He got to his feet, one at a time, and pulled himself out. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why does he get to choose who goes and who stays?” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you sit up at the counter cause you’re at the Wool- worfs and you’re colored. And you got to stay there no matter what I do or you go to jail.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Needles, yarn in hand, stepped over the mess to get to the chair. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“You all got to get done and get out of my kitchen.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She murmured a prayer, “Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to You and You’ve got to see me through.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first day he came into the classroom I wanted them to sit in assigned seats so that I could get to know names. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to have college training. Like a doctor, almost. Takes a lot of money to go to veterinary school.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They got to the trees before we did. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we get to math class, fourth period, the day has turned into an exquisite form of torture. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what got to me about it, but for some reason that circle of feeding made me feel better about the world. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With this evidence? Sure. But good luck getting to her with Celia around.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Mama said, “You must not eat them until we get to your grandparents’ house. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I managed to get to a squatting position but as soon as I made to rise, my head spun and I couldn’t keep my balance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hopefully that would help, as long as they could cause a big enough distraction to get to the door first. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Apart from my citizenship, which I didn't get to choose, how am I American?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You got to shave them,” he said, holding up his large fist to show his own hand had no hairs. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how you got to be called Big Time. Penny and Big Time aren’t even close. I don’t like nicknames anyway.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s got to be something we can do,” Hazel said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to my aunt’s house, I found out that I had missed them all by only a couple of weeks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone had got to their feet, and slowly they crowded around Harry and Ron’s table, pressing close to Professor Trelawney’s chair to get a good look at Harry’s cup. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“So long as I get to be the little spoon.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bugs said, “Come on. Bud, get your stuff, we got to get on that train!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had traveled and competed with all the girls there, and in the pressure-filled environment of training drills and world-class meets, we’d gotten to know each other really well. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I charge down the bleachers, and when I get to the suitcases, I put my hands on my hips and bend over. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Saturday evening I hopped up the stairwell steps, trying to get to Vega’s apartment as fast as I could. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You got to like a man make it through a whole calendar over here,” Johnson said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then finally I got to the address I’d been given and rang the bell, and the second he opened the door I recognized him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve got to go back — term starts on September first. It’s all that’s keeping me going. You don’t know what it’s like here. I don’t belong here. I belong in your world — at Hogwarts.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even if we didn’t get to talk about it, I would still love to meet my brother’s girlfriend. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

That’s where he also learned that if you go to the barbershop you’ve got to make sure your neck is real clean, otherwise the barber talks about you like a dog after you leave. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yesterday was like that except now I got to sit in the front seat. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe we’ll be dry by the time we get to the house.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Momma made sure we got real leather gloves with real rabbit’s fur on the inside of them, and I’m not bragging, but we got to go through two pairs a year each! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We need to get to that garden of yours right now." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m glad you didn’t hurt Mrs. Davidson’s feelings. Keep the angel around, you might get to like it. Where do you want me to put it?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to Byron he’d picked up the bird and was holding it in his hands. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to his house, he’s already waiting outside his door, his backpack on. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

But he got to take care of you.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad actually wants to see us, and now we can’t get to him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the closest thing I get to an answer for a while. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

They actually wanted to get to know me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I had to cross the bridge to get to my daughter’s office. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was a bom-and-bred Catholic and thought immediately it was some sort of writing stigmata and that I should get to a church. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Brother Khoi gets to monitor lines for the bathrooms, where bottoms stick out to the sea behind blankets blowing in the wind. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Could he get to the roof of this building? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You know you got to face us again in the Tournament of Champions, right?” he said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to my room, I found Takumi sitting on the couch, reading my biography of Tolstoy “Uh, hi,” I said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It took an hour just to get to Seventieth Street, and by then Bri was having difficulty breathing. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Unable to ignore her gloomy presence any longer, he finally asked, “What’s the matter with you? We been getting more calls? You can’t let them get to you.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Living here has got to be better than a jungle, right? Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeking comfort, I walked over to Roberto and whispered to him, “Someday, I will get to go pick cotton with you, Papa, and Mama. Then I won’t be left alone.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Crushing it would be like taking a wrecking ball to some secret museum before anyone ever got to see what’s inside it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

De Klerk, a friend of mine, informed me that the three South African climbers and Charlotte Noble, their team’s doctor, had resigned from the expedition before even getting to the base of the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long walk and she was sweating by the time she got to Pilate’s house. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got to Bayonne just before the train left. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

If I can get to Hazelle before then, she might straighten him out. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Just because you’re funny doesn’t mean you get to be cruel,” she said in a low voice. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Whatever the reason, I find myself wondering when I’ll get to talk to him again, to ask him the reasoning behind this. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How, exactly, are you going to get to the ball? I don’t think your guards will let you just walk out.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

How long would it take to get to the hospital from here? The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Real slow, I get to slicing, slicing, slicing the meat off that loin. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I say, getting to my feet, trying not to see how everything’s pitching and sliding. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he’s making an inquiry into von Linden’s work here; that would explain why v.L.’s got to get those notes of his in order. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“If you’ve got to worry about it, worry about next Monday.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon the girls and Marshall got to the storage yard first, and they were all sitting on the edge of the temple floor just waiting when Ken and Toby arrived. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Toby ran for the front door, but Jimmy grabbed him just before he got to the cinder-block steps and tossed him to the ground. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He put away the handkerchief, saying, “I like to ride in trains too much. You never get to sit next to the window any more when you’re married.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

When we got to Stagecoach Pass, he opened the center console and pulled out an envelope. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

We’re going ahead with the Plan; and once we get to Thorn Valley, I think we can stop worrying.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

One night I read some of my old notes about how to pile wood so I could get to it under the snow, and I laughed until Frightful awoke. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cold water makes my eyes sting bad, but I can see what I got to do, sort of. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to our building I walked up the stairs, took my keys out, and opened the door. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He comes over and licks me a few times before I find enough strength to get to my feet. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I got to the cabin, Chubs was already there, propped up on his bed reading. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But he would never get to have his sixth birthday party. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I was never going to get to ride my bike again, no matter how many new inner tubes I could afford. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose we get to meet the First Lady—now, that would be the bomb! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

When we sat down at the table, Fern said to Big Ma, “Why does Delphine get to say the dinner prayer? I can say it.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

June said, and shoved past her mother to get to Ivy on the porch. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was the cheer that got to them. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I never thought of it, but I guess you could meet someone in a book and get to know him that way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Megan went missing I’ve avoided walking this way whenever possible—it gives me the creeps passing that house—but to get to the cafe it’s the only route. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, your brain ain’t got to follow it. You don’t want to give this motherless child the name of the man that killed Jesus, do you?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t get to be in anything else—in friendship or in anger or in hope. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

We get to the car and I’m suddenly tired. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Mother meant the other kind of chest, like a steamer trunk, in which a girl was supposed to put everything she hoped she’d get to use one day after she got married. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My daughter was getting to an age where I was trying to tell her to do right,” Whitiker said of Ishtar, now seventeen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I shall get to the filing,” Ignatius said when he found himself staring out the window at only an empty street. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A part of me wants to remove her as a friend, but the pragmatic side reminds me that then I’d never get to see what else she puts up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then it was over, dead, and when he asked me how to get to Centre Street, I regarded him with mixed feelings. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m used to doing things for myself, I go round London on my own all the time. How do you get to this Diagon Alley — sir?” he added, catching Dumbledore’s eye. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s like people want me to be this version of a person that isn’t me. Like, always ready to fight and march and rally, and I don’t even get to be myself.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Sure. Give me a call when you get to America. Well, I don’t have a phone, so call Aminata’s house and she can come and get me.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He claims he wants to get to know America’s youth, and as part of America’s youth, we would give it to him straight. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we could call it the World’s Greatest Dinosaur War Ever,” I said, “but I get to be the Americans.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before he got to her, she already had her arms outstretched, waiting for him. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Besides, they would never kill all those people just to get to me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, after almost a year, I’d get to see them again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Some, like Goliath, William, and old Flo, I got to know well, because David Greybeard sometimes brought them with him when he visited camp. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to be rough with ’em, Dalton. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘What will Ferny sell, and what has my accident got to do with him?’ said Frodo, still determined not to understand Strider’s hints. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you think putting black cloths over the hives will help May get to heaven?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you yell at me if I try to pay?” he asked when they got to the register. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A return address has got to be here somewhere. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Just a second. I got to have a word with my friends,” said Henderson, walking a few cells down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to tell Jerome’s family. Him dying was my fault.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

This could very well be the last time he gets to inhale Henry’s scent on anything. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

This meant not only that we were learning, in a real way, how to cohabit as a couple but also that Barack got to know my family in a more intimate way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“The bigger the spell, the easier it is to resist. If you want to sleep millions of mortals, you’ve got to cast a very thin layer of magic. Sleeping demigods is much harder.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe the souls of demons get to be reincarnated? Like us.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What have I got to forgive you for?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I have a friend, I get to taste a slice of this Detroit freedom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And when I get to where I thought I saw it land, it’s not there. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As soon as I got to the house I started looking for Emma, but Miss Peregrine intercepted me before I’d even made it past the front hall. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When we get to the park, we sit on swings and barely muster a sway. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we get to the cluster stop nothing happens. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“And she’s my fiancée. So if you want to get to him, expect to go through both of us.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the sand, I tucked the pad into my armpit and grabbed Mr. Patterson’s elbow and Dad’s hand. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

If I took the responsible route and told my parents the truth, my sister would never speak to me again, and I'd never get to party with her in college. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When he got to the bottom, he looked at me and nodded approvingly. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He lit up anytime he got to visit a school science fair or a youth sporting event. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It would take her a long while to get to Sherlock Holmes level, but once Emily did, she’d probably be one of those competitive people. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He got to travel to New York, a place Mami spoke of with reverence. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get to carry the ball” was how Don Billingsley sized it up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know I'm not very popular. I don't give big parties. I suppose you've got to make your house into a pigsty in order to have any friends--in the modern world." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then I get to thinking what it will mean if I can get the fish to shore and sell it to Mr. Nagahachi. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

At Hunt’s brusque prodding the architects got to work. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But after a while it got to be a drag. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I miss the peace and calm of the baobabs and hope it won’t be long before I get to see that world again. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Let’s sing the song of the birds and the rain and stay away from the dark places on this map. With any luck, we’ll get to Abuelita’s house before dawn.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

It seemed strange that there could be so much color and beauty, and then when you got to Malone everything was tan and gray and black steel bars and wire. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” she said simply, thinking how amazing it was that there should be white people who were willing to go to such lengths to help a slave get to the North. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She decided to get to Tyler first, to deny anything I might tell him, but she miscalculated. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gradually, I got to know the black girls from sitting at that table. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“The thing has somehow got to be found and destroyed without delay. Gwydion will plan a new search from Caer Cadarn. It would seem our work has just begun.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after they began to get to know one another, she discovered that he did not have a girlfriend after all. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“I've got to be going, so say you forgive me. I don't want you angry with me.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to me, Abuela let go of my mom and took my hand. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get to the real stuff. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and grabbed my clothes; the whole thing seemed unreal. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They wouldn’t use the Cruciatus Curse on the champions. I thought it sounded a bit like Percy singing . . . maybe you’ve got to attack him while he’s in the shower, Harry.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

What if he didn't get to finish the first issue of Watchmen because he'd lent it to a girl who hadn't asked for it and probably didn't even know who Alan Moore was. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go into my office and get to know each other.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That can wait till we get to the ER,” Rachel says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

And how, if we’re that stupid, did we get to the moon and help build a space station? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve got to go through it to get to the end of it. Better not be late.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to Beechwood in late June, Bess had already inventoried Gran’s Boston possessions and now began with those in Clairmont. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

All I got to do, though, is think of the way he’d look at me, I ever give him back to Judd, and then I get on with my job. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Washington Post suspected that something funny was happening at the monkey house, but the reporters and editors who worked on the story couldn’t quite get to the bottom of it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why does she get to mess up every night, and I don’t? Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He gets to his feet and puts his hands up and I just stand there. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

This was my favorite part, because I got to use my stand mixer, which I’d gotten for Christmas the previous year. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Hello and I have gotten to know each other very well this past week, and he’s told me a lot about his life. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Dead criminals...don’t I get to meet any live ones?” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and pushed his mother back into death and closed his mind against her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing will lead me to my mother, or clear the way for her to get to me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I knew the temple that I could build if I could really get to those Christians. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And that legless old man can still beat the rest of you by a whole lot more than three seconds, so let’s get to work.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

But if somehow he gets to the U.S. border, he will call her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I got to play on a team even though I’m not in her class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Being stuck in the seat behind Miles was my payment for getting to be partners with Tucker, I guess. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Hold up,” I said, patting my pockets as we got to the corner where the bodega is. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I want to get to my family. I am alone in my country. I have to go north.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to the front porch, Mrs. Odom was already out the door giving Wishbone a piece of cheese. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

If I could get to that pool of water, I could double my strength. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Forget it, I’m taking a cab,” Sherrie says, scrambling for her purse so she can get to the door. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex wants to throw a punch every time he sees Philip’s stupid face, but it’s Henry’s family, not his, so he doesn’t get to make that call. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The longer we stayed in Hope Springs, the closer I got to needing another hand. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Every time Ray rose from a hiding position, Wes and his friend would take turns firing shots at him, not only to try to hit him but to keep him from getting to his house. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

We got to the Schomburg library and went downstairs to the reference room. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over myself trying to get to the trapdoor, but it slammed shut. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve got to get back to the point where we don’t stack poor people on top of each other. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s get to work. Open your books to chapter eight.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When I got to the reception area, I found Mom sitting on a chair with her sunglasses on. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Now she got to take a scooter ride with Gregory Peck. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet next to the window bars and ducked around the side of the house to meet Mong and Rondell. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“She says she wanted to get to know you,” JoJo said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the sawmill, Mr. Leroy and Mr. Polite were sitting next to a fresh-cut hunk of wood ’bout four foot long and one foot wide. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“You a policeman or something? What’s it got to do with you?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The sooner we can get to Harvard Square, the better.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When I get to work, I’m ready to fight with her over all the reasons I’m late, but there Miss Celia is on the bed like before, smiling like it doesn’t matter. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When we got to my house, we went inside and I shut the garage door behind us. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they got to Redemption’s house, Jam had pulled up every ounce of courage she could find. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He is carrying a rifle, and Geoff Graham is yelling and sobbing, and when Annabelle gets to the bottom of the stairs, she sees something unreal, so unreal. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I push the door open without even knocking and ask, How do I get to the state of experiencing an emotional conclusion to a difficult life event? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun was almost up when we got to the New London. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jogged down the corridor, but when I got to the other end, no one was there. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

To get to Mr. Lewis’s office, you had to walk across the third floor and up the stairs into a corridor Hazel had never been in. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“There’s got to be something wrong with somebody who’d do a thing like that,” Perry said. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hung up and was walking down the hall, wishing I’d asked Tony if he could lend me the money to get to Vegas, when a gruff voice called to me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Like when you get to make an ice cream machine out of a bicycle?” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

