“Well, who cares what he’s interested in? What is he, when you come down to it? Just some stupid teacher.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I was not interested in the Hell’s Angels, but the larger question that concerned me was whether we had, as Strini suggested, become stuck in a mind-set that was no longer revolutionary. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy was more interested in the sword she had taken from the barrow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Coach Warner, you may be interested in this information. This is from the Tangerine Times, August first: ‘Tangerine County is the lightning-strike capital of the United States. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you really interested in web development, or are you just here for this?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m just transferring some photos off my camera. I was planning on taking some shots at the mall. You interested?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Carl, he remembered, had been interested in the details of it. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say it nosy, but as if he was really interested in her, Dicey. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested in wearing makeup, I can teach you how to apply it properly,” Mom said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

"Yes, sir, but I'm mainly interested in a job." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They moved slowly, laughed slowly, but flicked the ashes from their cigarettes too quickly too often, and exposed themselves, to those who were interested, as novices to the habit. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

—All girls interested in running for the championship Lady Tigers Track Team should sign up in the gym office. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were only about half a dozen people in the restaurant, and of those half-dozen there were only two that interested Hercule Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Breakfast had been eaten and cleared away, and Professor Rumfoord was reluctantly becoming interested in Billy as a human being. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What are they, Hagrid?” asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“But I'm not really that interested in boats.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I have a lot of friends who are in honors English and they’ve become quite interested in what my class has been doing lately! The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Are you interested in making pottery? Maybe we could work something out where you get to use the kiln. To make up for the fact I can't pay very much." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You picked them because you thought alike and were interested in the same things, the way she and Melanie were. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

From being mildly irritated, but interested, he was a little angry. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sit and talk, and it makes me feel good that she’s so interested in knowing all about my day, but honestly, how can I explain it? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Of course they do,” Ana put in, “but you must avoid appearing as though you are interested only in his wealth.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d been driven from one possible campus to another, visiting friends at schools she was interested in. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally I overcame my timidity and asked him: "Sir, why did you become interested in the school?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they are — but why are you so interested?” asked Hermione, giving Harry a sharp look. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They were pretty much interested in girls that had suddenly sprouted breasts. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I realized it wasn’t interested in pulling me in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the reproduced mural in the book—but I was more interested in his finger as he tapped the book with approval. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Even Olive was interested to the extent of worrying about her gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Baba Joseph was definitely uneasy about pagan magic, but he was too interested in the story to object. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t say anything, but she seemed interested in the faces smiling down at her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was trying to see what it was they were so interested in, when I became aware of Moira beside me also watching them. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was very interested in the diet of these countries. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Shin found it difficult to find a job that interested him or hold a job he was offered. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Could it be that we are so interested in spaceflight because it is a way of perpetuating ourselves beyond our own lifetimes? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked her if it was better than the Edible Tsunami, from when I was interested in edible meteorological events. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He watched them very hard of course; but he wasn’t ready interested in seeing what they were doing, only seeing whether they were going to make a rush at him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was as if no one expected the police would be interested in yet another disappearance or, if they were, that they would be competent enough to conduct an effective investigation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If you’re interested, please e-mail us back or call us at your earliest convenience. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The statement appeared to exclude many of the people who might have been interested in such a place. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Volkheimer shifts slightly in his chair; his gaze is both interested and indolent. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“You’ll be astonished to learn that I am interested in the cotton market,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Would you be interested in meeting me for a cocktail somewhere?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be interested when you can show me a few pounds of the stuff!” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Her look became shallow, as if she were more interested in how his jacket might complement her dress. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Sal and I usually tried to get really interested in our conversation and act like we didn’t notice. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I scolded myself for assuming that was all that interested them. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

If Bobby would give her a letter saying that he was interested in playing a match, she told him she’d see whether she could secure backing. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“She’s just interested in a connection with someone from her own country.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I was surprised to see him so interested. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He is interested in first founders, rather than in the long-term development of a discipline. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Most of the people he encountered were not alarmed by or interested in North Koreans. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Most of the time the answer was no, but once she mentioned it, I became immediately interested. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Leakey was an anthropologist and paleontologist who was interested in animals and Early Man. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It scares me that the waste man’s so interested in where we live,” I told Arul that evening as we spread plastic on the ground beneath our straw mats and pillows. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And the towns clustering around Boston interested him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly thereafter, he heard from his supervisor that the company leadership wasn’t particularly interested in pursuing the safety question. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

A reporter from the St. Petersburg Times, Wayne Washington, was interested in the information we offered. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Apparently, Mr. Neely didn’t know me very well if he thought I’d be interested in doing extra homework and hanging out with super-genius Dari, but I nodded and forced a smile. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“That is strange. I thought I remembered that you were interested in the smith’s art. But then, I forget things nowadays.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It was the first year nobody was interested in hiding any eggs. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Call your father. I’m the nice one here. If those boys at the bar become interested in you, you’ll be very sorry.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I might know someone who would be very interested in meeting you...” he said slowly. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Moscow was particularly interested in reports from Werner’s new contact, the thin man with glasses. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not particularly interested in killing me, either. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t for a second think I’m interested in anyone but you.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Show me the man who isn’t interested in discussing himself,” said Samuel. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

And if Mom didn’t seem interested in making any luck this year, then I would. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The Moras knew many people, almost all of them interested in such matters, who gradually began to attend the Friday meetings, to which they brought their knowledge and their magnetic fluids. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is one of the main fields of study for those who are interested in studying music theory at a more advanced level. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The law would require that students and teachers inform the administration if they thought someone in the school might be interested in doing harm to students, teachers, or school property. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Through?” questioned Byerley, in just the tone of a person who is not particularly interested in the question, or its answer. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you,” Ash said, nonplussed, for Lore had not seemed to be particularly interested in befriending her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That wouldn't do no good—Then what shall we do about it?—I dont know: and he just listening, not especially interested he said, hearing the two of them without listening. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been interested in the West, but Maine...? Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“When I met you, I thought you was very handsome, excepting you wasn’t interested.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“We were wondering if you would be interested in signing a petition to change the school’s mascot to something less violent but still formidable?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

She walked behind us, pretending to be interested in various houses and gardens that just happened to lie along the way we were taking. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm interested in—" I'm still not sure what to say. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then he asked me if I wasn’t interested in a change of life. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

"There's those as would be unhealthily interested in such information. Better keep mum. But never lie." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he doesn’t seem interested—he seems like he’s in a hurry. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

James enters the classroom, and when Chelsea sees him all of a sudden she is no longer interested in a new club. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“They weren’t even interested in a baby,” she said. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was all gloomy and his hands dug deep into his pockets as he walked alongside the others, appearing far more interested in-the pavement than this business with the Conte. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

To be fair, many people who couldn’t punctuate their way out of a paper bag are still interested in the way punctuation can alter the sense of a string of words. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

In one part of Russia, though, the nobles who owned the land were interested in trying out new tools, new equipment, and new ideas about how to improve the soil. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Not only because I’ve never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She pretended like she wasn’t interested, but she was, I could tell. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the “TB tribe” who knew about Farmer considered Socios en Salud’s work unorthodox and Farmer something of a maverick—a clinician too interested in individual patients to comprehend the global TB picture. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He’d hug me close and hold up the little cat, or whatever toy I seemed to be interested in, so I could touch it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He tries to act like he’s not even interested in school, like there’s no point in studying hard, or dreaming about tomorrow, or bothering to graduate. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know what some hardness, perhaps of eye means, and I’m not interested in faces. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before then, I was a typical twelve-year-old American girl, far more interested in what I should wear to school than what I might learn there. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Thomas ignored him, more interested than ever in the outside of the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I just thought you boys might be interested,” Cleve said, his feelings hurt. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dolls interested her mainly for what was inside them; her mother would catch her tearing out their stuffing so that she could see what was making them talk. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But he was not interested in hating them now. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor said, “Steady down. What makes you so interested?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke in an unemotional tone, almost as though he weren’t much interested in what he was saying. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Ken's case, he cultivated an image of an unassuming embassy official, interested in learning about Moscow and raising his children. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I would be interested in hearing your version of the story,” he said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Bums. Punks. Pm not interested. I got a daughter married big-big.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had always been a hard man—a man who knew the truth on every subject and wasn’t interested in what anybody else had to say. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She put her elbows on the table, so close and so helpless that Aureliano heard the deep sound of her bones, and she became interested in the parchments. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I’ll explain if you like, but you don’t seem very interested.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The other kid the media’s interested in is Link. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She was interested in that kind of stuff. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He told Monroe he just could not get the men interested. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The girl now sat up, really interested at last. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

While she was hungry, she was more interested in taking in her new surroundings. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

As I say, my companion seemed genuinely interested, but after a time I felt I had revealed enough and so concluded by saying: 'Of course, things are quite different today under my present employer. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Here he was interested in taking a walk with someone other than me, someone who was female, an older woman, someone who had shown a lot of interest in him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, she wasn’t interested in him at all.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The rest of the crowd seemed just as interested. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They are interested solely in confirming highly dubious theoretical hypotheses by the logic of analogy and induction, and make no attempt at refutation or intersubjective testing.’ The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He seemed interested and kindly, but she couldn’t for a moment forget what he was: her very own death, and so close. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Beyond all reason, he wants to be my friend but would never be interested in more. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“But you know what first got me interested in you?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Both were vitally interested in Macon Dead’s son, and both had close and supportive posthumous communication with their fathers. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he didn't think Haupt was intelligent, and felt he was overly interested in money. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Ever since acquiring Holton’s drugstore, he had been interested in the undeveloped land across the street. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Then when she saw Teacher there looking so interested, she embellished the story. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s strange that anyone would be interested in this ugly thing except for maybe wanting to burn it and dance on the ashes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I wore eyeliner most days, even when I fenced, and wasn’t interested in how anyone felt about it. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to seem dorky, but I was genuinely interested. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Everyone thought he was a decent guy, but Maggie Kelly had sonar for boys who were interested in her girls and she was picking up a strong reading on Dominick. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he's more interested in stories and history than people. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I scan their faces for any sign of magician-hate, but they appear much more interested in each other’s costumes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

This appears to be a discussion he isn’t interested in avoiding. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Only the unclean and wicked would be interested in such pests, they believed. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He did not behave this way out of avarice; it was simply that his family no longer interested him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, well, I wasn’t interested in being known. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Actually, what interested him was not the business but the work. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

If a child got interested in a project or hobby, Terryl was there, driving them to whatever event, staying up late with preparations. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Since the night before last, for the first time in all the years I had been going to the gorge, I was not interested in watching. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are dozens of children’s stories about the trains, but what she’s interested in is the documents, the artifacts, the self-published train- rider stories, each one a testimony, a telling. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was like Tommy was going to do all the things with my father that I was never interested in doing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

All manner of people grew interested in Kino—people with things to sell and people with favors to ask. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

If the mayor wasn’t interested in what she’d found, too bad for him. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

What interested him in her were other things, which could not be lost in a moment of pleasure at the river’s edge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those eyes looking at him ... but every face interested in what he had to say. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, this no one likes you and you aren’t interested? Or this no one is older and gross and sending you perverted text messages?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Why would I be interested in the view of a newjack?” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being primarily interested in Left Front, I sided in simple loyalty with the writers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been a brief spell when Redemption was interested in painting and had spent a few weeks hanging out with Bitter in the studio. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was kind of cool talking about science stuff with someone who was actually interested and understood. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Do you know any other maids who might be interested?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Count Mallevant said, “I understand there is a scholar aboard this American ship—who is interested in astronomy. A very great scholar who has discovered a new way to work lunars.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Journal added that Chapman offered CBS the photograph of the “real” McMillian taken at the time of his arrest, but they were “not interested.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I had just finished serving a glass to a gentleman when a voice behind me said: 'Ah, Stevens, you're interested in fish, you say.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She began to say “red, white, and blue” instead of “blue, white, and red” and to distinguish “interest” from “interested” from “interesting.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not even that I’m interested in someone other than Kareem. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I was specially interested to hear the talk on nucleic acids to be given by Randall. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It would have to be quite entertainingly written, however, since, though there’s happily a small army of readers interested in verbal niceties, relatively few are interested in similar but often more important numerical nuances. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the soldiers did not seem interested in anything except their labor. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had kissed one girl, somebody he’d been interested in for a long time; kissed her twice, in fact. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look,” he asked good-naturedly, “are you more interested in the theater or your French?” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gradually, enough were made interested, though, that each month, a few more automobiles lengthened our caravans to Temple Two in Chicago. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing really interested him—least of all the things that should have. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Though he might not be too interested, being, apparently, not much of a reader. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And why do they have to be a million times more interested in Nico than when I talk about Zohra or tell them things about Pakistan? Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The only other person besides Lorena who cares about what I think is Mr. Ingman, and he’s paid to be interested in my opinions. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I just feel like I’m stagnating, and it’s pretty obvious Sam isn’t interested in my development.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His customers were wide-eyed, interested as terriers, cooperative, and did not interrupt, but as he began for the third time Will saw that he was getting no place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in what was in the stew. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Starting around puberty, the limbic system becomes more sensitive to stimulus, which is one reason teenagers become both more emotional and more interested in having new and intense experiences. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard, but I was always interested in any thing from her early life that might explain Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Would you be interested in meeting up with us? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Then as soon as he saw that Antonapoulos was not interested Singer crumpled the sketches and forgot about them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was not much interested in where he was going, but he must get away from that house, and from Hooper. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

"The queen's not interested in your views, old man, and neither am I," the officer said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

As I talk, she nods and asks me questions, truly interested. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We should just beat him up and go back out and play,” the sister remembered thinking, but after a while everyone got interested and started asking him questions. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

"I didn't mean that. I meant—I didn't know you were interested in reading." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was real interested in all of it. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“I’ll go. But don’t for a second think that I actually believe she’s not interested in you for more than your genetic code.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Maps had always interested her; there was something bewitching in knowing one’s precise location in relation to others on the earth. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I expected the Director to seek me out after the Incident, but when a few days had passed, I assumed he was no longer interested in me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Our new masters didn’t seem interested in making us work though. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

The letter man was busy explaining to an interested group the history of the W, and off in a corner the Humbug and the Spelling Bee were arguing fiercely about nothing at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

The wave hesitated, balanced there, and then hissed back toward the deep water, its tentacles not quite interested enough in me to drag me with it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The French and Americans were interested in it, too. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I did pretty well, but it never interested me much. Remember Marcus? He got such high marks in math! He’s in engineering studies now.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He sounded as if he were genuinely interested. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Although the baker’s son tried to woo her, she was no longer interested. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are not interested in things or people unless they can use them; they are terribly practical. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was getting interested in school again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second meant he was actively interested in the men and was considering using their services. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

This base had existed for some time, privately financed by interested parties. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Did you? I didn’t know you were interested in that sort of thing.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, let’s just say he wasn’t very interested in guys who had my luxurious skin tone.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Ahh, yes, those girls have been very interested in spending time with me of late.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “You can be unhonest in many ways, but not in that way. Well, good luck. I’ll be interested to hear what she says and does.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Just now he was being obedient because he was interested; and the three children, kneeling in the sand, were at peace. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the other hand I got the feeling that there were more than enough foot-paths in England and the average refugee wouldn’t be interested in socializing. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rowan found himself less interested in the stagecraft and parrying within the assembly room as he was in the things that went on outside of it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t sound too happy about going tonight. Did Eddie say something again? I thought he got the message that you weren’t really interested in him.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

She wished, too, that she was not so interested in this new restaurant, did not perk up, imagining fresh green salads and steamed still-firm vegetables. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But Mrs. Cobb seemed not to be interested in the river that flows by the throne of God. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Charles really wasn’t interested in this kind of stuff. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

People just weren’t interested in careers in domestic service anymore. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first time, at the police station, nobody seemed very interested in my case. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

On Saturday afternoon Billy Buck, the ranch-hand, raked together the last of the old year’s haystack and pitched small forkfuls over the wire fence to a few mildly interested cattle. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They're not interested in me, though; I slip inside without even causing a blip on their radar. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His difficulties made me realize that he hadn’t visited the hospital, but always seemed interested in my report. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“We’re not interested in a military coup, General,” the head of Embassy intelligence replied in studied Spanish. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, if he was so interested in the car, why didn’t he take it with him?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The movie being shown was a widely praised Swedish drama about a man who was losing his soul, and Ignatius was not particularly interested in seeing it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not so sure a sock would really cling to a mouse,” said Gordon, a thoughtful boy always interested in facts. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Macon Dead remembered when his son was bom, how she seemed to be more interested in this first nephew of hers than she was in her own daughter, and even that daughter’s daughter. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the officers weren’t really interested in the traffic violation, they stopped the pair anyway because they had a “hunch” they might be in possession of illegal drugs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

