He hadn't answered the one letter she had written to him.... And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The press conference ran longer than expected—nearly every news outfit had questions for the McCulloughs, and the McCulloughs, dazzled by their good fortune, stayed to answer them all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

So for the next few minutes Claudette answered all of Knabe’s questions with one word or the other, yes or no. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer—not that I even knew what I would have answered—Mrs. Atanabi burst into the performance space through the double doors in the back of the auditorium. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Everyone in the room is bursting with questions, which Officer Jenkins nervously answers, his face red under a crew cut. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If I was going to find out the answers for myself I had to get to work immediately. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When we asked him to elaborate on this theory, he answered, ‘You wouldn’t understand it if I did tell you.’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t look at me as he answers. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

‘I’ll say you had a very severe infection of the stomach which I am curing with pills,’ he answered smiling. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This was my Personal Legend, not yours,” the alchemist answered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not many,” I answer as I place my plate in the sink. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

So he confided in her, and she answered. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should feel relieved to know the real answer at last. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

A woman in black pants and a loose-fitting white shirt answers the door and then calls for her husband. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He knew that if that fact had ever been in question, the question had been answered spectacularly by his actions of the morning. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Reyna didn’t answer, but Percy could see the desperation in her eyes. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Scipio is not our boss,” Prosper answered as he helped Victor to sit up. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And before I could answer, they were gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Her head turned away to hide her angry tears, Kit did not answer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She waited for an answer; when none arrived, she seemed to weigh the probabilities and decide in favor of proceeding. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

That question, like a wayward torch in a roomful of firecrackers, sparked answers from everyone. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He pointed, translating as he read aloud: “Seven half-bloods shall answer the call. To storm or fire the world mustfall—” “Yes, yes.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The sun was dissolving the fog, and one day Tayo heard a voice answering the doctor. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Fanning giggled and returned an answering nod. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally ‘bright,’ did most of the reciting and answering while the others sat like so many leaden idols, hating him. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ever the hornblasts wound on among the hills; nearer now and louder they answered one to another, blowing fierce and free. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He turns without waiting for Garrett’s answer, and we see a Jack in the Box a few dozen yards ahead. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In answer came the high whinny of a horse. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Thinking that answering Tressa’s questions feels like when the school nurse went through my hair looking for lice in the first grade. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

They’ll use tape recorders and conduct what he calls “oral histories,” asking the person questions, transcribing the answers, and putting it together in chronological order as a narrative. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would have another vision, and somehow obtain an answer. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t know about Keisha, but I couldn’t answer that for a million dollars. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He never answered, just kept his eyes fixed to the ground. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that only somebody very much wiser than Michael could give her the right answer.... Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Holmes answered “that he did not think gas was healthy for children.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When anyone asked about April 19, 1775, the Battle of Lexington would be the right answer—no matter what else happened on that day. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as she traced the symbol on the cover, she couldn’t help but wonder: If the book was supposed to be teaching her, why didn’t it give her the answers she needed? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“And I suppose that is why,” said Lanning, tonelessly, “it would not answer a little while ago. It couldn’t answer either way without hurting one of us.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Only the sounds of the marsh answered, croaking frogs and singing cicadas. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

James asked, but didn’t wait for an answer. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far above, something answered, “Yes. I can see that. Those outfits are hard to miss.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So he faltered in his answer, leaving it unfinished, and it was, in its way, simply and perfectly true. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Blanca gave him the same answer she had given him so many time before. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Decided to go to prom,” I answered hurriedly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“At the junction of hard luck and bad times,” I answer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t give those awards out in the second grade,” he answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d waited the whole evening for the telephone to ring, and now I held my breath for Lily's answer. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Music swells and droplets of sweat rain down onto the keyboard as he sits at his laptop, frantically pawing for answers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Now they were back, answering the call of Diocletian’s scepter. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to talk about it? I know sometimes when I have a problem, I talk it out with my brother or mom. Even if I don’t find an answer, I feel better anyway.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Alec seemed to be weighing the pros and cons before he answered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Quick as my reputation said my mouth was, I couldn’t come up with an answer, until I remembered his own words. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was breathing too hard to answer but crept around to the side of the post office. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

There didn’t seem to be any way for me to answer the question, so I didn’t. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Every clue had an answer, every box had a letter. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I find my spot and do not answer. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t get a straight answer on how she knew them. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I didn’t reply to this either because Mrs. Alexander was doing what is called chatting, where people say things to each other which aren’t questions and answers and aren’t connected. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t see any animal life on the planet that’s dangerous,” I answer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“It’s really none of my business, and you don’t have to answer…” There goes that Adam’s apple. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“If your immediate answer isn’t Coin, then you’re a threat. You’re the face of the rebellion. You may have more influence than any other single person. Outwardly, the most you’ve ever done is tolerated her. ” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I was about five minutes early, but the guy who answered the door said I was late. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wished her own father were there to answer questions about dragons. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t actually know the answer to that question because I didn’t know how many competitions Coach Mustilli had in mind for me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She lay in wait for the wayfarers along the roads to the city and whomever she seized she put a riddle to, telling him if he could answer it, she would let him go. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day he helped fix her pencil sharpener, and when she said “Tank you,” he answered, “Sure!” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Semyon Borisovitch talked and talked, pressing Will for details of his life, his family, his home, and Will, a practiced dissembler, answered him fully enough. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I fight the urge to yell out Auntie Seema's name and see if any of the window curtains pull back to answer. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Jennifer answered the doorbell with a guarded look on her face. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Every night before I went to sleep, I read it again, and I tried to decide how to answer her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Matt could hear voices calling, but anyone familiar with the beast knew he wouldn’t answer. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And this is all he answered: ‘Laertes’ son, whose home is Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Chian finally turns away from me to answer a question from the man on his other side, Thomas leans toward me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Léonce, go to bed,” she said, “I mean to stay out here. I don’t wish to go in, and I don’t intend to. Don’t speak to me like that again; I shall not answer you.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Who can I trust to answer that question? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“There isn’t much middle ground with you, is there? All you want is a drink of water and the answer to a question that folk have been guessing at since ... well, since forever.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I answered earnestly, “We want to help you fight this freeze tonight. We’ll do anything we can.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a quick toss of her red hair, she proceeded to answer her own question with such feeling that no one who heard could be so unkind as to ever forget. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wrote her parents during class, every day hoping for an answer that never came. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she answered, and immediately started to make the sandwich while I took my jacket off and sat down at the kitchen counter. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. She knocked at your door, but no one answered.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t answer, I looked back into the living room. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

The woman made no answer, and slowly the man smiled. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The next day I take the test and then check my answers with the key. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t wait for an answer, but pulls me to him. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Wilson has asked all of us to do our patriotic duty in supporting the war effort, and already many are answering the call. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He saw me start to get up, he knew the call was for me, but stepped inside the booth, and answered. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother could not answer; he stared fearfully at the dangling kitten. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the answer Diego wanted—I could see it in his bent back and slumped shoulders—but it was all the truth that was in me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I believe the answer lies in something I mentioned earlier, that measure of madness that moves life in strange but saving ways. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were to write in on a piece of paper, pray devoutly for nine days, and if we’d prayed well it would be answered. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What is true for your people is not true for mine,” he answered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't answer her as the bus pulls into Union Station. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have the words to answer, so I shrugged and took a sloppy gulp of coffee to avoid saying more. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer him, and after a while, I see him walk up, out of the corner of my eye, and stop a little ways away from me. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Can’t you both come with me?” he asked, knowing the answer as he said it. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I have no idea what the answer to this question is. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He took a final swallow from his rum glass before he answered, “That’s what my mother says. Get me another one, would you, Mami?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sohrab said something to the other boys, in Farsi again, and they answered, more insistent. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When there’s no answer, I try the handle, but it’s locked, and so I walk up to the house, heart going faster because what if someone has been there since? All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When he still made no answer I could only find the breath to say, “Bear, are you alive?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He would ask specific questions, and she would search for answers. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And the red-haired captain, Menelaos, answered: “My dear, I see the likeness as well as you do. Odysseus’ hands and feet were like this boy’s; his head, and hair, and the glinting of his eyes. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help thinking that maybe Padre de Jesus or Brother Daniel or one of the others would have an answer for me now about what was required during these troubled times. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With each answer, Mom said she was more certain my father was the man she would marry. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Shady peered questioningly into the whiskey glass, seeming to look for an answer. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t answer, but I asked myself the question for a whole month. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know,” Madge answers, still too noisy as we walk through to the new building and into the children’s section. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Mama answered, then told us the news she had just received. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘I do not know, I am sure, lord,’ she answered, ‘at least not by that name. I will go and ask of the herb-master; he knows all the old names.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s like Garvey used to talk about,” the big guy answers, interrupting the small guy’s rant. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The father, a good-looking, fair-skinned man with dark eyes, answered me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I don’t answer, he says, “What you breakin’ your back for?” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips worked, his hands worked, struggling for the answers. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

My parents squabble about who will answer it. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, like questions that need answers, many phrases leave the listener with a strong expectation of hearing the next, "answering," phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

If there was no murderer, there was no answer; and without an answer, no one could win. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked on his office door quietly, as if I hoped he wouldn’t answer, and soon was sitting silently across from him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then her face red­dened with a blush at what she had blurted, at the implication of her answer, that “Amir Conversations” took place between them when I wasn’t there. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The answer in a nutshell: • If a that or a who comes before the verb, it’s plural: He’s one of the authors who say it best. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I asked questions about pearls or tides, he did his best to answer them. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But, as with many mysteries, each answer to a question opened up another question. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Her eyes searched my face, but I would not let it give her an answer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Searching for what?” asked Bronwyn, but the answer was obvious and frightening and no one wanted to say it aloud. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Ophie’s mouth went dry, but the spirit didn’t wait for an answer. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“And I want a house on the beach in Hawaii. ‘I want’ is not an acceptable answer.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Formerly,” I answered, “because you did not love me; now, I reply, because you almost hate me. If I were to marry you, you would kill me. You are killing me now.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was only the girl walking with him now, her face bright as snow in the moonlight, and he knew she was working his questions around, seeking the best answers she could possibly give. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never let any other of his women hang around so much; now she was even answering his doorbell. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt that he couldn’t lie if asked a direct question, and yet if he simply refused to answer, the assumption was that he was hiding something crucial. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I answered the same way I had the last time, that it didn’t mean anything but that I probably didn’t love her. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

As if to answer her question, the mistress pushed through the door with a boy behind her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Rondell asked me was our plan still to go to Mexico, but I just stared back at him without answering. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Billy didn’t want to answer, but he had to. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the one question he hadn’t been able to answer as he’d walked the city’s streets alone. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t sure she wanted to answer any questions. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I blink, momentarily stumped for an answer, and my eyes dart quickly to Ren’s. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would answer him that they had been many years without a priest, arranging the business of their souls directly with God, and that they had lost the evil of original sin. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He stood facing the tumult, with legs apart, and answered them in the language of honour. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t mind hearing the answer to that myself. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"He's busy helping all the white men in the world," I answer. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was answered by another of the guardians, a heavy-set man at the end of the table who had several thick books and a stack of papers in front of him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So I can trust you to give me honest answers—” She glanced up at von Linden. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I remember that August made a move to answer it, but May was closest to the door. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m the person who’s going to take care of you when you get sick,” he answered. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He heard an outraged hiss, answered by two more hisses farther downhill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Please! I will answer if you will only .. ” “Is it true?” a freedwoman shouted. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I've found you insanely attractive since I saw you when I was freaking out about my French test,” she answered. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“For going around twice,” Colonel Korn answered with a reflective, self-satisfied smile. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When questioned by the teacher, I could give no answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answer question after question, from elementary school math to calculus. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He mounted the steps to the door and knocked timidly; there was no answer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m fine, everyone got out. And we didn’t have much,” she answered, half in tears as her kids clung to her legs. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Are you okay?” he asked when I answered the door. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I know she’s desperate to get back to her mom, but taking risks when we’re so close to being safe isn’t the answer. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That’s when you realize that sometimes it isn’t even an answer—it’s a question. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sure, and after lunch I can beat you in Ping-Pong, Mom answers. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The answer from the friendly vessel came back: "Cast down your bucket where you are." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The squirrel answers in her own language and keeps tugging at the knob on the cupboard door. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

He kept shouting out the answer he was trying to mime, but it turned out he was really good at Monopoly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

I ask my first pickup the next day, but I can’t hear the answer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, you can at least expect to be in the Owsla one day,” answered Fiver. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The two of you got the exact same answers wrong on yesterday’s homework,” Ms. Rubin said, looking at both of us like she was waiting for an explanation. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He would not answer his mother’s call, for that would have been a sign of dependence. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet sipped her tea and did not answer. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holly, unamused as usual, answered, “None of them are that good.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

By asking me this growned-folks question, Mr. Leroy was giving me a lot of respect and responsibility so I didn’t want to rush into answering him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I took these questions to my father, who very often refused to offer an answer, and instead referred me to more books. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The most likely answer is the very thing that makes the debate possible: Homo sapiens conquered the world thanks above all to its unique language. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I could get some answers—why he did what he did. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When my teacher asked a question, I was the first to answer. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“How much are these?” he inquired, and when the man whispered the answer he quickly put them back on the shelf and started to walk on. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“White kids in the suburbs,” Miles answers dryly, as if he’s heard this before. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The answer is: he used the wrong methods. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The boy doesn’t wait for an answer, just pulls me to a nearby street, one that isn’t yet flooded with people. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Then she said, “Each of you will be asked one question. You will have one opportunity to give an acceptable answer.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"Don't answer the phone, Bobby. If Dad isn't around or if I'm not home, just let it ring. Do you understand?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The president stands on the edge of a career-ending scandal, measures her breaths evenly, and waits for her son to answer. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the voice that answered Jen’s father carried only the slightest edge of doubt. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

My mom tries to answer her in Spanish, but she has a hard time. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"Okay," he answered, and gobbled it up before she could change her mind. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“A maze is like a map,” answers Jamie, turning around in her seat. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Minya didn’t reply, but they had their answer in the next moment when she didn’t turn toward the sinister arm, but toward another place they never went—if for different reasons. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He asked the question, but slammed the door on any answers. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So the next day I go to Room 402 at lunch and do my best to volley back right answers to Rosa’s ad lib math problems. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“I am here on my own time. If you want me to cooperate w'ith you, then answer my question. Out of common courtesy, one Latino to another.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And as he was being burned on a tall fire, he may have thought of it and perhaps wished he had not asked or not been answered. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I answered and told the caller my host was out for the evening. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nods, smiling, and records my answer in his little pad. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knocked on the door and Cody answered. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher stared at me for an answer; I debated whether to lie. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feared that if my answers didn’t match up precisely with those of my family, we would not get to go to America. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“Aw, you don’t know. You never tasted any,” Harley answered, trying to pry off the bottle cap with the short blade of his pocket knife. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even if I tell her the real beasts are the captain and the bird, her answer will be the same. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"We could hire additional help,” Mother said, "and that might be the answer.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Miranda’s father,” Mom answered, and then to Dad: “Who told you?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The woman who had answered the front door came in. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed Fudge could think of no answer to this. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Jule answered in an accent that matched the woman’s: general American. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure, I been looking for answers, that special something to make everything all right. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He's laughing, but then he also seems to be waiting for an answer. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