One day, he asks his grandmother, “How did my mom get to the United States?” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When I got to the part about how embarrassing it had been to see how Dr. Zamborska and Tina could hardly keep their hands off each other, he just stared across the room. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when they promise something simple, they've got to tart it up—the meatloaf has been poached in seawater, or there are figs in the tuna salad. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Last time you get to skip out on your team. Got it?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We got to get him to Doc, you guys. This is serious!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There is that student parking lot across the street,” Bits suggested when they got to the microphone, their voice low and even. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After we younger boys got to know those sports— which none of us had ever seen before being sent off to school—we, too, became great fans. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when we got to Swindon Mother had keys to the house and we went in and she said, “Hello?” but there was no one there because it was 1:23 p.m. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"I always wore gloves. You got to understand—gardening ages your skin faster than a month of sunbathing. Not that that matters now," he said wryly, studying his wrinkled hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“You got to be awful rich to dress as bad as you do,” he said. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

MaiVs always happiest when I have nothing to say He gets to the point he’s been hoping to make all along. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

"Get me an appointment with your hairdresser this instant for a hair-dyeing job! Tell them it's an emergency! They've got to boot someone else off their list! I'm going upstairs to wash it now!" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Then how do I get to talk with him?” asked Matthias abruptly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I looked to see a middle-aged white man across the park slowly fold the newspaper he was reading, get to his feet and amble toward me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you get to take your backpack into the dressing room?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The closer we got to Constantine’s house, the more she’d smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to give a lot of money to be chiseled into something permanent around here. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When his eyes got to Wab they grew bigger, and his smile faltered, but he recovered quickly. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But she went on and asked: How can we get to the land of the dead? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Riders and grooms would sometimes stand around for hours, waiting for the horse to wake up before they could get to work. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow we became so completely hysterical that we were still having what Mom calls fits of helpless laughter when we got to school. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Still—the closer she got to “Sarsaparilla” the more her heart carried on like the entire percussion section of a marching band doing “The Stars and Stripes Forever.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I mean, besides checkers, she was quite fond of all athletic sports, and after I got to know her, the whole summer long we played tennis together almost every morning and golf almost every afternoon. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Once I finish that step, I’ll get to use a big machine with clamps so I can fold up the four edges of the metal rectangle. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The closer I get to home, the worse my hangover gets. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’d never gotten to look at a dracaena up close before, and I wasn’t real thrilled to have the opportunity. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When we got to sit in a circle and sing church songs at the top of our lungs. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I got to go down into the land of the dead and find him, and...and say sorry. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He did not stop when he got to Main but turned immediately left instead, skidding a little, in the direction of Center Valley Road. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

We got to where there were still storefronts, but things, except for the bars, was mostly shuttered down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who’re we going to get to fix the generator at this hour?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I can I will take her home, but I got to have a home to go to. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She explained about their quest in the Argo II. When she got to the part about stopping Gaea from waking, she faltered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

As soon as he got to Carthage, a dispirited Westerberg phoned the Alaska State Troopers to volunteer what he knew about McCandless. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t let her response get to me, and instead I just say, “We’re going to have lots of different snacks! I’m going to bring some chocolate Peppero sticks and Yakult drinks.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now it’s going to take all he’s got to keep Peeta alive in an arena full of his old friends, and he’ll probably fail. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even though we own two cars and a truck, when Ma takes me to the market we often go in a cyclo because we get to our destination faster. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder how you get to be like that. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

After a few more tanks Penny gets tired and starts to whine, so we leave the aquarium before we even get to see the penguins. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“We need to get going if we want to get to the border just after it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But he’s got to fight for it,” Jan said. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I can walk you back to the hospital and then try to get to Seventy-Fourth Street on my own." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I got to it, I went down and pushed along on my belly. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and pulled his traveling cloak back around himself. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“But I am hopeful that most of you will view this as an opportunity. Perhaps the only chance you will ever get to make something of yourselves.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

She already got the blue dress on I ironed this morning, the one with sixty-five pleats on the waist, so tiny I got to squint through my glasses to iron. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Then how come you got to be so smart? How come you got to know so much?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet and step back from the table. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It took us three hours to get to the city. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They are living on campus with a couple thousand other high school-aged kids, most of them eager to get to know one another. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And she’s already getting to her feet and I’m up after her standing in the scrub and looking at the road around and below us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“If I ever get to love experimental psychology after this book I’ll assume the Messiah has come,” he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Whenever she got to talking about God—or Willie, her brother, or Highboy, her husband—she got excited. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I wake up, I barely get to the toilet before the white liquor makes its reappearance. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was known for making sure everybody got a fair shot at sweet treats because she knew not everybody could get to the corner store. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“They doubt ye too. Same goes for all the higher-ups who were so eager to tell me to turn ye away. What have ye got to say to that?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“She doesn't get to do this to you.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A drummer settled himself in the corner and got to work. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to get to the border,” he said, not even stopping as we met. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I get to the basement at 1:31 p.m. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We even got to sit on a full-sized mock-up of a toilet that astronauts used in space. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“When you get to feeling perkier, I promise to buy you any flavor soda you want!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore got to his feet and held out his hand again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

What bothers me most is that I haven’t got to the end of my story, and I can’t start over with someone else, it’s too hard. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grins as he gets to his feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You know everyone at the Mud House, and you can make sure they all get to a safe hiding place. I’ll go find Ampai.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The idea was to just be natural and give people a chance to get to know each other. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I continued walking around until I got to an old wagon that sat in a quiet corner of the park. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"Up there it was small. But this has got to be a big one." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

But the rest of the story had got to be written down. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“And I got to find out about Dust,” Lyra explained. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tuesday, January 15,1935 Next morning Scout catches up to me before I even get to school. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to get to the good tides along the coast. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The more you hold them in, the worse you get. When you release them, they got to go somewhere else. The Bible says He can carry all that burden.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

LeAlan: Chairman Lane, how did this problem get to what it is now? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

How come Mini got to know and she didn’t? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Before the girls got to the porch I heard their laughter crackling and popping like pine logs in a cooking stove. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the closer they got to graduation, the more Toby wondered how he fit in. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

When they got to Lily’s car—a beat-up Ford Ranger—Toby couldn’t wait any longer. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Think about it: That’s quite a commute to get to school just to see some withered old man dressed up as Charles Lindbergh or Betsy Ross. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I got to know Bolo because he was one of my tuck-shop clients. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I can tell he’s in the place I was a month ago—he’s thinking that there’s got to be some other way to get help. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I got to have that bell fixed,” she said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abby sits down across from me and immediately gets to work building this fussy little house out of jam and sugar pouches. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

It talks and makes picturs and I got to tern it on just before I go to sleep. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But lunchtime came finally and I got to get in line with the stay-at-school kids. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t matter if we don’t go skydiving to play it safe, even though it means we’ll never get to fly like my favorite superheroes do. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But this time, I have a mission, though I’ve got to be extra careful on account of the censors. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and went to him, stood behind him and placed my hands on his hips, but he leaped away from me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Gran Williams was way too far away to get to on my bike. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

If my mom hadn’t packed my lunch on 18 September 2013,1 wouldn’t have gotten to the cafeteria early and sat at a table that belonged to a group of seniors, which included my brother. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

When we got to the part about the bees, my eyes ached from holding back tears. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We sort of got to talking. I have been seeing a lot of her lately.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When I got to the apartment, I knocked at Fay’s door. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Shae lit the murky oil lamp on the wobbly bedside table and said, “There’s no heater, either. We may as well get to know one another.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Y'all too young. You know that. I don't even get to really go in. I just gotta sit in the front part and take money and all that." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I got to school, Miss Watson told us that Susie wouldn’t be returning because she and her family were moving out of the area. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Clayton, you don’t get to do what you want. You do what your teacher says. You know better.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“But there’s so much to do. And I try to get to San Francisco at least once a month.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas got to his feet and started walking toward the eastern opening. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

We watched him until he got to the stone wall at the edge of our pasture. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she got to the far end, though, she stopped, her little dark head hanging a bit. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Then we could walk around and get to know each other before we got to see what we looked like under the masks. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I drag my feet getting to Instrumental, but I grow an inch just walking into the room. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So after a while I got up slowly and walked through the tall stalks until I got to two posts pounded deep into the ground. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Since I only have to look hairless for a few hours instead of several weeks, I get to be shaved instead of waxed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Professor, I think — I know — that Sn — that someone’s going to try and steal the Stone. I’ve got to talk to Professor Dumbledore.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

When we got to the 135th Street precinct, it was busy with police in uniform, and MP’s with soldiers in tow. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Call. How about pretending? Just for fun, pretend the guy is a spy, and we’ve got to get the proof.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gets to whining and rubbing herself ’gainst my legs, acting cattish! The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She looks off at a board game laying on the floor, like she might get to playing it again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When they got to the end of it, Beto knew where they were going. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

It feels more like September than November, and by the time I get to Bloom Street, I'm thirsty. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Max disappears, the window shuts, and I get to my feet. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But ever since, every Wednesday, our little class of outcasts gets to join Mrs. Lovelace’s music class. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You understand? You can use the machines, but you’ve got to buy your own aluminum and steel.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Why hadn’t he got to work on the egg’s clue sooner? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Just once let’s tell it: how you got to the lake and built a house of fir boughs.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His pain meant he got to spend more time with Mami than any of us did. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“How many kids get to be in a new and exciting place for a while and then come back home?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

We have all traveled far to get to this place, though this place alter as our camp alters from shore to ship and our ship shifts on its anchor cable. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Negra, I got to get some sleep, so think real quick or let me slide for another day.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Every one of us got to join in taking off a loop of chain. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pictured the missionary leaving the prison, getting to his car, retrieving the number, calling Kathy from the road. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

If I’d ever get to share my cereal cupcakes with her. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I took off down the track running as fast as I could, legs pumping, arms pumping, heart pumping, until I got to the finish line. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

George will never get to reunite with his sister, and she died thinking he had been murdered by Jeanine. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

We don’t even get to see our families until the dinner tonight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you just going to push them away when you get to know them better? Run away like you did from Birdie because you think you’re not good enough for them, for anyone?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Vincent gets to work immediately, and the next day has already done a study of “old thatched roofs with a field of peas in flower and some wheat in the foreground, hilly background.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I never got to audition for Kids Bake Challenge! From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He was stripping down to his bathing suit just seconds after getting to the pool deck. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I never got to tell you, but I am very impressed with your commitment, Arturo. Very impressed.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But instead we’re all dancing, something else I never thought I would get to do—not just dancing, but dancing with someone who challenges me to live. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When I get to the building with the public bathrooms, I go inside the ladies’ room and check all of the stalls. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We get to work on this assignment with someone else, she says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

So one day I asked Rocky, “When do I get to make money like your other girls?” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are caves beneath those caves that the tourists do not know and do not ever get to visit. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Mama is out of breath when she gets to the top of the stairs, and I’m panting a bit myself. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I’ll get to go one day. We still have family there too.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Then take your things and get to the port. You’ll receive further instruction once you get there.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He looks back at us, the pressure getting to him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t get to stare out into the daytime Detroit streets as I finish braiding Pri’s hair. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The only thing I was a little bummed about is that I never got to say goodbye to any of my teachers at Beecher Prep. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Finally, when we got to our road, I stopped him. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He was reading from the beginning so that he could get to the end, where the reader was assured that the knight and the fair maiden lived together happily ever after. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

For a little while longer, he’d get to do more fun Duke stuff. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then I climbed back into my maidenly spot in the backseat and didn’t say anything else till we got to the field, half an hour after the plane had left. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Saturday, April 16 I’ve got to get a note written to Mama. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to the last page, all Park wanted to do was sit and talk about it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I’ve spent all these weeks getting to know who my competitors are, without even thinking about who my teammates are. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But at least you got to know your mom, even though you were young when she died. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I stare at a big red lobster on my plate, trying to figure out how to dig into it to get to the meat. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But I’m afraid if I say a word, Mami might never get to her story. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Where else have I got to go? It’s where Wednesday wants me to go. I drank his mead.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“It means if you can leave, you’ve got to leave,” Dad said. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Those kids at Latimer have been doing well for a long time. You got to catch up. You know what I mean?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even with my lion-skin coat, I was freezing by the time we got to Main Street, which was about half a mile from the train tracks. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Besides she was in a hurry to get to the farm. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Might as well go home and get to work. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We finally got to the store and stood by the telephone booth having a Coke. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You got to get along with Piper. Otherwise she’ll make trouble for you and your dad.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I walk the other two blocks home, I get to thinking about all that he has told me and about the two things we have in common. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Since this trip will really help bring “World Literature” to life, I’ve got to think of a clever way to bring “American Literature” to life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got to my room at 10:15 p.m., Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

August said her heart had desired to read books, so the whole month she got to prop on the sofa in the quiet of the living room reading after her sisters went to bed. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only people who work on televison now are cops, doctors, and lawyers, and they’re so busy they seldom get to go home. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he got to his feet and ran out of the house. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lastly, we get to some sentences—dozens of them: What time is it? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You've got to be joking. I grew up in the country, but I never chased any kind of wild animal into the woods to take home and eat.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And he picked up one of the sheets of stickers I hadn’t gotten to yet and peeled one off and said, “Where does this one go, do you think?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The luckier ones among my siblings got to stay with host families, but I had to go to camps where they housed ten of us in a cabin for two weeks at a time. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to my memory that at first we’d walked north to get to the picnic site, and then we’d turned west. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s an indication of how much the thirst is getting to her, if she’s willing to let me take charge of a situation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have my ways, but sometimes we all got to change. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to go in thirty minutes. Why are you still packing?” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Once you get settled come on back to the kitchen and I’ll fix you up some breakfast before we get to work.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

They had to get to Alaska, find Thanatos, locate the legion’s standard, and make it back to Camp Jupiter by the evening of June 24. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to get to the central yard and meet one of the bulls, I joined them. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since it’s clear I’m not dying, she takes her sweet time getting to me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When she got to the other side, she scrambled up a rock and picked off a leech that had managed to fasten onto her ankle. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they got to the highway, Leandra had fallen asleep. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I'm letting Tariq's death get to me in a way it shouldn't. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m here because I don’t know why you get to keep track of that hard drive,” he says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the rest of the class is pushing for the door, El fights the tide to get to me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The woman also got to her knees and looked at the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

So I don't know why this stop got to me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Now climb to the highest place you can get to, like this.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I’ve got to move a heavy pile of books from the stained sofa before I can sit down. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They got to be angry at The Taker and at her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Listen: you’ve got to root it out, laugh last, push past, pursue. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even get to perform a little chamber music. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In his stone paws, he held a stone acorn that he would never get to consume. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

