To his great surprise, the Prime Minister felt a fleeting stab of pity for Fudge at this point. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She was not expecting them, and she had left her children playing together in her great hall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“The great loops of London have fallen to our enemies.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

"One letter, in two copies. Send your swiftest birds. The matter is of great import." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Great engines crawled across the field; and in the midst was a huge ram, great as a forest-tree a hundred feet in length, swinging on mighty chains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

To my great relief, he left his sword where it lay on the floor. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m no great chess player, but I would say not. By starting over, white loses the advantage of going first.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Between the blasts of the great guns, there was an unsettling silence to the battle. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The relief of seeing her was so great that he could not resist staring directly at her for several seconds. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They stumbled wildly up the great stairs beyond the door. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

To the family’s great amusement, Komla would sometimes sing to them in their small hut after the evening meal. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely these white people must have great magic to make such buildings! Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adding fire to the chaos only draws a greater crowd. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And they would talk of their plans, their own great deeds and explorations. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I watch everyone else recover from the memory serum that altered them permanently as if from a great distance. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Janie saw her life like a great tree in leaf with the things suffered, things enjoyed, things done and undone. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

‘You’re a great person. But I’m over that. I’m happy for you guys.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Outside, as always, lies the great darkness, the cold, death’s solitude. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he had seen him once, he could picture the fish swimming in the water with his purple pectoral fins set wide as wings and the great erect tail slicing through the dark. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew a big party was coming because Doe bought steaks and a great deal of beer and Doc let him help clean out all the upstairs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

These three volumes were found to be a work of great skill and learning in which, between 1403 and 1418, he had used all the sources available to him in Rivendell, both living and written. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Here and there I passed a motel or bait shop, but otherwise the country unfolded in great sweeps of pine and birch and sumac. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was fear of the greater beast and fear of touching the greater beast’s food. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The crutches fell to the stone floor with a great clatter. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

They’d walked along the great curve of the harbors known as the Lid, then down East Stave to see all the gambling palaces. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Dr. Wellington pulled himself to a great height and demanded to know what was going on. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a great gift that Vetch had given him, the knowledge of his true name. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Yet a number of African fighters were able to triumph over these difficulties and achieve great success. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Great deed was the riding of the Paths of the Dead, and great it shall remain, though none be left in Gondor to sing of it in the days that are to come.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They popped out of the walls and tables to do a bit of formation gliding; Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost, had a great success with a reenactment of his own botched beheading. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They could already see over the tops of the low hills which lay northward on their right; beyond those hills a great moorland sloped gently up and up to the horizon. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The warm welcomes and instant paternal relationships became an essential component of his cleansing and rebirth as he traveled throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, culminating in his great pilgrimage to Mecca. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the great burrow, however, things happened differently. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel great at the moment, though,” said Harry, looking down at his clean, unblemished hands. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was as though she was suddenly impatient to be done with all this and to be left alone in the stillness of the great room with her opium pipe. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The sight seemed to touch him very much, for suddenly stooping down, he asked in a tone that meant a great deal, “Heart’s dearest, why do you cry?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel liked the great outdoors—but climbing a two-hundred-foot cliff on a stairway without rails, with a bad-tempered weasel on her shoulder? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“No! No, when I said awesome, I meant, like, inspiring great awe. Daunting. Even fearsome. That a cloud of wind could do all that. It’s terrifying and awful.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes bulged and he rolled out his tongue as though he were in great agony. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was not a serious witch like her sister Morgan le Fay—for her head was too empty to take any great art seriously, even if it were the Mack one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It says a great deal about how enamored I was with the Archives that I failed to notice one of the most attractive women in the University standing less than six inches away. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This life in the shadow of the great wall was not the life Wang Lung loved. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He was caught by a lion, crushed across the chest in the animal’s great jaws, and saved in the instant by a lucky shot from a friend. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your costume looks great. You and Dad are so creative.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

It was impossible for Frodo to walk, so they divided the greater part of their baggage among the four of them, and put Frodo on the pony. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Felicia returned to our religion with great eagerness after her disappearance in 1978. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Lyra’s hands were deft, and she was desperate to help; so the small human tent over the great bear-king, packing in the bloodmoss and freezing the raw flesh till it stopped bleeding. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, geology had a great deal of sorting out to do, and not all of it went smoothly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

And yet so great was the cry for milk for children that the cow seemed to materialize from the very hunger of the people, until one could almost see the animal loping down the street. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Nice, good belt. Mouse know of great sword?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She must be a great writer if the school board is afraid of her. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

And indeed for a time Patroclus fought as gloriously as that great hero himself could have done. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police were gone, except for the oversized and overweight patrolman putting great stress on an antique armchair outside our parents’ room. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He hung a sharp sword from his shoulder, gathered a great cloak round him, close, to break the wind, and pulled a shaggy goatskin on his head. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some shots fell short and landed in the sea, raising great columns of water. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drawing his arrows out of the quiver he’d constructed for himself, he managed, though with great difficulty, to stick them into the carcass of the deer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"It's great," I say, but Amber's face flashes in my head. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

At this, we would all enthusiastically applaud, each of us profoundly grateful that a descendant of the great Duke of Wellington would take the trouble to educate natives such as ourselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You did a great job on the pledge.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But obviously Mendez—who probably would have made a great Secret Service agent—felt like a total failure. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They attended in great crowds and watched, and we were sensible of their distress; for they had all sworn loyalty to Dunmore and to the King, and now they found themselves abandoned. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He crouched down, his great head leaning close. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we were going to play together and get great and then when we grew up we were going to join the NBA.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the voice of the great dog shattered the heavy, seemingly endless silence that came between the gruff words of the sheriff and those of his men. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knock on the door, and he turned to answer it, blowing his nose on his great spotted handkerchief as he did so. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

All of this is normal, and there’s great comfort in that. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

A quiet, remote, very beautiful farming valley that had not changed a great deal in 200 years was lost forever. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was a great plan, or at least a decent one. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Under a corner of the cabin, on a pile of soft grass, the great yellow cat curled protectively around four tiny balls of fluff. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

But the great inventor was not at a loss. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shrugged, “I suppose that forms some of the basis for resentment toward them on the part of the technicians here. The robots are perhaps too willing to impress you with their greater knowledge.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Dany took the warlock's words well salted, but the magnificence of the great city was not to be denied. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Understanding dawned on him then, and tripping in his great haste, he left the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Vows should be kept, I agree, but Stannis has a great host around him, and his own guards sworn to keep him safe." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And those great big baby dolls that wet their diapers. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

In an instant he had jumped upon the cart, and, with a strength which seemed incredible, raised the great box, and flung it over the wheel to the ground. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Tom’s cowardice was as huge as his courage, as it must be in great men. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His father would be cold, he thought, with that great rip in his overalls. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a pause, and after it many swift scenes followed that Frodo in some way knew to be parts of a great history in which he had become involved. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He lay staring into the feline eyes, great twin pools of turquoise flecked with gold. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

All through the late spring and early summer the water rose and at last it lay like a great sea, lovely and idle, mirroring cloud and moon and willows and bamboo whose trunks stood submerged. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Afraid you might hurt your little hand hitting great big Emile?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her longing was so great, she might throw herself into the river. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was either sleeping in the shade of the canoe or running up and down the sandspit chasing the pelicans that roost there in great numbers because there are numerous fish nearby. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

It needed a great deal of heat to ignite, which is why I wasn’t worried about carrying it around in my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Around the edge was a low railing, and beyond, the wind howled as tatters of cloud blew between the landing area and the great city of Harare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It was highly dramatic. Stephen Byerley was a young lawyer, a powerful speaker, a great idealist—and with a certain flair for biophysics. Are you interested in robotics, Mr. Byerley?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Letting forth a great sigh, he summoned enough strength to heave himself up to his hands and knees. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re doing great,” my mom repeats as I start up again. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The great gates were closed and barred, as he had anticipated. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He transformed back into the great black dog and walked with Harry and Dumbledore out of the office, accompanying them down a flight of stairs to the hospital wing. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Frodo wondered vaguely why the fact that they did not come on up the Hill seemed a great relief. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The familiar shoreline of Long Island appeared up ahead, and a couple of friendly great white sharks surfaced and steered me toward the beach. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The female stood by pecking at something on the ground and then, after a while, it walked away, indifferent to the males great flare of feathers. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m back in front of my laptop, faced with a greater challenge: the inscription for my headstone in no more than eight words. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And so I shall never have opportunity to have my leather wrecked by college, but I do owe a great debt to Miss Leep for saving me from the elementary discard heap. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But wherever the mûmakil came there the horses would not go, but blenched and swerved away; and the great monsters were unfought, and stood like towers of defence, and the Haradrim rallied about them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I have a great regard for you and Emma; but when it comes to the question of dependence or independence!—At any rate, it must be better to have only one to please than two.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The whole family was gathered around the TV, even my great aunts, who never watch football. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some had actually taken American names, and others were doing great imitations of American accents at call centers and American business techniques at software labs. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The two others kept their hands behind them and constantly rubbed them against each other, as if in joyful anticipation of a great squabble which must end up in their favour. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shall see face to face the great saints I have loved all my life.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bomber flight had been moving east all the time they talked, and only now did the two men stop and listen, feeling the great jet sound tremble inside themselves. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Man, you’d look great in this!” he said, and I had to agree. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Under this dark weight the walls leaned, under it the ceiling, with a great crack like lightning in its center, sagged. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It would all be for the greater good, and any harm done would be repaid a hundredfold in benefits for wizards. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Lupin took his time chewing his turkey and swallowing before saying slowly, “Sometimes ... a great shock...an emotional upheaval...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They owed an even greater debt to Wraith for that bundle of kimril tubers that had made all the difference. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The wind twisted a strand of her hair, and as she stood on the wolf hill she felt the presence of the great animals she had lived with: Amaroq, Nails, Silver, Kapu. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harmonic analysis is also necessary for anyone who wants to be able to compose reasonable chord progressions or to study and understand the music of the great composers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of these adventures, Muse, daughter of Zeus, tell us in our time, lift the great song again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calling the pay phone required a great deal of patience. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“If it was so great, why did she run for the border?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched her lift the giant lid of the pit and fork out a great chunk of meat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get up and step over the Doorman with great trepidation. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the surgeon’s directions, her bed was carried into that room and laid upon the great table, which happened to be well suited to the dressing of her injuries. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Phineas would be the first to disclaim any great mental power in himself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it was great!” the normally articulate Robert exclaims, unable to find a more expressive way to describe the event. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But it would be a great shame if you could never go south any more, for the fishing, for the warmth in winter. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major had never played basketball or any other game before, but his great, bobbing height and rapturous enthusiasm helped make up for his innate clumsiness and lack of experience. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Down in Cavern Hole the great feast had slackened off. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Every day I burned with greater in­dignation against Him, found more flaws to Him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The impact craters in the channel floor are evidence of its great age. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The witches were thinking of nothing except The Grand High Witch up there on the platform and her great plan for wiping out all the children of England. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Margaret takes great pleasure in passing us while she delivers other people’s food. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Boots would sometimes lean against the boy in a friendly way, and then he had to brace his feet or the great weight of the tiger would have pushed him over. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

But it was a great effort to hide her shock. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was dusk and the red priest had lit his nightfire in the great iron brazier amidships as the crew gathered round to pray. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

What seemed like a great idea earlier suddenly felt like a sure disaster. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Your obsession with, like, dying for something or leaving behind some great sign of your heroism or whatever. It’s just weird.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I was not a great believer in psychiatry but still, who knew what a trained eye might see in a personality test, a dream, even a slip of the tongue? The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was huge and strong and great at figuring out mechanical things. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

After all, my hate for my father was not so great and urgent as my hate for the orphan home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, as if a dark cloud had passed over the sun, I felt the great eye of the wizard watching me through the trees. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Giant crawfish hiding under rocks sounds terrifying, but the other stuff sounds great,” I said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

If you were a great distance away, you would not see the Earth and the other planets at all; they would be only faint luminous points, lost in the glare of the Sun. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great heaviness was in all his limbs, but he roused himself with an effort and sat up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They did not tell them that their new great father owned slaves. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The Americas were a great laboratory of evolutionary experimentation, a place where animals and plants unknown in Africa and Asia had evolved and thrived. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Shay* s ugly face looked perfect “It’s so great to see you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Finally the great clock on the roof of the court-house struck twelve. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Red is not one of our great riders, but the only word he knows is yes,” wrote a columnist who didn’t know of Pollard’s blindness. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack made a move toward Piggy who scrambled away till a great rock lay between them. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As soon as this tragic news reached Houston, our whole community was filled with a great sense of shock. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Steps one and two went great, even though it was snowing pretty hard by the time we got to the parking lot. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Unable to work either the dishwater or Methuselah’s long memory into a proper ending for his parable, Our Father merely looked at us all and heaved the great sigh of the put-upon male. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Into a pit went Mr. Steffens, where, bound and tied, he was left to face the advancing razor steel of a great pendulum which now whirled down, down, closer and closer to his outraged body. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would be great to catch in the nest,” Daniel says. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Of far greater concern at that time, of course, was my own future, for on that night all that consumed my thoughts was the fear of the next day’s injections! Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

We see from experience that only princes and republics armed with their own troops make very great progress, and that mercenaries cause nothing but damage. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

And even though the relation must have been distant, the Queen Mother still looked upon him with great favor. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

What transpired over the next several minutes turned out to be one of the great varsity races in the history of the Cal-Washington rivalry. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They were all thin limbs and hollow cheeks, as if they had stretched out a great deal in a short period of time. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“You know the great thing about the job market right now?” she tells my sister and me. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Atoms will drift apart and get rearranged in the great knackery of the universe. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Madam sighed deeply, like my behavior caused her great sadness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In view of this, it seemed a reasonable solution to ask my father to bring his great experience and distinction to Darlington Hall. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The last great storm, the one that Aunt Nancy called the Big One, took out the fence. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The animals outside regarded these with great interest and some of them tried to make the babies laugh by thrusting their paws or their tails in through the bars. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Berlin surrenders; Goring surrenders; the great mysterious vault of Nazism falls open. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

"Now would be a great time for you to break your vow of nonviolence," I said to Gilgamesh. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Great skill would have to be exercised, Lavender told herself, and great secrecy observed if she was to come out of this exploit alive. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was troublesome, for at the quarry we would hold dis-cussions among ourselves, and a warder who did not permit us to talk was a great hindrance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Old enough to see we're all caught up in a great big circle. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Stonecrop held the paper out with both hands, mumbled a moment until he found the right place, and then began to sputter as though great Lucifer himself had provoked him. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Trees are great and beautiful machines, powered by sunlight, taking in water from the ground and carbon dioxide from the air, converting these materials into food for their use and ours. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be a great thing to see. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And now they were gone, and their legacy was a great fear. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Around her throat was a red gold choker tighter than any maester's chain, ornamented with a single great ruby. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

While Mr. Flournoy and everybody else, including Grandpa, stared at her, she flashed them all a great big nervous smile. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

You come from a long line of great poets, some of the greatest poets since Homer. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Just as I have insisted on his worth, he has always insisted on my strength, insisted that my capacity is greater than I believe. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But women looking for an occasional lover do great. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But then the patches blinked more rapidly, dulled and went out, so that he saw that a great heaviness of smoke lay between the island and the sun. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When we’d done something great, we received just enough praise to know she was happy with us, but never so much that it became the reason we did what we did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s great for getting around with your friends!” added my dad. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was my great aunt, the one who usually locks herself in the bathroom. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I think it’s great that I could be improving on these things without noticing. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

They had nicknamed the minivan Sal, another homage to the great and almighty Jack Kerouac. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"And the reason is obvious. Your story would sound too ridiculous to be believed. And that is the Trunchbull's great secret." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Anna’s father told him, “Don’t be so modest,” although he didn’t laugh this time, and he told me, “Simon is one of the great minds of our age.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then, with a flick of their tails, they darted away into the great void. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

For in North America, then England, France, Haiti, and once again North America, the Age of Sugar brought about the great, final clash between freedom and slavery. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He followed her into the great hall itself, and his mind went back how quickly over the years past when he had stood there waiting to wed a slave of the house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

At the same time, the exertion required to maintain a high rate makes the physical pain all the more devastating and therefore the likelihood of a miscue greater. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He expressed a great deal of joy in that sentence, and the other players agree with him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

We are both lying to each other, she thought, a great needle piercing her heart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was desperate to tell Leah about all this stuff and how totally great it was to have no grown-ups around telling you what to do all the time. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Canst thou climb the ladder or wilt go pickaback? Tis a great height, but there are resting places.” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

‘Cross your figglers! Here we go! We is going right past all these other giants! Is you seeing that whopping great one, the one nearest to us?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a departure from the days of decorous protest, and many of the old stalwarts of the ANC were to fade away in this new era of greater militancy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At noon the guests began to arrive by coach and horse, and the great adobe house filled with laughter and conversation. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been lured into great, foolish expectations. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He told me, ‘ ‘I hope you will become a great preacher of Islam in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything dark and churning, but slow churning instead of fast, and this great weight pulling you down, like it’s attached to your feet even if you can’t see it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She stormed away; great multicolored swarms of fairies rose into the air as she passed, angrily pushing aside bushes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She remembered his great strength, and his love for his broadax, and the stories he used to tell her about the wonderful things to be seen in the woods. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in a booming voice, the great Paqo spoke directly to Inti: “May you always remain as young as you were on the first day, giving light and warmth forever!” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I looked sad on the outside but on the inside I was feeling great. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Architect, utility worker, maid: heart attack is the great leveler, and in those first fearful moments, three New Yorkers with little in common faced a single common threat. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Pond inhaled and forced out a great warm gust. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Despite his remote and comparatively humble situation, Michell was one of the great scientific thinkers of the eighteenth century and much esteemed for it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“There’s great power in tears born of anger.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We are so completely played out that in spite of our great hunger we do not think of the provisions. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what caused the transformation, why suddenly I could engage with the great thinkers of the past, rather than revere them to the point of muteness. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There was a great laugh and then they hushed to listen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I took off in search of the great man himself. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The poor man of Sheney dug in the moraines of Tuerresh and unearthed where Meshe pointed a great hoard of ancient jewels, and at sight of it he shouted aloud for joy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

