With the business of gathering up my bag, finding a twenty-pound note and unfolding my umbrella, I did not notice the car parked immediately in front until my cab pulled away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Two of the Shirriffs immediately left the party and went towards him. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Any person of color recognized his Ethiopian heritage immediately. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Luke wondered if he should run back to his house immediately before the Population Police really did show up. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

They were all surprised to see me, and we immediately plunged into discussions concerning South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

George was immediately arrested for the murders because he had admitted seeing the girls before they disappeared and was the last person to see them alive. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As we emerged from the school with Maureen, we began to moult immediately. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, immediately after breakfast, Brave Orchid talked about driving to Los Angeles. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crash of scraping metal was followed immediately by a volley of Spanish hurled at me from all directions. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It proves that you’re a criminal, and that we shouldn’t immediately trust you with the king’s private business.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As the news of the repeal was broadcast over the radio, stores like New York’s Gimbels and Bloomingdale’s immediately opened their liquor departments. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I immediately made up my mind to join them. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We immediately drew up a petition protesting the unfit conditions and demanding our immediate release on the grounds that our detention was illegal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A big crowd gathered immediately, people hovering around the dead body. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately begins playing air guitar and singing a song that I don’t know. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was a fraction out of position, and Herrera took advantage immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack seemed to sink immediately into deep thought. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would say, “I’m a bad mother,” and my dad and I would immediately reply, “No, you’re not.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

In the movies, there’s always a dial tone almost immediately after someone hangs up on you. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She could take in an item at a glance and note immediately whether it was something to mark. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was twenty-two he had come south to this town from Chicago and he met Antonapoulos immediately. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Startled at being thus addressed, I did not immediately reply: after a moment’s hesitation I answered— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Rufus chains his bike to a parking meter and I follow him inside the fairly empty café, immediately smelling scrambled eggs and French toast. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

A few days later, Mom and Dad went off to the blackjack table and then almost immediately came looking for us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

That there was slack water immediately below the bridge, with a low, shelving bank where they could get out easily? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

“We have to treat her immediately. Arturo, get me my bulto, my medicine bag. It’s in the hallway, in the broom closet, up high. Hurry! We don’t have much time.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now Jonas’s group had taken a new place in the Auditorium, trading with the new Elevens, so that they sat in the very front, immediately before the stage. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The wax hardened immediately, floating on the surface. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And it was more than a year before I understood what should have been immediately apparent: that my mother had not confronted my father, and my father had not confronted Shawn. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He falls asleep almost immediately after he finishes the last line. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

This was not because they were better chefs, but because the smuggling of food immediately stopped. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lavender Brown, Harry noticed, glared at Hermione from a neighboring table through very red eyes, and Hermione immediately let go of Ron’s arm. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The presiding judge gave a signal and the bailiff brought over three fans made of woven straw which the three judges started waving immediately. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

My mind went immediately to Mr. Harvey, the man who had been lynched in my great-grandmother’s church. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And of course Avery was tickled to find himself so wet, and he immediately started to act like a clown. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mom didn’t even get a chance to look at me because the nice nurse immediately rushed me out of the room. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

An illustration showingjohn Wilkes Booth on the stage of Ford’s Theatre immediately after he shot the president. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But in spite of the victory, the Times could not resume printing the Pentagon Papers because the Justice Department immediately appealed, and the injunction remained in place while the case moved to the higher court. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Reviews praised “the great passion for investigation and tireless diligence of this woman,” and wealthy collectors immediately snapped up the more expensive copies, which had been hand-colored in Maria’s workshop. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I took one look at the RV’s rusted bones and immediately turned away, my hand tightening around Zu’s gloves. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We immediately left for the village, which was about three days’ walk. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Some of the people fell asleep immediately, as if their square of sidewalk were as much a shelter as a house would be. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

They walked out into the lobby, and Rishi’s gaze instantly landed on Dimple, like his body immediately sought out where she was. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You can trust me,” Tally said, then immediately wondered why. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The men beating Mark and Alec immediately jumped back from them and knelt down, their faces lowered. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She says that the lights went out immediately after the killing but that she got a good look at the boy in the act of stabbing his father. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately made a request to the commanding officer to be permitted to attend her funeral in the Transkei, which he turned down. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t immediately any better than any other pilot who trained at Oakway with the Civil Air Guard. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Hushpuppy reached the shore first and immediately began shaking water off his fur. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faint from standing so long, my arms aching from being tied, I immediately sat down. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sits cross-legged, wild hair bent over one of the books, and immediately it’s as if he’s gone away and is somewhere else. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I realised immediately this was Tommy’s way of putting behind us everything that had happened around his drawings back at the Cottages, and I felt relief, gratitude, sheer delight. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

This one was familiar, but she couldn’t immediately place him, and then he was past and she had no time to search her memory because another was coming after him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I pick up the weights, and my arms fall immediately with the burden. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

First cartographers, then mathematicians, then anatomists, and then astronomers began to play the game, which was inherently competitive and immediately gave rise to priority disputes and, more slowly, to eponymic naming. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was a spontaneous burst of applause from their side of the aisle that was immediately suppressed by the commissioner. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though the doctors later assured everyone that Kemmler had lost consciousness immediately, the newspapers were unforgiving. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan tasted a spoonful and immediately spit it back out into his bowl. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The men immediately spur their horses down the main road of Belle Plain and then into the countryside, knocking on farmhouse doors and questioning the occupants. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I hold the door for Marlena, who goes immediately to a booth and slides in against the wall. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My mind fills in the rest of it immediately. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When Bando heard this, he took my ax and immediately began to cut young trees for this purpose. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian notices Dad and me first and shrugs his hand away, but Noah immediately finds it again. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I stood up from my chair and ordered my platoon to “stand fast,” or remain still, as I reminded them about the room inspection that was going to take place immediately after school. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She just shouldn’t have said that, and we both know it, immediately, and I basically want to melt into the floor and let Aunt Heidi’s kitty eat me as dinner. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

My mind closed down and I came immediately back to my bed, my room coalescing around me, my desk and chair, my little chest of drawers, the books and model airplanes suddenly so terribly real. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who ever saw Iris Boskovitch immediately thought this about her: That girl's head is shaped exactly like the sign above Flat Face Pizza. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

His body cushioned Boots’s fall, and she immediately sat up on his stomach to enjoy the show. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a second sting on the cheek, a third on my neck, and their venom almost immediately makes me woozy. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a soggy hamburger wrapper out of the current and immediately the paper turned dry. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Rondon immediately thought that a jaguar or the wild boar-like peccary was attacking his dog—until he heard a chorus of voices. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Wake up!” he cried, and immediately his parents were on their feet. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He looked at her from high in the saddle and immediately felt the urgent desire that had been tormenting him for so many months. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sat up and he immediately reached out to hold her, but she shrugged him off and walked a few steps to the wardrobe and then back to the bed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Bo had Luke by the shirt almost immediately, his hand raised. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh! my dear father,” she cried, “come back and write immediately. Consider how important every moment is in such a case.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

We knew immediately who they were, and our flesh crawled. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the agent felt some sharp pains, in his legs, in one hip, and under his ribs, he could not tell immediately if he’d been hit or not. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hubble was a much better observer than a thinker and didn’t immediately appreciate the full implications of what he had found. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But Renzo gave him such an ominous look that it immediately came back to him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He saw the word on fire and knew immediately what was going on. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky had the same idea, immediately passing the licorice on to Constance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Clavius and Kepler will have had no difficulty confirming immediately that Venus had phases: all they had to do was point a decent telescope in the right direction. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

My brothers immediately ran off to check on their pet chickens. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I hear the rattle of the mess-tins and immediately feel a strong desire for warm food; it would do me good and comfort me. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was flattered but changed the subject immediately. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It lit immediately, sputtered once when he breathed on the new flame, caught and flared up. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

They immediately seized upon a copy of a popular new book that was on prominent display. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The problem was that Henrietta and Chameleon immediately started eating the seeds themselves. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Sixteen years of being addressed thus left Harry in no doubt whom his uncle was calling; nevertheless, he did not immediately respond. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I immediately knew this would take some getting used to. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The North Vietnamese immediately began moving more troops and weapons from North to South. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

If she approached when someone was speaking of him, people immediately changed the subject—and here was Grandmother revealing the secret to a whole crowd of strangers! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She noticed immediately that they were now in an altogether paler country. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inigo flashed immediately out from the tree, attacking himself now, and the man in black retreated, stumbled, got his balance, continued moving away. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When he spat into his handkerchief, it immediately stained red. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sniffed the plastic shells and immediately Pondicherry came to life in my mind, a marvellous relief from the disappointment of calling for help and not being heard. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, he had no doubts about crowning himself immediately—he didn’t even wait to find out if Wayna Qhapaq had left any instructions or last wishes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Brave Orchid phoned her niece and told her to send her mother north immediately, where there were no Mexicans, she said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed Nana by the crook of her arm and led her out of the way while Mom threw open the oven door, releasing a gob of smoke that immediately set off the smoke alarm. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

In Portugal, a survey was made of 400 skeletons from the period immediately predating the Agricultural Revolution. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Klein’s nurses and firefighters would size up a situation almost immediately and act, drawing on experience and intuition and a kind of rough mental simulation. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“You don’t look well,” she said immediately, looking me up and down, “much too thin in the face, and no colour. What’s wrong with you?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

One army abandons the field almost immediately after the first blow has been struck; its opponents declare victory and are rapidly joined by deserters from the other side. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Canadian sheriff said, “My good man, if you do not immediately desist threatening that child, we won’t be able to discuss anything. Now, please, hand me the pistol.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

So we went into the Woolworth’s, and immediately I felt much more cheerful. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, Mitchell pulled it out from under Toby and a fight ensued. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They sat up late telling stories, and by the time Taisin rolled into her blankets by the fire, she was so tired she fell asleep immediately. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The roped pot stood out immediately; he ran a finger over the picture and ached to touch the delicately cast metal itself. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

If I left immediately, I could join the emperor’s entourage and be in Sacred Sun City well in time for the Inti Raymi festival. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I hand her back the forms and she flips immediately to the client questionnaire. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But we also need to recognize that in the short run, during and immediately after the war for independence, there was a prevailing consensus that slavery was already on the road to extinction. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Other people—unused to telephones all their lives until immediately after World War II when the present system was installed—still, some twenty-odd years later, automatically answered anything that gave off an urgent blast. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of the resistance I’d expected, the plastic dome pops off immediately. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The boat thrummed under him, and he saw that they were running alongside three other landing craft immediately off to the left. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And immediately the loving huntsman had forgotten everything else, but was busied about his task. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A thousand dollars? He will not get a cent. We shall have him prosecuted immediately. Contact our attorneys, Mother.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manny and the other old guys who played dominos in the lot had immediately declared war on it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Cutie continued imperturbably, “And the question that immediately arose was: Just what is the cause of my existence?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I immediately look back down at the glaring digital numbers on the bike, trying to ignore the red creeping slowly up my face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Then came an old man, very fat, wearing a curious pointed cap by which she immediately knew that he was the Tisroc. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Kylie has decided to go tribal and will be leaving immediately.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We were now at the top of a bushy hill immediately behind the swamp, in a clearing just before the escape route. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Any third party whom you might make their commander cannot immediately seize enough authority to harm you. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He had light blond hair, and from his face I could tell immediately that he was Billy’s father. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

My father, appreciating his employer's position, volunteered immediately to take the General, and thus was obliged to suffer intimate proximity for four days with the man he detested. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Just as Southern legislatures had passed the black codes in response to the early steps of Reconstruction, in the years immediately following Brown v. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

But if he is not a citizen, you should immediately do number two. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you’ve got it? Good,” she said without much interest, and almost immediately knelt down beside the oilstove to make the coffee. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I guess I understand why, given our situation, her doctor’s brain would go immediately to the worst-case scenario. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, and was immediately shushed a dozen times over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I realized immediately what I had said, and felt myself go cold. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Of course, Tally. You understood immediately what this all means. Most people can’t believe it at first. They say the authorities would never be so cruel.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I sat down immediately and wrote the two personal essays required as part of the application. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nhamo immediately scrambled to her cousin’s side and began stroking her as she would a terrified infant. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately called the sheriff’s office in Greenwood and reported the matter. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Doha immediately ran outside and took a deep breath. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Gardner realized immediately that the battered, burned volume was an old codebook. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately three darts cut through the air, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, clanging off the far wall. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She told me that something terrible had happened at home and I was wanted immediately. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was almost shocked that he immediately liked her. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“You need to exit the street immediately,” the cop says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She visited Ellsberg, and both immediately sensed that their relationship was not over. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She immediately pulls the gun away from the blond kid’s forehead, plants a foot on his chest, and pushes him over backward. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He proved his worth as a spy almost immediately, with detailed descriptions of Russia's latest missile systems, the location of missile batteries in Eastern Europe, and technical details about missile launching pads and fuel supplies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Emma had started searching along the next two shelves of the bookshelf, and Natalie was feeling along the wall immediately above the shelves. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Now was the moment for her resolution to be executed, and, while her courage was high, she immediately said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It rolled away into the grass, leaving a flailing stump, which immediately stopped bleeding and began to swell like a balloon. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately what I needed to do, and that was to bench myself—to let Malia go see the next campus without me, sending Kristin Jones, my personal assistant, as her escort instead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It made one think immediately of the sort of things that would happen below board. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was immediately obvious to Butler that the something wasn’t human. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I was immediately alarmed, thinking he was coming back to the hand-holding. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I took them off immediately, feeling that somehow they were immodest. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This is the problem with telling people “no”—I always feel bad about it immediately afterward. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But like a child who eats his sweet before his main course, I was so eager for news that I opened the paper in my cell immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The platform immediately rose, and he grabbed hold of the side rope to steady himself. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, they were only a collection of fiends, of course. The whole tower turned up-so-down and vanished immediately, and it turned out that they had been fiends all the time, including the priest.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She declined immediately and repeatedly for several days until he accused her of the very thing that was absolutely true: that she was ashamed of him. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crawled in and pretended to fall asleep immediately. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Watson knew immediately that the structure would not work: it was energetically unstable. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It had bright fluorescent lights—that didn’t flicker or change color, I noticed immediately the first time I walked in—and a trained, professional library staff. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It lasted only the fraction of a second and I rejected it immediately; still it had flashed across the dark sky of my mind. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately became paralysed with shyness, and sat blushing at his papers, unable to begin. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes meet mine in the reflection of the glass, surprise filling them at first, and then almost immediately changing to something resembling disgust. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Even though I did not feel it immediately, I was relieved that the lawsuits were over and that I did not ever have to face the Mosses or any of the workers again. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Our radio communicators went dead almost immediately. Probably an electromagnetic pulse device. But I’ll get us back to camp. Give me the Holo.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Encouraged by the response to her caterpillar book, Maria immediately began to gather observations for a second volume. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybeth and James woke up immediately when she spoke their names. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jessie flipped open the lid, immediately smelling the spicy, sharp scent of the wood. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The defense got the ball back upfield immediately. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home he hardly communicated with anyone but went immediately to his tiny room, where he listened to the gospel music of James Cleveland. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost immediately crumpled downward, the effort of the magic draining him of any strength he had left. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Justice was a friendly, exuberant person and immediately began chatting to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then thought, I have to tell Martin, and immediately felt better. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Douglas? Prep the plane. Were leaving for New York. Yes ... immediately.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

One glance around immediately told her they’d come to the right place. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

In retaliation, he gives a helpless kitten mew that brings my sister immediately to his defense. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was past eight when I got home, and immediately, I felt the stillness. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He would put me to work immediately when each crate arrived. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

There was the sound of bells in the air—and he looked up immediately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were both available, and furthermore we confessed to being almost immediately uninterested in anyone else we met. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He calmed down again almost immediately, but it was too late. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Thomas yelled out as he watched every extended arm of the monster immediately retract and clasp onto Gaily s arms and legs, making escape or rescue impossible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The glare of the sun felt good, even while it was almost immediately uncomfortable. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Regard for my sister’s credit and feelings prevented any public exposure; but I wrote to Mr. Wickham, who left the place immediately, and Mrs. Younge was of course removed from her charge. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You were supposed to only go into one house, the Greystones’, and visit a cat for five or ten minutes, and let me know immediately if there was any problem. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I’d become addicted to the show immediately, and had now watched all 180 episodes, multiple times. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He would have to leave the place immediately and think things over. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As soon as the truck turned the corner in the road, I immediately knew I'd done the wrong thing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When she got on the bus that morning, she immediately lifted her head to find Park. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

And so when they came upon an ugly warthog, they shot it immediately. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

