I had a little dog and his name was Mike. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I let out my breath, perhaps a little dramatically. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Rose wanted her to be afraid, and Ophie was a little bit scared. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I felt a little rush of heat in my cheeks when I saw Carmen smiling, but it was probably because I was still hot from being in the kitchen for five hours. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In the mornings, that bathroom seat get cold out there, give me a little start when I set down. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, then run across the clearing to the house, ducking a little, as though at any moment someone could open fire. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hurried up the steps, smiling a little at this fancy: it was because he looked so young and defenseless as he walked away, and yet so jaunty and strong. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He threw them a little dusty hay and sprinkled some cracked corn over it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thank Trujillo for punishing “But what harm can a little letter do?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt immediately guilty for lying—even if it was just a little lie. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jamie looked over his shoulder and gave them a little smile. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You think then, that it is better to have a few duties and live a little for others, do you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rocked back and forth a little, faking a move to his left and running his mouth. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh”Miss Whitlaw said gaily, and glanced at Uncle, “a little birdie told me.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It fluttered a little and the flame bent down low, but still both ends burned strong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She laughs again, but then her smile gets a little bit sad. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Your chances of a 4 coming up only twice are a little harder to calculate unless you use the binomial probability distribution mentioned in Chapter 1, which I’ll derive again in this context. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for some reason, these stories all made me sad and more than a little rankled. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And so you should be. Celia’s been wearing a groove in the floor outside for hours. Do you feel up to a little weeping and wailing?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agnes was stunned by the preparations and a little mortified that all she had brought was the navy suit. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve fought in worse seas. The Arctic is the worst fighting on the planet. They aren’t afraid of a little rain and waves.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Having been given a little ray of hope, the loss of it was worse than not having had it at all. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The team trotted briskly out of town, across the bridge spanning the river, and on up the road between meadows that seemed to have grown a little brighter since morning. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could scold them a little, but I could no more have whipped one of them than I could have kissed a girl. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed a little and said: 'I'm so glad you're feeling better now.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Piggy held up the conch and the booing sagged a little, then came up again to strength. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She might fib a little, but she never broke her promises. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Almost everybody looks different, changed at least a little bit. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

For a while, when we used to meet up at the old house because we both dis-liked this new one, we seemed to be bonding a little. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He tried ro sound casual, as though this was a throwaway comment of no real importance, but he was not sure he had achieved the right effect; Lupin’s smile was a little too understanding. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Sorry if you come across a little annoying in this next part." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

There was fancy, soft-looking seats on both sides of a little lane that run from the front of the car to the back. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Shan looked delighted, like a little girl showing off her singing to her parents’ eminent friends. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“But I gave her a little talking to and really put some sense into her.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

And Kino, looking anxiously, saw that indeed it was a little blue. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

As one of her great-aunts had written about her when she was a little girl, she possessed “so much affection in her nature as will secure her from selfishness.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kambili,” he said, holding my hand a little longer than the boys’. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A lot has happened this summer. And we were a little afraid to tell you about any of it.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I can do that a little later and lash the oars to make a drag at the same time. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was hot, and my stomach sank a little deeper. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On the way back to the boat I went into a little store and bought a case of cold beer and some food. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Can I ask you something? Do you think it's possible that Leo was right—the boys were just fooling around? And maybe you were being a little too sensitive?” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I fall right into it, kiss her a little bit longer. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I thought we were meeting a little later,” Styx said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I turn the corners of my mouth up and do a little wave. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In return he invited me to stay as long as I wished and said that he’d come by tomorrow and we’d do a little fishing, and I accepted for one day at least. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Carefully I slid my hand down the barrel until I got to the stock, gripped it, and gave it a little pull. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gallows and the graves of suicides frightened him a little. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their team was a little shorter than ours, but all of them looked physical. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m okay....I just got a little light-headed looking down at the ground.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her cheeks puff up and her eyes squish and water comes out of them and her face looks a little bit like a sponge. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poison of the Dobermans and their master began to thin, a little. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Sorrento has tried everything but genuflecting, doing a little dance, and sticking his pinky finger in the keyhole.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Hospitals make me a little crazy. I’m gonna go find us some doughnuts.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra slammed her fist on the desk, maybe a little harder than she’d meant to. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Her upper lip curls into a little sneer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even they disappeared, though, when the black clouds made it directly over us and the sky opened up and poured rain and thundered so loud it made us three jump a little every time. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t need anyone’s help. And I sure don’t need an imaginary friend. I’m not a little kid anymore.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Well, one did not quarrel with the food which he was blessed to receive, but one could not help sighing a little at the good things of life with which he was not blessed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Coach Hedge promised he could guard Reyna for a little longer and, on the off chance the spirit had something useful to say, Nico decided it was worth the risk. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Rose, you mind if I borrow your compass for a little while? I promise to bring it back, good as new.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Its branches reached high and stretched wide, and under it sat a little girl who resembled both Charlie and Zooey, staring at the stars overhead, a secret smile on her face. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I follow Dylan down a little winding path, my eyes darting back and forth trying to see everything at once. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

His voice was a little bit hoarse from the night before. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He had sent a little bit of blood and tissue to the Army for diagnosis—and look what was happening. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right at the end of Mr. C.’s shiny brown shoe was a little roundish rock. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I opened my eyes, stumbled a little, and almost choked. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Michael and Dana find me there, sweating in my coat and sniffling a little from the emotion of what we’ve accomplished. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It seems as though everything tied together; the Jews and a little girl, both victims of a hate crime, and now the graffiti we saw in the nation’s capital. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You feel a little feverish. Go tell Grace you’re to have your dinner upstairs. Then you’re to go straight to bed. I’ll be up later. Go on, now, please. Take these with you.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon he was back inside serving the rest of his sentence and a little extra for the gas station job. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She gave a little huff as she let go of the sound dial and sat down on the sofa. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their legs moved a little jerkily, like well-made wooden dolls, and they carried pillars of black fear about them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking back, she thinks, Ay, Mama, ease up a little on those commandments. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve all gotten a little taller, a little stronger, a little smarter ... Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

My Noise is so ugly and my face so twisted she hesitates a little but then she takes another step forward. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

That brought a little sound of relief, a laugh. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach feels a little hollow, like I’m hungry, but food is not what I want. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jimmy thought it over and then gave me a little smile. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so now she opened the spigots, shivering a little as the spiders scrambled, lost their footing, struggled momentarily in the hot water, and died, immediately bedraggled, soggy, long gone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would be a little girl of seven the day I followed the bird away into the mountains. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give a little shrug and chuckle, and I try to make light of it. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was just, a little sherry to get her into heaven. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Now we can do all the things we always wanted to do, like go abroad, but were prevented from doing by having a little daughter.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Bongo gave a little caw and headed back to me. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I think I’m a little bit in love with him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He looked inside the first hotel, but it was so large that he felt uncomfortable, and he kept moving down the waterfront until he found a little café that looked like the right place. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way her knees were slung together, one overlapping the other just a little, and the feel of her foot nudging under his knee. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mom laughs a little and shakes her head. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Swiftly, and more than a little unexpectedly, he became the most outstanding astronomer of the twentieth century. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He sniffed at his punch and sipped a little. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put it on the window-sill and a little superstitiously waited to see what it would do. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"One above, and one below. Strangely, when they walk the earth, they both take the same form. Of a little old woman, with silvery hair, sparkling eyes, and a knowing smile." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

A spiral a little like a galaxy has been carved in the rock. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to tell you a story,” she said, “but I’m a little embarrassed about it.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But there had not been a clear day in a little over two months; only this constant gray light and scattered drizzle. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘But what’s wrong with a little burp now and again? It’s sort of fun.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know, Mary Anne. That’s true. I used to be a little kid. I used to believe in Santa Claus and leave him milk and cookies on the mantelpiece.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lion seemed pleased to hear this and dropped his voice a little. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

If that sounds like I felt a little sorry for the goddess of death, I did. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Thomas followed, frustrated that they couldn’t take time to examine the walls, explore a little. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I can see hollows,” I said, a little embarrassed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’s maybe a little bit in awe of how Henry arches up off the mattress, at hearing his sweet, posh voice reciting a litany of profanities to the ceiling. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I glanced down and shrieked, causing him to jump a little. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Sweet donkey, take it easy, have a little sip.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Silly,” she said out loud, noticing a little waver and rattle in her voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“How’s those feel? Put a little weight on to make sure.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

So Lily gave me what I needed, including a little pill in case I got cramps, which I’d heard could be so bad, they could make you faint. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

"Why don't I keep sleeping for a little while longer and forget all this foolishness," he thought. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pointed to a little girl about eight years old sitting at a table with kids her own age. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got a little bit of bad news: Everybody else is dead.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Pastor George still didn’t smile, but his face softened a little. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there's a treasure chest by the door where you can reach in and pluck out a little souvenir. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

One of these three dolls is an old Fisherman with a Net over his back, another is an old woman with wood on her back and the third is a little boy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His red eyebrows flared above his scowling eyes, with the bad one starting to squint a little from the strain of it all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they had been driving along for such a time that Lyra’s body was in torment from cramp, the pace slackened a little, and someone roughly pulled off the hood. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They got ninth place—a little bitty trophy.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I told him I'd been working up an act and could use a little accompaniment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I take a breath, put my hand on his arm, and give him a little nod to continue. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Against the backdrop of the mountains, they seem out of place, a little shrunken. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, well...nobody,” he said, wincing a little as he met her gaze. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His lips moved when he read, though, so I knew he was a little rattled by all this news. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Ivy scooted away a little so her mom didn’t feel like she had to comfort her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I went home, feeling sad and a little helpless. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

To miss the Ford I had to cut the steering wheel sharp left and plunge the car into a creek—really just a little shallow branch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And then the clouds would move just a little and the hills would suddenly become monstrous elephants marching slowly toward me! The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited a moment, and then, very gently, I gave all four of my ropes a little tug. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally, perhaps twice a week, he went to a dusty, forgotten-looking office in the Ministry of Truth and did a little work, or what was called work. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The inside is missing its furniture as well, except for a single chair and a little table that doesn’t even reach my knees. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, after a little while he did go to her and his gentleness melted her last remnants of control, for she began to weep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d often smelled of the same sort of tobacco, aromatic, a little strong, but, unlike cigarette smoke, pleasant. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Coach Warner seemed a little more in control. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach had been a little upset after that. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Geyer met with the lead police inspector and learned that a physician who had just examined the child’s skeleton had ruled it to be that of a little girl. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There were wild strawberries growing on the sunny side of the ridge in a little clearing in the trees. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He’s getting a little mad at her now. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He sat down on his couch and his head settled between his shoulders and his body weaved a little in his rage. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understand a little Hebrew now; at the very least, I know all the words to "HaTikvah." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And things were okay for a little while. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When they were gone Kate went to her room and put on her pretty new print dress that made her look like a little girl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I was a little surprised. But I’m not mad at you.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Light entered as a trespasser, unwanted and unwelcome, and soon was gone again; cookfires, candles, and rushes burned for a little while, then guttered out again, their brief lives at an end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“God, no,” Grace said, sitting up a little bit more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Pippin asked at last, trying to speak lightly, but quavering a little. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know, but I just need to stand there, or get a little closer at least. For one second.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She ran when the men stopped to relieve themselves at the side of the trail and made it a little farther that time. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Just a little, but not enough to hurt. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I tip my weight forward just a little and fall, my jaw clamped around my screams, muffled and suffocated by my own fear. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I think Henry Stone might have stared between me and June a little too long then, but maybe I was imagining it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

If I could have seen the television from where I had fallen, I might have been okay on the floor for a little while. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I smiled a little and then tried to walk past because I was trying to respect his space and everything, when he put a hand on my arm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Three years ago, Blackjack had been enslaved on the Princess Andromeda until he'd escaped with a little help from my friends and me. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She folded her arms across her chest, leaned back a little, and gave me a shrewd look. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Okay then, feeling a little light-headed here in this episode of The Twilight Zone. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe you, like my daughters, will fill this hole with a little bit of love until my time comes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Gregor crept forward still a little further and kept his head close against the floor in order to be able to catch her gaze if possible. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob actually looked a little nervous, which I was later told was paranoia. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Unconsciously or not, I gave the ball a little extra push. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I laugh a little, too, because this moment reminds me of being with my friends back in Haiti. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

His clothes are a little freaky maybe, but that’s a misdemeanor here, not a felony. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then they would stop again a little farther down the road, and the refugees would run toward them again. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He came lumbering out the front door, a crooked smile cracked across his face, and he seemed a little surprised to see me waiting for him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Candy cried, “Sure they all want it. Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much. Jus’ som’thin’ that was his. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother, who taught herself to read as a little girl in Haiti from the books that her brothers brought home from school. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It was a kind of duty, perhaps a way of adding a little good luck to the voyage, or warding off the bad. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulls something out from a little compartment between the seats. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It may be crazy Alice logic, but I feel a little weird and awful about it anyway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I know a little pizza place. You guys will love it. And maybe when we’re done eating traffic won’t be so bad.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But actually the child doesn’t seem to need much help. She’s just hungry for more to read. Poor little mite. I keep hoping the goat’s milk will put a little fat on her bones.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, it’s true I was a little mad at Scooter all week. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

In fact, when I’m through working and sit down on his porch to finish the water, Judd talks a little more than usual. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes twinkled a little as they met the eager ones of M. Bouc. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Roger, being of kind heart and generous pocket, and a little bit racist, drove me home that night. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you like your school?” asked the boy, changing the subject, after a little pause, during which he stared at the fire and Jo looked about her, well pleased. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walk a little way in silence, me in front, Tom a few paces behind. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They just said that Ginny had gotten a little overexcited and suffered a mild seizure. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They could hardly keep their hands off each other, which made a lot of people smile, but to tell you the truth, I found it a little embarrassing, and I wondered if Branwell would, too. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just might take us a little longer to get there than you’re used to.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Lyra tried some of everything, but like Will she soon found that a little was quite enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

A ripple of wind pours in with a whistle that sings a telling message: “You ain’t a little girl no more.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Could, but I’ve already packed him a little something for the trip.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Going blind? Nah. It was like every day would get a little darker and a little darker until one day I woke up and everything was just...black.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Later, he asked us to write down a response to a little poem he passed around. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s not happening tonight, kid,” Jared says, the smile still there, except a little more unnerving. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We were all a little excited. Now that you’re relaxed, it will be easy to remember. Tell me everything, even if you think it isn’t important.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

With a little jerk of her head she looked back into the hall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I decided not to mention it; he was looking a little sad and uneasy, and I didn’t want to make him any more uncomfortable than he already was. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s just a little old house full of books, and Miss Franny Block is in charge of them all. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d better tell you the rest of the story I told Weylin. If Sarah hears it all, she might teach you how to put a little poison in my food.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have a feeling that once you live through something like this, you become a little bit invincible. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That made it a little easier for them to go. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

In a little while the chaplain stepped back, and the beige crescent of human forms began to break up sluggishly, like flotsam. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He relaxed a little now—even went so far as to lie down on his bed. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He went back to the parsonage with his mother, walking a little ahead of her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Emma was only a little girl—why had she thought she could do anything? The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The county had sent me an assortment of drugs including a little penicillin, so I was able to give the child a shot. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now have a seat. We still need to talk a little shop.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