No one was much interested in using him or his speech. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were few things that escaped Father’s notice, and even fewer things that Father was not interested in. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The whys behind the screams interested him fully as much as the anguish itself. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Other ethologists are interested in a particular kind of behavior, such as the migration of birds. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The room behind the woman was full of wonderful things, but what interested Nhamo most was the little girl. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he was not interested in was hypnotism and prehistoric animals, as some pop-culture articles indicated. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It will not play tricks on you. As for you, Ranofer,” he turned interested eyes on the younger boy, “come with me. I have a task for you.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Elodin was simply making sure that I was genuinely interested before he accepted me as a student. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I count ten minutes off in my head, long enough so that new patients have arrived in the waiting room and the soldiers are less interested in me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Oh, good! Since I have you on the phone, I was wondering if you would be interested in helping get signatures for our mascot petition tomorrow at lunch?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Ekman was then a young psychologist just out of graduate school, and he was interested in studying faces. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I go from bike to bike, trying to look interested, but my heart isn’t in it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

But he was far too interested in the animal to pay much attention. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

In those days, if you had been interested by peculiar things, perhaps you would have had the luck to notice a knight-in-armour riding past the window. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Right...but I’m really more interested in their technology program,” Dimple said, forcing herself to stay polite. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Minya just wanted to know about the nightmares, but the others were more interested in Weep itself. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I would be faithless, if the cup and the arm band had been poor. I am interested in goldsmiths, not orphans.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Behind me, Miss Kenton's footsteps came to a sudden halt, and I heard her say: 'Are you not in the least interested in what took place tonight between my acquaintance and I, Mr Stevens?' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Randall forbade religion on his plantation to eliminate the distraction of deliverance, and churching never interested her once she came to South Carolina. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She was an interested listener at the debates between Mama and Papa on the merits and faults of the party. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tried her best to look innocently interested. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I thought you might be interested in knowing that I’ve just read in Social Revulsion that Louisiana has the highest illiteracy rate in the U.S. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I was off the ground and in the tree, and I just didn’t think I was interested in going much farther. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“All right,” she said cheerfully, and he thought he heard her, as he hurried off into the crowd, resume the subject of the Rotfang Conspiracy with Professor Trelawney, who seemed sincerely interested. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Whatever you do, don’t do anything that hurts or frightens the animal you are interested in. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

After work, she wandered around the center of Baltimore, aimlessly, interested in nothing. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maria, however, grew less and less interested in dressing up and accompanying her husband to seek patrons among the rich and influential. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Of course he wasn’t interested in me, I thought angrily, my eyes stinging — a delayed reaction to the onions. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He believed that the case of the theft, all that interested him at the moment, was ‘dead open and shut against the boy.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was very interested in watching Chester, since he had never seen a cricket drinking from a glass before. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No one on either side of the family has ever been remotely interested in such things.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m interested in making a living, not fighting a war,” Father said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is interested in other kinds of games, games of paper and wood. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at Harry, who was also interested in his cutlery, studying it as if he’d never seen it before. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in following the tenets of the political world or appearing on Sunday morning news shows. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

As Lawrence became more interested in the military applications of nuclear research, he grew more dismayed at the lack of progress under the dead hand of the Uranium Committee. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“He is already serving our nation. We are only interested in idle civilians,” he called out to the other soldier, who nodded. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even Lurvy, who wasn’t particularly interested in beauty, noticed the web when he came with the pig’s breakfast. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

She paused and her face lost its sullenness and grew interested. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a third bundle of coins baked into the stale loaf of bread that only the most desperate of criminals would be interested in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t wonder if Soojin is pretending to be interested anymore. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

This left Cambridge, England, where I knew that someone named Max Perutz was interested in the structure of the large biological molecules, in particular, the protein hemoglobin. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"There won't be anything to see tonight," I say, far more interested in the stew than the sky. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Even if the girl was lying about the bet, I was still interested. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

With no one on the grounds the least bit interested in watching a claimer, the horse proceeded to work six furlongs in an unbelievably fast 1:11%. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had been contacted by a white man who seemed intensely interested in the case. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Even the Catskill Park dot, which interested me because it was the only location not in or near a big city, was far too big and populous to find a single person. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“And she cares about me. Like in fourth grade when she arranged for me to work with Conner on our science fair project, because she knew I was interested in the same thing he was.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

To get them interested you had to pull at the heartstrings. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“There is an opportunity in San Francisco this summer I’m interested in. Do you remember me telling you about it, Mamma?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Her daughter, Pamela, was a teenager already and not so interested in me, though I found all teenagers intriguing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all sorts of things, really. Those skulls I got interested in just now, when I saw them there. I shouldn’t think anyone would want that done. It’s horrible.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore now became very interested in a bird out on the windowsill, which gave Harry time to dry his eyes on the sheet. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“Meaning that Dumbledore’s very interested to know who’s got it in for that boy!” said Moody, limping nearer still to the foot of the stairs. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My teacher Ms. Washington’s actually the one who got Grace interested in theater in the first place. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

At the age of 20, Descartes now took stock of his life and decided that he was not interested in a career in the professions. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

But he was very interested in everything that lay to the north because no-one ever went that way and he was never allowed to go there himself. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They were interested by his Lesson — though wary, i’faith, because of his dusky Skin. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were, they insisted, interested only in chemical processes which they could reproduce in their own laboratories and could then have certified by their colleagues. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But he soon became interested in something else and disappeared, leaving the tools lying around all over the bathroom floor. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Kim would spend a few more days in Ch’ulp’o, visiting the potters whose work most interested him, perhaps stopping by the kiln site occasionally. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I thought she’d finally managed to get it into her head that I wasn’t interested any longer. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, if you happen to be interested in old prints at all—” he began delicately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s not until after I mail the letter that I realize I probably chose those ideas she would think impressive, rather than ones I was really interested in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was a hundred and ten degrees, easy, and we must’ve looked like deep-fried vagrants, but everybody was too interested in the wild animals to pay us much attention. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When I heard her coming back with the beer, I spun away from the easel quickly, stumbled over some books, and pretended to be interested in a small autumn landscape on the wall. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I saw Grandpa was serious and I got interested. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered seeing “Yearbook” on her class schedule the day I showed her around the school, and I wondered if she’d been as interested in finding out about me as I was about her. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

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

“Why don’t they just tell each other? They seem to be the only ones interested.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Because even if I crack the code somehow, it doesn’t change the fact that Blue isn’t interested. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He had to read every column of it including the society section in which he couldn’t possibly be interested. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to challenge her, or suggest she’s making it up, or point out how she's never been interested in my entire life. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I sometimes wondered if he wasn’t a little too interested in his little sister.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Restorative justice, on the other hand, is more interested in relationships. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m very interested in Igbo-Ukwu art, and I want to make that a central part of the book,” he said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Both Sloan and Zuckerman were intensely interested in chess, Bobby, and women—interests that Bobby resoundingly shared in the first two cases and peripherally in the third. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But Swift was interested in a different solution. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I eyed the two dresses and thought they looked more mother of the bride than something I as a twenty-six-year-old was interested in wearing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The crocodile might be out after dark, but it wouldn’t be interested in her food stores. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, there is a reasonable fellow. An honorable Afghan. A man genuinely interested in a peaceful resolution.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Percy looked down, suddenly interested in his cheeseburger. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was interested until he heard me on the phone. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Sam pretty usually blurts things out if you pretend you’re not interested and don’t beg to him to tell. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed her the cap, but she didn’t seem all that interested. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You said he was interested in one of the men. Which one was it?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was alone with his own perceptions and appetites, and they alone interested him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

In general, I was less interested in the redecorating and inauguration planning than I was in figuring out what I could do with my new role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But Luma was more interested in life in the United States than she was in what an education there might do for her in Jordan. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was strange because although her eyes showed no emotion or interest, she must have been interested in order to be watching the moth so closely. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious that Whit was not interested in his cards. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t seem natural for a little girl to be so interested in animals. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Some appeared sad; others eager; but none seemed interested in avenging Elowen’s death. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My feet are heavy as I trudge behind her, and while I hear the beat of the music, my body isn’t interested in moving to it. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

For the first time Quang-ha actually seemed interested in what was going on. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“How come nobody’s interested in my game? You think it’s because I’m black?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Chaol coughed, suddenly very interested in the berries in the hedges. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sound like too many were interested in her meeting. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t tell me there wasn’t one cute guy in any of your classes who interested you even a little bit.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

The third reason we haven’t had any tourists is that even if life has developed on a number of planets within our galaxy, there’s probably little likelihood they’d be interested in us. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in the case of Hagen Oaks Park, I'm more interested in the city's decision to plant native plants than I am in the birds. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

How could we stay close when we were in different classes and he was so interested in things that had nothing to do with me? Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I will explain this poster a little later in this letter because I imagine you are interested in knowing how this bold, dedicated lecture came about. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t a bit interested in the flying part, but he liked the story and the fact that places were named for his people. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something fell and broke on the floor above them, but Fenoglio didn't seem particularly interested. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Malcolm began by saying that he was interested in joining the league, but that he wasn’t sure about it. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s as if you were interested in fashion and your neighbor when you were growing up happened to be Giorgio Armani. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I was interested in the benefits of chocolate and I said: "Antioxidant." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in the hard drive anyway?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Ernest described his idea to him at a faculty dinner, he became uncommonly interested. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m all of a sudden interested in the functions of government.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was interested in seeing the families leave. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’m mildly interested to hear this, especially because I can see my mom is not that happy about it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Tonight folks waren’t interested in nothing but straightening out my mess. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There’s the schedule of driver’s-ed courses, for anyone interested, and a reminder of next week’s blood drive, and the announcements are over. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lucky Girl said something in return that Nailer couldn’t make out but sounded like she wasn’t much interested in Pima telling her what to do. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

The flying fish were still coming, but he was no longer interested in them; it was the fish in my hands that was now the focus of his attention. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in my life, I became actively interested in a book. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end stood an altar, where the fiery wraith knelt in prayer, but Nico was more interested in the room itself. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The Roach orders me to practice moving through the crowds of courtiers without being noticed, to eavesdrop without seeming interested. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They forced him to surrender the contents of his desk, and put everything that interested them into paper bags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a very dull-looking old geography book that no one would be interested in. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Are you interested in a degree in art? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Charlotte got so interested in her work, she began to talk to herself, as though to cheer herself on. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I guess, because he wasn't too interested. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Their initial fright turned inevitably to weariness, for the wolves did not seem to be interested in advancing. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, Goldman got involved with a group of mathematicians who were very interested in developing statistical rules for telling apart things like subatomic particles. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘I am on my way to call on Mr. Lotho, and he may be interested to hear of them too.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

First of all, he was not interested in engineering. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

At fifteen I was interested in girls but considered myself too geeky to even approach one. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But the last four notes in the documents interested me: Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her promising singing career was all that interested her. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He and she were fairly chummy, but Francis didn’t look like the sort who would be too interested in girls. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It’s not that she doesn’t want to hang with us, but I never think she’s interested in the kind of things we are. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

Their French is barely adequate and they seem more interested in their questions than his answers. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Which was strange, because Daddy was usually not interested in things like our friends or what was going on in our lives. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Now she knew what the plaque really meant, but tonight, she wasn't interested in written words. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Jewish scholars became interested in showing other Jewish scholars how much they knew, how many texts they could manipulate. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his seat, looking more interested. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she’d just never acted like she was at all interested in boys. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The question of who might win the tourney interested Eddard Stark not in the least. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Gatsby examined the parted string, muttered "Hum!" in an interested way, and tossed the book on a chair. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She's rarely interested in me; it's not hard for me to tell the difference when she actually is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I’m more interested in power than wealth.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The others looked interestedly out at the town. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

She explained quietly, “Tata Fowells is especially interested in the birds. He has classified many kinds in this region that were never known before by the Europeans.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody was interested in helping me figure out the Answers. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m much more interested in the windows up there.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I asked, letting her think I was interested. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Luce was interested in the gender giveaways of my prose, of course. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

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

He glanced over at Lily, still interested only in her phone. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was a vulnerable one, which meant she was interested enough to be honest. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I was like a boy who worships a local soccer hero and is not interested in a national soccer star with whom he has no connection. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I have a friend on the staff there. You got me interested in peregrine falcons, and he got me interested in the effort to keep them on the planet with us.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually became interested in those dark, dense paragraphs of print. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Someone who takes a more hard- headed approach may be interested in the following result in probability. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are interested in heredity not primarily as a mathematical formulation,” he wrote, “but rather as a problem concerning the cell, the egg and the sperm.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in court ladies,” he said thickly, and kissed her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

A lot of them aren’t so much interested in getting their car washed as they are in writing a check. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I was particularly interested in Leon Czolgosz, a young man who had tried to join the anarchists but had been rejected by them. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was trying hard to follow along, nod along, look interested, but my mind was elsewhere. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Only my friend Robbie. He doesn’t say very much, but I know he’s interested.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Really, and at the bottom, he was interested in something else. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said: “I asked because I was interested.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I feel bad to take advantage of your health, Mr. Jurgensen. But if you have to sell, I guess . . . well, I’m interested.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he looked over his shoulder again, and saw that neither Jody nor Billy was interested, he climbed reluctantly out of the hole and followed them up the hill. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happy after all these years to discover someone interested in his work, the priest had no misgivings about revealing his vast knowledge. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

A strange feature was that the ordinary ants were not excited by the songs, nor interested by the lectures. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around the same time, Mom was contacted to see if she and Dad would be interested in having a journalist from the Australian, a newspaper, do a story on me and the operation. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

If Rae is actually interested in my distinction, she doesn’t show it. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That was the kind of dog that waren’t interested in scaring no one, it was only looking to bite something big and meaty off of you. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Would a society a million years in advance of us be interested in colonization or interstellar spaceflight? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clearly, something about the farm boy interested her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The only items the commander was interested in were the wings on his back and the multiphase, water-cooled, tri-barreled blaster strapped to his hip—the most powerful production handgun under the world. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

So it wasn't just that things interested him because he didn't know from boring—it was the connection his brain made, connections he couldn't help but seek out. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

And although there was still the hateful hot comb to suffer through each Saturday evening, its consequences—smooth hair—no longer interested her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In my first book, The Tipping Point, I tried to lay out a plan of action for people interested in creating social change. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When they’d talked last night, she said she hadn’t decided, and she hadn’t really seemed interested in talking to Dimple about it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The world, I discovered, was not all that interested. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or alerting anyone that she was interested in it, she realized, thinking about those men who must know she’s Surly Wombat. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

"Well, we ain't interested no more, Patty. We over it," Lu jabbed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Stephen says he’s interested in the problems of two- dimensional universes. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“People are not so interested,” Kim Sang-hun, the director of the Database Center, told the Christian Science Monitor after his organization published the book. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. We have a copy at home, somewhere. She even tried to get you to read it when you were younger, but you didn’t seem interested, and she didn’t want to force it.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It irked Ifemelu that Bartholomew was not interested in the son of the woman he was courting, and did not bother to pretend that he was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

But I was more interested in this ghetto place, wherever it was. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They were not in the least bit interested in teaching the masses of Jews, in communicating their knowledge and uplifting the people. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I look to Agent Magnus, wondering if maybe somebody should do something about the witch battle going on above, but he doesn’t seem the least bit interested. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The student who is interested in modal jazz will eventually become acquainted with all of the modal scales. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

If any boy was interested in me, I wondered if I’d have the wherewithal to tell him, when he tried to go too far, that I was not that kind of girl. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had spent a lot of time in local communities, mostly in the favelas outside Sao Paulo, where I met hundreds of desperately poor people who were intensely interested in talking. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Are you really? Well, you know what they say—God will not look you over for medals or diplomas, but for scars. That’s Elbert Hubbard, an American essayist, if you’re interested.” Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

