He knew how to prepare a few French dishes, perfectly seasoned and magnificently presented, which were his contribution whenever there were guests for dinner. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started to walk fast, past Odenigbo, and when she got home she lay down in the guest room and was not surprised when the Dark Swoop descended. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Still, as Werfel rushed his guest from event to event, he vowed I will show him the best Tenebrion has to offer. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And this was the second time someone had claimed the book—Emily thought of the guest user who had messaged her through Book Scavenger the other day. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I turned around, tiptoed to the guest room door, and pressed my ear against it. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d walk by the guest room expecting to see him before I remembered he was back on the other side of the world. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I was in the guest room talking to the renter.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I heard that I was invited here as a guest of Doctor Montague’s. When you open the gates I will go inside.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The literacy center is coming along nicely,” her guest said, tucking the photographs back in her purse. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“No ants in my pants, though. Another season of cleaning all of those guest cottages.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Now, two weeks of delicious anticipation later, Shirley sat between the principal and the guest of honor onstage before an assembly filled to overflowing. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Oh yes, I heard that you had some new guests.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

In his scorn of the gods and his measureless self-confidence he never dreamed that his guests would realize what manner of food he had set before them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she introduced the guest of honor, who turned his back and tried to become invisible. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what to do,” Chief said, and his guests laughed, three guffawing, knowing men. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was night when the last guest left. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I left the chicken over the fire too long because Madam ordered the silver polished and the table linens ironed in honor of her guests. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You know, Jon,” she said, “I have the funniest feeling that our guest is a trained falcon.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

His special targets were Baby Kochamma’s guests—Catholic bishops or visiting clergy—who often dropped by for a snack. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a minute I thought it was the replica of a lounge in a guest house I visited once on an island off the coast of Maine. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She ordered the cook to keep a stove always lit and told her she should be prepared to feed a large number of guests at a moment’s notice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests start arriving around eight, and the liquor starts flowing, and Alex orders a middle-shelf whiskey to get things going. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He told his guests to remove their cell phone batteries, to ensure the phones’ signals could not be tracked. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

As the guest of honor, Roosevelt led a parade of important politicians and diplomats down a wide boulevard dotted with palm trees. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Hello there, you two! Are you staying up here all day? You’ll miss afternoon tea if you don’t hurry. There’ll be precious little left with three squirrels, three voles, and Basil Stag Hare as guests.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It looks like one of your guests brought their kid to the party,” Rowan commented. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Two-part. You are watching an old movie on TV, a movie from before the war. It shows a banquet in progress; the guests are enjoying raw oysters.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

A steward let them in; Chief was sitting on a gilded chair that looked like a throne, sipping cognac and surrounded by guests. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

On this particular night, the Midnight Dinner is a comparatively intimate one, with only five invited guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Oh, she monogrammed guest towels and crocheted collars for her trousseau and I don’t know what all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Commensal Slose’s fiercely lighted, high, white reception room held twenty or thirty guests, three of them Commensals and all of them evidently notables of one kind or another. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was a little afraid then at having to play the host to Robin and Miss Whitlaw; but then I realized that they were probably just as afraid of being my guests. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A week before one of her regular December visits, Alisha called to say that she'd be bringing along a guest, someone named Bonnie. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She pictured him whispering into his cell phone, in a room upstairs, a hand on the doorknob, the hallway filled with guests. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We may not agree with all of Erma’s views,” she said, “but we have to remember that as long as we’re her guests, we have to be polite.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She made guest lists, dessert lists, listed lands in which she intended to honeymoon. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Its ballroom could seat five hundred banquet guests at once. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Her belly churned, not with hunger for the delicious-smelling beef Wellington that was about to be served to the guests in the dining room, but with dread. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The folk of Winterfell had seen this sight half a hundred times, but doubtless it looked queer to the guests, some of whom were more curious than polite. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I threw it all on them like confetti while relatives and guests leaned down to kiss them and put money under their tear-soaked pillows. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“These men are our guests and we would like them to receive proper attention.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The official program dedicated dances to particular officials and guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Hospitality was, of course, very important to him, since all guests, all who seek shelter in a strange land, were under his especial protection. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are my honored guests. Find them a room and give them new clothes.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Somebody had left the door that led to the backyard open, and the blue-gray firewood smoke that hung heavy in the living room blurred the facial features of the guests. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

In Cathy’s flat I always feel like a guest at the very outer limit of her welcome. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lord Dunmore did not speak at first, simply listening to his guests before unfolding his own schemes and views. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And just like that, after giving that clarification, one by one she could take the guests from their cages. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It was the guest you welcomed and then couldn’t be rid of. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Before we left the table and scattered for the day, Mother said, “We will be having guests Friday evening, so you will all be ready for inspection at quarter past six.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Each one contained the exact words spoken by the various guests, and they all began eating immediately with great gusto. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes this involved pushing her guests back into their chairs. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book was, true enough, what might be described as a 'sentimental romance' - one of a number kept in the library, and also in several of the guest bedrooms, for the entertainment of lady visitors. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Look: You know how awkward it is when a lonely, early guest shows up hours before the party is supposed to start. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The rest of the guests pushed closer to see what was happening. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. A. H— moves along the periphery, going mostly unnoticed and speaking with only a few of the other guests, including Mr. Barris, who introduces him to Herr Thiessen. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I won’t have her ladyship blaming me when she starts snoring in front of her guests.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The hall, the porch, even the yard were crowded with silent guests. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Be my guest,” Mom snapped as she swept out of the room. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone worked harder to make the best possible impression on guests. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And that night, as he sat to supper, a horn sounded to herald the arrival of another guest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In the interests of the guests we have staying here. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sat at one of the empty tables in the back and watched as guests finished their lunches and went about their days. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Late that night, after the guests had left, Richard Nixon sat upstairs with Pat and Julie. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

One of my workers swears the head cook can turn himself into a monkey and steal things from the guest rooms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I braced myself as Arnold introduced his other guests. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The area under the bed had been blocked off so guests wouldn’t lose their keys and underwear. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

A stenographer named Jennie Thompson disappeared, as did a woman named Evelyn Stewart, who either worked for Holmes or merely stayed in his hotel as a guest. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I was assigned to help clean out the rooms for the new guests in the afternoons, since they’re going to be here next week, ma’am,” Ophie tried to explain. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The students had set the sole administrator’s house on fire; even the guest house behind it had burned to the ground. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As we approached, Uaaxee opened the door to look for new guests. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She led the young shepherd, with never a thought of Oenone left forlorn, straight to Sparta, where Menelaus and Helen received him graciously as their guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam had begged to be allowed to wait on his master, but had been told that for this time he was a guest of honour. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You’re dead,” Ophie said to the ghost, as one of the party guests walked over to check the old woman's pulse. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Just so. After your capers are concluded, you will help serve and pour. See that you do not spill on the guests, or it will go ill for you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He missed watching television and the activity in the lobby—the arrival and departure of guests and the arguments among the staff. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

And still the mayor, the guest of honor, had not arrived. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But then Mama's mind came back to the fact she had dinner guests. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Shadrach Yale put down an armful of wood when he saw his guest approaching and came out to the road to meet him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She called out, “We have guests! Your son is here, with a friend,” and in moments another giantess walked in. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What kind of host,” Keisha begins, “doesn’t allow his guests to have food? Dang it, Albert! I wouldn’t have minded some!” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“If I defeat you, none of your friends or followers has the right to come after me or my guest. Your blood will clear all debts of honor.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They arranged ten chairs facing the fireplace for the “guests” and another ten chairs off to the side, by the kitchen. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Englishmen had known for twelve hours that American guests were on their way. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll be a good guest and pay for your hospitality with tales of adventure. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Do we have a soft drink to offer our guest? Did you bring out the soup from the freezer? Lets go to the kitchen,” his mother said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Black brothers are sworn never to take wives, don't you know that? And we're guests in your father's hall besides." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She starts again: “Greetings to the honorable Reverend Reid and the pulpit guests. New Brown has come this far by faith...” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It announced that since the Mount Elgon Lodge’s suppliers had cut off all credit to the lodge, the lodge was unfortunately unable to extend any credit to its guests. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we were having the wedding in Chicago, there was no trimming the guest list. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The warmth, the smell of food and wood smoke, overpowered Jethro for a while, and he would have sat silent, drinking in content, if his obligations as a guest had not demanded more of him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other guests trickled away, until only Auntie Harrigan and Uncle Arthur were left. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Amid the alarmed cries of the guests, the tree swayed drunkenly, first this way, then that, before toppling over with a mighty crash. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I would occasionally take a sip of wine in order to make my guests feel comfortable, but the only wine I can stomach is a South African semisweet wine, which is actually very sweet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My esteemed guest might do well to stop calling our ruler ‘the Evil One’ before we reach him.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In another room of the hotel, a guest was hurled backward. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The atmosphere in every hallway was like that of a surprise party, with no host in evidence but everyone, somehow, as the surprised and delighted guest. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as Hall began talking, Kurnakov realized his young guest had “an exceptionally keen mind.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’ll make sure guests have programs and direct them to the art exhibit. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“What is the meaning of this? Is that any way to treat a guest? Free him at once!” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he says, smiling, “our guests would be thrilled if you lived here. They love talking to you.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mia thought of the tray still sitting in the guest room, of Madeline rinsing the baster and the cup in the kitchen sink, readying them for their next use. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was full of Malcolm X, Saigon, the Beatles, tennis at Wimbledon, and a motel in Jackson, Mississippi, that closed down rather than accept Negro guests, but nothing about me and Rosaleen. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then at ten o’clock the first guests arrived and within half an hour they were all assembled. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“It’s my friend Nigel’s family’s country house. He had me here in the summer as a guest, and no one is using it, and—I knew the gate code, didn’t I?” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Bull stood again, joining in the applause for Colonel Conners’s retort, then, when the noise subsided, began to introduce his second guest of the evening. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each guest, as was customary, brought a gift for the bride-to-be, except Perseus alone. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A friend, the poet Harriet Monroe, waited with the other guests for the bride to appear on the stairway. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She takes a pan out of the cupboard and pours in the oil, several cupfuls, to be heated in the minutes before her guests are expected. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But if Jenny and the others stuck with the silly Dog Squad premise, Cha-Cha would be reduced to making one guest appearance. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The New Year’s Eve gala was one of Goddard’s few preplanned parties, and the guest list was stellar. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I saw Mr. Alums point the yardstick at someone somewhere in the class and say, “Perhaps you’d like to finish the introduction, I think you know our guest quite well.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed we had slept the day away and nighttime had descended upon the spacious house like an unexpected guest. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ashima frets that there will not be enough rice; Gogol and Sonia take people’s coats and put them upstairs, on the guest room bed. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had personally called or left messages with the parents of all the people on my guest list. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you want to go flirt with death, be my guest.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I became a popular dinner guest, with my stories of hunting and horses, of scrapping and fighting mountain fires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

As they descended toward the dance floor, the crowd parted, and the guests in all their multicolored gowns and glittering masks stepped back to watch them take a position in the center of the floor. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often he had been for long the guest of the Lords of the City. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Momentarily startled by my entry, she quickly regained her composure and, looking straight at my face, let her eyes tell me that uninvited guests should have the courtesy to knock. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

To be amid the din, the suitors’ riot, would ruin his guest’s appetite, he thought, and he wished privacy to ask for news about his father, gone for years. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was staying in Grandma’s guest room in the meantime. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mandy had just sprinkled parsley over thirty servings of trout, and Nancy was ready to convey them to the guests. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a good throw, and the blade goes end over end between the heads of the dinner guests before lodging squarely in the temple of the shambler. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

When they get back we’ll be at home; you the hostess, and I your guest. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I can guess who his guest will be. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Teller produced the first draft and brought it to Lawrence’s home on the Sunday before Election Day, just as Ernest was bidding farewell to guests with whom he had shared a liquor-fueled country club outing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It also lit up the guests, and Lyra realized why they weren’t going to dine in Hall: three of the guests were women. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When she closed the door behind her afternoon guests, and let the quiet smile die from her lips, she began the preparation of food her husband found impossible to eat. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of his guests was a university colleague, Axel Löfgren, professor of experimental theology. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"That room is tiny. And it's for guests." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You are our guest. By the rule of our order, we give aid to those in need. Soon, you will be well again.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I got the feeling they didn’t get a lot of dinner guests. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

So the guests ate and drank and jabbered; and they watched the other guests eat and drink and jabber. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the benches below, Winterfell men mixed with smallfolk from the winter town, friends from the nearer holdfasts, and the escorts of their lordly guests. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She made it plain from the start that she was not a guest, but the temporary commander-in-chief. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hurried back to the house and found the guests all stand­ing in the yard, looking up to the sky. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I heard the sound again, and this time I could tell that it was coming from the guest room. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Surely my guests for the evening were neither mistreated nor driven. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he looked at her, he continued on his way downstairs to the swimming pool Señor Aguilar maintained for his guests. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

A group of musicians played near the prince, and perhaps a dozen guests danced. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Ma’am? Mercy, Miss Thomas, your guest has some real fine manners. I can tell that he isn’t one of those rude, crude folks Mr. Calloway usually scours up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Greetings to the honorable Reverend Reid and the pulpit guests,” she reads in a high-pitched, breathless voice. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night the Lord of O was a guest of the school, himself a sorcerer of renown. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice to see you,” Hickock said with his most charming smile; it was as if he were greeting guests at his own funeral. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around him at the hushed guests. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When the guests arrived, we would greet them as “Uncle” and “Aunt” as a sign of respect and bring tea to each of them. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the guest user hadn’t known the right details about her book, Emily still felt uneasy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mother read while Father chatted with fellow guests. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Our guest dutifully took a few spoonfuls of soup and bit a semicircle in the bread, then put his bowl on the floor. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl didn’t steal food, sneak ale, or dally with the guests. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Captain’s Bounty Motor Inn, there were no guests on the balconies. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

With my friends over, I notice how fluidly I move around my home, weaving through tables, greeting our foreign guests by name and even dropping some hellos in English or French or German. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had stood up as if to welcome a guest, and now they sat down again. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even brought back a few things from my bedroom to help make the guest room feel more familiar. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Marco watches from the window as the guests depart, catching a last glimpse of Celia before she disappears into the night. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“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

Now they were singing their welcome to their guests in the winter night. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get back from our guest, boys,” Abuela calls, motioning to them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Many of the guests were disgusted by this, but Berg was glad to hear it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For $28 each we got a room, dinner and breakfast, and free use of the shower, laundry, and guest lounge. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I know I can get work,” Grandma said calmly as she picked up Conrad and grabbed my hand, and we walked out the back door to avoid any lingering guests. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had difficulty in keeping from laughter at the indignant surprise of the guests. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the cousin grinned widely and said, “I have brought a few guests.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I cannot even see what you mean. Dance. Just dance. Quickly, guest. Join the dance.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Soon all the guests had taken partners, and the musicians struck up the tune. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Probably it was some final guest who had been away at the ends of the earth and didn't know that the party was over. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

For that reason, I was an especially watchful guest. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farmer Cotton’s household and all his guests were up early next morning. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the next room, the guests complain about the sudden increase in temperature. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kenny and Allen almost lost their minds when Arnold told them that the concession food was free to my guests. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madge’s bedroom is on the second floor along with several guest rooms and her father’s study. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guests, primarily, were the extended relations of Mr. Gitney, that sizeable clan of merchants known only as the Young Men, cheerful in demeanor, indeterminate in number. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then in quavering voices and trembling all over they begged their guests to pardon the poor refreshments they had offered. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It is even so," replied the guest drily. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

His lordship had been entertaining two guests, a young lady and gentleman, in the summerhouse, and had watched my father's approach across the lawn bearing a much welcome tray of refreshments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed right away how he held Momma’s hand for a split second before our guests mobbed him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

The honored guests moved silently upon the platform, herded toward their high, carved chairs by Dr. Bledsoe with the decorum of a portly head waiter. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The dwarfs ride them. Delight the guests at your next feast or use them for a folly.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“She is our captive and my guest, and as a distinguished former agent of the Church, she may have information that would be useful.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Doc Dad led the way into the entry hall and said, “Annie, why don’t you take Ryan Dean to the guest room.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she came to the gymnasium, a place that was too loud, and said, “You must be quiet. I can’t bring my guests out unless you are quiet.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled and excused himself and went up to the guest room and came back with a small framed photograph. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the guests on the platform; they sat with that alert relaxation with which they always met our upturned eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is the end of corruption! This is what we have needed to happen since that general strike,” one guest said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I rushed out to my grandmother’s garden, hoping to catch a glimpse of our new guest. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, while the other guests retired to the living room, Mr. Richard would come into the kitchen to ask Ugwu questions. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests insisted on leaving at once, and the few remaining stragglers had departed at daybreak without even waiting for breakfast. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“That’s right,” an extremely elegant guest, whose taut face was brown with suntan makeup, said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mostly he just felt weird, and weirder still to know that he was the guest of honor. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

"Alfred's my guest. I invited him to come down." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I know that a little earlier, some guests had actually commenced lunch out there, only to be interrupted by the appearance of ominous storm clouds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I keep wishing that MacGyver would make a guest appearance, but I figure he wouldn’t have been alive back then. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And always he met his guests at the door with a welcome smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The next day my mother received hand-delivered thank-you letters from our guests and left them out on the dining table to serve as a lesson in good manners to us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

‘Wake our guests,’ he said, ‘and take them water. It is time to eat.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There as Cassius Clay’s guest in Miami, I tried desperately to push my mind off my troubles and onto the Nation’s troubles. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he liked the idea that his neighbors envied him for having this distinguished guest at Tres Marias. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who needs children when you have monkeys rushing into the dining room to steal the very food off your guests’ plates! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the other guests was Secretary of War Robert Todd Lincoln. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think that will be necessary. Let’s just think about what to do with our guest here. How should we deal with someone who tells such shocking lies about us?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was thrilled at the thought that his guest had almost arrived. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Magic, to him, always felt like an interloper, an uninvited guest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