This was too loud a call for a compliment to be passed by, and Mr. Weston, with a very good grace, immediately exclaimed, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you brought in the faulty tailplane! It’s terribly unfair of them to give you a broken Lizzie on your first go. You must have another go immediately, flying one that works.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t crossed their minds that a change of environment wouldn’t immediately make us normal boys; we were dangerous, and brainwashed to kill. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Anya sipped the potion off the spoon and immediately regretted it. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He realized immediately he’d just made a mistake—he couldn’t let this guy think he could talk to him like that. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Then she put a wild hand inside the seat of his trousers, startling the boy considerably, but almost immediately withdrew it and decorously tucked in his shirt for him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the night Charley awakened me with a soft apologetic whining, and since he is not a whining dog I got up immediately. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Easing out of the capsule, she began swimming immediately. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everything that was cooked had to be eaten immediately, because if it was left on the table for even a few minutes, they arrived in a procession and gobbled it up. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, she turned and smiled at me, and it was a smile I recognized immediately. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was back on his feet immediately, but Donatelli jumped into the ring and grabbed Alfred's gloves. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is nothing!” he called in so loud and cutting a tone that everything immediately fell still again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The air was immediately sucked from the room. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“The transmitter station went on prearranged war alert status immediately upon news of the Pearl Harbor attack,” added Ensign Clawson. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The thought of sitting in women’s clothing stores for any period of time immediately put him off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had a warm smile, and I liked him immediately. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

This, of course, frightened the couple and they immediately seized long knives and stabbed at their stomachs to stop the noise. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Lily kind of smiled as she pulled on her boots, but she didn’t respond immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Old Celestine came in to say that Madame Ratignolle’s servant had come around the back way with a message that Madame had been taken sick and begged Mrs. Pontellier to go to her immediately. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing at the smiling faces of your girlfriends, you immediately forgot your swollen hands and the cold, and somehow you found new strength.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Connor immediately rushes to my bedside and throws his arms around my neck, burying his face against my shoulder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to learn about Father James Hayes, and I liked him immediately. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It cantered forward, and now the dementors scattered in earnest, and immediately the night was mild again, but the sounds of the surrounding battle were loud in his ears. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She was grateful for its warmth but even more grateful that the man wanted to help immediately. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes immediately shift to the bandage on my face. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I hold a treat out to him and he immediately eats it, and then licks my hand. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had let them in the house but immediately went into the backyard to do her gardening, leaving the Baudelaire orphans alone in her glorious library. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Dulles, who immediately grasped the potential for tapping into the Soviets' secret communications, approved the plan immediately. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“When I came back, I thought I was going to be able to sell my dad’s house and leave immediately,” she said. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Dr. Leale immediately applies a mustard plaster to every inch of the front of Lincoln’s body, from shoulders down to ankles. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She understands immediately, the way he’s trying to replay the moment they had, where they were having fun, where he felt powerful, because she wanted him and he was all casual about it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Jesus, sorry,” he says, immediately reaching for a pile of napkins. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, Gordievsky removed his shoes and handed them to one of the agents. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Ring! The Ring!’ they cried with deadly voices; and immediately their leader urged his horse forward into the water, followed closely by two others. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A waiter saw me and seemed to recognize immediately that I was not there to eat. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Flaving said this, I must deal immediately and at some length with the question of violence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately burst into tears and held on to my mom as we both cried. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

General Philip Sheridan had been in town during the fire and immediately volunteered the muscle power of his troops to help distribute tents, and other emergency supplies. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the car immediately filled up with that scent, the scent of a golden dawn. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he’d tried to rappel down the ropes like that,” says Beidleman, “he would have immediately popped out of his harness and fallen to the bottom of the Lhotse Face.” Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a girl. She very seldom cries,” she said, handing the baby to me, and as if to earn the compliment it immediately quietened down. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

They might not hear about my Instagram fame, not immediately, because even when information does get in from the outside, it takes time; but they’ll find out. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Miss Annie had immediately started an inquisition about that as soon as it had appeared, screaming questions through her shutters. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple wondered if the Patels' wealth had been a reason her parents had chosen Rishi for her, and then was immediately ashamed. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We must call a war council immediately, to discuss this spy, and other matters.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As we entered the room, we were immediately greeted by a boy shouting, “Chicken nipple!” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life, really, I felt I was doing something immediately meaningful, directly impacting the lives of others while also staying connected to both my city and my culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

With the book finished, there was new space in his life, and—also in keeping with who he’d always been—Barack felt compelled to fill it immediately. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Although such interior exhibits were compelling, the earliest visitors to Jackson Park saw immediately that the fair’s greatest power lay in the strange gravity of the buildings themselves. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In the years immediately following the flood, Boston’s citizens, most of whom were determined that such a tragedy never take place again, voted overwhelmingly to increase the budget of the city’s building department substantially. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He went up to Nikki's room immediately, and found her asleep. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If the Iron Rod has been stolen, it must be found immediately,” he said to them gravely. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Riccio had tried to follow him once, but he had been spotted immediately by Scipio, who had gotten so angry that afterward none of them even dared to watch him when he left. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I held my glare for about half a second more, then walked straight into him, nose to his chest, arms at my side, expecting a hug, which he delivered immediately, closing me in. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

As Seabiscuit broke from the gate, he was immediately bashed inward by Count Adas, a hopeless long shot emerging from the stall to his right. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After we decorated, Daisy Mae and Lucifer immediately began to pull down every bulb and bauble within paw’s reach, and Chipper took up residence deep within, squawking at anyone who walked past. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t come up immediately, fearing that guards may have been posted about the place. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His unmistakable compact frame and booming voice yelling commands at his opponent immediately made me feel at home. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I immediately felt a connection to the Moroccan people. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Hurry, get the six best field and harvest mouse archers! Those birds have got to be stopped immediately.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Faro came in with me, lay down, and went to sleep immediately. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And all the other Cloud-Men immediately let out a strange high-pitched whoop of joy and started jumping up and down and waving their arms in the air. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t immediately respond and so he said them again, this time adding, in singsong, “Charlie Chan, face as flat as a pan.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animals reassured him on this point immediately, and no more was said about the pigs sleeping in the farmhouse beds. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

"You'd see the people from the East pause and take a deep breath," he recalled, "before they crossed the white line because they understood what it meant. Almost everybody did and immediately they were cheered." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Prefects,” he rumbled, “lead your Houses back to the dormitories immediately!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

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

She hadn’t ever seen a stone like it before, with the intricate carvings, but she immediately knew what kind of marker it was. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

It was small enough that it unstuck immediately. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What you do not smell is called iocane powder. It is odorless, tasteless and dissolves immediately in any kind of liquid. It also happens to be the deadliest poison known to man.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The three students who escaped serious injury were able to jump from the four-door Chevy immediately after the accident, say witnesses. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A young girl saw me eating the corn in the garden and immediately reported my presence to the priest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know immediately that he is telling the truth. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I opened up the refrigerator to grab a drink, but when I did, I saw immediately that there was no new food in it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

And was immediately greeted by furious barks, toothy snaps, and terrifying roars! Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He had brightened up immediately at the mention of Newspeak. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I explained that I was ignorant of how X rays diffract, but Max immediately put me at ease. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She said immediately how daft it was, the three of us having rows over the most stupid things. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She found one a few feet away from the pile, and immediately began to hunt around for its mate. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Aaron immediately handed his water bottle to Ghost, who pretty much crushed whatever was left in it. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He immediately recognized the warrior at the front. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Richardson immediately denied placing any bet, and Woolf denied that he had ever made any such statement, or even spoken to any reporter. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of her tender age, her captors did not immediately force their urges upon her, but eventually some of the more seasoned mates dragged her from the hold six weeks into the passage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The kid contemplates crying a bit harder but straightens up almost immediately. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the jail guards heard Guiteau cry out, they immediately unlocked his cell door. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The answer came immediately as the doctor walked right over to Grandma, and they went into a hug-fest. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I pushed the towel between my legs and pulled it away almost immediately. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Serenity crawls in next, and immediately points at the computer. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I watched three men follow, and immediately there was gunfire. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lane spotted her immediately, and despite whatever it was he was trying to do with his face, his arm that shot up into the air was the whole truth. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He made himself use the impostor name and immediately tasted tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Dr. Maris’s smile disappeared as she went immediately into doctor mode. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Naturally, his lordship was greatly distressed and immediately made plans to dispatch funds and commiserations to Frau Bremann. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone immediately ran forward, forming a packed crowd around her, a palpable excitement hovering in the air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

No one starts a movie and immediately wants to see the credits rolling, so when this is over, I hope he looks back on this and considers it a win. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

While inspecting a fifth apartment, a plane flew overhead, and he immediately vetoed it as being “too noisy.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately, of course, that this was none other than The Grand High Witch herself. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

And they immediately understood it for what it was—a signal that they needed to do what was impossible, to go even higher. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul immediately began collecting notarized depositions from the marchers to document the failures of the police department. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I recognized him immediately in that flowered Hawaiian shirt, but just the stink from his cigar would have given him away. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The crab looked up and immediately showed off his giant claws. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sliced the demon to dust, but immediately fell to his knees. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Victor shrugged, and the pigeons fluttered into the air only to settle down again immediately. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He sprang up and was immediately swept with dizziness. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” Harry began, but Slughorn immediately glanced over his shoulder; when he saw that the room was empty but for himself and Harry, he hurried away as fast as he could. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Smith wired the news to Woolf in New York, asking that he come up immediately. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The note was a garbled mixture of letters, but Emily recognized it immediately as their secret code. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Wood rats and a skunk had almost immediately taken over his old bedroom. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Papa showed up with the crackers, and the boy was immediately back to being tough again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He didn’t reply immediately, not because he was playing it cool. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey knows that though the bottle appears empty it is likely not, and he is too curious not to open it immediately. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The plan was accepted, and was to be implemented immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mellower sniffed his thanks and immediately cheered up. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She felt relief, which was immediately swallowed up in anxiety. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Just like you suggested. I told him ... I was sorry. I’d come home for the school year if he still wanted me. He wrote back immediately. We decided . . . we’d give it another try.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mudd agreed that, as long as they left immediately, he would still help the assassins. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always raved when he could not get his way immediately. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the only other Black person on the entire squad, and we immediately bonded over that commonality. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She immediately went over to Sunny, and put a hand on her little head. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The residents immediately became squatters, scrambling up the steep hillsides to remake their homes and farms on land they didn’t own. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The line wavered at its most immediately threatened point, then stiffened again, stood firm. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Director wants all Senior and Special Agents to report to the Operations Bay immediately.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My mom immediately jogged back out to him. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thlayli had made his way up the run and was crouching immediately below. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dogs immediately made a ring round Squealer, and escorted him back to the farmhouse as soon as he was able to walk. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

On the way, the sun appeared over the ridge, but some clouds followed it almost immediately, and the chill stayed in the air. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She hasn't moved once from the front window, promising she'll make us all leave immediately if she hears a noise coming from the study. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m sure my voice gave away my internal state of anxiety, because he immediately put aside the papers he was looking at and told me to grab a seat. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

This was, it quickly became evident, the base of the first big hill, Frosty Mountain, and it was immediately taxing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It happened immediately: Harry felt as though a hook just behind his navel had been suddenly jerked irresistibly forward. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“After the poison left him, his wounds healed almost immediately.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately I heard Mrs. Crowell screaming—she was trying to wake up her family and get them out of the house in case another bomb exploded. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the same moment the rope parted and immediately the little punt began to move along the bank in the steady current. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I told her I had, she immediately leaped into a passionate speech about the merits of the labor movement, the brutality of the Pinkerton Agency, and the need for sudden, even violent change. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One morning, immediately after we had passed a deserted village, we started hearing something like the roar of big engines, the rolling of metal drums on a tar road, a thunder exploding, roll after roll. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Why was Gregor the only one condemned to work in a firm where at the slightest lapse someone immediately attracted the greatest suspicion? The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick takes a swig of his tea and yawns, and Leah immediately tries to launch a little paper wad into his mouth. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Your parents knock and don’t immediately barge in? They’re a dream. Maybe we can get them to talk to my parents.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The Confederates dig in immediately, knowing that more fighting is imminent. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

With no further ceremony Joe hopped on, Bloom let go, and immediately Joe was revolving like a pinwheel about six feet above the ground while Sunflower just trotted out from underneath him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Nice to meet you, by the way. Which coven are you hoping to be placed in?” whispered Thorn, almost immediately forgetting her locked mouth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So Clarkson immediately issued a statement expressing his complete support for the efforts of the society. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the hard soil gave- way to marsh, and I was glomping through muck up to my ankles. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

If I were a publisher, I would immediately initiate a series of books for kids who have to cope with the death of their mother or father. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Gasping, he twitched his head painfully, and immediately uncorked another blast, a gigantic phlegm-spraying detonation that scattered money all over the table, all over Harlan Betchel’s shirt front, and all over the floor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I trusted my new papa immediately, but I was leery of the younger men. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And immediately, mixed with a sizzling sound, there came to Shasta a simply delightful smell. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

The Randalls party agreed to it immediately; and after a pretty long speech from Miss Bates, which few persons listened to, she also found it possible to accept dear Miss Woodhouse’s most obliging invitation. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Aunt Spiker immediately tripped over Aunt Sponge and came down on top of her. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when Maurice failed to disengage himself immediately, I feared that out of politeness he would ask Rosy to join us for tea. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We both stop immediately and take in what’s in front of our eyes, all in a flash. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

June and Taryn immediately started dancing, swaying their hips and lifting their arms in the air. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But I don’t need to worry because the father responds immediately “Well, what about the state of you? When was the last time you washed that jacket?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

This time he responds immediately, and again I stand three meters behind him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, they began to move, reassembling themselves. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Threpe began to play and I could see immediately why he had never earned his pipes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He immediately regretted the remark as her eyes narrowed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She leaped over him, and immediately a swarm of guards came at her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The first male into the clearing fell back immediately, allowing the other male to take the front, orienting himself around the tall, dark-haired man in a manner that clearly displayed who led the pack. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Her words were immediately swallowed up by the pandemonium. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Councilman Kwang tells the officers on the scene—who arrive at the accident immediately and then in swarms—that he wasn’t even traveling very fast, maybe thirty-five miles per hour. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d do your fly by hand, though,” Ron advised Harry, sniggering when Harry immediately checked it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Piper hadn’t realized she was charmspeaking, but Leo immediately dropped his screwdriver and punched the alarm button. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In class we sit at our seats and are immediately surrounded by classmates. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t mean me any harm; he focused immediately on my nest. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas yelled out as he watched every extended arm of the monster immediately retract and clasp onto Gaily’s arms and legs, making escape or rescue impossible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

I immediately went over and pushed the car, which helped free it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first feature consists of pottery designs, which are aesthetic features of no economic significance but which do let archaeologists immediately recognize an early Austronesian site. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she immediately texts me back that she’ll handle it and get it delivered. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Because any robot with a brain like that would, one, never have left the factory, and two, be spotted immediately if it ever was. I tested Dave, you know.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We follow Justin and Chad into the back room, where they find a darkened corner and immediately set to work gnawing the faces off each other. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

The soles were thick,and made of a material that she could not immediately identify. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He immediately reported this to Pim, who went to the private office, tuned the radio to a German station and locked the door. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She began immediately haggling with Mama and Papa about the price of the cakes, even though they hadn’t said a word about even buying them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He immediately offered to fetch her others; all that his library afforded. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Miss Francis,” I say, and immediately feel silly for using her last name. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I feel like this is your starry-eyed romantic thing projecting onto me,” is what he decides to say, and she immediately withdraws her hand from his leg and returns to glaring at him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“For good reasons or not, we all have things we’re shy about,” said Mr. Benedict with a significant look at Sticky, who immediately took to polishing his glasses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I left immediately for Idaho, but while traveling realized I had nowhere to stay. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

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

Every prisoner knew the first rule of Camp 14, subsection 2: “Any witness to an attempted escape who fails to report it will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Her polite knock is answered immediately, inviting her inside. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Actually, there are three folding chairs at a table immediately adjacent to the bathroom, but hardly anyone ever sits in this, the very rectum of the gastroarchitectural system. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me only that he had received instructions from Pretoria that I was to be transferred off the island immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He apologized abjectly for the violence, but immediately began to badger her about helping with his transfer. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he aborted the landing, he should have circled back around immediately, and he didn’t. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

However, she was immediately diverted from her investigation by Echo’s gay chatter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

This man, as I said, having been named by the Syracusans commander of their armies, immediately realized that mercenary forces were useless, since their condottieri were men like our Italian condottieri. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

My heart would immediately race the moment I came home and saw the red blinking light of my answering machine. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I demand to be taken to the gate immediately, you big blond lump.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His rites had gone so well that, immediately after his initiation, he’d been promoted to a kapteni, a captain, despite his youth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We all slumped immediately and unthinkingly into the awkward crouch in which God was addressed at Devon, leaning forward with elbows on knees. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luria assured him that I would fit the bill and immediately wrote me the good news. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

When they’d brought him home from the hospital, she had immediately claimed him as her own. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Shuttup,” Bud snapped, glancing up fleetingly at the agent, but immediately dropping his eyes again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, he would have returned it immediately, but he was so fascinated by the story of the Children’s Crusade that he kept it and read it the next day. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The people beyond the beds immediately to my right and left were blurs, and I could not make them out. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The sight of it immediately brought back the memory of Ben getting shot by Alby in the Deadheads. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t very Dauntless of me to just trust them immediately, but these are strange times. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There was no time to unpack or meet my three roommates; we were due back downstairs immediately. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that his parents cringed a little, as he did, when Fritz, who lived in the dwelling next door to theirs, received his bike and almost immediately bumped into the podium with it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m freaking out already, a hundred thoughts immediately drowning out everything around me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Three big explosions almost immediately afterward showed that it had found the ammunition, and the gunners leapt away, letting the barrel swing down low. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She climbed somewhat awkwardly out of the portrait hole, and the Gryffindors began talking immediately. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