But my right arm has regained a little motion. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The ocean perked up a little from the reflection of these colored slivers in the sky. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

At six feet five inches tall and over 250 pounds, he could seem a little intimidating, but his wife and mother insisted that he was sweet and gentle. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Erin’s parents look a little like wrinkly deflated zombies. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he always took it too far; it’s one thing to have a little fun with someone, teasing and stuff like that, but R.C. was just plain mean. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

What if one of these scummy guys on the street decides he’s tired of handing out dirty business cards, and decides that a little arson is in order. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was mid-August, and Mabel had left just a few days before, and I was supposed to leave in a little over two weeks. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A cold wind blew out of the east now, signifying that the rain was over for a little while. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I probably whined a little at your age.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I point to Buttercup, who gives me such a halfhearted hiss, we all have to laugh a little. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I walked a little slower, let him catch up, then ran at him . . . but who was I kidding? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Lewis,” Jay says calmly, “I’ll get you your money. But please, do me a huge favor and give me a little more time.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had actually started to feel a little bad for Selena after hearing Señora Ramirez shoot her down about the Irish dance lessons. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The kayak hung from the ceiling, and a little stove glowed in the center of the room. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She drew a little nearer to him and said in a whisper, “I believe, if one should ask me, that they are feeling a pinch this year in that house.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

They’re a little strange, but I’m pretty sure neither of them is going to try to make me uncomfortable by stripping naked. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lolo is right here, talking to me, the same as always, but he’s disappearing a little bit at a time. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Emma only nodded, and smiled.—After a little thinking, and a very tender sigh, he added, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

She shrugs a little, still not looking at me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I’m not joking. I think in a little time, very soon maybe, we might be coming into some money.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed him trying to suppress a laugh and it made me feel a little better. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s really weird being here now. Everyone knows that I... I’m not scheduled for classes anymore, so it would just be like coming home for autumn break, but a little early.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Once clad in mail and plate, the Lord of Bones seemed to stand a little straighter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Something in me worried about Nofaleyyah, because she was like an older person in the body of a little girl. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“She looks a little like you. Have you ever been on a farm?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She did admit to pains in her side, quite fierce, but they lasted only a little while and came only at intervals. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That made me feel a little better, but not much. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Bod said, “Magic. You know a little magic.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Bellatrix said nothing, but looked, for the first time, a little discomfited. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

For once she wanted to be the one to spoil the twins a little. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He can be a little intense sometimes when he’s talking about art.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Two cans is not a little,” her daughter called from the kitchen. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Luke still felt a little foolish, but he nodded. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Just a little taste of what last year was like for me. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

Toño chooses these words by opening a little book he got from an English class. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were laying off sugar or carbs or caffeine or meat or dairy, but maybe a little butter was fine now and then. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then we stand there in silence, but for the first time the silence that lingers between us feels a little more natural. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Or, as one packinghouse manager explained, “If you need to turn out a little more, you speed up the conveyors a little and the men speed up to keep pace.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to fight it off, slowing down a little, taking short, shallow breaths through my mouth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see that ankle,” she said, and untied my shoe with her nervous hands, which hurt because my ankle was a little swollen and looked more yellow than it should have. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother and I had gone to the head of a canyon that winds down to a little harbor which is called Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting excited and I was talking a little too loud. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

In 1704 Jonathan Swift, later the author of Gulliver’s Travels, published a little satire entitled The Battle of the Books. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Slow down a little,” Bud called, and made his way to the cockpit at the stern. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Against the perfect cover of vine and bramble and tangled drift sticks, a little gray brush rabbit sat quietly in the sun, drying his breast fur, wet by the grass dew of his early feeding. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bill the pony stood patiently but dejectedly in front of the hobbits, and screened them a little; but before long the drifting snow was above his hocks, and it went on mounting. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In a way, it sort of hurt my pride for a little old girl like Lisbeth to come in and take over my jobs. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall have to get ready. But you can stay a little longer. The men have to bring the thing down two flights of stairs. Marie-Claude will see they don’t damage it.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me grow a little bit every day. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mina is fast asleep, and looks a little too pale; her eyes look as though she had been crying. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He appeared, according to the Baron, to be in good spirits, though a little tired, of course.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was a little old man with the ribbon of the Legion of Honor in his lapel. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Spender led him over into a little Martian village built all of cool perfect marble. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said we would have a little “meet and greet.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He looked a little thunderstruck, his eyes all wide, like he was having trouble believing he was here. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As it splintered away, it pulled a little puff of dirt from the ground, spraying it into the zmeyok’s eyes. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because he is grown, or a man, and she a little girl. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved a little restlessly and said, ‘Colonel Nesbit... remember. And he told me, “Go buy a popgun, boy.” Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

His brother let out a little whimper, and his sister and mother seemed frozen to their chairs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She could feel his heartbeat now as if it were beating in her own chest...and she realized she wanted to feel that a little longer. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It did take a little adjusting to learn to drive with my fake leg, because my ankle doesn’t flex and I have to control the gas and brake pressure by using my knee and thigh. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I showed both of them what I was doing, how I mixed the propellant, how I stood back when I threw a little of it in the heater. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody looked to see the big red chunk from the very center of the melon, free of rind and sparse of seed, which had rolled a little distance from Blue’s feet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one was maybe a little too effective. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I do all these things because I'm a little nervous to step out of this truck. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Beneath the disbelief and anger, Harry heard a little strain of pride in her voice, and affection for Minerva McGonagall gushed up inside him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Not bad for a little rocket not given time to cure. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, probably just push him around a little. They don’t shoot people.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to the batdeground and saw die three radioactive graves, but when I moved the rock on the first one and dug a little bit down I didn’t hit one dinosaur, not one! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whereas, at MIT, I’m going to have to work a little harder to seek out my people.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Its edges were rounded a little bit, like it was made of clay or something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He let a little more space get between the Gremlin and the Eldorado. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Teaching assistant. Professor Thomas had to leave a little early today, so I taught the rest of class.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The question of why crime declined in New York City, however, is a little more complicated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speak a little funny, but us gitting use to it What your people love best to eat over there in Africa? us ast She sort of blush and say barbecue. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had taken that up from the priest-baiting captain, who spoke a little English. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Kyle had to slow down a little to nod and give the guy some props. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He said that way we could talk a little more. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Behind them, Katherine draws herself up, a huffy look coming over her, and I shake my head just a little. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” Erin says, but when she catches my eyes I can tell she’s a little bummed, and definitely confused, so I shrug to let her know I have no idea what’s going on. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up and walk into the bathroom and I feel raw, like my skin was scraped clean and every breath of air stings it a little, but stable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Hana always seems a little bit bored, as if there’s something better going on and if you would just stop bugging her, she could get back to it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Cathy had remarkable luck in finding things—a gold charm, money, a little silken purse, a silver cross with red stones said to be rubies. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The high humidity alarm will take a little longer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a little colored girl on our favorite commercial who looked just like Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over, sat down on the bench, and swung her legs as if she was still a little girl. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

All I had to do was accept, and I could blunt the pain of living for a little while longer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Good boy. You’re a lucky cub. Look at your mistress! Wasn’t that worth a little pain? You’re better off than your brother!” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

From that time on he tended to stumble a little when he walked, especially when he was tired; he never grew as big or as vigorous as his brother Martin. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him a knowing smile, a little nod of approval, before moving on to my next target. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I’ll give it to him. Even if it’s a little gay.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The farm,” said Hazel, “where’s the farm—near here, on a little hill?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, and his hood moved a little, revealing the long scar that traversed his cheek. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You have just come down?” said Mr. Drummle, edging me a little away with his shoulder. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He thought to himself: I will explore a little, before going in. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was working on S’meggs a little more and I added just a few tweaks. We didn’t test it from the height it’ll actually be dropped from, so I adjusted the angles a bit.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

—I think I would have felt better if I woulda had to suffer and complain a little. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It makes me cringe a little, the way all the books we read in English class describe people’s skin color using food metaphors. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She laugh, dance a little happy jig waiting on me to get her out. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They exchanged a look that made me feel a little wobbly and off balance, like I was standing in a train that took an unexpected curve. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He looked a little uneasy, until I told him, "Look, I pull a hundred bucks a night for a couple hours' work. Easy." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Which smells like pine mixed with a little bit of truck exhaust. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He needed only to push himself up a little, and it fell by itself. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost told her, “No thank you,” but then I saw a little slot cut into the lid. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My anger drained into the wind—a little bit. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped out of my seat and did a little dance. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little sensitive. I really don’t want to flash it here.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed there were some males in the corner who had actually stepped out of the room because I guess they had a little “something in their eyes,” but I still kept talking. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Having them there made him feel a little better. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He walks off, his shoulders a little straighten I wish I’d gotten his name before he left, or at least introduced myself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I’m going to need a boyfriend going in, to give me some stability, a little bit of backup, you know? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Fire truck,” he said again, a little louder. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” said Hazel, shifting a little. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“You know Mr. Lemoncello. He’s all about keeping things a little unpredictable.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Myers, I had a little problem with Walter today that I think you should know about,” he said, sitting next to her on the bench. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He jumps a little, but eventually smiles at me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I can tell subtle differences between colors, even though they may look a little blurry,” Tess replies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A big tall whitehaired man with a backward turn white collar, a little dumpty woman with her gray hair in plaits cross on top her head. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still looked a little green from the experience. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They jumped out quick and got a little lead and we had to struggle to make a comeback,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the Gypsies gasped, and a little girl hid her face in her mother’s skirt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I pitied him a little; still I savored my triumph. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Nearly Headless Nick looked surprised and a little offended. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Simmon. I’m sorry. I’m just... try to make a little noise around me. I startle easily.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Halfway through the song, I get a little glimpse of what it’s like not to care that people might be looking at me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Finally, when he had regained a little strength, he forced himself to stand and leave. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Tanisha starts clapping hard, adding in a little squeal and a jump. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, just a little…” My voice trails off, and I rub my ankle some more. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My father standing a little in front of her, waiting to see us safely on our way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as the weeks went on, it worried Mia a little, the influence the Richardsons seemed to have over Pearl, the way they seemed to have absorbed her into their lives—or vice versa. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Torito is a little better, but we can’t bring him home until tomorrow,” she said, teary-eyed and with a feigned smile. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was all very confusing, but one thing was clear: I needed to learn a little more about this faraway place before I could even begin writing my letter. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

After setting up the solar panels today, I went for a little walk. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come and eat. You look a little pale.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hidden under the straw was a little pile of lump sugar and several bunches of ribbon of different colours. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“There was a little mishap at the funeral,” said Reverend Obertask. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And when it came to his turn, what could he say, what could he offer on a day like this, to make the trip a little easier? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed his sandy hair, which he wore a little long, off his forehead and gave my shoulder a quick shake. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The second time I got through it a little faster, because I remembered—to some extent—which corridors had electric floors and which did not. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled, looking a little embarrassed for her. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The door opens a little more, and a presence stands there now, opposite me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I cough a little and smile to myself. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“It might be a little big, but it’s the only clean one. The others were yellow.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember when you were a little girl, and I showed you how to make bubbles around the blooms of flowers, holding them inside?” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I got to cook me something and get my head a little straighten I got potatoes, carrots, garlic, and olive oil, put a knife on the counter, and set myself on the stool. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to take a little walk. I need to think about things before I screw them up worse than they are.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And somehow, I feel a little bit lighter. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But eventually it had to subside, and the ocean was a little calmer after the convulsion. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” she said, “but comments on my appearance are uncalled for. Anyway, I could be your granny. With a little stretch of the imagination.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Sherman showed them a picture of a little fish lying camouflaged at the bottom of the sea, eying a big fish. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the top of the stairs, we went down a little hallway full of lots of doors. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But that would be stooping to her level, and I’m sure that using her own poison against her would cause at least a little of it to fall back inside me as well. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The bail of the tin lantern squeaked a little as the light swung in Lee’s hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just a little—an impressive attempt at concealing the pain—but enough to catch my attention. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll set me up in a market on market day, sing songs, juggle a little, whatever it takes to make a penny or two for a poor boy like meself. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The rotting post office is now a little movie theater, for example. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael threaded past without stopping and swiveled, skidding—a little gleefully, his stomach leaping—onto Center Valley Road. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"We'll be taking anchor in a week, to take provisions, and a little cargo," said the captain. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shimmy my shoulders, clap one time, do a little two-step with my feet while still sitting on the stoop, a little dance move with my hands, and Charlise figures it out real quick. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Their efforts always fell a little short, but not for lack of enthusiasm or love. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She hired her time, and so she always had a little money of her own. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips fluttered a little and a soft impersonal voice came from between them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although my side still burns, the pain is a little duller and I can walk with less effort than yesterday. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I began to read again, biting off the words a little. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s sports medicine with a little nature magic,’ said the coach. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Feeling a little under the weather, are we?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He looked up at her, reached out a little hairy hand, and patted Anya’s softly. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It had started to drizzle a little—one of those cloudy days in Indiana when the sky feels very close to the ground. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was eating with a casualness that was only a little forced, doing a good job of keeping his mask up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Sitting at the end at a little table. As a matter of fact, MacQueen called him just as I went to my own compartment.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad put his hand on my back and gave me a little wiggle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was a little blush, and then this answer, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Just by Robbie’s armpit, a little man in a three-pointed hat and a colonial jacket stared suspiciously off to the side, one hand gripping his sheathed sword. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I stare at the door with my heart beating, but I don’t have to wait long before it opens, and a little girl is standing there. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I listened to him talk and felt a little awed by it all. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

By the time he drove into Williston, then down Ash Street and into his driveway, he was feeling a little better. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

She looked a little like a slug herself, flabby and limp, leaning on the table with her face buried in her hands. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I had a stuffed animal, a little giraffe, and I'd hug it the whole time she was gone. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The town square, and beyond that, their school, were a little more than a mile away. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

With every step the air seemed to grow a little colder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Possibly more loyalty. It makes things a little difficult.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Lydia had to admit it was a little foolish of her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I pulled aside Sandy’s pants a little,” Fox recalls, “and jammed the needle into her hip, right through her long underwear and everything.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to listen as hard as she could, a little worried that the train would pass them by if they didn’t have a light. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It is all, as you can see, just a little unwieldy, but it is the simplest model that can explain all that happens in the world of particles. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go on a little tour, shall we?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not mad at you,” she says as she pulls a little white box out of her other pocket. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

If I was tall, my narrow build would be described as “willowy” instead of “childish,” and he might not see me as a little sister he needs to protect. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He stood there motionless, arms crossed over his chest as if that might at least warm him a little. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She took students in her barracks cubicle, which was fitted out like a little Buddhist shrine, with tatami mats on the floor. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know darn well Mrs. Miyamoto isn’t going to slip Mr. Miyamoto any kind of weapon. Back off a little. Let them talk.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I explained about Mrs. Van Hopper, and what had led to it, and she seemed sympathetic but a little vague, as though she was thinking of something else. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And that made me feel a little better about him, because moms don't trust nobody around their kids. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Over time, as he began to recuperate physically, I grew to know him a little better. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Now your work’s done, I wouldn’t mind gettin’ a little more target practice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mamita serves me first, giving me the biggest piece of chicken and the biggest potato from the soup, what I yearned for so much as a little girl. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A boy appeared at the door beside Fenoglio, a little boy of about five, and a small girl joined them on the other side of the doorway. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s getting older. He doesn’t want to be a little kid anymore.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As Clara trailed off she flickered a little, her expression twisting suddenly into one of rage and her outline going purple before she was back to her usual half smile. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