‘After all, we got to admit he’s Baby’s father,’ she said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The theory of relativity says that the rocket power needed to accelerate a spaceship gets greater and greater the nearer it gets to the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lawrence? The way them Rebs kept coming yesterday . . . You got to admire ’em.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t done the homework, and by the time he got to me, I still hadn’t thought of a question, so I blurted, “Why does Mr. Neely use so many hashtags?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to stay for this confounded supper, but I shall be home early tomorrow. You’ll come and meet me as usual, girls?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t stop until we get to the library. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When Ivy got to Taryn’s, her best friend squealed and rushed her into the house, which smelled warm and yeasty, like baking bread. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Anyone who thinks it’s easy to get to the States as a refugee has no idea. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He said, “You got to always keep in mind, Elijah, that I’m growned and you ain’t. You got to always ’member that we gets ’long just fine but I ain’t your friend. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“And, Calvin, I want you to know that I’ll be coming for you and your T. rex’s tiny little brain when we get to the Q&A part of this debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

It took about the time it takes to eat a tuna-fish sandwich to get to the top. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Will Harper tear it down before the rest of the school gets to see it?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We get to play with these guys for the next hour?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The plan was that I’d page Sonny when I got to Baltimore, then he’d pick me up and take me to his brother Lawrence’s house to meet their father and—if I was lucky—Deborah. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And then the elevator stopped on Annemarie’s floor, and of course I got out, because that’s what people do when the elevator gets to their floor. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Kids around here have got to have more things to do. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to our cabin, the sheriff said, “OK, Little Charlie, I wants Judge Byrd to go out with me and look at that area. Y’all ain’t planning on going nowhere, are you?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“If you want to,” she said, “but not too far. Mama said we got to leave early, and it’s getting dark.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t as if they got to leave any of the old ones behind. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘This is it! See that sign that says PRIVATE? We got to climb the bob-wire fence and then take that path there—see!’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Seal the bridge and get to your station," Lewis said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the SIM post at the first little town, I cried out, “Assassins! Assassins!” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to wait a little bit,” Zannikos said to a pride of elegant women who had spent the morning at the Whitney Museum of American Art, across Madison Avenue at 75 th Street. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He also didn’t get to order what he wanted. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But he says he’s okay with you askin questions today though. We just got to catch him before he start drinkin.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

‘So what happened? Where did he get to?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Girls are lucky they get to wear makeup. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

If he sold just one of his sheep, he’d have enough to get to the other shore of the strait. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t get to think about it for long as the sound of the adhan plays from the mosque-shaped clock in the den, filling the air with the call for the day’s last prayer. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, somebody's got to keep watch on the home front. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The knife falling through a hole in his pocket—you can’t prove that he didn’t get to the door. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We've got to keep Mike from getting so tight. That kind of stuff is terrible." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Here’s where I got to be extra quiet. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Why this is good is because I get to hang out with a lot more kids now. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“We finished breakfast really fast because we were all excited, so we got to the airport extra early.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

As the father of three children who are now all the way through high school—thirty-nine years of combined K-12 schooling—I’ve gotten to know lots of teachers. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Right now, back your scrawny butt down and get to the Homestead.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was about two o’clock when he got to La Jolla. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed how some speakers rambled and never seemed to get to the point. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lost in his thoughts, little Willy got to town before he knew it. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think when he gets to be my age, he’s goin’ to have a lot of problems. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of a sudden, when they finished their drink, all three of them stood up on me and said they had to get to bed. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“It’s the closest they can get to being a football player.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The one she doesn’t use for work. And maybe the letter’s on that. Or we can use that computer to get to the cloud, where she might have saved it.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But if you ace your SATs, you get to go to a good college. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

She hushed up when we got to the back porch. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I get to school, everyone is dressed up. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

When we got to my house, Julia opened her door so she could follow me into the backyard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When I got to class and told Ms. G about my acceptance she made this huge announcement in front of the whole class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

By dawn, the advancing soldiers could see figures all around them in the half-light, armed men running through the surrounding fields, outpacing the British in their rush to get to Lexington. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. We have to get to the compound.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When we get to the house, Holly lets me look at the ankle, and while I’m bent over it—not that there’s anything to see— she whispers that the pain is really wicked now. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the front of the line, Mr. Reuben greets us with a gap-toothed smile from behind the partition. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“We got to vote on it,” Johnson said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the museum, all of a sudden I wouldn't have gone inside for a million bucks. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I try to stretch dinner for as long as possible because being alone is really getting to me. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She was weaving between and around people, trying to get to us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“They both get to smell the goods but neither one of them can eat it.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘But what happened to Salim, then, between when we said goodbye and when he got to the top of the ramp?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was not going to be able to get to me, because his matchless coordination was gone. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we went home, and when we got to our village, it was empty. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“The first time I got to eat ice cream in a cone instead of in a cup,” she says with no hesitation. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

If Bobby managed to get to Hungary without being arrested, he could fly directly to the Philippines. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He’d unlock the door, and the two of us would fall into the shade, scrambling over each other to get to the TV remote first. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to the stores, those old Little Rock feelings had risen up inside of me again. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Fridays are the best because I get to go home for the weekend, where I don’t have to worry about hiding all the time. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He’s got to think of his business, and the other employees. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew how to make a cornbread and I got to doing that so Mama wouldn’t have to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not that I get to dictate who Simon talks to. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

There are two kinds of texts: one involves driving directions that Maggie must take to get to a party; the other are related to social information about the party and who will be there. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Anthony and I got to the Poconos and bunked together, and he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior that weekend. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It got to the point that Trapper, half- joking, half-serious, posted updates on Crow outside the trainer’s office. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to carry it through ourselves while the Chief’s not well.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Water wall to launch, with your permission,” Jessie said to Isa when she got to the roof, lifting the water bottle out of the REP bag and holding it up. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We got to World War I in seventh grade— who knew there had been a war with the whole world? Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to get to Houston,” I say. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I’d feel like I had to get home right now to do work but didn’t have the ability to get to the subway. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Wash got to the end of the path just in time to see her smile. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to draw first blood against a bunch of hogs like this. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to get to the southern edge of the city, where I could locate the river and trace along it until I reached the village of Ikwa. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“We get to do this together. And girl, am I glad, because I’m going to need somebody to keep me from body-slamming you-know-who!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I got to sit at my own dinner table, pick all my own activities, call “lights out” whenever I felt like it, and not listen to anybody else. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were on their way, but the postal trucks were unable to get to Birzeit. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In elementary school, the closest I got to any organized competition was Friday-afternoon sports. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“And what if I never get to Egypt? ” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sweeps around behind me and says, “Well, we’ve got to get moving. Places to go, things to do.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I never feel like I get to say what I want to say. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Jingle Boy snuffled at me when I got to him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“I guess the history books has got to be rewrit; it’s took forty-three year, two month, and a day or two for the Finger of God to steal its twentieth soul.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You aren’t going to die,” I said, getting to my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the Juniors, we were fifteen to a dorm, so didn’t tend to have the sort of long intimate conversations we did once we got to the Senior dorms. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just go east. You keep going east until you get to Avalon. She lives near a hundred and fourteenth.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Tobias shoves me hard to get to the bus and I go flying onto the ground, landing painfully on my hands and knees. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But I get to belt it out all on my own for almost a full minute if you add it all up. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

That would cause me to start turning sideways, and I might turn all the way around before I got to the Agena, and crash into it with my back. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have twenty minutes to change and get to school. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When I get to Fred’s Bar, I pull over, two tires on the curb, and stick my flashers on. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yeah, well, maybe they would be fun if I got to pick the rides sometimes, you answer, your eyes glued to the Ws. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw it right to her, so she wouldn’t have to run to get to it, but she didn’t last long anyway. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, stood painfully, his face drowsy and confused, as if a legion of battles had ebbed and advanced there, over many years. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Donna says, “Babe, I don’t think that’s what you want to say when they get to us.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe Mom will get to write about poultry shows too one day, and she’ll take me with her when she goes to cover the story, like she used to sometimes. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He’d tried out some things, gotten to know all sorts of people, and learned his own priorities along the way. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Kids, get to the lobby!” yells an agent. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

If this is really our truth, I get to punch whatever wall I want. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He gets to our house in half an hour. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Sticking with my plan to be a strong, educated woman became much harder when I got to be fourteen or fifteen. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been so worried when we left about what I got to bring with me, I didn’t even know or care what my parents brought. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When she got to the end, she said, ‘Salim, I just have to face it. My weirdo brother’s a genius.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She not only got to fly the jet—she broke the sound barrier in it. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The night was cold and dark when we got to new First Congregational, and the stars were as thick as cream. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He hadn't gotten to his comb-over yet and I was thrown a little bit by his shiny, balding head. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When we got to the Big House, we found Chiron in his apartment, listening to his favorite 1960s lounge music while he packed his saddlebags. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was getting to the point where I didn’t want to read any more details, but I also wasn’t ready for Fred’s story to dissolve. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The hyena let go of her wrist and expertly got to her throat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw how his shoulders would predictably tense and curl inward like the hood on a cobra whenever anyone got to that point of having talked too much. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When they got to Ventura it was pretty soon after the heavy dinner so Doc only stopped for beer. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they got to a hospital safely alive only because they left the razor where it lodged. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strange thing was, the closer they got to 1 August, the more upbeat his friends acted. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Veer, there’s got to be some explanation. He spent a fortune on those. It doesn’t make sense.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

We get to the station, swipe our way through, and I stand at the yellow edge of the platform to see if the L train is approaching. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But it’s like each step is swamp mud sucking him down and he’s got to lift extra hard to get to the next step. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“This place doesn’t come alive until the sun goes down. Besides, you get to go around with Ampai.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But that spring, I got to feeling restless for the first time. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bought it in São Tomé. Never got to take a shot. Great stuff.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Memphis Minny get to singing on the radio how lean meat won’t fry, which is about how the love don’t last. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

God forbid Philip gets to dominate the news cycle for one week. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Now I got to contribute in a more tangible way. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I'm bringing my boyfriend, Curt. You’ll finally get to meet him.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tom was saying, “I guess you got to hand it to them, the way they came up that hill.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was eleven then, and hadn’t listened to much music, but this one song, it really got to me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to listen to me,” Black said, and there was a note of urgency in his voice now. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was two days before I could get to see her again. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

"Did you get to see Mama and Baba?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Pasqual turned his cell off during the day so he could sleep, and even if I could get to some of the sites and get the men they might not be able to help. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Get to praying so we can get to eating!” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

But as I say, that’s not how it was when we first got to the Cottages. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It just has to last long enough for me to get to safety. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around the room one more time and watch each pair join together, laughing and talking and getting to know one another. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When we get to my door, he whispers, “Go inside. Stay there. For once, please listen. I’ll be back.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Rachel was mad that day she got to flapping her gums because Auntie Aggie had set her to peeling potatoes, a task that she thought was beneath her. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to go somewhere he’s not going to like. A place that will throw him off guard or distract him long enough to give us a fighting chance.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Guenever got to the elephant she put down the sewing and began to rub her fingers. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It won’t be tonight. But I got to show you what to do.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I took these moments for granted, but from where I was sitting, I got to observe a stable, functional, and joyful relationship. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I got the breaks, I got to use ’em right,” he told himself. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Lev, I can't talk about this anymore. You've got to stop with this pressure. I'm still with Michah. I'm leaving with him. He's right—there's nothing for me here. He's my way forward." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harry Gold got to Santa Fe a little after noon on June 2. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

With all this lack of sleep, he was quite drowsy the next morning when he had to call the taxis to get to the theater. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to the music concourse, the jazz was already in full swing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He just said I fell in a creek when I was helping Ned get to his house. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t say as much, but after a little while, I did get to where the smell didn't bother me no more. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had another cup of coffee, and then I knew it was time to get to the point, so I took the key off my neck and gave it to him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Before it gets too dark I’ve got to find a place to park. Know any place up the road where they’ll let me stay the night?” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t going to let those guys get to me. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Point is, we got to watch what get up in these kids’ heads. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The aides kept putting her off and sending her away, but she stuck it out and finally she got to see him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy we haven’t got to that point in Redding,” Father said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the cafeteria, a huge group of girls is crowded around the entry door. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I get to talk about my family and keep them alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“But when she finally got to the wall, she was told her husband had died,” the woman continued, ignoring the interruption. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But there’s always a few that enjoy their job too much, that like using their sticks to crack heads, so you got to be careful. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, guess the name of the band we got to play for the festival,” I said, hoping he’d snap out of whatever funk he was in. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Why? But for you, for you. Just to show that I . . “And what on earth vacuum cleaners have got to do with lions ...” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But sometimes things are so sad they get to be funny.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You always got to remember that any congolene left in bums a sore into your head.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, I’m sure you’re wondering, what do you have to do to get your hands on all this moolah? Well, hold your horses, kids. I’m getting to that....” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They think the Corps is some kind of anal fungus they got to put up with.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The birthday party tonight just gone be the family and I got to get the cakes made. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I get to the house, Wheel of Fortune is already on. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

At least the twins got to wear short sleeves. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

So what has that got to do with anything? 8TH JUROR: I didn’t bring it up. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, Angelo, is that all?” the patrolwoman asked, eager to get to a nearby school before the morning speed zone hours ended. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to “Pet Peeves,” Miles said, “When people say ‘catsup’ instead of ‘ketchup.’ Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

My thoughts were so good that I nearly ended up walking into the pond on the wrong side of the common and got to school only just on time. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we reservation Indians don’t get to realize our dreams. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm so glad you're at Carver. Your parents said you changed schools to get to know me better—I've always wanted the same thing! It's going to be wonderful to have you around more." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But she keep on, You got to fight. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A week. Even then—” “It wouldn’t be more’n a fortnight. I give you my vow. I just got to write my brother.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

She missed it in math class but got to witness it in language arts and twice in science. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As she got to the door, Gilly sat up straight and shook her head for all she was worth. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Usually we timed ourselves so well that we met each other as we got to the bottom of Purgatory Hill. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And if she could rescue Nin, if she could get to her in time, maybe that would make up for letting them take her in the first place. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If I’m going to get to the bottom of this, I need to act like a detective. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“How on earth did you get to be like that?” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Miguelito was already waiting for me when I got to the playground. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to New York, I again changed my name to “Frederick Johnson,” and thought that would be the last change. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

“God sure better get to work if He’s got in mind to make a preacher out of Will Tweedy.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice meeting you, Jade. I’m looking forward to getting to know you.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The name on her headstone is Mary Roselyn Spinney Beaman, so you might say she got to have it both ways. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Will we get to see something besides fairies?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I was still extremely nervous and could not get to sleep until about 3:00 a.m. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

As Kreacher nodded and got to his feet, Harry had a sudden inspiration. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But would he ever get to the bridge in time? A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The taxi descended when they got to Mufakose, and, under the She Elephant’s directions, settled down on a deserted parking lot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t hear? We signed up to do our bit. After all, somebody’s got to go over and fix the mess your folks got themselves into over there.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not if she gets to London first, I think. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“You’d like a stove? What else? A hot bath? A glass of cognac? Shut up and get to work.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Now all we got to worry about is how we can afford to feed him as well as ourselves,” Dad says finally. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to be out of your mind!” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know then whether Miss Effie Belle had got to Grandpa or not. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until he finally got to the Deuce’s parking lot that he started running. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Officer, for all that you are doing to get to the bottom of this and keep our community safe,” Imam Malik says again. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

