| 单词 | earned |
| 例句 | 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 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 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 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 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 “From what they earned,” Theresa says in a tiny voice. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 But they also got a big head start, an opportunity that they neither deserved nor earned. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z "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 Her success earned her an offer for a graduate fellowship, but she thought spending three years studying a single medieval poet sounded restricting. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 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 His consistent willingness to pay the penalty for his principles earned my enduring respect. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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’d beaten out seven primary opponents and earned more than half the vote to win the nomination. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 Her family desperately needed that seventy-five cents that she earned each day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z People with four-year college degrees tended to consider themselves middle class even if they earned little. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z We had earned four silver pennies, four farthings, and six loaves of bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Papa had barely earned money as a farmer. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “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 Each of them paid half of what they earned for their keep. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z A little bit of hope—hard earned, well deserved, reasonable—glowed in me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 “Yeah, too bad,” I said and earned my own look from Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He had earned it while napping, although he did not understand how. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z 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 He always brought home all the money he earned on Captain Ortega’s boat. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 After trying college for a year, she earned money for her own airplane by playing softball. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “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 “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 Marian and Billy earned $100 for an appearance, which they split between them. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 It had never really mattered until today, when it earned him a cool nickname. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 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 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 The contempt that earned him would be punishment enough. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z 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 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 Barbarossa threw an olive at him, which immediately earned him a resounding slap from Hornet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 They’ve earned their own media nickname in the wake of everything: The Super Six. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 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 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 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 His gregarious nature and sense of humor earned him friends. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Still, I had watched how my father always managed with what he earned. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I earned my spurs in Dome. I am as much a knight as you are.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Once Grandpa asked me what I did with the money I earned. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 It wasn’t like being a maid where hard work only earned you a bonus in exhaustion. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “If we earned a fair wage, your children wouldn’t have to work,” she said. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z Smugglers earned millions overnight, at the cost of everyone else. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 “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 “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 The money earned from my furs was turned over to my father. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They fought and fought until they earned the rights they should have had all along. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 “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 Each one earned him part of a meerkat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 But the money to live on must be earned. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Now Johnny no longer kept half of the money he and Goblin earned carrying letters. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 His cheek earned him a few extra jabs with the Sensor, and he was still wincing as they stepped out into the wind and sleet. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Read once in a book about how some kids earned money baby-sitting. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 “For taking the flag when you earned it. I don’t know what was wrong with me.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 He played on no sports team, joined no organization, won no awards, earned no A’s. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “You earned it. You’re a good little worker and I’m proud of you.” Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 Veterans of the Indian campaigns earned generous mercenary coin for their expertise. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z 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 It was Pumpkin who earned extra money working at the Lytes’ stable. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 She told me that her teacher actually earned the title of educator. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 “That boy earned his place with us that night, all right.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 handed me my money, more than I had earned for the week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her children had depended on every penny her husband earned. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Once upon a time the uniform would have earned you some respect. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Fuchs escaped to England, where he earned his PhD in physics. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “Excuse me. I presumed; I accept what presumption has earned me.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z In his case it was his mouth that earned him lashes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His strong public-speaking skills, developed from preaching and teaching, earned him respect as an excellent debater. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Haying on the McKinley place on Sundays earned us a few windows. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I earned my acceptance, and if they don’t like it, too bad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z This deed earned Spencer a second life sentence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 Virgilio Morales has recently returned from Venezuela where he earned his medical degree. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 have paid for it, in fact, I have earned it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The mistress earned herself a trip. I think the rest of us have, too.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z CBS, especially, had earned a reputation for reliability thanks to its reports on the European conflict. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I don’t know what Maddie’s granddad would have earned in a year back then. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “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 Seth, on the other hand, settled for lousy grades, routinely skipped his homework, and earned frequent detentions. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z In the first semester, he had earned As. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z In time I earned a master's degree in education from Pepperdine University. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z 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 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 When the proximity earned no reaction, the fairy landed on his head. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I mean, I’ve kind of earned the right to think of him as my brother. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Yet nearly none of them had earned marks equal to mine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They had earned money, more than enough money. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 The Mesarthim could only be the “gods” whose deaths had earned him his name. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 This, said in all seriousness, earned me a laugh from the players. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 Then he added that it was about time I earned my keep around the place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He earned out his fee in two weeks. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z She earned her way back to my side, but she suffered greatly. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 “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 “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 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 Uncle Willie only earned eighteen a week and he was forty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 Besides doing so well in school, he earned twenty-five dollars a week. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 “Give him another six months. He hasn’t earned it yet.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 And in the seven years since, it seemed Benji hadn't earned back their trust. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 Sit around collecting dust while the rest of the world earned their living. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 tunnel was called Operation Gold, but the massive project quickly earned a nickname: "Harvey's Hole." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 "They earned the silver. How they spend it is no concern of mine." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 I take this opportunity to congratulate officers and men of our armed forces for their gallantry and bravery, which have earned for them the admiration of the whole world. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “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 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 Love that at last he could feel he had earned. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 have earned my diamond with this blood. Give it to me." The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Ninety percent of the As graduated from college and among them had earned 98 graduate degrees. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “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 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 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 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 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 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 She proudly hangs four elementary school diplomas her children have earned, including Maria Isabel’s. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 I think they wanted to remind themselves that he had never earned his way like they did. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z 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 But he earned the reputation of a coward who had abandoned his mother to die. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 turned out he was paying me three times what a normal saleslady earned! Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z 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 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 Isn’t it time we admitted that the contraction has earned its place in the sun? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 By refusing this small violation of his privacy, he’d earned himself a big violation. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I doubted the doctor earned that much in a year. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He would be in some pain when he came to, but he had earned that. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I can feel that my words have earned me respect. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Bobby’s mother earned an online degree after her children got older and now works in accounting. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 "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 This earned him the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 I’d earned seven of these over the years, and what use were they to me? Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Helmuth has earned a high mark, with only a brief comment, Well done. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z They looked like Rose’s grandmother had earned them a long time ago. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z Meggie couldn't help giggling, which naturally earned her another stern look. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z 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 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 “I’m impressed. You’ve earned your first bonus. Two yards of any fabric you like, on the house.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 “You earned that,” and you nod at the bracelet in the box. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z 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 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 A killed flyer earned two points for the shooter, while a wounded walker scored a mere half point. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z Alex bites down a smile that feels bigger than the sentence has truly earned. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z 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 “Here you go. You earned it,” he said. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “You’ve earned it. The money is sitting in your account now.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “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 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 That sparked a thought: I'd just earned twenty dollars from babysitting, which I was planning to spend on silver hoop earrings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 They earned the opportunity by first winning an in-house competition at Truman. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 If you had earned your pipes, you could be called upon to play. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Respect earned by integrity cannot be lost without your consent. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z 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 You earned it, Filthy, he says, sliding the ring on my finger. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 I also earned gold on beam and floor and silver on vault. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z They told their Bengali friends that Graham was well behaved, Ivy educated, earned an impressive salary. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 She started bringing us money she earned on the job. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Even though Haupt had earned two medals on his voyage for spotting a British naval blockade and warning the ship to run past it safely, Haupt and Wergin weren't allowed to leave the freighter. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 He’d earned the trust of legislators from all parts of the state, Republican and Democrat alike. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 “This crewman has just earned an F. I order that it be branded on his forehead.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z 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 “We have a system here, and you haven’t earned your keep yet.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z 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 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 ‘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 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 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 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 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 “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 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 If everything was as it seemed, Rufus had earned his beating and more. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 When their children then succeed, their success is seen as earned. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z They brought along some money, which my grandparents had earned from selling a cow. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “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 Journeymen earned a slightly higher salary and usually escaped the chores. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 “And there’s no allowance if I don’t tell Papa you’ve earned it.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 A capable mechanic, he earned sixty dollars a week. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Still, he hadn’t earned enough money as a playwright to support his family. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z 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 And I will have earned my place in it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 It was everything I had earned from Mrs. DiAngelo that summer. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “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 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 “Especially your body, Bridge. You earned it back, little by little. Don’t forget that.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z 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 ‘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 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 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 Almost any job would pay better than what a ballplayer earned then. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “I think I speak for everyone,” he says, “when I say that you have earned the title of Dauntless.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 “I was spending more money getting to work than I earned working.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z 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 “Don’t worry, I earned ’em fair and square,” said Grandpa Bobby. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The blow left her cheek stinging, but she knew that she had earned it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 Now, even more important, let us see what we earned.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 He worked after school and on weekends, and saved every penny he earned. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 Mom liked to say that Dad could talk a blue streak, spinning tales of jobs he’d never had and college degrees he’d never earned. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 Elizebeth had grown up in a world where women earned less than men. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z 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 didn’t get up until I was given all the cows I’d earned. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 I earned one dollar in all of me and Mama's years of playing that game. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 That shut Mark up but earned Luke a frown from Mother. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z But patience and stealth, patience and stealth; a lesson soon learned is a meal soon earned. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z 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 “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 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 I’d never earned gold on vault in a world competition—until now. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Yet the better I got to know him, the more he earned my respect. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z 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 The women earned the name “the Silent Sentinels.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 Shortly thereafter, Dicey called James and Sammy together, and they counted the money they had earned. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The spitting incident, symbolically equivalent to burning the American flag, had apparently earned the government’s wrath. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z They had earned the right to name the organism. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 The boys earned prestigious Hitler Youth merit badges for outstanding performance. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 "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 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 “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 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 He placed it in my hand and said, “You earned it, Noah.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z 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 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 I had my freedom now, and it was because I earned it this time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 They feel they have earned their money, and they are not shy about spending it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “I learned very early not to wish for things. Wishing just brought earned disappointment.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 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 “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 “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 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 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 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 The lines in her face looked earned; they were not decorations casually bestowed. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He actually earned his money through hard work. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 “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 “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 He had a smug look on his face, but I figure he’d earned the right. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Brady had earned his PhD and already accepted a faculty post at Saint Louis University. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z 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 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 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 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 The man was no knight, but his courage had earned him that much courtesy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z 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 “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 In August 1856, after two years, James earned his bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “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 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 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 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 “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 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 “Did you know, Amir jan, that she earned nothing but A’s in high school?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I looked at his name typed neatly across the envelope and wondered how he earned his money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And if he had earned some small part of Kaz’s trust, did he deserve it? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z This earned a longer titter from multiple voices. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z 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 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 “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 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 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 But as one of the top directors in Hollywood, whose movies have earned more than $3 billion in the box office, the jobs continue to roll in. Bryan Singer bombshell investigation echoes the Harvey Weinstein and R. Kelly stories 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Melissa McCarthy earned a lead actress nomination for her role as Israel, a biographer who started forging letters from literary legends to earn money after she fell on hard times. 8 books that inspired this year's Oscar-nominated films 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z As one user put it, “She stole from you. You earned it. It sounds like she saw all the money you were given and got jealous.” Greedy bride steals bartender's tip jar, leaves him with just $20 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z At any point players could stop and bank what they had earned from each individual balloon. The big bike helmet debate: 'You don’t make it safe by forcing cyclists to dress for urban warfare' 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z The speech earned him an appreciative call from the mogul and an offer to join the board. George Conway is the man at the center of everything 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z Mrs. Robinson wrote poems from an early age and earned a bachelor’s degree in theater at Allegheny College. Barbara Robinson, Children’s Book Author, Dies at 85 2013-07-14T01:49:33Z |
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