He kept looking at the wall above the fountain. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze from wandering back to the windows. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“We could keep you. We would take care of you. You wouldn’t have to worry about anything anymore. This would be home.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Now, Mama, don’t you get in that refrigerator tonight. I won’t have you keeping me up all night with your indigestion. You go right to bed, you hear?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You know where you are now? Splitsville, Stephanides. Get out of here and don’t come back. And keep your hands off my sister.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Kanei explained to us that Saidu had had to be buried, as the custom in the village was that the dead couldn’t be kept overnight. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep her face still as she yelled at Pet so Redemption wouldn’t notice. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

But Jake was surprised by some of the correct answers that kept tumbling out of his own jelly bean brain. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as it became dark, he had the difficult job of flying next to the Agena, keeping it in the center of the pool of light. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

President Woodrow Wilson kept trying to dodge the suffrage question. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I have to go downstairs again and show the men where to step to keep their feet dry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I keep trying, but I can’t get any rice in my mouth. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I guess he doesn’t believe I will Get It and sometimes I’m not so sure either but Mrs. Brook is confident so I’m going to keep working on my finesse. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like she was keeping them all alive behind his back. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

‘We have to keep our options open,’ Piper suggested. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Humbly, my mother said, “Well, I bought him that one slate. He broke it and kept using the pieces for a year. And I’ve already paid his school fees for this year.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No . . . my girlfriend is sad and quiet and keeps me up all night worrying about her." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Which of course was why they kept coming back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were on top of the bureau, and Alex packed them, then went to his parents’ bedroom and took the framed picture of the six of them that Mami kept by her bedside. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t, because a volley of small jabs kept him at bay. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He told Peeta they could keep me alive so that he wouldn’t be suspicious. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So why do your eyes keep searching the crowd for her?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Resilient means the ability to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties. It doesn’t mean things aren’t hard. It doesn’t mean we aren’t hurt. It just means we keep going. We keep living. We keep trying.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Mine? I told you I don't know the first thing about cars. Now, keep your eyes on the road. We’ll be coming to the bridge any moment.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Mate and I could keep the house entertained for hours, telling and retelling the horrors until the sting was out of them. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach used to make us do sidestep drills to keep us light on our feet, light enough to tail somebody in silence. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Melanie was having trouble keeping her mind on her reading because she was so worried about what she Was planning to do. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

All we could do was defend, and we wouldn’t be able to keep that up for very long. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Smasher chased the chickens a little to keep in practice in case there should ever be sheep to herd. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my gaze straight ahead, clutched my coat, and moved as fast as I could, ignoring the occasional taunts or eye rolls. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Because at that moment her strong grip was the only thing keeping him from flying apart. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Where they don’t bother to feed a man because they don’t bother to keep him alive.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Hate was like a fuel that drove him, kept him stumbling around in the darkness, picking up this and that inside the boat, slamming it down, swearing and hating, always hating. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was particularly true of Terryl, who kept digging and digging, seeing a great injustice that stretched beyond Valley View Highway on the morning of September 22, 2006. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I figured he’d be cold and thinking about getting warm and not keeping too close a watch around. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever she considered that Dad was hopelessly lost, she’d open a little portable ice box that she kept on the floor of the car under her feet, and hand Jane her bottle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She brings over one of the pictures she keeps in a frame. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

But as time went on, Bobby just kept journeying more and more into himself, once again reading chess books and playing over games from the past. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“So you kept in touch with him all these years?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He spent his time reading Jaime’s books, which Blanca brought him on the sly, and listening to the street sounds and to the whisper of the radio, which he kept at the lowest volume. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Otherwise we’d just keep lying to each other all the time. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I'm glad Rani is still willing to keep me around, although she must be amazed by my silliness. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos keeps an arm around me and leads us to a small room that has nothing in it but a table and some chairs. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Here those who kept themselves pure from all wrong came when they left the earth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Fullbrook fans kept chanting and chanting, growing louder and louder, and one of the guys from the other team took his glove off and gave all of us the middle finger. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

First he just told me to sing, to keep on singing. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham says it will keep my skin from scarring. I smell like a pizza.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You! Why do you keep stealing my seeds?” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Cherrie and the others especially enjoyed Roosevelt’s ability to tell a good story, keeping everyone entertained with tales of his adventures in the Wild West, in Africa, and as president. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

In keeping with the increased openness on the island, we now had our own cinema. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Albert, is it true that if you touch a butterfly’s wings, you keep it from flying ever again? Basically, kill it?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m not asking you to be my friends,” I said, “or have anything to do with me. Just let me keep my job. Mr. Donner says it’s up to you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to focus on the one thing I could be thankful for—the thick haze of rain clouds that kept the sun from beating down on you and the rest of us. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

While the Allies eventually wanted to destroy the Nazi spy networks, for now it was more useful to keep them talking—and to have Elizebeth listen in. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s hopeless to respond, so I keep my mouth shut as he forces me to my knees. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been asleep sitting up all day. The whole top of my head kept coming down over my eyes.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“The Feds surrounded the family’s cabin, kept them locked in there for weeks, and when a hungry child, a little boy, snuck out to go hunting, the Feds shot him dead.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Poppy kept talking a mile a minute as they waited for Sitti and the family to appear. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “I told you to keep your nose out of other people’s business.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes glued to those fluorescent green hands. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

"You have to look," Jon told him, keeping his voice low so the others would not hear. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I kept my head down and my hands over my stomach. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

His favorite was the one called “Casanova of the Sea,” who kept a blog about his romantic conquests. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Grandmother explained that this would keep everyone’s strength up until he was ready to eat again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She thinks I’m a barrel full of crazy, but I keep going because sometimes my tongue goes on without my say-so. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But if you keep on giving away every bit of extra you have, you’re never going to be rich.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abe didn’t go to school much anymore, and he’d started hanging around the older boys whose vrooming motorcycles kept everyone up at night. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the bitter darkness Arthur suddenly cried despairingly: “What aileth you, that ye cannot keep Sir Lancelot on your side?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why don’t these people keep their mouths shut? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The pecan tree made the perfect reading spot, with its far-reaching arms and its cradle high enough to keep me above fighting sisters or Big Ma when wash day came around. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

His intent was to curb their independence by keeping a watchful eye on them. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

That’s why, when you were out there yourself—in the towns, shopping centres, transport cafés—you kept an eye out for “possibles”—the people who might have been the models for you and your friends. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember pulling my hands back to my sides, just keeping my eyes on the stars, concentrating on bringing them in and out of focus. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Because I know you tell everyone about how horrible you think I am. You know, I hope you at least keep some things private.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Today I keep it simple, with a little blush, some silver eye shadow, and sheer lip gloss. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I’ve met, like, five of them, and I keep smiling politely as if I know what it means when they say it. Alex, you took comparative international governmental relational things. Whatever. What are they?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“All right; a few minutes; to keep you from nagging.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He prodded once more his attache case - which I felt inclined to keep my eyes averted from - and said: 'I suppose you've been wondering why I never let go of this case. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As long as bread and good red wine remained to keep the men up, and appease their craving, they would not touch the cattle. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anxiety I’d always felt about how I was made had kept me from exploring the way most kids did. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As soon as he had arrived, he had walked over to the cupboard where the boys kept their food, and helped himself. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doc sat next to her, and he made a point to keep his eyes elsewhere while she slid her gaze away from us kids and over to the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He found that if he kept his mind busy, he didn’t notice the hurt so much. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Francis kept watch while Henry and I went up to the attic and searched through broken lamps, cardboard boxes, ugly Art I oil paintings. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I'm not their father. I'm not their cool uncle. I'm here to keep them safe. Here to protect them. Even if it's from themselves. Anybody here?” he shouted again. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Trouble is, all but one of the lobsters is too small to keep. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

At first Papa would stand by my side to keep me safe. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not eat now; he simply forced food down his throat without tasting it, to keep the gnawing pain of hunger away, to keep from feeling dizzy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to make her lie down on a cot but she kept wanting to get up because she was shaking so hard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But at least we never want for an icebreaker as long as you keep getting them. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Yet she decided that she would not permit this new and stringent law to interfere with her plan to keep guiding slaves out of Dorchester County. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept taking them out, fiddling with them, tearing up one, and adding another. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

It was all I could do to keep from falling backward. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He kept turning to look to the vacant left, the dark emptiness. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rails kept low in the marshy river edges. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The guns were a little heavy for Sheku and Josiah, who kept dropping them and picking them up as we went along. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Also, if Papa found out, he might change his mind and keep me home where I couldn’t have any adventures. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As I kept talking about myself,” reported Gold, “he warmed up and began to show evidence of getting down to business.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a little voice kept saying, Both, both, I want both. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Margaret taught George everything he knew about keeping cultures sterile, and she did the same with every technician, grad student, and scientist who came to work or study in the lab. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He remembered how the water kept rising, how a terrible stink began to swell up out of the earth. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But when you take a picture, that one moment isn’t gone. You caught it. It’s yours. And you get to keep it.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It kept trying to move around to different parts of her face. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I understand he was kept in a room full of sawdust to cut down on housekeeping.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They keep it on all the time and don’t even care what their hair looks like.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It can go purple and keep an orange heart so the clothes of the people on the streets glow like dance-hall costumes. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am, too. I’m scared for all of us, but Jake is keeping an eye out.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The library and Langston Hughes ’bout the only thing that kept me going without my mama. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