All of us Navajos turned immediately to look. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately embarked on a crash program to sharpen my tennis skills and get in shape, physically and mentally. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It should immediately be apparent that in a culture in which experience was taking on a new significance, the term ‘fact’ was invaluable because it identified that type of knowledge which is grounded in experience. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The Queen immediately picked up on my hesitation. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For example, although it is common to think of the Jim Crow regime following immediately on the heels of Reconstruction, the truth is more complicated. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Michael seemed immediately interested and hopped from his perch to the cage bottom, and Genie left the room relieved. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The kids came in and immediately began pulling the jumbled desks into rows. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

For a second his fury seemed to deflate, and he felt as if she were making fun of him, but a wave of blood immediately rushed to his brain. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gasp, then immediately cover my mouth with my hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“So, we must go over there immediately,” she insisted, and leaned her blue bush of hair toward the garage. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When a chair next to a single Klansman was left vacant, one of her black supporters immediately sat down. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, Lily pushed through the door and scanned the parking lot, stopping when she saw his car. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But it became immediately clear that their extreme, unjust sentences were just one of the problems that had to be overcome. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone was so tired from their trek that they fell asleep immediately. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

A song I wrote about learning how to put my first bra on immediately comes to mind. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

You are to state that my point of view is a valid one, and to request that the attributions that I identified earlier be changed immediately. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell immediately if a book is written by a real person or a lifeless program. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Before Ivy could even get out an “Okay, see you,” June jogged over and joined her mother, whose mouth immediately started moving. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“No such thing as miracles,” Styx answered immediately. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Of course, it should have occurred to me immediately what was wrong, but it did not, and a few minutes later he called from the bedroom. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

But the dialogues ceased after a surprise arrest by police immediately following the last meeting at Reverend Cho’s church, several weeks before. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw the big pumpkin in the middle, he knew immediately that that would be the best pumpkin to eat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Instead, every so often, she would test its consistency by rubbing a pinch of it between her thumb and forefinger, put a little on the tip of her tongue, and immediately spit it out. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

But the answer—that they were harmless—was immediately apparent. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He believed everything Bonneville was saying; it all sounded so likely that he believed it helplessly and immediately. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This opinion was immediately reinforced by his first shelf-mate, a china doll with green glass eyes and red lips and dark brown hair. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Once removed from its pore, the hair immediately stiffened in rapid rigor mortis. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Toby pushed through the door and did a double take immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Luke recognized that he was upset immediately, but Annie fired right back. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She would have stopped immediately had she not still been so completely bound to the notion that this was a bush, and that she was witnessing some trick of darkness and perspective. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I guess my face was pale when I went into the house because my mother, who was in the kitchen, asked immediately, “Where have you been?” The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, almost immediately, he changed himself back into a hare and called out in mockery to Lion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

So, it seemed the best thing to do was to become immediately involved in the thing we both loved best—chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The chamber was fitted between the pole faces and immediately fired up. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The dog immediately leapt from his arms and disappeared down the street again. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That’s right,” I answered immediately, hiding my surprise at his casual use of the word. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately bodies cover us like we are germs and they are the white blood cells sent to surround and destroy us. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief told us that he was letting us go, but that we had to leave the area immediately. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It will immediately be objected that this will place an intolerable burden on the farmer. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

A meeting took place in the highway patrol office in Cache County, the same second-floor office where Rindlisbacher had come immediately after the accident. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Officer Delinko, you’re back on the road, effective immediately. In addition, the sergeant has written a letter commending the outstanding job you did in capturing our suspect. This will become part of your permanent file.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His frantic cries brought Wild out of his tent with a rifle, and Wild immediately dropped to one knee, raised the weapon, and began firing—and cursing furiously at Orde-Lees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It was speaking to Jasper Jr. Who, to my complete surprise, immediately let me go. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Knightley immediately got up, and in a manner decidedly graver than usual, said, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Her family was the first to arrive for the party, and she immediately got to work. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I immediately think of the Boston Public Library and its comfy chairs. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She immediately issued a press release that detailed what had happened to the suffragists while they were in prison. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Lola was immediately petulant, and Briony assumed that these rapid changes of mood were part of her recent upset. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The head immediately disappeared behind Mrs. Trotter’s bulk. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I thought Doctor Gordon must immediately see how bad the handwriting was, but he only said, "I think I would like to speak to your mother. Do you mind?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Before the clink there were just the beeches, but immediately afterward there was a knight in full armour, standing still and silent and unearthly, among the majestic trunks. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just remember a period when, convinced that an apostrophe was definitely required somewhere, I would cunningly suspend a very small one immediately above the “s”, to cover all eventualities. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

He kept moving impatiently in his chair, as if he had something enormous to impart to them and not blurting it out immediately was a physical strain. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The two lymers plunged immediately into the covert which the hunters surrounded. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

To dine and leave immediately were the orders of the moment: alone and without guides, but armed to the teeth we crossed the fields ... the Temple appeared to us at last ... Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait,” Alex says, clenching his fist in the bedspread, and Henry immediately stills. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If we heard any gunfire or, as my grandmother called it, “foolishness,” outside, we were to immediately return home, no matter when it was. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The saying might have worn out of my memory, had not a circumstance immediately followed which served indelibly to fix it there. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Afterward, when Taisin was too weakened to walk back immediately, Kaede sat with her on the forest floor, watching as the purple flower, gloriously open to the air, bobbed in the wind. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Automatically, she glanced down, then immediately regretted that she had not at least met their look. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Red Rabbit immediately looked for some sugar in my pants pocket, but he had to be satisfied with my promise of some in the future. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he lifted me up, I opened my eyes, blinked back the water, and immediately looked up into Jesus’ stained-glass face on the large window just in front of me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Of course I rushed immediately to the window and looked out to see what the view was. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I immediately recognize one of them as a young Hideo; the other must be his brother. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took them in immediately if Mama wasn’t home. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When letters could be openly exchanged between China and the United States, she wrote immediately to old friends in Shanghai and Kweilin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But immediately after September 11 of that year, the rate spiked a full 2 percent and hasn’t slipped much since. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

They told me they weren’t going to send me to jail for failing to register, that they were going to give me a break, but that I would have to register immediately. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flight attendant immediately offers me a drink of water. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

When I listened in, I immediately wanted to scrub my ears with dishwashing soap. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

She was immediately deposed, however, by Herbert, who silently led me into the parlour and shut the door. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The mail carrier hands Big Bird a package, and Big Bird is immediately puzzled: “If this is the first time you have ever been here,” he asks, “how did you know I was Big Bird?” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He announced that three more restaurants had agreed to desegregate and he suggested that someone from St. Joseph’s leave immediately to verify his claim. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t listen to all of it immediately. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The glare of the television lights immediately bore down on them, making the bags and circles around their eyes even more noticeable. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I grimace immediately at the impossible thought. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was an obvious nurturer and immediately made my father feel comfortable in his own skin. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

From the safety of her hiding spot, Taylor gasped and immediately put a hand to her mouth to silence herself. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

If a woman suddenly came into an inheritance, it immediately became her husband’s property. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The elevator doors open, and the wind hits us immediately, still warm but woven with threads of winter cold. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

One cannot, of course, immediately conclude that the companion is a black hole: it might merely be a star that is too faint to be seen. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attackers didn’t follow us far enough, so we regrouped again and the lieutenant said we had to counterattack immediately so that we could follow the attackers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I felt Nairobi’s foreignness—or really, my own foreignness in relation to it—immediately, even in the first strains of morning. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I immediately packed my books and clothes and left for Granny’s place, where I stayed for two weeks and then returned home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been landed by submarine on Long Island and Florida and almost immediately caught. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bryce and Aurora immediately burst into tears and make a break for the bedroom, wailing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

In the military, brilliant generals are said to possess "coup d’oeil”—which, translated from the French, means "power of the glance”: the ability to immediately see and make sense of the battlefield. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Baby Kochamma recognized at once the immense potential of the situation, but immediately anointed her thoughts with unctuous oils. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the fighting stops immediately; people get to their feet, look around. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as Grace is close enough, Catalina jogs over and immediately grabs her up in a huge hug. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Given a cup of strong, hot coffee, the pain would leave her almost immediately; lacking it, her suffering mounted by the hour until the pain became almost unbearable. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put down whatever it was he was holding, went inside, and came out again almost immediately, carrying something else. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was dark inside and they were immediately met by the unmistakable aroma of lavender and lemon. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left the South Summit ahead of Mike, Yasuko, and Andy, and almost immediately descended into a dense layer of clouds. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

His parents and Petra’s parents set off immediately to search the neighborhood with the police. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

But he put down the pencil almost immediately. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

A torrent of ecstatic reviews appeared almost immediately. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Indeed, he and his fellow-visitors today had observed many features which they intended to introduce on their own farms immediately. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Nor were birds the only forms of life immediately affected. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Toby clapped once and started gyrating again almost immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Exposition President Baker immediately cabled Eiffel that the directors would be delighted to see whatever he proposed. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when I glanced at the mirror and saw the tangle of our twirling forms, I couldn’t immediately discern myself in the crowd. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But in an emergency, all six subsidiaries must be mobilized immediately and simultaneously. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There is no problem of access, the entire health-care delivery system is immediately at hand, and the cost of all items is surely less than that for nonmedical families. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one possible hiding place in it, the tall wardrobe, and he looked into that immediately. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

It tinkles like bells, and I pull out my phone immediately, certain I’ve left the video playing in my pocket. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He understood immediately she was a gypsy who was not fooled by his speaking French. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mushie immediately took one and stuck it in his mouth, and it was only by throwing my body over the pills that I prevented him from eating them all. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mini, who must have anticipated Aru being sneaky, immediately smacked her face, too. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The ashes scatter into the sunlit air, land on the surface, and sink almost immediately. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But we had different business that day, and it took us to a big brick building I recognized, immediately, as a jail. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Commencing immediately, he’d tell them, they would no longer abandon equipment along the route of march. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

To his astonishment, it immediately exuded so much juice he was amazed the shriveled bean could have held it all. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He turned away from the door, and almost immediately the rain began. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I arrived on my knees because of the dizziness, but I was immediately alert and wary. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She turned the DJ down immediately, but still, between my directions to Delaney’s she had time for only a few curt questions. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Back in the United States, the antiwar protests began almost immediately. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At least the warriors didn’t seem interested in killing them immediately. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Anthony immediately reached out to every donor she could think of. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Wow,” I said, and I knew immediately that I must have that watch. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She woke immediately, crawled to the door of the lodge, and then, as Deydey walked toward the silent cabin with the tiniest thread of smoke coming from the chimney, Omakayas saw him stagger. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“I want to make it clear that you need to report any other events of this type to the school immediately. If you’re threatened, and you’re not at school, call 911.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“They say we must report to the kolkhoz office immediately.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I realized immediately that this information had been withheld from me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Snell lit a cigarette, then brought her teacup to her lips, but immediately set it down in its saucer. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

There were eight chieftains, but the boy could see immediately which of them was the most important: an Arab dressed in white and gold, seated at the center of the semicircle. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reporters were immediately and thoroughly confused, and some took to spying on Smith. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he fell back on the bunk and was immediately dumped in the water on the floor again by the pitching of the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my sixth year at Huntington Park, January 1965, she came to teach English as a Second Language and immediately caught my eye. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The answer was a harsh gabbling which they all felt immediately to be exotic. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he asked for more information about his prognosis, the doctor told him that unless dialysis treatment began immediately, he probably didn’t have more than three months to live. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I also went and milked the cow; I am afraid of her going dry immediately if I neglect that much more, since the calf is beginning to graze. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Monroe immediately noticed that something had happened. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t interrupt me once—Ben was a good friend in the not-interrupting way—but when I finished, he immediately asked me the most pressing question in his mind. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

His superiors were being told I should be sent abroad immediately, but Colonel Junaid stuck with his decision—and it was a decision that saved my life. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I kissed her on the top of the head, immediately noticing fewer beads on her braids, which was normal. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I revolve through the revolving doors into Simpsons, where I become lost immediately. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

How big a head do I have, to immediately think Jasmine’s writing about me? King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I was on assignment in Miami and had to return there immediately after his funeral. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time they talked for hours over whether it was wiser to depart the dark south immediately or see what else South Carolina had to offer. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The two men walked away, their places taken immediately by two others. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I will stand by the Colonel, Madam,” he said, immediately noticing that Ins voice sounded insulting. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, his eyes immediately travel over to see Barb standing in the doorway, and he holds back whatever comments he’s about to make. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And one name came immediately to mind: Harding! Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The gods started from one end of the pool, beginning immediately underneath the falls and wading until they reached the other side. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We’ve got a power source breach here, Captain. We need to get your head sprayed immediately.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

When she sees me filming, she immediately flashes a brilliant smile. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was way too broad, of course, and pulled up a million sources, all of which Grace immediately knew were not her Melissa Taylor. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the hotel, he checked out immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s the one,” said Harry, foreseeing a great danger and determining to prevent it immediately. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

This time I immediately know what it is. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went to our table, looking straight before me, and immediately paid the penalty of gaucherie by knocking over the vase of stiff anemones as I unfolded my napkin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said he’d feel out of place, and never did come, but Mom visited almost immediately. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said yes immediately, as if that never should have been a question in the first place, and that was when I knew I wanted them in my life forever. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was no clever strategy in either camp; each rider wanted the lead immediately. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than that was not immediately clear to me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Departing would be idiocy, for I had immediately discovered the fun of talking to Francis Crick. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He scrambled up Horn Rock and took command immediately. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was standing there dully, wondering where I’d put the box, when all of a sudden I became aware that Francis was immediately behind me, and I turned around. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, he was corralled by an acquaintance of mine, a beautiful and high-powered woman who worked in finance. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“We have to put a stop to this, Patricia. We have to stop it immediately!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Back in her own blankets, she immediately sank into a fierce oblivion. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He immediately tightened his grip on Finn’s shoulder and looked both ways for cars. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The white-hot reaction devoured the surrounding oxygen in a nanosecond and surged down the path of least resistance, which was, of course, immediately after LEP Commander Root. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was, as he and his publisher must confidently have expected, promptly banned and immediately successful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“I am going to read this terrible book with the boring title that does not contain stormtroopers,” he promised, and I immediately felt like I shouldn’t have told him about it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I plunge into the darkness...and immediately scream and drop my phone as a group of bats whirl into a frenzy near the ceiling as soon as the light shines on them. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The wearer of the robe immediately suffered a violent death. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

One agent complained that “information contained in reports immediately gets into the possession of unauthorized and unscrupulous persons.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I immediately stick my head into my backpack to search for something, anything, to look like I’m distracted. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bull switched the button to 243.0 and he went immediately to guard channel. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were some thuds and the woman screamed, but in such a terrifying way that the landing immediately filled with people. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Something had happened among the architects, and it became evident immediately, as though a new force had entered the room. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Jones got back he immediately went to sleep on the drawing-room sofa with the Neivs of the World over his face, so that when evening came, the animals were still unfed. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They left immediately, and my father did not return until late that night. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Exit the streets immediately or you will be subject to arrest.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Yes, please do,” she said, bringing another chair into the circle and placing it immediately to her left. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The stroke rate went up to thirty-eight, then almost immediately to forty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the time immediately after the church bombing, no one spoke of the tragedy or the girls who died. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She entered the house and immediately spotted Edward sitting on the living-room couch. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

To Watson and Crick, it was immediately clear that no single base—A, C, T, or G—could carry sufficient genetic message to build any part of a protein. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

He began to read it immediately, with his mouth not quite closed. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Any other kid would have hopped on the bike immediately and taken it for a full block skid. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They went to work immediately, because there was no time for sentiment, no reason to postpone it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes immediately fell upon what I was looking for. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Omakayas planned out a flower and began immediately, imitating Mama, to sew the beads into the design. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

So simple and timeless that I can recognize it, immediately, as food. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

A knight with a silver suit of armour would immediately call himself a have-not, if he met a knight with a golden one. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She might be trying to communicate with the Shetani and get it to free her. The Kuhani needs to be told immediately.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Then I lay down on the bed and fell asleep—but I woke up almost immediately. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, his two friends immediately joined in with their opinions, "We also give immediate notice." The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