To everyone's great surprise, the king gave the man his arm and picked up the fallen buckets. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“This is as far as I’ve gotten. I thought this would be a great spot to put something of yours.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They were way less famous than the other great apes, the chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans, even though a recent study showed they were our closest relatives, sharing over 98.7 percent of our DNA. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The painter took great care to paint all of the man’s beard. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

By the eleventh century CE, Christianity in the form of Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe, and church leaders held a great deal of political power. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes!—there is a great difference. But Mr. Weston is almost an old man. Mr. Weston must be between forty and fifty.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Ay, he comes back,” said the landlord, “to his great friends, now and again, and gives the cold shoulder to the man that made him.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He began crawling about on hands and knees with great agility. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The Levittown of my youth, and of Volpe’s early years in teaching, was the great suburban dream before the invention of the dream’s antidotes—video games, cable TV, the Internet. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There is no one left in the oak tree when he reaches it, only a great deal of acorns on the ground, and the sun is starting to set. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was an outcry and a great deal of complaining, but everyone knew they had been lucky to hear as much as they had. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And how it made him feel like a great big loser. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Over his pallet was a window that looked out on the sea, but most often the shutters must be closed against the great winds that blew all winter from the west and north. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

This haul was in effect the start of the twentieth century’s Vivaldi revival and a great flowering of musicological interest in this hitherto all but forgotten master. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But do you think my hands were as great a handicap as the bone spurs? The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the travellers lay a wide ravine, with great rocky sides to which clung, upon shelves and in narrow crevices, a few thrawn trees. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After years of men obeying his every order, he bows to an even greater authority than the president of the United States: his wife. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded, and he looked at my uncle and said, “This child shows great promise. Our orphanage is full, but I will make room for her under one condition. You cannot return to claim her.” Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know they’ve sent countless packages that are piled up somewhere in the great, crumbling postal edifice downtown. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mam tells him about Margaret and Oliver and he says, Lord above, Lord above, there’s great suffering in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he said, “I thought at first that this association with Cloke was a great misfortune. Now I see it’s one of the best things that could have happened to us.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In fact he examined me with great curiosity, almost connoisseurship. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung felt in him a great pride that this woman was his and did not fear to appear before him, but would not before other men. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When they had called many times, at last the Gate-keeper came out, and they saw that he carried a great cudgel. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I think I did a great job editing, but I tense up, knowing that my part is coming up. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“We could take them only at great cost. The moment we attack one the others will rise against us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Magnet gestured with his arms to the great expanse around them. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Joe patted the coverlet on my shoulder with his great good hand, and said, in what I thought a husky voice, “Good night!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The pilots throttled back the engines and all nine helicopters landed safely on the great yellow wasteland. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To a woman who had been a slave, these were some of the great, incredible wonders of freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For we must attribute this happy conclusion,” she added, “in a great measure to his kindness. We are persuaded that he has pledged himself to assist Mr. Wickham with money.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And while the great majority behaved properly, fleeing at the sound of Tehlu’s name and keeping their devilry within reasonable bounds, many did not. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The man in black retreated before the slashing of the great sword. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

To have a handy friend again, for spur-of-the-moment visiting, would be great. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Volpe that great high schools had great theater programs that put on big, showy musicals, and that’s what he wanted. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The great change in attitude of which Voltaire was a supreme philosophical weathervane coincided with a rapid reshaping of music after the deaths of Bach and Handel. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It would be a great resource for teachers to offer students, especially those who could benefit from some extra information outside of class. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

And I hope everyone’s pictures turn out great and never become old photographs and nobody gets in a car accident. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Davos never saw the battle joined, but he heard it; a great rending crash as two galleys came together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the same way, some chess players can be emotionally stirred by mentally replaying a brilliant game by a great master. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After lingering in great pain for several days, Thompson died the following week. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“A mother will sometimes leave her pup on the beach while she hunts. The baby is left here on the sand. Safe. Away from the great whites who hunt them each summer.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Years from now, our descendants will be telling stories about the hero Frank Zhang, their great-, great-, great She poked him in the belly for old times’ sake. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, what was it? The greater good of. . . ?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The old man had seen many great fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her great blue eyes widened and she looked reproachfully at Mrs. Weasley, who said, “We hadn’t got around to telling him yet.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Moving with great caution, I wandered down one alley after another, spying ahead even as I constantly checked behind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“In all honesty, the basketball was such a great release, an avenue for him to get lost,” says Madson. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before he found the great pot of oatmeal in the kettle over the fire, he had turned over the table and the benches and upended the spinning wheel. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was a great curiosity about sex among the adolescent children of Williamsburg. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

No great passion but a kind of affectionate contentment. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It shouldn’t make you so serious. I don’t want to upset you. You’re going through a great trial.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here, while the mood of the great hall slowly passed from them, all three were silent for a time. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a cup of coffee and sat on my front steps, staring at that great expanse of Montana sky. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Their commitment meant a great deal to them, but they were desperate for us to become legal residents, and if getting divorced meant alleviating our #IllegalImmigrantProblems, then so be it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Those who find an answer to all problems in spraying also overlook a matter of great scientific importance — the need to preserve some natural plant communities. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At first he had hidden behind a great palm; but Henry's absorption with the transparencies was so obvious that at last he stood out in full view. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

With a cry and a great noise they charged. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But, like a great many other officers who worked the Visit Room, Eveillard found one aspect of this duty really galling: the number of attractive young women who visited in-mates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an intolerable state of things to both mother and son, and yet they were helpless, only two and one of them a woman against a great company. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a great leap, the force of the wind making Pinmei swallow her scream, and they all plunged into the blackness of the water. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

His body seized up as a great shudder overtook him, and somewhere in his young mind he knew it was like death. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

They conducted their duties humbly and reticently, with a minimum of fuss, and went to great lengths not to antagonize anyone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t claim to have been that great, but it would have been nice to carry a childhood dream of playing in the majors that most children have. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell in love with his books, filled as they were with not only great adventures but scientists and engineers who considered the acquisition of knowledge to be the greatest pursuit of mankind. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

What happened, two great big black bears had busted into our grub box. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t sound great, but I don’t care. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The appointments were a further manifestation of Strauss’s fading influence, but a greater change was to come. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Mundín followed me through a path in the hedges and then lingered by my side as I sat on a patio lawn chair pretending great interest in my book. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It Happened One Night implicitly answered the question of what an upper-class woman got in return for trading down: great sex. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“At home on Nunivak Island where I was born, the plants and birds pointed the way for wanderers. I thought they did so everywhere...and so, great black Amaroq, I’m without a compass.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, think about it. Maybe you’re playing a part on a great stage with only yourself as audience.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

With a great effort, he lowers his arms and exhales. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

A great big boy like that, I guess I expected him to have a voice like a man's. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In the quarter she heard a great deal of talk about the reasons for this. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems a great deal of effort for a rather subtle difference,” Celia says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

On all the level spaces there was great concourse of men. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Here is the motive for the great war. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She looked great today—and she was smiling. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean lost. A mouse in a trap. He saw dead people passing through the walls. Terrible things in the corners of the streets. Now your great- uncle does not go outdoors.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The greater part of those accounts were idle tales and could not be relied on, and the books that Illyrio had provided them were not the ones he might have wished for. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And that great, black, noble beast, wall-eyed with the din of battle and twitching already with its sense of loss. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The empirical evidence strongly supports the conclusion that declining wages, downsizing, deindustrialization, globalization, and cutbacks in government services represent much greater threats to the position of white men than so-called reverse discrimination. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With a great effort and many helping paws from Tock, they reached the top of the ridge at last, but only two steps ahead of the furious Trivium. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That sounds great, but I have to talk to Four about something,” I say, pointing toward the shadow ascending the path. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

What landscape architecture needed, Olmsted believed, was greater visibility, which in turn would bring greater credibility. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It also took no great figuring to see that to deliver a eulogy for a convent full of crazy, old, overweight nuns was no way to endear herself to her peers. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In medical school I have been befriended by an upstart neurologist, who believes I am acting out a great lifelong falsehood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I really wanted to change, but Carmen insisted that it was a great choice for a costume. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

His techniques were too new, his skills too great, the men around him too naïve, as if they had never before experienced a falsehood. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I realized I had made a great mistake. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“As someone who doesn’t have a great boyfriend—at all.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

At a gap in the circle a great dark wolf-shape could be seen halted, gazing at them. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She also admired Matilda who had sworn her to secrecy about the parrot job she had brought off at home, and also the great hair-oil switch which had bleached her father's hair. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I always wanted to be a father, since my dad was always such a great one to me. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They had now climbed up to the top of a great hump of bare rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me if you don't want. But it would be interesting to hear. Nothing happens here. I was a great flop at Piacenza.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I never doubted what I was told: “Heaven and earth are great, but greater still is the kindness of the Communist Party; father and mother are dear, but dearer still is Chairman Mao.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she moved, her great wings glistened like velvet. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His shoulders stooped as though he bore a great weight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he made a face like Hanako’s hair looked great, and sometimes he made a face like it looked awful. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Time enough to speak of that this evening. My little friend and I shall eat and drink and make great plans, yes?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

By the next morning it was obvious that a great deal more than rain had been carried into the stream. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Jethro felt a great satisfaction, which came from his new understanding. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old walrus in fact managed to instill in me a great and burning ambition; it had simply found expression in an unintended pursuit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The heart of the citadel, that great spherical chamber where only Minya could still go, had served, all this time, as a...a vault. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

His dæmon, Lyra thought, would have the form of a tigress, and she shrank back from the anger she imagined the great animal to show. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Awakening from this dream, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of great sadness. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thor smashes the great serpent’s brains in with his hammer. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“About a month ago, a great white shark swam into his net by accident. An eighteen-footer.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Ben reads aloud the story of the great warrior king Gilgamesh, son of gods. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He would be more than equal to these people in the foolish, great, wasteful house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Without them, how can I be a great storyteller? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The way he went on for two hours about sitting down to the Lord’s great banquet and eating manna from heaven, we had our hopes set a little on the high side. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The great wolf howled to the moon, a howl of triumph and joy. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But thanks in great part to the deft political maneuverings of Aaron Burr, all twelve of New York’s electoral votes went to Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I hope you will be a great deal better, dear, but you must keep watch over your ‘bosom enemy’, as father calls it, or it may sadden, if not spoil your life. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city had welcomed Bo and him like a great, gentle animal. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few strangers, great heroes, had ever visited it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second later...slowly, insidiously, oh most gently, the great peach started to lean forward and steal into motion. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was terrified of pulling some lever and dislodging the machine, of its bowling down-hill, backwards, and his being thrown off, pinned under the great wheels. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Exulting the defenders saw it fall and annihilate a great band who were forcing the palace doors. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"One must come first. Art Corin's elder by full twenty minutes. And his better too, let's hope, though that's no great mastery." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They did not go far, for on the floor lay many old bones, and nothing else was to be seen near the entrance except some great empty jars and broken pots. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was a weighty stare, and relief was not really a great part of it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

From there the skulls ranged upward in size to the three great monsters of song and story, the dragons that Aegon Targaryen and his sisters had unleashed on the Seven Kingdoms of old. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He was seated on a folding wooden chair at a small, messy-looking writing table, with a paperback overseas novel open before him, which he was having great trouble reading. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

You could help them a great deal—help them help others. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The light rain went on falling on the hills above Gettysburg, but it was only the overture to the great storm to come. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They create the appearance of racial equity without the reality and do so at no great cost, without fundamentally altering any of the structures that create racial inequality in the first place. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It is for the few to know that in the great old days of Virginia there were three punishments for high crimes—death, exile to Texas, and imprisonment, in that order. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zooey’s pregnancy was turning into a great diet for my brother. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I want Fina to think it’s as great as I do. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Few people in history have achieved greater fame in a shorter period with less useful activity in the brainbox than Gen. Thomas J. Jackson. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

This film was great, one of the best films i have seen in a long time. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Here now again he lay, waiting for dawn, while in the great hall by Athena’s side Odysseus waited with his mind on slaughter. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept up her screeching all the way through, exhorting Mr Coombes to greater and still greater efforts, and the awful thing was that he seemed to be responding to her cries. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there is a change, it is usually for the lesser rather than the greater; many people seem to lose God along life’s way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

A great flood of water stretched over half the corridor, and it looked as though it was still seeping from under the door of Moaning Myrtle’s bathroom. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Nobody could see this lode of inquiry because of the great helm. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suppose an entire wall of great accomplishments would be a fine cage for another poor tortoise!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But we ere in great hopes you will rise to the occasion.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of the meal, my father, turning to me as though peace had brought with it some great change to our meager fortunes, said, “Well, Louise, what will you do now?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry Potter is greater by far than Dobby knew!” he sobbed. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Perhaps to do the great science he did, he had to focus entirely that way—to let religion in would have diluted his effort. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he is spirited, and that is a great part of his value. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once in a while, Jaimito brought me a newspaper so I could see all the great doings in the country. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys have done a great job,” said the school librarian. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He leaped high in the air and swung the net through the mist with a great swishing sweep of his arm. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

After five courses and a great deal of wine, Tsukiko allows herself to be persuaded to accept an invitation to perform in a not yet existent circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then sudden great gusts came whistling out of the south, and meeting these they were driven back westward again. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As convincing as Methuselah shouting, Sister God is great! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not a fog that one would normally take with any great seriousness but a clear-eyed man could not penetrate it any deeper than fifty yards. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Fine leadership! I hope the great Uglúk will lead us out again.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Should the charge be less than this amount, you can return balance; if greater, we shall at once send cheque for difference on hearing from you. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Japanese government made it sound as if these men would be great heroes. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a great distance to go to learn such paltry tricks. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It will be a great day for America, incidentally, when we begin to eat bread again, instead of the blasphemous and tasteless foam rubber that we have substituted for it. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“She is a great fool for going away, if she liked him.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

However, the great physician who had delivered him from Hades had no such happy fate. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, such material has great value to certain historians, such as those who reconstruct legal and social history. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

It was always so beautiful to stare up at that white ceiling and imagine only clean beautiful places, where the reward for living a pure life was a great loaf of warm bread. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The doors were golden guardians of the great room. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few guards that followed her remained a respectful distance away—a distance that grew greater each day. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As time went on and I became very familiar with the lesson material, I felt a great sense of accomplishment. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“And you’re doing a great job, but Ben needs some snails for supper. I want you to come learn how to gather them.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was actually a great tragedy, what had happened. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Television cameras were set up in the Electronic Learning Center so spectators, in the library and at home, could watch the great flying reptile race. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Like more of the great orators than one cares to mention, Cicero was not a naturally dominating presence. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The thin roof resonated under the rain: it was like being inside a great drum, which might give way any moment under the crazy assault of the drummer. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The lack of sufficiently delicate methods to detect injury before symptoms appear is one of the great unsolved problems in medicine. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

No matter: with Odysseus the great soldier the wounded threw again. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had dug his great chamber and his four emergency exits and his waterproof deluge room, the gopher began to store food. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great irony of anthracite is that, tough as it is to light, once you get it lit it’s nearly impossible to put out. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone began moving at the same time, and soon a great black tide was moving toward the exits and the stations of the Alley L and Illinois Central. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Angels, it is an okay city, maybe even a great one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh no, it was great. There were lots of kids from school and, ooh, so many good-looking boys! You have to come with me. We’ll pick out a really nice outfit for you to wear.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

They had not gone very far when they came upon a great fissure that yawned suddenly black before their feet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“He must have had! He must have had. I never had energy or direction or—well, even a very great desire to live before I had you.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She found only greater misery and finally could not hide that. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we young Akhaians shipped for Troy I led men on nine cruises in corsairs to raid strange coasts, and had great luck, taking rich spoils on the spot, and even more in the division. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was determined not to make a sound, for that would only give the executioner greater satisfaction. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

With great haste, the old people began to dig. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I’m not terribly in touch with my body but have noticed that, taken in great quantities, tea is actually pretty serious. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The lights below grew sparser, and presently they came to a great dark gash in the city. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Clear-cut successful in all respects. Visual effects greater than Trinity. Proceeding to regular base.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sound was like the beating of a great slow heart, and the oars moved at every stroke, a hundred men pulling as one. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Sixteen were single beds, but the other nine were very large, so large that Lupita had to keep circling them and lifting the great mattresses to tuck in the sheets and blankets. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I’m named for the great young Pashtun heroine Malalai, who inspired her countrymen with her courage. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It looked now as though he were moving into a great canyon of clouds and the wind had dropped. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thursday night, June 30, heat unbearable, Santicld brought us some paper fans We’ve found a great new hiding place, my hair! In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Archer was in the sick bay; the book, in the great cabin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

To avoid the enormous crowd of our supporters, who had grouped in front of the building, we were driven into the rear of the building and taken in through great iron gates. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re doing a great job, son, but no more sneaking around at night—especially with your sister. You hear me?” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, but I have seen a great deal of it.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

