allowing you to go,” Patria reminded me, embedding my request in her scold. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we run the Big Dipper backward into the past, allowing for the motion of its stars, we find quite a different appearance a million years ago. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed himself a single sigh of relief. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I said: ‘I do not care what you are allowed to do, or not allowed to do. If you like to defend yourself, I shall fight you: if not I shall kill you anyway.’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not allowed in actual combat, but they invite me to the meetings on the status of the war, which is a lot more than they did in 13. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Even Tyson and Ella had been allowed to sit in the back. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Can she allow herself not to believe him? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re allowed to change every year, but pretty much everyone chooses the same club, so when Meg Rivers comes up to me and says, “Oh, so you’re choosing the ensemble again?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Surely in America a whole segment of decent souls could not stand by and allow such massive crimes to be committed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, he was alert, and he snapped open the spy hole, at the same time opening the tap that allowed a flow of naphtha past the pilot light in the buttress outside. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I say, “I think it’s fine if you do. We are not at school. It probably wouldn’t be allowed there. But here, nobody’s going to see it. You and me. That’s it.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

In theory, a naked singularity with no event horizon might allow you to travel faster than light or backward in time. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She allowed herself a frosty smile, “Robots are essentially decent.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I pleaded in my head to be allowed to stay but knew better than to say anything out loud. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They had no conscience, and no circuits which would allow them to imagine what was happening to the people on the ground. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not allowed to entertain that idea. It would be dangerous." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The bracelet would allow me to use voice commands to control the robot while I was outside it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I wonder whether the children were allowed to stay together—maybe stay with Sarah.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

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

I stay in the hospital for an entire two days before they allow me to leave once again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He released my arm and allowed me to walk inside the prison. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At the time, I was firmly opposed to allowing Communists or whites to join the league. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far, I’ve been allowed constant access to that head of his. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure we can find some better ones for you if the Amity allow us to stay.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first the woman clutched her baby closer, but as Taisin waited calmly, she slowly relaxed and allowed Taisin to pull back the blanket. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Tally had no idea what would happen if she got caught. her ring, skipping classes, or tricking the house into playing her music louder than allowed. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

They do have maps, but they are not allowed to mark balloons or new airfields on them, in case they lose the maps and you lot pick them up. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"She allowed me to stay on after I was unable to pay my rent." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The circumstances did not. allow me to examine it closely, but I can vouch for its edge," Catelyn replied with a dry smile. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And if I may be allowed to speak plainly, I think, given our long friendship, you might have allowed me to at least select the finger. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

However, the interior frame of the boat, being made of ash that remained perpetually dry and rigid, would not allow it to expand. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Fred wanted to get me some, but of course I didn’t allow it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a month, Ian was allowed to make a phone call. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I knew she was one of only a few of our people allowed to attend that university. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I cannot allow this weakness to control me, or let it seep into my spirit. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel couldn’t allow herself to feel that way. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And once again he was allowing the past to destroy him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A powerful figure in Washington, he was allowed to shape the agency as he wanted. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But she was not a night watchman, only an ugly warthog allowed to sleep in a human bed as a joke. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wore dark glasses, which allowed me to peer out wherever I wanted without anybody being able to see how fearful I was. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around them the Wood was changing, shifting, as if a veil were being lifted and she was finally allowed to see what was behind it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s power in allowing yourself to be known and heard, in owning your unique story, in using your authentic voice. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was the only way I’d allow my parents to leave; he made me feel secure. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“In the future, the defendant should be designated by the name under which the indictment was drawn. Mr. Max, I think you should allow the State’s Attorney to continue.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Pocket calculators are not allowed in this school anyway." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Baird wondered: Is there even any law on the books that would allow us to pursue this case f His gut instinct was that this case wouldn’t go anywhere. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was allowed to return to school Monday, January 13, with the proviso that she not respond to her attackers in any way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only real indulgence we allowed ourselves in missing having a mother. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only now did he allow himself to let down his guard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Since Elnora allowed me to study this book that so entranced me, I tried to please her by attending chapel services with her. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He did allow her to call the shelter to come for the dogs. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“But you invoked me so strongly that you allowed me to appear...if only for a moment.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To Moseley, the fish bones suggested that the ample protein on the coast allowed people to go inland and build irrigation networks to produce the cotton needed to expand fishing production. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If Trulz allows the game to continue after rules have been broken, he will not be paid a bonus of five hundred thousand dollars ” She didn’t look proud of this condition. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The consul at the U.S. embassy had explained that the U.S. government allowed refugees to come to America if they were in danger in their own country. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“They claim it contains matter which I am not allowed to see,” he said. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He refused to allow it in the house, except for the millet beer that was necessary for religious ceremonies. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The sick were allowed to stay in the block. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Egg-laying hens, dairy cows and draught animals are sometimes allowed to live for many years. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t allowed to talk to the kids who weren’t in the gifted program, or maybe they weren’t allowed to talk to us. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

That I’m not allowed to leave my house on pain of death. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no,” she said in her best grating voice, all the while shining the coffee table in our sparkling living room, which sparkles because nobody’s allowed to live in it. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

She will be in there in the short span of the lifetime she’d been allowed. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Seeing no one, I allowed myself a moment’s rest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I on the contrary lean forward, a child being allowed up late with the grown-ups. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin, on the few days when he did not have to work on the farm or in the factory, had rarely taken advantage of camp rules that allowed him to visit. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Special tactile feedback pads covered both palms, allowing the gloves to create the illusion that I was touching objects and surfaces that didn’t actually exist. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Too terrified of crevasses to wander far from camp, I spent most of my time recumbent in the tent—the ceiling was too low to allow my sitting upright— fighting a rising chorus of doubts. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was no way I could allow that. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One such application is to coding theory, which allows government officials, bankers, and others to pass classified sensitive information without fear that it will be unscrambled. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had refused to respond to anything that happened, had not allowed the jurors to read in his face the palpitations of his heart. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I might, if it’s allowed,” Heather said with a shrug. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

After a last, long-sustained stillness which allowed the great dog to close in on his quarry, the voice would burst forth so fast it overflowed itself and became a melody. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are allowed to serve at dinner every day.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He continually involved the gods in difficulties and dangers, but he was allowed to come freely to Asgard because for some reason never explained Odin had sworn brotherhood with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ti Jean allows that Farmer travels a lot. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The work was less physically demanding than logging and allowed him to be outdoors. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Ophelia, you are a natural philosopher! If I admit that my heart still beats, will you allow me to admire your beauty?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Diffidently, Simon allowed his pace to slacken until he was walking side by side with Ralph and looking up at him through the coarse black hair that now fell to his eyes. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Old Lord Merryweather’s inaction had allowed the rebellion to take root and spread, and Aerys wanted someone young and vigorous to match Robert’s own youth and vigor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"MoMo has these parties. And usually no one is allowed unless you are eighteen or older. But I got invited." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She allowed herself a long exhale and then scaled the rest of the way down, landing with a muffled thud in the fireplace. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Among Navajos, some men may allow a little hair to grow on their upper lip—just as my uncle and my father did. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The exodus from Germany allowed scientists to travel not just between nations, but also between disciplines. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But he allowed he couldn’t take less than ninety. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said Seven and I should be expelled because we “started it,” and that Seven shouldn’t be allowed to graduate. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I talked about Anthony’s allowing a complete—and completely green—stranger to accompany him hunting morels in the Sierra. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Although Owen was allowed to keep the Royal Medal, the episode left a permanent tarnish on his reputation, even among his few remaining supporters. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He felt a kind of pride in being allowed to touch all the delicate glassware, plates, and bowls, and he hadn’t broken a single thing. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

None of the other men had been allowed to help. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I can see that if we allow the slightest divagation on the subject of your charms, we shall never have time to hear the tale of your escape.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“I will not allow you to do bad gymnastics, because that’s just a waste of time.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“If no girls are allowed, why are you letting me see it?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I don’t argue further and sink into my seat, glad for a change that Baba doesn’t allow me to sit in the front so I can sulk in peace. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Eventually we were allowed to pick a few clothes from a heap of discards. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’m allowed to transfer money,” Benji reminded his dad. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But their ignorance also worked in our favor: it allowed us to invent code names for people we wanted to talk about and pretend that we were referring to family members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach my street five minutes before I usually do, according to my watch—which is the only adornment Abnegation allows, and only because it’s practical. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“The life of a scythe would be dreadful if we didn’t allow ourselves the guilty pleasure of a hobby. Mine is cooking.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The other allowed himself a leer, which, for a scientist past fifty, was not a bad job, “Maybe she’s in love.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I put my licorice laces and my Milky Bar in my special food box on the shelf, which Father is not allowed to touch because it is mine. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They would allow no woman to be forced to marry against her will they told the newcomers, nor would they surrender any suppliant, no matter how feeble, and no matter how powerful the pursuer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we are finally allowed to leave, Levi and I walk out together. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, she was lonely; she was allowed so few friends. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

They have to be allowed to live lives that fit their natures. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She allowed herself to be dragged from the garden, away from the shadow of the clock tower and into the marble halls of the castle. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Technically, they weren’t allowed to tell us what to do, but they did anyway. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Woolf’s habit of minimal riding for maximum purses allowed him to survive as a jockey, but he knew he was walking a very fine line. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book was about, among other things, a massive religious movement—a reawakening of sorts—that occurred simultaneously with the opening of all these microscopic doors that allowed visitors from space to overrun the earth. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Determined not to allow the Vietnamese domino to topple, American agents worked in secret to prevent elections in Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He ended up in solitary confinement for several days and wasn’t permitted visits or even allowed to leave his cell. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pity, but contempt, too, that it'd allowed itself to get so weak. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We were to point backward when we fired them, so that they slowed us down enough to allow gravity to bend our orbit back into the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leaned over the counter, palms flat against the wood, glowering at the young deputy who had allowed me to use the station’s phone to call work. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The waitress came over and asked if we wanted anything else and Bianca wanted another soda and Kicky asked if smoking was allowed. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to watch it, though, because it’s rated R.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Why did God allow such a terrible thing to happen? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for the western territories, Wilson was certain that Congress “would never allow slaves in any of the new states.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The tsar gave coins to my whole family, so we’re allowed to use magic.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

"I'm not even allowed to talk to boys." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She did not approve of her father’s avid watching of westerns and children’s programs, and he insisted that he be allowed, by God, to view his “favorites.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though hungry, we are not allowed to eat the shrimp we catch because it belongs to the village and must be shared with all. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been expecting it, knew his body would not be allowed to remain unsullied upon the forest floor; it must be subjected to humiliation to prove Voldemort’s victory. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When Celaena’s frown didn’t disappear, Elena said, “You don’t trust me yet. I understand. But you and I are on the same side, whether you allow yourself to believe it or not.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

At night, when she took off her bun, she allowed her grandchildren to plait her remaining hair into a tight, oiled, gray rat’s tail with a rubber band at the end. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought them all hateful to have allowed themselves to be worked like oxen, and even more shameful to try to pretend that things were not as bad as they were. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They allowed thousands of players to simultaneously coexist inside a simulated world, which they connected to via the Internet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Hard facts would come only when further data had been collected which could allow the crystallographic analyses to be carried to a more refined stage. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The first major sign that the Supreme Court would not allow the Fourth Amendment to interfere with the prosecution of the War on Drugs came in Florida v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Kyle and his teammates, along with all the other Library Olympians, were allowed to sleep in the next morning, because thanks to the surprise poolside contest, there would be only one game played that day. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

No food or drink is allowed in Yankee Stadium. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

That was the one church women never allowed their eyes to rest on. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet to allow the famous Ulysses S. Grant to take a room at another hotel would be unthinkable. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to go in there,” I said, telling the truth at last. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The man crept forward, taking care not to allow his footsteps to be heard. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Adele received her South Carolina foster care license on my sixth birthday, but she was told it would take several more months before the interstate paperwork would allow us to travel. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Please allow me to join this holy sisterhood. Let me begin now to prepare to take my vows. I will obey you in everything.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed literally to wound other boys, and sometimes quite severely. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing that I really had no choice but to consider it, I finally opened the door and allowed the possibility of this thing inside. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Down below, Amarante wasn’t thinking much about the consequences of shooting Ladd Devine’s plane from the sky, he was more or less allowing himself to be led by divine guidance, as it were. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he spoke, his voice was amplified through powerful speakers mounted on the Sixer gun-ships and hover tanks, allowing him to be heard by everyone in the area. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“What would it hurt to allow her to say good-bye?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Hours later—or so it seemed—they were allowed to stand up again. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In bits and pieces he explained the plan: one night, he would drug the warders on duty at the lighthouse to allow for the landing of a boat on the beach. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But since her father wouldn’t allow her to date, they had to keep their relationship a secret. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The kind of hope that creates a willingness to position oneself in a hopeless place and be a witness, that allows one to believe in a better future, even in the face of abusive power. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He must have been crazy thinking Citra would allow him to willingly throw the match. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He’d pick out someone whose behavior had been especially good, and allow him to sit up front too, as the left-hand lookout. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would even allow you a peek at my grocery lists. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The controlled binding and unbinding of iron and oxygen—the cyclical rusting and unrusting of blood—allows effective oxygen delivery into tissues. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“She casts aside even her own daughter. The goddess would never allow my tapestries to be shown in the palaces of the gods. She was always jealous of me.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“And shall I still be allowed to wear ribbons in my mane?” asked Mollie. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Professor Dumbledore says you are to be allowed to go,” she said sniffily, as though in her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn’t realize how risky feasts could be. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She would have contacted me if she were allowed, which means she probably couldn’t contact me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so none of us were really surprised that she allowed Chigger to take her on a Saturday canoe ride. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he allowed himself to look slightly past the Queen as he spoke, so that he would not have to withstand the full force of her gaze. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

To make Cleopatra believe that he intended to show her compassion, Octavian allowed her to bury Mark Antony. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was an art I had not yet acquired since I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Space was an anesthetic; seventy million miles of space numbed you, put memory to sleep, depopulated Earth, erased the past, and allowed these people here to go on with their work. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Greetings to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Southern West Virginia society did not allow for barging in on strangers in the middle of the night, no matter what the situation. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Would white people forever be allowed to circumvent the Court’s decisions? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe we wouldn’t be allowed to drop the eggs on Monday. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘I am glad that you allow me to stay.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This opportunity, therefore, must not be allowed to pass by, so that Italy may behold her redeemer after so long a time. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

When another doctor hurried past, the thin white fabric pulled back farther, allowing a familiar flash of blue to catch my eye. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Pastor Birch has been kind enough to allow Reverend Sloan to join him here, waiting for the service to begin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When the cots were made up—they were sturdy wooden ones with metal hinges and canvas coverings—Rita was allowed to lie down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I allow my eyelids to flutter closed for a flash, a tiny reprieve from the scorching sun. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I suggested to him that I should be allowed to go in as an interpreter just as the hearing impaired have an interpreter doing sign language. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, it is not,” admitted the Wart “And what is your favourite bird?” asked Archimedes, feeling that his master ought to be allowed a say. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jones and Allen had framed their rebuke of Carey as carefully as possible to allow little room for him to dispute their claims. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

We are allowed to take out seven books each. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ranofer hurried, as much as the soreness of his legs allowed, to the storeroom at the far end of the shop. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The ruling allowed black students to anticipate a different future and emboldened a few of them to try to make it happen. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Only the lieutenants and their seconds were allowed to enter during the parley. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several pounds of earth a second. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“I think Ben might be allowed to go home,” said Colonel Julyan. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, they wouldn’t allow it,” said the Professor decisively. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We hear that the citizens upon their schooners, brigs, and snows suffer greatly from hunger, for the rebels will not allow them to land and purchase provisions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Good evening,” she said, following him inside the bleak stone-walled room, allowing him to make a little fuss and show her to a chair. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps this is why the Thunderhead still allows a measured amount of economic inequality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Each year, one field was allowed to lie fallow, and the other two would be planted with a crop different from the one planted there the year before. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He would kill them every one if I allowed it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