All it could do was tell him the time of day and he really wasn’t interested. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My sister, I mean. She’s always interested to hear about everything.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered how interested Alys had been, hearing her tell her own story, of the cutting. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For the first time today, he looked really interested. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Later, after I had been rehabilitated, I learned that Esther knew what I was interested in through the informal schooling at the center. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In baseball, I have a good arm and a bat, and I can field, but I am not interested in playing it after high school. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Looks like we got ourselves a lunch guest,” one of them says, but I’m not interested in their lunch and they know it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Re-entry” was listed, but a community leader who was interested in criminal justice reform had to check the box labeled “other.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I am not interested in marriage, and I am especially not interested in marriage to your son! Goodbye and...thank you for coming.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Maybe so, but if I take you into town and I tell them I’ve got the man who killed that banker’s son in Kansas City, I think they might be real interested.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“What are you cooking up, Jinx? The last time you were this interested in my courting Pearl Ann, I ended up smelling like a glacial skunk.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He did try, two or three times, to get his daughters interested in the canoe. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But the thought tickling in the back of my mind says that she’s not interested in being reminded of this body I wear. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He was far more interested in classes that taught him how to use a computer and find information on the Internet. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It just occurred to me you might be interested,” he would say with a deprecating little laugh whenever he produced a new fragment. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to sound only mildly interested. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Father turns his glass, suddenly so interested in his wine, his brows creasing, his concentration holding his emotions back. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Caroline and I have interviews with radio and TV stations, and newspapers and podcasts are interested too. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It was going to be difficult to find a horse, because most farmers were not interested in overworking their animals—for any price. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Duh,” Victoria said, picking up my change jar and looking at it interestedly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

At first his friend could not be interested in the reasons for moving the various pieces about on the board. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She listened seriously, but I could tell that she was not interested in me, that in fact she felt a bit superior to me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was amazed that people seemed less interested in Mr. Rodrigo’s recovery than the details of how he got to the emergency room. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t mind. I like the kinds of things you’re doing to keep students interested,” Tai says. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

No doubt the mice would be interested to learn of his scheme to attack the main gate with a battering ram. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I think she was just interested in seeing how different animals were made. She used to get pretty excited when we were out on the boat and we found something new.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We were both interested in botany, and I tried to explain some of the things I knew without sounding like the host of the Discovery Channel. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t read what it was saying, but there was no doubt that he was powerfully interested. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the French Quarter, it seemed, was interested in hot dogs. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in the next generation, dear. I’m interested in us.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke was impervious to her charm, but interested in its effect on others. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Or maybe, a little like a phone call late at night from your sister, who isn’t all that interested in finding herself anymore. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She pulls at the brim of Katherine's bonnet, more interested in yanking my face to her teeth than in freeing herself. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They are fair and they are deeply interested in education. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

The more I participated in class, the more I realized that I was no longer interested in the lesson plan because of the possible reward, but because I genuinely found the lesson captivating. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

These were the subjects I was truly interested in studying on a deeper level. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

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

Annabeth yelped and tried to crawl away, but the giant janitor wasn’t interested in her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Doha wasn’t that interested and was about to go back out when Police Chief Song entered the courtyard and headed straight for Doha’s father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Venus was interested in something that seldom came her way, a new kind of lover, and she determined to help a young man who could be enamored and yet original. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s serious? I was a kid. The thing is, I believed in God and all that, but it wasn’t the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that’s all. Being decent.” The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, after that nighttime visit in London, I'm not interested in attracting a dangerous audience. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It gave him something to do with his mouth, I guess, since he’d made it clear from the moment he picked us up in Laredo that he wasn’t interested in conversation. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

A drink would have been fine, but what interested them now was water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t ever let him, Chrissie said. She told me we’ve got to help, because when he gets interested in showing people things, he just forgets.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“He was interested in tweaking the system,” said one scientist. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That's what I told them. I said any girl who goes to such lengths to preserve her life isn't going to be interested in throwing it away with both hands.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped he would find someone who would be interested in him, definitely, but he also wanted someone he could love. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl had a sullen look on her face, and she seemed to be the only person not interested in what was going on at the slave sale. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why would someone be interested in collecting this data and messing with the games?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He liked talking to Larson no matter what he said, “because he’s interested in history and where we all came from and what we’re supposed to do.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He was interested in the cabins, sir. He was surprised that there were any left." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so certain Ocean would never be interested in me that I didn’t bother to consider how bad it would be if he were. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

How had I not seen that there was nothing more important than an execution, and that when you come right down to it, it was the only thing a man could truly be interested in? The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Donning the hat, he said with a smirk, “Big pink thing with feathers, huh? If it doesn’t come with a carbide gas light, I’m not interested.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

None of them was the slightest bit interested. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I am interested, for the first time in ages, in something other than my own misery. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rodney didn’t seem nearly so interested in the possible now we were in the town, and I could see anxiety cross Ruth’s face. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He's not at all interested in uplifting things—freedom and necessity, woman's rights and all that. You know, the sickness of our class—Brother, darling." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once we were there, I was not at all interested in looking inside. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“And why was that?” asked the cat, although it sounded barely interested. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I didn’t understand the drift of what they said—it’s that I wasn’t interested. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was interested in myself, and myself only. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But, in truth, he was not very interested in what people had to say. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

“I am not interested in what you have to say right now. The truth will come out when you are both interrogated under the influence of truth serum.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had visited Hugo de Vries’s garden in Amsterdam in the early 1900s and become particularly interested in de Vries’s plant mutants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It simply interested him—greatly—how all the cultures of Zeru were underpinned by the same story. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The cows remained in place, but the two horses were interested; they lumbered toward him in a huge friendly manner. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I imagine he was most interested in you. Suddenly, something that was nagging at Harry came tumbling out of his mouth. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The kids watched her rush up the stairs, then heard her say, “Yes, Ms. Mitchell, thank you for calling. We’re very interested in that apartment you listed—” followed by her bedroom door shutting. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

His nostrils turned to me in an interested way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

On each coffin, Lyra was interested to see, a brass plaque bore a picture of a different being: this one a basilisk, this a serpent, this a monkey. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I had been vain enough to worry about coming across as too educated for the jobs I sought, but no one even seems interested in finding out how overqualified I am. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are deeply interested in expanding the market, not eliminating the pool of people who can be held captive for a profit. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The main character, Mary Richards, was a young, single woman who was interested not in starting a family—as practically every previous television heroine had been—but in advancing her career. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He looked at me with an interested, surprised expression. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dell managed to say: "I should probably get your home number. I mean, I have it in Quang-ha's files at the office, but I . . ." Pattie either wasn't listening or wasn't interested. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The Democrats were only secondarily interested in terrorizing the newly freed blacks—and then mostly because the former slaves had made political alliances with the Republicans. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one seemed interested in listening to what she had to say. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I knew my cousins were getting beaten for things that I’d done, but I wasn’t interested in changing my grandmother’s perspective, because that would mean I’d get beaten, too. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Ern’s sheik was so interested in what seemed about to transpire in her bedroom that he didn’t notice us at first. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that was shame on her face, but Esperanza did not seem all that interested in committing to the point she’d tried to make. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Too interested in what she might say, no matter how much it stung. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“It says here that Mr. Benson asked you and Mr. Rivers to come meet a young lady he was interested in. Is this true?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

It had only one head, and it didn’t seem to be interested in the goats at all. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“Come on, you guys, let’s get in there,” I said, hoping to get them interested. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

None of us were as interested in the things he showed us as he seemed to be. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Luke says it like he’s sincerely interested, but everyone except for Mrs. Barton knows he’s making fun of her. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It hadn’t been gleeful or angry or even particularly interested. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Franny seemed intensely interested in the way Lane was dismembering his frogs’ legs. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He seemed interested only in Milkman’s clothes, which he took every opportunity to examine. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a subject interested me, I could usually recollect what I needed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He had been interested in emotions and expressions in people and in animals since his first notebook jottings, through the observations of animals and his own children. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This boy already knows Moss is crazy and is still interested?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Why in the world would the woman in all the history of Florin who was in all ways perfect be interested in the farm boy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She escorted the boys to the cop, who wasn’t interested in the wallet until the mention of Laura Friendly’s name. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He seems excited that I’m actually interested in what he’s saying. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

But Davos had been more interested in what the captives had to say about the defenses at King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Actually he had been interested in the horoscope for a spurious birth date but Mack had never mentioned it again and so Doc forgot it. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry left to look for them, wondering where they could have got to and feeling slightly hurt that they weren’t interested in whether he had his bones back or not. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was a very important job, Jonas knew, but it wasn’t one that interested him much. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I just want her to know me, and be interested in me, and care about me without it being because she thinks she’s supposed to. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

That lets the other person know that we’re listening and interested. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Raven had said there were fifty copies total of The Gold-Bug hidden around the city, so if Mr. Remora was interested in it for the game, he could find his own copy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“How’s school?” he asks in that tone he uses when he’s not really interested in getting a response. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He was glad Magister Spurge was at least interested in the apples. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

The claim went back to Pythagoras and Plato, but Renaissance Platonists had been interested in number mysticism rather than real mathematics. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, Grover seemed very interested in playing notes on his pipes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

At least she made an effort to act interested. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I was interested to hear, he was telling them things I had told him months earlier: You can change the outcome; there are prospects and opportunities. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re not interested in making sense; it’s not our job,” scolded the first. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, for in spite of myself, I found myself interested in his story. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Before he had entered the service he had not been much interested in warfare; now he bought every book about war, read every report, subscribed to the New York papers, studied maps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Halley was interested in terrestrial magnetism and had an idea that variations in magnetism from place to place around the globe might, if they were first mapped accurately, be used as a means of navigation. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The guests seemed interested only in the food. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And I just want to make clear—at this moment—that I am also interested. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“You can send me pictures of your drawings, you know. I am interested.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dad had become interested in chaos theory and was reading Los Alamos Science and the Journal of Statistical Physics. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Felix was hungry too but was more interested in coming up with a plan than ordering food. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Zalmay had offered to show him his collection of video games, but he wasn’t interested. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Very interested to know where this letter came from, he was. That’s why he rang the doorbell. Seemed to think it was funny.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ugwu’s salute was slack, because he was worried about Olanna and Master and Baby in Umuahia, because he was not interested in His Excellency, because he did not care for the commander. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Having heard that, the boy became even more interested in alchemy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were followed by a wagon carrying twenty thousand suffrage leaflets, which they shared with interested people along the way, taking every chance to discuss the issue of voting rights for women. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“You said yourself that you're not interested in the others. So why all these questions about Scipio?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Clara, who had never before been interested in such things, began to talk about Prince Aidan, who was in the far south leading a military campaign. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can’t I be interested in the process that led to my existence?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In Sweden, the people I met were equally interested and responsive, even though they hadn't experienced profound need or shared struggle with an abusive justice system. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She knew he would squash them immediately, or insist on going with her, or sending a letter first before going to the house, and Maya wasn’t interested in any of those options. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The trouble was that instead of watching him from the wings, as they should have done, the penguins got interested and walked out on the stage again to watch him more closely. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

In sports, the area in which I was most interested, there seemed to be a good representation of blacks. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t interested in adding his personal dignity to this week’s losses. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

As the daughter of a dental hygienist, I was interested in his key chain ornament and asked him where he got it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We think they’d be particularly interested in what your journey as a young female filmmaker has been like so far. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was so dedicated, so interested in the business. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry too, Ryan Dean. I really was going for her, you know? I never thought she’d be interested in you.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

All up and down the ward people were talking to each other, but I was not interested in what they were saying. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“With all due respect, I’ve told you on several occasions that I am not interested in your highfalutin boycott or whatever fancy pamphlet you’re pushing this time.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’m trying to be nice, but if she’s more interested in her artwork than in me, fine. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Why couldn’t he make a Sorcerer’s Stone, or steal one, if he was so interested in immortality?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Atticus took her air rifle from her hand and put a golf club in it, Dr. Finch taught her—Dr. Finch taught her what he was most interested in. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. Now use the keypad to tell the hover ladder the call number for the book you are interested in and hang on tight.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

It scared me that he might find out about the stories, and thrilled me that he was even interested. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Other nations in the world who are interested in the plight of our race and who would like to see the United States divided would come to our aid. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They are very interested in how other households are run; such bits of petty gossip give them an opportunity for pride or discontent. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius cried, noticing that a circle of interested shoppers was beginning to form. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grover hadn’t seemed much interested in figuring out the exact number, its significance eclipsed by this story, which Ralph wasn’t quite sure he believed. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

His studies were the only thing he was interested in talking about. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like Glanvill, the members of the Royal Society were, naturally, interested in Galileo. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe on a different day, at a different time, I would’ve been interested in his smile. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I felt a hundred conflicting things, the great bulk of which canceled out to equal cold and tired and not particularly interested in talking. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She lifted her eyebrows like a woman mildly interested in the age of a small child. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just starting to wonder if they even had Chinese restaurants in Australia, when Dad said, “Oh, hey. I just read about something you might be interested in.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"That's all he said," she reported, cradling the phone as she typed out an e-mail to the list of interested parties. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so when Evan asked me if I'd ever be interested in smoking out with him after school, I said: "Affirmative, love of my young life." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He must see how absorbed I was by him; he must not want to lead me on ... so we couldn’t even be friends . . . because he wasn’t interested in me at all. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“The women who observed your training earlier today. Grace and Patience Edgar and their mother, Wilhelmina Edgar. They’re newly arrived from the Charleston Compound and were interested in engaging a couple of Attendants.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But he was not interested, and Longstreet, who loved to talk tactics and strategy, let it go. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby felt that journalists weren’t really interested in how or why he moved the chess pieces, but rather in the scandal, tragedy, and comedy of his life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Dicey sometimes forgot to eat because she was so interested, as if this was a story that had happened to somebody else. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gopal always said that magicians who were interested in letting people know how clever they were were not really magicians. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve always been interested in your cases. I studied them in medical school. Only one in a million such mutations prove beneficial. You’re remarkable people.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But then again, lately, a lot of my friends were now more interested in boys and being popular than anything else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, though, the producers concluded that there just weren’t enough people interested in chess to maintain a large enough viewing audience. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mindspeech was the only thing I had to give Estraven, out of all my civilization, my alien reality in which he was, so profoundly interested. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend—could it be maybe he’s interested in a cut? Is that his reason?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You are here! So still you are interested in your Indian culture? Goodgood. Very good.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the extent that we developed in the same ways—became interested in the same things, have parallel sensibilities—he had a lot to do with that. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

If he isn't interested in his adoring fans, he isn't going to want a single thing to do with me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

When he started with “Lay down your arms and we will spare your lives,” we were quite interested. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, it so happened that in spite of Emma’s resolution of never marrying, there was something in the name, in the idea of Mr. Frank Churchill, which always interested her. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I was interested in David Hull’s troubles and I could see that Andrea wanted to talk about them, but right now I was more interested in the bathroom situation. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

You have always been one of my most important projects and I am interested in hearing of your current mental condition, so please get out of the pillows and write. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I repeated, trying to sound as interested as they were. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Cook, however, was still too much interested in the window exhibits to bother to turn around. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Malcolm knew that look and was interested to see its effect on someone else. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was more interested in the drinks, in which I had to join her glass for glass, and in little dramas which she had dreamed up around the figures of Joe Louis and Paul Robeson. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suddenly felt nervous, but Mrs. Hidalgo had a look on her face like she was genuinely interested in why I thought it was strange. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But none of those topics interested the three men in the room that evening. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He also had become friends with Kyung’s twenty-something children: Eunice, a human rights activist he had met in Seoul, and her younger brother, David, a recent Yale graduate also interested in human rights. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“We have to wait for a chance to get them. We need to pretend were not interested in them. Throw him off the scent.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’m not really interested in seeing it, whatever way it is now. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was nice to see Ginika interested in a boy; almost all the Big Guys in school had tried with her and none had lasted long; Obinze seemed quiet, a good match. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Apparently they were still interested in the answer. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“They know when the examinations for cops, firemen or letter carriers are coming up. They’ll always put a voter wise if he’s interested.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was an interested observer of the life around him, as I felt I was. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He set his path and followed it and he did not see nor was he interested in anything beside his path. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Slave children hadn’t interested her unless her husband had fathered them. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You wouldn’t be interested ... no, surely not. You got a mighty herd already.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you two be interested in starting one?” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I think Ma expected me to take over her collection eventually, but I’m not interested. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Any students interested in causing trouble would think twice about it if they knew their friends and teachers were watching them and ready to act on any suspicious activity. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Janie wanted to ask Hezekiah about Tea Cake, but she was afraid he might misunderstand her and think she was interested. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Then how did you come to be interested in science, sir?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was a sanctuary where women could be themselves—smelly, wanton, mystic, conceited, truthful, and interested. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious to Ben that she was a lot more interested in the politics of homeroom than the muddled breastworks of state and local government. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He isn’t interested in catching the butterflies and mounting them on a board with pins; he just wants to see them, identify them. count them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the mid-nineteenth century, many people were interested in communicating with the “spirit world.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Why are you interested in his phone when we’re about to die?” wondered Grace. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“If we ever get through this day, it will be a miracle. What say you, Shady? Still interested in buying the aforementioned land belonging to the late Widow Cane?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I was doing research for a...book report and found something I thought James would be interested in. Is he here?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“If it wasn’t about nursing or biology or what was on my test Friday, I wasn’t interested,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

