This included bending over a lot and sort of like playing air guitar. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Unless you paint wildlife, or make a lot of money at it, of course. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although it’s for a sad reason, and there are a lot of angry faces, it feels good to be part of something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it's both of us, because there's a lot less yelling. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been thinking a lot about it, honey, and it’s the perfect time for a change.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

When a certain leader of the free world tried to impose a ban on Muslims entering the country, I thought of my own family immigrating here, but I also thought a lot about Mamani. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

They were like a lot of white folks back then. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you had gone, you would have enjoyed it a lot.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The warm sun did both of them a lot of good. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also told me a lot about the female anatomy. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“And on your journey, unfortunately, you’re going to meet a lot of these broken people who are going to have a hard time with who you are.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

We were in a lot of the same classes at school, before I transferred to Hudson. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a lot of work ahead of me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the days that followed, Malcolm thought a lot about the strange half hour or so with Lord Asriel in the moonlit priory garden. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It came out a lot louder and shriller than I intended, but when Sally looked up, she smiled. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

You need to steel yourself to a lot of things when someone in your family is really sick. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the first time you’ll be acting as senior bounty hunter. Dave knows a lot; he’s got years of experience behind him.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I was thinking that. He was bleeding a lot.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The company redesigned their bottle to be a lot more like E & J’s, and, sure enough, their problem was solved. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

These two kids had had a lot of practice being around their teasing old granddad because they didn’t pay him no mind at all. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I... we... my family has a lot of expenses with the hospital thing, and my parents are all worried about money, and I decided... Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I remember, this suggestion wasn’t taken up; maybe hardly anyone heard it, because a lot of us were talking all at once. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think I smiled a lot and everyone was talking and laughing and it all seemed so normal. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ever since Camp Jupiter, she’d been carrying around a lot of worry and resentment. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I bet if it wasn’t for this second family, a lot of people wouldn’t even be with their first. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I know she must have traveled this route a lot of times, but the way she steps ahead is still pretty amazing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last few trips had seen some ugliness at Mole’s Town, a little pushing and shoving, some muttered curses, a lot of sullen looks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“It should be a lot easier than boring a hole through the hill,” said the bard, “which was my next suggestion.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

So much so that a lot of the students that live in what they call the “’hood” take two or three buses just to get to school every day. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a spectacular performance and made a lot of noise. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had made a lot of money on his last book, and was going to make a lot more. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe a person is just made up of a lot of people,” I say. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I disagree. I think a lot of people would. There are some bad families in this world.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I want to spend a lot of time with everyone before they leave. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom was smart, and George loved her a lot, but Mom didn’t know about boys. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

We did a lot of stuff together—we climbed through ceilings, we trashed classrooms—we were wild! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was outgoing, dynamic, and stylish, with a lot of friends. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I mean, this year wasn’t easy, but I sure learned a lot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“He smells like a big, fat rabbit to me, with a lot of carrots inside. But I’ll come with you.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly a lot of things made sense to me: May Castellan had tried to become the Oracle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

An inmate who was known to read a lot could check out more than the permitted maximum number of books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of small talk after that, and Lorraine never took her eyes off the guy in the other bed, who looked like he was 193 years old. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I did spend a lot of time with Jasmine and Maya during the school year, since we didn’t see each other during the summer, but that didn’t mean I didn’t care about Trevor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Well," I said, "don't ask me a lot of fool questions if you don't like the answers." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I thought about how he used to come over our house a lot before Mom died and how it had been a while since I had spent any real time with him. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“If we could shut the doors,” Minya reminded her slowly, “that would mean we could control mesarthium. And if we could control mesarthium, we could do a lot more than shut the doors.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There will be a lot of talk about "turning back the clock," most of it done by people whose clocks will not be affected one way or another. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And other things. Some people there were terrific, but a lot of them, I don’t know, they seemed to have a meanness in them. They were friendly and all that, but...” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

It seemed like fun; a lot more fun than being a tavern-keeper. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There certainly were a lot of people in her funeral march. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a lot we didn’t know about each other, I guess.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It’s always busy around this time, so I take on some extra shifts and drive a lot of nights. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Middle of the night, I imagine. Brought a lot of customers here. Some were cool, others thought they could just take whatever they wanted.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

And that had seemed to go a lot better than anything else had. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She has a lot of dresses and skirts; she even has a dressing gown, with fuzzy slippers to match. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“At school? Actually, the thing is, I think he did give me that number too, but I’ve lost it—” “You sure lose a lot of things,” he said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The kind that other kids' dads, the ones with real jobs, would probably work in and make their families a lot of money. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Leroy, this here’s moving too fast! You got to be careful. That’s a lot of money you talking ’bout to buy your family, and money can make folks do some crazy things.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

But then, he was also a lot taller than me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was also the subject of a lot of questions people were asking my mother. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I began with “Eva’s Dream,” which she liked a lot, and then I read a few passages from “The Secret Annex,” which had her in stitches. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There is a lot of writing here for a kid like me. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I asked a lot of questions, made a lot of mental notes. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

We were tickling her a lot at this point. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

In September and October we sold a lot of pumpkins. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

What a lot of interesting things I'm learning about my friend Peeta today. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then he announced the “good will” capture-the-flag game for tomorrow night, which got a lot better reception. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He needed a lot of operations, because, just like with breathing and swallowing, there were other things that didn’t come automatically to him. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a lot, but I think he was joking.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And I even understand a lot of the things I’m reading about, and they stay in my mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could probably figure most of them out, but I’d need a lot of time. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“By being mostly quiet and kind of above it all. If we don't say a lot, people will think we’re mature.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When Kat thinks, she moves about a lot, but when I think, apart from putting my head to one side, I am still. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a lot of the kids pretended to. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

From the good Buick she drive and her nice buckle shoes, I spec Miss Fredericks got a lot more money than Mister and Miss Leefolt do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The more I thought about it, the more I realized that Charlie had been without underwear a lot over the last few years. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The tall one kept pacing back and forth to the phone and talking a lot. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But how will you know which one to pick? There’s a lot of dogs at the shelter. And they all want to be saved.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I guess we don’t give many things a lot of thought. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She passed it on to Melanie, and with it a lot of her interest in all sorts of ancient stuff. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And sometimes it helps even just to remember that. It helps me a lot.” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“It took a lot of effort to get you into this program, Will.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I feel a lot of things, but I don't feel brave. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of free things too. I mean, even taking a drive to Multnomah Falls or going to Bonneville Dam.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“A lot of physical effort, calisthenics, and endurance exercises. A lot of mental intimidation, a lot of inspections.” Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“There’s been a lot going on. You know that,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Been in a lot of knife fights, have you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The book said a lot of things I didn’t know, things my teachers hadn’t mentioned. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our visitors are a woman and a boy who's a lot taller than me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

That’s a lot of times to look at someone, so I figure she must want something from me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then there are a lot of fans and pumps and storage tanks and other things which Bill had to understand. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t help thinking about you quite a lot these days.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You were right about a lot of things.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hope you don’t mind. I don’t have a lot of money on me at the moment.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Bran had been thinking a lot since his fall; thinking, and dreaming, and talking with the gods. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Trust me, you have the necessary skill set. It's a lot of holding my briefcase during interviews." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Seems like a lot of it. To be so sure about.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out there were a lot of things I had yet to learn about life, or at least life on the Princeton campus in the early 1980s. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Retired, they spent a lot of time with the Vanderbeekers, and Mama and Papa helped them with grocery shopping and keeping track of their doctors’ appointments and medicines. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His voice was a lot like his sister’s—hoarse, slightly southern. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of seeing me upset, but it took a lot to do so. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“No, but we get a lot of fog. You know that red bridge you saw?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The more he thinks about it—and he’s been thinking about it a lot lately—it wasn’t the house that felt like a second home to him. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Course, a lot of families were still busy fighting the war in their heads. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a lot of aspirins, ate very little, and hardly slept during the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed a long time over that and repeated it three or four times and resolved to remember it so he could tell it to a lot of other people. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to do a lot of things we don’t want to do, Jean Louise.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that the temperature in the shade would be a lot more useful to the citizens of our town. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“But a lot of good it does you,” Annabeth pointed out. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Not a lot to go around, but there’s enough to toast to his birthday and sip away. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“My point is that we have a lot of work to do.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He says I can solve a lot of problems just by being like Scout. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that Betsy knows a lot more than she says. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother is the kind of person who has a happy face for the rest of the world but not a lot left over for me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He and Peeta already have the rapport they established that night of the first interview, that easy banter, so I just smile a lot and try to speak as little as possible. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of concentration to keep all four limbs moving independently of each other, which was perfect. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, all the consequences had to be performed in the middle of the night since just playing the poker game after lights-out would get the guys into a lot of trouble. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Because in Poland now is terrible; very little bit money. Here, I don’t have a lot of, but I live normal. I have enough, not for rich life but for normal life.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And since she’s home all day, a lot of the maintenance will fall to her. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You love a lot of things, don’t you?’ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I studied buildings a lot, partly to get ideas for the block tower. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The best color is white with a lot of black spots, like an Appaloosa horse. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lets me say a lot of things to him that he’d never accept from his mother. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Richard said, “That sounds nice, but there were a lot of children in your family.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's still a lot I don't know about Lev—or about how to do this "grown-up" business. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She did do that a lot. 9TH JUROR: This woman was about forty-five years old. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was making an annual salary of $137,500, not a lot to lead a school district. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After all, he has risked getting into a lot of trouble to show us the naughty face of the Island. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And a lot of people do, out of relief that their children have been spared for another year. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The ‘mystery’ of Seabiscuit,” wrote David Alexander, “seems to have been bothering a lot of the boys here to the point of a nervous breakdown.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says she was sitting on a chair when it happened, that she heard a lot of shouting and suddenly the animal appeared and ran under her feet. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Baachan said it like she really liked him a lot. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s hard, living in two different cities. She travels a lot for work, but I think it’ll be easier once she moves here.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I got to meet a lot of students, and I made a lot of friends. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having a game night in a secret location means a lot more planning and strategy than meeting up in someone’s basement. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’ve been wrong about a lot, come to think of it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

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

There isn't a lot of water here on Mars. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of things that men don’t understand about.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting a lot of sympathy from you tonight.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

War was something I’d heard a lot about, but had never seen. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Richton Park was nearly as grim as Caldwell, if a bit more middle-class and a lot more congested. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if the friend lived down the hall, then age and race became a lot less important. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heroines in books seemed to faint a lot, swaying genteelly onto a handy padded couch or into the convenient arms of some concerned suitor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, Blue Eyes knew a lot more than the scientific classifications of plants and animals. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I was saying to Maxim a few days ago we ought to have a record season. We shall be able to send a lot up to London.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The lantern didn’t give off a lot of light. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I had thought it was a sea cucumber, but a gun made a lot more sense—why would the cowboy be pointing a sea cucumber at people as they entered the park? Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It had pointed leaves which grew along green switches which radiated from the bough and made a tree which looked like a lot of opened green umbrellas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents were spending a lot of time relaxing in the evenings after work, admiring their miraculous lawn. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

It had a lot of interest for me. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He, moreover, was convinced that he could tell a lot about any person by listening. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Molly learned long ago that a lot of the heartbreak and betrayal that other people fear their entire lives, she has already faced. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s funny, Pa. Seems to me like time’s the only thing we got a lot of.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You people sure do a lot of sneaking around in the woods these days. You know,” he said, poking me in the ribs, “I’ve been trying to get ahold of you.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What about the bottle caps? You got a lot of ’em. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“There are many who would do a lot for a room in this part of the house. Now, put away your things, and then meet Nasreen,” she said before leaving. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I could tell her I won first place—I could make my award sound a lot better than it is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve been gone from the ICU for more than two hours, and a lot has changed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of old guys talking into microphones in Washington, D.C., which to us was just a faraway city filled with a lot of white buildings and white men. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Thanks for this. For everything. This morning. This summer. I know I’m a lot, and you’ve been so cool about it.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of writing to do because at the bottom of each and every one of those invitations, we wrote: Your presence but no presents. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, I should also tell you I picked my nose a lot back then. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

At Baltimore, a lot of dressed-up people got on, commuters, Dicey guessed, going home from work. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. Artemis is a lot more powerful than that. Who could kidnap her? And why?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ll pay the Daltons a visit. But if they don’t want to let me search their house, there’s not a lot I can do.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lynn. Look at me. I’m going to carry her, and it’s going to hurt her a lot, but it’s our only option.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

But Pilate did not want a steady job in a town where a lot of colored people lived. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prices kept going up and up, and depreciation of the paper money took a lot of the profit out of it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first main reason is that people do a lot of talking without using any words. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Humans, Matt realized, were a lot harder to forgive. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It probably went on like that for only a few minutes, but it felt a lot longer. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Terryl gave a lot of credit to her religion, support from the Church, her abiding belief. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I was confident that nothing could get any worse than it had been, and that thought made me smile a lot. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Since Anna was an excellent artist, and specialized, like a lot of women of the time, in painting flowers and plants, she hung her own beautiful botanical watercolors on the walls. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Thirty thousand names sounds like a lot,” I agreed. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was quite a lot of talk about jobs. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of kidding about it at lunch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He has left a lot of energy here. He had a strong spirit.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I just wanted the movie to be about Uncle Billy because he drank a lot and was fat and lost the money in the first place. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Doc smiled but said, “When we start lessons, no more playing around. You’ll have to listen close to what I tell you. There’s a lot to learn.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“He was...I mean, I know how he feels. And I was wrong. About a lot of things.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then I couldn’t make out what exactly Momma said after that, only that she had a lot to say, and she said it loudly. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She sat across from him, behind a desk piled with papers and envelopes, files—apparently, she had a lot of work to do. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

After that I’m looking at a lot of overshoes, and the floorboards, stretching into the distance, at eye level. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Believe it or not, we have a lot of people who come into the coffee shop who are looking for vegan alternatives, especially for baked goods,” Mrs. Hidalgo said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The source of a lot of the goblins’ magical power. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I guessed she was suppressing a lot of quotes and probably a few almost-swears. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She thought a lot about flying in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma had started speaking only in Spanish, her first language, as she became weaker, so I didn’t understand a lot of what she was saying. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When they weren’t busy ignoring me at practice, they put a lot of effort into scouting for other talented fencers with the hope that they would surpass me in the rankings. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

After all, there was a lot I needed to do with my life. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She thought, I sure have felt a lot of hearts recently. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He used a lot of words I didn’t know. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’ll go to New York, then. We’ll see that it gets there. There are still a lot of people loyal to His Majesty in these parts.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I remember that it takes a lot of clients to get rich...unless one of them falls in love like I do. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’ve got some things to say—I ask that we deal with questions—and there will be a lot of questions—after I speak. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Felicia took over now, and she seemed to have a lot of experience using the viewing screen. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had slept through a lot of phone calls! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell wasn’t quite as nice as the crops, but still, he imagined it could’ve been a lot worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was a harvest festival there every year at the end of the summer, and Mama sold a lot of onions. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“I remember when that was a hell of a lot of money to me, too. Keep the shoes. I swear, ain’t no strings attached.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