For dessert, she brought out a dish of strawberries dusted with a little cane sugar. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Very softly, she half sang, half hummed a song that her grandmother used to sing to her when she was a little girl. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

The new country and its language have helped to push the past a little further behind. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Rémy holds the hand of a little girl a quarter of his size while two others fuss over him. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She worried over me for a little while. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bird feeder is empty; I fill it, letting a little bit drop on the ground near my feet, hoping it might get some bird to come and pick me up. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Anybody there?” he asked again, feeling a little calmer since the noise hadn’t repeated. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I have an idea. It’s a little ... crazy.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"I expect you just happen to like living in a very simple way," Matilda said, probing a little further. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Doc crouched down by a little wooden cage, I tensed up, and he noticed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Please ... Can’t you see how weak she is? Let her rest a little while.. ..” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It warmed back up a little and Rondell fell back asleep and so did me and Mong for a while, even though we were still wet and uncomfortable. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He gives a little gasp and runs out the door. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We have grown a little apart since not so closely associated as of old,” Anthony admitted to a friend. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Robin was practicing her T-ball batting and she got a little carried away. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But for the time being, things might get a little tight around the house. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, Hall sometimes went on hikes or played a little Ping-Pong. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

This conversation happened a little later in the Martha’s Vineyard summer. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He comes up close as if to remind me he is just a little bit taller than I am, and sternly asks, "Out with whom and to where?" Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My mother had died a few months before and I had been getting things in order for my father, a little bit at a time. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a little while they talked and joked but gradually fell silent, working the rhythm of scavenge, building piles of copper for whoever was rich enough to afford it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little hard to tell that it was an ET sweatshirt, though, since both the letters and the sweatshirt were the exact same shade of purple. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In a typical crash, for example, the weather is poor— not terrible, necessarily, but bad enough that the pilot feels a little bit more stressed than usual. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“There’s a little village down this road. The VC must have it, but their main force is on the hill. The squad the ARVNs chased went back to the mountain.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quicker, with more force, and a little closer each time. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“You want a little?” she asks, and I shake my head. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

So I was a little alarmed when Sohrab pulled soap and shampoo out of his nylon drawstring backpack. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I could stop him from going to his right just by pushing him a little. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She is followed closely by a little boy, who keeps ducking behind her whenever Yolanda smiles at him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

My shoulders ease a little as I almost start to feel invisible. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

If you can sing and dance charmingly, eat daintily, and sew a little, you will be fine ladies and I shall be proud of you. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sat on the edge of her chair and looked at the tips of her shoes like a little girl. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But really, I’m sure it was because she loved throwing a little end-of-the-year party for her bees, seeing them descend on the supers like they’d discovered honey heaven. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shift my weight a little so the hemline rides even higher, now halfway up my goose-bumped thigh. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Myron spun the ball on his fingers, staring at it a little too intently. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes people just need a little time to figure out what’s right. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Hermione stopped dead, her jaw hanging; Ron choked a little over his soup. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I feel a little better as soon as I see it on the wall above the couch, exactly where it always was at home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Every parry was a little slower and a little lower than die one before. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On each table there is a clever centerpiece—a little caravel with tissue sails and lighted candles for masts, a perfect souvenir for Mate. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make a difference, just a little difference, before I left this lovely world. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Now that Eric was working—and his job at Andersen was actually a little livelier than Jesse’s, with more young people around—-he was still feeling bleak, it seemed. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra led him almost to the end of the garden, over a little bridge, to a wooden seat under a spreading, low-branched tree. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Crooks, the Negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them again the words of Pan—how they must save the wild a little at a time. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Feel the leather on your hand. Talk a little trash. Put the ball through that hoop.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"But the wall—" he said, eyeing the innkeeper and the vicar a little nervously. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed them and then gave out a little high-pitched cry, similar to that of a rabbit. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Her hands felt warm on my back, and every time I paused to sniff and gasp for a little air, I heard her breathing. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it made me feel better—a little better. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He kicks out a little to turn them in a slow circle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem natural for a little girl to be so interested in animals. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“No offense,” Taylor said, “but this is a little different from running the school newspaper.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly she felt a little dizzy, like somebody had just whacked her on the side of the head: nervousness hitting her with a thud. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Neither of us said anything for a little while. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We stayed out to listen for a little while longer before Aunty Ifeoma said we had to go in and sleep. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

A few outbuildings, a toolshed, a little barn had all sagged into piles of faded slabs and rusty nails. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liam kept his eyes on the road and his voice even, but there was something maybe a little bit too casual about it. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Not just a little; Smith owned the place. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mina is now sleeping like a little child; it is a wonderful thing that her faculty of sleep remains to her in the midst of her terrible trouble. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And then there was a little click he could not place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles a little and says, “I’m doing this for you.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I went just once. When I was a little girl.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

At her side trotted a little black dog as wiry and wizened as she. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The first few times I saw her after the conversation under the eaves, I was ready for at least a bit of huffiness, but no, she was completely civil, if a little flat. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

To keep going—it seems a little sick. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me there wasn’t one cute guy in any of your classes who interested you even a little bit.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Next you craft a chin and push the clay with your thumb to add a little dimple. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The benches were still a little damp, so I sat on my jacket, glad to have a use for it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Okay, maybe I’m a little more rattled than I’m willing to admit. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They were around my age, or maybe just a little older. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I let myself relax, feeling a little better, a little safer—until the back door opened and the girls’ JV volleyball team streamed outside. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She makes me stick my finger in the gigantic jar of Vaseline she keeps near her mirror, and I rub a little on my lips. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I think we were all a little scared, because none of us said a word during the car ride. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I think about my grandfather and the jellyfish and feel a little jealous. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

‘It is a little bit like mixing a cake,’ the BFG said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cilia went to work packing the silver, and she built up a little fire on the kitchen hearth so she might have hot water to wash the dishes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ones I saw hanging from trees when I was just a little girl. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Everyone looked up at me, as though I sounded a little crazy. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I just felt a little uneasy about something. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They made their way slowly and cautiously round the south-western slopes of the hill, and came in a little while to the edge of the Road. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And if the family before you even irritated the agent a little, it would affect you, so people in the waiting area would start to grumble. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Can we give it a rest for a little while? I feel like you just tackled my brain.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She gave a little bow and walked to the office. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The third woman is calm already, she sits with her arms folded, smiling a little. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dug a little deeper, pushing aside a cache of books. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Straight and sturdy stairs led up to a little porch and I could see red and white gingham curtains in the windows. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It made their almost consistent silence a little more intimidating. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Sit there like a little kid being babysat while they sang scales? Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He had cut two grooves the length of the board, and laid the board on blocks, one end a little higher than the other. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a special faucet at knee height with a little bench in front, where I sit and rub my hands in the cold water before rinsing my mouth and nose. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I know a little bit about this game, mostly because Jessie loves it, but the level of detail catches me off guard. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He looked a little surprised at my response and then nodded. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are puffy and her voice sounds a little sleepy, which is either due to exhaustion or a little alcohol, or both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Got kinda used to each other after a little while.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You might get a little beating when you go home.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Up here. There’s a little opening. We’ll have room to sit down.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You work six days a week from ten to three. If you come in regular, who knows? You might get a little raise.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ana’s eyes were a little sad as she looked at him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“We both need a little breather,” August said, and she plodded toward the kitchen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Reynie saw one of the men in suits glance at the dazed-looking children—giving them a little wink and a friendly smile—and suddenly it hit him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

We both cracked up a little and then I looked out onto the road. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I always had to fake it a little bit, and then when we moved, I had to fake it all over again with a whole new set of people. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He looks handsome in his suit—not Scott handsome, he’s smaller and paler, and his eyes are a little too close together when you see him up close, but he’s not bad. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not far beyond, they wandered into a little meadow. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s a little poorly. Now that all the shutters are up, I’ve told him to rest for a few days. Off you go, Malcolm. Remember what I told you about the man.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

There he parked the wagon in a little passageway so that it would be out of sight. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pole at his back was starting to feel a little too hard. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her grandparents had a little rice left, but it was not for Hanako to give away. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Can someone please help me out a little? I’m having a hard time understanding.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Two branches parted, and he glimpsed a little man moving from limb to limb as easily as a squirrel. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then from out of Lennie’s head there came a little fat old woman. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Selling junk for petty cash, our menial jobs, our grimy apartment—the American ver­sion of a hut; maybe in America, when Baba looked at me, he saw a little bit of Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little cranky because my radio won’t get the football games. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She had vomited a little, and bile had dribbled down the side of her mouth. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Because I have a little sister who cannot be left without support. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“At this rate we’ll reach six million in a little under seventeen years.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I scan all the benches and feel a little disappointed when I don’t find Ambrose. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

But I said some things to him and hoped he would know me a little that way. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Annabeth had been tempted, maybe just a little, until she realized the place was a trap, and Percy had been turned into a rodent. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The third eldest liked a little of everything, so I made sure nothing escaped his interest.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Already I could see the Sally-Q parties in the living room: a little spinach quiche, lemonade with mint sprigs, and then the pitch: Practical can still be pretty. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Like me, Miss Celia gets a little more nervous the closer we get to the deadline. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Percy is too nice,” Annabeth grumbled, but I couldn’t help thinking that maybe, just maybe, she was a little • impressed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I still feel a little unpleasant about the whole Abby and Martin conversation, but I think I may be on my way to feeling better. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

There was a little loose change, but not much else. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the first things needed when you begin the study of any subject is a little introduction to the "lingo." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she left the house, not in her work clothes but dressed a little better than what she wore around the house. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe a little sweatier, a little more awkward. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Wow, Liv, they look great, even if the model is a little overly enthusiastic.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Oh, baby,” her mom said, her voice cracking a little. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I noticed that his eyes were a little bloodshot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We drove for a little less than three hours. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to dump the project on her, though, so they made a little mother-son evening of it, with him pitching in to help. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

It’s actually a little endearing to catch him off guard. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

An elderly man walking a little white dog looked curiously at them as they passed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For the first time, she began to feel a little sorry for herself. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t mind it being a little sloppy, since my Tumblr page is anonymous. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“We wound up losing our friendship over it for a little while. Being in Good Boys brought us back together.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The weddin’ beads that Pa gave her,” Mama said, her voice choking a little. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

There was a little smell in the air of mist and damp, the smell that comes with the first fall of the leaf. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had a little smile hovering around his mouth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave him a little to drink and eat, and he lay back again, always watching the stranger with dark wondering eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It looked a little yellow and was all dried up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She felt a little embarrassed, but it was generous, what Joon was offering to do, and she was frustrated. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Go. It’s only for a little while and then you’ll come back.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I was a little kid, Spanish Harlem was different. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The hearts of the hobbits rose again a little in spite of weariness: the air was fresh and fragrant, and it reminded them of the uplands of the Northfarthing far away. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

For privacy, they draped a sheet from the hatchback over the headrests of the front seats to make a little tent. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But the worlds did split—somehow. I’m a little fuzzy on how that could have happened. Maybe it’s like...I don’t know. Copying a picture on your phone, and editing the two versions differently?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Which is why, in a little while, she’ll make another appearance on these tapes…but with a name. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

One says, Ah, well, now, there’s usually a little something for the thirst that’s in it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

We said we were a little sleepy, that we didn’t want to be all tired out tomorrow and that we didn’t want Mother to be worried because we had stayed out late. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m a little nervous being here in this tent with Sandy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I tried eating a little bit of bacon today because Edmond particularly asked me to but it tasted like pig and I gagged. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rubbing my eyes so the whites look a little red, slumping my shoulders, hanging my head, and poking my bottom lip out just the slightest bit so I look sad... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Briony raised two hands to her face and stepped back a little way from the window. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But tonight, there was a little something extra. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She filled the rest of each glass with beaten egg and milk mixed with a little sugar. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But over the summer she had her braces taken off, and she got a little taller and prettier and grew breasts. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And your voice is a little kinder then, like maybe you feel a little bit sorry. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Even as I help cook, I bop, snap, do a little two-step, and follow along as Layla and Kayla practice their dance moves for the block party's talent show. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I giggled a little more when Tucker and I walked in and she glared at me. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Coach West blows her whistle again, and I for sure don’t want to get in trouble, so I give Yolanda a little wave and keep running. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The stream was a little lower than it had been when he had seen it last. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a little past noon and there was not much shade, but I sat against the trunk of two of the trees that grew together, and read. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“A fourth door, and a fifth, on and on until you reach a thirteenth, a little locked door no bigger than a shoe.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were almost in despair before at last they came to a little muddiness and a tiny trickle of water through softer and better grass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

And she said I should just roll up my trousers and walk into the water a little way, so I did. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn't a little white girl. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I had also taught Reginald how he could work a little while for a railroad, then use his identification card to travel for nothing—and Reginald loved to travel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look, I can’t go without you. James says we can take cable cars to get there. I know you’ve never been on one before—don’t you want to explore San Francisco a little?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In a little over two hours, the protesters had shut down three lunch counters. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The social began winding down a little after four o’clock, and we moved through the cafeteria shaking hands and migrating out toward the bus for our long ride back to Pine Mountain. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she says, with a little of her old belligerence. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The psychologist pointed a little wand at the captain. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of the people are saying the Eight Sages took you away to teach you magic,” said a little girl cousin. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave him a little push and he pushed her back. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Can you make ‘unavoidably detained’ sound a little more poetic?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the center of their palms appeared a little blue tile shaped like a five-pointed star. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was not suffering from depression; she was merely a little tired and a little slow. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be taking a little rest before tackling it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that when rich people move into the hood, where it’s a little bit broken and a little bit forgotten, the first thing they want to do is clean it up. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I remember eavesdropping as a little girl while the Beauty Minister and Du Barry spoke in her office about beauty trends and body parts, and how much the masses should pay to be beautiful. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Go to the left, and then a little farther along you take the road that goes down to the right. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was learning a little English from watching TV, especially the cartoons, which were easy to follow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You’d think they could bother to make the questions a little more interesting. ‘ Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

And now the only baby here is a collector’s edition one meant for a little kid. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Can’t get anything past you, can I?” she says with a little laugh. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She lives in Aberdeen, Maryland, a little under an hour away from Baltimore City. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The mixture is a little soft, but as Elizabeth pours the ice cream into ziplock bags, she assures me that a few hours in the freezer at home will make the texture perfect. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I looked at the young woman standing in front of a building holding a little girl in her arms. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

As for Joey himself, he was a little hard to figure. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I swallowed my pill without water and could feel it roll, then stumble, then roll a little more, then stumble all the way down my throat and vanish into my belly. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did he do his work right there in the sanitarium, or did they rent him a little office where he could get away from all the noise? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

When I was done, I made my second batch, adjusting the ingredients a little. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter gave a little exclamation of impatience, and there came a loud slap, and a groan. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Large puddles had formed on the ground around where I had left the Ford, obliging me to assist Miss Kenton a little to allow her to reach the passenger door. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She held her chin high and a little angry—she knew Maybeth and this woman didn’t. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to get jealous about this when I was a little kid, but I don’t anymore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the ink had dried, he tipped all the powder onto the inscription and folded the paper swiftly into a little square package. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Rashid could hear the strain in the other boy’s voice and prayed his new friend could hang on just a little longer. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We come to a little room at the end of the corridor, a makeshift kitchen that is warm with cabbage steam. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Without his ever saying anything they were simply a little something shameful between us, like the spilling open of the horses in bull-fighting. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