He said, “That will be the last time in your life when you’re free.” ... of Tremont Street announces that he will keep the famed Richelieu at stud this season. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even his mother had told him once about a stray cat: “Don’t feed him, or he’ll keep coming back.” Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We get it, you guys are real tough. Now can you keep it down so we can all get some sleep?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He thought, we keep on going to new places, awful places, we keep on not belonging. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I hope Drew Young has the phone number of a good orthopedist. He’s going to need it if he keeps falling for Silva’s ankle-breakers.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But in light of the many times I’ve been blown or brushed off, I keep it to myself. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Jack’s ticket went to a tailor named Salek, who in return helped Jack by keeping his uniform clean and repaired. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

His father took a step forward and said, “Evening, Bod. I trust you are keeping well.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Hooper kept on watching him, as though he were trying to discover something, as though he wanted to make sure about what had been happening here, in this house, while he had been away. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I made a scrape—an open box with a narrow strip of wood to keep the eggs from rolling out. I’ll put sand on the bottom.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

We had to keep several jars of barbecue sauce in the cabinet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I tried a few times but kept choking up, unable to get beyond the first sentences. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The Royal Navy kept on sailing, but the fires panicked England. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I place them in the zippered pocket in my sleeve, where I keep my pass. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I thought it was my mother’s will alone that kept the house from collapsing around us. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just shook my head at him, though, and kept laughing. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mama sighed in exasperated confusion but kept walking, the coffee can cradled in her arm. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That doesn’t sound like much—but keep in mind how tiny atoms are. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Would the elf keep silent or would he tell the Death Eater everything he knew? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The servers, all young people dressed in white tunics like the one who gave us wine, move wordlessly to and from the table, keeping the platters and glasses full. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Let us keep it for the rest of today so we can finish our copies," she said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

She kept her promise until the August morning the Astrea was to sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I keep saying things I shouldn’t. Well, there’s one thing you’ll be glad about. I really will be buying some of your clothes at Second Time Around from now on.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“I haven’t yet seen any of these strange creatures that people keep telling us about. Don’t you want to see what we’re dealing with?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He keeps saying the same thing over and over again.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It was all I could do to keep Vonetta and Fern in line for my fully planned excursion. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put her next to Ben’s room, and keep a watch on her day and night. Nothin’ better happen without me knowing about it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

With great discretion she divided up her clothing among the servants and the followers she always had, keeping only what she absolutely needed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says once you are marked, that dog will keep coming back. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Is he saving that information because he knows it's all that keeps him alive? The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I kept asking, “Are you sure you want to do this?” and “How’s your blood pressure?” and “Does your doctor know you’re doing this?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Shut up!” roared the Corporal, trying to keep his voice under control. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

His weak leg made him dance a little funny, one foot turned out for balance, but it didn’t keep the girls from wanting a turn with him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

No, they double their efforts and keep slaving away. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noel Duckworth was hunkered down in the stern, his cricket cap pulled tight on his head to keep it from blowing away. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I took a bite, finding it as sweet and hot as any I'd ever had, and was overcome with such a surge of homesickness that I turned away to keep my control. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried frantically to keep it—I might as well have tried to imprison a cloud. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my head up and my feet moving forward. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As a grown man, I understand now, understand how her Christian principles and trust in God kept her going through all her life’s battles, but as a boy, my faith was not that strong. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, I keep my eyes on Donna as Dray gives her a drink. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I suppose so. I’m in the External Administration, of course, and I can’t keep all the offices straight, over in Internal.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They walked barefoot; they kept their faces down. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He bayed louder and louder and then kept it to a loud, one-note song. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Why, she couldn't even keep a boy like Buddy Willard. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Pretending he had not heard, Jonathan kept up his steady run. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The ground around his feet kept erupting in flames, but I kept dousing it just as quickly. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Though the rules are perfectly logical, the conditions are hard to keep track of. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But no, you had to be so clever about it and keep everything to yourself...” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Every single time I’m frightened in here, I think that I’ve never been so scared; but always, always, I keep finding there’s another level of fear I had no concept of. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

We were all thinking of one thing, but because of Frith we had to keep up our little performance. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Staring into each other’s eyes was another way of keeping them closed, or off the details at hand, anyway. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Rumor had it that, having kept the technical students here, the Americans were going to have to do something with them — probably send them all back to school. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said there were forces gathering against us. He didn’t know what, exactly—just that we should paint more murals, even if they kept fading, and that we were in trouble. The shadowshapers, I mean.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

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

The smell of delicious food keeps the group moving forward. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Though he kept his head bowed, the cuts and bruises on his face were easily seen. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I asked, fighting to keep my voice low. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had replaced the glass in the upper part of the window with plywood, and wrapped tinfoil around the opening to keep the coal smoke from leaking into the room. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

To keep themselves warm during the inevitable longueurs, visitors sing songs of peace and harmony in several languages. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Denna seemed steadier than when we’d left the tavern, but kept her eyes on the ground, choosing her steps with deliberate care as if she didn’t quite trust her balance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m on the night watch now. The name is Fisher. Bring me round some cake, and I’ll keep an eye on your brother.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t understand why, but he kept fighting until there was only one monster left. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The Washingtonians were ready to storm out of the room, but Burke kept on talking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He keeps a notebook in his pocket because a good reporter has to write down what happens. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was sliced right into the rock—or rather, into the melted, heat-rendered bones—which rose in high walls on either side, keeping the sky at a distance. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“But Mr. Vanness called and asked me to keep up with your assignments so if and when you do come back you can jump right in.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited on a long line to light two candles, and though we both were crying—everyone was crying—we kept holding each other’s hands, and we said the same prayer. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“I trust your judgment. But for all our sakes, I hope we can keep the peace between our campers and your Greek friends.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

‘Théoden gives you leave to enter; but any weapon that you bear, be it only a staff, you must leave on the threshold. The doorwardens will keep them.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But her phone keeps buzzing, and she’s texting as if the world is about to end. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Or did he want to keep her inside while everybody else was outside? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I nod, break the handshake, and keep walking to my room. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He had told her that he would keep vigil over the grave all night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps a narrator, then? The narrators have a really important role. They keep the audience informed.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“If you really don’t want to swim, then I really don’t want to teach you. Have it your way. We’ll just keep you away from the water for now.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He probably kept little stalker charts and notebooks on everyone he knew. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I just kept my eyes straight ahead and let the Trazon carry me through. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

When she turned up at the next morning’s roll call, Marina must have had a hard time keeping a straight face. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I was also learning to breathe despite my asthma so I could keep on singing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Aunt Petunia seemed to feel that the best way to keep up Dudley’s morale was to make sure that he did, at least, get more to eat than Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sleepiness and slothfulness keep it out of harm’s way, away from the notice of jaguars, ocelots, harpy eagles and anacondas. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands firmly rooted in my pockets as if I were taking a walk on a chilly day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Turning, Jonathan walked to the field, moving amidst the trees, his steps keeping pace with the sound. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had, with a strenuous loyalty, kept in touch through the years: calling and writing letters and sending books and shapeless trousers she called slacks. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ballard was keeping the horseshoes in his office until it got warmer. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The morning ritual went on, each worker accepting his portion from Ranofer and carrying it to the courtyard to begin his task, while the scribe kept strict account of every grain. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The only way that I could keep up with my job for Mr. Muhammad was by flying with the wings that he had given me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

After coining down from the side of the Devils Thumb, heavy snow and high winds kept me inside the tent for most of the next three days. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to go at least a hundred forty-three more miles in order to keep it down to four stops, which means about one hour and fifty-eight-point-five minutes if Q keeps pace.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Not surprising—when it comes to the Ida B. Wells, politicians keep sweeping the dirt under the rug and it just keeps piling up. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like to think that my reputation for keeping cool in moments such as this was deserved,” Tibbets said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I squinted against the bright rays of Inti and kept my eyes on the horizon, thinking the same words I always did when he flew too far away: Come back to me. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I keep remembering Mrs. Kluck’s ferocious frown when she yelled at Mama in front of everybody. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He breathed out slowly to keep the release from being a sigh. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the tiger kept following, and he kept saying, ‘Give me some of your food and I won’t eat you.’ Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I kept waking up and falling back to sleep. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As it was, I was able to catch myself on the palms of my hands and keep my balance. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my face very still so that I don’t cry. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The kid wanted me to keep the change though. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This route kept us clear from start to finish of inhabited, or inhabitable, country. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Their glances were tentative and frightened, in keeping with so many of the first glances of this place. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I followed him carefully for the better part of a day, keeping my distance and staying in the shadows. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the very one. It was not easy to keep our glamours up for so many years, but it feels good to be free of them, at least for a little while.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Waves of panic kept trying to knock me over, but I pushed them back, fighting to stay mellow, fighting to still my thoughts and stay on the good side of the high. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

She entered the fenced area and shooed the thankless chickens to one side, blocking them with a large board Papa kept just for cleaning day. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I have learned to keep out of his way while he pretends to hit the ball as he watches the screen. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

To keep my audience enthralled, I developed a comedic routine featuring “funny” lines about my life. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As the daughter of the groom, I could hardly keep up the pretense that I spoke only Ayorthaian. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I can sneak out of his room when he's asleep—but what if he locks us in and keeps the key close to him? Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“She said it’s because I’m about to become a teenager. She doesn’t want one around. Too much to worry about, and she says I need a father to keep me in line.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

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

“What? Nah,” I said with a flick of my wrist while still keeping my arms locked firmly around my torso. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