By bowling alleys, by train stations, in small towns on the way to bigger ones, anywhere where real estate was cheap and a lot of cars or people passed through. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I notice today that Marge has a lot of wrinkles. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure back home you ate a lot of wonderful organic food and vegetables, but you re going to see it’s different here.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But he seemed a lot more interested in what we were all doing, especially my sister with her graduation. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was anger and argument and a lot of talk about the law, but in the end, they couldn’t banish Ares. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"My dear, I am sure Mr. Barnes has seen a lot. Don't think I don't think so, sir. I have seen a lot, too." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Hurry up. Carlos and I have to be at work soon and I have a lot to show you first.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

You should assume from the outset that if you find a skeleton six feet deep in the earth that the hones are a lot newer than the dirt around them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They may drink a lot of cola, but they don’t ever really think about colas. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

First of all it was a lot of money, and second it would have been too obvious if we all had left. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“She must have spent a lot of time dolling up for Dad.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad works late a lot so I don’t think I could get a ride.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a lot out of him, pretending to cry for the past half hour, Emma told herself. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The shower worked a lot like an old car wash. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was a lot of work to get here, and I'd succeeded. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone goes to someone’s house, and they play a lot of music and dance. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"Better than a lot of us, even though he was older." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You may just find you have a lot in common with your namesake.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Well, she’s gotten a lot more up-front with her enjoyment of our friendship, I guess would be the way to put it. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

We’d drive the young cows to a place where we knew there was a lot of grass. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hungry as he was, he couldn’t eat much of Vernell’s breakfast, so he pushed the scrambled eggs, hominy, fried apples around in the plate, gulped coffee and talked a lot. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m also learning a lot about the history of Judaism,” I admit. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“They were just better. Like a lot of things.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of talk all at once, about the Russian military hospital where they’d all found work, hoping to be evacuated with the army. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I add a lot of salt and pepper. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She guessed that dating a girl was a lot less threatening to her parents. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Approximately square, the cave’s only room was big enough to lie down comfortably in any direction, although the gray-brown ceiling sloped down toward the back, making it hard to stand in a lot of places. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of control not to give away what I'm thinking. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“The play really means a lot to you, doesn’t it?” asked Kelly, breaking the silence. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I still had a lot of details to work out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He knew it would require a lot of patience, but shepherds know all about patience. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s too much that you don’t understand. When there’s a lot more at stake than a championship, then, yes—it is just a game.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No doubt a lot of other things will come again: doubt will come, and things may seem unclear from time to time. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daddy’s uncle kept a lot of the colored Lackses as slaves,” Ruby said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Edward was growling something too fast for me to understand, but it sounded a lot like a string of profanities. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I told him it would mean a lot to me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

All I knew was that it was a lot of work to put the costume on, and Dad was waiting and would get super impatient if I made him late. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After a week or two, a lot of the time, he didn’t even try to listen to the rest of the family’s conversation. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can't even guess how much it costs to live here, but it must be a lot. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was marching with a lot of other prisoners. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Connor, there are a lot of amazing people in the world who don’t have arms.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We could buy them a lot of books and teach them how to read and write by ourselves. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

But there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“She looked a lot like you, too. You have her smile.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With a nail we punch a lot of holes in a pot lid and there we have a grater. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, I saw a lot of the magistrate, except that my lawyer was with me each time. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

But there isn't time to express it because there is a lot to be done. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“That would explain a lot,” panted Harry, now positively wrestling with Ron to keep him from knocking Slughorn over. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Going north would add a lot of time to my total trip. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She still sleeps a lot, but spends time awake praying and singing her songs softly. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I get that, but I don’t think a lot of other people will,” says Malik. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He then unhitched the trailer and with a lot of grunting effort he pulled it into the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Even with some tension at home and a lot of long-distance tension with Theo, he’s been working well. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m giving you a lot more in exchange, Mike!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have noticed that quite a lot of times. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“But life is actually a lot more like this.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“In smaller groups people are a lot closer. They’re knit together, which is very important if you want to be effective and successful at community life,” Gross said. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, Ben has a lot to do already, with the kitchen.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Gates was right: Booms and bubbles may be economically dangerous; they may end up with many people losing money and a lot of companies going bankrupt. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Sam saw the new notebook, he said, “Now that’s something I can help you with, too. Surveying’s a lot like navigation—only it’s a heap easier.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet you got a lot of votes, though,” he said. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be friends that way. I just meant regular friends. I mean, you and I, we have a lot in common.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of stuff in the library about them. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school is a lot bigger than the one I used to go to. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You have a lot of stuff,” Mandy said, eyeing my garbage sacks. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m three years older than you, which is a lot now but won’t always be.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

"Yes. I did. I liked it a lot. There were a few things I didn't like about it, but it was quite moving, on the whole." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He said something else I couldn’t quite hear; there was a lot of noise on his end. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

A few had super-involved husbands; others had husbands like mine, who were oversubscribed and away a lot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

To the contrary, we care quite a lot. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The Berg had taken them a lot farther from home than they’d thought, and they ended up camping in the woods for two nights, resting just long enough to feel strong again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I basically went through the same drill I had with my mom, but it took a lot longer. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Not only for the Byrnes but for a lot of people. And—well, their business has been affected.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Well, I mean, they’d only been going out for a few months, but, you know, a lot for that. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my defense, there was a lot going on. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I can’t imagine what would be the point of that, but Sammy says cops don’t always make a lot of sense. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Anyway, we all have a lot to learn." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“She gets on my case, but I’m learning a lot.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I get away with a hell of a lot because of my dad. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She and I have a lot in common. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

How I got over it: This one held a lot of power over me for quite a while. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

We would need a lot for the storm. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I wrote a lot of this down for you to read. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

And a lot of them think I shouldn’t be in the school at all. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard a lot of these types of speeches before and can tell that Imam Malik doesn’t enjoy giving them. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She was panting a lot, like she’d been running in the park. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

More of them feel that the rich have too much power and that there is “a lot” of tension between rich and poor. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to feel a lot less excited over the war news and a lot more annoyed that I couldn’t read. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“The bird said...It doesn’t make a lot of sense. She said, ‘The nightingale makes them bleed, makes them pay.’ Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s been a lot of changes all at once.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I cried a lot when I was awake. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My body aches all over and I throw up a lot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you cut into a normal spleen with a scalpel, it gives about as much resistance to the knife as a jelly doughnut, and it drips a lot of blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a lot like someone else I know, too. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I find out he had to borrow a lot. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lot like a game of Go Fish. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

They know walking with me is saving them from a lot of torment. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It was a gamble, and a lot of people in Alke wouldn’t like it, but it had to be done. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could hear a lot of words often repeated, queer words, for there were many nationalities in the crowd; so I quietly got my polyglot dictionary from my bag and looked them out. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk that way! Poseidon claimed you, didn’t he? So ... he must care about you ... a lot....” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Love had a sparkly way of talking and she laughed a lot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“I owe Jack a lot. I want to do this.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And again, since no animal now stole, it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land, which saved a lot of labour on the upkeep of hedges and gates. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to help pursue cases for the highway patrol that were taking a lot of time, that the individual troopers didn’t have resources to pursue. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

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

He burned a lot of papers too, documents, anything that might suggest he still had some connection with Japan. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The United States. I campaigned for her. She was a lawyer in Washington, and I thought she had a lot of sense.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

That was certainly the sense I got from talking to a lot of the call center operators on the floor. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

I thought Buzz could get a lot out of a teachable moment. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this was going to be a hell of a lot harder. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Better than the usual sort. They smiled a lot.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, I found myself saying: “Actually, I like it too. It takes a lot more effort than you’d think, making up these posters.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’s a lot left to the demons’ land that we haven’t seen. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent a lot of time with your parents. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I know Ms. Griegson knows a lot more about chickens than I do. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know a lot of stuff, but I do know that.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It must take a lot of courage to die like that. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he and old Sally started talking about a lot of people they both knew. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Hermione was having a lot of difficulty managing her knife and fork, her fingers were so stiff and swollen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If we lost our cattle, we’d be in a lot of trouble because we’d have no way of getting rum and the things we needed to run the store and the tavern. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, to the surprise of a lot of people, he became Poe’s literary executor, which meant he had access to all of Poe’s papers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell that it would be a lot better if I just went outside and dug the shelter. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I believe one would write better if the climate were bad. If there were a lot of wind and storms, for example ...” The Controller nodded his approbation. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot more than that,” she said, and she was quiet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was listing all the things she had put in it, to make sure they were all there, because they cost a lot of money. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I saw a lot of my old friends, but I found we had just grown into different people. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry, it happens to a lot of people. It tends to be related to stress. Breathe for me, Craig.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It means a lot in my world, too,” I tell her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe Hudson and I wouldn’t have been inspired to give it a shot ourselves if we hadn’t been left with a lot of alone time while Dylan and Harriett spent their weekends together. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Takes a lot of energy for a spirit to communicate.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The literature had a lot of information on that. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And this statement he abruptly followed with, “By gum, Mr. Lavadie, 1 sure have took me a lot of miles in my life!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you’re here for a lot of reasons, Bridge. But not that kind of reason.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I knew from Trigonometry and Tears that it was called a Mercedes, and it cost a lot of money. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

We took a TO and did whatever we wanted to do, which ended up being a lot of nothing. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Gee, there sure are a lot of countries! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have any money, but I bet if you go to Miss Volker’s house she’ll buy a lot of them,” I advised. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I have thought about the plan a lot. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Miles’s blue truck sat in the driveway, next to an aging Mustang that looked like it might be worth a lot of money if anyone tried to take care of it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

J.T. and Digger had the same poster because we played basketball a lot. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I can talk, but is a lot of trouble. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

No wonder you brooded a lot about the personalities of your cattle. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have slept quite a lot, for it is cool and shady here even during the hottest days. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have a lot of other days.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of ways I could lose pressure in this mechanical abomination I've created, and I don't want all my water to boil off if that happens. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We just started out there on the floor among a lot of other couples. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, there was a lot I hadn’t thought about. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the past, McCormick had publicly criticized Gene Johnson, the Army’s Ebola expert, for spending a lot of money to explore Kitum Cave and then not publishing his findings. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ken’s father sold a lot of real estate and he could afford expensive stuff like that. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had me agree to a lot of obvious things, such as that I knew my situation was serious, and that I was aware that I wouldn’t be given many more chances. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Please excuse me, Signora Hartlieb,” said Ida, “but this boy has only come to us recently and he is having a lot of trouble with the other children. So they teased you again, Ernesto?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And if that’s true, the supernatural world is in a lot of trouble. We can only hope that’s not the case.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

‘Let’s go to old Tom Cotton’s down South Lane! He always was a stout fellow. And he has a lot of lads that were all friends of mine.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"I guess I need a lot of things." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

When you start to think of the world as flat, or at least in the process of flattening, a lot of things make sense in ways they did not before. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

When she opens the door again, I see that she looks a lot like the first old lady. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

But that was a lot, packed into someone’s living room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a lot easier to be in trouble when you could point to someone else and say, “Wait till you hear what they did, though.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We look around the grocery store, spending a lot of time in the candy aisle observing how different the flavors are—green tea Kit Kat bars, wasabi drops, squid-flavored gummies, and melon soda. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m like Dad in a lot of ways. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

That evening when the cows got back from grazing, we had a lot of milk to drink, so we were well fed. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone said there’s like two thousand students who go here, though that seems like a lot. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The timbre of his voice has a lot in common with thunder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And she knew a lot more about this world than he did. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe her cells have done good for some people, but I woulda rather had my mother. If she hadn’t been sacrificed, I mighta growed up to be a lot better person than I am now.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

These people look a lot like the kid at the beach. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He’s demolished a house, he says, ruined when the Russians were fighting the Germans, but this wood is still okay, and what would I want with a lot of old wood, anyway? The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Through him you would meet someone else you liked a lot better and gradually your friendship with the first person would erode, then vanish into aggrieved memory. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They listened to the guide, a very pretty young lady who worked for the museum, and they learned a lot. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of energy for me to work up a sigh. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When I was your age, besides basketball, I played a lot of video games. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I watch his face as he hugs her back, the way his eyes close and lose a lot of his electric Dylan-ness. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He also ate a lot of fruit and mealworms. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What about you? Are you really one of them? You look like you have a lot more sense than that.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

After finishing the marketing, I read, practiced calligraphy, knitted, and spent a lot of time with An Yi. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It just means he has a lot of free time on his hands,” Fina says with a roll of her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ve done a lot of things before, but that doesn’t mean I’m any good at them!” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"Does she ask a lot of questions? Are you friendly with her?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped that I wouldn’t turn out that way, because I talked to a lot of gays. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

While Good Boys is in rehearsal, Bobby and Zach spend a lot of time together away from school, just like always—they play video games and Ping-Pong, work out, talk about school and girls. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I earned enough to keep from going hungry, which was more than a lot of my neighbors could say. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of nerve to go off on somebody, call them out, and tell them you love them within a span of five minutes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

What a lot of people don’t realize about softball: the relationship between a pitcher and catcher can make or break a game. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

If we made the heat shield and outer hull detachable, they could ditch a lot of weight after landing at Ares 3, and have a lighter ship for the traverse to Ares 4. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked a lot like disappointment, but at least he didn’t say nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“What are you standing there for, gaping like a lot of sheep?” cried Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"He had a big future before him, you know. He was only a young man but he had a lot of brain power here." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

And a lot of people have volunteered their spare rooms, basements, and attics. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"You must of read a lot of books then," said Alfred. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would take a lot more to get even as far as the Mississippi River. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We make a lot of detours, but we’re always heading for the same destination.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It frightened me and made me think a lot about how, if I got into trouble with white people, the folks I counted on most in my life for protection couldn’t help me at all. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We saw this a lot driving through Ohio,” he explained without me having to prompt him. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

That it was the Owenses who had got involved in this nonsense, rather than some flibbertigibbet johnny-come-latelies, counted for a lot, for the Owenses were respectable and respected. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She landed with one bare foot, causing a lot of laughter among her fellow trainees. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They know that I like to eat a lot of fruit so they might bring me something. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he adds a little boat, which looks a lot like a banana, on the bank of the river. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If somebody knows quite a lot about those things, it takes you quite a while to find out whether they're really stupid or not. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And what happened last week. Well, it’s pretty much a lot worse than you imagined.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She stayed in bed a lot and was often out of breath. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It looked a lot like the one I saw of Amélie. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Things have changed a lot since the days of the Sanchez brothers.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, there are a lot of gay kids at Pine Mountain.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have a lot to say in classes. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So a lot of people were already scrambling to fight the blaze, using garden hoses, buckets, empty Big Gulp cups, and whatever else they could find. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