When every guest had been welcomed and was finally inside the gate, there were songs, dances, music, games, and, of course, food and drink. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Normally, between the china cabinet and the armchair, there is an opklapbed, a small bed that looks like a bookcase but can be folded out for sleeping when guests visit. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

But lunch and tea were marked chiefly by the fact that at those times all the guests were sitting down and eating together. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“This is the guest bedroom,” Lena said in her proud American way. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

While, if you did invite him to the meet what would the King’s huntsman and the neighbours say at havin’ a partisan for a fellow guest? The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moving in a slight awkward crouch, she made her way through the press of loudly talking guests and out of the drawing room door. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

To-night, at least, I would be her guest, as I was her child: my mother would lodge me without money and without price. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

When we reached the manor, Father ordered me to change into something clean and to hurry down to greet the guests who were arriving to pay their respects. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The other guests followed at a respectful interval. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So treat us like guests,” she said, mustering her best Nina imitation. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It does not shine as brightly as it had when she ran through the halls with Widget what seems like more than a few years ago, chasing marmalade kittens through a rainbow of guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Kaylene’s small office had room for her desk, two guest chairs, and a refrigerator in the corner that she stocked with Diet Cokes. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He said to his guests, “I just remembered that I have forgotten to write to my brother for over ten years.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girls went out with torches in their hands, and presently a squire led the guests— Telemakhos and Nestor’s radiant son— under the entrance colonnade, to bed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, Granddad comes to Burlington to stay in the guest room. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

To the assembled guests and the watching world, I said: Today, all of us do, by our presence here .. . confer glory and hope to newborn liberty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel’s elfin guest certainly seemed nervous about the dance of the flowers, supposed to represent the wonderful bond between goblins and the natural world. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony, on the other hand, acted merely as the queen’s guest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Issue the tavern keeper an Office of Forage certificate. Warn him, Sergeant, he is not to ask the gentlemen for payment, unless he wants to spend this night in irons. They are our guests.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put down two embroidered place mats, a wedding gift from an uncle in Lucknow, and set out the plates and wineglasses they usually saved for guests. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And how would she explain herself, the uninvited guest, to her uncle and aunt? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The portico led up to the guest house, where no guests ever stayed: only Desdemona, for a short time with her husband and a long time alone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though there was plenty of work to be done in the short winter days, there were not many guests to feed or look after. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dress forms displaying elaborate gowns stand in groups and pairs, giving the impression of a party with a great many headless guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The voices of Edna’s disbanding guests jarred like a discordant note upon the quiet harmony of the night. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

In the pool beautiful people bobbed toward him, at the buffet guests cleared the way so he could always be at the front of the line. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

But a few guests could set back the feeding plans for the week if you did not build up what you destroyed. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now the guests were ready, and they drank the stirrup-cup, and with great praise and friendship they departed, and came at length to Helm’s Deep, and there they rested two days. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

They could call him their guest, but it didn’t change the fact that he and Boots were prisoners. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

George Isles, a Canadian author, seemed to Lillian to be an unhappy guest. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, our guests in the stand excused themselves to go get ready for the evening balls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It was dark in the yard, when the guests came out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Our next guest is Dr. Irene Shields, flight psychologist for the Ares missions. Dr. Shields, welcome to the program." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama believed you had to be nice even to a rat if it was a guest in your home. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The guests hurriedly said goodbye, stepping over the pools of blood and quickly gathering up their fur stoles, their top hats, their canes, their umbrellas, and their beaded evening bags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests were silent when the music stopped. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poppet and Widget are the youngest of the guests, being the same age as the circus. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She sensed when a guest needed more tea before the guest did, expressed herself by filling his cup, thought in terms of matching, balancing, connecting, completing. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zizmo, who had an inexplicable aversion to unannounced guests, jumped up and reached under his coat. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Among the party guests was a girl who seemed markedly out of place. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Her room opened into the end of the corridor nearest the hall, luckily, and most of the guests were in the two big rooms further along. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As the bell for the last period rang, the guests arrived. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re having guests, so I want you to teach the girls all the verses to ‘You Are My Sunshine.’” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At that moment a scream of horror shook the guests. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noted as another example of gallows humor that Billie had put out black guest towels and a washcloth for me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was well past midnight before the last of their guests took their leave and Dany retired to her own apartments to join her lord and king. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nor did he offer his guest a seat, but Littlefinger took one anyway. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Thursday afternoon Miss K said, “Ryan, don’t forget to bring our guest of honor tomorrow.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some days later, the guest invited his host to dinner in his own hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Emily heard a careful tread on the stairs—Cecilia at last taking the flowers up to the guests room, a simple errand she had been asked many times that day to perform. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Something to add to that tattoo,” the Commandant’s guest says. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Very likely. But you would have been hurt, and he would be hurt or dead. Do you remember that I had introduced him as my guest?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Men turned back to their drink and their talk, perceiving that their captain had had some jest or other with the little guests, and that it was over. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"You are official guests of the People's Republic of China. You have been preauthorized to bypass customs. I can take you to your hotel immediately." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one bathroom open to us guests. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“Be my guest,” he said with a grin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the fire caught, the dogs were in one of the guest bedrooms. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

It was an impromptu celebration, and I was the guest of honor. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

His guests spent most of their time at Jackson Park or on the Midway and often did not return until after midnight. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The guests crowded the long windows in the terrace back to the drawing-room again. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My mom set two fruit and cheese plates on our coffee table for guests who were on the couch folding letters and licking envelopes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The guests sit facing them in folding metal chairs; the accordion wall between two windowless banquet rooms, with dropped ceilings, has been opened up to expand the space. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the fact that he was not drinking helped to set him off from his guests, for it seemed to me that he grew more correct as the fraternal hilarity increased. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Our guest put his hands to his ears, then shook his head. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was making my way up to the summerhouse for the purpose of clearing away the remains of his lordship's taking tea there with some guests a little while earlier. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The elfin emissary went into the guest room and shut the door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

For an instant I was puzzled, until I realized that Lwoff had thought it prudent to warn the Baroness about an unclothed guest who might prove eccentric. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It had been Bodega who had donated the money to Vera’s old school so they could call her up from Miami and invite her as their guest. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

We were guests of the prince of Abu Dhabi for three hours, then homeless. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Three o’clock on the following afternoon found Harry, Ron, Fred, and George standing outside the great white marquee in the orchard, awaiting the arrival of the wedding guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The twins went on to the guest list. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The roomful of guests at the ceremony applauded. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It was harder to know what her honored guest was dreaming. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In the years to come, Barack and I would be lucky enough to return there a few times as invited guests. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“My wife never thought of this,” said one, and he bought some crystal—he was entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed by the beauty of the glassware. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I reentered, the guests were in open debate, and the discussion - with much talk of commerce and interest rates - was quite beyond me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And on the grass there was an astonishing sight, especially given what he and his guests had been talking about the night before. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I do not, however, treat myself to hot-cocoa enemas before an audience of invited guests. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Except within sixty seconds of our dinner guests’ arrival, I know all is lost. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Only unlike the other guests, Angelo always had some story to tell about the meal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

She was at the door telling our guests good-bye as they left. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

The guests would gather in the courtyard in front of the regent’s house and he would open the meeting by thanking everyone for coming and explaining why he had summoned them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are only guests in Jordan,” he bellowed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In 1936 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited Anderson to sing at the White House for the president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and their invited guests. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

After lunch, His Excellency spoke to the guests of his American encounters with discrimination, and of friendships he had made with Afro- Americans, and he reaffirmed the bonds between Africans and Afro-Americans. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stevens was disappointed about missing the man’s talk—his fellowship often prevented his attendance at guest lectures—but the money would remove some of the sting. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Before we can make it to the guest room, Grandma freezes in the hall and I almost rear-end her. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Oh, by the way, we’re entertaining some guests on Saturday,” she says as she opens my door. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

In her mind, she was a guest here. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule didn’t often talk to other hotel guests, but she saw no harm in answering. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the party wrapped up and Scythe Goddard said good-bye to his most important guests, Rowan watched, taking in everything. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

They lay the ungainly elf on the guest bed and quietly shut the door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

‘Enter, good guests!’ she said, and as she spoke they knew that it was her clear voice they had heard singing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After an hour, when no other guests had arrived, Conrad insisted we begin eating. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the storm, she and her husband, who was eighty, had checked into a hotel downtown, knowing that there they would be among other residents and guests. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Irritating as Miss Kenton's behaviour was, I could not afford to give it much thought, for by then the first of the guests had arrived. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So, Cyclops, you were not quite strong enough to eat all of the puny men? You are rightly punished for what you did to those who were guests in your house.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As others moved forward to greet our guest, I stayed behind in the background. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The guests laughed, but it was a joyless laughter, the sort of laughter that can turn into sobbing in half a heartbeat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The salon stood at the top of marble steps leading up from the garden.The party guests drifted toward it, dutifully obeying the summons to greet El Patron. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests included the Cuban and the Algerian ambassadors, and also it was here that I met Mrs. W. E. B. Du Bois. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only yesterday, Master told Ugwu, “My mother will be visiting this weekend, so clean the guest room.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Of course, every year some guest will show up with a hint of leg or a shadow of cleavage. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

And it seemed that Beregond got as much honour from it as his guest, for Pippin was very welcome. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

This particularly is what makes it a little funny that Henry’s room—the customary quarters for royal guests—is called the Queen’s Bedroom. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When we’re finished with the master bathroom, we move on to the guest bathroom, which seems like a walk in a beautiful garden in comparison. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Before we start, we have a special guest who would like to say a few words.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

"I can taste the basil and the thyme," said the guest, "but there is another taste I find harder to place." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

That night, after all the guests had gone and all the remains of the party were cleared away, Ash was exhausted. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards ignored him, but the other guests clustered by the entry with Inej grumbled their frustration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

They were extremely polite to each other, saying “Yes, Norma,” and “Yes, George,” and “Would you please pass the potatoes, Phoebe?” and ‘Wouldn’t your guest like another helping?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“And I also see that Ms. Cadence already has one guest inside and has not marked down that she’s expecting another. Now unless you can produce your ticket, I’m afraid I must insist you leave.” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Rachel may use a guest room in the Big House for now, until we give the matter more thought.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Werfel sat nervously in the palace’s imperial archives, waiting to go down to the city gates and greet the guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Then he pulled up the rope ladder and only put it down when guests arrived; His little cabin had a wide padded seat that ran around three sides of the room. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hoped the other dinner guests would come soon. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Chickens came in and out like my relatives’ graceless peasant guests. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Imogen told her she should stay overnight in one of the guest rooms, just as the other friends were piling into their car. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He went up to the guest room where he slept. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Until the camera pulls back and I see that his guest is Peeta. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Master shouted, but some guests were running into the bedroom, screaming, “Jesus! Jesus!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

At the high table Sir Ector sat with his knightly guests, who had come for the morrow’s hunting, smiling and nodding and drinking burgundy or sherries sack or malmsey wine. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the guests stood up to toast the king, their wigs came flying off. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the traditional greeting of guests in Unseen. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Most fortunately, it was not an occasion on which Mr Farraday had guests, but even so, it was a moment of genuine embarrassment to me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The foreigners who sit drinking coffee with their noses in books aren’t his friends and family, but paying guests, many of them gringuitos. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many guests invited to Sonia’s rice ceremony that Ashoke arranges to rent a building on campus, with twenty folding tables and an industrial stove. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you a guest or a family member?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Afterward, Lola announced that for her death she wanted a FUNeral and for all the guests to sing Michael Jackson songs and eat a mango sheet cake with her face on it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

She wants a Birth Day, here, with guests and food and presents, she wants a little child to spoil in the kitchen, to iron clothes for, to slip cookies into when no one’s watching. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Three times. I asked him four times, but the last time he said he had to see to his other guests.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His own mother would never have served so few dishes to a guest. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone was supposed to guess the identity of the other guests without anyone removing their masks. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti went back to the hostess stand to greet a guest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“She did all the work. Well,” he said, heaping his guest’s plate, “it’s good to see you, Don. You look just the same. Haven’t changed a bit.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes an illuminated guest wanted to play with the rattlesnakes. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squirmed my way through the throng of guests and slipped through the wrought-iron gates. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Panpipe music is playing lightly from the speakers, and reporters and photographers are snapping photos and talking to the more-famous guests—senators and city council members. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I know the truth, I think I could sit and laugh with her in her apartment, but only as a guest. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Do you raid the kitchens of all your guests?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When die supreme commander Yurkhaz zo Yunzak departed, supported by a pair of burly slaves, that seemed to be a general signal for the other guests to take their leaves as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Or was Sayle such a control freak that he had to know what his guests were doing, every minute of the day and night? Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Here years of travel probably stood me in good stead, although in my normal life I usually enter new situations in some respected, even attention-getting role like “guest lecturer” or “workshop leader.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a compromise of a room, with a few good “pieces” for guests to look at, and the rest of it for people to use. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

One week later, Alma asked her grandmother if Nico could move into the guest bedroom for a few weeks until he found a new apartment. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Normally cooking for parties leaves her without an appetite, but tonight she looks forward to serving herself, sitting among her guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. It will be entrusted to you. It may be a talisman of some sort—to mark you as a proper guest of the Xi.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I could feel that recently departed guest in the bits and pieces of himself he had left behind. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d walked upstairs to the guest room before he even answered. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

‘We must keep our guests company,’ they said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He was pretty sure the two were in some kind of trouble, but it was unlikely he knew it was Lincoln’s killer who was a guest at his family’s dinner table. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Helming guests all talked at once, eagerly, constantly, as if squeezing all their past into an evening. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Abnegation who are dressed in gray leave the dining hall in a pack and cross the courtyard to the guests’ dormitory. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But the guest bathroom’s where the help goes,” Miss Hilly say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The luxury underground fortress remained operational and ready to receive its political guests until a 1992 expose by Washington Post reporter Ted Gup blew the operation’s cover. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Uaaxee came too and was responsible for keeping our animal guest, Apple, from galloping the length of the palace hall. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra shook hands as politely as she could, and was then introduced to the other guests, who were, like Dame Hannah, Scholars from other colleges and quite uninteresting. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I worked on him until the first guests arrived and we had to line up again at the front door. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Apart from these details, this could be a college guest room, for the less distinguished visitors; or a room in a rooming house, of former times, for ladies in reduced circumstances. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amalia’s aunt's guesthouse has a painted porch and a cheerful sign hanging out front, assuring guests that they're open for the winter. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I nearly choke on my fork when the man’s guest arrives. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Before my guests came I would ask Mr. Swart to get a certain type of Nederburg wine, which I had tasted before and knew was a semisweet. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing myself to my feet, I grab my phone, pull my shaky gaze from Jamie, and walk toward the guest bedroom. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They are one of her specialties, something her guests have come to expect, handed to them on small plates within minutes of their arrival. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But we started our dinner preparations early, and our guests were always invited to help. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The regular guests always had their tables reserved for them and most of them were already in their places and starting to eat their suppers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Oh. He heard the crowd out there, the Christmas guests, and it triggers him to answer with his version of a crowd scene.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

At the king’s board sat Éomer and the four guests, and there also waiting upon the king was the lady Éowyn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

It had been built a long while before by the Brandybucks, for the use of guests, or members of the family that wished to escape from the crowded life of Brandy Hall for a time. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The act granted public housing agencies the authority to use leases to evict any tenant, household member, or guest engaged in any criminal activity on or near public housing premises. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Quite wonderful, perfectly exquisite! Friar Hugo, you are truly my Champion Chef. Please serve our guests your masterwork.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Do Negroes often come here as guests, to spend a few days, Father?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last guest arrives shortly before dinner, just as the rest of the guests are being seated and the wine is being poured. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Or had one of the guests for his luncheon already arrived? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But that was short of the mark, for twenty guests were invited and there were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink, as hobbits say. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

No one did, and the guest, who wasn’t a mathematician, said something incomprehensible in his defense. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Drones and their guests were bused in two gaily colored buses. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In less than an hour the guests had left, and servants began to clean the detritus of revelry from the eerily silent grounds. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You do not have guest-*,” she said haughtily, really working over the final s. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next afternoon we prepared the broth for a fish stew with wild onions—dinner for my guest. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘But if we are guests, we bow to our host, and after we have eaten we rise and thank him.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Being generous to a guest is one of the most different things about these countries. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When guests weren’t present, Dad worked at improving our table manners. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama and Papa stood in the kitchen, washing dishes, filling glasses, and forcing more food onto their guests’ plates. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Our guests are at work on the problem of the citadel,” Eril-Fane reported to the five Zeyyadin, which translated as “first voices.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When Moushumi had first introduced him to her crowd he and she would sit with their arms around each other, their fellow guests a footnote to their own ongoing conversation. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we arrive, the house is full of guests. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Many of the guests were rushing out as well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Werfel gathered his courage and piped up: “Regibald du Burgh, this elf is my guest and my responsibility, and any violence you wish to do to him must first be done to me.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“The guests will be arriving soon,” Madam said, admiring her reflection. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy sat for a while with Tyson and Ella, who were honored guests at Dakota’s table. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He did not care to do so, for the same reason that had made Proteus unwilling: Zeus’s well-known hostility to those who broke the bond between host and guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever had happened, Anansi and his guest had been interrupted, and judging from the mess, a great struggle had occurred. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Salvador remained in the room with the two men, standing against the wall as the guests and Mamá took the only three chairs. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter smiled at Lyra in a way that seemed to say, “You and I understand these things, don’t we?” and moved on to greet some other guests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he had lived upstairs, he had once tasted toothpaste when a careless guest left the cap off a tube. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I stirred the soup and thought about our dinner guest. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Some do, my lord. On the day their guest departs.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I got out of the car, ran around to the driver’s side, opened her door, and said, “Be my guest.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For fifteen days Verrazzano and his crew were the Narragansett’s honored guests—though the Indians, Verrazzano admitted, kept their women out of sight after hearing the sailors’ “irksome clamor” when females came into view. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And the guests sat quietly and their eyes were inward. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A white woman from a poor rural Alabama town, Marsha had never been to New York, but she was about to be honored at a dinner with two hundred guests. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Black men worked as butlers in the homes of the rich, shining shoes, polishing silverware, serving guests at parties. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And so it went until all the guests had joined them. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