What kept him from knowing what was up? Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gosling kept hopping onto the rock and kept riding the wind and kept tumbling into the grass, until he started to find his wings. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The nutmeg helps keep me calm enough to go on living my life in this cage. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Christ—and they told me to keep away from Kansas! Never set my pretty foot here again. As though they were barring me from heaven. And just look at it. Just feast your eyes.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Shawn if he wanted to buy it off me, but Dad gathered it up and said he’d keep it safe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Where I had youth and energy on my side, she had cunning, and she figured out different ways to keep me in line. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

On the afternoon of the Eve of Christmas Robin was at his post on top of the keep, with Adam Bowyer, who was on watch. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

‘Will you have it here, or in more comfort in what’s left of Saruman’s guard-house — over there under the arch? We had to picnic out here, so as to keep an eye on the road.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As he waited his turn, Frank tried to keep his legs from shaking and his gut from churning. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It's the tortoise and the hare, though, K. I learn faster than other people, but they keep learning. I've slowed down, and now they're coming. I know I'm seventeen. But I'm past my prime.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The morning crowd was keeping the innkeeper busy, so I had to lay an iron drab on the bar before she paid me any attention at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

However, as Colonel Korn kept reminding him, there was not much glamour in having a farmhouse in the hills if he never used it. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I hope this all keeps for a few weeks.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He says the gleeful look on my face is why he keeps this picture so close. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

With Keav keeping an eye on us, Pa and Ma wave from their table behind the glass window. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to keep a straight face, but I burst out laughing. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She made me get a project I really liked and encouraged me to keep on top of it. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your eyeballs are going to fall out onto my grill if you keep staring like that.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I tossed an iron drab onto the bar, keeping another clenched tight in my fist. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If they don’t know nothing else, they knows how to hold slaves and they knows how to keep us held.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Mom said, Look at that beauty—now that is a strong woman, keeping on while the going is rough. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

We sometimes kept our Wellingtons on the whole day, leaving trails of mud and damp through the rooms. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pickles kept in dim crypts and basements by every family, each with their own recipe passed down from generation to generation. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, Why don’t the adults around here just say something? Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“Or think about it. I just want to keep moving.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Shady stood, trying to keep his hat steady in his shaking hands. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He punches and kicks me into the bedroom but I keep saying, You promised me. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

My fingers shook but I kept on sliding coins into the slot. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had to fight the undercurrent to keep from being swept away. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Please. Keep the Ophiotaurus safe. My dad can hide him under the sea somewhere, or keep him in an aquarium here in Olympus. But you have to protect him.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Jonas felt himself losing consciousness and with his whole being willed himself to stay upright atop the sled, clutching Gabriel, keeping him safe. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

If I could keep my cool around them, I remind myself, then this should be nothing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But I really didn’t think of much besides keeping track of the new jobs in my notebook and recutting the lawns that came due and collecting the money and handing it over to Arnold. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

The eastbound riders had a well-lit modern glass awning that actually kept them dry. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to think what I should say to him, but couldn’t figure out what it might be. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pastor Weeks walked toward his own slave, keeping a hand on the satchel so it didn’t bump against his side. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ater, like thousands of others, found something to fall hopelessly in love with in Odessa, something to keep him going. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon I was struggling to keep from being dragged overboard. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it was the most incredible moment. And your dad carried your sister in, and she kept saying, ‘No baby!’” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I was more stable when delivering a bowl, and it was much easier to keep my eyes focused where they needed to be. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Mom kept all her notes from every bank teller and embassy representative and African expert she talked to on a yellow legal pad. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You can't have a lock. If you want to keep your stuff safe, find a better hiding place. Or better yet, go talk to Max and you can clear up this entire misunderstanding.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They also wanted to keep the citizens of Philadelphia calm by showing that they were taking firm steps to deal with the problem. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I was sure he noticed me, like he had to have noticed the hunters and Otto, but he kept his eyes trained on his knees, hoping to be ignored. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a fair price for a nice fat little heifer. Thee’s kept her well.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t keep them from doing something about it.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra was busy looking at all the life in the forest, from woodpeckers to squirrels to little green moss snakes with diamonds down their backs, and Will needed all his energy simply to keep going. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We need to keep it creepy, but charismatic creepy. Whoever our Dracu-lass ends up being, she needs to be just as captivating as Bela Lugosi.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This was a little more challenging because I had to dig down to bury the bottom of the chicken wire to keep out hungry diggers like skunks and such. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Put the plastic lid on and set a large rock on top to keep the raccoons out. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A train of mules trailed behind them, carrying chests and ~ casks and barrels, and hampers of delectables to keep the lord of cheese from growing peckish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“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

There is nothing worse than a tattler, so I keep my mouth shut. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He prided himself on keeping his heart silent, immobile, closed tight. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

Twisting wildly, attempting to turn and kick, even to bite the soldier’s arm, Jonathan kept trying to free himself. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Indians in the northern Great Plains kept “winter counts,” oral chronologies of the most important events in each year. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

You have to keep your eyes open and see what’s going on around you, of course. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the three of them filed into the kitchen, Finn keeping his eyes on the ground as Petey stripped off the white coveralls. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

I kept my confidence in a little citadel, high on a hill inside my own heart. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We’d kept hoping that the heifer Spot would get over whatever was wrong with her. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the boiler room, the men took turns manning the pumps to keep the water out, but they knew they were toiling for nothing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I worried that my brother was somehow keeping me away from my mother. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The first time we walked through the school doors and down the hall holding hands, my palm was so sweaty it kept slipping away from David’s. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Why?” she kept crying softly, shaking her head. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She kept glancing resentfully at Chiron, like she couldn’t believe he was making her do this. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I start slamming clothes into my basket, and I have to keep blinking because my eyes feel all prickly with the tears trying to stab their way out. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Having invited me Finny now felt he had to keep me entertained. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the day we kept the dogs in the backyard, which was enclosed by a wall at least five feet high. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Seeing I was trying to keep a straight face, she giggled. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Appa—” I begin, but he holds his hand up to silence me and keeps it there. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

She looked at Mrs. Potato Head, who was keeping mum on the subject. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Drug bust. I knew something was about to go down. That black car kept circling the parking lot. Looked like an undercover.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"No! I got to earn my keep! However I can! And if you were in my position, you'd do the very same fing." The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I knew eggs were kept in cool places, so I looked in iceboxes and basements. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The Corporal, never taking his eyes from the Hessians, and keeping his back to his own men, said nothing. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

She hummed the wedding march while she rocked him, only sometimes she had to press her lips together to keep from laughing out loud. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Dad kept telling me to hurry up and get dressed, which just stressed me out even more, and suddenly I started crying. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She could have fired the jig, and he could have kept on picking up his packages at the old time, two o’clock. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Santa Lucias stood up against the sky to the west and kept the valley from the open sea, and they were dark and brooding—unfriendly and dangerous. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. We grabbed her and kept her in the dark. We gave her an identity and explained what would happen next. She’s responsible for herself after that.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

The next morning, when Mami brings me the bedpan, I tell her, “I want to see the newspaper that Uncle Bill kept, where they wrote about the accident.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I the only Park now. I keep name like boy.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But he kept pushing the stuff into his mouth with the dogged perseverance of a long-distance runner who has sighted the finishing-line and knows he must keep going. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t see even a few feet in any direction, and— with no engines—had no way to keep the plane in the air for long. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means that I have a chance to get a computer if I keep my grades up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As we descend, Evelyn wraps her hand around my elbow to keep her balance, and we exchange a look. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

This boy was another good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn’t want Dudley mixing with a child like that. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

All day Pa was busy, banking the little house and the barn with dead leaves and straw, held down by stones, to keep out the cold. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could feel his throat constricting again, and he focused on that, knowing it kept him in one piece while he was here. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She kept it at bay with her babble. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You put yourself in jeopardy keeping those,” says the second policeman. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Even though many of their people were fleeing, the Cherokee Nation kept up their resistance. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Murdering Lumumba, keeping Mobutu in power, starting it all over again in Angola—these sound like plots between men but they are betrayals, by men, of children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indenture was a step better than slavery, but masters did their best to intimidate workers to keep wages low and silence critics. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

For there were not many buyers really—there was only one, and he kept these agents in separate offices to give a semblance of competition. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

She regained her balance but kept her arm hooked through mine as we walked. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I fought to keep my underpants and to roll the man off of me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though he made no sound, his chest kept jerking. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I was as stumbly as Grandpa, and kept stepping on her feet, too. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Safer says he trusts me to keep an eye on it while he gets us some peanut butter crackers. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

These kind of things kept me calm the night of my birthday. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I thought Francie Nolan and I were practically identical, except that she had lived fifty years earlier in Brooklyn and her mother always kept the house clean. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Saidy suggested that there was an actual plot to keep Fischer from becoming World Champion, and this involved the wiretapping of his parents’ phone. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But she could not keep her eyes from rolling up again. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were delays in the post because the owls kept being blown off course. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it would last for hours, always ending with an “amen,” and they could keep that “amen” going on for five minutes at least. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Having met Dr. Cable, Tally could see why David wanted to keep his city—or camp, or whatever it was—a secret. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