This individual was so nearly destroyed that he had passed into that calm, quiet mental state that immediately precedes death by drowning. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mom and Dad heard about the da-zi-bao, they immediately suggested that I stay home from school for a few days. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, if I change my view on this, I will let you know immediately.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was sentenced to nine months of hard labor and sent immediately to a prison in the northern part of the state. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And so the entire Sixer fleet had immediately hightailed it to Sector Seven. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The water started to steam almost immediately, and she slid a dozen eggs into it carefully. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“After conferring with several witnesses,” he continues, “I thought it best for us to speak in person—immediately.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Minnie was delighted and sent the good news to Anna, who immediately accepted. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Although Bobby immediately opened his gift, he didn’t touch it for about a month. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had arrived two days earlier by train from New York, been transported immediately to the Palmer House, and lodged there in its most lavish suite. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When Hideo doesn’t reply immediately, I glance away from the code to see him studying me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Butler saw a handbill advertising the Klan Youth Corps, he immediately joined up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She saw him from the kitchen window, and she immediately shouted for the men. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“The person who cut it used it for bad medicine, but it did not work because my uncle burned the shirt immediately. That day, there were many flies near his hut.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I hadn't heard that word since childhood and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted school yard. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But he retracted it immediately, for the contact felt like a cold shower all over him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The young woman began deliberately to write on a pad of paper, and he could not restrain himself from twisting around to see immediately what was being written about his friend. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Harriet, who was standing at some distance, and with face turned from her, did not immediately say any thing; and when she did speak, it was in a voice nearly as agitated as Emma’s. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He lighted cigarette after cigarette and stubbed them out almost immediately. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Not the large ones,” said Hila immediately, knowingly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

If the enemy were already in flight, Thistle could be sent back with a message to Groundsel and Vervain to bring everyone up immediately. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the years immediately following the events in Washington, Chicago, and Elaine, it became increasingly clear that, rather than be diminished by the riots, African Americans were emboldened by them. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Luke kept expecting spinning lights, unsure if the police would start searching for him immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I immediately recognized the stuff as the rations that the authorities, under a new welfare program, gave to elderly persons, many of whom suffered from TB and had no children to look after them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sooner would Brother Leon call out a name than the response came immediately, before Leon had time to make a notation in the ledger. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Merlyn took off his spectacles, dashed them on the floor and jumped on them with both feet “Castor and Pollux blow me to Bermuda!” he exclaimed, and immediately vanished with a frightful roar. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Better that than our lives," my grandfather would console my grandmother, who wanted to leave the country again immediately. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But fault lines between the officers and the scientists opened up immediately, as the talk turned to how much money the scientists considered necessary for their research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He knows immediately Raf has caught his meaning, because he takes a sharp step backward, his back hitting the sill again. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The builder knew she was a mare immediately—he did not have to look between her legs. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He handed the pair of sandals to Tree-ear, who bowed his thanks and bent to put them on immediately. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Violet doesn’t immediately respond, either, so I know she’s in at least as much shock as me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Flying in an open cockpit with the wind continually pounding against them, they immediately encountered dense fog that stayed with them for almost their entire flight. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

He contacted Riddle, who did not immediately get back to him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Caroline, by then a homeowner herself with a one-year-old—a young Mrs. Richardson—joined the integration association immediately. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted “Tolstoy is the Tolstoy of the Zulus” to immediately be obvious to you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Visitors to our house doubtlessly noticed it when they entered the door—saw it immediately as the sign we were Catholics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It advised all qualified instructors—it as much as said, in fact, that it couldn’t advise them fortement enough—to apply immediately for employment at the newest, most progressive, correspondence art school in Canada. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In another corner, there’s a lime-green couch, and I know immediately this is a place where friends come to crash, this is their home away from home. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Boys, pick those up immediately,” he commanded, but Ajay and Neel had already started gathering the books. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to ask for my breakfast tray, but silenced myself immediately. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She says she doesn't want to alarm us, but could we come down immediately. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Hermione was immediately cleared to continue with Charms, Defense Against the Dark Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Potions, and shot off to a first-period Ancient Runes class without further ado. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Kathy recognized him immediately as one of the preachers at the church. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then they called Penn Jones, who came immediately and placed himself at their disposition. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went down the hall to Mr. Carter's courtroom and had another success, winning a new sentence that meant that he, too, would be released immediately. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And they probably would have if Penelope hadn’t immediately squealed with delight when she first saw me walk into the gym. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The Los Angeles Times received hundreds of calls during and immediately after the radio program. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Todd did so, too, and was immediately set straight by the guard who had been assigned to watch them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He left immediately after speaking and drove straight home, doubts howling in his ear the whole way. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kluckowski coughs loudly from the back, and I straighten immediately. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Set loose, Sybil immediately ran down to the flat part of the beach and began to walk in the direction of Fisherman’s Pavilion. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Rowan was immediately assaulted by loud dance music. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I never saw anyone so shocked. He could not speak a word for full ten minutes. My mother was taken ill immediately, and the whole house in such confusion!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Instead the body must immediately produce anaerobic energy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Prisoners followed behind the doctor, removing the dead bodies, and another ill man would immediately take the newly vacated cot. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

My blood is still storming away from Cillian but I immediately start to feel a little calmer. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He crashed not far from where Lili and the boy were standing, his blood immediately soaking the landing spot. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Willemse is a direct fellow and we got down to business immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We got on—into a bright pink cab—almost immediately. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The 2ND, 5TH, 6th, 7TH, 8th, 9TH, and 11th jurors raise their hands immediately. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Moon Orchid immediately got the thread tangled and laughed about that. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

To Bloom’s private horror, he discovered almost immediately that far from being proud of, or even content with, her Chicano heritage, Linda almost hysterically wanted out of her poverty-stifled past. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schindler immediately motioned for the guards to pull the three of us out of the line. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

With a little shrug she turned away, and immediately she heard his voice. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Burnham ordered his key contractors—including Agnew & Co., erecting the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building—to stop work immediately. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after the shooting, Black Lives Matter arranged a “Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride” to Ferguson, involving some five hundred demonstrators. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I’m immediately ashamed of myself for having the thought. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, any measures possible should be taken to keep her from the island in the year immediately after the accident. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I stepped forward to get a better look at him and regretted it almost immediately, because his hands were grubby and he reached over to offer me a handshake. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Ess didn’t reply, but she nodded and reached immediately for the knob. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When the number of incoming African Americans in a particular neighborhood reached a certain point — 20 percent, say — sociologists observed that the community would “tip”: most of the remaining whites would leave almost immediately. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His soldiers would attack just before dawn, but he ordered the artillery fire to begin immediately. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When Bo doesn’t immediately appear, both boys bark his first name over and over again. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Most people wrote and received no more than a handful of letters a month and seldom felt compelled to reply immediately. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hair immediately stiffened, retaining the shape of the lock’s interior. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Christian saw a need to make economies in just about every area of state activity, and among many other things immediately withdrew the mainland estates granted to Tycho by Frederick II from his stewardship. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He stabbed at his mother’s hands with the cutlass and ordered the driver to move along immediately. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Buckeye might be built like a bear, but there was something soft in his smile, hypnotizing, and I knew why immediately. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she hadn’t known he was still alive and trapped here—she’d immediately assumed the worst—but that didn’t change the truth. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mom immediately started singing along—sounding even better than when she sang to herself in front of the bathroom mirror. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Toby and Pete, who used to play with me as soon as they got home from school, now ran immediately to that silly rabbit’s cage to play with him. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

David and I managed to flee into one of the nearby yards, jumped its fence and ran all the way to school, where teachers told us to go home immediately, for police were raiding schools. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siddhartha saw him and recognized him immediately, as if pointed out to him by a god. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of fleeing the farm immediately, they waited for the doctor’s return. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will send for him immediately, but he will not arrive until tomorrow. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Chapman went immediately to his boss, who happened to be Interior Secretary Ickes. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Malcolm thought she might die, and he wanted to do something immediately to save her life, but he didn’t know what he could do; and in any case there was Lyra.... The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The decon team suited up immediately while the soldiers were coming out of the building. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It disappears almost immediately, and I question what I saw: It was definitely a bonobo, but was it Otto? Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Jonas entered the Annex room and realized immediately that it was a day when he would be sent away. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The organizers started working on the problems immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Fletcher’s lies collapsed immediately—one of those weak religious specimens—and he relinquished the name of his associate on the railroad, a man named Lumbly. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Florence was wearing a heavy, old-fashioned garnet brooch, which, as she opened the door, immediately attracted John’s eye. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The marriages, he said, were to take place immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw Prosper, Barbarossa’s eyes immediately narrowed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

A new smell filled her lungs instantly, one she didn’t immediately recognize. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They immediately charged down the field with a quick sequence of crisp passes through the heart of the Fire’s defense. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ignoring their wounds, they immediately clashed again, going at it hammer and tongs. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I immediately closed the window and sat back without saying a word. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the same time, we were joined by Eddie Daniels, who immediately recognized the problem. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that there was a horse far out in front, but because the runner immediately ahead, Whichcee, was blocking his view, he couldn’t tell if it was Specify or Ligaroti. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a deep breath, scattered the powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of hot ash. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She unzipped her front and he bolted away immediately. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Commanding officers do not usually pick up prisoners at the hospital, so my suspicions were immediately aroused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since Elinor's eyes widened greedily, Meggie concluded they could only be discussing a book, and she immediately thought of brown paper, a pale green linen binding, and the anger in Mo’s voice. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I put the sweater on and felt immediately better. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had to flee immediately, before the Union troops could surround them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Souvenir store,” Ben whispers in front of me, and I know immediately he is right. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

I thought immediately of the moon snail that Fred showed me in Folly Cove and I wondered how nature could make that perfect pattern in two different animals, for different reasons. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tears immediately rise in me, and I push them down. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

We stepped out of the elevator onto the white marble walkway, and immediately cracks appeared at our feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Some innermost trapdoor she must leap upon immediately and lean against with all her weight and padlock shut. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she can stay the whole hour,” I said immediately. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems like an extreme solution to jump to immediately,” he says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The Guardians went immediately to Ricketts’ Circus at Twelfth Street and High and seized the building. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Like an hour and a half by train,” he says immediately. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

My mother immediately protested: “This is too much for a small child. She will break it. She will lose it.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, wheezing a little, she climbed to the upper landing, turned immediately right, and led him into a low-ceilinged bedroom. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Some of it was paid back immediately because he agreed to be interviewed by a foreign journalist for a fee of $300. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But if you recognize yourself in these pages—if you feel something stirring inside—stop reading immediately. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Being a rat, he immediately began to nibble at the rope. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Punishment in our house was called the “Big Chop,” and it was always fitted to the crime and doled out immediately. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

As Werfel watched, Regibald spotted the visiting elf and immediately scowled. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Miep immediately picked him up, rolled him in a towel, tucked him in her shopping bag and brought him to the dog-and-cat clinic. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“After the poison left him, his wounds healed almost immediately.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

But when the painters showed up to begin work on the exterior of her home, the woman immediately called Kathy. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” she said, sticking her head back out when we didn’t immediately follow. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I ask, then immediately want to take it back. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Although he washed immediately, he became acutely ill and died the next day. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I know immediately I want to give something to her too, though I have no idea what. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He recognized the spot immediately, even though this was his first time seeing it. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lida immediately rushed up to me full of apology and explanation, and I said, “No, no, it’s really fine,” waving her off, and I said to Isaac, “Care to accompany me upstairs?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I immediately assumed he had been waiting for us for several days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke let Lowry up again, giving up another point before throwing him back to the mat almost immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I did not wish to spoil the pleasant atmosphere with unhappy talk, so tried to leave the topic again almost immediately. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The Queen herself gave orders that a special house with tremendous high ceilings and enormous doors should immediately be built in Windsor Great Park, next to her own castle, for the BFG to live in. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He actually used the word “victim,” which immediately soured the scythes. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There I see that I am not to return to the front immediately. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they met, he was thirteen years older than Kathy, so she wasn’t immediately sold on the prospect of marriage, but those eyes, holding the light the way they did, had seized her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Back in the Honeycomb, Groundsel immediately surrendered himself and his fugitives to Fiver, who was still bemused from his long trance, and scarcely restored to his senses sufficiently to grasp what was toward. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Masson immediately said there was a doctor who spent his Sundays up on the plateau. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“To the Prime Minister of Muggles. Urgent we meet. Kindly respond immediately. Sincerely, Fudge.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And immediately beyond Korea's borders, Chinese Communists led by Mao Zedong seized control of the mainland in 1949, following a four-year-long civil war with the nationalist forces of Chiang Kai-shek. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately jumped on too, with Gum Baby in my hood. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately DDT was hailed as a means of stamping out insect- borne disease and winning the farmers’ war against crop destroyers overnight. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

They immediately accepted him as one of their own, and for the first time in his life, James Halliday had a circle of friends. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

A protest movement immediately flared up on campuses across the United States. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Evidently, every high school student would now have to perform community-service hours every semester in order to graduate, effective immediately. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you get bitten and the snake is poisonous, seek medical attention immediately. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Claudia selected where they would hide during that dangerous time immediately after the museum was closed to the public and before all the guards and helpers left. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to meet someone for the first time and immediately start talking about my secrets, my dreams, my disappointments. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

At the same moment the kestrel, all beak and talons, hit the loose earth immediately outside like a missile thrown from the tree above. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was realistic, it was unlikely they’d find a friendly ship immediately. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And I expected Amah to come immediately and pick me up. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the city gates they turned north, leaving the boulevard almost immediately and riding straight into the Wood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was apparent almost immediately that they weren’t very familiar with the standard tools and techniques of glacier travel. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The men immediately boarded a special train to Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Governor de la Maza wants to see Papa and me immediately. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where is that bus driver? He must be indicted immediately.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother began memorizing her books immediately after supper. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to sleep immediately after the hypodermic. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s extremely difficult not to immediately answer questions while under the truth serum,” she says. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Yellin came immediately, though he dreaded what was, he knew, about to happen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby continued making broadcasts, this time directly from the detention center’s pay telephone, and they went immediately on the World Wide Web. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The milk would dry almost immediately, and the paper would look blank. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then this huge hand settles on my shoulder, and I look down and see the middle school graduation ring he's worn on his pinkie ever since eighth grade and know immediately that it's Tiny. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

She immediately jumped into F. Lee Bailey mode. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the votes were tallied, Stanton was elected president, Anthony was elected vice president, and Stone became chair of the executive committee.Stanton accepted the position but returned to England immediately after the convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The door closed immediately in a flurry of apologies. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest, even if they did graduate from high school, were expected to take their place in the workforce immediately. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Luckily, the movie gave off some light, so when we saw a flashlight coming toward us out of the woods, we knew immediately that it was Henry, Miles, and Amos. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But the moment the sun dipped behind the conical summit of Pumori—a 23,507-foot peak immediately west of Base Camp—the temperature plummeted into the teens. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If anything had been moving they would have seen it immediately: and where the turf ended, the sky began. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when the 46th Guards arrived at a new base for the first time, they didn’t immediately cover their Po-2s with the camouflage nets that hid them from enemy spy planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

At the crack of the starting pistol, Syracuse immediately jumped in front, rowing at thirty-four, followed closely by Washington, rowing at thirty-one. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He figured it had to be eaten immediately, so he removed some hamburger for the dogs and figured he’d barbecue the rest that night. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Hi,” she says after a slight pause, and I know immediately that something is wrong. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Preoccupied by her uncomfortable refuge and the parade of misfortunes since the slave catchers found them out, Cora did not immediately notice an important feature of the park: Everyone was white. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But later, when he was on fire with whisky, he looked again directly at her, and saw immediately that she had also been thinking of him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She switched easily and immediately to her “Who, me?” look. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“And you need to learn the songs immediately.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

My feet were chilled immediately, and I slipped and almost fell, but no matter. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“What was that your dad said about springing immediately?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“I was careful. And I immediately scrubbed myself clean.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He saw the tears and figured out a scheme immediately. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then immediately applied for a two-week remand on the grounds that I had been transferred to Pretoria without being given the opportunity of notifying my attorneys. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then an announcement echoes through the valley: “Return to your Mercury Homes immediately. Await instructions via your media units.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She jumps up and meets me halfway down the sidewalk, then immediately glances past me like she’s looking for someone or something. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She immediately asked him if he'd been home to see his parents. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Whenever I showed up to practice and Luke noticed Akhi’s absence, he’d immediately make time in his busy schedule, even if he had a previous lesson or class scheduled. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He felt a tremendous need to get them out of his room immediately, like if they didn't leave he would blow up. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I immediately consulted a civilian eye doctor, and he gave me some eye exercises to do, and I passed the second exam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jerking his head up, Dad notched the boat speed higher immediately. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would have pulled the guitar from the stone and immediately returned it to the temple. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The vision vanished immediately, but it had shaken him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rishi immediately began to click around on his laptop screen, as if he’d discovered something of immense importance that had to be done right away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The realization that she and the children were not faced immediately with starvation brought a brave smile to her face and marked the turning point in her distress. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Williamses needed help immediately, help he had not been able to provide, and here was Todd, with precisely the vehicle they needed, at precisely the right moment. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He knew immediately that the question had not been a politic one and he was disappointed with himself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The fan was working too hard, the hard drive was click-clicking away, and I immediately regretted my decision. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They would have started the search immediately when Brian’s plane did not arrive. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the baby finally emerged, the problem was clear immediately: the woman would not hold the baby or look at it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I close my door, pull up Instagram on my phone, and immediately go live. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