"For start. Nothing's promised you, man, but you ain't gonna know nothing till you try. Maybe get to build things like you always wanted." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to the Sedillo fence, they dismounted and walked along a thirty-foot section where the tracks crisscrossed and the cattle had milled around before they broke through the fence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Why should he get to act all high and mighty when he was wrong? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Wallace, this might be a good time to get to know your father a little better, you know. You don’t see him as much as you’d like.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to Mrs. Holton’s home, what started out with me and Ma and a letter had turned into a wholeparade of people. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s got to be a much more interesting story than mine.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, I didn’t mean anything. Just getting to know you, kid.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Our lungs had given out by the time we got to the top. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got to her feet and glanced up at the house. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But it’s not like you get to choose what’s going freak you out, right? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“We need to get to our family’s village.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She got to the door of the seventh-grade classroom and peeked in. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t get to the news tonight. Carter disrupted things while they were still telling stories. That’s something, I suppose. They’ll be back tomorrow night. It’ll give me something to do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the moments it took us to get to the living room, I wanted to tell him everything. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It don’t seem too concerned about us, probably thinking it can snap its shell shut and dive underwater faster than we could get to it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Even if my best friend is gay, being all cuddled up with her while I have a girlfriend is obviously a no-go, but now that I’m free, I get to have This again. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, I had gotten to know such a woman while doing research for a magazine article I’d written about a hatchet murderer. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to get you to an emergency room,” I say, “get it X-rayed right away. ” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Truman kids got to Nebraska, many of the other students they encountered just assumed that they came from one of these lucky kinds of places. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Michael said enviously, “He won’t get to buzz the Eiffel Tower, but he’s picking up a couple of Parisian agents. He’ll have to land well outside the city.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“We knew we would not get to Montgomery,” King told reporters. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel very silly saying to you, Tell me all about yourself, but I wish you would. I want to get to know you.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

But what’s love got to do with all that ticking, anyway? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He gets to his feet, holding out the spoon for me to take, the expression on his face pained. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the condition: if only I can get to that place. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

As I got to know some of the international competitors better, I’d hug them when they came down from the mat or high-five them and say something like, “You did great!” or “Awesome job!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But Jaja glued his eyes to the window, and except for muttering the prayers, he was silent until we got to Enugu. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“So. What’s Miss Caroline got to say for herself these days?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following day, when I got to my first P.E. class, I was surprised to see my teacher dressed in red shorts. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“So only you get to ask questions now?” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Most of the untrained ones are not that strong and can’t hold your weight for much time. Just get to the next rooftop and let ’em free. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But Mom gets to keep her ten thousand dollars, and her twenty-one-hundred- dollar cash bonus. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

When she got to the car, Papa reached out to help her with it. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before he got to the lane’s end there was Farmer Cotton with three of his lads, Young Tom, Jolly, and Nick, hurrying towards him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He looked at Isabelle for only a brief second before he looked away, as if he had much more important things to get to. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

By the time they got to the southern end of the valley and found a cave that would fit all three of them, the tips of her ears throbbed and her nose was numb. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“La garra. Now stop asking so many questions and get to work.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

You can’t talk it out, you got to live into their lives, bad and good. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

And the next morning she signs the papers, and when we get to school the first day, Freak helps me find my name on the list and it's true, we're in all the same classes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I had to go to the dentist,” I says because it’s not any of his business where I eat but I’ve got to be in the store with him all the afternoon. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed again and tried to rise, managing only to get to his knees before dropping like a sack of potatoes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then there’s the footage of me saying, “That’s all anybody with a disability wants. Don’t sum up the person based on what you see, or what you don’t understand; get to know them.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

When it got to the head of the bed, I almost croaked—it wasn’t him. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

You had to get to a guy, find a guy, meet a guy. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It someone needs to get to an airfield and you can get them there, by taxi Anson or motorbike or pony trap or pig-a-back, you should always take them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When we got to Howard’s, Mrs. Odom was on the porch with Cotton, smiling and waving to the bus driver. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about this conversation is that Friday is pizza night and I get to eat slices of white pizza with broccoli and garlic and drink a birch beer while I listen. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The beat has only increased, but we place our hands on each other’s shoulders and waist; my fingers dig into him a little, the first time I’m getting to touch someone else like this. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet again and walked to where Ron’s enormous rucksack lay yards away, discarded as Ron had run toward the pool to save Harry from drowning. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I will get to see my dear aged parents again,” he said. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It got to the point finally where he lost control. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to James Town, I am stunned by what I see. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When Noah woke up he got to hear the whole story from the tattletale brothers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also brought a big plate of shrimp, which I love but hardly ever get to eat because it’s real expensive. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, a year ago? Never thought I’d get to go to a school dance. But look at me!” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘What have you got to say for yourself?’ he asked me, and the white shark’s teeth flashed dangerously between his lips. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I got to the door he called to me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to Gloria Dump’s, I told her I had two surprises for her and asked which one did she want first, the small one or the big one. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are some concrete blocks sunk in the mud for stepping-stones so we can get to the door. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything, but I think that last bit was getting to him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Geez, you have got to stop springing up on me like that!” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When I get to my bus line, I notice that the bus is late. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Wes and his friend ran through a dark alley, jumping over trash cans and fences, trying to get to the other side of the complex as fast as possible. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe because the message is still fighting its way through the grief and guilt to get to her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The kids’ screaming was really getting to me. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“The thing we got to worry about now is infection. That leg wound is going to take twenty...thirty stitches. What happened?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps I may even get to watch him work a little. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A dozen times one prong was unfastened and a nickel fished out with a knife to provide Johnny with car-fare to get to a job. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

You got to be in some deep, deep, deep water to survive! Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can’t, you know, get to somebody when they want to be on their own.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rarely do I ever get to see them, or recognize them as individuals. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So then what? Did you get to eat?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you get to wear an aviator hat?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The footmen looked relieved to see me, and I immediately signalled them to get to their positions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I am excited you get to come to my house this weekend. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

A crowd of onlookers had gathered around the emergency vehicles, and my mom shoved them aside to get to me, not caring who she elbowed. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She immediately got to her feet without looking at me. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But as soon as we got to the edge of the woods, Takumi turned away from the dirt road. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I got to business, arranging some thatch that had fallen from a ruined hut and laying clothes over it to make a sort of mattress. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

To get to it, I'm allowed to walk across the grounds from the building where our cells are. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She held her hands up, hoping neither of them would be willing to go through her to get to the other. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Especially since Rachel almost put out Lucy’s eye about who was going to get to ride it first. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m heading uptown from Harlem to get to school, and this is not what I want to see first thing in the morning. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

When I get to the NBA I’m just going to keep concentrating on ball. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Baba got to pick her out of three possible brides, but she had no choice. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But who would kill him? And what’s it got to do with my dad?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Helping people is totally punk,” I said, and grinned, realizing that not only did I really want to help, but that it would be a chance to get to know Ellie better too. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

If the last three digits of the total value of stock sales match your numbers, you get to collect winnings. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Master this trick and you get to learn another.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope you get to Virginia Beach, I really do, but—” He pulled the glasses off his face and pinched the bridge of his nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When you get to about ninety and are still active and full of fun, I think that’s something to be really proud of. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m so happy I get to make fun of him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Well, let me know when you get to Indiana. I want to hear all about your dorm room, and your classes, and, well, everything.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As my sole means of communication with NASA, Pathfinder gets to ride on the roof, Granny Clampett style. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was on a tear, promising the crowd if he got to be president, the government was going to come in and set everything right, even run things if it had to. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the building in the west, there were two guys standing guard out front. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

‘The dream was nothing. You got to be asleep to understand why it was such a nightmare.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know who we’re going to get to lock with me now.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The thing is,” said Lyra, “they can’t make us do what they want. They got to follow us. I bet they’re fed up.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“No. But we’ve got to have some if we want a fire.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I got to the road, I didn’t even care that the asphalt was burning hot under my bare feet. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The old man got to his feet, and thrust out his yellow-gloved right hand. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Now I don’t even have to consult the signs to remember how to get to the hospital, and neither does Tobias, who keeps stride with me on the way. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

They had made part of it into a steak maze, for tourists, and we split up in the steak maze and tried to see who could get to the center first. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You couldn’t get to Scotland and back on a leave. Besides, I won’t leave you. What good would it do to marry now? We’re really married. I couldn’t be any more married.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Harry, I’ve been thinking — you know what we’ve got to do, don’t you? Straight away, the moment we get back to the castle?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Suppose you went under and your mask filled all up with water and you couldn’t get to the top in time? Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

It’s more the items that get to me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t get to ask yesterday with the tree removal, but I was wondering about your business. Are you doing well?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

When I got to the pool, I had to take a shower. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Look at the reproductions in books about Vermeer if you cannot get to the museums. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But we had the entire day to get to the departure gate. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Exactly how did you get to the house? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to be careful how we explain this when we get back ” “If we get back,” Frank said. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he’d been so focused on getting to the edge of the world that he hadn’t noticed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I get to sing every note of the song. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The feeling rose up in me like a column of wind, but when it got to my mouth, it had no voice, no words. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the hall was an elevator that happened to open the moment I got to it. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

W hen I got to the gate, I nodded at him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got to the downstairs lobby, he saw two guards at the security desk in front of the glass doors to the parking lot. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“But once we got to talking, it didn’t take long.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“In the back of my closet,” I said, “under the floorboards. I put something there, and I’ve got to have it.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for saying that. I don’t want to fight. We’ve got to stay friends. We complement each other.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Normally, whoever doesn’t pick the game gets to choose the source. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In real life you don’t get to make choices. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I will miss her apple cake, but I’m happy that I get to spend time at Sara’s house. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The way I get to be part of your life before you're gone, and I'm left here, watching trains pass me by too. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

‘I got to hockey. Does the Saviour have anything against that?’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

You got to tell her it’s cause a you. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The most obvious was that a number of engines and dozens of firefighters were sent on a wild-goose chase and did not get to the fire for many minutes. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

We've all got to put our feet up at some point. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Tossing it to the side, he put a hand wet with blood onto the wall and got to his feet. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I cleared my throat and asked if they had any advice for getting to the other side of the city. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Why, I guess there ain't a colored man in the county who ever got to take so much of the white folkses' time as I did. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My contact in the infirmary will make sure he stays sick enough. We just need to get him through diagnosis. Now get to work.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After my dad pointed out my poor utensil choice, the guilt got to me and I went back to using a spoon. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Gaskill got to his feet and held out his hand for me to shake. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we both knew she was lying just so we could get to the movie part of the night faster. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the Y camp overnight, but I don’t get to go home. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

By the time Shirley and the angry one had gotten to their feet, all the other players had fled the scene. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I bet they feel sorry for us because we live in the city and never get to go anywhere. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I finally move into a place with a view, and I’ll never get to look out again.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In the dreams that I get to watch I can catch the lizards and they’re my pets. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We end up walking silently in the dark until we get to the third floor. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“And,” she said, “we got to know exactly what Andrew told ’em about us.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She listened carefully, and then inched her way along till she was as close as she could get to the speakers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve got to get back to the lab and test this against the results from the computer. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Sitting and wishing never made man great. The good Lord sends the fishing, but we gotta dig the bait. I say we’ve got to force the hand of those administrators. They’re ignoring you.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the train gets to within four blocks of the station, the guards drive alongside, arresting migrants as they jump off and turning them over to la migra. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We got to Saint Augustine’s School for Girls as the sun was rising. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered who I was with because Lefty Lewis said, “I know, but I’ve got to get back. He can sleep in the car on the way back to Grand Rapids.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Well, anyway, I’m glad, thanks for...I guess I’ve got to go now. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to do this milking. I cant use my right hand no more.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I so rarely get to be with children. Before you go, won’t you at least sit for a pose?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't get to take anything except the pendant I wore around my neck. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

You can’t use paper money there, you got to be a member and charge it to your account and one thing I know about Miss Hilly is, she don’t like to carry nobody’s costs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

To reach my spot I had to go to the eighth row left of the tractor shed, then walk along it, counting trees till I got to thirty-two. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to Toronto, some of us pooled our money. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his age, I would have been willing to run behind the train, to get to New York and to Harlem. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve got to run across open air from one diving board to the other without getting knocked down by the punching bags. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“So for gym class everybody just gets to run around the city and do whatever they want?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“You got to go with the officers, girl.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

If an act like hers only gets an “okay,” what the heck am I going to get when they get to my name? Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

"A fellow's got to have a mouthful of grass," said Bree. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“God. We don’t have time. We’re lucky if we get to the game on time.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I get to picking my scabs and think about cartoons instead of Jesus, and He sees me doing that. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid and her little brother both kept looking around pretty sharp as they picked them up, so that no customer would put his foot on one before they could get to it. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Even if you could get to him, Matthias would never agree to help you.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Now it’s time for us to get to the fun stuff. Your prizes.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He doubted she had any cash on her, but when she got to the hotel she could probably call somebody to come down and pay the driver. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“One way or another, heads will roll, that’s for sure. Someone’s got to be held accountable.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

What if they stops this afore he gets to the real interesting, real nasty parts?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"I couldn't get to the house," he remarked. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“No, seriously. Promise you won’t get too cross. Because I’ve got to tell you this. I wouldn’t forgive myself if I kept quiet much longer.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or like getting to the bathroom in the middle of the night without turning on a light and without running into your desk. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never knew when he went to sleep; no matter what time I got to bed he was still in his study. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This was the closest thing one could get to institutionalized trial by lynch mob. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be here. You’ve got to get him into view of my laptop cam before doing your spiel. We need to get a frontal view on tape.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Like a zigzag with a parting at the side right here, but you don’t add the hair at the beginning, you add it when you get to the ponytail,” she said, speaking slowly, overenunciating. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Thing is, you just got to want it enough.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get to my door right as Ty is headed from our neighbors to us. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You get to your new school with all new people and suddenly you don’t want to be stuck with the same people you’ve known since the third grade. It’s like not growing up.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

When we got to the clearing a panel truck full of Norvelt Gun Club hunters pulled up. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The chickens get to do, and eat, what they evolved to do and eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We get to the corner and Daddy turns to me. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Shoot, you sure are getting to be an old grouch,” he said, and walked off, no doubt in search of Harry. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When I got to the last one, a yellow-and-green duffel with the name Otis on it, I unzipped it. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Oh my word! I get to wear makeup.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

All the dogs is chained when we get to his place, so none’s waiting for us at the box. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children decided we were gonna play abolitionists and slavers when we got to the beach and were arguing ’bout which one each of us would be. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The brain’s sentence parser starts to thrash when faced with the successive leaves at the beginning, and it crashes altogether when it gets to the pile of alones at the end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mama never got to let them down before she passed. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

As far as Katherine was concerned—as far as she had decided—once they got to the office, “they were all the same.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It’s even worse when your parents pick you up in the middle of the day in a packed truck, and you don’t get to say goodbye to anyone. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The distance is unacceptable; as is the room, when I get to see it: no microwave, no fridge, hardly any space not occupied by the bed. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If all you want is sex, then why don’t you find a girl who just gives out? I want to get to know you better.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That means that one of these letters should have gotten to you. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He lays down the two poster boards, and we get to work. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Finn heard a car engine and raced to catch the plate, but the black SUV was halfway down the road before he got to the end of Charlie’s lane. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