As a little kid, one of the first things I ever learned to do with my hands was the ritual of rice—washing it, cooking it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

There were the hornbeam trees a little way ahead of them; there were houses, trees, roads, and in the distance the towers and spires of the city. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There is a little girl in my class called Matilda Wormwood..." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

They just got to open up a little hole. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Father’s confidence helped a little, but Naima still felt empty and numb. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Henry had a bad accident when he was a little boy,” he said. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Which made me let out a little breath I didn’t know I was holding. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I earned a little better weekly pay check working at the Gar Wood factory in Detroit, where big garbage truck bodies were made. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth was open and there was a little wet spot on the pillow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She would stop by and see Marc son of Marc, who had a little boy named Marc, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In Quintilian it is a little more complicated: witnesses and documents come to the lawyer from outside; technical proofs are constructed by the lawyer himself, so that they are formed within the discipline of oratory. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I get too close to the glass, and my breath fogs it up, so I move back a little. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I preferred to hang around Arthur, one of the boys who knew a little Spanish. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then she walked to a little pantry off the kitchen and came back with a plate of small brown cookies. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I felt the numb isolation of those days when I was just a little motherless kid, emptied of words, waiting to come through my door and be born. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mark expected Trina to argue a little, but she nodded, sucking in deep breaths. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And afterward we finished off the brandy and sang a little. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a little food in him, he is strong enough to get up and help the soldiers. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We could share our water with you, if you’d act a little more civilized....” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed like I might be able to blend in, at least for a little while. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Some players at the Manhattan Chess Club began huffing that he was a meshuggener—a Yiddish term of disparagement suggesting he was “a little crazy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m gasping for breath but the way he says it catches my ear and some of the flickers I’m catching in his Noise make it so I can see a little bit of the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Nay, I learned a little, when my father lived among men. Look, here is a turning.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

We do our handshake before I walk outside, heart thumping a little cuz I wonder if Mama will be on time. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Gearhart came up with a diagram, a little picture of the place we were in. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though a little lower at the withers and nearly half a foot shorter, nose to tail, Seabiscuit seemed a cumbersome giant in comparison. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here; stretch out on the bed. You’ll feel better in a little while,” the mother said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He looked up and the mist before his eyes cleared a little. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Tucker had really been playing it down when he said the uniform might be “a little big.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

They listened to the snores from the pipes and laughed a little. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think there was a little accident there the way your hip was pressed against that paper and you didn’t even know the paper was pulled down a bit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Maddie budged over a little and made room for another body beneath the umbrella. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I like a fellow who’s not afraid to push for a little extra. What would you like then? I’ve got a lovely woolen blanket here. Or some nice rope?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a couple of blocks, when I could breathe a little easier, I craned to look around. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always saved a little liver for Sam, so he wouldn’t get anemic too. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a little while, however, he began to cough, vomited some water and sat up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly it was boys on one side, and girls on the other, but it was mixed up a little bit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A neglected Levy Pants was like a neglected child: it could turn out to be a delinquent, something that created all sorts of problems that a little nurture, a little care and feeding could prevent. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not sorry to stay under the hot water for a little while longer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little on the simple side, but that means we can add our own touches. Like it was custom made.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She glances at me and again I see something a little wild, a little frightening in her dark eyes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Gimme a minute,” I say and push myself up a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Of course not,” Patricia said, though her voice did sound a little like she was holding back tears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He pulled the desk chair over, positioning it a little off to the right from where Emma had pointed. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Soon it was full to the brim, and then overflowing, and a little stream was running downhill, past him, over the grass. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Of the logistical details, she remembered only a little. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was a little haze that night, a little mist. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She retreated a little in the face of his hostility. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Her mama opened the door and gave me one of those looks that would have killed a little dude. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You came for me,” she says again, her face crumpling a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She is resigned to warming dinner for herself in a little while, changing into her nightgown, switching on the electric blanket on her bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s a guy have to do to get a little help around here!” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was only a little girl, but I knew what he was doing was wrong. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I expect him to say something about reading a little bit from his Quran each day. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I smile, and the knot in my chest unwinds a little. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He nodded his head and then laughed a little. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s just—sometimes what you wear doesn’t really match, you know? It’s a little confusing.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Eventually they opened up a little storefront church, and for a while Deborah stopped worrying so much about her mother’s cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was a little overwhelming how different James’s apartment felt from Emily’s, which was nearly identical in layout but nothing else. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The days were all mixed up, but she felt a little calmer than she did a second ago. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A lot of fear, a little hope... but not a bit of lust. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I paused—just to let him know that I knew a little bit about him too. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sit back down, I have to laugh a little. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents were a little worried about her going out, but they were also excited that she felt so well. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I turned a little, and sure enough, lots of students were paying attention to me instead of Mr. Clarkson. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I have a little space between my two front teeth just like you do. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

My mouth opens but I can’t say anything for a little while. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The sleeves are a little long, but other than that it fits fine. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You’re worse than a little mother,” the woman chided, but her eyes were softer than usual. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

When he came a little closer they saw that it was Lee, his elbows waving like wings, his queue lashing about like a snake. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Grimes family arrived in a body, always a little late, usually in the middle of Sunday school, which began at nine o’clock. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Jody’s father, watching the pony stop and start and trot and gallop, was a little bothered by it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It looks something like that one,” he would say, "only it has a few more broken windows, and the yard is maybe a little smaller.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re coming with us, and I don’t want to hear any more excuses. Even if you only stay for one hour, you’re going to have a little bit of fun tonight.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs and he came up a little later, smelling from the sweat and with his pants split up the back. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But sometimes it felt just a little different. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss McDaniels glances over her shoulder and then frowns a little. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She took one dark blond curl and put it in a little gold locket she had around her own neck. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Ha,” said Roscuro, “a little journey. That is right. Ha. I love the understatement of that phrase. A little journey. Oh, it will be a little journey. Indeed, it will. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You just take a little getting used to.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Axel Dane ordinarily opened the San Jose recruiting office at eight o’clock, but if he was a little late Corporal Kemp opened it, and Kemp was not likely to complain. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I squeezed back through the fence and let the breeze take me just a little farther toward the sound. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He used to do that when I was a little girl. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“We wouldn’t have to worry about neighbors if we practiced a little more compassion,” his wife comes back. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s hard for me to imagine John Mark as a little boy. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

That look had frightened her as a little girl, haunted her, and she’d never wanted to see it again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It was of brown glass and the light of the kerosene lamp was reflected in it as if there was a little genie trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a ‘yes, but give me a little time.’” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Klaus was a little older than twelve and wore glasses, which made him look intelligent. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“From what Al told me, you all had quite a little lethal bull session late one night—the same night you made that tape, I believe.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Say, W.E.”—Gilly flashed her teeth at him—“how about you and me doing a little red-hot reading after supper? You know, squeeze the old orange reader?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Kyle, standing up and strutting a little, “believe it, brother. Because now you two losers have to put all the junk back.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I was there that day—in a little bucket-seat baby carrier. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was not a single item of conventional trail food—raisins or peanuts or small, portable quantities of packets or canned goods—which was a little dispiriting in a national park. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There are too many children like you without a home. And children shouldn’t have to work. I’m just glad I can help you a little now. Thank you for trusting me, Viji.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I must have looked a little confused, for Miss Kenton then said: 'Mr Stevens, he really is in a poor state. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He might need a little help at the hardware store. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

On Monday I arrived at the Lyceum a little early and, in Julian’s office, found the windows open and Henry arranging peonies in a white vase. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Their water came from a little brackish well beside the hut; their food was fish and shellfish, fresh or dried, and rockweed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

They moved more and more slowly as they climbed, and when the sun touched the mountain rims and they saw a little valley open below them, they decided to go no farther. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m trying to do is make a straight line parallel to the y axis. What do I need to do here? I think what I need to do is change this a little bit.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Tidings ran his fingers through his hair and gave his scalp a little scratch. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He going to quit. He just burnt his hand a little.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glances at me and, if I’m not imagining things, frowns a little. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Catching my eye, she looks a little scared for me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means you don’t have to pick her up in the car like she’s a little girl,” he said sternly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

That I was in this place seemed like a little miracle. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It tastes good, but it also tastes a little bit like being in jail.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He held up a little silver whistle, as he remarked:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

While translating and recalculating the tables, Dionysius did a little research on the side; he realized that he could figure out just when Jesus Christ was born. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But I been scared and mad all my life and after I killed that first woman, I wasn’t scared no more for a little while.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He followed her, staggered a little on landing, then straightened up in time to see the gleaming scarlet steam engine pick up speed, round the corner, and disappear from view. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They waited until we reached the place where Mr. Turner, the undertaker, had set up a little shade tent. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of his head was a little platform, and on it, Chucha placed a small cup of water. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“You have been doing so well, after all. I thought you might want a little hint, to help you with the rest of your treasure hunt.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” she says, and a little of the excitement goes out of her voice. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

I stared at him, flaring my eyes a little so that he’d catch the hint. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I figured they were my age, maybe a little older. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are some situations where the human mind needs a little help. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

For someone used to being off the grid, the attention on me feels a little unnerving. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was here that the penguins added a little novelty number of their own to the program. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We could go up the Carmel River and have a little outing and we wouldn’t tell Doc what it was for and then we’d give him one hell of a party.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my mind, Dad was perfect, although he did have what Mom called a little bit of a drinking situation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had a little trouble focusing on me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

While a daytime television show may not be groundbreaking, I think Ellen is helping to make the world a little bit more tolerant and accepting in her own way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Oh. I could use a little privacy, if you don’t mind.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” I say, only bopping to the beat a little. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Already the air was warming up a little, at least where the sun shone brightest. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He’d made me feel mystified and annoyed and more than a little crazy. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Magdalys remembered the recoil she’d felt just a little while ago when David had mentioned going back into the orphanage’s custody. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little white house spider. Hold out your hand.” Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She shifted a little, and he made a noise in the back of his throat. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I feel a little queasy, but other than that, I’m fine. Thought it’d be a lot worse.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I can’t lie, I always get a little jealous when I see Seven with his other sisters. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I sprint for the finish line, keeping my arms pumping straight and my legs in line, and just for show I cross with a little lean forward. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Aunt Florence, still wearing her hat and carrying her handbag, stood a little removed, looking down at them with a troubled, terrible face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was disgusted with that summer’s athletic program—a little tennis, some swimming, clumsy softball games, badminton. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I got a little confession, though,” Z said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I sit up and we stay put for a little while, entwined like a set of cats. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The front passenger door of the car opened a little more. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“So them Dillard Early boys are all a little touched in the head, seems. Sooner or later. About the time they decide to mess with serpents.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Thou too, Brutus?” he asked, grinning a little sourly. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep shooting, but I feel a little more anxious with every miss. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate a little, then went away to the library where I could be alone, where I would write. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I suppress a little shiver at the thought. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes my mouth just starts talking and it takes my mind a little bit to catch up.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Let her go. Better to waste a day than another month. Maybe a little tour of Twelve is just what she needs to convince her we’re on the same side.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I only broke a little rule,” I replied. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s wait until your grip is a little stronger.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her reply survived: “I am sitting with Mamma instead of going to church. I shall find it much pleasanter to have a little talk with you than to listen to Allen’s temperance sermon.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cow sunk a little with the added load and thrashed a moment in terror. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

We passed a little boy and his mom doing a sand castle. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He follows the beautiful young lady and the golden monkey down Denmark Street and along to Hangman’s Wharf, and down King George’s Steps to a little green door in the side of a tall warehouse. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“We found a little cottage on the north shore of a lake,” Dad explained. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of seeing Denna was the only thing that had the potential to raise my spirits a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When they were gone, I heard the man beside me give a little whimper, like he was trying not to cry. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a little time, he opened his eyes again and saw that she was looking at him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This smarted a little, and Amarante croaked a string of feeble curses as he limped around in the road, amazed by what a flabby uncoordinated old geezer he had become. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, but really telling because I want her to know I know a little something. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to be ashamed of myself, but I am a little bit. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Those two warships today gave us just a little hint of what’s to come,” Paul said. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

The other girl leaned forward, smiled, and did a little wave thing. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

No-one bothered to look at a little ragged boy running along on bare feet. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Sandy smiles a little at that, still staring at whatever it is he can see that I can’t. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was a little cramped, and none of them cared. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And then I decided I was going to let out a little laugh, so I did. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

We all sat around in a little circle and looked at one another. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Late in the afternoon, when she got up to leave, she would ask someone to help her out a little. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I felt like my heart had a little ledge on it and I was standing there leaning as far out as I could, waiting to see what Zach would do. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rashid reached for a bottle of water and poured a little on a paper towel. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Think you caught a little cold from those kids at school?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had always thought of Fudge as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially good-natured. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

That was a little thing, in summer; in winter, it was the difference between life and death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I said that your sister is quite a little beauty, did you hear me?” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they had gone down a little, the cave divided, but the left branch was dark as pitch, so even Hodor knew to follow the moving torch to the right. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He's very pale and a little chubby, with bushy eyebrows and kindly eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I pick an acorn up, too, and it reminds me of a little Frenchman with a pointed chin. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brook looked back at Mrs. Stroud, then walked over to Joseph and put his hand on Joseph’s back and shoved him a little toward the living room. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was a pop, and a little man with wicked, dark eyes and a wide mouth appeared, floating cross-legged in the air, clutching the walking sticks. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

At gatherings, droller members of the audience would sometimes ask him if he could get his elements to play them a little tune. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He looks confused, maybe even a little scared. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We were used to Dinka houses—all enclosed with just a little crack or door to let air in. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a fireplace with a little pot warming beside it, a high chair, and the reading desk. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He choked a bit on the acorn pancakes—they are a little flat and hard—but Bando got out some of his blueberry jam and smothered the pan-cakes with an enormous portion. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is of medium height, lean, with slightly shaggy dark hair, a mustache, and a little bit of a hangdog expression. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farther on, two spearmen faced each other across a little trickle of a stream, practicing their thrust-and-parry in the fading light, their chests bare and slick with sweat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was a little tired from how late we talked LOL. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes. We had a little trouble with her.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, finding out Marcus is a part of the story, it’s as if a little bit of him is still . . .” Barbara wiped her eyes and took a deep breath. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That is not important,” said the owl, drawing back a little and looking at her in a new way—almost as if with deference. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He repeated it so many times and with such conviction that one afternoon when he was putting together a little gold fish in the workshop, he had the certainty that she had answered his call. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