A catafalque carrying Harrison’s black casket led the cortege and was followed immediately by Harrison’s beloved Kentucky mare, stirrups crossed on its empty saddle. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He always understood immediately what was wrong, and generally he could put it right It was nice for the dogs to have their god with them, in visible form. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena beamed at her note and handed it to the nicest-looking servant she could find, with specific instructions to give it immediately to the Crown Prince. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Subsection three of Camp 14’s third rule said: “Anyone who steals or conceals any foodstuffs will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Oppie immediately got off on the wrong foot with Truman by declaring, “Mr. President, I feel I have blood on my hands.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I'm immediately taken to see the queen—still covered in Prince Alfred's blood and Belle-rose tea, still angry from his disgusting advances, still shaky from almost stopping his heart. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Rawiya’s head shot up, and she immediately clutched a hand to it and grimaced. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The blast proved the feasibility of a controlled thermonuclear device so decisively that Teller claimed paternity immediately, wiring back to Los Alamos, “It’s a boy.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"I'd say yes. Nothing to prevent them from going in immediately." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Hungry by the time a plate was finally laid in her lap, Celaena became a bit more than irritated when the captain did not immediately remove her irons. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Some, when they stepped up to the line, shouldered the gun immediately and aimed at the box, as if this were a day to kill five thousand boxes. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Toby looked over at them and smiled politely, immediately going back to the television. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She immediately presses the back of her hand to my forehead. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Cody learned of it, he was tickled, so much so that he immediately sent Anthony a thank-you note and invited her to attend his show. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When the woman saw Seth, she dropped the rope immediately, wiping pink saliva from the corners of her meager lips. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Ugh, traffic,” Maya said, but Grace shot her a look and she immediately went quiet again. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And she took it away again, immediately afterward, so that it would be no less splendid on the Sunday of the great dinner that was officially to punctuate the revival. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s noon on Saturday when a telegram arrives from Stanton, summoning him to “come here immediately and find the murderer of our president.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

We started off immediately the first day sewing curtains. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

El Perico immediately threw a tantrum and began shrieking, louder than ever. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately ordered the schools to be desegregated. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, out of a deep, adolescent cunning I do not pretend to understand, I realized immediately that I could not remain in the church merely as another worshipper. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Four of the five put aside their hurt feelings and accepted immediately. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She didn’t stop this time but continued immediately to the altar, bound for Elder Thomas, crying “I say, preach it.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Paper always knows,” the king said immediately. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Whenever he did not respond immediately to one of my questions, the answer was always a lengthy one. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And even though Coach is talking about the aftereffects of a murder, I’m ashamed to admit that I immediately begin worrying about my starting position. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All troops report to their stations immediately. That is an order. I repeat. All troops report to their stations immediately.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We burst out laughing and immediately looked around to see if anyone was watching us. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had known two cars were going to crash on that corner, I would’ve run back to the party and called the cops immediately. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He finished this one quicker than the other two and when that was done he immediately picked up the knife and cut the next slice. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Peaches,” she said, immediately picking up a bowl and spoon; smiling at Isidore, she ate with brisk little animal bites. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“That sounds,” Rick said, “like an invitation for you to come in and kill me. To get your owl back immediately. I won’t agree to that; it’s too dangerous.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

On February 3, according to his journal, McCandless went to Los Angeles "to get a ID and a job but feels extremely uncomfortable in society now and must return to road immediately." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Workmen on rooftops immediately signaled to peers stationed throughout the park and to sailors aboard the warship Michigan anchored in the lake. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His eyes lit up as he took a few pieces for himself, immediately opening one and stuffing it into his mouth. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And when we went off the air, Wallace shouted, “Top notch. Cancel everything and schedule it immediately.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The eighth rule of Camp 14, as Shin was required to memorize it, said: “Should sexual physical contact occur without prior approval, the perpetrators will be shot immediately.” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Celia immediately puts out her hand, palm up, unsure of what to expect. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Though she made no sound, Kaede noticed her immediately, standing hesitantly in the doorway. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And immediately before them was a cloud of whirling, swirling sand from which came a series of grunts. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

I'm not trying to be a jerk when I immediately blame Uncle Max, but I can’t help it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I almost never slept deeply anymore—as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He finished the stew and almost immediately felt his eyes closing. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Their girls are on them immediately, passing smelling salts under their noses and escorting them out, half carrying them. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The glass door to Rosie’s closes behind me, and I hear three locks immediately slide into place. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

El Patron looked around the audience, and several people tried to smile.They met El Patron’s steely eyes and immediately sobered up. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Typically, the plane would have been flying on autopilot in that situation, reacting immediately and appropriately to wind shear. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Four voices gave assent—and then immediately afterwards gave quick surreptitious glances at each other. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Judge Ford suggested that the accident be reported to the police immediately in order to collect on the insurance. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like flies in a Venus flytrap, they were immediately swallowed up by the crowd of more than fifty men. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Geyer and Schnooks immediately set out for Miss Hill’s residence and found her to be an acute observer and a willing gossip. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

For after their defeat at Vailà, one faction of these cities was immediately emboldened and seized the entire territory from them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

If you let Dylan go on long enough, like I do, he eventually hits on the thing a normal person would know to say immediately. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

As I contemplated all this grandeur, an enormous motorcar rumbled through the western gate and the men sitting in the shade immediately arose. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately notice that it’s not from Warren after all. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

After a minute it comes: an audible click, followed immediately by a yapping dog. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At lunchtime and immediately after work, I would go there to read pamphlets, books and magazines about American society. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right away he believed that the final amelioration of all his suffering was immediately at hand. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she had eaten, Lupita immediately fell asleep on the van’s floor, and a little later Salvador nodded off too. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Every morning, I went immediately to our luak with my brothers to lead our cows outside. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was creepy to feel a feeling as if it was a substance, and Jam immediately yanked her arm out of the painting. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

He almost expects Caroline to come after him, or to immediately wake their parents and alert them to his departure. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer leaps immediately into a squat, his head coming around as the hounds release toward him, and Werner’s heart feels as if it has been blown to pieces in his chest. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I immediately went to my work area in the alcove and started to do my homework. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And he was right — for the second time, Lynch hit the ground with tremendous force and was immediately stampeded by a horde of angry veela. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I smelled the kerosene fumes almost immediately; they made my eyes water and my throat itch. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they convinced her of this she immediately fainted as if that was the intolerable part of the affair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

In a real game, a move like that would have been banned immediately. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Boots picked it up immediately and then tried to teach it to the roaches. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s from a number I had called earlier, and immediately my insides twist. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I recalled my expulsion, feeling quick anger and attempting to suppress it immediately; but now I was not quite successful, my resentment stuck out at the edges, making me uncomfortable. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The manservant tasted the tranquilizer immediately, and although he would have had ample time to snap Artemis Fowl’s neck, he didn’t. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Rab did not immediately spring into action to make a good show of his industry before his master. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She immediately led him down to the hospital section of the palace to be treated. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a nurse inside who answered immediately. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Of course, I immediately stepped down, because I didn’t want to deny anyone their ten minutes of feasting on the world. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor was he satisfied when his coin was refunded, but insisted on checking out immediately. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“All those that we can persuade of the truth must be notified immediately, and he is well placed to contact those at the Ministry who are not as shortsighted as Cornelius.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I polish the windows, in my excitement they are immediately dimmed again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed immediately that they weren't wearing the standard Atlanta police uniform. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We both peered down to the balcony immediately below. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She immediately stood up and said, “It’s late. I’d better be going.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a way he couldn’t immediately articulate, they seemed wrong to him. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Soon, his guilt for bringing up college and excitement over getting his mom a gift she didn’t immediately hate had both worn off. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The thinker, slowly going on his way, suddenly stood still, gripped by this thought, and another thought immediately arose from this one. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hedgehog immediately told the Rabbit what it had just learned from Shasta. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

As I ran out of the forest, I kept the Scoreboard up in the corner of my display so I’d know immediately if Art3mis won her Joust match and obtained the key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He immediately stumbled and fell on his face. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The rate surged to thirty-nine and then immediately to forty. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I know what I’m seeing right away but it somehow does not immediately connect back to my father. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She immediately applied for permission to visit me and was rebuffed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t answer him immediately and let his tea steep. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best approach was to throw myself immediately on her mercy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only ones in line for tickets were two children and a young couple who immediately vanished inside the dark auditorium. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hardly knew him, but I immediately loved him for that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its rigid back and high armrests immediately forced me into a righteous posture. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There was a string of cuco attacks in Boggs Ferry last month. Before that there hadn’t been a cuco sighting in years and years,” Tia said, and immediately covered her mouth. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Scoob watches the verbal punches land and immediately wishes he could pull them all back. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Various civil rights groups, including the NAACP, immediately began working for their release and succeeded in having them all set free by the middle of January 1925. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I immediately wanted to turn around and go back to my family. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

After school one day in October, Mom came home and immediately headed for the sink to wash the marshmallow off her hands. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted immediately to thank the people all over the world who had campaigned for my release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Shannon wrote a letter saying they spoke fluent Navajo and insisting they should immediately be made sergeants and given the job of telling the Navajo code talkers what to do. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The convention that seems basic to us—that illustrations represent reality—was not immediately obvious. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Agnes arrived immediately, nearly falling over herself with joy that Gilly had not only invited her over but was actually asking for her help in carrying out a secret and obviously illegal plot. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She allowed Reverend Okonjo to pass by her and step up to the pulpit, and as he did so, the room hushed almost immediately. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I heard a little song in her voice and immediately relaxed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

All four coxswains dropped their hands, and the starting gun flashed immediately. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Grace immediately pulled the car across four lanes of traffic, swerving past two cars and exactly zero cops. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“White people recognize it immediately, even if they don’t know it. Walks different, talks different, carries himself different. It’s in the bones.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

They stood in long lines outside recruitment offices, hoping they’d be able to join the Red Army and immediately get sent where the fighting was fiercest. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The family did not recognize immediately the nature of the game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlotte had seen them from her husband’s room, crossing the road, and immediately running into the other, told the girls what an honour they might expect, adding: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The coroner immediately convened an inquest, during which a jury heard testimony from Daniel Burnham; Frank Burnham; officials of Hercules Iron Works; and various firemen. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Raw fish for these little ones, immediately. Who else is sick?” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately how obnoxious it made me sound. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

When she doesn’t respond immediately, Scoob turns to look at her. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

They needed to return to Jerusalem to their hotel immediately. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Harry’s eyes immediately began to water, but he didn’t shut them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

That was one reason he didn’t fall asleep immediately. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thinking he was feeling sick again, I pulled up almost immediately, hard against a hedge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the positive effects of the wall coming down were immediately apparent, the cause of the wall’s fall was not so clear. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

We were immediately—and I do mean immediately—swallowed up by the tsunami of the crowd. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Realizing that they would have to get Gilkey down immediately to have any hope of saving him, Schoening and the others started lowering him down the mountain’s steep Abruzzi Ridge as the storm raged. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about trying out for the track team, and my mind immediately went to the uniform; what would I have to wear? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The blanket expands, and immediately more warm liquid begins pouring out of it, removing the last of the stickiness. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Once he had it, he chose to sell it immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately whipped out a piece of college-lined paper from my English folder to write him back: Dear Martin, thank you so much for your letter! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I know immediately it’s not for their protection. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I immediately slammed the door shut, bolted it in three places, blew out the candle and then scampered to the bedroom, where my brother was still crying. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first friend of mine who ever went into it tangled almost immediately with spies. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She immediately set up a trust fund for the “perpetual betterment of Riverview Middle School and all struggling public education facilities in the city.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, it used to be thought that Brunelleschi had produced his demonstration images around 1425 simply because scholars wanted to envisage these images as immediately provoking new art and new theories. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He passed the bar immediately, though I know he never intended to practice the law or big corporate business. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor has said there’s a major problem, that she has to go immediately to the big hospital in Quito. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My legs hit the soft mud of the bottom, and immediately I was on the surface being congratulated. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

His nose was immediately filled with the rank odor from inside the boat. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She immediately went to talk to the chief nurse, who told Adams they were desperate for good nurses in Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Dismay immediately detached himself from me and scuttled for the grand front staircase to find Tidings, who was bigger than I was and who offered more protection. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I am overruling these guards on this matter! You are obviously a part of this—of this conspiracy plot. I'm taking you in for questioning immediately!” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“What now, immediately, will we say?” the lead cleric asks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She was released after a year and immediately bought a one-way bus ticket to California. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton was less sure he had done the best job possible and immediately began work on a wholly new draft, which he submitted to Washington two weeks later. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It certainly worked. And it says here, the screening will happen ‘immediately after cake’?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Root was delighted to see the ashtrays, and immediately pulled a half-chewed cigar from his vest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Demand collapsed, however, immediately after Galileo’s telescopic discoveries. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Once people found out about Eddie’s date, they immediately started treating him like he was infected. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It is a problem of continuously molding the con-sciousness both of the directing group and of the larger executive group that lies immediately below it. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The day after we returned from the city, I went to the hospital immediately after class and waited for Esther. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The girl with dark hair was sitting immediately behind. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The twins laughed, almost immediately followed by one telling the other to stop. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Mom immediately starts talking with the other parents on the street. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She and Morrow shared a few classes at school, and he was smitten with her almost immediately. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ahmaad would fly to Houston immediately, and in the morning he would meet her there and drive the family all the way to Phoenix. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But if he did so, one of his attendants would immediately mount him again on his own horse—just as we would do to a master- of-hounds today—because that was the feudal law. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think about what the old man means and immediately dismiss his words as crazy. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I placed it in my mouth...and wished immediately that I hadn’t. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the light began to fade as the difficult path wandered aimlessly upward, inching forward almost as reluctantly as the trembling Humbug. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten my period, which I announced immediately and with huge excitement to everyone in the house, because that was just the kind of household we had. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I saw the whole thing immediately! You’ll need warriors, naturally, to fetch out that disgusting cauldron. But you’ll need a bard to compose the heroic chants of victory. I accept! Delighted!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

They would identify her immediately as the Birthmother who had been reassigned. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His curse was lifted, and healing began immediately. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He tried to hide his annoyance, but Doreen saw it immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But this time the door was opened almost immediately, by Helen. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He walked with her to the counselors' offices, and told her that if anybody stole her clothes today, she was supposed to find him, immediately. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

He, David, and Pesza had been ordered to report immediately to the Płaszów labor camp, about two and a half miles from the ghetto. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Unless something has distracted you in the meantime, I bet you can sing back that opening Mozart phrase immediately. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He’d started with his first visit to Jen’s house, and Mother had immediately scolded, “Oh, Luke, how could you? The danger...I know you’re lonely, but honey, promise us, never again...” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Aureliano, on the other hand, took a step forward and put his hand on it, withdrawing it immediately. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately there was a loud nasty crack! The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

My father explained that the whole family, except for me, would leave immediately. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr Meredith thought about this, then said again: 'If he deteriorates, call me immediately.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

If Bobby returned home immediately, the match could still take place at a later date once the sanctions were lifted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Go help,” he said, immediately bearing the suitcases upstairs. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the town did not resist being occupied, the Nazis had a list of prominent citizens, both non-Jewish and Jewish, and immediately arrested them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She recovered almost immediately and smacked me so hard she knocked me over. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The solenoid kicked in immediately; the engine stuttered once and then began to idle roughly, rattling frantically beneath the floorboards. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Already, he had heard the locals refer to it as the Newsless Courier, and he had immediately adapted the bastardized version as his own. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adelaide’s kitchen was big enough that if there was a man taking cookies out of the oven you might not immediately notice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

He wrote to Charles immediately, asking him to come to Malvern. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He bent his head to light a cigarette, and did not reply immediately. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a kind of panic cross Tommy’s face then, and I immediately felt sorry to have teased him, even though I hadn’t meant to. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have known Kiko would be good at board games. Do you remember that time at Charleston Grove when—” His face falls immediately. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He was always getting banged up and then recovering almost immediately, as if nothing could truly hurt him. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Alex knew immediately that this would be something gruesome and disgusting, and if not illegal, most certainly immoral. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then turning to the two military men, she said, ‘Prepare to leave immediately.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

El’s mom had won a set of airline tickets at work, and she immediately offered the second ticket to Lucy. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The study lasted twenty weeks, but the fine was not introduced immediately. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

It was sucked in immediately, and the wet brown stain it left behind paled and vanished almost as quickly. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pinch didn’t seem to hear, he ran off immediately, shouting his head off. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

If someone looked in and saw me, they would immediately know I was hiding. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Uncle immediately picked up interest when I translated for him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether it was Luke’s unchecked momentum, or Ricky’s diminutive stature, Luke lost leverage almost immediately. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The light was gone immediately, and Anya was swept away from the well opening in the breakneck darkness of the river. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“We must go to the rescue immediately, my lord. Gawaine can stay here...” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cabot immediately looked all and emptier than any place he’d ever been in his entire life. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

