| 单词 | fetch |
| 例句 | Bloom fetched a couple of eggs, one from under the cat, and he held the warm eggs against his cheek. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she completed whatever housekeeping chores Cousin Eunice had assigned before she went to fetch her family, played briefly with them, prepared dinner and made Cousin Eunice’s cup of tea. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Sir Lancelot was fetched from the pigeon house, for the royal favour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not exactly at my most fetching,” she said doubtfully. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The smell of the bacon cooking soon fetched Duck up from the hold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Silent, the old nurse went to fetch more water, her basin being all spilt. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Nicolas had gone to fetch Amanda in old Covadonga, which still ran, though it barely sputtered along on its remaining nuts and bolts, lost in a black cloud of burning oil. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was ordered to fetch a paper towel and clean it up. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z “Nonetheless, it must be weighed. Did you not hear my orders this morning when—nay, I remember, I had sent you into the Street of the Potters to fetch those crucibles.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z The rabbit fetched up against the grating, drifted a little way along it, found the bottom and crawled out of the turbid water. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before we parted to carry out our various evening chores of fetching water and cleaning lamps, we would say “Peace, son” or “I’m out,” phrases we had picked up from the rap lyrics. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I journeyed in a crow-hop fashion-carrying one bucket for twenty strides, setting it down, then returning to fetch the second bucket and carrying it forward to meet its partner. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought about how eager he always was to help me when I came to fetch something for Miss Maggie or Osh. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z ‘I did not tell you to fetch him in.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Serving men hurried to lengthen the table on the dais, fetching trestles and chairs. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nhamo made her way to a stand of thatching grass to fetch more bedding. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Down there near the riverbank,” she said, “where the bushes grow thick, are sheep with fleeces of gold. Go fetch me some of their shining wool.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z "A cold night," he said casually, "and the High Hall is so drafty. I don't wish to catch a chill. Mord, if you would be so good, fetch my cloak." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "I did not keep count. More than one, for a certainty. His squire would fetch him a fresh skin whenever he re-quired it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “Go fetch the board and pieces. This time I mean to smash you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I noticed that the man occasionally directed the boy to fetch things for him. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z No time to fetch the dart rifle, he would have to shoot to kill. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I went to the edge of the lake and signaled for Hassan to come and fetch me. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Finally they broke into the house when Will had gone to fetch his mother home from the park. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Someday,’ said Johnny, his good nature restored, ‘I’ll kill you, Dove. In the meantime, you have your uses. You get out the buckets and run to North Square and fetch back drinking water.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Undeterred by his weight she fed the hens, gathered eggs, fetched water, then sat at the table stringing dried mushrooms. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Nay, lord,’ said Gimli, ‘but I can speedily fetch it, if there be need.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Phil fetched the cooler, which they had filled with sodas, juices, various kinds of cheese, several boxes of crackers, and jars of peanut butter and jelly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, I had sent my girl in to find my pearl hairpin, and was just fetching her. I’m afraid sometimes even the smallest task is beyond poor Jane.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He was fetching water from a brook near the farm when he met two other North Korean defectors. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I remembered I had left my knitting in the morning-room before lunch, and I went along through the drawing-room to fetch it, the faithful Jasper at my heels. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Shawn said they had to be washed before they could be loaded, so I fetched a rag and a bucket of water. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The water used for farming, cooking, and washing had to be fetched in buckets from streams and springs. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You run around fetching and carrying for that woman like you love her. And half a day in the fields was all it took.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z There was only one thing to do: to fetch their spears and to chase the son-in-law away from the home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z She opened the windows and the back door, then fetched herself a chair from the front room, putting it beside Maybeth. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Once there, it would have been discourteous not to break bread with the banker, so Jon sent Satin off to fetch them food. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She’d almost forgotten that every day would be another day stepping and fetching for Mrs. Caruthers, and it made the last few sips of milk taste sour. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But even before I opened the door to fetch the bait, I could feel how something had shut down inside of me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z After a long silence, Tranquilino creaked onto his feet and fetched two glasses, filling both a third full of cheap bourbon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Sold during the Depression for a nickel, they now fetch upward of six hundred dollars. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z His body was flung across the cell and fetched up against the base of the lavatory seat. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z ‘That crate is not for kongos. In two days man come fetch that crate. If it not be here, some kongos be in bad trouble!” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He helps his mother to bathe her, fetching the towel and the shampoo. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I fetched the extra key from its hiding place in the bushes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She stared at him working, head down, with his hair flopped over his face, and remembered Deen carrying the boy on his tall shoulders, too tired to walk home from a fetch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Alfred Stoecklein, not usually a talkative man, had much to say as he fetched hot water and otherwise assisted in the cleaning-up. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to be fetching him any more than he wanted his ragamuffin daughter summoning him home like a wayward schoolboy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z By the time Tali came out to the stable yard to fetch their breakfast supplies, Kaede was sweating and famished, her right shoulder aching, and still the arrow had not struck the target. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z It is set up in a crater alongside us; Berger has fetched it, and now the counter-attack comes over from behind; we are set free and make contact with the rear. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she fetched a piece of split wood from the pile at the front door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z They didn't fetch or cower or make big-eyed faces that say: "Love me, please." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I waited, shivering, for the workers in Uncle Tian’s kiosk to fetch him. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I hadn’t told him that whenever I went to the bush with my cousins to fetch firewood, my mind would begin to wander to things I had seen and done in the past. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “They shouldn’t leave me alone with no one here to fetch me something if I need it.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I got up to fetch my Herball, for I had meant to try a new mixture of herbs for her latest pains. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Mattie is the granddaughter of Captain William, the gentleman who has been such a help in the kitchen. I’ll fetch him now. He has been waiting for the doctor to release her.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The Captain fetched the pole from the kitchen, and after he had handed it in to me in the stern, he climbed in and sat down facing me, his arms tightly folded across his chest. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Kingshaw reached slowly into the back pocket of his jeans, and fetched out the key. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Eliza would want to send the twins to fetch the day’s newspapers. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z From the car’s glove compartment Perry fetched a pint bottle containing a ready-mixed compound of orange flavoring and vodka. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “The gentlemen took some with them, but Lockton placed the rest back in the chest. Then I was sent to fetch more wine. The chest was gone by my return.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I went head over heels down the bank in the dark and fetched up against an elder bush—and there I lay.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "I don't need flocks of servants to fetch and carry for me." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "Not very like. He's a bit prickly at times, but not mean-spirited. Best go fetch your brush." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z To take a break from this task, which required us to bend our upper bodies toward the ground for hours, we fetched cassava stalks, cut them into shorter pieces, and placed them in the holes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, Peeves, you fool, Peeves! Haven’t you been complaining about him for a quarter of a century? Go and fetch him, at once!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The chief told one of his men to fetch something. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z With no more chat Eurykleia obeyed and fetched out fire and brimstone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Standing outside of the hidey-hole, looking down like he always did when he came to fetch her for supper, was Daddy, a sad smile on his face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “It’s not worth nothing hereabouts,” he said, “but I bet it would fetch a handsome sum in New York.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Brantley,” said Miss Peregrine to Bronwyn, “go and make up the fainting couch for Miss Avocet and then fetch a bottle of coca wine and another flask of brandy.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She must have known what that meant, must have sensed the farewell in it, because she fetched my father. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He could fetch the whetstone when the blades needed sharpening. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z He sends me like a serving man to fetch her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As in, “My friend here would like a sip of seawater. Won’t you fetch me some, Matt?” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon did not give enough light for Tree-ear to see clearly, but when the last vase had been removed, Tree-ear crawled back into the kiln to fetch the lamp. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z One of us would go off to fetch and filter water while the other prepared a sludge of steamy noodles. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the snow melts, I will go to Rass and fetch my mother. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He put himself in position with evident satisfaction, raised his arm like a signal-mast and his hand like a coal-shovel and fetched such a blow on the white sack as would have felled an ox. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps a little water would restore her. Hannah, fetch some. But she is worn to nothing. How very thin, and how very bloodless!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Suit yourself. But I did see Pearl Ann Larkin trying on a fetching hat at the millinery today. Big pink thing with feathers. She waved at me through the window.