All the cousins drove all the cars because the adults were still a little too drunk to drive to the graduation. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The moon was sup-posed to rise but there was a mist over the town and it did not come up and in a little while it started to drizzle and we came in. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I walked a little way down the hall. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“No, ma’am,” I said, shaking the peanuts into my bottle, where they caused a little reaction of foam, then floated on the brown liquid. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See? Simple. You just make a fist like you already know and then pull back your arm a little and aim for where you want to land and let go.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Do you see me as a little knot-headed kid or just a smart little know-it-all? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said: “I’d like to be able to say no. But to be honest, I did smoke for a little while. For about two years, when I was younger.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed his hand shook a little, and his eyes sparkled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I admit: I made my voice sound a little babyish. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But then I got closer still, and looked a little harder, and realized they weren’t fruits and vegetables at all, but organs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Polly had never been so close to a woman who was about to have a baby, and she was more than a little frightened. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had all been a little drunk, but he knew he’d heard correctly, toward the end of an evening much like this one. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t laugh like she used to, and Will liked being able to make his mother even a little happy. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“No doubt the hearts of most of us beat a little faster at the thought that we were about to jump into the moonlight over heaven knew what,” Haukelid later said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a little window with a view of Washington. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was very hard to breathe, and everything smelled like bologna and a little bit like orange cheese. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Luke always felt a little embarrassed for them, showing up like that. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put a little sponge inside the mitt, but it would still have a sting to it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the bird retreated a little way off, and higher up in the sky. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Treats me to espresso and croissants at a little bakery with stools by a window, then tries to buy me books at the Edgartown bookshop. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

At last, however, I found one door at the top of the stairway which, though it seemed to be locked, gave a little under pressure. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I smile a little, feel a bit less weak. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Asta became a young cat and jumped into the crib, taking care to avoid touching Lyra, and picked up Pan the kitten dæmon and gave him a little shake. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was a little older now, a little wiser. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then she dropped a little half curtsey, as some country girls still knew how to do in those days. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then she wiped again, with a little more pressure. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I think these two are a little bit off their rockers,” she said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He merely stretched on his stool a little and shrugged his shoulders when Father Nicanor began to rise up from the ground along with the chair he was sitting on. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was glad a little later when he noticed a change in the room, a blue quickening by the window, and realized that dawn wasn't far off. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Maybe what we need is a little yelling in here. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always had to add a little something to whatever Mama came up with. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But didn’t he think they were a little old for him? Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice got a little broken around the edges. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He lingers a little longer, turns, and trudges off, dissolving into the darkness. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I held out my hand and made it tremble just a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I find enough food, though a little bit rotten, to get me through this day. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I do feel you might be a little less complacent as regards new arrivals.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He wished Bernard would show a little more pride. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Maybe 1 know a little . . . maybe not so much after all.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only a little tired of myself,” replied Estella, disengaging her arm, and moving to the great chimney-piece, where she stood looking down at the fire. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The milk carton was almost empty, but if she diluted what was left with a little warm water there was just enough for a saucerful. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As we passed through the outskirts of Hartford, Dad was subdued and repentant; perhaps a little frightened. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll do you good to shake yourself a little, girl. If I can find out about that old man, I’ll invite him over, too. You and him can dance.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rock back and forth a little, to dispel the image of her collapsing in the street from my mind. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“And?” he says, his voice and his eyes and his hands a little unsteady. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Olive came to the door and opened it a little, while Mary and John peeked around the edges of her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy looked up from where she was tearing leaves and gathering them into a little useless pile. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

At the Laundromat, a little kid with a bottle hanging out of his mouth stands on a chair with both hands on the plate-glass window. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

It shriveled the leg of one girl in our congregation and deformed the arm of a little boy. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

While the lady at the needle kept up a little running, contemptuous comment: The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Here, she will say, a little story complete in her head, are you ready. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like it was kind of a sign, telling us that we should take a little detour. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Serenity’s voice says, “Once upon a time, there was a little dog named Bruno.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The thing about you Afghanis is that... well, you people are a little reckless.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Upon the porch were hairy geraniums and an old swing which was hooked into the porch ceiling and which now swung back and forth, back and forth, in a little breeze. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a while to wait and wonder why God hadn’t handled things a little bit better. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

But Coyotito—he was the one—he wore a blue sailor suit from the United States and a little yachting cap such as Kino had seen once when a pleasure boat put into the estuary. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still has the axe in his hand, swinging it a little. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Ron!” said Hermione, looking both pleased and a little confused. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For many years, it had an odor, a pleasant one—sweet and a little moldy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I may even get to watch him work a little. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

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

She stood there, her hands folded across her stomach, a little protruding pot of tummy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually Mrs. Tomolillo had taken the lids off and dished out everybody's food like a little mother, but then they sent her home, and nobody seemed to want to take her place. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Emily had long legs, and her chest jiggled a little when she moved. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Just for a little while, they wouldn’t have me there smothering everything with my silence. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Now we can sit in shifts in the dining hall and eat a whole potato; now and then we get a little margarine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It took more than a little bit of convincing to get Lil to be Helen Burns, which really is a great part, even though she dies. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She felt a little sad that Akira didn’t like it, but she also felt a little happy and hopeful and even excited. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was surprised, and even a little disappointed, at how small the crater was—only about fifty yards across. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It made him feel a little bit less like that other Rochester Rocky—in Arizona, who was probably still having to stay brave for his little brother and sister. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I nod and smile, but I feel a little uncomfortable that she already knows who I am. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I’m slightly relieved she wasn’t referring to the faux-ness of our friendship, but I’m also a little disappointed: I miss the way things were. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The father and mother talked a little about ordinary things, talk the boy had heard so many times he no longer listened. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man watched him leave the room, saying nothing, frowning a little. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried out "Mama" when I laid her down and wet her diaper after she drank a bottle through a little hole in her mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“When you were just a little baby, your mother took a job over at Joe’s.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Freshen my face up a bit so I don't look so sick. The world will soon find out, but I'd like a little more time. Just as you do." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Every day or so, I stopped at the portrait with a fresh flower and a little talk. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can look at a painting for the first time, for example, and not like it at all, but after looking at it a little longer you may find it very pleasing. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Just by asking him such a question, I can see that my pa has realized I’m not a little girl. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As soon as he saw me, he sat up a little and put his hand in his pocket. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I think I really loved him when I was a little boy. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

About a billion years after the Big Bang, the distribution of matter in the universe had become a little lumpy, perhaps because the Big Bang itself had not been perfectly uniform. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t only the sky that had been stolen that day, Lazlo learned, finding out, finally, the answer to the question that had haunted him since he was a little boy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Even if it means a little extra food for my family, the idea of Peeta being crowned victor is unbearable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the garden a nightingale was singing, and a little breeze touched her hair and stirred the leaves overhead. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or one of those summer makeovers, someone who leaves in June looking like a little girl and returns in September as a full-bodied woman, a ten-week miracle? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

She could see smells and smell colors and it was all just a little fantastical. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The red ribbon did make his hair look quite colorful, a little like the red lining around the scales of a black snake. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked her up in his arms, seated her lovingly in an armchair, wet a handkerchief to put on her forehead, and tried to make her drink a little water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I confirm it with a nod of my head, which, surprisingly, wakes me up a little. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They were close enough to allow me to focus both eyes on the same thing, but they were still a little bit farther apart than was ideal. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I grabbed him and pulled him out of the water and over to a tree that would shelter us a little from the rain. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was sort of a key question, and he looked a little suspicious as he asked it, as if I, or someone, might be playing a trick on him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"To hear is to obey," said the Vizier, wriggling himself round a little so as to get his hinder parts further away from Rabadash's toe. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He looked up a little nervously as Mack entered. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bull, let Papa Luther give you a little advice.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrapped my scarf a little loosely, which made it so that a little of my hair, at the top, sometimes showed, and some people were obsessed with this detail. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Their authority was so new that occasionally if they pressed a little too hard it had to be overlooked. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abelman, unfortunately, was apparently a rather petty person, a man too small to accept a little criticism, a hypersensitive molecule of a human. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Thomas felt a little empathy for Gaily—he did have a point about how Newt was treating him. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Hiding behind her skirts was a very small boy—about three or four years old—who clung to her leg like a little insect. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mix the chicken up with a little mayo and my secret weapon—blue cheese dressing. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Punching someone in the face, it turned out, hurt like hell, and she pressed her knuckles against the tiled wall, hissing a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Thanks,” I say, and then, my hands a little jittery, I pass it down. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“No, no. She went to the high school. She teaches there now. My teaching methods are a little different from hers, but I have a feeling you’ll enjoy yourselves.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Those who had been served were sitting in the open a little way off eating, and I joined them. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have to convince Scott that I knew her—a little, not a lot. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Friedman jumps up to hug Jus, who winces a little from the pressure on his shoulder. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But Chigger got lucky because Miranda was on a losing streak and was starting to get a little desperate. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me a little wink at this. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“A phase of embryonal development. It’s a little boring, I'm afraid, unless you are fascinated by fish. I work at the Hatchery.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What about a little input from Dante himself? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Together, they planned a little party for him on the last Saturday in February. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They just needed a little help cracking a code. Turns out, I’m pretty good at that. The easiest questions on your father’s IQ test were the more visual ones. The puzzles.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Arletta Paisley was from Hope Springs, Texas, and every word she said came out coated in a thick Texas drawl, sweet but with a little edge, like salted caramel. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Basta’s knife was still at his throat, but just as the man was about to let the tip of it wander a little higher the Magpie seized his arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

What ship chandler would not think of making a little extra money under the noble guise of saving lives? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, let’s walk a little more before the sun sets completely.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I can deal with a little discomfort, and she doesn’t need to worry about getting me shoes right now. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Maybe the spell would take a little longer than I thought. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going back to sleep. Could you wake me up in a little bit so I can make myself more presentable?” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Walter gently put down a little kitten he'd been holding as he started to answer the reporters' questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I heard someone say, “Flushing the port,” and then I got a little woozy. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat quiet for a little, nibbling a patch of bran spilled on the boards outside the hutch. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I give her a little hug, and she whispers, “Jazak Allah.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s like Trip said. This is just to celebrate Lexie. We’re going to get dressed up and have a little girls’ morning out.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We’re both a little afraid as we sit and wait on a bench in front of the machines. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

He would have to pay dearly to learn just a little. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, Mr. Fabian gives us a little extra homework to do over the Thanksgiving holiday. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

He comforts her with a little white lie. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes there was a little knock on the outside of the shed and my grandma came walking in. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Fina lives practically across the street from the main Hampstead College gates, in a little lavender house with a neat square of grass in front. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He smiles a little bit and looks back down at his desk. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Viola takes a breath and says, “There’s a break in the page here and a little space and then it says Later like she got interrupted.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, Kevin stood back from me a little, looked at me without letting me go. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it’s as good of a lead as any, though I wish the area was a little smaller.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And as always in New York, when a little crowd formed, more people came just to see what the others were looking at. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you took the trunk down a little before two?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Very neatly dressed in a little black suit with a French grey shirt, the smooth waves of her dark head were neat and unruffled. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt a little strange to be going out into the dark with such a small grown-up. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was a little bigger than the pouch with rubles. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The other dæmon changed, too—Will felt it happen, like a little grip at his heart—and became a cat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I felt a little thrill of adventure as we chugged into the bay, as if I were sighting land where maps had noted only a sweep of undistinguished blue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Whitlaw shook her head in admiration—and I think also a little anxiously. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snake jabbed its tail at a little sign next to the glass. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Because it’s been that way since me and your grandma been married. Pots been in the same place since your daddy was a little boy,” Grandpop explained. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Because he already left you a little gift by the back door.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Every time the door swings open, your fragile world gets a little more broken. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was not long before we approached the wooded outskirts of a little village. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm going in the room. Try and get a little sleep." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I asked my father why we needed them, but he was always a little vague about it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

They still held him to the bed, but he could move his knees a little and could turn his head from side to side and raise his arms from the elbow. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m not a little kid anymore. I want to know.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“This is,” said Mrs. Caraway, the Lady Mayoress, after a little while, “perfectly ridiculous.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He claps Four on the shoulder, a little too hard, and gets up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My dad tilted his head a little to the side, like a scolded puppy. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

We have learned to associate each thought with a little stretch of sound called a word, and can cause each other to think that thought by uttering the sound. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

It was a little girl—a baby—was it not?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not suppose you will have heard of our bitter & cruel loss Thank God, she suffered hardly at all, and expired as tranquilly as a little angel.... Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After lashing the cells in place, I took a little drive. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fear was a little less with her at those times. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You can eat it. I promise it’s good. These are my little sister’s favorites,” he said a little sadly. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Xan could feel a little rattle, deep inside the young man’s chest—the precursor to loss. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In real life she was a little paler and a little smaller than the picture suggested, but of course Basta still recognized her. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’d never seen Momma act like a little kid who just got yelled at but there she was, picking at a piece of paper towel and looking kind of embarrassed. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The store window being like a little stage and her having taken elocution, she considered herself the only person in Cold Sassy qualified to act like a dummy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The night seemed a little less dark when she looked out, and to the east there was a lightning in the sky, down near the horizon where the moon would show. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answer most of the questions correctly, and by the time Mom picks me up, I feel a little better. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Paul had to remind me that we had to leave a little before five o’clock. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was a little surprised, since dinner was over a bit earlier than usual, but I decided it must be because the night before I had said I was tired. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It took me actually a while. And then I was doing good. And then my best friend since forever, my best friend ever, he passed. And then I had a little breakdown.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He raised his spear, snarled a little, and waited. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She was holding up a little brown pencil. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

The old hole was now being cleared a little. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Even Sass forgot her scolding and stood a little apart in the courtyard letting the rain fall on her as if it were washing away some of her sorrow. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jane and Michael saw all four of them go down Cherry-Tree Lane, and then they turned a little to the left and went up the hill. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The man looked at him a little curiously. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is still just a puppy, a little ball of white fur. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was a little girl, with bright green eyes like her mother and curly dark hair. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could roast it over mopane coals with a little salt for flavoring. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Capricorn’s features in the picture were rounder and softer than in real life, and his curiously feminine mouth lay like a strange fruit below the nose, which was a little too short and broad. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It stung a little, but I played it off. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Ah, when you were a little toddling thing, how easy it was to rub and kiss your hurts away! Come and get a kiss from your old nurse anyhow, and tell me all about it.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The end was closed with a little piece of potato, the way you plug the spout of a kerosene can. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Instead I took my trumpet out of its case, wiping it slowly and carefully with a little gray cloth. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It looked a little like a fallen tree, although it didn't seem likely that a tree would grow here. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I lean a little bit out from behind the chimney. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Soothed a little by the thought I drifted into sleep, broken often by bells ringing and the low rat-tat of drums for the prayers which went on at intervals throughout the night. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching them was a little like peeping through a window when the shade is not drawn flush. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then how about we play a little game?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He fashioned it into a little doll with legs and arms. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

That was a joke Mom had made once, and remembering that made Emma’s eyes go a little misty. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The child stepped out of the house a little hesitantly. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“If only, if only, ” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. ” Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

‘No seafaring man ever objected to a little Sabbath-breaking. But mind if you see any deacons or constables.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her top is white and it’s a little off her shoulders, and then she has a bright skirt on that’s full of flowers and birds. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You must come down with Jenny and play with ’em a little sometimes, Jeth. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She works real hard all week and I like to give her a little present, to let her know I know what’s going on.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Boggs, who came to 2 when I did, told me that even with all the plotting, it was a little too easy to rescue Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

We were standing on a limb, I a little farther out than Finny. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Running diagonally across the pool, from the brickwork of the bridge near the opposite bank to a point a little below them on their own side, was a grating of thin, vertical iron rods. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chickenhound was having one of his sniggering fits, even attempting to dance a little jig. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth gave a little scream and everyone rushed out of the temple. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She always made a little puffing sound when she climbed. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