“How was your first day at work? Did you get to answer phones again like you wanted?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I still did not answer, but it hurt me horribly; and he pressed me, so I said: “A hobbit.” The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Her voice had been gentle at first, coaxing, but when I didn’t answer, when I stayed away, it had turned to fury. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When I saw Dad’s nose twitch I knew his question had been answered. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before I can answer, an older woman with lines around her mouth stands in the aisle between the rows of seats and claps her hands. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, I doubt he would even answer the door if I knocked,” her father said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

So if you’re wondering whether it’s harder for the adults here than for the children, the answer is no, it’s certainly not. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had learned from watching Rupert a few minutes before that the quicker you answered the quicker you were released. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“All praise R ’hllor, the Lord of Light,” the wedding guests answered in ragged chorus before a gust of ice-cold wind blew their words away. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I looked at her appealingly and could not answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Ivy felt so desperate for answers, she could barely see straight. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The captain gave the order to fire and fourteen machine guns answered at once. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He answered so easily she had no choice but to believe him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

As an answer Jack dropped into the uncomprehending silence that followed it the one crude expressive syllable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

When Jeff answers, she cons him into calling my mom later and telling her a few lies in exchange for liquor. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She was unable to answer questions about what happened and appeared to have suffered a head injury. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In spite of their ready answers, the sport had been one-sided, as Kit could see by the daubs of mud that stained the rough boards of the stocks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

There is really only one answer a person can give in a situation like this. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I started to answer, but when I looked back up at Miss Rossit, her smile had faded to a look of alarm. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We try to make jokes and they answer with things we cannot understand; we laugh and beckon. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Far up above, like an answering signal, a harsh bell clanged a single stroke. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The words “law school” escaped from my mouth, the fallback answer for many students who have no idea what they want to do with their lives. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In my other classes I make sure to answer all the questions. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The answer lies hidden in the labyrinth of tropical ecosystems. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked as if he expected me to answer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well?” he says with impatience, like he’s already asked me a question I didn’t answer. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Unable to think of answers, Amarante just stood still, his hat off in the presence of the law, grinning and wheezing laboriously, playing the fool. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unable to answer these questions, I return now to Temple No. 1, where new converts are consulting compasses. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So sometimes the answer to "Why is it that way?" is simply "that's what is easiest for the performer," or "they borrowed that from an earlier music tradition." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he hoped for an answer this time, or perhaps he merely paused for emphasis, since he got no answer. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a moment’s hesitation before the answer. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And you say there’s no afterlife,” he answered without looking at me. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I stared into the lake, wishing somebody would give me a straight answer for once. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Listen, rat, you don’t scare me! I’ll give you our answer. You get nothing! Now do you understand that?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She would ask them a question, just as she had asked questions of her pastors, and the imams would try to answer, but often they wouldn’t know. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

From a strictly historical perspective, we can never know the answer to that question. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer her because I’m not sure if I can trust anything the parrot says. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I ring the doorbell and he answers, almost too quickly. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if you can answer this last one, but...She took a deep breath, much the same way Miles had before asking me if I wanted to come here. “Is he happy?” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

She was trying to find her own answers to things. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can any of us pass a test if you don't give us answers? Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘No,’ answered El-ahrairah, without coming out, ‘I have not seen him. He is far away. He could not come.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Willow who doesn’t take no for an answer is here. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m made to answer to it, when they call. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were other tourists looking down into the canyon, too, and a ranger was there to answer questions. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously, nothing. Now why don’t you answer my question, since you seem so intent on getting information out of me, but refuse to give any up yourself.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how to answer your questions. You speak in riddles that I don’t understand.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. van D.: “No, I don’t. I always keep my answers to the bare minimum.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He felt the answer came not from his mind, but his lungs and his throat. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can indignantly answer a charge nobody made, or fiercely deny something adjacent to the truth. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Enjoy life while you can. Nothing’s gonna happen for maybe five, ten, fifteen, twenty years. But lemme give you a piece of advice: Whenever the doorbell rings, have somebody else answer the door.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called into the house, and was answered by the pleasant, warm voice of a woman. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I answered the call, he would see a live video feed of my avatar, running across a field at top speed, with OPS #0571 shrinking in the distance behind me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Adams replied that he received only a fraction of that number but chose not to answer most of them, which allowed him to focus all his allegedly waning energies on Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, an answer came to Tree-ear as if calling from the clear sky. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Read it for yourself,” he answered, though he was almost certain that none of them could read. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Luke strained to hear an answer, but none came. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clyde telephoned the number on Constantinople Street several times and got no answer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘All of them is guzzling human beans every night,’ the BFG answered. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, she had asked Finn what his favorite book was, and he’d blushed and wouldn’t answer the question. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

No one answered, but movement over at the door of the Shack caught Mark’s attention and he sighed in relief. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I could hear the sadness in his voice, and each time I answered him, my voice trembled. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, where the hell are they?” he yelled while Diana looked down at the phone in her hand as if it were magically going to give her the answer. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Sanne asks for the fifth time, and for the fifth time, nobody has an answer. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad answered because most early morning calls are for him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was her assignment: answer the question “What is love?” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“It is my notebook,” I answered quietly, afraid he would take it away. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nodding, the witness answered, “I told them under normal conditions I would probably be averse to it. But with the magnitude of this crime I could probably vote in favor.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fezzik’s mother answered this one herself; she and her husband had been up half the night agreeing on the decision. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer, but Beatrice’s expression said it all: Mind your own business. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was telling the pure truth, I knew, and I didn’t have any answers for either of us. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

His wife answered the door and invited me in. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“He teaches me nothing now,” he answered curtly. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

What must be hunted must be hunted, whether it is night or day, no matter how long it takes, it answered. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

We all knew that, but the problem was there were a number of questions that had to be answered before we could try a lunar trip. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would there really be another flare out there, answering Shay's? Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Let us hope that it will answer its purpose.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Women are crazy,” Yossarian answered, and waited grimly for what he knew was coming next. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"You asked him a question and he answered it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The little man leisurely recorded each answer in five different places, pausing often to polish his glasses, clear his throat, straighten his tie, and blow his nose. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t think of an answer for that. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"There's a small but sunny patch of land in the back," Baba answers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He pauses in his peeling to ask us questions about everything in the world and the boy with the best answers wins. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Fitzsimmons had gentled plenty of miscreants, but he had no answers for Hard Tack. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might be able to start the game with several completely different sets of facts and yet always hit the same final answers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Turns out,” High John answered, “that despite Anansi’s ultimate insult, the bearers of his mark are welcome beneath the branches of the Mmoatia.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

But there was no car in the drive, and no one answered the bell. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hubert grabbed the microphone before either of his two teammates could answer, even though one had her mouth open and was ready to speak. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

And he would answer, “Do everything you can do.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Will the wonder of knowing if ten percent is enough—the most important part—ever be answered, or will it drive me to the edge before that can happen? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Because I am not a virgin,” she answered. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I will read a multiple-choice question. Use the touch-screen computers in your reading desks to select your answer.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hurd believed he knew the answer: a few memories and an education so inadequate they might have difficulty reading their names in “big boxcar letters.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Technically," Colin answered, "I think I might have already wasted it." An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“Americans all have different ideas about religion, so there are no right and wrong answers. Say to them, I’m going for God’s sake, and they will respect you.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at my mother, and she gestures for me to answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Russ looks at the cars passing by and doesn’t answer me. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father would answer quietly, “There’s no place nice and safe right now.” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right here,” my dad answers from the living room. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I vaguely remember Lara smiling at me from the doorway, the glittering ambiguity of a girl’s smile, which seems to promise an answer to the question but never gives it. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Chestnutt waited for her to answer, too, and finally the pilot threw one hand up in the air. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I can give you a problem and you can tell me the answer?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes there was a silence while they waited for my answer, waited while I groped for their words. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the screen door and rapped with the knocker, but he could tell right away that Mrs. Hurd would not be answering. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Again I had to answer a thousand questions for my sisters. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporter knocked on the front door and rang the buzzer—no answer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most laypeople and many historians assume, expressly or tacitly, that the answer is yes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Much better,” she answered, clicking off the TV set. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Dear boy,” he answered, “I’m quite content to take my chance. I’ve seen my boy, and he can be a gentleman without me.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I did a good portion of it,” he answered, glancing down at his drawings. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then from very far away the sound came back, thin and clear and small, like a little bugle answering the big one. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waded into it, feeling my way, trying to find the answer to my question. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and then dropped her head back as if she were searching for an answer somewhere on the ceiling. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Elizabeth answers for both of us. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Alex stood up but said nothing, allowing his uniform to answer the man’s question. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“For a word to be spoken,” Ged answered slowly, “there must be silence. Before, and after.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t answer her, just shrugged and kept staring at the screen. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hazel finished the last of the burnet and answered himself in the starlight. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As might be expected, the answer the various participants gave to such an overarching question depended a great deal on the ground on which they were standing. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

She nodded her head to let him know that he should answer her by nodding his head if words failed him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I promised you that I would answer all of your questions honestly. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Bull glanced up and answered the doctor’s reflection in the mirror. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you have Chubs check your answers? No, don’t make that face. He’s better at math than I am, anyway.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘No more than you can afford,’ answered Strider with a slow smile, as if he guessed Frodo’s thoughts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He reached out to the heads of the agencies to see if they might be willing to answer questions from locals at a town hall meeting. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I answered them coolly, overly briefly, the unimpeachable crown prince of the situation. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He repeated it so many times and with such conviction that one afternoon when he was putting together a little gold fish in the workshop, he had the certainty that she had answered his call. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

All of the answers had always been so close and yet I had always fought them without even knowing it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

This time, however, Bill did not voice skepticism, since independently he had found faults in Vand’s paper and had begun to wonder what the right answer was. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When the first one came Mother decided to answer it. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Jon did not answer, the old man finished his wine and said, "You're free to go. I'll have no further need of you today. On the morrow you can help me write that letter." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You’re my designated driver! Yes! You are so designated! I love that you answered! That’s so awesome! I have to be home by six! And I designate you to get me there! YESSSSSSS!” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

There was no answer in any of it—not in the boats lying on their sides, not in the white fir defeated by the snow or in the downed branches of the cedars. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blossom continued his meaningless comments, ignoring her as she stood there for several minutes expecting him to answer her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Answering before a question was completed or having several kids answer at once were violations of the rules that would cost points. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if the answer was no, then Briony was surrounded by machines, intelligent and pleasant enough on the outside, but lacking the bright and private inside feeling she had. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

And Bill answering quietly almost in his regular voice that they had decided to have the body cremated and were going to take the ashes to his family home in Pennsylvania tomorrow. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I remain still for a while but answer yes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mormont could offer no answers as to who might have buried the cloak or what it might mean. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I think some of it is. It’s like part funny and part sad,” Josh answered. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

She picked at her nails as she waited for an answer. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Not answering the phone but hearing what people on the other end were saying was a little bit like spying. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment the noisy sucking of the donkey was the only answer to the familiar joke. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The only answer was to use what Hayti did have: people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Taran asked him what was amiss, he did not answer immediately, as though he wished to hold his own thoughts. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve hardly finished giving one answer before she asks another, without pause or hesitation. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tree-ear had learned the answer to their mystery: Min used thin slabs of clay to build the small interior boxes first, then the larger one to fit around them. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Before she could answer he snapped off the TV and the light, pulled the door shut and bounded downstairs announcing, “I’m starving! Let’s eat!” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer her question or look her way. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was tense during the days I waited for Granny, and when she came I gave up, letting her handle things, answering questions automatically, obeying, knowing that somehow I had to face things alone. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, when he called, it was easy to imagine an answering bark. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I apologize for interrupting your schedule,” Hideo says, as if my answer were the most natural thing in the world, “but are you willing to skip work today and come to Tokyo?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Fern nodded merrily like she was answering herself or singing. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel greeted him and was surprised to be answered in a few words of halting, broken Lapine. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Too dangerous, Son,” he answered whenever Neel asked. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer because lying is not in me right now. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I listened to myself and to his answer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turned off the news coverage when I went to answer the door. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When nobody answered him, Barbarossa shook the coat off his shoulders, climbed out of his huge pants, and stumbled toward the merman. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then the answer rose to his lips easily, without effort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Jaden pulled me to the side and asked me a couple questions about my “head space” or whatever, but I didn’t have any answers for him. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You’d have nothing but horses, inkstands, and novels in yours,” answered Meg petulantly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

He deadpanned, “Oh, you’re waiting for an answer. What were the questions again?” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

“I like it soft, thank you very much,” James answered. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jacquel, when, eventually, he began to answer, wasn’t talking about the weather at all. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Yet somehow for the period of your existence they will answer to a single overarching impulse: to keep you you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was out the door before she could answer. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Good afternoon,” said the perfectly ordinary-sized man who answered the door. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Recalling the different labor camps we lived in, I answered, “I don’t want to live in Selma, Visalia, Bakersfield, or Corcoran.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s not quite fair,” he said, “you might ask me something that I should not be able to answer, something quite impossible.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

And when we’d throw our arms around him and tell him how we’d missed him, he would choke up and wouldn’t be able to answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can say that my forager’s meal is unrealistic, but I would answer that the fast-food meal is unrealistic also. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Still,” said Mother, looking at the ground, “I’m afraid the answer is no.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children answered their cheer, and away went everybody to the Fair. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The man nodded, only to accept Luke’s answer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

In calculus class he casually scribbled his answers in a white notebook, an exercise that seemed as mentally strenuous to him as trying to see whether he still remembered the alphabet. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we make no answer, the Enemy may move Men of his rule to assail King Brand, and Dáin also.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If we could identify the answers, then poor countries could concentrate on changing the things that keep them poor and on adopting the things that make other countries rich. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The secret police wanted Shostakovich to answer questions about his friendship with Marshal Tukhachevsky, formerly head of the Red Army, who was being set up for a show trial. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I’d never heard that joke before, but somehow, I don’t know why, I knew the answer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

To this speech Bingley made no answer; but his sisters gave it their hearty assent, and indulged their mirth for some time at the expense of their dear friend’s vulgar relations. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the phone and slid to answer. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

His answers were a series of head movements, punctuated by yawning, raised eyebrows, and semi-swallowed hiccups. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He answered in monotone, with a “Yes” or a “No.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