As he left the apartment, he felt as if he were wearing a great animal of a winter coat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only every person who will do great stuff in the future.” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Huh, I thought you voted for Eisenhower. I thought Jefferson was one of the great souls of the Democratic Party or something.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

With this sad prediction the owl stepped through his doorway, spread his great wings and was gone, soaring silently downward into the shadowy woods below. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Because a good offense starts with a great defense. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Seth asked.“Special artifacts of great power are hidden on those five preserves.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Television is a great way to reach lots of people, very easily and cheaply. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His first sermon in August waxed great and long on the subject of baptism. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It required great tact to be a schoolteacher. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a great addition to the story, but I know I didn’t mention children running or playing in orchards. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Territorial Kantorek, we have the good fortune to live in a great age, we must brace ourselves and triumph over hardship.” All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since she moved, she’s sent me all these great Montana postcards. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was Battersea Power Station, standing proud with its four great chimneys still intact, even though much of its roof had long ago been eaten away. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

‘Then come, and let your brother go with us, and some other of your folk who is most swift! For we have need of speed greater than any wind, outmatching the wings of the Nazgûl.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The woman was bestowed many honors and accolades throughout her life, but her daughter brought her greater joy than any of them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The saffron fields—under her uncles’ control—were just a great big red river of blood. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He tucked them one under each armpit, and crushed them fiercely to his sides; a great stifling hand was clapped over each of their mouths. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was not a great presence but a great absence, a geometric ocean of darkness that seemed to swallow heaven itself. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

When Lazlo had wished to discover, with Sarai, the realm of the unknowable, he had thought of great, huge mysteries like the origin and nature of gods. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Everyone was lined up on the auditorium stage, everyone’s hair looked great, and everyone was smiling. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m a tinker and a peddler, and I’m more than both. I’m an arcanist, you great dithering heap of idiot.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s great,” Tai says, standing and stretching from side to side. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

We feel this would be of great value to the members of our institution, and Miss Mehra might benefit from meeting other young filmmakers as well. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The man snorts and squirts a stream of brown saliva toward the great beast. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

While a great deal of its walls are composed of frosted glass, most of it is obscured by cabinets and shelves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At dinner that night, I listen as Lily and Mom go on and on about Yale and how great it will be and all the classes Lily is going to take. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The greater families were also concerned with events in the Kingdom at large, and many of their members studied its ancient histories and legends. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She had to make a great effort not to throw at them their prissiness, their poverty of spirit, their delusions of grandeur. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I knelt by him trying to unbuckle his harness, alarmed by the way he sprawled there, passive except for the great gasping rise and fall of his chest. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Fires burned throughout the khalasai, great orange blazes that crackled with fury and spit embers at the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It was as they ducked, and then struggled under a great tangle of briars, getting their clothing caught, and having to stop and free it, that Kingshaw first heard the noise. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Heather’s a great informant because she’s never more than a shout away from my brother. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It felt great, until I remembered that we had to get into the minivan and drive for another hour and a half to get home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years older than I, and had established a great reputation with herself and the neighbours because she had brought me up “by hand.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, and get this. He thought Hamilton was fine, but not great. And he doesn’t like arcades! That’s weird, right?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I think you are in very great danger of making him as much in love with you as ever.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Just not so great at making his tongue roll an r. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He gave a great sigh that seemed to leave him deflated. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I lost myself, too, as the music captured me in the way that only great music can. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

They were nice, older people, and great churchgoers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The pamphlet added, “In the construction of this great wheel, every conceivable danger has been calculated and provided for.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In the sudden quiet we could hear the great Congo River lapping up its banks. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to say, it usually takes a while to get a new club up and running, but you two are off to a great start.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt about it, Toby made a great high priest. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was a great school year because Cap was taking the heat off me. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Women looked like great sea snails—the corded wood, babies, and laundry they carried were the whorls on their backs. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two great horned owl eggs lie in the cold snow-rimmed cavity in the broken top of the tree. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

In general, the greater the understanding, the greater the delusion: the more intelligent, the less sane. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

But he said nothing when O-lan fried them in oil and when the laborers crunched them between their teeth and the children pulled them apart delicately and tasted them, afraid of their great eyes. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

This time he dreamed he was at a feast, a victory feast in some great hall. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once that winter her brother came, with his bear and a great troop of followers, to visit. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let it be the mountains or the Horned King’s hosts, I fear neither—not to any great extent,” he added quickly. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

In fact, he’d always taken great pains to ensure that she never even saw inside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“And I don’t care what you look like or what people say, but for the record, I think you look great, and people are stupid.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was great silence in the arena, while everybody waited without breath, leaning forward and looking upon the combatants like a circle of vultures whose prey is not yet dead. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t feel a great deal of emotion for other people, do you?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This grieved me because few men had inspired me as Daliwonga had, and nothing would have given me greater joy than to fight beside him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The immunity from civil liability given to prosecutors and judges is even greater than the protections provided to law enforcement officers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

You three were evidently meant to go with the great people. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Even the paper chain, great as it is, only makes me look worse. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Karl Johnson has since left the C.D.C., and he now spends a great deal of his time fly-fishing for A single Ebola-virus particle with a pronounced “shepherd’s crook”—in this case, a tangled double crook. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andeg did, however, perform a great service in the winter cabin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

What can archaeology tell us about the other great population movement in recent African prehistory—the Bantu expansion? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

No shape of cloud could be seen, unless it were far away westward, where the furthest groping fingers of the great gloom still crawled onwards and a little light leaked through them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There had been a great many such men in his old life. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t think of it. At least let me pay you something. This has been a great favor.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They mostly all do now because she can surf harder than any of them, likes to jump off cliffs, and isn’t afraid of anything, not even great white sharks or Dad. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

It might sound disgusting, but to tell the truth, we got a great deal of pleasure from those spits. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

It would have been great if she had been in the car with me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“A very great change has taken place in the climate of opinion” in Washington, he advised Conant. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m great, Daddy,” I tell him, then I quickly let go and grab Darren’s arm. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“What does the Freedom Charter say about nationalization?” — we would answer them — and a great many of them did come to us with questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite the wild ride, he managed to leave town with a great degree of dignity, holding his head high and his back stiff as he pushed the bike along the path. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When the great Galahad found him wounded, what does my manni« say, but: Therefore it had been better to have ridden that other way!’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a great quote in Gus’s house, one that both he and I found very comforting: Without pain, we couldn’t know joy.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You did a great thing. You tried. You gave it your best, and that’s what matters.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“No. It was my great misfortune to arrive after his death. They tell great things of him.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lay there like two giggling children while below us the great beast grunted and snuffed around our fire, occasionally sending up gouts of flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Only the lights in the great tent remained. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly and with what seemed a great effort, the man dragged his eyes away from Doreen's shoulder. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He could hear the chatter of conversation and the music from the great phonograph. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oarsmen came leaping aboard, sturdy men with great arms, while longshoremen rolled water barrels thundering out the dock and stowed them under the rowers’ benches. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The lane was of no great width, unpaven, and was filled with smoke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know you're a great man. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the Battle of Gettysburg he is later to remark: “It took a great many mistakes to lose that battle. And I myself made most of them.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two Indian rhinos were great attractions at the zoo because of the goats. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My brothers took great pleasure in pointing out the wreckage of vehicles that had fallen into the valley below. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had great con-fidence in his father, but his sense of justice was hard put to accept the fact that Travis Burdow had been allowed to escape the consequences of his drunken crime. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve got a great weighty pair on you. I’ll never call that into question. But still...” he gestured with his spoon. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She understood that the Bantu would need a great deal of help, but she didn’t know who was going to provide it. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

And so, with great difficulty, I brought my father to him. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This task would belong to a group of composers whose lives overlapped and found focus within the walls of one great city: Vienna. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As recognition slowly came to him, his face took on an expression of great sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Searcher’s licenses don’t matter anymore. The great god Pan is dead. He has passed on and left us his spirit.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She’d play his squire just to touch him, and never care how great a fool they think her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It took him by surprise, but he felt great relief. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he entered the chamber, Dallben was writing with a great quill in The Book of Three. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Then finally he gave a great sigh, and we knew May had not come to him. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

They had great flocks of sheep and goats as well, and they lived at their ease. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Was this not proof of yet another great opportunity in modern America? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was a big man, with black hair and black eyes and great shoulders and a black cape and gloves. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

‘I have looked on Moria, and it is very great, but it has become dark and dreadful; and we have found no sign of my kindred. I doubt now that Balin ever came here.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The common citizens, who were in ignorance of the 245 higher policy, had a great deal to do. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I already knew a great deal, of course. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"You know," she said, "I've been thinking very hard about what you did with that glass. It is a great power you have been given, my child, you know that." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And nobody worries about the Black and Latino kids, who probably don’t feel great about this either. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

A high official and wealthy man, he lived in a style that has no equivalent in Karhide, even among lords of a great Domain. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We have a fair amount of information about this creature already—not enough to understand him, of course, but enough to inform us that he means something, perhaps a great deal. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The original has the marks of early Greek poetry, great simplicity and directness and delight in the beautiful world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We cannot take the same attitude now because the success which we have achieved in the development of nuclear power is fraught with infinitely greater dangers than were all the inventions of the past.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In some worlds there will be many suns in the daytime sky, many moons in the heavens at night, or great particle ring systems soaring from horizon to horizon. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung stood watching them go across the court, his wife and his son, bearing gifts to the head of a great house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

We set a brisk pace, walking what felt to be great distances away from home, slowing only when the path became steeper. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I admitted his great revolutionary fervor, but I felt that his zeal was a trifle excessive. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the light of day, behind those stupid shades, he was just a great big bully. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Not great quality. The mike is in the camera. So that was nose down in the dirt too.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Even the person who’s telling you not to care so much about looking great: Saint Sarah. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

In the end, 69 percent of the white voters supported negotiations, giving de Klerk a great victory. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pignati said with a great big grin on his face. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Analogously, the great sachems had to please or bully the lesser, lest by the defection of small communities they lose stature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then he said the items, starting with girl and working back to cockroach, and I swear he looked just like a great big baby that had just made a superduper mud pie. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t it be great to go digging for weird facts like Charles Fort did? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, those were great times,” León said vigorously. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he looked up as we entered, his great eyes resigned but still aflame with nobility and courage against the white of his pillow; and he looked at his friend and smiled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a member of the family, one of the bereaved, he was the object of a great deal of attention. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went over to talk to Henry D., and we wound up working out a great plan. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zethus was a man of great physical strength who despised his brother’s neglect of manly sports and his devotion to his art. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started thinking about all the great times we’d had— Dad, Abbey, and me—on our sunset trips. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

"And a little nun. She knew a great deal of the story. More than I would have thought possible." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

While reading for my master’s thesis, I’d been surprised to discover echoes of Mormon theology in the great philosophers of the nineteenth century. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Everything became a blur around me as I pulled in great lungfuls of the damp, stagnant, city air. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then she saw what they were doing, at last: she saw what that great urgent purpose was. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The shock, he feared, would be too great, and too humiliating to the White Star Line. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

They patiently waited for the campaign to get back to the greater good of forging practical solutions to massive problems, but that shift never took place. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had been Ged's advantage so far and he kept it; but the strip of seawater between him and the great grey talons did not seem much of an advantage, anymore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As if from a great distance, Luke heard Jen's father heave a sigh and blow his nose in a businesslike way. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And your money will be of great help to the family.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Dismay was chewing hard, in great big chomps. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Indigenous peoples are portrayed as having helped make the country great by sharing corn, beans, buckskin, log cabins, parkas, maple syrup, canoes, and even the basic concepts of democracy. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s a great idea! And on my trifold panels, I could display photos of real moon craters next to photos of the craters I make in my lab to show how similar they look.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

Rishi nodded, though everything seemed to be happening from a great distance, like he was viewing his own life through a telescope. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I deserve neither such praise nor such censure,” cried Elizabeth; “I am not a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

They passed on into the Hall of Pillars and then into the Hall of Statues and down the colonnade, passing the great beaten-copper doors of the throne room. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

To the great exasperation of the others, Constance demanded to know why they couldn’t have candy for breakfast. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“O.K. But let’s drive a little more. It’s great here.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute the girl flashed at her, from what might have been an emptiness greater than any Eleanor had ever known. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Asta peered ahead, owl-formed, from the rearmost hoop, though the great raindrops slapping at her wide eyes made it almost impossible to see anything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A great deal of thought obviously went into the lunch choices. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

And because the need was great and the desire was great, the little secret melody of the pearl that might be was stronger this morning. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the six months of the campaign I traveled a great deal throughout the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No words, no exchange, just my Noise and a great big nothing from her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We were used to walking great distances over hard terrain while carrying things. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the great sea with our friends and our enemies. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tehlu bent and with great effort lifted one edge of the wheel and set it leaning against a tree that grew nearby. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can probably get you a summer job at my company when you’re old enough. It would look great on a college application.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I remembered that hurricanes, which are great circling storms, have a calm eye in the center. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A person’s life can certainly change a great deal in two days,” Miss Lumley thought. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

It was pouring earlier, great sheets of rain, and now the clouds outside the window are crystal tipped, like mountain peaks in the sky, rays emanating downward like an illustration in a children’s bible. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I staggered inside and met a wall of yak—a great expanse of curly-haired chest and churning hooves, of flared red nostrils and spinning eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Offering a helping hand is more than great. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My grandfather lay facedown in a bed of creeper, his legs sprawled out and one arm twisted beneath him as if he’d fallen from a great height. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

You come from a long line of great poets since Homer. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The anchor dominated the landscape, a great mass hulking behind the silhouettes of the overlapping domes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And what had been so great about the old days anyway? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like those hidden, precocious adolescents who have no real-life sexual experiences, I read a great deal of romantic fiction. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On each side of the fill was a great expanse of water like lakes—water full of things living and dead. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Their longing for them was great enough to make them never give up laboring to see them clearly, until at last the thunder and lightning were changed into the Universal Father. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The uneasiness precipitated by the mere thought of such public performance disordered my nerves to a great degree, and I felt fearful of most everything. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You can read the Miss Myrna column. I did a great piece on mildew last week.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I could be of great help to you, sir, as part of your household staff,” she offered. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

People surged from the road across the slack, following the other boys as they raced after our last, great rocket. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

With that he heaved a great sigh, and then, as if he had discharged his duty to the past, put his feet up on the sofa and enjoyed Amy’s letter luxuriously. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could have been a great guy and stuck around to help with the impending chaos. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a striking difference between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres: the degree of interaction between their great cultural centers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Because my mom was a secretary and I spent hours at her office every day after school, I’d learned a great deal about business correspondence. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But the horsemen pressed on and ere evening they came to the Cross-roads and the great ring of trees, and all was silent. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The proportional burden on South Korea, some studies have found, would be two and a half times greater than on West Germany after it absorbed the former East Germany. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In their autobiographies, they recounted great races in intimate detail, but falls and injuries were glossed over with the most perfunctory language. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because, when you know that language, it’s easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it’s in the middle of the desert or in some great city. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents, however, could not forget, even though they both agreed that demonic possession was a sin too great for such a tiny child. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘That is a fair lord and a great captain of men,’ said Legolas. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

J. Edgar Hoover had even starred in a short film that celebrated the FBI’s great victory against Nazi spies in the United States and South America. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Any boy with a name like George Washington must surely have great things expected of him. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then from a strange and contrary fever of love Wang Lung would not go again to the great tea house until the affair was arranged. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Such methodological problems have been discussed in great detail for some of the historical sciences. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

King Hamlet seemed like a giant to me with his vast chest and great beard. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To my great surprise, it wasn’t one of the men from the pub. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Genie didn’t think it was that great of a question. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“His misfortunes!” repeated Darcy contemptuously; “yes, his misfortunes have been great indeed.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

And because they come from a much greater depth, they tend to propagate over much wider areas. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any other.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even if, as has sometimes happened, some of the birds and mammals and fishes are able to re-establish themselves after a single spraying, a great and real harm has been done. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She boils water on the stove and spends a day at a great tin tub washing our shirts and socks, diapers for the twins, our two sheets, our three towels. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

In our family, everyone treats everyone else with great respect for his or her intelligence. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I used to think things were different, because Papa used to tell me stories about all the great things I could be and could do, and how mighty this brown skin was. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But these marvels did not check his fury; he struck again and again until the great oak crashed to the ground. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In June of 1976, we began to hear vague reports of a great uprising in the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re right, Mary Anne, I’m an enigma, like a Chink. But a great subject for literature. No doubt about it. You can be my Boswell.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Larger ones tended to have more powerful chiefs, more ranks of chiefly lineages, greater distinctions between chiefs and commoners, more retention of tribute by the chiefs, more layers of bureaucrats, and grander public architecture. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Your daughter’s interested in science. She shows great aptitude. You should encourage her.” The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

Someone digging through the records found an album of Count Basie and the great phonograph roared out. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ahead of him towered the Yard’s great gate, a wide center arch flanked on either side by ornately carved turrets and two smaller gates. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After a short speech, he handed it to me, saying, “Son, this makes me very proud. It’s a great honor to present you with this championship cup.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It burned, yes. There is great healing magic in fire, even your hairless men know that." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m pretty sure he’s not stoned, too, which is great. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Over the few watches that he had to work on he took great pains. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They had no sooner taken a stride forward than Adaon, with a great cry, urged his horse across the ground. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Only in a great sprawling place like Brooklyn could there be such a sharp division. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A flash of lightning showed Malcolm a great domed building, walls of stone, towers, and treetops. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hannah opened her mouth and found herself sucking in air in great gulps. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chattana had always been isolated from its neighbors, but the destruction was so great that no one could have helped them anyway. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He begins his great work by running through a set of conventional arguments drawn from Sacrobosco: the heavens are spherical; the earth is spherical; the waters are spherical. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