He scolded me for not giving my jump rope to a little girl on the playground who didn’t have anything to play with. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“He’s sleeping—feeling a little better at the moment,” Mama said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead I put all my money toward dance classes and acting classes that I took in the mornings at a little studio in Elmhurst. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She pointed and smiled, and I just smiled back, a little embarrassed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I linger outside on my doorstep as my parents head to the Hub a little early for their work assignments. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But even as a little kid Jason had known it wasn’t all right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He whispered an aside to me: “I’m a little rusty, hut I think I’ll use Spanish now. He prefers it on delicate matters.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Her dress was too small for her, and she was barefoot on a dirt road, standing in front of a little hut. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Though at the same time, Jinny knew inside herself that she did wonder about the world out there...a little. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I took him into the pantry where he looked a little reproachfully at the Finn. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She held up the small blue bottle of Mouse-Maker and she said, "Now for a little medicine! Hold his nose to make him open his mouth!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

That was the last she knew until she heard Fritz give a little honk at dawn. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you didn't drink,” he says, and his smile returns a little bit. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Impossible,” said the man again, a little less confidently this time. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a little drunk; the Chopin was slurred and fluid, the notes melting sleepily into one another. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I saw them all glittering and glowing, and there was a little princess wearing her own crown and riding on a little white, tippy-toed horse.” 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 smiled a little bit and kicked at a clod of dirt. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This may do a little to compensate for our hurt feelings. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the last week or so it's like getting jabbed with a little needle every time I hear that word. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

That made me feel a little better—I’d be just like the girls I’d spent so many years looking up to. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The rabbit fetched up against the grating, drifted a little way along it, found the bottom and crawled out of the turbid water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whole of her crammed into a little clay pot. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a little wormy, but it was wonderful to eat an apple again. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Preston was convinced that the best way to correct minor misconduct was a little drudgery, and housework was the pinnacle of drudge. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

In order to find a little free time together, Lois and Isao arranged an overnight camping trip for all the girls in our class. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a little better now that he was out of the front part of the house, but still not quite comfortable. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately all the past miserable months fell away from him as he stood breathing the hot, well-remembered odor of molten gold and hearing the chiming of a little hammer. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

There were a bunch of them up the river, north a little ways, so she followed the sound of the water away from her farm. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I could not put her hungry stare out of my head, and my happiness dwindled a little. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t afraid, a little apprehensive, maybe, but not afraid. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had taught her a little about it the night she brought it home, right before he went to bed, which he often did directly after dinner. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He smiles a little, but I can tell he’s still tired, still upset. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She’s staring up at me, and things are a little tense. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And as I’m watching her lips, working at decoding her words, she adds, “I was a little worried.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The sun, too, was warm and comforting, and the mist before his eyes seemed to be lifting a little. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was like a little shimmy, his way of sliding out from under an answer. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was a little looseness in the tarpaulin as the rope went from one hook on one side of the stem to the next hook on the other side. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They fit okay—a little tight, but okay. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I blush and lick my ice cream cone, a little embarrassed, but mostly happy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it feels a little lonely, but at least it’s on my terms. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The next time I took a little rest Byron was still calling my name but sounding like he had something in his mouth. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They enjoy it. Let them spend a little money on a show now and then. A hill farmer works pretty hard and gets mighty little for it.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Park asked why he was so afraid of a little song when he was willing to hear seditious stories about how Kim Jong II was a thief and North Korea was a hellhole. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

When he turns back and speaks again, his voice is a little louder, almost normal. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Gosh, things have gone downhill a little bit since we were here last,” she said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mark leaned forward then, putting his hand on Joaquin’s forearm and squeezing a little. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When I was a little kid that used to make me laugh, and she would ham it up by letting them get as steamy as possible and then pretending she couldn’t see me. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s enough to save a few lives around here, but no, it’s not all. I know a little about some diseases. Only a little.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mother gazed at me a little longer, with an expression that was both tender and perplexed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I cut the onions into perfect circles, toss them in some flour, and throw them in a pan with a little bit of oil that I saved from the last time I fried chicken. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I ate a little then, trying to think of what I could do next. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was slipping it in myself and then saying later, “Oh, by the way, I left a little in the crock.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We know you love us. We know you want to protect us. But maybe we’re ready to see a little bit of the world outside of Sutton.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And as such, we do things a little differently than some people, but I never understood why that was justification for others to be cruel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He stood up, feeling a little woozy from the images that had been swirling in his vision. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We’re all a little nervous, penned up in the holding area, but it’s a good nervous. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was a little blood, and a tuft of hair fell to Hatchet’s shoulder. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have a little man-to-man talk while the leathernecks get some sack time.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already, I’m feeling a little out of my depth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, put the wad back in my mouth, chewed it a little more, and let it drop in again. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I cringe a little, but he’s speaking the truth. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She brought him pulque to drink in a little pitcher, and still he shook his head to clear out the darkness. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Purple stains were absolutely everywhere, on the ceiling and even in drawers that had been a little open. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lil trimmed off a little more of my hair and fluffed it out. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who had big dreams. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“If the storm passes, I hope to get in a little telescope time,” she adds, searching in the back of the cabinet for something. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

As I become stronger, I can think—a little—and when I take the soup, a glorious color, I consider my golden insides. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, my stomach was a little upset. So I thought maybe I’d work from home this afternoon.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"You look a little...a little nervous or something." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If we lived a little farther south, a tumbleweed would tumble by. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He nodded, threw a little frown in, but kept on walking, not giving me a hard time at all. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“No, it don’t, Todd pup,” Hildy says, a little too gently. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It's a gizmo that looks like a jackknife, but really it's a whole bunch of little screwdrivers and wrenches and even a little magnifying glass. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tally doubted a little water would have ruined the device, but she wouldn’t know until she reached the Smoke and activated it She hoped for a moment that the pendant wouldn’t work. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I told him my grandfather had a little steam, but he was the best grandpa a boy ever had. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

No—he was falling toward her, because the platform beneath Mom’s chair gave a little jerk. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You loved this two years ago,” her mom said with a little smile. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I lived at West Egg, the--well, the less fashionable of the two, though this is a most superficial tag to express the bizarre and not a little sinister contrast between them. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes, I do, but only a little.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He jogged a little and the wind lifted him higher into the air and pushed him forward. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Still even wounded you do not see it. I can tell. I do not see it myself but I feel it a little.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

There was, however, a portable typewriter on the desk, in a little powder-blue case that snapped shut like a piece of luggage. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He did steal something in Company with others when he was a little kid. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Papá did not know English and Mamá understood only a little, Roberto translated for them. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

A little lilt to the hips, a little bend and sway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was still shaking a little as I made my way back to the waiting room. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The air near the dirt was a little clearer. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And then I opened the coat, just a little, and she caught sight of the chicken. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Forty is leaving it a little late, but. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It was a little too close for comfort, but my real scissors, the ones made of steel with a black handle, were packed away, and I had to get this done. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I’m not paranoid, just a little confused and unfocused. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One week the weather gave a little to the sun, and snow melted and limbs dumped their loads and popped up into the air. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know she only married him because of me, but do you think she was just a little bit happy?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They touch with their eyes instead and I move my hips a little, feeling the full red skirt sway around me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a little extra of her other favorite, the corn pudding. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t impressed, not even a little bit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Last week, Tono had found a little rod behind Mama’s wedding picture—a telltale sign of bugging. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You always saw the world a little differently. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Rod is in his late twenties, plays drums in a Pogues-type, Irish-trad-punk band, and, if the rumors are true, deals a little himself, only not on the streets. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to buy them both wings from the wingsmiths so that they could fly away, with a stash of blood candy in a little treasure chest, so that they could live forever. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Sophistication comes a little slow to these parts,” he says. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Figure if I learn to speak Mama's language, I'll have a little bit more of her to hold on to. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I waren’t swatting flies just for the sake of killing ’em, and sometimes I got a little too strong. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Behind the bear, the door of the bar opened a little way and a man put down a large earthenware jar before looking up to peer at them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was enough to give the demigods a little respite, but there were too many enemies pressing forward. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I moved forward a little, unsure of what he wanted. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even as a little boy, he understood that there would be no revelations. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Some of them were very curious about our culture and we figured we could at least share a little of our Navajo way with them. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be weirdly conspicuous if I didn’t cross-dress at least a little bit today. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The tunnel was so dark that they could only see a little distance ahead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s missing the whole winey texture. It’s a little too woody.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I could just leave a little note telling Rondell where to meet me and when. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

But who wouldn’t feel a little wobbly in a rickety tree house so high above the ground? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Frank, dear, I do love you,” I said, and he turned rather pink, a little shocked I think at my impulsive words, and a little hurt too that I was laughing at him. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They were both superb creatures with pulpy, bright, pointed tongues and mouths like round warm plums, a little sweet and sticky, a little rotten. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

If only they would read a little Dickens or Kipling they would soon discover there was more to life than cheating people and watching television. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A little. I guess a little part of me wishes I’d never left Paris, you know?” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I busied myself with my tent, fussily made it into a little home. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There is a little sorrow In the final farewell kiss. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry Gold got to Santa Fe a little after noon on June 2. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s no wonder that many arcanists you meet are a little eccentric, if not downright cracked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Just because I don’t practice root doesn’t mean I don’t know a little something about what y’all are doing. Your gran was my mama too, you know.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once or twice a day, mixed in with my normal lectures, Ben would present me with a little mental exercise I would have to master before we went on to anything else. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It had given him a slight advantage the first year or two, a little more maturity than many of his groupmates who had been born in the later months of that year. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I go back in time and imagine myself being a little slower, maybe tripping, and losing valuable time and losing my valuable friend as bullets rip apart his beautiful heart. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At one end of the Mews there was a little fireplace and a kind of snuggery, like the place in a saddle-room where the grooms sit to clean their tack on wet nights after foxhunting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a little trail of dust rising from the top of the far hills. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The Imp was mounted on a red stallion, armored more plainly than the king in battle gear that made him look like a little boy dressed up in bis father's clothes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She held a little wooden puppet about nine inches high. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

But however glad Jinny was to see them sleeping, she couldn’t help feeling a little jealous of them, up there in the soft bed. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

My heart cracks a little with each new variation. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I looked into a face about the age of my own—but a little more puppyish—I thought. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gotten dressed, had some cereal, and cleaned up my room a little. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“They’re pushing you too fast. You’re confused. You want to be an adult, but there’s still a little boy inside you. Alone and frightened.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The old man suddenly became a little more attractive. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stared at Franny for a full minute, then got to his feet, with a little, uncharacteristically awkward movement of imbalance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He said, “They just told us you were coming a little while ago. I’ve told the cook to butcher a steer. Hope you like it near to raw; not much time to cook.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kitchen is a little shabby, with old-fashioned white cabinets full of handprints, unwashed mugs on the counter, and a sink full of dishes. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, he was a little better, but by then both Trotter and William Ernest were down with the bug. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She smiled to herself a little, then pulled Ivan to his feet. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Surprised? Yes, a little, I suppose. But ‘excited’ is probably a better word. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You might want to tiptoe around your Aunt Heidi, a little,” he says. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Kyle waited, giving a little voice deep inside his head time to remind him that every chance to win is also a chance to lose. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Or do you want something a little wilder?” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was fatigue, but the touching of palms seemed a little weak. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nearby stood a little girl with hair gathered in two fat puffs over her ears, and Nhamo knew the bread and margarine were for the little girl. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just know that someone at an address on Marion Drive is in the hospital for surgery, so I thought whoever’s hack home could use a little cheering up. “How do you know this stuff?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

John, she began, then she jotted a little triangle before John. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He might talk to me or bump into me or whatever, but when nothing ever happens when he walks by, he takes a little piece of my heart with him. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When we pulled into the circular driveway, I asked, “Couldn’t I just stay a little while and then go back with you?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

This little bit of food he’s able to bring to her prolongs her life just a little more, keeping her with us just a little longer. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do a little Lindy move, right there on the sidewalk, and spin her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He talks about his classes a little bit, but mostly he talks about the football team. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Not only do they stick them in,” he says, “but sometimes they twist them around or attach an electrical current to the ends of them. It’s a little uncomfortable, but it doesn’t really hurt. Why?” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

The envelope was a little thicker, like there was more than one sheet of paper inside. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I hope you’re a little more clear with this than with the idea to switch college majors.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

They are from the beating he got on top of the train, a little more than a week ago now. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

In the house Mary was still crying a little. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walk downstairs, slowly, a little bent over from the pain, and go into my dark room. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I confess I was more than a little surprised when he got right up and shoved me back, knocking me to the ground. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The trap was still there, a little glop of peanut butter as bait. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I move a little like Tuerto when he crosses the street, cautious and listening for sounds as I go to the back yard. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The wound is reddish, about two inches long, a little swollen, with what’s going to be a scab starting to cover it. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I smiled a little at how subdued she seemed. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Until he had more information, Farmer was cool and distrustful, even a little prickly, White told me, remembering the moment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ll try,” I said and, a little high, I stumbled down the stairs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Anya watched its snout, noting that within the nostrils a little flap of skin smacked shut periodically. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We’re alike, he and I. It was just the same for me when I was young. I wasn’t born invisible; it happened a little at a time.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She takes a little card and a pen from her purse. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My blood is still storming away from Cillian but I immediately start to feel a little calmer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Fix himself a little place up country—like he talked of doing—and work the world his own way? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew only a little about previous First Ladies and how they’d approached the position. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At the far end of the beach we finally came to a little spring running down through the sand behind a large rock. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But I had expected her to call and reassure me and tell me things like, “I’m only going to be gone for a little while—just until I feel better.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It made me feel a little better to see him crying like that. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you call me?” said Julian, perplexed and perhaps a little slighted, when Charles finished his story. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Officer Myerson. You need a little weekend work, or you wind up leaving the force, any reason, you give us a call. We always need good men. You got my card?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

We took a little walk through the village then went down to the quay to get our bags. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Every time he wiped away the tears and the little mustache of boogers on Byron’s Up Dad couldn’t help laughing, until a little river of tears was coming out of his eyes too. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jason had joked about it, but Percy figured that they both harbored a little grudge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I gave him a little bit of a hotfoot, that’s all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I dreamed of my mother’s grave,” she said, and as she spoke it seemed to help banish the magic a little. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Enough had stood up after about three months that we were able to open a little temple. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, no, this’ll be my treat. In fact, I have a little surprise for you.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She stumbled backward from him with a little yelp. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he sounded a little out of breath. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I conceded that two names in one day would be expecting a little too much, even from a left-handed artistic genius like Cade Hernandez. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her breasts pushed against her button-down and a little booty had popped under her plaid skirt. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Let me elaborate a little on that definition. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She’s a little out of breath, so neither of us says anything for a minute. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was more than a little curious about vomiting. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he recovered from the shock, a little kid was weaving upfield through the varsity football players. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there had been just one response from him, even a little squeak, the world would have had light in it. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They surrounded me. I just freaked out a little.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Now that I’ve been honest,” Johanna says, a little more calm now, “you can tell me why you asked me to come here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She looked at the expression on my face and her shoulders slumped a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The santeras do a little two-step as they lead the procession from the church to our building. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

With some positive action before them, a little of die tension died. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