If I don't know, then Freak will tell me and he'll say it in a way I can understand, which is a lot better than Mrs. Donelli can do. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were just a lot of vegetables rolling around on the floor, tomatoes and onions and green peppers. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re crazy about him. They really love him a lot. They even bought him a car!” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“The gate banged,” Candy said, and he went on, “Jesus Christ, Curley’s wife can move quiet. I guess she had a lot of practice, though.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reservoirs were full, and the River Board had had to release a lot of water into the river and keep the sluice gates open. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Friend of the family. You know, I hear that a lot.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I told him that when I got back to the World we would do a lot of things together. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of fluorescent lights when you enter. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It took a lot of effort to turn around, but I did, and when I did, he looked different. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Also, probably no one in Africa knows, and that’s a lot of people. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Um, actually, I have a lot of studying to do. Maybe another time?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Billy was involuntarily making convulsive sounds that were a lot like laughter. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's a lot to handle before the sun has even cleared the horizon. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I think If people didn’t feel like they were behind bars when they were walking outside at night, a lot of things would be different. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had spent a lot of guilt and grief over the death of those dratted cats. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure a lot of the fish were already floating. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was they hit, it didn’t have a lot of give to it; the car was showered all over the road. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If we caught a lot we could salt them down.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And a lot of us didn’t know each other, Tiago said. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There were clearly a lot of people who cared deeply about Walter and consequently cared about what I did and how I could help. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“How much do you mean by ‘a lot,’ exactly?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I know a lot of friends got the same cases like I got, not able to vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of ambition packed into that hot little room. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I think they have a lot of ill feelings toward me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

You could have gotten into a lot of trouble. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Leo had had a lot of practice dodging mechanical monsters, which was good, because the golden serpent was fast. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

‘I get that comment a lot,’ Percy said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It’s quiet in this area, there isn’t a lot of traffic, you can hear things like that very clearly: car motors, lawn mowers, the clipping of a hedge, the slam of a door. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guards who worked towers over a yard had a lot of responsibility. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It knows Redemption means a lot to you,” her mother said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You look a lot better than a few days ago.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But it turned out that making gum for a lot of people was harder than just making it for yourself. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

And those thirty used more than their share of beds and nurses and doctors and stayed around a lot longer than other patients. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of rules at Fullbrook, written and otherwise. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Kids are not supposed to die. And a lot of people knew him. And miss him. Can you remember what it said? In the paper?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

By this time he knew he’d been lied to about the Tonkin Gulf incident, and probably a lot of other things. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Dad usually hung around the house a lot during the winter. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad. Things are a lot better at home. Mother’s not having so many headaches and—” He stopped. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's got a lot to see. Discipline is bad. Artillery's shot to hell." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their cabin was familiar to me for I had spent a lot of nights there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I heard you looked a lot like your mom, but this is ridiculous." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It stings a lot, though, doesn’t it?” he asked. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Okay, in many ways these frogs were a lot like what I’d seen back at the Cottages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like a good deal; I’d get a lot of attention, a lot of stuff, and it couldn’t be worse than most of the places I had been. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s been a lot of tea about lately. They’ve captured India, or something,” she said vaguely. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And they didn’t have a lot of room to walk around. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The holes certainly were rough—“Just right for a lot of vagabonds* like us,” said Bigwig—but the exhausted and those who wander in strange country are not particular about their quarters. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also very hard to remember where anything was, because it all seemed to move around a lot. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“I knew him back before...Well, never mind that. I remember he used to listen to a lot of music. He had a record player, like us. He loved jazz music.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

In a lot of ways, it was similar to the dance except that we got to wear more comfortable clothes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think they argued, but she couldn’t get them to pay and she didn’t have a lot of time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alabama fish were a lot friendlier, and a lot trickier, than Michigan ones. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I usually give them a coating of chocolate at the last minute; it makes them look a lot better,” Valerie said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“You could have saved me a lot of pain.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had a lot of friends at the community center and he made them by honoring them. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And he tells Vincent the happy news: Jo has “brought into the world a fine boy who cries a lot but who seems to be in good health.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of interesting theories about yawning. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He started talking a lot about his hypothetical new bird book, and whenever the subject came up I did my best to encourage him and sound interested. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Just then I remembered papers that were overdue; I had missed a lot of classes. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I hoped not, because he sure was a good runner, with a lot of endurance and determination. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam always got scornful when other people disagreed with him, because he always thought he was right, although to be honest, a lot of the time he was right, because of being so smart. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was it more efficient than using a lot of smaller bombs? A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of girls who are in the same situation you’re in,” Michael said, but his tone was gentle. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Hiding down there like a lot of cowards.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“We’ll talk about this some other time. We’d better get to bed as we have a lot of work to do tomorrow.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thing boys and girls growing up in Cold Sassy know a lot of is Bible verses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of effort to cut off a bite of pancake—there’s no strength left in my arm. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In Ocean Park I had taken tap- dancing lessons; my older brothers would coax me to perform for visitors, and it gained me a lot of attention. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lot fancier than his father imagined, even hoped, that Baird would wear to work. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mama told us it cost a whole fifty dollars— a lot of money in those days. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

So there’s a lot of time spent shattering things that don’t matter, to throw them off the scent. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smeath was a transplant to the city, from somewhere a lot smaller. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The woman had green eye shadow on her eyelids and big, fake eyelashes and also a lot of rouge on her cheeks. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t have a lot of Jewish friends either. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most Christians and Muslims believe in a heaven and a hell, though there’s a lot of disagreement within both religions over what, exactly, will get you into one afterlife or the other. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

‘There was a lot more,’ said Sam, ‘all about Mordor. I didn’t learn that part, it gave me the shivers. I never thought I should be going that way myself!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Th e next morning there was a lot of excitement at breakfast. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Once you get used to the idea, it’ll make a lot of sense to you,” Caroline said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have quite a lot of money,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a lot of job offers I can’t take because I’m working alone with only one mower. If I had help and maybe another mower...” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I’d hate to be responsible for doing anything that would put him back in combat. I owe a lot to Yossarian. Isn’t there any way we could make an exception of him?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I had a lot of fun on Saturday night,” he says. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

They had eaten a lot of tortillas and sweet corn. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I fall off a lot of horses, though, you know.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tests had questions you answered on a scale of zero to three, with zero meaning something wasn’t a particular concern and three meaning the client was bothered “a lot.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

That amounted to a lot of work for little glory. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I figured she would give him some kind of lecture, but Mom took his hand and said, “Thanks. That means a lot coming from you, Mr. Perfect.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Dad understood a lot of things, but I didn’t think he could really understand what that was like. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Which tells me a lot about her, and about me. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And regardless of the outcome of his case, he would lose that amount.“Isn’t $75,000 a lot for petty theft?” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And the middle dog, well, she gives a lot of mouth, too. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had ended up at the museum a lot, just the two of them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You did exactly what I needed you to do, and that helped a lot.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot easier than it was with Coop. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

There were a few pictures and diagrams—a lot of the human body, and some overlapping circles that Sierra couldn’t make heads or tails of. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“You might be surprised, but I don’t get a lot of requests for sex in the back of pickup trucks. Or anywhere, really.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

"Thanks a lot, sir. You and Mrs. Antolini really saved my life tonight." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It’s more comforting than a lot of things I can think of right now. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

My general predisposition to spending a lot of time inside reading gave me a distinct advantage over the average Culver Creek student. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I have a lot of friends who have divorced parents, but I never thought it would happen in my family. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose lessons take a lot of money.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been okay. Long. Met a lot of people. Mostly, it feels like a dream or something.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She fell a lot, dropping down on her butt, and laughing every time she did. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As a matter of feet, a lot of the photos were the ones that ended up in the funeral program. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She is around sixty years old and looks a lot like my last memory of Grams. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Both of her parents worked, doing things on computers, which meant that they were home a lot of the time. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I could see that there were a lot of sailors standing around, and a brass band playing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, quite a lot of the original impulse behind MacKaye’s vision survives. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry. It was wrong of me...I know I caused a lot of trouble. It’s that...I was scared.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Must be a lot stronger than the one on the Training Center roof,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Does that sound like a lot to you? My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I look around and realize my little plan has a flaw: A public washroom does not offer a lot of places to hide a bundle of clothes. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tasha, is not you me upset with, you know?is something she says a lot these days. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Sounds a lot like the blues,” he says finally. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even say his name for he changed a lot and we been friends for years. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it affected me in a lot of ways, what he did to me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You sure have a lot to learn about trust.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“But I really am a lot more cynical than people realize. At least in my head.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Once in a tournament he came up against a forty-five-year- old man with a lot of experience. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he screams a lot so I’m glad he’s not in my class except for recess and PE. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I listen to a lot of Wilco when I’m taking photographs. And The Smiths.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“That’s a lot of potatoes,” I said, looking at about five pounds of dirty stones on the counter. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I told him Danny didn’t look well and had lost a lot of weight. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was no point chasing it, no matter how worried I was about hawk-chickens and people who know a lot about chickens trying to catch it. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Though, I noticed, he put a lot of books in a rucksack now and that will help some. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lifted her with a quick jerk, almost throwing her up in the air—she was obviously a lot lighter than they’d thought—and Thomas almost shouted at them to be more careful. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, that means a lot,” the guard said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And if it’s not a lot of homework that day, it will take me two to three hours, and I’ll be done around nine p.m. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“Yes, with his teeth gritted, no doubt. God, Mayhem grits his teeth a lot in these books. He’s definitely going to get TMJ, if he survives all this combat.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He took up a lot of room in the kitchen, and it wasn’t because of his size. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot like reading your audience when you’re playing in a tavern. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But we sure made a lot out of it, and the boys were dumber than we were.” Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“And be prompt. We have a lot to cover.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“We have a meeting set up next week. I have a lot to do before that, though. And it’s only a preliminary interview.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“When I was your age, I got bullied a lot at school.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

To me, not voting is not right; it led to a lot of frustration, a lot of anger. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Sean and I have a lot in common—we love graphic novels, Stephen King, the Celtics; we both have jet-black hair; neither of us has a dad—but we differ in some ways too. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Tired of embarrassing myself in front of two-year-olds, I've started referring to everything in the plural, which can get expensive but has solved a lot of my problems. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The manager of the dime store was a small, balding man who gestured a lot with his hands. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In my culture, having a lot of kids was a symbol of health and wealth, unless the children were all girls. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“No you won’t; I can tell. But it’s okay. You have a lot going for you. Just don’t burn out again.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The piles were a lot bigger than his hole was deep. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Right then I knew they may have known a lot about Bodega but they had very little on him. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The two young people had spent a lot of time earlier looking all around as if they thought they were being followed. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When we got back there was a lot of yelling in the camp. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a lot more tears and hugs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It’s a lot of stress thinking about the possibility of not making it. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of life in the cat; he fought well until Calvin hollered the dogs away and shot it again, and once more, and then it was still. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Marines leave ’em behind a lot when they move out from this country. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This guy thought the same way he did about a lot of things. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the people there had to be eighteen or nineteen, even though a lot of them looked much older. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Judy Poovey lived a couple of doors down from me and seemed to think that because she was from Los Angeles we had a lot in common. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

They said that essentially the drug is twelve hours of schizophrenia, and if you already have a lot of this brain transmitter, you don’t get out of it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be so naïve. Of course I’ll lose work. There are still a lot of racists out there.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Will you have a lot of catching up to do?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, it mattered a lot that they had. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The forest’s a lot clearer around here,” David said. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Not too long ago, racism and discrimination against women was accepted by a lot of people. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Their bunkers were deeper than ours, a lot deeper. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Her name is Love. Her real name. And it’s nothing yet, but I like her a lot.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was one of those that has a handle which you turn, and down below there are a lot of overlapping blades that go whizzing round. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a family, they joked around a lot, but they also talked seriously about the stuff that mattered. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I certainly knew that getting married meant you were supposed to sleep in the same bed, and that the bed had a lot to do with having babies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was under the chupah, I was under a lot of pressure trying to think of surprises for the cat's paw invitations. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Go to the palace a lot, then, do you?” asked the man, who seemed more friendly now. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Tata Ndu has a very hard job. He needs a lot of wives. But don’t be so sure everyone envies him. I myself do not want his job.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now come on, we got us a lot of work to do.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“My mother plays a lot of classical music around the house — I only know my favorites.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Andy, in his wheelchair, came to visit a lot because he didn’t have much else to do. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

This was a lot like that, except that the English translations were going on simultaneously in her head. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, I've uttered the magic words, because Tiny takes a deep breath before he starts talking, as if—fancy this—he has a lot to say. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But there were a lot more people who just called me names and slammed the door in my face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

This woman had playground apparatus in her backyard, which I liked a lot. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Not at all! As a matter of fact, I think a lot of the wave is coming back already.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She had a lot of books to read. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t had a lot of practice having to defend my humanity,” I replied. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“The doctor got all the glass out. He said when the swelling and redness go down, I’ll look basically the same as I used to. Just with a lot of scars.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

But then we saw the huge rosebush near the tractor shed, where, with quite a lot of digging, we could put a concealed entrance. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

When I first started coming to Alaska, I think I was probably a lot like McCandless: just as green, just as eager. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most frustrating of all, Werfel could tell that he and the elf were very similar in a lot of ways. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I learned to eat a lot of things. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

After a lot of deliberation, he decided to keep his mouth shut and went running with Minho for his second day of training, below a bleak and colorless sky. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

My team never passed me the ball, so that was good, but I fell down a lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"She wouldn't like it. That isn't the sort of thing she likes. She likes a lot of people around." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It meant he had to place a lot of trust in his subordinates. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t know a lot about it because she had to drop out when she was in eighth grade to help with the family business. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Do I look like I have a lot of friends to you?” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I went every Saturday because I had a lot to get in. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You’re welcome. But don’t get too excited yet. You still have a lot of work to do. Working in a bakery is not easy.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Since I’m white and my parents make a lot of money, I probably could have gotten out of Ms. G’s class if my parents had made a big enough fuss. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then they both lowered their voices and said a lot more that he could not hear. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We left with a lot of “Yes, ma’ams” and “Yes, sirs” and a couple of salutes, just because it seemed like the thing to do. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There was a lot about the world that Southside didn’t trust. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Maybe a part of me loves her because she’s the eternal also-ran, a lot like me. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Gemini 10 flight was going to be a lot different from Gemini 7. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, a lot of water had flowed under the bridges of Camelot in twenty-one years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d been expecting it and had already talked it through a lot. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was probably in her early thirties but the lines around her eyes made her look a lot older. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

And I didn’t know why because to me he is just a guy who writes songs that a lot of people like, and I thought that was enough for everyone involved. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I see him a lot or anything, because I don’t. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Honestly, it went a lot better than I expected. I know a lot of people don’t mess with me because I’m—” He gestures to his size. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“This is a lot to process,” says David. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, there were a lot of scary parts. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Her teacher said that Emily hadn’t gone out in public a lot and that her poems were never read when she was alive. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

After “Questioning” a lot of the pledges dropped out, including Sarah. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She’d thrown up a lot earlier in the day, and Mom made an appointment to take her to the vet the next morning. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

In a lot of ways, it was a new feeling for me—that sense of trust, of loyalty. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