They could not follow this road any longer; for it went on eastward into the great Shadow, but the Mountain now loomed upon their right, almost due south, and they must turn towards it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He wouldn’t have even been invited to the party if it weren’t for me, but here he was, having a great time, while I pretended to like my lukewarm beer. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Half the Armada had begun to give chase to the great ship Revenge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The great actress was past seventy, but looked half that age from the stage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great deal of money is spent on this. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The day the baby was born, I spied, in the dead of night, midwives, under a cloak of great secrecy, digging small holes near the house. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I set such great store by him,” he said finally. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We have expressed our thanks to you many times. And you have our admiration too. But George, you will now have to master another great job. You must become an actor." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

It’s probably been over a month since my last cut, and the barber wasn’t that great. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

"We have accomplished great feats today," she said. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Those were great days back then, great days, and it was safe to say that life was never quite the same afterward. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

And because Daniel is a great friend, and because Daniel has a very imaginative mind, in the next moment, just as they hit the first stair, Daniel says, “So...I’ve been thinking about Rufflet.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It let out a great call just before the angel Gabriel spoke. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Using his great height and strength, he fairly lifted the men onto the back wall one by one. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She took great pride in her hair, changing its style and color to fit her mood. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

No family left, no loose ends, no great loss. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

On both sides of the sanctuary, the stained-glassed images of Jesus comforted me and brought me great peace and joy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And other sounds came to them on the pummeling wind—the roaring beat of an engine, the creak and howl of great masses of wood being crushed together, human cries. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The enormous serpent, bright, poisonous green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the air and its great blunt head was weaving drunkenly between the pillars. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“The emperor is not known for his humility,” Amah said, “and great deeds carved in stone do have much power.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I bet she looks great in a beard.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

His long black hair and beard were streaked with silver, and a great overhanging forehead shadowed his glinting eyes, putting Harry in mind of a crab looking out from beneath a rock. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The back side of the moon—the side away from earth—would be a great spot for an observatory. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great blue heron squawked at us for making too much noise and, indignant, took off from a nearby bank as we boarded my father’s boat. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Simple, Carter. Like all great schemes and plans, it has the beauty of simplicity.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By the way, I got a great present for you, big brother.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All right, thank you, that is a great blessing,” she said, bowing several times. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The toll of wildlife is harder to measure, but it must be great. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He remembered suddenly the day Jackson had come upon some of his troops letting a valiant Yankee color sergeant withdraw after a great fight. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for the other jewels, he pondered this way and that, and at last he decided he would go to the great house and see if there were more land to buy. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

"I saw that great hairy one to-day, the one who insisted that he must have two battle- axes, the heavy black steel ones with twin crescent blades." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, great, here we go,” Bennie was saying. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Around the year 80 A.D., a great Greek writer, Plutarch, received news, when he was far from home, that a little daughter of his had died—a child of most gentle nature, he says. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the funeral games held in his honor Atalanta appeared among the contestants, and in the wrestling match conquered the young man who was to be the father of Achilles, the great hero Peleus. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of the chamber was* the great table from which it took its name, a massive slab of carved wood fashioned at the command of Aegon Targaryen in the days before the Conquest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Rather, debates are conducted, and crucial decisions arrived at, in the privacy and calm of the great houses of this country. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. watched with growing discomfort as she circled the room slowly and with great dignity, as if she were an honored guest attending the opening of a show at a prestigious museum. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“If you heard I’d committed some great crime would you turn me over to the police?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Northward, where they looked most hopefully, they could see nothing that might be the line of the great East Road, for which they were making. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The reporter looked into the camera and launched into a brief history of great white sharks in the North Atlantic. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Those are all great ideas. It’s just complicated, honey.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“He eventually went unconscious, but it sounds like, yeah, it wasn’t great or anything. Dying sucks.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

One approached it by way of a great clearing some three hundred yards wide extending from the bluff’s edge back into the woods. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

From a tree close by Colonel Fremantle saw him, thought he was resting before the great battle, could not help but wonder at the enormous calm of the man. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The experience, she said, made her feel great. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It is a great mistake to assume...that there is a conflict in interest between different classes of citizens—certainly if comparative wealth is the basis of the classification. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He felt as if he had left the great seance and all the murmuring ghosts. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed her away and she shrugged, sweeping ahead of me into the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The poor boy has an even greater need for tenderness than I do. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

As it did not seem as though Mary Poppins were going to say any more—though she sniffed a great deal—Jane, too, remained silent. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Okay, I’m positive you’ll do great,” I declared as I took a big messy bite of burrito. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With great difficulty I made my way to my horse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a whole pattern of life, little known to the settled people along the routes of the great trucks. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed older that morning, and leaning quietly against that great tree wrapped in his heavy coat, he seemed smaller too. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dear madam,” cried Mrs. Hill, in great astonishment, “don’t you know there is an express come for master from Mr. Gardiner? He has been here this half-hour, and master has had a letter.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He expressed happiness over her plumpness, which showed promise of great beauty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am one of the few the Dark Lord has told. Nevertheless, had I not been in on the secret, Narcissa, you would have been guilty of great treachery to the Dark Lord.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“The World’s Fair is, of course, of great interest to our readers. Have you seen an increase in meat sales since the Fair began?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wouldn’t that be great, if everything really fixed itself that easy? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This man’s son had served under the great Odysseus, gone in the decked ships with him to the wild horse country of Troy—a spearman, Antiphos by name. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ayres took great pains to make them appear as similar as possible. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She didn’t always do so great with people she didn’t know. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Before long they saw in the distance the towers and flags of Dictionopolis sparkling in the sunshine, and in a few moments they reached the great wall and stood at the gateway to the city. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In just a few weeks, they’d learned the location of every Salvation Army store, St. Vincent de Paul’s, and Goodwill in the greater Cleveland area. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But there was one reason that even the most suspicious community center supporters accepted the idea of a refugee soccer program on the new field: it was great public relations. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

They logged the trees, they killed the deer, bear, and mountain lions, they built their fences high; but the mountain was far greater than any or all of these things. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Me: “That’s great. I mean, you’ve always talked about traveling, ever since we were kids. Remember when we were in fourth grade and we read Heidi and we tried to melt cheese in your fireplace?” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then there came an echoing blast: a great horn was blown in the hall, and answering horns and harsh cries were heard further off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His mother was a source of great conflict to him, as was mine. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She took a great, shuddering breath and started again. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’d never seen a saguaro cactus until I moved here,” I told them, thinking of the great saguaro at the top of my hill. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

So, at the dinner, the dinner where I wanted my mom and dad to see how nice and great Sam and Patrick were, Mary Elizabeth talked the whole time. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The earliest arrivals found places as close as possible to the steps of the great marble monument. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Sticky had made a great effort, but in the end he couldn’t help it—he had stopped resisting. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever Harry went inside the tiny cottage or its garden, he could hear the constant ebb and flow of the sea, like the breathing of some great, slumbering creature. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Do you believe the great DiMaggio would stay with a fish as long as I will stay with this one? he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my reading of Marxist works, I found a great deal of information that bore on the type of problems that face a practical politician. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had dreamed—or so he thought—of a magnificent church with a great, reaching spire that would rise from the city’s tallest hill. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

One day Hrothgar made up his mind to build a great hall with some of the spoils he had won in war. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

She posted these great rambling essays about her search for Halliday’s egg, which she called a “maddening MacGuffin hunt.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

On his side he received what her generosity bestowed with great contentment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many fistfights, a great deal of name-calling, and threats of duels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent enormous amounts of time at the great libraries of the world, and had purchased all the rarest and most important volumes on alchemy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave a great cry, and turned, leaped upon his steed, and with his company galloped madly back to Cirith Gorgor. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I knew I was going to have a great sleep ’cause even though a monster had gone and snucked hisself into the story, I didn’t care, nothing could hurt me now. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Which sort of makes sense when you stop to think that Lorraine is going to be a famous writer and I’m going to be a great actor. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Zing charged up the knoll, hit her arm with great force, and knocked her to the ground. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I've been sitting here telling Tyrell's dad all about my plans for Tyrell, and how useful he's going to be, and what a great addition to my organization, and so on. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, he was a mountain of flesh, a great barrel of a fellow, whose arms and legs were as thick as tree limbs, and with a tublike belly before all. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even when I was the most furious at him, I’d never stopped thinking he was great at music. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cluny tore viciously at the rotting log until great chunks of it flew through the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

And then Kino laid the rifle down, and he dug among his clothes, and then he held the great pearl in his hand. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Curtain foresees a ‘call to greater duty’ in the near future. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along its sides were great numbers of red abalones and very few starfish, so before the sun was high I filled the bottom of the canoe. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama now lived with a great deal of pain, but she lived. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her great rose window looked down like a dark and malevolent eye. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

By the time he was eighteen he was full-grown and he killed, alone by himself, a great lion which lived in the woods of Cithaeron, the Thespian lion. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great ribbed belly of the zeppelin bulked over the bomb, straining at its cables in the wind, its silver sides running with moisture. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Minli felt as if she were on the edge of the world as she stared across the great gulf separating them from the Never-Ending Mountain. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

We lay there in the darloiess under quilts, our voices bouncing back from the bare walls; and we chuckled and had a great time talking about the miracles. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the floor sat the great Paqo, his eyes closed, a peaceful smile upon his lips. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

My own plot was of greater interest to me then. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“But then I got free from that master. The others in the town became my friends. I made a name for myself. I was a great blacksmith. And that’s how I met Sigurd.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He could already see the great brick mouth of a main sewer. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of these was reserved for the very finest wines, stored in amphorae, great earthenware jars with pointed bases, resting in metal stands. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, it would take me too much time to name all the places, because we took our car and drove fairly great distances.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Few mortals have ever done this and survived: Orpheus, who had great music skill; Hercules, who had great strength; Houdini, who could escape even the depths of Tartarus. Do you have these talents?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Charley sighed a great sigh and his tail wagged slowly up from the floor and down again. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was at this moment that three more rebel muskets discovered themselves in the dark of the barn, and fired at our flank—causing great confusion, though I believe none was struck. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Although half of him was leaping ahead imagining great things for himself, the other half was wary. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swooping from the skies like great heavenly birds gathering the angels who had fallen below. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my great relief, both our kids came home happy after the first day of school, and the second, and the third. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Yay! Oh, this will be great. We can get ready together.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Not so great when Frankie was the one trying to do the shaking. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Then she is a greater simpleton than I ever believed her. What is the foolish girl about?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, great!” muttered Elinor, stumbling out of the cage with Teresa. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She wrote also with great pleasure of her brother’s being an inmate of Mr. Darcy’s house, and mentioned with raptures some plans of the latter with regard to new furniture. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Her biscuits still smelled doughy and buttery and would go great with cheese grits and sausage. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Down at the west end of the river. Near where it goes into that great hole in the Pipeworks wall.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Something passed her, all dressed in white, and vanished”—“A great black dog behind him”—“Three loud raps on the chamber door”—“A light in the churchyard just over his grave,” &c., &c. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not only that: the greater the curvature, the greater the difference in the shadow lengths. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a very great difference, and she pondered it every time she left the palace. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t great news, but I understood it was out of his hands. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

This one was a hardcover by a great woman I had heard quoted at Council named Maracle. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu was about to sign a lease—if saving money meant living with mice, then so be it—when Ginika’s friend told them of a room for rent, a great deal, as college life went. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

One can show that this increase in disorder is always greater than the increase in the order of the memory itself. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In those of noble birth, virtuous behavior resides within. Others can practice and learn it, but the difficulty is very great.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

A large knob-knuckled hand was laid on each of their shoulders, and they were twisted round, gently but irresistibly; then two great arms lifted them up. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It was a great beast with scales of black iron, whose breath was a darkness that smothered men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His intensity seemed even greater than when he was playing a tournament or match game. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’ believe this,” said Hagrid hoarsely, shaking his great shaggy head as he stared down at Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At four o’clock the tables folded like great butterflies back through the paneled walls. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are big. I’m glad I stayed here. I learned a great deal from seeing the boys grow and helping a little.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Having read the thing, in a way I can understand why no one says much about Great-Grampy JonJon beyond the fact that he was a great baseball player. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“I think that’s a great idea,” Mom replies, throwing herself on the bed. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Beyond that tower, through a guava orchard Tía Mimi had planted, lived my grandparents, in a great big house we went to for Sunday dinners whenever they were home. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"He's all over it now, sir, and we were too far away for me to phone . . ." "Why did you take him so far?" he said, moving with great bustling energy. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The world needs you. And, of course, you want to do your part for such a great world,” said a third. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

In the case of Hush Puppies, the great mystery is how those shoes went from something worn by a few fashion- forward downtown Manhattan hipsters to being sold in malls across the country. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The watching and waiting were probably even greater torture than the event itself. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great volcano of American political debate was required to confine himself to purely private eruptions. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

By kicking me into the dark they'd made me see the possibility of achieving something greater and more important than I'd ever dreamed. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has read a great deal can imagine the new world that opened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night he was troubled with dreams which seemed to foretell some great danger to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cove was partly sheltered from the wind, but as soon as we went through the passage between the rocks and into the sea, great waves struck us. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The revelation of these forces, a series of great changes, has unfolded over the course of my life. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I really did think she was a great person. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After three days in the company of the wheeled creatures, Mary Malone knew rather more about them, and they knew a great deal about her. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We could smoke and no great aunt would smell us and croak. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I was running at top speed and I felt great. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And then they lost their edges altogether and became blurry blankety things that she had a great deal of trouble making any sense out of at all. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He said it would be a great summer. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Rajar acts in the interest of the greater good. There are far more reprehensible reasons to take a life,” she said at last. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Levittown, Pennsylvania, was one of the great wonders of its day. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

And the people were troubled in their minds; for the heaps of carrion were too great for burial or for burning. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The crowd was making a great deal of noise, but whether friendly or not, Harry didn’t know or care. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I guess what I’ll miss most are the wasted opportunities to live my life and the lost potential to make great friends with everyone I sat next to for four years. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The trail spans two and a half miles—from Wicker Park to Humboldt Park—and it has great views of the skyline and neighborhoods below. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Certainly there were great difficulties and hard tasks ahead of him; when the time came he would handle them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Death is not a period that ends the great sentence of life, but a comma that punctuates it to more lofty significance. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then Walt comes back and takes me out on the floor to meet Steve, a “really great guy,” who will be my supervisor in plumbing. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took some time, and a great deal of political turmoil, but these incentives were eventually curtailed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Nothing like total failure to generate great ideas. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

To be allowed one letter in six months and then not to receive it is a great blow. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How did he get covered in blood?” asked Seamus with great interest. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

In Berinhed's Forest Tristran outfaced one of the great, tawny eagles, who would have carried them both back to its nest to feed its young and was afraid of nothing at all, save fire. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Andy used it two days, then there was a last great gush of blood which stained the fine new pillow a rusty brown and Andy died. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘This is the great realm and city of the Dwarrowdelf. And of old it was not darksome, but full of light and splendour, as is still remembered in our songs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stopped for a moment and looked back and saw in the reflection from the street light the great tail of the fish standing up well behind the skiff’s stern. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he puts her right side up and laughs a great big Conquistador laugh that comes all the way from the green, motherland hills of Spain. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He had always existed in his own right, and he lives at this very moment in a distant land that must seem to him like a great vessel of strangers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, Sefia swore she saw storms, great roiling clouds rolling with thunder, and lightning cracking overhead. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I see birds in great numbers,” replied the repairman. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” was all he said, but he turned and strained his eyes to see the island which a greater usurper than even Napoleon now made interesting in his sight. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Crocodile Guts had approached it with caution because of the great waves that sometimes arose. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sat on the great bed, and the children sat on the pallets that Eric had spread over the floor. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

However, the speech made Lili and Guy stand on the tips of their toes from great pride. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Edward was pulled out of the garbage by his ears, dropped, and then picked up again, this time around the middle, and shaken back and forth with a great deal of ferocity. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

"Sounded great to me. Must be nice to play for pleasure again." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After expressing great relief to hear from him, Ahmad got serious. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Add the word ‘great’ in front of ‘grandparent’ 300 times: it will fill just over half a page of print. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Today,” she squeaked, “we are about to embark on a great experiment!” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The great repair and the trap wars and the angel in the mist, none of it would have happened without the leaky boat. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffed it and then his great yellowed teeth closed over it delicately. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is Robert de Sorbonne. Besides being a great man of the church, he has founded a college for poor scholars at the university.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Our journey was to be a great enterprise of balance. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no longer any answer to that command in his own will, dismayed by terror though it was, and he felt only the beating upon him of a great power from outside. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

One of them wore a bright-red stocking cap with a great ball of wool hanging down behind that bounced as he jumped, like a bright omen above his head. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

This time her savior was an eagle, who poised on his great wings beside her, seized the flask from her with his beak and brought it back to her full of the black water. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up he sprang and tore a great crag from the mountain and flung it at the ship. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra must have felt great joy knowing that her dreams for the future were finally within reach. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“But since when has Malfoy been one of the world’s great thinkers?” asked Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