He was already walking away, and I had the feeling that he wasn’t particularly interested in my profile. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In late fall of my junior year, my study hall teacher announced that a meeting was being held after school for students interested in joining the club. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Then you fancy that Meg is not interested in John?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in high school, she got interested in boys and realized she wouldn’t make a good nun. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

She would find things that I might be interested in and have me read them. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Ethologists are interested in how animals live their lives and why they behave the way they do. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although they seemed more interested in smoking and telling jokes, slipping a beet into my underwear unnoticed was no easy task. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“They’re fine, if you have something to say,” replied Tock in a tired voice, for he was much more interested in finding a bone than in shopping for new words. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Adam was interested in his own complete lack of emotion. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“What I’m interested in discussing this evening is the future of the Indian Creek Conservancy District and that Indian Creek Dam.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How fascinating,” Lady Constance said, not sounding interested at all. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Like the only thing that interested me was the sports—which came on next. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If my father is so interested in me,” I said, “why isn’t he here? Why doesn’t he speak to me?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke slowly and a little wearily, but they were too much interested to guess that he was holding back some news of keener interest. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he finally was convinced he had interested us in astronomy, Dad started a new series of wall paintings dealings with stars. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What makes you think I’m interested in spending time anywhere near you?” he demands. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They offered no explanation and were not interested in hearing my reasons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew this, because a few months earlier, he’d written George Gey: I am interested in the racial origin of the person from whom your HeLa cell line was initiated. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Weasley kept up a running commentary, mainly for Harry’s and Hermione’s benefit; his own children knew too much about the Ministry to be greatly interested. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Guitar knew that wasn’t all he was interested in, didn’t he? Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s so interested in the conversation that she hasn’t touched the limp grilled cheese sandwich on her tray yet. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

By “her program” she meant the other channel, whose midday news show was more interested in the drowning of that secretary in Cape Cod than in the moon mission. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She was so interested in imagining the piles and piles of kindlings she would cut that she forgot to listen to what Mother and Daddy said next. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“If you are interested in animals,” someone told me, “you must meet Louis Leakey.” My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been too long since I saw her. She was the best cook out of the three of us. I was always more interested in my studies.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I asked Mommy if she would be interested in doing a book and she said no. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

My house is for sale, and apparently someone is already interested in it. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he did not rush us and seemed genuinely interested in our errand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ambrose had been very thorough; none of them were interested. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Piggy muttered the name to himself and then shouted it to Ralph, who was not interested because he was still blowing. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe because the rental equipment resembles a machine gun, he looks interested. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Boxing is a dying sport. People aren't much interested anymore. They want easy things like television, bowling, car rides. Get yourself a good job. Finish high school. Go at night if you have to." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter. I’m not interested in all that anymore. But if someone tries to force us off the island, I’ll fight to stay. And I don’t want to if I don’t have to.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m interested in only one woman. Unlike some people.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Scientists who studied psychology and the effects of radio were interested in the public’s reaction to the broadcast, too. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Normally he was not much interested in the dinner conversation. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Most of them were illiterate migrants from southern plantations and they had never been vitally interested in politics until they had entered the Communist party. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here’s the architect Max brought up with her,” Gerald says at one point, leading him over to a couple interested in building an addition to their cottage. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bunny’s girlfriend, Marion, was around surprisingly little; partially, I think, because he didn’t want her there but also, I think, because she was even less interested in us than we were in her. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"I don't really know, sir. Quite a few folks out this way don't, though. I guess they're too ignorant. They're not interested." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that I’ll have some misery to sort through later, but for right now I’m more interested in surviving. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Here is something I love about Gat: he is so enthusiastic, so relentlessly interested in the world, that he has trouble imagining the possibility that other people will be bored by what he’s saying. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“I can’t make it out. She knew all about you. I wrote and told her, and so did Maxim. She was so interested in the wedding abroad.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So I’d contacted them to ask if they were interested in teaming up with me, just for this one quest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“No. He came back about a week later. He must have gotten what he wanted because this time he wasn’t looking for books about viruses. He was interested in local affairs.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t because she wasn’t interested in that bumblebee, but Joe had to know about taking care of Mr. Chris if he didn’t know it already. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Most toddlers are interested in the fact that the animal with two pointy ears and a long tail is called a cat. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

—What kinds of things is she interested in? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’ll be interested to learn that humans can use their magic against them,” Char said. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Day Seventeen: The trap was still standing, as if not even the wind was interested in it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Ellie didn’t seem the least bit interested in helping me solve the mystery, though it was the kind of thing that she might have been into just a few months before. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A handful of other men were also interested, and the questions were many and good when Clevinger and the subversive corporal finished and made the mistake of asking if there were any. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Gram told me that as a little boy, he was never interested in hearing fairy tales or reading books together like she and I did. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He sounded genuinely interested, not like he was merely torturing a student. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, not sure I am interested in anything he has to say right now. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He seemed unusually chipper and became interested in my interest. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There I fed him some dried mushrooms and offered him my own dinner of vegetables, but he was not much interested. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Sure, he was mad, but he’d be interested to know The Maltese Falcon clue led somewhere and to hear about Raven’s role in the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was tiresome having to smile and act interested, especially if they were chatty, but that was a small price to pay for a meal. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Moreover, until the eighteenth century, cartographers were mainly interested in producing maps for the purposes of navigation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I had seen maps in school, but they had never interested me as this one did. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

While it was understandable that the press might be interested in these things, I nevertheless found their curiosity difficult to satisfy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wow, this girl is really interested in food. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This led to an invitation from the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolph II, a man much more interested in science and art than he was in politics. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I had quite an accident last week, lucky to be alive, really. But the thing’s almost fixed. Which utensil did you say you were interested in?” A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We just didn’t mention, even to Hattie Mae, that we were particularly interested in who might have the same handwriting used in the note telling us to “leave well enough alone.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t really interested in the why of a mathematical problem but in the how. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s got the talent show audition date and the art show deadline, so if you’re interested in either of those, you should give it a read.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

But he hadn’t been particularly interested in any of that; his big goal for the evening was to shout out, “Yay, Steven! THAT’S MY BROTHER!” every time I hit a drum. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a touch of color in the audiences, too, for the Osage Indians...often are stoical but interested spectators,” the Associated Press reported, deploying the usual stereotypes. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The main purpose of the course, however, is to explore basic music theory so thoroughly that the interested student will then be able to easily pick up whatever further theory is wanted. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

In the fourth grade he started a herpetology club, for anyone interested in toads, frogs, snakes, and various other amphibians and reptiles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay, Marlee. You don’t have to pretend to be interested.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I would maybe be interested in finding our brother, though,” Maya said. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Julie is. And I heard a few others in class say they were coming. And I think that new kid Nico is interested.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I had intended only to make a good appearance, to say enough to keep the Brotherhood interested in me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second objective, which Dasch was more interested in, was using propaganda to fight the enemy. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Besides,” Friedrick continues, “you must be asked such things constantly. I find I am more interested in learning about the woman than the magician. I hope that is acceptable.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Neither one of us was interested in pressing on to Dunston now that we had successfully come to a complete stop. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When we reached his car, not only did he say thank you, but he also asked if I was interested in a job at his computer company. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nicolas tried to find other sponsors, but no one was interested. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Raven had said there were fifty copies total of The Gold-Bug hidden around the city, so if Mr. Remora was interested in it for the game, he could find his own copy. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Caesar announces that interested parties must cast their final vote by noon on the following day. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They were both young and creative and more interested in focusing on the good things that food can be rather than all the criticisms.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t have any drachmas for an offering, and apparently the goddess Iris wasn’t interested in nuts and bolts. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I’m not interested in the Excelsior,” I tell him. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“I certainly am interested in seeing the first sherry party that the auxiliary gives,” Ignatius snorted and lumbered to the door. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was interested in clothes and makeup and in having a good time with her many boyfriends, all of whom adored her. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He started talking a lot about his hypothetical new bird book, and whenever the subject came up I did my best to encourage him and sound interested. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Nothing guarantees that mathematicians will be interested in taking this further step. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And it was clear that the children couldn’t see the Specters, and the Specters weren’t interested in them; they made instead for the adults. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ampai stared down at his wrist, but she seemed more interested in the bracelets than his tattoo. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Are you interested in and serious about this program?” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

It was not the radio the German was interested in. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t need to share his comics; he doesn’t need anyone to be interested in him. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Willem stops walking, pointing up to a building like he's merely interested in showing off the architecture. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He’s very interested in these dreams, and they are in fact like no dreams I can remember hearing about. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were more interested in Sam and Pippin, who were now feeling quite at home, and were chatting gaily about events in the Shire. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was proving difficult to shift, because the latest interested buyer hadn’t been granted a mortgage. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my brother, Craig, got interested in basketball, my father propped coins above the doorframe in our kitchen, encouraging him to leap for them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I really got them interested when I told stories about living with my grandfather. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Probably. To be honest, I think he's mostly just interested in ogling college girls rather than checking out the merits of the campus.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Either nobody else was interested or their husbands wouldn’t let them come, one. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When Zooey appeared to have difficulty in remembering something, his hesitation invariably interested all his brothers and sisters, and even held some entertainment value for them. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was bad enough he was here pretending to care, pretending to be interested in Sergio’s life. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He was very interested in the trip to Rome, asked a lot of questions about it, not so much as investigator as fellow tourist. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Malcolm became so interested in the latter sort of conversation that he’d rest his armful of empty glasses on the table and join in, but only after having listened intently. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hibiscus also didn’t like talking about the revolution; he wasn’t interested in reliving the old days. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

As she had suspected, he was more interested in telling his own story than in hearing theirs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Pretending he was interested in the young unicorns, he forced a smile in return, and moved forward to pat them with the others. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in getting me into the car than dealing with my protests. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“To watch a baseball game. You don’t seem to be interested in playing anymore, but I’m sure the others will have fun without you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She was interested not only in the tanning processes but in the business end too. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I say to Roamer, “Because I’m not interested in Ryan, I’m interested in Violet.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But when it became clear that there was no risk of a HeLa shortage, they began sending the cells to any scientist interested in buying them, for ten dollars plus Air Express fees. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, if I said something at this point, he probably would have apologized, and I wasn't interested in that. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Right up her street, I would have thought. Why are you interested in the Rusakov field?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Miles waited patiently, pretending to be interested in brushing my hair back. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“But Empy was never interested in him, oh no,” June continued. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

If the philosopher deals with knowledge, the rhetorician is much more interested in belief. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Sasha was interested in the fact that adding an s at the end of the word cat made it plural. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“The TV guide said it’s ‘essential viewing for anyone interested in a career in films.’” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

You know, the group of people I got interested in are all goth types. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was particularly interested in her many stories about dating—secretly, of course. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in any of the dolls or blocks or tea sets I’d been given, only that piano—plinking and plunking on it nonstop. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I was in New Hampshire now, which pleased me, because we had recently moved to the state, so I was naturally interested to explore it. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

My face looked interested and I made “um-hum” noises at the proper times. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He draws a blade, clearly no longer interested in playing politics. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Not even a metatarsal of any family skeleton interested Bull Meecham if the family was not his own. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The people here are only interested in the notorious murders. Jack the Ripper. The Servant Girl Annihilator. Boston Borgia. The death of some street kid is nothing in comparison. It happens all the time.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He says he just wasn’t interested in fighting. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And no one there seemed very interested when Jim declared, “We can drive down the prices by ninety to ninety-five percent.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Near the end of his voyage, he had heard from one of his sisters that Henslow and another old professor of his, Adam Sedgwick, were both very interested in the bones he had sent back. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I discovered that I’d received several offers from movie studios and book publishers, all interested in buying the rights to my life story. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Since I’d started fencing, other parents had casually mentioned it to my mom when she was in the stands at my competitions, thinking she might be interested in checking it out since we were Black. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My closest neighbors were a good horse ride away, but I wasn’t interested in having a social life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It must be pretty overwhelming, though, having everyone so interested. And all the blogs and stuff. And this reverend.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But it didn’t take long to realize it wasn’t history Natalie was interested in. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks away, not interested in reassurance or affection. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She got even more interested when she realized she knew my mother—my biological mom—from Pine Level. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

They give me compliments and ask me what school I go to, what colleges I am interested in, what I like about Woman to Woman. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We tried to explain that Billy had started it, that we’d been provoked and were defending ourselves and didn’t even aim to kill, but the cop wasn’t interested in the nuances of the situation. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, she’s gone away to get married,” Holmes said, as if nothing could have interested him less. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to laugh at her, to tell her, I'm not here for you, I couldn’t be less interested in your daughter. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I talked to him about the argument in Washington, but he was much more interested in preparing me to hear his poem. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It all depends on what we get interested in—or what gets interested in us,” she had added, as if this was obvious. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah?” said Gilly to let the evil little dwarf know that she wasn’t interested. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

These are the kinds of throat-clearing phrases you can usually ditch: At this juncture I thought you might be interested in knowing. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite their fear, you see, the two older Baudelaires were very interested in what was going on, and only wished that they were not involved in any way. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Even though Ms. Macy asked this question—the same question—every day, her voice was still so interested. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You never know what might happen in that hour. What if Toby actually shows up and I suddenly get interested in that skinny dork?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

A lunch with an architect who’s interested, possibly, in hiring him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The others seem genuinely interested in what Mama’s teaching them. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I knew the movement was vital to our country’s future, and I did not understand how Mom and Dad could not be interested in it. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had decided he wasn’t that interested in marrying any of the Horner girls. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I'm not interested in any of that. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It interested him to know which of his friends was being had by which other. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, we’re not interested,” Dana’s father said politely, and began to shut the door. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seems interested in the new walkway the workers have laid and also in the dismantling and rebuilding of our chimney. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

They were interested to discover some activity beneath the bridge—more workers in white uniforms, navigating a boat among the pilings. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall was chiefly interested in Malcolm X’s finances, particularly how his extensive traveling since his Black Muslim ouster had been paid for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight in whom I’m interested went back to find the pretty face, and learned that the princesses had spun themselves free and all gone and married, but one. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he was not interested in was the grueling fieldwork that typifies sociology. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

David was more interested in his other hand, which was actively engaged in picking his nose. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in shiny things?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“He has his own room and he’s not interested in me at all,” she told him, which she found oddly embarrassing to admit. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It stuck out in my memory; it was the reason I had got interested in telling space stories. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The dogs learned to read fairly well, but were not interested in reading anything except the Seven Commandments. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m really not that interested. It’s just that...well, there’s just a club for photography, that’s all.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m interested in something quite different. I don’t think the Oblation Board goes far enough. I want to go to the source of Dust itself.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, but neither of those papers would be interested in something like this.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Could I skip the difficult hands and feet and just concentrate on the parts that interested me, or would I be forced to sketch the entire figure? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He also sent it to some of his scientific friends, but he was in many ways most interested in Emma’s reaction. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think so, but I like hearing Freak talk, so I go, "Better tell me," and that's when I find out why he's so interested in some clanky old knights. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I also became interested in laws that protect human rights. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But if I'm being honest, that's not the real reason I'm interested. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least, for the time being, he was more interested in tracking down the deer than he was in doing anything to Kingshaw. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I was interested only in humans my own age and size, and could not generate any enthusiasm at the prospect of being a mother. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now he had to struggle to say something that interested her, something that made her look up from her plate, or from her proofreading files. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Atomic physicists were particularly interested in biology; it was the unexplored frontier of scientific inquiry. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Joy Luck uncles begin to talk about stocks they are interested in buying. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I acted more interested in looking for the remote, so I could switch on the television. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

And I was kind of suspicious that white people were really interested in seeing some Indians battle each other. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it and ate the meat offering to share with Stew Cat who didn't seem interested. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hedwig and Errol watched interestedly as Harry clamped the struggling book tightly in his arms, hurried to his chest of drawers, and pulled out a belt, which he buckled tightly around it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Marian, determined to build a career, wasn’t interested in discussing marriage. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