He swears that they are obliged by an army order to wear silk chemises and to bathe before entertaining guests of the rank of captain and upwards. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, that’s promising, you think, as your next guest saunters into the hospital room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

One of the old men caught his visitor, another old fellow, stealing his bantam; the owner spotted its black feet sticking out of his guest’s sweater. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But later that night, as I brush my teeth in the bathroom, I overhear Baba and Thaya Jaan talking in the guest room next door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It seemed like Abuela enjoyed how uncomfortable my mom was, because she kept introducing her to guests. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They seem to have gotten the idea that I didn’t appreciate uninvited guests, and neither did the custodian of my apartment. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But as she sat there amid her guests, she felt the old ennui overtaking her, the hopelessness which so often assailed her, which came upon her like an obsession, like something extraneous, independent of volition. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now all who heard cried out assent to this: the guest had spoken well; he must have passage. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His guest saw the gesture and walked hurriedly away. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had never had guests before, and they went to work like darling elves, sweeping, mopping, cooking, baking—making mattresses of straw and burlap bags, setting tables, putting party favors at each place. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the guests would inform the local authorities of Atzerodt’s boast. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could go on and in her sorrow put a pot of beans in the oven, bake six pies, and plan to exactness how much food would be necessary properly to feed the funeral guests. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Hades was present, sitting on a simple stone guest chair at the foot of the hearth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

When she arrived, she discovered that the ragged breathing of more than two hundred hysterical guests had fogged the glass. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Mother tells me there will be many special guests and that the League chose us to be greeters because they can trust that we will be good hosts. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The part of the theory requiring some revision was that guests would feel at home if they were treated like one of our family. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bride’s father swore vengeance on the guest who had stolen the bride’s heart before the nuptials.’” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“No need. We have dinner for you as our guests,” my father said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those plates, with their amateur finishing, the slight lumpiness of the edges, would never be shown in the presence of guests in Nigeria. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As a guest of the Scandinavian peoples, she made it a point to learn their folk songs in the original languages. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Each time they had guests Twinkle would explain how she had found it, and they would admire her as they listened. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When the main action takes place in a past tense, the verb that follows after is in the simple past: I would have started dinner after the guests arrived. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re thrilled to have you as our guests here tonight, and thrilled that the weather is cooperating—in fact, can you believe what a beautiful night this is?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“These are the ones she likes to serve guests,” she told me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“This one,” one of the guests remarks, “this one is the true American.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She sprinted back inside the house, ignoring the exclamation of surprise from Edwina and a few of the other guests. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She, too, has always lived as a guest in someone else’s home, feeling pressure to make herself useful. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

By the time I hauled my six-foot self out of the five- foot bed in Lucille’s guest room, everyone was already at work. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

My room and the guest room are small, with single windows and metal doors that open onto the terrace. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I’m dressed, Amara says, “The only way to deal with fear is to treat it like an unwelcome guest. If you keep entertaining it, you’ll never be rid of it.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I did not act as though I were a black man in a white man’s court, but as if everyone else — white and black — was a guest in my court. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The party will start with refreshments, followed by dancing—rock and roll on the record player for Susie’s friends and merengues and cha-chas by a live Dominican combo for her parents’ guests. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“We’ll have to buy some more today. Ah well, guests first! After you, Harry dear!” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“But what can I do about it? Please remember that Stuart is a member of the family, and the bird is a permanent guest, like myself.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Oh, yes,” said Werfel, delighted that his guest seemed interested. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

"When they were our guests back home, we treated them like royalty." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

And this was the second time someone had claimed the book—Emily thought of the guest user who had messaged her through Book Scavenger the other day. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter, on the other hand, was not like any female Scholar Lyra had seen, and certainly not like the two serious elderly lathes who were the other female guests. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you be procuring rooms for your ‘guests’?” she snaps, turning to face me as she angrily pulls her face mask off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Everywhere Cady looked there were bakers and their guests, dashing from here to there, clanging cake pans together and hollering about butter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The party guests streamed into the ballroom, but they took no notice of Penelope and the children. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

For the moment, he simply said, “As you wish, esteemed guest.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

One imagines a lot of guffawing from his drunken, boorish guests. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I was only too aware of the possibility that if any guest were to find his stay at Darlington Hall less than comfortable, this might have repercussions of unimaginable largeness. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“This elf is under my protection. He is my guest. Let us go and we’ll give you everything we have.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

But then again, politeness is about making a guest feel welcome, which the government man certainly was not. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not put them back on until the guests arrived. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And like all visiting instructor sisters, she was the house guest of the Messenger and Sister Clara Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked good, and the guest began to feel his mouth watering. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He took note, as did everyone, that among the uninvited guests at the wedding were a number of security police. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had trials, a catastrophe of their own, and now, as guests in her house, they believed themselves under an obligation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“How many times have they killed our sisters in battle? When I was queen—” “Otrera,” Hylla interrupted, “you are here as a guest. You are not queen anymore.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

My mother helped Desdemona out of the car and led her to the guest house out back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Arrows directed guests to hundreds of hands-on scientific exhibits. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Then they bowed again to O-lan and to Wang Lung and then they went out and together they bowed to the assembled guests. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I stay in my room after Mami calls that my guests have arrived. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Stella had helped her mother clean up after all the guests had left. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The hotel was also renowned for catering to famous guests. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After breakfast I joined Mom in one of the guest bedrooms. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember eating a cream puff in our kitchen in Isfahan and counting the guests to see if I could have another. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

As the darkness came the window became a mirror in which I could watch my host and his guests without their knowledge. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal, the absolute ruler of Arabia, had made me a guest of the State. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She often invited me over to eat with her foreign friends, and I always looked forward to meeting all the interesting guests. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Show Mrs. Coulter to the best guest room,” said the President. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His wife was behind him, and they had a guest in the house, another woman of similar age. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

They rushed into the salon and herded the wedding guests out. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

All right, you put warning cones around the puddles, don protective gloves, etc., but I can’t stop trying to envision the circumstances in which these pools might arise: an associate uprising? a guest riot? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Speaking rapidly in Eskimo, she told her guests about the river, the game, the fuel, and the stars—but not about the wolves or her past. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need to go chat with a few of our guests.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The orchestra claimed that Conant’s “shortness of breath was overhearable” in her performance of the famous trombone solo in Mozart’s Requiem, even though the guest conductor of those performances had singled out Conant for praise. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Comptons guests had come to the city to receive honorary doctorates from the University of Chicago. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

By the time we’re done, their guests have gathered outside to see the boy who must have flowers to give to the girl he loves. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

‘An impressive number of guests,” she would observe, stroking with her finger the misplaced faces that had surrounded us. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Every guest who came to our home on New Year’s Day would also bring me a birthday gift. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This afternoon the party guests would start to arrive. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

They continued to hold the doors open as the guests streamed past. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guest was a very attractive young lady, then only a few months divorced, whom Bobby had been seeing a lot of and whom I’d met on several occasions. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Later on, after the guests had left, I said good night to my parents and got ready to go to bed myself. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slip out of my shoes, tiptoe quietly into the guest bathroom to strip off my wet clothes, and hang them over the shower rod. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

One or two of the guests gave me a curious glance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

"You are right, Samana. Wait a moment” Kamaswami went out and returned with a roll which he handed to his guest and enquired: "Can you read this?” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lord Saruman is within; but at the moment he is closeted with one Wormtongue, or doubtless he would be here to welcome such honourable guests.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

They were making an effort to make him feel like a guest and, anyway, where would he go? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Master Ellemire wouldn’t “waste their guest’s time” by sending in someone so “manifestly unqualified,” and Lazlo couldn’t find it in himself to argue on his own behalf. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He said he’d help carry their bags over to the house, help Byrd clean up the guest room at George and Emmett’s. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Hillside welcomed all guests, and most particularly wanted to provide upwardly mobile blacks with the same kind of vacation experience their white counterparts enjoyed. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I expect him to walk to the guests’ dormitory, but he crosses the field behind the dining hall and walks into the water-filtration building. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He’d never had a guest before, and he didn’t know how to go about it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Have you forgotten your manners? This is my house! Amir agha is my guest tonight and I will not allow you to dishonor me like this!” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My affection for my guest increases every day. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time a new guest arrived, the bricklayers would arrive and build another addition to the house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the while, Emily and Cecilia Tallis maintained a patter that surely robbed the guests of the ease it was supposed to confer. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“All guests of the royal family are invited, and now you’re guests of the princess.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The collection of presents was growing and the guest list, if there had been one, was a little like a census. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe on Grands Day, they can come as special guests for the younger grades. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

During the ceremony, many of the married female guests are invited to the altar to hold up a lace sheet over the couple and take turns grinding giant sugar cubes atop the sheet. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Amari knew her mother was right and began to help her make plans for the arrival of the guests. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thanks to his warning most of the wedding guests were able to Disapparate before they arrived.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The guest list is exclusive; only members of the circus and some select and special guests are in attendance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

More than her art, the guests admired her duality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The guest room I occupied was supplied with writing paper, ink, and a pen. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

My trunk was carried through shadowy hallways to a guest room that was richly furnished but oppressively dark. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"That looks like our other guest. Let us welcome him." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Kote lowered his voice a bit, drawing the attention of the customers away from the guest and back to his side of the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A complication arose at ten thirty when a hotel guard told the guests he was locking up; everyone had to leave. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The house wasn’t ready, the client had screamed, and her guests were coming in less than two days. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It lashed in rhythmic waves against the windows of the white, brightly lit kitchen as we guests sat around the table and ate a silent, cheerless breakfast of coffee and Pop Tarts. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

We had to come forward and welcome the unexpected guests. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I finally had a stable base, and I went from being a guest in other people’s homes to having guests in my own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joining us this morning is someone who has a personal investment in this terrible tragedy: our special guest, presidential hopeful Ladybird Hope. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Stopping only to sink a foot in a soggy, collapsed castle, she was soon out of the area reserved for guests of the hotel. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In those days a large number of guests ate and drank in the big house on the comer. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His blue and yellow eyes traveled from this rite to the rest of the room, where the other guests were attacking one another with conversation. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy went into his bedroom, even though there were guests to be entertained downstairs. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shouldn’t you be entertaining your guests?” a familiar voice said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was Werfel’s job to host the elfin emissary in the city, to take the scholar in as a guest in his own home. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The house regularly overflowed with guests, including Miele’s former wife and her husband. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

As I described the velvet wedding dress in full detail, and the satchels of dates and almonds the groom’s family passed out for each guest, it almost felt like I was gossiping with a friend. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As if he were a guest, not an intruder. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She carried a spangled peach-colored fan that she opened with a theatrical fwop as she met the other guests. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I could not help it if I felt like a guest in Manderley, my home, walking where she had trodden, resting where she had lain. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Matt watched the milling crowd of guests and recalled their names, business connections, and scandals. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they waited their own turn to perform, he watched Yezzan and his guests. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Frederick has written lots about you! Look at that hair! Oh, we adore guests.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Dear guests, I would like to say a few words. Energy is the force of life. Tomsk has oil, coal.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Close to forty guests come from three different states. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Tessie preparing her meals and carrying trays out to the guest house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I went to the guest room and pretended to write. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The living room was packed with about two dozen guests seated on chairs placed along the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When a local family left Louie off their dinner-party guest list, he broke into their house, bribed their Great Dane with a bone, and cleaned out their icebox. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Once again he was a sought-after guest in all the city’s salons and, at least for a while, his name was cleared. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were two other tables where paying guests were already seated. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes after a meal, Dad’s stomach would rumble and, when there weren’t any guests, we’d tease him about it. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Distantly, the rendering sails wash back and forth, a borealis yielding some mysterious benefit to our business partners and guests. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And Helen must have been a guest lecturer in my class that day.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The graduates sat in the front part of the auditorium and the guests in the back. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise I’d know all the other victors, not just because I see them on television but because they’re guests at every Games. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But to call me a guest in the only place I ever belonged—the word cut like a jagged stone against my heart. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Despite the size and solidity of the building, it feels impermanent, populated by a constant stream of guests and travelers on their way to and from other locations. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had been saying it since her guests arrived. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“She’ll he the death of me yet. You, Robin. I told you not to spy on our new guests.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the guests will wear gold handball goggles for the duration. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

As the courses progress, when she is not distracted by the astounding quality of the food, Celia makes a game of deciphering the relationships between the guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I ask them if they need help with anything, but Mia insists that since I’m a guest, I should make myself comfortable. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They were the only guests at the hostel that night, which meant that, for once, there were enough vacant rooms for each of them to sleep alone. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked over the seething mass of guests. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geyer ran his finger down the page and stopped at an entry for “Alex E. Cook,” a guest who according to the register was traveling with three children. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A poor farmer who tills the nuns’ field, his three hollow-eyed children, and a guest, a traveling scholar, round out the company. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Mr. Swart smiled at this and proposed a compromise: he would go out and buy two bottles, a dry wine and my Nederburg, and then he would ask my guest which wine he preferred. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

My guests squirmed out of their squeezed-up seats behind the table and the adieux, as they should be, were short and formal. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you have to admit,” one guest challenged, “that the war is lost.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, they were looking down into some kind of small meeting room that had been commandeered for the purpose of guards searching guests. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Ifyouwantto step on broken glass, Uriah, be my guest,” she snaps. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Are these the sorts of guests you would want to welcome to your inn? Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he pushed die door open, three of the four candles fluttered out He led the bride into the mist, where the wedding guests were waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Even at this hour, guests continue to arrive. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid attention to the two tardy guests who appeared at the door, letting in a gust of wind, till suddenly a woman screamed and threw her arms about a snow-covered figure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Semele's eyes opened wide with fright, and she stared over the flames of the fire at her guest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was committing the sin of embarrassing her in front of a guest. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

At seven o’clock on a cool November night, guests will arrive at the Robert E. Lee Hotel bar for the cocktail hour. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“We haven’t much time left,” said Miss K, “and now our guest of honor will demonstrate how quickly he can learn.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The sobered guests crowded close, waiting for one answer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He’d made a point of including the Tuskegee Airmen, the history-making African American pilots and ground crews who fought in World War II, among his guests. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Escort our guests to the baths, that they may refresh themselves, and bring them food and drink.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Goddard looked out at the crowded pool deck that would have been far less dense, and far less beautiful, had it not been for the presence of professional party guests. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

His favorite moments were when guests’ wigs were pulled off. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ties between guest and host were strong. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

For any others, and on behalf of Slashdot, be my guest. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As guest of honor you must choose the menu of course.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

In his most gracious manner, the general introduced our guest and said, “Gentlemen, please select your spokesman.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Milo, remembering that his mother had always told him to eat lightly when he was a guest, “why don’t we have a light meal?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were all guests at a real estate conference slated to begin in Chamisaville that noon; the governor would give a keynote address, opening the two-day festivities. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even when there weren’t famous guests to meet, Elizebeth and the other workers were served fine meals, and they dressed up for dinner. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He paused and then went on: "We are all his guests. I think it would be profitable if each one of us were to explain exactly how that came about." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Close enough to drive a lance through my back, aye. Where are my kin, Manderly? Tell me that. Your guests, who brought your son back to you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"I'm so glad we have this chance to become acquainted, Mrs. Baumbach. I had so little time to chat with my guests last night." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for coming to fetch me,” she says, hoping that dinner guests talking to themselves while supposedly perusing books without the aid of proper lighting is not an unusual occurrence at la maison Lefèvre. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If you could speak quietly, our guest is asleep.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Do you often entertain your own guests after his have gone?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My host went to the extreme of serving his guests from a bar which consisted of a tub of ice, quart bottles of soda, two bottles of whisky and a case of pop. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As his private guards close around him, I break away, struggling against the sea of guests rushing indoors out of the rain. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lou walked over and asked if she wanted to stay in his guest room. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In Cuba, we see guests competing against Cubans in dominoes, and a line for sugar cubes, and Rufus cheers for his roots. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He could not believe he had made his guest feel guilt. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It felt like guests were really responding to our extra level of service. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He wanders into the kitchen attached to his guest wing, where the ceilings are high and the countertops are shiny marble. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She did so unwillingly, but out of love for her daughter she put in her teeth and managed to smile at the assembled guests. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days after dinner, guests and I will sit in front of a fire. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washburn has to turn in his guest list to the Foreign Ministry every time he has a gathering. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Other paying guests had arrived, and The Souls excused themselves as they made trips in and out of the kitchen bringing tea and tiered trays of tea sandwiches and cakes. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hula-hooped on the South Lawn to show that exercise could be fun and made a guest appearance on Sesame Street, talking about vegetables with Elmo and Big Bird. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There are guest obligations on everyone who came for the coronation, but guest obligations among the Folk are baroque enough that I am never sure if they protect me or not. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The door to the guest bathroom in the hall opens and Hilly comes out talking, “... so much better. Everybody has their own place to go now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I know that you will all extend every courtesy to our foreign guests while they are with us, and will give your whole-hearted sup port to the Hogwarts champion when he or she is selected. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what you did, esteemed guest,” Werfel said in Elven, “but if those soldiers see you, we are in trouble.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