It’s true you might not get to control your funeral, but sometimes you do get to choose your death. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The legionnaires will have sealed off the Quarter by the time we get to one of the gates. We’ll have to take the tunnels and hope they haven’t sealed those off.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I got to the corner and Jimmy was there barking at Ducky. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Justyce is still in a daze when he gets to Societal Evolution two periods later. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I am getting to like the taste of it.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I set the paper on the easel and get to work. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mary Alice had been hoping for a Shirley Temple, but it was a Dracula, not too old, starring Bela Lugosi I have to say, it got to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was close to midnight, and it would take me at least two hours to get to Montgomery. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He could not make any plans until he got to Bessie’s and got the money. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

And that made it difficult to get to know him, to figure out what might make their new little family go from fine to magnificent But Cady had a secret weapon. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

At the desk, a woman gets to her feet. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Later, Morrie would grin mischievously and say, “I’m getting to him.” Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Two weeks? Are you in control of your brains? Oh, I get it. I’ve got to be out here day and night, hammering and sawing.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Had to get to the corner before the first cross. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I crept under the kitchen window and then down the garden in the far shrubbery till I got to a water butt. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

When I got to the driveway, he was climbing out of Clayton’s car. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hardly got to go anywhere either, so I wasn’t going to mess up my chance by crossing Raheem. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And my uncensored thought was, At least you get to sit down. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad stayed home, Mom stayed happy, and I got to go back to school on Monday. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he says into Henry’s hair, “we have got to stop ending up like this.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That job was cool because I was on the phone all day and got to sit in a really comfortable office chair. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Frodo, he knows he’s got to find the Cracks of Doom, if he can. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We half walk, half run so it doesn’t take us long to get to P.J.’s. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

"Someone's got to go across the island and tell Piggy we'll be back after dark." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

And it was probably time she got to know some of the other Smokies better. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But then he got to his feet and began to walk away, saying, “Follow me.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

By the time we finish grocery shopping and get to Burger Palace, it’s almost two in the afternoon. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I knew there was a point to this story, so I figured I'd better play along to get to it. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Anyways, Kent and I both get to Tommy and just stand there. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Papi says it will be a breeze to get to Staten Island in our car. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

On Saturdays I would have to make sure I got to the mail before my parents did. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“The cucos,” Seven said, panicked and scrambling to get to her feet. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She truly cared about her students and got to know them personally. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You just watch me and listen how I talk. You’ll catch on. Say,” he said excitedly, “you got to do some-thing about those hands.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end, Smith said, “I know you got to do your twenty-four hours; just let me do my eight.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not legal anymore, but I still have to take a bus to get to school because Mama didn’t want me going to the school right around the corner from where we live. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Adam remembers that I clambered up that rope and got to the required height of ten feet really fast—and then I looked around and kept climbing! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"It's been really nice getting to know you, but what do you say we take a break from all this talking. Wanna play?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

When I got to the end, that was it. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you got to think, if she’s that rich, there’s other swanks out there. There’s money out there. And it ain’t here. Even Lucky Strike’s a joke, in comparison to what she’s got.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Now let’s get to know some of the most persistent spelling troublemakers. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have lived entirely on my own in the world—something few nineteen-year-olds get to do—worked in an office tower, moved halfway across the country with no money or support in search of something. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I get to a serious application, I’d like to mention another con game which works because of confusion about conditional probability. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, sure. Lord, you’re getting to be a big boy. Is your father down?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure just how Mr. Patterson’s grampa mobile translated to a limousine, but I felt so grateful that we might actually get to Maine that I blurted out, “You wanna come too?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For weeks we had trekked to get to the port. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But when I got to the threshold, I found that I couldn’t force myself to cross it. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Tariq and Brick used to take care of their sisters together—Tariq even used to try to tell me Brick wasn't so bad when you got to know him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But before she gets to her mother, there’s a sound up above. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have my answer as to where the sheriff's wild shot got to. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When I got to Aibileen’s street, I parked even farther down the block. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“And, you know, I could really go for some of those brownies! So what do we have to do to get to the not killing me stage?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was getting to know the boys, learning bits about their pasts and their families’ struggles. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I shall go for her, and you’ve only got to bottle up your rapture, and keep Beth quiet till that blessed lady gets here.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he got to the inn it was closed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gingerly eased himself up, exhaling a slew of Spanish curses as he got to a full standing position, then swiveled his hips in a creaky circle, stomping forward arthritically. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the nuns got to her young, and Vic has nodded himself silly several times to catechism lessons disguised as dinner conversations. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I rarely got to spend time with Rose. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The men fired again and again, and, when the animals got to close quarters, lashed out with their sticks and their heavy boots. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Guys here at Norfolk get to listen to the radio. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this point, her aged father balked at leaving the house, insisting that the fire would change direction before it got to them. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You said you never got to finish. I thought, rather than my reading it to you, maybe you could read it to me?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I flip through the pages, getting to the master list. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He really has got to stop taking classes so painfully relevant to his life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They all stop when they get to the line of elm trees with the single strand of barbed wire stretching between them. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He’s got to get dressed,” Hugo said to me. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I got to take one problem at a time, I tell myself. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday we have a fire drill which means first recess is late so they get to stay out for part of second recess. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was Manny’s pale face that really got to Sierra. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Would you get to choose who the new family is?” she asks. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s all about me when I was a boy and I’ve got to remember what happened. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t hate moving like I did; he didn’t always suffer when we got to a new city. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to get to the SunTrust Building. It’s right next to the Asparagus.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Jam wondered if it was the thing who got to decide what was on the other side, or if what was there had always just been there, or if Bitter’s imagination had built it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“So when are your mother and John Mark getting to the recital hall?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Life in here is nothing like my life before, but I still get to read books, exercise, and watch TV. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until I got to the stairs that I realized I was being followed. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I guess you could call what I just got home from a “ball”—we all dressed up, I got to eat dinner with more silverware than I probably own, and I met Prince Charming. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let Malfoy get to you, Ron —” “Him! Get to me!? As if!” said Ron, picking up one of the remaining Cauldron Cakes and squashing it into a pulp. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

To get to this point took a lot of new software innovation piled on the shoulders of earlier innovations. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Tonight,” Dicey announced, "we’ve got to wash our underwear. And put on clean. Maybe shirts too. OK?” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking, “Wow! A protector. Not everybody gets to be a protector! I’m gonna be like Robin Hood. I might even get to wear a badge....” Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the news team got to Peewee and asked him why he was fighting in Vietnam. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Coach went on and on until he got to the last uniform. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He had expected Susan’s reaction and prepared to apologize before she got to the living room, so that he could save a glass. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Some of them don’t have a way to get to the Islamic Center if their parents don’t drive or have cars.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

She followed, careful and silent, until we got to the biggest tomato plant. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When we got to the Mancinis’ bedroom that first night, Tía Mari showed us “the accommodations.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, School’s almost over, and I just found out that we get to have Ms. Gruwell next year! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When I get to the kitchen, I find a mess. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Now he had three train tickets to San Antonio and a world of details he needed to explain to Naomi about how they’d get to Tyler in the morning, early, early. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sergeant Simpson got to his feet and talked to him, and then we were all headed over to a low building. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The culture shock I’d felt when I first got to campus was real. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And then there’s the kind when you know where something is, but you just can’t get to it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“If the Temptations don’t get you then you got to look out for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles,” Peewee called out. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the front door, I could hear the sounds of the mob of kids outside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, and I got to the point. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The next day Hugo was late getting to the toy booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Can’t hurt to have a poke around,” said Harry, dropping his bag and getting to his hands and knees so that he could crawl along, searching for clues. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“So when are we going to get to know him?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The president sends everyone off to get to work, so Gale wheels me back to the hospital. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

THEN, when we got to the dorms, and I reached for the car door handle, she goes, "So congrats again on winning the tournament." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You get to know the real life of a place, working there,” Sam liked to say. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But he has been getting counseling too and we’re working through his hurt so he can get to Closure. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then we get to the room in the back, which was once shared by the three Hsu girls. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t necessarily believe it. But we might as well look now we’re here. I mean, you’d like to find it again, wouldn’t you? What have we got to lose?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now see here, Fudge -— you’ve got to do something! It’s your responsibility as Minister of Magic!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to Oklahoma, my sister had become hard and sharp, but in London she was still soft clay, and we were still friends. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The higher you go in the world, the harder it gets to breathe. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Parents,” said Harry, “shouldn’t leave their kids unless—unless they’ve got to.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The people who first got to the crash scene were young Austrian ski instructors from the famous ski resort below. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

How I would get to the far side was another matter. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he rolled so enthusiastically that the wounds reopened: when he got to his feet again his white coat was stained with blood. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was gone by the time we got to the gym, though he still held tight to my hand. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“It’s got to be from Lucas,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She said the plant had damaged its roots and no water could get to it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you get to fight for them, like a knight who’s their champion.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I stepped over the others’ sleeping bodies to get to the container. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what Sneaky said he got to do the time he was suspended. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Well...” he grumbled, “I suppose somebody’s got to save your braccae.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Sarah is this girl who I’m getting to know, for, you know, marriage purposes,” Muhammad says. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

You didn’t have much choice about getting to know each other, because the trains didn’t have any toilets. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I push him to the floor, grab the keys from the kitchen table and am out of the French doors before he’s able to get to his knees. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, when I get to the bus stop, the kids are talking about a Hideout game night—in low voices, so nobody else overhears. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

"He's just been in a bad mood ever since he quit smoking. The person you've got to worry about is the Warden. There's really only one rule at Camp Green Lake: Don't upset the Warden." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He got to Nick just as he reached our basket and fouled him as the buzzer sounded. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I clean the kitchen up nice, then I get to work making the bathroom sparkledy. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I got to the wall, I flung myself flat and listened. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m old, you know. Could drop dead any minute. We’ve got to get going!” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“We never could have gotten to six million without the attention you brought us.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe that Hawthorne story was getting to me, I don’t know. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, get to class, and good luck with that story. And Emma?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Every chance I get to stay in Harlem, I do. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks, Ray,” I say when we get to the top of the stairs. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Calder, that looked just like my dad’s sweater. I’ve got to peek out.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually her mama and Mrs. Grayson would get to talking at church, and her life would be over. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You don’t get to decide what I do.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, I have to get to my next class.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That was the only way he could get to me. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I look forward to getting to this village. Ah, I will give my mother a very tight hug.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But in a few hours, I got to know my classmates quite well. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“What about Crane? He’s got to answer for it.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

How did you get to be so wise, Old girl in young-girl disguise. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why, but it’s almost impossible for me to get to school on time. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Kristina must get to her soccer practice four miles to the north, and Kelsey to her practice fourteen miles to the south. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But you never get to see things over time, do you?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I almost hold my breath, waiting for her to get to me so that she can somehow enlighten me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was about four in the afternoon when we got to the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lockhart got to his feet — then he dived at Ron, knocking him to the ground. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

When I got to the schoolyard, Stick wasn’t there. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That boy was generous, wasn’t he? The other day, I was looking at this watch he bought me and got to thinking ’bout it.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder if we'll have enough time tonight to get to all of it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I duck down as soon as we get to the roof, but Olly says there’s no need. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt other hunters are closing in on this target, too—I have to get to him before anyone else does. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I was willing to sacrifice my dignity if it meant I got to keep holding on to Hope Springs and my dream of the perfect place for me and Nan. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I got to turning it over in my mind. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never got to help my boy,” Wesley said. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Several of the women let themselves hope that they, too, would get to show their "right stuff" and fly into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You got to treat a dog good if you want him to stick around,” I say, bold as brass. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen tried to get to her feet, but without her hands it was hopeless. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, I got to go to school for free and my parents kept our refrigerator full. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Sayle is giving away the computers. He’s not making any money out of them. In return, he’s getting a medal and British citizenship. Fine—what’s he got to hide?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When I get to school, everyone acts the same, but I feel different. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Why you got to be like that? Just respect her flowers.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

This interests me, because, with a heavily armed wall tower just a few yards away, this has got to be one of the safest places to leave your car in Westchester County. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon, word got to the district commissioner in Enugu, who sent somebody to take them to the Department of Antiquities in Lagos. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You’re sounding absolutely awesome. Killer bass, Elijah. But everyone’s got to be able to play the song for the spring concert, right? These two dudes need a chance to learn the song, too.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Jonas and his sister, Lily, argued over turns, over who would get to go first. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Tyler, can we talk later? I have to get to class.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When she got to the part about dying before you waked I put my head under the cover. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never even got to stand in court and plead that she was not guilty. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

His nerves must be finally getting to him to be such a smart aleck. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The woman said, “I got to cover you up,” and threw blankets over them. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That bus was my only way to get to where I was going, and I knew it. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“This is my grandpa’s truck. I get to ride in the front!” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I groaned with the torture of getting to my feet. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have a mansion, but at least they can get to know their cousins.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait a second! Before you log out, you’ve got to see something,” he said, opening a window in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But he always returned the next day, saying, “Just got to tramp some more.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Since we come here, that is. We’re like you, we come here before we was dead, by some chance or accident. We got to wait till our death tells us it’s time.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to the house, the lights were all out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“But it’s the twenty-sixth. You have to get to Port Authority for the convoy.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Most teachers aren’t like that; they give you your homework and then send you on your way, never getting to know you. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Plus, I get to let my beard grow in again,” Dad says with a laugh. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“You got to go somewhere else to do that,” he said. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the lobby, Louisa has to change into her uniform for work. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

We managed to make it in one single long day without stopping at a hotel until we got to Phoenix. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“If it gets to be . . . too much, I’m fairly sure I’ll be able to leave.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But Grandpa grabbed his gun from the wall and got to the window, just in time to shoot the panther dead. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felix stepped forward, and for the first time, he got to select his basketball team. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

They got to go to school and dream about a future. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They held hands and cut through the park to get to the car. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Once I get to school, I go straight to the auditorium where club sign-up sheets are. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet to face them. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Spoon Man wasted no time getting to the point. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And, more important, to have Tina get to know me better. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to the door, and she heard him take a deep breath. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Finally it got to be too much and she left. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m so sorry, love. All we could think of was getting to you.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When I got to math it was the same game. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I want my sister. I get to decide her fate. Not you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

How I'm going to get to Auntie Seema's house is a much more complicated puzzle, but I'll figure it out too. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She get to twelve and I got to take over. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Granny went running toward Dr. Fox, and when she got to him, she fell down and clutched his feet. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

As I got to my feet, a club was swinging back and forth before my eyes. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When Miss Saunders tells us all to get to the office, there’s no mistaking that she means business. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Better get to bed soon. Early start tomorrow.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Look at how you’re lying. You’re already on your side—halfway there. Use all that screaming and hollering energy you’ve got to take you to another position. Toss your right arm over and concentrate!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Here I come running all the way so he wouldn’t bust a gut lifting one of them chairs, and all he got to say is ‘put some water in the bucket.’ Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It was what it was getting to be: hoping that what you liked, what you had seen before, remained whole. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she got to know Reggie, she learned that he was more than just a boy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And he looked at me and said, ‘Marie, listen, it’s got to be these guys, has to, that’s the only logical solution.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can keep your shoestrings, but we’ll put the shoes in the pile. How’s that? If you get to keep something?” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"I got to go make out his card." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m going to get to the bottom of this. Someone must go and see. I’d go myself, but I’ve got no speed with this leg.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was more like when the fire bells clang on Cold Sassy’s horse-drawn fire engine and you just got to go chasing after it to where the smoke is billowing up. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