"A pity. Well, the threat may serve to keep the Marcher lords close to their castles, at least. What news of my father?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was keeping both his eyes mostly shut, even the good one, and he didn't open his mouth when he talked. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She had all she could do to keep from laughing out loud. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can tell he wants to return to the woods, but they keep pointing at the sky, which puzzles me until I realize, Of course. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"We kept a trunk of some such things. Photographs, letters, school certificates. But nobody came for them." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My guess is that they’re keeping her in the stable, but I’m not certain of it. Do you have any way to find her?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He kept his gaze fixed on the ground and blinked continually. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people try to scare me away, to keep these few scraps for themselves. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sit in the dankness and beer fug and cigarette smoke, getting a little dizzy, keeping my mouth shut, my eyes open. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She walked faster, but Agnes kept up with funny, little skip steps. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I wish he would keep it to: How are you? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Shaking it off, I sink into a seat and keep studying, diving into scene two. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

They’d been taken there to keep them out of the hands of the Soviets, but there was more to it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyone who does otherwise either comes to ruin because of the flatterer, or keeps changing his mind in the face of different opinions; resulting in a low estimation of his worth. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kelvin and A’Leia, standing, keep trying to shove their toes inside like the boots are slippers. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

No one had ever told her—nor, as far as she knew, told any of the other animals—to keep away from it. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“No, you should keep it on,” I tell her as the warning bell rings. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Ged's spirits lifted with the first lifting of the forty long oars, and the drumbeat that kept the stroke made a brave music to him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

If she kept reading, she might start another book by suppertime. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Watson started calling our names, and while I knew most of the kids from around the island, I tried to keep up with the new ones as she said them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Then I see why she can’t free herself—there’s a bolt through her lower back, keeping her attached to the bow. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“We just need to keep trying, Ruthie. That’s all we can do. And you know something? You are an amazing translator!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Do I have your word that you will keep our princess closely?” the king had said, and Jon had promised that he would. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

As he set the table, he kept from glancing at the living room, although he could hear her laughter and Master’s voice, with its irritating new timbre. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

After lunch he returned to his log to keep carving. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She kept falling sideways because her hands were still tied behind her, and so he tied her feet together instead and released her hands. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

As he was searching online, he kept coming across one name: Dr. David Strayer. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the meantime they’ll just have to move a little farther north from Mango Street, a little farther away every time people like us keep moving in. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he was at the railroad plant and yards, he asked the foreman, "How are these poor people keeping alive? They appear to me to be starved." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He thought about the picture in the road and he thought that he should have tried to keep her in their lives in some way but he didnt know how. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

And then there was the way Ruth kept pretending to forget things about Hailsham. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He yanked her hand away to keep her from further mischief. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Some had to keep hopping along the wash for fifty yards, beating the air with their huge wings, before they could finally take off. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rented a room from Aunt Cleo’s landlady and decided to keep it until I got a job. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, I don't know how, I kept my emotions under control. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Crying won’t do any good. The children are alive, and we have to keep trying. Right now, I think we should help the only people who have had any success in tracking them.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She took her meals to her bedroom and annatto water for her to wash in and she kept her up to date on everything that happened in Macondo. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

"Doesn't know enough to keep his mouth shut, to keep his opinions to himself. He spouted off about a Nazi statue!" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike Calvin and Deemer, who advertised their weirdness from a hundred yards away, Jordan kept his face so empty that the emptiness alone was menacing. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

If you had a light that would keep going, you could go out into the Unknown Regions and see what was there. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mama kept pouring him little trickles of tea. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t fair to keep her without an education.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I’d known she was making something to keep us connected to Nan, to wrap us in her smell and the good memories of our times together in England. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“Jim Crow” laws, dating to the Reconstruction period following the Civil War, upheld white supremacy and kept blacks in their place as second-class citizens. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ben keeps me awake, chattering next to me. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The cap’n had his back to the street but kept taking looks o’er his shoulder at the place the man worked. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

There’s been progress in the past year: a few court victories Alex has kept track of in his trusty binder, registration drives for young voters, the Houston rally, the shifting polls. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Someday I’m going to have to kill you to keep you alive.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

But her dark hair was always kept short, so that must look all right. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The threat was gone, but it was all I could do to keep my teeth from chattering. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Those jungle words have no meaning to civilized humans. I suggest you keep your opinions to yourself!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So do I,” said Mother, fighting to keep back the tears. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Intent on keeping their balance, they ignored him altogether, and Lord Asriel felt the hair stir at the back of his neck when he realized that they were ghosts. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Now the spirits can enter the bodies of the newborn seals and keep them safe until we harvest them again.” Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compared to the 17 percent loss at yesterday's camp, this means I can outrun the storm as long as I keep heading south. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some of the older members volunteered. Bud said he would keep his ears open and report back.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

She keeps smiling too, but I can see it's just a mask. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My bare feet make sticky sounds on the floor as I walk, my hand skimming the wall to keep my path straight. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And it's okay to just keep staring at her, because she can't see me—I mean, like even if I could be seen. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to stop watching at that point because I started to feel sick, but it kept going on, and they kept doing other things, and she kept saying “no.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

The gift has never kept our family safe, Grandmother had warned. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Something is discomforting about a sun that gives no heat but keeps shining. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Take it from the trunk. It'll be kept in the property room." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Turn your head and look down at the floor. Better yet, close your eyes now, child, and keep them closed till I tell you to open them.” March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It keeps me from having to lie to my friends about my results. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tells the others, “We’re going to keep him going in the same direction he was going. From the top down.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She would have no need of them today, but Melisandre made it a point to keep a pair of guards about her everywhere she went. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, well, he’ll hate us more if we keep pretending he doesn’t exist,” the Colonel answered. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’d played basketball and baseball and done the Cub Scout thing, tried the Boy Scout thing—but I always kept my distance from the other boys. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to picture Betty Jean as a twelve-year-old girl, but I kept imagining a smaller version of her in a big flowered apron. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here the cabinets were designed to keep human beings from coming into direct contact with Nature. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d pay the children’s fare like my sisters, and Pa would have told one of the bus-riding mothers to keep an eye on his little girls. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t figured it, Carl had—she just kept track, was all. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He keeps to the walls, and I follow behind, holding tightly to Izzi and hoping it’s not too late for us to escape. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The breeze is good enough keep the mosquitoes off. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“At least I’m man enough to keep that flour barrel full,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I examined the familiar cover art, keeping my eyes down. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He tapped his thumbs against his revolvers and said, “When the bullets start flying, you may find I’m nice to have around. Those pretty pictures aren’t going to keep you alive.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

So instead, I keep my eyes down on my now-cold cocoa. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

My father, clad in his underwear, stumbled sleepily to the back door and demanded that we keep quiet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did what I could to keep myself and the girls integrated into the everyday world. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted all sides of the bargain kept, and I had to get my information. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I managed to keep the shake from my voice. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Nothing to worry about, I mended it at once, but I’m keeping you in overnight. You shouldn’t overexert yourself for a few hours.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

My dad hadn’t been home for a few weeks, and my mom was really angry and kept yelling at Smell Factor, and he kept running all up and down the carpets. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our windows had netting to keep the mosquitoes out as well, but the pests still managed to find their way in. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She was older and seemed to prefer keeping to herself. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Who is this Puppet you two keep mentioning?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We mostly keep the sound off, though. Hard to listen to that much chatter all day.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He kept telling me how amazing she was, what a clear, expansive way she had of seeing the world. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“We will definitely deal with this matter in the appropriate way, I promise,” answered Ms. Rubin, trying to keep her voice calm. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I try to recall other keepers I have known—the humans who cleaned my domain and prepared my food and sometimes kept me company. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

“Why do they keep doing this to me?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Would have been a good hunting dog if I could just have kept him home,” he says. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

All three turned to him, and their own daemons too, who had until then affected the extreme politeness of keeping their eyes modestly away from this singular creature, here without his body. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

All I have to do is my job, keep him updated on my progress, and catch Zero before anyone else does. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We hoped that this kind Navajo man would stay with us and keep talking Navajo. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept going until my underwear was covered. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They asked him about that, did he plan to keep it? The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their worry felt like a blanket they kept trying to throw over her shoulders, one she kept having to shrug off. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

To get rid of it I ran to the pens we kept by the molino to feed the animals. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I stroked his neck, I kept speaking without giving any mind to what I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The street was lined on both sides with people keeping their place at the curb for the return of the procession. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The master hunted for a boat, and while hunting, never lost sight of Tice, kept watching his head, just above the water, as he swam toward the opposite shore. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The clock ticks with its pendulum, keeping time; my feet in their neat red shoes count the way down. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Viola’s job was to cook the mountains of food; SanJuanna’s was to keep it coming. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Ethan won’t tell me. Plus he thinks he doesn’t remember what happened—blackout, he keeps saying—but he does. He knows.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I am vulnerable enough; I will keep what dignity I can. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I kept trying to tell myself the same thing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In April 1917, the Board appointed a committee of seven to orchestrate an all-out effort to keep blacks at bay. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He needed all the monsters in Venice, and he had to keep the ones behind him enraged. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if I was supposed to keep quiet about it, or if I was supposed to head over and slap Paul on the back. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She placed me down on the table but kept one hand on me for security’s sake. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I swallowed hard and tried unsuccessfully to keep the pleading from my voice. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

"But if y'all are done fighting, you can release it. Krystal, you keep it, and we can get back to practice." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I keep throwing my head back and laughing. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Squat there, heaving—yes, I throw up, too—throw up the water I’m guzzling to keep hydrated. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s difficult to keep them from looking like clumps of sausages. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This is the only way to keep from suffocating. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Like the certainty that your body is a single whole, that there’s something keeping you from breaking into pieces and scattering with the winds. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Here is where I will live, to keep Cardan close, to use my power over him to ensure things go smoothly. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But events—events were burned into his memory and so he used them to remember time, to know and to remember what had happened, to keep a mental journal. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought it would make me seem less cool if you knew that he was my friend, so I kept him a secret. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, they do that to keep oxygen moving through their gills,” I tell him. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

