| 单词 | earn |
| 例句 | It was harder and harder for Papa to earn money as a farmer. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z From the Federal Experimental Theater I was transferred to the Federal Writers’ Project, and I tried to earn my bread by writing guidebooks. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t talk about it,” remembered Farrell Jones, a jockey tough enough to earn the nickname “Wild Horse.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His tongue had earned him some stripes on the back in the beginning, but soon enough he had learned the tricks of pleasing Nurse and the noble Yezzan. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "Now, isn't this a wonderful way to earn money!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But patience and stealth, patience and stealth; a lesson soon learned is a meal soon earned. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Neither Grant, Blaine, nor Sherman garnered enough votes to earn the nomination. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was he who detected my plaguing hunger and suggested to me a way to earn some money. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But mostly Joe had quit fishing: there were too many other more important things to tend to, apropos earning a living. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Each one earned him part of a meerkat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He knew that any progress he might have made with his uncle, any trust he might have earned, had shattered along with the teacup. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He demanded $60, the amount she would have earned as a dressmaker’s assistant had she been able to work, plus $18 for medical care. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z This was more or less his general state of existence, a fact that had earned him the nickname “Beetroot.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I continued to study until two or three A.M. each night, believing it was the price I had to pay to earn God’s support. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But the performance was still spectacular enough to earn him a mention in USA Today. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z On his desk, he kept a Bible, some folded paper crafts, and a television he had purchased with money he’d earned at Free Venture. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Linton became good, earning first chair in a jazz ensemble in junior high school and then high school, and winning scholarship opportunities to play music in college. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He remembered too well his first jobs when he came to this country, not intending to stay, just to earn money enough to sail on to Australia. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She used to say it was the best food she’d ever eaten, because it was something she had earned on her own. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “That is more money than all the men in all this village will earn in all their lives,” said Domingo. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z So far, he'd earned forty-seven dollars and eleven cents, which was more money than he'd ever had in his whole life. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He had earned it while napping, although he did not understand how. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The poor Wart realised that now he must choose between confessing himself a human, and learning no more of their secrets, or going through with this ordeal to earn his education. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give him another six months. He hasn’t earned it yet.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z When a company puts out its earnings, one of the first things it does is hand it to the wires—Reuters, Dow Jones, and Bloomberg—for distribution. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Sit around collecting dust while the rest of the world earned their living. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I came to the United States to earn more money for my children. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z But effort toward black respectability did not get very far in earning white respect. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “If I am earning wages,” she said suddenly, “then perhaps you will all think I am of some use, even if I’m not a boy.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He held senior-level jobs and earned good money, but he wasn’t always recognized for his best work. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z His mother hoarded the little he earned, and after several months, she was able to rent a room for the three of them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I, on the other hand, needed to climb the ranks in the Fishery quickly so I could earn money working on my own projects. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They earned the opportunity by first winning an in-house competition at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Isn’t it time we admitted that the contraction has earned its place in the sun? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z For every 5 minutes the child follows directions and stays on task, she earns a star-shaped tab. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z He placed it in my hand and said, “You earned it, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “You would do best to walk a middle course. Let men earn your trust with leal service ... but when they do, be generous and openhearted.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There had been no kidnapped boys swabbing the decks and earning pats on the head from white kidnappers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My brothers and I would spend days, even weeks, earning the horse’s trust, just so we could touch it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z And I will earn my place in the Sons of the Six, he promised himself. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z They have fewer children and have them later, when their earning power is high. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Now, the truth is they earn their living because you found them work, and that brings up a second consideration of this phase of your operation.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z And I could have said no problem, I’ve got money, and I’ll earn more money tomorrow and more money the day after that.... Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z I’d never earned gold on vault in a world competition—until now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z First one to get closest would earn glory, and be entitled to each girl's dessert at dinner. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “It is a gift. You cannot earn it, or it ceases to be a gift.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to ask, but I didn’t want to hear an answer that might send me out to face another patrol or earn another whipping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Potted Ficus floats above a green plant, along with the words, Water | +1, hinting that I would earn a point if I watered it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z You earned it, Filthy, he says, sliding the ring on my finger. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z To earn money, she took a job as an assistant librarian in Huntington. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Players had five dice and three rounds to earn points, with betting before each of the rounds. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Thenceforth he studied the high arts and enchantments, passing beyond arts of illusion to the works of real magery, learning what he must know to earn his wizard's staff. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Stone worked for nine years to save enough money to cover her tuition at Oberlin College, and she became the first woman from Massachusetts to earn a college degree, in 1847. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The restaurant is for paying guests only, which is, needless to say, whites, since the Africans around here wouldn’t earn enough in a month to buy one of my prix-fixe dinners. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Once the electric undercarriage failed, and she had to earn her keep by taking her turn at the hand pump so they didn’t have to crash land. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z He kept on earning that respect day after day. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Her actions did earn her a one-week suspension from the school, but the nineteen-year-old had endured far worse penalties in the past and had no regrets about the incident. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Still— they were expected to earn obedience and respect from tall, cocky, murderous American infantrymen who had just come from all the killing at the front. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No reason the skiff can’t be put to work earning money. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z "On the Wall, a man gets only what he earns. You're no ranger, Jon, only a green boy with the smell of summer still on you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “We would love to earn that money. Who is your lord here?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Well, sure, when he put it like that, I could see that I was never going to become a preteen real estate mogul if I wasted earnings by renting rather than buying. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You doctors are all alike, scaring us to earn more business. My family will stay right where they are, thank you,” the lawyer replied. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Professors could only envy the millions pocketed by radio entrepreneurs from the discoveries of those pioneers of electromagnetism Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell, who had claimed no patents and earned nothing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Yet they were good sons, considerate of us, patient with others, always giving us a fair share of their earnings. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “How could I own such a thing? A man hires me and pays me a percentage of my earnings. It buys me food and the corner of a room I share with some other boys.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Almost any job would pay better than what a ballplayer earned then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I nod, and when I turn my head, I smile, because I don’t want to help him earn my starting spot should he decide to come out for the team. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The college diploma that it took her eight years to earn—her husband keeps that in his bedroom drawer, as if it is as much his as hers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It also earned her the respect and affection of the Egyptian people living outside the Greek influence of Alexandria. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When the reports were good, she beamed as if she herself had earned the good marks. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But he paused for half a second, as though Lazlo had earned this single, grudging syllable, and said, grimly, “No.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Some of those are Reuters veterans sent out to train the Indian teams, some are reporters filing earnings flashes, but most are journalists doing slightly more specialized data analysis—number crunching—for securities offerings. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z They congratulated him on being able to account for every penny of the money earned through sales and expended for their needs. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z After she earned her degree, Van had visited her in Huntington, spending time with her family as any serious suitor would. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z After a while, I even discovered that I could earn bonus points by delivering a line in the exact tone and with the same inflection as in the film. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Now what do I do,” asked the Wart, “to earn my shilling?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I so badly want to earn the right to wear that T-shirt one day. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z In Pollard’s care, Preservator improved dramatically, winning six races and earning a respectable $3,170. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Almost all the members of the force were earning less than half of what many workers had been paid for their labor in the war factories. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “It’s that there are a lot of thieves here. And I don’t earn much.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Any wrestler in the top forty earns at least $170,000 a year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The first time he had met with Kappe, Haupt was under the impression that he could earn some money for a magazine article about his life. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z It is grounded in a web of advantages and inheritances, some deserved, some not, some earned, some just plain lucky—but all critical to making them who they are. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Or a little boy who has to pick through the rubbish heap to earn money for his family. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z In residence there for at least sixteen years, Eratosthenes worked his way into the educational establishment, building the reputation that would earn him an invitation to Egypt. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z “Being a gentleman,” I say, “earning and giving respect. Like a knight.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z She told me that her teacher actually earned the title of educator. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I had to get a job and earn money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s a code of silence surrounding issues related to individuals’ earnings,” she told me. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Jimmy, maybe if your boy here wasn’t earning the family name, I could be.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z But he earned the reputation of a coward who had abandoned his mother to die. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z As each boy reached the age of twelve, he had to leave school to go out to earn a few pennies. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The sum he named was far less than what the Porsche was worth, but it was a big amount for a boy to earn and save. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bobby didn’t expect to earn the same acclaim, nor did he think he’d melt any diplomatic ice. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The braids earned Prince some respect among his peers at school; girls liked them, and they hinted at gang affiliation, or at least comfort with a dangerous realm inhabited by many of his American peers. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z If you had earned your pipes, you could be called upon to play. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Their father had passed away the year before and their mother was of fragile health and mind, so all funds they earned fishing went toward the welfare of the house they shared with ten siblings. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Besides, I imagine you sound more like the Kaiser,” I said, earning a sour look. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I usually worked five or six hours a week, which meant that if I saved every penny I earned, it would take about four years to raise the money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Since she was generally esteemed an unbearable Miss Priss, this did her a world of good and earned her much approval. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His death was little noticed; jockey fatalities were so common that they rarely earned more than a slim paragraph in the press. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If such tennis shoes exist I am to earn them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Howard had learned that Riddle shared his ambition to break Sun Beau’s all-time earnings record by season’s end; the $100,000 purse would be highly appealing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll pay you two dollars an hour, and that comes to twenty hours to earn forty dollars. And the work ain’t easy.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 His brown hair always stuck out from his head in every direction, earning him the nickname Riccio the hedgehog. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew would split 10 percent of the royalties earned from the sale of the book, to be deposited into a scholarship fund for each of them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z While inspecting the schools in his province, Fourier discovered an eleven-year-old boy whose remarkable intellect and flair for oriental languages had already earned him the admiring attention of scholars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s something about swimsuits that make you think you’ve got to earn the right to wear them. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z And if the furniture prevented him from earning out his senseless crawling about all over the place, then there was no harm in that, but rather a great benefit. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Twin Cities job market analyst Kristine Jacobs pinpoints what she calls the “money taboo” as a major factor preventing workers from optimizing their earnings. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Princesse was at home with us; she was a senior that year and had been preparing for the national exam to earn her diploma. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had briefly gotten off the train in Tierra Blanca, in part so he could earn enough to try to buy his freedom if he was caught by the police. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z She once calculated that she had traveled thirteen thousand miles and conducted 171 lectures over the previous twelve months, earning $4,318 in gross receipts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I wasn’t going to earn enough money at the Fabric Barn to make a real difference, and I couldn’t take care of Nan on my own. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He was the reason they gave everyone a trophy at the end of the T-ball season, because he’d never earn one. of his own. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but...we have to earn it. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “We were all supposed to get familiar with his technique,” recalled Jackson Laslett, who earned his doctorate at the Rad Lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was Pumpkin who earned extra money working at the Lytes’ stable. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Barbarossa threw an olive at him, which immediately earned him a resounding slap from Hornet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Whatever their reasons, they took their considerable earnings, loaded up with provisions in the Paradise Islands off the coast of Oxscini, and set a course for the blue and boundless west. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z CBS, especially, had earned a reputation for reliability thanks to its reports on the European conflict. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They’re fine, clean guys in straight, pressed suits—well-off cats who earned their bank on the slant. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your first earnings, so you get to choose.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z He actually earned his money through hard work. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He had plenty left over after buying five cans of frozen lemonade mix with his earnings from yesterday. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “You needn’t feel bad. Enjoy the money. I think you’ll find you’ve earned every penny. It’s hot as Hades up here in July” “But where will you be going?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z If she did that she could have some time for earning. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It was now official; I was one of the top four women’s saber fencers in the entire United States, earning me a spot on my first national team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z In the first quarter of 2000, the poorest 10 percent of workers were earning only 91 percent of what they earned in the distant era of Watergate and disco music. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Describe each war thus, citing dates and locations, and earn an A, as Oliver pointed out. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Read once in a book about how some kids earned money baby-sitting. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked at his name typed neatly across the envelope and wondered how he earned his money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I saw white men who were my inferiors in ability and brains earning fifty times what I was.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excellent flying yesterday, really excellent. Gryffindor has just taken the lead for the House Cup — you earned fifty points!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z That shut Mark up but earned Luke a frown from Mother. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “You feed and clothe Dorothy and make sure she gets to school, and she will earn her keep by doing chores around the house.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z But his earnings were dependent on tips from the customers he served. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will earn your House points, while any rule- breaking will lose House points. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “We’re happy here. Oscar got a good job in engineering, which he loves, and he’s earning more than he did in Cuba,” Gladys replies, stroking the gleaming diamond ring on her finger. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Yet nearly none of them had earned marks equal to mine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, too bad,” I said and earned my own look from Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z “Nobody forced them to go work for him. They wanted jobs where they could earn the most money. Who can blame them?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So much for earning his respect by standing up to him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, I had watched how my father always managed with what he earned. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Both were natural leaders, earning the respect of their companions and their superiors. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In less than an hour, you’d sold all but one necklace and we had earned a small fortune. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z As you earn points, you will move up through the ranks of the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In the early 1920s, Carter G. Woodson, a historian and educator who had earned a PhD in history from Harvard seventeen years after Du Bois, served as the colleges dean. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z You have earned the point and the bonus, and the boys are now equal to the girls.