An example from history concerns the great outbreak of cholera in London more than one hundred years ago. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"Who are you? God asked. Were you there when I created de great whale?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was great beauty here—almost unbelievable beauty. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Permian was easily victorious with a 41-13 score, but if the outburst was designed to steer the players toward greater discipline, it didn’t work. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a great many stories in here that are worth sharing.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It had gone a great distance It had gone below the North. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"The great knight. I can still knock you in the dirt. Remember that, Kingslayer." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

On this far side of the river, undergrowth and a grove of great horse chestnuts extended almost down to the bridge. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father,” he said eagerly, “said Gawaine and these two to strengthen them. He will come with great force.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made sense they told each other, to set up their shipbroking business in one of the great coaling ports of Europe. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They joined ecstatic cults and allowed sick refugees to desecrate the great temples, where they died untended. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I might not have been great, but I was better than most kids in my neighborhood.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Love it! Looks great!” she says, typing furiously. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then her pudgy body shuddered, and she let out a great cry. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I thought of him like a wise grandfather, who was still in impeccably great shape and good enough to take on any opponent on the strip if need be. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He fluttered away from the hand and buzzed to the other side of the swamp monster’s great head. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“By the way, you have done a great job of keeping the windows free of cobwebs. It’s hard to clean that far up, and I figured someone should tell you so.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

What’s great about books is that the stuff inside doesn’t change. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it were no tables, but a bright fire was burning in a great hearth between the carven pillars upon either side. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My great uncle Phil was too old, and my dad left his hometown. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Frodo now led the way, northward as near as he could guess, among the stones and boulders lying thick at the bottom of the great ravine. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Having no friends except for the dead one following me around wasn’t great, but still, there were other, braver kids who wanted to be my pals. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“The enthusiasm of the people in these great meetings, the thrilling oratory, and lucid arguments of the speakers, all conspired to make these days memorable as among the most charming in my life,” Elizabeth wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She would shadow great saints and learn how to do selfless things for the world. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her gaze on the Snapfinger Cemetery, where a great hum had started. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she loved it. She was a great player. Her daddy wanted her to be the next Althea Gibson. Of course, back then we didn’t have a girls’ tennis team. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tragedy in all this is particularly great because for nearly a decade, there has been strong reason to suppose that Fischer could demonstrate his supremacy convincingly if only given the opportunity to do so.... Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw felt very high up, and somehow powerful, it was like sitting on the back of a great beast. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Rather than depending on just a few crops that could fail, they minimized risk by developing an economy based on a great variety of wild foods, not all of which were likely to fail simultaneously. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Moreover, I now realized he was not alone, but attended by men dressed in the same livery as those the great lady I had seen had about her person. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Aragorn halted and cried with a great voice: “Now come! By the Black Stone I call you!” The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The great Atrium seemed darker than Harry remembered it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The stay in Rivendell had worked a great wonder of change on him: he was glossy and seemed to have the vigour of youth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Arnold’s photograph of the aftermath showed a Lilliputian man, possibly Burnham, standing before a great mound of shattered wood and tangled steel. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“That’s just great,” Skid said, popping a French fry into his mouth. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When we were children, whenever we rejected symbols of Haitian culture, Ma used to excuse us with great embarrassment and say, “You know, they are American.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"Perhaps some evening when you're not busy you'll drop in to see us. Then we could talk at greater length. Unless, of course. . ." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Things have definitely been tough. But Isaiah’s doing a great job of keeping his dad with us.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Twenty-two more steps and they were at the subcellar, The tunnels here were cramped and crooked, black wormholes twisting through the heart of the great rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the eastern side, in the angle of two piers, there was a great door, high above the ground; and over it was a shuttered window, opening upon a balcony hedged with iron bars. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I blew my nose and with a great effort got a tenuous grip on myself. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Regardless, there was a great deal of information to be gleaned from this Brown/Kennedy collaboration. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Doesn't the great Emperor have more important things to do than escort a mere criminal to the gallows?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The corn had been stacked in a great mound. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all wound up in the great room, near the fireplace. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was “a great entree,” she told me, but it only brought her so far into their world. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Later that evening, as I lay on my mat, I heard a sound like a great bear shuffling down the hall. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

You shall study history, the great philosophers, the sciences. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Every year, he dispatched his most promising graduate astronomers to the great European centers of scientific learning, such as Cambridge, Manchester, Paris, or Gottingen, Germany. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the morning there was a great rush to get ready for the trip. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scientific progress and indeed progress of all kinds is often made at great cost, such as the sacrifice made by Henrietta Lacks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But to reach great success in the world, James knew he needed a more rigorous college education. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Capricorn laughed, but Meggie sensed he was thinking over what Fenoglio had said, and it made him uneasy—even if he was taking great pains to hide his concern under a mask of indifference. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Black blood followed, fanning around the boulder in a great, viscous puddle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the Roman poet Virgil this idea is presented in great detail as in no Greek poet. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The throbbing grew to a great tumult, and the Mountain shook. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Olinski had a great tolerance for mischief, but she had no patience for malice. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But that part of us greater than the sum of our parts cannot begin and cannot end, and so it cannot fail. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But it doesn't feel great when your younger sibling surpasses you. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She cried a great wail of anguish, and shook and shook the cage, trying to loosen the hair with the little strength she had left. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

HARRY: “The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

At last they came suddenly into a thin shade; great grey branches reached across the path. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only name we have for this great transformation is ‘the Scientific Revolution’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But her great eyes, with their elaborate lashes, could only be those of a grown woman; there the resemblance to adolescence ended. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I think that E cares a very great deal more for you than she lets herself or anyone else believe,” she wrote to him. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In fact, she had narrowed her life to a relationship with a woman fifteen years older who assumed a power over her greater than that of a mother over an infant. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Leaning on my cane, dragging my feet along, I followed her with great difficulty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We meet at a moment of great uncertainty for America. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It was closed fast, two great wooden gates, painted black and bound and studded with iron, closed upon each other. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

With great effort she was trying to fold the sides of the screen together. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her lack of commitment is a source of great rancor between them. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It grunted again like thunder, then bobbed its head and breathed another great gout of billowing blue fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“In the great burrow they used to open tunnels for the summer and close them for the winter. We can dig another run on the evening side tomorrow and pick up the breeze.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great stone table stood there, but no chairs. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Because, after all, you can’t work for the greater good unless you have all of your own ducks in a row first. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She uttered a great cry which reached up to the gods. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I dread them as much. They are ruthless as the Cauldron-Born, their strength even greater. They go afoot, yet they are swift, with much endurance. Fatigue, hunger, and thirst mean little to them.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Begging pardon, sir, but I’ve not been informed as to the whereabouts of Washington’s headquarters. If I was to be given that information, I could pursue my obligations with greater speed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great monk had fallen to his knees. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I have spent a great deal of my life struggling to keep myself in control,” Celia says, leaning her head against his shoulder. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Beneath this colossal fortress, fires glared and furnaces smoked in the darkness of early dawn, and from many miles away Ruta Skadi heard the clang of hammers and the pounding of great mills. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nineteenth century held one last great surprise for chemists. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

All this physical activity kept him in great shape. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you dare to suppose me so great a blockhead, as not to know what a man is talking of?—What do you deserve?” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The description of Danaë in the wooden chest was the most famous passage of a famous poem by Simonides of Ceos, a great lyric poet who lived in the sixth century. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of pressure on her, after more than a year of preparation, to finally prove herself as a woman who could lead a combat regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

And then children come along and you give them the great love you kind of miss in each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a bit like Frankenstein’s monster, except that it was my mother’s monster, and I’d been the lucky recipient of its great girth. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Beyond the gym and the fields began the woods, our, the Devon School’s woods, which in my imagination were the beginning of the great northern forests. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I worried a great deal at the time, but people are like plants. Some shoot up like weeds, and some are slow like fruit trees. In the end, the fruit trees are worth more.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My household would pass through the great digestive tract of Kilanga and turn into sights unseen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the first people to respond was Eleanor Roosevelt, who wired: “I regret extremely that Washington is to be deprived of hearing Marian Anderson, a great artist.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on. I know an empty lot near here. It’s real big and no trees, and it has some great winds.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teaching William has been one of the great pleasures of my life. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Even as Frodo spoke he felt a great malice bent upon him, and a deadly regard considering him. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Dries tells his parents of Theo: “The longer you know him the more you like him, and I am learning to appreciate his great gifts and talents more every day.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The flame of the torch was nothing to them,- they had bathed in the heat of far greater fires. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Prince Imrahil brought Faramir to the White Tower, and he said: ‘Your son has returned, lord, after great deeds,’ and he told all that he had seen. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Zeppelins,” said the bear’s voice, startling Will, for he hadn’t heard the great creature come near. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was also a great rectangular stone lying on its side near the pool. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like the great pendulum in its rotunda scribing through the long day movements of the universe of which you may say it knows nothing and yet know it must. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In his half-dreams he saw his friend very vividly, and when he awakened a great aching loneliness would be in him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The great body was held back, but rivers spouted through fissures in the rolling wall and broke like day. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

On the warm stone walls, climbing roses were just coming into bloom and great twisted branches of honeysuckle and clematis wrestled each other as they tumbled up and over the top of the wall. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a closet in the Education Center that’s great because no one ever seems to need school supplies. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It’s a great device, because it can also be used for a pillow or a hat— all of which means she will not be back soon. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But another great container for standing waves actually holds standing waves of air inside a long, narrow tube. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Across the river the great houses of great gentlemen lined the embankment. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

My mother thought a new school was a great idea. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instead she reached out and held his hand tightly as the elevator rose to the ninth floor in a single great swoop. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

General Dreedle’s great, red domineering face was gnarled with perplexity and oaken with awesome resolution. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In this great splash of love, he has remembered my dearest childhood wish. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

The great forests of weed were delicately traced, and in them there hung motionless many schools of sticklebacks learning to do their physical exercises in strict unison. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of it there was a great wide spot, dark on the frozen ground. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We screw the sledge along amongst great lumps and chunks of ice, immense debris pushed up by the straining of the great plastic sheet of ice against and among the Fire-Hills. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They gave themselves up to the spell and fell fast asleep at the foot of the great grey willow. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After several minutes and a final, prolonged shriek, the great iron beast shudders to a stop and exhales. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He spends much time in New York with his United Nations work, and he has followed you with great interest.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great deal of fruit that had ripened that day, but he found that he could think only of the bird and of how he would like to take the bird home. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I text him back and say I had a great day, too. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He’s sitting opposite, a newcomer, an interloper—a retired barrister with a square jaw, pitted nose, and great floppy ears. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then it was discovered that the greater part of the potato crop had been frosted in the clamps, which had not been covered thickly enough. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Jefferson was “a shadow man,” Adams now believed, a man whose character was “like the great rivers, whose bottoms we cannot see and make no noise.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He looked a great deal as his compatriot must have looked when he saw the promised land. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He would not be made a fool of, even by one of the greats. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Montag felt himself turning in a great circling roar and buzz and hum. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I added, with great difficulty, “I thought I belonged here.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Aureliano Segundo ate with great bites, overcome by the anxiety of victory, The Elephant was slicing her meat with the art of a surgeon and eating it unhurriedly and even with a certain pleasure. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The Morthond Vale made a great bay that beat up against the sheer southern faces of the mountains. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I have great pleasure in welcoming you all to Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both comfortable and enjoyable.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A great black bird, a raven of Osskil, came walking over the stone terrace and the grass. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Maskelyne and Mason had become friends eleven years earlier while engaged in a project to measure an astronomical event of great importance: the passage of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Out on the road the troops were moving in a great mottled stream: Longstreet’s First Corps, the backbone of the army, moving up behind Powell Hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Through the throat of one huge leader Aragorn passed his sword with a thrust; with a great sweep Boromir hewed the head off another. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“These are all great ideas,” my lips say. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Since the first “Nightline” program, there had been a great deal of mail. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The earthquakes will be so great that all bonds and shackles and fetters will be destroyed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Cora pictured the insurrections as great, bloody battles, unfurling beneath a night sky lit by vast fires. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Lady Constance, although wrong about some things, was certainly right when she observed that Penelope and the children had a great deal of work ahead of them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Look, Your Honor, with great and elaborate care we conditioned Mary Dalton so that she would regard Bigger Thomas as a kind of beast. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a great curiosity to see Mrs. Elton, I have heard so much of her. It cannot be long, I think, before she comes.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

For a split second, he seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell slowly backward, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The family then moved back to Britain, where Mack grew up in Aberdeen, and became a scientist, a tinkerer, a great piano player, with a bit of a short attention span himself. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Jesse is great, but he did apply four months late, and a lot of kids have worked hard to get into schools like that.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A great one, in fact. But that stupid hug business isn’t funny. I’m getting really sick of it, and I want you to stop, okay? All of you. Including Leo and Tobias.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He’d read about the great volcanoes, the lost city of Pompeii destroyed by fire that poured out of mountains from deep below. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Did he mean say "yes" because he knew that the principle was greater than the men, greater than the numbers and the vicious power and all the methods used to corrupt its name? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vincenzio was something of a freethinker, by the standards of the day, and had no great love of the forms and rituals of the Church. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The Garcías were only legal residents, not citizens, but for the police to mistake Mami for a citizen was a compliment too great to spare a child discomfort. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Lee Chong presented the great string of firecrackers and the China lily bulbs. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever and anon the furnaces far below its ashen cone would grow hot and with a great surging and throbbing pour forth rivers of molten rock from chasms in its sides. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I visited the temples: the Govindji, with its great hall and its row of columns like tree trunks and its high ceilings where neat rows of bats hung like small furry pennants. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him the very best I had to give, and now - well - I find I do not have a great deal more left to give.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

With great effort, she managed to slide the straight end of the paper clip into the knot. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Not a great thinker, not the mastermind of the rebellion, merely a face plucked from the rabble because I had caught the nation’s attention with my antics in the Games. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“If you saw the entire country,” Royal said, “from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the great Niagara Falls and the Rio Grande, would you make a home here, in the woods of Indiana?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The truth is that we all know a great deal about music through enculturation. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

A great ridge of clouds stretched above the setting sun, and the air was cold and clean. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He traveled to many lands and did many other great deeds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might not have understood a great many things about the world, I might have only had a fourth grader’s education, but I could tell when someone was trying to fish around for information. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

And she didn’t act all look how great I am about it; it was more like she cared that I learn the right way. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He wrote to his friend Asa Gray, “Pangenesis will be called a mad dream, but at the bottom of my own mind, I think it contains a great truth.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And before we went to bed I had a great time jumping up and down on the mattress. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt, for the first time in my life, that great feeling of free'. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dusk was falling when they came out again, and there were a great many people in the darkening streets. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was well out into the great field and looking for a sight of the distant arch when he felt along the ground the first stamping thuds of the alarm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mask was a human skull; from it, the great antlers rose in cruel curves. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

He says there’s great nourishment in the eye and we all make sounds of disgust. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Drinker’s diary entry for August 28 concludes: “Isaac Wharton and family are moved out of Town, P. Hartshorne’s family, and Neighr Waln’s also out; the inhabitants are leaving the City in great numbers.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“The lawgivers of antiquity...legislated for single cities,” Adams observed, but “who can legislate for 20 or 30 states, each of which is greater than Greece or Rome at those times?” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The tale of Cadmus and his daughters is only a prologue to the greater story. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s really great. You should watch it sometime. If you can bring yourself to watch a movie about a lesser sport.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

At night, in the flickering light from the fire, it seemed to her that the wound, that great hole in the forehead, throbbed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The brief glow fell upon a huge sitting figure, still and solemn as the great stone kings of Argonath. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The great hero of mythology, Hercules, might be an allegory of Greece herself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The effort to recall was too great; there was a buzzing in his head, and a wash of fatigue overcame him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It sickens me when I look at this great Exposition to think that it will be allowed to crumble to dust,” he said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Like many explorers of his day, Shackleton was a great believer in improvisation: he would figure things out as the need arose. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The hump of its great shoulders had shrunk. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I step out of my second life the same way I stepped out of my first, holding too few things and with great uncertainty about what will happen next. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My insurrection prompted a great deal of yelling. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They scattered, then massed again, hovering over her like a great, undulating cloud before settling back onto the branches of the oak tree. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

In the darkness one sees their forms move like sick storks, like great birds. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could see them like the inhabitants of a great city in their finery and gold. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well don’t let it get around or people will start expecting great things from me.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She slid down off the saddle, landing with a splish in a dark puddle, and wrapped herself around one of his great big tree trunk legs. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The street bustle excited him too, as he drove, and though he could feel the damp grit of the city lodging in his skin and clothes — mister, it was great to be out and around! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They spent the greater part of the day closeted in the bedroom in hermetic conferences and at dusk they asked for an escort and some accordion players and took over Catarino’s store. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Bando rinsed Dad’s soup bowl in the snow, and with great ceremony and elegance—he could really be elegant when the occasion arose—poured him a turtle shell of sassafras tea. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey stared out over the quiet blue water, knowing that although the surface was calm, the great tides were moving underneath. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and wondered just how great a hypocrite I was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything always just about the cells and don’t even worry about her name and was HeLa even a person. So hallelujah! I think a book would be great!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