To be allowed one letter in six months and then not to receive it is a great blow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He treated her the way that men in movies treat their ailing wives, the way he might have treated my mother had she allowed such naked displays of helplessness and affection. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He offers to carry her shopping bags, and though they weigh nothing at all she allows him to, telling him she’d been to a sample sale in SoHo just before they’d met. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Why did you allow Narciso to be murdered when he was doing good? Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she could ask about a police station and allow herself to be deported. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The subjects will be allowed one full night’s sleep before Stage 2 implementation. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger knew Basta would have slept on the threshold of Capricorn’s room if he had been allowed to, but none of the men lived in the main house. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

This humiliation could not be allowed to stand. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The small metal cylinder allowed the avatar who possessed it to transform into Ultraman once a day, for up to three minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If we think suffering is wrong, how can we allow suffering of animals to go on? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

When her parents came, she allowed herself to be led away. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Only I’m allowed to walk him, he tells his son, nobody else. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

After an initial protest, they allowed Wallace to share the Doll Woman letters with Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Certainly, most uniformed positions allow the wearers to have a separate life. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“He told us we had allowed our enthusiasm to carry us along too fast and that we should be much more careful in the future in analyzing our results before we published.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I wiped my tears with my handkerchief and allowed others to do the same. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

It was not till they were eating a delicate cream cheese that M. Bouc allowed his attention to wander to matters other than nourishment. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept up, and she allowed him to advance before reclaiming the position. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I am not allowed to go,” Ash said, hanging her spare dress on a hook behind Gwen’s door. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam wasn't allowed to attend classes because he was a Negro, but they let him fix the building. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had just allowed himself to be punched dead in the face, in front of his friends, by a smaller guy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Locke doubted whether our sensory capacities were sufficient to allow us to develop an adequate knowledge of corporeal substances. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m putting in a formal request to be allowed to retrieve the Black Key and bring it under our protection,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“How provoking you are! I don’t approve of cigars and I will only allow it on condition that you let me put you into my sketch. I need a figure.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was almost certain God wouldn’t allow people to die for only a short while and come back. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From quick glances he allowed himself, all he saw were dull, empty faces. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Ms. Simon allows us to use her classroom to record. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The only thing I was allowed to keep was a pencil so I could keep writing in my journal. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Whenever my feet allow me to stay in one place. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

With the Communists so close, they were allowed to stay. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Em, I really am sorry. Okay? Anyway, no fighting allowed. Remember?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

He said that he had inherited magical powers that allowed him to assume the shapes of animals. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It’s no earmuffs and no mistakes allowed, and Noah drumming everything. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

For a while, I was so angry, I wouldn't allow her to do anything for me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When we first started going to Nantucket, which is off the tip of Cape Cod, automobiles weren’t allowed on the island, and we’d leave the Pierce Arrow in a garage at New Bedford, Massachusetts. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lacks children had to work from sunup to sundown; they weren’t allowed to take breaks, and they got no food or water until nightfall, even when the summer heat burned. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Crazy people who are judged to be harmless are allowed an enormous amount of freedom ordinary people are denied. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would allow her to deposit the splendor back into the earth safely, without another Rupture.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He had been working hard for thirty years and, bad as it was for him in some ways, camp did allow him time to dabble with hobbies he would never have found time for otherwise. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need to convince your parents to stay in Cuba or none of you will ever be allowed to return. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I tried not to resent the fact that my friends were all allowed to live in the country. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Mirror neurons fire both when one performs an action and when one sees another person performing that action. They allow us to imitate behavior.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Only one in a thousand of us is allowed to be a servant. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

We are not allowed to serve, says the black doctor. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Stand in line. Don’t wander off. If you leave your place, you will not be allowed in. Stand in line. Don’t wander off.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And he orates random thoughts of profundity with such authority that you want to write them down and hang them on the wall, but they only allow writing instruments in the rec room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I allow myself to forget about my hunt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a brief moment he allowed himself the impossible hope that nobody would answer him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I felt like a toddler whose tantrum was being allowed to run its course. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Today, that road in the Curandero Valley had been paved; there was a fancy new bridge over the gorge, and you were not allowed to drive your sheep along the road anymore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to give out Mrs. Hayes’s address, but I’ll bet the public library has a directory of nursing homes in the state.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It allows you to exist in a state of suspended animation. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It's so immensely dangerous, much more than anything I've allowed myself to do. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In fact, her house was the one place where he was allowed to close his door. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

The men were also allowed to write a final letter. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I started to stop loving him that day at the circus. He’s cruel, and the things he does, and allows, are terrible and wrong. I can’t love him now, even if he is my father.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The reconciliation that the Committee of Thirty-Four suggested would have allowed the police to organize and stated that if the police called off the strike, there would be no disciplinary action taken against their leaders. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s no such thing as a perfect name. I think that human beings should be allowed to name themselves when they turn eighteen,” he adds. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly lifting the visor, Cluny allowed his single eye to rove around. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It allowed settlers to live in “Indian Territory” west of the Appalachian and Allegheny Mountains. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t allow a fixed catheter and insisted that they help him urinate each and every time he had to go. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They feared that one of their own might commit an act of violence that would jeopardize their position by allowing the whites to say they were too dangerous to have their rights. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One Osage who had served in World War I complained, “I fought in France for this country, and yet I am not allowed even to sign my own checks.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I’m not allowed to do anything after school. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t even been allowed to say goodbye to them. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not allow himself to think of who was left and who was not. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fire cleared away trees and shrubs, allowing wheat and other grasses to monopolise the sunlight, water and nutrients. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, I was allowed to visit a smaller mill at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Like, how does this work? Am I even allowed to feel good about this?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Sophie allowed her eye to travel further and further down the street. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had lived most of her life in the College, but had never seen the Retiring Room before: only Scholars and their guests were allowed in here, and never females. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Together we approached one, who begged to be allowed to pass by us in order to go speak to a friend, but he was refused by Smith. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school ends, Mrs. Battle and the girls’ team come with balloons and cards, but they aren’t allowed in either, which really makes me worry about Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening he announced to us that henceforth no one was allowed to leave the block after the evening soup. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was immediately allowed to leave the country on Koizumi’s airplane. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The next day, the team doctor gave me some medication that would allow me to at least keep water down and stop my head from pounding. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I cannot allow myself to cry because once I do I will be lost forever. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In rugby, halftime only lasts five minutes and the players are not allowed to leave the field. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We don’t allow nobody behind the counter,” Flood said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” she says, easing herself down to the edge of my bed, “I think it was something inside of you not allowing you to say it.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I am only allowing her to join on the understanding that you will personally oversee her development.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Young had finished, the party leader asked: “Will you allow me to read these charges?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There are too many maybe's here, which is what Sam Westing planned. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted from the real issue: Which heir did Sam Westing want punished?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

No man would allow a woman he had any affection for to come to him on public transportation in the middle of the night, especially a woman as old as Ruth. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was not the time to allow emotions to enter the equation. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was her approval of him that let him into their circle, which is horrible right there—the “let” and “allow” by superior people. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

So the three of us formed a kind of family, as much as our peculiar situation would allow. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base had refused to allow further testing on women astronaut candidates for fear that the public would think they advocated women in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

She allowed her vision to go wide, to hook over hills and ravines and ridges, to creep over the curve of the world. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Fancy not being able to read, and allowing Sela to write out a message! Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They’re allowed to take only a knapsack and a little cash with them, and even then, they’re robbed of these possessions on the way. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After the fire the students weren't allowed to go to the all-white high school. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Only rarely does she loosen the seals enough to allow herself to think of Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

‘The lack of ghosts is eerie. Back in ancient times, Delos was sacred ground. No mortal was allowed to be born here or die here. There are literally no mortal spirits on this whole island.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Okay, okay, this is what I want to say: Would you allow me the honor of being your stepdad?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Looking back anxiously, he purchased the tickets for the theater and allowed his wife to draw him into the unwelcome darkness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would allow the coaches to get a final and accurate readout on their time under racing conditions before the confrontation with Cal. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Jonathan had a memory too that some prisoners were sold into slavery, or sent to distant places, never allowed to come home. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“And who’s this?” says Mrs. Gregson, looking at me as if wondering why I’m allowed to stand there, in her foyer, behind the doorman’s desk. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A kingdom where carrying a person on your back was allowed. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It was strange, not being allowed to speak. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was always welcomed back as soon as he tired of the attention and allowed my mother to “talk some sense” into him, but what about now? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The animal should be allowed to recover fully before going through steps 1 to 8 again. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The children were untied and allowed to run free. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to find out where the permission came from that allowed them to treat us as badly as they did now. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had never before allowed that I was anything more than adequate. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cases had perforations, evidently to allow the creatures inside to breathe, but Kendra was unable to see into them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

For months afterward, Lady Isobel did not allow her to leave the house unaccompanied; she could not even go to the market without Beatrice keeping a hawk eye on her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma, however, allows our fights to go directly to her temples, giving her headaches. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He clearly was not in sympathy with the internal squabbling at King’s—especially when it might allow Linus, of all people, to get the thrill of discovering the structure of still another important molecule. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“If we were allowed to leave camp...” she says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

But the two Soviet prisoners weren’t allowed to talk to each other. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a long time, I allowed myself to enjoy and experience life without a timetable and rigid commitments. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Built on a hill, the house was cooled by breezes and allowed the planter to look over his estate. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Prisoners there were allowed only three “gills” of water—three quarters of a pint—per day; they were not allowed any exercise, bathing, mattress, or change of clothes. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right,” I say, stepping aside to allow him to pass me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yeah, yeah. Totally,” I rushed to say, before Bobby Gene could let slip the terrible truth: We weren’t allowed to go to the museum. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They especially feared unconditional surrender, which would allow foreign soldiers to take over their country with no conditions. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes only a few drops made it past his dried lips, but gradually moisture coated his throat and finally allowed him to swallow. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I agreed, but I refused to allow Gay in the fitting room. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The jovilabe allowed the modelling of a highly complicated theoretical system without endless calculations or any loss of precision. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When I was in Abnegation and wasn’t allowed to look into mirrors, I used to think that a lot could change in a person’s appearance in three months. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

According to the Geneva Convention you’re allowed to send useful things to prisoners of war—cigarettes, toothbrushes, fruitcakes with hacksaws inside. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The gym teacher let Naheed’s class have a study hall, but no one was allowed to even whisper. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Rather than riding in a motorcade, I was sometimes allowed to travel in an unmarked van and with a lighter security escort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I grant you all that you will allow me to grant: a night’s rest. Sleep well.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And Dear Imam, are we allowed to pray in a barn if there are pigs nearby? Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

There are those that allow us to know something that we could have known by direct sensory experience if we had been present at the right time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The 1860 election of Republican Abraham Lincoln as president was the last straw for the South because he opposed allowing slavery in these western areas. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though we could walk to school on our own, we were still not allowed to play outside the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I knew full well my family would never have allowed me to date. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last thing they needed was to allow the populace to be getting ideas. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps we should allow the Brother to express himself as to how he feels about all this," the man with the pipe said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Chinese speakers get that list of numbers — 4, 8, 5, 3, 9, 7, 6—right almost every time because, unlike English, their language allows them to fit all those seven numbers into two seconds. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Shin feared it would be months, even years before they would be allowed outside the factory at dusk near a section of fence that could not be seen from a guard tower. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The executive would not allow this news to daunt him. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After several minutes he said, “Is one allowed to speak as a human being, or does the thing about being seen and not heard have to apply?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we still weren’t allowed to neglect our language lessons. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theseus led his army against Thebes, conquered her and forced her to allow them to be buried. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before he slowed down, allowing her to catch up. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Joseph couldn’t imagine his uncle allowing anyone in the house, and he certainly couldn’t imagine a party there. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Once I had run away to the Strategic Air Command Base in a nearby town to see if they would allow me to become a pilot. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the proslavery advocates of the Deep South unveiled their racial argument—What will happen between the races after emancipation?—the census of 1790 allowed one to predict the response with near precision. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This summer I am allowed to knock on my first door alone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

"Your Majesties and Your Highness, allow me to present to you Camellia Beauregard once more," the Beauty Minister announces. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“A pity. There are blood spells that allow one to live forever.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Dual zones permitted the use of both magic and technology, and null zones didn’t allow either. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, what mortal parent would allow three underage teenagers to borrow their car? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At school, only a few students were allowed to learn English, by special permission. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kluck has specifically told us about a million times that no one is allowed to touch the new machine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Inspection, right. Very careful we must be. Can’t allow any riffraff or deserters,” I said. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I saw your little black girl talking to a rebel officer on Warren Street. Do you allow your slaves to consort with the enemy?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of Daddy’s tight leash, I also wasn’t allowed to spend the night at any of my friends’ homes or babysit for children in the community. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They all looked the same to Stanley, although X-Ray had his own special shovel, which no one else was allowed to use. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There was laughter, and another exchange of good nights before I was at last allowed to ascend to the sanctuary of this room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He said he’d allow Dad to stay, but Dad had to follow some rules, the first being that he stop drinking as long as he was there. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

We also had our own L-shaped terrace, an open, outdoor section that was as long as half a soccer field, where we were allowed out during the day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s let as well,” she said, allowing just a tiny hint of sadness to creep into her voice. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had a Jewish friend in town named Israel Levy who signed a bank note that allowed Tateh to get his hands on that old place. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed the ice cream parlor, where I knew I was never allowed to go. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I can’t be in it. I’m still allowed to go, though, because it’s on Friday and I’m not suspended until next week—so, Em, will you be my date?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

When they allowed us to return to the blocks, I rushed toward my father: “Did you eat?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Truman kids respond that Volpe’s status—and theater’s high status at Truman—allow them to do things that might be impossible elsewhere. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

She hired a local woman named Minnie whose sole job was washing the laboratory glassware using the only product Margaret would allow: Gold Dust Twins soap. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her eyes were bright with pleasure—“Rosencrantz will be allowed to marry me!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

‘Come and take such refreshment as haste allows.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The bearded man had fled, as much as the darkness allowed her to see. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

All ten of us climbed under the ropes and allowed ourselves to be blindfolded with broad bands of white cloth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man Jack was, above all things, a professional, or so he told himself, and he would not allow himself to smile until the job was completed. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It meant a quicker exit, and that was the only hope Moss allowed himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The foreman of one plant in Mobile, a large brute, allowed me to tell him what I could do. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I were allowed to cut my hair short or wear makeup, then maybe . The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, despite the communal pooling of possessions, Maria had been allowed to keep her paints, brushes, and vellum, which were costly and difficult to replace. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But with the entire confederation now smaller than one of its former communities, the best option seemed to be allowing the Pilgrims to remain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Our mother quietly opened the door and stood aside to allow us to go in ahead of her. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She and some of the engineers turned out for the parade, enjoying the celebration, allowing themselves, perhaps, just a sliver of pride in having been a part of such an achievement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The shack—oh, it was a shack, no poetry of home and hearth allowed—was a flimsy cage, keeping me in and very little else out. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Ah, they’re wisdom cookies! I’ve made these from scratch before. The secret is to allow the books to hit room temperature before mixing them. Cold writing doesn’t sit well in the mind.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort’s inner circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted this highest honor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Felicia bought the maximum amount allowed, eight gallons, and spent two Sundays painting the house with borrowed brushes and ladders. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greatly improved since the days of Apollo, Ares EVA suits allowed much more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, in Vilnius. Next year, when you’re sixteen, you’d be allowed to enter. If accepted, you’d study with some of the most talented artists in northern Europe. Would that interest you?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Either that, or she was sure that Noodles wouldn't allow it, or I would lose my nuts and steer clear of trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I asked him if I would be allowed to send word to Commensal Obsle. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We worked on the puzzle, each one allowing himself a section of the table and the necessary quiet. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Corinthians slid as close to Porter as the floor gear of the car allowed, her head resting on the seat back. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d have to move apartments to some place that allows pets. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed his brother to lead him to his fate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

His queen was the Mother of Dragons; he would not allow her children to come to harm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This time, I allow myself to hear it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

After lunch she allowed Agnes to follow her around the playground like a stray puppy. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Would you, ahem, would you please wait until seven p.m., to allow me to apprise my corporate headquarters of recent developments?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma allowed my sister to stick to her like glue because she knew Adria needed that security. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She has also begun appearing in public without her shawl covering her face and has even allowed herself to be photographed. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