By January of 1776 food was getting to be a real problem for us, too. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea I’d ever get to use that one! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We spend so much time trying to figure out what race a person is when we could just get to know them as individuals. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Usually, whichever team won first got to be America the following round, since America always defeated Vietnam in the video show. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Soon we got to the Museum of Tolerance, our first stop. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When they got to the booth, Lily said, “Did you make sure these glasses were clean?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I decided not to bring it up, and instead just sat quietly until we got to the house, where I went straight in my room, to be around all my things. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and willed the entire creek to rise. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I know something’s wrong when I get to school the next morning and a little girl with twists in her hair stands in the middle of the aisle of the church. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sam and Patrick are finally coming home tonight, but I won’t get to see them. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

If she could only open it enough to let them through, they’d be able to hold their breath long enough to get to the surface. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking that if she did, I’d get to go back to karate. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ali thought me getting to know my father better would help with whatever I’d been feeling lately. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The car was coated in dust by the time we got to the wide black gates of our country home. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kings and queens don't get to participate in the royal fad of changing their looks. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Bryce said, “You got to look for falling stars. Them are the ones with magic.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

I still loved hiking the blue trail with him, him in his red bandanna and combat shorts that I could smell from a yard away, but we didn’t get to do that much. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I only got to bring me two toys: pipe cleaners, and a monkey-sock monkey. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s why Bun doesn’t smoke. Some clean-living type of football coach got to him at an impressionable age.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we got to Gus and Bertha’s, we set the trap up over by the bushes at the edge of the yard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

When I got to Nakuru, I found the school and walked up to the gate, but I couldn’t bring myself to go in. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, you really should try to get to school on time.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But, in all seriousness, it’s...frightening but a bit nice. To do this on my own. I’ve not gotten to do that much, well, ever.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I maintained the hope, however, that Francis might already be on to the vital trick and would immediately blurt it out when he got to the lab. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I wonder how long till she gets to see the Team Radar Residence and Museum.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Georgie got to his feet and covered his ears with his hands. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“But only when it gets to be too much.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I hope I get to shoot it a lot tonight,” Papa said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll deal with that when we get to Rome,” Piper suggested, putting a little charmspeak in her voice to soothe her friend’s nerves. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Bi Mutunga jumped to her feet before her husband could get to her, tears and kohl streaking her face. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“We have to get to Miss Maggie’s. Someone told him where to find us.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I love this part of getting to know someone. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And I didn't even get to enjoy it completely because of my crazy dad. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to get to her feet, slipped, lost her balance, and spread her wings. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They make the music jump out and grab whoever gets to listen. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Before she gets to the temple, or it really will be too late! A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I am straining and sweating by the time I get to a likely plot of dew-covered grass. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Anyways, I just told you all about my brothers. Now I get to ask you questions.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

When I get to his house I stop, take a deep breath. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I got to see, right over the big kid’s shoulder. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Your uncle will die if he doesn’t get to say good-bye to her,” JoJo said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What the devil has she got to be furious about? It’s not her bit of china.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We got to Zeus’s Fist, a huge pile of boulders in the middle of the west woods. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

"You don't get to talk like that in this house." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she even gave it to somebody and said, ‘Don’t mail this until next week,’ so it wouldn’t get to us very fast. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

But I never got to see what the big guy was going to do, because as soon as he started digging in his bag, I felt a tug on my shoulder. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When they got to the part mentioning our president, Metias stood and saluted in the direction of the capital. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“His name is Rock. He has two...guys...with him. He says we’ve got to pay him or he’ll harm our workers. He plans to take over the business.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Jack! Are you listening? Come into the house soon. You’ll have to get to bed early now that you have morning plans.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got to use the electricity while we can,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It was getting to be easier hanging with Ducky than it was with Ice. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had the dubious honor of being its first inmate—got to see them build the Mess Hall brick by brick. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And even then it’s got to be to call your mother to say that the school nurse has just diagnosed leprosy or something. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He told her about his life at the army camp—how he got to be a corporal. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he will get to spend a day or two recovering in his tent, instead of having to dig a hole out on the lake. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But you didn’t get to have your own country named after you for being a tool. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

When I got to the library, I showed it to Lil and told her. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I get to the hospital the streetlights are just starting to click off. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

"I've got to use those, and the sound is not the same." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I felt a little guilty about waiting until I got to Nam to think about God. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did they recoil in horror and say, “Wait a minute, we've got to halt the process, or at least slow it down until we can get a handle on how to prevent these effects”? Nope. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

BJ’s closed to the public at eight p.m., and I got to my restock work. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s very sad that you’ve got to go home. I never enjoyed an afternoon so much—did you?” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Grandma said all of this before she actually got to the kitchen. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I wanted to get to know them better, to see what it was they had that put them in charge. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I get to Farmersburg, I’m not sure where to go. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But how do we get to the reserve?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no pleasure in getting to be an old coot unless you have some fun along the way.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to get to know him. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

When they got to the music concourse, the jazz was already in full swing. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I reckon Miss Love was pure starved for company, because when we got to the front veranda, she sat down in the swing, patted the cushion beside her, and said come sit a while. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t think he noticed; he just wanted to get to Conakry, and it seemed money wasn’t a problem for him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Grandma Sands laughed just like the Wicked Witch of the West and said, “Honey, we got to talk. You jus’ be patient and soon’s he gets up I want all of y’all to meet him.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You're on the floor, and I'm only getting to drive because my dad's out of town." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“And so you live in North Portland, right? Man, that’s dedication—how early do you get up to get to school?” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When I get to class, I settle into my seat, breathing hard like I just finished a race. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But the few times he could get to the radio, it said nothing. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I take the stairs again and cuff my jeans up when I get to the sand to feel a little cooler at least. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When we got to the top of his stoop, which felt like it took forever because of his limp, he jammed a key into the wooden door. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Whatever will be their reward has got to be figured out on the other side. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She whispers to me, “James Bradford is in your class? You get to spend an hour with James Bradford every afternoon?” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s idle way the knob wiggles—you get to know these things.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If she had to go on a horrifying solo quest, at least she’d gotten to have lunch with Percy on the banks of the Tiber first. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I don’t get to write a single word. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The river’s a hundred feet away but you can hear it cuz this is where it starts rushing downhill to get to the swamp. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Annabeth got to the opposite side and ran after the spider. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I got to sit this one out,” I said. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"You got to be tough now. Make 'em do what you want." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to get that, Shady. It’s so good to meet you, Abilene. You let me know if you need anything, you hear?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I got to do something with that bag. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Well, I want to get to the truth of this matter, Mrs. Henry. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m stopping it. We need to get to work. All of us.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When the lunch bell rang, we flew down the stairs in a big huddle, not knowing exactly how to get to the cafeteria. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Urgently I say into the dark, “You must get to him. You must get to your brother.” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do I get to keep it?” he asked. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ma said to me, “But at least you got to test my cobbler for me, honey. My blood sugar’s probably sky-high already.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

When he gets to me, I say, “Finch isn’t here.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he got to his feet and stood facing me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You’re the one who broke Arthur’s heart, Ben. And ended things with Hudson. Never the other way around. You get to be hurt, but don’t play dumb like you’re any better than me.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

When we got to her doorway, she turned quickly and kissed my cheek. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was they came up with, I knowed it waren’t fair that I wouldn’t get to know till tomorrow after I finished my chores at the barn. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

When we got to Big Creek, I thanked Jake and made a run for chemistry class. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t wait to get to the school kitchen, where the food is edible. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

We don’t have to leave Insmire to get to the High King’s palace, but we do skirt the edge of two other tiny islands, Insmoor, Isle of Stone, and Insweal, Isle of Woe. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“So what are we larking about here for? Let’s get to the docks!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Maybe he could get inside and get to the house on Claiborne. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Maybe that’s a bridge we won’t be able to cross until we get to it. I just feel like we need to figure out what happened.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“All this racial turmoil has got to be upsetting.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Cara watched her mom’s face as she read, and she saw her mom’s eyes fill up with tears when she got to the end. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I get to her room at four forty-five. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel like talking to anyone when I got to the playground. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes you got to get your freedom the best way you can,” Miss Pat said. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to get to shelter,” Papa said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The next morning, Principal Peattie was waiting for me when I got to school. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“We weren’t arguing,” he said when we got to my door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was just getting to be the break if day. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You're just pushing that jab, Alfred, you got to throw it." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know it at the time, but my mom and I would never get to have our afternoon talk. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But even if I don’t get to do this for him, I don’t feel too bad. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

According to my mother, who would probably want some sort of live-and-let-live slogan carved on her headstone, the key was never to let a bully’s insults or aggression get to you personally. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I pull weed. But today I happy working, because I get to quit early to come get you.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“We have to leave,” I say, getting to my feet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You and I, we can leave whenever we want. But most Haitians are never going to get to go anywhere, you know?” he said. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to do something with those bangs,” she says, brushing them back with her hand. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When we got to our street, we had another scare. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Honey, you got to face facts,” she said. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’re too good for them all, anyway. Wait till you get to college to start looking.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was close to five o’clock by the time we got to Cape Henlopen. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“But you’ve got to listen to me on the court. You can’t make stuff up as you go, like with that last play on Friday. Understand?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He also made sure that she got to her skating lessons on time. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to see that boy and talk to him,” I said, thinking out loud. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s like they never got to meet Sam and Patrick. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I was impressed by her, and whether or not I ended up taking the job, I was excited to get to know her better. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even going to school felt different—not so much this thing I had to do, something I was lucky to get to do. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I asked Georgia Boy one night as we bedded down, trying to arrange our netting to keep out those buzzing bloodsuckers that always seemed to find ways to get to our skin. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t be surprised if there wasn’t a game down to Thayer’s haymeadow this afternoon. You could get to know some of the boys.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

We got to eating quickly—that’s the way of my family—and if my grandmother felt uncomfortable with the white food, she didn’t say anything. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

‘We have still got to tidy up and put the finishing touches to the packing, before we get to bed. I shall call you all before the break of day.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“So he gets to say whatever he wants? That’s not right.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For the record, I have heard the phrase “the process” about a jillion times since getting to New York. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

By the time the skinny white man got to me he had already made more than twenty boys John and he was tired of writing that name. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes all we got to eat was one dry tortilla. In our free time, we hunted squirrels and grasshoppers. We even went through the garbage to scrape food from cans and jars.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish the Renegades had more time to do nonbaseball things together. It’s how you really get to know one another and become a team.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He held out his hand to help her up, but she got to her feet without his assistance, brushed the grass from her knees. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or because it was only temporary, until we got to Mexico. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Don’t get me wrong—I’m still getting to know them, but as far as I can tell, my grandparents are the coolest grandparents in the history of the world. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But I’ve got to earn money now more than ever, so each day, when Shiloh takes his long nap, I set out with my plastic garbage bag hanging out one jeans’ pocket. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A feller's got to fight for what he thinks is right. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, we have got to do something at once.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

My goal was always the same: find the other kids, the ones that got to run the fields because their Momma's weren’t ladies who owned the plantation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Our flight is at six in the morning, and we have to get to the train by three. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Just in case a TV reporter comes by and we get to be on television. I want to look my best.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I asked about the girl Mr. Gregory got to replace Lil and she said she was fine but not nearly as good as Lil. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He thought, she comes here to see me every day, she feels she’s got to, she would rather be with me than with him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Some we do not even get to look down at, for they never even reach halfway. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Finn, who never wanted to see his brother cry, now got to watch him blush the shade of pomegranates. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

We got to keep his fever down, else it might cook his brains. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know something’s got to turn up sooner or later.” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Just getting to the island itself was difficult, and added to that were the harsh rituals of the prison, the undoubted indignities of the warders, and the impersonality of the contact. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got to the trapdoor and stopped: Could he hear anything? The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, his eyes glued to the handle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As we all get to our knees to watch him, we see him approaching the car. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A land mine had gotten to him again. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then we were told we could go get our parents, and each kid got to take his or her parent on a flashlight tour through the dark gym. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

They scrabbled and clawed their way over each other, trying to get to the top and to escape. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jenna got to school super early, since her mom dropped her off before work, and liked going straight to class to study before school started. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I shall find a way to get to the bruja, and if you get in my way I will kill you!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you didn’t understand something in class, just drop an anonymous note into the box anytime afterward, and Sabbatini would get to it at the beginning of the next class. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

By the time Ms. Rochambeau gets to my desk I might as well be that balled-up bag, with all the chip bits eaten, ready to be tossed into the trash. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But when you get to be big—like us—all that goes away. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Just as she got to the third landing she could hear Hannah and some child’s voice. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I almost lost my balance when I finally got to the truck, but I managed to cling to the side mirror and save myself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“If you cannot get to doing business, I will break up the combination,” he growled. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I got to know his teammates and their friends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I weigh a hundred and forty. Whatever you weigh, that’s how many you got to kill to leave early.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The third floor is in bad shape. Part of the roof is caved in. There’s no way we can get to the door for the roof.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When I got to school that morning, I was more elated than ever to walk through the gate. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No matter what happens,” Seven said, “I am proud of us and happy we got to be best friends.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Plus, I get to leave whenever I want, remember?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I get to my feet, fall down from dizziness, and get to my feet again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He would lock the kitchen cabinets so the boys couldn’t get to the food. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

By the time they got to the bridge there was scarcely light at all. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

My voice rises as I talk, and by the time I get to the end Mr. Gideon has turned around. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

To get to it, to redeem it, Franny had to shuffle across the floor through a quantity of newspapers and sidestep an empty paint bucket. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

We got to St. Louis that same afternoon, but there were no more trains leaving that day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How long it would take Voldemort to get to this place, once he knew that Harry was here, was another matter.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Is this how you normally get to know people, by interrogating them?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Telemakhos made answer: “No two ways about it. Will I pry you from our gunnel when you are desperate to get to sea? Come aboard; share what we have, and welcome.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They know we ain’t there, we got to be someplace,” Peewee said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if he got to the root cellar after me? The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

It meant two minutes left to get to your locker and then to your homeroom. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would set up a mortar attack from somewhere within the jungle, raise a little hell, and then split before anyone could get to them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get the boy’s bag, Walter. Alvin,” she said, addressing my father, “we’ve got to hit the road before that thunderstorm hits.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Now, tell me about this date you’re going on tonight. If I don’t get to be with you, I want to know who does.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Now, a steak like that has got to taste better than one without a story. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I knew they would like me once they got to know me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it really is getting exhausting getting to know all of his girlfriends, bonding with them, and losing their friendship pretty quickly after Dylan cuts ties with them. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“There’s no camera in here, but keep your voice down anyway. Sorry to be mysterious, but the bedrooms are the only places the drones and cameras can’t get to.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Now remember, you got to get enough for the pig to pay coach fare for everyone.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had not slept well, and suddenly die silence and the heat began to get to him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I was really good, I got to see the lobsters. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“We got to go out with the attitude that we are not going to get beat,” said Gaines. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no one on line when they got to the school. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When we got to camp, the centaurs were anxious to meet Dionysus. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