She had a little bouquet of candy tuft in a collar of paper lace. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was standing a little behind her, and he put his hand on her waist to steady her. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you bear it just a little longer—until I get a job?” she said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even they couldn’t resist getting a little run in—and God help you if you played them too hard, or stepped on their brand-new Nike Air Force Ones. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Maybe some rides, when I was a little kid. Why?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Wasn’t it to be just a little private surprise for me? A secret just for the two of us?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said, “This is where the developments begin. This one is called the Manors of Coventry. Aren’t they beautiful? Ours is a little farther in.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There will be if we don’t go a little slower.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it being pulled, even if just a little, to the bed? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little crowded, especially when the little ones added their boats and floating dinosaurs, but it was fun and warm and yelpy and soapy. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, they watch ’em, but they relax a little and stay behind the counter. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given how hyper and energetic I’d always been as a little kid, no one was entirely surprised when it turned out I had ADHD. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then I felt a sharp sting on the back of my head as if a little rock had hit me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took another step back, firmly pressed the butt of the weapon against his chest, aimed a little more precisely and pulled the trigger. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We both read for about a half hour and then I heard Rondell giggling a little so I looked up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I raise my chin and look, just a little, in the bowl. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

We followed our gigantic shadows across the campus, and Phineas began talking in wild French, to give me a little extra practice. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Although perhaps predictable for a little girl who needs her mommy. If you thought coming back here would dissuade me, you were wrong.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m all done. It will hurt a little tomorrow and may bleed a bit during the scabbing stage, but you should be fine.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If you have a little time and feel like writing to an old school chum, send me a letter, please. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I remembered my parents buying it at a little gallery in Colorado when we were on vacation once. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Boots echo on the boardwalk in front of me, stopping just a little off to the side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

A short way back the road had bent a little northward and the stretch that they had passed over was now screened from sight. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Somebody had gone through a lot of trouble to throw off my aim a little bit. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We have no choice but to take all this a little more seriously than everybody else. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to pray with me a little, maybe? Or I could read you some passages that I’ve been thinking about a lot. They might give you a little peace.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

As a baby, even as a little girl, I possessed an awkward, extravagant beauty. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was only a little piece of metal. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But then their body heat melts the ice walls, and they slide down a little farther. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe I just enjoyed that cup of water a little extra too, because I wasn’t in the back of the line. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t need to add “And have a little fun along the way.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had chosen to change in the bathroom so I could have a little bit of privacy, and now I was one of the last ones getting into the room. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“She’s letting herself go. Such a shame. With a good haircut and a little makeup, she could be stunning.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ll go out to the wall for a little while,” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flaca smiled a little at her girl and then turned back to me on the serious. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When Eleanor was a little girl, she'd thought her mom looked like a queen, like the star of some fairy tale. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He’s let his facial hair grow in a little, and his hair is longer than I’ve ever seen it—dense enough to show me that it is brown, not black. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Us,” he said, the word a little breathless. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I leaned in to his body a little. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

They slept a little in uneasy fits; for their sweat grew chill on them, and the hard stones bit them, and they shivered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If there was a college basketball game playing on the TV in the evening, Barack came in sometimes to join them for a little while to watch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Was it her imagination or did her parents look a little flushed? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He knits his eyebrows together, a little confused. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“That’s a little presumptuous of you, don’t you think? If you don’t want to go—” “No no, I want to.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He walked a little farther, then clicked on his flashlight. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Once he stopped and shifted it a little, and the chauffeur asked him if he needed help, but he shook his head and in a moment disappeared among the yellowing trees. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Pink and red streamers and a little Valentine’s Day banner decorate the sign-in desk, but if you’re coming in here to visit somebody, it’s hard to celebrate any holiday. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The game was annoying me a little, but I went into the bathroom as she sat down on that inviting couch. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I know you’re at least a little bit angry with me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

We had a little joke among ourselves that he was such a drunk, his child’s very first spoken word was “alcohol.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She learned about sixty-percent-cacao chocolate, she said, in Switzerland, where her parents had bought her a lot of it, along with a little silver watch she was always shoving in people’s faces. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was this thing where the adult gave you a little shove and you glided about eight feet to the other end of the line, feet dangling a few feet above the ground. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“The rest of us are all right with a little affection in public.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You and Trujillo,” Papa says a little loudly, and in this clear peaceful night they all fall silent. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went over to Jose’s. We chatted a little, and he mentioned that Brazo Onofre, remember? And then he asked me to leave. I questioned a couple other people. Naturally nobody knows a thing.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hounds ran before them, snarling grey- brown beasts with more than a little wolf in their blood. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, pulled out a little scrap of paper from his jeans pocket, and flicked it across the table to me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he shook the gun a little, and tapped the barrel, to be sure that all the powder was together in the bottom. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

These people seemed excited to see us, and they gave us each a little wrapped box with a gift of earrings. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to escape, too, just for a little while.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others said with long hours and a little dedication, you could learn to control the weather...or even create an army. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I smile a little, too—my small way of saying “thank you.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But she knew too the spiritual value of bodily rigidity, of muscle strain: a little pain cleans out the mind, she’d say. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked in the direction that the warning sign was pointing and started to get a little nervous. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the way, a woman who looked a little younger than my mother welcomed us into her tent. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She seemed to know a little more about war than the rest of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe it let him feel a little bit Persian. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He gave a little smile, and before he left he said, “I hope the dogs don’t bark tonight. I always think it’s mine.” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Unnoticed by Travers, who was looking through the bronze doors at the inner hall, each of the guards gave a little start as the spells hit them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Just at that moment, a woman with a little boy came up. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He feels a little better, but the realization of how much he owes Theo plagues him. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And when, say, the “Barton Gas Birthday Club” came on the air, everybody shut up to see who was growing a little older today. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s not just along for the ride tonight, though, like a little kid tagging along. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As she blew a little snow on each cage, the goose made a clicking sound in his throat, and the catch at the front of the cage came open. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“You were unconscious for so long, I was a little worried I’d killed you. Chloroform is fickle in that way.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I guess that’s why I didn’t notice until later how, in the space of that instant, everything Mom and Papa ever told me became a little less true. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmère also didn’t talk to me like I was a little kid. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

His voice broke a little, and he went on with a voice full of pity:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

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

When the day came that I inherited his books, they included a few of poetry, which surprised me a little. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It feels a little bit like expecting a proposal of marriage, only to get offered the role of mistress. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to smoke a cigarette at the window, but the air was getting colder and I felt a little chilled. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Yes; he would let her know, let her know everything; but let her know it in a way that would bind her to him, at least a little longer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why was I so desperate for her friendship when she obviously didn’t value mine even a little? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Frisby followed him; as they got near the bright hole she could see around her a little. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

She looked more carefully at the title, her wide face scrunched up a little, confused, like she was trying to figure this out, like she could really make sense of it. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

And he picked up a little book and handed it to me and said, “Two ninety-five.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The vet gave him painkillers, so he’s a little drowsy,” Mae says in a low voice. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I remember running with her towards the fence, the baby starting to wake and to grizzle a little. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I liked exploring the rows of plants—they offered some shade from the Mississippi sun, and if the wind blew even a little, the plants swayed and stirred up air that seemed almost cool. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Walking slowly to the hall, where there was a little breeze, she stretched out on the daybed and went to filing her nails. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Then Ellen’s voice was heard, timid and a little tremulous; farm women didn’t enter often into man-talk of politics or national affairs. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a little bakery ahead on my right, and I pull into its driveway. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“That big head of yours,” added Ruby, giving him a little shove. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then a little girl had seen the Virgencita swinging on the bucket that was kept decoratively dangling above the now dry well where she had once appeared back in the 1600s. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a little red bottle from the pocket of her apron. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Singing echoed down the hall, and Ophie’s heart lifted a little. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They were chemical hand-and footwarmers: thin pads—you broke the seal and they heated up to a little above body temperature and stayed that way for hours. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

While he stood at the urinal he managed, with a little more fingering, to get it unfolded. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And it wouldn’t hurt to spend a little time outdoors to put some color in those prison-pale faces. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ellison always leaves a little loaf of banana bread or a cinnamon roll, and Dad saves it to eat with his lunch. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her tongue felt like a little animal that had found refuge in her mouth and was now butting its head against her teeth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There’s some traffic, and I get a little lost, so I’m ten minutes late to the bookstore. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I sat down on the bus and looked for her through the window, it occurred to me that since I was a little boy, she had always wanted me to go. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And it wouldn't do you any harm to have a little sleep," he added. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The children rolled off, fell without hurting themselves on the warm, fine grass, and stood up panting a little. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“A profile on Garrison Griswold today, and a little about Book Scavenger.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I decided to give her a little shove. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just want to walk by myself a little.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I just felt weird leaving without you. We texted you, and then we waited for a little while.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

They were made out of polished aluminum and seemed very sleek with a little glass window where the cadaver’s face could be viewed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It killed me a little that those bits of green were my favorite parts, what Arletta Paisley would have called the “perfect pop.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to yell at you,” she said, in a voice that was a little too steady. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I smiled a little at her expression, but my heart hurt at the truth. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We can afford to cut him a little slack here,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the smoke cleared, we saw the chickens still coming toward us, unhurt and seemingly unsurprised by the blast, a little cloud of feathers wafting around them like fat snowflakes. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

While Ma’s anger had disappeared with the goldfish man, she grew a little thinner and paler every day, and Ba’s eyes no longer twinkled. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Bijan seemed to feel sorry for me in a way that I found only a little demeaning, so I didn’t mind his company. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It looked at them with two bright black eyes and, opening its mouth, which was pointed like a thorn, sent forth a little trill. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The water wakes me up a little more, but I stagger through the waking. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

For a museum, it didn’t look like much—a little house like an old-fashioned railroad station, some drills and pumps and old steam shovels on display outside. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The sadness falls off my mother a little bit each day, like peeling the ugly brown fuzz off a kiwi fruit and finding the sweet green goodness inside. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“When you are a little older and more experienced, I have you in mind as an Executive.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This fellow looks a little short and stout to be the leader of the Goblin Resistance.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Yet there Lexie was, looking pale and uncertain and perhaps even a little red-eyed—all of which was most unlike Lexie, too. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Maya was a little girl, her favorite movie was the Disney version of Alice in Wonderland. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“So glad you’re going on a date and doing teenagery things. Try to get into at least a little bit of trouble, okay? And where is the young, dashing Kareem taking you?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I must have strained something pulling that anchor with one hand, because I needed a little help home; a tumbler of whisky on the kitchen table was some help too. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said she felt a little sorry for the rat. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Julia, we're going to have a little party for Finn on the sixteenth. It's his birthday. Mike and I would love it if you could come.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Just, you know, cool it a little. That’s why I told you the coach told Nick to play you one-on-one.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a body had to go through a little danger to get to the safety. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I fed him the last of my ambrosia, which was a little dangerous. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The bandleader at his school had given him one lesson already, and he had a little book to look at. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It is less frenetic than it was during the day, like the nurses and machines are all a little tired and have reverted to power-save mode. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was six years old when she told me just a little bit about leaving Afghanistan to come to the US. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I know it looks a little scary. But I’ll be taking care of both of you as long as I’m around.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Or a shirt that fit perfectly before suddenly seemed a little too tight, or a bra strap would peek out from a wide collar. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I wiped the sweat off my face with my arm and accidentally smudged a little dirt across my forehead. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then she hung her head a little and wrung her hands as if ashamed. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

In the chickenyard she caught a little pullet, took it to the block and chopped its head off, and held the writhing neck over the jelly jar until it was half full of blood. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had a little pointed chin beard now, and threads of silver in his dark hair, though he was still shy of thirty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But Harlan had always considered himself too much a gentleman to take up arms against a little old lady. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s enough to see the frail line of his calf, bare old bone, to want to lean in a little. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just enough time for a hot lunch and a little conversation. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I spent a little money and the waiter liked me. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In the front of the room stood the American flag, which always tilted a little to the right in its stand. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You’d have a reason for chastity!” said the Savage, blushing a little as he spoke the words. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem a little old for this,” she said, sculling out spoons of flesh from her half melon. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she felt Spoon Man’s continued gaze and finally admitted that she felt a little scared. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One of the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment who were encamped upon the Common was earning a little money helping at the Lyte stable. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am quite sure, Monsieur. These are all tall, big men. The one I saw was small and dark. He had a little moustache. His voice when he said ‘Pardon* was weak like a woman’s. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It really sounds that awful to you? Us together, a little baby?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Without noticing them again, as if they had melted down through the floor, Mr. Iii moved about the room packing a little manuscript case with papers. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

White Deer gave us a little statue of the Buddha-to-be, a happy, laughing god who would exist in the future when all mankind had been liberated from the material world. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about twenty-five then, but I felt as if I had only a little life left ahead of me to build my future and attain the position that I wanted. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frances was a little drunk and would have liked to have kept it up but the coffee came, and Lavigne with the liqueurs, and after that we all went out and started for Braddocks's dancing-club. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Inching around the first-class deck, Louie found a little window in which pints of beer kept magically appearing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Jest that Ma is bad with one of her headaches. I come to ask you fer the loan of a little coffee.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our names now lived in a little square messaging window all our own. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the distance, gray-green hills marched toward a mountain ridge, which made Jason a little nervous. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

We also know a little bit about the mantle from what are known as kimberlite pipes, where diamonds are formed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it looked great perched on a little shelf just above the altar of. the evil god. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he pointed in the direction of the group he had just left, at a little man who looked like a fattened-up weasel. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I can’t tell how old the paper is, but it’s a little curly around the edges. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you push her down in the intersection and pour ketchup on her? I’ll run over her a little bit,” said her son. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand was throbbing badly, and with each throb a little more blood was leaving him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he earns a little money he hands it over to his mother, who loves her Mikey. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He saw a little coppery shine in the gutter and walked toward it but just as he reached it Willard shoved him aside and picked up the penny. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She led him to a group of expatriates and stopped to chat, laughing loudly, a little drunk. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They taste like a very sweet banana, are earthy and a little slippery. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm a little conscious of what I'm wearing—a loose-fitting sundress and sneakers. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I was empty-handed, but something in my chest was burning a little brighter. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And he recognized something: the man was a little drunk. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Compare a little ham and sherry to the Great Famine and where are you? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Her slippered feet slid a little on the cold tile when she burst into the kitchen, where Cook was laughing with Henry over some joke or another. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They say, ‘How can such a little man have so much power in his swing?’ Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I shivered a little, too, but still felt better than I did this morning. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The men talk a little more about the harvest, while the two mishu women swat at flies and battle against the wind to smooth their hair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let a little slave do your shopping for you,” the older girls chorused. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell your mama I gave Constantine a little extra, now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘After two jumps in a row, even with a little help . .. you’re lucky to be alive. We’ll need you to be ready again by nightfall.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I’d seen it happen before—it always shook me up a little. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I use to be a little fra-gile, but I ain’t been afeared of nonsense nor run off screaming ’bout the littlest things for the longest time. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

And by the way, this isn’t one of those things where I tell you that, in life, we’re each both a little good and a little bad, all just trying our hardest. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

For a moment she hesitated, and then from the top bureau drawer she took a little gold watch that hung from a fleur-de-lis pin. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet the police would be interested in a little bit of fraud.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s shrinking a little every day, and so the parts aren’t working well anymore.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We both cracked up a little and then Mong said: “I’m happy you’re here, Mexico. The first night I watched you sleep, I knew we’d be sitting here, talking about these things.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had thought Maud seemed a little off, maybe preoccupied, but I didn’t say so. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