These interactive recording/writing/animation sessions allow us to record an artist for an entire show in less than half a day, including unlimited takes and rewrites. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to fall forward and rest my head on the door frame. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I look down to the ice in my hands and then back to Kelton, realizing I’m still skeptical about allowing people to “help.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They knew perfectly well that, as an underage wizard, Harry wasn’t allowed to use magic outside Hogwarts, but they were still apt to blame him for anything that went wrong about the house. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He raced over to us and allowed Tyson to grab hold of his mane. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Pythagoras realized that not all notes are allowed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Citra’s mother stepped aside to allow him entry—as if she were the visitor and not the other way around. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"You must allow a king some flaws, my lady." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The computers blinked to life and allowed us to access the newspaper archives from the desktop. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I smiled, until Mom gave me that serious look that meant she needed to educate me about something before I was allowed to have fun. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mandela’s mother, Beatrice, wouldn’t allow him to grow his hair long; that wasn’t acceptable for young men in Africa, and she didn’t care what the American boys did. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I was no longer allowing hecklers’ behavior to frighten me into acting a certain way. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Akhi’s style of coaching was brand-new to me, allowing me to discover an entirely new approach to fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I was allowed to move the rover on the computer, now that it had lost its communication with Earth after over ninety days. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her slave, Paul Jennings, said he was really the one who saved the portrait, but slaves were not allowed to contradict white people. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Would they allow this man to harm me, even if I was the Ugly One? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“The guards say were not allowed fish. All of the fish we catch is stored for the NKVD.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Conway gave me another book to read in class and, because it was the weekend, allowed me to take it home to read. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

No one is allowed to walk on the block ‘C.’ The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to practice medicine, any more,” Doc Daneeka added. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And his father’s scare gun firing at intervals throughout the lightning-ribbed night to scare away all predators . . . but you were not allowed to use those scare guns anymore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lorena and I go to the dance with a group of girls—no dates allowed. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The practical, pragmatic part of our upbringing wouldn’t allow me to put much stock in the gentle, well-intentioned platitudes people would heap on us a few days later at the funeral. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Evidently, only paintings are allowed to be colorful. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That was a secret bugle call that only admirals are allowed to hear.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I entered. ‘Pardon this intrusion,’ said I; ‘I am a traveller in want of a little rest; you would greatly oblige me if you would allow me to remain a few minutes before the fire.’ Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

In tonal music, just about any melody is allowed, as long as it fits into the harmonies as they wander away from and then head back to their home base. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to play any game with a disclaimer on the cover,” I said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He would undress and get into the water with the boys, and his mysterious sense of orientation would allow him to avoid the deep and dangerous spots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This pit, like the others, had a sloping ramp that allowed entry. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

No girls are allowed to wear suits on account of the convicts. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hated that it was so noticeable, since he wasn’t allowed to cover it up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was like balancing a sack of gravel on my head every day at school and not being allowed to steady it with my hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re only bringing her back to the king’s council. I’m going to have a word with them about allowing Kaltain to show her around.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They were allowed to get drunk before taking off, since it would be their last drink. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that subject I bet they both agree: Let’s make Isabella wait until she’s really old—like twenty-one—before we allow her to wear lipstick or feel real pretty. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Robbie, my great-aunt, my rigid taskmaster of a piano teacher, passed away in June, bequeathing her house on Euclid to my parents, allowing them to become home owners for the first time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Grandma said we weren’t allowed to get up from the table until we finished our food, so I’d sit there for hours upon hours until I started nodding off, my head drooping into the plate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This did not protect him from assault but it allowed him an immunity. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There had been one other time that my dad had mentioned wanting to go to a game, but the fact that his work schedule wouldn’t allow it had saved me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to, you know. You’re allowed to pick whatever you want when it’s your turn. You don’t have to make everyone happy all the time.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He reached for a handle and pulled open a door set in the back of the aircraft, allowing the cold air to rush in. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

On Tuesday it rained—the kind of chilly, windy rain that made the trees sway, and meant we weren’t allowed outdoors during lunch. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Their world didn’t allow them to take things easily, didn’t allow them to be sane, virtuous, happy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now I got a dog with me, and we were never allowed to have pets. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey is sometimes allowed to join them, but always kept in his place. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mac couldn’t tell if she still recognized him or not, but she allowed him to lead her back down the hall to the bedroom. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Only rarely did he allow an undisguised racist remark to slip through, like the time he referred to “the purely scientific statistical evidence of natural racial distinctions in group intellect.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Shall drop by again next week, if this tedious new job allows. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We have to choose between our desire to eat meat and allowing the suffering of animals to continue. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Thousands of tiny pores in the shell allowed oxygen to enter and water and carbon dioxide to escape. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She was not overly cruel to Aunt Elizabeth, she allowed her to put on her own red dress. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to tell you this, children, but I cannot allow you to be raised by someone who is not a relative.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

World peace is only a dream because people won’t allow themselves and others around them to simply be peanuts. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He leaned on his sword, drew a deep breath, and allowed himself a moment to savor the victory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

No one is allowed to leave his respective building with keys, and no one is allowed to leave keys on a desk. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The risk might cost me, infuriate Du Barry further, but if it allows me to stand out from my sisters, the gamble will be worth it. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

If this picture is correct, it spells bad news for would-be space travelers: the extra dimensions would be far too small to allow a spaceship through. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The visiting rules, far more lenient than other prisons’, permitted visitors almost every day, and allowed them to stay two hours. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day after school I went to the library and took out as many children’s books as I was allowed. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Would God the Father allow His only Son to mix with this crowd of cotton pickers and maids, washerwomen and handymen? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is time to call a halt to the practice of allowing houses to deteriorate while building further houses which are then allowed to deteriorate,” argued the organization. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, if it was their lungs that made them quit, they were allowed to stay in Coalwood as long as they could afford the rent for their houses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Also true: going to the swamp to pick a few apples is not a job for a man cuz men are never allowed to be so idle. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He didn’t allow me to cover myself up. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I allow myself to truly think on it, I cannot fault Locke for choosing her. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As for us, chances were that we would be allowed to go on with our miserable little lives until the end of the war. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and you may see Roy as soon as the doctor says it’s allowed.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

To allow my activities to be circumscribed by my opponent was a form of defeat, and I resolved not to become my own jailer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twisted into yet other shapes, they also form receptors, hormones, and signaling molecules, allowing cells to communicate with one another. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Even though most experts agree that forensic pathologists—who primarily deal with dead people—are not qualified to estimate survival chances, the State allowed prosecutors to pursue criminal charges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I would merely change my pigmentation and allow people to draw their own conclusions. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Older students are allowed to roam until the bell, but ninth- graders are herded into the auditorium. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

This is the one good thing about these evenings, the evenings of the Ceremony: I’m allowed to watch the news. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave us another hug, then picked up our small suitcases and carried them as far as the soldier standing guard would allow. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The elephant was well aware that no one was allowed to shoot him. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This Soul of the World allowed them to understand anything on the face of the earth, because it was the language with which all things communicated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each island rose as much as sixty feet above the flood- plain, allowing trees to grow that otherwise could not endure the water. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s too risky. And your mother would never allow it.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And in some way I had been allowed into their world. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Birthdays were the only day of the year I was allowed to eat as much as I wanted. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

While Neville recited his grades and wondered aloud whether he would be allowed to take a Transfiguration N.E.W.T. with only an “Acceptable,” Harry watched him without really listening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

September 29, 1977: Salyut 6 is the first space station equipped with docking stations on either end, which allow for two vehicles to dock at once. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Papá allowed us to go out only once a week, and we had to be home by midnight. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In a country where women aren’t allowed out in public without a man, we girls traveled far and wide inside the pages of our books. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

AH these tilings, working together with the unconscious dread of Elaine’s arrival with his son, broke his happiness without allowing him to escape. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only now do I realize how pleasant a streetcar is, but we Jews are no longer allowed to make use of this luxury; our own two feet are good enough for us. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

This site allows you to track any changes regarding teaching and learning in the arts. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And they were allowing themselves to get pushed around. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He actually refused to believe me when, some months later, I informed him that the House had passed a bill allowing public schools to post the Ten Commandments. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a shot or two of bourbon, he convinces Friedrick to allow excerpts of it to be published in the newspaper. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Its Muslim inhabitants were tolerant of Christians and allowed Christian pilgrims to visit their city. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

At first, Howard would not allow Pollard to ride in races on any of his horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turner couldn’t help thinking of Lizzie’s grandfather, dug up and tossed around, not allowed to stay on the island where he had seen the sun rise and set ten thousand times. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“She allows her character to believe the lie. Her voice has so many tones to it. She can be seductive and naive all in one sentence.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The letters not only provided irrefutable proof that the children had been with Holmes but contained geographic references that allowed Geyer to plot the broad contours of the route Holmes and the children had followed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

For instance, my best friend, Izzy, wasn't allowed to spend the night at my place, because her mom felt there wasn't enough adult supervision in the Saedi home. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He'd left Lynbrook for a program called "middle college," where high school seniors could take classes at the local community college, and his absence finally allowed me to focus on other guys. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was not allowed in while he was there, but when at last he went away, my grandmother came in to me, walking very slowly and looking very sad. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

He easily persuaded her father to allow her to go back with him, and she herself was happy beyond words at the prospect. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams replied that he received only a fraction of that number but chose not to answer most of them, which allowed him to focus all his allegedly waning energies on Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Gretchen Silver had identified herself on the tape so that there would be no question of allowing it in the visitors’ room. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I came off parole on October 13, 1999, but I’m still not allowed to vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

One side proposes that Monte Alban formed because maize agriculture allowed the Oaxaca Valley’s population to grow so much that the rural villages naturally clustered into something resembling cities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I know she’s about to say that she’s the one to allow or not to allow things, as she once changed my diapers. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Widening entrances to allow the exit of hovercraft from the hangar, installing missile launchers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

By the time Jasmine was allowed to see him, six days later, the district attorney had decided to charge Richard as an adult and his name was all over the news. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Almost no one is allowed into Resthaven, but I made it because I understood what it meant. It’s whole in a way the city never is.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

For having committed myself, I felt that I could never allow myself to show surprise or upset—even when confronted with situations furthest from my experience. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I allowed myself to feel anything for Barack, the feelings came rushing—a toppling blast of lust, gratitude, fulfillment, wonder. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But I’m not allowed to get up at that hour, so I had to control my curiosity until quarter to seven. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Thus, the experienced caner will always pause between strokes to allow the agony to reach its peak. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t even allowed to tell her what branch of the military I am serving with. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Since the beginning, the army had allowed the laboratory to operate on the campus of the airfield. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If only he will listen to me one minute, I know I can make him understand there is nothing so bad about me that he shouldn’t allow white children to go to school with me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Root allowed himself a fleeting grin, then it was back to business. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The sailors were no longer allowed to molest the women at night. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then removed from the pipe and allowed to cool. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

He came with a delegation and advised them bluntly to make each man sign a loyalty oath before allowing him to fly on a combat mission. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, sir,” said the boat-builder, “but there is a little bit more to it than that. And if you would allow me I should like to make a further statement.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The men were brought up on deck more often and allowed to stay for longer periods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shrug, because I’m not allowed to tell her the truth. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the card out my backpack, allowing only the letter side—M and N—to show. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we went along, I kept thinking how Bear had noticed the birds, which allowed him to see the soldiers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not too late to repent. Even angels are allowed to do that. Let me hear your confession.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This was a black- owned restaurant, the only place in the area that served blacks and allowed us to sit in a booth and have a waitress bring us a cold drink. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Once they were settled in, he didn’t allow them to brood over their circumstances. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the ubiquitous nature of music and arts as an expressive form found in all cultures, allows for extensive exchanges of ideas from all corners of the globe. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I was so good at it, it almost felt like I was cheating because I use my feet for my hands and you’re not allowed to use your hands in soccer. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think Ocllo will allow me anywhere near him, though. She takes her position as our supervisor very seriously.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As always, he allowed the dramatic pause to go on way too long. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Martha, who appeared immune to measles, nevertheless wasn’t allowed to come into the wards. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was praying Vince wouldn’t grow impatient waiting for me and leave, or, worse yet, allow himself to be talked into spending the evening with one of the other girls. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have: One, a robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When Mother allowed herself a still moment by the fire on winter nights, I could sometimes see the face she wore when Father was alive. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the help of Long Beach City College and Barnes & Noble, we created a college course that would allow us to hone our craft. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Combining resources with Mark Antony would allow Cleopatra to make her son’s future secure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Instead he spread his hands as far as the fetters would allow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Only my mother was allowed into his confidence, as her hand was always in any song he made. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Since I was young, my mom was allowed to sit with me during my interview. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Your Highness, I am the Captain of the Royal Guard. Please allow me to escort you.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Before they would allow her to train with the hair treatment chemicals, she had to have a physical checkup. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

This additional layer of complexity—that DNA encodes a protein that allows DNA to replicate—is important because it provides a critical node for regulation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was holding his mother tight and she was trying to push him aside, as if to be allowed to pummel Olanna, and Olanna wished she could let her. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There had been calls for the removal, even the court-martialling, of the general concerned, but the army had defended the latter and he had been allowed to complete the campaign. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Susan Calvin did not allow herself to relax, despite the designed comfort of the chair she sat in. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

‘Yes. God give us strength to resist. That tea cannot be allowed to land.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to smack it right out of here. And then you’re not allowed to touch my food again—or let anyone else touch it, either. Ever.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Dimples on top of freckles, which shouldn't even be allowed, and round as crabapples. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

People, she believed now, shouldn’t be allowed to have new children if they’d already given away all their love to their old ones. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sighing, he stepped back to allow his opponent to take a turn. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gradually, he learned the details of my condition, reacting to them in a milder way than my parents had, which allowed them, or at least Tessie, to begin to accept the new reality. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Some princes were tolerant and allowed freedom of worship; others insisted that all their subjects convert to the new flavour of the month or forfeit their property at once. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He would serve as an assistant football coach, and he would be allowed to form his own tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The last two allow a writer an additional lever of control over what the reader will treat as given and what she will treat as new. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He would be killed — thrown into a pit of poisonous snakes or fed to hungry jaguars — before he would be allowed to enter such a sacred place. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

There was a pale moon that allowed me to make out in the distance the outlines of a wretched slum, with houses made of cardboard, planks, and corrugated metal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’ll be allowed to stay in the clinic until he’s fully healed, and then the Red Cross can get him, like, special protection?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

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

Helena and I are not allowed near the attic. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

By Florida law, gambling boats are supposed to travel at least three miles offshore—beyond the state boundaries— before anyone is allowed to start betting. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When it was time to take her out, I was the only one she would allow to put the leash on. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s as if, when I was born, someone decided that I was not allowed to be happy. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We were not allowed profanity or even obvious sarcasm, but Bailey looped his language around his tongue and issued it out to Mother in alum drops. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He remembered oaks ringing the house, the overgrown remains of a flower garden he was never allowed into, the sounds of a road. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He’s the one person in the universe allowed to bypass all of our security. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

After that, I was never allowed in the kitchen. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

She was from the generation of the bewildered, who did not understand what had happened to Nigeria but allowed themselves to be swept along. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He slowly allowed himself to lean against the side of the hole. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But their leadership voted not to challenge Roosevelt’s order allowing the government to “exclude” people—namely, Nikkei—from “military areas”—namely, the West Coast, where most of the Nikkei lived. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

‘Does that mean nobody’s allowed to kill us here?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It allowed just enough room for her to slide out on a tide of heavy saliva. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

But he was worried when she refused to go to the hospital, worried when she would allow only Finn to touch her. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

And yet, positively: The ability to consider experience so abstractly allowed me to shape into desire what would otherwise have remained indefinite, meaningless longing in the British Museum. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trial court allowed almost all of these jurors to remain on the jury panel despite defense objections. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I stopped the thought as soon as I noticed it creeping up on me and allowed it to get no farther than that: Charlie was gone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The breach allows for the efficient sorting of the plundered from the plunderers, the enslaved from the enslavers, sharecroppers from landholders, cannibals from food. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Traffic could go only one way, and no one was allowed to make a U-turn, so even those cars that had already picked up their riders were stuck, waiting for the buses to load. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What was the first state to allow women to vote?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“We allowed unnecessary room. Ten couple may stand here very well.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I said that it was intended that you should perish in the ghetto, perish by never being allowed to go behind the white man’s definitions, by never being allowed to spell your proper name. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Herbert's care at the veterans hospital in New York City slowly allowed him to recover. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