This map was smuggled out to the movement with instructions to destroy it immediately after it was perused. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What happened?” my mom asked, immediately across the room and crouching next to me, her strong hands on my hair, on the bonobo, warmth everywhere. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It said only that the sender was leaving immediately and to postpone the funeral until he came. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Isabella and I immediately stop laughing like we’ve been caught doing something bad. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

At least Will going to the gym is a problem I can solve immediately. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He knew immediately that she was not Catholic since she did not raise her head at his words and push out her tongue for the wafer to be carefully placed there. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I recognized it immediately and the memories of the attack rushed at me in a torrent I couldn’t stop. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Bobby checked out immediately and was never seen in Pulvermühle again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luna asks mildly, and the look that crosses Alex’s face must be murderous because he immediately puts a hand up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, though, there was a sense of failure. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a stupid idea to schedule PE immediately after lunch. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I looked at her and immediately hated her flip all over again. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He wanted the doctor to begin treatment immediately, rather than subject the patient to further tests. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I immediately wonder if this will be his strategy in the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He’d jumped on the road immediately after talking with her mother. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Then you must begin a reading program immediately so that you may understand the crises of our age,” Ignatius said solemnly. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lifeguard immediately launched a boat to search for Eugene. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier had selected the bridal gift, as everyone immediately connected with him always deferred to his taste in such matters. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I am not a minister,’ he said, ‘I am a physician, a medical doctor. My name is Benedict Mady Copeland and I wish to see the judge immediately on urgent business.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Indigenous people who survived had little means to immediately resist the settlers’ takeover of their lands and resources. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“But my parents are wonderful,” Grace said immediately. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Saint Sarah takes over immediately, assessing the team, pondering our combined brain capabilities, assigning responsibilities—in general, doing what she does best: bossing around the rest of us. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

When Fischer questioned Ngawang, he admitted that he’d been feeling weak, groggy, and short of breath for more than two days, so Fischer directed him to descend to Base Camp immediately. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to regret immediately this last remark and looked at me sheepishly, as though expecting me to say something comforting back to him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced down a second at her hands, but then almost immediately her gaze returned to me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Our lease was renewed, and my family started working with a contractor for the expansion almost immediately. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We embraced, as always—and almost immediately he took me outside, where we began to walk by his swimming pool. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to say I came second so that he would know immediately, so that I would acknowledge my failure, but instead I said, “Yes,” and handed him the report card. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

The son nodded and started immediately to walk to the ocean. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

He knew the work would keep him up most of the night, but it had to be done immediately, before the blood serum deteriorated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had completed turning around, he immediately began to wander straight back. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” the girl said immediately, almost before he was done speaking, pushing those oversize glasses up on her nose. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Development you predicted in Kassner Case has come unexpectedly please return immediately.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel the bandage touch the swollen area and immediately it gets cooler, immediately the pain starts to edge back, like it’s all being swept away by feathers. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Without something immediately in front of him the whole matter seemed vague and unimportant. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She rarely drinks, so the alcohol hits her immediately. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Joseph dropped his pack and immediately his back was against the wall and his hands up. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

They didn’t just have a knee-jerk reaction to immediately respond to the text. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The motor started immediately, with a loud, sputtering roar, and I felt like patting it on the hood. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before he could reply, the bell on the bakery door jingled, and Nina sailed inside, cheeks rosy, brown hair in a gorgeous tangle, and declared, “Someone needs to start feeding me sweet rolls immediately.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To right and left, jostling into frame, are disorderly ranks of trees, which immediately vanish into consuming darkness. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He explores the city immediately; he doesn’t care that it’s pouring rain. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Many of the readers took and passed the examination and were called to work immediately. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately regretted it, because the moment those names had faces, they became people instead of parameters. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer provided it, warning that a multitude of theoretical and technical questions still remained unresolved; therefore, design work should be initiated immediately if the weapon were to be ready in time to influence the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And I could start loving them immediately when someone said, “This one is a pet,” freeing me and opening the door. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving the fortune-teller’s tent and heading right, as she had suggested, Bailey almost immediately encounters a small crowd watching a performance. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when Claire arrived at the Nurturing Center, she could feel immediately that something was wrong. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His instant reaction was to make a reservation to fly home immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately pulled out my phone, but Uncle Tony patted my hand down as he wheeled the SUV into a parking space. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

When Farah drew it, they killed her and ate her heart immediately. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, an is should have been gone long, long ago, and needs to be—immediately and forcefully and with not a minute to lose—changed. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The accused man himself was set free immediately and walked out of his cell without leg irons or handcuffs; standing just outside its door, he kissed his wife for a long time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lelia immediately dragged a mattress and a floor lamp in there and went to work on the rest of the house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew immediately, from the look Ron was giving him, that he was once again revealing his ignorance of the Wizarding world. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I immediately executed Evasive Pattern Beta, a swift dodge to the left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Most of my classmates would hand one in on their first day at Sing Sing, and most started filling them out immediately. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His body was tensed as a strong leaf spring drawn to the breaking strain; his face was grave and gray, and his eyes were on the ground immediately ahead of him. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately put the new photo under the piece of glass on my desk, next to the first one he sent. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When I was finished, I immediately went out and mailed them. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She immediately jumps forward, places one hand on her hip in the manner of a fashion model, juts out her chest, and flashes me a toothy smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most folks immediately take to the general store, a line of dark faces lining up out front waiting to spend their money. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

His songs were meant to sound like up-market folk songs: immediately memorable, lyrically easily understandable and relatively predictable in shape. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

But they were immediately rearrested, this time charged with obscenity involving the articles published about Luther Challis in the same issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They discovered I could draw: their pencils and colour-boxes were immediately at my service. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I want to go immediately to the library to check the computers again. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Rush did not happen upon his cure easily or immediately. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Confronted by the most vital intellectual currents of the time, his genius was immediately recognized by his teachers—one of whom introduced the young man to the dangerous mysteries of the Co- pernican hypothesis. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fudge subsided into what was clearly an aggrieved silence, but it was broken almost immediately by the portrait, which suddenly spoke in its crisp, official voice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When he heard that, he immediately started making calls and talking to lawyers and doing whatever he had to do to arrange for the four of us to move in with him and my grandma. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He accepted almost immediately the reality I’d spent a year denying. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He handed my father a transfer, effective immediately. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I mean it, he could tell you immediately. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

When he started talking about apartheid, I immediately was on guard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a judge were to mandate the dissolution of the company, its factories would remain standing and its workers, accountants, managers and shareholders would continue to live—but Peugeot SA would immediately vanish. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I accepted immediately with excitement and eagerness,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opted to put us both on the road almost immediately after we got there, to save both of us the pointless aggravation and strain to try and fit into a foreign mainstream group. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We quickly assembled in the yard, standing in rows, and I could tell immediately that something was wrong. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Lauren immediately choked on a bite of her salad and her dad had to thump her on the back. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I hurried to claim my food, and I immediately noticed that my bowl was not as full as most of the others had been. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henceforth, all rebel sightings are to be reported immediately to authorities, who will deal with the identification and arrest of the suspect. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A bit later a few men in dark coveralls emerged, and Joe spotted his father immediately. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He lies back down and breathes heavily almost immediately. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I noticed immediately that he had Auggie’s self-portrait as a duck displayed behind his desk. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

His eyes had narrowed into starpoints of cold, the killing edge of a personal fury that marked a crossing of the line which Lillian recognized immediately. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The year of their happiness ended with Arthur's return—and almost immediately collapsed in ruin, but not on account of the King. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I could get in touch with him immediately if M. Yoshoto was interested. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I said "awesome" and immediately wished I hadn't. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I catch a dent of sadness in his eyes, but it disappears immediately as Ritchie quickly smooths it over. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She’d rearranged her entire life in order to work for Washington and then lost him almost immediately. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If Ken did not return by a specific time, she was to gather the children and leave immediately, knowing that her husband had been nabbed by the KGB. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

In most circumstances this would not have caused any trouble, especially since Dionysius’s calendar did not catch on immediately. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Eye signaled to the bartender, who threw down his dish towel immediately. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

His intent was to make himself secure against the French, and he would have immediately succeeded in this if Alexander had lived. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Amelia, go down and fetch Henry immediately. Tell that man not to tarry.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Then a third, even closer, and immediately, off to his left, he heard somebody screaming. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the soldiers stopped, they would be immediately surrounded. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The two of them went to work immediately in the supply closet, trying to figure out how much food we could carry with us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I immediately started clapping, even though I’d seen it a few times before, because it was Via’s favorite movie of all time. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Silenus wanted to exile Grover immediately, but Chiron persuaded him to at least hear evidence first, so we told everyone what had happened in the crystal cavern, and what Pan had said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My dad was diagnosed with a serious health problem and my life had to immediately change. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He sits down and immediately shoves half a piece of bread into his mouth. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The giant did not seem immediately threatening, though. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

"We immediately directed Pathfinder to take a panoramic image. Hopefully, Watney has some kind of message for us. Questions?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He realized immediately that she had been drinking—she was not drunk, but there was whisky on her breath. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Of course, Gregor immediately concealed himself under the couch, but he had to wait until the noon meal before his sister returned, and she seemed much less calm than usual. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winky was sitting on the same stool as last time, but she had allowed herself to become so filthy that she was not immediately distinguishable from the smoke-blackened brick behind her. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth's well-honed espionage skills kicked in immediately: She managed to conceal Jacob's true identity from the policemen who investigated his death, and she gathered and burned all his many papers in her apartment's fireplace. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shae did not answer immediately, and when she did speak, her words were measured. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But let me say immediately I do not have Miss Kenton in mind at all when I say this. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I recognised them immediately as being my own little William and Mary! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately that there was nothing to fear. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Joe understood immediately that this dynamite had not just fallen from heaven in order to increase the personal wealth and power of Joe Mondragon, all-around handyman and bean farmer par extraordinaire. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My plan had been to immediately appeal Walter's conviction to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even at a distance and in the poor light I recognized him immediately. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond the first one another set of flukes rose, waved, then crashed down and was followed immediately by two more whales that raised their front halves out of the water and fell over. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I—I did not come here to fish,” muttered the boy, immediately nervous again. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He did not immediately open his eyes when he had finished his patrolling; he was listening hard, as though he might hear the door pop into existence. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

One Sunday, they entered Mount Horeb Church in St. James Parish and were immediately impressed by the young, dynamic pastor, Josiah Thomas. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

A gander who had been privy to the plot had confessed his guilt to Squealer and immediately committed suicide by swallowing deadly nightshade berries. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Pontellier learned of his wife’s intention to abandon her home and take up her residence elsewhere, he immediately wrote her a letter of unqualified disapproval and remonstrance. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Get out of my apartment immediately," said Mr. Samsa and pulled open the door, without letting go of the women. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lady from Student Services got very white and said she’d go up to her office and get Bunny’s file immediately. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

In the years immediately before the founding of the Royal Society two new sets of arguments for Christian faith were pioneered. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Come on,” said Hazel immediately to the others. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

She called my therapist with the good news, and my therapist immediately wanted to talk to me and ask why I’d made the decision and how I felt about it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“In that case,” Dad said, “Summerhill will inform the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service. Her visa will be canceled, and she will have to leave the country immediately or be deported.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Pocock was learned far beyond his formal education, as was immediately obvious to everyone who met him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They had lit a rush light so that she saw what had happened in a flash, and immediately she began screaming at the top of her voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately feel guilty for my snarky thoughts. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

There was the prospect of fighting ahead; but immediately it was winter, and there was, literally, nothing for a soldier to do. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I open a beer instead, which I regret immediately. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Because he blinkered out what he could not immediately comprehend, his travels to Tokyo, New York, and California did little to awaken a sense of wonder and excitement. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She would look at me and we’d share a smile, but almost immediately she’d get that sad expression again and turn away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When we’re finally in an examining room, Dr. Wells appears almost immediately. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I recognized her immediately as the mother of the little boy who’d been on the observation deck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” he says immediately between breathless giggles and shrieks. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I took a chance and put my arm around him, and he immediately began to shake. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

"Almost immediately, the ceiling began to whirl and became a multiple of spinning blobs," Jerrie recalled. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

I quickly read it and immediately reread it. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Where he was immediately sick and threw up most of the water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I turn to follow her trajectory and immediately see why. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In some cities, London and Vienna among them, the opera was immediately banned. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If Drew remembered something differently than I did, I would immediately concede the point. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he was released in the morning he immediately went downtown, a walking advertisement for everyone to see, “eyes all swollen, face bruised, blood all over his shirt.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

But immediately they could see that there were others ahead, barring their approach. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Well?” said Hagrid grumpily, as Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat down around his enormous wooden table, Fang laying his head immediately upon Harry’s knee and drooling all over his robes. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

On the rare occasions that they ventured out of their neighborhoods, mill hands were immediately recognizable by their deathly white pallor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately writes to Theo and tells him the money he sends will go to Ma and Pa, not for his painting supplies. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At last the lorries were on the move and turned into the biggest field, immediately south of the canal. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then he leaps out and immediately sets to licking his tail. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She bobs back into the hallway, immediately reabsorbed in her phone. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even so, I knew immediately he was right about my performance. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I understood immediately why he too had concluded that the world is flat. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ben felt immediately that the question was lanced with pain. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

All servicemen must return to their bases immediately, the man said. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Inside, the audience surges toward the stage, chanting all the while that Booth must be caught and killed immediately. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Their insistence prompted Burnham to telegraph Olmsted immediately and urge him once again to come. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Napoleon called the animals together immediately and in a terrible voice pronounced the death sentence upon Frederick. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Mack departed and returned almost immediately with a universal No which was designed by Lee Chong to cover all future requests. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The transition came to Kate almost immediately after the second glass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph recognized him immediately as the French fishmonger from the market. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was immediately put back on oxygen, and a helicopter evacuation was requested for first light the following morning, Wednesday, April 24. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Someone who would know immediately what to do. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know the new year’s password, not having met a Gryffindor prefect yet, but help came almost immediately; they heard hurrying feet behind them and turned to see Hermione dashing toward them. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Harry knew immediately that there was something wrong: Lupin was supporting George, who was unconscious and whose face was covered in blood. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once I heard her humming a pretty melody in her room, some Korean folk song, but as I walked toward her doorway to hear it better she stopped immediately, and I never heard it again. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet immediately tried to scurry back down the rope, but Count Olaf’s assistant was too quick for her. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t feel frustrated because I could not immediately get to the wild places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy, who was in the stream coming down, had stopped dead on the stairs with a big open smile that immediately irritated me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he did remember is that he and Lawrence immediately “hit it off.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She immediately started planning what she’d wear and asking questions about what the researchers would be talking about. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Farmer had a way making almost anyone feel immediately comfortable in his presence. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

And here, I’m not proud to say, I break my vow—immediately, without even a pause of hesitation. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Medicine X which immediately alleviates 3 percent of all headaches in test after test is certainly better than nothing, but how much would you spend on it? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get back over there immediately and finish chopping up those logs!” she ordered. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was an apple; immediately a second one flew after it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mood immediately shifted from one of pride to shame; I felt that this small boy had far more humanity than I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became annoyed if I lingered too long, and I quickly learned to remove myself immediately after any eating or drinking. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vice president was advised to take the oath of office immediately and come to Elberon the next morning. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

A thing without emotions, or even a face; a thing that if killed got replaced immediately by another resembling it. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Many cell doors opened immediately; inmates had been leaning on them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he said nothing, and after the disputants had been half carried, half dragged, from the lunchroom he returned immediately to the math problem we had been discussing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, Miss Rodriguez, but your mother requested I bring you home immediately. She asked me where you were, and when I told her she got very upset.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It had an unusual, roasted flavor that she immediately liked. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, when the enemy approaches, divided cities are always immediately lost. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moss sent over his address, but then immediately second-guessed himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then we immediately got up and crouched to take cover behind other trees. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mateo’s hands slip off my shoulders and my bike is immediately lighter. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

From under the floor mat he pulled out a copy of the left-wing weekly The Guardian, which I had hidden immediately after the accident. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning she awoke, if possible by dawn, and got the farm chores finished immediately. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

That fearful Impostor, Pumblechook, immediately nodded, and said, as he rubbed the arms of his chair, “It’s more than that, Mum.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

“When the wind starts blowing from the north, you must immediately get Brightbill to safety. North winds always bring bad weather.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She had, of course, left Madame Williams’s immediately upon the death of Richard, saying that she had found a sleep-in job in the country. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She plopped him into an empty crib and he began to howl immediately. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But I see the force field almost immediately, even before a nut hits it, because it’s only about fifteen yards away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a subtle evidence of fatigue, and strain, in the slope of his shoulders which I, a veteran of many sleepless nights, recognized immediately. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And if I hear you correctly, we’re moving on this immediately.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I did the calculations, assuming our rocket reached maximum velocity immediately upon launch and rounding off the altitude to ten thousand feet. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The children joined in, immediately animated, excited, starting to laugh again. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matt immediately unwrapped the blankets and found a nest of cooking utensils and a metal mug. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine,” says Vincent, “I’ll swear anything you want but on condition that you vomit that stuff up immediately—stick your finger down your throat until you vomit, otherwise I’ll call the others.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Roz took a few steps into the water, and her Survival Instincts immediately flared up. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Most, however, desperately need to find a place to live—if not immediately, at least soon. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The cub gave a halfhearted look of shame and was immediately quiet and still. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