It was keeping pace with her, about thirty feet away. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

So I knew he felt the cold, but how did he keep playing? Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Carefully she split her attention, beaming half of it to the ocean, into the water to keep him afloat. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Demand for their mathematical abilities had opened Langley’s front door to them, and the quality of their work had kept them at their desks. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But since men are a wicked lot and will not keep their promises to you, you likewise need not keep yours to them. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, after a little hesitation, he added a fourth piece which he had long kept by him on the chance of his wanting to gamble a little some morning at the tea house. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The young mouse ran, pushing the vole in front of him and calling out: “Run, keep going, Mr. Vole! Try to make it to the woods and hide.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

To keep up, both ladies held their skirts high. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next turn was to keep it low, and shuttling hard between them, while the ring of boys gave them a steady stamping beat. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to force myself to keep my eyes open. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I thank you for this at least, that I need not keep to my chamber. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Just like they moved heaven and Earth to keep a lid on the Night of a Thousand Flames, they're silencing you. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Her body felt so heavy, she thought she couldn’t move, but she had to keep going. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two boys kept their faces averted while their mother and sister put on enough clothes to keep them from feeling ashamed; and the mother and sister did the same while the boys dressed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I keep looking to see whether she was afraid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if he let Bob make this sacrifice, how could one Titan defend himself against so many for twelve minutes, all while keeping his finger on a button? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And they kept at it but Pa was ready to go. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

We talked most nights, saw each other as often as our schedules allowed, but kept our distance at school. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He signaled to Wylan, and they continued to make their way past the boats and ships moored along the dock, keeping as low as possible. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“You jest hev to keep a level head and use gumption,” he had said confidently the night before. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our immune systems keep it in check easily. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I picked up my pocketbook and started back over the cold stones to where my shoes kept their vigil in the violet light. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

He loped into the trees, keeping an eye out for a likely place to cut west. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

At home we danced with each other or with the mop or broom to keep in shape. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“We can lead a horse to water—we can even make him drink. But to keep drinking, well, that’s up to the horse, the horse, of course, of course.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Toomer’s dogs swirled around them, nipping at each other, and keeping their distance from the Gray. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, like a dancer dropping into a curtsy that keeps going all the way to the ground, Azareen sank down onto the grass. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He wanted the law kept out of it. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

A medic from Tam Ky came by with the pills and gave me some powder for my feet and told me to keep them as dry as possible. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking I could peel his skin off if I wanted to, all the way down his cranium towards the back of his neck. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“All you do is yap, yap, yap! You keep sticking your nose into things that are none of your business!” he tells her. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

And I remember picking at an old piece of tape stuck on my desk to keep from falling asleep. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The gaslight had been kept burning inside the entry hall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Even when Ghost's teeth closed savagely around the ranger's calf, somehow Qhorin kept his feet. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The silent and stealthy natives kept a close watch on the expedition’s every move, with their poison arrows primed and ready to shoot. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

The food was kept hot on the stove and Aunt Maggie stood on the front porch staring into the deepening dusk. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Time to earn your keep, Picasso,” he mutters. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

As we walked, I kept taking glances at her through the crowd, quick snapshots: a photographic series entitled Perfection Stands Still While Mortals Walk Past. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Every crate must be padlocked, every transport manifest kept in a secure place. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She kept dreaming that she was being eaten by rats, and she used every excuse she could to spend the night at friends’ houses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept these feelings secret from the Courters, and I did not dare tell Luke that I had two mothers—while he had none. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“At least let me keep the toy,” the ghost said. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

My heart is too bruised and I want to keep the pain as a reminder. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Mom kept Connor entertained by showing him around the store, letting him sift through the multicolored leotards, the tulle-ruffled tutus, the floral headpieces and rhinestone tiaras. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But he had no choice if he wanted to keep Kaitlin clear of what was about to happen. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“So, can you please keep your opinions to yourself for now?” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Using her as our muse, the students will begin compiling the diaries they’ve been keeping into a collaborative book. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I keep telling you, Trista. I don't know," Bit replied as a school bus rumbled by. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But even as he prayed, he kept an eye out for the regimental markings on the men’s uniforms. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother had once told her a story about how Arjuna was so honorable that he agreed to a twelve-year exile in the forest just to keep his word. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Gross racial disparities in health, wealth, education, and opportunity should be of no interest to our government, and racial identity should be a private matter, something best kept to ourselves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They thought she was a secretary; they kept asking her what she did with all her money. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

So, I keep it neatly folded in the bag, and then I put the bag in my locker. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

If I had not kept my bag on my lap for the ride, he would have left with it. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

My father kept a careful distance between us. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I assumed someone was being coy, keeping you a secret.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Watch, unable to breathe, as our center fielder, Britt-Marie Hogan—my best girl friend—runs with everything she’s got to keep up with the soaring yellow ball... Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The other was holding on to his elbow, so she could catch him if he stumbled, so she could keep him going, urging him forward, forward, forward. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

As she opened a book herself, she tried to push away the thought of Ess’s reading, but it kept circling back, distracting her from the words on the page. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Blink rapidly at the far wall to keep my tears from spilling over. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He kept his army gun in his room, standing in a corner, loaded. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they had to keep their clothes dry, because if they got wet, they would disintegrate. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“The reason my heart is so heavy is that I fear I might never know your name. I could keep thinking of you as Felurian,” I said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

A member of a long-established, wealthy family, he viewed the police department as his personal domain, and he was determined to keep it tightly under his control. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee said it was as if the two of them were finally where they wanted to be, with nothing to keep them apart. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m shaking so hard I can see my own hands tremble as I keep one on Shiloh’s head, the other on a front paw. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

After ten months of training and combat as a Marine, I was now seventeen years old— according to the records kept by the Indian agent. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did tell him we had nowhere to keep a growing centaur. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I kept nodding off, shaking my head, until Mom finally said, “Darius, why don’t you go to bed? It’s okay.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

There were days on end, of course, when Kit could not manage to keep the tryst. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Both Colin's parents believed in keeping him on a semi-normal educational track for the sake of what they referred to as his “sociological well-being.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

So we keep him outside in a box that the comic books came in. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother kept one of the boxes for herself. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s about time you showed up! Those starving old people kept calling every two minutes and ruined our meeting.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ashima is the one who keeps all their addresses, in a small notebook she carries in her purse. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since I’d set foot in the pink house, some part of me had kept believing that my mother had been here. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once Annabeth caught up, she could walk right behind him and keep an eye on Percy, who was mumbling deliriously, his forehead dangerously hot. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I have kept my distance, from them and from everyone else on board the Susan Constant. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

From the way they keep throwing suspicious looks at Mama, it’s clear they don’t think anyone can replace their teacher, especially not some foreign lady in a hijab. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He promises the rest by midweek but cannot keep his word. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, all right,” grumbled Fadi, handing her the wooden spoon while he kept the steel fork with the crooked prong. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

I halt and almost double back, but keep it moving. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It lives to keep all men in mind of honor forever, Akhilleus. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But instead, it had kept me still and made me listen. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Someone called him “Nazi” in the hallway after fifth period, and he just kept on walking. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"Aye, soon enough," Osha agreed, "but we need food, and there may be some survived this. Stay together. Meera, keep your shield up and guard our backs." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Good, I brought the darts so we can load them and keep them on us all the time. Can’t be too careful,” Valley said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was a piece of misdirection, all meant to keep Dain’s spies busy chasing our tails while Balekin and Madoc planned to strike in the one place no one looked—right out in the open. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

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

We could also keep our brains and bodies accustomed to the rolls and turns of flight, although weightless space flight might feel different from flight in the atmosphere. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was only endless talk that led nowhere and I began to keep away from home as much as possible, preferring the simplicity of the streets to the worried, futile talk at home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let’s keep up with him and get out of this cursed place as quick as we can — if we can!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

"Oh come now, Miss Claythorne. Got to keep your strength up, you know." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

The woman was around fifty, and had kept her figure pretty well. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Lefty only kept repeating, “Not like this, not like this . . .” And I was wrong before, I take it back. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The rainy season had kept the road too marshy to use for many weeks. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all had the picture of Joseph when he first went to Stone Mountain, even though it didn’t look much like him anymore because my mother would never let him keep his hair that long. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Three guards kept their guns trained on the prisoners while the fourth set off on foot back down the road—to find a telephone, I think. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Nhamo fought against dizziness, but the promise of cooked food kept her going. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d kept my wits about me, I could have taken their dowsing compass away, ensuring my safety. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If they were right, he was definitely keeping secrets. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jacob tried to keep his face under control, but his jaw was quivering, and his eyes were like cups of water. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In late April when the mosquitoes, flies, and gnats come out, Kainta shows me how a layer of bear grease mixed with a powder of red puccoon root keeps the bugs away. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