By way of answer Viola digs ’em outta her bag and holds ’em up to her own eyes. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was no answer at house number 42. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In reality, he now knew, the answers should have looked like this. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“More of a question about how those of us who are more privileged can help,” she answered. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

As he answered me his face grew stern, and he said in quite a different tone:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Stick touched his fingers to his temple, but didn’t answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

While the three men wrote their answers, two others, white men, sauntered into the office. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And it was absolutely impossible not to answer her long, piercing shriek with a piercing shriek of his own. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Why, that correct data is indeed given, and correct answers are indeed received, but that they are then ignored. There is no way the Machine can enforce obedience to its dictates.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

It occurred to Claire that she could check on the rules and answer her own question about whether she could apply for a spouse. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how, Hazel-rah,” he answered, “but I’m sure I’m not mistaken.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your elegant apology does not answer my question.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the men stumbled off the boats, there were plenty of questions and answers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the same place they have the smallest number there is,” he answered helpfully; “and you know what that is.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Again the girl immediately spoke to him, but he didn’t answer her. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I called again to the God that was within me, but there was no answer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know who Mr. T is?” he answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The wavy blond one answered: "Don't you worry, dear." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

A cool answer that would have made her stop talking and feel bad. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I am guessing by the way he takes a deep breath that the answer to this is not to be found in any of Joe’s usual wish-list categories, such as home decor or celebrities-l’d-most-like-to-be-stuck-on-a-desert-island-with. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She paused and looked at her husband a moment before answering. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

At first, she’d answered his questions with questions: Who are you? Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I know. But someone blew up a mountain,” I answer. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I might have been too young for an explanation, but years would pass without anyone answering any of my questions. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Declare your name to the sky. We shall hear and answer.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

That day I had an answer of sorts—my phone was ringing, I was in a hurry—but I doubted it would fly with Wickersham. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Why am I still here? I can see that I’m going to have to answer the question myself.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she didn't answer, I left a message. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

And secondly because he rarely knew any answers. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I being entailed as their rightful property, thought I, it answers to the dictates of ownership as well as expediency that they should provide me with clothing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Ultima, who had stood quietly by us, answered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the times of Aristarchus and Huygens, humans answered the question that had so excited me as a boy growing up in Brooklyn: What are the stars? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My former classmates would call the abbey, wondering how I was doing, and the priest would answer the phone. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“When you are ready” is the only answer he receives. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She stood there in front, her eyes saying, “OK, friends, here I am,” in answer to their openmouthed stares while Mrs. Myers fluttered about trying to figure where to put the extra desk. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She answered all Howard’s nosy questions without a single eye roll and acted like she hung out with up-down boys every day of her life. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She tried to be honest in her answer. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Michael is finally looking happy so I decide the answer should be, Okay. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, okay, I’m sorry,” answered Ximena apologetically, her eyes open wide. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Before she could answer, he turned to Rick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You are right in saying ‘if,’” Gwydion answered. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

And to answer the question of whether his results were simply a fluke, four years later, in the Michael Dukakis-George Bush campaign, Mullen repeated his experiment, with the exact same results. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The frustration at getting no answers from anyone was starting to grind his nerves. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Matthew went to answer it, and the others sat calmly at the table. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge answered, “It’s the source of much of the goblins’ magical powers. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Before she can answer, I say, “Actually, I’d like to go first.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I ask myself, but already I know the answer. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The answer’s simple, thought Tendai, feeling a pleasant ache in his legs as he rested from the long climb up the well and the flight across Dead Man’s Vlei. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once when I was little, my grandmother, in her usual logic-defying fashion, answered my request for another cookie by saying that my grandfather had been a tinkerer. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I placed my hands on her shoulders as I answered. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I fidget in my chair, waiting for her answer. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A divergent thinker can come up with many different answers to a question, while a convergent thinker will come up with the one correct answer to a problem. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep waiting for him to answer. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

After a moment she managed to answer me. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The lord gave answer, but too softly for Arya to hear. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have to answer children. When you get old, people will say hello to you.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though it gave the right answer, using calculus was as much an act of faith as declaring a belief in God. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“In a way,” answered Gwydion, “that is something we must all discover for ourselves. Our meeting was fortunate,” he went on. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You ask me one question—any one question—about your life. If I answer correctly, you tell me what I need to know.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Talk of the people, voice of God,” Mama would answer, reminding me of the old saying. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote him a note, but he hasn’t answered. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gary went back into class, and as it turned out he really didn’t need the answer sheet anyway, looking at it once or twice. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew then that she had been with us, for she knew all the answers to the questions I asked. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, just kept making that noise, his mouth open so he could breathe, his face all blood and tears and snot. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t only the sky that had been stolen that day, Lazlo learned, finding out, finally, the answer to the question that had haunted him since he was a little boy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

If no one around me even understood the question, then it couldn’t be answered. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Before the old man could answer, if he was going to, a couple of ladies breezed in the doorway. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, whenever Annabeth made a sarcastic comment, Rachel hardly bothered to answer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was only Esther, who contained in her narrow body all mystery and all passion, and who answered all his need. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I thought it probably would, but I didn’t give them the satisfaction of an answer. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe when you stop pretending that you don’t do this for your own pleasure,” Cardan answers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions about his life that I still cannot even begin to answer. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He would have to provide answers to all the problems he could think of. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will you be entertaining much at Manderley, Mrs. de Winter?” they would say and my answer would come, “I don’t know, Maxim has not said much about it up to the present.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was reliable and did his work, but he always felt the need to look over my answers before handing them in with his, which bothered me. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The answers on the back were equally whimsical and often included drawings—many of them lovely, thought Ophelia—in this case a sketch of the neural pathways of the eye. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“This is the prime problem in sympathy. Where do we get the energy? Here, however, the answer is simple.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You ain’t going to answer that door? You never know, that might be Santa. He might have forgot something last night.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Oh, come on! That was completely different,” Mr. Tushman answered dismissively. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

The answer to that was a question: How many women had seen Nicole’s face? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Arkady answered, “Cut my head off right now—just take the girls away from me!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I guess it depends,” I say, because the real answer, a flat no, isn’t what anyone wants to hear. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The answer was only in this short note: Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

"I told you I shouldn't talk. I didn't even answer your question." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And if it couldn’t be answered, I was doomed to the distaff life of only womanly things. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But this was not an answer that satisfied friends who warned him to stay out of China. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless I answered that I had pretty much lost the habit of analyzing myself and that it was hard for me to tell him what he wanted to know. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“The question is,” said Fflewddur, “is there any chance at all of warning the Sons of Don before the Horned King attacks? Doli is the only one who can answer that.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I asked Jonathan why he was disturbed, and he answered, evidently thinking that I knew as much about it as he did: “Do you see who it is?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Fine. I thought I’d made it obvious to him last week, but guys can’t take no for an answer,” Erin said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Little Jane’s love would have been my best reward,” he answered; “without it, my heart is broken. But Jane will give me her love: yes—nobly, generously.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, so I left a message, telling him I was sorry. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Young lady, when I call your name, I expect you to answer.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

If it’s any of the above-mentioned ladies, the answer is an emphatic yes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

And she mimicked the yes and no answers she got in reply to her questions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So, let’s do this.I’ll ask you a question, then you ask me a question, and well just keep asking until we can both get some answers. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you want me to kill you now or later?” he answered. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But when he complied, I scarcely knew how to begin; such horror had I of the possible answers. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But what if her mama answer, or her daddy? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘Few may do that with honour,’ he answered. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Look,” Minho answered, “I wouldn’t believe me if I were you, either. But trust me, I did. Big fat nasty one.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Jinx grew silent, knowing that his answer had fallen flat. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The speed and accuracy of my answers impressed them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Ropes indeed!’ answered an Elf from the boats. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the officer still wants answers, so Nathan tells him the truth—that his body was taken over. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I think I deserve an honest answer, even if whatever’s between us now isn’t going to last.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

When the food science teacher made the fatal mistake of asking the class if it knew the meaning of the word condiment, Don immediately answered with “lambskin, sheepskin.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was another “loyalty question,” but he had answered “yes” to that. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was shocked to find I didn’t have an answer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pie’s too busy filling in the date of his missed burger to answer. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“This summer he shall know,” Samuel answered wisely. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes I’m sure you will,” she answered herself. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They feel that there are mathematical minds and nonmathematical minds, and that the former always come up with answers instantaneously whereas the latter are helpless and hopeless. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pigeons can fly hundreds of miles in one day,” Scipio answered. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m shocked,” answered Maya, taking her glasses off to wipe them. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“About your question. I don’t know the answer.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“This we have heard. And yet Your Radiance has found the courage to answer butchery with mercy. You have not harmed any of the noble children you hold as hostage.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He was wondering with half his mind which of Kay’s questions the magician would choose to answer, but the other half was still upon the martial possibilities of the landscape. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you mean to say ‘Why has Principal Peattie requested to see me?’ my answer is ‘I do not know.’ Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Slipped in at the end was the question the experimenters really wanted an answer to: “What do you feel would be an appropriate dollar amount for undergraduate tuition per year?” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all about multiplication, and I got almost all the answers wrong. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

When Helgi Olafsson, a grandmaster, asked him how he liked living in the country, Bobby answered in his typical Calvin Coolidge style: “Good.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Eril-Fane was a moment answering, and his voice, when he did, was raw and almost too low to hear. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When another traveler asked her business in Lowell, she smiled and said, “Why I work in the Hamilton Mill there. Yes,” she added, answering her questioner’s stare, “I’m one of those factory girls. ” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

And before he could answer, Marcus reached for Skitter, grabbed the board, and yanked it. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

And where did she get those answers in the first place? The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Tobias opens his mouth to answer, and then clenches his jaw as if to stop the words from spilling out. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could stay and try to comfort him, but I need answers about my mother, and I’m not going to wait any longer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

From a distance we heard an answering shout “He hears us,” someone said. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, I would have answered, Yes, something’s wrong. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, alone on a bed of pine needles, he remembered that he could never answer his mother. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man’s voice called from up the river, and another man answered. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll come over the way we did last year,” Daddy answered. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone knew what the “right” answer to this question was, given what we now knew about Sergeant Bloom. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was one answer I was certain of. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, he answered, “Don’t sweat it, Vera. Everything happens for a reason.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Regret is an eternal question you will never have the answer to. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Pretty amazing for a woven structure, right? Doctors use it for traction, and electrical contractors—” “Uh, but the answer?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was explaining to Alice that as far as she was concerned there was nothing more valuable to the human body than sunbathing, and that nudist colonies were the answer to the world’s moral problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Well, there's only one right answer to that question. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

It’s on the third night, during our game, that I answer the question eating away at me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“It’s a bubble sheet. To mark your answers.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Why, just last month I sent him a very friendly letter, which he never had the courtesy to answer. See for yourself.’ The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And you ought to read more about the world,” answered the Englishman. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chance lay bright before him, and heartily he answered, “I will go.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, Susie ripped her apple in half with her bare hands. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Again, his instructor refuses to answer any of his questions until they return to London. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

With his answer, Theo sends Vincent an analysis of a painting by Edouard Manet, The Dead Toreador, painted more than twenty years earlier. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The Huntsman considered her question for some time before he answered. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Rose answers before Mr. D has a chance to. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Gideon is all slim muscles and interesting boy angles, and it’s hard to formulate an answer. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

While over the mountains, the pilot tried to contact Mbeya, but there was no answer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hoopoe called from a Kenya coffee tree and was answered by another. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t plan on flat out asking these questions, but I did think that by getting inside the Pastors’ house and meeting Ginnie Sue, I’d come away with some idea of the answers. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, establishing the Aedes aegypti mosquito as the disease carrier, or vector, did not answer all the questions about yellow fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Roy had a feeling that Dana’s father was no prize, either, and it was he who answered the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctors at the hospital answered most of those questions quickly. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“If you read quickly, you should be able to finish before supper. Mr. Benedict will come by in a little while to answer any questions.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In answer, Michael shows him the number on his phone calculator. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“We are not looking to make an example of any of our students,” Dr. Jansen answered. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do everything for you, Mackenzie. It’s like math; I can help you, but I can’t give you the answer.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

The woman took a deep breath, like she was going to answer, and then an invisible force shoved Anya and Ivan toward the door, through it, out of the hut, and into the night. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

The answer came to me with the suddenness of a collision. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as I followed Conner to the kitchen table, I realized the answer was really important. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Cilia did not answer, but she reached up through the foliage of the tree and picked a little green apple. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took whoever answered a long time to bring Marion to the telephone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He told me he would have to go back a long time into the history of our people in order for me to understand his answer. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

No. If the answers were anywhere, they were in the south and east of the continent of Namaa, on the far side of the Elmuthaleth, whence no one had ever returned. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to answer but realized that there was nothing to say. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t show up at meals and wasn’t answering the telephone. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And then you didn’t answer one of my first questions ...” I stalled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Why do all adults think smiling is the answer? The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He liked to surprise people and sometimes she didn’t know how to answer him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she answered, looking out the passenger window, her hair reflecting oncoming streetlights. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had so many questions, but no answers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I answered by nodding my head like one of those nodding animals that Americans put on the rear ledge of their automobiles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sat silent for a while, and I knew his answer would take a long time. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The rest of the evening is filled with too many questions, not so many answers, and...ice cream! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Because Lyra was feeling rebellious and uneasy, she didn’t answer this patronizing question with the truth, or with one of her usual flights of fancy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I think on how bad I felt about not having the answers for the lieutenant. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Now would be as good a time as any for my prayer to finally be answered. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He answered in a whisper too, as if his writing had become something hallowed and had made the room itself sacrosanct. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Deval just called me because he’s been calling home and no one’s answering!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

And the only answer I have is to tackle the problems I can tackle. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But clearly, this isn’t the answer he is looking for. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