We woke up early, as usual, and immediately started the pack-up while Wab and Rose boiled water for the mush and got the youngest and oldest set for the day. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The three girls knew immediately that he had, even though he snorted out an unconvincing “No.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It has powerful hydraulic pistons hooked to rudder, ailerons, and elevator, which means that if you move your hand on the stick or your feet on the rudders ever so slightly, the airplane reacts immediately. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But others thought that the plurality of worlds followed immediately from the ideas of Copernicus and Kepler and found themselves aghast. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw the book immediately, tucked against the back wall, but as her fingers grappled onto the cover, a glimmer of candlelight traced a white line across the floor beneath her bed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But a few evenings later, when several of us were sitting around a fire in the farmhouse, Ruth began telling us about the sort of office she’d ideally work in, and I immediately recognised it. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s the roulette for tickets, where I once spent a lot of credits only for someone to come up right after me and immediately win five hundred tickets. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I immediately agreed to take up his case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway through those thoughts, she notices me but looks immediately away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The two small boys curl up immediately and will be asleep soon. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Those who didn’t immediately die we shot before they landed on the ground. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I immediately had a sinking feeling about this note. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

But when a killer whale catches and eats a baby seal, I immediately change it back to the Korean variety show. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Scandalized, he ordered the corporal to tie his laces immediately or face a charge. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

My interview notebooks were filled up, but at night I was too tired to write in my journal and went immediately to bed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately feel woozy, my insides turning cold. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He swung the dead tiller all the way to the right, then immediately yanked it back in to his side. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She would spot Mia from behind first—but of course she would recognize her immediately. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The council met every Sunday afternoon, immediately after dinner. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

His most recent Memory, aside from the draft and the party, is of him at the airport’s private jet strip, waiting beside an older boy in sunglasses who I recognize immediately as his brother Daniel. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If we heard any noises at all, we were supposed to call the police immediately. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

At the revelation of this further indignity — Bono’s life altered universally by mere rumor — I could not speak immediately. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sonya was immediately arrested by her own people, interrogated for treason, and sentenced to be shot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Jimmy liked it immediately, even before he looked closer at all the pictures and words on the walls. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The best thing would be for Maurice immediately to come and look it over. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I reacted to the abrupt change of tone or not, but she immediately followed with, “I’m sorry, it’s been a very long night and I could use a cup of coffee.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She should leave immediately and he never wanted to set eyes on her again. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora could see the squirrel’s name—ULYSSES—flying out of the car and into the night, a single, beautiful word that was immediately swallowed up by the wind and the darkness. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

On the day after that she was in the canteen at the usual time, but with three other girls and immediately under a telescreen. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“Tell me immediately how they will...draw his claws.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

First, when she was eight, going on nine, her mother had died, an event not immediately recognized by Elizabeth as a disaster, since she had scarcely known her mother and had certainly never loved her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Moore, McKissick, and Austin realized immediately that the moment was upon them: the revolution had begun. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Irina immediately signed herself up—then quickly found others to fill out the list. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

If they think of a kiss, they must then think immediately of the floodlights going on, the rifle shots. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately grasped the weak spot in our cover. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Then they saw her come out again with the calabash in her hand and they knew immediately that the bird was being kept in that hut. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

I knew him immediately, though in the more than five years since I’d seen him last I’d managed to forget his name when Charlie had spoken of him my first day here. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Dicey breathed a sigh of relief, but the door opened immediately. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

His son, too well bred to hear the hint, rose immediately also, saying, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Those entries labeled “?” were the ones he wanted to investigate immediately to determine if Yossarian had played any part in them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Because the candles were nearly impossible to find even on the black market, she blew them out immediately after the prayers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

There was laughter again, but I said almost immediately: 'I think I understand your position very well, Mr Smith. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped in the water and immediately began to sink. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I half raised my hand and Patrick, his delight evident, immediately said, “Hazel!” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the United States and to Duke, I immediately informed my fencing coach that I would be leaving the team for my senior year. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Turning on the electric lights, Jinjoo immediately searched for food in the kitchen. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She poured the water carefully over the blanket, and his hand immediately felt worse, more tender altogether. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I snort and immediately feel my cheeks redden. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He bent over his trunk again, but almost immediately stood up once more, his hand clenched on his wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We have to get him warm immediately,” I said. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Many of them have seeds that are nonpoisonous and immediately edible. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can feel my mind immediately combating the body. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The feeling of vague unease returned almost immediately. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I vomited and immediately felt feverish, but we had to continue on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Aravis immediately began, sitting quite still and using a rather different tone and style from her usual one. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

He filled a needle with a clear liquid and stuck it in Stockdale’s arm and the pilot almost immediately lost consciousness. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A pregnant Fifi would have to do what is always done in such cases on the Island—marry immediately and brace herself for the gossip when her "premature baby" comes out fat and fully grown. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

If Gordievsky was seen buying a train ticket, the KGB would apprehend him immediately. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yet when I walked out of the election night party, full of hope and enthusiasm, I was immediately reminded of the harsh realities of the New Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

He starts eating immediately, working his way methodically through his food. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

He was the first in his family to go to school, and when he learned about Henrietta as a postdoctoral fellow in Gey’s lab, he felt immediately connected to her. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We stop near the edge of the lot, and Vivi immediately begins to giggle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A few of us recognized it immediately as a Sunday morning voice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And almost immediately Snowden broke in, whimpering, “Help me. Please help me. I’m cold. I’m cold.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I immediately go in search of her and find her exiting Uncle Al’s car with Earl. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We will call you immediately with any updates.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d nevertheless arrived intact at the foot of Everest in early April with a film crew in tow, and immediately began making acclimatization trips up the lower mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

In a move that historians cannot explain, Mark Antony immediately left his command when he saw Cleopatra’s fleet break free. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“They shall be dropped from the movement immediately!” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped almost immediately and gestured at the first table. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

On hands and knees, carrying his gun in regulation fashion, Kantorek shoves his absurd figure over the sand immediately in front of us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, of course," she said, and immediately went to work. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after the federal dollars began to flow, law enforcement agencies across the country began to compete for funding, equipment, and training. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I have been able to be kind and pleasant to him because every time I think of what happened in Erudite headquarters, I immediately push the thought aside. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

And, whatever its justification in terms of inmate penitence and self-reflection, the Frenchmen immediately appreciated the administrative power of the separate system. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a faint wave of nausea, and looked up immediately and dragged on her cigarette. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The water spills over the cup and I don’t even have the common sense or decency to immediately wipe it because that’s my face on the bulletin board. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The sun burns off the morning haze almost immediately and I can tell the day will be hotter than usual. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She recognized it almost immediately: This was the path that led to Rook Hill. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected us to immediately move on to greater things, like arabesques, grands jetés, and pirouettes, but we couldn’t. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn around as the doors shut and then immediately open up again. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Butterscotch jumped up immediately, sniffing me and making sure I wasn’t hurt. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Maria slid to the floor, and he immediately went to her side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After sentencing, Trina was immediately shipped off to an adult prison for women. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He sucked in air and immediately regretted it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animal had bolted past Sergeant Amen as he opened the cage, and the sergeants had immediately run out of the room and shut the door behind them. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This must have meant “Look!” for Nelson turned to look at them, and Columbus immediately punched him in the stomach with one flipper and knocked him down with the other. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

She withdrew her hand almost immediately and used it to pick her cigarette out of the ashtray. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some were for leaving immediately, but it was late, and Jenner and I argued against it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I write Maybe, which he immediately rips up. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

No matter the result, I would not be returning home: if we were convicted, I would go directly to prison; if we were discharged, I would immediately go underground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kids immediately swarm around him, but I sink down into a chair. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“If you like her, just ask her out,” I say to Bram, and he immediately starts blushing. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I liked the sound of it, the derision with which my mother pronounced it, and knew immediately it was what I wanted to become. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he arrived, the discussions immediately became more interesting. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's not a very sophisticated network, because I see the transport layer and recognize it immediately as something I've gotten through. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Kamaswami reproached him for not returning immediately, for wasting time and money. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

If those desirable mutants proceeded to interbreed with normal plants, the mutation would immediately be diluted or lost. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately fell in love with their invention, and I asked them to sell me a camera. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“You know,” I said in a whisper, “if Arthur Ashe had been living in South Africa, he would have been immediately arrested for making that statement.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, any inmate who received Newjack had to surrender it immediately, on penalty of receiving a ticket for contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

If their blood went positive, they could immediately report to the Slammer. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Pea,” said Despereaux, and the name of his beloved was immediately swallowed up by the darkness. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

After this, Lucca and Siena would have immediately surrendered, partly to spite the Florentines and partly out of fear, and the Florentines would have had no means of preventing it. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Thor walked immediately behind Loki, his hand on Loki’s shoulder. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Oh, hooray! He’s going to play for us!” they cried, and immediately the whole company sat themselves down in a circle around the Old Green Musician—and the concert began. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson was on the road back to Monticello immediately after the inaugural ceremony, setting up the Republican government in exile, waiting for the inevitable catastrophes to befall the presidency of his old friend. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It’s only one syllable, but I recognize the girl’s voice immediately. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was a moment of total, impersonal panic, and then Finny’s hand shot out and grabbed my arm, and with my balance restored, the panic immediately disappeared. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the boys in the Washington boat found their swing. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I wrote to Moor House and to Cambridge immediately, to say what I had done: fully explaining also why I had thus acted. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had not resented my change of heart, and in fact had immediately undergone one himself. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reach Dylan’s building and press his apartment number, and he buzzes me up immediately, which is great because I’m not about that waiting life today. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Harvey fit the bill perfectly, and the CIA scooped him up immediately. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

‘Your story is apparently quite true. Summon the Head of the Army and the Head of the Air Force immediately!’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors immediately cheered up, although one of the women had the grace to blush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, there was confusion, but that almost immediately gave way to anger. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He says a few more words to Father Rico and goes back the way he came, and I am immediately angry with myself for being so quick to please Lily and Mother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Hi, Father Mike. Beautiful service today,” Tessie said, and immediately regretted it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Chestnut and Boynton immediately complained, but the judge reminded them it was their motion. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’d thought for sure that his eyes would jump immediately to the swirls on the cover, that he’d break into his familiar smile and hurry over to have a closer look. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She immediately instructed his sister, Joan, to send the entire amount of her monthly Social Security check to Bobby to assist him with his rent. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately the dog smelled a wonderful smell that no one but he could smell. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ehrlichman explained that Attorney General Mitchell kept calling, asking permission to tell the Times to immediately halt publication of the Pentagon Papers—and threaten prosecution if they refused. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Connor jerked his head at me, and I immediately realized she knew nothing about it—something I think I had already suspected. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Only when I revealed to him that my mother was the daughter of an Orthodox Jewish rabbi did his Jewish background emerge, because he understood the true depth of Mommy’s experience immediately. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monster’s fist immediately lashed out and struck the stone hearth from its foundations, the brick chimney tumbling down on top of it in a loud clatter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

The house smelled like cigarettes and scented candles, a mixture that almost immediately made Toby want to puke again. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Hence a linguist would immediately deduce correctly that the English language arose in coastal northwestern Europe and spread around the world from there. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then again, almost immediately, I saw how Ruth wasn’t to know that—how to Ruth, who didn’t know the first thing about music, this tape might easily make up for the one I’d lost. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She dropped her bag on a folding table, and one of the cops immediately began to search through it. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It’s almost nine thirty, a half hour away from the audition sign-up, and I press call to connect to Libby, but immediately my phone powers down. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The tourists turned around, and Prosper immediately lowered his voice. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In this technique, each phrase is sung by the teacher and then immediately echoed back by the students. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It did so immediately, but Jam still wanted to kick it, the careless thing. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Not that anything significant started to happen immediately afterwards; but for me at least, that conversation was a turning point. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember hearing my uncle shout from upstairs for us to call 911 and to immediately evacuate the house. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When I read William Saroyan’s The Human Comedy, I was immediately pleased by the narrator’s warmth and the charm of his story. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Weary tied in with two scouts, and they became close friends immediately, and they decided to fight their way back to their own lines. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lost in thought, he did not immediately register the unnatural chill that was creeping over him, as if he were descending into fog. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I want to find Haymitch immediately and tell him about my session, but no one’s around. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so now she opened the spigots, shivering a little as the spiders scrambled, lost their footing, struggled momentarily in the hot water, and died, immediately bedraggled, soggy, long gone. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many, however, immediately go on their way to seek the wise man, the benefactor. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Delbriick’s comments were passed on immediately to Pauling, who quickly wrote off a letter to me. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“I deeply apologize. We thought you were expecting us. We will leave immediately and return upon your request.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

The celebrations ceased immediately as the crew saw their commander's expression. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my hand to my nose, and it was immediately covered in blood. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

My mother immediately bursts into tears upon seeing me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately that the awakening had to do with the baby. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not wanting to turn my back on the Snake and the Toad, I let them go ahead of me but immediately regret it. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I push at him violently, then immediately regret doing so. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He finishes one beer and immediately goes for another. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We suddenly had thirty ravens, and they set out immediately to rearrange our situation so it would be their situation, much as the birds and bees had done in the highway rest areas. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Haie let him get a gasp of air every so often, when he would give a mighty yell that was immediately hushed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rings, immediately followed by a loud pounding at the door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Of course your father is not a rightist. Don’t listen to your classmates,” Grandma said immediately, but she sounded nervous. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spat at the corporal’s face, and the corporal immediately shot him in the head at close range. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If the editors were told that a British article was of above-average interest, they would try to publish the manuscript almost immediately. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Two military members of the crew immediately resigned from the expedition to rejoin their regiments. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

He resumed walking, and all of them accompanied him immediately. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not silk or velvet, just a simple calico dress, a dress that would have immediately revealed that she was a woman. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled my eyes at Mom and shoved a forkful of chilaquiles into my mouth to prove her wrong, immediately regretting it. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

The sails immediately began luffing loudly, slapping back and forth in the breeze. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shake Caesar's outstretched hand, and he has the good grace not to immediately wipe his off on his suit. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Count Olaf sent me to look for you. You are to return to the house immediately.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

"Better than the alternative," I respond immediately with the joke my father always uses whenever someone tells him he’s looking older. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I immediately woke up from my dream and began shooting inside the tent, until the thirty rounds in the magazine were finished. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I had to get Sumac off the guard immediately and beg forgiveness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered Frank, and he immediately felt a surge of panic and guilt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I came out of the creek and immediately felt bone tired. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Claire” the voice from the speaker announced at midday while the Vessels were eating, “please report to the office immediately after lunch.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The sheriff listened with a distracted look on his face, but when I said I was going to see the judge, he agreed to move the child into a protected area immediately. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He felt such an urge to be with him once more that he would arrange it at any cost—and immediately. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Pollard unleashed Seabiscuit’s rally immediately, rushing up behind the field in hopes of finding an avenue through the pack. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex reaches into his pocket and pulls out a packet of Skittles, and Luna’s face immediately softens into a smile. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I immediately stole a pass and drove for a layup. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a later report, an agent noted, “It is an established fact that when she was removed from the control of Burkhart and Hale, she immediately regained her health.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Hitler immediately turned around and made a treaty with Japan and Italy, creating his own group of allies known as the “Axis” powers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He handed the students a thick envelope, begging them to take it immediately to the US embassy in Moscow, which was not far away. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

His grin widened, and I immediately regretted telling him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Anyone suspected of having the disease was shipped off immediately to the Quarantine Hospital. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She immediately thought of books, more books than she ever could have imagined existed, stacked one on top of another, and between their covers, millions upon millions of new words, new combinations. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

If so, the whole family is immediately taken away. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

This was far more strenuous than the work in the courtyard, and after our first few days on the quarry we fell asleep immediately after our supper at 4:30 in the afternoon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the large gunter clans immediately banded together to launch a full-scale assault on the Sixers’ force field, trying everything they could think of to bring it down or circumvent it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At restaurants Bobby always carried with him a virtual pharmacy of remedies and potions to immediately counteract any poisons that the Soviets might slip into his food or drink. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“General Kallner, if you do not separate the robots as I ask, then I can only demand that all sixty-three be destroyed immediately.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

All schools for girls will be closed immediately. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

But the brilliant form fell apart immediately, leaving him back among the dregs of racing. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mina’s eyes flit down to the carriage and then immediately back up again, like she didn't want me to notice the movement. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Ultima was immediately at his side, holding him so that he would not tumble from the bed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t immediately pick the right kind of prodigy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baby sheep, lost in the woods, must immediately search for their mothers—no distractions from strangers. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I take table 24 their reheated main courses, which they immediately reject as either too cold or fossilized by the microwave. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran in an agonizingly circuitous pattern, weaving and stumbling, falling once, but immediately on his feet again, running slowly, unable to escape anything. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after her return she shot down two more Luftwaffe fighter planes. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Atahuallpa was in the middle of his own empire of millions of subjects and immediately surrounded by his army of 80,000 soldiers, recently victorious in a war with other Indians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