"Send him here after he's eaten. Have him bring quill and parchment. And find Tollett as well. Tell him to bring my axe. A guest gift for our host." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We don’t often have guests, especially children,” Grandpa said over his shoulder. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“It looks like we’re going to have a guest tonight. Can you show her up to room three?” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She continued, “I am giving a party and you are my honored and only guests.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests will eat standing, or sitting cross-legged on the floor. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If I receive and shelter you, it is not for your tales but for your trouble, and with an eye to Zeus, who guards a guest.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They set up in the front garden, near the generator house, and stayed until the last guests left, all of them slow and sated, taking food wrapped in foil. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad and Mother, and most of the guests, laughed away remarks like these without too much embarrassment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest seemed to be beautiful people who were probably professional party guests. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I have never been one of those Americans who pepper their conversation with French phrases and entertain guests with wheels of brie. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The guests entering through the grand archway were being shepherded into rooms off the rotunda in small groups to be searched for weapons. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had foolishly aroused suspicion when he made unusual comments about the assassination over dinner in the presence of guests. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the other guests were white and spoke in low, unexcited voices. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mary and her guests plan to visit Richmond in the morning; the burned-out husk of a city has become a tourist attraction. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bud Gleason said, “Whoever wants to can sleep on the couch here, or in a guest room, and we could even put an extra mattress in Katie’s, in my daughter’s, room.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel shook his head slightly to warn his guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Maxine’s apartment has two bedrooms, and each has its own bathroom; plus there’s a half bathroom, for guests, in the hallway. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even though the guest user hadn’t known the right details about her book, Emily still felt uneasy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

By 8:30, the house was empty of guests. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d initially welcomed the Argo II, since any enemy of Boreas was a friend of the South Wind, but they seemed to have forgotten that the demigods were their guests. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She dragged her bags upstairs and made herself at home in the second-best guest room. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But as it happened, Lexie and Trip were so involved in a spirited argument over which guest had better hair, the drag queen or his embittered ex-wife, that no one heard the commercials. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once Spurge was shut up in the guest room and the whole house was in shadow, Werfel went and sat next to one of his skins. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t been invited to the dinner that had been served in our dining room at eight, for my parents’ guest, the ambassador from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dinner found Isaac straining to make conversation over spaghetti and bannock while our guests glared at each other and watched the windows. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Eleanor wouldn't try to stop her, no matter what; she was a guest in this garage. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A clerk bustled over and only blinked once when he saw such unusual guests. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

When the hotel was full of guests, he settled for more silent means. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Werfel kept talking in this way until he looked around and realized that his guest was no longer by his side. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The main door was left permanently open to allow guests and visitors to come and go. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were all spending the night at Morgan’s, and her mom had exiled the boys to the guest room after an illuminating game of Truth or Dare. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“Now I really must insist you leave our guest in peace. Step back now, and you might yet keep your position.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And our distinguished guest, of course,” Oliver said finally, beckoning Sam. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It seems in keeping with Bobby’s beliefs and personality that even though he was a guest, he had the audacity to voice his anti-Semitic views in the Jewish household of the Polgars’. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I refused again when I could have been a guest on the top-rated “Meet the Press” television program. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests in his restaurant had begun to complain vigorously about the noise and obscenity coming from the room that was directly off the restaurant. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had arrived in the hall, the sight of him had made some of the guests scream. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

According to Butler, most of the guests talked in general terms about civic responsibilities or about the dangers of illegal drugs. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Hours after I’m named an Aspirant, I dutifully stand beside Grandfather in his cavernous foyer to greet guests arriving for my graduation party. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

‘I did not know that you were with us in the sortie. But oft the unbidden guest proves the best company. How came you there?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The vans pulled up outside, and our guests hollered at them from their bedroom window, “Upstairs. Two males. Second door on the right.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Once a goblin invited someone across the threshold into their home, it was their duty to serve and protect their guest, no matter what. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Herr Ribbentrop not being expected for a further hour or so, his lordship had suggested to his guest a tour of Darlington Hall - a strategy which had helped many a nervous visitor to relax. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The desk clerk dozed, waiting for guests who did not arrive. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Madam,” Luke said somberly, “you are no longer welcome as my guest.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

More guests have come, and half-drunk by the noise of them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But despite visiting the house on only a handful of occasions between her audition and the opening of the circus, she finds she is already acquainted with each of the guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Please be in your ‘good dresses’ tomorrow evening to meet my guest.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad are down there, spoons clinking on their bowls, ladling out soup for their uninvited dinner guest, their fellow conspirator. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recently, Werfel knocked on the guest room door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In Iran, when a guest comes, you tell them they may be angels, they are welcome and the whole house is filled with the joy of their presence. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

She stands in the middle of the lobby, going unnoticed by the staff and guests that pass her on their way to other locations, other appointments, and other temporary places. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

To Ryan, she said, “Put our little guest of honor in the fishbowl on my desk. Then everyone can see him.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

He threw his voice over his shoulder without taking his eyes off his guest. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gay and Phil were busy on the day of the party; however, Gay’s sister, Robin Madden, a pediatrician in Maryland, was delighted to be my guest. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Your father,” said Malcolm’s mother, dishing up the apples, “thinks one of those guests used to be the lord chancellor.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Students sprawl in the pews to hear musical performances, make announcements, and sometimes hear a guest speaker. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Pullum rolled his eyes, then yelled into the microphone, “We have a guest with us today! Rebecca Skloot, would you stand for us this morning?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Something in his manner—looking about him as if waiting confidently for applause for his performance—suddenly broke the nervous strain both host and guest were under. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s against policy to make a kid go hungry, but you can tell, you’re not their guest. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Several other speakers were continental biologists, at that time guests at the Zoological Station, who only briefly alluded to macromolecular structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When Pirithoüs, who was King of the Lapithae, married, Theseus was, of course, one of the guests, and was exceedingly useful there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before Emily could answer, a message from a guest user popped on her screen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was, though any stale crust would have tasted just as fine to Davos; it meant he was a guest here, for this one night at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At the close of dinner, which from a professional viewpoint had been executed without any significant difficulties, his lordship rose to address his guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol does not know to whom these children belong—half the guests are people his mother has befriended in recent years, people who were at his wedding but whom he does not recognize. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t eat if our guest wasn’t eating. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but we’re not allowed to give any information about our guests.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He wanted the Master and his protege to be special guests of his tonight, and hoped the house cuisine would be to our taste. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their chief, or Awoamefia, who could be spoken to only through a member of the council of elders, invited the guests to sit, and they were formally welcomed with wine and prayers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hotels are all in competition to see who can get their guests from their rooms to the casino faster. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He ushered her into the guest room and shut the door behind them. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He's a bit young for you, Rosemary, and I doubt he's on our official guest list.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

This scandalized the gnome, who was of the opinion—not, however, uttered in the hearing of his guests—that the wine should be permitted to breathe. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

IT was late in the afternoon when the first guests started to arrive. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

‘And was it Saruman that ordered you to guard his damaged doors, and watch for the arrival of guests, when your attention could be spared from plate and bottle?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She could sit for an hour or more in her walker without so much as a peep, gazing calmly at her brothers or at guests with her giant brown eyes. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I cannot remember just what purpose had taken me up on to the top floor of the house to where the row of guest bedrooms line the corridor. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had brought home a paper bagful of food not used at the wedding because some of the guests hadn’t come. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not at all his idea of what Mr. Owen's guests were likely to be. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

For there was a great commotion as soon as the remaining guests were astir and heard news of the raid on the inn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, I don’t think they took up guest rooms or anything.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I would man the office, listen for the phone, open the week’s mail, greet guests when they came through, and compile the morning’s Sunday school report. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Antonapoulos let him know that while they were not noticing, their guest had gone into the closet and drunk up all the gin. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"This evening I'm having a party at the Calamus. Would you like to join my guests? It might help you —" "No, thank you, sir. I'll be all right." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests began to arrive, many with tales of how they'd gotten lost on the way; the suburbs were dark and intricate like mazes with their courts and cul-de-sacs. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

In all ways possible he maintained the life of an eighteenth-century squire, even to providing special walking sticks for his guests as they accompanied him around his grounds. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Our chain included way more links than that because our guests kept adding them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But as she went she put new spirit in him, a new dream of his father, clearer now, so that he marvelled to himself divining that a god had been his guest. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a metallic crash of rings, bracelets, and cuff links as some of the guests pressed together in a comer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests were strangers to one another. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Some days I felt as if I had been born into their family; other times I felt like a guest who had stayed too long. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I seem to remember various other guests coming in while we were talking, sitting down for a few moments and leaving again, but they did not distract us in any way at all. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Though dinner with the captain may be a thing of the past, the ships still pamper guests with spas, boutiques, and sophisticated restaurants. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The cuisine is exquisite regardless of the number of guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

During these I had to make mental notes on the ideological attitudes revealed in the guests' conversations. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s from the guest room on the second floor, where Aunt Nancy used to stay before she couldn’t do the steps any longer. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The old woman worried aloud to her daughter that the guests might die in her house; this kind of thing was felt to be bad luck. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the lads snickered at this, and at last Wang Lung rose, feeling himself after all but a guest in his sons’ courts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He remembers sitting in their living room, listening with all the other guests to Moushumi play something on the piano. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gran would give the bag to me and Jay and sit down with her guest at the kitchen table. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

My guest was satisfied, and he warmed his hands against the plastic cup. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mistress mumbled and grumped orders, and in between complained of the guest who made herself out to be a lady when she was nothing but a factory girl putting on fancy airs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

You have to know how to behave when you are the guest. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The lawyer said now they would all go together, as his guests, to a tavern, to eat at their leisure, and drink a health to Johnny from the cup. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first night we stop at the Warraskoyack village and are welcomed as guests. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She looked straight into the woman’s face until the woman blinked and turned, running a little to catch up with the guests who were waiting for her at the main door. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had a flashback to fifth grade, when Officer Parrelli came to health class as a guest speaker. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Be my guest. Just be sure you put them down the same way you found them.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, the conversation continues over coffee and brandy in the parlor, until an hour most of the guests deem extremely late but Tsukiko points out that it is comparatively early for the circus girls. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Remember what The Parents said? We're guests in this house and we make ourselves—what do we make ourselves? Come on. What do we make ourselves?” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Moonlight painted the leaves in shades of bone and silver as the guests drifted among them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He looked younger than the other guests, always wore a pair of shorts, and had bushy hair with a parting at the side that stood higher than Master’s. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Welcome, parents and grandparents, friends and honored guests, and most especially, welcome to my fifth- and sixth-grade students. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The guests were commanded to sit quiet, and were set in chairs, each with a footstool to his tired feet. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The villagers slaughtered a cow and treated their guests to barbecue and beer. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Poets sang at the feast, and the guests had so much to eat and drink that some of them could hardly walk. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

And unlike the other guests, Angelo always wound up in the kitchen cooking the dinner or passing platters of his famous fennel cakes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He bolted out of the restaurant, leaving his nonplussed dinner guests behind, to view the evidence for himself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He winced when the clerk banged the bell on the desk for Matt, even though Matt was standing right there, waiting to carry the guests’ bags. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Never mind,” said one of the guests to Matt. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone clapped, and then other guests followed by singing their favorite songs, including a two-star Russian general who chose a hit from Russian TV. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The kindness gives way a moment when he snaps his fingers and curtly admonishes the guardias for not putting out chairs for his guests. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was more impressed by how much the guests didn’t eat, as the servers cleared away banana leaves still piled high with food. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Usually in the morning. Sometimes in the afternoon. But I can’t imagine they’ll want prisoners arriving at the same time as guests.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“We have guests,” she said demurely, patting her hair. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the reading was finished, family and guests bowed their heads and Reverend Bulkeley began the evening prayer. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Today we expect a hundred guests here for music and passed hors d’oeuvres. Then a sit-down lunch upstairs in the parlors on the third floor.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The first English-speaking dinner guest at our house was a priest from Sacred Heart Church. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put on his coat to go out and buy more for his guests. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kurtz and Karl Marx joining palms to greet rich guests as they stepped off the boat. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held on to it with one hand and bumped against the door of the guest room, pushing it as if she had forgotten how to open it, before she went in. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Since many of the guests had legislative power to make reforms, I suggested that they find a foster child who needed a permanent home and help make it happen in less than six months. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In truth, when Galileo did eventually arrive in Rome on 13 February 1633, he was treated well, compared with most of the guests of the Inquisition. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Santa picked up the photograph lying facedown on the mantelpiece and showed it to her two guests. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like Miss Whitlaw to have saved half of her own meager dinner for her guests. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joe looked at me and knew what I was thinking: he whispered to me not to intervene, as we were guests in the Sudan and did not want to offend our host’s hospitality. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We play this game in which I am her long-term guest. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The host, a Frenchwoman, glanced at her American husband, a slyly pleased smile on her face; the most unforgettable dinner parties happened when guests said unexpected, and potentially offensive, things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Regina, though, wanted him to stay in Europe until the Interzonal in Portorož began, and because of a lack of funds she was trying to get both his visa and his guest status extended. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then, unexpectedly, the names of strangers started appearing in a guest book which we kept in the front room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She means the twenty-four-hour news channel that frequently invites me for guest appearances. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It is off-limits and guarded by vork. You are right that it is miraculous, wise and clever guest. It was brought here by Ghohg the Protector when he first arrived among us.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t tell me you had a guest for dinner last night. Why did you withhold information, Toodles?” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The twins came in silently and stood shyly staring at their guest. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

His guest had been outraged, his own life on a former occasion had been hideously plotted against; and both attempts he smothered in secrecy and sank in oblivion! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was the home's guest quarters, which doubled as my aunt Geneva's sewing room. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“This here’s Bud Caldwell. He’s gonna be our guest over at the Sweet Pea for dinner. Y’all say hello to the little man and make him feel comfortable.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Shadow had a carful of Wednesday’s guests to ferry to the restaurant: the woman in the red sari sat in the front seat beside him. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They would be dressing for dinner, you see, and the house filled with guests. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then he noticed the guest and said coldly, “Oh.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She explained, too, how the elevated railroad being erected over Sixty-third Street would carry guests directly to Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Queen of Lothian had taken to her chamber, cutting off communication with her guests, and Pellinore broke his fast alone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the guests arrived, they were handed sheets of paper by Dad. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seema picked up a henna cone left out for the guests to use and began swirling it on my hand. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In their minds they sneered at unsettled people who had no house to go to and occasionally in their pride they brought a guest home for a day or two. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon she became a valued member of the team, often chosen to explain the work to Riverbank’s eminent guests. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The kitchen staff is eating with the guests,” exclaimed a woman. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There the guests were divided into teams, then given cipher messages that told them where to seek out the next course. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Let them stay as guests and leave in the morning.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jerome then showed me the essentials, guest towels, bathroom location, how to work the lights. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“They’re getting younger all the time, aren’t they? This here’s Bud and he’s going to be our guest for a while, so I want to impress him with something special.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The tall, slender man and his goofy wife had been guests in the family compound. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Orfeo played twice at the palace in Mantua to an audience of fewer than a hundred invited guests. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The other guests—knights and generals, scholars of history, a few artists and merchants—went to take their seats, too. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She turned away and said to the housekeeper: “Eurynome, a bench, a spread of sheepskin, to put my guest at ease. Now he shall talk and listen, and be questioned.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mami has stressed that we are guests on our best behavior. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She was walking around with her mother, clinging to her arm, happily greeting the guests. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He fidgets in the lap of his honorary uncle, who sits on a bedcover on the floor, surrounded by guests in front and behind and beside him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. Cost for guests is going to be one hundred dollars,” the teller says. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Max, can you please take our guest to the patio? I’ll put out some cake.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Phil stood up and welcomed the guests, and then Gay made a few remarks. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He bent over his desk and brooded upon some papers, glancing now and again with extreme penetration at his guests. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you plan on having friends over? The missus loves to entertain guests.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Dad was in bed working on his laptop when I opened the door of the guest bedroom. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I thought you might sleep downstairs on the couch. People usually try to make their guests comfortable.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Werfel looked anxiously around the table at the other guests. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Afterward, she, along with the other guests, was introduced to the royal couple, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, and she had a chance to chat briefly with Mrs. Roosevelt. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Daffodils, calla lilies, and tulips appeared like guests for a short time and left. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We’re supposed to bring guests, so I thought you might like...I mean...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The maximum capacity of the arena is three thousand people, which is more than perfect for Deckers, their guests, those with incurable diseases, and anyone else looking to enjoy the experience. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was a trophy of honor, something to be displayed on a mantle for guests to admire. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He stopped at the garage for a pneumatic mattress that had amused his guests during the summer, and the chauffeur helped him pump it up. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

After dropping off his bags, the guest stepped out to a pay phone on the street and called his wife. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I grew up in a house where the only regular guests were my relations. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The prince is greeting his guests. There is the queue.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In fact Nils seemed to want us to talk, if only to keep her occupied while he entertained the other guests. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dinner guests and workers from the Starlight Room settled down wherever they could find seats. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was all as neat and welcoming as if Nature herself had swept and tidied up her best room, figuring on guests coming to call. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Time for a little chat with their guest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