People are allowed to bicycle at night in New York City, folks. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“His parents would never allow him here alone with you.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time you wouldn’t have been allowed to have such a hobby, thev’d have called you queer. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, the wizard would quickly cut off the head of the guilty snake, but this time, the dead man took pity and allowed the cobra to live. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I was allowed to fly airplanes again, and I hoped to be assigned to a flight crew, but my first job was to help with the flight of Borman-Lovell-Anders to the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, from Ishmael’s perspective this inclement weather should not be allowed to overshadow the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto, which was an affair of a different sort entirely and of a greater magnitude. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

My eye pained and swelled with each throb of my pounding heart and I wondered if now I would be allowed to speak. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“I hear,” the other says, “it came out of our own vaults. That it’s been here all along, but for some legal reason we weren’t allowed to show it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Like a caged beast finally allowed to hunt. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And even then, they squeezed together in a bunch, as though, if they allowed any space between them, Fin- sterwald might somehow pick them off, one by one. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“President Eisenhower would never allow such a thing,” he said emphatically. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not allowed to cry,” I tell her as harshly as I can, hoping my tone will scare her into listening. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He checked Stanley's backpack and allowed him to keep it. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got the key to mine, but I’m not allowed to try it. Hang college!” muttered Laurie with an impatient sigh. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to ask Mama where it went, but it was more fun to imagine that it went to a secret hideout where only sweet potatoes and boxes of oatmeal were allowed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But above all, their wealth that allowed them to waste was the most enviable. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tells them that perhaps God, by allowing him to be jailed, saved him from something worse. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

At least, she was allowing someone else’s name to be inset upon the door of her office. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The fact that sleeping in the living room also allowed her to avoid the haunted bedroom she’d once shared with my father was never mentioned. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The foul was not allowed, and the result was allowed to stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

However miserable he has been here, however unwelcome, however badly treated, you have at least, grudgingly, allowed him houseroom. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Nazi Party used propaganda, which was a powerful weapon, allowing them to twist the truth or outright lie to support their agenda. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Then we’d disable the drivers or allow them to run into the woods, at which point we’d tie them up so they couldn't join the ranks that would be sure to follow. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I’d call it a road, but there are no cars in the camp—at least none that we’re allowed to drive. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He could not bear it that she was allowing herself to be handed from one to another, no longer young, or that he was to lose her, or that he waa not to lose her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three other wanderers, not quite so dazed, allowed Billy to tag along. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the Jeeps looked noticeably uncomfortable from all the power they were not being allowed to use. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drove as hurriedly back to the Daltons’ as the snow-covered streets would allow him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you weren’t allowed to learn,” he asked, “why did they let you bring the books?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

But he did allow himself to be persuaded, otherwise he would have been ostracized. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trusted and talented members of the elite are periodically allowed outside the country, where they serve as diplomats and traders for state-owned companies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“We don’t allow any Chinese folks in town, the preacher’s made that clear.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The passive allows him to do so because the agent can be left unmentioned, which is impossible in the active voice. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I can tell, even from afar, that she’s not using the full extent of the splendor; she’s not allowing herself to take in as much I did. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The latter may kill the cells outright, whereas the small doses allow some to survive, though in a damaged condition. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When he had made his decision, he said, “Magister Spurge, once my esteemed guest, allow me to say: You are an idiot. An absolute idiot.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A new breathing technique is required, one in which the astronaut pants like a dog, and takes many short quick breaths “off the top” of his lungs, and never allows them to become completely deflated. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Were her eyes frosted over like an icy window, allowing light and dark to filter through? Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She would not allow herself to imagine anything else. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Due to the extra stress she had allowed herself a second glass of wine, which had gone warm. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You’re allowed to look different there because, apparently, it’s a bastion of difference. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They will drive her to Logan and see her off as far as airport security will allow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Either the wandering breezes or perhaps the decline of the sun allowed a little coolness to lie under the trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But the fact that he didn’t just shoot me in the head tells me something: He’s not allowed to kill me yet. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Normally bonobos weren’t allowed near the offices, since they tended to make a mess anywhere they went, but since Otto was attached to me for the time being, we got special permission. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

After her fingerprints were taken and the paperwork completed, she was allowed to telephone her family. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

This suffering allowed them no rest; it was simple but relentless as a geologic cycle. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even have a funny notion that if I do die, maybe Peeta will be allowed to live. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The system verified that I was on the chat room’s access list and allowed me to enter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Each one was allowed three cups a day with milk. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Linton argued that the Utah Supreme Court had ruled that experts were allowed to testify about how certain acts are “consistent with” certain behaviors. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was not allowed to sit on his mother’s lap during the drive—not because she wouldn’t have it, but because his father objected to it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet we are allowing pesticides to enter them via the rivers and by direct spraying over bordering marshlands. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It is as Nikhil that he takes Metro-North into Manhattan one weekend with Jonathan and gets himself a fake ID that allows him to be served liquor in New Haven bars. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s planned for this afternoon, if your schedule allows.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The squareness of the rock allowed a sort of plinth round it, so mat to the right, over the lagoon, one could inch along a ledge and turn the corner out of sight. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Since Amber wasn't drunk either, or at least, not drunk enough for the cops to arrest her, they were allowed to leave. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“All of your ballet recital videos allowed us to digitally measure every centimeter of you.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Part of being on probation means she’s not allowed to take credit for her work. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

At Thurmond, we weren’t allowed to touch one another, and we were beyond forbidden to touch one of the PSFs, but it didn’t mean that they couldn’t touch us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Before this they had lived as individuals, each somewhat afraid of the other, each seeking his own pleasure, each stanch in that degree of Americanism that had been allowed him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He argued that the rules for organics had to allow synthetic additives and preservatives. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Too, I wanted no more sunlight until I had the medication sufficiently out of my system to allow me to lighten. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday Holmes allowed a letter from Mrs. Pitezel to reach the children, which prompted Alice to write an immediate reply, observing, “It seems as though you are awful homesick.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In Mammachi’s time, Paravans, like other Untouchables, were not allowed to walk on public roads, not allowed to cover their upper bodies, not allowed to carry umbrellas. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mercury astronauts were allowed to name their spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stood at the foot of the bridge that spanned the river, the bridge that citizens were allowed to cross only on official business. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“For now, you are allowed to depart in the company of these people. But let me tell you that if you appear within the town limits again, you will be treated mercilessly.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, oil company geologists had known for years that if you wanted to find oil you had to allow for precisely the sort of surface movements that were implied by plate tectonics. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The peasants still had to work on the same land, but instead of growing their own crops, they got paid in wages—they weren't allowed to sell or eat their own produce. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“One compartment in which I allowed myself to make friendships, to have personal relations, to help people, and to be in all personal ways the kind of man I wanted to be.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy longed to run to her, but he knew the arai wouldn’t allow it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

This misstep allowed the trio to get as far northeast as they did. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She allowed herself three small pieces of fruit, marveling at their sweetness. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

They had allowed her to sit for the afternoon session. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are super romantic about it—how they spent the summer putting on theater productions in the woods—so I’m kind of not allowed to say how much I hated it. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He mentioned magic like it was no big deal and everyone was allowed to use it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

There are soccer games, and the mothers are allowed to bring out all the babies for us to play with. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sierra sharpened her mind and allowed her vision to slip alongside the spirits as they, thundered through the old anthropologist’s inner workings. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She allowed a hint of a smile to show on her face as she turned to the last page of the paper. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

What’s more, the soldiers were allowing only a few people in at a time. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

True to their word, they give us rice with salted fish to eat and allow us to drink as much water as we want. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t allowed to eat or even drink coffee before setting out, which was a great hardship for her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an awkward arrangement, but it would allow Riefenstahl to do what she was always driven to do—to capture the perfect shot, the ideal shot. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They weren’t allowed to hug or touch in any way. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be saying that nothing from that place should be allowed to remain, though I’d never known him to be mean. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hope so, oh, I hope so very much, because writing allows me to record everything, all my thoughts, ideals and fantasies. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Heck, nobody’s allowed to ride the Carousel. Didn’t you see the signs? Now hush.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

No one, except passengers with tickets, was allowed to enter. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Finally, they demanded that they be allowed to challenge Mrs. Gallup’s theory about Shakespeare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Growing up, we weren’t allowed to have anything that talked or flew or made a sound. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Someone who allows themselves to be killed because of their beliefs.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Now, because Sandy’s gone missing, I’m not allowed outside? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I just find it interesting. A Jewish man being allowed to serve.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Do not spit on the floor of the home. “Do not allow any flies in the house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All at once, voices rose, reciting the Black Moon Song they’d known all their lives but were not allowed to sing aloud till this night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had not allowed herself to look for one, but when it came she realized how she had longed to hear—just to be reminded that she had not been altogether forgotten. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The sweet fluid was keeping his pain alive, allowing all the bouncing and the noise to continue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She came to the tower, held so tightly in the embrace of the house, in the straining grip of the house, and walked slowly past its gray stones, not allowed to touch even the outside. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Corporal Reynolds looks at me and allows a small smile to crack his normally serious veneer. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Just today I met Eugen Jeissle, the ship's head printer, responsible for creating the boarding passes, the coveted pieces of paper that will allow passage to freedom. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He placed restrictions on what he would eat, created a list of potential visitors who’d be allowed to see him and another list of those who’d be summarily barred from entering his room. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No arms are allowed in His Grace’s presence, my lord,” their seijeant said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then she was allowed one hour for exercise or play, and didn’t she enjoy it? Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I allowed them to wait a good long while. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was allowed out of his cell to make phone calls, and the jailers seemed to put no time limit on them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I know she would never have allowed the police to get involved if she’d been there. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Eventually they were allowed to rebuild in wood only outside the city’s enlarged commercial district, but the stigma of their responsibility for the fire remained.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“A water with a lemon and a lime both, please, and the largest free basket of chips that you’re allowed to bring me.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now we leam Papa suffered a heart attack in his cell the Wednesday after he was arrested, but it wasn’t till the following Monday that he was allowed to see a doctor. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’m not allowed to be in the park alone at night, Grandma went with me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But how are you going to find out if I’m allowed to own it?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The men had been put to the sword, all but a handful that Theon had allowed to flee to bring the word to Torrhen's Square. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He thought he might buy a gun once he had enough, but he didn’t think his father would allow him to, so that was something to wait for. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was rather a comic cavalcade that left the village, though the few folk that came out to stare at the ’get-up’ of the travellers did not seem quite sure whether laughing was allowed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But what feature of hemoglobin allows it to act as such an effective molecular shuttle? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And maybe— I allowed—I’d ask what was to be my fate. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Since I wasn’t allowed out alone now, days often became boring and I was glad that we’d be starting lessons and I thought my mother must be glad too. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we were dead men, they wouldn’t allow us to shower,” said the gray-haired man, looking at his watch. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

They drank to that last day, the day on which the tea must be destroyed—unless it was allowed to return to England. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are we allowed to tip a thousand dollars to a nice waitress?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Supreme Court has allowed use of drug-courier profiles as guides for the exercise of police discretion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We’re not allowed email here, but my in-box will still be there if and when I get out of this place. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The chair will be my desk, lock, bed, and entertainment center for the night, so I want to make it as comfortable as faux cracked leather allows. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I haven’t got the words to say how stunned and grateful I am that I have been allowed to keep my license. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Thinking of Keav, I allow myself to sink as the water laps over my cheeks, eyes, and nose. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn't seem to concentrate long enough to weigh the worth of each thought, isolate its potential, allow it to grow. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Charming Miss Woodhouse! allow me to interpret this interesting silence. It confesses that you have long understood me.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Still, taken all together, the money was much more than the Zebra Room had been worth, and it allowed my parents to make some changes in our lives. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for allowing me to come with you,” Ash said formally. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town would be sealed against the vacuum of space, and very little air or water would be allowed to escape. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been ordered to go outside to allow for cleaning of the blocks. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This sack allowed its liquor to escape, and it gradually flowed over the whole road. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

I soon learned there were certain areas I was au-tomatically allowed to perform in: scholarship, athletics, and school-time activities like the yearbook, the newspaper, and student government. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robin had to keep to the outside wall to allow room for the crutches to spread far enough to bear his weight. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

We are allowed into the commander’s cabin, where the bathroom is so white and clean, so worth the embarrassment. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He allowed Sela to minister to his wounds, but he secretly stopped taking the herbs and potions to help him sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I kept it at his house and was allowed to play it anytime I came to visit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Was she to allow me no virtue—no shard of pride or decency? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though I follow the rules and routines of convent life, Angelina will not allow me to abstain from meat, as the sisters do. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In the past I had tried my hardest to be understanding, going so far as to allow the conjugation of nouns and the use of such questionable words as whateverishly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We decided that if we were allowed to live until the Liberation, we would not stay another day in Europe. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed impossible that I would really be allowed to go. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gone was the light coral lipstick her mother had allowed her to wear to the Seder. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Arthur could not fight in his wife’s quarrel, just as married people are not allowed to give evidence against each other today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Grant was a baby, his mother’s friends were shocked to see that Hannah Grant allowed her son to crawl between their horses’ feet! Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps my honorable colleague will allow me to try?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

At this time, around 400 million years ago, there was a sufficient canopy to allow life out of the water and onto the land. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá and Mamá would never allow this, I thought. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I allowed Adèle to sit up much later than usual; for she declared she could not possibly go to sleep while the doors kept opening and shutting below, and people bustling about. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He shifts his daughter from one arm to the other, allowing her to rest against his shoulder. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

That shouldn’t have been possible.The camp’s magic boundaries didn’t allow monsters to cross past Thalia’s tree. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She gave up and allowed the press of bodies around her to propel her to the enclosed staircase and up the four flights to the weaving room. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Caroni allowed himself a small smile, unsure of himself, not wanting to do the wrong thing. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although we lived outside the district, Mom begged and cajoled the principal until he allowed us to enroll. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Ann had French arrested for beating her, but she allowed him to talk her into withdrawing the charges with expressions of contrition and promises of a new beginning. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

We are allowed to eat as long as we work. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever she earned over and beyond this sum, she was allowed to keep. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have given also an account of his party and disappearance from the Shire, if he had been allowed; but Elrond raised his hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Uncle Turu paused, allowing the word lazy to hang in the air and echo in the minds of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

That way he wouldn’t have to pay more than the law should allow to sit his car in an airport lot. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When I was ten, I was allowed to take the pen to school, and to my surprise, the teacher even let me write with it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Classmates got so annoyed they actually signed a petition asking him to allow others to speak in class. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long will it be before a mainstream publisher allows an illiterate tide into print? Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I might have questioned God, I suppose, about how He could have allowed such a thing to happen, except that it didn’t just happen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Many participles have turned into prepositions, such as according, allowing, barring, concerning, considering, excepting, excluding, failing, following, given, granted, including, owing, regarding, and respecting, and they don’t need subjects at all. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The MacDonalds also bring along their two small sons, if the client will allow that. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that I'm hardly allowed to read anything was also discussed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But, having allowed her tears to begin, she could not stop them at once. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In ancient Greece, Pythagoras saw the peculiar behavior of waves that traveled up and down a plucked string—how certain notes were allowed and others were forbidden. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Malala describes how the Taliban marred the walls of her father’s school with threats because he allowed girls to attend. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’ll give you one more chance to get me to dinner. If you beat me in wrestling. Are Quakers allowed to wrestle?” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Some cocoons were allowed to hatch into white silk moths, which would produce eggs and continue the cycle. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

His family arranged a special ceremony that allowed him to make the trip without giving up his place in society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Once near the port of Chou Doc, the fisherman peels back the sheet and allows us to breathe in fresh sea air. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then Van Aakster must be allowed to grieve in his own way. I have another client scheduled in a half hour, Kaz. What business?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