No one even asked me the question anymore; people just assumed they knew the answer, and they were nearly always wrong. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before we could answer, I heard more footsteps, and Grover ran up, breathless. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I have not come for a visit, sir,” she answered. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The sphinx talks only in puzzles and riddles, and is violent when given the wrong answer. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, I felt my dad’s hand on my shoulder. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sefia grasped for answers, her vision flooding into the darkest corners of his past, invading his history. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She looked at Hazel like she expected an answer, but Hazel did not have one to give. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t answer him because I'd like to ask that father of yours the same question. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Why? I wrote them a letter on why I was the answer to sliced bread,” is how Flom explains it, with characteristic brevity. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m fairly sure it’s a burrow, sir,” answered Groundsel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They do not answer but wheel him out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie didn't think that was really much of an answer, but she asked no more questions. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He’s going to have to answer that question, and no matter what he says, everyone will know that something is wrong with him. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If either one of us asked a question, the rule was the other person had to answer it. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She obeyed him slowly and without answer, and she went in to her room and he heard her dragging about it, and at last she lay down and moaned softly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The amputee, fully aware that his answer would raise an immediate corollary question, said, “They were bit off.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And then he walked off without waiting for an answer, pretending to see someone across the room whose elbow he needed to grab. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Listen, there are questions that need to be answered about tonight.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I wait for him at the table before the sun comes up, look right at him, and speak loudly, he’ll be so surprised, he’ll have to answer me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“What do you think of it?” he asked, and before she could answer, he asked what he really wanted to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My parents were good enough to take a time-out from arguing to answer it, and my mom hollered up the stairs that the call was for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Today she shouted, “I give up! How am I supposed to study anything if there are no answers?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I shrug, pretending not to know the answer. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I doubt she will,” he answered himself, “unless she favors Asiatic, hollow-cheeked boys. Lean young swimmers. But then I look at you. . . .” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie had so many questions he needed answers to—he was getting nervous about the question backup—and his dear friend Google was apparently not a friend of his grandparents. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

As he walked home that evening, no answer surfaced among the questions that darted about like fish in his mind. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

A player’s trivia- answering ability is presumably the only worthwhile factor to consider; race, gender, and age wouldn’t seem to matter. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We didn't know,” he answered, “but Riccio always suspected that it was there.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He took away the two points he had been given for answering half of the question and gave Maxwell a chance to answer. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose the real answer is that I am not Queenie anymore. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

When nobody answered the bell, she waited, thinking maybe they’d been held up at the market. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know who made the rule,” she answered. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

In three weeks that question would find an answer. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t answer the flash, so I walked in.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not,” the Toad answered, his face quivering as if he were about to cry. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They said hello, but if she refused to answer, well, they didn’t see why they had to say hello anymore. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calista bit her bottom lip for a while before she answered me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

My answer seems to satisfy them, but now both of them have been alerted to my eating patterns, and watch my plate like it’s a time bomb. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Yes. As a journalist, I am compelled to know the answers.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Jennifer's grandmother answered the door and smiled down at me as if I had just recovered from a long fever. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The waif made no answer, but she could hear her slippers whispering over the stone floor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But that, too, did not answer the question. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chou answers by turning her back to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them answered, but on our walk to shul, they kept glancing at me worriedly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The woman answered slowly as an echo, “Ready.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Zack doesn’t answer, but I can hear him out there breathing. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Kaisa looked surprised, but answered, “I cannot go too long without this forest.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I start with the declassified math exam, I check if Amu has sent answers to my questions. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

These were the sorts of questions we would either discuss in class or write a short answer to. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You’ve plenty of work for little enough pay. Why add more for none? No one’s going to thank you for it. Our job is to find books. Leave it to the scholars to find answers.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Yet, attempts to answer these questions had all become mired at precisely the same juncture. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But I answer, just because it has been one long night. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, we were interrupted by a series of whoops and hollers from the woods. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

But try as I might, no answers were forthcoming. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some of my questions were actually answered, but there will always be more. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Good luck,” I say “Give me a few minutes,” Mimi answers throatily. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The answer to that question, reader, as you well know, was absolutely no one. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Harding asked for the answer to number fourteen, and no one spoke up, so I raised my hand. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The jay called again, deeper in the forest now, but answered by a chorus of reply. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had no answers to their questions, and he made no attempt to deny his responsibility for the absence of Spitfires and Hurricanes over the beach. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

No weird noises or kicks or grunts for the rest of the class, no answers to questions I know. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The rest of the answer was so close, she could feel it all about to fall into place. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Everyone was anxious to see if April's question would be answered, but two of the Egyptians had a special reason of their own to be impatient. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want a set of books for someone who is keen on Art,” she would say, and the attendant would answer, “Yes, Madam, will you come this way?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the empty classroom after school one day, Molly stares at that face for a long time, looking for answers to questions she doesn’t know how to ask. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Annabeth wasn’t sure how to take that answer, but Percy smiled like the problem was solved. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Before she could answer, there was a cough from the backseat. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

But before she could ask why they had been called, Mrs. Clarke provided the answer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"It's all happening twelve light-minutes away. That means it takes twenty-four minutes for them to get the answer to any question they ask. The whole launch is twelve minutes long. They're on their own." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, every single one of his answers is untouched. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere, because I get answers to a lot of questions, but not to the most important question of all: How does Algernon’s regression affect the basic hypothesis of the experiment? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was no answer beyond the suck of the pole through the murk of the river bottom. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy got so furious, he actually hissed, and translated his answer for them later. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She blushed and didn’t answer me as Sean and I made our exit. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

This was nothing I’d necessarily want to embroider on a pillow, but still, once the answer left my mouth, I embraced it as a perfectly acceptable teaching philosophy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“And it is I, Raksha, who answer, ” the twins would shout in high voices. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before I had a chance to answer, he added, “We have excellent vocational programs in car mechanics, electronics, and wood shop. We also have a program for future farmers.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Vincent thinks he’s talking about Theo, but he's thinking about himself: for him, painting is the answer to his misery, to his lack of confidence, to his feelings of being at sea in the world. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And he wouldn’t answer me ’cause he was quiet and didn’t reveal himself to too many people. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew none of them had an answer. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Jack,” I answered, waving my hand, which I immediately wished I hadn’t done because it felt kind of uncool. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Second, he wants me to be able to find answers by myself. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answered, “Yes,” to break myself from nodding. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Consider now the answer strings from the students in two sixth-grade Chicago classrooms who took the identical math test. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Nothing can get through it without getting messed up,” Lobel answered. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My cousin came over, and when Kevin answered the door, she didn’t recognize him. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I know of at least one answer I can get right now. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My father answered their questions in detail, and they listened intently—this group of men with nets, blowing their smoke into the wind. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Little bit more than that,” he answered and went ahead to tell her about his own involvement in another of Tar Baby’s misfortunes. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I looked into the crowd, trying to focus upon their faces, hearing someone yell, "Here come the cops," and others answering, "Let 'em come!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t avoid the question just because you don’t want to think of an answer.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

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

“I thought we would ride in the back of a truck,” I answered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me, the answer was never actually all that tough to come up with. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I would answer with a shrug of my shoulders: “Aw, I’m not hungry at noon, ever.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione opened her mouth to answer, then closed it again, looking more confused than ever. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The answer is a mystery lying at the bottom of thousands of feet of water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I called, prepared to jump down upon him if he answered, "You people." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he answered in his high Ladybird voice. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“So that people’s pomade doesn’t stain the seat back,” she answered. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

When the howling came again, it was answered by some barks, close by. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

But a chorus of agreement answers Hammie, and more high-level worlds are brought up in rapid succession. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He shakes his head, as if he doesn’t want the memory, but he answers. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The answer is complicated, but here’s the simplest way to say it: I’m not a whole lot like most girls. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering he stood, and started searching the shelves with his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Three minutes after six,” she answers without looking at her watch, as if she tallied each second in her head. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t answer, and I pull my hand from my pocket. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last number he dialed received no answer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I was getting inside and I was getting answers. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Seeking as always to put himself on equal footing with Jasper, Ged answered the question ignoring its ironic tone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The author posed the popular question but never answered it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Actually, I know the answer to that one. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to ask for answers to the tests. And for extra recesses. And unlimited ketchup in the cafeteria.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

‘There was a door south-west of Caradhras, some fifteen miles as the crow flies, and maybe twenty as the wolf runs,’ answered Gandalf grimly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was to have been the answer to his unstated, unacknowledged question—where was the life to counter the encroaching nonlife? The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was one day when she couldn’t comfort me, couldn’t answer my questions. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I can work for the rest of today,” the boy answered. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A chorus of loud and scattered amens answered. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to answer her, but his throat made a coughing, gagging sound. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like the way they were looking at me—as if they were waiting for an answer on a test I hadn’t studied for. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She swallows, glancing back down at the papers in her hand, the results of a test I already know the answer to. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

All night I kept thinking it through, and still I didn’t have an answer to why all the old ladies were dying. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He looked up as if seeking answers in the ceiling bosses where the arches met over the nave. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The tortoise yelled at him, saying, “You must answer me! You must choose!” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And if you ask where he is,” put in the bard, “we can answer you very quickly: we do not know.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If you let it ring, they get their kicks. If you answer, they hang up and still get their kicks. And then start all over again.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perfectly,” he answers, then adds his trademark soulless smile. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

That seemed to be the answer she wanted to hear. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Though we lived just on the borders of actual starvation, I could not bribe Granny with a promise of half or two-thirds of my salary; her answer was no and never. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, even though I know the answer. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Every ninety-nine years, someone comes here with their questions. But I will answer only one. So choose your question carefully.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The answer lies in the California data, and the answer is yes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

When asked to account for the cultural “backwardness” of Aboriginal Australian society, many white Australians have a simple answer: supposed deficiencies of the Aborigines themselves. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The appropriate answer, as far as she was concerned, was "tired," because the overly cheery instructor forced us to lie down on sticky rubber mats for twenty minutes after "lunchtime picture book." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It isn’t the sort of thing you ask questions about, because the answers are not usually answers you want to know. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 2:30, when we finally handed our answer sheets in, I was afraid that mine was going to dissolve into some sort of pulp. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

This isn’t an exact answer, of course, but it is an accurate estimate based on all our calculations. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I’d bet anything he’s never answered a single question in class. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“To answer your next question, my parents are divorced. My mother lives in Florida. My father is on his third trophy wife. They travel a lot.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I raised my hand to answer questions and volunteered to go to the chalkboard to solve math problems. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The answer they got was an odd one. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

But some answered: ‘While we yet live? How long? He has a weapon that has brought low many strong places since the world began. Hunger. The roads are cut. Rohan will not come.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir. I—” “Did you think we brought you here to ask questions and for me to answer them ?” “No, sir. I—” “What did we bring you here for?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Joseph knew the answer, but he couldn’t help but ask. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He asked it gently, but with fear, for he did not wish to hear the answer. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“That war has a lot to answer for, Alan,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Science is asking questions and finding answers and never, ever stopping. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As he figured out which ones to answer first, my thoughts turned to my book. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The announcer on the television show gives the cousins some kind of test, asking them questions they should be able to answer with their “abilities.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

In answer Eric slowly reached up to the lapel of his blazer and turned it back with a finger and thumb. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She knocks on my door and enters without waiting for an answer. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“I will if you answer my very simple question.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That wasn’t the same at all,” Milton answered back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t my mother who answered my hungry questions. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He pointedly banished any hint of rancor from his voice, even though he knew he wasn’t going to like her answer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In the audition, everything went well at first, Bobby and his fellow players answering most of the questions with aplomb. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I held forth the spoon, and answered, “Because Slant of our Company is dead; and Jocko of our Company is dead; and Pomp of our Company is gone. And John of our Company is sold.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

At first April poked her and frowned in a way that said not to give everything away, but after a while she changed her mind and started answering questions, too. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For security purposes, I - will not answer any of them. Anyway, it is time for dinner.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Go away. You told me you wouldn’t kill me if I answered your questions, and I did.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“If you mean, Miss Havisham, what have you done to injure me, let me answer. Very little. I should have loved her under any circumstances. Is she married?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No, I didn’t want any of them to wait,” I answered, meaning Father could have gone too. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which is not really an answer at all. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I keep hoping that somehow the Devon-ness of the list will give me the answer but it doesn’t. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she was asked what she saw within her fires, Melisandre would answer, “Much and more,” but seeing was never as simple as those words suggested. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“You all know the answer to three plus one,” he says, and Ryan shouts out “Four!” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Pong already knew the answer to the question, but he wanted to know what Nok would say. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know the answer, but of course I had my hopes: maybe Margo needed to see my confidence. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Before anyone else can answer, I give her a hug and a kiss on the cheek, which—since we’re not a family that likes to show affection—leaves her looking alarmed. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Bring him in. I’m making no promises,” Miracle Max answered after some thought. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father wouldn’t take no for an answer.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as I went downstairs in the morning, I noticed that the answering machine was blinking. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even as he spoke, they saw, as if she came in answer to their words, the Lady Galadriel approaching. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t wait for me to answer, just turns to go, calling back as she does, “You’ll end up getting yourself sacked if you carry on like this.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But none of that is the answer to the question she has. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He answers that the INS has no records of birth or entry or naturalization for nearly three dozen of them and their families. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stranger didn’t answer; instead, he put his hand in his pocket, and took out two stones that were the same as the boy’s. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scene disappeared in the fog, but when the mountain god bellowed again, other numina answered in the distance, their voices echoing through the valleys. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He continued speaking directly to the dead woman, and I half wished she would rise up and answer him, offended by the coarseness of his approach. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thought of what her mom had said to the Sleeper: I’ll find an answer. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You don’t have to answer that, because I know that’s why. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had simply said, in answer to her surprised inquiries as to the change, “I can’t afford it, my dear.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the answer came at once: ‘And the Council gave him companions, so that the errand should not fail. And you are the last of all the Company. The errand must not fail.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Once only, when you need us, destruction, waste, carnage shall answer. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Not a cloudy kiss full of questions that wanted answers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lincoln Rowley—will you answer a few questions for Denver Action News?” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

For several years he waited for an answer. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

You’re told that in this town a daughter, if there is one, always answers the door. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so I have. Seven half-bloods shall answer the call I wonder who they’ll be. We re going to have so many new faces next summer.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s a question I know the answer to. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. Mine has short sleeves and a neck like this,” she answered, drawing a U on her chest. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moon had become near and familiar, and that’s why my answer just sort of popped out. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Davos did not answer, he rapped his spoon against the table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That question is more complicated, but I still know the answer. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted his name above the roar of the men, and got no answer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Bailey wouldn’t have dared to answer No. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Milo dials his number and gets no answer. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at Ivy, like she was waiting for her to give a different answer, but Ivy certainly didn’t have one. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"He spoke Dutch," I say, as a way of responding without answering. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then I share my prepared statement in character and answer questions. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Jack listened to Percival's answer and then let go of him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He comes forward and waits a moment before answering. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The answer is that we could not possibly tell. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, he ran into the open and down the path. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Katherine is still upstairs with Miss Duncan. She doesn’t have a thing to do with this,” Miss Anderson says, answering too quickly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As if in answer, the room suddenly filled with a low, whining snarl, which gradually slid higher in pitch. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Francis saw no reason to understate the power of the helical theory and within several minutes revealed the way Bessel functions gave neat answers. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

There has to be an answer, but we’ll never know what it is. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But she put all thoughts of him aside, for today was the day after Yule, and she answered, “Yes, that was me.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

DUMBLEDORE: Harry, there is never a perfect answer in this messy, emotional world. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