With electricity, Bri could keep the electric blanket and electric heater on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He had kept a 770- page diary while on the voyage; the book was culled from that. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We went by O’Dell’s house, picked up two shovels and a pick, and kept going down past Cape Coalwood to where the road turned back up into the mountains. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I wrap my blanket tight around my shoulders, keeping a close eye on Carmine as he staggers around, seemingly oblivious to the cold. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Oh, no. Let’s keep it small, shall we?” my mom says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And though they surely knew no permission would be granted, they kept up their soft, steady chant for a very long time in the pouring rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How was she supposed to become one with the forest if Gen kept talking? Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I think he kept the cap for ten hours—just long enough for me to see him with it at school. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Liyana gave her short shorts to Sandee Lane, her friend down the block who kept saying how great it was that they were going to live in “Jesus’s hometown.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Had Estha been with them, he would have kept the receipt. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"He wants to make the rover do long trips. It uses a lot of energy keeping warm. The RTG can heat up the interior without soaking battery power. It's a good idea, really." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went as fast as she could along the riverside path but eventually had to slow to keep from sliding into the water. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I kept running toward the moon to tell the Moon Lady what I wanted, because now I knew what my wish was. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was stupid to still keep it private, but he didn’t care. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Marcus, having seen Aurelia off in her carriage, with sharp, whispered orders to keep silent, was lingering outside in the dark, afraid, now he was alone, to return to the villa and face the situation. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Look, until Sticky comes back, I think we need to keep to our plan. Let’s go check out the loading area.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But if I told Papa the truth, he’d follow me around all night with that giant flashlight he keeps under his seat, and somehow I felt that might kill the atmosphere. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Besides this, in the rush of his travels he had forgotten a detail, just one detail, which could keep him from his treasure for a long time: only Arabic was spoken in this country. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She's wearing the same look I keep seeing on Mom's face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her eyes fill, and she dabs at them with the kerchief she keeps balling in her hand. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She crept down, keeping her suitcase under her right arm to conceal it as best she could with her body. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

She keeps bouncing balls my way, and I keep putting them up—swish, swish, swish. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

August liked to keep a little pollen in her honey because it was good for people, so we saw to that, too. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, Georgie and I couldn’t keep up with the hired men. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t him. I think my mom was trying to keep the house quiet.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But none of us had thought to follow the woman, and as the seconds kept ticking on, it became like we were agreeing, without speaking, about how we now saw the situation. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will keep your voice down,” she commanded, “and you will respect my rules. What I said applies to you as well. No one leaves this house.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Round the table I go, keeping my eyes to my shoes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In the evenings, he kept to himself in his bungalow. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t care who rubs her rump—she just keeps chewing. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

But this time there was something that kept them as wide-awake as possible: for as soon as they had got out on to the grass, they found that they were not alone. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I had to keep my eyes on the pill and keep going for it and keep making the moves even when I wasn’t hitting. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Very suddenly, Francis said: “You know, I keep expecting Henry to show up.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It fell open around her like a cuff, keeping the shape of a circle. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I dream that I’m writing a memoir. A memoir would be just the thing to keep me in the hearts and memories of my adoring public.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He stood up and stretched his back, unable to keep himself from wincing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I keep my expression as cold as I know how. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Been hanging around here for months. Bertha keeps putting table scraps out for him. He don’t mind eating her meat loaf, but he don’t want nothing else to do with her.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

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

Without a word, the driver kept his foot on the gas and the bus plowed forward, driving off into the rain-swept night. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“That can be arranged. Do not waste your worry on its safety. It will be kept as carefully as any book in the Archives.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My father added a section on edible plants that was my guidebook to keeping us alive after his death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall honor the spirit of the moon with her own meal, since she will be keeping me company. It is only fair.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Percy was supposed to step up, take charge, and keep everybody safe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She put the bracer on her left forearm, positioning it to keep her sleeve from interfering with her quick draw, but also to cover the tender inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

His mother was almost as excited about his date as he was, even though he kept telling her it wasn’t a date. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Until I know the drug test results, I feel obliged to keep looking for jobs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Doris kept steering our conversation toward my parents, and I kept steering it away, so we talked a whole lot about nothing. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The sea-lion pool is right there, and that kept John busy while I was combing my hair and polishing my Ben Franklin sunglasses. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Her eyes are serious, so I close my mouth before I make one of my usual comments and let her keep talking. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The few blankets they had would not keep them warm. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But he kept looking back at the ruined machine, and for some reason he couldn’t leave it there. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

I didn't expect we’d hear from the Court until the afternoon, but that didn't keep me from staring at the phone all morning. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The wine bottles kept coming around, and the cigarettes. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Mom says that even though everyone in the room was kind of grumpy, Dad kept making her laugh all night long. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on his, watched as the excitement in them faded and gentled. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

We looked at a version of this principle when we saw that to help the reader keep track of a single entity across multiple mentions, a writer should not flip-flop between unnecessary synonyms. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She remembered the first time she had ridden a galloping horse: She had been a child, barely eight or nine, trying to keep up with her older brothers. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Very soon you will start to adopt an American accent, because you don’t want customer service people on the phone to keep asking you ‘What? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She might have returned it, had she not been focusing so much on keeping her hands from shaking. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The girls kept looking at Rondell, who was looking back and forth from them to me like he had no idea what we were talking about. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I plan to flush them down the toilet, all but one, which I’ll keep for myself. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

There had always been doors to keep some moments private. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask, trying to keep the accusation out of my voice. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The old man and Mo drank another cup of coffee in his green kitchen before he took Mo and Meggie up to the attic where he kept his books. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

If there’s only one of you, you have to hole up just to keep the world at bay. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

A pigeon was strutting back and forth along the ledge outside as if it were keeping guard. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

There’s a gramophone in Mrs. O’Connor’s playing an Irish jig or a reel and boys and girls are dancing around kicking their legs out and keeping their hands to their sides. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he did get one alight, he lay down and tried breathing into the twigs, to keep them going. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Could a person keep a lid on his terror long enough to reach the top and get back down? Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s currently jet-lagged to all hell from trying to keep the press from ruining the presidency, and the irony isn’t lost on him. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It hit something, and she began to pull the rod back up, hand over hand She was weaving to keep her balance in the tipping boat. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They kept sneaking glances toward the main hatch, where the sick bay lay belowdecks, though they never looked directly at it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They kept their hands up but nobody on our team was really challenging their zone. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

None of them look at me, so I walk toward the Ferris wheel with light, quiet footsteps, pressing my gun to my back with one hand to keep it from making noise. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Big deal—I keep hearing the world is in klunky shape.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I slip between onlookers and keep the backpack close to me, trying to make myself as slim as possible. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And he hid behind a tangled clump of undergrowth, keeping himself very still. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Treebeard was at their head, and some fifty followers were behind him, two abreast, keeping step with their feet and beating time with their hands upon their flanks. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Just keeping us fed and in clean clothes and making sure we had the supplies we needed for school was a huge job. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I know that as soon as he says it, but a laugh rises in my throat anyway, and I let it out because it’s harder to keep it in. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Don’t keep messing with it or I’ll put a patch on you.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out to be a pretty weird Christmas vacation, as you might imagine, and Gram keeps fussing at me and won't let me sleep in the cellar. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

I tossed my oldest clothes in the bag, just in case the Mosses decided to keep any of my outfits. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Ophie stood, her hands instinctively going to the bundle of salt and the iron nail she kept with her. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He kept the Sabbath on Saturday, observed Passover and other important Jewish holidays, and belonged to a small neighborhood congregation, whose members called themselves Hebrews or Israelites. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

But the idea of losing the rest of my color makes me wrap my arms tightly around my waist, like if I just squeeze hard enough, I can keep it from draining away. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I figured if he stole more of our meat, Mama would have to see that he was too sorry and no account to keep. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps covering his face with his cap whenever he looks at me or my brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I was caught off guard' and the only way I knew to keep my bearings was to talk back. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Each group kept to itself, spoke its own language, and grew its own special crops. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How long should we keep him back there?” the husky voice said, with a deep laugh. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She presses her lips to my forehead and keeps them there for the longest. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Every time I go down to the Hideout, I keep hoping the mysterious poet will be there. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

He saw a few guards around the station, but they were not checking IDs, and they made no effort to keep traders away from freight trains. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She walked so swiftly after Fishtail that Omakayas ran to keep up, but when she got to him she walked beside him with no word. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But for people who were unaware of that view, the reports about the mysterious planet kept alive the possibility that Martians existed. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I have never heard of an egg cup before and I can tell Grace hasn’t either, by the way she keeps silent about it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It made me mad the way they wouldn’t listen to me and kept on believing whatever they wanted to believe about Gloria Dump. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And now the only thing that kept her safe was her mobility, her anonymity. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He kept looking straight ahead through the cracked windshield. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

George kept quiet until it was time to choose members of the crew to help out onstage, but then her hand was up first. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I kicked at the ground, blinking to keep from crying. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Meaning everyone knows you can’t keep away from a fight or a wager, no matter the odds.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He had been employed at the beginning, before any records were kept, and actually functioned as an engineer though he drew a janitor's pay. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have fought to distract them, maybe to keep them from finding the duffel bag. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Harry’s legs were seizing up with the effort to keep swimming; his shoulders were aching horribly with the effort of dragging Ron and the girl. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

As Ser Kevan made his way across the inner ward, the castle seemed an alien place, where every keep and tower had grown icy teeth, and all familiar paths had vanished beneath a white blanket. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I clench my teeth to keep from groaning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he tried to push her away, but she wouldn't let go of his jacket and kept thrashing at his chest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the months after that talk with Roger, I kept thinking about it a lot, about Hailsham closing and all the implications. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes on the road and did not reply. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, it was best to keep everything under wraps. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But he kept his rifle in the crook of his arm. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ishmael knew his father had come to logging with a romantic’s sense of grandeur, viewing it at first as grandly heroic, in keeping with the spirit of manifest destiny. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