These lucky five will be shown around personally by me, and they will be allowed to see all the secrets and the magic of my factory. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Beijing refuses to allow defectors to make claims for asylum and prevents the office of the U.N. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I would leave school before I would allow myself to be purchased. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It allowed me to be silent and to listen. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four tall windows, frosted with vapor from the steam radiators, allowed a gray snowfall light to descend into the courtroom. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom makes such a big deal about how I’m not allowed to watch horror movies because they’re “inappropriate,” but we talk about a dying thirty-three-year-old man all the time. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They only made it clear that I’m not allowed to do one, with a big red X on that section of my schedule. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Amity would not allow a schism; no one in Abnegation would be so selfish; Candor would argue until they found a common solution; and even Erudite would never do something so illogical. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The real beauty of the arrangement was that it allowed whites to maintain their dominant social and economic position without feeling guilty. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man and woman, who looked to be the age of my grandparents, welcomed me and allowed me to take a bath. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Soon their insights allowed them to build their own working copy of a Japanese Type B machine—even though they had never seen one, or even any designs for one. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“We allowed ourselves to become a part of the big circle. That’s why we saw the Spirit Bear.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“The champions’ll get to do all sorts of stuff you’d never be allowed to do normally. And a thousand Galleons prize money!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had never told himself his own story, never allowed himself to reflect on it, because he was too disoriented by his deportation and then by the suddenness of his new life in Lagos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then Joseph’s father said a few words I’m not allowed to say, and he looked at me. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

The women, children, and old villagers are allowed to use their arms to balance while they work their way on the uneven ground. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they shot hoops at a park just a few blocks away from Rowan’s home—where he wasn’t allowed to visit, and might not have even if he were allowed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought I might implode if I didn’t talk to another human being about the events of my new life, especially the parts someone my age wouldn’t be allowed to see in the movies. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s the only animal on the planet that I’d allow this honor. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she stood up and allowed Nel to lead her away. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to her ignoring me, but this time I would not allow it. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas wouldn’t allow himself to give in to Minho’s hopelessness— he didn’t want to give up and die just yet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Marxism doesn’t stand a chance in Latin America. Don’t you know it doesn’t allow for the magical side of things? It’s an atheistic, practical, functional doctrine. There’s no way it can succeed here!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fewer people came to him with their troubles than formerly, and he allowed himself a measure of gratitude for that too. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She has never allowed herself to even envision what a reunion might be like. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You know that I can’t allow you to leave this place alive.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Privately he thought that some people were allowing their young ones to become a little forward, but that was their concern. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone would notice the salt, surely, and it’d be yet another reason why Caroline Murphy should not be allowed to have any friends. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Possibly I have the flu and this is why I'm allowed to stay in bed, even though I can tell I've been asleep a long time. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” he allowed, but his eyes were shrewd. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was the only time he allowed himself to be featured in the paper. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Chenoweth seemed to read his mind, allowing them all to eat across the street in Central Park. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

On big game days, we were allowed to wear Granger sports gear instead of our usual school uniform of khaki pants, white shirts, ties, and boat shoes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But my conscience would not allow me to leave him thus. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Visitors are not allowed at the dance! You shall be eee-jectedl” He had an accent—French, maybe. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Use of electrodes also allowed researchers to measure the time that it takes the brain to reallocate resources when attention shifts. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He likes that she doesn’t bother to pull the billfold out of her jeans, that she allows him to buy them for her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t lived there long, but the closeness of the homes allowed Wes to get to know the neighbors and their idiosyncrasies well. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

His rationale was restated: Massari could not be allowed to set a precedent. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to start loving yourself like you loved her, like you were able to allow yourself to even love your dad.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’m not even allowed to carry a gun. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So wormholes, like any other possible form of travel faster than light, would allow one to travel into the past. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I allowed that I had no money with which to purchase clothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“You saw the body? My guards weren’t allowed close enough.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But up till a week ago, the dictator’s family was in control and nothing but essential correspondence was being allowed out. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I knew I should be drunk with gratitude that I, an ignorant girl who’d crawled out of a scrap heap, should be allowed to study there, but I couldn’t summon the fervor. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Having the financial and emotional support of both of my parents made me so thankful because their support allowed me to keep my focus on fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Usually Guy and Lili would not have allowed that, but this was a special occasion. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t yet see Sarah as a gift I have given him, but one he has allowed me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That whole class allowed for time to joke and be happy with other students. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When they are finally allowed to enter, they do so wide-eyed, and as they move from tent to tent, their eyes only get wider. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If Mrs. Janssen sold it so soon after her husband's disappearance, she must already be struggling with money, which I won't allow to be my concern unless it means she can't pay me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At intervals a complicated system of hydraulic tubes and pumps would cause the towers to telescope slowly upward, a journey of several hours, then allow them to sink slowly back to their original configuration. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I have heard, Monsieur. It was abominable—wicked. The good God should not allow such things. We are not so wicked as that in Germany.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reward was a design that could be printed and bound into books, allowing one person’s discoveries to be seen by all. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She began to make mistakes, trying to see with her eyes the things that intuition allowed her to see with greater clarity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

This early form of air-conditioning was closed off when the three went to sleep, but was later opened by a servant, allowing cool, damp air from the caves to enter the room. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I sang it again and again, and every time Grandma would allow me to crank her Victrola, that's what I would play. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Only people with work permits were allowed through the gates in the wall. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But in this one thing, he refused to allow himself to be kneaded her way. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother allowed an impossibly old man to climb upon her shining back, and they flew into the volcano. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Relaxing, he allowed his head to wave from side to side. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

They were allowed to come back, and they became finally great favorites of Zeus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least he was allowed to slump into a chair, complain, boast, and eat. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was allowed to go galloping off to any place in England on any night of the year to blow his splendid phizzwizards in through the windows to sleeping children. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enrique allows himself to doze only on trains farther north, where the gangsters no longer control the tops of the trains. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Chess wanted to call out to her, Hey, who said you were allowed to go upstairs? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“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

By their labor the slave populations allow the tempo of continuous warfare to be speeded up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Finally, the Republican Party relented and allowed Guiteau to give his speech, only once, to a group of Black voters in New York City. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Gandalf dismounted, for no horse was allowed in the Citadel, and Shadowfax suffered himself to be led away at the soft word of his master. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

After they became the 46th Guards, they were allowed to form a third flight squadron and a training squadron. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The tense effort to keep out of his consciousness the terrible sight of Bessie and the drone of the voices would not allow him to move a single muscle. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They allowed him to eat at their table, to taste the nectar and ambrosia which except for him alone none but the immortals could partake of. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had given him a bath, and they allowed him to wash himself fairly frequently in a tin basin. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Why not? I think I should be allowed to meet your boyfriend.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The door opened as far as the security chain would allow. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Even at that point, in 1957, the Food and Drug Administration could not instantly rescind the tolerance which allowed residues of a known carcinogen to contaminate food consumed by the public. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She touched Thalia’s pine tree, then allowed herself to be lead over the crest and into the mortal world. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Questioning these trivial facts, and my ability to grasp them, allowed me to doubt whether anything I remembered had happened at all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to laugh, like the others, trying it out. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

None of the merchantmen that called at Lordsport had been allowed to depart again; his father wanted no word of the hosting to reach the main-land before he was ready to strike. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He prided himself on not hoping, on not allowing his heart to lift inside of him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Desperately he tried to rush after her and follow her down, but he was not allowed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jacque always said to me, “I don’t dare do anything anymore, ’cause I’m afraid it’s not allowed.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At this time, let’s allow ourselves to feel hopeful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then a thought came to him—vile, barbaric, but the one thing that might allow him to return to Hellgate with peace in his heart even if he didn’t have a tongue in his head. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

When the authorities began to allow us to receive photographs of immediate family members in the early 1970s, Winnie sent me an album. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was hardly allowed to complain about that because, guess what. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were allowed to go home at the end of their shifts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A former burn victim herself, she knew that real flowers aren’t allowed in the burn ward because of the risk of infection. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Finding a job allows a person to establish a positive role in the community, develop a healthy self-image, and keep a distance from negative influences and opportunities for illegal behavior. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He allowed himself a brief glance at the chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Me and Ty'ree stared at the TV, feeling Mama somewhere nearby, and the house and my head chock-full with things we weren't allowed to talk about. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

His mom would not allow their guests in the kitchen. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only a fuller rendering will allow what was called “the interview at Weehawken” to assume its rightful place of primacy among such touted competitors as Gunfight at the O.K. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Matt felt a revulsion to him, but he allowed himself to be led around the porch. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should get dressed first, unless you prefer me naked, and we have to allow for driving time. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“With my new job I’ll get a big raise—so between that and what I’ve been saving, I’ll pay what I can, then arrange another payment schedule. They allow people to do that.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn't allowed to alter my appearance so radically that it seemed I was preparing to disguise myself and escape. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Because the song is dangerous to humans. I’m only allowed to sing it with Pond and Darkness, when I am protected by moon sand.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The most frequent presence is Mary Lincoln, who weeps and even falls to her knees by the bed when she is allowed a few moments with her husband. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

AJAX, in effect, allows you to do over the Internet all the word, data, and business processing you would normally do on a PC with conventional software. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of the leaves that was falling over—yellowed, dying, drooping like a waterslide that nobody’s allowed on—has pumped up a little, is climbing to the window. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

From the depths of our hearts, we cannot begin to thank you for the beautiful, precious gift that you have allowed us to bring into our lives. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I stopped and allowed him to catch up. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And I said, “I’m not allowed to talk to you.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because the crewman likes me I am allowed to stay on deck all day. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And don't worry about the bits you can't understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

You couldn't allow them to think all of us smelled bad. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smile as much as my bruised cheek will allow, hoping that will diffuse the tension. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

But the Supreme Court’s ruling on the health care law last year, while upholding it, allowed states to choose whether to expand Medicaid. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Since Branwell was only allowed to have two visitors at a time, I would need special permission to be allowed to see him at the same time as one of The Ancestors and Beacham. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The economy was based on farming, but in most countries, Jews were not allowed to own land. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ms. Blinny will touch her heart with her hand and say, “Sorry. I’m not allowed to keep you forever.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She wanted her daughters to know how to face this in a manner that would allow them their dignity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Before prospective buyers could be allowed inside, though, the place had to be cleaned out. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Normal people couldn’t afford them, and even if they could, they weren’t allowed access. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It worked on me so thoroughly that I soon gave up trying to memorize phrases and simply allowed the excitement to carry me along. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boys weren’t allowed to talk to them, weren’t even allowed to hang around the house—none of that. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He reminded himself, “I will never be allowed outside again. Maybe never again as long as I live.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

What I really didn’t like was how he said, “As much as the body allows.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We should at least know why they were allowed back on the job!” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“No,”—he calmly replied,—“there is but one married woman in the world whom I can ever allow to invite what guests she pleases to Donwell, and that one is—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Mother smiled at Father, who in turn reminded the man that, if we were allowed to return to Ramallah, we would leave with only a day’s notice. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We’re not allowed to talk about it, don’t ask me anything,” said one agitated Obliviator, who refused to give his name as he left the Ministry last night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Grayson returned at noon, bearing zeps and sodas, and was not allowed to leave until he told Maniac one story about the Minor Leagues. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would certainly be a perfect match politically,” Count Rugen allowed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

"What a disgusting little worm you are. Myrcella is my only daughter. Did you truly imagine that I would allow you to sell her like a bag of oats?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Again and again she hoped for a glimpse of the sleeper, but it had only happened once, and she accepted that it would probably never be allowed again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Bad thing—Mom, I saw the new art in the hall on the second floor, and I need to know why you allowed a George W. Bush terrier painting in our home.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I know you don’t mean any harm. But there’s just too much talk like this. I hear it all the time, it’s been allowed to go on, and it’s not right.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed it was jest a little old star chasin’ ’round the sun with a pack of others, some of’em a lot bigger than us. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think anyone was allowed to live in the opium fields.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But pathologists soon realized that too many variables—from the humidity in the air to the type of clothing on the corpse—affect the rate of decomposition to allow a precise calculation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We need a distraction—something that will allow us to get out of the Mess without being caught. At least not right away,” I explain. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

According to Lettie, most of the family agreed that in the future, family members would be allowed only one funeral and they’d have to pick if it would be when they were dead or alive. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not to ten miles, but I can easily allow for that,” the skipper replied. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“Even if she did not know me. Even if she was not allowed to know me.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I felt like an indentured servant who had finally been allowed to join the family. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She breathed deeply, allowing her heart to slow and her soul to loosen its worries and wrinkles and knots. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He attended a special conference and when he came back he looked tired and thin, and wasn’t allowed to tell her where he had been. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We weren’t allowed to talk to the pilots, either. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Do you even speak anymore? Or are you not allowed?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They would be allowed to marry in another year. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of the appeal of hamburgers and nuggets is that their boneless forms allow us to forget we’re eating animals. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Third-year girls're allowed to go to the sick bay or toilets much more freely than boys. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

On the weekends when he was allowed to leave his boarding school, he would visit the three Mora sisters in their old mill to study various occult sciences. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it would be warm and sunny, but instead the snow had been allowed to fall lightly. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He stood in front of everyone, facing east, vigorously reciting a long sura, and once prayer had started, no one was allowed to say anything that was not related to the performance of the prayer. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The only music I knew, still, was Christian music from church, the only music allowed in my mother’s house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Despite being refused membership to white clubs, I was now allowed to take part in their tournaments. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Katherine Goble’s genuine comfort with the white men she worked with allowed her to be herself with them, no mask required. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She put on his head the helmet that would allow him to see video images. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Their words are muted as the winds they allow through the netting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to devise some strategy that might allow me to casually touch them, just like Julia had touched my arm. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The servants ran about on orders from their brusque, anxious patron, who allowed for no delays in the execution of his wishes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine they would ever change their minds and allow their children to go to school with me, no matter what laws those men on the Supreme Court made. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

As you may recall from chapter four, although the U.S. government allows atrazine spraying, the chemical is already banned in Europe. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

In other words, it would allow an illegal organization to continue to function and enable leaders who were banned to continue to lead. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I called him my “uncle,” and by custom he was allowed to negotiate with any man who wanted to marry me, asking for cows in exchange for his consent. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, if possible, she must not be allowed to go rampaging about London either. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was a good job, and it allowed me to see the results of all the rough action in the prison, without having to be directly involved. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Last week, Mama told me I wasn't allowed to answer the phone anymore, even if I was home alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Most of the windows didn’t have glass, allowing a cool night breeze to swish across the room. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

"And remember this. I'm not allowed to bet, but if I could, my money would be on you." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

To visit the burrows of another Mark was not allowed without an officer’s permission. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not really allowed to stop here,” he explained. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So I, too, ran to my mom, and she scooped me up and carried me away from the park, allowing my tears and snot to soak her shirt. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Not knowing for certain, but refusing to give way to those who claim certainty, was a privilege I had never allowed myself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“If you want to come again you have only to tell me. Ring me on the house telephone. I shall understand. I don’t allow the maids up here. No one ever comes but me.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, technically, I’m not allowed up here. My mom thinks it’s unsafe”—she hooked finger quotes around the word and rolled her eyes—“but she’ll never know.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He twisted his head towards the door of the living room to observe the women as they came back They had not allowed themselves very much rest and were coming back right away. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dusty’s first mistake had been allowing Jasper Jr. and Bull to hang out aboard the Coral Queen on the night of the grand reopening. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

He further recommended that parents who allowed their children to join the Swing Youth and who supported liberal, individual ways should be sent to concentration camps and should have their property confiscated. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He could see nothing but the sky through the small wind hole, for it was high in the stone wall and only in the early morning allowed a ray of sunshine to come in. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Must not be allowed to talk freely to each other. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my mother looks into my mouth with a flashlight and feels my forehead and takes my temperature and sends me to school, but sometimes I’m allowed to stay home. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the absence of all the bodies, she thinks, that allows us to forget. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Because you allow these weaklings to hide in your Mist? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The compass allows you to navigate out of sight of land and, naturally, Edward Wright’s prefatory letter to On the Magnet mentions the circumnavigations of the Earth by English sailors. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I can’t respect a man who can allow himself to be reduced to such rubble by women. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. We won’t be allowed to tell you where we are.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Be honored, Percy Jackson. Lord Zeus rarely allows me to test a hero with one of my brood. For I am the Mother of Monsters, the terrible Echidna!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But the ground was clean, no herbs; Jomo’s weeding was thorough and careful, and nothing that was not wanted was allowed to be. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“They probably don’t allow you to wear jeans, either. Or drink sugary stuff like lemonade.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s the one perquisite allowed to the host, isn’t it, Frank?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The hand had picked up one of the pieces of chalk again, and that “Yes?” had been too quick, too sudden to allow any doubt. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next several weeks, her stepmother did not allow her to leave the house unsupervised. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t allowed to watch television very much. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