It became too much trouble for me to go on listening and trying to understand, too much trouble to answer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“After so long a silence, it is unlikely our prayers will be answered. I have asked his best surviving friend to do the final honors.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The answer was that white people had driven the prices higher by “over-bidding one another” for the services of the few black nurses available. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“So many family members, I already lost them all,” she answered. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The long wait for an answer was interminable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t answer, keeping her eyes on her laptop. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Glancing around to be sure they were alone, Rhonda whispered, “I have the answers. I’m going to make a perfect score!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

That evening I went round to Mrs. Shears’s house and knocked on the door and waited for her to answer it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could not find the answers; yet I felt there was something wrong about white people having everything, and black people nothing. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” he answered, staying on her heels. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There was a burst of static, and then a moment later an answer came back. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

The more answers he found, the more questions he asked. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He made no answer; merely looked, and bowed in submission; and soon afterwards said, in a lively tone, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Now she was beginning to think that silence was Cecilia’s answer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Pixel managed to get the phone out, prop it on the edge of one of the boxes beneath her chin, and press the answer button with her nose. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

What are those things? he wondered, irritated that Alby hadn’t answered him earlier. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There are some questions you simply don’t ask in Bellmont, because no one wants to know the answers. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was able to answer the first and last concern promptly. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, he pulled a folded envelope from his back pocket and handed it to me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

No one answers, but the officer lowers her gun. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The answers to all of these questions have to do with the harmonic series. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Please be sure to mark your answer clearly on your test sheet with a number 2 pencil.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She knew I was asking a really stupid question with an obvious answer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re on. Fix this horse. Nine bucks a week. You answer to August. Lose this horse and you’re out of here. In fact, first hint of trouble and you’re out of here.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A peal of thunder seemed to answer him and that night he dreamed that he saw the ants being transformed into human shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have a good answer for that, except: “It’s just odd, that’s all.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

A woman who looked to be about his mother’s age answered the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mud People had a lot to answer for. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Two Dutch researchers did a study in which they had groups of students answer forty-two fairly demanding questions from the board game Trivial Pursuit. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But Achilles answered, “Madman. There are no covenants between sheep and wolves, nor between you and me.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

To answer this question we need to know the present rate of expansion of the universe and its present average density. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The wounds of these men are fresh and untended. Someone shall answer for this neglect!” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Strange bird sounds answer me: ca-caw of crows, whoop of owls, knocking woodpeckers, and a whistling nightingale. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She said, “This will be a time of asking questions and not rushing to answer them. A time of poking holes in your own theories. A time of thinking and not knowing.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

If you take one step forward or one step to the side she might come out and say where are you going and you don’t know what to answer because you don’t know yourself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mom answered the door at 8:05 to Mr. Bridges, a short round man in a blue suit, and Coach Warner, who was wearing a Lake Windsor High pullover. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped that the rock was able to answer his question. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“That’s for me to know and you to find out,” June answered. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s because the owl sent me,” said Mrs. Frisby, searching for an answer that would satisfy him. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ask him, but he doesn’t answer me, and I fall asleep, and he’s gone when I wake up. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter gently put down a little kitten he'd been holding as he started to answer the reporters' questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

While fishing for an answer that would say nothing, I smiled. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing,” he said in answer to her question. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“And that would be none of your business,” she answers. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He bleated plaintively and was answered by a rustle of straw within. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer is simple: an experiment is an artificial test designed to answer a question. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When he was asked, "Why did you return to Germany?" he answered, "To participate politically." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He’d gone looking for answers, and gotten none, and the mystery wouldn’t let him go. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My eyes fill up, and I don’t answer. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Two on V-south had, so I let them out, closed the brake, then walked into my office to answer the phone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is another oddity about the suspicious answer string. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A loud, rude sound, like the air being let out of a balloon, answered. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Isn’t the answer not to challenge the system but to try to avoid it? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How many questions had he needed an honest answer for and gotten instead, from his father, dark silence? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Every time she was asked if she wanted to leave the mothers’ ward to go see her baby in intensive care, her answer was the same: no. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Four answers were displayed on the dome, each identified with a geometric shape. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nor, in all likelihood, would you have enough time, because the answer sheets have to be turned in soon after the test is over. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

When he saw that Arthur was not going to answer, the old fellow went on in a bitter voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it turned out that those answers I unearthed were no different from theirs—which I very much doubted—well, then I would believe everything they said with a clear conscience. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed them behind me and dialed Henry’s number, half-expecting he wouldn’t answer but to my surprise he did, on the second ring. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I heard the shot and the bonobos’ answering screams all at once. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that if she answered it and Daddy peeked in and saw her girlfriend in our kitchen cooking, he might turn right around and leave. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Pattie tries to reach Dell, but he doesn't answer his cell phone. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Fosdick had no good answer to the dilemma now facing science. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Deb licks peanut butter off her finger before answering. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“But to answer your question. There were five in my Epsilon unit.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no,” she answered, with a tone of indecision. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He sat down beside her, asked her a few questions, listened intently as she answered, kept her talking—for more than an hour. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I stay quieter than usual and answer questions only when she calls on me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was no answer to any of these questions, and Meggie didn’t find out what Fenoglio was doing behind his study door either. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Doha feared he already knew the answer to his question. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I knocked, and when no one answered, I opened the door a crack. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He checks the roster and answers his own question. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Anya nearly answered in the affirmative—that was like asking if Ivan knew what the moon was—but then she stopped. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Dad, to answer that question would take hours of backstory, and I know that you’re probably very tired, so just go back t—” “In the house,” he thundered. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Candice had seen her mother answer enough questions about her father to know how to handle people who were being rude or nosy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

From there they could safely answer without giving the location of Egypt away. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were afraid for Lieutenant Carroll, we were afraid for ourselves, and our only answer to the fear that called each of our names was to fire blindly into the fearful darkness. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never waited to hear my answer, which was “Yes, sir,” before he’d resume his conversation with Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad didn’t seem to know what to answer. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I could tell by my father’s tone that he didn’t really expect an answer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Timothy did not answer, but turned back, I guess, to watch the sea again. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without knowing she did so, and taking no note of the answer, she kept asking the time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was looking for myself and asking everyone except myself questions which I, and only I, could answer. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for me to answer, Judy poked her head into the room. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only way you can get the answer is if it comes to you suddenly in the blink of an eye. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Waiting on that bench, she had promised herself that the priest’s answer would decide it, once and for all. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an ululation over by the seashore -and now the next savage answered and the next. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Layla asked, but before Ivy could think of how to answer, someone knocked on the door. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask, but I didn’t want to hear an answer that might send me out to face another patrol or earn another whipping. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As if in answer, there was a hideous ripping sound and the crackling of some great fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Just think about this, will you? You have never been able to explain how you chose the members of your team. You have given answers but no explanations." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He started to answer old Betonie, to tell him he hadn’t forgotten. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The stakes are higher now. It matters to me what your answer is.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s fine,” my mother answered, and we both settled into our seats and tried to find a bout to focus our attention on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Up the hill from the river a coyote yammered, and a dog answered from the other side of the stream. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Logical. You’re just giving me a regular, intelligent answer,” Teddy said. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“A little,” Julie answered as she unzipped her coat and folded it carefully. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t answer his door I went to look for him there, and I found him sitting in the windowsill in his undershirt, drinking a cup of coffee and leafing through a magazine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"No," I answer grimly, easing out of his embrace. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Not answering, Kim silently climbs into the hut, with Chou and I following closely behind. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said no more, even in answer to the Professor’s imperative questioning. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He kept his answers as brief as possible. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salvador and the others had been caught because they could not answer la migra’s questions in English. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, my mother stepped forward. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And for the hundredth time, or maybe the thousandth, I don’t have any answer. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Dad let me drink some this morning,” Ben answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you ask me am I afeared, the answer is ‘yes’; ailin’, it’s ‘no.’ Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one answered the phone for a long time. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

When someone finally did answer, I sucked in the tears that wet my lips and told them that on the corner of Tanglewood and South… But she cut me off. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She was far too empty to answer this; there was no way she could speak. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And I still wouldn’t answer him so he said, I have to go now Scout. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not, though I’ve done as much as I can. Practically speaking, I can’t give you an answer. Even a math professor would have a tough time with this one.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The priest is too stunned to answer me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We question him once a week and he refuses to answer a single question—says the Bureau is the enemy of all magicians.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, and I saw he was sleeping. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When asked what was in it, without answering he’d give a look that said in essence, “How can you possibly ask me that question? I’m deeply hurt and insulted.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

‘Who was Gil-galad?’ asked Merry; but Strider did not answer, and seemed to be lost in thought. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She answers the door with her wet hair in pins. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“She never answered the altar call, did she now?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pilar has tried to talk to the twins, but they answer her in monosyllables. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even at necessary stops for gasoline I had answered in monosyllables and retained no picture. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teachers ask us easier questions, if they ask us anythin’ at all, and they expect dumb answers. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I don’t answer him and resolve never to speak to him again. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Upon his arrival Francis did not get more than halfway through the door before I let loose that the answer to everything was in our hands. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“Not if I could get out of it!” he answered promptly. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It’s a question. And I’m answering it. But I don’t know the answer yet, and I’m sorry.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was not the answer Herbor had hoped, but it was the answer he got, and having a patient heart he went home to Charuthe with it, through the snows of Grende. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I think we both know the answer to that," I say. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“There is literally no such thing,” she answered. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going to give you a direct answer right now. But I don’t think this goal would be too unreasonable, as long as your recovery continues on the way it has been.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Scythe Curie took a moment before she answered. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Father,” Bigger heard her answer from the hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“No, thank you,” Stephanie answered as she watched Jessica and some of her field hockey teammates play Never Have I Ever. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She’d heard, in Malia’s answer, both the resilience and the vulnerability, an echo of all that we lived with and all we tried to keep at bay. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He already knows the answer from the look on my face. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They might have maids but they answer doors themselves and say, One moment, please, and give you sixpence. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what the Doctor would say,” she answered. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Too weak to answer, Cole let his eyes close again. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

You put the twenty-one and the sixteen together, and the answer is twenty-one sixteen, or 2,116. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answered: “Do not press me too hard all at once. I am willing to accept. How will you do this bloody work?” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Not really,” I answered honestly, instead of pretending to be normal like everyone else. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir, skipper,” Sergeant Latito answered, hurrying through the door with a clipboard in his hand. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A truthful answer, but one I knew to be foolish, even as it exited my mouth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, she got the box where she kept all my report cards and certificates to get the photo. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She loved to answer and always tried to beat Joe to it if she could. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

This incident of the master’s death following so swiftly after her reiterated plea, Kill him, Lord, left her with the conviction that prayer was always answered. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey didn’t know, and she didn’t care; she was too tired and discouraged to think of an answer. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We might live here forever, I thought Again he did not answer directly. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fools all of you. I will not answer.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, happy early birthday,” he says with an answering nod. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter what I said. He hasn’t accepted my answer.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This one is the answer to a trivia question. Dr. Zinchenko, if you please?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Nobody answered our knock on the front door, so we walked around to the side door. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The question we were supposed to answer in our report was: What is the theme of The Call of the Wild?. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I will read the questions first, then the choices for the answers. You will write down the correct letter. Does everyone understand?” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t answer because my mouth was full. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I accepted their answers too, though they were often in contradiction and even self-contradictory. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Wang Lung answered quickly and quietly that he was well, and as he looked at his son his fear went out of him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

And for a second, it’s almost like I don’t even have to answer the phone. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

And Marmeluc answers, “He has a twin sister. She would not speak to him when he returned. I believe he cries for his sister.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The answer lies in the structure of the molecule. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

"And you will stay out of the godswood and away from those wolves, or answer far it." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Now, for the sake of comparison, consider the answers of another student from Hudson’s sample. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

You could have food sent up for me, and I’ll be lurking in disguise in a shadowy corner when you answer the door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Hazel was too angry to speak, but Pluto seemed to read the answers in her face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

"And then to easterly Rock or King's Land-ing, I think. I have some questions that want answering, concerning a certain dagger." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His mother answered and told me she was delighted I had had a good vacation but she was sorry, Danny wasn’t home, he had gone with his father to visit a family friend in Lakewood. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“He’s a different kind of guy,” I answered. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” Ranofer answered, realizing for the first time that he had no idea of how to proceed. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

“This is making me sick,” she answers, putting down her drink. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Charles Chiltington knew the answer: “It was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The lawyer told him that Reggie wouldn’t be coming for an interview and that he, the lawyer, would answer all questions. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t feel what God is,” answered Ishmael. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s just Boomer and me, alone in the glade..I didn’t really expect anyone to answer my call. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It's too much coming from her mouth and the look in her eyes is too earnest and I'm too overwhelmed to answer. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I ask, and I ask it again and again, until it’s clear that I won’t stop until I have my answer. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer Lucy’s question, but instead said, “Now, class three. You have two minutes to find your seat for the school year. Once I call 'time,’ your seat will be your permanent seat.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

These questions have haunted me for years—and I don’t know how long I have left to get answers to them. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“No we don’t,” Mr. Gonzalez answered in a shrill voice and slammed the phone down. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One person stepped forward to answer the challenge, unquestionably the oldest, probably the wisest, member of the revolutionary generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

An old woman answered my knock and gave me the drink of water I asked for and nearly talked my arm off. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The struggle was over, and I had my answer, though it was not the one I had assumed I would get. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woody always answered softly, respectfully, with a boyish and submissive smile. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He drank off about a quarter of his beer before answering. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Similarly, a musical answer should also contain part of the question, plus have a sense of closure or finality. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

By the time we were done eating and answering questions, it was almost midnight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I wonder how I could manage to bring such treasure up from the deep, but I know the answer will be the same as the nature of my descent. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

She calls his apartment and gets no answer. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to raise my hand and give the answers but he says, Be quiet, let your brother answer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Another man with a Midwestern voice answered, “We are on track for delivery,” and gave coordinates. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” answered Hazel, trying to look frank and feeling foolish. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not pretend to possess equal frankness with your ladyship. You may ask questions which I shall not choose to answer.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Milkman couldn’t answer except in Guitar’s words, so he said nothing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It looks beautiful, but you won't need to wear it," he answers. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There was no echo or answer though the wood seemed to become more crowded and more watchful than before. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

E.J. answers, “Basically, we’re sitting here feasting and celebrating that our nation was stolen from indigenous people. Columbus didn’t discover nothing.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t answer, he said, “You cain’t say you don’t care for me.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Every single time your father turns on the radio, I honestly think he expects to tune in on ‘It’s a Wise Child’ and hear all you children, one by one, answering questions again.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

But instead of answering me, she kept repeating that it was important to keep Uncle Jim’s land—land that had belonged to her father and his father and his father before that—in the family. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra anticipated this discussion, and she undoubtedly had her version of events eloquently prepared so that she could give compelling answers to all of Mark Antony’s questions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

I chose a question to which I certainly lacked the answer. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