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z They looked like Rose’s grandmother had earned them a long time ago. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z If you flag the book before you download the clue, you will earn double the points if you reach the book first. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Money he earns cleaning toilets in a big building and doing other throw-away jobs in a place called Los Angeles, The Angels for heaven sakes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z A boy explains step-by-step what it’s like to shoot up with heroin, and sell yourself on the streets to earn money for more. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I simply had more work to do in order to convince the gymnastics world that I could earn a spot on the national team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m going to go find her,” said Louisiana, “because I desperately need to win the contest and earn the money and stay out of the county home.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z In fact, that was probably what Halliday meant by “you have much to learn if you hope to earn a place among the high scorers.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “I have to earn your love every day, Dad,” Mummy slurred. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He knew that whatever wages he earned would never reach his hand, but would go straight to the Nazi. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As she turned the pedals, Naima pictured Father’s smile as she handed him the taka she had earned. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Evan was never going to earn a hundred dollars with that kind of profit. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z A few riders were naturally tiny enough to make weight without difficulty, and they earned the burning envy of every other jockey. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know that Carlos and I are earning more in our jobs here. In a few years we’ll build another, small house on this property. A house for you. Your own house.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z This deed earned Spencer a second life sentence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d saved for the brush by mending clothes; it took four months, she told me, to earn the money. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Here, it earns me a nonverbal scolding from Masjid, Amit's driver. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In 1940, just 2 percent of all black women earned college degrees, and 60 percent of those women became teachers, mostly in public elementary and high schools. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “If it’s him, then he’s earned his freedom and you let him pass, do you understand?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I know the family business — It’s been drummed into my head: How to cheat the hungry customer And earn my daily bread. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I know them steps, ’avin’ ’ad to carry the boxes up with three loafers what come round to earn a copper. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he’d earned the right. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Luke felt a surge of pride that he’d gotten the upper hand, that he had earned the right to decide what happened next. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Mama was concerned about charity, about earning what she got by pulling her own weight, not making a fuss, and being kind to others. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The story, which helped Canetti earn the Nobel Prize in literature, includes a character named Fischerele who aspires to become chess champion of the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At the time, he was earning about nine times more than the average American industrial worker’s wages, but he was ready to devote his life to battling sin and alcohol. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Most Ravenclaws seemed to think that he had been desperate to earn himself a bit more fame by tricking the goblet into accepting his name. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I could always run up into the fields and save myself, but the point was to try to get the wagon home so we could earn our livelihood through the winter. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was an easy life compared to the farm, and still Rachel would be out of mischief and earning her own way. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z To earn more, he did carpentry work on Saturdays. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was Miss Bivens who convinced him to return and earn his diploma, telling him he had what it took to be somebody. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It turned out he was paying me three times what a normal saleslady earned! Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z To convince myself that there was some dignity in what I planned to do, in surrendering my own perceptions of right and wrong, of reality, of sanity itself, to earn the love of my parents. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You have been working very hard for such a long time. I think a break is well earned.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Without it, he is lost: he used it for sitting, chopping food, washing his feet, and earning a living. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z As we shall see, many omissible words earn their keep by preventing the reader from making a wrong turn as she navigates her way through the sentence. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Elihue, not knowing where to look, was thrown back on his own devices, and “found” himself quite unable to earn money. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely, if she were earning wages they would no longer expect her to scrub floors and weed the onions. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “And there’s no allowance if I don’t tell Papa you’ve earned it.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Whenever possible, the teenagers also held the prestigious Hitler Youth Achievement Medal, earned for outstanding performance during their paramilitary training days. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z In time I earned a master's degree in education from Pepperdine University. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Yet, even then, they “do not earn” the amount specified in their contracts. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z By the time Ang Dorje was in his teens, his father had lost most of his sight to cataracts, and Ang Dorje was pulled from school to earn money for the family. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “I learned very early not to wish for things. Wishing just brought earned disappointment.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z For each NPC my avatar defeated, I would earn a few meager experience points and, usually, a handful of copper or silver coins dropped by my slain foes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Once I was allowed to pursue my own projects, I could start earning real money. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A man of ordinary power, who nevertheless does not shirk things merely because they are disagreeable or irksome, soon earns his place,” Roosevelt once stated. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They were likely to be attractive, often received no hourly wages, and earned their money through tips and a small commission on every item they sold. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z Childcare for the youngest children offered women a chance to work outside the home, to begin earning their way to a better life, knowing their little ones were cared for. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Twenty-one players from a dozen countries had qualified to play in this march, toward an opportunity to earn a place at the next plateau. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z With a disproportionate number of Hampton citizens earning a living from the liquor industry in the early days of the twentieth century, the alcohol drought that was rolling across the country was potentially devastating. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z With her bright eyes and dark, flawless skin, she easily earned the doctors’ stamp of approval, though later we would learn that she had some serious medical problems. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ask you, how did I earn this?” we heard him roar in their bedroom, through the closed door. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For me, victory is more than just earning the highest score; it’s also about doing my very best—and I wanted to do better. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I’d gotten up on a lot of cold, snowy mornings to deliver the paper and earn that money. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had, in fact, no wish to end his days at the library—half blind or otherwise—and every hope of earning his squint lines by looking at the horizon. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Never for long. I don’t know why. You worked hard to earn my hatred, Rufe.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Blackwell came from a progressive family full of strong women, including his sister Elizabeth, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z She still needed to earn sixty more dollars. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z When he was young, John had paid no attention in Sunday school, and always forgot the golden text, which earned him the wrath of his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z What I put into them: my own clothes, my own soap, my own money, money I had earned myself. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled, and he realized it felt good to earn that reaction. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But don’t worry, I’ll find a way to earn some money for more feed, so Henrietta and the other chicken can be safe. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z That would likely earn them a chance to race against Navy and the elite eastern schools for the national freshman championship in Poughkeepsie in June. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z They said blacks earned good wages, but that wasn’t true. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right If you come up early tomorrow morning, I’ll have something for you to do to earn a shilling or so.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Your silence these past few months has convinced me that either you are deceased, or I have earned your vexation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A storybook might have held the secret of azoth, and knowledge of stories might have earned him a place in the party, but he hardly thought that tales would give him an edge now. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I ask Mr. Nielsen if I can use my own earnings to give a child a stick of penny candy now and then, and he laughs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He did not know exactly what he could do to earn money for the sock, but he planned to tell Master that anyway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Alex bites down a smile that feels bigger than the sentence has truly earned. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z A common way of earning a living gives them a common attitude toward life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z “There has to be another way for you to earn some money,” he told her. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z His father worked as a stoker at the factory, barely earning enough to make ends meet. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Over the next two years, many southern blacks found themselves out of work or working for next to nothing, earning barely enough to cover basic necessities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When I earned that much, I could go to the movies or go to a candy shop on 125th and buy a bag of stale candy for a dime. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Yet if you do the arithmetic, these people are earning nearly $40,000 a year, which makes them officially “middle class.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Black minstrels were largely viewed as celebrities, earning more money and achieving more fame than African Americans ever had before. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The share of income earned by the rest of the top 10 percent rose far less, and the share earned by the bottom 90 percent fell. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I think they wanted to remind themselves that he had never earned his way like they did. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z C.P. joined every Klan committee he could, and quickly earned a reputation as a tireless worker. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “So the goal is to have DC perform as many missions as possible in two minutes and thirty seconds. That’s how you earn points. The more difficult the mission, the more points you earn.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z “I didn’t earn any money, sir,” I say. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was tempted to,” I assured her, earning a hint of a smile. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “I know you did a lousy job cutting down those gutter weeds and earned your family a ticket.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Carole, a member of Girl Scout troop #264, pinned the numerous badges she had earned to a long sash that draped across her chest and proudly wore her uniform to school. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z My parents would be there to help—my mom bought a giant book about college scholarships for me—but the work of earning that scholarship would fall to me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The significance of these competitions is that they prompted the emergence of a new class of elite musicians - individuals and groups striving for musical excellence who could earn money and prizes for their endeavours. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It was largely because of his habit of marching troops all over the Shenandoah Valley in an illogical and inexplicable fashion that Jackson earned a reputation among bewildered enemy officers for wiliness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “Garvey and I believe in your potential, but you haven’t earned trust. Not trying to escape in the skiff is a good first step.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “You’re a girl. Girls stay home and help their mothers. Boys earn money and work with their fathers. That’s just the way it is.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z I take out my earnings for the day and put them on the kitchen counter. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z “I was the first Black player on a state champion team. You just led the first all-Black team to a 12U softball district title. You earned this.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z “She is only a servant who earns her bread and board here, yet she prays with more fervor than any nun.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I knew that in any society, a true leader is one who earns and deserves the following he enjoys. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Boris, according to Blake, was the "feather in his cap," earning him accolades inside the British spy agency and deflecting any remote suspicion that Blake might be working for the enemy. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “I only mean that you do not need to marry for wealth. You could do anything — on your own — you could earn your keep a different way.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jill had recently earned her doctorate in education and had managed to teach English at a community college in Delaware not just through Joe’s years as a senator but also through his two presidential campaigns. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Veterans of the Indian campaigns earned generous mercenary coin for their expertise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z She’d only gotten her stripe a few weeks ago, and the “act of valor” that earned it for her had been mostly an accident. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I told her how you’d earned money with your beadwork, how well you could work with your hands, how most of our teachers and even Amma thought you couldn’t do much of anything. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z After Parker finished his military service, he used the GI Bill to earn a degree in civil engineering from the Colorado School of Mines—as far from the South as he could get. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I earned one dollar in all of me and Mama's years of playing that game. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z I also earned gold on beam and floor and silver on vault. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Visiting Memphis accompanied by her powerful protector would earn Cleopatra the unconditional respect and loyalty of all Egyptians.Cleopatra and Caesar’s journey also had religious significance for the Egyptians. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Indents were never able to pay off their debt and earn their release. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He had been selling to friends to earn extra money for shoes and basic things his mother could not afford. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Work hard, be the best hand on the plantation—he’d earn his way out of bondage and take her, too. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The net effect was the opposite of the usual procedure, in which the fastest qualifiers earned the favored lanes and the slower finishers had to make do with the least favored lanes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He needed to earn one hundred pesos to call Honduras to get his mother’s phone number, which he had lost during a beating by train bandits. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Friends of his, people with college degrees, were not earning close to that, he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The Pope assured Christians that anyone who died, even along the journey, would have his sins forgiven and earn a special place in paradise. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z ‘Alas!’ he said, 'that these evil days should be mine, and should come in my old age instead of that peace which I have earned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I was proud to hear Pa say, “We can’t do that. The boy didn’t earn a full month’s pay.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You're not really into baseball but you give the book a chance for obvious reasons, plus you need to earn some minutes. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I also took some of the pennies we had earned and placed them in a pocket. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Gran wants me to learn to type. At least you’re earning.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z To earn money for cheap beds in cheap places, I handed out circulars and swept gas stations and shucked oysters, but my real job was running my mouth. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “That boy earned his place with us that night, all right.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z You see, I took all the money you earned to help rescue animals and I lost it to my brother, who's going to buy an iPod. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Of course she didn’t tell me,” the girl huffed, earning a sharp elbow to her side. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “Did you know, Amir jan, that she earned nothing but A’s in high school?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The pay from Roberto’s part-time janitorial job and our earnings working in the fields on weekends were not enough to get us through. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z He played on no sports team, joined no organization, won no awards, earned no A’s. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z And it was home for my mom until her parents earned enough money to bring the family to the States to fulfill my grandfather’s dream of a theology degree from an American university. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z They had taught him, and out of the two or three dollars they had earned each week they saved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even though Libby fell on her sword for me, and I didn’t even earn it. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Within a few years, Feldman was delivering 8,400 bagels a week to 140 companies and earning as much as he had ever made as a research analyst. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They fought and fought until they earned the rights they should have had all along. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll never let you go to the shop again. How are you going to earn enough to pay for the repairs?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z “Nearly half of the members of the metropolitan bar earned less than the minimum subsistence level for American families,” Jerold Auerbach writes of the Depression years in New York. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z For his hard work, Shin earned a recommendation from his grade leader that allowed him to leave the dam site for four overnight visits to his father. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z When she ran out, she would earn some more. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “How to earn a black card for three hundred, Alex,” Seven says in an announcer’s voice. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “No, it’s mine honestly. I didn’t beg, borrow, or steal it. I earned it, and I don’t think you’ll blame me, for I only sold what was my own.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She began to think of how she could earn more during the day when everybody was gone. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She was a free woman of the state of Vermont, earning her own way in the world. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Before going to law school, he’d worked in Chicago for three years as a community organizer, earning $12,000 a year from a nonprofit that bound together a coalition of churches. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Luckily, I only had two months of school left, and I’d already earned enough credits to graduate, even if I coasted from here on out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z I’d been born with the kind of biceps and muscled calves that, back in third grade, had earned me the nickname swoldger—a cross between swollen and soldier. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Like the majority of American law-enforcement officials, Dewey is certain that capital punishment is a deterrent to violent crime, and he felt that if ever the penalty had been earned, the present instance was it. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten million black men and women are laboring long hours in unskilled jobs, earning barely enough to get by. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Besides doing so well in school, he earned twenty-five dollars a week. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It had never really mattered until today, when it earned him a cool nickname. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z That nation has committed itself to a war against us and has earned our swift and sure action. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Respect earned by integrity cannot be lost without your consent. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z With Aunt Maggie gone, my mother could not earn enough to feed us and my stomach kept so consistently empty that my head ached most of the day. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, he was given a scholarship to universities in Indiana and Tennessee, where he earned a degree in medicine. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z I usually walk home from school because it makes me feel like I’ve earned it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z But as her father said, sometimes you had to take a calculated risk in order to earn the payoff. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z This earned him the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve earned it. Who drove Mother to her doctor’s appointments? Who sat by her bedside?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z If God was giving stars in crowns in heaven, as Grandma always promised, I’d earned two or three. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of them paid half of what they earned for their keep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Because a large percentage of his mounts were claimers competing for tiny purses, Pollard didn’t earn much money. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The agreement was whoever earned more homework passes or got to three first. Disqualification wasn’t mentioned,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But the way I figured it, if he was big enough to act like Old Yeller, he was big enough to start learning to earn his keep. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z The camp director responded that he would make a place for him if he could pay $900, which Wayne pieced together from his mother and his earnings at a restaurant job. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “I came to this country from Syria nine years ago and have since then earned American citizenship and am assistant manager of the Pizza Pad on Highway 6.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I think you’ve earned it for your own pocket today” We share a moment before I get out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z From there he attended Alabama State Teachers College in Montgomery and earned his bachelor of science degree. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She was already earning the rubles in her pocket. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z If I was going to have that reputation, I might as well finally earn it. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “You may think you’re very smart. You may think your perfect grades earn you some sort of special treatment. You may even think you have fans at this school, what with all this nonsense.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He found a job working twenty to thirty hours per week, earning $8.50 an hour, for the Salt Lake Bees, a minor league baseball team. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z When we got back to my house, he told me I had earned it and that he hoped he never had to bail me out like that again. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z And that meant each day he had to earn— The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I hope she earns a few leas for the stress of participating in this exhibition. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But if the secret Mexico trip was the defining test of my loyalty, I really earned my stripes when my sister and her best friend turned me into a legitimate stalker. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Many who had, however, returned to America feeling that they had earned the full rights of citizenship. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “And she works in the bargain and earns twenty dollars a week now.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z To the black elite, though, this was the best method of earning freedom, a technique proven under slavery, and so most likely to show results under a system not so very different from slavery. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “The first week you work for me you will pay one third of what you earn to the man who makes your forged card. You will pay another third to my brother, Hector.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z He would accept anything and anyone, so long as he could earn a living to help his family. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He had earned them all in the garden or at specially fortified places Father trusted. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z The newly minted “human geneticist,” Josef Mengele, would soon rise to become the most epically perverse of Nazi researchers, whose experiments on prisoners would earn him the title Angel of Death. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “It is earned through obedience and good behavior, but you’ve failed in your duties. What should be done with a boy who sneaks around and takes things the others don’t have?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Expenses for books, clothes, and social events would be more than they could handle, and in any case they needed the money that Marian could earn by doing domestic work for neighbors and by singing. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z In really bad times, the hungriest would gather at his door at nightfall, vying for the chance to earn a few coins to feed their families by selling their bodies. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Nothing to you. I just mean to make her earn what she wants for a change,” he said. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z However, in March 1905, he wrote a paper that would eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Sitting to the left of the Chancellor, Master Rhetorician Hemme made a disgusted noise at my comment, earning him an irritated look from the Chancellor. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He had gone on to do a how he’d also made time at Harvard to earn a PhD in anthropology. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Or husbands who spent all their earnings in toddy bars. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He quickly earned a reputation for being willing to take any job a man needed done, and the name Dirtyhands soon followed. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They asked what he’d done with the $7,500 or so his records showed he’d earned since getting back from his mission. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z How proud Papá and Mamá would be to think that she had earned so much money all by herself. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Their plan was to find jobs in Mexico, earn some money, then continue their travels toward South America, finding more work along the way. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Smugglers earned millions overnight, at the cost of everyone else. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Emily, James, and Matthew would split 10 percent of the royalties earned from the sale of the book, to be deposited into a scholarship fund for each of them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She earned her way back to my side, but she suffered greatly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Cheryl Moody is a public school girl who works in a dreary mall job to earn money for college. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It would take Dorothy Vaughan two years to earn the full title of section head. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Miss Trixie here earns only forty dollars a week, and she does have some seniority.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The money he earned from cutting ice or trapping lobsters or painting his pictures went for things we couldn’t grow ourselves. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z If Durham had earned a solid reputation throughout the nation, black people in the South held it in even higher regard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you find a way to earn it.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z If I had Sunday afternoons free, I’d figure a way to earn my pennies. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The escape of the Brazilian boa constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z She discovered that freedom meant more than the right to change jobs at will, more than the right to keep the money that one earned. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I had my freedom now, and it was because I earned it this time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Not a chance. You make enough money tutoring after school. It’s my turn to earn some cash. Besides, I want to squeeze in some soccer practice afterward. Tryouts are next week, remember?” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Mom and Sam say I have to earn my keep. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “Not I. The utmost I hope is, to save money enough out of my earnings to set up a school some day in a little house rented by myself.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z They hate us because, like the Jews of the Sonderkommando, who shove the dead into the ovens, we earn our extra bread by being part of the machine that kills their children. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I remember that it earned me a good enough grade, but my teacher suggested with quiet tact that next time I try writing about ‘something you know more about—something closer to home.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the secret world of cryptanalysis, Meredith Gardner had earned a reputation as something of an oddball superstar. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They had earned money, more than enough money. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z She earned thirty dollars a week and got along fine, except at night, when, like all Rommely women, she found it hard to get along without a man. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Based on the sixty cents a day he had earned at the pig farm, Shin’s expectation was that he’d be paid at least twice as much. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I would have to clean floors for a thousand hours to earn a thousand dollars, I thought. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z In the first semester, he had earned As. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I might have from time to time served as the butt of their laughter, but I had never achieved enough status to earn their hatred. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d still earn ten rubles per day as she “helped,” and if she could drag that out long enough, she could make enough money to save her farm. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Of course, Oliver had earned that right by being born between two sets of sisters, but he had the honor of being the only boy, which held him apart. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z We decide to use some of our first two weeks of earnings from Mae to pay for these supplies. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I was lost in vague musings about how much money I had actually earned last night when I saw Wilem and Simmon approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Another, Marilyn Hall, earned some college money at an audition in which she sang “Lot’s Wife,” a challenging, highly emotive song from Tony Kushner’s Caroline, or Change. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Do those hijas de la gran puta know you have children in this Godforsaken hellhole? Do they know your children go barefoot and hungry while you spend the misery you earn on them?” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z I will earn the money to replace it. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So they take out loans to pay for the bus, claiming they’ll earn the money back in no time. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Wives took up work outside the home, earning what they could to sustain their families over the rough patch. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The battle earned him a small victory, and Mark Antony returned to Alexandria and to Cleopatra in triumph. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z My father asked about my day, and could not look me in the eye when I reported my earnings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Did you know that this grocer refuses to hire Negro workers? Don’t spend money where your people aren’t respected and can’t earn a living,” she says. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One pudgy 140-pound rider earned a place in reinsman legend by fooling a profoundly myopic clerk of scales by skewing the readout to register him at 110. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z People with four-year college degrees tended to consider themselves middle class even if they earned little. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Robert dove deep into chemistry and physics in high school, graduated from Harvard University in 1925, then earned advanced degrees at top universities in Britain and Germany. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z His gregarious nature and sense of humor earned him friends. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He never brings home the money he earns on farms.That money seems to be different from the dole, which is supposed to be brought home. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Well I haven’t, sir. But I was thinking though that I might like to earn some money at that job you mentioned before.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But for all the rich wages earned and the middle-class lives built, any claim that Levittown had to being some kind of utopia was discredited by its glaring defect: a persistent racism. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z "I need you to fix me, Camellia. Mother is making me earn my own spintria now, just like everybody else, booking these appointments all day long." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He could smell the sea, hear it washing against the docks and the faraway shores, calling him to wilder waters, to bigger monsters, and to stories yet to be earned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Wasn’t it my right to keep some of my hard-won earnings? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I’ve kind of earned the right to think of him as my brother. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z I got bored and Twig kept failing to earn her badges. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Big Ma wouldn’t have stood for any screaming coming from her grands, but what Big Ma didn’t know wouldn’t earn us her shame. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z College cost a great deal less back then, and we were able to earn a substantial portion of the money for tuition ourselves, an impossibility now. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Milo had been earning many distinctions for himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Roberto then handed Papa the money he had earned that day. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A little bit of hope—hard earned, well deserved, reasonable—glowed in me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Dude. Taking a girl out for a night on the town with your rock-star earnings is like the least pathetic thing ever.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Kirk eventually earned an MBA from Auburn University, became a seasoned chess player, a vegetarian, and a marathon runner. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That work would earn her an Apollo Team Achievement Award. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z "No! I got to earn my keep! However I can! And if you were in my position, you'd do the very same fing." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She suggested he apply to Job Corps, a U.S. government program that provides vocational training to people between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four and that offers the chance to earn a high school degree. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I could continue on as the picked-on new girl, I could give up on the Parkway and just go back to my toys at home, or I could attempt to earn DeeDee’s respect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z What that lady could do with the contents of a recycling bin ought to earn her a Nobel Prize. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I worked every day to earn a living. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Can you think of a way I could earn myself some money?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z At ladies’, I relate the news to Melissa, adding that the hotel workers already earn over a dollar an hour more than we do and that that hasn’t stopped them from striking for more. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “If we earned a fair wage, your children wouldn’t have to work,” she said. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z To earn more points and add an element of suspense to your hunt, a seeker can declare a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “So in all likelihood there will be at least three women who have earned their talents?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Happiness has to do with reason, and only reason earns it. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They told their Bengali friends that Graham was well behaved, Ivy educated, earned an impressive salary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z You deserve it, she told herself, you have spent your life earning it. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z He pretended to congratulate the three brothers upon their magic, and said that each had earned a prize for having been clever enough to evade him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z In Key West, I earned $1,039 in one month and spent $517 on food, gas, toiletries, laundry, phone, and utilities. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Elizebeth had grown up in a world where women earned less than men. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Sometimes, when there was still money, or when I had earned a few dollars waiting table, I'd eat out and wander the streets until late at night. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt like she had been inside his skin, and his blood was her blood—his heart, her heart—a closeness she’d never felt before, and hadn’t earned. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Some, like Dorothy Vaughan and Dorothy Hoover, made the grade as mathematicians from day one; others earned the designation over time. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Solve two of these mathematically inspired picture puzzles before any of the other teams and you will earn our ninth medal, the Rebus!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z To be able to earn twice her salary and live in that city of legendary glamour and excitement, with the world’s fair set to open in a year, made the offer irresistible. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The shocking thing is that the majority of American workers, about 60 percent, earn less than $14 an hour. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Tolkachev's espionage helped America achieve total air superiority by the late 1980s, earning him the nickname "the Billion Dollar Spy." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z His consistent willingness to pay the penalty for his principles earned my enduring respect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Kathy earns around $4,000 from personal training and fitness instruction and plans to build on that as the children get older. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The witch looked down at him and smiled, and he knew he would do anything to earn that smile. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z Back at Chad, Richard earned his high school diploma and then began taking vocational classes, earning certificates in programs like Irrigation Design and Forklift Driving. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He always brought home all the money he earned on Captain Ortega’s boat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z To earn the words of power he did all the witch asked of him and learned of her all she taught, though not all of it was pleasant to do or know. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He wrote and telephoned dozens of acceptances to invitations to speak, predominantly at colleges and universities—both to expound his philosophies and to earn the $150-$300 honorariums above traveling expenses. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of my father’s insistence that I need to earn the right to drive, he’s taken me to empty parking lots. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Her participation in these ancient rites helped her to earn the approval and respect of her subjects. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z And before she knew it, she was explaining that she was here to earn the money to pay off her father’s debts, so she and Charlie could go home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Here you go. You earned it,” he said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Standing in long lines, I could easily see how we earned our reputation as a friendly and talkative people. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Then you deserve it. Now come, we need to earn some more.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z “Why do I always have to be the one who earns the money?” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But best of all, I would earn two silver talents every month. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Mom wants to get her business degree so she can get promoted, earn more money, and have a better schedule. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I told her if she’d get me a hunting dog, I'd save the money I earned from my furs, and buy her a new dress and a boxful of pretty hats. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, on Saturday mornings, I began carrying packages for women at the A&P, sometimes earning as much as three dollars in a single day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z That earned him the worst thrashing he ever had at Winterfell, though it was almost tender compared to the beatings his brothers used to give him back on Pyke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The price of a liter of rum keeps most of them, with their monthly coupons and meager earnings, stone-cold sober. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “The agreement was whoever earned more homework passes or got to three first. Disqualification wasn’t mentioned,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death—ought to decide, indeed, to earn one’s death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z It was very boring, but I could earn my own money and be independent while I tried to find a way to work somehow with animals. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Mother’s worried voice drifted through the open door: “How much did you earn this morning, Husband?” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Three talents might as well be all the money in the world for any hope I had in earning it before the term began. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They brought along some money, which my grandparents had earned from selling a cow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Each of those top 20 bosses stood to earn about $500,000 a year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Bobby’s mother earned an online degree after her children got older and now works in accounting. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We all gathered in Vonetta and Fern’s room as we had been doing since Pa insisted we save our money to earn our way to the concert. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z But more commonly the mere physical proximity of men and women from different races was enough to earn a place in the magazine. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We were living in Delano, and every day after coming home from picking grapes, Papa took out his small, metal box where he kept our savings and placed the day’s earnings inside. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In the post office, in the plaza, or in the beauty shop where she worked, Felicia could have earned standing ovations and showers of red carnations. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of the black men in Monroe earned their living working for the railroad line that ran through the town. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Dragon roads, men called the great stone roadways of the Freehold, but the one that ran eastward from Volantis to Meereen had earned a more sinister name: the demon road. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His gray eyes seemed shades lighter by contrast to his darkened skin, and the months of traveling into the sun hadn’t only earned him squint lines. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Yet the better I got to know him, the more he earned my respect. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He did return in 1995, however, to earn his doctorate degree. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z While blacks were crowding into disease-ridden slums near downtown, whites were building mansions outside of Durham and enjoying the new luxuries bought with the tremendous profits they earned from cheap labor, black and white. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And when my friends saw how hard I had to work to be a fencer, I know I earned their respect. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The higher your rank, the more special privileges you earn, like unlocking secret pages and online games and puzzles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “The opportunity to earn a dollar in a factory just now,” he declared, “is worth infinitely more than the opportunity to spend a dollar in an opera house.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Vatete told them all about someone who had earned a whole herd of cattle for her family. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The top berth had no mattress and he used it to display the vocational and educational certificates he’d earned at Chad, the squares of colored paper arranged in orderly lines. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But it was track, in which he earned four varsity letters, tied the school half-mile record, and set its mile record of 5:06, that was his true forte. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He once wanted to take up something like that himself, he says, but never got around to it because of having to earn a living. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z If he informed on Park, he could have earned an extra serving of cabbage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Sarai thought she wanted her to guess, so that she would understand her position clearly: If she wanted her gray fog back, she was going to have to earn it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “She was the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in astronomy from the University of Michigan, and she’s the reason I decided to pursue a career in astronomy,” Ayana said, fiddling with her braids. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z But the money to live on must be earned. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Two months ago, she was glad to earn five dollars a week. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But if they earn enough spintria, we can lift away the darkness, find the beauty underneath the gray, and maintain their transformation. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z They not only tripled their earnings but they received much praise for their unselfish patriotism. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He steadily moved through his coursework, earning decent grades for the first time in his high school career. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z If everything was as it seemed, Rufus had earned his beating and more. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “My father felt I needed to earn the privilege of driving,” Kelton says as we get in. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z The one time she tried to protect Nel, she had cut off her own finger tip and earned not Nel’s gratitude but her disgust From then on she had let her emotions dictate her behavior. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z A man with huge muscles told me it was too bad I was already spoken for, and that earned me hostile looks from three women. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z In Denver, displaying any two of a list of attributes—including slang, “clothing of a particular color,” pagers, hairstyles, or jewelry—earns youth a spot in the Denver Police’s gang database. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z If you didn’t, then you had to find a way to earn it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d earned the job of Assigner because of his quick mind, his swift intelligence, his fertile imagination, his ability to see two moves ahead as if life were a giant checker or chess game. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Especially your body, Bridge. You earned it back, little by little. Don’t forget that.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Between my two jobs, I was earning approximately $300 a week after taxes and paying $480 a month in rent, or a manageable 40 percent of my earnings. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The books I bought gradually with the money I earned by coaching. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Success isn’t handed to us; we earn it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z At the time, Henry didn’t earn enough money to buy a house for his family, so Judge Cady bought them one in Chelsea, Massachusetts, with a view of the Boston Harbor. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z But whatever keeps wages low—and I’m sure my comments have barely scratched the surface—the result is that many people earn far less than they need to live on. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A pregnant child upon the docks doth cost less than a fine dress she might wear two years later; and luxury is earned by being wrested. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Your mother cannot pay the moneylender back out of what she earns at Señor Aguilar’s hotel and feed and keep you all, too. You and your brother Salvador must help her.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z I earned seventy cents an hour and I went to bed each night now with a full stomach for the first ume in my life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The twenty-five or fifty cents she had earned as a small girl rose to one or two dollars or more. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z How was she going to sell enough lemonade to earn sixty dollars in two days? The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z They tended to earn good incomes—but not that good. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "They earned the silver. How they spend it is no concern of mine." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z During the 1980s Fischer made a number of impressive ascents that earned him a modicum of local renown, but celebrity in the world climbing community eluded him. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The lights were glowing in the factory, the work was going on; machines were turning, chemicals were combining, people were producing goods and earning their livings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z His hope was somehow “to earn the right to stay on at Berkeley working with E.O.L. into the indefinite future.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To earn $600, he has to work at least ten hours a day, six days a week, and that does not happen every week. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She doesn’t know the money for my fare is growing in the post office and she’d die if she knew what I was earning from writing threatening letters. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Not only had they earned this break from work, but there was no question that they really needed it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Most of my schoolmates worked mornings, evenings, and Saturdays; they earned enough to buy their clothes and books, and they had money in their pockets at school. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother is a housewife who will eventually go back to college and earn a bachelor’s degree in education. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was everything I had earned from Mrs. DiAngelo that summer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Unlike a regular career where a person earned money, I had to spend money to support my fencing pursuits. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He earned out his fee in two weeks. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z When all were completed and full expiation made for the death of his wife and children, he would seem to have earned ease and tranquillity for the rest of his life. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Journeymen earned a slightly higher salary and usually escaped the chores. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z "Don't worry. It was the first time you earned money. No wonder you were too excited to think what you were doing." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z “If only—if only it wasn’t so hard for me to earn extra money.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z "Come along, Petunia. Let's fetch us a crowd and earn a copper or two." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “The Creators want the best of us for whatever it is they have planned. But we have to earn it.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I will go with him to the harbor to be sure he asks for the money Papá earned.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Indeed, the research earned kudos from a range of attention scientists. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “How about a side bet? Whoever earns the most homework passes or gets to three first wins.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Without looking for thanks or praise, he quietly added his earnings to the pig, which we named Oz. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “I must earn some extra money. Our boy is the smartest in all the Sunderbans. He could become a big man, an educated man, like Headmaster.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I opted to take the qualifying exam so that I could practice and begin to earn enough money to support my family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I already have a manila envelope ready to store my earnings in. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Her eloquence would earn a standing ovation from the dazzled spectators, who would find it impossible to believe that this mere girl of fifteen was not a trained lawyer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Eventually, Sally Field earned back her goodwill with my family when she starred in the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z In addition to trying to earn her father’s respect for her accomplishments, Elizabeth also stood by her father’s side emotionally. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z I have to earn coolness in Garden Heights, and that’s more difficult than buying retro Jordans on release day. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z To the consternation of his many political enemies, and certainly Auburn’s guards, Osborne used his charisma and the credibility earned as an “inmate” to put this system into effect. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How much money did I earn, and why did I leave the position? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Give you the Crochan? Oh, goodness no! We never give anything. Only what is worth earning is worth having. But we shall allow you the opportunity to buy it.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And somewhere over the three days, he needed to make two extra bucks in order to earn fifty-three dollars by Sunday evening. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “By the way. Meant to ask. How does your pop earn his filthy lucre?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Pollard, with his books, his stories, and his offbeat sense of humor, earned the bewildered affection of everyone at the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a run-around freedom that seem faraway to me now—freedom to make your plan, drum on the shocshine box, earn a little money, buy a chicken, read the papier. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was tempted to say yes, but the other crew members had taken the night shift and had earned their rest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I wanted to buy something to eat, but that would take all the money I had just earned. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z When he added in his earnings from Wednesday and Thursday, he had one hundred and three dollars and eleven cents. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I was in the grocery store with him once and in the cereal aisle he pointed to the tile floor and said, “Don’t step there. That’s where I earned my name.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was left with no way to earn a living. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In summertime neighbors would ask me if I wanted to earn extra money by mowing their lawns. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother seemed sobered by this news from our teachers, as if she had earned a special punishment from God. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If I can’t get enough meat with my sling, I can, and may have to, earn money. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The spitting incident, symbolically equivalent to burning the American flag, had apparently earned the government’s wrath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Studies on mobility over generations are notoriously difficult, because they require researchers to match the earnings records of parents with those of their children. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Dad scoffed, said I’d never earn enough to return to school. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She wished success for the young aviators and told them she hoped they’d earn the honorable name of “Guards” for their regiment—a special title awarded to elite military units. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “I know. I was surprised too. But I think I’ve earned street cred with her because of this whole director shtick.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Hold on. You don't think you're going to earn something out of this, you little rascal?'' Riccio looked sincerely hurt and shook his head vigorously. “No way, Signora!'' The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z When their children then succeed, their success is seen as earned. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Later he went to Europe, hoping to earn the success that was denied him at home. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z By refusing this small violation of his privacy, he’d earned himself a big violation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless I found work soon I would never earn enough to enter school by fall. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z If he earns a little money he hands it over to his mother, who loves her Mikey. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He had worked for years to earn another moment like that one at the breakfast table—that moment when his father was proud of him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z On this night against the Abilene Eagles, he gained forty-six yards on ten carries, and his return to action earned a single paragraph at the tail end of the Odessa American account of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z There are a possible twenty-one points in the speed round, and a perfect score earns a cash bonus of twenty-one hundred dollars. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z What little money French earned at the tobacco factory he spent on Minnie’s homemade liquor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "You can use this. After tonight, you'll earn a blade of your own. I got it waiting for you at my place." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the space of five weeks he had become an afterthought whose past performance earned no special privilege and seemed largely forgotten. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z General Electric offered to do the job for $1.8 million, insisting the deal would not earn a penny’s profit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z In truth, he works hard, though he doesn’t spend a cent of what he earns. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z End of story—at least if it’s a story about attempting to match earnings to rent. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The advantage to the cleaning person is harder to determine, since the pay compares so poorly to what an independent cleaner is likely to earn—up to $15 an hour, I’ve heard. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t earn money because I’m a girl, so I borrowed these clothes.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z All I could do was hope my saddest possible stitched-up-lost-puppy-injury look might earn me some sympathy. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In his case it was his mouth that earned him lashes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He’s been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he’s going to have to earn that, even. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve already told you. I need to buy my sheep back, so I have to earn the money to do so.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She would face them—face the king—and earn her freedom the honorable way. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Diego howled—earning us glares from the preppy parents who probably presumed we were drunk—and the wave of bad music continued to assault our ears as Creed blurred into Nickelback. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She hated us having to take welfare food, hated accepting anything we needed but did not earn. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Workers in rural areas, which are home to two-thirds of the population, earn less than a dollar a day on average. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The principal’s office was a cramped, achromatic cubicle separated from the library door by a glass trophy case that overflowed with the gilded booty of athletics earned over the past thirty years. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the next few days, she thought hard about what she could do to earn money. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Technically I wouldn’t be earning a salary—instead I received a training stipend from USA Fencing, the official organizing body of fencing in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The victory bumped him up to the top spot in the 1937 earnings race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He would earn the right with a spectacular feat of research, but to his misfortune it would not, alas, be indefinite. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Those sorts of earnings flashes are to the news business what vanilla is to the ice cream business—a basic commodity that actually can be made anywhere in the flat world. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z As though in his own way he was trying to earn his keep. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of that, Boo was hurt, and Aru had earned and lost a sister in a matter of days. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z If you were delivering telegrams for Western Union in New York you’d be earning twenty-five dollars a week and living in luxury. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Boobie was never one to praise others, particularly other running backs, but Crow had earned the ultimate compliment from him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the soldiers of the Fourth Regiment who were encamped upon the Common was earning a little money helping at the Lyte stable. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For the next nine years, knowing that I’d earned it, I made myself a fat peanut butter and jelly sandwich for breakfast each morning and consumed not a single egg. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She opted to earn a degree in education and pursue teaching, the most stable career for a black woman with a college degree. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Most of Marian’s earnings from concert appearances went to her mother, who was still taking in laundry and scrubbing floors, and to her sisters, who were still in school. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Through the untiring efforts of Marjorie White, president of the Birmingham Historical Society, the church earned the national historic landmark status. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z That Saturday, Dad told me that to pay me back, he had to earn the money first. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “But this time, you did something to earn it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Murenga disinherited his son. Proud announced he was going to earn his own fortune. He came here.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a soldier; I was an officer in the Marines, and then I earned my living as an explorer; I was as fit and healthy as it’s possible for a human to be. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Place your hand inside the box to prove your valor and earn a reward.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z A good performance of a single song might not get you your pipes, but it might earn you a wealthy patron instead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I said, although I found it a little hard to believe that a horse could make in a two-minute race more than what I earned in a year. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He was walking behind them earning one of Miss Trixie’s bags of scraps. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “He has finished his first year of college and earned A’s in all of his courses.