And these kids at lunch time go there because their mothers aren’t home or home is too far away to get to. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stop her when she gets to the hamburger bun with that stuff on top. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

Danny got to his feet, washed his hands, cut two slices from the chalah, handed me one, took one for himself, made the blessing, ate, and sat. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I never knew you until I got to know you through your clues,” he says. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I may not ever get to be a debutante, but catering to the fine white women of Baltimore is a far more worthy endeavor. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Even those few Australians got to see only a fraction of Macassan culture and technology, rather than a full Macassan society with rice fields, pigs, villages, and workshops. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We get to our lockers, and even though other people can hear him, he talks as loud as ever. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Then Mrs. V put me back in my chair, and we got to work. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“We got to have a fire, Mal. We got to clean her, and we got to feed her.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Because of the fence, I had to circle around to get to him. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When he got to the top of the steps, Hickey turned around so the hangman could bind his wrists behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was just wondering how to get to Men's House, sir," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it was when he got to the bit where El-ahrairah dresses up and pretends to be the doctor at King Darzin’s palace that I suddenly had an idea. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use the pool cue to pop the balloon, sifting through the dead remnants to get to the message inside. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The previous week she took the children to see their father on his birthday and got to hear the clopping of her footsteps in the beautiful lobby. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And to get to your goal—the king—you had to remove the defenses first. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When Ivy got to school, June was standing by Ivy’s locker. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Three months before I got to hold my Nelson. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had gotten used to it after all these years, but still, there were times when the waste got to him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

However, none of them could get to sleep, not even Bo, who usually dropped off as soon as his head touched the pillow. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kathy H., they say, she gets to pick and choose, and she always chooses her own kind: people from Hailsham, or one of the other privileged estates. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to Miss Bimp’s class, Scout’s already in his seat. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t stand there in the middle of the floor talking about heaven. Move! You’re a mouse, not a man. Yau’ve got to scurry. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Every now and then Basil would pause and strike his “Noble Stag” attitude, letting the rats get to within a whisker of him. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was twenty-seven years old then, and that was the closest he would ever get to the Big Show. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I always say, you’ve got to have faith. This job upset is a flash in time. If you just believe, it’ll all work out in the end.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Like how she hasn’t told her little sister about it yet, but she plans to tell her when she gets to middle school. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And that was how I got to be part of the Long Island Shakespeare Company’s Holiday Extravaganza, which was opening next month. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“They have got to be lying,” I say. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

When I get to my car, I sink down into the soft Cadillac leather. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When I got to the hospital, he was in a bed in the emergency room, his eyes closed. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

You've got to subtract an additional year from the total to get the right answer. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

More people stand, more hands get to clapping. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

If you’re one of them, I can understand how you might get resentful—about my bedsit, my car, above all, the way I get to pick and choose who I look after. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to his office and knocked on the door. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She got to bat in the first inning. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“You eat like you’ve got to finish a pie for a ribbon.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes you get used to the sick and sometimes the sickness, if it is there too long, gets to seem normal. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I won’t get to see him laugh like that again, Moss thought. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When we get to Columbus, a few of them hide near the mixing vat and wait. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m the mail carrier, so I get to put it in the mailbox.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, and with clenched fists he stared after the red car still in sight farther up the highway. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I’m about to ask if something is wrong, but when we get to the stop sign, Mama takes a right instead of the left that would lead us home. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Other people got to go — I did not. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“So walk me through this, son. You got to the store...” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“That fellow Gay is moving in with us I guess. His wife hits him pretty bad. He don’t mind that when he’s awake but she waits ’til he gets to sleep and then hits him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

"I am Mrs. Olinski. I am one of those people who gets to use all those good parking spaces at the mall." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe it, Bull. You can fly with the best of them. You can lead men. But you’ve got to become an administrator. A politician even.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Urgent call — unavoidable — got to go —” “What about my sister?” said Ron jerkily. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

But there was only the swish of my jeans as my legs scissored past each other until I got to the main road. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Every swallow tastes sour, and the closer I get to school, the closer I come to collapsing. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Master drove slowly because of the crowds and road blocks, but slowest when they got to Milliken Hill. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll explain it back in my room, the smell’s getting to me,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The office was cramped, with filing cabinets the proctor had to squeeze through to get to her desk, but she kept it pleasant with samplers on the walls detailing farming scenes. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But then the image of Grandpop crawling around in the grass and leaves, slapping his hands against the ground, trying to get to Ernie, came back. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When she got to twice twelve is twenty-four she didn't stop. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ice was playing me hard but I was getting to his stuff. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Olivia says, don’t freak out, but when you get to Pittsburgh, the Young Feminist Alliance club of a certain university is bringing you in to talk to some students. Wait, what? Tell her yourself!” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You really have to want to get to America to put yourself through the process. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They would have to leave soon if they were to get to Beatrice and back before dark. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“When you map, you’ve got to note the landscape, too. Might save your life.” Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

But winter had set in, and they struggled to get to their new base. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Viola told me...Viola told me you were supposed to come out when you were a girl but that you didn’t get to. Is that true?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If they could get to it unnoticed, there was a chance they could escape. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I got to have a different life in Dauntless, a different name. I got to be Four, thanks to my initiation instructor. He gave me the name.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’ll tell you what it’s got to do with it,” I said. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That bandage has got to go,” I said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They, too, had come to believe her repeated statement, “We got to go free or die.” Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They usually had me skinning hides and I got to be pretty good at it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just get to stay home and eat cereal?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now he wanted to get to the place in the computer where he could type a message for Dennis. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to see other people’s hair go from nappy to straight, too. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Kalinda runs faster than me and gets to the iguana hole first. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, you don’t. You don’t get to insert yourself after saying no.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Uncle Henry, who was over helping, said, “You always got to take something over nothing and be grateful to the Lord for that.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to Cecile’s, we put our things, including Miss Patty Cake, away in our room. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I got to head out tonight and be there when the sun comes up, ready to strike the first big fish that rises. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s got to be some well, or a pond, where I can look at myself.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They had forty-five minutes to search the high-security cells, meet back at the landing, and get to the basement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I knew I would see the inmate when he got to the center gate, so I hurried ahead to answer it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the word traditional that got to me, the thought that inner-tube towers had been constructed for years and that it just wouldn't be the same without them. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I got to worrying about the deer, and for many days I climbed trees and cut down tender limbs for them. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I've got to go in and see Harvey Stone a minute." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Before death, I told myself, I would get to enjoy just one day of being equal and feeling equal. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

‘It certainly came,’ said Frodo, ‘and that’s the chief thing. But now we’ve got to think of our next move. Night will be on us soon. How beautiful the stars are, and the Moon!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He got to the ball within three seconds. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, of course it does. Well, you had better ask Mrs. Danvers to come here and we’ll get to the bottom of it. What ornament was it, anyway?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sure he’s got to go,’ Johnny comforted Madge; ‘but people say Gage is just sending out the brigade for exercise. They’ve been sitting about barracks catching fleas all winter. Why were the marines late?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when we got to the farm, there were no cows. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

So Annemarie and Colin got to put on aprons, stand behind the counter, and help customers while I counted the bread order in the back and went to the A&P for napkins. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

It was downright eerie the way he always got to the spot the kite would land before the kite did, as if he had some sort of inner compass. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My dad walked me down there, and when we got to the building, all the guys stood out front, purposely blocking the door. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to have either infinity or zero; a universe without both of them makes no sense. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"Always got to be planning for the future, thinking ahead. Wake up one morning and you find the world passed you by." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was working me softly, trying to get to me to open up, but I had nothing for him. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Becky tries to give Shiloh her butterfly kiss, but he don’t hold still long enough to feel her eyelashes bat against him, just got to lick everywhere on her face. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to Eightieth Street, I turn right and walk back to the edge of the park. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As people got to their feet, he added, “Take your galoshes! It’s bound to be wet!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He can’t get to that picture, as much as he wishes he could. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Farmer was refreshed and ready to get to work, starting with tackling his most recent bwat list. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Something told me I had to get to the office . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Trouble is, we haven't got enough people for a fire. You got to treat Samneric as one turn. They do everything together-" "Of course." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I forced a smile, and got to work. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Very slowly and very carefully, Harry got to his feet and set off again as fast as he could without making too much noise, hurrying through the darkness back toward Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t usually brag about this, but it’s got to be at least close to true. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

"Hmm," Cathy said, "most analysts think Mark's only hope of rescue is to get to the Ares 4 site. Do you think he's come to the same conclusion?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We got to find the others. We got to do something." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was another FedEx package sitting on my bunk when I got to my room. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had always been kind of even, but being away for a little while must have got to him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

What have I got to be angry about? Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ma got to me and set to slapping at me with both hands. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“I genuinely believe that people who overcome these things have a special place, a core courage, a spirit of integrity that no one else can get to,” she observes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

First thing I do when I get to the library is walk row by row, seeing what books make me stop. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

We tiptoed up the steps, hearts beating in our ears, and when we got to the second-floor stairwell, we peeked down the hall, searching for teachers or an army of security guards. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And, like, for me—who’s the guy who doesn’t get to play with guns, so he has to find out another way to De-Stroy! Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“My mom just escaped again, and I think she headed into the mountains. We got to form another posse right now!” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the air gets to 1 percent C02, you start getting symptoms of poisoning. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Shin struggled to get to his feet, Hong again swung his shovel and mashed Shin’s nose, which began to bleed. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You might not find any before you get to Dryades.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blood is blood, and you got to keep together with your family, even if they mess up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He made me walk in front of him until we got to the counter. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I feared that if my answers didn’t match up precisely with those of my family, we would not get to go to America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The boys had to walk around the mountain to get to the west side valley. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want you to get to know me. I like being an enigma. Like a Chink.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why does she get to play and we do all the work,” complained Vincent. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to the hospital, Jordan growled at Monique in his gravelly voice, “Call me when you ready to come home. I can’t be sittin’ around no hospital all day.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to steps of the library, the official program began, and I received a handful of official awards and proclamations from various city officials as well as artwork and letters from local artists. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

When I get to my room and get dressed, I decide that I’m going to skip school for the first time ever. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Did you know, Dèja, stretching steel shrieks, clangs as joints shift? Something told me the tower was dying. “‘Come on, Mrs. Able. We’ve got to move faster. Come on.’ Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Come, Chaya, help me set the table. We must eat and get to bed early. Tomorrow there is much to do.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to get to work plumping pillows and stocking the fruit bowl. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s this year’s edition, but I thought you’d appreciate it even though it’s October. When I get to a place where they got next year’s, I’ll pick it up.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We got to Earth orbit the normal way, through an ordinary ship to Hermes. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we got to the two-lane winding road to the summit, she touched her hand gently to Harold’s shoulder and softly said, “Ai, tire squealing.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s got to turn himself in,” she told them. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

A different band gets to DJ every morning. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Buford waited in the cupola, weariness suddenly beginning to get to him in waves. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes a lot of thought and planning to make sure the cows get to the right piece of pasture at the right time. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“But then how do you get to school?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You can imagine how it was when we got to my house and Mr. Beach told Mama what happened. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When we got to the village, some of the people ignored us while others came up and begged for C rations and whatever else we would give them. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Hector got to stick his fist into a yogurt before I realized what was happening. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Out of his memory Ethel’s voice came, saying, “Judge, I got to see you alone. I got to tell you something.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they got to the valley that leads to the cave, they cleared away some underbrush and put up blue tarpaulins. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

—After I got to know them, and the three of us started hangin’ together, 1 decided it didn’t sound so bad. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you get to keep it, too,” added Clement. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

By selling directly to consumers Joel gets to keep more of that money. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“But I would get to go visit them. Wouldn’t I?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She throws her head back and cackles, and seriously, Alex has got to get more friends. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, you know. You got to help me. You in it as deep as me! You done spent some of the money. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Autumn was facing towards winter now, and I must get to my destination before the roads closed to fast traffic, and while there was still some good in getting there. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, they got to the last piece of clothing: Kamen’s trousers. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was on the downhill side of the street, and we had to descend a set of stairs to get to it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You got to go because it's not safe-" "-they made us. They hurt us-" "Who? Jack?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I’ll only get to use it all just before we land anyway. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“No, you don’t get to re-wear clothes and have dirty teeth,” Mom said briskly. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t let that get to your head, Charles.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When I got to his office, Dr. Shawaibi handed me the signed letter approving me to make the Hajj in Mecca, and then a book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had my own truck and got to where I had two men that I hired to help me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said, “Oh Lord, not that sorry story. You’ve got to let me tell about what happened with him.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought she’d go back to bed and sleep some more, if she could get to sleep again. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve got to make the mess halls feed it to the men.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

All my pouting was gone at the thought of getting to eat those perfect little circles, and Jay’s stomach rumbled. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When Macon Dead got to the front door of his office he saw a stout woman and two young boys standing a few feet away. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He treks for six hours across the heath in the snow and the rain to get to the train. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I got to sit in front, which was a treat and made me feel like a grown-up. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“His sister is with him. He’s got to go before a judge for violating his probation, but since Marcus’s family isn’t pressing charges, he’s hopeful the judge will be lenient.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to put all your hurt and anger aside so you can do your job,” Miss Riley said. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

By the time she gets to the final chorus, she’s forgotten about me totally. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

And so now here they were, walking over to Tootie’s, getting to know each other. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Surely, when they got to where they were going, the people who lived there would give them something to eat. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pa says when someone sweet-talks you like this, you got to be real careful with the next words that come out of their mouth. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

"I guess we get to be heroes, after all, eh, cuz?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He knew how to get to school and how to get downtown, and that was it. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If I got to be so indiscriminate about what I ate, it was not simply because of appalling hunger; it was also plain rush. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Using his shovel for support, he managed to get to his feet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When we get to the road, Noah shakes free of Oscar’s hold and pushes ahead of us. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Now, thing is, 1 would nod and be all agreeable so as I could get to work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never got to take her to college and wish her a good freshman year, be safe, come home and see us, don’t forget we’re always a phone call away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe it’s because I know how it feels to have people judge me before they even get to know me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He sees me coming a half mile off, without Shiloh, he’s likely to figure what I got to say and have his answer ready. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to our room, Stick didn’t glower at his desk and ignore me like he usually did when he was fighting with Father. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But now at least I got a show; I got to see how Aaron moved his hands. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As the aides helped us down the hall to the music room, I wondered if I’d get to sit next to a regular kid. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Slowly, deliberately, he got to his feet and pushed the chair back to its position under the table. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought about it much, but in the arena at least some of the boys got to keep their body hair whereas none of the girls did. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

You’ve got to keep bundled up out there, it’s colder than you think. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did get to see her once on a VCR tape of one of my brother’s football games, but it’s really not the same thing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Sure. But who’s going to carry on? I got to think about the future of the profession—pass the torch, so to speak.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