All of the football players and a lot of the seniors who knew Mike Costello had come. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Pops was laid off again and sitting around the house a lot. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of effort into making such distinctions. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to be so confused that at a school all about social justice, there was still a lot of racism and sexism—and actually all kinds of-isms. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Windmills, art, their shared history—they still have a lot in common. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Jesse is great, but he did apply four months late, and a lot of kids have worked hard to get into schools like that.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your powder’s putting out a lot of tailings. This is black powder, right?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He has to write down facts not a lot of bloody poetry, which is all you hear in Limerick with men in pubs going on about our great sufferings under the English. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“All I see is a lot of books.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I needed a lot more than that wrestling match video to connect her to Dave. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“And Hyderabad is a lot farther from Illinois than Illinois is from New York. And don’t forget, you waited a long time to have a kid despite our ummi’s pressure.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, come in, come in, don’t be shy. We gots a lot to talk about, don’t we?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Nobody. There’s a lot of weather disturbance up there. Nobody’s been able to get in touch with him since around noon, I guess.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, of course. Anyway, he wrote about a lot of things that don’t even have to do with the Washingtons.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

That weekend, my sister spent a lot of time with this boy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Since Leo had found that Archimedes sphere, he’d been trying out a lot of “new installations.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of dirt, mud, grime—much of it from Todd moving things upstairs and rushing in and out of the house—but the damage could have been far worse. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Adam was there a lot, too, playing guitar. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quite a lot about the models is not strictly correct. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

So they began asking me a lot of questions until Mr. Platt made them all be quiet so he and Father could talk. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if you like someone a lot, is it really so evil to follow your heart? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That kind of slip up bothered him a lot, and for maybe five minutes he could not concentrate as he should have on the ground below. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I also woke up here a lot of nights, screaming for my mom not to leave me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what I was thinking. I did a lot of stupid things back then...” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot about you that they don’t really know. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He and Bo had never been out here, although the others, had told them a lot about the lagoon and its islands. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We need a lot of help, in case you hadn’t noticed, Rishi. The talent show’s not that far away.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

And the last thing, very simply, was that they weren’t into a lot of the stuff we were into! Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, Des Moines is a lot closer than that moon. Fact is, I bet a fella in Des Moines can see the same moon you’re looking at right now. Doesn’t that just beat all?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you spend a lot of time with nature, you inevitably run into the concept, the reality of death. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Instead, like a lot of parents, I clung to my children, my fear and love intertwined. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He tells me I have a lot to learn about right and wrong. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I figured that out on my own. She has a lot of dreams and goals and stuff. She should get to have them.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They showed a lot on the news: Dead soldiers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And if you let those Reds put a lot of fool ideas into your head, then you’re gambling with your own life.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Well, if you did have to face the hideousness, it was a lot better to do so with an empty bladder. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It made him unhappy when he thought about her lately, and he had passed a lot of time, all spring long, mulling how to tell her about his unhappiness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

A lot of parents came to the house then to pick up their kids, and a lot of the girls were crying and throwing up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

To look me over and tell me he’s seen a lot worse injuries among the soldiers when they teach choke holds in training. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

And I also knew I took up a lot of time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of information about the Heart in thirty- two books and I read it all. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord knows how I could have thought that old horse would outrun anything, but there’s not a lot of clear thinking when you’re alone on the prairie at sunrise. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, a lot of adults are too blind or cold-hearted to see our pain. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It takes a lot to break through it. Not you and Dad.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

And I'm sure there are plenty of other Alaskans who had a lot in common with McCandless when they first got here, too, including many of his critics. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have quite a lot of Paper Number 88, left over from the Mayor’s house.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The world is ... a lot bigger than I thought it was.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Galanter said, his voice sounding suddenly a lot less excited. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t hear a lot, and sometimes I wasn’t sure if no one was talking or if I just wasn’t hearing what they were saying. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once a standard is established around all these real estate processes, the broker can focus a lot more on you and your needs, not on chasing documents. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But I have to at least try, right? Please? With the three of us there, I’ll get a lot more done. You’re my last hope.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Not a lot, but I’ve been a few times. I like the architecture here. And there’s all this graffiti in one of the back alleys—it’s great for photos.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I KNOW, I told him because he said it a lot lot lot and sometimes I don’t want to hear the same thing over and over and over. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. Mrs. Beale used to have potatoes a lot, mashed and every other way.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following night at dinner, as Tiller passed him a bowl of spaghetti, Dallas said, “You two sure go to a lot of trouble cooking.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Auggie and I had gone through a lot of phases by then. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was no button for “cherry bomb,” which is what the teachers invested a lot of energy preparing for at my old school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of people going through, too—messengers going here and there and people moving to different towns and commissary officers and such. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we got in trouble with the government and Papa started losing money, a lot of those nose-in-the-air girls treated me awfully. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have impounded the rental vehicle as evidence. Mr. Shaffer put on a lot of mileage.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot of the rules Nan and I’d been living by could use a closer look, and I found myself hoping long and hard that a goodbye wouldn’t happen anytime soon. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of medicines in this house,” Gay said in a raspy voice, “and chemicals and poisons. How long do we have? Do we need to call an ambulance?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“They look a lot happier than the Beauxbatons lot,” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“He’s...okay. He works a lot. Mom got him an electric razor for Christmas.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe your family should trade apartments with mine. My parents would probably pay a lot of money for that light.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need to say a lot of nonsense. I said I was sorry. We do get along.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In our living room, we have a very tall glass cabinet where Ma keeps a lot of plates and little ornaments, but especially all the delicious, pretty candies. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bleed a little, the other guy bleeds a lot, and then it's over. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t do the mixing, but trust me when I say there was a lot of lemonade. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias and his daddy always talk bout money like they still got a lot. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow I can tell he smiles a lot. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She’s right, I have been coming to the control room a lot. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“She sort of plays it cool a lot of the time.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You can learn a lot if you listen. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We Navajos had helped a lot, but rather than feeling glad about it, I had a great heaviness in my heart. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I demanded they do better, so I made a lot of enemies.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“No, I just...I had a lot of fun, but I know I wasn’t fully here,” I say. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It has been a lot of nights now. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Not that I’ve given this a lot of thought or anything. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The lawn was overgrown, not in that neglected way that makes a place look shabby, but with nice abandon, as if to say, there’s room in this house for everything, even a lot of grass. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot worse out there,” Taylor said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of wash, because Grace has two younger sisters who get her skirts and blouses and also her underpants passed down to them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He used to do that a lot when Papa would take his arms and twirl him around. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And mad a lot He say, Don’t say slaving, Mama. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can tell you it will involve a lot of this,” I say, and I press my lips to his. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was very good for me, because I saw a lot of authentic backgrounds for made-up stories which I will write later on. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The advantage of only having to feed themselves, and not having to support five extravagant human beings as well, was so great that it would have taken a lot of failures to outweigh it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t find my daddy, and that hurt a lot. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

So it got to be divided down the lines of young against old, with Anatole persuading a lot of the younger men. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could twist it a lot and make them similar, but...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I told them it was made of red brick and was bigger than Grandpa’s store, a lot bigger. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I breathe in a lot Of good fresh Saturday air And let my Fingers run like A wild crab Across the strings. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of photos on the walls. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

"No. She ran a lot of them. She wanted to win one," Sunny clarified. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The municipal officer had a file and was shouting a lot. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did play with him for at least an hour each night, but a lot of times, neither of us was concentrating too much on the games. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I didn’t waste a lot of time worrying. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I am glad now that I did not have time to mow it—I decided last summer that I wouldn’t even try, so the grass is knee-high and a lot of weeds have sprung up. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I used to read a lot about America before I had to study so much for the university exams. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“You know, there’s not a lot to do in West Texas,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was being so nice to me, and the way his girlfriend looked, I knew that this meant a lot to him. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We can offer you a quilt, a bathrobe, a toothbrush, and a lot of homemade food,” Kendra said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“And I get sick a lot,” I said. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Though Jelly Roll called a lot of his numbers ‘Blues’, we now know this as the beginning of a distinct genre of its own: jazz. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I suppose it’s fine if you get a good buddy, but it takes a lot of time, and I want to try out for soccer this year. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Khushal spends a lot of time alone in his room, wishing, I think, for his old life. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Wart looked in the direction which had been indicated with a despondent thumb, and saw a lot of rope wound round a tree. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point two days ago, she was talking about books, and she included a lot of books I had read. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was going to hurt a lot to watch her getting smaller and smaller. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Women with not a lot of clothes on were hanging on to the men. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

But I’d thought it was a small conflict, like the Boston Massacre, which Dad talked about a lot, in which half a dozen people had been martyred by a tyrannical government. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

That way, I had a hell of a lot more freedom of motion. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I try to understand what’s going on with you. And it seems perfectly reasonable to me that this would cause you a lot of anxiety.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She told Ma she didn’t know much about the lady other than that she wore a lot of scarves and used incense. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy sure had a lot of bulging veins in his neck. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Girls don’t want to see a lot of neediness. They want to know you’re confident, secure in yourself. Celia will come around when she sees that. All of this awkwardness will be gone.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mom was gone a lot, because she used her car to drive people places. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

It's mostly a lot of blather about what we owe the Capitol. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of stuff about becoming a man. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Weightlessness can be a lot of fun, but in many ways it would be a dreadful nuisance if everything in our town had to be tied down to prevent its floating off somewhere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

During library period, which came next, a lot of people got stuff to read about oracles, and that afternoon there was another discussion in class. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

No picnic, but a lot better ending to his Nazi parachutes movie than Captain Byron Watson Gets Captured and Burned Alive by the Evil Snake Woman with His Own Flamethrower of Death. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad talks to him a lot and teaches him how to throw and hit a baseball. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Things are looking up, pal. Now strap in. We’ve got a lot of work to do.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"Welcome to the company, Widge. It's a lot of work, but it's fun as well." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But it’s a lot cheaper to keep money in my pocket than to feed a kid. I’ll hold out for the cash.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve seen your chart. You don’t have a lot of time left. But it’s your life.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we want to understand the likelihood of his becoming a true outlier, we have to know a lot more about him than that. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The cross-cultural conversations with those people, who had shared a lot of the same history and struggle as my clients in America, had a huge impact on me. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It struck Matt that El Patron was a lot nicer when he remembered the past. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, she said my name, and her voice was a lot softer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She could think of a lot of horrible reasons to explain why no one had come back. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of white people in the world.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

My feet hurt after four hours of work, and I wear my comfortable old Reeboks, but a lot of women run around all day in thin-soled moccasins. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A little crazy,” I explained to Libby that day, “is a lot more interesting to watch than a girl who’s been shot.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This time around, Starlight Cottage looked a lot less magical. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of Cong activity and the special forces guys in Cambodia were spotting convoys. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like I have a lot of other people to spend time with.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I could have done a lot of stuff to him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the length of the trip and the time I’d have to spend training for it, I stood to make a lot more money staying home and taking other writing jobs. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was still sitting in the garage, at one with my lawn mower, feeling a little overwhelmed...okay, a lot overwhelmed...okay, completely terrified and panicked, when I heard a racket in the driveway. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Could have been a lot worse, if you hadn’t been there. You’re all set.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Joe’s eyes and his brain were so blurry he could barely see, let alone think, but he was feeling a lot of things. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It'll give us a lot more time to get the supply mission together. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of entertainers and musicians who came through there and many times I heard them remark to the boss, “Rocky, you’re taking a chance having this underage white girl working here.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of excitement about these buttons. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun is still high and a lot of day stretches ahead. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an option taken by a lot of successful people: Ernest Hemingway, Socrates, Jesus. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of injuries to be dealt with, but the tiny sparks handled it all quickly and effectively. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Nick’s family did a lot of reading, so book-shelves covered three of the four walls in the family room. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her husband owned a newspaper, and she’d spent a lot of time helping the Little Rock Nine last year. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot more fences than we had. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Good. Because the principal gives you a lot of power at that school, Grandma Rose." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe now you can start to work on Grandma—she’s going to be a lot tougher to persuade. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

And with four chickens now, that food is disappearing a lot faster than it used to. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I just so happen to know where there are quite a lot of monsters.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of emotion running around his face, but I don’t know what kind it is. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She’d have a lot to overcome when she finally got back on the road. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It sounded like someone a lot more naïve than Miles. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"It got a lot better when I made it about love." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Here is where I see a lot of my own mother in her. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘You mean those cute fuzzy critters -’ ‘No.' Nico sounded annoyed, like he got that question a lot. ‘ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I need to remember a lot of things,” she muttered to herself. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Everybody went fishing and everybody caught a lot offish. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Although, to be fair, she makes me play those games a lot, and I actually do enjoy them. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot to discuss—it’s all still very fluid. Sir Charles, please sit down. Can I get you some coffee?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a lot of boy friends. What are their names, sweetheart?” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But what he’s describing is a lot like what I do. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The villagers ate a lot of fish, of course, and hippo and crocodile meat as well. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, thanks a lot, it’s a—you sound—I’m glad to hear your—” “Stop stuttering, I’m paying for this. Who’re you rooming with?” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He announced in a very cheerful voice, “I do feel a hell of a lot better now, though.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

My mother saw them in the village a lot, because Jane used to drive to market with her mother in this LaSalle convertible they had. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Inside had been a lot of people, some of them at their desks, some walking about and chatting. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If a lot of refugees come, we won’t be able to feed everyone this winter,” another farmer was saying. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I look down at my lap and blink a lot so I won’t cry. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you ask me a question? She’s told me a lot about her family. Quite a lot.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to be diplomatic, but mostly I just lied a lot. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

And we always had a lot to talk about. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I go to a lot of movies and because of who Pa is, the theater owner lets us kids in for free. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, this case was winnable on that front, and a lot of others. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Well, before. He used to spend a lot of time with her before.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

This giant was smaller than a lot of monsters he had faced, but something about him made Percy’s skin crawl. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Like she predicted, Emily is wearing something a lot fancier than most people. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You have a lot of time yet for that,” I said, tense and uneasy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of men—in their thirties, I presumed—some women, and a few families with children five years of age and older. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“They mean themselves; they mean a lot of agreeable sensations to the audience.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to concentrate on my homework, so it took me a lot longer than I thought it would. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

They make me stay with him quite a lot.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