"Sorry, Stanley. The Warden isn't interested in fossils." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“If you’re really interested you can just sit in on the meeting.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He liked the guys who went to his mosque, but they were more interested in playing soccer than in building robots or in the new comics being released. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I said I could get in touch with him immediately if M. Yoshoto was interested. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And more people were interested in worms than Charles would have thought. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She could check out books from the library or she could buy puzzle books from the grocery store if that was all she was interested in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The Colorado Arts Organization was very impressed by the care and substance you poured into the film, and we wondered if you’d be interested in coming on our radio station to talk to our viewers. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If kids were only interested in flash and dash, that shouldn’t have made a difference. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Werner has been reading the popular science magazines in the drugstore; he’s interested in wave turbulence, tunnels to the center of the earth, the Nigerian method of relaying news over distances with drums. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The good news: she didn’t come out and say she was interested in Zach. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in those kinds of operations,” she said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

With the excitement of stealing their own wheat, nobody had even seemed that interested in her hair yet! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Charlotte got so interested, she lowered herself on a dragline so she could see better. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not really interested. Besides, I’m not going to be here much longer.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I say, “Hello. Where are your comics?” so the attendant knows I’m interested and have money. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It was amazing that as sick as she was, she could still be interested in something as small as the ring of a phone. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I understand. Well, what I’m actually interested in is the subject of the photograph. Would you happen to have any information on who she is?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

No longer interested in the water, we joined our mother on the beach blanket and dedicated ourselves to the higher art of tanning. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Like the men on her doorstep in the 1920s, some interviewers started with a focus on William, only to become interested in Elizebeth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I know....But you’re casi señorita, and boys are interested. The thing is, no boy will respect you if you don’t bring him home to meet your parents.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They were only interested in his debit card. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think any of my friends are all that interested in the Excelsior Award anymore,” I say. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“If you are interested in carpentry, I will be glad to have you as my apprentice. But knowing your father, I could probably guess that you want to go to school,” my uncle said. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

"Since everyone now appears to be interested,” said Dad, "I will explain how it’s done.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that your medicine?” enquired Michael, looking very interested. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

She was my only friend who was interested in Martin's well-being. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

It not only gave the genre a new relevance in the modern age, but also brought it into the lives of people who would never have thought themselves interested in it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I hadn't the faintest idea what "this matter" was, but I was more annoyed than interested. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She makes a disgusted face, but now she seems interested in me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The powerful-looking gray-haired man was looking directly at her, and as their eyes met, he nodded and beckoned Unwilling, but more interested now, she went across. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

However, there is evidence that leaders were aware of and interested in the use of disease to make conquest easier. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The men in the boat had seen something that interested them. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Most of the parents I’d met in my life weren’t all that interested in talking to me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He felt paternal toward her and thought Bobby might be interested in meeting her, so he gave her Fischer’s address in Los Angeles and suggested she write to him and send him her photograph. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The chickens, more interested in eating, paid little attention. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

A witch might get interested in an unguarded body. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would be interested in things we never thought of. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no pressure, of course, but take a look. I think you might be interested, and I think you might surprise yourself.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“And Mami’s lost, so he must be especially interested in her. In all the people like her. People with amnesia and shell shock.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“And do not return. I am not interested in people doing good deeds. Good deeds are pointless, in any case. Nothing changes. Nothing matters.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

If you were interested in clothes at all, you could hardly help going in to see them closer. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We stare at each other in silence, his blue eyes curious, interested. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

They must all have seen, because all eyes were looking towards Tommy, waiting for his kick, and Arthur was right behind him—but no one was interested. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re only interested in what happened a hundred million years ago. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Once my brother would have been more interested in the fate of the human race. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At least they’re interested in the good stuff going on in our neighborhood. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was interested in it, and she knew it would be a good way to support herself and her family. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She didn't want to seem oddly interested in a particular group. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The twins stopped warring against heaven and Poseidon felt pleased with himself, but the fact was that the two had turned to other plans which interested them more. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If people weren’t interested in buying the petrol, the kids would sometimes snap at them, telling them to drink it: “Kunywa ayo!” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“It started at the dance, because Bernard was...acting like maybe he liked me? I thought he’d leave me alone if he thought I was interested in someone else.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Now, Bigger, the relief people said you were a very good worker when you were interested in what you were doing. Is that true?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I said that I had discussed with Coetsee the idea of beginning talks with the government and that the government seemed interested. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked as though he were not very interested in the story himself. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in fact, Gey’s history indicates that he wasn’t particularly interested in science for profit: in the early 1940s he’d turned down a request to create and run the first commercial cell-culture lab. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“I like him. A lot. He’s nice, and he’s interested in my life, and he’s really into music, like me. But...” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

It’s the tone I remember: polite but not too interested. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“He was good friends with your mother for a very long time. I think he was genuinely interested in the project, but I think it was mostly a big favor to your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Now he was more interested in watching the eastern horizon. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Smith was an eccentric rebel who surrounded himself with people interested in the progressive issues of the day, and Elizabeth found the environment at his home a thrilling contrast to her father’s safe, conservative household. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Almost apologetically he explained: It was something I probably wouldn’t be interested in, but a friend of his, a contractor, needed someone for the summer to do menial jobs. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it’s not like I was interested in being his friend. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

She turned and walked away, pretending like she wasn’t interested at all. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Harry knew she was deeply interested in the Gryffindor team’s prospects; it had been she, after all, who’d suggested him as Seeker in the first place. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She remembered now that Lasaraleen had always been like that, interested in clothes and parties and gossip. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

They stared for a while, but once they got back to their foraging none of the bonobos seemed at all interested in Otto and me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Elodin did something that could, conceivably, be referred to as teaching, but for the most part he seemed more interested in confusing me than shedding any real light on the subject of naming. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sure, he was mad, but he’d be interested to know The Maltese Falcon clue led somewhere and to hear about Raven’s role in the game. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He sounded genuinely interested, not like he was merely torturing a student. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“What are you doing, then?” he asked, too interested. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Trying to appear only casually interested, Franklin asked for a few more details. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not just ’cause that’s where not a whole lot of bouncing goes on, but also ’cause it’s a good place to be if you’re interested in being right in the middle of some good eavesdropping. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Listen, I have good news and bad news, and I thought you kids would be particularly interested. You heard about S.Q.’s bungling the spy business, right?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She’s as interested in his life as he is in her new kitty. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in busting things up than looking for clues. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you tell me what’s going on? You know, I’m really interested.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

The ship of the East India Company did not seem interested in the Astrea. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nibbled at the hot mash, but he was not very much interested in it, and he still shivered now and then. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma’see’wi and Ou’yu’ye’wi the twin brothers were caring for the mother corn altar, but they got interested in this magic too. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They know that our parents are sipping chai with plates of tea biscuits upstairs and that they aren’t the slightest bit interested in our bickering. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“She don’t have to meet him in the flesh to know this boy, Summer,” he said, looking at Cletus’s interested face. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was much more interested in falling into stories than completing Du Barry's assignments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I had never been this far before so the land interested me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was thankful that they seemed more interested in one another than in me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Kingshaw watched the blue-edge of flame creeping and flickering and expected to feel exultant, but there was nothing much, it scarcely interested him any more. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

And not just that, but I’ve now undertaken the task of gender-swapping this brilliant movie, which means people are going to be doubly interested to see what I do with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She gained on them, however, involuntarily: the child’s pace was quick, and theirs rather slow; and she was the more concerned at it, from their being evidently in a conversation which interested them. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I had always been interested in rockets and space. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I was someone worth being interested in. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The tone of his words fell dead center, without a trace of friendliness or unfriendliness, not interested and not bored, not energetic and not languid. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course I do. I can’t always remember faces, but I never forget a book. He was interested in viruses.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They were all bullies, and bullies were only interested in what they wanted, not who they might be hurting. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I said no— and that, in a way, I was even interested in seeing a trial. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

I'm interested in how it all happened, of course. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She went through them twice, then dropped them on the bed as if she was no longer interested. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes wandered restlessly from candle to candle as he spoke, as if only their dancing flames interested him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Are you interested in applying?” he asked, handing me the application. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

"Just something I have to live with. Meanwhile, everyone's interested in finding out how the magic happens." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Why don’t you just leave with your little one. Take the curtain, if you’re so interested." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not that I was interested in Daddy’s story, but... The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stuyvesant High School was ideally suited to the student interested in science or math. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He comes back with a few interested families, but no one wants to take in all three of us and we would rather brave the cold than be separated. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was not particularly interested in receiving Assistance, Advice, or Healing Words. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her classes were often full of young men, who were a lot more interested in the teacher than they were in getting an education. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

This was why he never knew the exact number of his children, and the fact of the matter was that he was not interested. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And do you know, those old gendemen who were sliding gently down to death are too interested to die now?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I am particularly interested in the school business, because it seems to me that the blight can disappear only when there are millions of Coopers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course we are,” the male lion said, scrutinizing the dragon with interested eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

“No, thank God. We had a chat, and I think he gets that I’m just not interested. He was actually kind of cool about it. We ended up having fun on our scavenger hunt.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Goldman wasn’t much interested in physics, but it struck him that some of the same mathematical principles the group was using might be helpful in deciding whether someone was suffering a heart attack. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

As we walk to school Erin says, “Russ, you interested in playing basketball?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was interested only in the book, nothing but the book, and when he saw Silvertongue hide it under his jacket he decided to get it back. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were imbeciles, as well as being the Sassenach, and she herself was a saint She was, she discovered with a change of posture, interested in nothing but her darling boys. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some thing in this room which interested her more than it interested Digory: all the figures were wearing magnificent clothes. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t even vaguely interested in getting married again, but Zeitoun had turned out to be everything she had not believed possible: an honest man, honest to the core, hardworking, reliable, faithful, devoted to family. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

L. F. Richardson was a British meteorologist interested in war. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Something we can hand out to kids who might be interested in performing or who want to see us.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

You know how it is When you get really interested in something, you forget what you’re doing or even where you are. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I refused to think that I might be shopping alone in Seattle this weekend, no longer interested in the earlier arrangement. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But it had never interested Claire, and it didn't this evening. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Lyra had stopped crying and found her thumb, and she lay in Malcolm’s tight grasp quite happily, interested in everything. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s Nellie. I saw him watching her when she was giving her book report in English and he looked more interested than he should have.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

On the teacher’s recommendation, they were interested in having Petey take a coveted summer intern position. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We humans, as a species, are interested in communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We could tell you where we’ve been, and maybe you’d be interested, I don’t know. We saw all kinds of strange things on the way here.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Monsieur was very interested. Were you not, monsieur?” the woman smiled. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He particularly didn't like it when the candidate was only interested in his own personal advancement or just wanted to get out of Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Newton waited nearly thirty years before publishing a full account of his discovery of calculus; no one could have seemed less interested in claiming priority. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But my pop was talking to these two seniors that said they were interested in maybe joining the army. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No more than most universities, I suppose. Of course, we do specialize in one or two areas, and that brings interested scholars from quite some distance. Not only scholars either.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The mark allowed how he was being interested, so Black said he would tell his friend and they’d get in touch with him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet I’m flattered that Hilly has so much faith that someone like him would be interested in someone like me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She also urged interested citizens to come hear her speak the next day at the local Presbyterian church. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He rubbed the side of his nose and tilted his head down, pretending to be very interested in the bilge at the bottom of the boat. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

But Alba was not interested in politics; she wanted only to talk about love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was so interested in the Decline of Western Civilization that he missed the version of it taking place under his nose. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had always been a good one, although I wasn’t really interested and excited by learning itself, the way Chet Douglass was. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I was interested in what she wrote, so much that I memorized most of it, I still do not know why she wrote it to me. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We were especially interested in what had happened to our apartment and to Mr. Goldschmidt. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know the Dauntless were so interested in training the brain,” Caleb says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Were you interested in other rare comics besides Batman?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure yet. I thought we could put up signs here, or maybe our moms could help find kids who would be interested.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I encouraged her to think about what interested her, and what she might want to do when she grows up. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Those of you who are interested in the latest bleak frankfurter news will find none. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbert had met a woman who interested him. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

I had the luxury of not being interested in school, while Martin was actually unable to go. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Sharpe. That is her book. And she’s interested that we—I mean you—know about it. She wants to meet you.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

No one she knew at school was interested, either. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I am so interested in hearing what—ah—planchette had to say.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they are victims of professional narcissism and write as if the reader were interested in every blind alley, fool’s errand, and wild-goose chase they engaged in while exploring the topic. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Luckily for me, I was exceptionally interested in English and got there in the end. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

They made themselves pay polite attention to the older art, though they both agreed they were more interested in the odd contemporary rooms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

One woman at work had invited him to lunch a couple of times, but since she didn’t know or care much about computers, he wasn’t interested. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not interested in a memorial—not anymore. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“You’re interested in that sort of thing, are you? Science, and so on?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Always some monster. But my dear Percy, that is why the others are on this quest. I’m more interested in you.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“So there was this kind of fund for people interested in sports and I thought you might like to invest in that....” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“I had assumed that once we had demonstrated that in the fission of uranium neutrons are emitted, there would be no difficulty in getting people interested, but I was wrong.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I was interested in the pictures of the bare landscape, wondering what the Martian weather conditions were like and if life might ever have existed there. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

The media was not interested in the story, citing “innocence fatigue.” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I was more interested in the children who hung out playing games in between the fences. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Syrian guards aren’t interested in who comes to the border from the Turkish side,” I say. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Partly. We know the wights have been interested in the second soul for years now.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Only the art historian and the most interested layman can. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Khouy is sixteen and more interested in girls and karate than books. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was particularly interested in medical issues involving advanced aircraft, such as the oxygen deprivation that occurs at high altitudes. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“In a word, yes. He was very fond of the baby, very interested in her and everything to do with her. So...well, that’s what I had to tell you, really.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

But the officer was only interested in the chamberpots. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Puzzled but interested, the class got to its feet and followed Professor Lupin out of the classroom. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

On another occasion, when she had not yet given up the idea of saving her for the world, she had tried to get her interested in basic domestic affairs. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

After a while, Taro and I found other things to be interested in, but Shoji missed the stories. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We looked at Grandma, naturally interested to know why she’d been throwed—thrown out of school. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a cheerful fellow and seemed genuinely interested, so I confess I did spend a little time telling him about Darlington Hall in former days. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had forgotten that I had left my book lying on the kitchen table because I was too interested in the Blue Planet video. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I made a list of issues that interested me: education, teen pregnancy, black self-esteem. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t say anything more about the explosions; he seemed much more interested in having fun with his sons, keeping them happy, than anything else. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twentieth century art music, in particular, was very interested in breaking down or even rejecting these rules. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Journalists, educators, and pundits frequently fuss that kids like Jesse don’t read or aren’t well informed; in fact, they read enormous amounts of material online, and are astonishingly well informed about subjects they’re interested in. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would you be interested in coming to see him? If it’s a good day, he can be quite talkative. It’s really his short-term memory that is lacking, but he may remember your mom.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Getting such people interested in a numerical or scientific fact for its own sake or because it’s intriguing or beautiful is almost impossible. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested,” I said, “I can show you around tomorrow. The high points. The important features of the landscape.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’m also interested in those moments when our instincts betray us. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Lizzie never had been much interested in anything that was written on paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Which would mean he’s interested in doing something beyond what friends-bound-by-love-for-a-mutual-childhood-hero do with me. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“He thought you might be interested in passing this information on to your cousin,” says the woman. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, they seemed more interested in me than in anything else; I was not bothered by their attentions and parried all of their questions blithely until the\\' at last grew rather personal. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps he was thinking that we might carry it the rest of the way to the river and throw it in; perhaps he was just interested in looking at it, as he was in everything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

You’re paying for it, Mr. Watson—paying because you happen to be too much interested in beauty. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t gawking at me, unlike most of the other students, so it was safe to stare at them without fear of meeting an excessively interested pair of eyes. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, my stars,” Mother said, without seeming all that interested. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s interested in only three things that I can see: dancing, painting, and sex. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t someone who had been particularly interested in mathematics in the past. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The last thing I was interested in was a fictional story about justice. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Thought you might be interested, you being the vet and all.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Honestly, I was not all that interested in school, but there was something almost magnetic about this crazy-sounding place: Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Let’s drop the charade. We are both interested in that book for the same reason: Mr. Griswold’s ridiculous game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

What follows is not a plan, but several questions and claims offered for serious consideration by those committed to racial justice and interested in dismantling mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I’m only interested in the dogs for now. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, I am more interested than I have been throughout this entire long, interesting evening. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