According to Armpit’s father, the cost of air-conditioning the homes in west Austin, with their high ceilings and grand entrances, was greater than the amount he paid in rent. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’ve been able to explore the origins of time and space with some of the great living thinkers. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Each time, Bear, with great dexterity, seemed to offer him the mazer, but at the last moment, tossed it high. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The great Dutch painter Jan Vermeer has been called the Sphinx of Delft, for all his paintings have a degree of mystery. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already the great house did not seem to have been abandoned for a few hours only but for years. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This path is stupid, it goes in spirals, perhaps in circles, but whichever way it goes, I will follow it He was aware of a great happiness mounting within him. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rising sun was hazy, and behind it, following it slowly up the sky, there was a growing darkness, as of a great storm moving out of the East. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The adult Sunday school classes met upstairs—each one in a corner of the large main sanctuary or in the balcony between the two great stained-glass windows. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was long and oval, shaped like a great spear-head thrust deep into the northern glen; but its southern end was beyond the shadows under the sunlit sky. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then he looked back, and to his great joy he perceived that the Lillian had gone off in a wild direction and was yawing all over the pond. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Blood is too precious a thing in these days of dishonourable peace; and the glories of the great races are as a tale that is told.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Inside the door, great metal cogs wheeled and clanked as the symbol rotated until it was facing the right way, until it was correct. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We had not only lost our childhood in the war but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I could not speak; my emotion was too great for even the relief of tears. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A few drops fell, and suddenly the drums broke out again into a panic of hurrying notes; there was a great shout. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe how detailed all of the shark’s different systems were and that I had my hand inside the body of a great white. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Most of my friends were in grad school or had found great jobs already, working at prestigious firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Our Father says in the great beyond nearby there are probably swamps you could sink a battleship in, not to mention a mere automobile. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would be great,” he said, as if Mom would care. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was a blitzkrieg all over again, and the Germans met with great success. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The younger birds began crowding over to the edge of the roof and looking down at the great canyons beneath them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She was looking for her husband at the Vast Wall. She traveled a great distance, all on foot, with only a bundle of cloth...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Herbert, I shall always need you, because I shall always love you; but my need is no greater now than at another time.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Still, it’ll be great to have one friend on hand—assuming Pouncey can get through it without trying to make me laugh. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He explained it slowly, methodically, with great care. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People should know that he was a great Artist,” he tells Lies. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In the many years since I have listened to the land the change is very great. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can see that. I can see why someone would want to avoid being with other people. A great number of them are not very nice to me...and, well...” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I think that would be great, Maisie. You’re going to have so much free time, once school is out tomorrow. And after we come back from our little weekend trip, of course.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Gregor thought the fact that she had liked the roaches had made a great impression on them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It took no great leap of intelligence to realize that Hamilton Knapp had laced Gingers dog treats with tranquilizers and laxatives so that she would do one, possibly two, embarrassing things on stage. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

During the hunt, the pavilion had been transformed into a great ballroom. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saluted, sneezed, wandered off, in no great huny, wiping his nose. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was also becoming a great little speaker. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He became disoriented and reported being in great pain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And she wondered what about bringing death could be considered great. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I am no longer grasping great handfuls of time. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“You are because the Lord, to quote a great woman, works in mysterious ways.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was black; and set upon it was a great stone, carved and painted in the likeness of a long White Hand. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Through sweet and smoky air, great columns rose to dizzying heights, while enough multicolored light poured down through stained glass so as to turn the hard stone floor into pools of liquid hues. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Already a great press of Orcs and Men were gathering again beyond the stream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She could tell there was no great hate left in him, but he wouldn’t admit it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He was a good player—not a champion, since his aim was going off a bit in his old age, but we’d have great fun. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

A young man who had worked at the dye vats in a mill claimed suddenly that a great holy power had come in him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The front of the courthouse was red brick with great white marble steps going up to a wide door. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maddie’s group has a great project. We need a great project.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The wind had increased to a tempest, and hurled great blazing brands over our heads.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

But this admission, made in national magazines, only brought me a greater degree of success. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says, Hit me now with the child in me arms.Then he has a great notion,Why can’t we go to our own house and play a while? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They see them as great millepedes—“with babies’ legs at one end and old people’s legs at the other,” says Billy Pilgrim. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

This had great significance for astrologers, had been widely predicted and was eagerly anticipated. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

In 1421 the great engineer and architect Brunelleschi was given a three-year patent by the city of Florence on a new design for a barge for carrying marble. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Whereas, once again, the machine destroyed everything: you were killed discreetly, with a little shame and with great precision. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

It came upon her one night when the stars themselves looked like dandelions in the sky and the moon a great daisy among the stars. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

The path led them up and around the base of a great green hill, round and treeless, the hill that Ged had seen from the ship as they entered the charmed waters of Roke Island. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Though there were no gold or silver threads woven into her sari, she wore a sari of great rarity and beauty. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I can be patient — if I make a great effort.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was again forced to choose between his image and his trainer’s wishes, and Howard was a man who had great difficulty compromising his image. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I even conjure up a whole lot of great memories with my dad inside these walls. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The links would emerge dripping wet, some glistening with mud, link by link by link, until the whole great chain stretched taut. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We need to wow him with how great we are,” said Isa. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Her husband would get a job in some great clanging organism of progress, and they would live happily ever after. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

In our house, we could hear the great leather belts of the machinery whirring and slapping rhythmically a quarter mile away. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“This must be what the great cathedrals of Europe look like!” she thought, as she stared with amazement at the high, beamed ceiling and rows of arching windows. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

On the screen, Philby is answering another question: “In the second place, the Burgess-Maclean affair has raised issues of great”—he pauses—“delicacy.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

She told him we were disappointed in him and that, on more than one occasion, he’d been a source of great annoyance. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The old man, following my eyes, cried with great triumph, “My son’s come home!” and we both went out to the drawbridge. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

There seemed to be a great stone in the way, but the Orcs had got through somehow, for he could hear their voices on the other side. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“That blog of yours was a great thing, had you swimming in the dough and all. Now you’ve closed it, we won’t be able to do more of this stuff!” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Grant does not have the appearance of a great general; he looks awkward, ill at ease, and carelessly dressed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are great caverns for the gardens of fungi on which the termites depend for their nourishment, perhaps also as a source of heat. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The people who sat in darkness have seen a great light.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But they did not stay in the great hall for long. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We do not hold his great age against him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All activity ceased as the great Joseph Bell tolled out eight o’clock from the Abbey belfry. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Others say it was a judgment on us for some great sin, though I never heard any agreement about what that sin was. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are volunteers: last of the great volunteer armies, for the draft is beginning that summer in the North. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

DVDs and books are in messy stacks all over the great room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Suddenly there came a great gasp from the audience. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

This didn’t make me look so great either. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

"Aye. Yes. The greater part. Nearly all, in fact. Save for a few wee bits here and there." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Use farther when referring to physical distance; use further to refer to abstract ideas or to indicate a greater extent or degree. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I told Jason it was great that his party is Saturday, it’s more than great — it solves everything. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the month of Susmy and the first great snows were falling those days and nights. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the time it is complete, Jule has become the kind of woman it would be a great mistake to underestimate. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Most great leaps forward in human understanding have been developments from, or arguments with, the understandings of the past. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

But still it could be seen that once long ago a great paved way had wound upwards from the lowlands of the Dwarf-kingdom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Want to see my talent? Cinna did a great job on it.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

His head had stopped spinning; he took another great gulp of water and felt it pass smoothly through his gills, sending oxygen back to his brain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He and I had us a great manure war then, throwing dried cow cushions and sheep pills and horse biscuits at each other and dying laughing. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

It is heavy with our worst fear, greater even than the fear of death: to be factionless. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He was, his friend says, an honest man and a great artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

It was the white breast and head of a great bird, an osprey, a dæmon, and it was lying still. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am suspicious of the stillness in these woods. A great tension rests upon Fablehaven today.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I had a great time last night,” he says. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It always boggled my mind to think of the great mountains and wide rivers across which he had people bring the papers just for his reading pleasure. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my delirium, I imagined death in the form of a great bird with wings of fire and shadow. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

His father would have plunged in with great enthusiasm. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When that other man had come this way, an army had followed close behind him, the great host of the north riding to war beneath the grey-and-white banners of House Stark. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She heard her saying, "1116 council does us great honor, my good lords." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he said that the Pledge means a lot to some people and that other people don’t appreciate all that this country is and how great a democratic nation we are and blah-blah-blah. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

But, more important, Charley had been taken with his old ailment again, and this time he was in bad trouble and great pain. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fear to swallow a great hoax in public, a hoax already refused by Karhide, a hoax perhaps even invented by Karhide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even this one easily executed task, retrieving the wallet of a man they’d held in a cage a few yards away, seemed, in the context, an act of great courage and empathy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"Yes, my dear. I have been around very much. I have been around a very great deal." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

We turned to see a cloud of dust heading our way led by an ancient pickup truck moving at great speed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They not only bring forth “great individuals and great deeds”—one traditional definition of history—by demanding human effort on a large scale, but they make these achievements memorable. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every year during the month of March a family of ragged gypsies would set up their tents near the village, and with a great uproar of pipes and kettledrums they would display new inventions. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, as a thank-you, the great man sent me the bottled beast you see on the shelf next to the armadillo. It is my most prized possession.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ll miss you.” she called back, and rushed on down the stairs with a great clatter to erase any more sounds, any more doubts. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Or perhaps she favors neither of them and only wants the sea to have greater power, by diminishing the power of the land. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In fact, the whole sky seemed to be flowing with it, a great inexorable flood pouring out of the world, out of all the worlds, into some ultimate emptiness. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t seem to know a great deal.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The great grey beast was lying near the fire, but when Catelyn entered he lifted his head, and his golden eyes met hers. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In middle age I was assured that greater age would calm my fever and now that I am fifty-eight perhaps senility will do the job. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the Austrians had a great amount of artillery in the woods along Ternova ridge beyond and above us, and shelled the roads badly at night. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

There were demons like great beasts that would catch and eat men while they were still alive and screaming, but they were not the worst. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Your family is really great," she said after a minute. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But that was nothing, for a great plan had formed in Frankie’s mind and he could see just how it would he. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below, the wide plain blazed with torches and Taran saw a great ring of flames. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

That was the year Zosma sank to its knees and bled great gouts of men into a war about nothing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ve thought about it. But I’m not sure it’s such a great idea.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimly they were aware of Grishnákh’s great head and hideous face between them; his foul breath was on their cheeks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A great roar of musketry from behind the hill. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet the truth is, we accept persons such as Mr Marshall or Mr Lane to be great, though most of us cannot claim to have ever scrutinized them under such conditions. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

To my great relief, no one was there. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

With great excitement we packed and flew out to Nairobi. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Curt replied: Red would look great on you. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

So as he loped along, his great legs swinging tirelessly, she sat with the movement and said nothing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was a great discovery when I found that a fresh-tasting fluid could be sucked out not only from the eyes of larger fish but also from their vertebrae. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had never seen such enterprise before, such great machines, such methodical organization, and such backbreaking work. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was there, I met a fellow contestant, Mary Kate Bush, who later became a great source of strength to me, as well as a lifelong friend. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Guarded by sentries and high barriers from unsought contact with all beyond, great gangs of us, healthy, robust men, live and labor in a marvelous artificial world,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t a great name, Jonas thought, like—well, like Gabriel, for example. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the center of the room was a great wooden table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“He wasn’t that great before. He’s just worse now.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was just about to do this when in poured a great flood of females. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The King began scrambling to his feet in great excitement. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Moving on. Seriously, it’s fine, hun. The place is great, and I’ve got you and my guitar! What else do I need?” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We are not yet certain how many planetary systems there are, but there seem to be a great abundance. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His great head lay pillowed against a sand dune and a dozen or more soldiers waved their wicker shields, trying to fan cool air upon him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once again, he thought that tiny actions brought about cumulative effects and great change. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You weren't there! So how can you know what's good and what's bad? How can you understand God's plan? It's greater than you! Can you see every leaf in the forest?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Zero is the wrench in the works of both great theories. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

What Shoemaker and his colleagues found was that there was more risk out there–a great deal more–than anyone had ever imagined. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t imagine dragging my last name with me from sunup to sundown, but JimmyTrotter and his great grandmother wouldn’t have it any other way. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Kira, your leg will take a great deal out of me. I’ll have to sleep, after, maybe for a whole day or even longer. And I don’t have much time.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Oliver spoke of Mr. Rivers—of the Rivers family—with great respect. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s the kind of guy who’s probably great with teachers and pop quizzes and who actually doesn’t mind driving his mom’s Saturn, but I don’t trust him not to screw things up with girls. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Berkner speculates that this is what happened to the great reptiles; their size may have been all right for a richly oxygenated atmosphere, but they had the bad luck to run out of air. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad thinks it’s great that I get invited. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“There certainly was some great mismanagement in the education of those two young men. One has got all the goodness, and the other all the appearance of it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Liang changed his name to Chen, hid his brush, and found a great master artist to study under. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

All that spider hunting has made me really hungry, and whatever is cooking in the kitchen smells great. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Repent, sinners, foul carrion, unworthy of our Lord’s great sacrifice! Fast! Do penance!” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would surely come a bad year, moreover, and even the town could not withstand robbers, as it had not in the past when the great house fell. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And on the black velvet the great pearl glistened, so that the dealer could not keep his eyes from it. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

All in all it has been a great journey and not at all shabby for a bad boy. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The great auditorium for Ford’s Day celebrations and other massed Community Sings was at the bottom of the building. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if it were a great wave that swept my legs from beneath me, I sat suddenly on the floor and wept. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My death — our deaths — would not be in vain; if anything we might serve the cause greater in death as martyrs than we ever could in life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You are far too generous, Lady Stark. The honor of carrying a great lady like yourself is all the reward they need." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Ebola kills a great deal of tissue while the host is still alive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After everything, it feels great to do that. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

There was a great creaking of ropes and sails and the Current picked up speed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I should still be thinking about how great the first walk with Ziggy went, but instead I keep thinking about how much my parents are fighting, and how different everything is now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the world of a small Texas town, where the four seasons of the year were football, basketball, track, and baseball, there was no greater condemnation. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw two pagodas, one on each side of the street, as though they were the entrance to a great Buddha temple. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of the great adventure was delightful to Jason. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And a great gift as well,” Mrs. Matsika added, laying her hand on the General’s arm. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before them towards Mordor lay like a moat a great mire of reeking mud and foul-smelling pools. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was a great wrenching as the wings caught the pines at the side of the clearing and broke back, ripping back just outside the main braces. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t get home from my last shift until after midnight anyway, when you guys are in bed. We don’t need a whole house. It’s great we can live so compact.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As the witch kept talking of the glory and the riches and the great power over men that a sorcerer could gain, he set himself to learn more useful lore. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I had learned eighty-five Vietnamese phrases over the last seven days, as well as a great deal of verb conjugation. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Because of my great fright I remember little of the river crossing except the cry of the man who saved me and my burst for freedom. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

In frustration, he gave a great yowl, a protesting noise so full of resentment and anger the river water leaped in surprise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“What was I saying? Oh, yes. Henry tells me that this particular sort of mushroom was a great favorite of the emperor Claudius. Interesting, because you remember how Claudius died.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The soles, made from rubber tire treads, had already been reduced to shreds held together with a little leather and a great deal of hope. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shook himself like a big bear, hurling off great chunks of mud. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The window blind blew back with the wind that rushed in, and in the aperture of the broken panes there was the head of a great, gaunt grey wolf. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He dropped it at my feet, gave me a soulful glance and with great, quiet dignity sauntered away. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

“If you could just be who you are in here”—I place my palm over his heart—“instead of who they made you, then you would be a great Emperor.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then Jesse gave a great whoop and leapt into the stream, splashing mightily. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, nothing can be taken for granted because what the living desire will require great effort. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Clara was able to move, she pushed Esteban out of her way, rose with great difficulty, and left the study, trying to walk as erect as she could. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They swore that they were going to do something important with their lives—solve a great mystery, or rescue somebody, or be so smart in school that they’d skip grades. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

New York was a great place, and being called brilliant had cooled her down. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It may be delayed but it cannot be defeated, and we covet for Tennessee the signal honor of being the thirty-sixth and last State necessary to consummate this great reform.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You look great,” Nana says when I model for her in our living room. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know who was more ambitious—the doomsayers or Violet—but it’s hard to match the superstitious for great expectations. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why doesn’t the motion cause the oceans to slop about, producing great tidal waves? The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Hynning perspired a great deal and there were those among us who thought he was not altogether sober. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry felt a great rush of affection for Luna. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Though of great age, its metal shone clear and untarnished, and its very plainness had the beauty of true nobility. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It swung slowly in on its great brass hinges. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

If an experiment turns out precisely as predicted, this can be very nice, but it is only a great event if at the same time it is a surprise. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had gone too early to the great house and the Old Lord was still sleeping. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Attendants and townspeople were following them and as they came to a halt the doors of the great house swung open and the Queen appeared. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it has the airlock attachment so it's a great place to start. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’ll look at the scars on your arms and see mere ugliness, or you’ll take great care to look away from them and see nothing. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A great ring-wall of stone, like towering cliffs, stood out from the shelter of the mountain-side, from which it ran and then returned again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The lightning, great sheets and lances of brilliance, flared and cracked above and around the machine. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They bit down, their great jaws propelled by a heavy piston attached to a large iron wheel. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Michelangelo shrugged a great Italian shrug, which he performed both with his shoulders and his lips. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s great, but...this isn’t a good time,” Thomas said, sounding distracted. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In fact, it illustrates an enormous subject of great importance: human diseases of animal origins. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some scythes find the fame addictive, and seek greater and greater celebrity. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There was a great scraping and banging as all the students got to their feet and swarmed toward the double doors into the entrance hall. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They found themselves in a great garden, where paths and beds of flowers were set in immense lawns of soft grass, which glowed a brilliant green in the light of the lanterns. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