She keeps saying stuff like, "Kevin, we know you know the answer, because you always know the answer, so wouldn't it be nice if someone else got a chance? For instance, your friend Maxwell?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” Nat told him, “you didn’t interrupt anything. It was just a little problem. I know the answer now.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to ask him why, but then I thought of how the answer might make my stomach hurt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

One thing I like about Gregory is that he puts a lot of thought in before he answers you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Each and all were answered by a smile, a bow, and a demure “Yes” or “No” with the chill on. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made Finn a little sad that every answer made the crash sound less and less interesting. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Summer was over, and I still hadn’t answered my mother, or the camp, about whether I’d be staying. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“She did travel with me to Seatown once,” he answered, “but she did not like it. She said she missed the Wood.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she already knew the answer to that. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I called in my dream to the lodge-keeper, and had no answer, and peering closer through the rusted spokes of the gate I saw that the lodge was uninhabited. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And there was a blonde-and-mysteriously-younger girl that a friend of mine saw Troy out with a few months ago, and he still hasn’t come up with a particularly satisfactory answer for that. So. Yeah.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Doon sat back on his heels and gazed up at the ceiling, as if the answer might be there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lupin looked at him and answered the unfinished question. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If it is a good puzzle you can sometimes work out the answer before the end of the book. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The student version had the answers in the back, but this one had them written out step-by-step. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Galveston, Texas,” I say, because that was the answer to the last question. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Why do people think there are clear answers for things anyway? Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It had been a good long while since Maddie had given her answer, but Queenie did not need to remind her what the subject had been. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

"If Lady Stark believes I have some crime to answer for, I will go with her and answer for it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to describe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, there’s no point in trying to find out what’s over the edge of this hill, because the answer is nothing.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s sitting in there on a desk holding a big stuffed octopus and looking as cool as a cucumber. But he won’t answer any questions.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer came to him after five long days of walking up and down the streets of the Lower East Side, just as he was about to give up hope. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The boy looked at the white-haired old man leaning over like he was listening for the plant to answer him. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

So after I answered one sympathetic guard’s questions, Mary Fernandez brought the subject up at therapy. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I envisioned myself burning on a pyre of dream sequences, and then the answer came to me. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

An answering roar from below made her flush with sudden heat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I do not know myself how the thing happened,” answered Wang Lung slowly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I have known the answer since the moment I threw myself, stomach first, into the quicksand. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, why did they lock her out, not letting her help her sister answer questions and spell her name? The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was a senior when we were freshmen,” she answered. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Yes, I want to say, the White Plastic Kitchen—but I know that’s not the answer he wants to hear. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Yeah,” she answered politely, smiling with her dimple on full power now. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I saw her answer!—nothing could be clearer.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When she knocked on the door of a farmhouse, a place where she and her parties of runaways had always been welcome, always been given shelter and plenty to eat, there was no answer. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly decided I wouldn’t answer, no matter what he said back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you perfect, Bailey? All those A’s—that implies perfection. Is that the answer, Bailey?” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I teach you the rules, answer your questions, make sure you don’t disgrace the legion.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She wishes Marco had accompanied Chandresh, though she doubts he would answer any of her questions, if he consented to speaking to her at all. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She never answered her mother when she called her Flora Belle. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

A curtain fluttered, or maybe it was my imagination, but no one answered. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Instead, it’s me bleeding out all my neuroses, looking for answers to questions I have no right to be asking. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The e-mail was only growing, and I was lagging behind in answering it. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without answering any more questions, he rolls out the open door, free of the car. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But each one said the answer to the first quite loudly, the way Mentor did, but they whispered the answer to the second, so no one could hear.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

On answering the present call, Dewey immediately heard “I want to confess.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai would ask, not waiting for his answer before she slipped out into the alley. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

A low, raspy mumble—what Mark thought a man on his deathbed might sound like—answered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Levy dialed it and a voice answered, “Good morning. Regal Cleaners.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of all I said thereafter, I found no answer on the floor—not that answer, anyway—and I was on the floor all night. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She meets my eyes while she answers it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The answer may have important consequences for how best to govern China and Europe today. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She would remember, too, that all the way home she tried without success to find the answer that Hannah had promised could always be found in her own heart. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Holly did not answer, but only stared fixedly back at him. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When is he going?” she asked of everybody in general, as if Robert were not there to answer for himself. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

He didn’t answer, but she knew he was still rubbing the worry stone. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Without answering, she said, “Please close your eyes and stand still.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

These weren’t people who were going to take no for an answer. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Tally tried to answer, but her throat was dry. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he answered, rising, and turning away, “Satan tempted me and I fell. I ain’t the first man been made to fall on account of a wicked woman.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You know what the answer would be if your mom were here,” he said. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He answered, “I don’t know, but the law is the law and you are under arrest.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a big deal,” I answered quickly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Because,” she says, like that is a real answer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Will he get better?” she asked, dreading to hear the answer. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

If you are one of these, and if you are acquainted with the code, then I assure you the answer lies within your grasp. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Browne answered, which I thought was very cool of him. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He cursed at the air and answered it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then she’d stand there, eyes closed, a frown on her face like she was trying to puzzle out the answer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave a little speech and then my answers to their questions, hardly caring whether I won or not. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She cries when she calls Ashoke at his department and he does not answer. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There have been times I’ve rushed away from my papers to answer the phone; gladly gotten up from my chair, hearing the mailman outside. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again, we none of us could find heart sufficient to answer him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I go to the board, chalk the answer in five moves. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She looked at me with that almost-pleading expression again, like I was the answer to an unspoken question, before gripping her staff and stalking to the exit. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The answer is that the stars are mighty suns, light-years away in the vastness of interstellar space. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grandmother couldn’t answer; the tears continued to flow. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I don’t know what stories you mean,’ Merry answered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was so tired of answering that question that I wished I had risked going out to buy a long dress. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d stare right back and hesitate a second as if I was planning to answer the question and then I’d holler out really loud, “Can I get back to you on that?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the jurors told a newspaper reporter, “Could I have spoken, I should have answered ‘not guilty,’ and the men in the jury box would have sustained me.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I asked him, “What’s the best thing about it for you? Luis stood up to get us three more. When he sat down, he answered, “Just like you said. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me a few moments longer, then answers with a long, salty kiss. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Brannock’s Trading Post was the answer and the river was the answer, but he didn’t see how. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she had stumbled upon the answer to her husband's disappearance. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

As soon as I wondered that, I knew the answer was yes. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore the phone, tried to keep going, but when the ringing stopped, a sharp click cracked the air and a weepy voice fluttered from my father’s new answering machine. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She clearly knew the answer, but wanted me to hear it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He still hasn’t answered, but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t read the email. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

"Thanks for taking the time to answer our questions," Cathy said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his history of Plymouth colony, Governor Bradford himself provides one answer: robbing Indian houses and graves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

A moment later, there it is: a delicate, answering trill. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes, that’s right. OK. There are no wrong answers. How about safety?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Climbing up the hill after her, bracing his knee with his palm, he’d wiped his hands on his trousers and answered our clamorous whispers—dead? is he—?—with the brief impersonal nod of a doctor.... The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“They’re just going to ask you some questions, okay? We go down to Seattle, a few questions, a few answers, the whole thing is over.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

So what’s the point of subtracting when the answer is always the same? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I also try all the apartment buildings listed, finding, at the two buildings where someone actually answers, that they want twelve-month leases. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But of course, I know the answer to that question. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"And maybe next time you come I'll be able to answer some of the questions you asked me this afternoon." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took a second to calm down before she answered. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Estraven answered, “We are mortal enemies. Yet I have never seen you before.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisa took a sip of wine from her own goblet before answering. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Another man asked him a question, and after he answered, the two men bowed to each other. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t the answer to her question; those words didn’t even make sense. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He picked up the chisel again and looked down at it on his lap, his fingers squeezed white around the shank as he waited for the answer. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The phone chimes and Director Van Helsing answers on the first ring. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I say, stupid, ’cause I already know the answer. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t answer right away, but took my plate and glass and put them in the sink and rinsed them with water. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If she answers the door, you’ll say, ‘You must be Little Wife. I am Big Wife.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care what you saw,” Miss Spider answered. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The answer, as historians tell us, has to do with a perfect storm of place, time, personality, and luck: but it also has to do with his brilliance as an orator. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

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

“I haven’t even gotten up from my chair,” her husband answered. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very competitive, so I answered, “Yes, Your Excellency. We will win.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone rang, but no one answered it; the phone rang on and on. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The pictures would provide the answer, she reasoned; there was no need for guesswork. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“No. I have to retake two classes,” Benton answered. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Muslims like us, who answered the census truthfully when asked about our religion. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She hesitated, conscious that in answering she would be offering a form of defense, a rationale, and that it might enrage him further. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

His mother kept looking at the sky, kept not answering. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once she answered, there would be no turning back anyway. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the answer to that question—“because it literally has never occurred to me”—was so outrageously dumb that Colin just picked up the phone without another word and dialed 773.555.1212. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer and tell her that I had found my father and brother, she told me, "You can't stay. You have to go." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“A while longer,” I answered, looking over into the garbage can. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey answered the doorbell, because Grandmother was in the kitchen. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to answer him but my throat closes up and my tongue is so dry, I can't hardly open my mouth. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Today Pong wanted straight answers, “I don't know. I—I just don't understand why you didn't give her something that she really needs. Something she might need one day very badly.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I pinned my hopes on the thought that a mistake had definitely been made by the Department of Bantu Education, as would be shown when the principal’s inquiry was answered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

For men the answer was always the same, and never farther away than the nearest sword. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Jack started to answer, when all of a sudden one of the girls started screaming. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

After a few more pages of questions, all of which Reynie felt confident he had answered correctly, he arrived at the test’s final question: “Are you brave?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He cast on me a glance of surprise; but without answering, he cut a thick slice from his loaf, and gave it to me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And from above the mill, an answering bark. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But I’m sure a girl angel would answer questions, too. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The one that growled “Why” was followed by a darker, quieter growl that answered. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was almost more than Dad could bear, but he didn’t answer. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I don't like the answers, I'll turn it upside down. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, I pass the wall of Finches and knock but don’t wait for an answer. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"So they will not love," the old man answered, "for love is the bane of honor, the death of duty." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Alec didn’t answer—something had caught his attention out in the clearing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“But not so foolish as to tell you that. My men shall look at these ships. Then you shall have my answer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to answer, but I’d already been pretty rude, so I said, “Fine,” because that was better than saying nothing at all. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Men will do what they must do,” she answered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask her where she’s from and she answers with practice a certain fancy neighborhood in Seoul, and then offers other facts I might want to hear: she’s twenty-two, a college graduate, a good cook. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult to give a straight answer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I wait a long time before I answer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He kind of grunted when Ms. Morales paused and it seemed like she needed an answer, but he had no idea what he was agreeing to. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“There’s nothing to worry about,” he answered confidently. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Shaw answered Rindlisbacher’s questions about the weather, saying it was “horrible.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wait to see if she’ll answer my question, but she doesn’t respond until we reach the other side of the street. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Before they could answer her, the pencil woman poked her head into the room and said, “It’s time for the third test, children. Please report immediately to Room 7-B.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought a long time before I answered. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t ask many questions, so it would be fairer if he answered the few I ask. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Not answering me, she squints her eyes and continues to look at the path that took Pa away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zarubin gave the list to Franklin, ordering Franklin to get answers from his friend. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listened but then said he couldn’t answer the question because he wasn’t black. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Without answering and before he realized what he was doing, he whirled, his eyes wide with fear and his hand half-raised, as though to ward off a blow. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lee answered the door, a dish towel tied around his middle. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Without answering, I grabbed up my gunny sack and left. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hear your voice,” he answered “but where are you?” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like she could reach out and touch the answer, if only she knew where it was. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir” was how Big Ma told us we’d better answer a white man, no matter how young or old he was. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Then again, money’s money, and they don’t much like it that you won’t answer their questions.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“That looks a good bank, along the edge of the trees up there,” answered Hazel. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy grunted his answers and tried to think about the first time he had fought for Manny. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer turns out to be about ten million dollars, which should make us all feel a little better. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Benji got the feeling she was looking for a specific answer. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“The fact is,” he answered, “I think I've turned out to be a Conservative.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we still didn’t force ourselves to answer, she asked, “You want me to tell Santa Claus to take these things back?” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before Mo answered. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, Dad strode back into the dining room, his face still weary but less upset. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The answer is ‘Yes, but you have to turn it OVER!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to him that ice cores could provide the answer. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“He likes to maintain a mood,” Royal answered. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

When I took my sighting, I got my answer: 1, four balls one. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let me answer that question with other questions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She showed just the slightest hint of a smile as she waited for my answer. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

So I prepared two answers— one that is polite but kind of wordy, and one that is a little smart-mouthed. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In the long silence, I realized he would not be offering me any simple answers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Her reflection in the water offered no answers. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As if in answer to her question, a figure on horseback crests the hill. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

"It will be," Ma answers, handing him the tiffin box of lunch she packs in the mornings. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He not only did not know whether “yes” or “no” was the answer that would save him from pain; he did not even know which answer he believed to be the true one. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I stared into the fridge like it would offer me an answer. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Over the next forty-five minutes they asked many questions, few of which I could answer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And now with a car between them, Henry gives him an answer. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Figures,” Maya said, tucking her phone back into her pocket without answering him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Bismarck,” she answered after thinking for a moment. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a time I said, more to myself than to him, “After all, why should you trust me? A question is a trap and an answer is your foot in it.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

During my sophomore year I used to beg to go, but my dad would always say, “You already know the answer, so don’t ask!” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now there was a question in my mind that had to be answered. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They must be told the answer quickly, so that they could reorient their research upon our work. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she didn’t answer her mother when she called her Flora, either. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

“What made you stay away so long?” she asked presently, finding it so pleasant to ask confidential questions and get delightful answers that she could not keep silent. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Axel doesn’t need to wait for Dr. Martin to answer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We all gave our different versions of the same answer: “Good isn’t exactly the word to describe my day.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Surely even someone as arrogant as you cannot expect me to give an answer.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Without waiting for an answer, he moved away as though to find a better spot. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she can answer, I run to my room and slam the door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

On the other end, three thousand miles away in New York City, a phone was ringing and ringing but no one was answering. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I think in my case, the answer may now be none. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

When there’s still no answer, I stand on my toes and look through the frosted windowpane in the door—the only window in the whole house that doesn’t have blinds over it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the maid who answers the door shakes her head. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In part, the answer depends upon evolutionary reasoning. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But before Thomas could answer Gaily’d already turned to walk away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I asked desperately, but I already knew the answer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“How was school today?” she asks, but she doesn’t notice my blushing or wait for an answer. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung laughed again and answered, “She is ten on her next birthday and she is a pretty flower.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay if you don’t have an answer yet,” she says. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