While the drummers drummed and the dancers danced, hotel guests frolicked with their children in the water. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can imagine myself there, a permanent guest in my guest room, walking barefoot into the kitchen to pour myself mugs of coffee or glasses of water. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Loomis’s guests arrived by private railcar and were housed in luxury, but they came to do serious work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Pitchers of thick cream and baskets of blackberries had been set out, and the guests were sipping a sweet orange-scented wine from engraved silver cups. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I close the guest bedroom door and lean against it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tyger had often boasted that to be a professional party guest was his life’s ambition, but Rowan had never taken him seriously. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Together each summer, Mama Lessie and I worked at the vacation Bible schools in Granddaddy’s two churches, as well as other churches that had only occasional guest pastors and no full-time pastors. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Chester hopped down, like a good host, to greet his new guest. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we had but one footman left, he taught me the niceties of waiting on guests and receding motionless when nothing more was needed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If his guests had been satisfied, he would have known his cook had been too generous. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There's the safety and well-being of my guests to consider. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Every seat was taken by a student or guest. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The dinner guests regard him, their mouths hanging open in confused smiles. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“From now on all giants will elope,” Claudia said, “rather than risk a wedding with you as a guest.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When he asks to see us. I am sure he’s very anxious to meet you, in his own way. Who could not be, esteemed guest?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Why do I get the feeling that ‘honored guest’ means the same thing as ‘dinner’?” Frank wished Mars were still there. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He ended up shaking hands with a number of the other guest scythes—some from regions as far-flung as PanAsia and EuroScandia. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

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

Singer moved about the room with smiles and refreshments and did his best in the way of politeness to make his guests comfortable. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You know how I am. I like to collect useless information and parrot it back at people. Besides, I don’t have $150 to throw away. Luckily for us, we’re guests tonight.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I miss my best friends, Jessie and Ethan. And my house. The guest room we have at home is bigger than my uncle Milton’s bedrooms.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

At midnight, as my guests were getting ready to leave, my daughter Makaziwe, then two, awoke and asked me if she could come along with me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guest has to be smart enough to answer more questions correctly than his or her one hundred adversaries — and by that standard, few have ever seemed as superbly qualified as Christopher Langan. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I will have started dinner after the guests arrive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The windows to the living room, the foyer, and the upstairs guest bathroom were broken, patched haphazardly with sheets of clear plastic or wooden boards nailed across the frames. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The knives in guests’ hands dripped on the floor. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When the main action in a sentence takes place in the present or in a future tense, the verb that follows after is in the simple present: I start dinner after the guests arrive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests in the hallway shrieked and shoved at each other, trying to get away from the mess. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

No can of beans ever survived his absence and on several occasions, returning late, he had found guests in his bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo doubted that the engineers needed much more than that, but Ebliz Tod seemed to view it as a matter of distinction—that the more “important” guests should ask for, and receive, the most. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Must we listen to all of this?” another guest asked, waving his cigarette as if it were a magic wand which would make Ignatius disappear. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Harris residence, at H and Fifteenth Streets, is almost right across the street from the White House, so the Lincolns are able to quickly pick up their guests. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Approximately once a month there are not-quite regularly scheduled Midnight Dinners that are most often referred to by the guests as Circus Dinners. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Throughout the night, guests keep coming up to me and congratulating me and handing me their business cards. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I saw the guest quarters on the top floor, scouting them out as a possible place my mother could live, if we could manage to talk her into moving in with us. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We boarded, and found there a whole company of guests awaiting Lord Dunmore’s favor. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Our Pukhtunwali tenant of melmastia dictates that we do not turn out a guest once we have given them our hand in friendship and a place at our table.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“My husband is often bad-tempered when he gets home, wrathful and grim of mind. He treats his guests badly,” the giantess warned them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The heated silver chafing dishes are labeled for the American guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Until my meeting with the lawyer, Omar Faisal, a light of hope had begun to enter Sohrab’s eyes like a timid guest. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Staying with George and Emmett does have its comforts; a king-sized bed in the guest bedroom is one such thing. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I immediately found myself more than occupied replenishing the guests with tea and coffee. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mari and Yolanda served tables while other friends and family bussed or ran food or prepared drinks for guests. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There were guests for meals almost as often as not, particularly business friends of Dad’s, since his office was in the house. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the restaurant, Shadow could imagine Wednesday already sitting all his guests down around a big table, working the room. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Bring the guests in to me, then we’ll all go in to dinner. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary Lincoln has joined her husband at City Point, bringing with her a small group of guests from Washington. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The food was served first to the men and then to the women guests, and last I ate with the women who had been hired to help with the cooking and serving. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The get-togethers were arranged by the party, and most of the guests were party members. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am telling Ade we should wait, sir,” the other guest was saying. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As guests arrive, we say hello and hand out the programs that are printed on ivory linen paper. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ethel quizzed Cora, dubious as to how much their guest could read and understand. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The rap music seemed to be hooked up to some sort of Internet-capable playlist and kept going, never repeating, as more and more guests arrived. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

As it was, she spent the night in one of the guest rooms, paying full price, although Mistress Cutler pretended for a moment that she couldn’t possibly take payment from an old and valued employee. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The men were waiting for his signal to bring up their guests. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal impatiently gestured when I began stumbling for words trying to express my gratitude for the great honor he had paid me in making me a guest of the State. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The seven inns around the village were still jammed with folk who had left Philadelphia, and the few larger houses in the area were already filled with guests. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“We must welcome our guests, then, Amari. We would never judge people simply by how they looked—that would be uncivilized,” her mother told her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guest room was full of uncles arguing. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“So, from now on, instead of using the guest bathroom, you can use your own right out there. Won’t that be nice?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Up on the small stage, the guests were sitting on yellow school chairs, waiting for their moment to speak. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I am sure our esteemed guest appreciates your efficiency and mercy—justice as sharp and sure as the edge of your ax.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You and Jaja can have breakfast upstairs. I will bring the things up. Your father will eat with the guests,” Mama said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was Martin’s turn to absent himself while Ethel assumed responsibility for their guest, nursing Cora through two days of fever and convulsions. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“None. You are our guest,” Abramov frostily replied, “and we don’t pay fees to guests.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One of the guests had risen to speak. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We move down a railway where we can see Deckers and guests enjoying themselves, some even waving at us like we’re not all tourists here. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The son is a guest when he visits the parents’ house, and the parents are guests in the son’s house. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am announced to the room, the last guest to arrive. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The parade of guests into the ballroom was carefully sorted in order of importance. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Nne, don’t behave like a guest. Come in, come in,” Aunty Ifeoma said, coming out from the kitchen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Naturally with guests! It would not be much of a party otherwise.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The salad had just been served when she began to discuss politics with a guest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was going to treat me like a guest so I would report that everything was fine. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

"No? You are my guest, my dear. You swore your oath. You've tasted of my food. According to the laws of our sisterhood, there is nothing you can do to harm me." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

More and more small valuables and family keepsakes belonging to the mice and their woodland guests vanished into the thief’s sack. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of December 18, 1959, young Mrs. Johnson was expecting guests; three women of the neighborhood were coming by for coffee and cake and perhaps a game of cards. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I’d fallen asleep in Jupiter’s bed, she was in the guest room. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

They were the gods of this strange little heaven, and I was their guest. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He hoped that, even as he cleaned and prepared, his elfin guest was having a good and comfortable trip. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The hall of Elrond’s house was filled with folk: Elves for the most part, though there were a few guests of other sorts. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For the last five years she had remained bedridden in the guest house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we go over,” suggested Eril-Fane, faced with the incredulity of his guests. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We have a guest to feed. Bring beer and bread and sister’s stew.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then the Master came to the final guest. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice of you to invite me, but I don’t know if I’d mesh well with some of your guests,” I said, looking at Jessica. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When he came back, he brought a can of Milwaukee’s Best beer for everyone, as well as two new party guests. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Do the guests still come in the evenings?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Afterward her lord husband led his guests onto the lower terrace, so the visitors from the Yellow City might behold Meereen by night. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Granddad opens the doors to the four guest bedrooms upstairs. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

In Parade magazine, journalist Jack Anderson said that the only way an American woman would make it into space would be as a guest of a Russian lady cosmonaut. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Party guests trample ahead, fixing the masks to their faces, each determined to be the first to win the treasure hunt. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Whatever had taken place in the banqueting hall after my departure, there was now a genuinely celebratory atmosphere amongst the guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was, however, the second guest that shocked Rowan more. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The rest of the guests were long gone. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

And invoking my being a guest was one of the strongest strategies you could employ in taarof. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When the emcee mentioned that his young guest, introduced as “Mister X,” was from Brooklyn, someone shouted “Hooray!” and Bobby beamed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She paced up and down the restaurant, a newspaper in her hand, ignoring all the guests waiting to be seated for lunch. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The rooms here are lit by regular old gas lamps; I suppose the mayor put the electric ones outside to show off to guests and passersby. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I told all this to out-of-town guests, then took them up Terminal Tower. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is some mention of another guest that may or may not be attending, but Celia does not catch his name. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A quiet, tense woman with piercing eyes, she had been a frequent guest in our house. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frieda and I stopped fighting each other and concentrated on our guest, trying hard to keep her from feeling outdoors. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She passed the pot of herbs to her guest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘There is a fire in the hall, and food for hungry guests,’ said an Elf standing before him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tanaka nearly choked on his whiskey in front of eighty-five guests while I couldn’t stop staring at the cake and, in my shock, asked loudly, “Well, are we still going to eat it?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The best guest room was shabby and the furniture was cheap, but at least it was clean. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I waited by the fence with the rest of the guests, who stood around the body speculating about Gabriel’s return. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Afterward, we ordered some Chinese food and spent the night, Aunt Tracy in the guest room, Carl on the couch, and me on a funky futon thing his grandfather had. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Many of his guests, and especially the Sackville-Bagginses, were insulted, feeling sure they had only been asked to fill up the required number, like goods in a package. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Here, for the first time in my life, I was witnessing black soldiers commanded by black generals applauded by black leaders who were all guests of a black head of state. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later that night, the sun less than an hour from rising and the guests finally gone, Soraya and I lay together for the first time. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the guests the house had met before, and he welcomed them back into favorite bedrooms even though they’d been gone for far too long. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

To Mikhail, she said, “Take the three of them to the guest suites. They can stay next to that idiot bogatyr who thinks I’m going to marry him.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

To his servants he said that the guest was to be taken to a distant room where he could hear no sounds of grief, and given dinner and lodging there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he could ask discreetly when he met his guest, and slip in and grab the chocolates if it was a problem. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Within days of the wedding, the guests who had traveled to Elsinore departed and quiet returned, but little peace. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I’m back. Do bring in your guests; I’ve got something very interesting to show you.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A brass name tag attached to her blazer had her name and the words vip guest relations. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He sat in a straight chair by the window with his hands stuffed tight into his pockets, and nodded or smiled to show his guests that he understood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When guests wished a letter delivered faster than the dawdling post riders, he would recommend Johnny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mum and Auntie Glo will be glad to save the money, I bet. Not to mention the time. And Ted and I’ve been up already. You take it, Salim. You’re the guest.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course, when he saw how neat the penguins were, and how other guests came to his hotel in the hope of seeing them, he was very glad to have them. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am eager to be a guest in your house,” Ma said to Caroline. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

He was tanned and muscled, wore a black Stetson cowboy hat, and his chest made a guest appearance through a shirt with a few too many unfastened buttons. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile guests were arriving at the great lord’s house, bringing their sheep, and wine, the ease of men, with loaves their comely kerchiefed women sent, to make a feast in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the ride home, Dad informed us that Mom had a special surprise guest waiting for us. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

John Garrett worried about what to do with his now unwanted guests. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew for a fact she did this only when Maddie had guests over. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you’d like to take the sky for her, then? Be my guest.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

One of the guests had known him for years, and when Atzerodt arrived he teased him. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was not only worried about the safety of his invited guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, ghosts and — most particularly — guests,” said Dumbledore, beaming around at the foreign students. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As master of Bag End Frodo felt it his painful duty to say good-bye to the guests. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As a guest, if I forget to tell my hosts in advance that I don’t eat meat, they feel bad. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I proceeded to serve port to some other of the guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But for the moment, he had to protect his guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He called them guests, so that was a good sign. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There weren’t what Valentine called “dignitaries” among them tonight—in fancy clothes, with Yankee accents—although some guests from the county had come down the road. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This presented a delicate problem, another of the house guests being also without his valet, raising the question as to which guest should be allocated the butler as valet and who the footman. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And how would Dancing Trout guests react if it suddenly occurred to them they were vacationing in a state of siege? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the hair twined and blew and became a ladder upon which the guests might ascend, laughing, into the House. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

She takes the chipped cup for herself and gives me the perfect one, as though I’m a real guest. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since that first night, when he’d seen Spurge in a trance, Werfel had realized that his guest was sending messages of some kind back to Dwelholm. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I hear Hina chuckling to herself as I bolt off the couch and run into the guest room. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The guests stand up and cheer before joining the dancing. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

“But it is a greater honor to dine as a guest of Lady du Burgh.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The creators of one recipe will be his guests on an upcoming episode of Let's Get Cooking!' A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

That evening, when the Lincolns finally left the White House for Ford’s, they picked up their guests. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, very soon afterwards, the rain had come down with such ferocity that for a moment all the guests seemed to stop eating just to stare out of the windows. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I arrive at the start of a shift or the end of a break, assess the damage wrought by the guests in my absence, count the full carts that await me, and plunge in. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel bowed in pleasure and went to rejoin his guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Slowly, carefully, she told him, “I will never call you an old toad again, esteemed guest.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Théoden drank from the cup, and she then proffered it to the guests. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Our meals are so delicious that uninvited guests always visit.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And, Isaiah, you not a guest; you know the drill.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, guests aren’t going to help Mum’s stress levels,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had no one to compare her to except her guests who seemed, at least, to be calmer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But to Chinese ways of thinking, the guest bedroom is the best bedroom, where she and her husband sleep. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the third day of this seemingly unending bash, there were two unexpected party guests—or at least unexpected to Rowan. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He always brings us good food and we’re going to share it with you ’cause Momma says you’re our special guest and we have to treat you nice. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He soon knew the regular guests and brought out their drinks before Master asked him to. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Olanna did not like to hear these stories, nor did she like the furtive way the guests glanced at her legs, as though to discover a lump that would explain why she could not walk. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the guest bathroom, I clean the cut, cover it with a white bandage. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Everyone’s eyes are upon me now, their faces twisted in disgust, as if killing a dinner guest, shambler or no, is a terrible faux pas. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Along with her brother, her son, and a team of household servants, Cleopatra settled in for an extended stay as Caesar’s guest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The guest house repeated the clean, rectilinear lines of the main house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

So I set the parcel with sausage on the table, smooth down my hair, and try to remember how to be a polite guest on a social call. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Werfel explained, “He is under the protection of our beloved ruler, Ghohg. He is an official guest of the state.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Her guest emerged, coolly explaining that he had needed to make a few phone calls. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who cares about her, I never even met her. Let’s talk about you coming to church with me. In two weeks we’ll be having a special guest speaker, an anointed.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

We rush to get dressed before our guests arrive, and once everyone shows up, Suesetta and I blend into the wallpaper. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He also confirmed for the guests that Seward’s throat had been cut, his sons attacked. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I remembered too that whenever white guests came upon the platform he placed his hand upon them as though exercising a powerful magic. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests became suddenly aware that they were singing merrily, as if it was easier and more natural than talking. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Counting the lines on the backs of her fingers, she reviews, once more, the exact number of her guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He did not offer to give any food to his guest, although he handed him the calabash again and told him to help himself. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The list of guests included WilliamShort, formerly Thomas Jefferson’s personal secretary in Paris and a lifelong Jefferson protege. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Richard smelled the guest’s cologne from the hallway, a cloying, brawny scent. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to have to ask you to please keep your voices down. You’re right under our bedroom windows. Remember, you are guards, not guests here.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Only to be ambushed by this army of little jerks! Your awful spawn! How many do you have now? Can you remember which ones are yours? The brats are gawping at my guest!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The count spent most of the summer as a guest at Tres Marias. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By one o’clock all of the guests had been seated. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In the Seven Kingdoms it is considered a grave breach of hospitality to poison your guest at supper.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And he probably wondered whether other guests in the box were the type who would pose a threat to his plans. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time he doesn’t care how the house, how the pile of guests’ shoes heaped by the doorway, might appear to her eyes. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They scooped out nests in the straw, uncovering one of Medwyn’s breakfast guests curled up and fast asleep. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“The other guests are through there,” the servant finally manages. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Should you fail to do what Capricorn asks, should it occur to you to stumble over the words on purpose, or distort them so the guest Capricorn is expecting does not come, then...” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The swinging door between the kitchen and dining room was left open, except when we had dinner guests. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“The dress will be modest and plain. You would not want to be mistaken for one of the guests, after all.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The guests try to bite into their sugary treats. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Poppy said, “They are, but not to their guests.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

When all the guests were seated before his chair the Lord looked at them again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Doctor Copeland moved about among the guests, a little crowd always surrounding him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The black-leather lout was pinning an ecstatic guest to the floor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watches the guests watching his brother, Mena resting her head on Lucas’s shoulder, Oslo holding a cigarette lighter in the air, his mom wiping happy tears from her eyes. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Henry deigns to give him a perfunctory nod, as if he’s any other random guest, not the person he beat to a Vogue editorial debut in their teens. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Grandmasters were often guests on the show, evaluating the audience’s suggestions and discussing the win-loss possibilities of the contestants. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He entered as a guest and explained who he was and who had sent him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When I finally got a light and looked about me, I was dismayed to see what a mess my guests had made of my tree house. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

After great deliberation, just as people were beginning to fidget, she had played a short piece by Mozart, adapted for children, but the guests wanted her to play “Jingle Bells.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I shout to Tessie in the kitchen, who shouts to Milton in the den, who shouts to Desdemona in the guest house. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat. “...our guest off-site and deliver Miss Amin to the infirmary, where I’m certain she’ll get excellent care.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