We don’t talk all that much because he don’t have a lot to say. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He got a lot better last year,” Adam said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s the roulette for tickets, where I once spent a lot of credits only for someone to come up right after me and immediately win five hundred tickets. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Hiram Haydn’s been my editor for a dozen years, ever since Soldier in the Rain, and we’ve been through a lot together, but never any phone calls at two in the morning. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“More than one...a lot of them. The occasional married man too.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes, ma’am, my spirit’s a lot stronger than it looks too, most folks are really surprised by that.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The people who come here have a lot of money to spend, so they can afford to travel,” his father said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was learning that silence can say a lot. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It meant a lot that at least she was trying. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We know someone with a lot of cows has worked hard, taken risks, brought his cows to where there is grass and water. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lost a lot of people I love. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Bengaluru isn't that close. It's in another state. When I lived with my family, we traveled a lot, so I know." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Their house didn’t have a lot of furniture in it, but it was very comfortable. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have any friends. You’re a lot worse than when I saw you this morning; it’s because—” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? Well, at least I’m going to come out of this war alive, which is a lot more than you’re going to do.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, didn’t you skip ahead a grade this year? That’s a lot for a student to adjust to. And no school year is ever perfect. No person is ever perfect.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Ooh, your cuticles need a lot of help. And your nails are all different sizes!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“For a game with no rules, this game has a lot of rules.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We made a lot of stops, with just a few people getting on or off at each town. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell him a lot of things: How he'd caused destruction. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot for one person to deal with,” said Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For a while, that kind of talk brought Queen Marie a lot of business. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Harry hurried alongside him under the Invisibility Cloak, still panting and sweating rather a lot. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was studying to be a college teacher and he always had a lot of work to do in the evenings. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom believed that children shouldn’t be burdened with a lot of rules and restrictions. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why this always freaked me out a bit: maybe because anything to do with my ears bothers me a lot. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I might not have a lot of good friends, but I have a lot of contacts.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I'm a lot younger, but I always remember to say thank you. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But then again, lately, a lot of my friends were now more interested in boys and being popular than anything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That was a lot for her to say. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

At first I thought we were going to have to do a lot of book reports. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was actually required to do a lot more than simply recite dialogue. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I cut a big forkful of cake and pushed it into my mouth with a lot of resolve behind it. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to come down and watch. Bet a lot of people would.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sure was doing a lot of that since we’d arrived, and I was beginning to find it annoying. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“We think of what we’re doing as a lot like basketball,” one of the Mother players said, and that’s an apt analogy. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

That simple fact says a lot about the world in which I grew up. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

This is something I see people do a lot with me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What matters is he’s a lot smarter than he lets on. And I just think it's time to take DuShawn Carter seriously.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“A mixture. The Dutch settled most of the land up and down the Hudson. There are a lot of them still here and they don’t much care for the English crown.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot of people out there without their own fathers. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jumper was full of a lot of pesky, aggravating mule tricks; but when you called on him to move a load, he’d move it or bust something. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma shakes her snowy head and says, “She could’ve been. Had a lot of potential, your mama. Alicia was a very bright girl—and curious, like you. But she wanted an ordinary life.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You know, I’m sorry. I know you worked with Eduardo. I liked him a lot.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot about the tsar she didn’t know. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

They were on the news a lot lately. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess being scared gives you a lot of strength because this time the window flew open with a loud bang. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He stopped after the words “Now that the g.d. war is over and you probably have a lot of time over there, how about sending the kids a couple of bayonets or swastikas...” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I've thought about it a lot, and I came up with a list of twenty supplies you need to survive middle school when you don't have arms. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

What happens here, at least, is that there’s a big room with a lot of wire cages in it, all different sizes for different kinds of poultry. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She was in a lot more trouble than Sarah or Daniel or I ever were, so she’d need more help and a bigger moment of teachabilityness, and if that isn’t a word, it should be. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bet Hell sounds a lot like a bunch of little kids shrieking. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a lot of seasons now that we have not taken care of this. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“I should think that if they were serious, they’d come and ask here. I mean, we see a lot in the Trout, but the real people to ask would be here, wouldn’t they?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He won a lot and lost a few and the coach of Permian then, Gene Mayfield, finally told him that he’d be off the team if there was one more fight. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They even have a trade-in policy, so I go there a lot. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I bet there’s a lot of things about this place she wouldn’t like you to know.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“And they live toward the coast. There’s a lot of fruit there, mangoes and pineapples and bananas.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had forgiven her a lot over the past year. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Oh," I said, "I like to do a lot of things. Don't you want a dessert?" The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we learned that in school. Post-traumatic stress disorder. It’s what a lot of the veterans have after coming home from war. But how can a whole nation have it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

You’d think that a redheaded boy with glasses who was named Howard and had an up-down walk would have a lot more to wish for than being friends with me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It would have been better for them to have had more girls, as there was a lot of work for women to do there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But in homeroom at Chester, there were a lot of voices already being heard. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then old Luce ordered another Martini and told the bartender to make it a lot dryer. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

After nearly four weeks I had learned quite a lot about the monkeys. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everything done her way, because she had a lot of very specific dance quirks. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I have a girl who cleans and cooks so I have a lot of stew in my freezer and jollof rice in my fridge. We can have lunch here. Would you like something to drink?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

New Pa bent down and gave Miss Hendrix a smack on the lips to encourage Vonetta and Fern, who obliged him with a lot of high-pitched oohing. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

And sure, he was told Grandpop was blind, but he wanted to play it safe—the whole blind thing might’ve been a bluff, a theory that seemed a lot less silly after what happened next. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He missed his kids a lot during our weeks at the Academy, as I missed mine, and we talked about that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’ll be out pretty late at night, and I’ll probably have to do a lot of sleeping in the daytime.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s been a lot of stuff about Tom in the papers. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At best, kids would have a setup like his brother Tony’s, whereby they would get to see their fathers regularly and even stay with them a lot. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

So, yeah, I spent a lot of my time at home studying math and memorizing French vocab, just like I had before Culver Creek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It felt like he’d spent a lot of time with them lately. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re expressive, Moss. It’s like...your face says a lot in a very short amount of time.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I did have a lot of new accomplishments. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he said was like a lot of things about prison: brutal, but reasonable under the circumstances. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were a lot older than my birth parents, more like my grandparents’ age, but I loved them both, and I was happy to be with them. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“The words you choose can tell us a lot about yourself,” he says. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot more to engineering than rockets,” he said gruffly. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He would lay it down on the bleed table, and then Captain Haines, the Green Beret, would insert a needle into the animal’s thigh and draw off a lot of blood into various tubes. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have a lot of time,” Vivi reminds me with a significant look. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mom calls to remind me to drink a lot of fluids. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

She was a regional nurse who traveled a lot for her job, and he was a retired Air Force sergeant who now worked as an air traffic assistant with the Federal Aviation Administration in Houston. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra had brains and outrage and will on her side, but her success would also require a lot of luck. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of new things he would get. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And each one would probably go a lot quicker, since I had already read them all once. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Falls down a lot, but she always recovers.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Also, Geyer by now had seen a lot of Holmes’s handwriting. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of sleeping tablets in it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“And Speed-O trained me when I first got the job with the trucking company. We worked together for a long time. Had a lot of fun. A lot of laughs.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Once a month, on a Sunday, I walked down into Oakland and rode the trolley to the ferry depot, where I would join a lot of other Tang men—houseboys and other dayworkers. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lot hotter, Dad pointed out, down in the valley along Stewart Street, which was lined with those cute brick houses that had their neat, square lawns and corrugated aluminum breezeways. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

My life was turning out a lot like one of Holly’s scrap quilt squares. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

We had a lot of talents in our homeroom. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“She was lovely. She had dark eyes and blond hair. She didn’t cry a lot, she slept well, right from the very beginning. She was good. She was a good girl.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Leah, this isn’t a question. I want you to do this. It would mean a lot to him.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“You like my furs? Plenty more where those came from. We’d be able to carry a lot more if you came with us.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only difference now was that a lot of people were watching. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I loved that they were happy for my win, but it was a lot being the center of so much attention. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“For some reason, cream puff, I’ve been thinking a lot about torture recently.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We spent a lot of time together, but only at school. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Now she’s looking for a new job as a nurse, and works a lot of overtime to pay off student loans—and because we’re saving up to move out of Lola’s house. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It sure looks a lot fancier on television. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Ptolemaeus’s epochal influence has had the effect of making ancient astronomy seem, to us, a lot less diverse than it was. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Looks like you had a lot of fun in Dallas. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she laughed strongly, “but Wednesday we turn the mattresses. It smells a lot better here on Thursday.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The bike made a racket, but Angelo claimed it didn’t bother the pigs and would allow us to cover a lot more ground than we could on foot. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“You can learn a lot from someone who comes from the outside. Take Mr. Rice. I guess Mr. Rice taught me more than all my other teachers put together.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to answer a lot of questions, then talk to my dad on the phone. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Winning came in a lot of forms, depending on a person’s perspective. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“How ridiculous I You mean a lot of geese all scuffling at the same time. It would be fun to watch.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It really illustrates that even those of us with a lot of attention still have a breaking point.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

My grandfather’s there in an old British army uniform, feeding the machine dollar bills, but it takes a lot to buy a gun and we’re running out of time. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

We had a lot of nineteenth-century stuff by Thomas Hardy and people like that, which was more or less useless. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Joust skills were a lot rustier than I thought. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It sounds a lot better when Emery says it. Never mind.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The adult males spend a lot of time in each other’s company. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The saddle’s leather was cracked and dry, so probably not a lot there. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“And that would be a lot of money.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact a lot of these gangs base their thing on those Mexican gangs. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Besides keeping the store’s ledgers, my daddy took a lot of the buying trips to Atlanta and Baltimore and New York City. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of things Wilbur doesn’t know about life,” she thought. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

During my five weeks in the United States, I spent a lot of time on planes and waiting around in airports, where the image of Americans as hard workers was clearly up for grabs. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

"I expect there's a lot more of us scattered about. You haven't seen any others, have you?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I’m not a mathlete, but I had to figure out a lot of measurements. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

If her mood was bad, then there’d be a lot of jerking drawers open, rummaging around, and slamming them shut in a violent way. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In a lot of ways, Sherman was the least handicapped person I’d ever known. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not that it does me a lot of good. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The mother is clapping a lot to get the kids to come to the kitchen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Analyses of malpractice lawsuits show that there are highly skilled doctors who get sued a lot and doctors who make lots of mistakes and never get sued. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of smart people working on that project, and I guessed they’d figure things out, sooner or later. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“However,” said Mr. Popper, “now that spring is here, a lot of people will be wanting their houses painted, so we’d better be getting back.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes’m, he’s right. He gets away with a lot that way. And if he don’t want to hear about something, he just changes the subject or makes a joke.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

My mom offers us a smile that looks a lot like an apology. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The combination of these drugs gave us a lot of energy and made us fierce. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If you simply measure children with a lot of books against children with no books, the answer may not be very meaningful. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I have a lot more on my mind than the challenge of organizing the Faded Glory jeans shelves. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In those days, gas cost less than twenty cents a gallon, but that was a lot then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought a lot about death and dying. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot nicer for a mouse to die from a rattlesnake bite than, say, to be caught by a cat. Cats play with their prey,” said Immie. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of trust to put your life in someone else’s hands, and that is what you do when you enter a strange spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, this isn’t just a fling. What do you mean, when there’s a lot more at stake?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So I eat a lot, and the meal is beyond reproach, but I can’t say I’m enjoying it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She laughed a lot, but never in a mean way, and sometimes if she didn’t sleep enough, she got really snippy and cranky, which only made Joaquin like her more. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“But it’s never me. I’m just there, close by. It’s a risky business, but...seems like I seen a lot of that.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them were thin, but a lot of them were big, fat books. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards helped get books for Anatole, and went to a lot of trouble to get his letters posted to various countries. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry to be in such a hurry, Joey. But until I get all those test results I can’t make a decision in regard to medication, and there are a lot of ways to go.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gods are busy. They have a lot of kids and they don’t always ... Well, sometimes they don’t care about us, Percy. They ignore us.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Oscar sure seems a lot older and wiser than when he used to ask Mrs. Brown a lot of questions. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of lakes down there, and wherever there are lakes in Florida, there are rich people to congregate around them, so it seemed an unlikely place for a pseudovision. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“No, Mr. Pignati—” “It was my wife's favorite joke, that one was. She’d make me tell it a lot of times....” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The hat seemed to be asking rather a lot; Harry didn’t feel brave or quick-witted or any of it at the moment. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She had heard a lot of people loved these things, and at times they’d been hard to get even in America. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Words are never enough for a lot of things. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It means a lot. I know Metias would be proud that he gave his life for his country.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I had a lot of things,” he muttered. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Traveling, I am finding, teaches you a lot of things about yourself. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The kids in this group look a lot slicker and more polished than Dad’s group. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

The process of appealing his guilty verdict took a lot longer than I expected—years instead of months. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I chased after a lot of the youngsters in the courtyard, their parents watching from the ring of park benches that circled it. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

We didn't get a lot of rain, but when the rain came it was most often a downpour. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Babies sleep a lot," the young man explains. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As it happened, lately I had been thinking about the moon a lot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d always been a little grumpy, but then he started drinking a lot. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I could sell it myself and save a heck of a lot of money and trouble.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I had helped a lot, and I looked totally presentable in my tuxedo T-shirt, which was a real work of art. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course he was very glad to be helping the Bellinis, but a lot of the joy was gone from his playing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What? You’ve been spending a lot of time together,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Rooms are being constructed in the cellar, gradually and with a lot of hammering and sawing, in my father’s spare time: a darkroom, a storeroom for jars and jellies and jams. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve talked to her a lot about my writing, so I ask her if I could read her a poem I wrote last night when I couldn’t sleep. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And a lot of it will be wrong, but just enough of it will be right. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get a lot of letters from kids—any age from about five years old and up—telling me they want to work with animals when they grow up. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

"We did not see a lot of future Broadway stars," he acknowledges. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

It suddenly struck me that the two worst social situations in middle school — dances and dodgeball — had a lot in common for guys like me. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having wasted a lot of time worrying aloud about Apparition, Ron was now struggling to finish a viciously difficult essay for Snape that Harry and Hermione had already completed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He has a lot of interesting things about Anubis in his speech. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We planted berry bushes and a lot of herbs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As Annabelle pokes through other stuff, she sees a lot of talk about college and next week’s graduation at KeyArena and a summer camping trip. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The N’daa was scheduled to begin next Monday, which was in five days, but there was still a lot of work to be done. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I had done something a lot of adults hadn’t done. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired all the time now, Ted. And I’m choking a lot. If I can’t say something, will you say it for me?” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There's a lot of silence around the table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they built the expressways and had urban renewal, they destroyed a lot of that housing and built these high-rise buildings. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anatole left Kilanga soon after we did, and now spends a lot of time in neighboring villages, talking to people and organizing something large. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there are a lot of people who come here because they actually want to try to do something good in this country. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Her parents are “amicably separated,” but he sends these huge checks once a month, and Twig’s mom makes a lot of money, too, designing apps that tell pretty people what clothes they should wear. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Sure. When girls dress up, they wear skirts. I have a lot to teach you about being a girl, Geor—Oh.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