This time, at least, Luke was more interested in Matthew’s leg cast than in harassing me, but it was hardly the birthday party of my dreams. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But I wasn’t interested in any beautiful tree- chopping. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valencia stayed with him, and Kilgore Trout, who had been on the fringe of the crowd, came closer, interested, shrewd. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a Nationalist meeting, everyone who was listening was interested in the revolution of the black race. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When friends call on his cell phone, beckoning him to party, he tells them he’s not interested anymore. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Assume you really are interested in making an investment of some sort, and assume further that the question is being posed to you before the stock crash of October 19,1987. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankly, we were more interested in the news that heavy rain was falling to the west of us and might soon reach our own parched village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that another man who came in was the doctor, and there was also a tall lean man, who interested her more than any of the others, and the interest grew out of fear. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They both seemed like no-nonsense, experienced investigators who were interested in doing credible and reliable work. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She seemed very kind and interested, and I left in good spirits. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eric was interested too, talking about applying to the University of Illinois. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

To teachers, when no one looks interested, that means ask more questions. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Toynbee was especially interested in the internal dynamics of 23 advanced civilizations, of which 22 were literate and 19 were Eurasian. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t say all that right if she tried, but she’s not interested anymore in trying. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was even talk that the emperor himself was interested in seeing it. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Which part did / like best about Farewell to Manzanari How could someone who doesn’t even know me be so interested in me? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And anyway, if she did, I’m not interested in her like that. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Anyone interested in music theory or history, or in arranging or composing music, must have a firm understanding of form. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Craig, who was suddenly interested in girls, had started taking his phone calls behind closed doors in the bathroom, the phone’s curlicue cord stretched taut across the hallway from its wall-mounted base in the kitchen. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Or even worse, tell me he was no longer interested. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, the Spanish conquistadores wished to exact tribute from Mexico’s defeated native populations, so they were very interested in the Aztec Empire’s tribute lists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The nuns were not interested in constructing a temple of religious abstractions. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed genuinely interested and ready to understand. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

"There's one facet of that process in which your mother and I are particularly interested at this particular juncture in your life." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

During their time at Auster’s palace, Jason had watched Piper and Hazel spend hours sword fighting—something Piper had never been interested in before. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

After I compose myself, I say, “Look. Get real—he wasn’t interested in me when I had two legs.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Consequently, it would no longer be possible to compel “all those interested in nuclear physics and penetrating radiations to come to Berkeley.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In fairness to Uncle, it must be reported that he did always inquire whether or not Mig was interested in receiving the clout. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Scythe Goddard is a visionary. He sees our future. I’m much more interested in being a part of the Scythedom’s future than its past.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The only interesting part, but it’s not worth going through forty-four pages for, is that Prince Humperdinck gets more and more interested and mannerly toward Buttercup, cutting down even a little on his hunting activities. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. She wasn’t interested in accepting my apology. I’m not who she thought I was or some such.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I paid close attention because I was interested and because I wanted Miss Kellog and my classmates to think I was an American citizen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I suppose I might be interested,” he said to Miss Perumal, “if you think I would qualify.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

This latter factor is needed, since we’re interested in the probability that ten questions are answered correctly, not necessarily the first ten. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Omakayas was interested in, she thought one evening as she fell asleep, was thin ice. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But that radio announcement interested those guys, too. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What?” asked Digory, who was now interested in spite of himself. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I’d like to very much,” began Milo, “but——” “Or perhaps you’d be interested in a package of ‘goods’—always handy for good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good-by,” he suggested. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Here are some statistics if you’re interested— You can see that Donnie is a pretty big boy for 15 months & with his 16 teeth and his sparkling personality—people just can’t help loving him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schindler knew little about the nuts and bolts of manufacturing and wasn't interested in learning. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“You got that widow woman interested,” he laughed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Up to now he had merely been an interested spectator, taking a keen interest from a professional point of view, for a good fight is meat and drink to a bull terrier. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to point this out to Ron, but Ron was having trouble with his wand again; large purple bubbles were blossoming out of the end, and he wasn’t much interested in anything else. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He is suddenly very interested in the moldering bricks of a nearby building. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Now the squirrels seemed to be interested in what was happening in the road. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Can’t you see that this school is only interested in what it sees as its successes and I know I’m not one of them? Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Would Welles be interested in having his own weekly radio program? Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

And when, to seem interested, I said How terrible, where? How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No offense, but very few people are interested in how professors spend their time. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

At parties they start to ask leading questions that have the ring of inquisition; they are interested in my positions, my dogmas. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested, there’s a book about one of the murders,” she said and reached below the counter. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He did not even seem interested, but looked back at his diagram and added: “I wish I had a book. These magazines don’t tell enough.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tanisha’s not interested in trying out for the pageant with me, but she made sure to bring up me being there for her basketball. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I want to know about him, if I have to fight him. Personally I am beginning to be interested in right and wrong.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or alerting anyone that she was interested in it, she realized, thinking about those men who must know she’s Surly Wombat. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

That has continued to be the central complaint against rhetoric ever since: that it gives the plausible ignoramus or the self- interested dissembler—the knave or the fool—power over the good and the wise. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“So, Connor,” Dad said, removing his ridiculous goggles, “what are you interested in? I mean besides pulling morbid pranks with my daughter and scaring our visitors away.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At first, Morgan was not even interested in whether units of heredity existed or how or where they were stored. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

But her lover was too interested to notice her tone. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t interested in being anyone’s tour guide, not even the former president of the United States. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“A nurse is always interested in her patients.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it was because he was interested in becoming a couple with you; other times it was just for a one-nighter. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, she seemed not to be interested at all in talking about who the attacker might have been. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson was not distressed—and definitely not surprised—to learn that the police were once more interested in her brother’s activities. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn't take a foreigner to see he's more interested in another title, if you ask me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her world is bigger than him and the things he taught her to be interested in. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

At my age I was not interested in political power. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t suppose the police are interested in all of that. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all the years my friends who had made me feel stupid, all are now interested in my class. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Kat picked up the list as if she was interested again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in the encyclopedia than in the domestic problem, even when he had to content himself with a scrap of meat and a little rice for lunch. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He was never interested in my music, or me. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And maybe that’s why my mom was so interested in the next one. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But right now, Lolo doesn’t seem that interested in what happened to me today. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt that he was interested. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I was most interested in checking out the two bedrooms that I thought would work best for Sasha and Malia, just down the hall from the master bedroom. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Much of the growth came at the expense of the workers, who were victimized by greedy owners much more interested in profits than the welfare of the labor force. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Again, the pews were overflowing with people interested in learning more. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“If you boys are interested, come and talk to me.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Though I didn’t tell them the entire truth about why I was interested in the Chandrian, I did tell them the whole story, and showed them the scale. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The first and most boring part is about a place called Mesopotamia, so it’s taking some work on my part to look interested. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s a surprise. But it’s very interesting. You’ll be interested.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They’re far too interested in watching us, to see what in heaven’s name we will do next. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very little. It is not a subject we are interested in.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I called him, but he definitely wasn’t interested in attending the Slater funeral, soldier or not, drug connection or not. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The book that most interested the boy told the stories of the famous alchemists. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew he couldn't tell stories, that he always included extraneous details and tangents that interested only him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Many people were interested in seeing where Rankin stood on the issue. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The husband and wife were a pretty nice old couple--very witty and all--but I couldn't get too interested in them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t been there listening, so I’m interested in what you have to say.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I just thought you might be interested,” I say quietly. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I want to know why you were so interested,” he said. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There are too many distractions, and so I talk over the noise to Ryan, but he’s more interested in sneaking his hand up my shirt. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Once you pushed it, the hover ladder randomly flitted in front of the shelves, using advanced biofeedback technology, heart-rate monitors, and complex algorithms to figure out what sort of story you might be interested in. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mary was particularly interested in the three-part nature of human beings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Citra wasn’t sure whether this was part of his little dance of death, or if he was genuinely interested. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Baker learned something else that interested him: Booth was now in the company of three Confederate soldiers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was obviously interested but maintained his aloof law-enforcement defense barrier. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

When it looks as though someone might approach him, Apa slyly moves away to another corner of the room, pretends to become interested in his crumpled program. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Pena had become interested while abroad in using genetics as a historical tool—studying family trees and migrations by examining DNA. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He was interested in my potential, I could tell from things he would say. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

With that paragraph, suddenly the Lacks brothers became very interested in the story of HeLa. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The army’s gonna be more interested in us than it is in them.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

They were so young but so interested in the plight of my condemned clients thousands of miles away. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Axel waits for Byrd to say, “And for our buttervore,” like she usually does when the elbows come to the table, but tonight she’s more interested in fluffing the napkin on her lap. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in syndication,” she said to Moody rather airily, when he asked why she didn’t make multiples. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The historian interested in such questions about writing has the advantage that they can often be answered in unique detail by means of the written record itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody had to do his act, he thought, for surely anybody who was interested in Dudberry Point already knew where it was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he realized that they weren't interested in his arguments, he did something even worse. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in admirers until I have my law degree.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Thank you. I’m really interested in this stuff.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Incredibly, he did not even seem much interested. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Bud Lawrence was suddenly flooded with orders for anything with the word frindle on it, and he quickly got interested again. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It interested me, even at that moment, to see, that, whilst the face of white set passion worked convulsively over the bowed head, the hands tenderly and lovingly stroked the ruffled hair. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was a home with a chronically ill relative who was interested in regular examination by a young person who would listen endlessly to ailments and take precise notes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m always interested to know how people got started.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s okay. I was...I was about to tell, um, N tonight that I wasn’t interested. That’s where I was going.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Hermione suddenly became very interested in searching her bag for her schedule and didn’t answer. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They weren’t interested in her feelings, or her husband’s. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He appeared to be more interested in something across the store. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in the pair that came behind him: the queen's brothers, the Lannisters of easterly Rock. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You know how people are in the outside world. Only interested in themselves and their own mindless fun.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Since both my mother’s and father’s families had helped to settle Washington County, I was interested to know how they and other pioneers had fared. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to keep your mouth shut than to risk one of the college kid’s snotty lines, like: “Don’t say ^interested. When what you mean is ««in- terested.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Blanca did not seem the least surprised that men were interested in her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And of course the Librarian was wrong in saying to the Master that she wouldn’t have been interested. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was less interested in prehistory and in simpler, nonliterate societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Really?” said Lupin, looking only mildly interested as he took another gulp of potion. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If interested, Manning was to come to the Harvard campus that night and stand in front of the library. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no reason. We used to be friends, that’s all. I thought she might be interested in our lives.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He said he was mostly interested in the satiric rather than the arty side of painting. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

When they seemed more interested in me than in food, and the fish started to swim away, he seized it with his sharp teeth and tossed it in front of them. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter had put a few things there before she got into bed—a couple of coins, a ring, her watch—but Brother Louis wasn’t interested in those. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Hey, man, it’s cool but I’m not interested in this business.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the Maginot Line seemed interested in our problem. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like me, she was interested in finding new ways to support military families. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He said, “I’ll keep her interested while you get away, Marly.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A white member of the commission complained, “There seems to be no authority interested in the protection of Americans whose skins are black.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The poor guy would call and call, and one of us would finally break the news to him that Mommy wasn’t interested. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in this anyway?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If you were interested in finding out the ages of things, the University of Chicago in the 1940s was the place to be. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I just finished Perseus. That there is Algol—the demon star. This here is pretend outer space—or fantasy outer space—so we’re not really interested in arranging the constellations the way they usually appear.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Joffrey will be interested as well, I have no doubt." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I’m not an expert or anything, but I could have sworn he was interested. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

He got interested in Britney Harron—“me and Brit were talking,” as he puts it—but didn’t move quickly enough, and she ended up with a long-term boyfriend. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Gladly,” Eleanor said and turned to the taxi driver, who had been waiting, interested. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s of no matter. We are not interested in her eyes. We are interested in utilizing her brain.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s not interested. He just wants results. He wants me to finish the business I started.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Teasing classmates nicknamed William “Eugenics Bill,” but the record shows that he was interested in improving plants, not people. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The onlookers seemed as interested in our answers as was the priest. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a sure-fire plan for cheating the federal government out of six thousand dollars. We can make three thousand dollars apiece without any risk to either of us. Are you interested?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I couldn’t be less interested—what happened? Oh, here, give me that thing.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The recordings of my brother. The gramophone company in Paris wasn’t interested anymore, but every night I played the ten recordings we’d made, until most of them were worn out. And his song.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Penelope was not interested in weaving and bobbing through the party like a birdcage on a luggage trolley. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The two of us were always less interested in talking about the intricacies of our new existence and more interested in sponging up bits of gossip and everyday news from home. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“What’s your idea, then?” asked Hazel, half interested and half reluctant. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one of the girls on the relay team seems interested in being my friend. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“And did he — did he seem interested in Fluffy?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Even though she knows I’m not interested in any of that voodoo, she can’t help herself. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I was also becoming more interested in Miss Sadie’s own story. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

After that he looked at the two cops, who became very interested in the hands in their laps. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody was interested in the Questions that I wrote in my Notebook. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It suddenly seemed an odd set of things to be interested in. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

What is new is the scientific community that is interested in experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Roza was about to say that no, she wasn’t kidding, the man really did look sad to her, but she realized that Bob wasn’t interested in what she had to say. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Professor Snape’s very interested in the Dark Arts,” he blurted out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

By the time a certain party realized what had happened, she was too interested in what was going on to argue. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, I should have known; it was the spiderweb. You were more interested in that; you didn’t care whether I was in danger.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Something a bit more complex than last time, and yes, I may be interested,” he says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then to the doctor, "I'm very interested. What happened to you?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked almost Egyptian and April had always been especially interested in Egyptian stuff. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he figured something must be amiss if the only two Black fencers on his team both quit, but I wasn’t interested in sticking around to help him figure it out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

However, he made the mistake of tactfully appearing not too interested in DNA by starting to talk about proteins. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the particular marks in which they were interested had not been touched, so they made no protest. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We are interested in him for what he has done. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Since I was just sketching Muzak impressions, I’m less interested in the finished product than she is. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

"I'm going to get the e-mail address. It's not too early for you to send a message saying you are interested. It's temporary. Just until we get this all straightened out." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Say: ‘There is not a single boy in this hallway that I could be interested in.’” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But M. Bouc was not interested in the emotional reactions of Englishmen. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were interested in Ivory Christian, and they were particularly interested in two other black players who were only juniors, Hill and Comer, because it was never too early to start laying the foundations. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m only interested in how it affects your dynamic with Peeta, thereby affecting the mood in the districts,” he says. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed especially interested in what life in the twenty-first century was like. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Riordan never seemed to be interested in anything happening on campus that took place outside that classroom, and it seemed like he didn’t even notice that not one person was paying attention. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“No, I don’t mean that at all. But I’ve never thought of you as taking any strong unchanging stand on anything. This has been my judgment. Are you interested?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I became interested in politics in my U.S. history class during my junior year. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I explain how they melt into a layer of gooey goodness, and Zohra seems a little more interested. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He was a shy man, interested only in natural history, who had never fought with anybody in his life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to explain about the scorpion but she wasn’t interested. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Don’t act interested in anything, Amina! And put your phone away.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I was hoping he would still be interested in helping me. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Z, he was a complete gentleman. I thought he was genuinely interested in me. We talked about everything. And we laughed a lot. He wasn’t like any of the other guys out here.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

And it's working out because Cheddar is sort of obsessed with me, or at least very interested, which in the world of felines counts as obsessive behavior. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Marie has to pretend she’s interested even though she knows much more than he does about how to run his store. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Osh was not much interested in anything beyond the places where he sailed and walked, none of them as far even as Penikese, which was not so very far from us, after all. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