When Ruth came up and asked if I wanted to go for a little stroll, it was obvious she had something particular on her mind. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hilly lets out a little squeal and I smile back. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Momma says she doesn’t want any big kids knocking on our door that late, and she tells me it’s time for bed even though I’m not even a little bit tired. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We run deeper into the wood, until the ground rolls like a gentle wave down into a little valley, where there’s a green glade cut cleanly in half by a diamond-bright stream. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come now. I have so few visitors. You must indulge me with a little conversation. Tell me: What did my mother do to convince you to become a murderer?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I think we deserved a little better than this, Hal. A friendly warning would have been nice. Instead, you call us in here like children....” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I turned back around with my umbrella, a little confused. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe that’s why he always likes to say that if he had a little sister, it would be me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“I know you miss me, but this is taking it a little far,” a voice says from beside me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then it happened again a little farther down the block. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—ask me anything you wanna know. Anything. Once you get some answers, you might feel a little better about being here.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I can’t help but be a little intrigued by his unknown quotient. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I didn't like the feeling I had talking to them, that everything was a little bit my responsibility, or that I had some special knowledge about what was going on. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But she is naked, her skin smelling, a little too intensely, of some sort of berry. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

All this can only have happened a little while ago, the blood is still fresh. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone would think he was just a little human being in a furry suit. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

As she shaded in Greenleigh’s short hair, she realized the mermaid looked a little like June. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Without taking his eyes from her, he twitches a little at the knee, then the shoulder, where a fly devils him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

O’Brien had turned himself a little in his chair so that he was facing Winston. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My prep team huddles in a little group by the door. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

His voice was tight, a little breathless, when he finally said, “There’s really no chance of you getting out of your house right now, is there?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s look around a little and then go. It’ll be dark soon, and we need to use the available light.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

I stopped and petted them a little and told them that as soon as I got home and had my supper, we would go hunting. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry’s fingers give a little jab to his ribs, gently scolding. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Both our feet hung off the edge of the mattress and touched the cool concrete floor, and we prayed that a little mouse or a big spider would not eat our toes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly turning to me in a resolute way, he said: “Doctor, won’t you be very good to me and let me have a little more sugar? I think it would be good for me.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I paid a little more attention in math, because it was one of the most important subjects for architects. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I have a little sign in every room telling guests they are expected to complain at the office between the hours of nine and eleven A.M. daily. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to go to sleep, I just want to exhaust myself and rest a little bit so I can make the trip at the appropriate time, in an hour or so. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But then again, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t a little envious of her. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then he deleted that question and started with something a little more important. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then his hand slips slowly from his breast, only a little bit, it sinks just a few inches, but this movement breaks the power of the eyes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put a dollop on his ring-finger stump, too, since it was still a little scabby. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, well, maybe the museum is a little pricey,” Maxine says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Helen’s head, always drooping, sank a little lower as she finished this sentence. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She wrote in that flawless cursive, and a little gold star on a paper from Mrs. Spellman was like a treasure, even for the toughest boys. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Little eight-year-old me cried tears of happiness when I learned my mom was pregnant and I was going to have a little brother. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I piled on the material until he said, "That there's the scoop we been trying to find. That's what we want. You better stand back a little, 'cause I'm fixing to start her up." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a little messy to get at them, and Mr. Coggin, the movie cameraman, was sick in a waste basket. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog was a little brown-and-black thing with great brown eyes. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Instead, a little blood came up out of his mouth. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed Frankie a little farther down the aisle, past a few teenage boys who had taken over the first two rows. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“While the third circle provides a comfortable privacy for young lovers, its view of the stage leaves a little to be desired. I didn’t know you played.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Two of Retrieval’s finest were stationed beside the recovered ransom, but at the moment they were having a little giggle at their stricken commander. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“No offense, Ellie,” Ben said while we waited for our food, “I think it’s a little ridiculous to have a graduation for elementary school.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s as much truth here as anywhere, I suppose. It’s too bad, the world could do with a little less truth and a little more ...” I trailed off, not knowing what I wanted more of. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t exactly know what I’m saying. Just think it’s a little too much temptation for kids who have so little.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom massaging me with lotion after a bath—I can still smell the lavender—then wrapping me in a fluffy towel with a little hood built into one corner. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You just got a little concussion, a little steel, a little dirt, the whole thing.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama brushes the hair out of my face and fixes the collar of my shirt like she did when I was a little girl. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The Gore sisters were my best friends and also a little bit my idols. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Back at the truck the boys built a little fire when it got dark and the chill crept up from the ocean. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminds me a little of Mrs. de Vries. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

His father had somehow managed to obtain a gift for his second son, a little horse named Forest Dawn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Lizzy give a little smile, but she still look sad. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She runs a little past the spot where she thinks they picked her up, just to be sure. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I heard it again and then again, a little louder each time. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to burrow a little deeper into my coat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

When neither Julia nor I says anything right away, Isabella says, “Okay?” a little louder and more forcefully. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A light snore, which might have been the nun on duty, a little snuffling and whimpering—no more than that. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Oh, it’s just a little something I picked up off a CD this week. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always thought you guys seemed a little gay for each other,” Chas said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“One day you’re going to have to talk a little louder so I can hear you, but for now”—she got down on one knee—“we’ll just do like this.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He stood still listening for a little, hoping perhaps to learn something useful. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“If we don’t cause a little intestinal distress, no one knows we’re there.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was my brother David, a little over a year older than I, who was my closest companion. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s just makeup, Fred,” I said, my voice a little distorted from my chin being pressed up into the air. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Believe it or not, your accrued, cultural knowledge, added to a little enthusiasm and singing, is more than enough to be able to incorporate music into a lesson or curriculum. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Dad. Can’t wait to write an essay on it,” I say, my tone perhaps a little too chipper. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Hall had become so adept at running climbers of all abilities up and down Everest that he got a little cocky, perhaps. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little girl, not even six years old, when the happy days with my family in Juba disappeared forever. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was staring at the batting averages, but he saw nothing except the image of a little girl in a brown plaid skirt, scared out of her wits, biting her lower lip. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Finally Grandpa took a deep breath, which shook a little as he let it out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I shook my leg a little—not wanting to draw attention to myself—and turned my back to the aisle and gazed out the window. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not for long, not forever, just long enough to have a little quiet. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Please leave me alone. I’m fine, just a little sick,” Wes yelled out, but his voice was barely audible through the pillow pressed tightly against his face. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The padlock on its double doors was huge, more suitable for the gates of heaven or hell, I thought, than a little West Virginia church. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The jar was a little dusty, but I think it’s okay—after all, she pecks around in the dirt all day, and that book said she even eats small rocks. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I slumped a little in my seat, arms folded across my chest, forgetting for a moment about the nausea. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was a little bit shorter than Grace, but give or take a few freckles, it was like looking in a mirror. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I point past the bars, to where a little white girl with blond pigtails stands on the side of the road. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It’s unusually quiet for a Saturday afternoon, but part of me wonders if the whole block is a little sad that we’re leaving. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept my rock collection behind the house, next to Mom’s piano, which was getting a little weathered. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

That kind of admiration between men was either effeminate or disrespectful, and then a little shameful, if the object was a younger man. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps I could walk you a little way home. It's not much out of my way." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

So I was sitting there being a little bit mad, sitting right near her but not really caring about what she had to say. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

There were several cars in the lot, including Elinor's, which was parked a little way from the others. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“He loves it. Can we keep it a little longer? We’re halfway through already.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He held his hand in the air to high-five me, which I did a little reluctantly. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I didn’t say it without feeling a little frightened, though. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Holmes gave her many presents, among them a Bible, diamond earrings, and a locket—“a little heart,” she said, “with pearls.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Since I was the only one who could speak to war in Africa, I shared a little of my story with the students for the first time. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She even bounced a little in the air before flying speedily down the length of the throne room toward the door. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nan’s selection of remnants was a little flashy for my tastes, but I figured she hadn’t come to hear my advice. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

He says, “Having a little breakfast, are you?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They looked like kids running a little wild during the summer. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The child became quiet as he recited, still sobbed a little and then fell asleep. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked home, musing over what he had said, and presently it seemed to me there was truth in his words, and I felt a little comforted. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Banging it into the wood was a little trickier. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t tell what city they were in, but it was a little warmer than the last place. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The toilet water rushes through the house, filled with a little more of my mother’s body. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’d only ever seen one black person, a little girl, the adoptive daughter of a family at church. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I still hate you a little,” I say, squeezing her tighter. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And when she decided to move into New York City, my mom decided Auntie Seema was just a little bit out of her mind. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It’s gotten a little ratty over the course of the year. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I have to blink a little to figure it all out. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Above the mantel, a little bronze Hermes flew around the second hand of a ticking dock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Though he lacked height, he was beginning to fill out a little, around the shoulders. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I never had my mouth washed out again, but still, to this day, I cannot see a bar of brown soap without feeling a little sick to my stomach. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, a little earlier in the day, she had not been able to look at it without shivering.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Singleton asked their relationship and she explained, “Umm, we kind of dated a little bit, but we were mostly just friends. We hardly talk anymore.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And he said a little sadly, “I wish’t I knew I had him before he was dead.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But even so, people felt a little lost without the Governor's powers. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

At one end of the central section was a cage of live birds in a little park of plastic trees and shrubs. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d had a little dunk in the river this morning, but other than that, we were radiant. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We lived in a little rented house in Iowa. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could do a little clothes shopping as well. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She stood with the steam coming out of the tin cup in her hand, sniffing at it as if she was a little bit suspicious. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I said, “So By, how about you and me doing a little cussing?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could get a chance today to step outside for a little while and feel the fresh air against my face. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It makes me wonder if things done changed just a little. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He takes on all the parental tasks for himself that Gina’s a little sloppy about. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Hamadryad turned then to Jane and Michael, and with a little shiver they saw that his face was smaller and more wizened than anything they had ever seen. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s like I’m always tellin’ ye, things would go a lot better if ye only put a little more effort into your looks!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I’ve always wanted to be an actress, ever since I was a little girl. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I jog a little to catch up with August. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We went a little farther and stopped behind another wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her voice is happy, but it leaves a little ache in my heart. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

It was just a little parasite, and it would never be anything else. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Always the tone of surprise,” he said a little grumpily, breaking free. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“And as you know, I always have to add a little marble pillar of history to hold up a story and properly show it off, so don’t put your pencil down.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Maribel was a little girl when Mom got pregnant, so she met Dad. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

Each hydrazine tank holds a little over 50 liters, which would be enough to make 100 liters of water. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fred Gray, one of those arrested, later recalled that it had been an honor to have been arrested, and that those not indicted felt a little insulted. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

My gaze lowers to his lips; they’re a little wet and begging me to kiss them. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

After beating about the bush a little, he said suddenly:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Usually I help JB prepare for his tests, but since the incident he’s been studying alone, which has me a little scared because tomorrow is also the big vocabulary standards test. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

Christina laughs, maybe a little harder than my comment warrants, but I appreciate the effort. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are cold and a little wary, as if she’s afraid I might out her right here, right now. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He says dropping me off in the city is only a little out of his way. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In the store we sold fresh produce my cousins brought in from their truck farm, and also dry goods and a little ammunition. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bought a chance from a little kid just the other day. They beautiful rosaries. A lady I know won the outboard motor the sisters was raffling last year.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They broke above the ocean surface a little later. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He was a little ahead in the jam. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were all looking at him; Harry felt a little hot again, and drank some more firewhisky for something to do. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But Anastasia loves the sneaky little beast, who has long white fur that flows around her like she’s a little movie star. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Moss, can you turn your body just a little bit to your right, so that you’re facing Ms. Morales?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boat creaked, the waves lisped, the wind hissed a little on the white sail. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t come up because I’m having a little trouble keeping it together,” he tells me, “and I promised I wouldn't embarrass you.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

They waited until Redbeard had gained a little distance on them, and then they struck out after him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a little subterfuge and chicanery is in order and the quickest way to achieve one’s goal. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The first pail was half-filled with warm water and a little soap. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He still couldn't make out what it was, so he walked a little nearer before he stopped dead in his tracks. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

I sit up a little straighter, as if he's patted me on the back. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I was a little tense, but the young white man’s manner put me at ease and I sat and held my hat in my hand. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t more than ten minutes out of Eastham before it began to snow — and not just a little. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Lately that voice was getting a little less loud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was trembling a little as he led me to the tree, telling me I should go up just a short way; climb it like a monkey. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honestly, it looks a little dark out that way. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“But I haven't seen Bathsheba since she was a little girl! Is she well?” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pendanski was obviously aware of what Mr. Sir was doing, because he always gave Stanley a little extra. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I haven’t eaten anything but Vienna sausages since yesterday, so the scents make me feel a little dizzy. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Girl's a little slow, I guess, but Tariq takes good care of her. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She said, “The sister told me to come and have a little chat with you.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And this had sprung from our photo exhibit at a little gallery in Rochester? How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Mama sighs and turns back to the rack, yanking each hanger across the bar with a little more force than before. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I was a little frozen. I’m OK now.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather’s confidence in my abilities made me hold my head a little higher. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sweated a little, twisting this way and that, and reaching his left arm round behind him, to try and unhitch the string. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He drove us to the Walmart and we walked in the front door, where he promptly sat down on a little cart to drive himself around the aisles of the store. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Each day we put a little money away in our old tin can. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little bit of mayo. Just a little bit,” a young guy said to Mike the sandwich maker, whose name also wasn’t Mike, but Tahir. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Find a little more jewelry, but nothing like the treasure trove of the master bedroom. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unhappiness produced by the knowledge of that engagement had been a little put aside by Elizabeth Martin’s calling at Mrs. Goddard’s a few days afterwards. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Chris would often take me to a little kiosk down the street, where a man sold things like matches, candles, and candy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His presence silenced, if only for a few seconds, the crackling anxiety that made my blood grate against my bones and for a little while I’d feel melted and soft. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held out a little spiral pad of heavy white paper. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Finally the glow from a few wristphones breaks it a little. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Twig lowered her voice, but only a little. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And after a little bit the pain did go away, and Luna was asleep. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

To read a little about one such tradition, please see Indian Classical Music: Tuning and Ragas. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In a later edition, he would go on to say more, but just a little bit more, about how “one species had been taken and modified for different ends.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice to have a little breathing room.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a little older than me, about sixteen. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It always helped at the college to be a little different, especially if you wished to play a leading role. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, it quenched a little of my fear, gave me confidence. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I did not know why I said it, but it surprised him a little. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t suppose—he might—like a little Praise?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Isaiah,” Mrs. Fisher says, with a little bit of mean in her voice, “you’re holding up the class.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Then through a little hole in the side of the bag he poured the boiling water on the mixture. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I want to curl up into a little tiny ball and let them hug me and kiss me all over. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I felt a little groggy, like I’d been woken in a middle of a dream. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

My Noise rises a little but only a little. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It can get a little messy but it’s very interesting. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think the pageant’s a little racist? I mean, in the whole history of the pageant, an African-American girl has only won once — Sherry Sparks.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He was six years old again, master of a kingdom of gristle and bone and rotting fruit hidden beneath the sawdust in a little room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right,” she says, and I think she might be a little annoyed, too. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

My mom sat at a card table with a little box to hold money. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I tried not to be too disappointed, but I was, a little. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It was locked fast; and the rain blew in their faces, and in the darkening sky low clouds went hurrying by, and their hearts sank a little, for they had expected more welcome. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z