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z But at least twice a week Tidbit stole quietly through the darkness to fetch Amari to come to the bedroom of Clay Derby. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Words won’t fetch him back. Cletus and Will are dead too. So shut your bloody mouth before I stick my fist in it.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “What else were you sent here for if not to fetch me?” asked Jadis. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She settled Matt between the two men and fetched him a mug of hot cocoa. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He fetched a bottle of something dark and evil looking and began pouring her a tumbler full. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Leah went and fetched the owl back and sashayed around the house with it sitting on her shoulder, saying Father was sticking up for her side of things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z So the women helped Nhamo sit up, and the girl who had been watching the babies ran off to fetch food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She fetched water, and strained a special gruel for Judith, and spread her uncle’s wet clothes to dry before the fire. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She looked as if her mouth was set to say no, but instead she said, “You shouldn’t ought to beat me in the head,” and went off obediently to fetch his T-shirt. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z I come to the stream to fetch water. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I dropped it on my bed, then fetched a drill from the shop and started fitting screws. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “He’ll be here to fetch you in a hour or so,” she said brightly. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Miss Bloom, would you fetch my flask of coca- wine? It seems I won’t be sleeping tonight, and I shall have to indulge if I am to keep awake.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z After we pulled it up on shore, their daddy took the mule to fetch the wagon. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone washed hands as the women went back to fetch dinner. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Even when I offered to fetch a tonic, she only shook her head and would say no more. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Like all the other kids, she now wore a tunic that fell to midthigh, with voluminous pockets, for when she went on a fetch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z "Meanwhile, this daughter of his has been fetching and pouring, a fat little thing, eighteen or so—" "Thirteen, more like," Raff the Sweetling drawled. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A royal attendant fetches the teapot from the center of the table and pours into the pristine china, and the quiet hangs as she fixes her tea at a glacial pace, making them wait. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Stoke the fire and set a pot of water to boil. Then come up here and fetch these dirty sheets.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad carried Luke inside and Mother fetched her scalpel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I fetch his glass and refill it, saying nothing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He made only one brief trip to fetch Esperanza’s book on Opium. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam Pomfrey had gone to rescue Ron from Percy’s clutches; she led him over to Harry and the others, gave him a blanket and some Pepperup Potion, then went to fetch Fleur and her sister. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I went to the cinnamon box and fetched the letter. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z His father kisses him on the temple and deep in the hair and says he wants him to fetch us some drink, some food. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Butterbur hurried off to see that their ponies were got ready, and to fetch them a ‘bite’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “If you’ll be so good as to fetch me the key to my room in the solar—the special one,” he added, “I’ll settle the boy. Then we can speak.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He’d fetched them up himself, after spending half the night searching through dusty vaults by lantern light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked familiar; perhaps he was one of the neighborhood boys who had fetched water at the borehole before dawn. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In Iowa a bushel of corn fetched less than the price of a packet of gum. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Then Aunt Chipo sent her to fetch water from the stream. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She had a profound moment of helplessness before she hefted the ceramic pitcher and went to fetch water so her mama could wash her face. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I fetch a dixie and wood from the hut and we crawl into a small deserted lean-to which we use for such purposes. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z With Mrs. Caruthers sedated for much of the day, Ophie was free from spending so much time stepping and fetching for her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Shall I fetch my prince a thimble cup of milk of the poppy?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The long main street went downhill and then fetched up at the water. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z So I offered to fetch fresh lavender to strew in Gertrude’s bedchamber, and that night I knelt again on the ground, gathering the silvery, purple-tipped fronds of lavender into my arms. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z She just looked at me intently and eagerly, as if she thought—hoped—that I would throw a stick for her to fetch. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z The three boys went into the forest and fetched armfuls of rotten wood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Then he and Aunt Alice walked out, already discussing how much the computer might fetch at a pawnshop. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z "Is he—?" "The khal lives," Irri answered quietly ... yet Dany saw a darkness in her eyes when she said the words, and no sooner had she spoken than she rushed away to fetch water. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The touching of the crowds had exhausted her, so she rested a bit, and then, toward midafternoon, she changed into her riding clothes and went to fetch Horse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Go fetch me the scissors from Old Tallow,” said Omakayas’s mother. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He waited until I fetched my father’s old boots. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm went to school, did his homework, fetched and carried at the inn, and read over and over again the secret message in the acorn. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Tyrion pushed himself off the bench and went to fetch it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Told him that my father had recounted to me about the time they went to the bush to fetch firewood and accidentally shook a beehive. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z ‘Cilia, do you come over often to fetch water?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When the wine brought no solace, Theon sent Wex to fetch his bow and took himself to the Old inner ward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Nothing happened the next day, nor the day after, but on the third day Arya went to the kitchens with Weese to fetch their dinner. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He laughed loudly at his joke and went to fetch the beers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z As she lay moaning in her bed, Harry set off for Bonners Ferry, Idaho, eighteen miles away on twisting mountain roads, to fetch a doctor. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She fetched a mop and worked on it. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z I draw another person next to the dog, with a stick in their hand so they can play fetch together. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In this emergency, for it was getting near to suppertime, Gareth voluntarily ran ahead to fetch a rope. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to keep her out of sight, though, so Horace went back into the disguising room and fetched a denim sack. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They were interrupted by Miss Bennet, who came to fetch her mother’s tea. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z “Let’s measure,” said Reynie, fetching the ruler from the pencil woman’s desk. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z She dumped them outside the kitchen hut and fetched a pot of water. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Somebody ran to fetch the doctor, and half an hour later this gentleman made a majestic and drunken arrival in his horse-drawn buggy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z At this point, Miss Maggie fetched some bandages and told Mr. Sloan to roll up his pant legs so she could have a look at his scrapes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Either Regina or Joan would drop him off in the morning and fetch him in the late afternoon. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He had to fetch newspapers to sop up the mess, and then he had to rest with his back against the wall because his hands and feet hurt so much. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few days before I came to fetch you from your aunt and uncle’s, in fact.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She had to fetch a wooden box and pull it to the window. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he would choose by mood: “I feel quick today; fetch me a cheetah” or “I feel strong today, release a rhino.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z When Boxer heard this he fetched the small straw hat which he wore in summer to keep the flies out of his ears, and flung it on to the fire with the rest. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z But a broken watch won’t fetch much coin, and anyway this watch is so nice that I’d rather not resell it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The engine on that thing sounded like a bucket of nails in a blender. I knew you kids wouldn’t get very far,” he said, “so I ran and fetched your folks.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I wonder who it can be this time. Tell the porter to fetch him across.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Each morning, balancing two water pails on a long flat piece of wood over my shoulders, I set off to fetch the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "If you have anything to take along, you'd best fetch it now, boy." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She fetched the short ladder from the shed and propped it against one of the two south windows. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Beg pardon,” he said, ignoring the flurry of feathers, “shall I fetch m’lord some breakfast?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘Choose a lad or two, and go and fetch him to my house. You’ll not have need to go near the old Hobbiton village over Water. My Jolly here will show you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z "Best talk of this inside. Jon will fetch you a horn of ale. Or would you prefer hot spiced wine?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “He left the cabin to fetch his son’s body, and the Feds shot him.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “But I was going to fetch him as soon as I come off watch.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z "I need to fetch water for the Lord Commander." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I answer to the King’s army. I’d be right pleased if you kept fetching the water. Makes my life easier.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z We had gone to fetch water and he told me he had learned a new magic that let him make stones walk on water. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z But as the demon girl fetched the box of viewing cards, I was looking at one corner of the room that was filled with a blend of strange colors. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I punch my time card in the computer like they showed and went to fetch my apron. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z ‘If you wish to speak to us, come down! Bring out your king! We are the fighting Uruk-hai. We will fetch him from his hole, if he does not come. Bring out your skulking king!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Daddy sent me to fetch you,” he says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She dressed in Mary’s loose shirt again and, seeing some flat stones by the bank, went to fetch her own clothes to wash them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z He sent a jeep to fetch Comrade K. N. M. Pillai to the police station. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That horrid trio of guards has just come to fetch me somewhere—Engel chatting with them in annoyed tones just beyond my range of hearing, outside the door. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Farm Boy, fetch me this”; “Get me that, Farm Boy—quickly, lazy thing, trot now or I’ll tell Father.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Later, I’m in the jail cell room, fetching my portfolio, waiting for Guillermo, who needed to run an errand, when Oscar, once again buttoned and zipped, with camera at the ready, sticks his head in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I pause for a second as John runs to fetch the ball again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The moon hung pale in the sky above the church tower, and the night wore a veil of moonlight when the Magpie came back to fetch Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He's not awake yet, so I hustle downstairs and fetch the paper off the front porch. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z If we did fetch him, it would be an admission of guilt—that he really was an assassin working for us. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z In the late afternoon, she went to the ruined village and fetched Mother. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He made a face at Omakayas, for with her beadwork she was set apart, another of the women, and Pinch was left to fetch wood all by himself. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Bloom fetched a sweater from the bedroom and came back to the kitchen, buttoning it up. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He strode up to the stem war leader and fetched him a heavy clout on the shoulder. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z "Your lord father bid me fetch you. Come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Come with me.”Werfel fetched a fancy court hat and a hood lined with the white fur of the arctic serpent and loaned it to Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I’m going on a fetch,” she said to Ben, when she found him in the kitchen. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I will leave tomorrow because I must attend an umuada meeting. I will return at the end of the week to fetch her.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Ophie spent the next day in Mrs. Caruthers’s room, only leaving long enough to head down to the kitchen and fetch this or that. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Wait for me, Hideo,” he calls over his shoulder, and then he stomps off into the trees to fetch the egg. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “I bet you saw my books and thought they’d fetch a big price, right? But you could sell a thousand of them and never make enough to pay off what you owe.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z They can sit, stand, talk, shake a stick at a drunk man, reach around their backs to fetch forth a baby to nurse, all without dropping their piled-high bundles upon bundles. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry hurried into the hall to fetch his rucksack, Firebolt, and Hedwig’s cage before joining the others in the dark back garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She fetched the maheu pot and sat under the lemon tree to think. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Martin told her he needed to fetch a wagon and Cora wasn’t convinced he was coming back. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Though most speak English as their mother tongue, there are some, newer fetched from their country, who spake two languages or three before ever they heard our British speech. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Ser Justin found them places on the bench and fetched supper for the both of them—ale and chunks of horsemeat, charred black outside and red within. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Now fetch me what I asked for,” I said, looking him in the eye. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They would fetch a taxi then and take it all to a pawnshop. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z We hung about in the village and fetched water for the women who were preparing the food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Later they would beckon me to fetch fire or water for them, or to tell the women they wanted tea, and in those early months I was too busy running errands to follow their conversation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Still struggling, he fetched up against something hard, bumped off it, struck it again and then for a moment touched soft ground. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When Kingshaw had tried again to go off and fetch somebody, he had said, ‘Shut up,’ more violently, and then, ‘Don't be stupid,’ Kingshaw had followed him, unasked, into the House block. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He fetches lemonade, and that takes awhile, too. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Drag it on over and fetch my phone book that’s setting in the kitchen.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He fetched his suitcase and put the small jar into it. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Now fetch me the young Prince’s ping-pong table,’ Mr Tibbs whispered. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I could have sworn he went to the river. Calpurnia, go and fetch him, please. We can’t keep Mr. Fleming waiting all day.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Ever since I knew you, amor,” she replied languidly, fetching two more tallboys from the fridge. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z After arriving in the morning, we would fetch our picks, shovels, hammers, and wheelbarrows from a zinc shed at the top of the quarry. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I offered to fetch Lady Seymour, but in truth, I planned to run the news of Lockton’s escape to the rebels as fast as I could. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I was fetched up by terror, and surveyed the street for escape, did this encounter become a beating. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z We cannot fetch them all in, if we did we should not know what to do with them. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Nurse Cramer had a cute nose and a radiant, blooming complexion dotted with fetching sprays of adorable freckles that Yossarian detested. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His eyes widened at the sight of the nurse cooking his baby in the oven, but, rather than protest, he repeated his question about fetching the priest. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetched all the food and water he asked for. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You asked for words and I brought them. I suppose the next thing you’ll want me to fetch is a dictionary.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I fetched a plate for us to share. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I don’t want to use up any breaks fetching them— not today, with the strike news to talk about. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t play catch, he didn’t fetch, he didn’t roll over to get his tummy rubbed. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z “You were chosen because you are young and strong. You sur-vived the long journey here. You will fetch a great price.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z It was impossible to say how long they had been working, but they were exhausted by the time the She Elephant fetched them. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Granny was sending my brother to fetch Grandpa, of whom I was mortally afraid. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z As soon as they were out of sight, she poured the water she had fetched into a large calabash, letting it stand beside the house. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “The church is a bit of a drive, you know,” she said as Camilla circled behind her and went to fetch Francis. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He keeps his eyes on the elevator, half expecting his father to walk out and fetch him, to indicate, with a slight tilt of the head, that it is time to go. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to play fetch, so I picked up a bronze shield and tossed it across the arena. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Bigwig, to everyone’s surprise, showed considerable reluctance, and only crossed in the end after Kehaar, returning from another flight over Efrafa, had asked whether he would like him to go and fetch a fox. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The robot was sent to fetch tools; Tendai hammered plywood over the hole and broken window. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He stoked the fire, put coffee on, fed Mr. Whiskers a saucer of tinned milk, and fetched me another pail of water to fill the reservoir. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Lenny stooped, and Doreen went flying up on to his shoulder, and her glass sailed out of her hand in a long, wide arc and fetched up against the pine paneling with a silly tinkle. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Then Pa put the roof back again, climbed down the ladder, and said to Laura: “Run over to the chopping block and fetch me some of those green hickory chips—new, clean, white ones.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Pilgrims landed the other son ran off to live with some nearby Indians, leading to great consternation and an expedition to fetch him back. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Alexander loped across the nursery, fetched a ball out of the toy trunk, and brought it back to drop at Penelope’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The seventh labor was to go to Crete and fetch from there the beautiful savage bull that Poseidon had given Minos. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let us play fetch again, as we did earlier,” she said to them, “and show Lady Constance what you have learned. Alexander! Ball!” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z My mother got up, fetched a plate from the rack, and filled it with stew from the iron pot on the fire. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He fetched some biscuits for them and they lay by the wall of the house in the early sun, watching him. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One morning, the youngest boy, Sipho, went from the huts to fetch water at the river to water the pumpkins. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The sullen daze when he has to carry my coat with Elizabeth’s, fetch me a drink too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She quickly fetched a calabash and began to milk the bird. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z When the police brought me home, grimly pale and bloody, and told her what happened, she fetched a bottle of Jack Daniel’s from her room and poured us each a large measure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She fished in the pocket of her apron and fetched out a tissue-paper packet. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Chou fetches water from the well and pours some over Kim’s feet, rinsing the blood off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I was to fetch our suitcase, which was still at Piliso’s, and then meet Justice at George Goch, a small township in southern Johannesburg, later that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we went to fetch Miss Maggie, who was a witness, too, and waited while she put Cinders and Clover out to graze and got herself ready for the trip. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z “Perspective drawing . . . algebraic equations . . . music theory . . .” Now giggling at the impossibility of keeping up, the children fetched books at random and stacked the volumes at their governess’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Besides, even an old ladle with a broken handle might be used later for scooping ashes from the fire or digging up cattail roots on a fetch. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z One by one we would be called home to fetch water from the hydrant in the back yard, to go to the store and buy greens and meal for tomorrow, to split wood for kindling. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Surely he did not have to wake up before dawn to fetch water. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But with the threat gone and his family arrived from Dresden, Tycho began to settle in at the castle, sending his eldest son back to Denmark to fetch four large observing instruments from Hveen. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z When somebody had gone off to fetch Wat, Robin said, “You had better talk to him yourself.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z From the deep freeze he fetched rimed cartons of beans and strawberries, twenty years old. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Dove, Dusty,’Johnny was yelling, ‘build up the furnace, fetch in charcoal. Hi! you lazy, good-for-nothing dish-mops.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Trembling, the woman fetched two more pots from the cluster at the cave entrance. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They liked to taunt him when he came to fetch hot water for Lady Arya’s bath. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The movement draws my attention to his fetching eyes and the fullness of his lips, and a flutter starts up somewhere low in my belly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Hannah sent me to fetch more water, which I did with great pleasure and a short detour. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z "Will I serve the Lord Commander's meals, help him fasten his clothes, fetch hot water for his bath?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The morning after his return he rose late, and wanting a cup of rushwash tea he went out to fetch water from the spring that ran a little way down the hillside from his house. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Lived in this house and fetched and carried for her and slept in the attic. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Gertrude rose to fetch a small book from a high shelf and returned to a cushioned settee, motioning for me to sit at her feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was expecting him to tell me to fetch my hat and coat and leave the building for ever. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z She snaps at a nearby servant, "Go and fetch Madam Claire. Tell her that her hospitality is lacking, and I don't like to be kept waiting." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I fetch him a glass of water from the kitchen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “The sow won’t fetch enough to provide coach fare for the lot of us.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The thin man turned obligingly and called for the slave girl to fetch them food and drink. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I slept lightly, waking at the first sounds of fussing, at the slightest shifting of weight, so I could fetch the ice and tinctures before Luke became fully conscious and the pain gripped him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He let go of Esperanza and fetched his bike, wishing he hadn’t brought it, certain it would get in the way. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He scrambles across the room, fetches it from his bed, and drops it in my lap. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Oh, I was supposed to fetch you! The meeting’s started. Come on, we have to hurry.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They rebel dogs were gone, as were they fetched away by sorcery. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And long-legged Joon ran off on an emergency fetch, to get replacement eggs from the chickens. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I picked up the bucket to fetch more water in preparation for the next crisis. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Empty jars wouldn’t fetch a lot of money, that was for sure. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Now, if you will excuse me, I have to fetch your poor orphan siblings.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Daddy had gone down and fetched Grandma’s chair so she could rock and moan as was her custom. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z At her order, I fetched the vacuum cleaner for her and she ran it underneath the window to make certain she got the tiniest shards, this so the cats wouldn’t get them in their paws. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The others agreed, and so Kate fetched her rope and replaced the ceiling panel, and they set out down the corridor. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z When he was fed, Brother Luke, who had talked quietly the while, fetched water in a basin, washed him, and in other ways made him comfortable. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z When I was certain both of them were soundly asleep, I dared to fetch Mandy’s other present, the book of fairy tales, out of my bag. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word book acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver’s Travels from the library. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “Very good. Then I wish you to go and fetch your Invisibility Cloak and meet me in the entrance hall in five minutes’ time.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “They don’t let colored folks in libraries, baby. Now go fetch some eggs for your mama so I can start this cornbread.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z "Then fetch me that chicken too," the policeman says. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z She finished her stew, cleaned the bowl out with sand at the shore of the lake, and waited with a sigh for her mother to ask her to fetch the deer-bone scraper. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z However, when I studied myself in the mirror, I was forced to admit that I appeared rather fetching in a dramatic way. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Nearly everybody took the habit of fetching along a handful of fodder to throw on the pile. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z With a smile on my face, I fetched my electronics kit and prepared to reattach the lead. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z He would utter something simple, like “aster,” or something odd, like “Calopogon,” and I would go, much like a setter after a duck, to fetch it for his basket. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z ‘If Elves could fly over mountains, they might fetch the Sun to save us,’ answered Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Berger goes off either to fetch the beast in or to shoot it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Amelia, go down and fetch Henry immediately. Tell that man not to tarry.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Two men were given permission to fetch water. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetched the buckets of warm water and ammonia. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “But how strong can you be when some girl can make you roll over and play dead any time she wants to? She can make that dude fetch like a cocker spaniel if she wanted.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The best she could do was to fetch a slap at tall Charley’s head. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Before that, I had been with Frankie, and I hadn’t been doing anything as kosher as working the Linotype or fetching coffee. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But Ophie had no way of doing so when she was stuck running around all day, fetching fresh tea and sitting by Mrs. Caruthers in case she needed another log thrown on the fire. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Joe fetched a cigarette from his shirt pocket, tossed one to Nancy, lit them both. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Why couldn’t someone else come to clean up the mess and fetch the water? Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Water must be fetched first thing each morning, and my breakfast is just a hope until I have fed and watered Plug and Violet. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “She said...she was surprised Harison lasted long enough for me to fetch her. I guess with wounds like that, most folks bleed out in a few minutes. She said it was mighty peculiar.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Once, though, she broke her own rule; in need of additional supplies, and reluctant to rise from the catastrophic mess that barricaded her, she asked Eliot to fetch something from the kitchen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Sherm had volunteered to bring in an American flag, and when Mr. Partridge asked if Sherm could “by any chance fetch it today,” Bridge volunteered to go with him. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Then she fetched sugar and a cup for herself. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I knew for a fact that the apartment could fetch twenty million, and that was without the art and the furnishings. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z Through the interpreter he ordered several men to fetch the fuel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z One of the uniformed police fetched Evie, who miraculously had slept soundly through the whole thing, and they took us all to the police station. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z At seven in the morning, when Colonel Gerineldo Márquez came to fetch him. in the company of a group of rebel officers, he found him more taciturn than ever, more pensive and solitary. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “She sent me to fetch those Arabica beans! Me, the hero of Trenton and Germantown reduced to a simple errand boy. What has the world come to?” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Captain Cook, you must report to your bedroll immediately for an extended leave, Sir. Fresh water will be fetched for you. He saluted me. “ Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unpack it,” he ordered Tree-ear, then went inside to fetch the two selected vessels. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Finding herself unable to read more than individual letters, she fetched Muriel. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z “Let him! I’ll not fetch and carry for such a one. I think he’s half crocodile, with his grin and his stinking breath.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Judge Tate, however, had to be fetched from his farm, where he had gone to feed his horses. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Tibbs,’ the Queen said, showing true regal hospitality, ‘fetch the gentleman another dozen fried eggs and a dozen sausages.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I'll be right back,” he said, and he quickly fetched a huge umbrella. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “I could run and fetch it straightaway, unless you’d like drinks first.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Victor went into the kitchen to fetch some lettuce for his pets. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z One night, to my astonishment, I observed Colonel Minnaar, who was the head of prison, and a well-known Afrikaner advocate come to fetch him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z People would come from miles around to fetch the good clean water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother Jalal actually went to fetch his hunting rifle before my father stopped him.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “It was ‘do this,’ ‘fetch that,’ ‘jump to it,’ ‘I’m using the Chief’s tent.’ Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Ever once in a while they look up and smile, ask me to fetch a mayonnaise sandwich or some ice tea. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Ahlgren, stop slaughtering her language and fetch her a fresh glass of champagne.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Chase ran inside and fetched the small bit of water left in the stove reservoir. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z After that they fetched a milk cow, belonging to Rafael Maestas, that had bucked like hell last year if you zapped her in the udder—just before the chute gate opened—with a cattle prod. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Madam hurried to the library and told me to fetch her ivory fan from her bedchamber for she was feeling faint from heat and excitement. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Then East fetched the manuscript of his autobiography, The Magnolia Jungle, which Simon & Schuster is publishing. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Cora kicked her beggar’s cup, the few coins flew into the hubbub, and she continued on her afternoon errand to fetch flour for her son’s birthday cake. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z As she went to fetch her husband she found him talking to a group of four young pilots from 367. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Tsukiko sits her down on a cushion and walks silently to the end of the car, fetching her tea supplies from behind one of the tall screens. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z But if you approach the warder in your corridor, and you are on good terms with him, he will simply go to the stockroom and fetch a blanket. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood up to fetch it as Taisin came in from the balcony. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z One girl went to fetch the proctors from over by the schoolhouse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Now she was telling the corporal that a doctor must be fetched—and she wanted Doctor Warren. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetched a bag of green grapes from the fridge and placed it on the countertop, alongside a knife and plate. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Too late, from the corner of my eye I saw the dog charge, his ears flapping, thrilled with the prospect of a new game of fetch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “A scarf here. A cutlass there. One or two deft and tasteful suggestions. That’s all. The total effect is rather fetching.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The chief fetched an ox for her to ride upon, and then he stood at the gate to bid her farewell. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Dove said: ‘Will Mr. Johnny Tremain be so kind as to fetch us drinking water? Mrs. Lapham says we are too valuable to leave our benches. She told us we were to send you.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Draco, fetch the goblin, he can tell us whether the sword is real or not!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The manager of a local hotel came to fetch us armed with rifles and reported that he had been delayed by a herd of rogue elephants. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Kufa sent her to fetch more bananas from the grove at the edge of the village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Radar, fetch!” he shouted, and flung the pancake across the room like a Frisbee. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘Isannah,’ she said quietly, ‘you call Grandpa and the boys in to supper. Cilia, run down cellar and fetch cold ale.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked mighty fetching in a tight-fitting gray suit, trimmed with black braid from the factory. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The ships of Braavos sail as far as the winds blow, to lands strange and wonderful, and when they return their captains fetch queer animals to the Sealord's menagerie. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For three days the second girl fetched water from the river, and each day it became harder and harder. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I fetched them and watched from the kitchen as she disappeared, tucked under my brother’s arm. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Nivea went out to fetch her daughter and the two men were left alone in the drawing room, an occasion that Trueba, with characteristic candor, took advantage of to present his economic position. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time Nelson fetched the water and boiled it by himself Mother was so grateful she sat down in a chair and cried. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I fetch his laptop, power it up and start trying to guess the password. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z "We need someone who can do more than repeat our words and fetch back a reply. Our envoy must speak for king and council and settle the matter quickly." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The effects of the laudanum felt to Ophie like something almost magical: the old woman became not just agreeable, but friendly, her demeanor and her words soft whenever Ophie had to fetch her anything. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The glossy cover had a picture of a young boy playing fetch with his chocolate lab and the title You and Your Pet Living with Diabetes. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She emptied and sluiced the bedpans, swept and polished floors, made cocoa and Bovril, fetched and carried—and was delivered from introspection. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But both Brother and Mrs. Fowles laughed at that, shaking their heads like Mother had asked if they take their boat to the moon frequently to fetch green cheese. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He fumed and threatened, but in the end he rounded up six men and sent them off grumbling to fetch the barrels down to the brewhouse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When Chaol came to fetch her the next morning, he found her sleeping on the floor, wrapped in a blanket. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “I’m coming to fetch our mother, soon as I can. As soon as I pay off the debt. I’ll take her back home and care for her myself.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He sent his son to fetch Thomas Jones right away. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Smith said yes, and someone fetched the odd redwood box for starter Cassidy, who carried it up to his place at the top of the homestretch. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Steve, for example, who comes to the school on Thursdays, needs help to eat his food and could not even fetch a stick. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z "Yes, no positive action. No arsenic to obtain and administer—nothing definite—just—negation! And Rogers hurried through the night to fetch a doctor and they both felt confident that no one could ever know." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I heard the voice of the drill instructor as I walked to the river with Alhaji to fetch water. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z You go upstairs to fetch something, and by the time you get there you can’t remember what it was you were after. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z And then she glanced at Ash and said curtly, “Go and fetch us some writing materials. We must respond immediately.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nya s job at the lake camp was the same as at home: to fetch water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Robbie fetched the shoeshine box from the kitchen, sat down in the armchair nearest his mother and spread out a page of a three-day-old Daily Sketch on the carpet. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Usually her sister did not fetch wood with such enthusiasm. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He fetched and carried supplies from the back of an ambulance. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And yet she took the key from his hand; and smiling, unlocked the door, and flew up the stairs to fetch her scarf. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water, but Jack did not fall down and break his crown.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “You’re still pretty enough to fetch a good price. Getting hard around the eyes though—too much time spent with that little thug Brekker.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “I will fetch you a candle, sir; and, in Heaven’s name, get up. Somebody has plotted something: you cannot too soon find out who and what it is.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Kay lay on the stone floor, bubbling blood out of Us nose, and the Wart, with a black eye, fetched the enormous key out of the door to put under Kay’s back. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I went to Bolvangar to fetch him safe home, only I made it worse, and if I don’t say sorry, it’ll all be no good, just a huge waste of time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Naomi propped herself up on the sofa after dinner and watched Beto try to get Edgar to fetch a bit of pencil as they all listened to a soap opera. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Three other footmen fetched a very fine Chippendale mahogany chest-of-drawers and placed it on top of the piano. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have fetched more but for that season’s glut of young girls. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I fetch one now, strike it against the box, and let Mrs. Janssen’s penciled sleuthing burn into sulfur and ash. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “It is very unlikely. But in such a case this conductor would fetch her.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z “You wait here until they come and fetch you.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “What time was it that she went to fetch the aspirin from Mrs. Hubbard?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z Polly knew at once that it was the Cabby’s wife, fetched out of our world not by any tiresome magic rings, but quickly, simply and sweetly as a bird flies to its nest. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z “If you had not come and fetched us, many more houses would have been lost.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “There’s got to be something left to eat from yesterday’s fetch.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He could go to the spring for water, and he could fetch them the water-jug when they needed a drink. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z When Earl comes to fetch me, I’m not even surprised. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Able-bodied men and childbearing women fetched more than juveniles, making an individual accounting difficult. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z That was Rules and Things Number 36, or something, that meant I was going to have to get ready to go fetch something for her. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The moon shone in the rocking horse’s eye, and in the mouse’s eye, too, when Tolly fetched it out from under his pillow to see. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z After he turns four, she drops him off and fetches him from the university-run nursery school three mornings a week. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z For contrast the girl wore a large blue hat, fetching as a frying pan; Ralph watched as she took two steps, gazed up with rapture at the tree branches, then took another two steps. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z With the tool I’d been given, I reached in and fetched out some. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z He had fetched the light, he had not been seen, the khefts—and cats—had stayed away. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He came back and sent me next door to fetch Mrs. Munyama, our neighbour’s wife. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Again and again I fetch water for the dying man and drink some myself. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Becky sent me to fetch Lady Seymour to help Madam get through having her husband arrested like that. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z In a sullen silence she began preparing the meal, lighting the fire, fetching the water, boiling the rice, the baby astride her hip as before and whimpering unheeded. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z The water that Nya fetched from the pond in the plastic jug could be boiled before they drank it. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The table was set with cold meats and salads so no one would have to fetch and carry food from the kitchen. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z I fetched a straw sombrero Grandma had given us in Arizona. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She would go to the store after dark with a basket and fetch back enough food to last for a day or two. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z He had fetched in wood from the shed and left the door ajar. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The man who fetched it, badly shaken, drank it himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Girls in foster households took turns doing all the chores—some fetching water, others cooking or cleaning or scrubbing clothes by hand. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He fetched his jacket from the back of the armchair and left the room. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z A servant was sent that very day to fetch my small trunk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I got out white napkins, made tea, and went into the dining room to fetch the silver tea set. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “I saw the whole thing immediately! You’ll need warriors, naturally, to fetch out that disgusting cauldron. But you’ll need a bard to compose the heroic chants of victory. I accept! Delighted!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z But after three hundred thirty-seven days I’m sick of fetching packages. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z The women in our culture are known for working incredibly hard, juggling so many things—raising the children, working on the farm, harvesting, fetching and chopping firewood, and then cooking dinner for the men. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Of course the tobacco fetched afar better price. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Richard Lopez thought your clean blood and clear eyes and strong heart would fetch an excellent price from the Harvesters. You wish I had stayed loyal to that?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z We wait a few minutes until we believe the body fluids have all floated past us before fetching our water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetched a pack of ice from the chest freezer on the patio, but when the pack touched his leg he screamed—a back-arching, eye-popping scream that made my brain claw at my skull. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She stared up at the star with her good eye and her blue-milk eye, and she said, "I came to fetch your heart back with me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z She carried the platter to my table and fetched my milk. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Here, Miz Brooks. I fetched you some water. For washing and such tonight.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “I need to fetch us some food,” he said, pulling the knot tight. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z As usual, before I lay down I fetched the cross from the pouch from around my neck and placed it between my hands when I, upon my knees, began to pray. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z "Come along, Petunia. Let's fetch us a crowd and earn a copper or two." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “Mrs. Dubicki’s going to have to see the Grim Reaper sooner or later, so it might as well be sooner. Now go fetch it—and hurry! I’ll wait for you by the car.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “You told us of an agent who rode up to fetch down the Indians and such? To aid us?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He tightened a tourniquet around his upper arm and told me to fetch Mom’s sewing box. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Rising to his feet, he fetched his pouch, took out the brightly colored bird, and gave it back to the blind man. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I fetched her some water from the ewer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Go down to the library and fetch me a book. The title is A Children’s Garden of Verses. Surely you can manage that?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Quickly assessing the situation, Lincoln ran back to his carriage and sent the driver to fetch his friend Dr. D. W. Bliss. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He remembered swal-lowing, and Pycelle was telling someone to heat the wine to boiling and fetch him clean silk, and that was the last he knew. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, really sorry,” he said, running to fetch her back, looking very concerned about his forgetfulness. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Will you come to the ball and slap all the ladies you think are underdressed? Oh... lah! I’ve burst a stay string. Give me ... Cilia, fetch ...’ Cilia evidently knew what would be wanted. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z And when she pulls up to his house, his mom is outside, fetching bags from the Volvo. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z My job in the group includes fetching water for the shrimp catchers, helping untangle their nets, and separating the shrimp from weeds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She imagined his kicking her with his leather shoes, screaming for coffee, screaming and crying until his mother and Laxmi came back to fetch him. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z They already had a pile of birds large enough to fill the biggest parching tray, which Angeline had fetched from the camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z For three days, he fetched firewood from the bush and water from the pond. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘To Waymeet, that’ll be,’ said Cotton, ‘to fetch more of the gang. Well, it’s fifteen mile each way. We needn’t trouble about them just yet.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Because he could not see, and was mad with pain, he failed to keep under cover, and so was shot down before anyone could go and fetch him in. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Mord fingered his strap thoughtfully, but in the end, he relented and went to fetch paper and ink. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After the machine has run its course, you let the dishes cool enough to handle, unload the rack, and reload the dishwasher—all the while continuing to clear tables and fetch meals for stragglers. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The dread of tuberculosis was in every home then, because there was not a family that had not lost one of its members to consumption, so Clara decided to go and fetch her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After I left the prison, I’d fetch the water and head back to Wall Street, passing by the Golden Hill Tavern in case Captain Morse needed me, which he never, ever did. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z When those packs were set neatly down on the bottom, she told Omakayas to fetch the parched corn, which she had stored in neat skin bags. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “There’s a hole dug out back for a septic tank. We could use that. Cyclops boy, fetch my ice chest from the kitchen. I hope the dead like root beer.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “The train leaves Lowell at five minutes after seven of the morning. I’ll come to fetch her at half past six.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z An old man in Kabati repeated this sentence often to people who walked past his house on their way to the river to fetch water, to hunt, to tap palm wine; and to their farms. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Black people’s dogs don’t play fetch; you don’t throw anything to a black person’s dog unless it’s food. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When Johnny saw a dish being prepared in the kitchen for some diner in the other room, he would call for ‘some of that,’ and she giggled again and fetched it for him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She hurried out to fetch Baby before Arize could say anything else. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Three more trays needed to be brought up the stairs, but I allowed myself a quick peek at the company before I fetched them. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile Clara ordered one of the servants to fetch their coats, and by the time her husband returned, she was halfway into hers and holding the car keys in her hand. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can fetch the tea water,” I volunteered. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But both girth and fame were far ahead of him in 1895 when he fetched up at the Cavendish.* A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The head bounced past him, leaving spots of blood on the purple marble floor as it rolled until it fetched up against the foot of King Hizdahr’s dragon throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Anyhow, I’ll load on, fire up the outboard, go down creek to the harbor, fetch a bucket of bait from Dev Murphy, then off again to wherever I’m setting traps. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z When we reached Cuttyhunk, I ran ahead to fetch Cinders so Mr. Sloan wouldn’t have to walk, while Miss Maggie went to the post office where Mr. Johnson kept the telegraph machine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z He watched him come through the grass and kneel with the cup of water he’d fetched. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z So her father says to me to go up and fetch down the gown the maid left out on the bed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Safer starts throwing the ball for the dogs to fetch. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Dad set out one anchor so we wouldn’t drift and run aground, then he fetched the pole we’d brought along and slowly lowered it into the water to feel around down below. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Pax fetched the plastic soldier he’d cached and dropped it as an offering, then warned him away again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Months before, he had fired Diane Hardy, Rob’s ex-wife, the same Rob who’d come to fetch us after the second accident. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I thought a lot about Songololo, and debated whether it would be a good idea to fetch the other bonobos and bring them here. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you, sir, thank you; I am going this moment myself; and I think the sooner you go the better. I will fetch your greatcoat and open the garden door for you.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “I will be leaving for Tarbean tomorrow to fetch necessary materials for the upcoming term. If it is there I will bring it back. The matter of the boy’s claim can be settled then.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z It is as if he has been drowning for as long as he can remember and somebody has fetched him up for air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z If we were taken by surprise, I figured we wouldn’t have time to fetch it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z On the days that he had spied on Min, Tree-ear had occasionally glimpsed the wife coming out to the yard to scatter grain for the chickens or to fetch water. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Amaranta fetched the ledger where she had written down the facts about her nephews and as the telegrams arrived she drew lines through the names until only that of the eldest remained. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z A nurse ran and fetched a laryngoscope, a tube that can be used to open a person’s airway. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve only made extra work for yourself. Go down and fetch them.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Now, with Thomas watching, she fetched the scrap and laid it in the box. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am the captain, my heroes, and I command that Gareth runs back home to fetch some rope.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He immediately offered to fetch her others; all that his library afforded. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z The old fool of an Abbot and his stupid devoted band of creatures were all outside, shoring up gatehouses, drilling, fetching, carrying and generally being good and useful. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When he hears that I can play the piano he fetches his violin and plays. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z When he wanted water, I fetched it; if he was hungry, I cooked. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Radar dropped a stick at Alex’s feet and jumped back in a crouch, ready for a game of fetch. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z He had hoped to slip to the attic and fetch away his cup without being noticed, but Mrs. Lapham saw him enter and called him into the kitchen. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Father went down then to fetch her hat. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mother thought she saw thee pass. She sent me to fetch thee for supper and to stay the night if thee will.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As Worsley commented, “The few minutes that it took to fetch Shackleton were among the most anxious I have ever known.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “Oh, and you’ll need these,” he said, fetching a pair of oil lamps from a cabinet. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Afterward, Tree-ear washed in the river and fetched a gourd of water for Crane-man, who never went into the river if he could help it; he hated getting his feet wet. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Scott goes upstairs to fetch me a towel while the kettle boils. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I ride to war, Reek. And you will be coming with me, to help me fetch home my virgin bride.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “The difference is ... go fetch me the tripod, would you?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hazel made his way through the grass, roused the first rabbit he found—who happened to be Bluebell—and sent him to fetch Bigwig, Blackberry and Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Ear and Eye watched warily as he tied a series of knots in the rope that the trembling maitre d ’ fetched from a storeroom. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z To this I assented; and he requested a boy fetch me a fiddle lain in another room. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The furs were thick and would fetch a good trade. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She studied me distastefully, like I was a bag of dirty laundry she’d been sent to fetch. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Alhaji was at the river fetching water when the rebels attacked. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She had already used up the biggest container of water we fetched in the morning. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They were on their way to fetch water. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z On the third day, the evil day, Mama did not appear at the door to bring in the water Deydey fetched. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Irri fetched the egg with the deep green shell, bronze flecks shining amid its scales as she turned it in her small hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A faint light shone under the door when two of the younger Keepers arrived to fetch Matt and Chacho. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The little boys were fetched by their older brothers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m fetching some freight from down Boston way,” he said almost in a whisper, glancing over his shoulder as he spoke. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Listen, I’d better hurry up and start turning myself into adorable old Mother Paula. Can one of you sweethearts please fetch my suitcase out of the limo?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It is as if they were suddenly declared every gentleman’s servant, always washing this one’s stockings, fetching that one’s firewood. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Soon, the cook would send the ship’s boy to the hold to fetch a link of sausage or a slab of pork. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The girl had gone to fetch water from the river and was walking back to her hut with a large calabash on her head. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He fetched the wooden bowl and held it to her lips. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z His mind hovered for a moment round the doubtful date on the page, and then fetched up with a bump against the Newspeak word doublethink. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The dog stared at the ball with laser-like focus, hoping for another round of fetch. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z After Christmas, Mrs. Burke was right in the middle of writing a book, so she wasn’t available to help, which left Leslie the jobs of hunting and fetching.- Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He beckoned to Kezmya and had her fetch the priestess a goblet of lemon juice, sweetened with honey. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’m Curzon, sir. Mister Bellingham’s boy. My master needs me to fetch new quills up Vandewater Street. I could show your girl the way.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z As quietly as I could, I got up and fetched an old coffee tin where Osh sometimes kept seeds he collected once the garden was spent. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Brannon fetched the paper from the counter and leaned against the partition of the booth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I fetched my father, who came walking fast as if I’d discovered a viper he meant to behead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Ophie’s momentary relief melted away, and she went to fetch their coats with a heavy heart. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “They changed the rules. Can you fetch my brother, please? Sir?” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z After Mrs. Caruthers’s dose of laudanum the day before, there hadn’t been much left in the bottle; soon enough, Ophie’s days would be cluttered once more with stepping and fetching for the old woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She walks slowly to Ms. Tannenbaum’s desk and fetches a pair of scissors from the pencil cup. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A sailor fetched him down his tall yew bow and quiver of arrows, but it was the captain's daughter who brought the pack with his good clothing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I fetched the extra blanket from my bag and brought it back to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I remember smiling as I went out to the line to fetch our clothes. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Then the folded rectangle of cloth went into Jinny’s fetch bag, and they had to run home fast, so that Ben could put it all in the honey pot before it oozed through the sheet. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “No. But you're probably only, half as tough as you act,” Victor grunted, “so you'll go and fetch the box I left outside the front of the movie theater.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z My mother sent me to fetch my father’s relatives, with the hope that they might find some way to secure his release. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z According to the article, it was donated by Joe DiMaggio and was “expected to fetch a fortune.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Or maybe that’s Dr. Mann, meeting her eyes and smiling before fetching her glasses to make their next appointment. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Run and fetch some rope from the barn,” Miss Maggie yelled as she ran. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z The children must have been of a similar opinion, for they raced one another to fetch the book. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She tied a string around the cardboard box and said, “Carry it flat if your hands don’t get too cold. Then it’ll look mighty pretty when you fetch it to him.” Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know. I’m supposed to come fetch you. Are you ready?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The stable hands, despairing of getting help to the track fast enough, fetched the only transportation on hand, a little runabout truck that the track starter used to motor around the course. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z When they got to the blacktop they had to turn back along the road to fetch the cart but it was less than a mile. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z Omakayas’s first job ever since she could walk was to fetch her mother’s scissors, kept safe from her small fingers in a beaded woolen case, and bring them home. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Celia endeavors to be as helpful as she can, which consists mainly of fetching cups of tea and finding new and creative ways to assure people that everything will be fine. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “No, but I can tell you how much money squid fetches per pound at the dock.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z My reading glasses are on the coffee table, and ain't none of these pigs willing to go fetch 'em for me. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He dragged me to a little stream where we had fetched our water. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Piggy was so full of delight and expanding liberty in Jack's departure, so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society, that he helped to fetch wood. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We went to fetch water together, and we played with empty tuna and tomato paste cans, pretending to cook and be housewives. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Now there was no choice but for the second girl to fetch the water each day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z And he woke up earlier to fetch water and scrubbed the room floor harder and waited to win back her friendship. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Water dropped from the roof and the cave was cold without a fire, but here I stayed for six suns, until my leg was well, crawling out only once to fetch water from the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I kissed the top of Mattie’s head, fetched my basket from the back, and strolled the rest of the way home. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She listened to Turner say that they had come to fetch Lizzie Griffin. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z When shipments were ready to go, Gey would warn recipients that the cells were about to “metastasize” to their cities, so they could stand ready to fetch the shipment and rush back to their labs. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z “Go fetch a bowl and a knife quickly,” Ma tells Chou. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I do not want my parents to know of this. Do you understand? When you fetch the surgeon, order him to tell no one.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z His tobacco fetched a high price each year at the Auction Holdings Limited in Lilongwe, where the farmers sold their hundred-kilogram bales on the auction floor. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z “Calpurnia? Did you hear me? Go and fetch him. Mrs. Purtle, do try some of this excellent cake. It’s Viola’s special recipe.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Send that one to fetch us some clean water. I doubt Becky has had word of our arrival yet.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He tested the doors, then went around the back of the shed and fetched a ladder. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He told me to fetch him his wire cutters, a hammer, and some roofing nails. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I go to the cabinet and fetch a few Rolaids and chew on them. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to spend all my time fetching and carrying. I came to this Fair to enjoy myself, not to deliver papers.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z He looked from the man to me, then said, “But, sir, my mother has sent Charlie and his uncle to fetch me to Detroit.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Back when I was ’bout five or six Ma told me to fetch a bucket and go into the woods behind our home and pick her some blueberries. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “God bless you! I was coming to fetch you.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He murmurs to himself; he fetches thick booklets or electrical components from various rooms on the lower stories. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Tidbit, go fetch me some wood for my fire! Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad and Rashid went out to fetch an Indian takeaway for everyone. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z We having fetched breeches and a plain shirt, I tore another shirt into strips and bound the man’s hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I was sent to fetch Madam home, for she had gone to call on a friend. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Maria arranged flowers and fetched painting supplies for Marrel and his apprentices. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He orders the navigator, who watches us from his bunk, to go fetch me some water. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z He knew that Snape had come to fetch him for this, for the few minutes when he could needle and torment Harry without anyone else listening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The old dame who had been their nurse fetched dry jerkins out of a press, and scolded them for retching their deaths, and denounced Sir Ector for keeping on so long. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I spake comfortably to him and fetched water both for him and for those around him, who had not received succor all day. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z After staring at me for a moment, he said, “It would fetch only a rupee or two in the marketplace. Take it. But what will you do with it? Can you read?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z She was supposed to sit and read until he came to fetch her, but she was beginning to think perhaps she had waited too long and she should venture out on her own. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Gwystyl,” said Doli, with a look of resignation, “you might as well go and fetch that powder you were talking about.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Distant sources of food are somehow sensed, and long lines, like tentacles, reach out over the ground, up over walls, behind boulders, to fetch it in. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z While I went to the coop to fetch the eggs I thought to myself, Any kind of books you want? Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z They were just slaves fetching water for their master. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She gave him a piece of cold meat pie, a flat loaf of rye bread, dried apples, and ran down cellar to fetch him a flagon of cold ale. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to changing the bedsheets and helping Mrs. Caruthers to the bathroom, Ophie was also asked to fetch a newspaper so that the old woman could check the latest scandals plaguing the Harding administration. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I know a black poodle who will fetch his mistress’s outdoor shoes and bring them to her, one by one, when he wants to go out. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Later, it was the vaccine of the Reverend Hall, fetched from the mainland, that guarded the rest of the Ojibwa who had been exposed and who survived the smallpox of 1847. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Sticky fetched a chair, and soon Constance and Kate had come down to join them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Aunty Ifeoma said I would not help fetch water just yet, until she was sure I was strong enough. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’m going right on in to fetch them,” said Mr. Wonka. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Cook wiped off her hands and fetched another snickerdoodle from a cookie jar. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “We can’t let yore ma lay here like this. Send word to Nancy that some of us will go to town to fetch coffee in the momin’.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Look you,’ he said, ‘run fetch your horse and I’ll take Nan. I want to show you how to jump.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I fetch Uncle Drum’s flashlight off the nail by the door. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z She threw the bone into the fire and fetched another. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He shook his head and made a preemptory motion to someone behind the bar who quickly fetched him his tankard. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A little before five Aureliano Segundo came to fetch Meme for the concert and was surprised that the house was prepared for the funeral. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z I fixed my eyes on Lightfoot as if she was one of Granny’s angels come to fetch me, and put my arms tight around T.R. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If you sleep, I will go home to fetch your mother! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Knowing that Mrs. Snodgrass would likely watch to make sure I left, I struck off down the street, pitching sticks for T.R. to go fetch. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z As the girl went to fetch their drinks, the Grand Maester knotted his fingers together and rested his hands on his stomach. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Kunthi’s husband went off to fetch the midwife, leaving me with the sweating girl. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Nettle fetched the basket and they spread out what they had on their table. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “He used to sit in the front window every day with a stick in his mouth and wait for me to come home from school to play fetch.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z I started up the stairs to fetch the fan, moving slow as possible to overhear their words. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The other children, except for the littlest, could fetch and tote too, but they didn’t like to go by themselves. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I groan and roll over and rub my knee where I bumped it and then I fetch the harpoon and pull it into the boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z “Hell! It's a fine bit of craftsmanship, a good rifle that can fetch its own target and guarantees the bull's-eye every time.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “You were my steward, fetching my food and cleaning up my leavings. I was lord commander, with never a moment’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She fetched him water in a steel tumbler from the clay koojah. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “What did you have to sell to get seats in the Top Box? Surely your house wouldn’t have fetched this much?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They were, of course, too large for Lyddie, so she had to wait while the cook fetched two extra pairs of stockings and paper with which to stuff the toes. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Harry asked Lupin, as Mr. Weasley bustled off to fetch the eggnog, and everybody else stretched and broke into conversation. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She parks me on a bench near a scrawny elm tree, where I feel strangely invisible as she goes off to fetch two mandarin chicken salads. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Lyddie fetched the coins for the postage from their almost empty cash box. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z After one particularly violent incident, my seven-year-old dad took the bus to fetch his father at work so that he could hurry home and tend to my grandmother's bloody wounds. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Joe fetched it from the toolbox cached underneath what was left of his front seat, sat down on that seat with the door open, and began to sharpen the ax. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They went up to the dormitory to fetch their books and charts, to find Neville there alone, sitting on his bed, reading. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As I was going upstairs to fetch my portfolio and pencils, Mrs. Fairfax called to me: “Your morning school-hours are over now, I suppose,” said she. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In the morning, we beat up people from the neighborhood who were on their way to fetch water at a nearby pump. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z We fetched the lunch box and sat under the trees with it. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He put the cage on the ground and went back to fetch the two boys. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Ophie fetched tea and ran hither and thither as she was told, and the winter continued melting into spring. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z "He fetched the glove without dropping it, yes," said Dale. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was she, then, who was sent to fetch and carry and deliver messages after dark, while the villagers stayed in their smoky cottages. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Mohammad fetches a doctor, who sits next to me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then, with a most distressed look on his face, he turned to Milo and gasped, “Would you kindly fetch me a glass of water? I seem to have a touch of indigestion.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Kat fetched a china plate and arranged some chocolate fingers on it. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Past the clock where semi-bad kids're made to stand, past the secretary's office where form captains fetch the registers, past the storeroom, a long passageway leads to the staff room. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Was it better to fetch Piggy's glasses, or would the ship have gone? Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Her second was that the seamstress must be fetched immediately. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z While the centaur and the mermaids went off to fetch Frank, Leo and Hazel floated above the hill and gazed down at the underwater camp. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z All you can think about is what he was really thinking the whole time he was speaking to you or walking the beach with you or swimming laps or playing fetch with your dog Ginger. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z "She's out cold! Someone go and fetch the matron at once." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z I went in the Cadillac to fetch Doc, who began fussing at Grandpa before he got in the room hardly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He spent most of his time with Samantha, playing fetch with the rubber toy. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Call went to his house to fetch the family bottle, and I went to our house and got ours. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z For the first time I can remember I'm thankful that Katherine is fetching enough for two girls. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Tomorrow Rekh is sending me to the workshop of Zau the Master, to fetch a stake. He did not say I must go alone. Do you want to go with me?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He went out to walk to the canal to fetch a bucket of clear water to wash in. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me it was her job to do chores for the family, like caring for her little brother and fetching water each morning from the public fountain. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z So he sent our Grandfather a letter winch bid him to stuff him and garnish him, far within forty days he would fetch him out of the strongest castle that he had!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I said incredulously, thinking of the pale, quiet students who worked in the Archives, sorting, scribing, and fetching books. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Now, young lady, take me home. It’s nearly five. It’s almost time for you to fetch your father.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’ll come straight back here to fetch you if the fire changes course,” I promised. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I also had to fetch large pitchers of water for Gertrude’s bath and empty the tub afterward, until my feet were swollen from running to the well and the latrines, and my arms ached. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “Sure, they’re all outside, your worship. Shall I go and fetch them?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “Fine. I’ll get the boy to the room. Can you fetch him something to eat? And some dry clothes.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Then, when Hassan came to fetch me one evening, he told me that a message had come through on the radio with the news that I could now go to Gombe. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z “I’m off to fetch some porridge for supper, if any of you would-be mutineers would like to join me.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I fetched a fresh pot of coffee from the kitchen. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Perhaps he’s fallen,” I said, “poor little chap. Let me fetch him.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Gawaine hurried off, as soon as the instructions had been read and the picture digested, to fetch the kitchen maid without delay. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The first girl always fetched her water from the same spot. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “You’re still at a healthy two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, love. You should feel proud of that. You barely fetched me ten thousand the first time around.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But as soon as Angeline left her stand to fetch the net from Grandma, a whirling cloud descended. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the girl fetched all her soiled apparel to bundle in the polished wagon box. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Darkness fell outside, and still no one had fetched them from their prison. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Prince Dain awaits her downstairs in General Madoc’s parlor. He commanded me to fetch her and not to mind whatever state of dishabille she was in. He said to carry her if I had to.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Big Ma said Pa had been circling around the airport to give her enough time to fetch us. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z It went rolling and fetched up under the wagons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Having a steward fetch and serve for him still felt strange; not long ago, it would have been him fetching breakfast for Lord Commander Mormont. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He jumped up and fetched a lantern and looked over the gate at them in surprise. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Hold the candle,” said Mr. Rochester, and I took it: he fetched a basin of water from the washstand: “Hold that,” said he. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z His father comes to the station to fetch him, always calling ahead to check whether the train is on time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Later Robin took her umbrella and fetched back the Stove King. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It looked like something fetched from a tomb, so dried and drawn. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z They sent a boat to fetch Pompey to the shore. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z When I was discharged, I was fetched at the hospital by Brigadier Munro. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Laertes’ housekeeper, who reared the boys and tended Dolios in his bent age, had gone to fetch them in. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Will you go up and fetch down the musket from the back chamber?’ he asked her. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. de Roo's shoes clop so you know it's her coming to fetch you. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “Monitor of the first class, fetch the globes!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I walked into the house, and in the kitchen I fetched a bottle of rubbing alcohol and some cotton balls. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z As I drifted away I saw him come out into the open to fetch the morsel of fish. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z When I went out with my friends, I’d avoid telling her where we were playing because I didn’t want her coming to the park to fetch me. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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