| 单词 | even as |
| 例句 | The applause rolls on and on and on, continuing even as Lincoln tries to speak. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It really, really, really wasn’t a shot even as it came down through the net. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch my breath and fight back tears, staring Camel straight in the eyes even as my lungs threaten to combust. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I can tell because his left hand is balled into a fist even as his right arm envelops me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He wrapped his arms around me without complaint, even as he kept his eyes trained on the man, crying in a strangled tone I hadn’t heard from him before. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z In the game, even as they sat at different computers, they palled around, hanging out mostly together, going on virtual quests. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “I don’t really feel like rending someone apart,” mourned Do, even as his fur turned more bristly and his fangs elongated. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z My stomach knots up even as I say it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She bent in dedication to the task even as he swapped their offspring. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I knew, even as a child, that my mother was different from just about everybody in Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was about to leave, but even as he swung the flashlight around, the beam picked up something lying in a heap on the ground. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The boy unmasked the gaping void in Franz’s life even as he helped fill it. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The great paradox about the French Revolution is that even as the revolutionaries passed ever more laws to benefit the poor and enslaved, those same leaders turned increasingly zealous in murdering their enemies. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z And yet even as a nine-year-old I had begun to practice the magic of stories. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Chess thought, even as he listened more intently. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There was only that one point of contact, and even as they let go of themselves, Lazlo and Sarai held on to each other. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The children thought that this must be a game, as Leopard was their mother’s friend, and they continued to laugh and smile even as they were dragged along. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z By contrast, plans for Y-12 kept expanding even as the plant rose from the valley floor. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Here, drink this, drink this, you’ll be all right,” said Harry desperately, and once again Dumbledore obeyed him, opening his mouth even as he kept his eyes tight shut and shook from head to foot. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z A look of sweetest, purest relief came over her face, even as she began to fade from sight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z They prepared to welcome her, even as they waited for her to be carried back out to the hungry sea, a distant head dipping out of sight once more. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he guessed something of my shyness at last for he took my hand, and kissed it, and laughed a little, even as he spoke. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Twyti began to reverse his spear, to keep the charge off with its butt end, but even as he reversed it the tussle was upon him. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Another year he abandoned red, even as the mother of purple. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z It was with the hope of a peaceful and quiet place to live and work that they packed up for the move to Down even as the workers protested around them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I did as he said, and even as I held out the flower, the plants around us began to recover. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Around six months,” she said, shrugging a little even as her cheeks flushed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The last one being Pap&, though even as I looked, he faded little by little, until the box was empty. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately after the race, even as he sat gasping for air in the Husky Clipper while it drifted down the Langer See beyond the finish line, an expansive sense of calm had enveloped him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z But even as I say these words, I remember with a shudder the last box I was in. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Through the windows I see the city lights, glowing now but petering out even as I look at them. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I fought it as best I could and feigned illness even as he dropped me off for my first appointment. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But even as he fanned out his cards, or rolled a coin across the backs of his fingers, he found himself thinking about Isabelle. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z But even as she wished that, she probably knew it wasn’t going to work out that way. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z In her mind, Kira prepared her defense, but even as she did, she felt that it would be weak and whining. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not to me, not directly, but tuned for me to overhear even as they pretended I was nowhere near. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z Then the scene switches to a young Hideo on his knees before his parents, sobbing, begging forgiveness, hysterical, inconsolable, even as they try to make him get up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fog was burning even as it boiled up, engulfing everything in a roiling pool of flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Instead, I did something that even as a lapsed Catholic I still did for good luck on nights before exams. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z ‘Lie down, Ellis,’ the doctor said, and even as he spoke, he bounced up from the end of the bed like a jack-in-the-box and flung the outspread towel straight into Ellis’s face. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Then Gandalf revealed the strength that lay hid in him, even as the light of his power was hidden under his grey mantle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And even as boys these men began to die and were dying still. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a quick beat of hoofs, and even as Grishnákh leaped up and ran, he was ridden down and a spear passed through him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But even as he turned away he saw a disturbance in the reeds across the water. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He drove the point of his sword under the brass mask and up through the wearer’s throat, even as the second locust sprouted a crossbow bolt from his chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But even as we walk away, I can still feel her doubtful eyes following me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The sailors maintain this ring around Lincoln as he marches through the city, even as the admiring crowd grows to hundreds. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z But even as she said it, she knew it wasn’t true. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She reached the hole, and squeezing down, leaving a trail of green-yellow slime, she slipped in, even as Sam hewed a last stroke at her dragging legs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But even as he swung there for a moment, a voice spoke suddenly from the tree-shadows above him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She froze in her tracks and did not respond, even as the greasy liquid trickled down her chest and horror painted her face. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot quite believe what I am about to say, even as I know it’s the conclusion that makes sense. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The words rang hollow in her ears even as she said them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z January began my last term at Stuyvesant, and I wanted desperately to make it important even as the other students were just as eager to say that the senior year was not at all significant. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z But even as he moved his tools, trudging back and forth to store them in the primitive litde structure he had built between two trees, he found himself thinking again of the old woman. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hideo is more reserved, his expression as serious as I remember it, even as he gives polite greetings of his own. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I regretted the words even as they left my lips, hated myself for saying them. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z But even as he said it, he pulled out his mostly empty fifth of whiskey. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z Then even as he thought these things the first assault crashed into them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Van tried to put these thoughts about Reggie out of his head, even as the rumors continued to swirl throughout the day. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Look how complicated this is, alchemists said, even as they made it so. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But even as I say it, the music softens and the mountain fades, as I am pulled back through the desert, into darkness, and into my bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z His bed was a mattress on the floor, the American flag draped over it for a coverlet, which even as a non-native, I thought most disrespectful. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Yet even as the boxcars clacked, knocked, strained, ground, and groaned overhead, it came to me that I wasn’t dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My breath quickens, and I’m frozen there on the stage even as the audience stops applauding and the man calls for the next poet to come up. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z And even as I ran and panted up the path I could hear the wash of the sea as the tide crept into the cove. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He hoped that, even as he cleaned and prepared, his elfin guest was having a good and comfortable trip. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z In the third minute, Hume dropped it to thirty-two, and even as the boys dropped the rate, the boat stayed out in front and began to widen its lead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The man continues to record even as he is overcome with emotion and can barely speak. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Friday comes to a stop, her hooves tapping against the asphalt even as she stands. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Mama Killa, the moon, rested in the sky, round and heavy, but she was leaving even as I watched. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “By the bowels of Christ,” I heard him exclaim even as he made the sign of the cross over his chest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I turned my gaze back to the horizon and held it there, even as the rim of pink faded to darkness. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z It was characteristic of Riefenstahl that even as she starred in a succession of similar films her ambitions continued to mount. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z And lo! even as he laughed at despair he looked out again on the black ships, and he lifted up his sword to defy them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Good morrow, lad,” he cried out, even as his hand eased off his weapon. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The people of the Protectorate screamed and ran from the wall, even as Antain desperately called out that they had nothing to fear. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z The anger pulsed through him as if it, instead of blood, thumped out of his heart and through his veins, but even as he stood, he could feel himself calming. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z But even as I stand, I am wondering, Do I look normal? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z “I get wind of much misplaced criticism, by men as clever even as Burnham, because of impressions from incomplete work and undeveloped compositions,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z You could tell that Great Meadow was tighter than Sing Sing; every time this nervous inmate addressed me, even as I was performing the strip-frisk, he called me sir. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z My feet are burning even as I sit here and write. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He genuinely wondered, even as he estimated himself to fall in the top twenty percent of the general population, careerwise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z It would take a lot more to get even as far as the Mississippi River. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Yet even as he said the words, he remembered that chill morning on the barrowlands, and Robert's talk of sending hired knives after the Targaryen princess. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Chess yelled at Natalie, even as he himself fell backward against the chair, which also rolled backward. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She’s been calm, even as she speeds and swerves around cars on the highway. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I glare at Esther as I leave, but she avoids my eyes even as she laughs with the others. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He described how other kids on the bus had laughed even as Sasha’s clothes went up in flames. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But even as I was saying this, another part of my brain was shouting at me. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I’m excited to see you take a bow this evening, even as a stagehand. And Kelly will be great as Charlotte, I’m sure.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z And even as I said it, I knew what I was saying and I switched away and started off in another direction. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And then he turns his hand upside down so that the bill sticks to his fingers even as they’re pointed downward, seeming to defy the pull of gravity for it to drop to the ground. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z But more than once they glanced at each other, and each was surprised by the pool of happiness that spread through herself even as she trudged through the falling temperatures and growing dusk. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I thought that was how a man behaved, so when I got upset, even as a young boy, I would throw things or kick the wall. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Cursing herself for her small-mindedness even as she was powerless before it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He began snoring even as we tugged at him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He still kicked his scaly feet even as Nergal's throat bulged to grotesque proportions. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And the meter was running: even as we reclined in our tents, we were using up precious gas. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z The man quickly moved toward her, and they started shouting louder and louder, even as the distance between them closed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z There was no way I was going to show up, and I knew it even as I said I would be there. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Only he had left in wizardly fashion a message of silver-scrawled runes on the hearthstone, that faded even as Ogion read them: “Master, I go hunting.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And the people — most of them he did not know by name or face, yet they revealed themselves to him even as they slept. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I'll bet we've gone ten miles at least, because my legs think it's a hundred, and even as light as Freak is, he's starting to feel heavy. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Her Stalwart Shields had tried, pulling husbands away from wives and children from their mothers, even as the Astapori wept and kicked and pelted them with stones. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Already an excited voice was gabbling from the telescreen, but even as it started it was almost drowned by a roar of cheering from outside. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And you know, even as the world explodes around you—that you are loved . Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He kept walking even as I caught up to him. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But even as the abolitionists spoke up for the rights of Africans, Parliament was finally seriously considering giving more English people the right to vote. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Masks, she told herself, it’s only masks, but even as she thought the thought, she knew it wasn’t so. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ron bellowed, even as he jumped up and down, applauding with his hands over his head. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You must tell her,” he said, “that she must get her speed up. I can’t keep her on, even as a spare hand, unless she can maintain a proper pace.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Sitting next to Longstreet, on a stump, also whittling, was a tall slim man with an extraordinary face, eyes with a cold glint in them, erect in posture even as he sat, cutting a stick. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z An unexpected swell knocked him off his feet and even as he put out his hands to break his fall the black lake sucked him down. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I felt my mind slow down even as my heart sped up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Lev and the others showed me the same reserved respect they held while tending to the dead, averting their eyes whenever possible, their faces solemn even as fear and confusion darkened their gazes. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Jam shook her head, not meeting her mother’s eyes, even as she felt Bitter’s worry sing against her skin. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I see the surprise on her face, even as she tries to cover it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I don’t move because my cowardice tramples me, even as I try to lift my spirit from its knees. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z As if she’s heard my thoughts, her eyes meet mine, that familiar pale blue offering me solace, even as she lifts the ax. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Now, feeling the way become steep before his feet, he looked wearily up; and then he saw it, even as Gollum had said that he would: the city of the Ringwraiths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There were more than 1,500 species of jellyfish...maybe even as many as 10,000. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Or that, even as the Paris Peace Accords continued, he had sent Henry Kissinger to conduct separate talks with the North Vietnamese without informing the South Vietnamese. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z But even as he thought this, Hermione spoke, and her voice was icy. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She made a whole new and beautiful world, even as she worried that her own world was coming undone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z This is her backing out of the driveway, even as I scream for her not to leave me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Five or six students got on, several reading books even as they walked down the aisles. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She smoothed my hair, said, “Don’t worry,” but even as she said it, I was peeled away by T. Ray. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z African Americans, largely excluded from this new industry, found themselves confronting new economic challenges even as they won basic civil rights. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “No, no,” he said, but even as he spoke, he was reconsidering. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The wall was sliding shut behind him even as he beckoned Harry back toward him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z It made me feel boneless to meet his gaze straight on, but I wanted the truth from him even as I worried the intensity of his gaze would burn me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Our storehouses would be full to overflowing even as they had been when the great Joseph had been the Pharaoh’s minister. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Because even as they complain about bad men or lazy kids, the pain for me is seeing how they are so connected. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She squealed at the sudden chill of it, trying to shake the frosty stone from her skin, even as she clutched tight to the Owner’s back. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I was aware of him trying not to hurt me even as I raised the knife, even as I sank it into his side. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I reach over and push it the rest of the way in, but even as I do, I see my hand fading. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was beautiful, and horrible too, with gleaming, rainbow-colored scales, and an eye like a marble beginning to dim even as she watched it. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come,” someone said even as the door swung open wide enough for me to slip within. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Fly! she thought, but even as she did, the buildings around them fell away and she and the dactyl soared toward the sky. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The precautions are for those trying to get out, though to make it even as far as the Wall, from the inside, past the electronic alarm system, would be next to impossible. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I said it, I felt like I was Guzzo suddenly, or someone in the family, his family, and I wished I wasn’t. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was shorter than I, of course, short-legged and compact, not as tall even as many women of my race. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But she ignores me and, even as I’m trying to explain, she walks away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He snorted, even as another bullet pinged against Black Betty’s metal skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When he got close he could see that Pima had taken a cut to her face and blood ran freely from her forehead even as she worked with her mother to secure the lines. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But even as we practiced and fought and won cases, we always knew that no matter how well we pursued our careers as attorneys, we could never become a prosecutor, a magistrate, a judge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It sounds unlikely even as I’m saying it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And even as he thought of that he saw a battery moving out of the woods to his left, being rushed up to support the line. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The view spins onto Stella, a big smile on her face, her teeth as white and even as I predicted. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z He presses Lobby thirtysomething times, even as the elevator is already descending. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Pinmei and Yishan stepped through the doorway, the stone walls protecting them from the wind even as the cold seeped through the lattice windows. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z But even as he prayed, he kept an eye out for the regimental markings on the men’s uniforms. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z That is still a bedrock value in Levittown—work—even as teens in higher-end zip codes have moved on to unpaid endeavors to further augment their credentials. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I forced my head high and my eyes wide open, tried to look like I belonged even as I yearned to cringe away. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “She thinks you’re one of the bombers,” Frankie said from behind her, and she angled so she could look back and forth among all three boys facing her, even as she wanted to scream. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And even as he said it he knew it was crazy. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z Avoiding Lola's gaze the whole while, she proceeded to outline the plot, even as its stupidity began to overwhelm her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Those words kept him moving forward, even as the crowd pressed in around him, constantly threatening the grip he had on Emma’s hand in front of him and Natalie’s hand behind him. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z They knew, even as Frith had known, that the library fire was not lit until the afternoon. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Often in their hearts they thanked the Lady of Lórien for the gift of lembas, for they could eat of it and find new strength even as they ran. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z And with that, even as his eyes were lifted up to gloat on his prize, he stepped too far, toppled, wavered for a moment on the brink, and then with a shriek he fell. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I hadn’t thought about the possibility of Zero grabbing info of me from the object—and the idea sends a shiver through me, even as I warm at Hideo’s obvious concern. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His nose was buried deep in a copy of Face Value, even as he walked, so that he spilled more flour than not. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I felt words forming even as I tried to bottle them up. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Will stood up, meaning to say “Hold him tight,” but even as the words came to his mind, the angel sagged against the ground, dissolving and spreading out like mist, and then he was gone. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The machines continued to rumble even as smoke filled the room. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Every night as I lie in bed, I can hear their hushed voices, even as I’m losing mine. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Maya could feel herself careering down the hill, the wheels starting to come off the cart even as she continued to pick up speed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He wouldn’t hear of taking any money from me, not as a favor, not as a loan, not as an investment, or even as the down payment on a partnership. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Yeah, that Eugene, he was a positive dude even as an alcoholic who ended up getting shot in the face and killed. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But even as he looked it seemed to his eyes that the gloom was growing and gathering, very slowly, slowly rising to smother the regions of the sun. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Next time—warn me,” he shouts, even as his tone is one of admiration. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But even as geneticists celebrated the synthesis of heredity, evolution, and natural selection, the material nature of the gene remained an unsolved puzzle. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z And even as he espied them and came swooping down, he saw them fall, worn out, or choked with fumes and heat, or stricken down by despair at last, hiding their eyes from death. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z When she said that, he frowned and looked at Redemption, then back at Jam, an unfamiliar sharpness taking over his face even as he kept his voice the same, calm and unworried. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z In that same moment, the front door to the Darcys’ house opens up, and I pretend not to notice, even as all my sisters turn to watch my reaction. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Belet, her jaw fixed, nodded even as she clutched the side of the chariot all the tighter. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Surely the miles had multiplied, even as the trees had done, and this path led but to a labyrinth, some choked wilderness, and not to the house at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I never feared the night, not even as a child, but Blackcliff s night is different, heavy with a silence that makes you look over your shoulder, a silence that feels like a living thing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And he hated himself because even as she lay dying he saw how wide and ghastly her purpled lips drew back from her teeth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z He lingers over images of Marie-Laure—her hands, her hair—even as he worries that to concentrate on them too long is to risk wearing them out. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I tried to keep my voice as even as possible. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z You who made them must have considered them lovely even as an idea— how much more lovely is the manifestation of that idea. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I know this, even as I hate it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z In dried up ponds and in the dry arroyo sands, even as the rain was still falling, they came popping up through the ground, with wet sand still on their backs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what I can do about it,” I said even as I wondered whether his disappointment and anger would make him turn against me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes like hers can’t help but carry sadness; even as a child her parents were alarmed by the weight in her eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z When the bell rang, some of the boys shouted and ran out even as the teacher scolded them, but the rest of the kids walked outside in an orderly fashion. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Smallpox also ruined the British plan to raise an army of slaves and indentured servants by promising them freedom after the war—the disease killed off most of the “Ethiopian regiment” even as it assembled. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Crying piteously the whole time, he held his arms out for me to lift him, even as he was walking away from me and toward the man. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But even as the banker sniveled something that made Marlena blanch and stare in horror at her bowl of clam chowder, posters were being slapped up on every surface in town. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z But even as she thought that, Hannah felt a panic pressure in her chest. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z By day, my grandmother expertly managed a thriving Bible bookstore on the Far South Side, but in her off-hours with Dandy she was reduced to a meekness I found perplexing, even as a young girl. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z For what they now saw, swirling and twisting directly over their heads, was an immense black cloud, a terrible, dangerous, thundery-looking thing that began to rumble and roar even as they were staring at it. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Yet, even as the shadow had not quite been able to catch up with him and seize him, so the Stone had not been able to use him—not quite. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They were swift, even as Gwydion had warned. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z They talked about cutting me down, even as they enjoyed the shade from my lovely limbs. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I do not trust myself in this, and I refused this thing, even as a freely given gift. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Food? says the cassor and starts slowly walking off into the swamp, as if we’re no longer even as interesting as a leaf. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “As much as work and your garden and even as much as David. I need you, too.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “That mutinous fowl! He sows seeds of sedition among the crew even as he sits on my shoulder.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z It seemed to get lighter even as I stared. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It's a room for babies, I'm thinking even as I drag my feet across the hall. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The day put Whitiker in a class quandary even as she went without a telephone to pay for the commencement and the prom. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Open the south gate,” she commanded, even as the north gate shook to the impact of the ram. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z "He was always clever, even as a boy, but it is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. I wonder what the years have done to him." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The idea formed even as the question was still unraveling in her mind. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But even as he imagined this, Tendai felt the blade he had just—mentally— driven into the instructor’s chest. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But even as she had the thought, her boot landed on something soft, and she stumbled. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Other teachers and parents kept calling out to Ms. Morales, but she kept shepherding the kids toward the parking lot, even as she stayed a few steps back from them. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And that need was a bond too, maybe even as important as love. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Fail — even as he said the word his voice faded into silence. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z So there's a war going on in South Carolina and even as we play and plant and preach and sleep, we are a part of it. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Her cooking was so agonizingly close to that of his family’s old cook that his stomach fairly ached with the resemblance, even as his mouth thrilled. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I pray everyone is safe even as I know that no one is safe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She ignored it even as her heart tripled its beat: cameracameracamera. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z When the company of this dreamer made her feel awake for the first time, even as she tried to sleep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The camera fell upon the victim, even as did the Hound. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z He raised and lowered it, twisted it right and left as though it were his, smiling all the while even as I cried. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z He doesn't dance, even as the other kids around him dance. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But even as I write now, I can’t help but think that it would be an atrocity to let our ending come like this. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Wait a minute,” I said, even as I questioned myself about what I was going to do. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I regret the words even as they’re flying out of my mouth. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The rooster was still and lifeless beneath the sock even as the man took sips of white rum and blew it in a cloud at the rooster’s shrouded head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Those who saw him said that he fired his musket even as an arrow went right through his beard. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I will personally escort you to the good Abbot Hubert, whose piety and wisdom is known even as far as Aberdeen. And the Red, Fat, Wicked Monk shall not touch a hair on your heads!” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z “I don’t know,” I said, but then, even as I said it, I think part of me did know, sort of, like it washed over me and I knew. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Its eyes were dull and, even as Harry watched, a couple more feathers fell out of its tail. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Wilson was hit on the head with a brick, and even as he lay wounded on the ground, they continued to kick and beat him. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as he thought this, an even crazier idea kept pop-ping into his head. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z As if microscopic bugs had leapt from the box to his skin and were burrowing their way to his blood even as he stood there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He preened, even as the rumbles of the Maafa smashing against the Golden Crescent shook the room. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I shiver as I hear the anguish in my mother’s tone, even as I lie buried under the down comforter on my parents’ bed. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Osh was not much interested in anything beyond the places where he sailed and walked, none of them as far even as Penikese, which was not so very far from us, after all. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But even as a kid, looking at these dead, mutilated animals, I was like, “Well, there you have it. Maybe if they’d been nicer, they could have avoided this.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Rabiya perks up, and I decide that I must be right about her feelings, even as I swallow my own regret over not being able to talk about Zohra with her. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Her feet go forward and her heart ba-bamps even as the Antarctic wind kicks up. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Feral asked, even as he slid his hand down over her hip. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z But even as we worked together on this home we’d made, I could not stop thinking about who had made me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z But even as she stormed within herself, she knew she had no choice. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Alice was discovering, even as Frightful had, the fury of parents protecting their young. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I keep walking toward the living room, even as he comes chasing after me. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We keep our hands above our heads, even as the tunnels get dark, until I feel a large button graze my fingertips. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z But even as I think it, I know it’s a lie. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But, even as he braced for their onslaught, he saw the horsemen falter. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But even as I was ticking off all the things I had to do today, I knew calling Auggie wasn’t going to be one of them. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Quintilian, even as he tips the hat to loci, expresses reservations—wondering whether, being so visual, it was quite so useful for memorizing ideas as it was for objects. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “You can’t say no,” said Mr. Jacobs, but even as he spoke, Moss could hear that he didn’t believe the words coming out of his mouth. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z And we are entering a phase where more people than ever before in the history of the world are going to have access to these tools—as innovators, as collaborators, and, alas, even as terrorists. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He grasped the rifle even as he wrenched free his knife. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyelids were growing heavy, but she stayed wide awake, staring unblinkingly at me, even as I fell asleep. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His foot, sending vibrations ahead, received back echoes of the small barrier across its path even as the foot swung. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as they were hurrying across they heard far away two cries: a cold voice calling and a cold voice answering. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They remained silent, both of them, even as they pulled into the parking lot in front of the Lost Luggage Emporium. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Even if you see it coming, even as your final weeks are filled with emotional good-byes, the day itself is still a blur. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But even as he said it, he wondered how much time he had. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Blacks occupied the largest area of Africa even as of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps he was preparing his next play in his mind, even as he prepared himself physically for this one. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z I do what she says, even as Elias shouts my name and tries to pull her off me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And indeed, even as she spoke, Mr. Benedict’s eyelids fluttered open, and he rose abruptly from the chair and said, “Ah.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z There was no opportunity to change the computer program, even as the extent of the great 1971 dust storm became clear. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, we don’t have to worry about these melting,” she used to say, holding a cone in her elegant, leather-gloved hand, her breath visible in the air even as she took a bite. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z His vocabulary turned me off even as I was beginning to acknowledge my body's pleasure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z But even as she gave thanks, she knew that the rain was not enough. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, even as it did so, two Executives emerged from behind the boulders on the hill to stare curiously toward the mainland. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She put them in her mouth and I blushed in the dark of the hallway, embarrassed even as I did so. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Maybe I am self-destructing even as I stand here. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z He had passed between them almost before he was aware: and even as he did so darkness seemed to fall round him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Oh, wow, this was a bad idea,” I said to him, even as he took my hand. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I step off the elevator and give the lady a smile, even as my insides are doing flips. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Still, even as we ate, the work piled up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She marches forward, against the current, even as the mob grows, cascading in an avalanche of panic that picks up everyone else in its path—including those who don’t even know why they’re running. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Much as I dream recurringly about shrinking babies, I dream that the sky is covered from horizon to horizon with rows of airplanes, dirigibles, rocket ships, flying bombs, their formations as even as stitches. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She went to all of them, even as a freshman—even junior prom, when she was four and a half months pregnant. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z For the most part, he continued to use those same tools even as more modern, laborsaving power tools came to market in the 1930s. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He smacked Robin as he passed and saluted him, seeing how Robin’s legs were lame, even as his own. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Yet, even as he had come to accept the existence of genes, Morgan had remained perplexed about their material form. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Papá stood perfectly still, his eyes cold, distant even as he held hands with his new woman. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z And you know there are forces out there that want to crush your spirit even as it expands like a gas filling all available space. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z She grabbed a stick and pounded the creature even as it rose to attack again, banging it until its body was mush with the tail twitching feebly. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His blood ran out copiously, and he sought to worry himself—thirsty for damage—even as we tugged on his arms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help it, as I looked at those pages, the thought went through my mind, even as I tried to grab it and put it away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But I know, even as the idea occurs to me, that I won’t be able to outrun him. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z For even as the revolutionaries in France passed humane laws, they began using the guillotine to execute their own lords and nobles. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “Back on Tinian, the second atomic bomb was being assembled even as the world was learning about the first,” remembered Paul Tibbets. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She crouched behind the statue, willing herself to keep still even as the footsteps drew closer. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Or when, even as just now I've tried to articulate exactly what I felt to be the truth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “I promised him!” he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes fill with tears again even as she’s nodding her agreement. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t even as though Madame did anything other than what we predicted she’d do: she just froze and waited for us to pass by. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Two years ago, even as Finn and Emma laughed and laughed and laughed, Mom had tried to explain that she wasn’t really worried about kidnappers. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But even as they stood there, and the Elves were going aboard, and all was being made ready to depart, up rode Merry and Pippin in great haste. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z He keeps his face raised even as coins bounce off his cheeks, nose, and forehead. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I hold the phone in my hand even as I walk out of the bathroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z One more guttered out even as she watched, and the darkness came a little farther down the hall, creeping toward her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But even as she spoke the words, I knew this was what they should do. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He was unsociable, and his mother said that even as a child he would not let anybody touch him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I think that, I can start to feel my grip slipping. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Though even as the thought rises, she doubts it. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z But even as I said this I knew that I never could wear them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was force and dignity in her even as she, acknowledging her public grieving, said, “Forgive me. I’ve been very emotional for twenty-nine and a half months. Forgive me.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z My heart wants to make it true, even as something darker tugs it away. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She could admit this, even as his mother, even as she adored him. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I don’t know what to say to that, even as my whole body tingles with tiny granules of sugar, as Madrina says. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z That I could not make her eat fills me with sadness, even as I joy to watch my baby grow fat from my milk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The memory makes me shiver even as the sun continues to beat down, baking my skin until it hurts. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I saw it in my mother’s stubborn belief in our neighborhood, her decision to stay rooted even as fear led many of her neighbors to pack up and move. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I said, cringing even as the word left my mouth. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But I’d been watching Roli go to school here for a while, so even as a newbie I knew that wasn’t the right answer, not at Seaward. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Terror clawed at her throat, even as she fought for calm and crawled toward the exit. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z His fingers curled around my hip, and I could feel him trembling, even as his voice was steady. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But even as I tried to talk myself into it, I knew the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The smaller of the two boy's was not even as old as Bo. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But even as he believed it, he did not want to believe it. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Detectives questioned her at two o’clock that morning, even as Lincoln lay dying. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The notion of white supremacy rationalized the enslavement of Africans, even as whites endeavored to form a new nation based on the ideals of equality, liberty, and justice for all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I mean, back then I couldn’t have put it into words, but even as a kid I sensed the weakness that made him strong. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The charred smell of the burning would remain in the air even as the new cotts rose. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don't go out there,” Quentin told me even as I walked outside the blockhouse and studied the rocket with binoculars. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Siddhartha said: 'You know, my friend, that even as a young man, when we lived with the ascetics in the forest, I came to distrust doctrines and teachers and to turn my back on them. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes wander around his room in awe, even as I hunt for clues. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He grabbed the basket and ran to catch up with me, even as I increased my pace. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z But even as we listen, his energy seems to ebb. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “Master called me?” croaked Kreacher, sinking into a bow even as he gave Harry a look that plainly wished him a painful death. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The revelation of the structure of DNA by Watson, Crick, Wilkins, and Franklin brought one journey of genes to its close, even as it threw open new directions of inquiry and discovery. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But even as he spoke, one of those thin black fins suddenly changed direction and came cutting swiftly through the water right up to the side of the peach itself. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z But even as he spoke them, the words were bitter in his mouth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His arms ached, but he continued stroking, even as his mind wan dered. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There, as they began to die of beriberi, diphtheria, smallpox, cholera, and torture, Duckworth ministered to them as chaplain even as he worked side by side with them. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘Our friends were attired even as we are,’ said Aragorn; ‘and you passed us by under the full light of day.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But I can still feel him staring even as I turn my whole body away from him and face his brother. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Trying to hold on to their packages and small children, they jostled for balance even as the aisles became jammed with dozens of seatless passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I went upstairs to my room, and lay down upon my bed, even as Frank had suggested. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z "From the first I was curious as to how Gardner had gotten even as far as he had in breaking into the KGB code system," Lamphere said. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then it sprang forward; and even as they ran, his Owsla could hear the General’s raging, squealing cry, “Come back, you fools! Dogs aren’t dangerous! Come back and fight!” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The wind and waves hadn’t been that strong, yet even as he struggled to tread water with his numb limbs, he found himself drifting back toward the shoreline. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But even as he worked in his shop, Hugo’s father must have kept thinking about the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Another one had poured the coffee from that same silver coffee pot, had placed the cup to her lips, had bent down to the dog, even as I was doing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I wondered if Dad would wait to dump the bin until he saw me sitting safely on the semi’s cab, but even as I wondered I knew he wouldn’t. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “I won’t take any unnecessary risks,” I promise, but even as I say the words, I know they are a lie. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Don’t move, I say over and over in my mind, even as my heart pounds. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The passage seemed to be getting narrower, even as the amount of copper increased. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z My eyes fairly ached with marvels seen even as my heart beat with sheer excitement. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Encanis screamed, and even as his skin began to smoke and char, his face was still hidden in a shadow that rose from him like a tongue of darkening flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The next day, even as he pondered the question, he ran into Old Chao, who raised an eyebrow at his shoes — or so Ralph was convinced. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But I grit my teeth even as I say it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z They were all sucked under the water even as they stretched out their arms for help. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z An unnerving quiet had just infected the groups of kids standing nearest to us, and I felt my body tense even as I looked forward and stared at nothing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Precisely. And I do believe this. I am certain, in fact, that you—and a great many other people—are in danger even as we speak, and that this danger shall only increase.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Being cool and unruffled was the hallmark of a good detective, so Ophie was the same, even as her heart pounded. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But even as I pleaded within, hoping some message would get across, I knew. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Poor Asher, who always talked too fast and mixed up words, even as a toddler. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z And sure enough, even as he thought it, the girl missed the pencil and watched it fall through a grate at her feet. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z They hadn’t scrapped like this in years, since they were boys, and with a sudden sense of relief Moody laughed again even as Trip socked him in the stomach and they toppled onto the floor. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I asked, suspicion creeping into the corners of my mind even as I put the chocolate treat in my mouth. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But even as he grasped at the Talent, the spray from the sprinklers began to melt the stone, right before his eyes. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z That way, even as a pretty, unable to comprehend why she would ever want her brain fixed, Tally could at least read her own words and know what was about to happen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And even as our problems with segregationists multiplied yet again, Minnijean focused on her audition for the glee club and Christmas show. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he looked for his sword that he had let fall; for even as he struck his blow his arm was numbed, and now he could only use his left hand. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I took out my cannula so I could smell better, breathing him in and breathing him out, the scent fading even as I lay there, my chest burning until I couldn’t distinguish among the pains. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I told myself, “It’s not a lie if you don’t say anything,” but even as I thought it, I knew it wasn’t true. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the slipperiest of all is AIDS, which evolves new antigens even as it sits within an individual patient, thereby eventually overwhelming his or her immune system. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I flung myself against a wall, even as I struggled to get Bear’s dagger out of my pocket. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Between 1890 and 1900, even as questions and concerns about human heredity and its manipulation became central to policy makers in America and Europe, Mendel’s name and his work were lost to the world. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z But even as the words left my mouth, I felt the unraveling. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He returned, his eyes half closed even as he spoke, leaning on a carved crutch that curved under his arm like a smooth cradle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z We were happy to extend the rationalization, even as he was visibly declining. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I don't let it go even as I get out of my dress and under the covers in my slip. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Watching my bonobos groom and play, even as their mouths were full of leaves, made me proud. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He knew the answer even as he made the final plea. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I am a threat to his life even as he saves mine. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was minded to stay at home and help Mercy, even as her feet hurried her along the path beside Judith. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The man’s desolate voice pursues her, even as his body remains on the other side of the locked gate. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z She was a big woman, and Ophie’s impression of her had always been of glamour, even as she taught the children about Jesus in Sunday school. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Coraline had time to observe that the house itself was continuing to change, becoming less distinct and flattening out, even as she raced down the stairs. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z The ceilings had set off a ghostly echo, giving all that desperate hilarity the quality of a memory even as I sat listening to it, memories of things I’d never known. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z And those things were true, but even as they crossed my mind, I knew they didn’t completely explain why talking to August about my mother made me so uneasy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe even as messed up as Mong if you looked at it a certain way. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But I feel a surge of regret even as the words come out of my mouth. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And sleep, such sleep...deep and sweet and sound as I had not known for many nights; it claimed me even as I sat amid the rice husks and fish scales and drying salt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “That I’ll hold you back from meeting other guys. That I’ll lose you, even as a friend. I’m so scared of that.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It lies like an empty shell amidst the tangle of the deep woods, even as I saw it in my dream. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The phenomenon by which protons keep time with the oscillator even as they accelerate came to be known as “resonance.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He learned this about himself even as the words left his mouth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “I like us, too. And I feel really lucky to have you, even as a friend.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z It glanced off the iron rail, even as Saruman left it, and passing close to Gandalf’s head, it smote the stair on which he stood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The heat was working its nasty magic, and the inside of the body was beginning to swell even as the skin was drying out and shrinking. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I can’t help but laugh a little, even as tears roll down my cheeks. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was only one thing he could do: trembling he pulled out the Ring upon its chain and quickly slipped it on his finger, even as Boromir sprang at him again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “No. Was it even as good as some of our rehearsals? I’m not going to lie to you. It wasn’t. But am I worried? No, I’m not worried.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z A commitment to color consciousness, by contrast, places faith in our capacity as humans to show care and concern for others, even as we are fully cognizant of race and possible racial differences. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to know why her gomo lay as still as death, her eyes pressed tightly together even as tears coursed down her face. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z "I should go," I say, even as my heart breaks to think how far I'll still have to travel on my own. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Native Australians kept captive dingos as companions, watchdogs, and even as living blankets, giving rise to the expression “five-dog night” to mean a very cold night. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There were still some farms here and there, but less and less of them, even as he watched. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z But even as she said the words, a thread of misgiving wrapped around her rib cage and squeezed tight. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was calm even as her parents’ emotions spiked and ebbed, twisted and spat. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Knowledge, he thought—even as the shark hit again—is everything. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Somehow, his smile remained still even as his lips moved. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He took care not to mention the green galleys of Old Volantis that surely must be sailing up through the Gulf of Grief even as he spoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But even as I stood there holding his sweet and lonely words, I heard water going drip, drip, drip into the bathtub. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z But Ophie could hardly focus on the screen, even as a colored woman sat down at the piano and played a rousing opening and the lights went down. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I felt ridiculous sitting there dressed up like a waitress even as I tried to sound like the voice of reason. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He had seen so much of the British army he had come half to believe that they were, even as they said, invincible. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The prickle of rejection tingles unpleasantly across my skin even as we continue to dance. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z What’s more, their finances were in such a state that even as eldest son there was almost nothing for him to look forward to. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z She sunbathed endlessly, but her skin stayed the same copper-tinged shade, even as it became more and more dried out. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The sea breeze bent the pines behind them, blew across their backs, and sped out over the water, tearing the whitecaps back even as they came to shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I was too stunned to move, even as a young orangutan flung its elastic arms around my legs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Someone else pulled in the boat while Carl and Jimmy kept working on Ben, even as they carried him to the ambulance. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Just tell him,” Grace said, her voice quiet even as she pressed her cheek against Maya’s hair. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “Shad, it’s a day I’ve dreamed about,” he said, and even as he spoke, he vaguely wondered why it was that he should whisper the words. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z He likes to play with how things are usually done, even as he is still learning his craft. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Yet even as the themes of Counterfeit Paradise spread to the worlds of natural science and political activism, Meggers’s ideas exerted ever- diminishing influence in archaeology itself. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And even as I was struggling to escape their cruelty, I was at the same time more terrified by the sound of the angry crowd in the distance. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He kicked and struggled like a madman even as Earl dragged him across the lot and up the stairs into the privilege car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “If you spent less time texting, you’d have plenty of time to do your homework,” Ms. Morales told Natalie, even as she started the car and pulled away from the curb. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The State called Dr. Seger, who persuaded the jury that there was nothing mentally wrong with George, even as he continuously spit in a cup and made loud clucking noises throughout the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z While researching the murders, I often felt that I was chasing history even as it was slipping away, and not long after we spoke, I learned that Martha had died from heart failure. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I told myself that even as my heart broke. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z She lay back in a chair that moved to take her shape even as she moved. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z You have to learn to walk smooth, even as the train rocks back and forth beneath you. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A dread fell on them, even as they passed between the lines of ancient stones and so came to the Dimholt. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But even as he said this, he looked down and noticed the brown specks, and only just stopped himself crying out in alarm. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Grace was laughing even as she kept wiping her eyes. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But even as they talked, the night temperature started to drop and it was as if a switch went off. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z More than one hundred thousand Krahn refugees flooded into neighboring Ivory Coast, even as Doe’s Krahn soldiers committed atrocities of their own. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I don’t feel any kind of way about eating fried chicken and fries in front of this boy, even as he refuses to look away. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The years passed, and Maeve became as connected to the neighborhood as I was, even as newcomers from other lands added their music and food and language to our little part of the world. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The rest of the afternoon passed like a year, growing more and more humid even as the sun set. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z It was a loving house even as it was besieged by its country, but it was hard. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I learned much later to worship her, just as I learned to delight in cleanliness, knowing, even as I learned, that the change was adjustment without improvement. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Certainly, it feels like I always knew about donations in some vague way, even as early as six or seven. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned to look at me, and I saw her eyes were red and swollen with crying, even as mine were, and there were dark shadows in her white face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But even as she said it, the key she was holding slid into place with a click and the barred door swung open. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Now a bitter part of her refused the treasures of the Valentine farm, even as every day some blessing part came into bloom. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a sad tale. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Green Grace will accomplish nothing. She may be conspiring with the Yunkai’i even as we sit here. Arrangements, did you say? Make arrangements? What sort of arrangements?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But even as the Captain of the Guard walked to his rooms, he couldn’t shake the feeling that Duke Perrington had been watching him, too. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And yet even as he embraced that bleak understanding, on this, the worst day of the winter, he recalled something he’d seen on the worst day of the worst heat wave of the summer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare forward as something yellow is pumped into me and then I stumble off into my room—stumble because I can feel it hitting me even as I get up from the chair. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z I feel as much belief in her as I do in God—I find faith in human perseverance, even as the universe throws challenge after challenge our way. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But even as he stood there, flooded with excitement, something Harry had once heard Mr. Weasley say came floating out of his memory. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I take a deep breath and even as I’m thinking about how hard it will be to explain everything, the words start spilling out of me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Their different treads, as if even as spirits they retained their personalities, Patria’s sure and measured step, Minerva’s quicksilver impatience, Mate’s playful little skip. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her indignation came to her in English, even as she recalled a Chinese saying, Lao xu cbeng nu — constant shame becomes anger. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as he spoke, he put on the jacket, and Tree-ear could see the pleased look beneath his scowl. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Moving with great caution, I wandered down one alley after another, spying ahead even as I constantly checked behind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It bellowed and blew a cloud of blue flame even as it started to run toward the fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It got so engraved in my head that even as I sat on the witness stand, I kept thinking of those same words. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z But, even as I thought of it, I knew they would not be able to know when I was telling the truth. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t really enjoy the rest of the visit with Hope and Jason, even as we ate fries and talked about all the latest post-Thanksgiving school drama over the new episode of Westworld. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She screamed, gripping the handle harder even as she stumbled, vaguely aware that keeping the weapon was her only hope for staying alive. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z He knew, even as he uttered those words, that they were patently false. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sentimentality about Lee's story grew even as the harder truths of the book took no root. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z From the earliest days of colonial settlement and black slavery, African Americans have faced violence and setbacks even as progress has been made. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I knew it even as I hunched there. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I would feel this way right through, even as first-trimester fatigue left me drained, as my job stayed busy and Barack continued making his weekly treks to the state capital. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And Dray keeps yelling, even as Kasim extends his arms to keep him from getting too close to Donna again. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Tiny Qendrim volunteered to replace Eldin at keeper, a move his teammates roundly rejected, even as they agreed a change was needed in the net. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z I suppose my parents were part of Levittown’s elite, though I smile even as I write that because the words—Levittown and elite—do not much go together. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z She could not stop herself, even as she stumbled over tree roots, but at last she broke free of the Wood and began to cross the meadow. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I could go to her room in the west wing, stand by the window even as I had done this morning, and I should not be afraid. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But even as he undertook the work, events occurred that were to change its character and indeed to deprive him of his material. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was a lie, of course, even as the simpler word “secretary” was a lie, but Ruth repeated it with confidence because she believed it was true. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z "A valiant prince,” according to Cobo, Wiraqocha Inka had a “warlike” nature even as a young man and vowed that after taking the throne "he would conquer half the world.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I bucked against his grip, struggling to break free even as the pungent, sickly sweet fumes clouded my thoughts. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The edges of Grace’s mouth trembled even as she started to smile. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But even as they dined and celebrated, disturbing rumors began to circulate in the hallways of the Princeton Inn. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But what can I do? I’m happy here, I’m loved, even as you loved me. I am what I am, and I take what can be taken; too late now, they’ve caught me.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s the same lever as before,” Natalie called, even as she tugged back on her mom’s arm. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And even as the phone is ringing, I already know it is Hilly on the end of that line. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z By the time I was fourteen, I basically thought of myself as half a grown-up anyway—maybe even as two-thirds of a grown-up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z As they pushed through a door between two guardsmen in fish-crest helms, she asked, "How bad is he?" dreading the answer even as she said the words. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then a part of me understands, even as I begin to argue against it, that my humiliation was the cause of that pleasure. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yet even as they were bundling him Outside, saddling the horses in the rain, and tying his hands with a length of coarse rope, Tyrion Lannister was not truly afraid. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She was a child still, despite the ripeness of her thirteen years, and no doubt fancied a grand wedding even as I had done. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I passed out even as I called out to La Llorona. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But the servants of the Lord stood gazing as stricken men at the house of the dead; and even as Gandalf came to the end of Rath Dínen there was a great noise. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Mama’s voice was even as their gazes met. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Will of the Woods leered at her even as he took a knee. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He was repelled by the thought even as he was drawn to it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Papa’s reply was as even as the pastor’s. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The memory of Therese keeps me from too much pride in my abilities, even as my reputation for healing grows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But even as I think it, I know I won’t let that happen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z But even as they stood, the line grew longer, until it curved around Eighty-first Street. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Where Ophie and her mother huddled, the air was still clear and sweet, even as the acrid scent of burning wood began to taint it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was fear that he would be harmed — even as he called to me with sharp- edged fangs, I feared for him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A ton of coal, which would last most of the winter, cost about fifty dollars—including delivery—or even as little as thirty dollars for the lower-grade stuff. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Cole laughed and spit at him even as he was held back. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z But even as he spoke Robin was considering the crutches, and thinking how convenient they would be for himself. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z They curtained the windows and crawled over me, trying to enter my mouth and ears even as they stung me. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Moving Day therefore depends on the weather, and that is why a fine day set Mrs. Frisby worrying, even as she enjoyed it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He imagined suddenly that he caught a muffled cry, and he made towards it; and even as he went forward the mist was rolled up and thrust aside, and the starry sky was unveiled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z But even as my life was moving forward, the questions about my dad were always there in the back of my mind, bubbling up to the surface now and then. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And then he’s pulling me slowly toward him, looking into my eyes even as he just swore he wouldn’t and heat’s bursting in my belly, radiating everywhere. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z And I don’t let go, even as my insides turn into gooey, sticky sweetness. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I could have told about Phoebe getting adjusted to having a brother, and to her “new” mother, and all of that, but that part was still going on, even as we traveled through the mountains. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Ekon kept his strides even as they ventured deeper into blackness, turning and twisting through corridors until he was sure they were lost. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z And even as he stood there, unsure what to do, the bell resumed its vibrant call. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z But even as I try to convince myself, I start to wonder if Michael is one of the boys who was invited or if she’s mad at him, too. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Rachel obeyed, but even as she handed Lyddie the writing materials, she protested. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z But even as she defied the neighbors, she knew that they would have to move as soon as the month was up. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as Riddle rounded on Dumbledore, the flames vanished, leaving the wardrobe completely undamaged. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z But he understood even as a young boy that it was not that they did not love him, rather it was that they often forgot that they did because they loved each other too much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And even as they fell they heard the rush of horsemen sweeping over the bridge and the rattle of orc-feet running up behind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I’d tried, even as a junior lawyer, to pay it forward, encouraging curiosity when I saw it, drawing younger people into important conversations. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Those who were released—even as newchildren—were sent Elsewhere and never returned to the community. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Wondering, even as I opened my mouth, how much I was going to regret this. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z How small-minded and hypocritical mortal man was, for even as they despised the enders of life, they loved nature—which, in those days, took every human life ever conceived. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I am sorry to say it, Constance,” Mr. Benedict said somberly, “but I did not exaggerate in the least. You are all in danger even as we speak.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All their eyes are on Darius as they walk in and even as they pass him, and one purposely bumps into him. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Ruth was dabbing at her mouth with her paper napkin, ever dainty, ever refined, even as the slot machines clanged and beeped one room over. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z And even as he spoke the demons swarmed stealthily up the mountain. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Yet even as Lawrence’s words were reminding Fosdick of the foundation’s guilt, they cracked open a door to its redemption. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The cowhide dragged smooth and even as long as we stayed in the sandy wash. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z In this way, even as he was dying, he showed respect for his children’s worlds. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z But Sam did not put it on; for even as he clasped it to his breast, an orc came clattering down. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The Ajo Mountains still glowed purple-brown in the distance, and the poppy fields were tipped with a gold that faded even as Matt watched. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But, even as young as I was, I knew the truth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Yet even as her dragons prospered, her khalasai withered and died. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Just a sea of blackness surrounded by the tears that continued to fall even as I slept. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z North Korea called itself the Worker’s Paradise, but even as it professed allegiance to communist ideals of equality, it invented one of the world’s most rigidly stratified caste systems. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z In return, they hold on to their color even as the snow begins to fall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Yet even as he said the words, he heard Patchface take up his song again. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But even as the walls fell, there were still a lot of barriers to seamless global integration. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z He must’ve wanted to tell me these things even as he fled like his feet were on fire. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Frustrated, he threw rocks into the water, knowing even as he did so that it was useless. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Still, even as he admitted that he might not be in the mainstream technologically, he was surprised at how little he could find on the subject of texting and driving and the law. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “It would have been scandal, and ruin,” the old woman said, even as everyone ignored her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She didn’t answer, even as her mother took back the letter, returned it to the glove compartment, and started back down the road. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She was still staring at the floor, even as she picked up her books and stood in the aisle. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z But even as I said it, I knew it was a big deal. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z But even as the laughter comes out, even as I’m sitting here with my family, with the people I love so much, I feel weird. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But even as it fell it swung its whip, and the thongs lashed and curled about the wizard’s knees, dragging him to the brink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The only thing was, the pot-shops were never empty, and even as she bolted down her food, Arya could feel them watching. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Seeing her there—even as a friend—broken the way she is makes Justyce feel as helpless as he did the night he got arrested. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He admired the two upstairs sliding windows, even as he vaguely supposed he could ask one thing more, one small thing — that Helen might be returned to him. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple felt her shoulders hunch into themselves even as she tried not to let them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Uri was howling like a wolf, and even as the oven chimney pipes toppled like trees, I laughed and pulled and pulled the clanger rope. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z He had seen her, he would always be able to see her, even as time smoothed out the memory to a barroom tale. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z There was the rugged edge of his cheekbone, but even as she watched, he nestled his head deeper into his arms, and that landing spot shrank and vanished. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He took a shot at someone above even as Mark looked at him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Maybe, even as I sit on my bed in the dying light of the late afternoon, it’s beginning again. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z But I knew him— even as he was, I knew him, and questioned him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He must hunt it by guess, by hunch, by luck, even as it had hunted him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Elizebeth rooted for her readers even as she pushed them to excel. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z My hand moved automatically...even as my brain clanged like a bell, connecting the dots. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He remembered how he had been instructed, even as a small boy back in his old place, to go indoors during a thunderstorm. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Now I was able to wedge myself securely in place even as I freed my hands. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They came close behind, stooping, often using their hands even as he did. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z To those who live by the land there must always come times of hardship, of fear and of hunger, even as there are years of plenty. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “But even as he said it, he was guarded.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The strength in her voice quieted them and they began to listen even as they walked. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple looked at him full on, her eyes searching behind her glasses even as she kept walking. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Middle children can feel neglected, often for good reasons. Or they feel that they aren’t as special as the other children, or even as loved. When that happens, middle children often act out.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z They were lowborn, even as I was, but they do not like to recall that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I tried to scream for her, even as I felt Volkswagen’s hands in my hair, yanking me up and out of the door. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But even as he said it, Jemmy felt a bleak discomfort. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z But even as he spoke, the cellar doors slammed shut, and Milligan was gone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I can’t wipe the smile from my face, even as the time stretches thin and wide without another word being exchanged between us. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I walk in numbed silence, even as everyone I pass watches me and as some of the other wild cards occasionally come up to congratulate me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I miss the old Katherine, the one I knew back in Baltimore, even as that girl was sorely vexing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Seabiscuit began to rip over the track, cutting into Myrtlewood’s lead even as she flew through fractions faster than any ever run at the Detroit Fair Grounds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Over and over again the liquid had to be strained and purified, even as it kept boiling, boiling, boiling in the copper vats. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Dimple found her lips parting, involuntarily, even as she thought, This is distinctly not non-date behavior. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z These books were frankly meant to shock their middle- class readers—to scare the daylights out of them—even as they played on their sympathies. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Rays of sun dance through the valley, painting light on the plains even as the floating isles cast patches of shadows; flocks of white birds cry out in formation below us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z My hope is that he will become part of your memory, even as I was always a part of his. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And yet, even as he thought of all these things, he noticed somehow that the sky was a lovely shade of blue and that one cloud had the shape of a sailing ship. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z But even as bad as I felt that night, it was nothing compared to the shock I received the next morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Jordan never let up, even as he was telling dirty jokes to Calvin. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z There were times, even as kids, when they didn’t have to speak to each other. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z "I'm not hungry," I say, even as my stomach betrays me with a growl. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z They roamed at will southwards, and eastwards even as far as the Misty Mountains; but they were now few and rarely seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I choose to embrace life, even as I deal death. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Yet even as they fretted and fumed, something else was quietly at work among Ulbrickson’s boys. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z So it was that, even as the Captains were about to turn away, the silence was broken suddenly. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I knew it even as I imagined it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Yet even as I write it is cooled, and it seemeth to shrink, though it loseth neither its beauty nor its shape. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She grinned even as she shook her head. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z "I think," he said, thoughtfully, raising his voice, "it was because I felt even as a young man that your people were somehow closely connected with my destiny. Do you understand?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sadness was in her eyes too, but she was armoring it away, locking it into a box even as she spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But even as I say it, I know that the woman in black would have no reason to do something like that to me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The harder he worked, the deeper C.P. sank into the very rut that had swallowed his father, even as he watched the less talented and shiftless children of the wealthy prosper. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But even as he thought those words, his feet were turning his body around and taking him back to Nok's stall. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Calixte had not been wrong in calling Lazlo naïve, but even as remote as such things as lovers were to him, he understood the smile, and the warm tone of her voice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Penelope felt herself flooded with a mixture of shock, relief, confusion, and fear, for even as Cassiopeia spoke, there was a thunder of hoofbeats from below. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For such an extraordinary athlete—even as a Lower Middler Phineas had been the best athlete in the school—he was not spectacularly built. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And even as Pippin stood at the Great Gate of the City and saw the Prince of Dol Amroth ride in with his banners, the King of Rohan came down out of the hills. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I clicked through to his number and I knew—even as I hesitated, my finger hovering over the call button—I knew that I was only inviting trouble. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Up front Chuck Day, the number two man, was trying to finesse it, trying to keep the boat in perfect balance stroke after stroke even as Moch kept calling for more. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I knew how to handle these blows and I knew how to walk them off, even as they wounded me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “This is too dangerous,” I said, even as I swayed nearer to him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It was fun to be around all this expectancy, even as I was unsure of what it all meant. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z So even as the police officer told us these unimaginable, world-breaking things, I was still crawling around in the wrongness of what I’d just done. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But Penelope was so popular, especially for a freshman, and I was popular by association, even as a freshman, too, that Boger invited us to come along. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Amah stared at the forceful figure, powerful even as it disappeared into shadow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Not even as long as the frog ?” “Much longer than you or me,” Nately blurted out lamely. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Yet Hitler continued to promise peace, even as he planned to unite ethnic Germans and reclaim territory that Germany had lost as a result of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Nobody else but Hume could look him in the eye and know what he was thinking even as he was thinking it, he said. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I try hard to make my gait even as we walk down the hallway. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z But even as he pulls away, I know that the space between us has changed permanently. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z But even as Sergeant Brown spoke the radar screen no longer bore witness to the presence or the existence of Bull Meecham. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They're unpacking in Mumbai even as I sweat in this P.E. class. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I cover my nose and keep my eyes on my cousin, even as Kasim keeps looking over at me, smiling, and inching his hand closer and closer to my leg. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Of Mia’s—well, standoffishness, even as she spent hours a day in Mrs. Richardson’s own home, in this very kitchen. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Yet even as I say it, I feel there’s another reason, too. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z He winced, tucking his head down to escape the noise, even as he jumped up from the bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z So Ged turned his back on the Ninety Isles; but even as the ship turned from Serd Inner Port and raised sail, a wind came up hard from the east against her. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He laughs and tries to crawl away, even as she claws at his ankle and wallops another pillow at his head. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Seven couldn’t keep herself from shaking her head, even as she saw the other covens around them start to close. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z My dad’s voice is even as ever, cognizant of the camera and of being watched. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I told myself they were thinking of me even as I was thinking of them; in our minds and hearts we were together. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z And suddenly out of nowhere there was Beans, swiping at Palmer’s head even as Nipper chuckled, sending the pigeon to the ground. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z I was watching her as carefully as ever in those days, and even as I was laughing at Laura, I was stealing glances at Miss Lucy’s back. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I spoke with you, I drew nearer to the mark, and so deliberately shot wider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Being with Pearl made the world feel bigger, even as being with him made Pearl feel more grounded, less abstract, more real. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Before you are a man,” he added gently, “you will learn to hate it. Yes, and fear it, too, even as I do.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z And even as I said it over and over again, reminding myself of what had to be done, I wondered why Tonantzin kept referring to our mother as “the” mother. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Those left behind had the task of going on with life even as the harshest snow fell, the bitter cold deepened, the game hid, and the fish sank deeper into the lake. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was good work, I knew it even as I wrote it, and when I’d finished I set it aside. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Focuses his attention on Mom, even as he asks me, “Where’s this coming from, sweetie? Is that girl from school bothering you again?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I could see the venom turning her belly black even as her face turned pale. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I don’t move even as everyone surrounds the birthday girl to wish her a happy eighteenth. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “I am not interested,” she told them, and even as she said it, she hoped that it would not get back to Odenigbo because she did not want him to think she was pining. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In the way that the human mind can do, somehow I slid over admitting to myself the ugly fact, even as I began dealing with it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Always springing for new wrestling shoes, even as Luke outgrew two pairs in one season. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “Welcome back to Great Wexly,” the woman said, pushing Bear away even as she looked him up and down. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The swirling colors are still there, even as I blink in the hallway’s light. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Mark runs back down the stairs even as Trina is calling his name. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Quick as lightning he thrust the big stake into the Firedrake's jaws, jamming them open even as the creature gaped wide to let loose the first foul gust of flame. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z All I could see were stars crowding above, fixed in space even as I moved. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But even as the thought flickered within her, she knew that it would not be permitted. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ashley’s weight settled over my legs; I knew it was her, even as my brain came in and out of consciousness, and a white hot light was burning behind my eyelids. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z And I’m as still as a rock, even as my cousins sit on the couch. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘I wish Merry was here,’ he heard himself saying, and quick thoughts raced through his mind, even as he watched the enemy come charging to the assault. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I kicked hard even as I clawed at the bag. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Afterward they gorged, though the meat was rotted and half-frozen, and moved even as they ate it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The boy who I now know is Day lets out a wrenching scream and charges at the nearest soldier even as they close in around him. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z If you touch a girl, even as a joke, and she pushes you off, leave…her…alone. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But by late June, even as Minnijean and I were whirling about our hotel room, dressing to see Johnny Mathis, a man we thought of as a deity, Little Rock school integration was unraveling. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as I write these words, something inside shouts that there is more. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z He doesn’t look at me even as we leave the restaurant and get into the car. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘You were right, you tall, dark boy, for even as we shoot down the British soldiers we are fighting for rights such as they will be enjoying a hundred years from now. ‘ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It felt like it might fall to pieces even as it chugged down the tracks. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Other items were so precious that the children clung to them even as they rowed. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z His mind rejected it, even as, under the surface, puzzle pieces were snapping together. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Either that or it was washed up somewhere along the bay’s shore, maybe even as far south as the bay bridge. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Then, even as he rehearsed, he spotted his old partner. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z But at last, in the late afternoon he was done and the raft—which he called Brushpile One for its looks—hung together even as he pulled it into the water off the beach. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “What you can do is help me turn this room over. Come on, before I tell Cook you’re reading smut,” Penelope said, her tone calm even as she continued to rip the magazine pages. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I cannot seem to stop the words from coming, even though I realize, even as they’re coming out, that they’re the wrong ones. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “But it is for the best. Leo could not be tolerated, even as an ice statue...not after he insulted me. The fool refused to rule at my side! And his power over fire...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And during the day there was always an agent camped out in the lobby, waiting for me, creeping up on me even as I called home from the pay phone by the back door steps. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z In the night, Isaac the Joiner had a dream in which we all hung with wires through our bodies, and pigeons made their homes upon us, even as we died suspended. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z But her face lit up with a smile even as the tears poured down. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z He kept his voice neutral, even as his face got hot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z But even as the words came out of my mouth, I knew it would be a bad idea. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z It's a pretty decent plan, I think, even as I consider my options. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I knew he was staring at me, but I couldn’t bring my eyes up to meet his, even as he leaned closer. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z When Bear was finally done and stood all in a sweat, people gathered around him, even as children surrounded me and pelted me with questions. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But even as Ophie’s body vibrated with excitement, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Matty dreamed of vague, frightening things connected to pain, and his body was tense even as he slept. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He thought she would take him down with an elbow strike, but instead she grabbed him, pulling him forward even as she appeared to push him back. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z But even as a little kid Jason had known it wasn’t all right. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe it isn’t really about who can own whom, who can do what to whom and get away with it, even as far as death. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He stays focused on me even as I look away. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Yet even as the spell bound him, he had laughed. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Cast me in it now, even as I live!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That night she danced he was already a dead man, a living dead man who sucked life from the living, desiring and hating it even as he took it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z They were making for the main road; but even as they ran they stumbled and fell to the ground and lay still. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But even as he said it, he knew what Brother Luke meant. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z But even as I say it, I don’t believe it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Waking up I try to hold on to these images of Pa even as we resume our lives without him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What did this horrifying event say to me, even as a child? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Narciso taunted, and even as the men struggled to separate them his huge arms flew out and landed with dull, sick thuds on Tenorio’s face and body. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z His hands are fast, almost effortless, even as he goes off into a tangent about the War of the Romantics and how Liszt’s daughter left her husband for Wagner, quel scandale. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Truth be told, I’d never been higher than 17,200 feet—not even as high as Everest Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z But even as he said it out loud, Pong knew it was only half of what he longed for. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Astonishingly, though, even as he became larger and larger, Fyrian had somehow regained the use of his wings and was hovering overhead, peering over the rim of the trees. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z But he sounded as if he did, and Jonas was eyeing him as if he did, even as he pulled on some shoes to go with Finn back to Charlie’s. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Liam was shaking his head, even as Chubs said, “She has a point.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The rains would not come, and the powerful shaman priests and priestesses seemed to know this even as they prepared themselves that evening. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z A reminder of a dream that was wilting even as it was budding. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Palmer tried not to hear, but even as he bobbed on a merry-go-rounding horse, as he breathed deeply the sweet crispy tangle of a funnel cake, there it was: pop ping. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z But Sam’s report on Terrance’s demise had softened her, even as it bred spiteful visions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z It was later to become his proud testimony that he hated his sins—even as he ran towards sin, even as he sinned. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z She hated, even as a two-year-old, dirt and disorganization. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy murmured to me, “Do you realize what this means, Calpurnia? The days of whale oil and coal dust are over. The old century is dying, even as we watch. Remember this day.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But Jonas knew, even as he had the thought, that she hadn’t. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Once, I saw her doing a yoga stretch near the Sierpiński sculpture even as people were walking by. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I don’t break down or nothing like that, seriously, even as I remember playing catch with my boys. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Their shoulders drooped even as they laughed, and when they put their hands on their hips in a show of jauntiness, the palms slipped the thighs as if the pants were waxed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z However, even as she staggered through the snow, her back was straight and her head, high. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z They heard the Stuka climb from its dive even as they heard the banshee wail of the next attack. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Against these carcinogens which his own activities had created man had no protection, for even as his biological heritage has evolved slowly, so it adapts slowly to new conditions. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Now even as he prayed the tide at ebb had turned, and the river god made quiet water, drawing him in to safety in the shallows. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the time, I was only dreaming about being chosen for the Worlds team—maybe as a specialist or even as a noncompeting alternate. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But even as I sit, listening to Warren crack jokes about the guys on the courts and other people we know from around our way, I can feel something tugging at me across the street. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “For instance, The beer is never dear near here, dear,’ is unfortunate, even as an assonance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please go see him,” she was saying now, even as she waved hello to someone walking through the front door. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z And even as they hastened on their way the wind brought a grey rain, and all the fires sank, and there arose a great smoke before them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But even as young as I was, I felt that God was watching and that he would, indeed, bring good out of this situation. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He felt himself falling, and he felt himself caught even as he fell; but his mind, utterly spent, slid away into the dark. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Pita bit into a tiny sweet morsel of cake and nodded even as she sniffed back her tears. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You’re not even as heavy as a little bag of dried-up aspen leaves.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Neda was mature beyond her years and had a maternal side even as a child. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Something warm bloomed in my chest, even as my breath hitched in my throat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It was a question that dogged me through my first month, even as I began to settle in, even as I got used to the predawn wake-ups and navigating between buildings for class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z One literally never saw them except in the guise of prisoners, and even as prisoners one never got more than a momentary glimpse of them. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I averted my eyes, even as I felt the room contract around me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was true, but even as he said it, Matty felt a sense of discomfort, though he hid it from Kira. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Yet even as they celebrated, many moderate whites, so recently in their corner, were cooling to the cause. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As I drove down the interstate to reach the prison, I noticed the long rays of sunlight retreating even as the heat of the Alabama summer persisted. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Ophie asked again, even as she began to dread the answer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z And indeed, even as they spoke, the bell on the landing began a furious clanging. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z "You can't," I told her, but even as I said it, I wasn't sure what I was telling her she couldn't do. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But, even as the calm spread over me, I knew I couldn’t trust my feelings with Jasper there. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I said something about how everyone should have a passport, which even as the words left my mouth seemed too exotic. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I blush even as the rain cools my face. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Jessie said, even as she felt the burning of her own eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But even as Chronicler looked up, another flood of words burst out of Kvothe. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I felt that Joyce had let me down, even as God had. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Taran collided with something—what it was, he could not tell—but he clung to it even as his strength failed him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z This meant her chances of making the 2016 team, even as the alternate, were pretty much dashed. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z As a baby, even as a little girl, I possessed an awkward, extravagant beauty. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Still, the music brought joy even as the notes evaporated, and playing a rag exhilarated everyone to the point of jumping around the parlor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But even as I ask the question, I know the answer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “I—” June starts and stops, her mouth smiling even as her eyes slice at Nora, “Of course. That would be lovely.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z But they all knew, even as they said it, that Papa would never move back east. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Do I close these doors again, even as I’m so close to being who I am? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I kept running, but even as I ran I couldn’t help but notice the beast was running awfully fast for a lame donkey. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I couldn't absorb the fact that we were now liberated, even as our enemies, the vanquished German soldiers, streamed past us by the hundreds. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But even as progress was made, new challenges loomed around every corner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z And even as I was eating, I knew how queer it all was, but I didn’t care. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z And even as far away as Ithaka you’ve heard of Agamemnon—how he came home, how Aigisthos waited to destroy him but paid a bitter price for it in the end. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He missed her even as he saw her. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, even as I watched them, I forgot them, I forgot everything except finishing the song. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The mother of four, she worked as a nurse, a midwife, and even as an undertaker to help support her family. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Some part of me, some crazy, calm part, sees sense in his plan, even as I recoil in disgust. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It hung in the waves, stilled, even as water rushed around it. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z People were pushing and shoving, trying to grab hold of stair railings to hop on, even as the train began to pick up steam. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z But even as the door shut behind them, I had a knot in my stomach. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I could tell he was forcing it, even as his fingers fumbled to put the keys in the ignition. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The driveway curves around to the front of the house, and I keep it cool even as my phone keeps buzzing. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Far off there's a strange ridge, even and uniform, and I can't make out what it is even as I squint against the sun. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The more he scolded them for personal technical issues, even as he preached teamsmanship, the more the boys seemed to sink into their own separate and sometimes defiant little worlds. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I came inside wearing a dark blue suit, which I hated even as Mom and Emily Sue’s mother praised it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Kamau was already shaking his head, a renewed grin tugging at the corners of his mouth even as he tried to look serious. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “He seemed to regret his last words even as they were coming out, for his voice faded quickly He turned away. ‘“The whole point? Mother asked. ‘What do you mean by that?’ Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I argue, even as the words “GO HOME” flash through my mind. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I think about that note all morning long, even as they march us down to the auditorium for an assembly. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But before he could rush out and kill himself, even as he started to do so, his desperate purpose was changed and his life was spared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I regretted saying this even as the words were passing my lips. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “No,” I said, but even as 1 said it, I could see it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Harry nodded, but even as he did so, an insane urge to confess that he didn’t have any idea how to survive at the bottom of the lake for an hour came over him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “You know what it is!” she seethed, still trying to keep her voice down, even as the pain in her head turned into a thunderous roar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They pressed their heads tenderly against his bosom, muttering endearing and melodramatic lovey-doveys, even as they also anxiously listened to see if the old ticker really was on its last legs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Delia. Velia,” Papá whispered, his eyes imploring them to go to him, even as he hugged Pita to himself like she was his lifeline. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z But even as I marveled at my baby sister’s potential, I couldn’t shake the nagging feeling that something wasn’t quite right with the boy in front of me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He’s just joking, the terrified woman mouths to her son, even as she covers his mouth with her hand. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z But even as she thought it, she was surprised by the humor that quirked his fine straight lips. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z There came at last a dreadful nightfall; and even as the Captains of the West drew near to the end of the living lands, the two wanderers came to an hour of blank despair. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Everything is ready except final modifications and the final few shipments, one of which is being loaded even as I write. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I chanted the mantra even as we learned our letters and numbers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I wanted children, my own family, but even as I longed for it I knew I would never have it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z A truthful answer, but one I knew to be foolish, even as it exited my mouth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The Germans sang lustier and more voices came in until they killed the parody even as they had killed “Auld Lang Syne.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But even as she said it, she bent down to wipe the sweat off her face with her skirt, then tried to smooth her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It amazed me even as it was happening how immediately I’d fallen in with this stranger’s mission, whatever it was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And when it was done and the wedding day set, he rested and sat in the sun and slept even as his father had done before him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z A girl as grey as ash, and even as I watched she crumbled and blew away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sun was warm this morning even as we edged further north and further into the season. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z All the courtesies in the world do not cover up the one vital and massive discourtesy—that the Negro is treated not even as a second- class citizen, but as a tenth-class one. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I squinted, trying to see anything more, even as a surge of fear made it hard for me to process anything. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z But even as she shushed her Cares, Jinny had to admit that something about the rigid snake scared her too. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Because, even as a young child, I could sense the unspoken terrors that surrounded our house, the ones that chased my mother until she hid in a secret dark corner of her mind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We will refuse to celebrate what is beautiful about our distinct cultures and histories, even as we blend and evolve. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Cora never saw her face even as she became a student of the girl’s sighs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And even as he spoke the earth rocked beneath their feet. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z And even as it frightens me, I understand it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z But even as she said it, she found herself singing, the words stumbling out as if her mouth remembered what her mind did not, as if her mouth belonged to Chaya, her head to Hannah. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Then through all the years that followed he traced the Ring; but since that history is elsewhere recounted, even as Elrond himself set it down in his books of lore, it is not here recalled. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hey, Nazi, go find some more Jews to gas,” Cliff shot back, but even as he said it he stood up and moved back toward his desk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But even as hope died in Sam, or seemed to die, it was turned to a new strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The sting of it would stay with me for months, even as plenty of my colleagues at Sidley confessed that they, too, hadn’t passed the bar exam the first time. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Caught out in the storms and weather, I had an urgent desire to return to my tree, even as The Baron Weasel returned to his den, and the deer to their copse. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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