There are two deliverymen watching her, either interested in catching her with the couch they’re moving into the building or else placing bets on if she’s a Decker or not. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I was interested in the legal precedent for giving consent on behalf of one’s descendants,” Caleb says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Refusing to unwrap the package in his presence, or even seem interested in the contents, they carried it, like a coat in need of a closet, to some other part of the house. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m interested in almost any subject you can mention. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Is it possible that race really didn’t matter for these white women and men and that they simply never happened to browse a nonwhite date that interested them? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But the notice at the bottom interested him most. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most of the papers were just drawings, but the journal was what interested Ivy the most. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, for the first time since the Collier’s article in the fifties, the press was very interested in the woman behind those cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He’s especially interested in going to the Borinage, a very poor mining region in Belgium. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe due to the fact that I was in my romanticist period, or because children have a built-in survival apparatus, I feared he was interested in marrying Momma and moving in with us. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adam found himself talking and boasting about his son, telling people who weren’t very interested how smart Aron was and how he had jumped a year in school. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put up a few posters to recruit other students, and even invite a few personally, but nobody seems interested. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if he disliked it but could not help it The Wart continued to be stupid, fond of Kay, and interested in birds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elaine was interested—not because it was a man, nor because the girl was frightened, but because it was unusual to sleep out of doors in January. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Faith looked over and rolled her eyes at me, but I could see she was interested in what I might come up with. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Garzoni is not very interested in garlic and magnets; but his tract begins by stating that there is much nonsense written about magnets, and that reliable knowledge has to be based on experiments. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Bacon was interested in secrets of many kinds, including encryption, but his cipher wasn’t a typical cipher. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The man who helped us seemed confused about our purchase but wasn’t interested enough to ask. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the advertisements, for they were the things that interested him in magazines. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men, who get the privilege of voting, seem the least interested. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its members may be other artists as well as patrons, friends, critics, and interested beholders. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He was gorgeous, and you told me you didn't like her. So you like her now? Typical boy—you're interested as long as she isn't." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He did, however, come across an old discarded rowing machine of Mr. Little’s, and becoming interested in this, carried it upstairs with some difficulty and spent the rest of the morning rowing. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ron was more interested in eating the frogs than looking at the Famous Witches and Wizards cards, but Harry couldn’t keep his eyes off them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Nobody noticed them vanish; they were all too interested in Fred and George’s products. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

She went through the aisles so we could all look at it, and when she got to Darren and Sage, they tried to pretend like they weren’t interested, but you could tell they really were. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

But even after seeing and hearing Elijah Muhammad in person, only a few of the interested visitors would apply by formal letter to Mr. Muhammad to be accepted for Nation of Islam membership. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guard Dennehy looks interested and takes Michael downstairs by the hand and in a few minutes we hear him laughing. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in my key?” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Unless a man has a plan where my daddy can make money, he’s not interested.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was interested in understanding how young people form their identities; to that end, he had just spent three months following the Grateful Dead around the country. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“I can just see those big, thick eyebrows dancing. He’d love it! Maybe I’ll tell him. He might be interested in forming the United Mine and Rocket Workers of America!” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At first, many of us in the class were not too interested in the legends that occurred in medieval times. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He spends a good deal of time at their house and becomes interested in one of their daughters, Caroline. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“And you know, it will be good for Jade to speak about her work and meet and greet people who are interested in supporting young women. They need to meet her,” Maxine explains. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Though it seemed unlikely that they would marry—she was much more interested in society and dancing than he was, and she had many other suitors—Charles was definitely in love. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1700's, Western Europeans became very interested in the ancient classical style, which was imitated by many artists, sculptors, and architects. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“So, not to change the subject, but María Luisa is forming a band for the Fall Fiesta talent show, and I told her you might be interested.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Most people weren’t interested in doing household experiments and instead played it safe by hiding indoors. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“You want me to be like you and to be interested in stuff you’re interested in,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Later, I met a white guy who seemed interested in me—until he said: “Sandra, you’re so pretty for a black girl.” How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Then I pretended to be interested in tennis shoes a couple of aisles down. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“If Lawrence was interested in the program,” DuBridge explained later, “that was what I wanted to be in.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She is the one with all the information: the inventory of similar houses, the recent sales trends, the tremors of the mortgage market, perhaps even a lead on an interested buyer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I mean, if I can’t bounce along to it, I’m just not interested. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She was more interested in how the whole question of slavery would be settled. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was interested now, at least a bit, so I went on describing the rest of you, and at the end, I knew I had him convinced of the truth of my affection for you. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mom wasn’t interested in any such arrangement, but thanks to her job she did have money to pay rent. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When Zach first got interested in theater, Tom Philippi was not happy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

The hospital spans the first twelve floors of the building, but I'm only interested in the one without windows. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

There was no answer and George Weston coughed and was suddenly extremely interested in an aimlessly drifting cloud. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We are not actually interested in you people. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore did not press her, though Harry could tell that he was interested. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

So vulgar, those Bolsheviks, interested in nothing but schnapps and wristwatches. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe knowing someone will never be interested is better than hoping one day they will be. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I would wager that he is more interested in the contents than the gown itself.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Most guys at Carver seem more interested in making money than in improving the world. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, almost no one in the audience of over four hundred microbiologists seemed interested as I read long sections of Hershey’s letter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I first became interested in flying when I was about nine years old. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there simply was no other way of explaining that look—she was interested. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell your mother that we found the Glasgow Empire press clippings we were telling her about. She seemed very interested when Miriam mentioned them to her.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Plus Audrey, who had always been interested in fashion, was even more obsessed now. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But when I tided to argue the point about our not being such a democratic nation as he contends we are, well, he wasn’t very interested in hearing that. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He looks better than he did earlier—his eyes aren’t red anymore and some of the old spark of curiosity is in them, like he is interested in the world again. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The only cartoon I even remember being interested in—” She stopped, a thought forming. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Maybe because I wasn’t interested in talking to you.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Just go over to her and let her know you’re interested.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I’d first tried to swap shifts with him, but he wasn’t interested. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily was about to tell him it wasn’t impossible and in fact had happened many times over in the book she was reading when her dad said, “Thought you’d be interested in this.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the best he can do, and besides, interrupting Ms. Dale to ask if it’s okay to break the rules doesn’t seem like something she would be interested in right now. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Ever since she was young she had clung to Arturo, interested in everything he did, every move he made. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Like men meeting a fashion model, they trained their eyes away from my body and pretended to be interested in me as a person. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was more interested in watching the string burn all the way down than in opening the package, but he opened it, finally. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He invited people whom he had gotten interested in Islam to hear me in his living room. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When have I ever expressed an interested in British royalty, a concept with which I don’t even agree on principle? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I never thought you were a nature lover, but you’re certainly interested in the sky tonight,” he said. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s refusing to eat, only interested in throwing handfuls of rice off the edge of his tray. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air had been heavy with perfumes, some pleasant, some not, from the flowers Celia had become interested in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you’d be interested. This mind doesn’t like us at all, by the way. It would like to see us buried under ten feet of sludge.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not interested in performing in his play, but perhaps we’re all worked up about nothing. Maybe Count Olaf really is just trying to welcome us into the family.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

The black people, for all their new look, seemed awfully anxious to get to the valley, or leave town, and abandon the hills to whoever was interested. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

A millionaire named Parkhurst had willed his library there; he had probably been interested in the rehabilitation program. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had suffered their own hardships and losses during the war and weren't interested in ours. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Would Jerrie be interested in participating in the project? he asked. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

"I hope the boy does wake. I would be most interested to hear what he might have to say." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"You were never interested in flowers. Daoud taught me how to press them." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Harry, Ron, and Hermione sniffed interestedly as they passed large, bubbling cauldrons. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The octave was named by musicians who were more interested in how octaves are divided into scales, than in how their frequencies are related. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Only now I’m about to go on a date with a guy who is actually available, infinitely more suitable, and definitely interested. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I asked her, “Have you ever seen anyone who seemed interested in you?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to tell her that I wasn’t really interested in history, it was just that the best gory pictures in the world came from the Civil War. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

His tone was polite and interested, slightly to her surprise, as if he really wanted to help. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The world? The world is not interested in us. Today, everything is possible, even the crematoria . . His voice broke. “ Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the dictatorship had been toppled, he had become interested in his country's fate again. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They weren’t interested in him just because he was big and looked imposing in a football uniform. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the wake of February’s chaos, whites were less interested in the causes of the violence than in whether or not it could happen again. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir,” Jonas said tentatively, “I would be very interested to hear the story of your life, and to listen to your memories. “I apologize for interrupting,” he added quickly. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Although it was almost directly downwind and therefore must be able to smell them, it did not look as though it were particularly interested in rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he looked too tired to be interested. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had drunk water—Rumpy hadn’t been interested in those calabashes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s an enchanted weapon,” Taran began, more interested than ever in getting his hands on the sword, “shouldn’t we keep it...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Was it, as a number of interested scientists believed, just the human fascination with patterns? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

This child, Miss Honey told herself, seems to be interested in everything. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

And how could I tell him I’m not interested without making him mad? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

And when he read his paper of an evening, Demi’s colic got into the shipping list and Daisy’s fall affected the price of stocks, for Mrs. Brooke was only interested in domestic news. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaka said she was not interested in choosing an English name, and Father Amadi laughed and said he would help her choose a name if she wanted. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

But at Truman, somewhere close to half the students take at least one theater class before graduating, and those most keenly interested in theater take the whole progression. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

After that experience, she wasn't all that interested in pursuing any secret relationships, which was why marriage was her first real attempt at dating. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He looked people in the eye not because he was interested in them but because he knew it made them feel that he was interested in them. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Everyone seemed to be interested in what was happening. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I got the idea, not that you are interested, from Mrs. Poole who had us do this in Sunday school with the word Joy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew, for example, that it was called paramnesia, and he was interested as well in such corollary optical phenomena as jamais vu, never seen, and presque vu, almost seen. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Her mother is trying to talk to her, but Vanessa is obviously more interested in watching us than listening to her. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I had found some books that interested Mr. Loomis, a set called The Farm Mechanic. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We all kept an eye on her, but she wasn't interested in getting too close. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He chewed the paint from the top rail, still crying, but gradually becoming interested in the way the paint peeled off the metal and clung to his front teeth. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my bow, warding off any attackers from the Cornucopia, but no one seems interested in pursuing us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We go with him but the horseman is coming so quick he ain’t interested in us at all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I suspected, he was not too interested in that. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was just so bizarrely interested in all of it. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“So, you sell gnomes,” I said, trying to sound interested. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I was more interested in historical than medical material. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The mother did not know that the handsome, greying professor at her side knew her daughter at all; she thought he was just someone interested in her poetry. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He had even attended school the previous winter when work was slack, which was surely a fool thing to do unless one was interested in “breakin’ up school.” Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think,” said Hermione, “that if we made it sound as though we were just interested in the theory, we might stand a chance. “ Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Of the three of us, Jenna was the least interested in fashion. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

As the adoption made me feel more secure, the tautness in my stomach relaxed, and I found that I was interested in new foods. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But at the same time, some potential clients, once they saw the van arrive, were no longer interested in Zeitoun A. Painting Contractor LLC. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t done any of the things women did to get men interested. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Go on,” the others said, beginning to grow interested. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

The guard was more interested in rice pudding than my patchwork story. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two other kids join us, but they are not interested in Crystal. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He thinks you’re more interested in showing off your stuff than playing with the team.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was difficult for the armorers who had to load these guns, too, and the women who ended up doing this work weren’t at first particularly interested in bombs or guns or even in engineering. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“Small bundle’s five dollars, big bundle’s ten. Cut you a deal on the whole rest of what I got if you’re interested.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He was, in fact, much more interested in playing golf or sailing on his yacht than running the city. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Lyra was awake and interested, and Pan was buzzing around her head as a bee. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

"I told him I was intensely interested in what he was doing and would be willing to mount any sort of research effort to provide him with more information," Lamphere recalled. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t. Why, are you interested in the position?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I need to do something, because the police are only interested in Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is a pleasure to see young people interested in books,” she said. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

But I'd have been interested to hear what the likes of yourself would have to say to him on the subject, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other passengers became interested in watching the dark tunnel flash by outside. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I just ain’t interested in nobody coming to my house and being no big brother to any of my kids,” Pops said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was doing research for a...book report and found something I thought James would be interested in. Is he here?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In Cuba large-scale sugar planting began in the 1800s, brought by new owners interested in using modern technology. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Writing a set of variations is considered an excellent exercise for students interested in composing, arranging, and orchestration. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You might actually be interested in him. He was known for his political cartoons.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Any bears out here?” he asked in what he hoped was an interested but not anxious voice. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm not interested in bull-fighters. That's an abnormal life. I want to go back in the country in South America. We could have a great trip." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They were more interested in leftover change for Jolly Ranchers candy than in stationery and stamps. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

A beige gecko, the color of an undercooked biscuit, regarded her with interested eyes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know, on behalf of the president, if Byrne might be interested. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He talked to me about spirituality, and I pretended to be interested. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Well,” I said, “was he interested in science?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He was not, I suspected, a naturally loquacious man, but that morning he had a subject that interested him. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Miranda was not interested in traveling down Memory Lane, so Chigger dropped the subject and opened up a jar of worms. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he isn’t interested enough in the quantities involved to think this through. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Why are you so interested in the door?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

In some studies, students who have a high degree of synchrony with their teachers are happier, more enthused, interested, and easygoing. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you’re interested in wild foods, speak with my friend Sam here. He’s an expert.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I’m interested. Have you given up on your art stuff?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

But he seemed a lot more interested in what we were all doing, especially my sister with her graduation. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You seem interested in learning English,” he said. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other fighters gather around, as interested as I am to see what my fate will be. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

While waiting for the bus I started a conversation and explained how interested I was in DNA. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

“She seemed interested in the idea and she... well, the march is coming up and...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m interested in buying this car,” they were supposed to say, pointing to the lowest-priced car in the showroom. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Justice de Wet said he was not interested in hearing political speeches, that we should merely plead not guilty or guilty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the old people were not unkind, they were not interested in the girl—they spent most of their time telling her to hush or to leave them alone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Well, since I’m not very interested in sports, I think I’ll give student council a try. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Theodora leaned forward, courteous, interested, making conversation with a guest, and Arthur basked; at the head of the table Mrs. Montague frowned and tapped her fingers impatiently. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t all that interested in teaching a skinny fifteen-year-old punk how to swim. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He paused, then added, “He didn’t know that was exactly what I hoped to hear. I’m not interested in girls that are too nice.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She was not interested in money or cameras. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I bet the police would be interested in a little bit of fraud.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The media, it turned out, was far more interested in a bit of HeLa- related news that was almost as sensational as Alexis Carrel’s immortal chicken heart. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But I was interested in knowing what he thought it meant. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The path he was interested in started down the side of a bombed house, fairly new, perhaps a railwayman's cottage rebuilt after the last time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Wealthy research foundations were especially interested in isotopes for medical research and cancer treatment. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She talked with James about history and science, listening with all her brain, so her questions would show that she was really interested. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You screamed first! Just leave me alone, okay? You’ve been really good about leaving me alone my whole life, so why you choose high school to suddenly be interested I have no idea. . . .” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I ain’t seen my dad acting this interested in anything for a long while, but it don’t last. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

For the Federalist leaders in New England were interested in recruiting Burr as part of a larger scheme that aimed at nothing less than the dismemberment of the American republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to push the party too much, because honestly it seemed like she wasn’t as interested in my friends as she was in some other kids. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Let’s drop the charade. We are both interested in that book for the same reason: Mr. Griswold’s ridiculous game.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His movements, as he peered through the brightly lighted shelves of pastry, were those of a lively small animal, a fyce, interested in detecting only the target cut of cake. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not recall being this interested in anyone since the glorious day when he had first set eyes on Rosa the Beautiful buying licorice in the pastry shop on the Plaza de Armas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m interested—there is no question about that. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Ilyumzhinov also offered to put up millions for another Fischer–Spassky match, but all Bobby would say was “I am only interested in Fischer Random.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He is very interested in psychology, he tells me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Stieglitz has said before, he isn’t interested in stories about the old country. And it isn’t an article, not really. It’s just memories.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, he’s sort of friendly and interested, as if he’s listening while you’re telling him something he wants to know about. There’s nothing really wrong about him. It’s her....” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The committee seemed interested enough, but this was, in a way, more of the same. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“My dad’s going to be a visiting professor for a year at the University of Chicago. I think they’re interested in hiring him.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“The Aztlan police have wondered for a long time how drugs were being distributed in this country. They were extremely interested in what they found at the saltworks.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you could tell he was interested, so I told him a little bit about it. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Mama is standing behind us, looking highly interested. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

They weren’t interested in justice; they were only interested in wiping out all Communists. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The nurse had a wide smile on her face and seemed to be interested in the lieutenants jokes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The peoples of the wet equatorial forests did not belong to the Andean culture system and were not interested in joining. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And he said he entered the case not because he was interested in determining the grade of an individual student, but because Russeau and Carter had made a travesty of the no-pass, no-play rule. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ear pretended to be interested in the dark tunnel flying past outside. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not interested in the older one,” she read, “probably because he doesn't look like a teddy bear anymore” Hornet smiled at Prosper. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were interested in me, too, because my name was Jackson—like the Southern general—but then I ruined it by telling them I was from New York. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Dolls, stuffed animals, and plastic cars and trucks were strewn across the living room, and the kids didn’t seem interested in any of them. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It checked out the TV but did not seem interested in the program of the moment, the five o’clock news. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In his own way Reilly had been very interested in Levy' Pants. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Begin by selecting one culture area in which you are interested. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