This putting myself in God’s merciful hands brought me a little relief, enough to allow me to fall into an irregular sleep, unsure what the next day would bring. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

His cell was smaller, colder, than the cell in Manchester and his cellmate, another Nigerian, told him that he was not going to allow himself to be deported. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had been taken there as a guest, and someone said the only blacks allowed there were the cooks. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think about what I would say to my mother and father when I was allowed to ask them questions at the dinner table. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It had been so cold that his father had relented and allowed Pax inside early to stretch out close to the fire. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“He keeps shaking his head and tightening his lips. I think it’s because the hospital food tastes so bad, but he’s not allowed to eat anything else.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of hours’ night flying required, and fluent French, and though they could only take volunteers, they were such a secret operation that they weren’t allowed to actively recruit anyone. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When I appeared on deck the master said, “Here is our captain, and he will not allow you to perish on the open sea.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being confined allowed Cole more time for school- work, but also more time to think about being alone. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I had allowed myself to believe that the people who had prosecuted Walter were just misguided, possibly incompetent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I wish they allowed cell phones,” I said. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If only, instead of allowing this cleaning woman to disturb him uselessly whenever she felt like it, they had instead given her orders to clean up his room every day! The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would her sisters scoff at her for abandoning her Iranian ideals and allowing hair-free Americans to weaken her resolve? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

As I was getting out of the car, Margaret asked me whether I would be allowed to join her for dinner for a second night in a row. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proteins enable these barely possible reactions, allowing us to live on the edges of chemical entropy—skating perilously, but never falling in. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Hagar said it with the strong implication that he should not allow his mother to have any say about what he did. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the workers were so bad off financially they were forced to send their children to work rather than allow them to attend school. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In Farmer’s case, I thought it was because he couldn’t allow himself to be the one to set it aside. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

As Scythe Faraday had said, the schemers only prevailed when the more high-minded body of the Scythedom allowed. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We even stopped at Volksrust, a town along the way, and they allowed me to take a brief walk to stretch my legs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t allow it,” Mr. Poe finally gasped, wiping his mouth. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Billy remembered standing in the back of the room at Junior High School 271, not being allowed to sit down until he had brought his mother in to see the teacher. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although they had been allowed to make their own decisions about religion, and neither identified as Jewish, their background still made them the target of prejudice. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My husband's career had allowed me to witness the machinations of politics and power up close. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And he’s allowed me to go up to the mountain. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Hasina had wanted to come too, had begged her father, but he wouldn’t allow it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The former was obviously preferable because, given her belligerent moods, it would be very difficult for Maurice to maintain a dominant position that would allow him to think unhindered about DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When my mother calls, Hope Dell Jackie—inside! we complain as we walk up the block in the twilight: Everyone else is allowed to stay outside till dark. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I did not yet understand that it was this fact of being tender—of having lived some years of a life that allowed tenderness—that would, finally, save me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Jews were not allowed to join the Hitler Youth, not even a Mischling, or “half-breed” child who had one non-Jewish parent, no matter how Aryan the child looked. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They hope it will get them off the hook, or at least allow them to plead guilty to a lesser charge, should a critic ever try to prove them wrong. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

A foggy sadness overwhelmed her, thinking of what they had allowed to happen between them and yet there was the new excitement of freshness, of a relationship on different terms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

We parade down the aisle so Mom can wave at all her friends and then we sit through a boring sermon I’m not allowed to fidget through. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Finally, Lily said, “Did you tell my sister that she couldn't come to your house because no colored people are allowed?” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I was hoping that since it was my birthday they would make an exception and allow me to go with Vince. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It gladdens my heart to see you like this, Odilia. All grown up,” Papá whispered as I leaned in and allowed him to give me a small, reserved hug. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Shadow realized that he should have asked if he might be allowed to read one, the moment had passed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no. You're not allowed to miss me. You gotta get your mind right from now, Z. Study for your next SATs, get your college list ready, financial-aid packages, scholarships...” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“This was the final culmination of the women’s fight,” she said, “and women, irrespective of factions, should have been allowed to be present when the proclamation was signed.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Are women allowed to vote in your country?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Once we release our technology that allows cellular regression beyond the twenty-first year.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited, allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

For these orbits the wave crest would be in the same position each time round, so the waves would add up: these orbits would correspond to Bohr’s allowed orbits. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The test shot had been postponed from four o’clock to five thirty to allow a pelting thunderstorm to pass. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"Will you not allow me to salvage my weapon, sir, and with it my honor?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And yet Mr. George F. Kennan, the retired diplomat, allowed that he felt “not the faintest moral responsibility for Africa.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not until the grey of dawn did he allow them to halt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The little shards of sleep that they allowed her turned into razors, slicing at her wits. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Our problem was that it was raining, and it looked unlikely we’d be allowed outside. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"His lordship has gra-ciously consented to allow you to choose whichever girl you prefer. He has a number he thinks might be suitable." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looks out into the empty street, allowing me to sit in his car and just miss her. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She bought suitcases and filled them with our good clothes, allowing us to wear only the faded dresses and shirts that we would leave behind like butterflies a cocoon. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of smallfolk had been admitted to the castle, and allowed to erect crude shelters against the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His mother thought it was beautiful to behold and took a delight in allowing it to grow extra long. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They weren't allowed to see any family or friends, and they were forbidden to speak to one another. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The rules of the race allowed each rider to start with two horses and required that he stop at various checkpoints along the way. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Only the children whose parents signed were allowed to attend school. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m not allowed to have a phone yet. I’m asking for one for my bat mitzvah.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This allowed the urban rich to flaunt their wealth while the rural poor struggled to feed and clothe their families. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Thomas and Kira both held him and finally he allowed Thomas to pick him up and carry him on his shoulders, towering over the crowd. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said he would not, at present, allow for expenditure on any dresses of fine stuffs, but rather recommended she brood on worsted and prunella twill. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some folks around here allows he’s down south shootin’ our boys alongside the Rebs. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only one thing could help me, so I prayed earnestly that I’d be allowed to sit under the house and have the building collapse on my left jaw. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seventh graders sit in the middle or as close to the back as the eighth graders will allow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Since I had used my oven, Mrs. Moss allowed it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The author, Mary Wollstonecraft, argued that women weren’t naturally inferior to men but lacked educational opportunities that allowed them to achieve equality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you know anything about Muslims? We cover our hair and fast from sunup to sundown all year long and we’re not allowed to do anything fun.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

In the interim, Mr. Ewalt had decided that perhaps he ought not to have allowed the girls to enter the house alone. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You a white gal. You the only one that be allowed on the road after dark.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t allow me to tell Stuart’s parents about her stomach problem. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Pyce wants my father to allow something he disagrees with. If Pyce controls me, my father has to acquiesce. Pyce stands to make billions, and not in dollars. Chinese red cash. Billions.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

You were only as cursed as you allowed yourself to be. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Improvements in anesthetics, and new drills and bone saws that allowed for precision cutting of the skull, made it possible. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He allows him a random act of violence that removes him from the dilemma of his life. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The Sitting Man with the cap and epaulettes, also intimidated by Chacko’s suit and sideways tie, allowed him into the baggage claim section. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, he was allowed to ride only Safe Horses, and he could swim only if two lifeguards were present. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Chandra kept pleading, and finally, after we promised to wear our oldest clothes, we were allowed to go. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took a year or two to develop the timing that allowed you to linger until the last possible moment at the doorway. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In short, genetic information must have been transmitted between two organisms in a purely chemical form, allowing that transition from the rough-coated to the smooth-coated variant. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Thank you for applying for your new Argentis FreedomCard, the credit card that allows you the flexibility and spending power to pursue your dreams and plan for the future. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They pleaded with the immigration officer in charge to allow us to stay a few more days so that we could leave the country together. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It will allow for quicker habitation for the Collective.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

For the first time in months, Alex allowed himself to think about the future. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

This shape-acquiring ability allows proteins to execute diverse functions in cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

So if I treat myself to an outing in the tiny fenced-off area beside the store, the only place where employees are allowed to smoke, I get about nine minutes off my feet. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how bad things were, he couldn’t allow himself to be frightened. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Pearl nodded and refrained from reminding her that technically, the temporary permit allowed her to drive only with a licensed adult over twenty-one. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His guardian gave in and allowed a sketching and painting trip to Ireland instead. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

But it was all white people ’cause the people who were slaves waren’t allowed to go from place to place. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Married women were not allowed to teach in those days, hence most of the teachers were women made neurotic by starved love instincts. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw himself sitting at his bench, his shop crowded with boys with mothers, boys with fathers, all begging to be allowed to work for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He applied for a special license that allowed businesses to serve both black and white patrons. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Good Masters of Astapor had not allowed their slave soldiers even names. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Morning operations were the best, because you weren’t allowed to eat for hours and hours beforehand. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

How awful to be harassed, beaten and humiliated in the street, to not be allowed to work or go to school. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The jury found that the district attorney, Harry Connick Sr., had illegally suppressed evidence of Thompson’s innocence and had allowed him to spend fourteen years in prison for a crime he had not committed. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Pashayan believed that the Treasury Department might appreciate the humanitarian gesture and eventually might allow the match to go forward by giving Bobby a special license to play. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She would not allow herself to be killed by a bird. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Your Führer will allow you to donate what you will not need for the provision of the German Army...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Maggie was not allowed to leave her station and became a veritable Company slave. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you allowed to be out here like this?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Her friends walked with me, not allowing her to be alone with a strange man. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But none of the girls are allowed calls from their families for another week. You’ll receive a schedule in the mail telling you when you may call.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“No one’s allowed to think in the Doldrums,” continued a third, beginning to doze off. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

But in this moment, it seemed to Mary Lou that the curse was in allowing yourself to be shamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“He could not be allowed to reach the House of Hades. I’m afraid Lord Clytius likes fire even less than I do.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

How quickly Oak was born and how we weren’t allowed to see him for months because he was so sickly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Is that so? Wonderful. I hope you will allow me to offer you some refreshment before you undertake your task.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

John convinces the white judge who controls the town to allow him to open a school for black children. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s where we keep all the supplies that we are never usually allowed to touch. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Neville looked pleadingly at Harry, Ron, and Hermione, but they didn’t say anything, so Neville had no choice but to allow himself to be steered away, one of Moody’s gnarled hands on his shoulder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

So I was left alone, allowed to make my preparations. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Today, when I grip my US passport and walk through airport security to travel overseas, knowing I'll be allowed to return, I always remind myself that this privilege came at a high cost. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I was allowed to unpack and relax after we arrived. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But very few were allowed contact with the Sacred Rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As if it were my own home, I did not allow strangers in my tent. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you allowed Tenorio to pass judgment on Ultima,” I said, “and if it had not been for Narciso he would have carried out his judgment. Is that fair?” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though every cell contains the same set of genes—an identical genome—the selective activation or repression of particular subsets of genes allows an individual cell to respond to its environments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It’s like nothing about me is allowed to change. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to push him, so I allowed silence to find its place between us. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I know the convicts aren’t allowed to talk, but how could some 300 men not make more sound? Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could take them on board, but even if they could reach us, the captain would never allow it. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

However, if there is enough mass—galaxies, galaxy clusters, and unseen dark matter—the initial push given by the big bang wouldn’t be enough to allow the balloon to inflate forever. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

He could not allow it, would not allow it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes! I couldn’t believe anybody would take such a chance. We were only allowed to bring one pencil, you know.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I nodded and allowed him to roll me one. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Archie allowed himself the indulgence of a quiet, confident laugh, but closed his fists to hide his moist palms. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The orphans weren’t even allowed near this place, as signs all around the hallway insisted in red, menacing letters. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No, Mr. Washington only found the reference to it. The licensing file also says that Mrs. Moss stated that she no longer allowed the children to taste her home-cooked hot sauce.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The worst of them made up uglier names than Bolshevist even, and allowed the brutal side of their natures to dwell on imaginary enormities which they attributed to the knights. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew ahead of time that if someone looked at me with hate, I would have to allow it, to swallow it, because something in me, something about me deserved it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only people allowed inside the club tonight are the official Warcross players, the employees of Henka Games, and a smattering of Warcross fans who were picked by a lottery system to attend. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

These harmless inanities, far preferable to silence, allowed Robbie to retreat behind a mask of amused attention. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I honor women too highly to allow them to descend into the dirty pool of politics,” one anti politician said. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He had great con-fidence in his father, but his sense of justice was hard put to accept the fact that Travis Burdow had been allowed to escape the consequences of his drunken crime. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then CBS officials allowed in the reporters who had been clamoring to interview the two men. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Negroes and whites are not allowed to share water fountains, movie houses, public restrooms, ballparks, phone booths, circus shows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After five courses and a great deal of wine, Tsukiko allows herself to be persuaded to accept an invitation to perform in a not yet existent circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The male slaves, unlike the women, were not allowed to stay on the deck after they had been fed and made to dance. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mark didn’t dare allow himself to hope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Either she didn’t think he was the warrior or she wasn’t allowed to vote. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

While writing that scene, I knew that it was unlikely that so many people would ever be allowed to come into a murderer’s cell. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The bad Joyce was made to sit on a chair and was not acknowledged in any way, or allowed to leave the chair until the good Joyce spontaneously reappeared. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I am glad that my mind does not allow me to remember. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And at several locations. So you’re talking a lot of money. Certainly more than our budget would allow." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“But she does help him on, as much as her nature will allow. If I can perceive her regard for him, he must be a simpleton indeed not to discover it too.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And I do think that it allowed me to smile more, to feel less on guard. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was cute, and I allowed myself to like her too much because I just knew she would never like me back. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They left the man alone and allowed him to leave, deciding instead to take Jones into custody. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He wanted to help her with the dirty mats, but that would certainly not be allowed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Wouldn’t it be great if we had a magical device that allowed two people to talk over long distances any time they wanted? They could call it a talky-box.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We could care less if they stayed at the five-star hotels into which they were allowed as honorary whites, and which, after all, they could afford and seemed to generally prefer. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once my brother said butt and wasn't allowed to play outside after school for a week. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But the rules ...” She knew as well as I did that campers weren’t allowed to switch tables. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

His calling card is the book More Guns, Less Crime, in which he argues that violent crime has decreased in areas where law-abiding citizens are allowed to carry concealed weapons. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The mist was dissipating quickly, allowing the sun—in streaks and dazzling, abrupt splashes—to shine through. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s what you can build and where you are allowed to build it,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

James doesn’t allow us to call him “dad” or “father” or any of those other sentimental, lovey-dovey names. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As she launched into the trials and tribulations of watching Little Women with her seventy-two-year-old Dominican grandmother, Dimple allowed herself to tune out. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They'd probably want nothing to do with me once they learned I technically wasn't allowed to be living in the country. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

We are all implicated when we allow other people to be mistreated. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I bet I’m not allowed to pet him. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Anise begins talking loudly about me, the smelly sinner, and in class often asks Missus Wilhelmina if I should even be allowed to go to this school. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

If he were to win it, which, considering the way he was playing, was conceivable, then he would have proven that blacks had the ability to succeed—if allowed the opportunity. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That all teenage boys have brains?” he finally allowed. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

These private comments were more often far more expressive than those his reticent public persona allowed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

For one thing, neither one of us was allowed to watch television during the day. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The only way to see the stars was to block out the sunshine and allow the pupils to expand for several minutes. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me, rather senselessly, that I was allowing him a few more moments of seclusion. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The doc said I had to lie stone still if I wanted that leg to heal as much as the body allows. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