It amused Sairy, as she made her way through the tickle-violets, that she and Tiller had managed to keep their hiding places secret from each other all these years. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

He kept sheathing and unsheathing them with a feeling of intense wellbeing, and used them to rip off its fur. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I rubbed the back of my head and kept running. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My teachers keep me after every class to congratulate me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Sometimes the rain blows in under the door—and it does look like it’ll rain—and that can ruin the whole bag. So keep it high and dry.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I kept riding for a while, but I couldn’t shake the weirdness, so I skidded out and picked up my skateboard. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

As I look at the boys I keep thinking of Romulus and Remus, wayward children, what they might say now about their magnificent city of Rome and its citizenry. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She can move with any change in the wind, swing around to keep her nose into it. You just need room.” The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to keep every green letter whole. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I realized that they could not understand what I was feeling and I kept quiet. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said it yourself—they weren’t getting along anymore. They were splitting up! What if Quinton realized she was keeping secrets from him?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She stepped back, and we kept on waiting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Tears began to blind her, but she kept running, unsure whether she was being pursued. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“Keep it together, keep it together, keep it together,” I chanted over and over, mantra-like. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

All day, the ladies kept calling and were received gallantly by Mattie’s henchmen. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pushed himself up on his knees and dragged himself off the road to the ditch that kept it drained. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kept coming back to the pages her mother had written about love, but they were confusing. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were originally concocted by Chandresh on a whim, brought about by a combination of chronic insomnia and keeping theatrical hours, along with an innate dislike of proper dinner-party etiquette. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

So they already knew each other and sat together, but then I kept seeing them touching each other and laughing at all these inside jokes. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Dad keeps making that speech about serving the country,” Brinker said apologetically, “I wish to hell he wouldn’t.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sensing Hannah’s timidity, Gitl kept her close as she greeted everyone by name, thanking them for the gifts as if she were the bride herself. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doted on her sons, watched over them carefully, and made it her business to keep them away from sin and foolishness. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“A good number, especially for playing cards. But we may have to explain to Bo again that he can’t keep making up his own rules.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dell kept the kids moving in and out. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

"Keep her then, but keep her safe. If these animals think they can use her . . . well, sweet sister, let me point out that a scale tips two ways." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I keep expecting the parrot to voice an opinion, forgetting that he’s not in the room. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“I can keep an eye on this boy if I take him with me,” Daddy said. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the wounds that kept us bent, that tugged at our shoulders, so much as it was the fatigue. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pressed my hand against my chest, trying to keep things at bay. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Law enforcement agencies are still allowed, through revenue-sharing agreements with the federal government, to keep seized assets for their own use. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I had all day, and I kept backing him in and leaning on him. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Some things are to be kept, others thrown out or given away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The speed was there, but he also kept it down. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we had to keep him out of direct contact with the other nursery bonobos until we knew for sure, so for the time being he and I were each other’s only company. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

When they return, they keep talking about art, the thing that connects them. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She snarled and kept walking along the edge of the water. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He tacked two pieces of wood inside to keep them open, a board across the top where a loaf of bread or other things can balance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They weren’t visible, because the clouds were low and by statute airships had to keep a certain height above fen country, but who knew what cunning spy devices they might carry? The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I go up to my room and try to paint, but my mind keeps wandering. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He is the only one who can keep up with me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Axel’s made the plan, and Ray knows how to keep a good secret. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Maybe the meaning of the message wasn’t in what he said, but in how he said it, and he was telling me to keep things simple. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pulled Immie’s hand toward her until she was close enough that she could loop a rope underneath the arms, making sure to keep it loose so it wouldn’t leave a mark. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“She said to just keep my eyes open.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It’s the only thing I can say that will keep me from imploding in on myself. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Something whirred and ticktocked at an uneven pace, and Emily finally zeroed in on a glass case with a structure inside designed to keep marbles perpetually moving up in buckets, down slides, and around sprockets. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It was hard enough for Joaquin to keep himself together, keep his heart and mind above water in a tide that wanted only to drown him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I shook my head and staggered to my feet and kept going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

‘And this sword your master himself gave into my keeping.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But technology kept evolving, and I kept reinvesting in the business. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Since Friday we’ve been keeping the windows open again at night. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

They settled to work in the smallest bedroom, which was kept, according to Griphook’s preference, in semidarkness. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I had kept away from them as much as possible over the last year, and they didn’t know what was going on with me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“In any case, please keep your voice down. We are in church, after all.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I kept such meticulous records that soon I gained the trust of many of our customers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad kept staring at me, waiting for a response. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She would keep her coffee down come hell or high water. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Some people advised against splashing in the water, while others, like Cherrie, swore that splashing was the only way to keep them away. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I kept looking out the window about every five minutes, but still she didn’t come. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was beating a pair of Rufus’s pants, and she kept beating them with no break in her rhythm to indicate that she had heard me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Gene was trying and failing to keep it together himself. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had to keep his head turned while she dressed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He kept me out of the room, putting his big paws on my shoulders and forcibly walking me backward out to the hallway. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

As far as Minerva is concerned, I kept my promise to her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't keep me awake by talking so much." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

His gait was agitated and he always kept his hands stuffed tight into the pockets of his trousers. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Not my best, I’m afraid. This sweet little girl had to keep me from falling right down on my face.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Still she kept her eyes on him, still her hands clutched at her dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He was trying desperately to keep himself under control. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I shouted, banging at the door and trying to keep the fear out of my voice. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In my bag. I think we should keep it off for a while.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a while, Spurge argued, but Werfel kept trekking across dry pastures, and Spurge kept following him, pleading, until the city of Tenebrion was just a distant dot behind them on the horizon. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Matthew, Mark, and Luke were twelve, ten, and nine, old enough to keep themselves loudly amused. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

While we were eating, Dad would keep looking around for something that might be interesting. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke kept bobbing his head and shouted “Nope!” to every question he was asked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Even in his forties, he kept it alive, but maybe he’s living a little through me, now.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I needed to keep his addled attention on my questions. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I get to talk about my family and keep them alive. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“And that nothing happens to me like it did to Eleanor. Why don’t you just keep me locked up in the house forever so you never have to worry again?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

And I tap my toe 3 times to keep the numbers quiet and to keep from running out the door. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He just kept repeating that he saw McMillian at the cleaners. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She kept whispering it like a magic charm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The light from the lamp kept away the forest animals but it could do nothing for Ma’s fury. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Might was a law of Nature, needed to keep the survivors fit. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other group—the wagon attackers—kept going and found another place to hide. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He always keeps it there in case the government goes all “tyrannical.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

All through the long walk, the pain had kept me thinking, and by the time I reached the tree trunk, I had made two decisions. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I kept as low as I could, bent over at the waist. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know any of the girls on my aisle, and we all try to keep our eyes on our locker or on the floor. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Once, we were at my pediatrician when I was younger, and a light in the waiting room kept flickering. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He said some of the smartest things I ever heard, and he’s the only one of my friends who really tried to keep me on track too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There was a security guard posted at the front gate to keep the craziness out, but there was plenty of craziness to be found inside. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Jensen kept after me, but I didn’t go near the body. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It bought some grain to keep it off the market. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Anyway, eventually we decided to keep things the same only with more frequent fluid drainings. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Heaven knew what kind of infection you could get from a whip kept limber with oil and blood. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There are only a few who really make it out and stay out, while the rest of us drink, procreate, and go to church, and that seems to be enough to keep us afloat. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

His scalp was a riot of springy red hair just like Tom’s, and he kept patting it as though it might fall out if he didn’t push the roots back in. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But all we see are guards and guns and a fence whose sole purpose is to keep us locked in here—that, or kill us. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Ralph knew there were not really a million mice in the inn, although he had to admit that in wintertime the mouseholes were crowded, because his rough outdoor relatives moved inside to keep warm. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my octopus eyes as steady as possible. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

But the lieutenant made me keep that notebook. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Like the others she had written him, he kept it always. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then the arguments: Can you keep a slave? East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In one hand was the portable spotlight that he kept stowed on the skiff. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There was an order of misery, misery tucked inside miseries, and you were meant to keep track. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And he feared to make a vow before Heaven until he had the strength to keep it. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“You’re going to have a chance to learn a trade. But remember to keep your head. Remember you’re black. You start tomorrow.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They kept their heads down and entered the swell of people filling the rotunda, ignoring the Zemeni fawn who tried to direct them to the other side of the room. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

He can't afford a bad grade—or a bad mark—in his Party record book, because that would keep him from getting a good job later on. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Wire screens on the outside of the windows kept dust from entering the car during the journey. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She holds it like it is keeping her from dissolving away. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

To keep going—it seems a little sick. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

To keep the peace, Paul changed the green to gold and ordered two thousand replacement pennants. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Then she covered him with fat and gave him some special charms that she had kept for such a time. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

They don’t keep cattle or grow gardens big enough to produce food to get them through the dry season. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I just wanted you to keep going. I didn’t want you to stop.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Muhammad said that this had traditionally kept the black people from achieving the unity which was the worst need of the black race in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

More than that Mrs. Frisby did not tell; she had agreed to keep a secret, and she would do as she had said. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He held the bag out there, the wine making a flat, hard trajectory into his mouth, and he kept on swallowing smoothly and regularly. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He decided that the best use of his time would be to return to his keep and pay court to Idunn. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“You can keep it,” said Harry, laughing at how pleased Ron was. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“The colors and shapes only last about two seconds unless the noise keeps going.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