This is the first of these ideas of his that has really interested me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in her money; I just wanted to know—needed to know—the answer to my question: How much was that freaking land worth? The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Can you really be so blind, she wanted to say We don’t talk anymore, you boss me around, you keep to yourself, you’re not interested in my garden. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Charles was even more interested in what Malthuss theory might mean for nature and for the origin of species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In truth, he desperately wants to hear her protest such talk, to know if she is interested in anyone else. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Actually, we were just finishing up. But we’d certainly be interested another time. Are you planning to stay in the area for long?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, she started out trying to help me, to get him to like me, but it turns out he’s interested in her. It’s not really her fault.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jeremiah nodded, and in a weak voice said, “I need to sell my mule. Be obliged if you buy it. You interested?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, Rachel had been interested in dating Percy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Do you think your father might be interested in taking on any help?” he asked. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He opened up a can of C rations, pork and beans, but the baby buffalo wasn’t interested. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not interested,” she told them, and even as she said it, she hoped that it would not get back to Odenigbo because she did not want him to think she was pining. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was interested in possibly working for a foundation or a nonprofit. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Oh, really? Nice weather too, for sitting out of doors. You only need a camp-stool and a box of pencils, don’t you? Tell me, were you interested in those books I sent you?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a wonderful theatre program, if she’s interested in that,” she added. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I talk to him for an hour every day, and I have tried to teach him to say other words, but he isn’t interested. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Alex is more interested in the things harder to sniff out. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If we are interested in starting an epidemic — in reaching a Tipping Point — what are the most effective kinds of groups? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he knew they both were interested in being more than friends. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Relax, Emika. I found something that you might be interested in.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Carrel wasn’t interested in immortality for the masses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And maybe he’d been more and more interested in being with Tyler and the boys on the bus. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

I made believe I was interested in looking at the trees and houses and clouds and stray dogs and whatever—anything not to let on how lonesome I felt inside. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I reminded myself that I wouldn’t have been called in for an interview if the people weren’t interested in hiring me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Galileo’s father, Vincenzio, who had been born in Florence in 1520, was an accomplished professional musician who was keenly interested in mathematics and musical theory. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Denna obviously wasn’t interested in discussing things in front of the farmer, and I was glad to have a moment to think things over. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He candidly explained that it wasn’t me he was actually interested in, or even the publicity he hoped my article would generate, particularly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Digory was more interested in the faces, and indeed these were well worth looking at. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

If she and my aunt were anything like most teenagers, they probably were more interested in hanging out with friends than changing diapers. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Whatever. I know at least a couple of kids who are interested.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Coraline wondered if the other mother wasn’t interested in trees, or if she just hadn’t bothered with this bit properly because nobody was expected to come out this far. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Artemis’s search had begun two years previously when he first became interested in surfing the Internet. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“If he was the least bit interested in you, he wouldn’t have asked me to the dance.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

One next step for those interested in the subject is to become familiar with all the ways notes may be added to basic triads. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But Pascal is always more interested in poking through the flour sacks, and he sometimes takes small handfuls of Carnation milk powder. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I know Cordelia isn’t really interested in anything the boys themselves have to say, because she tells me so. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, sir,” said the driver, threading his way in and out the traffic of Broadway, which greatly interested both the children and the penguins. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the appliance store, when the clerk had asked if he was interested in the nineteen-inch screen Billy had said no, he wanted the thirty-two-inch screen. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, now I’m interested. Be nice to have a booty-kicking army of pagan zombies on our side when we enter the House of Hades.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You can see why the League would be interested in finding any particularly dangerous kids for their own.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Are you still interested in being a Communist?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says they’re more interested in starting a revolution than getting right with God.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But he’s not interested in my answers anyway. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shipped his items in boxes sealed with apple labels, thanks to the interested cooperation of certain customs inspectors. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, I didn’t have an overabundance of concerned friends, but some Michigan media, along with a few psychic hotline types, were interested in hearing from The Prophet. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When it came time to look at colleges, Santita and I both were interested in schools on the East Coast. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When we’re done she asks if I’m interested and I point out that she hasn’t yet mentioned who used to live in such a grand place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"What have you read this year? I'd be very interested to know." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He was not—would never be—even remotely interested in someone like me and I knew this. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He apparently was unaware that he had a lone interested observer. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She had rebuffed the Indian men she wasn’t interested in, and she had been forbidden as a teenager to date. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just still not so sure how interested I am. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was a fact of life, but if I brought it up, people would suddenly get interested in their hangnails and cuticles, or else distant places in the sky, and seem not to hear me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not say whether the stiff moths, inside their glass cases, interested him or not. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“There was a girl, too?” said the priest, trying not to seem too interested. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

No other teacher has ever been this interested in me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Brian didn’t know whether this was fair or not but he didn’t argue about methods—Brother Leon was interested in results and so was Brian. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stared back, fascinated—she had never seen eyes of such deep blue—and just as she began to wonder why he was so interested in her, he turned away and moved on to Taisin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I know with certainty that in the past this would have really interested me. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She could check out books from the library or she could buy puzzle books from the grocery store if that was all she was interested in. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Everybody was interested in the pacification thing we were going on. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was only interested in Charles’s science because it was his. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What types of things is he interested in?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He approached me the other day, but I wasn’t interested. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Eva said yes, but inside she disagreed and remained convinced that Sula had watched Hannah bum not because she was paralyzed, but because she was interested. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, squirrels didn’t seem to be interested in flies, so at least the bait was still there. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

In the Ring, he was much more interested in what his heroes and heroines felt than what they did. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

"Nobody would want you, even if you were interested in experiencing it." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The app will figure out what activities are happening nearby that you might be interested in and will give you a list of options.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A few seemed mildly interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take a more active role in campaigning. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the cousins were more interested in drawing blood, especially after they were forced to give up their bedroom to Ophie and her mother. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“If she was interested I’d be able to find her more than once in a month of searching.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I’d ever seen people so interested in an egg yolk—they were clearly impressed. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“They are so ancient; we must try to ignore their appearance. Thanks to us and their programming, their minds have some value, and that is all we are interested in.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So are you interested in us holding your application?” he asks again. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Otto rode on my back, occasionally reaching out to grasp a leaf or twig whose beading water interested him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You guys always act like I'm not interested in you—but nobody is ever interested in me, and I don't get mad about it. You guys never want me around.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If you want us to provide you with information on people we know,” Citra said, as her food came, “I’m not interested.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“You may be interested to hear that Curious George began his existence as a character in a book,” said my dad as he flipped a pancake. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was not interested in starving, killing, slashing, depriving, maiming or punishing myself. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In an interview later on, Zita claimed that the real reason Bobby was interested in her was “because I didn’t want anything from him.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wallace, a naturalist, was more interested in the palm trees outside the caves than the people who had lived inside them. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was too much interested in truth; I paid too.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the teachers were interested in teaching anything, and after a while it felt oddly like a snow day, an in-school snow day on the warmest, clearest, most beautiful day of the year. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I really considered this study a social science, not a hard science, and I wasn't interested in the squishy stuff, so I had stayed away. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

As long as somebody’s listening, it doesn’t seem to occur to her to wonder whether they’re interested. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Very studious and very interested in a lot of things.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

But they were interested to learn that the Colonel and presumably his troops, expected to return to Boston the day after they set out and that he was to command them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was ti n, the age when things blowing up interested me, but I wondered who’d dare do this to Grandma. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to just get our inevitable encounter over with, but as it turns out the universe isn’t interested in what I want, because Adam doesn’t notice me by the lockers at all. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

John Lawrence became interested in radiation medicine through his work with the pioneering neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing at Harvard. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was only interested in the results of the sale, knowing that his previous nineteen thousand, nine hundred fifty boxes had been sold and he was off the hook. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Morbidly interested in genetics and medical research, Mengele rose to become physician in chief at Auschwitz, where he unleashed a series of monstrous experiments on twins. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

His wicked curveball attracted the major- league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, use your judgment. Try not to seem interested. And we’d better get on and do what our cover story says we’re doing, and talk about books. What did you think of these two?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Seeing these trends in the early 1990s, Dr. Strayer decided he was interested in getting answers—with or without his company’s participation. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

He would not discuss his own business and journeys, and seemed chiefly interested in small news about Frodo’s health and doings. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I advise some investors in New York City who might be interested in backing a Broadway show,” says Brooke’s father, Mr. Breckenridge. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He wished that Major Madu had not invited them to dinner; he was not at all interested in meeting the man’s wife. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Watson next door was interested in selling his lot, but I couldn’t afford to build an addition to the coffeehouse, not yet. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not have a chance to respond, because we were at her house, and she was more interested in besieging her father with questions. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

As those light-skinned Christian Europeans became interested in conquering other places, they took with them the assumptions that they were inherently superior to many of the peoples they encountered. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Even Granny stopped gumming her tobacco and looked interested. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am sure that this man is not particularly interested,” Ignatius said. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good challenge had always interested him, appealed to him. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Bod nodded and decided that Scarlett’s father was probably interested in imaginary things. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Gyptians prided themselves on their ability with cards, and several of the men looked interested and pulled their chairs up. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The more she thought about Doon, the more it seemed he was the very person—the only person—who might be interested in what she had found. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

What interested me was the fact that she wasn’t poor. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, we’re all just friends. He knows that. I wouldn’t be interested, anyway.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You’re just acting different. Like when I said let’s trick Webb, you told me you weren’t interested. And like this.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“You always talk of death and of us killing ourselves. Haven’t you figured it out? We’re not interested in dying,” I said. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

She looked more interested, more alert, like a squirrel when she lifts herself on her hind legs and sniffs the air with instinctual intelligence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She had worked often at the Childcare Center, and had enjoyed the time playing educational games with the toddlers and young children, but infants—they were called newchildren—had never interested her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Why are they so interested in daemons?” said Lyra. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Willow was far too interested in medicine to deal with this right now. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They came because they were bored, and the dragon on my shoulder interested them more than I did. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

After twenty minutes of him relating to me his life story, I finally tell him, “I ain’t interested in anything you have to say unless it’s how to get out of here.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Is it really that big of a deal? Maybe he was interested in your drawings.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

‘Why you so interested in the weather, Ted?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s romantically interested, and I’m romantically interested, which means this is actually, finally happening. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Jasmine wasn’t interested at first—she’d never heard of restorative justice, and she was already feeling overwhelmed. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And ear training is also crucial for those interested in music theory, musicology, or just being able to write down a tune accurately. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“You said last night that you weren’t interested in any of the boys in town.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

"She's only interested in stone-cold killers." park "How long am I grounded?" Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

But Shin had only pretended to be interested, except when Park talked about food. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

They laughed at the king, but were not otherwise much interested in him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Less interested in healing minds than in observing the ways they could go wrong, Porter saw it as his job to keep mentally ill people out of the Army. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I had become interested in the anti-slavery and temperance questions, and was deeply impressed with the appeals and arguments,” she wrote. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I knew what they’d say, and I didn’t feel like explaining why I was suddenly so interested in having a girl around, even though that girl was super-cool...but also my mom’s goddaughter. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And the eyes were calm, aware but not interested. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m really interested to hear what you have to say about what you did to us.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Werfel assumed Spurge would be interested in seeing what the goblins thought about the recent wars against the elves, so the two went to a memorial up on the battlements of Tenebrion. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like her, but she was a girl, and girls interested me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Willing to like something, it’s a strange idea,” she said, now curious about him, vaguely interested in hirii They talked. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When I told my life story to Dr. Luce, the place where he invariably got interested was when I came to Clementine Stark. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, I asked, “Holly Paine, as a local business owner, would you be interested in participating in the first Celebrate Hope Springs Rally?” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I’m interested in other people’s experiences and inconsistencies, and though I can’t explain, I remember and use them for my own benefit. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You is only interested in guzzling human beans.’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not interested in the first, I have to hope I can be talented enough for the second. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He told his cracker that he just wanted to make sure that he would be interested. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Belén tries to get me to talk to boys from her school, but I’m never interested in any of them. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Now, anyone interested in running for student council on either ticket has until Thursday, seventh period, when the nominating conventions will take place—Republicans in the auditorium, Democrats in the media center.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the peasants whom he had not despoiled because he was not interested in their lands, he levied a contribution which he collected every Saturday with his hunting dogs and his double-barreled shotgun. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Herschel was particularly interested in the creation of biological organisms—and his methodical mind broke the problem down to its two basic components. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

To anyone interested in world history, human societies of East Asia and the Pacific are instructive, because they provide so many examples of how environment molds history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He went to his desk, pretending not to be interested in the newchild. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Just visiting? Well, you’ve chosen a wonderful place to look at. What are you specially interested in?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandmother told me to say to anyone who is interested, ‘The only régime I believe in is God’s régime.’ Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

"I’m still interested in what happened at the car." The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But he was not interested in power, wealth, or prestige. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You just weren’t interested. Everything was about the baby. Isn’t that right? It w’as all about you, wasn’t it? All about you!” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I’m interested in almost anything that has a wheelchair in it. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

A recruiter told him they were interested and that a good showing in the playoffs might cement a scholarship, and it was hard to think about anything else after that. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled, I said the right things, I pretended to be interested in the questions. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the outset of our meeting, I suggested alternatives to him, but he was not interested and instead aired a number of grievances. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mother I knew didn’t seem so interested in safety. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“How do you manage to stand up there?” asked Milo, for this was the subject which most interested him. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was a lieutenant and supposedly there to check on how we were being treated medically and psychologically, but he seemed more interested in the nurse. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They were rather eager to speak with me and seemed even most interested in me as a person. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank goodness the girl interested him in conversation. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, and let’s keep it that way, okay? I’m not interested in having that conversation right now.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It had been decades since a White House Victory Garden had been planted, on Eleanor Roosevelt’s watch, and no one seemed much interested in a reprise. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In that category where you choose the ethnicity you are interested in? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a short silence, he stood up and told me that he wanted to help me, that I interested him, and that, with God’s help, he would do something for me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“What kind of mathematics are you interested in?” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She was too young to be frightened when the ground dropped away as if let through a trap-door and she herself suddenly became twice her usual weight, but not too young to be mightily interested. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

But Johnny wasn’t really interested in all this news. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, this guy I met—Matthew is his name—works in one of the labs here, and he says they would be interested in looking at our genetic material for research,” she says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

These deficiencies of astrological theory are less visible to the innumerate, who are not likely to concern themselves with mechanisms, and who are seldom interested in comparing magnitudes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

One reason the Masks were so difficult to trace was because their motives were unclear: they weren’t interested in drugs, and they stole for sport rather than greed. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was particularly interested in the inscriptions on the stelae. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I meander over, pretending to be really interested in the ground leading up to the group. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The blacksmith in town might be interested in them. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

But she was not interested in the finished product. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

People were always offering him jobs, he’d explain, but he wasn’t interested in work for hire, in saluting and sucking up and brownnosing and taking orders. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was puzzled about the Lancelot affair, and interested in it on account of his grandson Galahad. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot...sing suffrage anymore; I am deeply interested in all the questions of the day.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Mrs. Miller says I can’t write about Street Fighter because good writing cares about keeping the audience interested, so I’ll skip all my sweet moves. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“You could’ve just told him you weren’t interested. Like, thanks, but no thanks?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

To many residents Stith seemed less interested in solving their problems than in taking the heat off Greenberg. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even Jet didn’t seem interested in moving out from under the bed except when we called him for food. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must remember the idea; Crane-man would be interested in discussing it. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“And I think you and Uncle Jack will connect because he, like you, was never interested in playing any type of ‘batball,’ as you call it,” Mama adds. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Intensely interested, he tried to block out the shouts and chatter rumbling through the Glade as others found out about the Map Room being burned. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Because he possessed what seemed to be an unusually reliable memory, I was particularly interested to hear how his version of the events jibed with my own. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I was just wondering if you’d be interested in working for me again.” Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She looked like she was real interested,” the plump one said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

For Ents are more like Elves: less interested in themselves than Men are, and better at getting inside other things. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“My dear, Mr. Bowditch is a mathematician, not a—Well, he’d hardly be interested in your legends.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was just interested in what was going to happen to me. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the young woman, it seemed, was still interested in Lyra, and slipped away from the man to talk to her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He stared into the water, first from a few feet away, then, obviously very interested, kneeling down with his face close to the surface. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He was much more interested in others than he let on, and it was easy to move him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z