At one point, the boy revealed that perhaps he was spending a lot of time online. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“He’s been asking us a lot of questions, in fact. He just won’t answer any. Every time we ask anything he just says, ‘No.’ We think he might have seen more than you did. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew of his drinking and partying and the fact that he and his father moved around a lot. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the lunar material, it is thought, came from the Earth’s crust, not its core, which is why the Moon has so little iron while we have a lot. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Come! If Rock doesn’t meet the boss he’ll cause a lot of trouble. Come now.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Naturally, all this took a lot of time, and I hadn’t gotten very far on my tree, so I was fretting and stamping out the fire when I stopped with my foot in the air. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. Thanks a lot. My niece will love it. Now will you do one for me?” he asked, handing her another napkin. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The sleep and the onions had done him a lot of good as well. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Lloyd and I spent a lot of time in 3833 trying to find out what we could about life in the building and the death of Eric Morse. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Liyana thought, “If I were his wife, I would say Thanks a lot and not mean it.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of changes going on. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And do you like me a lot, too? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“He must have eaten a lot of people.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

First came a young black man with some swelling over his brow and a lot of blood flowing down the left side of his face. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"My teacher taught me a lot. I can sing in different languages, and I know about rivers and butterflies and caterpillars..." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“There were a lot of guys. So it’s hard to say.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did know a lot of books, and could quote exciting things from them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Coach says I have to do a lot of things, but sometimes I’d like a break.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He pointed out that there were older boys in the junior varsity boat with a lot of experience and talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

It meant a lot to me that she’d thought so much about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He tended to spend a lot of time looking out the window. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, I hope he still thinks I’m pretty, she thought; those nightmares took a lot out of me. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

All you needed, the saying went, was one horse, one plow, and a lot of children. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Surely it was a lot for them to process, but I was learning that each child took in what she could and from her own perspective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It took a lot of hard work, but I’m glad every day that I made that decision and didn’t end up with some super-easy profession, like neurosurgeon.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“One with a lot to rattle,” Wynn added, and we both laughed. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She did have a lot of questions about lunch, though. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Clay was a lot like you, Jubilee—full of ideas. But he didn’t talk about them much. I think he liked to open his heart more than his mouth.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s what you do next that matters. What you did next inspired a lot of people.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She was a pro at shaking the truth out of guys who were a lot bigger and tougher than I was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Because I need to check on something,” she said vaguely, then looked away from me and put a lot of attention into smoothing out her skirt. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This was followed by a lot of sweet talk, which luckily Mother didn’t fall for this time. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His tourniquet was tight, but he’d lost a lot of blood and was weakening. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It aroused a lot of opposition initially because it upset the existing viewpoint: “How can a black hole emit anything?” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, I had a lot of catching up to do. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was a lot better than she was at mental visualizations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some nights there could be a lot of money on the table and I would just watch. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was supposed to have a big deal going which soon would require his traveling a lot to the West Coast. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t talk about her much, but they don’t do a lot of that kind of talking. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

That night I thought a lot about what Gay had told me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

When Jesse died, people said a lot of things to try to make me feel better: He’s in a better place. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The end of the world made gelato taste a lot better. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

From a reporter basis, it’s important to say that there are a lot of characters down here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I can see a lot of anger in them,” he said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was no big deal, and maybe the guy really needed to cross the street, but that kind of thing happened a lot to Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It would hold maybe a cubic foot of water, which seemed like a lot at that moment. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I notice you’ve been spending a lot of time with the Rivera girl,” she said. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t really very good, but I liked it a lot. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a lot of questions, all that I say to the officers is: "I have one grandma who thinks every day is Tuesday." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Time could be a lot...bigger than she imagined. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The exchange had involved a lot of yelling, death threats, and high-velocity pineapples. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I knew a lot of girls like that. Shoot, I was almost one of them." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was obvious to Ben that she was a lot more interested in the politics of homeroom than the muddled breastworks of state and local government. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your dad sure reads a lot,” said his ELA tutor, admiring the leather-bound books lining the walls of Mr. Chiltington’s home library. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“So did you see a lot of fine boys at Howard?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of things you couldn’t see when you had your eye up to the camera, but there were a lot of things you could see better because you were concentrating on them. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

They’re making me see one, too, and even though I protest a lot, it’s not so bad. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a lot for everyone to think about. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without a verb, even if it’s only suggested, there’s nothing going on, just a lot of nouns standing around with their hands in their pockets. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re just taking some time off to think. It’s been a very unsettling >» year. “It’s going to get a lot more unsettling,” I promised. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was a lot that Roosevelt wanted to say publicly for the first time. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Octavian’s voice sounded a lot more commanding than it had the previous night on the battlefield. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

There are a lot of bad memories associated with that name. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then there’s a lot of special things like that still?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I've done a lot of investigating, I know the situation in Germany now as well as anyone in this country, and I tell you, his lordship is being made a fool of.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

About two inches of it were missing and it was bleeding quite a lot. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She must have been in a lot of pain. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And, somehow, he gave the feeling there were a lot of other roles he could play just as well. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take too much time before I figured out that twenty-four hours’ worth of walking was a lot longer than I thought it would be. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He looked a lot like my adoptive father, Herbert Dean. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

That meant more variables and a lot more chances for things to go wrong. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, Evan's smile had told her plenty: He had sold a lot of lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

We don’t get a lot of bears around here, unless they’re of the teddy variety. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“There was a hell of a lot of ashes in there, boy,” the man gasped. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This guy knows a lot of stuff. Tricks, stuff about the ruins. He’s really cool.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That was a lot of cattle for them—it’s an expensive school. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ms. Cooke, under a lot of emotional stress, Sparrow tends to check out from whatever situation she’s in. She might physically be in one place, but mentally she’s pretty far away.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s a lot to remember. I’ll have to make it sound convincing, won’t I? What if I accidentally let something slip?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I remind a lot of people of a lot of people,” I answered. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

To see how I’m doing, Mr. Henry has me read out loud to him, but I stumble a lot over words when I read that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hina rises to hug me and says, “Your mom is in bed. Your father is with her. It’s been...a lot.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

If you have a lot of obsessions, a lot of things you really like, the opportunity for best days ever increases. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was the Queen’s birthday on Saturday, she got a lot of presents. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I think about saying something too, like I know a lot of good black men, but I also know my place in the neighborhood. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But they matter now, Georges. They matter a lot. What were you planning to do, just hold your breath all the way through middle school?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s been a lot to drink about these last few days.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The truth is that they did a lot of important things. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

School was about sports and girls and fun and being popular, because you’re good at sports, hang out with the right girls, and have a lot of fun. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Bigger felt that a lot of people were like Mrs. Dalton, blind. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps. We actually had a lot of photos. Had them all touched up and hung in the old sanctuary right after we converted it to a community center.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But I wondered if he was lying to me, because even though I don’t speak Spanish, I could hear that she said a lot more than just no. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She only sees her dad a few times a year, and even though Twig’s mom works a lot, she’s always there for Twig, always trying. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Nan and Wynn got along, but those hours were full of tightness and a lot of quiet. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“You can do more! A lot more. If you want a military record you can be proud of, you’ll do a heck of a lot more than just what you have to. Believe me.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made me feel a lot calmer because it is what policemen say on television and in films. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t meeting a lot of different people like I was. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The boy...the wheelchair...the potting soil...there’s a lot to explain! The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“We lost a lot of folks though. Seems they executed a number of prisoners and sold the rest into slavery.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There were restaurants and nightclubs, a lot of them foreign-owned, that served a mixed clientele, black people who hated the status quo and white people who simply thought it ridiculous. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That kind of scary was a lot better than this kind. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I had always loved Christopher Marlowe, and I found myself thinking a lot about him, too. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a lot of work to do. No time for a sit down.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

One of the things I’m not loving about this year is how a lot of the kids are acting like they’re too grown-up to play things anymore. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had devoted a lot of thought to his initial boat assignments, and in the first few days of rowing two of the new crews seemed to show particular promise. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of frozen stuff. My dad grills sometimes. My grandma used to live with us and she made really good Polish food, but...” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I made a lot of Mood Slingshot Maneuvers that afternoon. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Here he was interested in taking a walk with someone other than me, someone who was female, an older woman, someone who had shown a lot of interest in him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess it must be a lot harder to be a priest over here in America, huh?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In Minneapolis—well, here we are left with a lot of specula-tion. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since John was a Lost Boy and I was a Lost Girl, we had a lot of background in common. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The five thousand marines there were cut off and could get supplies only by air, even though any helicopter that flew over took a lot of enemy fire from the twenty thousand surrounding Vietcong troops. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As a result, when we have a lot on our minds, we can get confused about where the “false” tag belongs, or can forget it entirely. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard in places like Pennsylvania it’s a lot harder to get around, except for in the winter, when the dead lie down and become dormant. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“One hundred and thirty-four is a lot of weight,” said Howard, “but Biscuit is a lot of horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Richard made some eggnog from a German recipe his grandmother gave him, and they all ended up singing a lot while I wrapped presents in my room. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

No doubt a lot of you feel the same. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I softened my voice and pleaded, “Please, Papá, it means a lot to me.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Painting manual illusions is a lot harder than the automatic illusions. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of work into that imagined body, white as a burdock root, flabby as pork fat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

No, because a medical consultation is a lot like one of Gottman’s conflict discussions or a student’s dorm room. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Blakeslee bragged a lot about my daddy being such a dandy worker. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He had a lot to say, but wanted to be sure it came out sounding as non-stupid as possible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The favored word, bákala, covers quite a lot of ground, including a hot pepper, a bumpy sort of potato, and the male sexual organ. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad’s a smart guy, and it takes a lot to make him rethink something. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Older or younger? Is he a lot like you?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

ALBUS: Listen, I’ve got quite a lot of packing to do, and you undoubtedly have Ministry work coming out of your ears, so . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Mr. Greene gave us a lot of homework over the weekend and Glen told him that he wouldn’t have a chance to get it done because of the ball game. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“And we would’ve been able to draw that out a lot longer if Happy McSnorfles over there hadn’t ruined the whole thing by laughing.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had leaped from the Stone Age into the beginning of the Industrial Revolution without any pain, in fact, with a lot of joy. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, Lana. She had a lot of pain. She screamed and screamed until the things left her head and crawled into mine. Then we put her out of her misery.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I could tell she wanted to say a lot of things but she was stopping herself. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

So, it occurred to me that I've been spending a lot of time thinking about you and rereading your emails and trying to make you laugh. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It was warm out for the first of December and a lot of people were out on their stoops when I reached the neighborhood. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Not because it was a lot of money altogether.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We have sure been looking at it a lot. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

And a lot of them are so damaged that my natural instinct would be to protect them. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was all a lot of baggage for a few spears of asparagus to carry, I admit. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been coming back here a lot, lately. I keep trying to remember that I didn’t always hate it.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He must have spent a lot of time in the dark. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He was eating a lot of rats. Now they will be into your manioc.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had already lived through a lot that night. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

You know ... a lot of kids at school hate their parents. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s not a lot to do up here. There’s nothing to read.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of crazy people at a rock concert.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“That makes me sound a lot cooler than I was,” Ron mumbled. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And then, to the surprise of a lot of people, he became Poe’s literary executor, which meant he had access to all of Poe’s papers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was almost as big as Stanley and a lot tougher. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Grab a textbook from the bookshelf. I hope you’ve been learning about the Roman Empire; otherwise you will have a lot of catching up to do.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I'm glad I found out—I like myself a lot better now. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve learned a lot this summer. One thing is that when you’re hurt, it means you care. So, here is a question for you. If I’m not hurt, what does that mean?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Lloyd spent a lot of time at Richard’s house, since his own mother was often out of town. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You’ll learn a lot in the next couple of days, start getting used to things. Good that?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Poetry’s about a lot of things, I guess.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

There’re a lot of details that never came out. 10TH JUROR: Details! Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Irish chap and I had read a lot in common and we laughed at the same sacred things. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not true. It’s a lot deeper than that. It’s the deepest thing in the world. It’s the most important thing in the world.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have time now,” I said, because I was afraid her mother might not want me in her house, even though she was kind and I was a lot cleaner than I had been. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As for me, I’ve also thought a lot about what was said last night at the river. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“We like renting charters a lot better,” I say quickly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I told Charlie I had a lot of homework to do, and that I didn’t want anything to eat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don't game, but I'm a geekchick, and I'm on the Web a lot. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a lot of kidding went on during these evening sessions; usually people felt noisy, obscene, or full of horseplay. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are a couple of ways to go; both involve a lot of stairs. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys sound a lot alike, you know.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I heard it’s really cold in New York now; it’s been snowing there a lot lately. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of meat on a mammoth’s bones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There're a lot of bikes and toys lying around, mostly bashed up and broken, and the little kids who live there look almost as busted up as the toys. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

First of all, I’m thirteen, but a lot of people think by the way I carry myself that I’m above my age. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to marry that older man for a lot of reasons. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nowadays, a lot of people say they were heroes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are people from every faction in it, even Amity and Erudite. I’ve been watching a lot lately.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

That explained a lot—particularly why he still seemed to be inching toward me, no matter how far I scooted away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With that, we also had some carrots and peas, which I usually liked a lot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Even so, it is a lot of Congolese francs and would be a Congolese fortune if that were that, but it is not. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was a kid, I asked about him a lot, but the older I got, the less point there seemed to be. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of lovely Victorian architecture left over from the British. But most of it’s decaying.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father would know that one. Gave the Ministry a lot of trouble at one time, the Imperius Curse.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It feels good, so I pedal faster until I overtake the boys, first by a little and then by a lot. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