By the end of my first season, even though I hadn’t quite distinguished myself as the world’s best épée fencer, I was in great shape. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His code name for the invasion was “Operation Barbarossa,” after the great twelfth-century tactician and emperor Frederick Barbarossa, who unified many European kingdoms under German rule as leader of the Holy Roman Empire. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I feel in my soul only a weariness at the continual braying of their vanity, their outrage at small sufferings when greater are to hand. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He set up crying out as if in great terror. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the walls of Qarth, men beat gongs to herald her coming, while others blew curious horns that encircled their bodies like great bronze snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Despite European guns, the Indians’ greater numbers, entrenched positions, knowledge of the terrain, and superb archery made them formidable adversaries. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was a great noise of shot, but none hit; and they turned, startled, and fired at us—as we struggled to reload. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I had been doing foolish things with great frequency the past few days—and most of my life, for that matter—and I now did another. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

A great longing came over them for the faces and voices of their companions, especially for Frodo and Sam, and for Strider. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“He said that the poems happen to be written by the only great poet of the century. He said I should’ve bought a translation or something. Or learned the language, if you please.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, ma’am,” said a gruff voice behind her, and there, to her great dismay, stood old Mr. Laurence. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When you leave the grocery, if you walk catty-cornered across the grass-grown lot, threading your way among the great rusty pipes thrown out of the canneries, you will see a path worn in the weeds. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

For better and worse, though, this spirit is widely identified as one of the Americas’ great gifts to the world. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now he was not confused, for there was only one thing to do, and Kino’s hand went first to the great pearl in his shirt and then to his knife hanging under his shirt. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ships smaller than the great war dromonds of the green lands, aye, but thrice the size of any common longship, with deep hulls and savage rams, fit to meet the king’s own fleets in battle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Black mothers held their babies and watched with great satisfaction as we marched toward the courthouse.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Straight out, he confirmed that he was the beneficiary of just such a fund, and embarked on a great run of concession Now, was that wrong? Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The ratio of misery to pleasure was greater by an order of magnitude than any other mountain I’d been on; I quickly came to understand that climbing Everest was primarily about enduring pain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dora is a great woman, a great big woman with flaming orange hair and a taste for Nile green evening dresses. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently he rose, and, completely under the influence of his own thoughts and language, began to pace the room with short strides, speaking to himself in a low voice and with great emphasis. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He flattened out the two humps of wire, and with great care wriggled the charred scrap of paper on to one of them. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The grey moss grew thickly here, covering the fallen stones in great mounds and bearding all the towers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Mr. Rochester, for your great kindness. I am strangely glad to get back again to you: and wherever you are is my home—my only home.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the crowd realized what had happened, a great shout went up that almost drowned the sound of the whistle that signaled the end of the game. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Whoever had eaten it must have had a great appetite, for his teeth had cut right into the bone to extract its goodness. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel so great myself, but got through it okay. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I could see that nothing really great was happening,” John recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I have not seen anyone for a long time with a greater store of accurate knowledge,” he wrote to Mary. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Legolas took a deep breath, like one that drinks a great draught after long thirst in barren places. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In every case, those who watched ABC voted for Reagan in far greater numbers than those who watched CBS or NBC. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor puts great emphasis on the final three words. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The witch tilted her white head, as if Hazel were a great curiosity. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some would be occupied by people with great Talents, others would not. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was pounding like the giant heart of the war itself or a great thunderstorm without an end. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so proud of you, Constance. You’ve been very brave indeed. Thank you for your great efforts.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of those great June days when the sky is completely blue and the sun is shining but it isn’t so hot that you wish you were on the beach instead. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Basketball would be great if all you had to do was shoot foul shots, but most of the time you’re on the court with nine other people bumping and shoving and running way too much. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

One man surrendered a shirt of silver scales that had surely been made for some great lord. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Deep inside me, I felt a great void opening. the ss offered us a beautiful present for the new year. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aurelia glanced unseeingly at the huge shambling animal, but she didn’t wait to see it go through its weary tricks, restoring the old carefree spirit to the great audience. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No, I mean your name—Galadriel. It’s the name of a great queen in a book by a man named Tolkien. But, of course, you know that.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

They lay in a sort of orderly disorder on the great dining-room table. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The great shape of the dog had bounded out from the roots of the Willow. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lords and councillors met in secret in the king’s state rooms until late at night and argued openly in the great hall. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I told about his great cooking and the stories in bed and how he came to all my games, even in the rain. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Not that much, really,” I said, at the same time as Bobby Gene said, “Oh, yeah, he’s great.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

You will notice I say 'what' rather than 'who' is a great butler; for there was actually no serious dispute as to the identity of the men who set the standards amongst our generation. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As it went down, slipping lightly through the old man’s fingers, he still could feel the great weight, though the pressure of his thumb and finger were almost imperceptible. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isn’t it a great pity you have to be reading all about England after all they did to us, that there isn’t a history of Ireland to be had in this hospital. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

During the earliest days of the fever Rush had treated patients with great caution. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Basel and Muhammad took great delight in describing the science teacher’s nose; it was longer than the pointer he carried, they said. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

But for the first time it occurred to him that he was eleven years old and that perhaps his great muscles were not quite what they had once been. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I left the great and gloomy hall of Elsinore for the last time. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The horse was too tired even to cuss: Of course I did great. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“And you procured a small annoying boy to replace her. So I see no point risking further half- bloods on a ridiculous rescue. The possibility is very great that this Annie girl is dead.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

However, the image of Octavian’s monster did not match the regal, grieving queen, deeply mourning the loss of her great love—a man toward whom many Romans still felt strong loyalty and affection. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The band sounded great — it wasn’t what it would have been with you there, but we all got by. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Balder the beautiful crossed this bridge nine days ago. He went to Hel’s great hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You must be very brave,” he would say, “I am afraid you must be prepared for a great shock.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I was a great concert pianist once,” she said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presently he came to an open space where a small tent had been set up for the king under a great tree. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He said it was of great value, but that was probably a lie too, like bis name and even bis face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And what will you say on that great day if you know not of the death of His Son? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Was that why I fought my way out of Durango? Was that why I built an empire greater than El Dorado’s? El Dorado bathed in gold dust every day. Did you know that?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was at least twenty-five hundred times greater than St. Helens, but perhaps eight thousand times more monstrous. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She and the golden monkey moved on quickly, climbing great staircases, crossing bridges, always moving upward. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The awful nightmare had now gripped the great brute to such an extent that he was tying his whole body into knots. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had a great time. Have a safe trip back to school...” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

This unsettled me a little, and Ruth had been great about it, watching over me without seeming to make a fuss, always ready to cheer me up if I seemed gloomy. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His tree stood long after the clever young girl was old and no longer beautiful, and in a way, he became greater and stronger than he had ever been before. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sharing our thoughts with each other requires a great deal of trust, but we’ll both be stronger because of it! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The great European thinkers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were much concerned with new ideas of liberty and the refashioning of society. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

From this deficiency of nourishment resulted an abuse, which pressed hardly on the younger pupils: whenever the famished great girls had an opportunity, they would coax or menace the little ones out of their portion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was away eastward, on his left as he stood under the great stones, staring and straining into the gloom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As the photographer set up his equipment again, this time across the room, I put a hand on the president’s back, guiding him around the couches, to the great dark wood desk. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

My grammar school years especially were the years when the great Church doors opened to enclose me, filling my day as I was certain the Church filled all time. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be in a great mood. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

But indeed there were too few now left there to do them great damage, though the light of the fires showed up many a mark for archers of such skill as Gondor once had boasted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was no chance to warn Bailey that he was dangerously late, that everybody had been worried and that he should create a good lie or, better, a great one. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet there it stood, immense and beautiful, the great horses framing the distant purple mountain beyond. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The great right fielder A1 Kaline, who stopped in on his way to practice at Tiger Stadium, had autographed his own head shot: “To my pal Milt, great eggs!” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There was a great shout from the crowd, and putting my head through between the boards I saw the bulls just coming out of the street into the long running pen. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The fact that I’d competed and placed in the top sixteen was a great start. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

So even though my money stayed in my boot, it was a great show for a boy from Marshall. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the light of the next day, I tried to tell myself that I had only imagined the great evil of the scene the night before. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a great number of rabbits in the place—many more than he was bringing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles, who only the moment before had been sunk in gloom, glanced up and fixed her with a smile of great warmth and sweetness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sam’s mom is very pretty and tells great jokes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

After a great deal of squirming, kicking, screaming and shouting, Mrs. van D. finally managed to yank the thing out, and Mr. Dussel went on with his work as if nothing had happened. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I stitched the long dangling legs and the great wings. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And however great his frustration, it could not have held a candle to the dismay that I felt at that moment, knowing that all my work and worry was for naught. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Included among their ranks were all-black units such as the Harlem Hellfighters and the Eighth Illinois National Guard that fought with extraordinary courage and great distinction. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

This leads to great confusion in the kingdom of the devil, and this strife leaves many dead and injured, which is why children make the perfect soldiers. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The power of each day spilled over the hills in great silence. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They, in turn, were surrounded by a great green moat of sports fields. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

As she spoke, the dancing people began to notice him, and one of the women came toward them, her eyes great and blue, and offered him a goblet of wine. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In their investigations, the FBI found that Mrs. Sharpe had a great deal of money and that she had made a very generous gift to the National Gallery after the theft had taken place. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

They were past me now, disappearing in a great cloud of brown dust that looked like a part of their clothing, that made them seem akin to the elemental earth itself. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then going ashore the crew went up to the great house of Alkinoos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“O.K. Bye-bye. And I really had a great time with you tonight. I mean that seriously. You have a wonderful personality. And thanks tons for being so understanding,” she said, leaving the car. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The 1960s and 1970s were, in retrospect, a great time to be a street criminal in most American cities. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And he tells us of the great respect his people have for the spirit of life that is in all things—people, animals, plants, fire, water, wind.... Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

And yet there endured the legend that somewhere out over the down there lived a great and solitary rabbit, a giant who drove the elil like mice and sometimes went to silflay in the sky. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh no, people want deeds—great, heroic deeds. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She opened the note in her hand, sighing with great impatience at its folds. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He would gather the seeds for her and plant them with great care in places near sandy hills. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We face a situation of great opportunity as well as heightened risk,” Westmoreland told the president. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“I suppose great care was needed to handle the boat?” said the coroner. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His father is a great lord, fighting in Spain against the Muslim kings there. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

That’s why they have different sins, the sacrilege, the mortal sin, the venial sin.Then the masters and grown-up people in general talk about the unforgivable sin, which is a great mystery. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

‘Would that Elrond were here, for he is the eldest of all our race, and has the greater power.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the Fanbearer had paid a great sum for that red granite coffin with the alabaster lid. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“The way young people speak about one another’s bodies says a great deal about our society. In today's world, boys are much more likely to objectify girls’ bodies than the other way around. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t in a great mood when I went to visit. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Breakfast cereal is a great example of why companies love to make processed foods. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I had begun to feel—feel, not think—that a great deal of time had passed for me too. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her to please tell me how old she was, and assured her, at great length, that the information, if given, wouldn’t go beyond myself. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After a great many days, the cheese was ripe, and there was a hard rind all over it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked the friend of his youth many questions and Siddhartha had a great deal to tell him about his life. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a great honor to ride with the queen, and besides, Prince Joffrey might be there. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Was it routinely flouted by the great writers of the past? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Now Wang Lung in the old days when the great family were there would have felt himself one of these common people and against the great and half hating, half fearful of them. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When the worn girl reached the gently flowing stream, a great longing seized her to throw herself into it and end all her pain and despair. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A sailor off the coast of Ephesos heard a mysterious voice crying out from the shore, ‘Tell them that the great god Pan has died!’ The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

His young skin turned old, his clear eyes dulled, and a little stoop came to his great shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Communism was a great system for making people equally poor. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The great multiple glacier we are on feeds down into the valley from the west, and we are on its extreme eastern edge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw what I was looking at, a grin split his great bearded face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She would have thought a question like that, which was almost an insult, would enrage the great creature beyond reason, and she wondered at Farder Coram’s courage in asking it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was absurd to think that the great Scythe Marie Curie, Grande Dame of Death, would care so much for her—and would even think there could be any failure on her own part. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The key value that took the place of credulous piety was politeness, which was the great preoccupation of writers in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His father was Constantijn Huygens, a master diplomat of the age, a litterateur, poet, composer, musician, close friend and translator of the English poet John Donne, and the head of an archetypical great family. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those great listening eyes were fastened on the face of the young man bent over his book, and for one instant Mercy’s whole heart was revealed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

It was a large assembly, but as the three of us looked down at it from the top of the rise, it seemed oddly muffled and small in the great expanse of snow. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Remember the greats, my dad likes to gloat: I balled with Magic and the Goat. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

What I recall was pity, a sorrow so great that I could not move to save myself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth spent most of the days in a precarious tree-house they had built the previous summer between three great birches on the lake shore. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before the arrival of the post-Soweto prisoners, there was a shortage of warders, and the rebellious young men required even greater supervision. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her hands were folded majestically in her lap—she’d set her husband’s letters on the coffee table—and she was perched with great dignity on the edge of her chair, blinking calmly at her daughter. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But you smell so good,” I tell her again, “and you look great.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Sir, I’m trying, I’m trying!” said Harry desperately, but he did not think that Dumbledore could hear him; he had rolled onto his side and was drawing great, rattling breaths that sounded agonizing. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He presses my hand and says I’m a great old soldier and why wouldn’t I? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And then a great moaning filled the church. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I help Mom and Dad move some of the furniture around—it won’t look great if the entire congregation of Temple Judea sees me tripping over an ottoman and knocking myself unconscious. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It would seem almost as though there were a cordon drawn round the upper part of these great peaks beyond which no man may go. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

You would think that having Lula as a friend would be a great relief to me after all my brothers, and generally this was so, but sometimes she could be a bit sappy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

And in one great mercurial swing, Alex is not just angry anymore. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She uncoiled from the great stone seat and rose to her feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth Manwill had been friends with Mrs. Richardson for many years, and she owed Mrs. Richardson a great deal, though she herself hated to put it that way. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the great brute was just working up an appetite by talking about food. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traditional restaurants generally provide a product of higher average quality but of much greater variability, especially on the downward side. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His power was greater because he belonged to God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

We may need a great many food chains that combine organic food and slow food and local foods in different ways. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It was the geography of his own life, and that of the blind man, for they had both moved from that place to this other, with great difficulty. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Then a number of huge bangs shook the castle, and a great cavalcade of transparent figures galloped past on horses, their heads screaming with bloodlust under their arms. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You have this great laugh,” I blurt out. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Most peasant farmers and herders, who constitute the great majority of the world’s actual food producers, aren’t necessarily better off than hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, Hugh was single, which came as no great surprise, considering that he spent his leisure time rolling out dough and crying to George Jones albums. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“They are coming to the hill where you disappeared, to weep for you,” he said; “but you must not let them see you or you will bring great sorrow upon me and ruin to yourself.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Desdemona, with great relief, cried out, “The only hair is on his head.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That greater forces were at work here than just Grigori and me, and more blood would be spilled. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A man entered with a white light flaming about him, a great bright figure who spoke aloud, fiercely and suddenly. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

If Powell chose to fight, he could certainly do great harm to a few of the soldiers before being captured or before being shot in the confusion. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the ten years or so since this group was first identified, economists have gone to great lengths to understand them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She managed to arouse a great love in little Amaranta Úrsula, who was just like her, and whom she taught how to read. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The great change in my life was not linguistic but social. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great cat had marked Rumpy as his prey long ago. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed her to see me—how great I had turned out without her help. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Here was a man who had “rendered a great service to his country,” in both war and peace. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

A man who had never done any wrong to anybody else had a great misfortune happen to him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The teacher’s voice changed until it was cold and evil, echoing from the depths of a great chasm. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Confused, she let herself ring upward on a thermal, peeling off at a great height. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Half the crowd seemed to have realized what was happening; the Irish supporters rose in another great wave of green, screaming their Seeker on . . . but Krum was on his tail. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Had great power with a jury—it was said he could make their minds up for them any day of the week. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The jail physician wrote the Marion County Board of Health that due to “close confinement and very hot weather” Fannie risked great injury to her health. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I saw that there were two lines of creatures that looked like men on either side of the road; that there were a few white faces and a great many black faces. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last he yielded sorrowfully to her great desire. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would later recall the lesson he had learned in that bloody valley: “There is nothing more necessary than good Intelligence to frustrate a designing enemy, & nothing that requires greater pains to obtain.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

With what Meg called ‘a great want of manners’ Jo had saved some bonbons for the little girls, and they soon subsided, after hearing the most thrilling events of the evening. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

That is a great deal of money, more than he has ever seen. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Osha exploded up but of the pool with a great splash, so sudden that even Summer leapt back, snarling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“It wouldn’t have been so great if we hadn’t found the money,” Candice said, laughing. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The attendants also hurried to show the hospitality of the great house, setting food and wine before him and stinting him in nothing. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The goblin bowed his great domed head in acknowledgement, then flexed his short legs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had met her several years earlier during a stay in Boston and had considered acquiring her even then, but the distance was too great, the timing awkward. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“No thanks for him—oh, no—only smackings by great lords! Not even a small munching for helping find a piggy!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I am familiar with a great deal of the corners. Not all of them.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I felt terrific, because I’d fooled them; it would be a great story to tell Sam. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