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The money earned from my furs was turned over to my father. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We had earned four silver pennies, four farthings, and six loaves of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Farmer and his team eventually left the room, but only after it was clear Joe had been comforted and Farmer had earned his trust. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z No drinking was a condition of his parole; by getting caught, he had earned a ticket back to prison. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He then returned to Harvard and earned his PhD in economics. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Money is very easy to earn but rather hard to spend, because there isn’t very much to buy. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z I worked hard to ensure that I would always earn As. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I earned this, and soon I’ll be able to buy a keyboard and pay for piano lessons all on my own. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I offered Mom some of the money I earned, to help with the bills or at least the groceries, but she wasn’t having any of that. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If only he can earn 20 pesos more. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Eric had biked off to Office Max to earn a few extra dollars. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Granny had serious doubts about being able to see them go any further, for the cost of black education had risen dramatically, and her earnings from gardening had not. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the household went like clockwork and the shop had earned money for butter and butcher’s meat once or twice a week. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents were honest, hardworking people who never expected anything they did not earn. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z US soldiers could earn a South Vietnamese parachutist badge as well as American versions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z He needed to earn almost fifty-three dollars to win the bet. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z “Poor!” said Mr. Popper, “I’m not poor. These birds have been earning us five thousand dollars a week.” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe Father could earn the money for the repairs. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, Bobby sent 10 percent of his meager chess earnings to the Church. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Introductory phrases like these have become so familiar that they have earned the right to be exceptions to the rule. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the past, a semi-skilled black man in Chicago could earn a decent wage working in a factory. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Cash from disability checks earned with shrapnel in the neck at Wake Island or shell shock on Iwo Jima; rewards for surviving the Bataan Death March. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She proudly hangs four elementary school diplomas her children have earned, including Maria Isabel’s. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I mean, yeah, he’s a ball of mush underneath, but you have to earn it with him. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I have waited such a long time, Eleanor was thinking; I have finally earned my happiness. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Haying on the McKinley place on Sundays earned us a few windows. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “The welfare. Without la ayuda we could not live. I cannot earn enough to feed all of us.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They did, however, pay dues to the gang—some for protection from rival gangs, others for the chance to eventually earn a job as a foot soldier. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Captain Ty Hill graduated from Valley Forge Military College and earned the rank of second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “They earned it,” he said, in the same dogged way he’d defended them in the infirmary. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That'd earn him a straight shot to the number two spot. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Every one of us had worked for years to earn our place in the arena. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Maybe I would earn the title after I determined if I’d been born allergic to cleaning or if the aversion had been learned. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Hanako had paid the neighbor her entire savings of twenty-seven dollars, earned through working at the restaurant when she was six and seven years old. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I knew then I had not yet earned my own cotton sack. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z After Election, the politicians forgot their promises and enjoyed an earned rest until New Year, when they started work on the next Election. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “The mistress earned herself a trip. I think the rest of us have, too.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They earned fifty dollars a month which was good pay for people of their class in those days. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Rhoda inspected his earnings, counting out the four pennies and three nickels twice to make sure before she looked up, eyebrows raised. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Ninety percent of the As graduated from college and among them had earned 98 graduate degrees. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z One percent of all Americans take home nearly twenty percent of all earnings. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z All my earnings went toward feeding the family and paying for my schooling. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She said she would get a better teaching job and earn more money with that degree. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He had worked on government orders, camera lenses, and microscopes, earning twenty-five dollars a week. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z There are good months, though, when she can earn $ 1,000 to $1,200 cleaning offices and homes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He’d started out earning petty cash by ironing and rubber-banding wrinkled money from dice games, and then moved up in the organization. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But to earn that favor, Cha-Cha would have to do a favor for Duke first. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z By not slapping down the symbol of black prosperity—by aiding it in many ways, in fact—Durham had earned its reputation as a progressive Southern city. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z It was also where I was playing the most gigs, so to keep earning I naturally gravitated that way. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before Bobby left Sweden, he was given a small white envelope containing his earnings from the tour-de-force playing he’d just demonstrated. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He would join the demon’s crew, earn his pardon, and when he was a drüskelle once more, Nina Zenik would be his first target. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I couldn't imagine how my parents were surviving with the little money Papa earned doing odd jobs. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I tried to picture it: a child half my age, earning his keep, roaming the city, his home wherever he was at the moment, his life entirely in his own hands. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z So this means that for every 1 cup of lemonade sold, we earn about 32 ȼ. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z He’d beaten out seven primary opponents and earned more than half the vote to win the nomination. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If I cut him—I mean, when I cut him—it'll be because he earned it. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You eat little children who haven’t even had time to earn their souls.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z More importantly, he later said, he earned “a reputation...for organizing ability, taste and a capacity for creative collaboration.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The moment the children received permission, they applied themselves to finding the best strategies for “earning without learning,” as Constance called it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I worked extra time in my school’s lemon groves and earned coupons for a cassette radio. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I get the word that my new good behavior has earned me a transfer out of Charlestown Prison. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He said softly, “Lupita, you and Salvador cannot earn enough money here in Ensenada, young as you are. So something must be arranged for you.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Nationally, Virginia’s white teachers ranked in the bottom quarter in public school salaries, and their black counterparts might earn almost 50 percent less. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “From the wounds he earned at the French wars. I suppose it will only encourage your enterprise,” she said with some unease. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Wynn helped Nan into the passenger seat and even tried to fasten her seat belt, which earned him a smack on the hand. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He now earns his living by transporting anyone, including secret agents and diplomats, across the Potomac River. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z If I worked like a dog for the remainder of the term I might be able to earn enough to eke out my interest to Devi and tuition as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Meggie couldn't help giggling, which naturally earned her another stern look. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Does the figure mean that for exactly the same jobs that men perform, women earn 59 percent of the men’s salaries? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe you could earn them by doing extra babysitting?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z No kid could earn a hundred dollars in just five days by selling lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z If I’m ever going to be okay, I’ll have to earn it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Possession of the mask hadn’t been sufficient proof for Principal DeShields to link Adrian to my attack, but harassing me with it had earned him a three-day suspension. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She began to take her niece to local benefits and community events, where Marian would be asked to sing a song or two and would earn twenty-five or even fifty cents. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “There is a stone quarry,” he said, “not far from here. Stone-breakers earn good wages.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z His strong public-speaking skills, developed from preaching and teaching, earned him respect as an excellent debater. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, he hadn’t earned enough money as a playwright to support his family. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I remember that Christmas because it was the first time my brother had used money that he had earned himself to buy us our Christmas gifts. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z My job, as I saw it, was to hold steady, earn the best grades I could, and get myself through. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The sailor who had earned Stew Cat went up the hill to get it while the other sailor asked me questions. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z They’ve earned their own media nickname in the wake of everything: The Super Six. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “My son has been living abroad for two years,” the man’s father said, “earning a Ph.D. in Boston, researching in the field of fiber optics.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Mama finds us one old shoe- shine kit, so we can earn money polishing people's shoes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m so sorry to put you to such trouble,” he’d said, earning himself a sharp look. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It's a scheme we came up with to help earn some spending money. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Instead, my parsimonious father launches into a ten-minute-long lecture about how working for a living is hard and kids today don’t get it because they’re given allowances they don’t earn. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z All five women earned full military and cosmonaut status, but only one would be picked to go into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Some draw on government help in the form of food stamps, housing vouchers, the earned income tax credit, or—for those coming off welfare in relatively generous states—subsidized child care. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My mother sends money she earns working in the tomato fields to Hong Kong. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But me and Noodles knew what he really meant, what this was really about, and now it was Noodles's turn to earn his brother back. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z For her future, for the work with which she thought she might earn her living, she would also need some small, straight pieces of wood. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Grasso worked at construction sites, where he probably earned no more than thirty dollars a week. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z What money an African boxer earned was typically used on food, rent, clothing, and whatever was left went to boxing equipment and training. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The money I earned in Kilvin’s shop was spent on essentials: ink, soap, lute strings ... the only other thing I could afford was pride. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z In order, however, that our superior position might not be compromised thereby, a money-box was kept on the kitchen mantel-shelf, into which it was publicly made known that all my earnings were dropped. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Francie took comfort out of not returning to school in the realization that the money she earned made life easier for them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is not a simple way of earning,” I said, “and it is more difficult than it looks.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z That moment, if not the whole evening, affected me quite strongly, like a welcome gladly given, one you didn’t have to earn. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z But by the spring of his second year, he had to drop out to earn money to continue. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “To earn my place on the Pacific team,” said Pranav, “I had to use the Dewey decimal code on this very book.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Manufacturing jobs were transferred by multinational corporations away from American cities to countries that lacked unions, where workers earn a small fraction of what is considered a fair wage in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A wrestler near the top of this elite pyramid may earn millions and is treated like royalty. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But that meant I would earn very little until I could build up a clientele. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z To earn a little something to eat we carried water, scrubbed his floor, ran errands, and held the babies so they wouldn’t cry. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Olga,” he said, “we love each other. What else matters? Besides, when I travel again, I’ll earn back all I lost and more.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He had even earned a medal, presented by Najibullah himself, before defecting once again and returning to the Mujahideen’s side. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In addition, those photographs could earn those com-belt clods a fortune in some photographic contest. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a job earning her own wage. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They feel they have earned their money, and they are not shy about spending it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z She must earn all the money to pay what they owed, so she could gather her family together back on the farm while she still had family left to gather. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “For taking the flag when you earned it. I don’t know what was wrong with me.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z It was more than a man like Mord could hope to earn in a lifetime of abusing prisoners. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Helene digs her nails into my arm and speaks for me, knowing that I’m on the verge of earning myself a whipping. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The two major contestants for the presidency in 1796, then, not only possessed impeccable revolutionary credentials; they had also earned their fame as a team. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Carrying boxes up and down stairs wasn't going to earn me a million dollars. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z We black boys worked long hard hours for what few pennies we earned and we were edgy and tense. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He himself could do something outrageous with his bowie knife and earn the love of a hundred men. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I was proud of my serious brother who had received praise for his skills and had earned the right to return home in honor to become a full man. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z On the Wall, a man gets only what he earns, Benjen Stark had said the last night Jon had seen him alive. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Two-thirds of the adults have had four or more years of college and earn more than $100,000 a year, twice the American family average. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z At last he had a reason for earning money: Harlett O’Hara. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubted the doctor earned that much in a year. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She’d heard that many people were leaving Birmingham for the North, for the higher wages they said they could earn in northern cities. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In a little less than two weeks, they were going to have to race again, twice, in a pair of two-thousand-meter sprints, to earn the right to represent the United States in Berlin. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Thus I have created an opportunity for Lambert to earn back everything I took from the city—a fortune totaling $40 million at my last reckoning. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You earn two annas,” he asked, “after working all day?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The dress store was her best job—they had four big windows they wanted washed three times a week, so she earned twelve dollars a week from there. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s how I earn my living,” he said. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z This earned a longer titter from multiple voices. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It’s my job—isn’t it?—my way of earning my shelter, to be this creature’s friend and surrogate flock. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was free to set his own hours, to earn what he could. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z We have many reasons to hope for great happiness, but we have to earn it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There were few ways in which they could earn a living. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The episode earned Mary a reputation as a smart mathematician who might be able to contribute more than just calculations to her new group. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I earned a master’s degree in journalism and took the first job offered, as a sports writer. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are many good men in the brotherhoods who earn their money as we do and who don’t deal with those things. It’s only a small number who are criminals.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “The champion should be one who has earned the camp’s respect, who has proven resourceful in the chariot races and courageous in the defense of the camp. You shall lead this quest... Clarisse!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Shirley earned three dimes that shone in her palm as brightly as medals for valor. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z You could earn badges and participate in competitions—just like in the Scouts. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z His recklessness served him well in an environment where risk taking, and a willingness to break the rules, earned him accolades. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “What!” said Mrs. Weston, “have not you finished it yet? you would not earn a very good livelihood as a working silversmith at this rate.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Although most of the credit for my exoneration must be given to Dr. Aurelius, who apparently earned his naps by presenting me as a hopeless, shell-shocked lunatic. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Not only do blacks earn less on average than whites, but the differences in wealth and race are staggering,” Allen said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Each week, he gives police officers who patrol the river a 10 percent cut of his earnings as a smuggler. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z The National American Woman Suffrage Association decided to stand with President Woodrow Wilson and back the war effort, hoping that their cooperation would earn Wilson’s support of suffrage after the war. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Virgilio Morales has recently returned from Venezuela where he earned his medical degree. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Few men in her neighborhood earned as much as twenty a week and they had families, too. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “By the way”—she lowers her voice—“we’re divvying up the earnings at the dock tomorrow and you are getting exactly nothing.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Cool. Tell us how ionic bonds are formed and you can earn your freedom.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z But even the younger boys who didn’t have relatives wanted to earn the older boys’ respect. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Through it all he stayed in school and earned good grades. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The excessively hot and cramped conditions, coupled with the fact that some of the toughest schools in the military take place at Fort Benning, have earned the base the nickname “the land that God forgot.