He did not want to tidy the guest room and find bedsheets and warm the soup and make fresh garri for them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And that means, “You’ve spent too much time attending to a guest I don’t like.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But here, it seems guests are supposed to apologize all the time that they’re taking anything. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I called her to my fist and we went into the meadow to rustle up breakfast for the guests. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I carried the matryoshka dolls into the guest bedroom, where Radar was carefully stashing Santas into a dresser. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As the new president of the club, Carmine Nigro announced that Bobby was his guest and would be accepted as a member. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as the guests began to arrive and the Mellower’s mother was busy, Tendai and Rita crept up to the window to watch. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The fires were still in places flaming red, guests were pouring out through the doors and Princess Noreena, hatted and faint, was being carried by her servants far from view. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t want their elfin guest to be knocked around too much when the capsule landed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In the house of our hostess, other guests were ready, fingers moving restlessly in filmy cloth or tucking in hair that had never escaped, and every mirror was a place for sidelong glances. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now that Sonia is here with Ben, the guest room is theirs, and Gogol is back in his room, with a bed he’s never shared with Moushumi, or with anyone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The moment each woman guest arrived in the yard, and before she reached the door, she ululated, making a loud trilling sound, to announce that she shared our joy. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“They had these dolls made to look like their daughter, and every guest got one, like a party favor.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Queen Flame was sitting in the solar, where she had been doing tapestry work, and her two guests were sitting on either side of her. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Making matters worse, the Lincolns still have to pick up their theater guests. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When they sat down there was a low gasp as the guests looked upon their horrible faces. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shanti and her guests are still asleep when she sneaks back at sunrise. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Picking her out of this crowd at Grand Trunk is as difficult for me as identifying guests in my parents’ wedding album, where all the faces wear the disguise of youth. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Y’all, I got a very special guest in the house. If you know anything ’bout me, you know one of my favorite rappers of all time is Lawless, rest in peace to my brother. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The guests jabbered on and on about the weather, about food, about football, about chess, about twins. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, Katherine was probably in the backyard making sure the staff had polished the patio furniture to a shine so that guests could be invited back to the house after the event tonight. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we got ourselves a lunch guest,” one of them says, but I’m not interested in their lunch and they know it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The dedication,” she said to me this morning, just a few hours ago, when I went to the guest room for the last time, “Read it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Yet when a guest plainly wishes to end his own life, why, his host must oblige him, no?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Actually, this is my royal duty. I’m a guest at this luncheon.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Master Terrance joined his guests and they departed for a tour of the cotton. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There was reason to worry, too, for just a few years ago, the demons had broken their own laws and turned away over twenty thousand of their former guests who had expected to be readmitted. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

All night she kept Shukumar’s long fingers linked with hers as they walked among the guests at the party. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Madam tried to look beyond him to the distinguished guest but could not see through the thick form of her husband. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father was outside at the iron gate, saying good-bye to the rest of the guests. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had been at a party, and a friend had pointed out some of the more interesting guests. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Dinners at DiBiasi’s Restaurant in Albany, near the Berkeley campus, were an annual event for Rad Lab members and their guests. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

All around us the summer-holiday guests in this rather grand hotel were babbling away and tucking into their suppers. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

"Who is the lucky person?" a guest calls out. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A guest house meant I was no longer a runaway. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not yet. Now you tell me something. Are your guests paying? I’m not giving pies away here.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had better success with another guest whom we set out deliberately to discourage. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You shall not do this thing," said her guest, very quietly. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“There will be guests tonight,” he said briefly, and he carried the box into the room where he slept and set it down beside the box where his own clothes were. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I am your guest and you probably think of me like you think of yourself—human. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I repeat the same boring conversation with a dozen other Austrian leaders over the next hour, until at long last, Grandfather steps away from the unending stream of guests and pulls me aside. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Screams hushed to whimpers and the trembling guests crawled out from under tables and peered out of closets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus there was trouble between them even on the very wedding day when the guests sat about the tables and when the bride’s chair was entering the courts. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The early guests are well past the point of drunkenness, and everyone else is quickly catching up. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Nathan takes me into his living room—this is where guests go, and even if I’ve been him for a day, I am still a guest. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Special Julius brought a bottle of whisky, and the guests sang and shouted drunkenly about the might of Biafra, the stupidity of the Nigerians, the foolishness of those newscasters on BBC radio. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guests then drove to Berkeley, where they were met by the new members of the Atomic Energy Commission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Now you must stay with me and be my guest eleven or twelve days more. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When all four of us were seated for lunch, Swart came out holding the two bottles and turned to the guests and said, “Gentlemen, which wine would you like?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline is with him behind the glass, scanning the crowd like she considers herself the owner of the school, so these people are all her guests. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

"Please don't leave, Mr. Hoo. I was hoping you'd stay for the party, as a guest, of course. Your wife and son, too." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’d have thought he was a guest in a hotel the way he looked, with this breakfast tray right in front of him on a weird-looking bed table. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

"She believes she has good reason. When I was her guest in the Eyrie, she insisted that I'd murdered her husband, and wa? not inclined to listen to denials." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

His mom would not allow their guests in the kitchen. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had typed up an explanation of Bengali wedding rituals on the computer and mailed it to all the Americans on the guest list. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Desire reeled inside him, but he would wait for evening, after dinner, after they had entertained any guests, after Ikejide had retired. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The guests wandered around, choosing delicacies brought to them on trays by the maids. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And also tell them that I think it’s very rude to bring guests into the house without asking. Through my bedroom. And to keep them there, with my little sister present.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

At six o’clock, the guests would arrive at the ball, with trumpets playing and drums beating a welcome. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The guest of honor,” Mitchell Sanders said, and he placed a can of orange slices in the old man’s lap. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they’ve been summoned to protect the high-ranking military guests and ambassadors? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the Jump & Grind,” I say, tapping the guest check pad with the cap end of the blue ballpoint. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

We are honored guests, celebrating both our reunion and thirty years of progress in Little Rock’s race relations. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theodora leaned forward, courteous, interested, making conversation with a guest, and Arthur basked; at the head of the table Mrs. Montague frowned and tapped her fingers impatiently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

As though we were simply guests leaving Sunday supper. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

He watched this several times before he returned to what was real: she was angry with him, and she would be angrier still when she knew he was to be one of the dinner guests. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Ever since the second coup some weeks ago, when the Igbo soldiers were killed, he had struggled to understand what was happening, read the newspapers more carefully, listened more closely to Master and his guests. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” she said, talking to her elderly guest rather than to me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh yeah, that really describes my daughter—top student, athlete, White House guest.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Since Bobby’s suite had two bedrooms, he liked to have guests from time to time. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was not usual, but it pleased my parents, for it meant they would not have the expense of feeding wedding guests. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The guests, who had left their tables and chairs to follow Inés and her daughter out to the car, crowded behind the fence, quietly waiting for the night’s drama to come to a head. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Night had arrived and most of the guests were gone. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

As instructed, Ptolemy did his best to make his guest feel unwelcome. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

If you chose the simpler ones, you were right: I will start dinner after the guests arrive. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other guests in the inn were at the doors or hanging out of the windows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She fought it, delayed its full impact until the party was done and the guests had gone, until she’d fed the children and bathed them and heard their prayers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be my guest,” he said indicating the floor under the platform with an elegant sweep of his hand. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been taken there as a guest, and someone said the only blacks allowed there were the cooks. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

—And in the frosty pupils of his guest, Dr. Susan Calvin of U. S. Robots & Mechanical Men Corporation. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Shall we not allow our guests to retire?” The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

But though I was a worker, everyone treated me like a guest. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt she was a guest in my home, an uninvited guest who’d charmed her way into my heart and then pocketed my treasure, my trust, while my eyes were turned. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

The three guests, drowned in the pounding beat of the phonograph, silently studied the rose-colored walls and the floral patterns on the linoleum. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“About twenty hours, give or take, esteemed guest, depending on whether they choose the happy or sad ending.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

And so I slipped the keys within my waistcoat pocket and returned to the house to find blindfolds for the guests. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was invited to be the guest of honor at the First Philippine International Chess Tournament in 1973, and in addition to the honorarium mentioned above, all of his expenses were paid. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Dames continues, “Now, for the welcome you’re waiting for—ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I introduce to you our musical guests for the evening, Billy Eckstine and Miss Sarah Vaughan!” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He removed the bottle of Crown Royal from its purple velvet sack and set it out for the guests. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Shortly before the first guests arrived, Lady Isobel came downstairs dressed in a gown of black velvet and lace, with a headdress made of black feathers rising from her auburn hair. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These are the king’s guests,” she said with a tone of authority. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Watch your mouths! You have a guest. Go to bed!” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Only the abbot may speak, and then only to distinguished guests. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

But there was also a growing list of additional jobs that had to be done before the family and their guests arrived at the end of the week. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He saw the glitter of candles throughout the great mansions, guests coming and going, heard the music of a spinet. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our first guest got spooked and canceled on us after this most recent attack on the Bureau. But not to worry, I called in a favor, and do I ever have a treat for you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You English have a saying which is close to my heart, for its spirit is that which rules our boyars: ‘Welcome the coming; speed the parting guest.’ Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I stand in the ghetto classroom—‘the guest speaker’—attempting to lecture on the mystery of the sounds of our words to rows of diffident students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My parents drop me off at Grandma’s, and I leave my bag in the guest room she’s made up for me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But when he got inside, Rishi saw the guests had commandeered the interior lobby too. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Your guests from Rome are waiting. Will you receive the gentlemen in the library or shall I bring them up?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I established myself in a guest bedroom,” is how he put it. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m only happy when I’m scrubbing my floors and cooking my food,” Santa told her guests. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. As long as they don’t make our guest feel in any way, you know, watched or unwelcome.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

She watched them go, their green-and- brown hunting gear the only solemn colors among the costumed guests, and then went back upstairs. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here we were alone in the vast house, with only Beatrice and Giles to count as guests. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

If guests came, she chose to sleep on the floor in the boys’ room. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the door opened, she looked up, and the huge smile returned to her face as she seated another guest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He told her how it had begun, from the three guests peering through the window of the Terrace Room to his glimpse of the little baby Lyra and her fierce dæmon. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the fair, he said, “we insisted on sending our own guests whose opinions we specially valued into the Grand Court first.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

"My sister's little guest is too weary to stand," Lady Lysa announced. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He would greet visitors, ask them to sign the guest book, and then direct them, like he was an air-traffic controller and they were taxiing airplanes, to the Serenity Suite. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Emeline took her cousins on a tour of Holmes’s building and told them of his effort to transform it into a hotel for exposition guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When he had made his decision, he said, “Magister Spurge, once my esteemed guest, allow me to say: You are an idiot. An absolute idiot.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When the guests at Tamar’s wedding ate the cream puffs, they could taste the truest thing in all the world at that moment—the baker’s pain. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The guests offer an amicable laugh at Hilly’s plug. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He puts his glasses back on, and, I don’t know, if you wanna put together some analogy on how he’s seeing the world with new eyes or something, be my guest. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was like a guest, biding my time, waiting for the return of the hostess, little sentences, little reproofs reminding me every hour, every day. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He pressed his ear against the guest room door. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“You must taste,” said my sister, addressing the guests with her best grace—“you must taste, to finish with, such a delightful and delicious present of Uncle Pumblechook’s!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The restaurant is for paying guests only, which is, needless to say, whites, since the Africans around here wouldn’t earn enough in a month to buy one of my prix-fixe dinners. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would they continue to build in strength when Richard’s guests and family filled the house in a week? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Coven houses had luxurious guest rooms with showers and any kind of beauty treatment or ointment you could want for their members. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ignatius broke away from Dorian and rushed across the room, pushing through the elegant guests, and unplugged the phonograph. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in its place there began a chorus of shrieking and screaming from the guests. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Spend time talking. You our guest,” she insists. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Tonight, I find myself here in a guest house in the city of Salisbury. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But this time I'm not a guest, I remind myself. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then Shadrach turned the covers of the bed back and smiled as he watched his guest burrow under the quilts and curl up into a small, relaxed spiral in one comer. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was a guest beneath your roof and ate of your meat and mead,” she said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One by one, our last guests gave Papa, Dadi, me, and Amil long hugs that started to make my shoulders hurt. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Bright candy skulls, family picnics on the graves, a plate set for each individual guest, a candle for the soul. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Young girls sighed at the thought of meeting him and mothers longing to have him as their son-in-law fought for the honor of having the family as their guest. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guest understood, and immediately walked off to the river to wash his feet. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The music stopped and the guests gathered in the main hall where a small, innocent priest, adorned with the vestments of high mass, read the complicated sermon he had written exalting confused and impracticable virtues. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Jon Snow met them on the kingsroad half a league south of Mole’s Town, before they could turn up at Castle Black, claim guest right, or call for parley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Anderson smiles tightly to a passing party guest before turning her attention back to me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Fred and George bewitched a number of purple lanterns, all emblazoned with a large number 17, to hang in midair over the guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I am one of the family; someday this stately pile will belong to me; until then, however, I am here as one of Doctor Montague’s guests.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

By eleven o’clock in the morning, Werfel had walked up to Ghohg’s fortress in the center of Tenebrion to wait for his elfin guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

There are very important rules to treating guests with honor. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

When the clock chimed three and most of the guests—including the queen and Chaol—had left, Celaena finally decided that it was safe for her to leave. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Ten months later, after recounting this exchange to two dozen wedding guests in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church, Lil raises her glass in a toast. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I sleep at the far end of the hall, in the tiny space still decorated like a guest room. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Well, when I arrived at the Zamborskas’, they gave me what had been the guest bedroom and converted what had been Branwell’s bedroom into the nursery. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To their right, the lighting trusses are going up quickly over the stage where Bea will be playing an £8,000-a-ticket concert with a live band and celebrity guests tonight, her first solo fund-raiser. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I've been a guest judge on Project Design on the Bravo Network. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“If I’m lucky, many of my guests will have gone. They needn’t all hear their future ruler disgrace himself.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The guests seemed interested only in the food. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had been a regular guest in her parents’ home when she was a child, for he was close in age to her brothers Taeko and Tanis. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think royal guests are allowed to do that.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

On this he slept and on this his guests sat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We seek the dead only, to return to earth the body, of which no man is the owner, but only for a brief moment the guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maeve’s journal? Be my guest. If it’s not underwater by now.” Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This dinner will be fresh in Dovie Mansfield’s mind when she makes up her guest list.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

By seven o’clock all the guests had arrived, led into the house by Fred and George, who had waited for them at the end of the lane. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“You can sleep in our guest room tonight and then go to Jupe’s tomorrow. Or maybe the two of you can have another sleepover with my mom if she’s home.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The teapot, under its cozy, is on the table, and the guests enter the room. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Serving men had begun to move amongst the guests as the seneschal was speaking, filling cups from the flagons that they bore. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Each time he passed the mantel he winced, dreading the raised eyebrows of his guests as they viewed the flickering ceramic saints, the salt and pepper shakers designed to resemble Mary and Joseph. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, when you’re someone’s guest, you don’t correct her no matter how wrong she may be.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of guests stood around the packed rotunda in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Sister Mukumbu thanked Brother Kelvin for being our guest speaker and showed him to the door. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that a crowd of young toughs from the south of the county had broken uninvited into the dance, waving whiskey bottles and shouting drunken insults at the guests. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him that she and her husband were expecting houseguests, and she wanted the stairway and guest room painted in five days’ time. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then Miss K said some members of the class had stories and poems about mice they wanted to share with their guests. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

And so down the line it went, with each guest rising briefly, making a short speech, and then resuming his place. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were a little concerned that when we had paying guests, which would be soon, this might be a problem. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can visit the World Travel Arena downtown, where Deckers and guests can experience the cultures and environments of different countries and cities. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you realize that three summers ago the most exciting moment of my life was welcoming guests to The Children’s Home?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The walls of their guest room are vibrant blue, not a paint color but the pigment of the plaster itself. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I heard later that poor Huang Taitai waited many hours for more people to come, and finally, when she could not wring any more guests out of her hands, she decided to start the ceremony. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I put clean towels on the bed in the guest room. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presents are opened when the guests are gone. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mom will be angry I didn’t ask, but if I did, she’d probably want me to stay until all the guests are gone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Consider: the guests never leave their rooms; they expect not only lodging but full board; they receive a constant flow of visi­tors, some of whom are noisy and unruly. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now the light was gone, the guest had fled, and I wondered when it would dare return. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Finally her husband came to beg her to change her clothes and make an appearance in the garden, even if only for ten minutes, to quell the rumors of the guests. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cady looked up into the bleachers, where the rows and rows of guests were sitting. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Nixon and his wife, Pat, attended the White House church services with 125 guests, their names carefully listed in Appendix A in the Daily Diary. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready for the dinner guest question yet?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Zeus asked the gods to give the woman pres-ents—to make her feel like a welcome guest.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Each week they match wits with a special invited guest. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Werfel reminded himself that Brangwain Spurge was his guest, and was probably just going to take a day or two to get used to the ways of goblins. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing in there? Our guests need to use the bathroom.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One night, Mr. Russell Allen, a young engineer, was a guest for supper. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shall I call the tree tyrannical, since where it stands nothing survives but itself and its high- borne guests ? Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tip under the rim of the saucer on each of the tables of the paying guests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was the annoying guest she couldn’t get rid of. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She thinks the guest room where she will be staying—which is really a former hayloft shaped by a sloped roof—has “two lopsides.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arthur and his father stopped still, right in front of my window, while the rest of the guests and the families squeezed out onto the driveway. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I preferred to take it in alone, the interest of so much change, before I was obliged to become the guest of honor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Jacob and Jeanne and all the knights and I were the guests of honor, and we sat with the lord and lady at the high table. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Make sure your guest's up and breakfasted for seven thirty, Mrs Taylor.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Knocking waiters and dinner guests from her path, the big woman threw herself at the elevator. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the three days we had together, Chandra was treated as a guest. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