These were great days, and they all, black and white, seemed happy together. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They found a little gold, a little silver, a great sack of copper pennies, and a dented goblet set with garnets that two soldiers almost came to blows over. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You both look great just the way you are, and you’re both going to be very late to school if you don’t pull it together,” my mom says, peeking her head in. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

By far the biggest structure was a great church—a cathedral as I would learn—which soared upward with a multitude of towers. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the great stands of wheel trees and the roads lacing through the prairie, just as Mary had done from the same spot sometime before. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“She is a giant. I have seen the great cauldron with my own eyes. And as my mother’s son, I will be welcome in Hymir’s hall.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Loving Shakespeare as she did, she felt as “an archeologist would have, when he suddenly realized after years of digging that he was inside the tomb of a great pharaoh.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Masha’Allah! What a great idea. I’m so proud of you both.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

As far as they could judge it went in great mounting curves, and as it rose it grew loftier and wider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“And him you found?” said I, with great anxiety. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was nineteen and chewed tobacco, and from his three months in automobile school he had gained a great though weary contempt for human beings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

From our vantage the only visual testament to Calakmul’s past majesty was its two great central pyramids, each wrapped to the shoulders in vegetation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make a great movie,” he said, reaching for his lemonade slushie and shrugging. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

One had a great array of slaves; and at length, we decided to approach one, claiming that we had newly run away, and request he bring us clothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Thank you all so much for listening to what I had to say. We appreciate you joining us and hope you have a great day.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

And there is a great deal of this nothingness until you get to the next bit of something. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the great broadcasting stations with their beams of colour and light and talk and chatter went first into oblivion. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you don’t beat Crasher the Dasher with a great start. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if she was confident about herself. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

A man's squire often knew a great deal of his comings and goings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The three orphans spoke of pleasant memories of their parents and about Justice Strauss, who they agreed was a wonderful neighbor and in whose library they planned to spend a great deal of time. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

And then he applauded as fast as he could and a great cascade of papers filled the air. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We started playing, but it wasn’t a great game. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I slouched back into my hammock and attended to my cuticles while Father spoke to the great outdoors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a young man of gigantic stature and great beauty, and a mighty hunter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reviews praised “the great passion for investigation and tireless diligence of this woman,” and wealthy collectors immediately snapped up the more expensive copies, which had been hand-colored in Maria’s workshop. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The longer the food remains in storage, the greater the danger of contamination. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Opposite, at the other side of the square, the great church rose up in all its all majesty, its stained-glass windows glowing faintly like the embers of a smoldering fire. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

From the cloudy summit they saw the immense aquatic expanse of the great swamp as it spread out toward the other side of the world. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Their great warm faces looked down upon me from the mantelpiece, they floated in a bowl upon the table by the sofa, they stood, lean and graceful, on the writing desk beside the golden candlesticks. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were open, and they had great depth and clarity, as though one could see deep into them and as though they could see deep into their surroundings. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It feels great to be able to hold a baby again. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Brussels, Vincent figures, is a great place for someone who wants to be an artist. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The sound of their voices mingled with the whicker of horses, the clank of steel, and the groaning hinges of the great bronze gates to make a strange and fearful music. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But let me not hate and despise myself too much for these feelings; I know them to be wrong—that is a great step gained; I shall strive to overcome them. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Her white skin and the pince-nez that she dramatically took from her nose and let hang free on a chain pinned to her dress were factors that brought her a great deal of respect. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reported that Lord Dunmore expresses none but the most sanguine expectations of our future success, though he admits that the setbacks of the late battle were great. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When I reached the crest of the bridge I saw the Archives for the first time in my life, rising like some great greystone over the trees to the west. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One great thing is that Audrey and I are always okay Somehow, we manage it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red balloon, and a picture of a cow jumping over the moon. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Laughing, they raced down the great staircase and found their way through the game room and into the dining room. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

They know that they cannot save themselves, not by any courage or endurance or great deed. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor, a great Jewish doctor, a prisoner like ourselves, was categorical: “We have to operate! If we wait, the toes and perhaps the leg will have to be amputated.” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

For it is a long tale, full of deeds great and terrible, and briefly though Elrond spoke, the sun rode up the sky, and the morning was passing ere he ceased. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Its great feet were still up on the window ledge, claws sunk into the stone. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was something about the way he smiled when she made a face, surprised, so grateful, that made her kiss and touch his hair with great passion and indignation in her heart. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My wife was never great at keeping secrets. Bit of a hot-head, your father, if you don’t mind my saying. How is it for you, living with a critic?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Despite bigger problems, greater worries, it was heartbreak that seized me when I first saw my male face in the mirror. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was very Spanishy-looking with great thick walls, arched doorways, fancy iron grillwork, stained-glass panels in the windows and tile floors in the lobby. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not come again and it was quieter and between the gusts of wind and rain we could hear the sound of a great bombardment far to the north. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

So it was with great purpose that, as soon as he sent his volcano book in to his publisher, Charles turned back to the thirty-five-page species draft he had written two summers before at Maer. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He already had had several great games—the opener against El Paso Austin, the one against Midland High—but this was his greatest. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stillness came over her, a surrender, like she was falling from a great height but would never hit the ground. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

A few moments later, during which Harry waited with his hand upon the doorknob, there came a loud bang and a great deal of acrid black smoke billowed from a corner. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The great rumbling noise, louder than ever before, rolled in the ground and echoed in the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We’d fish for eels and fry them in a pan not like Cuchulain, who would pluck them from the lough and swallow them, wriggling, because there’s great power in an eel. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A great man, and also a good one. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

We devoured great mouthfuls of the mush with our hands. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, a great amount of the research is of little or no use to humans. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sound save the rap of his feet, which seemed to grow to an echoing noise, like the slapping of great hands upon the stones. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The train was curving the mountain, the engine loping like a great black hound, parallel with the last careening cars, panting forth its pale white vapor as it hurled us ever higher. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You have waited most of your life, great king. What is another few months, another few years?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You find yourself a great big lifeboat and you fill it with animals? You think you’re Noah or something?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the labours of repair had all been planned and set going he took to a quiet life, writing a great deal and going through all his notes. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the winds continued contrary so long that we were forced to stay there some time, where we suffered great storms. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Now if only I could transfer that great new attitude to my workout sessions in the gym. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In the great contest over whether a human, any human, could ever be property, the tide was turning. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

They lowered their great heads, and the evening air filled with the muffled sounds of smacking lips, tearing grass, and the low snuffling of contented cattle. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“He’s eleven. Have you ever known a boy his age who talks the way he does? A great deal of it comes from living in such an enlightened atmosphere.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, but she's been great about everything. And her parents too." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From numerous buildings hung great wooden images of things: a pig here, a helmet there, a fish, a jacket, a hoop, even a sheaf of wheat. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact, if you would like me to arrange a little introduction, I could do that. A husband would be a great help to you.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He would probably never have had his great theory except that he happened to attend a lecture on the Big Bang given by none other than Robert Dicke. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was Dasch's idea to use the secret code, and he thought it was just one of his many great ideas. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Now all the great assembly was falling into shadow, and yet, though the night-chill blew cold from the heights, no lanterns glowed, no fires were lit. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had also read a great deal of Freud, he said. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art report that 100,000 people climbed the great stairway to catch a glimpse of one of its newest acquisitions, a twenty-four-inch statue called “Angel.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night I took a pair of embroidery scissors and, with great exhilaration and a pounding heart, cut off the first inch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Schoolchildren wonder out loud how discrimination could ever have been legal in this great land of ours. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

There was a scattered trail of cookie crumbs to follow for a while, but it disappeared at the foot of the great central staircase. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Then he placed his breakfast before him with great care, and said, “All right, ain’t you, Aged P.?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Out in the estuary a tight woven school of small fishes glittered and broke water to escape a school of great fishes that drove in to eat them. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Joining clubs and organizations are great ways to meet boys!” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

All week long the RRG had boasted of great successes in Russia, one battle victory after another, with little or no German losses as the German army advanced on Smolensk. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Some people call me Kenyatta, after the great man in Kenya. I am a hunter.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The heron flew up, his great wings beating as fast as my heart, and melted into the dusky sky. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

That is not to say I consider I became, necessarily, a 'great' butler; it is hardly for me, in any case, to make judgements of this sort. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

They made a great team, winning six in a row before they came up against Benji and Henry. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went up the great stairs towards her, and she waited motionless, her hands folded before her, her eyes never leaving my face. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

But with all Wang Lung’s urging Ching to eat and eat well, the man still put no flesh on his bones, remaining always a small, spare, lean man of great gravity. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The otters carried bags of smooth pebbles which they hurled from vine slings with great force and accuracy. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

The hall outside the Belle apartments stretches like a great river I never want to stop floating on. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When he touched her she felt like she were a great golden bell that had just rung out its first note. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She says it with such great dramatics, but it’s lost on me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Now our cubicle looked as if a great laundry bag had exploded and then been sprayed with fine dust. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also owned a book that told the stories of all the great operas, which he’d dip into from time to time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Music was still used for great occasions of state and it was still central to religious ritual - but now it was also addressing people’s intimate emotional exchanges. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He got up and started for Long Wharf where his great relative had his counting house. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flocks of birds, flying at great speed, were wheeling and circling, and traversing all the land as if they were searching for something; and they were steadily drawing nearer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

What about a “charming” and “spacious” house in a “great neighborhood!” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I feel fresh and lively and I’d be in great form if I could be at home with my mother and brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I hope and believe that by far the greater number of the officers serving in our prisons are naturally honorable and kindly men, but so were the slave-owners before the Civil War.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lightning flashed across the sky as their carriage came to a halt before the great oak front doors, which stood at the top of a flight of stone steps. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A great fatigue slammed into Hazel, and with terrible dread she thought of the blocks they had to walk. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Already my personality was lopsided; my knowledge of feeling was far greater than my knowledge of fact. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we know we can use it to draw the great aurochs and the dead man on the root cellar walls. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

He had made greater contributions to Germany than Germans themselves had. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marble columns and arches supported a great copper dome. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Billy says if we’re to be great soccer players we have to practice and we’re to meet over in the park. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

But Sam lay back, and stared with open mouth, and for a moment, between bewilderment and great joy, he could not answer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Little remains of the Heraion on the Aegean isle of Samos, one of the wonders of the ancient world, a great temple dedicated to Hera, who began her career as goddess of the sky. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I don’t become an animal scientist, I would make a great spy. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In some states, black men have been admitted to prison on drug charges at rates twenty to fifty times greater than those of white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the ride horsemen galloped to and fro, but all the street seemed to be choked with great covered wains going south. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t great, but it would have to do. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Aunt Gladys is doing well after her stroke. She told me some great stories about your mom.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

This was Beethoven's great significance, not through form or musical language, but in recalibrating what music was for. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

At first all she saw was stone and trees, the looming mass of the great mountain shrouded in night, as black as a starless sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I looked at Rosaleen as if to say, Well, great, we spent all that time cleaning honey off her, and here they go putting it back on. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the Old England there was a greater marvel still. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sent the tooth to Cuvier in Paris for an opinion, but the great Frenchman dismissed it as being from a hippopotamus. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

I could regale you with tales of how we had great fun on the trip, but I won't. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the evening in question, I was sitting at their high table with them in their great hall. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His great red face is split with an enormous smile. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted; a great stream of bubbles burst from him, but he held up three fingers to make sure they got the message. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In April Ulbrickson had all but crowed to both national wire services that this all-sophomore crew was great—“potentially the greatest crew I have coached,” he’d said, in front of the whole world. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Because getting a great job is only what it is: getting a great job. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

After he finished, he looked over at me with a great grin on his face and winked. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tells herself the coincidence of finding his resume, of stumbling upon him in this way, is too great, that anyone in her position would pick up the phone and call. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The great thing about my mom’s purse is that no matter what you need at any given moment, she has it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

All of London she hadn’t yet seen, all of England, all of the great wide world—and to feel free, powerful, and yes, entitled, to witness and understand what was out there. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But at this moment a great eagle swooped down upon her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Achieved at too great a cost on spurious grounds.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She’d really planned out her escape to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with great precision. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I know, baby. No, it’s great news, but—” His voice broke with emotion. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It is what is—heavy, a great stone lodged in my breast, pressing down my whole being. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The morning quiet was broken by the great ringing of bells from every church and steeple in Nuremberg, a medieval German city on the northern edge of the Bavarian Alps. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

All of these are great luxuries on the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Though they hadn't met in person, my mom had heard a great deal about Ali Saedi from Baton Rouge. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It feels great to have my own, but I am worried. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

So terrified was I that some irregularity would interfere with enlistment—some unforeseen objection—I perhaps answered with too great an exactitude, too punctilious a range of detail—desperate for approbation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

If she could catch it while it was still chomping, maybe...They rushed forward, the other trike pulling ahead and lowering its great armored head as it charged. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The place will become known far and wide for its great food and fast service. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

My parents seem to me possessed of great dignity. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” he said, “this is a great country, with all its faults.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

His bitterness was so great I knew I would be thought a spy for the whites if I divulged my identity. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob Golomb is a great car salesman because he is very good, in the moment, at intuiting the intentions and needs and emotions of his customers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Once this had occurred to him, a great many puzzle pieces suddenly fit together. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But, and that’s a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Pietism laid great store by helping congregations find God themselves, through personal acquaintance and knowledge of the scriptures, through humility, non-confrontation and piety, through an ethos of hard work, and through education. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He was tall, with a great deal of wavy black hair and a small mustache. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly from the beginning—a great wonder—I trust him. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I work a great deal, and visit my mother on Sanderling Island once a month. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told them that a great battle was coming. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

He came under the influence of a Maskil in Odessa and went away to France where he became a great mathematician and taught in a university. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were suddenly aware of great hunger, for they had not eaten anything since breakfast; but they dared not make more than a frugal supper. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You have done a great duty to our country,” said one. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Before the party had started a great log had been dragged into the center of the lawn and Jack, painted and garlanded, sat there like an idol. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The truth is Alaska is for real, and with a lack of knowledge, of understanding, this reality comes with sometimes great and sometimes lethal danger. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A strong place and wonderful was Isengard, and long it had been beautiful; and there great lords had dwelt, the wardens of Gondor upon the West, and wise men that watched the stars. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I’d no idea. My history is very shaky, and the kings of England always muddled me. How interesting though. I must write and tell my daughter, she’s a great scholar.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There are great mesas here, twice as high as the Tibetan plateau, an immense rift valley, possibly giant volcanoes and a mountain as high as Everest. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was hoping in his Behavioralist way that this would spur me to even greater heights of motivation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Moscow responded quickly, telling Zarubin the information “is of great interest to us,” and attaching a long list of technical questions about fission and bomb making. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackie conceded that some of the television shows the family watched together, like crime dramas, “are probably not great,” and could be “kind of gruesome.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In his weaker moments, he imagines walking in some future hour between arcades of pillars in the great Fuhrermuseum at Linz, his heels clacking smartly on the marble, twilight cascading through high windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I hear a whoosh, feel the bite of the wind as it rushes toward me in a great gust. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“Now,” he said, considering the doorways opposite, two smaller doors flanking the great central double door; “Now,” he said, and selected the nearest. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, believe me, it looks great on you, but..He looks down at the hemline. “Maybe that wasn’t the best choice for tonight.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Something had fallen, but it couldn’t be her, and the great seraph couldn’t be keeling over. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

At the great wooden table where we had spent many a tedious hour studying algebra and the Holy Roman Empire, we now sat down to take stock. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The number of readers was even greater than the number of subscribers, as copies were passed from hand to hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Far below, the deathless fires put out their glow and smoke on the darkling air, and even at this great height the clang of hammers could be heard in the snapping wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They are smaller shells;—and amongst them, booming through the night like an organ, go the great coal-boxes and the heavies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The very air seemed brown, and all things about were black and grey and shadowless; there was a great stillness. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"This is a great roll," he said, nibbling away in the bottom of the bag. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Now the boy went on so rapidly that the words ran together into a great song of the new era. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The great shamrock dissolved, the leprechauns drifted down onto the field on the opposite side from the veela, and settled themselves cross-legged to watch the match. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In a dark crevice between two great piers of rock they sat down: Frodo and Sam a little way within, and Gollum crouched upon the ground near the opening. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, great,” Lily said, but her tone revealed her distraction. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They have discussed it before, not in any great detail, but enough to establish that when the game began, she would have to leave. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They found themselves on a great plain that extended far ahead into the mist. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Whatever was written in the letter commanded great respect from the soldier on the road. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Let me try to explain it to you, Aidan. In this great big ole universe, man is no more important than an oyster. Or something like that.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It represented a recognition in the West that our struggle was a moral one, one too long ignored by the great powers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

From nowhere, a large, elaborate sedan chair was brought forward, which the emperor settled into with great comfort. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Scott was an Anglican clergyman and a great fighter for African rights. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During their road trips across Texas together, his brother Joe Bill had always made a point of showing Mike the great football baronies of Texas—Texas A & M, the University of Texas, Baylor. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many parents seem to believe that a child cannot prosper unless it is hitched to the right name; names are seen to carry great aesthetic or even predictive powers. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Pity your brother, for he is a man of great desires and disappointments.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then, with the eyes of every person in the entrance hall upon him, he took a great breath and stepped over the line. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then Yin Lan-lan recited, “Our great leader, Chairman Mao, has taught us, ‘Every reactionary is the same; if you do not hit him, he will not fall. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was said that if a bat entered your home, you would meet with great misfortune. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

All the way to school, he’s been talking about what a great time he’s going to have now that his bossy older sister is leaving. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z