All in all, I was feeling a lot more comfortable than I had thought I would feel by this point. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In a way, Scoob guesses it makes sense for her to have a lot of cash—she did just sell her house, and that’s all he’s ever seen her use to pay for stuff. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Really, a lot of people are having trouble focusing today, because everyone’s obsessed with this sophomore who snuck into the chem lab and got his junk stuck in a beaker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I’ve learned a lot in the last couple of days. You learn a lot in a god-awful place like this.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Yeah? Well, you’ve got a lot of wind sprints to catch up on, buddy.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I guess that does make sense. But be careful, okay? I mean it. Your brother had a lot of enemies.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot you’d be surprised to know about me,” Mrs. Walton replies, and she winks at me on her way back to the judging table. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Lenore knows her way around this place and a lot of people say hello. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Those machines, like a lot of things required by the USDA, are way too expensive for a small, local meat processor. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Yes. And now that you’ve been angry and raised your voice again, you’ll feel a lot better—just wait and see.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He certainly had a gift for guilt-tripping others, but he saved a lot of it for himself. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been really supportive of me, nothing like what happened to Melissa. I’m very lucky. I have great parents. They love me a lot.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I used to spend a lot of time thinking about a peculiar thing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can’t make a lot of noise, either, because Henry says that scares off the fish. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It was from a book in the Rikers library that “really meant a lot to me,” he said, though he didn’t like to talk about it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus? The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Nice costume, Jules,” Isabella says, and even though Isabella doesn’t say it in a mean way, I think all three of us know there’s a lot being said right there. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s like a big brother to a lot of us. Taught us everything we know.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And when we finished, Ms. Fender announced that she’d given it a lot of thought, and from now on she was making me leader of the trumpet section. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He pats Charlie’s head and says, “You’re a lot nicer than some of the normal kids whose mothers bring them here hoping I can make geniuses out of them by raising their I.Q.’s.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I quit. Feel a hell of a lot better too.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Study a lot. Don’t fight. Be good to your grandma,” Mirian tells them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Here was one of those stagnant educations, never used except for parading a lot of big words. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles, fortunately, was out with Henry getting ice; he’d had a lot to drink and if he’d been around things would almost certainly have gotten out of hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I spend a lot of time now writing obscure words in the dark. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Teapot’s Mamma got a lot of attention anyway and immersed herself in a role she had shown no inclination for: motherhood. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There must be a lot of things on those seven floors. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Okay, a lot of the boys were making flirty noises in those days, but it was clear by then what was a real proposition and what was the usual boys’ stuff. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been giving this business a lot of thought,” she said. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I married her when I was feeling vulnerable; I had a lot of upheaval in my life at the time.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He takes his work very, very seriously and goes in a lot even when he isn’t technically on shift. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Two years ago, when old Mr. Mancilli, one of our gym teachers, died of a heart attack, a lot of the kids from school went to the funeral. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“See, your class is right there. Why don’t you wait in line, and save her a spot? I’m sure you got a lot of catching up to do with your other friends too. Okay?” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If not, these words I have written in response to the ones you sent me should mean quite a lot. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Investment research has had to have huge amounts of cost ripped out of it, so a lot of firms are using shift work in Bangalore to do bread-and- butter company analysis.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I had hoped for a lot from this job,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There might be a lot more of them than there were of him, but Harry could tell, by the looks on their faces, that they knew no more magic than the giant squid did. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And the thing was that a lot of kids were talking about being down with gangs and trying to make themselves large by going to wack city and offing somebody. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced myself through a couple more books for school and shot a lot of baskets in the side yard. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Jason, we'd better get away from this race. She probably heard that we snuck out of the hospital. And this race is really crowded. There are a lot of eyeballs here." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“But in any case, remember, you have already learned a lot. More than many of the neighborhood girls. You can read and write. What more do you need to know?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But he liked it a lot; maybe he even loved that santo. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never needed a lot of those things until you died.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When I was in the Amazon studying martial arts, we worked a lot on taking away hand weapons. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I pay a lot of taxes. Just think of it as my money.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I sure did, and a lot more like me.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

At Mercy, I began to understand a lot of things about America—and about being black in America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We don’t even have boyfriends yet. It just feels like a lot of pressure.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Lexie. Maple syrup comes from trees. I drink soda a lot, and I’m growing—and farmers put animal manure on their fields all the time. So zip it. It’s going to work.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“Will has a lot of friends in low places. I’m sure he could get some freshman to do his bidding.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

In the past few days, I have heard a lot about the prom, and thanks to those twenty-four-hour film places, I have seen what everyone looked like. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had just gotten braces, and was making a lot of funny movements with her mouth these days. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I was thinking of Prince a lot in those months before. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There was a lot to say but nothing that needed to be said. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

Hula hoops, stuffed animals, ruler of the world—high school sounded a lot more fun than the fourth grade. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The New Me has been a patient in a hospital and gotten a lot out of that experience. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“That must mean she likes you a lot.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Because I got in a lot of practice after what happened with Will. I have several choice things to say about her nose.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“She texts a lot. She must have quick thumbs.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, he has a lot of things that other people don’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I like her. I like her a lot,” Toby said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He’d paid a lot more than an eye, but the minor gods would finally get the respect they deserved. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Like Mr. Stone said, there was still a lot of work to be done to get ready for the tourists. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was short and to the point: she really didn’t like Mount Vernon and missed Gran, though her grandma visited her a lot. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

And actually...there are a lot of dynamic exchanges in this scene. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“We talked for a few hours. Hashed out a lot of things, even stuff from way back when.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’ve been talking with my dad’s side of the family a lot lately. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s not like we had a lot of options, Fang.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh. It was ... it was nice to spend time with someone so interesting. We were very different, and we disagreed about a lot of things, but he was always so interesting, you know?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The line between hostility and acceptance, in other words, between an epidemic that tips and one that does not, is sometimes a lot narrower than it seems. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have done a lot of work on black holes, and it would all be wasted if it turned out that black holes do not exist. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot more traffic than Alex would have expected so early in the morning, and he could still hear sirens in the distance. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"And I'm just saying, you know, that if it's easier to be over here, then you should just be here. That would make Mindy and me feel a lot better, okay?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Brademas orders, sounding a lot like a Marine drill sergeant barking commands at new recruits. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She spends a lot of time in the library these days and I think she's really enjoying herself. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

It took a lot more greenery than fruit to feel full, so foraging went from a few-hours- a-day activity to a major occupation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to read over her shoulder, but there were a lot of words typed real small. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” he said, locking eyes with me, “it seems to me you’ve got a lot to lose right now.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I tell him that hospital food is not my idea of lunch, and besides, I have a lot of homework. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“This sure is a lot of fun,” I said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“That story ended up being a hell of a lot better than I thought it would be,” Alaska said, “but I’ve still got you beat.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The Treasury Department says that the very wealthiest find ways, legal and illegal, to shelter a lot of income from taxes. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“They’ve been drilling it into our heads that a swastika isn’t just anti-Jewish, it’s anti-everybody—including a lot of white people who don’t live or think the same way as the white supremacists.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“This doesn’t look like malaria. Ague. He’s in a lot of pain. I think someone should go for the doctor.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just that there are a lot of people around,” he said. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At least at Emerson, there are a lot more Black kids. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

My friendship with Sacred has a lot to do with the fact that I bring him food, but it’s not the only reason he likes me. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

She said she likes me a lot, I tell him. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of sky reflected in the windscreen, so I couldn’t make her out very well. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a bad feeling that if those monsters made direct eye contact, he might get a lot worse than nauseous. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A shining man like Samuel could, and can, cause a lot of trouble. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about hunting, but I’m pretty sure that being cautious or thorough matters a lot more than just rampaging in because you want to catch something. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was nothing, a head game that a lot of wrestlers played. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My brothers knew not to hit me or my little sister because if they did, they could expect to be in a lot of trouble. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke with my mom for a long time and made her fill out a lot of forms. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she saw was a lot of inmates out of their cells when they weren’t supposed to be, hanging out mainly in anticipation of rec. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had borrowed a lot of money to buy the rickshaw. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

“King,” she starts slowly, “I’ve been doing a lot of thinking.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Richardson’s voice was muffled, and there was a lot of commotion in the background. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"He burned down a holdfast and murdered a lot of people, women and children too." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of dithering and stopping to groom or rub, but despite their stress everyone got a fair amount of food in. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And I know you know a lot about sharks, Ronan, so I bet you know that a shark that doesn’t keep moving forward can’t survive.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Harry sat down between Dudley and Uncle Vernon, a large, beefy man with very little neck and a lot of mustache. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But since seeing the dead, Ophie had been lying a lot more often, and it was starting to get so that the truth was so unbelievable that fibbing seemed more honest in a way. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot I don’t like about having a little brother: Cleaning his messes. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I twist the reins around my arms until I'm feeling a lot more secure. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

We link arms too; a lot of people are linked, and there's strength in that, there's a river of hope in that. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They had to suction off a lot of blood from the incision, but as they pumped it out, the incision filled up again. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so saying, Mr. Wonka scuttled across to the far end of the Inventing Room and went out through a small secret door hidden behind a lot of pipes and stoves. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Cutie Pi has cancer. He has a tumor at the base of his brain. You may have noticed that he tilts his head a lot.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of people willing to die or kill for the unimaginable wealth this gold could bring. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

That’s also why a lot of farmers go out of business or just give up and retire. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“There are a lot of factors that could lead to someone passing away,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

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

Feather beds and quarry, Indeed; a lot of childish nonsense. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while there was the low howl again out in the shrubbery, and shortly after there was a crash at the window, and a lot of broken glass was hurled on the floor. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But Mr. Erlone and Mr. Max got us out. They tried to make us tell about a lot of things we didn’t do, but we wouldn’t tell.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The small metal dish in the middle of the lamp looked a lot like an unblinking eye. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He’s my guidance counselor, and I don’t really like him, even though he smiles a lot, has a soft voice, and is always talking about looking out for my best interests. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They thought about her words a lot when facing the strange things in their world. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Her blond hair was in a lot of messy braids that bounced, but the rest of her was small and compact. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Remember a clear cool night a lot like this one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is deeply satisfying to win a prize in front of a lot of people. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Crazy, I know, but I’d spent a lot of hours in the seat of my lawn mower and it had been good to me. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

You mean she likes me a lot? he asks. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He had bought it for me on eBay when I was about four, and we watched it a lot for a while—especially in the hospital. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of standing, then kneeling on the padded rail. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

This struck a lot of people as a good deal, and they swarmed to the Holy Land, often slaughtering fellow Christians on the way. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And whoever he appointed as his spokesman couldn’t avoid a lot of press focus. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

His car handled a lot easier than my truck. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Reggie parked the car in a lot next to the main door. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

This simple construction, called the complex plane, revealed a lot about the way numbers work. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That war has a lot to answer for, Alan,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll have to find a lot of paper and many pens. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Plus, I was already starting to feel a twinge of guilt for the way I was about to take a lot of Tina’s free time away from Connie. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘They got a lot of people hunting for you.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Maybe. I don’t really like to go out a lot.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The year after my mom died, I spent a lot of time wallowing in self-pity and despair. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She and her family had extensive land down there, with a lot of bees. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“And she said a lot of other things. You don’t want to hear them.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could save up a lot of money, so I would be able to go to college even if something like the Rotary Club or Moose Lodge didn’t come through. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know where they moved the couches, but I do know they did a lot of heavy lifting to set this up for me, and that I should be more appreciative than I am. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Furthermore, a lot of the things that we try to measure are awfully subtle. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She got to see a lot of Kenya during the short time she was there. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took a lot more than a few downed trees in south Florida to get her attention. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s Saturday, so I have a lot of appointments today! Lots of houses to show!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I tried to show him the kinda care he should get. Heh. But with that one, it’s tough love a lot of the time.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Like, I knew more than I had before, in a lot of ways. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

You remember thinking while braiding your hair that you look a lot like your mother. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“You put a lot of time into these, I see,” Mom says. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I read them over and over a lot of times to see what I rote and I dont no whats going on in my mind so how are they going to. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“No. But it soothes him. You must talk to him a lot. And you must learn his language.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

"You would be a lot better off, Miss Honey," she said, "if you gave up your job and drew unemployment money." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

But when I get close enough Mom’s hands just take me and pull me in, and she’s a lot stronger than I thought she would be. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Back in the days before the operation, Tally remembered, a lot of people, especially young girls, became so ashamed at being fat that they stopped eating. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Tears streamed down her face, and even though I couldn’t see anybody else’s face, really, I could tell a lot of people were crying by the way folks were thumbing the corners of their eyes. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Did you take a lot of pictures of her?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Back in Chicago, I used to hang out at a lot of gas stations.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When it comes time to decide who gets the bottom bunk, I think anyone would agree that there's a lot to be said for doing things the hard way. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure you have a lot of questions,” she said. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“There seems to be a lot going on,” observed Michael. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It used to be different. People just called out. There was a lot of laughter and teasing the time I went.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

This last year Sergio had spent a lot of time at the firehouse, and Gideon had even come to visit them in Red Hook. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

When she was being my mother, she had a lot of ideas about who I should be. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Thus, she has a lot of time to spend with herself in her head, too much time even. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The timing was tight, though, and she had a lot to do to prepare. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I learned a lot,” said Bod, still holding his Bridge. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“Boy, howdy, that’s a lot of talk out of me at one time. I usually just do my job and don’t talk much.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Then again, she wouldn’t want me to, so maybe it’s a lot friendlier than all that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

My father had a lot of artist’s prints, limited edition copies approved and signed by the artist of the masterwork they emulated. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The stills were a lot more Tralfamadorian than the movies, since you could look at them whenever you wanted to, and they wouldn’t change. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

It looked a lot like my neighborhood, only it had a huge tower at the corner of what was Main Street. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There would be pain, a lot of pain, but best to get it over with quickly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

His mother had done a lot of stupid things, but this topped the list. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It seemed like I liked Bud Searcy a lot better than I ever had before, even if he did talk too much and spit tobacco juice all over the place. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know a lot of jokes, but my wife’s the only one who laughs at them. Ha, ha.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But your life’s about to get a lot more exciting. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“So she had to protect it from the sun. Or she could have done a lot of damage.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was knocked out and bled a lot. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am reading a lot now, and Miss Kinnian says I read very fast. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because it moves a lot when tilted in one direction but not when tilted in the other. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The wagon stirred up a lot of dust that kind of settled over everything like a nice, smooth blanket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That he couldn’t outright dismiss Mr. Flux’s “opportunity,” in spite of the consequences for Fry, Logan County, and beyond, said a lot. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I thought Jean, as we called her, was a lot like me and began wondering more often what my biological family was like. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Not a lot, enough to cover the ground. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re going to live. There’s a lot of typhus. You need to be careful coming in here. Schillinger was so weak the Gestapo nearly shot him.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I know you guys like to move around a lot, but can you promise that you’ll keep all these Clock Watchers here until I get back?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It sounded a lot like how things were run at La Cocina now. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s a lot of pus here,” he told Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Sir, if you have a down payment of three thou, I can make you owner of something a lot better than a pair of rabbits. What about a goat?” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

You can change things in later years, but with 93’s your freshman year, you’re going to have a lot of dead weight. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

It releases a lot of nitrogen into the air. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“She looks a lot like me, but she’s prettier,” I said. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We eat this kind of food a lot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We do a lot of different things, but today we went to the museum. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

This made bending over a problem, because busgirls have to bend over a lot. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a lot of climbing up and down stairs. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Johnny felt he had learned a lot in his first lesson. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents of one good kid who gets a lot of things wrong, most of the time, back home, but might be getting everything right, here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It must have been a lot of fun. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would be a lot worse off now, though, if I obeyed Edwards. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d eaten a lot of barbecue in his life, but this might have been the very best. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I have tasted a lot more salt. I am to ask the first question, if we are to play the game.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of effort into being a great teammate. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“You’ve given me a lot to think and act on, Mrs. Jackson,” Dr. Cook says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He looks like a handsome young double for Papi, and a lot like us, the family eyebrows, the same high cheekbones, the full, generous mouth. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

There's a lot of ifs in life, Mom used to say. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I recognized the tune he was playing: the ’88 remix of New Order’s “Blue Monday,” with a lot of Star Wars droid sound samples mixed in. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You from the north, then? I heard you have a lot of fun up there.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He blinked a lot, which meant he was lying. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Wanna make some money and get a lot of food also?” he said animatedly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see a lot of waterfalls,” she says. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure they could tell us a lot of things, too. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The trip is a lot faster than taking the bus. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