So he told her in hideous detail what would be done to her if she was a prisoner who refused to give answers when the Gestapo questioned her. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The answer will not be heartening to obsessive parents: in this case, school choice barely mattered at all. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"Don’t answer any questions. You know that, right?" The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I did skip third grade,” the Colonel answered. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Did he ever raise his hand to answer a question? Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

His voice rises, he’s asking a question that I don’t answer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Ugo gave him a measured look, as though evaluating, before he answered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Taisin was afraid to know the answer, but she had to ask. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Japan’s rising dominance and its sometimes touchy relations with its neighbors make it more important than ever to strip away persistent myths and to find answers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Two, three, five rings, and the answering machine picks up. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be as prim as I can and not get into any scrapes, if I can help it. Now go and answer your note, and let me finish this splendid story.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’s one up on the front step, like it’s waiting for Miss Hilly to answer the door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The pleasant voice of the answering machine that never had to feel sorrow or pain answered cheerfully, “You have reached the Washington residence. Please leave your number, and have a nice day!” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not I that answered, I was not there at all. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You bet,” Manuel answered, dropping my hand to get our drinks. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I searched for some other answer and found none. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell us something of your background," Brother Jack said, his voice and manner demanding truthful answers. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said it in a nasty voice, but it was the first time anyone had spoken to me in weeks, so I decided to answer her. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was too exhausted from happiness to answer, so I just smiled. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A small, answering point in my own body flew toward it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

“This is my first hunt,” Ash finally answered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1985, it was up to spies to find the answers. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maddie did not answer, and after half an hour of flying over the serene, smooth, silver and black eternity of the English Channel, Queenie asked suddenly, “What are you worrying about?” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Well, just take him on for a few moments,” answered Woundwort. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his hands behind his back, as though contemplating this answer, he made his way toward the jurors’ platform, where he stopped and turned to face the accused man, nodding at him slowly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Arthur, you read the questions and I’ll read the answers; that way, it will sound more natural.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest ones jump up and down, waving with their whole bodies in answer. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought the answers to such questions would be easy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Her pen whizzed across the grid as she filled in answers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The class looked up, waiting for her answer. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t even answer Char when she calls for me to come her way. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

They smile, because I finally answered something normal. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Part of me was aghast when I decided that the answer was no. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When she went to Kin’s house, no one answered the door. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Harry could have told Hagrid it was best not to answer; he stood there in the shadows gritting his teeth, hoping against hope he wouldn’t — but it was no good. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And there was the frustration of not having any clear answers. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

It only made it worse to think that even if he did get answers, he wouldn’t know if he’d be getting the truth. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He’d answer you if you asked him something, and we weren’t ignoring him anymore, but for the most part he stayed silent. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I stared and did not move or answer. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t answer at first—just kept looking at the ground. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It briefly reviews the history of racialized social control in the United States, answering the basic question: How did we get here? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Dalton paused before answering; her thin mouth was wide open and her face tilted far to one side. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Auggie didn’t answer right away, like he was processing what she just said. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Greene and I met through my mother,” Ignatius answered grandly for Dorian. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says things like, You don't have to have all the answers at once. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I call after her, but she doesn’t turn back to answer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

One of the firefighters took pity on her and answered, “Well, that or an earthquake. Plain old sinkhole’s another possibility—right now nobody’s getting the story straight.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

When I asked where Heaven is, everyone had a different answer. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

When she wasn’t agitated, the girl was a sullen pair of eyes staring from under the blanket, breathing out short little answers to Mariam and Rasheed’s questions. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

"You got your answer," he said, turning completely around on the stool. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's because the text-to-speech function on her end has to say everything out loud before she can type back an answer. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had expected the question and had his answer ready. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Not like a lump of clay the size of a golf ball,” Inigo answered. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer he went into a harangue. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The style of teaching was Socratic in nature; ideas and theories were elucidated through the leaders asking and answering questions. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sure there is not on his. I will answer for it, he never cared three straws about her—who could about such a nasty little freckled thing?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

But there was no answer, and no answer when I tried again. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering the robbers on the road, Lupita stiffened and moved back, but Salvador answered, “Sí, my little brother and I would like to see what is over there.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

"That gives us time for a long lunch," he answered, real quick on his feet. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Good thing,” Alex says, “I filibustered one of my professors into agreeing a question on our last exam was misleading so I would get full credit for my answer, which was correct.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I had to answer that what-if question with Hudson. Just like we answered our own.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

But Alby didn’t answer or slow down, and as they got closer to the box Thomas could see that dozens of kids were running around the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I knew he was trying to change the subject, and although I wanted him to answer my question, I let him. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She crosses her arms and puts the earphone back and does not answer. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Good answer,” I said with as much sarcasm as I could muster. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She grabs two more cookies and goes to answer the door. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Justice Fikeis rehashes the same questions the boys had answered under interrogation, but there's a different edge to his questions now. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Did I have to give them an answer right now? Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Ana said she had no need of me there,” Ash answered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I laughed and gave him a bad time and said, “Well, when you ask me questions. I’ve always got some answers for you. ” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I decided to answer her question about the school. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t look at him, but I can tell from the corner of my eye that he doesn’t like my question, or he doesn’t know how to answer. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But Emma had grave doubts that science was the answer to everything. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to assume this is a dream,” Ben answered, and hung up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Something about the direction of the vein,” Jinx answered. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though all the Egyptians were positive that somebody was fooling and had somehow managed to write the answer to Ken’s question, there are times when being positive isn’t quite enough. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with the grievance coming, I was going to have to answer for it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they are out the door before she can even answer. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

To the best of my knowledge, for all the talk this question has engendered over the years, there have been very few attempts within the profession to formulate an official answer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t speak for everyone, but the easier answer I can give is that we need to fund-raise for Ms. Perez to help her with the costs associated with the funeral.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In this room, I feel like I’m getting close to the answer to something. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s lips were parted slightly, as if she were calculating the answer to a math problem that had been in her head a long time but she had only just come upon the answer. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I had no idea if the answer to that was in a book, but there was only one way to find out. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"Then my answer is still no, my lord." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You need to watch where you step,” the cop answered. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw did not answer, did not move, only closed his eyes again and lay, letting the water sift over his naked body. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Before I could answer, Sarah, seething, reappeared in the kitchen. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A pause, then the answer sounded to both men, “Boss? Where are you? My third subsidiary has had his chest blown in. He’s out of commission.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

"All right, but don't think I'm your papa," the answer came. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lyric, among the most famous in the Nahuatl canon, answers its own question: Not forever on earth; only a little while here. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

When we ask people to explain their thinking—particularly thinking that comes from the unconscious—we need to be careful in how we interpret their answers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

To this she’d answered affectionately, as she tasted it herself, “What do you know?” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grasps for something, anything, that she can ask this boy—a question that no one but Enrique can answer. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

At last the coastguard’s voice gave out—he bent over the pommel, coughing into his fist—and the leader answered. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because whatever the emergency was that might cause her to blow the whistle, there was no saying that whatever answered it wouldn’t be far worse. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When the tears at last subsided, he had no new answers to the questions that tormented him but they had lost their violence. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But just as I was about to knock I heard her giggling, and a man’s answering laugh. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

When it came time to line up and answer the many questions posed by the emperor’s nosy men, the saying among the people was “Keep quiet and you will not get into trouble.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

None of us answered, but our faces must’ve told him that something was very wrong. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“We must hurry,” he said, which Percy noticed wasn’t really an answer. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The phone which he used is ringing but no answering. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Jordan looked at him alertly, cheerfully without answering. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Concerned about being a show-off if I get the answer right. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I asked Sandy what was going on, and when she tried to answer all that came out of her mouth was a bunch of garbled babble.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If I do,” he answered hotly, throwing back his head and looking Ellidyr full in the face, “it will not be at your hands.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sure it’s fine, mi’jo. It’s probably cheap kerosene,” he answered as he continued hammering. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My dad says I’m leaving the school, so I don’t have to write anything,” I answered. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Well, that wasn’t a helpful answer, Stella thought. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

For answer he put his finger on his lips and turned away. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The answer was—no freedom until he was twenty-one. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dial the number scrawled on it, and a voice answers. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

For a long moment Max did not answer. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer, but I don’t look down, either. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Before you ask it, be advised: Your opponents will also hear my answer.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“You gotta answer that yourself, Frank. But you’re finally asking the right questions. Now, get some sleep. You need the rest.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Please leave him alone,” she said in a forceful whisper, and then to the little boy, softly, “You don’t have to answer.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But the garden was covered with snow, and Julian, apparently, was not at home; at least he didn’t answer the door. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Don’t take no for an answer,” he always says to us. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the prayers was answered, but often God had other plans. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was moving about and at last she answered, her voice a sigh, “Come!” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dean and I stared back, waiting for the answer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Alexa asked, and her tone implied that she already knew the answer to the question was no. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bobby and Zach answer questions about whether it’s hard to play gay characters. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

People who would know the answers to any question I could ever ask It was quiet when I turned my attention back to them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A beagle scrambling to his feet to start his yipping yowl, answered a few seconds later by fire truck sirens and an angry woman hissing, “Sammy! Bad dog! Hush now!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would sit with me at a white-topped table in the Muslim restaurant and answer guardedly any questions I asked between constant interruptions by calls from the New York press in the telephone booth. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I turn around to meet her answer, I notice some dried blood on the floor. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Among other factors relevant to answering Yali’s question, cultural factors and influences of individual people loom large. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Catherine reads me the questions, and I point to the answers on the sheets she places on my tray. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“You realize though, Moon Shadow, that even if they were to get this letter, there is no guarantee that they’ll answer it. They’re busy men, you know.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, apparently it is Hudson, or at least he answers to Hudson, but he’s not my Hudson, if my Hudson’s even a Hudson in the first place. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

For what are you waiting is a different question, and I have no answer for that one either. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Make sure you bubble each answer clearly and stay inside the circle,” the Sphinx said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And maybe she could answer some questions that were brewing in the back of Frank’s mind—a growing suspicion about his family gift. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

That wasn’t the answer I was hoping for. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“If you call us to help you regain your father, then we answer your call.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At any rate when suppertime neared, she said to him, “Do you want to set the table or get Mr. Randolph?” and he answered with hardly a stutter, “Get Mr. Randolph.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Because I just want a straightforward answer to what the Wyrdmarks are, and why they’re in the garden here, of all places.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

However, precisely how and when they were to part from the goblin without handing over Gryffindor’s sword remained a question to which Harry had no answer. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I laughed and pushed his chest, avoiding an answer. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But I don’t have an answer for them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stopped: but there was no answer and after a moment she raised her eyes, got up, and began to slice some onions into the stew pot for supper. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finding the right answers usually involves asking the right questions. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyle got a couple of answers right on his own, but he took longer to respond than everybody else, so his name never appeared on the leaderboard again. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

If it found me worthy and answered my one request. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I can have no priest who has golden idols before him, God answered, and the flames roared and consumed everything. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the answer would already be in my heartbeat. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The reporter asked a glowing Ms. Owens questions, her answers filled with words like bonding, welcoming, trusting. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

At school, when anyone asked where I was from, I answered, “Chicago.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But now they were scared to answer the phone, fearing bad news. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The beatings grew less frequent, and became mainly a threat, a horror to which he could be sent back at any moment when his answers were unsatisfactory. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Dimple didn’t answer the question he wasn’t asking. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

That last question is the hardest and I have to think before I answer. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He looked upset and told me that I never gave him a straight answer, that I had no ambition, and that that was disastrous in business. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hesitated for a second before he answered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If asked who I was or what I was doing, I would answer truthfully. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there were answers, they were as far away as the constellations. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘No!’ answered Frodo, coming back to himself out of darkness, and finding to his surprise that it was not dark, and that out of the window he could see the sunlit garden. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had no particular reason to be friendly, but there was something in Hazel’s look that made a civil answer natural. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sorted through the limp pages and spread out those that answered to their location. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“But you couldn’t hear any of the answers that people gave, is that right?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“You are fairly good at compliments,” he answered. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Finally, I answer, “Football isn’t really my thing.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

If the men guarding her heard her pleas, they gave no answer. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I said that I could answer for myself. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He answered any of Fathers questions readily enough, and his answers were always prompt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the week was out, all my grandparents’ questions about Sourmelina’s marriage had been answered. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s kind of a fun name,” Nate answered, shrugging. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Neither one answered, or if they did, the howling wind drowned out their responses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Joaquin liked both of them, but he liked Mark’s ability to be quiet, to not always need an answer right away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Finally he answered the phone, his voice muffled. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My throat felt like a lemon was lodged behind my Adam’s apple, and I tried to work up a mouthful of saliva to swallow so I could answer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I could see that Mom didn’t like that answer, but she was stuck with it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fourth possibility—older boy, younger boy—is ruled out by the fact that a girl answered the door. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They give different answers at different times, or they have answers that simply are not meaningful.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The Elves did not answer at once, but spoke together softly in their own tongue. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At dawn Van Helsing hypnotised me; he says I answered “darkness, creaking wood and roaring water,” so the river is changing as they ascend. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Inside his lab, amid the stink of petroleum fumes and the clatter of motors, Tuve asked Lawrence what research he intended to do at Berkeley, and got what he thought was a woolly answer. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

On six, Candy answers the bell and says, “You have chocolate on your chin.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When the smaller boys didn’t answer him quickly enough, he snapped, “Do you understand me or don’t you? You speak English, right?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Seems this is the only medicine that will help her,” Jethro answered. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

We may never be able to answer the whys their act provoked. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I questioned the hissing fires, Florence knows all the answers! Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the boy could answer, the teacher began to talk about the plant he must remember to water. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew the answer: because he was a child ... who might tire easily and slow them down, and complain about being hungry, and cause trouble somehow. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no answer Ned Stark could give to that but a frown. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to ask myself in my head if this kid might be super weird, but then he ran off all of a sudden and he answered my question for me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I pray God it is the answer I want, but if not I will accept any answer at all and try to be grateful for what I had. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Do you suppose he’d answer a few questions if you ask him?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dorus and Anna hope and pray that being a preacher is the answer for him, but they are not happy they have to pay for this school. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

They explained their methods so clearly that, when better observations were available, more accurate answers could be derived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"At my brother's command, not for love of me," Stannis answered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I knew the answer I was supposed to give. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He was desperate for news and searching for answers. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I will not give him that trouble,” I answered. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s starting to get dark now, the sun really setting, the already dark swamp getting even darker, and I still don’t have no answer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“You have a strategy meeting in fifteen minutes and I have a key, so I don’t care how naked you are, if you don’t answer this door in the next thirty seconds, I’m coming in.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