To get to downtown Johannesburg, one had to travel along a desolate highway that cut through an unpopulated area. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of some girl getting to touch what I can’t? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s hateful to have to tell the men that we’ve got to leave them.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

In case of a red-dot emergency, Orrico was saying, I was to get to the center gate as soon as possible. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least it meant I got to sit and listen instead of stumbling around on the court. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was usually still in bed when I left for school, so I didn’t get to appreciate her outfit until she got home from work. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

When we finally got to the train station, Justin asked me a question. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She passed out Gatorades to everybody, but when she got to me, she thanked me for cleaning out Coach's cab. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Once he got to Chicago, he grasped another elemental lesson: All geek jobs aren’t alike. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nearly my dinner time and I’ve got to go home. Will you let us out, please?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maria Teresa’s was a tease, and PapS never got to Minerva’s or Patria’s on account of Mama’s disapproval. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Green tea was very healthy; still, Akira didn’t usually get to drink it. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting to be so old,” she admitted. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The smoke was starting to get to us, so we gathered up our stuff to go inside. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Closest New World’s got to a big city. Miles away. Not for peasants like us.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You up and gone, we got to worrying.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t really get to experience the fun time. He’s probably, like, living from where he left off.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We got to our lockers, and I helped her slide the cardboard tray into hers. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got to learn one thing, and that is that when I tell you to do something, you’ve got it to do. You sign your name on that line.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first: I wasn’t allowed into the ceremony, but I got to stand by the auditorium doors and watch. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Today, I fed the chickens, gathered eggs, and plucked the ripest tomatoes before the birds got to them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

She had not mentioned the second skeleton because it wasn’t there when she got to the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a little bit, we get to a small clearing, almost like a little field that rises up to a short bluff, standing just over the treetops. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I got to wear an apron when I had my birthday party at the bakery, but that one had been plain black. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then when he got to his door he did glance down and nod his head. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He didn't get to bed until after 2:30 a.m. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“If we fail, think how great it will be for you, gloating over our spirits when we die in agony. You’ll get to say ‘I told you so’ for eternity.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I know I need to get to work immediately, but I check on Mother in her bedroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the waning minutes before game time there was a small stream of black passing white to get to the Carter side, and white passing black to get to the Permian side. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t dwell too much on my bronze medal result in Athens because there were still a few qualifiers left and I had to get to work if I wanted to be prepared. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, but his movements were slow, weary. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Neither did I get to witness a military coup in which forces sympathetic to the colonel arrived late at night to assassinate my next-door neighbor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Jack was in charge of the mint and there would be time to get to the mountain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And that,” put in the Director sententiously, “that is the secret of happiness and virtue—liking what you’ve got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their unescapable social destiny.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart pounding with fear and excitement, he bounded across the living room and got to the phone on the second ring. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I get to my room, I pull Isabella’s top out of my backpack and hold it up so I can check myself out in the mirror. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I ran down a hall to another platform and took another train, then another, until I got to Penn Station. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When they got to the fire station down the road, medics pulled Deborah from the car, gave her oxygen and injections, ran an IV to her arm, and loaded her into an ambulance. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know if Jo feels the same about him, but he is certain that if they get to know each other better, she will. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When he got to the corner, Ashton started running. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was dying when I got to him, sprawled and twisted away from his skis that stuck up out of the snow, his chest half shot away. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

For nearly six hours up in the clouds, we couldn’t stop talking about meeting our mother, going to the People’s Center, and getting to know Sister Mukumbu, Sister Pat, and even Crazy Kelvin. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

It might reach him before my earlier letter got to Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m hooked up to all sorts of machines. That’s why it took me so long to get to the intercom.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Tally, hoverboards work on magnetic levitation, right? So there’s got to be some kind of metal around or they don’t hover.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I ask her when I get to the front of the library. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The critter was long gone, but Ophie made frequent visits to the spot, most especially when Mama got to hollering at her about some chore or another. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I have three minutes to get to Modern Social Thought and I am being pressed into the back corner of the library wing bathroom by a thousand Charlies. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. Maybe you’re right. ’Cause dates are for when two people get to know each other better. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

While she fastened it to his collar, I took off through the woods, planning to get to the terrace before she did. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the leader perked up, like he was excited about getting to tell. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There was a jam around the lifts with trolleys waiting to get to the operating theaters in the basement, and others still trying to get up to the wards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Law, I’m already tired and I got to be ready to work the Benefit next Saturday night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The other half got to North Africa where they were sold. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t prepared for the mass of black shirts coming at him in a crazy blur, like hungry rats jumping over each other’s backs to get to a speck of food. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get to him before he gets to the spear, barreling into him with my shoulder. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

"I've got to eat, don't I? If I can collect enough driftwood, I can sell it as firewood." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

I must have looked tired, because Raymond told me not to let things get to me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

All the president needs now is for Grant to finish the rest of the job, and then he can get to the work of reunification that will be known to history as Reconstruction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When we got to the courtyard, we ran into my mom, who sat waiting on a bench. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was full of musty clothes and old shoes, but if he pushed them aside, he could get to the door on the other side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, how am I going to get to Egypt?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I do and he stares at me with his mouth open until I get to XYZ and then he falls on the ground giggling. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I get to the bottom, I kick the sand out of sheer frustration, and thanks to a gust of wind, some of it flies right into my eyes. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Harry got to his feet, trod on the hem of his robes, and stumbled slightly. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Help me. I got to go to work.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Joaquin stopped walking then, not so much because of the question but because they had gotten to the end of the path. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t be much of a story if everyone got to be happy right away. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The day was going great until I got to math class. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m ninety-three. What have I got to lose? I can still mostly take care of myself. I’ll need some help for some things, but nothing like what you’re thinking.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I never did get to wear that dress. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if they ever made it off the elevator. Ever got to the firestorm. If the elevator doors opened on desperation? Or if they were trapped? Elevators shut down.” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

First thing, I got to write Temp a postcard and be sure it’s all right for Mary Toy to stay on till we get back.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t get to Thirty-fourth Street quick enough for me, and just as we came up out of the subway, there was Beekman’s–good old Beekman’s. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

And the king—they never got to ask the king about the dragon’s pearl. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before we got to a rebel camp, we would deviate from the path and walk inside the forest. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“No, wait! Hang on, you got to listen—” Hilly pulls away, but still Celia doesn’t let go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“At least I get to hang out with you guys in the Hideout,” Miles says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“When I get to the bend I’ll stamp. But if I run into trouble, get the others away.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fool was so excited, I thought he was going to mess around and break a leg before we even got to the party. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When they got to the shell house, they found hundreds of exuberant fans jockeying for space on the wobbly float and milling around in front of the building, hooting and hollering. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Why did you want to get to the Pyramids?” he asked, to get away from the business of the display. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet and looked around. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But really, with all those multitudes of tender mercies, He has got to understand sometimes you need to scare a person a little for her own good. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Could I get to my car before Shawn made it to the house? Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not just about being in a band. And I don’t want to talk about it anymore, okay? I’ll tell her soon. Can we just get to work?” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

When I get to Mrs. Janssen's house, I leave my bicycle leaning against it, more exposed than I would usually, pushing past her as soon as she answers the door. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s getting to the point where folks can’t step outside the Thicket without one of us gods escorting them. Even then it can get iffy.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She said nothing else until they got to the front of her house and she turned away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You get to disembark for part of the time.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“You have to back out. El, for me, you’ve got to. Let me have this one thing.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He rolled up his sleeves and they got to work. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She has to have enough juice and enough time to get to me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I stretched my legs out as far as they’d reach and could just get to the gas pedal. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Diego sighed, and I wasn’t sure he was going to answer, but then he said, “Snakes get to shed their skin, why shouldn’t we?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“A man’s got to take charge of his own life. He’s got to do what he thinks is right.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You got to know how to tell animals are nearby. How would you do that? Anyone?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You know how when you really want to get to know someone, how you make it a point to hang on to their every word?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I could see a balcony outside, but there didn’t seem to be any way to get to it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Hang on\\ Don’t pull them up yet! I’ve got to see this again!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Quit your gossiping and get to work,” barked the grouchy woman. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We must invite her to dinner whenever the circus is in town, so we might get to know her better,” Chandresh says pointedly, emphasizing the statement with a satisfied grin. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Many black children had to walk miles each day to get to a one-room shack supplied with just a few used books. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“So, should I buy a new dress just in case I get to be on the team?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

We now have to put up with their presence, but we got to keep our buildings. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He is somewhat relieved she’s gone: her voiceless, colorless weeping, snuffly and monotonous, was beginning to get to him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She s got to be hospitalized. Only a detoxification program can save her now,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you should get to bed early—you’ll need your sleep. Ah”—he stopped, held up a finger, pricking up his right ear— “it’s about to happen.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a long trip. They’ve got to have their fling.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just kept saying, “My blanket’s got to go in with me, okay? Promise you’ll make sure it goes with me into surgery.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When at last he had got to bed, Frodo could not sleep for some time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sally says she likes being married because now she gets to buy her own things when her husband gives her money. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Well. . . no. Not exactly. But. . . you got to trust me on this, guys. I need to talk to Apollo and Artemis. I’ve got an idea I need to bounce off them.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She didn’t get to suddenly get a fresh start after everything she’d done to Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

When we get to the glade, I return the book to the sycamore hollow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I wonder if every dying person gets to decide whether they stay or go. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was just getting to his feet, stretching himself and yawning. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we never get to play the Marines,” Karen added. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schools all over the country are working on their own chains to send here to help you get to six million! Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Just one of the many faces at school I never got to know…and never would. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to say,” Viola shouts, “it’s kind of smaller than I expected.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The women who didn’t get to go were envious. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, it was time to get to work painting the main backdrop for the play. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I hope we get to hang out together soon. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

They had gone there other times since then, and Joe Bill remembered the time Mike got to try on the helmet of one of the Longhorn players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come he gets to know about me but I don’t get to know about him?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He was on the outside, while I got to live the process. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Lally and I, Marcel and Fortune, we get to know a few cars that always carry coins for us on the dash. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks. My parents bought it as a rental, but I get to keep one of the rooms for when I’m back here visiting.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

You won’t get to sing or dance or love or hate or tease me about all the annoying stuff I do. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was one simple word, spoken softly, but at once every woman in the circle obeyed, getting to their feet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

By the time we get to the twenty-fifth question, I’m sweaty and thirsty, but I’m pumped. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t stop till I got to the next town. And I saw Old Monkey there. ‘You lookin’ mighty fine, Anansi,’ said Old Monkey. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The more extreme tone cults try to burn their deadish, to make it permanent, but ambudrones usually get to them first. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

When I got to the bottom of the staircase, I heard laughter. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Dilsey moaned, and when it got to the place I began to cry and Blue howled under the steps. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And soon, I’ll get to hang out with all of my friends at the bus stop—and in the new Hideout. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and became aware of a terrible, foul, extremely insulting smell. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“First thing,” Will said, “we’ve got to get some water and some more food, something easy to carry. So I’m going to find a world where we can do that, and then we’ll set off.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“In the simulation is the only time I get to see them,” I say. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“And now,” he says, “we get to walk up a million flights of stairs.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’ll have to get to work on that tonight,” he said, deflated. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had to cut through women’s underwear to get to the toy department. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lee Lee gets to talking about one of our friends who isn’t really our friend anymore. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I told you before you ain’t no ho. You got to believe it in your own head.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Daddy telephoned from Chris’s house, and everybody got to talk to everybody. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, Sonny,” he gasped, catching his breath, “we win the science fair with our rockets, it’s got to help us get on down to the Cape.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I move a box of oatmeal and a carton of bread crumbs to get to the candy stash. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s going to be fine. Now we’ve got to discuss the other children.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And now we’ve found a fine warren and go into it without even having to fight, you’ve got to do your best to upset everyone! Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get to thinking how much I didn’t know about my Daddy when we lived in Alabama. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I found that out on Monday when I got to school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” Harry whispered, “we’ve got to get out of here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Honey, we have to hurry if you want to get to this dance. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were getting to the point where, without access to police records and files, we wouldn't be able to make more progress. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Anyway, it was the closest we ever got to necking. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m your mother, so I get to call you whatever I want. Sweetie.” Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I noticed Mop trying to get a spoonful of congris, but he couldn’t get to the ladle in time. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

By the time I got to school, the music swelled in my headphones, and it was like I’d reached the top of a mountain. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dante’s father made us change into dry clothing when we got to his house, and gave us a lecture. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“You’re...you’re right, Kate. He must have some way of getting to them. Which means we might be able to get to them, too. After all, we know the door codes now!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘What kind of cat is it got her tongue? She walk around and don’t say a word. She not even greedy like she used to be. She getting to be a regular lady these days.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As we continued to talk, going through the motions of getting to know each other, I realized that we already did know each other, as well as any two people could. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take him to the play yard in the back. You can get to know Murphy.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But he scares me. I got to go. Good night, Callie. Don’t be sick.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We get to the corner and cross the street to the library, head right downstairs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

How many notes were there that I never got to read? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

By the time we got to Cairo, we had a pretty full car. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They only can leave their cells in an emergency, and in that case you’ve got to have a supervisor standing there.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s because you’ve got that nose of yours stuck so far in the air that you never get to look down to see us common nits on the ground.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve got to get to her home and tell her parents.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he would just let her get to work on it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He only said better, because you got to a river this way. If the oasis is due North of Tashbaan, then I'm afraid this may be longer." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Two days after being permanently set free from his sling, Justyce gets to drive his brand-new car. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t get to see him,” Bobby Gene said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But when we got to the bottom of the hill Hazel was completely finished and he couldn’t go any further. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog pulled against it, trying to get to the pool. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s got to walk about twenty feet—it’s a big kitchen. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I crawl across the bed to get to the window and pull the curtains to the side. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

They’d get to work, rehearse the play, and figure they were taking it to Nebraska. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

That’s what I love about little kids—they just get to be little kids. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Do you have three denarii for the bus? Because I left my wallet at home, and I’ve got to get to work, and—” “Don,” Hazel chided. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was the glow of the light through the spread that I had pulled over my head when Mama got to the part about “If I should die before I wake.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good night, children. Santa Claus has to get to work now. Remember what I told all of you. It’s going to be a lean Christmas so don’t be disappointed.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if I should try to get to them, try to warn them that they were going the wrong way. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The only catch about going on a real date with Lovey was that she said she would only go if she got to pick the place, which for me wasn’t really a catch at all. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine, child. I can wait until we get to the farm. I seem to have contracted a summer grippe.” Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. The adrenaline was pumping, and I wanted to get to the nursery.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven could not get to Beefy’s room quickly enough because what she heard wasn’t snoring. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to study those ancient scrolls we got. There’s got to be all kinds of new weapons I can make. We’re going to hit Gaea’s armies with a whole new arsenal of hurt.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“As I was about to tell that guard, it seems to me that they should try to get to the bottom of the mystery.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got to Shanghai safely and on time. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d hugged them that very morning, in fact, before dashing out the door and driving through a heavy rainstorm to get to work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z