When will my guiding spirit, in conducting me to the dæmon, allow me the rest I so much desire; or must I die, and he yet live? Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat down as far away from the Hessian as the rope would allow, and with his back to him. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe weapons weren’t allowed inside the city, but Reyna’s pets could still tear her to pieces if they chose. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was fascinated by canned food simply because that miracle of Western invention was never allowed in my house. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They were not allowed to sit on the long benches with the other children, because the Trepids didn’t want the other children to learn any bad habits from Florida and Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I am haunted by the ghost of my father, I think that should allow me to quote Hamlet as much as I please. You used to be quite fond of Shakespeare, Prospero.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Again and again, I am choosing her, I am conjuring her, because to let go for an instant will allow her to disappear. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Wu Tsing had allowed the new motorcar to be sent to the railway station, but of course that was not enough to carry them all back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I am not allowed to eat pork. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

She is not allowed to utter his name in front of her family, and she burns all his letters. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Between us, I was the only one allowed to turn on the deluxe stereo. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“But you won’t get far. No one leaves here without my permission! And no one—absolutely no one—is allowed to mock me!” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I explained to Joe how disappointed we were that the State had destroyed the biological evidence that might have allowed us to prove he was innocent through DNA testing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Nothing that would allow me to fly or levitate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At seven, she began playing the trombone, and when she was grown, she played jazz in bands that had never allowed a woman trombonist to perform with them before. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

I did, I suppose, hope that she might finally relent a little and make some conciliatory response or other, allowing us once and for all to put the whole episode behind us. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lander’s rhetoric inflamed passions; he fomented rebellion; he was too uppity to allow to run free. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure about this, commander? Generally we allow only one passenger per pod.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

At this point, the only thing we were allowed to eat was saroi. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have a permit allowing us to be in Alexandra,” I said, “and our other papers are not in order, so how can the authorities give me a pass?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cast bubbles around Fyrian, and bubbles around the goats and bubbles around each chicken and a very large bubble around the house, lest she accidentally allow their home to burst into flames. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“They are not allowed to remain in our world at night.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were told that if we participated in the march we would be in trouble and that it was not allowed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The village was on the bank of a great river where lush fruits and vegetables grew, but no one was allowed to eat anything because it all belonged to the crocodile. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He was allowed to teach Copernicanism, but not to defend it. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I could tell this was already happening with Mama since I was now allowed to go into town by myself to do quick errands. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Those who were allowed to leave left by the King's Gate or the Iron Gate, but Lannister men-at-arms in crimson cloaks and lion- crested helms manned the guard posts there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The future will erase everything—there's no level of fame or genius that allows you to transcend oblivion. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He would marry her only if she agreed to allow him to execute a simple abortion. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He did not allow the boy to move, and the boy cried only when the first stitch went in and thereafter held his breath. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

No officers would be allowed to leave the building; wall-tower officers were to step out onto their catwalks with rifles in hand. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his Sea Island, Georgia, retreat, Governor Faubus urged our leaders and school officials to allow a cooling-off period before resuming integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So this summer, this first summer when he was allowed to have “visitation rights” with his father, with the divorce only one month old, Brian was heading north. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

A nurse guy came in and told me I had to leave, that visitors weren’t allowed, and I asked if she was doing okay, and the guy said, “She’s still taking on water.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Like Gran had said, faith allows for possibilities. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Now, Mr Stevens, do please allow me to see what it is you are reading.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“If your stiff-necked lord commander will allow it. Did your fires show you where to find this girl?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"It's more like a post-balloon—sent off in a specific direction, but allowed to make its own path." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When I got bigger I was allowed to stay in bigger areas. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This divide-and-conquer strategy is better than repeatedly allowing counterexamples to intrude into the main line of an argument while browbeating readers into looking away. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Major provisions of the Affordable Care Act had also gone into effect, with young people allowed to remain longer on their parents’ insurance policies and companies prevented from capping a patient’s lifetime coverage. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Boobie was placed in a foster home, and his father was allowed to visit twice a month. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I allowed myself to hope for that last summer, after the Titan War. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Bombarding the waste uranium with neutrons would allow the United States to “break the bottleneck of this raw material problem,” he promised. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When scythes’ numbers become lopsided, they are disciplined by the High Blade, and are assigned their gleanings for the next year rather than being allowed to choose for themselves. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was not like I was bowling and was not allowed to see how many pins I knocked down. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the interim, despite my lack of college, my reading skills had allowed me to get better jobs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Keep in mind that the police are allowed to lie. They can say anything to you. Set any kind of trap.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Your visa is expired and you are not allowed to be present in the UK,” the red-cheeked man said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There might still be enough water in Sayle’s office to allow it to reach him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I guess they're allowed to skip the turnstiles because there are so many of them. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A normal indenture was seven years, but she had to pay off the debts of her parents, and the only way she was allowed to do that was to sign up for a double indenture. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to allow us to glean at our own complete discretion. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They treasured the rare times when they were allowed to visit him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

On the basis of the binomial probability distribution and the 1/12,000,000 figure, this probability can be determined to be about 8 percent—small, but certainly allowing for reasonable doubt. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven had nearly forgotten the gold button on their cloaks that allowed them to float on the wind. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

And he was allowed to go back and forth from the darkness of the dungeon to the light of the upstairs. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I now tried out a new hypothesis: It was possible that I was more in charge of my happiness than I was allowing myself to be. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“They’re watching us in here, too? Are we allowed to use the bathroom privately, or are they surveilling our bodily functions as well?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"A wife is allowed to yearn for her husband, and if a mother needs her daughters close, who can tell her no?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In a movement known as the New Departure, some women’s rights advocates interpreted the new amendment in a way that actually allowed female suffrage. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He would be allowed a phone call, would learn about the charges against him, might even see a public defender or a judge. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And wonderfully, after that, the young women were finally allowed to find ways to alter their boots to make them fit better. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My grandfather would not allow any talk of witchcraft in his presence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s been a long time since I’ve allowed that to happen. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He watched her every move and when she left the room, his eyes allowed her reluctantly to go. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a brilliant idea, because it allowed me to connect with and thank many of the people who had supported me for years. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The same button that controlled the ignition first dumped the ashes of the previous fire, and allowed for the entrance of fresh wood.—It was a thoroughly domesticated fireplace, you see. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I was allowed to live because the pack was in full cry after him. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Despite those regulations, in February 1940 the British ATA became the first organization in the world to officially allow women to fly aircraft in wartime. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“That may be—but not by sketches in Swisserland. You will never go to Swisserland. Your uncle and aunt will never allow you to leave England.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

We weren’t even allowed to say the word “lie,” we had to use “story.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re so mean! I’d take you to school, but they don’t allow clones. Anyhow, the other kids ...” Maria’s voice trailed off. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A professional ballerina never allows her ribbons to flop loose around her ankles,” one of my favorite teachers used to warn me. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He allowed himself to be swept up the marble staircase with them, but at the top he hurried off along a deserted corridor. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a moment I allowed myself to wonder what it would be like to alter the rest of myself as well. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The gang did allow some rank-and-file members to sell heroin on its turf but accepted a fixed licensing fee in lieu of a share of profits. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I gave it a strong caudal fin—a tail—to allow the shark to swim side to side and propel it forward. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I have my old cracked phone out, my hack allowing me to track down the other Phoenix Riders without being subjected to the new NeuroLink algorithm. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I scream, straining against my chains and lurching forward as far as they will allow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He knew that the moment he allowed himself to feel to its fulness how they lived, the shame and misery of their lives, he would be swept out of himself with fear and despair. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

North Korean defectors arriving in Seoul said that Chinese-made transistor radios had allowed them to listen to Chinese and South Korean stations, as well as to Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But it was too early in the evening for programs that allowed people with peculiar opinions to speak out. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, he allowed her to stop and catch her breath. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When would they be allowed to enter the harbor? Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I allow myself my first smile in two days. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Matt figured they allowed Ton-Ton inside because they thought he was too slow-witted to understand what he saw. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, I allow myself to truly think about the possibility that I might make it home. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I knew he loved saying it because it was a word he was not allowed not use, a word that was banned. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Something I’m not allowed to have until I’m sixteen. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Such girls were placed on view at 10:30 a.m. for the express purpose of allowing the women of their age who had remained enisled in Maycomb to examine them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When I got back to Miss Watson’s classroom, I found that the slip Miss Corrie had signed said I should be allowed to go home early. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He allowed me to go down and stay with him for a year so I could attend a different school and retake the primary exam. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this other room, there are the latest video game machines, like Microsoft’s Kinect video game console, which uses motion-capture technology to allow a person to interact with the action on the screen. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

"No, sir; you're the man and you owe it to our youth to allow us to tell them your story," he said, as I watched Brother Wrestrum leaning forward. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, many families are reluctant to allow their relatives—particularly those who are recently released from prison—to stay with them, even temporarily. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Our house sat on concrete stilts that allowed enough headroom underneath for us to stake out play areas with clearly defined boundaries. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stepped back and allowed them to come inside. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was trying to be stoic, a medical woman, but I could tell that she was upset because the soldier hadn’t allowed her to help the injured on the road. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

This was no time to fall apart, and he wouldn’t allow it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They allowed him to kiss his wife and daughters and to say good-bye to each. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Moms are technically human beings, and human beings are allowed to have romantic lives. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Once he had married her, Henry hadn’t allowed Estella to dance, and his jealousy dictated what clothes she wore. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

First there had been the awful humiliation of the Great Loyalty Oath Crusade, when not one of the thirty or forty people circulating competitive loyalty oaths would even allow him to sign. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jaime Lannister had been allowed no razor since the night he was taken in the Whispering Wood, and a shaggy beard covered his face, once so like the queen's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later they emerged to allow Bragg to give me his formal permission to work under his direction. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barris joins them as often as his schedule will allow, as he travels quite a bit and is not as flexible as he would prefer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most countries were anti-Semitic—which meant they were prejudiced against Jews— and would not allow them in. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

None of us was allowed near the infirmary during the next days, but I heard all the rumors that came out of it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was aware that if I left him, he would sink to the ground and allow the waters to cover him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The United States and other Western nations demanded the abolishing of South Africa’s Draconian security laws, which allowed for detention without trial. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers were asked to stay in the classroom with their students, but they would not be allowed to even touch the answer sheets. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

While training her to be his finest and most loyal assassin, Arobynn had never allowed her to return home to Terrasen. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If she was deluding herself, at least it would allow her to get through this awful day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

By allowing their fearsome imagery to overwhelm their moral message, the GAC members may have generated more interest, not less, in pressing the program ahead. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Papá never allowed us to disagree with him. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He might have seen quad bikes in Nevada, but he hadn’t been allowed to ride one. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Court openly worried that other actors in the criminal justice system might also face scrutiny for allegedly biased decision making if similar claims of racial bias in the system were allowed to proceed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then I allow my hand to tentatively touch my head wound. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

If the initial thrill of discovery had been allowed to wear off, surely he would have seen his folly, even naïve as he was. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I hear his voice in my mind and close my eyes, pretending he's beside me, allowing myself to be reassured by his steady presence. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it was fun—especially when we crept out into the garden at midnight, which we did partly because it was spooky and partly because it was strictly not allowed! My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even when Drake and I were little, and PopPop was alive, we weren’t really allowed in his room. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

That prisoner slept on the same dormitory floor and worked in the factory as a garment cutter, a job that allowed him to accumulate scraps of fabric, which he traded for food and other goods. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And you are allowed to bring with you either one or two members of your own family to look after you and to ensure that you don’t get into mischief. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

She told Darren and everybody that they weren’t allowed to use it. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When the cheers began to ebb, she allowed to herself to sit. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The chore was her way of making up for sleeping in, an indulgence she allowed herself those mornings. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

You were not allowed to wear anything under the scrub suit, no underwear. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The string was long enough to allow each member of the feathery trio to step off the nest and get a bite to eat and a drink of water. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

During the day, guards allowed Cole to go into the central group area with other juveniles if he wanted to. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Braavosi coin would allow the Night’s Watch to buy food from the south when their own stores ran short, food enough to see them through the winter, however long it might prove to be. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We could have had all the luggage taken inside in the time it took them to allow us to help. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Once the whistle blew, she allowed her players to be themselves: to screw up, to take chances. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

My parents made many concessions to allow me to practice. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their beneficence they allowed a certain amount of amateur smuggling to go on—the day trips to Canada, the fishing boats out for a midnight cruise. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere of non-thinking had been a godsend when it allowed me to forget my own failures as a teenager. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Rondon’s gifts of metal tools were a persuasive means of communication, allowing him to forge a fragile friendship. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Lyra relaxed a little, and allowed herself to feel the pain in her shoulder and wrist. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He’s allowing me this, this one kindness, the ability to put the final pieces together myself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sky was a mere block to allow a visual effect on the horizon: sunlight flooding the ocean, the vertical edges between light and shadow perfectly distinct. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

King Hizdahr had allowed the fighting pits to remain open, but the crowds were sparse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I know that this is her way of being my girlfriend when I don’t allow her to be my girlfriend, which makes me feel good, but I remind myself not to think about Erin tonight. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to sink into a chair. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She crouches there, dying to fall to her knees but not allowing herself. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

There’s been a lot of discussion among scholars and military experts as to why Stalin’s government allowed this to happen. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Amidst their many experimental chambers, there was one door that I was not allowed to pass. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Xi stopped only to allow their human charges to relieve themselves, and they would have continued without further pause until Con insisted that they be allowed to rest their horses and to eat. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Each man would be allowed to advance half the distance to the woman each time he moved. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t absolutely certain he could see the full consequences of allowing Byrne to take his queen, but he plunged ahead, nevertheless. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

An ancient handcar allowed Fist and Knife to move quickly through the system. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Last Memorial Day, Daddy barbecued on our tiny balcony, and Mama fussed at him the whole time about charcoal grills not being allowed. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Only passengers are allowed beyond the waiting room. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Why, we don’t even allow lap dogs in this hotel,” he would say. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

The oversupply of houses depressed the real estate prices, which allowed poorer people to move in, and with poverty came crime, and with crime came more moving vans. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She heard Bobby’s voice in her head and wondered why it was she who was not allowed to hurt anyone. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“It allows your body to process the water separate from your food and absorb more nutrients.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Guarding against complacency, Ebright allowed himself, when his crew reached the dock, only a gruff “You looked good out there for a change.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Its white birchwood sides remind me of my Belle-trunk, but its gilded edges and damask pattern allow it to blend in with the rest of the luxurious room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sansa was allowed ter go riding too, but only in the bailey, and it got boring going round in a circle all day. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From the police station I was allowed one call. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Will you allow Mercy to keep the shawl?” she pleaded. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I allow myself to be guided from the room, my hand going automatically to assure myself that my knife is still strapped to my hip. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He scanned us quickly and yelled, “Sixteen, Coach!” and we pulled out of there, faster than the 5 M.P.H. sign allowed. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

That it now worked, allowing travel into the future, was a good sign. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We paused once in the afternoon, to allow the animal to drink from a stream. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

With LiNK’s help, he obtained a ten-year multiple-entry visa that allowed him to stay in the United States for up to six months at a time. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Why, she wasn’t even allowed out of our yard! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have to think of the future: Ma, as the parson’s widow, is allowed to stay in the house only for a year. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He believed the coaches allowed certain players to get away with murder. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that bit of story-making allowed the family to go on. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My very thought. ... Perhaps you might give me some time to consider a solution? In the meantime, allow us to conduct you into our company, so you might meet our academicians.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The bus pulls up and we allow everyone else to get on first before boarding. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I would have never guessed,” Stockdale would say many years later, “that commodores in charge on the scene of action are sometimes not allowed to blow the whistle on a screwup.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Didn’t he say that it’s our culture which allows us to believe that violence is an aberration, and that the primitive warfare we choose to ignore is a manifestation of nature, biology, and instinct? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t allowed out on the street after eight at night. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world was huge and inexhaustible; he had only to allow his sheep to set the route for a while, and he would discover other interesting things. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there was so much animosity between the Abwehr and the Gestapo that they weren't allowed to frequent many of the same places because it would result in fights. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The main door was left permanently open to allow guests and visitors to come and go. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the mornings before I left for school, Agnes usually held still and allowed me to comb and braid her hair. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I’m not allowed to have this,” she said, sitting down with the rest of the crowd. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m allowed to go to temple, but not to the feast?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And if I had a budgie, would I be allowed to let it fly loose in the house? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