How the hell was I supposed to answer that? Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I turn and leave before I can hear his answer. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Wishing for Cecile to stay was as good as throwing a wish away on prayers that had been answered. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Because what you have done requires explanation, and the child knows that she can find an answer on your face. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Only quite recently historians thought there was a straightforward answer to this question. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

‘Did you hear a whistle, and what sounded like an answer?’ he asked. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“What good would that be? If the asker knew the answer he wouldn’t pay our price for it.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But at last one of those he wounded prayed a prayer and it was answered by the gods: “May he who loves not others love himself.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, if no one answered, she said, “I’m sorry, but I’m going to shoot; excuse me, I’m going to shoot!” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The answer to this question is to be found in a notebook belonging to an English lawyer, musician and literary figure, Roger North. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Mom would never make you go to school,” I answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You must just stand on one side,” he answered as he rose, first to his knees, and then to his feet. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He would scratch his head and play dumb, like you always do when the white man asks those questions you better not answer. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Filling in the answers and then you just have to nod. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

She's trying to sound nonchalant, but I can tell she wants to know the answer. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His mother must have answered on the first ring, as the man began talking shortly after that. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Sergeant, are you trying to make a fool out of me just because I’m new in the squadron and you’ve been overseas a long time ?” “Oh, no, sir,” answered the sergeant deferentially. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I take the Magic 8 Ball from where it sits on my nightstand and hold it with all of its answers to all of my unasked questions tight to my chest. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He thanked them for his food, encouraged them to talk about their hopes and histories, answered their questions politely, and never pressed too hard with queries of his own. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then Minho said he had a special assignment from Newt, and more or less told Thomas to get lost, refusing to answer any of his questions. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I told her yes, we’d come. But they know we don’t come into that neighborhood when we’re off duty,” Bill answered. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She calls up the lane after me,You should have something in your stomach, but I give her my back and turn the corner without answering. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A ‘robust’ or ‘stable’ answer comes to be regarded as quite simply the right answer. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

His expression cleared, now that he was satisfied that I was planning to answer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t mention Nan and waited for my answer. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Even that was preferable to the answer of Mantarys, which came by way of caravan in a cedar chest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That the question of whether I can succeed in this venture has been answered, even if that answer is a resounding no. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you accepted what I said about your limitations, the answer would have been no.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Despite my anger, hatred, and suspicions, a small voice in the back of my head whispers an answer. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Sure, Karen,” Ben answered, although he was somewhat puzzled by her visit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, I suppose it’s my turn,” Alvin Hooks answered calmly. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the first floor of the house, a black servant named William Bell hurried to answer the door. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told Dad, “I don’t care if this is supposed to be about football. He’s going to tell me why he won’t answer the letter and the phone calls from the Architectural Committee.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lily was milling about, trying to plan it just right so she would be the one to answer the door when Nathan came to pick up his mother. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“He rides,” Tyrion broke in, before the lord of cheese could answer for him, “though he rides best with a special saddle and a horse that he knows well. He talks as well.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

A glance at his window answered the question. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe she ran out of answers before I did. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I could have figured it out with more time than a second to answer but I said no. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“No one in particular,” I answered her, and my parents exchanged a look of relief and conviction that yes, they did the right thing by chasing Finch away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He urged the men forward and they answered as a chorus, “Give us the witch!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He got down on his knees and pleaded but there was no answer. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boat shuddered with the great, smoking, sunlit waves that hit her as she ran, but she went gallantly as her builder had promised, answering the magewind as true as any spell-enwoven ship of Roke. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I was four years old, I was asking questions neither my mother nor grandmother cared to answer. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second step was to read all the questions and answers carefully. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The answer usually includes part of the question, with a slight modification of words or word order. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Even though they found no gun to match the bullet in Dray’s head, no one digs for more answers. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

June’s relieved, only because she managed to find a way to protect him, even though it means the world is digging through her life for answers and evidence, which makes Alex want to murder everyone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Cree, cree, cree,” Frightful answered from a leafless maple. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t have an answer for either question. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Fightings never the answer; hasn’t anyone ever told you dorks that?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

"It is said truly," Conn of the Stone Crows answered. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I never do. I just have the feeling that the looking will lead me to the right questions. And maybe even the right answers.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Until that moment, she had not said a word, but when she began to answer questions, she spoke in the same deceitful voice she had used to con caseworkers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Dr. Seward seemed to answer them both in a dreamy kind of way:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

And the only answer I come up with, unbelievably, is that I don’t feel ready to leave the Doctorita’s family, as flawed as it is. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “Anyway, there you are. So we work with new-model robots. It’s our job, granted. But answer me one question. Why...why does something invariably go wrong with them?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Her smile was radiant and pulled an answering grin from Ophie’s own lips. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“We could start off by having a beer chugging contest,” Causey answered. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no answer, but a sound of feet. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t give me any answers necessarily, but it was helpful to know that someone else has been through it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not then, when I had answers inches away from my fingertips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Not what I heard,” answered Julian, “but whatever.” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I been lookin’ over all the roads,” I tell him in answer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have a mania for simplifying everything,” answered the Englishman, irritated. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be another Russian guard—he hadn’t answered because he’d forgotten that night’s password! A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He could not keep talking if his guest would neither fully answer him nor ask questions back. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Sunday morning, the phone rings and stops, rings and stops, slowly tugging me out of sleep until I’m awake enough to wonder why Dad isn’t answering it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Also, I am still mad about the emails she didn’t answer— and the loss of the stupid Barbie, though I’m sure it’s not her fault. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I didn’t recognize the voice that said, “Violence is not the answer.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

I call Dee’s cell, but when she doesn’t answer, I don’t leave a message. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, the greatest fun,” he answered, but in a voice so mournful, with an expression so profoundly miserable, that Lenina felt all her triumph suddenly evaporate. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A couple of days before the rally,” she answered, and this time, it was Esperanza who shot up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Her questions had been leading to this moment Tally’s brain raced for an answer. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was later on, when she was sure her prayers had been answered, and Norma showed all signs of normal intelligence, that my mother’s voice began to sound different. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was the kind of a phony that have to give themselves room when they answer somebody's question. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Schools were places for information, and answers, and guidance, but was there supposed to be information, and answers, and guidance about frozen time at Fry High’s empty gym? The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Last week, Mama told me I wasn't allowed to answer the phone anymore, even if I was home alone. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t quite sure how I could answer that. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The easy answer is to say yes and wag a finger at those who are behaving badly. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

And she answered him flatly and somberly, “Every day was I beaten.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The waiter was called to answer a question. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I just did answer the question,” I say, still writing without looking up. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“No,” he answered, “not all. If you want to know, I happen to be a ‘short-horned’ grasshopper. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I knew better than to answer that honestly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The answer lies in determining the probability of doing this well or better by chance. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The teacher called my name but I did not answer. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re very welcome. Do you think you can figure out the answers while I write them down on the sheet?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He says something at first about helping out in his neighborhood as younger kids went trick-or-treating on Halloween, but senses the answer is not satisfactory. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He could not answer any of Chestnut's questions about what else he saw that day or what he was doing in the area. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I would not find out the answers to these quesuons, because it was Mom who spoke up. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a number and the voice that answered him was a tower. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom glances at my dad when I don’t answer. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Great, Ally. But if you know, don’t answer like a question. Declare your answer!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to answer now, m’hijahe says softly. “Just think about it. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t that what I told you?” he answers back. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Beyond what the answer literally stated, two things were thus communicated. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think one of our new brothers can answer that question. What about you, Matt?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lies,” I answered, and before we set off, I drove Harold over to the front entrance and waited while Daisy threw away her milk. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

His expression—blank and hard—never changed as I answered the attorney’s questions. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

No one answered when he rang the front doorbell because we were all in the back loading the cake into the red wagon, so he walked around back to the patio. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

In answer, a shadow passed over Kamau’s expression, visible even in the faint light. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He tried to answer before his throat tightened. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I toss the phone into my backpack without answering. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Hubert Huxley answered all the questions for Sunny Brook because, basically, he was a ball hog. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't answer, boo'ful," she said, her voice coming through suddenly, out of time with the working of her mouth. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d like to answer, but staying upright is taking all my concentration. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t answer him immediately and let his tea steep. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And York, with a self- congratulatory grin, answers, “We hate the world.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had wondered these things, now and again, but when she’d asked as a child, her mother had given her flippant answers. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He stared out into the harbor, as though the answer might be floating in the water. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was looking for answers...and a way to fix her mistakes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Scholars tend to ask only those questions that they can reasonably expect to answer. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pauley nodded as though the word filled in every blank answer on the scorecard. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what Jack answered because 1 walked out of the class without anyone knowing I had been there. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The answer, quantum theory tells us, is that the particles do not come from within the black hole, but from the “empty” space just outside the black hole’s event horizon! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She answered, steadily: “I know you ain’t asking me to say I’m sorry I brought Johnny in the world. Is you?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And I don’t have an answer so we keep on walking. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It is not my place to answer your first question,” she said sadly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If only I could answer him, if only I could tell him that I could not move. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured that was about as much answer as I was going to get. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Lady Constance, we are confronted with a mystery,” was what Penelope finally said in answer. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“You could see it. If you go with Taisin to answer the invitation of the Fairy Queen.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t answer, and he didn’t really expect me to. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you want to take some time before answering,” Scythe Curie prompted, but Rowan just shook his head. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Storms. Remember? Olive is terrified of severe storms like this. I just called Henry; he’s not answering his phone. Esme and Ruby are off Cape today. So we’ll have to go to Olive ourselves.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I struggled with how to answer that question honestly. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I begged for an answer, riding my own wave of grief at his cruel rejection. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Okay, so answer me this, then: Do you really believe all of what you said? About your family’s ancestral home in Gujarat? Seeing all the history? Or was that all just for their benefit?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They chose to tamper with fate,” Ultima answered. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still no answer, he complained in a third letter. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His heart was pounding louder than his calls for help; he could hear old Grandma answering him, but Auntie did not come. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I want to take God into my body and have Him answer my questions. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t answer her, so she tries again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He held a book he wanted to read, but he was much too polite to read and talk, too, easy as it was to give Billy’s mother satisfactory answers. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t believe in hell,” she said, by way of answering. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dad's got an answering machine like James Garner's in The Rockford Files with big reels of tape. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Daisy Myers answered her phone one night, and the caller asked, “Do you want to die in that house?” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t answer, Wash said, “Do you always spend your mornings in the trees?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I could be happy without answers if I had someone to love. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she was answering questions, a couple of adults asked her what ethnicity she was, Croatian? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We asked very specific questions and were looking for clear answers,” Rosemary Truglio, Sesame Street's research head said. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something about the way he said it made me nervous but I answered him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The short silence after my question gave me the answer. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I did not answer, so he said, “How she... How she go over?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then she described what she had found when she answered Lee’s call. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

No, the voice answered itself from another direction. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But poor Miss Warren, she answered my rhetorical question. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s opening next week,” someone answered. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy said, “I had never heard of him. So I answered cockily, if you can believe it—Isn’t everybody an actor?” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He raced back to the spot with good reception and, breathless, answered. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“If you need an answer, break this. It will solve your problem.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This time it was I who answered it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

His answer is to fight, not to think; to fight, pure and simple. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I answer as fast as I can, explaining again what happened. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They had a lemonade together and the mute wrote down the answer to the questions he wished to know. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Because seriously, if the greatest brains in the world couldn’t come up with any answers, what was some loser kid from Stokum going to add to life’s big mysteries? Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I give in before she can get an answer. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Five years later, archaeologists remained unsure of the answers to such basic questions as where the geoglyph builders lived—the structures show no sign of habitation. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I am the answer this world has been looking for. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“Tell me exactly what he said, and your exact answer!” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I think, since Mommy’s letting us keep the dog,” answered Nate, “she should be the one who decides what to name her.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It is possible, in fact, to rank all the participating countries according to how many items their students answer on the questionnaire. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Racial justice advocates, if they should choose this path, will be required to provide uncomfortable answers to commonly asked questions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I did. Yes,” he says, but he drags out his answer like it is a question all its own. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“If you wish,” I answered as demurely as I could. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He asked where I was studying; when I answered, he said, “Harvard! Holy hell!” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Kids who write their answers on notebook paper and stuff their homework into backpacks. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Many times they solved equations only to get a negative result and concluded that their answer had no meaning. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

A zero represents an answer that was left blank. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“What happened in the dreams?” she asked, eager for an answer, but fearing it, too. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not answering, Ralph shuffled aggressively on, stealing a look at the boy’s surprised face — pink as a sweet cake. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure they’ll be along soon,” answered Miss K, and she welcomed the visitors. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

And after that, whenever he said “Tank you,” she answered “Sure!” too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally he waved it back and forth in the smoke from the incense burner, chanting, “Hear us, O Thoth, ancient and wise. Hear us and answer.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What about Crane? He’s got to answer for it.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was the question that the eighth grade could not answer and Noah could: Name all the parts of the human eye in the order that light reaches them. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad wrapped his arm around me and pulled me toward him in a half-hug, as if I might just answer, Great, Dad, I’m doing great. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She saw Con still watching her, waiting for an answer. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Like the Whisperer’s voice, the answer was simply there. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra wasn’t sure how to answer that, but fortunately he just kept talking. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s the safest time of day for us,” he said, answering the unspoken question in my eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He was calling me, and had become frightened when I did not answer. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t easy, answering all Mother’s questions and inventing an excuse to explain my nap to Father. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He had given each one of us a quiz, asking us to answer questions on the catechism lessons or to recite prayers. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a long moment, I felt myself wallowing in that dreaded silence that always followed a question of his that a student couldn’t answer, and I waited for the drumming of his fingers to begin. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s the answer to much of the tragedy of our young people.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wind up leaving the last three answers blank. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of answering, Jerome turns back to the little nun. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

That's a problem I still don't have an answer for yet. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Another good reason to call the police first thing. If he’s stolen what you set aside for yourself, Crow, he’ll need to answer for it.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“No. I’m friends with him because I want to be friends with him,” I answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The first answer is that Copernicus himself was less of a revolutionary than is commonly supposed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then if Rufus called me again, I would have to answer for the killing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the most enthusiastic answer, but Otto took it, rushing from the shop and grabbing the bike again. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Talk to me, please. It’s dull, sitting by myself,” answered Frank, who had evidently been used to being made much of at home. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought for sure that coming here would finally give me some real answers about Quinton, but it’s just as big a mystery in the supernatural world as it is back home. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

No one answered him; but he saw their faces grey with fear and the horror in their eyes, and he laughed again, for it seemed to him that his sport went well. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the second hour, the trio of professors stopped taking notes and just gawked at Jake as he fired off one correct answer after another. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Grateful for the change of subject, Kaede answered, “Yes. All older than I am.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I have paid for my honor,” answered Taran, his voice rising, “more dearly than you would pay for yours. Do you ask me now to cast it away?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z