From that moment on, I would try to bring history to life by using new books, inviting guest speakers, and going on field trips. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once we knew who the thieves were, we let Mouschi sleep in the attic and never saw our uninvited guests again...at least not at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I’m going To strike the Pinata six times, And then let my Six guests swing A broom at the pig. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they got back to the house, some ten or twelve guests were still there. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked over to the table in the corner and picked up a pitcher of lemonade that my grandmother made for all her guests when they first arrived. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

With a barrage of squeals, the guests gathered around him, leaving the black-leather lout with no one to torture. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Will we have a dance and celebration for the guests, Mother?” she asked hopefully. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it had been Beatrice who had done this thing instead of me she would have put on her other dress and gone down again to welcome her guests. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

We teach the steps to the District 13 guests. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He had set human flesh on the table for Zeus when the god was his guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

And three months is an awfully long time to have a guest live in our house, especially someone who is never wrong. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

At that point, 2,900 of the 3,200 marchers were bused back to Selma, where many would stay as guests of black families until rejoining the marchers near Montgomery. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are guests here. Do not stand on ceremony. Take as much as you can eat from the pot,” said Hymir expansively. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

That Sunday night we had a surprise guest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My mother knew, of course, that as a weekly Sunday guest at our house, Father Mike was fully informed about the thermometer scheme. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I echo the Veturia motto, and Grandfather leaves to attend to his guests. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

All the giants and ogres fell beneath Thor’s hammer: the guests at the wedding that was never to be. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She said that the chickens at this plant were special gourmet chickens that Mr. Lyndon’s wife served guests at the mansion. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As supper was served promptly I postponed my questions and attended to a gummy fish soup and to my host and fellow guests. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how cold I felt, I was going to stay outside until several guests had arrived. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Well, it looks like they’re the losers because they don’t know how great this class really is many guest speakers and travel to museums and social functions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

They spent the afternoon together, Mal and Pauline cooing over the baby, and Mia spending the night, for the first and last time, in their guest room with Pearl beside her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mom closed the notebook and made eye contact with the guests. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the visitors, seeing the guest book on the table, thought they were supposed to sign. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you were a guest you would be treated with kindness and tea and all the best food they could offer. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Even if a guest was rude, my dad never lost his temper. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I pick my way through what used to be the hotel—the kitchen, hallways, guest rooms. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The other children had organized a system so that in case of visitors, whoever was closest would reach out and stop whatever might be moving on the table before the guests noticed and were startled. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem quite intelligent for an American,” my guest mused. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“We’re hungry but we’re not savages! He is a guest! What was I supposed to do?” he said in a strained voice. “—to find something tomorrow.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I close the door to make sure we don’t have any more guests, then I turn to Jackson, arms crossed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Be our guest—” The agent first dialed his wife, ‘i’m fine,” he told Marilyn. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the space in between, at floor level, were the other honored guests of the evening—the senior football players. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How is our mortal guest?” a male voice boomed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

It was as though the mention of their host and hostess had a curiously paralysing effect upon the guests. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Upon realizing the guest of honor had arrived, the waiting crowd cheered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

All Sunday morning he prepared to receive his guest. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, in the guest room, Brangwain Spurge lay, ankles crossed, eyes closed, a foot above the bed, crackling with fire, sending a message of hope across the Bonecruel Mountains. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I would suppose it was shortly after four o'clock that I left the guest house and ventured out into the streets of Salisbury. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I always thought ladies liked to be honor guests at a luncheon, and said so. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Bar’s on the left just through the foyer,” he says, making it clear he knows we’re not hotel guests. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

At the end of last year, Stephanie had written a guest opinion piece for our school paper, the Granger Gazette. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

It is conveniently situated on one comer of the village square, a rather charming ivy-covered manor house capable of housing, I would suppose, thirty or so guests. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The guests were not disappointed: they had a very pleasant feast, in fact an engrossing entertainment: rich, abundant, varied, and prolonged. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kayode was throwing a hasty party in their guest quarters while his parents were away in London. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was not a visitor, not a guest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Whenever someone makes out a guest list, the people not on it become officially uninvited, and that makes them the enemies of the invited. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went to the guest room to tell Dad that Auggie had helped me figure out all the math stuff, but he wasn’t in the room. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

‘Bring wine and food and seats for the guests,’ said Denethor, ‘and see that none trouble us for one hour.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The dimness of the night hid us from the guests, and we sat quietly inside our vehicle observing everything from a dark, safe distance. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Plus he’s an honored guest and I’m lucky he didn’t have me arrested for stealing the harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I even like bussing tables in the restaurant, chatting with guests when I have a chance, and swapping stories with my coworkers. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

"Many important men will be at the feast tonight. Such men have enemies. The khal must protect his guests, yourself chief among them, Your Grace. No doubt the Usurper would pay well for your head." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They didn’t feel like sleep, and they didn’t feel like reading, so Malcolm took the lamp and they wandered through the guest bedrooms in the old building to look across the river. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

One teensy hope she held on to was that a workman or a house guest had left the pot there. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was like Laleh belonged to that reality, but I was just a guest. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

After the guests had gone, Mother would get us together and tell us that while family rules were important, it was even more important to see that guests weren’t made uncomfortable. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was the guest at the home of the late black American author Richard Wright’s daughter, beautiful, slender, soft-voiced Julia, whose young French husband publishes a Ghanaian paper. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It was. You have wisely kept that ring secret all these years, and it seemed to me necessary to give your guests something else that would seem to explain your sudden vanishment.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Werfel put on his glasses and stumped into the guest room to inspect it. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“She and her father have had the honor of being our guests already. Bed and board thrown in.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

By this standard there are no compelling cases of extraterrestrial visitation, despite all the claims about UFOs and ancient astronauts which sometimes make it seem that our planet is awash in uninvited guests. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the women in Hampton Institute’s Engineering for Women courses were preparing for their new careers as computers, Mary Jackson managed the USO’s modest financial accounts and welcomed guests at the club’s front door. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Guess this isn’t a guest room anymore,” I said. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“And he’ll have to put up with rather Spartan accommodations in the attic, because my library has grown a great deal over the last few years. Nearly all my guest bedrooms are full of books.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Matt and Bando also decided to make a guest house out of one of the other trees. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And here comes the guest of honor: Solomon.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Ernie was escorted from the stadium by police to a waiting taxi in which he, his family, and their guest departed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spoke at the Wendy’s International convention in Las Vegas to more than three thousand guests just before a fund-raising auction for the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I cannot thank you enough, esteemed guest,” said the Archivist, stiffly rising from his little fire. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Malcolm’s father carried the food in to the three guests and opened their wine. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Though Roosevelt was also a colonel and a former president, he was an American guest of the Brazilian government and could not risk going against his host country’s laws. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I just stared as more guests filed into the restaurant. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Matt had to return to school, and Bando stayed on to help burn out another tree for another guest house. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other guests started to file out, solemnly, silently. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of talking to the guests, we walked up to the porch and stood waiting to hear from the family. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Today, my mantra is taking a lot of effort; I can hardly wait until these guests leave. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The hotel guests were ferried across the backwaters, straight from Cochin. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boots turned out to belong not to a guest but to a man delivering the Cucaracha Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The records had been poorly kept, but among the guests who had arrived on Monday, October 1, Geyer found a familiar entry: “Three Canning children.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

As he turned around, he was greeted by the guests’ emasculated version of an Apache war cry. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each guest is very particular about his or her diet, constantly complains about the slowness of the service, and never, ever tips. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

The young soldier who was appointed wine steward danced around the backs of the guests, keeping their glasses full. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But their parents insist on inviting close to three hundred people, and serving Indian food, and providing easy parking for all the guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Alacran’s father rounded out the guests at the head table. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the moment, all four—dog, two little boys, and a girl—were playing there under a mild sky; she hoped they would be happy in the garden until the guests had gone. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Once you've been a guest in my house, you can always find me again." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“No. You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. You have to know how to behave when you are the guest.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Visibly shaken, he summoned his fellow Oak Ridge guests to bear witness that he was not feigning illness by showing them his toilet, filled with bright red blood. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“You take a little more of the flag, treasured guest.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They heard the giantess tell her husband that they had guests, her son and a friend, and that he had to be on his best behavior as a gracious host and not kill them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Werfel did not want to hurt his guest’s feelings, so he simply said, “I will miss you, Brangwain Spurge.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

His visitor, his company, his guest, his social life, his woman, his daughter, his friend—they all hung there on a nail near his bed. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We paid for every guest who came for an overnight stay or joined us for a meal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And then, in her best broken Elven, she said to her guest, “Take part! I demanding you plant you face in meat and starts to bite!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

‘Do not throw them away. There is use for everything. These are the gifts from our guests who have nothing better to contribute. I will find some purpose for them later.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But this room gets the best sun—all morning and most of the afternoon. So we made the other into the guest room and kept this one as a place for Mirabelle to play.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Distinguished thinkers from other nations were frequent guests. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex smooths out the lapels on his tux and hovers close to June and Nora as the guests roll in, waiting at the north entrance near the photo line. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"This is no way to speak in front of our noble guest, Father," one of his younger sons said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“The guest room’s being painted,” Jerome told me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When he had straightened up and turned toward his guest again, he found him standing, embarrassed, halfway between the bed and the door. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The Baroness was telling several visitors how pleased she was to have such distinguished guests. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Thereafter he made his wife recite the prayer at the start of each meal, even on formal occasions, when there were guests in the house. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a haughty, uninteresting creature that oldest Miss March is!” was the unfortunately audible remark of one of the ladies, as the door closed upon their guests. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were guests in Winterfell, visitors come for die harvest feast. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black shadows hung in the adjoining room where the bed had been spread with Ellen’s newest quilt and the pillows dressed in fresh covers in honor of the guest. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I wander among the guests, lost and aimless, responding to the sympathetic words of those around me with appropriate, practiced replies. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I gave her one of the guest rooms upstairs. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My guests' decisions prove that I am a poor judge of my own character. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hope you will be my guest today and also sleep in my hut, and tell me where you have come from and why you are so tired of your fine clothes.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

This evening I find myself settled here in this comfortable guest house in a street not far from the centre of Salisbury. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You require no instruction in this matter ... to sit before guests ... it disrespects them and the house.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For a moment, the emperor and his guests could only stare up at the heavens. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Another benefit dance was held, and the enlisted men at the Agate Point station were invited as guests of honor. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

She pulled out a copy of the sheet that each guest had been given. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my father finally began yelling at me for disgracing him in front of an important guest, Harry started banging out Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg on the Pegasus to drown him out. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

The kind Mexican people like my gramps hang on the front of their houses to bring good luck and welcome guests. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“There my distinguished guest is wrong. It is actually elfin architecture that borrowed these forms from early goblin architecture.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Only the crackle of the fire fills the room for several moments as the guests look from one to the other, each waiting for someone to respond. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The guest knew that this was right, but he could not understand why his feet were so dirty after he had washed them so carefully. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The Yule Ball is approaching — a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and an opportunity for us to socialize with our foreign guests. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It would be long enough to fit not only Anya’s family but some guests as well. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But as I pushed through the door into the skylit guest house I was aware of the disparities. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I tolerate just about any kind of good times my guests wish to have, since that’s how we keep our heads above the water in this business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her job was to review and file all the exit surveys left by the guests, make copies, distribute them to the appropriate people. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His grandma kept calling it his room, but he only ever called it the guest room, which always made his grandmother shake her head and mumble to herself. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t learn anything about the Godslayer’s guests by looking at them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

This time it was music sincerely felt, not rendered for the guests, but for themselves; a song of hope and exaltation. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of a guest bringing his own supper! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would all the guests come in here to eat? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“These people are your guests I” he shouted suddenly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“How you want your coffee?” she asked her guests. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“He slept in my tent as my guest all that day.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

All around them the guests were dressed as princesses or lords, their masks glittering with garnets and plumed with feathers. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he departed, leading his guest, the lonely stranger, home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone must have gone to a good deal of effort to empty all the guest rooms of their wardrobes and beds and vanity tables and to bolt bars across the window shutters. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth and I watch as Chef Morgan moves along with a wave of adoring fans to the back of the gym, where a few chairs are set up for teachers and guests. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Coffees and brandies are poured and the guests settle on various couches and armchairs around the crackling fireplace. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By this time the cabbage and bacon were done, and the old man pushed two rickety couches up to the table and bade his guests recline and eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They invited Cade and me in to have supper and spend the night in one of their guest rooms. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

She had not set off any alarm bells when Zeitoun had provided an estimate and begun work on painting her stairway and guest bedroom. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And soon he would begin receiving his first world’s fair guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Her mother wanted flowers in the guest room and Cecilia was happy to oblige. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Midnight Dinner is rather subdued tonight, despite the number of guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It seemed a little rustic, with cars pulled up to the guest room doors and rooms only on the ground level. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“He’s our guest,” his mom said in a theatrical whisper. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He came to dinner once a month, and as far as I could tell, he was the one guest Granddaddy looked forward to. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Less than twenty-four hours ago, he had been standing in the sunlight at the entrance to the marquee, waiting to show in wedding guests. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

They would probably have more questions for us than the guests, and it would be rude of us to leave without filling them in on what little we did know. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“If you think you can sell it for a higher price on your own, be my guest. It’s going to take a long time,” the pawnbroker said to Nali. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

His mother was endlessly concerned with being proper and worried about things Joseph couldn’t understand, like parties, and guest lists, and looking presentable. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I hid my books in a bag in our guest room, where it seemed safest, and whispered some Quranic verses over the books to protect them. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The family and their guest waited while Shadrach climbed down from the wagon seat. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guests came in and sat down in the living room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When she turned the corner of the building, she saw a window into a guest room along the side wall. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Mother’s family wasn’t as wealthy, but still fairly well-off, and we’ve listened openmouthed to stories of private balls, dinners and engagement parties with 250 guests. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In spite of these warnings, Galileo became the official guest of the Ambassador at his residence in Rome on 11 December 1615. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The house is a showplace for the Kwangs’ many guests and visiting dignitaries, trimmed in heavy damask and chintz, with freshly cut flowers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing here and there like frozen party guests were Medusa’s garden statues— petrified children, satyrs, and centaurs—all smiling grotesquely. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

In the center of one knot of elegant guests a cowboy with a little riding crop flicked the crop at one of his fans, producing a response of exaggerated screaming and pleased giggling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it sounds very exciting!” said Bobby’s guest, and waited, wantonly, for me to slip her my Montreal address under the table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I had to greet each of the guests personally—Baba made sure of that; no one was going to gossip the next day about how he’d raised a son with no manners. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Technicians and machinery in restricted areas, and in the nonrestricted areas, their numerous guests go about their business. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“We have a special guest today. It’s Arnold Spirit. I didn’t realize you still went to this school, Mr. Spirit.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped entertaining guests or attending church; it was as if the murders had shattered even her faith in God. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Unconfined by walls, it thinned, and I was able to take in more of the guests at a glance. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Bran knew what it meant to greet a guest with an unsheathed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The robot stood out of the way and quietly tended to the fire as her guests slept through the night. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They had winter gardens and salons, dining rooms that could seat 200, and porches like the promenade decks of ocean liners from which guests could drink in the wholesome air and survey nature’s craggy splendor. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

As was a guest filling her apron pockets with sugar. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Butler? We have a guest. I’ll show him in. You get back here and police the surveillance cameras.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I ran to the guest room, where I had hidden my books. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And bring me a pillow from the guest room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I get tired of hearing the waitresses tell the cook that the guests are complaining because the food isn’t hot enough.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the guests back up, making way for this rarity, this dazzling creation with blue-green, white-tipped icing waves swimming with fish and sailboats, seals and sea flowers. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Dorian fled to speak with a group of his guests, actively ignoring Ignatius, as was everyone else in the room. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the bride and groom had driven off in their sleigh toward the snug new house that awaited them, the guests turned back to the laden tables. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The stranger who comes unknown is a guest. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It would affect our game and if we wanted to party we could be his guest and we could also get the hell off his team. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the bride keeps the guests in suspense by not answering the question until the third time it’s been posed. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The guest room door is half open, but Hina knocks anyway before coming in. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

As soon as the guests arrived, Oppenheimer announced it was time to mix a batch of his famous martinis. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom stared blankly at the guests for a minute, then said, “My husband has more to say to you.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last the musicians took their break, and the guests returned to their tables for refreshments, laughing and fanning themselves. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The principal, valedictorian, guest speaker, and the rest of the graduation speakers gave their speeches as Woody fought to stay awake. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Bandit heard the sounds of laughter and voices, footfalls and bicycle bells, as guests departed from one court, then another. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I am only a guest there. The castle and the town belong to Lady Dustin, and she cannot abide you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Geez. Look at it this way. If you add our ages together, we're not minors; we're one adult. Freebie isn't a pet. He’s a hotel guest and family member. And I showered after basketball.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then spreading to the guests who walked on the terrace and strolled across the lawns. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

In Chicago hostesses always knew when guests had taken the cure, because upon being offered a drink, those guests invariably answered, “No, thank you. I’ve been to Dwight.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then it was over and the guests were gone and night came. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“Someone has attacked a guest of the College. Who is it? Who came here with you? Where is he?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. and Mrs. Diamondstein were flying up from Florida to celebrate Christmas with the Potters and would be our first paying guests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And according to legend, a few minutes later, the employer and his guests heard three gun shots. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Then my guests could laugh at you, just the way you made the entire Scythedom laugh at me in conclave. Did you think I forgot about that?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Whence came this madness? Should I count myself fortunate that you did not free my own slaves when you were my guest in Qarth?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"Let it be your choice," said her guest. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The guests were never less than courteous to one another, but for all that, a rather tense atmosphere, charac-terized largely by distrust, seemed to prevail at this stage. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge stood at the door to the guest room. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I declared to my guests: “Friends, there is nothing like your own family to make you appreciate strangers!’ The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were so elated by their own hospitality, and by all the goodies waiting inside, that they did not take a good look at their guests while they sang. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A collective gasp of appreciation rose from the guests. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Our guests wouldn’t be arriving until one o’clock. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think a few of our guests look lonely...” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Both Dad and Mother tried to impress us that it was our responsibility to make guests feel at home. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