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The blow left her cheek stinging, but she knew that she had earned it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I will decide how long you must work for each of the items you stole, and it will be up to me to decide when you have earned back your notebook, if it still exists. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z I’ll probably be through junior high school, almost, before I earn enough to pay Doc Murphy’s bill. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Beauty is pain. And in this case, it’s somebody else’s pain. Miss Ohio, Miss Montana, Miss California, you have each earned yourself something from the goody bag. Reach in.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z In 1881, when he was sixteen, Rondon joined the army and earned a scholarship to the Military Academy in Rio de Janeiro, twelve hundred miles away from his home. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Travis liked the shoats too, but fortunately, that year none of our present piglets had evidenced a singular enough personality to earn a name. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “I was spending more money getting to work than I earned working.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z After the July election, the Nazi Party became Germany’s largest political party, earning the Nazis a slight majority of seats in the Reichstag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Ida and I are looking for someone. You would get half of the earnings. The other half you would have to send to Barbarossa in his new home. That's what we agreed.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I beat my family and my brothers and sisters and earned my father’s love. You win by being strong. Not sentimental and weak.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z As you earn points, you will move up through the ranks of the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z These were the fields that brought them to America, his father repeatedly reminds him, the professions that have earned them security and respect. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t permitted to have any decorations in my cubicle, because I hadn’t earned that privilege yet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Van glanced out the window, into the seminary, a Mormon teaching center where students are allowed to spend a period each school day learning the gospel and earning credits toward seminary graduation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It is better to be without the seed than bereft of the land in which to plant it. Seed is cheap, it can be bought. I can earn a few rupees, or perhaps my sons...” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "You should. Your crimes, will have earned you a place of torment in the deepest of the seven hells, if the gods are just." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They could feign illness, if they liked, but that wouldn’t earn them a trip anywhere, either. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone celebrated earning their diplomas with music and dancing. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z DeeDee and I were unharmed, dirt stained and panting and destined never to be close friends, but at least I’d earned her respect. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z He rose at two-thirty to run a three-hour paper route, and deposited ail his earnings in the bank, which would swallow every penny when the Depression hit. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z After receiving his undergraduate diploma, Walt took a job with Hughes Aircraft, which sent him to Tucson for three years, where he earned a master’s degree in antenna theory at the University of Arizona. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He had attempted several careers, as soldier, ranch hand, mechanic, thief, the last of which had earned him a sentence of three to five years in Kansas State Penitentiary. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She saved practically all of her earnings, living like a miser, hoarding each penny. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He could understand, he said, having to earn her love, and he was willing to prove himself to her with time if she would agree to be patient. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Mama was thrilled at this turn of events, because it meant that Ophie would now be earning a whole three dollars a week. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We get to live here, and the electricity, phone, and suchlike paid for as part of Biddy’s earnings. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Papa had barely earned money as a farmer. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The family earned its fortune manufacturing rebar—the metal rods used to strengthen concrete—which it sold across Jordan. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Paid next to nothing, people convicted of crimes were effectively enslaved in perpetuity, as they were unable to earn enough to pay off their debts. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z With her earnings Irawaddy was able to buy rice and salt, and milk for the child, who was too weak for anything else. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Zane had little hope that the grump of an old man had anything that could earn Zane even a penny, but he was . A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mam is delighted I earned sixpence for reading to Mr.Timoney and what was it he wanted read, the Limerick Leader? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The Women’s Loyal National League had successfully completed its mission, and many people believed that women had earned the right to vote through this work. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z It was a fantastic price because the most sought-after woman earned eight pesos a night, but they all accepted. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "You are a troublemaker. I should mark this down in your Party record book, but I will not. Instead, you have earned the class an extra homework assignment." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Then they would face another day of trying to earn enough for the whole year with the heavy knowledge that they were going to end the season as they started it. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter; now that she would be earning a salary, Penelope resolved to buy copies of the entire series to read aloud to her pupils—what a happy chore that would be! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z And in the seven years since, it seemed Benji hadn't earned back their trust. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Dad usually leaves all his cleaning for Saturdays because he hates the idea of coming home from work on weekdays to more work. On the weekends we cleaned and earned our TV marathons.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Christopher, a graduate ,of Harvard Divinity School, was a poet, a philosopher, and a Unitarian minister, although he earned his keep as a bureaucrat in the California penal system. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, even more important, let us see what we earned.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z After the last few weeks, Percy figured they’d earned a good meal together—really anything that wasn’t firewater or drakon meat soup. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z To put that in perspective, there are maids in South Africa who still earn less than that today. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Citra certainly wouldn’t back down to let him earn the ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I asked her if she was all right, said I would earn and send her money. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z You have much to learn if you hope to earn a place among the high scorers. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z After trying college for a year, she earned money for her own airplane by playing softball. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z “She’ll be safe as long as she remembers to act like a zombie. So now I think I’ve earned that lavish apology,” the bodyguard said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z We’d take on extra work after school and put everything we earned into the piggy bank. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Excuse me. I presumed; I accept what presumption has earned me.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I might send them money anonymously if I earn anything later on. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The voice was that of a jaunty young Alpha, who had entered earning a black iron cash-box. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Her father had insisted that she earn a teaching certificate as a backup plan for her pursuit of a career in the sciences. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z There was the time when we worked so well—or the stones were so kind—that we earned a rupee in a single day. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z This was a lot more than he earned at his short-lived office job in the Loop. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He worried about what would happen when he could no longer earn anything. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z I resolved to become a full-time student in order to earn my LL.B. so that I could go out on my own and practice as an attorney. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I figured maybe I could earn some money and buy one in America. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Saruman, you missed your path in life. You should have been the king’s jester and earned your bread, and stripes too, by mimicking his counsellors. Ah me!’ he paused, getting the better of his mirth. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It was one more argument for Rowan to earn the ring. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I was especially cynical in groups, perhaps feeling that a witty cut-down about a stranger would earn me the respect and admiration of friends. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z By then they had gained a few pounds, earned wages, and begun to forget the daily sting of the plantation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To segregationists, blacks hadn’t yet proven themselves decent and responsible citizens; they needed to earn the privilege to live among whites. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Our goal was to get the chain to touch the floor, at which point we’d earn a free day. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She did earn several that year, and began to feel herself a power in the house, for by the magic of a pen, her ‘rubbish’ turned into comforts for them all. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now that you’re earning money, you deserve a proper place to keep it.” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Leave him alone, Hermione, he’s earned a bit of a break,” said Ron, and he placed the last two cards on top of the castle and the whole lot blew up, singeing his eyebrows. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Nor could he see any way to become Zau’s pupil, however warm the possible invitation, without a place to live and a way to earn his fee. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I took the thirty-eight dollars I’d earned selling peaches and stuffed it into the bag with my seven best pairs of panties, the ones that had the days of the week printed across the backside. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They had lived this way for years, with Mia taking a part-time job that earned just enough for them to get by. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had earned my place in the brotherhood of warriors and could take part in community decisions. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom was always perfectly groomed for these occasions, and it earned him many admiring comments from the women who came to El Patron’s birthday parties. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t worry, I earned ’em fair and square,” said Grandpa Bobby. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z She saved most of the money she earned, hoarding the tips she was given. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Horse racing was one of the most lucrative sports in America at that time, and even undistinguished horses often earned two to three thousand dollars a year. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a girl. She very seldom cries,” she said, handing the baby to me, and as if to earn the compliment it immediately quietened down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z So, after a couple of weeks, I felt like I had earned my place and felt right at home. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he had occasionally made large cash deposits into his checking account—far more money than he earned from his salary at the CIA. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If I was lucky enough to attract the attention of a patron, I could earn enough to square my debt to Devi and pay my tuition as well. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z If that meant that Stimson partners earned rather less money than lawyers at other firms, so be it; they made enough, and kept their scruples besides. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There was no way Evan had earned a hundred dollars in just three days of selling lemonade. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z Keep in mind that these results reflect only a child’s early test scores, a useful but fairly narrow measurement; poor testing in early childhood isn’t necessarily a great harbinger of future earnings, creativity, or happiness. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Everyone is also entitled to performance bonuses that allow them to earn, in certain cases, the equivalent of 100 percent of their base salary. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know what Maddie’s granddad would have earned in a year back then. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Threpe began to play and I could see immediately why he had never earned his pipes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then I thought, I need to go out and start working to earn money so I can buy a phone and call my family so we can all be together again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z That means I earn about 16 c for every cup we sell. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I was all ready to go to work, bury myself in a pile of paper, and tell myself I was helping my family by earning more money. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “This crewman has just earned an F. I order that it be branded on his forehead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z They were jealous of Baba’s carpentry skills, which earned a higher pay than their work of laying bricks, and of how quickly his rice harvest had recovered. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Most of my people who earned tolerable salaries were either teachers, preachers, or doctors. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But soon all her earnings, from clerking at Dickson’s Pharmacy to waitressing at the Eat’n Park, were earmarked for a camera, and she spent hours poring over Mr. Wilkinson’s camera catalogs and photography magazines. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It is at least a way to earn my bread when I am a man, and no doubt I shall never be a goldsmith. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I’d also earned more Worlds medals than any other woman in the history of the sport, which put me in the record books—and made me a favorite to make the USA Olympics team. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z While she was showing me her different makeup applicators, the woman, who had stiff platinum hair and eyelashes tarred in mascara, told me I must be earning a truckload in commissions. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z For the next five decades, Houseman edited and wrote screenplays, earning admiration for his work. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Young knows what she’s doing. Look at that certificate in her hand. She didn’t earn that by picking her nose.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z "I'm glad you've found a good way to earn so soon," Rani says, back at the tree. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Kamau had gotten to follow that path, but Ekon’s path had been taken away, and not because he hadn’t earned it or wanted it enough. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Morbid curiosity compelled me to peek at the underside of his visible half, which earned me a crystal-clear view of the inner workings of his bowels. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Her family desperately needed that seventy-five cents that she earned each day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I earn two annas a day by writing letters—sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. I buy food with it.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am not the only one...besides one must live. It is not everywhere one can earn fifteen rupees a month and have a godown to live in free.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You earned it. You’re a good little worker and I’m proud of you.” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, when he gets a raise—he’s now earning four thousand francs a year—he sends about a third of it to Vincent. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “Yes, I am sure. If I write letters as well as read them, I shall earn even more.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Not only did he get part of Nigel’s earnings, but he got the assurance that Nigel, his only valuable piece of property, was not likely to run away again soon. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z The Christian Union is the brainchild of forty-year-old Matt Bennett, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Cornell and later directed the Campus Crusade for Christ at Princeton. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Once upon a time the uniform would have earned you some respect. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z One day in early February, McCandless announced that he was splitting for San Diego to earn more money for his Alaska trip. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The great irony was that he got bail because he told the judge that if he was in jail, he couldn’t earn money to support his kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I had earned it, all right, and nobody but me would know the way she treated me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Settling into his niche as a miracle worker for tough and neurotic horses, Pollard earned assignments on nearly three hundred mounts and guided them to more than $20,000 in total purse earnings. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t believe that somehow he would not be working on those cottages earning three dollars an hour. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The laundry workers earned 40 cents an hour, ranking them among the lowest paid of all war workers, but with few job options available to them, it felt like a windfall. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They had earned the right to name the organism. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z For that reason, Wolf earned the sinister nickname "the Man Without a Face." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z If he gets good enough, he can earn money by being a draftsman. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Of course Mosca opened the door without asking for the password and earned himself a terrible telling off. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Which is that I long to earn from our father the deed to thy farm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “No, Mr. McGarrity. If they earn the money, they’ll have the privilege of collecting it and bringing it home themselves at the end of the week.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After transferring to the University of Maryland, she earned her bachelor’s degree and entered a master’s program in psychology, becoming the first of Henrietta’s descendants to attend graduate school. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Somehow I'll earn the money to pay for the car repairs, and I'll have to break the news to my own parents, but all of that doesn't matter. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Herb would have told them that he was speaking the truth, convinced them that he, Paul Helm, was a man who “said his prayers and earned his bread.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “Esther and Max Hartlieb.'' “And they are not our children,” her husband stated firmly, which immediately earned him an angry look from his pointy-nosed wife. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He demanded his freedom, writing, "I have rightly earned such liberty by beating Hitler at his own game and thereby have saved the people of the United States loss of life in addition to destruction." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Before crack, it was just about impossible to earn a living in a street gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He’d earned the trust of legislators from all parts of the state, Republican and Democrat alike. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By working part-time delivering groceries, when he wasn’t taking care of the newsstand, Mario thought he could earn enough in a couple of weeks to get Chester out of jail. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z And while we stay here for Anatole’s teaching and organizing, and live on the next-to-nothing that work earns, we still have a measure of privilege incomprehensible to our neighbors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The women earned the name “the Silent Sentinels.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Pilate left with more than her share of earnings, because the women did not want her to go away angry. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When Florida was caught breaking one of the rules, she was more likely to argue and, as a result, to earn extra punishments. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z He worked after school and on weekends, and saved every penny he earned. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z We calculated that if we earned eight annas each day and contrived to live on four, we could save the money we needed to return in forty days. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You have to earn it,” our neighbor said. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But he had proven himself as a superb academic administrator, earning his spurs honing consensus among the fractious faculty cliques on the MIT campus. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Herrmann earned a nomination for his score, and he went on to provide music for dozens of movies from the 1940s through the 1970s. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They didn’t earn much and spent most of that on liquor and horseracing bets. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This, said in all seriousness, earned me a laugh from the players. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But a woman’s income appeal is a bell-shaped curve: men do not want to date /W-earning women, but once a woman starts earning too much, they seem to be scared off. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Six annas, less than we have earned before; but we have nearly enough now, I thought, coming through the gloom. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The boys earned prestigious Hitler Youth merit badges for outstanding performance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Each time I talk back to the captain, I seem to earn a little more respect from her. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z When we asked, we were told we had to work to earn food. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I spoke softly, to avoid earning another acidic look from Mrs. Spektor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Today, many incarcerated people work in prison, typically earning far less than the minimum wage—often less than $3 per hour, sometimes as little as 25 cents. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We are the ones who earn their state grants; we are the ones who make this place a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School— and we are the ones who are being alienated. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Barred from returning to Oklahoma, he had initially gone to work on a sheep farm in New Mexico, earning $75 a month. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “I was thinking, with Christmas coming, maybe I could work there and earn money,” I tell her. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Now Johnny no longer kept half of the money he and Goblin earned carrying letters. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “I expected the corset unlacing would take place after dinner,” Celia says mildly, earning a chorus of laughter. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Uncle Willie only earned eighteen a week and he was forty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As much as possible, afternoons and evenings were spent at my office attempting to keep our practice going and to earn some money. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had twenty- three cents—a dime I had earned running errands for my grandpa, and thirteen cents a fisherman had given me for a can of worms. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In August 1856, after two years, James earned his bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z At any rate it would have cost him most of his year’s earnings to buy Maddie one year of flying lessons. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z The man was no knight, but his courage had earned him that much courtesy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It would take only twenty-five days, and she’d earn enough to postpone their eviction. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z I ended up taking second place that day in Bologna, earning my first individual medal at a World Cup. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z When he told his father that his job was to "hinder production," his mother scolded him, "You are here to do something against the country and here we are earning our living here." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I would earn a world record for getting dressed at the fastest speed known to mankind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You needn’t feel wicked, my child! You had no winter things and got the simplest with your own hard earnings,” said Mrs. March with a look that warmed Jo’s heart. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z We had Mama’s teaching check, Daddy’s railroad check, and the money Grandma India had earned from her work as a maid. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Huxley was the most vocal and pugnacious of them all, and earned the nickname of Darwins bulldog. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Because none of the kids went to him for anything and because he didn’t earn much money he felt like he was cut off from the family. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Many Reds gamble their earnings on the fights, hoping to win a little something to help them get through another week. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z The higher your rank, the more special privileges you earn, like unlocking secret pages and online games and puzzles. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Bill was an engineer, and Daisy a stay-at-home mom who would later enter the workforce and earn master’s degrees in education and psychology. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z The town was over a hundred miles away, and since the harvest had been a poor one and Selvam was earning very little we had not the money to go by rail. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The money that she earned was hers—all of it, to spend as she pleased or to save. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He also did piecework at home, earning a little money or food for each item he produced. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “You earn straight As. You excel on all the state tests. You deserve better than we can currently offer you here at Riverview. You deserve to be at Sunny Brook.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The earnings buy clothes, shoes, and paper for school. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I walk in the kitchen where Sugar’s counting out her nine dollars and fifty cents, the money she earned at the Benefit last night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I ran out of money on the way, so I got off here and found a job laying blacktop for a few days, trying to earn enough for another bus ticket. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The desert was full of men who earned their living based on the ease with which they could penetrate to the Soul of the World. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d earned a grade of 90 percent in Spanish and 97 percent in geometry, making for “a really good year.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a perfect, moon-shaped crescent that had cooled more tempers and earned him more favors than he could count. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I tell her I earned a shilling and she says I can go to the Lyric, I deserve it. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z And the foot soldiers earned just $3-30 an hour, less than the minimum wage. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I will not have that pauper live like a lady in my house. She can earn her keep.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z David became a psychologist, earning a PhD in 1986 from Texas Tech University, and, eventually, becoming an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I think she is going to sell my hair to people who make wigs and earn a lot of money. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Shortly thereafter, Dicey called James and Sammy together, and they counted the money they had earned. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time they reached fourteen, many young people were pulled out of school and called upon to earn their keep as messenger boys, door openers, office girls, and seamstresses. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I could drive Father’s rickshaw for an hour or two every day. He’d have a chance to rest, and I could earn some money.” Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z He would be in some pain when he came to, but he had earned that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I felt lucky to be his grandson, and I always wanted to earn his approval and be worthy of his affection. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z "We'll earn it back today," I say, and we both plow into our plates. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It sounded like Riverbank was a place where he could be his own master, do the work he loved, and earn good money. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “We have a system here, and you haven’t earned your keep yet.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z For the past three years, she's been earning good money designing websites. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the late 1990s, however, Cook County Hospital started a project that may one day earn the hospital as much acclaim as any of those earlier accomplishments. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Surely, it seemed, there must come a moment when all the tasks would be done and some brief leisure earned, yet always a new chore loomed ahead. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Of one thing he was certain: The feast-day banquets in the palace of the King could never better the modest meal before him, for he had earned it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z It seemed the news of my father’s miraculous healing was spreading, earning them more and more customers. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z When I come back after earning my three talents, maybe then you can ask me again.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought about Herbert, about how desperately he wanted the American flag he earned through his military service in Vietnam. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “It does not seem like something that would earn the respect of men such as these,” Amah said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Why had he picked that way to earn a quarter? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good. You can earn good money as a maker of cloth and clothes.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “And he works at this and that afternoons and evenings. Sometimes he earns as much as five dollars a week outside of school.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawer that had held the majority of Ophie’s and her mama’s earnings over the past few months hung open, the money gone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The induction date fell before the Flynn film would wrap, and Louie stood to earn a bonus if he stayed through the shoot. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z So why hadn’t he sent at once for Eril-Fane, and earned himself the envy of all the other delegates and the gratitude of Weep? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A killed flyer earned two points for the shooter, while a wounded walker scored a mere half point. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z The Duke of Berry had lost a kingdom through the unpopularity which he earned by feeling sorry for eight hundred foot soldiers who had been killed in a battle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The line went out and out and out but it was slowing now and he was making the fish earn each inch of it. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I earned thirteen dollars a week and I had to support four people with it, and should I risk that thirteen dollars by acting idealistically? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He slipped the bangle inside his pocket and fastened the button Mother had sewn on his shirt to keep his earnings safe. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z "I want a job, sir, so that I can earn enough money to return to college in the fall." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z That is not strictly true, but you do have to earn her affection. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He offered to help out with the bills instead of spending his earnings on himself. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Only two more selling days before she and Evan counted their earnings on Sunday night. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z It took him only three days to earn the place of honor in her nightly prayers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wages Mamá was paid at the hotel were too small to support the seven of them, and Lupita earned only centavos for her errands. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The winner of the Curaçao tournament would earn the right to play the current World Champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, in the next world title match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She asks everyone how much they earn, and no matter what they tell her, she says, “You can make ten times as much in Miami!” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She earned her engineering title through hard work, talent, and drive, but the opportunity to fight for it was made possible by the work of the people who had come before her. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Frankie had always spent his Saturday evenings taking the week’s earnings to various fences throughout Chicago. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Papa then took out a pencil and began to figure out how much we had earned our first day. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z But he never approached me, he never asked me point-blank what I did, he’d just inquire if I were earning enough for my family and then silently nod. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The new studies of mobility, which methodically track people’s earnings over decades, have found far less movement. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The round-trip took us nearly five hours — time far better spent earning money to pay for food, rent, and clothes for the children. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I hadn’t earned the merit individually as of yet, the team had captured the state championship title two years in a row. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z After they are gone, I will be earning and saving, Lyddie said to comfort herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The driver’s actually Simon, the boyfriend, earning some double time on Christmas Day. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Ninety percent qualify for “free or reduced lunch,” which is to say that their families earn so little that the federal government chips in so the children can eat properly at lunchtime. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Two months after the flight that earned her the Order of Lenin, the fateful wind behind her would make her an international celebrity. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z In exchange for teaching five classes, he earns sixteen thousand dollars a year. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She joined “the lecturing corps” as an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society, earning ten dollars a week, an amount equal to about $300 in today’s dollars. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Sean said they would let her have one litter and see if her kittens could earn their keep even if she couldn’t. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z “I earned a few crusts of bread en route here and there in exchange for some drawings that I had in my suitcase.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I earned my acceptance, and if they don’t like it, too bad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I still have to earn money to hire that tutor,” he said. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Anatole earned a stipend from student teaching, an amount the other graduate students called a “pittance,” though it was much more than he and I had ever earned together in any year. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Fuchs escaped to England, where he earned his PhD in physics. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “How about a side bet? Whoever earns the most homework passes or gets to three first wins.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z But at last, when the money she thus earned for him was not enough for his needs, he turned upon his own body and devoured it until he killed himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith, in a gesture that I would later realize earned him stature among inmates and yet accomplished his goal of discipline, would let them back out for rec if he felt he’d made his point. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her confirmed, eternal love of him, love that he didn’t even have to earn or deserve, seemed to him natural. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Freeman brought in the necessities and she earned extra money cutting poker games in gambling parlors. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I earned a little better weekly pay check working at the Gar Wood factory in Detroit, where big garbage truck bodies were made. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he says, Young lady, please earn your money tonight. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The starting salary was $6,400, which was more than Elizebeth ever earned at the Coast Guard or the Navy. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It's a stigma we’ve earned and are trying to overcome with our own unique blend of guilt and hypocrisy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I try to tell Shorty I need more time to earn into it, but he’s all, “Let’s go take a look.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Plebe system is a process all new arrivals must go through in order to earn the title of new cadet. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z With such a center, they said, they would be able to go to work and in time earn enough to move out of the project. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z They would no sooner question the color line than they would the concept of heaven and hell or the fact that man must earn his bread by the sweat of his brow. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And I will have earned my place in it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Okay, Twinkle Toes,” Writing Cop said to Train Ear, Jelly Bones, Boom Box, Beat Box, and Clayton, “Looks like you ballerinas have all earned an official escort to the ball. But first, the bracelets.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z But they also got a big head start, an opportunity that they neither deserved nor earned. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z He earned about $125,000 from Harvard and the Brigham; out of that he paid his personal bills as well the mortgage on his mother’s house, channeling any leftover funds to PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Would he really condemn some children to eternal suffering just for the accident of a heathen birth, and reward others for a privilege they did nothing to earn? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I can feel that my words have earned me respect. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I hope we’ve done enough work to earn our supper and that no one will mind if we go to greet the ship. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z It wasn’t like being a maid where hard work only earned you a bonus in exhaustion. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z So, they say, they must earn money to put in the box. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The only clue seemed to be “you have much to learn if you hope to earn a place among the high scorers.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z By this time my father had earned enough on the farm to hire some men to construct two new buildings. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Joshua had always expected that Katherine would earn a graduate degree, but the circumstances made finishing the program impossible. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This had earned me such a tremendous blow to the side of the head that today I was dizzy when I tried to stand or move about quickly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Lester had learned easily what I had struggled over, but he came when he felt like it, or he stayed away to earn money waxing floors. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Taming the tunnel interference was a “long sought technical prize” for the researchers, and in 1951 it earned John Stack and his colleagues another coveted Collier Trophy. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When I had earned my place as the center of attention, I launched into the tale of Grandpa’s gunfight. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I had four years to become a good enough fencer to earn a scholarship. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z What could his heavy arms and befuddled brain accomplish that would earn him his own respect, that would in turn allow him to accept her love? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z “Once you earn the stories, you’ll realize that the brighter the star, the bigger the story. In my heart, I believe your story is going to be as big as the sun.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Howard did his best to warm them to the idea of rescheduling the match, even setting aside his heretofore paramount goal of breaking Sun Beau’s earnings mark. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z To earn more points and add an element of suspense to your hunt, a seeker can declare a book. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t get up until I was given all the cows I’d earned. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z But he earned respect because he returned to the courts every day no matter how severely he had been humiliated the day before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d earned some sympathy because of the attack, but I doubt I’d be able to weasel out of a detention if Marten caught me trying to skip. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “One way or another, I’m going to win this game. I just hope starring in Mr. Lemoncello’s commercials earns me some decent money.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Whatever she earned over and beyond this sum, she was allowed to keep. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is mine too. I earn five deben a month and give you all of it.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The scholarly man said, “The nuns in the priory. How do they earn a living? Do they make perfumes, anything like that?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I end up earning enough to pay for school supplies and contribute money to my family for food. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In exchange for our honest sweat we’d so far earned flowers and leaves, but nothing we could actually have for supper. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then when Reggie earned the lead on the next score, a devastating cross-court shot, he smirked again, this time at Chip. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Blue Devil mascot earns a standing ovation by back-flipping right into the principal. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he added that it was about time I earned my keep around the place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Once Grandpa asked me what I did with the money I earned. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You could earn a lot more than you do now, working for me. I’d treat you so nice,” Neil told her. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z If you flag the book before you download the clue, you will earn double the points if you reach the book first. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Like Hernan Cortes, who conquered Mexico, Pizarro was born into the lower fringes of the nobility and hoped by his exploits to earn titles, offices, and pensions from the Spanish crown. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He stood frozen with fear, probably straining all those math brain cells to calculate how big a wedgie he’d just earned himself. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Accordingly, a formerly incarcerated person living at or below the poverty level can be charged by four or five departments at once and can be required to surrender 100 percent of his or her earnings. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z A situation had now been reached in which whoever threw the next hit had to earn general approval by being ingenious or funny. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I agreed because I didn’t want to offend them by pushing too hard for what I felt was a nicer way to earn a living. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z If Father stayed healthy Naima was sure he would earn enough to provide food and pay back the rickshaw loan. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z They worked for many years to earn enough to marry the farmers’ daughters. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew just how much he was supposed to earn a week, more or less. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z An Air Force major stood and announced that we had earned a first-prize certificate for being “Outstanding in the Field of Propulsion.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Being mean will earn you a black spot, and you know what that means. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z So this is what O levels earn you. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Time to earn your keep, Picasso,” he mutters. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z When the proximity earned no reaction, the fairy landed on his head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I hadn’t yet tracked the degrees they must have earned to gain access to the tall corporate castles lining Van Buren. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If she were trying to earn Minya’s praise, she wouldn’t hold back, but would use Hayva’s tenderness and grief against her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Minor deviations earned her little frowns on wise brows, or a degree of frostiness and withdrawal of sympathy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I washed people’s cars to earn enough money to get by. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Dad explained that he was out trying to earn money. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “We 'ad our living to earn, see,” said the Cabby. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Brady had earned his PhD and already accepted a faculty post at Saint Louis University. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Andy—called “Harold” by Rob and all his Kiwi friends— was a big, sturdy lad, built like an NFL quarterback, with rugged good looks of the sort that earn men roles in cigarette advertisements. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z When my dad left us this last and final time, my mom earned her Realtor’s license, but because the housing market is less than booming, she part-times at a bookstore. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Roosevelt quickly established himself as a leader, making newspaper headlines and earning respect for fighting corruption in the state government. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z The future, McKissick and a few others realized, lay not in seeking the right to spend money, but in the ability to earn it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Though they earned practically nothing, they could be worth a lot, upwards of $15,000 for a good one. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She earns high marks on each challenge Du Barry assigns. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z “Your only granddaughter,” I correct, earning me an extra cheek pinch. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z They know they will come here and live eight or nine to a room and earn ten dollars a day, maybe save five. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Wish I could earn it in a week, but know I can’t. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z That would be awesome, even if their parents were making them put all their earnings into college savings accounts. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, before beginning the long, hot haul back to his house, he found an empty spot on a shaded bench and pulled his earnings out of his pockets. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z And that afternoon, she had been spectacular on bars, which had earned a huge score for her. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Things that would get her noticed or earn her applause. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z If I knew anything, I knew how to earn my way. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Nothing was more important than earning the confidence and trust of patients. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z “I got a right to. I earn it every day working for that crazy fool.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He reached for his zipper pouch on the floorboard, where he kept most of his firewood earnings for the night. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t go back to them yet, not until I earn it. Not until I make it right.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The Chancellor gave me the same look Hemme had earned before for speaking out of turn, but I bulled ahead. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z "Now, now, I gotta earn a living, don't I? I don't have some fancy monastery, giving me food, do I?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z "I have earned my diamond with this blood. Give it to me." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Helmuth has earned a high mark, with only a brief comment, Well done. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z She continued to send what money she could, chiefly her own earnings. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The Mesarthim could only be the “gods” whose deaths had earned him his name. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The Reverend Theodore Parker, who when a boy bought a Latin dictionary with the first money he ever earned, was chairman of the Executive Committee of the Boston Vigilance Committee. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z What I was given was the thing you can’t earn, and can’t keep, and often don’t even recognize at the time; I mean joy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The more alfalfa he did not grow, the more money the government gave him, and he spent every penny he didn’t earn on new land to increase the amount of alfalfa he did not produce. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He handed me my money, more than I had earned for the week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time, my mother started moving up at the real-estate company she worked for, taking on more responsibilities and earning a better salary. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But how could they pay for one, especially now that Baba had no chance of earning anything from Gupta? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Getting to the top of any given mountain was considered much less important than how one got there: prestige was earned by tackling the most unforgiving routes with minimal equipment, in the boldest style imaginable. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “Connect with the turkey, earn the turkey’s trust...befriend the turkey...” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I have paid for it, in fact, I have earned it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “You more than earned your keep with work, Nhamo,” the Afrikaner said, “even if you did disable half the farm crew.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Most of their eggs are quite safe—and delicious! But it was the exploding ones that earned them their rather unkind name: Armageddon chickens.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He’s earned his rest, all right,” he breathed. p in Massachusetts, Pollard greeted reporters with a rhyme: “The weather was clear, the track fast War Admiral broke first and finished last.” Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z How could they ever earn enough money to give their daughters pretty clothes and send them to Europe during the summers so they wouldn't get bored? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Here ya go, Ma,” I said, and handed her nine dollars from my Johnny Cakes earnings. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z According to government figures released in 1980, women earn 59 percent of what men do. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s always profit-taking or the federal deficit or something or other to account for a bearish turn, and improved corporate earnings or interest rates or whatever to account for a bullish one. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t earn it. It come from selling the calf. I was only going to bury it—till it was needed.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I earn all the money, and he drinks it away. He passes out in the gutter every night, and I have to fight the rats off him!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a tradition in the Rommely family that the men keep for themselves any tips or overtime money that they earned. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She really did not have any definite vocation, but she had earned the highest grades by means of inflexible discipline simply in order not to annoy her mother. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I emptied the contents of my backpack onto my bed at home, making plenty of space in the bag for my guaranteed earnings. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “From what they earned,” Theresa says in a tiny voice. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He stepped on someone’s hand, earning a sharp cry of pain in return, then a punch on the calf. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She promptly went back to school and earned three degrees in law from the Washington College of Law at American University. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “No one can give you manhood or honor, Ekon. You must earn those for yourself.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It’s certainly difficult for individuals to think about “their” work going away, being done thousands of miles away by someone earning thousands of dollars less per year. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z “There was no way to earn enough money there,” he says. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z He’s not going to be the youngest elected congressman in modern history without earning it, but nobody needs to know how hard he’s kicking underwater. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The way I saw it I earned my respect and I didn’t go for him dissing me like I was some chump. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I don't feel like singing, but I realize if I want to eat something more than squirrel stew, it's up to me to earn cash now. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z We spent some of our skimpy earnings on thick plastic sheets to keep our home dry, because Arul said the rainy season was approaching. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Gran’s secret to no signs of feline life—no evidence of cat hair or litter—could earn her a fortune. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “I feel that I have earned your charity,” he said, gesturing to the spiral notebooks he’d filled with plans. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I’d earned seven of these over the years, and what use were they to me? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z And in Wisconsin, more than eleven thousand poor people go to court without representation every year because anyone who earns more than $3,000 per year is considered able to afford a lawyer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The small limbs had firm floor under them; they obeyed perfectly, as he noticed to his joy, and strove to earn’ him forward in the direction he wanted. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how noble the ideal, some people had better jobs or nicer apartments whether or not they had earned them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “How can you earn a living that way?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “That would earn you a one-way ticket to a boarding school in India.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z So information about who earns what and where has to travel by word of mouth, and for inexplicable cultural reasons, this is a very slow and unreliable route. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z With the money he earned by working at a job God gave him a body strong enough to work with. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z In fact, most of J. T.’s foot soldiers also held minimum-wage jobs in the legitimate sector to supplement their skimpy illicit earnings. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I earned my spurs in Dome. I am as much a knight as you are.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “You’re right. Wait—isn’t that why you all want me to go to school in Kolkata—for all the money I might earn in the future?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z "It took me just three years to earn the money that bought it." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I've been wanting to use "bloody" without earning a demerit, but now the punch of it is gone. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Right now, somebody else might be earning ten million dollars; I might already be doomed to return to New York. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Herr Seligmann fought in the Great War, where he was wounded and earned the Iron Cross for his bravery. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z There were a few last IDs to crank out, to earn an extra bit of road money. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t earn enough working in Kilvin’s shop to pay back Devi at the end of the month, let alone make enough for tuition too. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I neglected my business, spent more money than I earned, wrote bad checks, and in the end became a thief. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Each of them would have to earn it all over again. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Exxon comes out with its earnings and we need to get that as fast as possible up on screens around the world: ‘Exxon earned thirty-nine cents this quarter as opposed to thirty-six cents last quarter.’ The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z The contempt that earned him would be punishment enough. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She had liked school and had grieved when Papá told her she must leave and start earning money by doing errands for people. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Love that at last he could feel he had earned. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Who knew, after all, when the next opportunity to earn significant money would come along? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A capable mechanic, he earned sixty dollars a week. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He had earned a master’s degree in applied sciences, and he taught physics and chemistry during the weekdays at the all-black George Washington Carver High School in North Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I had with the day’s earnings bought as usual one rice cake which I now broke to hand around. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “You earned that,” and you nod at the bracelet in the box. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z To make conversation, the man asked Dicey how much money they’d earned, and she answered that they hadn’t counted yet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take him a year just to earn enough for his freshman year. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She might be able to earn food or money, somehow. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z When he turned seventeen, his dad sent him to America to earn money. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Soon there were babies, and C.P. worked one job after another, earning just enough to keep the family together. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z When they announce I’ve earned new clothes, they add that I have to get them at Effert’s, so Mom can use her discount. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Last night’s extravagant spending had left me with exactly three pennies in my pocket, and I was eager to take advantage of my newly earned position. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I don’t know that this would earn me any good karma. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I had earned two annas, and I spent it on a rice cake for us to eat in the morning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Fast but not too fast; he had to be sure to earn out the hour. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z In three consecutive trips to Worlds, I’d earned fourteen medals, ten of them gold, which made me the most decorated American female gymnast ever. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z In the end, the only way in which he managed to earn a few pennies was by shoveling snow in the streets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Neylan’s concern was that the offer was too rich: “I knew that any time Ernest took that amount of money, he would break his neck to earn it,” he recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I wish it! Who would not wish it? But I cannot pay the fee. Gebu takes the coppers I earn at stonecutting, and I have nothing else.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “But only if you finish that hot chocolate. I cleaned out a septic tank to earn this money. Not that you should feel guilty or anything.” Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z The earnings potential is uncertain, and she has no health benefits under this new part-time arrangement, relying instead on her husband’s. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z But Erin has a real chance to make a good college team and earn a scholarship, which is another reason I love training and playing off-season b-ball so much: It’s a chance to help Erin. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Grandpa didn’t exactly promise the job, but he said it shore would be nice if she could earn her keep, which may of been what Miss Love had in mind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I haven’t done anything to you. All this is mine. I earned it. I didn’t steal it from you. I’ve never seen you before in my life. Who are you?” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “I put it in a fund and can’t withdraw it for at least a few years. I put in, I earn interest.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Young men became educated and earned money, and once these economic opportunities were available to all, our two tribes had little reason to fight. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The United States still had many military facilities in Europe; when I earned ratings of fluent in German, Polish, and Russian, I expected to be stationed in Germany or Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “So, whatever money we earn belongs to all of us, equally, right?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z It would buy her time to earn enough money to pay for the rest. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I couldn’t get them out every time, but if they was gonna steal on me, they had to earn it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I work for myself, and whatever I earn I spend as I see fit. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Vincent knows that to earn money as a draftsman, he has to have all the basics down. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The lines in her face looked earned; they were not decorations casually bestowed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ordered to return a few days later to retake the test, he went back to the set and earned his bonus. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z He doesn't think about the meaning behind the words, just writes—writes what Herr Vinke wants to hear, writes what will earn a high mark. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “If I just gave you a million dollars, you wouldn’t appreciate it when you actually earned your first million. I’m doing you a favor.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve earned it. The money is sitting in your account now.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I don't get "insider" prices but my skills are good enough to earn respect from the sellers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Grandpa let her rave till she shouted, “Pa, Love Simpson has earned the disrespect of everybody in town. And now she’s go’n get everything she can out of you, startin’ with New York City! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And if he had earned some small part of Kaz’s trust, did he deserve it? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The majority of the SS-HJ, however, fought within the rules of war, and they even earned praise from their opponents. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Only he could have foreseen how two black eyes would earn her the lasting friendship of the tallest, and the strongest, and the fastest girl in all of the fifth grade. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z I reasoned thus: Though English was my native tongue and America my native land, she, an alien, could operate a store and earn a living in a neighborhood where I could not even live. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He did not propose to be backward, given a chance to earn a much better—i.e., more highly paid—job. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A natural leader, Hans Scholl rose to command a squad of 150 Hitler Youth, earning the rank of Fähnleinführer, a leader of a patrol that has its own flag. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I take all my money out of the bank, $120, money I earned slaving away at my mother’s bakery, and buy a one-way bus ticket to Miami. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z For a decade after graduating from college he probed his soul for signs of a divine calling while earning his keep as a country schoolteacher and then apprentice lawyer. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Either is capable of earning her own living. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had meant to be so good, and to do so much at Lowood: to make so many friends, to earn respect and win affection. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Many others earned the esteem of their fellow chemists and physicists even if they fell short of the ultimate honor—a Nobel Prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z She was really grown and ready to earn her keep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z If I took home gold, I didn’t want anyone to doubt that I deserved it, so I needed to go out there and earn it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z |
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