And every dude in the joint immediately wished he’d worn his father’s lame polyester suit. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Akira hurried to keep up and immediately tumbled over a rock. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Drastic cuts in spending and staff were necessary, immediately. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Once these words were out of the way, the woman’s voice grew a tad more firm, raspy, but still confident, as she immediately turned to the logistical details. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A movement in the hall catches Celia’s eye, and while anyone else might have credited a number of candles or mirrors for the reflection, she knows the cause immediately. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Six thousand two hundred and forty,” I said immediately. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He stopped the publication immediately, and the book never was published, although large parts of it were used as the basis for some of Descartes’s later works. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

There was a photograph of his mother, not the one John liked and had seen only once, but one taken immediately after her marriage. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Oh, sure," agreed Wilson hurriedly and went toward the little office, mingling immediately with the cement color of the walls. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Let’s take it down a notch, please,” I panted, holding my side, and Sahil immediately slowed to what for him was a leisurely pace and for me was still a brisk walk. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After he quickly washed up, Nathan immediately noticed that Nali had put four large plastic trash bags in the middle seat of the front of the truck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Then almost immediately, she was looking just at me again, but now it was like she was talking to the both of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately he heard the other animal close behind. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The terrified mother pawned the cornet immediately and destroyed the pawn ticket. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My resolve is almost immediately broken at the first table, which has twenty or so soups, when I encounter a creamy pumpkin brew sprinkled with slivered nuts and tiny black seeds. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I immediately silence myself because it also feels wrong. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

My mother opens it immediately, lets the soldiers in, and then closes it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

For instance, people who hate stories in which terrible things happen to small children should put this book down immediately. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

So the fact that I did speak African languages immediately endeared me to the black kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But her mom let her walk over to the inn, and she immediately started working on her Resilient Helenwood project, pulling papers and colored pencils out of her bag. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit up and immediately felt woozy. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I made no reply, and was immediately hurried off towards St. Michael’s. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

As I rushed to join my teammates, I looked down to see a queue of approximately fifty climbers from other expeditions moving up the ropes, too; the first of them were now immediately below me. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Tyson pouted, and immediately I knew I’d asked a bad question. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Looting was a crime punishable by death, and looters were hanged or shot immediately without a trial. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, though, the link is not immediately obvious. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When the physicist Robert Marshank got a similar letter, he announced to his wife that they were leaving immediately. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dark gray basalt, and she used to hold it to her forehead, and it would immediately make her feel better: two and a half million years, right there against her skin. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Bringing a book outside to read, I would fall asleep almost immediately in my chair; when I took the boat out I soon tired of rowing and allowed myself to drift all afternoon. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every time Percy slashed one of them down with his sword, the ghost re-formed immediately. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Yutar handed in the indictment and authorized that we be charged immediately and tried summarily. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One thousand three hundred pounds plus another two hundred when he dropped the yellow immediately afterward. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I tried to sit up, but I felt dizzy, and I immediately lay back down. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I puked on the sidewalk in response, and immediately felt less woozy. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We immediately took the paper and wreath to the police station, along with information as to what obviously subversive family had discarded the offending decoration. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Dad met with his foremen and told them a twenty percent cut in salaries—his included—would take effect immediately. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her eye immediately caught Gilly’s, still seated in the room on the other side of the counter. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

An American flag the size of a mainsail unfurled from the tallest flagpole in the Court of Honor, and immediately two more like-sized flags tumbled from flanking poles, one representing Spain, the other Columbus. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He immediately knew this wasn’t real and that this was an obstacle. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

One Sunday they took a picnic far up the Little Baldy River: Bernabe immediately set to fishing. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come with us. Dr. Cable wants to see you immediately.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

That night we agreed on an answer, but it was immediately rejected. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

If a citizen, he may lose the right to vote; if not, he becomes immediately deportable. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Witnessing this criminal act, Six-Fingers and his deputies immediately detained the man and took him to the police station. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Genie immediately put his face to the floor, peering desperately between the wooden slats into the darkness downstairs. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

This first lesson of the Academy was immediately clear: Don’t stand out. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chicken clucked and immediately laid an egg of solid gold. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When they arrived at the fields, Mama headed immediately into the yellow field of wheat. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The doors immediately opened and I walked in. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mark immediately followed Alec’s example and worked at his own noose, finally getting it loose. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She hit the gas pedal going back up to Milagro . . . and immediately Granny Smith pulled her over for speeding. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked around him and saw the note almost immediately. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Lily began to serve balls to the other side immediately, reaching up and elongating her already long legs as she came up on tiptoe. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The visor shut with a pop, like an echo to the What, but was opened again immediately. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The town’s new status may have struck many Southerners as ironic, for in the years immediately following the Civil War, Durham was known chiefly as the site of one of the Confederacy’s final humiliations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her note—telling me to come immediately to her chambers when I am strong enough—is tucked into my dress. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The same thing happened over and over: I would catch sight of some flawless man off in the distance, but as soon as he moved closer I immediately saw he wouldn't do at all. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It’s a system in which our brain reaches conclusions without immediately telling us that it’s reaching conclusions. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Did the dead advise them to leave immediately?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

MI5 agents immediately arrested Blake in London, and he quickly confessed to spying for the Russians. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her passport, which the Greek government had granted under the condition that she leave the country immediately, bore her mother’s maiden name, Aristos, instead of Stephanides. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She was wearing a shirt with a video game logo that Nathan immediately recognized. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The temple’s front doors opened, and all three of them immediately straightened as a figure emerged from its shadows. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The knight immediately jumped off his horse and lay on the ground. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dropped down and immediately started pulling at the clouded plastic. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

But Austronesian languages are spoken in a narrow strip immediately on the north and southeast coasts. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after leaving his house he heard a distinct barking, muffled, coming from almost the same location as the dogs he’d just found. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

A clumsy, hurried blow, and not hard, but the other slumped immediately and slid clattering among pans and buckets to the floor. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sliced one in half, but immediately it began to knit back together. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

A special spot?wavex?scrambler also caused his televised image, in the area immediately about his lips, to mouth the vowels and consonants beautifully. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her curly cinnamon-colored hair was tied back in a bandana, which gave her a commando look that Leo found kind of hot—and then immediately felt guilty about. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Then they stepped back, laughing with triumphant pleasure, so that immediately Ralph had to stand on his head. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We must ask Hen Wen about it immediately, and we shall need the letter sticks. Quickly, help me find them.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

But many of the wild seeds did not immediately sprout, and they yielded no harvest. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Francis did not want to surrender immediately, so he went through some of the actual details of how we went about the model building. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Herbert was in court with me, and we both immediately recognized the lack of interest on the judge's face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She sucked in sharply when she saw, almost immediately, that James was right. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nuah looks up from the breakfast table and immediately stands, chopsticks in the air. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

"Don't let it escape! If it is in here it has observed the most secret things! It must be exterrrminated immediately!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

But as soon as it did so there came two more lions' roars, immediately after one another, one on the right and the other on the left, and the horses began drawing nearer together. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Harry was too busy feeling sorry for Neville to notice immediately that he had a letter too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He knew that immediately after the opening all such work would have to be redone. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My aunt’s trailer was the top unit in a “stack” twenty-two mobile homes high, making it a level or two taller than the majority of the stacks immediately surrounding it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When Zeitoun and the others entered the main room of the station, immediately fifty pairs of eyes, those of soldiers and police officers and military personnel, were upon them. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

It’s always cool to find out immediately when a cute guy is gay or not. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He immediately aimed at the next man, pulled the trigger, watched him turn to vapor. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Go silent,” whispered Kelp, and immediately eleven full-face visors slid down to seal in the sounds of his squad’s breathing and communications. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But he had no time to wonder what it might be, for almost immediately another rabbit appeared and limped to where Holly was lying. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His words destroyed the story she was writing but almost immediately supplied her with another. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"We shall check it out immediately!" my grandmother cried. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened except the granules immediately dissolved and a sweet smell, not unlike vanilla fudge, began to wisp up from the pot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He returned immediately to the calendar, his eyes an inch away from the paper. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

At the clinic, Dr. Han was greeted immediately by Nurse Pak, a recent graduate of a nursing high school, who was training with Head Nurse Cha. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I want patrols assembled immediately to keep watch in the streets, and sentry fires built on every corner.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phone buzzes back at me almost immediately. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She sends it to Simon, and he writes back immediately. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She stopped several times when she couldn’t immediately identify something. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer went immediately to the hotel, a very good hotel where he had made reservations in advance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This exciting idea made the King forget his question, and the two young men sat down immediately to draw their own blazons for the magician, so that there should be no mistake about the tinctures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the others immediately joined in with the quivering, high biläla. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Life had arisen almost immediately after the origin of the Earth, which suggests that life may be an inevitable chemical process on an Earth-like planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Garner, Mrs. Garner, thank you very much for reporting this boy's arrival immediately. From what I hear, the Grants were worried sick.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I get inside the house, I go immediately to the front window that frames the street to watch them. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Just a sec—” He glanced up from his screen in our direction and immediately did a double take. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

At first Ash thought that she would go immediately into the Wood at night — she wanted to find that fairy again. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He immediately looked down at my feet, so I shook off my UGGs so he could see my toes weren’t crossed. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Please tell Richard Rodriguez that we must have a decision from him immediately because budget estimates for next year are due at the end of the week. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes are immediately thick with tears waiting to spill. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“No, no, I’m sorry, I’m going to have to interrupt you,” she was saying, and I could see she was talking to two boys sitting on the benches immediately in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were of a green glass so dark that it appeared black, and I put them on immediately, plunging into blackness and moving outside. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jumped up immediately, remounted the bar, and performed a perfect Tkatchev on my next try. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A number of the newer regulations regarding study and free time were immediately rescinded. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat down across from him, holding hands, and Joaquin knew immediately that they were asking him to leave. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after V-J Day, some employers returned to their white, Gentile-only employment policies. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

These calculations flashed through his mind in a fraction of a second, but he immediately felt ashamed, and blushed at catching himself in such thoughts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman was overjoyed at the sight of so much thatching grass and she immediately began to cut it down with her sickle. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“What did he say?” the girl immediately asked him. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He is arrested almost immediately a few blocks away. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Salim saw them and immediately adopted all of them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

The women follow immediately behind the hippopotamus wagon, dressed all in black and pressing elegant lace hankies to the corners of their eyes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

My colleagues, including Chief Luthuli, insisted that I go, but were adamant that I return immediately afterward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of them, an older woman and a teenage boy, immediately scrambled out of the mess and ran down the alley. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The next day at lunch, Eevie sat down and immediately wrinkled her nose. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately, her face cooled and hardened again. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then she glanced at Ash and said curtly, “Go and fetch us some writing materials. We must respond immediately.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fischer, on the advice of the RJF Committee, wrote to Iceland’s foreign minister, David Oddsson, and requested a residence permit, which was forwarded to him immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I scrunched under the desk, I could feel immediately that the air there was kind of heavy and steamy, and that I was going to start sweating pretty quickly—which I did. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see past color and culture, but I was immediately confronted by it when the first bell rang and a student named Sharaud sauntered in bouncing a basketball. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We must leave at first light. That’s immediately. Besides, the prophecy said we would lose one.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He walked away again immediately, and she was left to fret over her own want of presence of mind; Charlotte tried to console her: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I wanted to write Caitlin back immediately, but I had to do my chores first. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

His feelings immediately swerved, for that possibility had not occurred to him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I immediately choke on my food, so noisily and violently that my mother gets up to pat me on the back. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And Jinny’s hopes that the girl might forget the bracelet altogether faded when Ess swallowed her last bite and immediately hopped down from her spot on the bench. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I watched a gymnast do a back handspring skill on the vault, and I immediately wanted to try out the same move on the kiddie springboard. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When, almost immediately, the telephone rang inside and the butler left the porch Daisy seized upon the momentary interruption and leaned toward me. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Screaming with joy, Ben jumped up and was immediately flooded by his family, who hugged, slapped, pummeled, and kissed him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey,” he said to it, “you know something that I don’t?” and immediately felt foolish. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately why she had sent me away. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over and over she picks it up only to set it immediately down, as though it burns her fingers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I smiled and extended my hand to introduce myself, and was immediately wrapped up in her arms. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When he came into our home, he immediately fixated on the house as a monastery, the bathroom as the most sacred monastic cell, and my mom as the Abbess. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sahil was immediately drawn to a cyclorama—a curved backdrop—of a landscape that had a moon painted on it that looked like it was screaming. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Benches are lined against a metal fence, and the gray-blue water immediately draws me in. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

A wave of inexplicable anger washed over me, which I immediately quelled. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He had discovered the boundary between the crust and the layer immediately below, the mantle; this zone has been known ever since as the Mohorovičić discontinuity, or Moho for short. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Soon the answer became clear, and he felt silly that he hadn’t seen the solution immediately. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She covered her half-finished stew with a napkin, and immediately an invisible servant whisked the bowl away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The popcorn smells much better than the fish, though, and my mouth immediately waters. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

If Reb Saunders even once heard of Danny being anywhere in my presence, he would remove him immediately from the college and send him to an out-of-town yeshiva for his rabbinic ordination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

When they arrive in New York, Bailey is immediately struck by how strange everything looks. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Satisfied at last, I immediately said: “Then 1 will tell her I don’t want to wear these clothes anymore.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The reason was not immediately clear to Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Though Maurice had to be warned, we did not immediately ring him. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Then he went immediately out and followed Grandma’s directions exactly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was able to open his show on April 3 and immediately filled his eighteen-thousand-seat arena. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“He said the kid and his friend immediately started cursing him out—” We never cursed. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I looked to where I last remembered seeing the box, and found it almost immediately. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He would buy a hamburger, eat it, drink a malt, then think immediately of buying another one, but that only lasted a brief time. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I grabbed a handful of popcorn, immediately regretting it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She immediately had four appointments set up for me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There had always been a wide path of empty chairs immediately surrounding our eating area because other students shunned us during the lunch period. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t you report this to me immediately?” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He immediately took off his hoodie and set it around my shoulders. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Harry read it aloud: Harry — I’m flying north immediately. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

What lay immediately before her was still more wandering and in fearsome lands. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doha immediately noticed the shiny western shoes on its feet. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

He immediately picked up his napkin and put it on his head. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But Roz was programmed to keep herself in good working order, and once she was back on her feet, she immediately began cleaning herself off. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He looked behind him, saw Lydia and Dill, and turned immediately back forward. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Yellin went immediately to Falkbridge’s Alehouse, first sending all save two Brutes off on various tasks, keeping a noisy one and a quiet one for his own needs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was abruptly interrupted by the head warder, who said that I had to return immediately to Robben Island. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, she did not immediately leave, for the room was pleasingly uncluttered by personal possessions—in fact, apart from Briony’s, it was the only tidy bedroom. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to discuss Heliogabalus or Macrinus or Julian, who were immediately wiped out since they were universally contemptible. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told him to meet me on the corner of Jefferson and Broadway, and he immediately knew that I was trying to keep this little hookup a secret from my sisters—and my parents. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Then she pointed to each person in the room and recited their names, most of which I immediately forgot, as happens when I’m nervous. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The heart stopped beating immediately, a clear sign that the path would continue to be difficult. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“Regardless of how you feel about the rules, with this breach of contract, the challenge is terminated immediately.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

So peculiarly individual was its shape that at first glance the hat appeared to be on the head of someone standing immediately behind Luster. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I place the pen in his hand, but he immediately drops it. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

A nearer cry stood him on his feet and immediately he was away again, running fast among thorns and brambles. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Although people were still about the surgery, exchanging ideas, trying to guess what the future might be, he immediately fell asleep. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had a body like that, he thought, and he immediately felt pathetic for even allowing the moment to happen. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I peeked through the seam in the steel and immediately wished I hadn’t. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It is moreover his command that Lord Slynt be seated immediately upon his small council, to assist in the governance of the realm. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Brother Jack seemed to sink immediately into deep thought. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She points to one that I recognize immediately. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Stay still!” he shouted, but his face changed immediately from anger to confusion when he looked down at the bundle lying on the floor. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Joan went out and came back almost immediately with a pile of towels and sheets. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

It would not have come as a surprise to Gregor if she had not come in, since his position was preventing her from opening the window immediately. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl relinquished the front of the room to him immediately. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I immediately know that this was more than just a dance, and maybe Madrina was right all along. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Mellower immediately scooped her back into his arms. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had been emboldened by this case, so when Bogart asked for help I immediately demanded to see the commanding officer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But little Maria, tonight, was not immediately sleepy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought it best to have lunch served immediately in the restaurant car,” he said. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Gregarious Games finally went public, their stock immediately shot into the stratosphere. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

January 29 wasn’t soon enough; I needed the pain to end immediately. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was well muscled, handsome, and proud in his uniform, but Ben saw immediately that Philip was the poorest athlete among last year’s starters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My friends stand behind me as I pull open the door and walk into a world where I immediately regret not having spent every minute possible. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z