My rates might be a little higher than average, but my guests do not have a single complaint. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then I snap into decision—the guest bathroom! The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Shamim hurried to get tea for their guests while the group exchanged pleasantries and settled down on the cushioned floor of the living room. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

It was accounted great discourtesy to put any question to a guest before his wants had been satisfied. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes knew that most if not all of his hotel guests would be at the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

By the time all the guests arrive, Mami has prepared a feast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

While he was outside, however, in a development that can be regarded either as divine intervention or poetic justice, the roof over the banqueting hall collapsed, crushing Scopas and all his guests to death. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

He had heard the neighbors talking about her; the story was that her parents had given her to a visiting army officer, as one would give kola nut to a guest. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I did not intend to be her guest for so long! Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had, in fact, attended the Nuremberg Rally of 1935 as Hitler’s personal guest. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Be my guest,” Baba replies and I smile. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

One ticket for the baker, and two for her guests. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What is wrong with being a good host? Giving out goody bags? Back home we always welcomed our guests with a treat, no matter how old they were, fifteen or fifty!” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Elves will help. In the morning you will see. But you must spend the night as our guest.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There’s something vaguely familiar about the Kensington Palace guest quarters, even though he’s never been here before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Just about then the guests started to arrive. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The way Admetus treated him shows more plainly than any other story we have how high the standards of hospitality were, how much was expected from a host to a guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Woman to Woman’s second Money Matters workshop has ended, and the guest speaker is bombarded by all the mentees rushing to meet him. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I thought the Igwe was supposed to stay at his palace and receive guests. I didn’t know he visits people’s homes,” Amaka said, as we went downstairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He said she could take the guest room. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Eventually, Bobby leased a home in the same compound where Torre lived and, as a constant dinner guest, often enjoying the cooking of Torre’s wife. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They belonged to my brother, who, in the guest bathroom, amid the fancy hand towels, stood watching as I pulled down my underpants and lifted my skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And when I imagine the convention I think of all the guests being like you, my friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the house they still had guests for lunch and the old routine was never really set up again until the banana company left years later. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

What did upset her was the prospect of having guests arrive to find her being questioned by detectives. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is enough. You are a guest in my house.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The corridor was dim and her startled eyes met Ugwu’s more startled eyes and she stopped for a moment before she hurried on to the guest room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“When you have Negro guests, do you have any trouble with your white guests?” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went around the room, Baba leading slowly, me behind him, shaking hands and greeting the guests. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Carla, knowing better as the oldest, gave her hand to the men and curtsied the way they'd been taught to do for guests. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The elfin guest just stared at her with his mouth open. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The night of the party, the family ate an early dinner before the band and the guests arrived. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The list for Richard’s party was ever expanding, and no sooner had they finished readying one room than another needed to be prepared for yet another guest. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

If any more guests arrived, they would have to ring the night bell. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Mum, you know the priory has guests sometimes? Did you ever know them to look after a baby?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Char smiled at each guest, bowed, nodded, spoke. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Gogol had been asked to write numbers on squares of paper, one set to tape onto the gifts and another to pass around, folded up in a drawstring pouch, to the guests. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then, just as April began and classes were winding down, she found herself in the guest room at the Ryans’ elegant apartment. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Our new guest, Craig, has what we call an artistic block. He doesn’t have anything to draw!” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“This is the greatest hospitality my nation can give you right now, esteemed guest.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

This Ines led me as if I were an important guest. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The only nice room was a parlor on the first floor, which the Huangs used to receive guests. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you suppose, Myanda, that our guests would enjoy a refreshing bath?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Miep had taken us along to the party, there wouldn’t have been any rolls left over for the other guests. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

My sister's paraded out at parties to make Bengali guests cry, her flute-like voice adding even more meaning to Rabindranath Tagore's songs. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Some of the guests were scythes—and not just Goddard’s obvious disciples, other scythes as well. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in this vast region is Pluto’s palace, but beyond saying that it is many-gated and crowded with innumerable guests, no writer describes it. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nay, sir, you are my guest. It is late, and my people are not available. Let me see to your comfort myself.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Fortunately these were in Italian, and so the obvious boredom of the foreign guests did not need to be construed as impoliteness. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

A few guests were still arriving when my carriage reached the castle. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Miyax found the names so nice that, as she took her cooking pot from the fire to offer her guests hot ptarmigan, she hummed and sang. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several of the guests moved quickly toward Beatriz, but her grandfather reached her just in time to stop her from hitting her head on the edge of the curved driveway. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

There was no chair for a guest, so I sat on the slanting footstool, supposedly a camel’s saddle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The galleries also had seats and standing room for other paying guests. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“What’s wrong with you? Why didn’t you greet our guests? What will they think of you?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,”—he calmly replied,—“there is but one married woman in the world whom I can ever allow to invite what guests she pleases to Donwell, and that one is—” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“They don’t care about us,” she tells me of the hotel guests; in fact, they don’t notice us at all unless something gets stolen from a room—“then they’re all over you.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had just hung them on the guest room walls. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Although the Bush administration talks about legalizing some Mexicans with a guest worker program, there is opposition to another amnesty, and the number of Mexicans illegally living in the United States continues to soar. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then Menelaos led the two guests in to take their seats on thrones and easy chairs in the great hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would even hide and refuse to be guest of honor. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

More than a week passed before I slowly caught on that a family of leftish leanings could be bothered by the way their guests were attired. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When I wasn’t watching television or receiving guests, I spent time packing, preparing for the journey back to Pátzcuaro. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

‘This is poor fare,’ they said to the hobbits; ‘for we are lodging in the greenwood far from our halls. If ever you are our guests at home, we will treat you better.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Sit on the bed. I don’t want my guest sitting on the floor.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her eyes still riveted to the beloved pair in the ring, she forced her way among the other guests in the Imperial Box to her father’s side and tried to hug him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

For now, I do invite you to come to my factory and be my guest for one whole day—you and all others who are lucky enough to find my Golden Tickets. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

They stayed at the inn for several days, conversing with the other customers and guests. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

King Aegeus had done what no host should do, he had sent his guest on an expedition full of peril—to kill a dangerous bull. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were standing in a crowd of guests, watching the bride accept rings from the groom’s family, when we overheard two middle-aged women talking, their backs to us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even Master did not know they were coming, or he would have been asked to clean the guest room. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

On the fourth night, guests waded through rose petals a foot deep as they crossed the deck to feast and frolic in Cleopatra’s company. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

This had been the plan all along, though the guest list had to be revised. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“But, señor, I have other guests. Many of the officers in the Navy and their ladies. They ask me what the noise is. What am I to do?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, I was conveyed into the closet where I should play, the door being left open but a small space so that the guests could hear the music. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The guest list alone can ruin lives, destroy families, and create deep wounds that take years to heal. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Grub and I joined Derek in his house on the shore of the Indian Ocean, and many of the students squeezed into our little guest house. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

For old times' sake Grace Wexler catered the party herself and passed among the guests with a tray of appetizers. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come down, son of Mars! We’ve been waiting for you. Come, be our honored guest!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Someone has to puncture the prevailing fiction that we’re a “family” here, we “associates” and our “servant leaders,” held together solely by our commitment to the “guests.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat upright on the sofa, legs crossed like an unfamiliar guest, and refused the chin-chin Ugwu brought on a saucer. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was proud of them, and he felt a little embarrassed that his guest saw them as nothing but disgusting. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He did not seem at all concerned when now and then a guest checked out without advance notice, leaving her bills unpaid. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The motel clerk didn’t have any string, but told them to check out by the fence around the pool, where guests sometimes tied up their dogs. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Mom is out like a light, and we have to let her rest, okay? Don’t make a lot of noise going up the stairs. I’m in the guest room if you need anything.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

She had lived most of her life in the College, but had never seen the Retiring Room before: only Scholars and their guests were allowed in here, and never females. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The guests had all left slowly, saying little, their faces shadowed with guilt, as if embarrassed that they had allowed the air raid to ruin the wedding. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Maddie was given her own little guest room in the increasingly familiar Cottage. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

My mother is much happier when she has a house full of guests and extra chairs around the dinner table. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“My dearest girl, what is the matter?” cried John, rushing in, with awful visions of scalded hands, sudden news of affliction, and secret consternation at the thought of the guest in the garden. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed quite grumpy about having to wait for lunch, and they were all relieved to see the tardy guests arrive. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

And he is an honored guest at Talladega, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, and at various other race sites around the southeast. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I taught them to say “Drink up now! Closing time!” in English, French, and Afrikaans, though I have to admit they’ve picked up a few depictable phrases from my guests, over the years. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Help them all up, please. These are our guests, not our prisoners.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I’m fighting the shock of having a guest in my room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He lives with his two children, Merlin and Angel, and their mother, Maria, in the little guest house next to my house on the shore of the Indian Ocean. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I nodded in understanding when Grandmother spoke of senseless beatings, for I had seen some of the other “guests” who had returned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the moment, the guests are united in a single topic of conversation, talking about names for the baby. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

King Pellet had gone to the library to work out some prognostications, and his guest was left gloomily in the hall. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werfel held out the bowl to his guest and watched Brangwain Spurge pluck up an apple and bite. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

For the sweet, each guest was served a skull of spun sugar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Fewer and fewer guests visited now, and in the evenings the campus streets were ghostly, covered by the pearly light of silence and emptiness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Giving their guests a subtle hint that they should be moving on, 140 armed locals surrounded their encampment. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Wednesday had told each of his guests that tonight’s dinner was on him, and had organized rides to the restaurant for any of them that didn’t have their own transportation. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

After making endless announcements, he welcomed visiting Rotary Club members from other cities and began introducing invited guests, who stood up as their names were called. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Kaila rips the guest check off the pad and hands it back to the barista by the espresso machine. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Like some of the guests, he wore striped trousers and a swallow-tail coat with black-braided lapels topped by a rich ascot tie. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The staff spoke very little English, but they were intent on maintaining English hospitality for the rare guest who might happen to show up. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the prayer was ended, the thanks repeated and the goodnights said, Rachel saw her guests to the door. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was not a drinker, I wanted to be a proper host and serve wine to my guests. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She excused herself and ran to the guest room. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I finished my cigarette, stubbed it out in the silver guest ashtray. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

My dad would brag to guests that his daughter spoke the best French, and I was so proud. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I pleaded for them to move into one of the guest bedrooms upstairs, but Hassan would hear nothing of it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cages, as Basta had called them, kept ready by Capricorn for unwelcome guests were behind the church, in a paved area where trash containers stood next to mountains of building rubble. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If I were an indfgena guest, they would spread an estera of woven grass on the ground and offer me a seat there. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An elevated seating unit has been set up for prestigious guests, with the stylists commanding the front row. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Hidden among her guests, the judge studied the two people standing off in the corner, the only pair in Sunset Towers who were not Westing heirs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Grace was done throwing up in the downstairs guest bathroom, she got herself a glass of water and came back to the table. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She had hurried on before her guests to prepare her father for their appearance, and was beyond the reach of Mr. Weston’s hint. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

‘Take me back to our room, and if Gandalf is not there, I will go where you like — as your guest.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Rather ashamed that on my first appearance I had stayed so late, I joined the last of Gatsby's guests who were clustered around him. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I suspect that is a wise man,” remarked Mr. March, with placid satisfaction, from the hearthrug, after the last guest had gone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Zoe, we will rest here for a few hours. Raise the tents. Treat the wounded. Retrieve our guests’ belongings from the school.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A bevy of guests wanders into the hall from the dining room, sending the cascade of rose petals adrift once more. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They’d early established themselves in the role of guests—most of them, anyway—and were content to stand idle while the caravan drovers and the Tizerkane—and Lazlo—saw to all the work. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On Sundays, instead of serving Metaxa, Milton fixed cocktails for his guests. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It was a place where guest speakers could wait or rehearse before they went into the banquet hall to give their talks. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

The other guests arrived now and at my mother’s nod, I made the rounds, dropping a British School curtsy to each one. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some important guests had arrived unexpectedly, and she had had to entertain them in a remote part of the villa. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That’s the only light burning on the back of the building. It might be where the dognapper is keeping Duke and Tater. All the other guests probably evacuated.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He still directed philosophic operations, but it was clear to all that he was answerable to Mr. Sharpe, who lived in his house, apparently as a guest, but verily, as a master. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I already told you. He’s done for. But if you want to waste your money on a doctor to tell you that, be my guest.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Lion dropped the piece of hyena that he was carrying and began to chase Hare, warning him that he was about to join Hyena at the feast—but not as a guest! The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

We recently put in a second small covered patio with a bar so that while my guests are enjoying a meal, their chauffeurs will have a pleasant place to bide their time. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

He saw the guests and guards, standing too, straining forward, some nearly falling over the rail as they cheered him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I found myself making my way through the guests, a bottle of port upon my tray. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was worried about his guest’s safety, but also about his own. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

When no one accosted me, I sheathed the swords and walked about like a guest until I found the baron. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, looking pleased with himself, he puffed out his feathers, gave a great braaawk, and waddled into the Paqo’s home as if he were a welcome and expected guest. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She told me that when The Honorable Elijah Muhammad was in Detroit, he would stay as a guest at my brother Wilfred’s home, which was on McKay Street. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I watched. You never ate at his board, nor slept by his fire. He never gave you guest- right, so you're not bound to him. It's for the baby I have to go." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Dinner is about to begin, if you would care to join the rest of the guests in the dining room.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Aunt Tuti shook her head nervously as she walked back to the hostess stand, mumbling before seating another guest. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She refused to tell him Wednesday’s room number, and insisted on telephoning Wednesday on the house phone to let him know his guest was here. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“Do whatever you wish, esteemed guest,” said Werfel bitterly. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The guest rockets, burning the sky and turning the weather from autumn to spring, arrived. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

As matters stand now, we are in little better position than the guests of the Borgias. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The rule is the same if the sentence is turned around so the after part comes first: After the guests arrive, I will have started dinner. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telemachus saw her waiting by the threshold and was vexed to the heart that a guest should not find instant welcome. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this, he smiles, and his guests give a tentative laugh. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The guest arrived at his friend’s house and was asked inside. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

You will remember my having said that, when I was in prison, Mr. Muhammad would be my brother Wilfred’s house guest whenever he visited Detroit Temple Number One. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“People can drive through and pay their respects without having to get out. They even send the guest book out in the drawer for you to sign.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

No men in the guest room arguing politics. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Two guards moved to follow Werfel and his guest. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A waitress disappeared from Holmes’s restaurant, where his guests ate their meals. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The guest bathroom has to be perfect, and Hana and I are forced to be Momma’s prep cooks with lots of dicing and measuring and cleaning up after. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The table was always set for the family, the guests, and one extra place for anyone who might arrive unannounced. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coughing, I rested the cigar on the ashtray provided for guests. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

So, to make sure that Lord Rowan could not forget her, Ana spent more and more nights in the City as a guest of her aunt. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine our guests of last night saying to one another, “What a good thing this fog kept off for yesterday, we should never have seen the fireworks.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

My guest, however, calmly moved her chair an inch or two so that her back broke all possible further communication with the home table. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The host appeared not to notice the difficulty in which his guest found himself. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“No. You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. You have to know how to behave when you are the guest.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They stood up to greet their guests, after the manner of Elves, even those who were accounted mighty kings. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As part of my on-campus job, I worked behind the desk on the first floor and greeted dorm guests. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He knew how it would be—his guests would be hungry and they wouldn’t bring anything to eat. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was ten. The guests were their age. Don’t make excuses for them. I have to come to grips with this now and forever.” Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

At this cue from the musicians, all the guests rose from their tables and arranged themselves in two long lines in the center of the dance floor, men on one side, women on the other. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I sometimes say that it’s a bit like what I imagine living in a fancy hotel might be like, only the fancy hotel has no other guests in it—just you and your family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

And Kevin complained of boredom, and of having to be sociable with a steady stream of ignorant pretentious guests who visited the Weylin house. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

My mother asked him to talk to her and he returned from the guest house with his Fra Angelico eyebrows lifted in tender exasperation. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Hey. Motel America, up by the interstate. We need to drop off our guest.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

That evening when, as usual, I met Bobby for dinner at seven o’clock in the Oval Room, I was annoyed to see that he’d brought a guest along. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

"I think we must join our other guests," he said. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

"For the departure of guests makes a wound that is easily healed in the heart of a judicious host." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I find Aliya in the hall, arranging guest shoes in neat rows, and ask her to tell Fizz that I’m sorry, but I had to leave because of not feeling well. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The first guests began arriving at Holmes’s World’s Fair Hotel, though not in the volume he and every other South Side hotelier had expected. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A procession of uncles, aunts, and cousins followed as we made our way through the hall, parting a sea of applauding guests, blinking at flashing cameras. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Even a remote village of the Guthen Coast has radio, and they could not have pleaded ignorance of the Order of Exile; only real ignorance of their guest’s identity might give them some excuse. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They are hospitable, with true Yorkshire hospitality: give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

With the arrival of each dewy new guest, she became more jealous, more inclined to stay close to him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The guests turned toward the landing pad and craned their necks to see the bride. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thousands of acrobats, singers, dancers, and guests froze at a shocked standstill. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat. “...our guest off-site and deliver Miss Amin to the infirmary, where I’m certain she’ll get excellent care.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Before Emily could answer, a message from a guest user popped on her screen. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The guests were all older women and members of the English tribe. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The guests would “oh” and “ah,” for it was a masterpiece: a pagoda molded out of butter, curved roofs rising tier upon tier, but my mother could only think how unsanitary it was. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z