“No, that actually makes a lot of sense,” Emily said, thinking of her fight with James. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When the electricity was on, we ate a lot of beans. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Personally,” he sighed, his eyes still closed, “I think marriage is a very important thing to do, and you’re missing a hell of a lot if you don’t try it.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mom swatted a lot of them, but they always came back. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Captain, the weather radar has helped us a lot,” he says. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I don’t know when I’ll get to come again—I’m gonna start Knothole Baseball next week and I spend a lot of time teamin’ how to use my computer, so you know how it is. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put a hand on my shoulder, something he was doing a lot now, looking at me with too much pity. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Continuing to laugh, I said, “Thanks a lot for the joke.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hand had bled a lot, his shirt was ripped and filthy, his hair was stiff with dust and sweat. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was plenty of everything, and there were a lot of jokes about the interns’ giant appetites. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But it’s also true that most people spend a lot more time in cars than in airplanes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Whoever this is sure is going to a lot of trouble.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

All that, Bolles knew, added up to a lot of potential in a crew, particularly if that crew got a chance to row in the East. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

If I didn’t want the violence to remain, I had to do a hell of a lot more than just say the right things and not say the wrong things. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot at first, but Todd put five slices away in as many minutes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t care, I don’t have a lot of faith in my stomach’s ability to hold anything down right now anyway. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Don't look so inconsolable. Falconer will take good care of you, and you can learn a lot from him. Besides, looking on the bright side, this time you'll have a horse of your own." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a lot scarier in the dream. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Anyone passing might think this is a restaurant for foreigners, with a lot of waiters. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

His father was working two jobs then, and Boobie remembered spending a lot of time alone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left messages saying that I really wanted to talk to him, that I had been doing a lot of thinking about us. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, he wasn’t as good a man as I thought, Scoob-a-doob. Did a number of awful things and hurt a lot of people.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Christina and I just finished explaining our plan, which sounded a lot dumber with more than a dozen Erudite staring us down as we talked. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know that I do, but you can learn a lot in four thousand nights.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

That was one thing about being outside the city: It made all that nature stuff they taught in school seem a lot more useful. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The statement was a lot longer than it needed to be. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I liked fish a lot when I was seven. I had a goldfish named George.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I have nothing to say to that; I am just chewing through it when Margo says, “Emily Dickinson. Like I said, I’m doing a lot of reading.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The so-called glacier water smelled one way in the bottle and a lot different once it hit a person’s skin. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I said, “Well, I think he said that college sports puts a lot of pressure on the students who do them.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“For you and Paula, fried chicken is battered. For me, fried chicken has no batter. I just thought about how you both have a lot in common.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

For one thing, there was a lot to do up in the Bag End garden, and he would have a busy day tomorrow, if the weather cleared. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It actually looks a lot like Kandinsky’s work. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I really appreciated them, for they made all of our lives a lot easier. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a lot of people went to the funeral. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You took a lot of cuts. Skin’s supposed to protect you, but water’s dirty here, and you were in oil.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Little Agnes had a lot of it, always uncooperative to the comb, and she had a sensitive, tender scalp. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rebecca also grunted and coughed a lot, even though she didn’t have a cold or anything. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was Ebola blood, and it had run everywhere inside the animal: there had been a lot of internal hemorrhaging. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctor Nolan had said, quite bluntly, that a lot of people would treat me gingerly, or even avoid me, like a leper with a warning bell. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Trouble is”—he slid me a sheepish look—“I get lost a lot.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Today flying is a lot safer, especially on airliners, but fighters have always been more difficult, especially in the early jet days. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so it was a lot of fairly short and meaningless relationships. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

From then on we played a lot of shuffleboard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s dark but not late, and Abby and Nick want to take me to this feminist bookstore that evidently has a lot of gay stuff. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t watch much television. You know I don’t have a computer. In a lot of ways my life is just as it was twenty or even forty years ago.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“We look at the work, and it requires a lot of energy and dedication. At thirty, they might have back problems or eye problems or arthritis. We want to avoid that,” Lopez says. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Angel! He is going to find a lot of reasons why the children would not be able to go to the school.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

There would be only this store, and their son, and a lot of gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of argument that went nowhere. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She likes you a lot. She doesn’t know you, but she thinks she does. And isn’t it always that way, for all of us? But you can’t, son. Right?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“But I would feel a lot better if you had my back. I’ll give you some more time to think about it.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We can do a lot better,” said X-Ray. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

It was regarded as a fairly good post in that you generally didn’t have to spend a lot of time telling people what to do. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I bought a lot of stuff with that. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do a lot of people cross into China?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Just as most people spend more time in cars than in airplanes, most of us have a lot more experience swimming in pools than shooting guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“This is The Wooden Bird, you see it? Maybe they went there a lot.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She said for a person who God gave so little to you did more than a lot of people with brains they never even used. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a thing he did with me a lot, pressed my hands against his chest, and I wasn’t sure why. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“My father taught me a lot about mechanics and computers,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That happens quite a lot, one family member taking a loss very hard. Dropping out of contact.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Somehow, he looked a lot bigger now . . . even taller than Tyson. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But we know a lot about Christianity from our grandparents. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The door was locked, but the metal bar and a lot of grunting fixed that problem. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“And love to. A family got to have a lot of that.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story of Cascadian tells you a lot about the growth of the organic food movement and how it has changed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m serious. There’s a lot left to figure out, but I know I want Germ to be original.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The helicopter kept coming, making a lot better time than we were through D.C. traffic. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But now that Agent Magnus is front of me, the words are a lot tougher to get out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of people who wanted to speak. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His responsibilities are doubling; there are not, it turns out, a lot of Aryan diamond experts in the Reich. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was saying that he knew he should have gone to the doctor a lot sooner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I thought you knew a lot about angels. I am not a boy or a girl. I am angel. Angel. Angel!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s a lot of good books. But what do all those authors and titles mean?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

"You have to have a lot of metal things for that," he said, "and we haven't got no metal. But we got a stick." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You should look at it. There are a lot of you.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you have to do this a lot?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

This whole day has been a lot, and even Dad’s signature scowl would make Scoob feel more stable. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Matter of fact, a lot of people spoke in Spanish. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve still got a lot to figure out, but I like having choices.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, there was a lot of support for our movement back then, the tide was with us.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flames from these fires were leaping some five feet into the air, producing a lot of cheers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’d been a lot of new lessons today, one in particular just might be New Maneuver Worthy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shortly before I’d started first grade, my mother had started to gain a lot of weight. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I do know is that it makes me wonder if I have “problems at home” but it seems to me that a lot of other people have it a lot worse. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I owe him a wander and, actually, a lot more than that. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Just a lot of things to figure out.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“A couple weeks ago. But there was only one then. On my left toe. And then a week or so later, there were a lot more. Or at least that’s when I noticed them.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have a lot of room to land and so he was feathering his engine to keep his speed down. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Grandmother Lucy says that I am a lot like my mother. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like a lot of girls, I became aware of the liabilities of my body early, long before I began to even look like a woman. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He had a reason, a good one. Still he worried about it a lot, and he might have told you in the end. But then it was too late.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve thought a lot about it since that day in the waiting room. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“You have a lot of Abnegation leaders to murder, after all.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Harry spent a lot of time over the next few days dodging M 1 out of sight whenever he saw Gilderoy Lockhart coming down a corridor. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The field was filled with playing children, some a lot bigger than us, but Ruth led the way through them very purposefully, always a pace or two in front. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

What we share, Jon and I, may be a lot like a traffic accident, but we do share it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a lot of conditioning, the jockey might be able to ride in May. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Power of Context says that human beings are a lot more sensitive to their environment than they may seem. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Babies crying, an occasional fight, but also a lot of laughing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lucinda looks at me as if I’m a lot dumber than she thought I was. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Since it seems we’ll be spending a lot of time together now.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And I knew a lot of them would watch my brother play football later that day. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of movement in the ward, and loud voices. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Putting one foot in front of the other seems like a lot to manage. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“For fear that a lot of bleeding hearts,” said Rumfoord, “might not think it was such a wonderful thing to do.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last night, during her talk with Hazel, Piper had realized that the secret of charmspeak was a lot like using the Mist. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Go be helpful! There’s a lot of work to get done.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It looked a lot more like a tail than a windshield wiper. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She was clinging to my arm and searching my face as if she might find an answer there, and it took a lot to keep my head up and my eyes on her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

It felt like it was going to be a lot of work: the picking and the peeling. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because a lot of us know we won’t have many chances to shout out loud that we matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They had been very good, and he had learned a lot from them about the problems of contemporary Judaism. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

While they rolled plastic silverware in napkins for the dinner takeout orders, Bebe had told Mia quite a lot about her life. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Considering this fact, it might be worthwhile to take a familiar question—why is there so much crime in modern society?—and stand it on its head: why isn’t there a lot more crime? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Over the past few years he’d seen a lot of things: destiny, prophecy, magic, monsters, fate. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I thought about that a lot, and I never could find any way they’d hurt me that had mattered very much. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Looks like a lot of dirt. And a lot of fun. And, hey, a lesson in engineering! How will you boys top that? What’s your next project?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“This is where his lips were that I used to kiss a lot. Where are your jokes now, your games, your songs?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t make a lot of sense, except that it also means “suck-up.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You meant a lot to Khalil, I hope you know that.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

And we were uneasy too, my family, because in the South there was always a lot of liquor and drinking, and Jews weren’t popular. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had drool all over her face and hands and arms, and she moaned a lot. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, Clarisse was carried on her cabin mates’ shoulders down to the amphitheater, where she was honored with a laurel wreath and a lot of celebrating around the campfire. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Even though it is halfway down, you must remember you’ve been cutting on it half of one night and one day. You might make it, but it’s going to take a lot of chopping.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He points whenever he likes one a lot. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Christmas made me nervous for a lot of reasons. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It is a relief to discover that although there might be axe murderers and kidnappers in the world, most people seem a lot like us: sometimes afraid and sometimes brave, sometimes cruel and sometimes land. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I know this neighborhood quite well because Marv used to come here a lot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I must’ve missed a lot of things. What are you doing here? How are you feeling?” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the ring takes a lot of maintenance; it’s always in danger of infection, and she has to be careful with it when she washes her face or puts on makeup. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He thought about different possibilities a lot in his head, but they rarely mentioned his dad at home. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have a lot of free hours, because basketball was a demanding extracurricular activity and a massive time-suck, but we always found a way to make it work. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t so popular with the rest of the world, and European nations in particular watched uneasily as Germany suddenly got a lot bigger. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Him and his brother used to do that a lot. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As crews from other nations arrived at Griinau, he and George Pocock were spending a lot of time down by the water, quietly studying the competition. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He says to me, “I wasn’t talking about Chelsea a lot.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“Hey look, Karen, it’s been a lot of fun talking to you, but I’ve really got to get my mind on the game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take it it was a lot of rot.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bucky was a lot of things, but discreet was not one of them. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Don’t forget the peach is a lot lighter now than when we started out,” James told them. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Usually we didn’t need a lot of words. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

After last night, we’ve still got a lot to talk about. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“And there’s probably not a lot of other boys named Blink at this school, I’m guessing.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I do not do a lot of tattling. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It isn't much, but you get quite a lot of vitamins in the malted milk. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were toy automobiles and trucks, windmills and merry-go-rounds, airplanes, boats and a lot of others, mostly run on batteries. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“There are many good places in the world. I should know. I traveled around a lot, before I came here.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landing capsule was still in the planning stages, but there was a lot of backdrop to be painted: midnight blue with silver stars and Earth glowing in the distance. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. So, like, a lot slower than planned. But.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At that time, a lot of colored were leaving the farms and moving to cities in the North. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They did a lot more than that. Come with me.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Please do. I have a lot of questions.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I feel a lot better. How about you?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I dint understand the amazed and we used up a lot of papers. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Still, even with steady wages and three meals a day, there were a lot of men that left within two or three days. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was also a lot easier for online teachers to hold their students’ attention, because here in the OASIS, the classrooms were like holodecks. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Joining the Sixers was a lot like joining the military. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Determined as he was to remain friends with both Ron and Hermione, he was spending a lot of time with his mouth shut tight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Underneath he was all distracted and angry, his head full of other people’s politics and a lot of biting his tongue. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t spend a lot of time looking. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Patrick how he liked the after-prom party, and he said that it was a lot of fun. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I said a lot of things sarcastically that summer; that was my sarcastic summer, 1942. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce has a lot on his mind as he steps into his Societal Evolution class on Tuesday. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Me neither. But you know deep down it means a lot to him, even though he doesn’t show it.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“So, Miss Polly, you look like you got a lot to hide. You’re dirty, you look hungry, and you look lost.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not exactly. Though a lot of songs can be tied back to philosophy, especially value theory and the essential meaning of life.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A passing taxi driver leaned out of his cab window, alerting them to a group of rowdy white youths massing nearby, which sounded like a lot more fun to them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I checked my suspect list: “jealous classmates” was too unfocused a target to dig into without a lot more information. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She had quite a lot of sex appeal, too, if you really want to know. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was the way I always went home, but Laura had said there were a lot of soldiers in the area. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

After seven months in prison, a lot of that time in solitary, the over-load was too much. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Styx drew on his candy cigarette, in the way that meant he had a lot of thoughts he wasn’t going to say. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And at that point, the town of Indianola didn’t have access to a lot of that stuff. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I know you probably got a lot of work to do, but we appreciate you coming to meet with us. I’m Giles, Walter's nephew.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The main course was essence of brandied pig, and you need a lot of it to serve five hundred people. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Danes look a lot like Belgians, and if you were dropped on a street corner in Copenhagen, you wouldn’t find it all that different from a street corner in Brussels. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

What I recall is a lot of under-the-breath talking back and mumbling, but, really, she was never outwardly defiant. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had to be kept by himself, and his one-ape enclosure was a lot smaller than the main one. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m seeing a lot of growth in your work. You are learning more than you know.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In second grade you have to do a lot of talking. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Pork didn’t matter all that much to me, but the fact Granny saved me some mattered a lot. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She slips me questions like this a lot. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

No Katz would come along after a minute to smack it on the snout for me and say, “Jesus, Bryson, you cause me a lot of trouble.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitated, realizing I didn’t know a lot about her. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“DD’s been asking for a lot of that electric stuff. There’s a big market for electronics, you know.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But to me he seemed to be a lot less talented than the prosecutor. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She’d been through a lot in her life, things I could never even imagine going through. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He’s been doing that a lot these days. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

"He wants to make the rover do long trips. It uses a lot of energy keeping warm. The RTG can heat up the interior without soaking battery power. It's a good idea, really." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"When I was a kid, I rode in a lot of cabs." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in middle school a lot of people didn’t know about August. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

You can say a lot of bad things about Tiny Cooper. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

My parents used to bring me down a lot, to skip rocks or collect shells or whatever. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Probably not. He doesn’t play well. Strictly minor league. He moves around a lot.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"I tried to save him. You know, CPR. But there was a lot of blood. They told me later he was gone right away. There was nothing I could do." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It is the easiest place to get a lot of food in a hurry. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told him you said you had a lot of fun — he looked pleased.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had that conversation a lot of times. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z