"Or by inaction, or indirect action, allow harm to come to me or my companion." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The casket was placed in the hall, and the public was allowed into the cottage to view Garfield's body. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed the discipline and solitariness of long-distance running, which allowed me to escape from the hurly-burly of school life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was not allowed to communicate with family, friends, or her lawyer. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I never knock or ring the bell because I’m allowed to let myself in. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Bringing a book outside to read, I would fall asleep almost immediately in my chair; when I took the boat out I soon tired of rowing and allowed myself to drift all afternoon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily at the cemetery the lid of a coffin was lifted a final time before interment, allowing loved ones to say good-bye, but the condition of Anna’s body made that impossible. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But I was never allowed to think that way, and I didn’t see her life that way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“They’re wrong. And don’t ever allow them to convince you otherwise. Do you understand?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the world had never allowed him to think of himself in this way. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After today, this wouldn’t be his bedroom anymore; he wouldn’t be allowed to stay in the temple. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Anthony had to sign all the loan documents; Stanton was not allowed to sign contracts because she was a married woman. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When Jody ran up and caught him by the forelock, he allowed himself to be led back and put into his stall. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, I ponder them daily, but once a year I allow them to be my sole sustenance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I knew that even now he wouldn’t have allowed death to have me unless he wished it to. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the genes in the module specified a “transporter protein” that allowed lactose to enter the bacterial cell. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone crowds close, but the Turks don’t allow anyone near the truck. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Although drenched and chilled to the bone, the companions had made good progress by the time Taran allowed them to rest again. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

There was a time when women were not allowed to dance at these events, but they now joined in as well. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But somehow God allowed me to get through it—alone with him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But she was penniless and was never allowed to stay long enough to become stable or recover. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he did his job—more than his job—because for the first time in history, two tributes were allowed to win. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Think about it—if more Germans spoke out, leaders like Hitler wouldn't be allowed to lie and say 'I want peace' and then start a war." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Easter was always a time when we each were allowed to choose the cloth we wanted. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a permission slip for parents to sign, allowing their boys to play school sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

One Saturday morning, she had come to take Nelson out for the weekend, and the director hadn’t allowed her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other two now allowed him first access to any newly killed and bleeding animal provided by the cat, and he lived solely on the fresh bipod that could be licked from the carcass. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the days became shorter and night came earlier, we were only allowed out to go to school. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

A pig's tail that was never allowed to be seen by any woman and that cost him his life when a butcher friend did him the favor of chopping it off with his cleaver. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

His very name meant “killer grass” because he was able to disguise himself as a cluster of reeds in the fields, allowing him to ambush his prey. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

After almost an hour of complete chaos, and after hundreds of arrests, the mob began to thin, which finally allowed paramedics to come in to help the wounded and haul away the dead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Insects were like death to a poultry plant, so the lights were allowed to shine on the building but no lights could be attached to it. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mealtimes were gathering moments, and my parents never allowed us to break this tradition, no matter how badly we wanted to watch something on TV or had somewhere else we wanted to be. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I found a spot near the navigator’s panel that was just wide enough to allow my body to stretch out, with my arms over my head touching one wall and my feet another. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So? Pretties are allowed to come back over here, you know. Or write.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Very rarely someone comes to Wall knowing what they are looking for, and these people they will sometimes allow through. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Florida is one of a few states that allows the prosecutor to decide to charge a child in adult court for certain crimes and has no minimum age for trying a child as an adult. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The walk being here less sheltered than on the other side, allowed them to see him before they met. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wish to tell you, sir, that I will gladly pay the girl’s expenses to Washington and give her shelter in my home if you will allow her to make the trip. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through all my trials, this is the one time I allow myself tears. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Bunny had allowed his greed to get the better of him, and was angry to discover that Henry’s largesse had strings attached. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If sentencing were the only stage of the criminal justice process in which racial biases were allowed to flourish, it would be a tragedy of gargantuan proportions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And, besides, the legal standard for getting the court to allow the subpoena wasn’t particularly high. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It’s about allowing people to express their desires.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We’re not allowed on, there are Guardians now, there’s no official reason for us to go down those steps, ride on the trains under the river, into the main city. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were allowed to jump off and relieve ourselves in the grass. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

How can you, who profess to be Christians, not allow the love for humanity to flow from the walls of your Sunday assembly to the community? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the unconscious mastery of language that is our birthright as humans is not enough to allow us to write good sentences. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Christine allowed herself to walk in their shoes for a moment, wondering how she would deal with the taunts, the bottles, the epithets, and the humiliation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Never had he thought of his mother as a person, a separate individual, with a life apart from allowing or interfering with his own. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they pull me from the table, removing the thin robe I've been allowed to wear off and on. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a thrill, Mom allowing us out of the house for more than a sleepover, allowing us farther than twenty minutes outside Jankburg. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

A regular source of embarrassment, if he would allow it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen anything like it or imagined in my wildest dreams that an important school like Central could allow such outrageous behavior. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ‘escape’ may have been allowed or arranged, and well known in the Dark Tower. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

This mechanism opened or closed shutters on a box containing the pipes, thus allowing organ sounds to get progressively louder or softer. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Uncle treated his chair very much like a throne in which no one else was allowed to sit. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any dead man whom you allow to enter where the blood is will speak to you, and speak the truth; but those deprived will grow remote again and fade.’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Or if they wanted, they would have allowed him to hang himself by his racket strings while under police custody.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his suggestion, his parents had recently purchased an electronic touchscreen register that had all the prices programmed in, along with a credit card machine, allowing customers to sign their name with their finger. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Only two passenger cars, and no colored allowed. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Old Dionysus isn’t really mad. He just hates his job. He’s been ... ah, grounded, I guess you would say, and he can’t stand waiting another century before he’s allowed to go back to Olympus.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was only allowed to wear it to visit relatives. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

For the boys and girls, talking was about all there was left to do, since nobody was being allowed to play outside. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of weariness crashed over me at the thought of serving Madam again, of allowing her to see her mark upon my face every day. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall allowed himself to be led back to the circle, but his chin was still sticking out, and he was glaring at April. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My criminal record, I mean. They’re nothing that serious, but I wasn’t allowed to touch a computer for two years.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jerome Paisley played in the major leagues for just eighteen days in September, when teams are allowed to expand their rosters. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The bell for lunch rings, and Missus Wilhelmina slowly finishes her sentence, to remind us that we aren’t allowed to leave until she dismisses us from class herself. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the sideshow, a scruffy carnival barker was shouting through a megaphone, promising glimpses of “the most shocking errors of nature allowed on view by law” for a trivial fee. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The man allowed that he was at present setting aside only a tenth of his harvest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lydia allowed herself one of her pauses. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Rekh would now let him make leaves every day, perhaps allow him to anneal wire, spread solder just so on the boxes, and learn and become skillful. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“So it’s important to me. Now, please allow me to continue my slumber.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

And the five lucky finders of these five Golden Tickets are the only ones who will be allowed to visit my factory and see what it’s like now inside! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s because he possessed the kind of savvy that allowed him to get what he wanted from the world. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough they were walking together without Chaol, but to enter the kennels...“Are we allowed to be here?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As far as Shin could determine, none of these children were allowed to go to school. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The girl felt sorry for the strange-looking animal and offered to allow him to try on her clothes for a short period. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

One fellow had made a name for himself by allowing a friend to shoot him in the shoulder. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The nearly grown girls wore skirts as tight as the custom allowed and the young men slicked their hair down with Moroline Hairdressing and water. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with this potion—which would allow them to see their suspect’s memories—they’d know for sure. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

At noon Magnus allows us to take a shot at a practice course the agents use to keep their skills sharp. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This was the time of hygiene lectures, and of practicing blanket-baths on life-size models—Mrs. Mackintosh, Lady Chase, and baby George whose blandly impaired physique allowed him to double as a baby girl. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“No hard feelings allowed. Go make up with Lolo and Abuela.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

For about a week he allowed himself a glimpse each day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time Mother has been allowed to contact anyone in the North since the country divided. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Nor was Yale allowing the bidding for Lawrence to go unanswered. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m not allowed to watch TV, although I am allowed to rent documentaries that are approved for me, and I can read anything I want. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So listen up, family. At my funeral no one is allowed to wear black. And for music, I want something poppy and old-school, like Mr. T Experience.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first: I wasn’t allowed into the ceremony, but I got to stand by the auditorium doors and watch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He had to stay in the hospital, because he needed some surgeries that would allow him to breathe and swallow. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

As a prisoner, Shin was not allowed to eat pork or the meat of any livestock raised on the farm. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But hitting is not allowed, except if you are already in a fight with someone, then it is not so bad. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In fact the doctor knew a good deal about him and was more grateful to this tall young man than he ever allowed himself to show. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louise again reached out to touch Cook, and this time Cook allowed her to put an arm around her shoulder. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I imagine him feeding her food from his fingers in her kitchen, and she eats it, allowing enough of her lips to smudge him with her beauty. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The rule around my house when the parents are away is that I’m not allowed to date. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Slowly, I sank to my knees on the frosty wooden deck and allowed the crowd to block me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I straighten up and allow the tiny brave part of me to speak. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Some expressions are so common that they're allowed to dangle at the beginning of a sentence, even though they're not connected to anything in particular. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had never allowed him to have a dog, but she made no objection to P, T. being in the house. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

At first the road took me by open areas, but soon it led me into a forest of densely twisted trees that allowed neither moon nor starlight to seep through. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Oney lived atop Justice Hill, so named because it allowed one to see everything below for miles and miles, placing the world in proportion. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There are various explanations for this but, crucially, European culture allowed considerable space for competition and diversity. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

If I was allowed to speak to the Sacred Rock. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My mom’s car wasn’t in the driveway, and Abby isn’t allowed to use the stove. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

This was the most splendor she’d ever allowed in her body, but she could tell there was more, so much more. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But radio was actually the spies’ weak spot, because it allowed Elizebeth to find out what they were up to. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, do your parents at least know what happened? I mean, am I allowed to know that?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

NiSSh wanted to keep me alive awhile longer, but he gave in when he was allowed to have my neck. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although he was prepared to allow the black majority to vote and create legislation, he wanted to retain a minority veto. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to allow myself to be frightened. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had retreated, fled across an ocean and allowed my father to tell my story for me, to define me to everyone I had ever known. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Hemoglobin allows blood to carry seventyfold more oxygen than what could be dissolved in liquid blood alone. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He slipped his long body through the square hole to search out a key or some kind of mechanism that would allow the others in without having to climb. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The third was the worst: Because of the McCoy ordeal and the school board looking to avoid any further mishaps, I wasn’t allowed out of the car without wrist restraints. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The camel driver had asked what the circumstances were under which God would allow him to see the future. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She'd barely been allowed to pluck her eyebrows, but they didn't think seventeen was too young for major plastic surgery? Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She wondered if it was affected, or if his religious freedom allowed him to retain whatever scarring caused the limp. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“But you are not allowed to play Alice Cooper in my car. I forbid it.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not allow herself to consider the idea that making a difference in the world might require a bolder venture. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the ruined ones over my shoulder, not allowing for delays. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The government had decided to accelerate the program of “sep-arate development” to show the world that apartheid allowed races their individual “freedom.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better yet, he added, allow for a full and unlimited democracy in Upper Silesia. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I wished I could take a picture, but phones weren’t allowed in the room. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

A few people were allowed to see the corpse for purposes of identification. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing in our whole house that says he ever lived with us, except me. Why are you allowed to erase my father and I’m not allowed to—” “Erase yourself?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I wonder if they all got to Europe, if Greece allowed them to land on its shores. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He is allowed to stay, so he does not get a return ticket, and she does not have enough money to buy one. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For the first time the Sicilian allowed himself a smile. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And for just a second I allow myself to remember that this was an exciting adventure, no matter what, even if I didn’t get E.T. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

But because Shoto, Daito, and I had all entered at once, we were each allowed to select a different Science Patrol team member to play. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

With his thoughts still outside his body, Tree-ear watched himself stand and allow Ajima to lead him back to the house. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Lets allow my house staff to tidy up in here. Gentlemen, I invite you to join me for cigars and brandy—prewar, of course.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

This is what you hear that allows you to recognize that it is a clarinet or horn that is playing. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Leo allowed himself a couple more minutes to fasten the brace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The maid smiled maliciously.“Celia isn’t allowed to see you. Doctor’s orders.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After leaning toward allowing Pollard to ride in his stakes engagements, they changed their minds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hades allowed himself the faintest smile, but there was nothing cruel in his eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

To let her know that he wanted her he allowed her to draw his tongue into her mouth. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We're not allowed to roll our eyes or look away when my mother is speaking to us. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Under such relentless arm-twisting, we finally gave in and allowed ourselves to be taken to Coffin’s. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cade picks me up every day because I am not allowed to drive. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

We have to stand for a few minutes in the doorway of the train while the cameras gobble up our images, then we're allowed inside and the doors close mercifully behind us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He said 1 would have to pay in advance and that he didn’t allow men to take girls up to the rooms. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though hours passed, no one was allowed to move or go to the bathroom. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He caressed her with the tender, fatherly touch he sometimes used with animals, until the woman finally relaxed and allowed him to roll up the sleeves of her old Chinese robe, revealing her skeletal arms. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ocean allowed the gesture, accepting Yusef’s friendly bro-hug involuntarily, and I was guessing only because he was a nice, polite person. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was giving me permission to rest because I wouldn’t allow myself, no, couldn’t allow myself, to take a break. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had asked that I be allowed to ride down in the ambulance with him, and I was willing. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several people moved to allow Ambuya to make her way to the porch. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was so bad that we were not allowed to play with her. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Chaol chuckled at her agitation and pointed his sword at the rack, allowing her to get to her feet. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Look where that kid was standing. I’m allowed to try for a hit. He’s not supposed to stand there.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think...I think she will allow us to come.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A girl whose parents didn’t allow her to have friends—how peculiar, how bizarre, how weird. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The police were called, but the Nazi Party wouldn’t allow them to arrest the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Fairview is hotter now than it was. The hotter weather allows more instability in the atmosphere.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

On some nights when we really need it, Pa allows Ma to cook a tiny portion of the rice and mask the smell by burning damp, decayed leaves in the fire. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could he know her when she wasn’t even allowed to know herself? Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Stan allowed you to come here to do your parents a favor, but also because we need to start selectively sharing this secret with our posterity. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Even the beaches, man— they put up all these giant hotels and only goober tourists are allowed. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No. But they weren’t robbers. They were sort of calm about it, as if they were allowed to do anything they wanted.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then another step, to allow him the advantage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

One can therefore ask: does quantum theory allow time travel on a macroscopic scale, which people could use? A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while I stood before it, trying to decide if I might be allowed to enter. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I think we should call the police,” Phoebe repeated; “Phoebe, if she was kidnapped, would the lunatic—as you say—allow her to sit down and write these notes? Mm?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

His attitude was so just that it allowed him to hope even for the support of former Conservative combatants. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The difference is between being able and being allowed or permitted. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has a pair of my father’s binoculars, which he’s allowed to use as long as he keeps the strap around his neck so he won’t drop them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the cloth sank to the bottom of the tray, the particles of gold clung to it in a glittering residue, allowing the trash to be poured off along with the water. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“If there’s a heaven and I’m allowed inside, I’m sure this pool and grapevine will be there.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

You are NOT allowed to leave the house, except to go get your hand looked at by Malloy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It’s surprising that my parents allow the situation to present itself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened up Gone with the Wind and started to read, but the whole time, I was thinking about Otis, worrying about him not being allowed to play his guitar for people. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had popcorn and soda, which normally I wasn’t allowed to drink after dinnertime, but Mom said it was okay just this once. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d allowed them to be led onto the platform, stripped to the waist, shivering slightly in the evening air, given boxing gloves. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was only allowed to call him See-yah,” Jack told me once. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The only killing tool they are allowed to use in the presence of white folks. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He can't be allowed to see that there's no baby in the carriage. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Only then can we ensure that this kind of evil is never allowed to repeat itself. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A wide ladder with rubber treads on the steps allows for a swift, easy descent into the bowels of the city. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z