If Papi or Uncle Jimmy, or even Carlos, had suggested keeping the stuff in one of the upstairs apartments, he would have agreed. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

She knew how to keep things from them. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

La Trixie still keeps her own counsel, thereby proving herself even wiser than I had thought. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were days when I felt suffocated by the fact that our windows had to be kept shut for security, that I couldn’t get some fresh air without causing a fuss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We have to eat it on deck with the wind to our backs to keep ourselves from gagging. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I try to keep the desperation out of my voice. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

If Cecilia made her peace with her family, he would keep his distance without seeming sour. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The burglar has to go to jail because he did something bad first. The policeman puts him there to keep us safe.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t have to watch my back or keep up the granite exterior. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, lucky for your girl the doctor’s left enough laudanum to keep the missus down for a while. Did you and your girl find a place of your own yet?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“But one of us seems to be keeping mightily quiet about his part in this dangerous adventure,” Dumbledore added. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“The fat one? The bald one? You know, that fat bald one in Sicily with the turban who kept sweating all over us all night long? Is she crazy too?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Simpson told me and Monaco to keep our eyes on Gearhart. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I popped the collar up on my coat to keep the chill off my neck. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In her old age she forgot whom she was praying for, but she kept up the habit, convinced that it would be of use to someone. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

There seem to be many people who simply wish to be told an answer, any answer, and thereby avoid the burden of keeping two mutually exclusive possibilities in their heads at the same time. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was going to keep holding it, she’d decided sometime in the middle of the dark afternoon. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Cathy learned that by the manipulation and use of this one part of people she could gain and keep power over nearly anyone. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“They were useless, could not keep a single thing in order. I retained only the cooks. Haven’t had a dinner in quite some time, but at least they know what they’re doing.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was so lonely that I kept sewing on my moccasins to keep myself busy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day Saturday, I kept thinking about graduation. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Still and all, that was what kept reminding me I wasn’t dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Like all Cherokee, they knew how to endure suffering, keep their pride and, when necessary, fight back. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Letting go of the letters was easier than getting close to Momma, but so far, she’d kept her promise. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“If you keep this up,” she warns, “I’ll have you locked up.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He did not look at any of us, he kept glancing down at his cigarette and turning it over in his fingers. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He grabs my collar and yanks me forward so I slide again, only this time I keep my balance and elbow him in the stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I thought we were placed in front because Momma was proud of us, but Bailey assured me that she just wanted to keep her grandchildren under her thumb and eye. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he would keep me in the bathroom and then go downstairs, out through the kitchen, to break a stick off one of the trees in the backyard. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I kept a finger of my right hand on the appropriate place in the text, flipped the Talmud to where the commentary had been printed, and read from it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

All I must do is keep the head clear. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I go around to the back, to the porch where they keep wood for the stove, and I open the door and fall onto the floor. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Lizabeth kept up her chatter, showing how a princess would use a salad fork and how to break the bread into little pieces rather than tear at a whole slice with her teeths. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She kept her eyes on her target: a spot on his neck where she intended to shove the knife home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time he perceived that if you want to keep a secret you must also hide it from yourself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Luke grabbed his shoes and the heavy-duty garbage bags he’d kept stashed behind the couch, and checked on the boys one last time before he quietly stepped outside onto the walkway of their apartment. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The whole way there, X-Ray kept glancing sideways at him, trying to see a hint of a smile, or some kind of clue, but Armpit remained cool, as if nothing was out of the ordinary. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I told you to keep the price low.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then again, she would have let her mother drink three bottles a night if it kept her calm, complacent. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a boy just turning seventeen, she maintained, the important thing was to keep him sequestered from “the wickedness of the state university.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The girl is kept longer, but she too is dismissed, her forehead wrinkled in confusion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Cade smiled and kept his unblinking eyes focused on our teacher. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I carried about fifty sticks in a small package inside my coat, under my armpit, keeping my arm flat against my side. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt especially strange to intrude on her great-aunt in such a vulnerable moment, just a smallish lump under a mountain of blankets, only an old kerosene lantern to keep her company. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The creature in my arms wasn’t an answer, but it did somehow make the question of how to keep going irrelevant. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my mouth closed and suck air into my nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I’d be keeping him in my arms, anyway, since he couldn’t come in direct contact with the other bonobos until his health was cleared. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

They wrapped her in bandages, kept her drugged, and waited for skin grafts. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But I kept telling myself that my dating life was about to take a turn for the better. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

To provide ourselves with a source of nutrition that will keep, aside from the hundred cans of food we’ve stored here, we bought three hundred pounds of beans. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He kept forgetting that the entire population of the city would be with him on the trip. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The walls of the keep were thick, yet . even so, they could hear the muffled sounds of revelry from the yard outside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And then the roaring turned into a clattering and a squealing and it got slowly quieter and then it stopped and I kept my eyes closed because I felt safer not seeing what was happening. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Show me what you’ve brought and tell your story, but keep your voice low. The walls have ears.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

All around the house was a crooked rail fence, to keep the bears and the deer away. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a very expensive watch, that’s why I had kept it for myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Schmid made the arrangements for Bobby to stay in Pulvermühle and, to keep journalists at bay, had him register under an assumed name. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not trying to be rude,” I said, gritting my teeth and keeping my words low enough not be overheard by the strange little boy standing only a few feet away from us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Space and time were on his side if he could keep the army united until the British will collapsed. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Something about the way he kept darting sidelong glances at me made butterflies jam out in my stomach. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

"Will you boys keep an eye on our things? Come on, Hubert." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

"The fire is the most important thing on the island. How can we ever be rescued except by luck, if we don't keep a fire going? Is a fire too much for us to make?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As for me, I would continue to keep vigil throughout the night, hoping, praying that the chupacabras wouldn’t find us before dawn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

When I reach the end of the boardwalk, I keep walking past the saloon and back toward the rail yard where we entered town. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

It called her forward, whispering promises at her that it would not keep. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t crying—but her eyes kept filling up with tears. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

My pay was better, my hours would be more reasonable, and there were other people designated to keep paper in the copier and fix the laser printer when it broke. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I kept expecting him to change his mind, to get down on his knees and beg Mami not to leave. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They stepped out of the theater and just kept on walking without saying another word to each other. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Outside, the rain kept falling, and lightning brought angry thunder to the sky. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But a month passed and still she kept Obinze sealed in silence, gagged her own mind so that she would think of him as little as possible. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Tried to make sure she kept up her learning. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Lots of buyers to take it if you won’t,” was all the man kept repeating. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

One is trying to keep the punt straight. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“My brother was staying with me that year. I said to him: *Why ever have we kept this dear fellow chained up?’ The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was kept brimming with things that he could hunt, and it really wasn’t like any other animal sanctuary anywhere. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

She also kept doing little favours for me, like making me sandwiches, or taking on parts of my cleaning rota. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

With cash he could hide it, keep it, direct its retrieval if he was sent away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Dante didn’t run. I keep picturing him taking all those blows. But he didn’t run.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

“So much for keeping the tomb’s location a secret,” I said, shaking my head. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

And they needed fuel; for Strider said that Frodo must be kept warm, especially at night, while fire would be some protection for them all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, sir,” said Malcolm, trying to keep his voice steady. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was initially disappointed, then felt some measure of moral victory, having kept it so close against the bigger school. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Celia does not reply, and to keep himself from reaching for her hand again, he opens the door instead, leading her back up the twisting stairway. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Jesper could leave the rope for him, pray the rain and the cooling incinerator was enough to keep the bottom of it from burning away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Your mother cannot pay the moneylender back out of what she earns at Señor Aguilar’s hotel and feed and keep you all, too. You and your brother Salvador must help her.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

As I spoke and pulled the story out of the sand, I kept an eye on the giant fetterlings. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He kept us all in that apartment for hours and hours listening and asking for more. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jamie kept one arm lovingly around my waist—so like his sister. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Magdalys could still see Two Step waving frantically from the roof, but the smoke kept getting thicker. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And he envied his wife one thing: she loved him and she loved their brats, and that was her life—to feed them, keep house, and fight to protect them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to land on top of his bag in an effort to keep it from the men, but Clyde tugged it free. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The captain was stationed with eight American soldiers in Haiti’s rural central plateau, charged with keeping the peace for 150,000 Haitians, mostly peasants, spread over a thousand square miles. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She knew moments of doubt when she was half-afraid, and kept looking back over her shoulder, imagining that she heard the sound of pursuit. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought for a moment of Willis Hurd, and he didn’t need to worry any longer about keeping his skipping to a bare minimum. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Frank started to say, but Father ran him right over and kept going. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just kept walking across the huge room until below me was a pile of hay belles. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack sometimes referred to me as “Joe Public,” asking me to weigh in on campaign slogans and strategies, knowing that I kept myself happily steeped in popular culture. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She bathed herself, and kept the key around her neck the whole time she was in the bath. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

I explained that all my rocks were incredibly valuable and I’d rather keep them than sell them for less than they were worth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She never welcomed us when we went in, and the only times she spoke were when she said things like, ‘I’m watchin’ you so keep yer thievin’ fingers off them chocolates!’ Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were riveting; it was hard to keep my eyes forward. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was keeping a secret from his parents. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He still held the string between the stumps of his fingers, and kept yanking at it as if the drumming was sweet to his ears. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the civil war, Portuguese soldiers came through the village and destroyed all the boats to keep them from being used by Frelimo. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stopped at a hundred miniature stores with crooked floors so Poppy could greet the owners, kiss-kiss on both cheeks, introduce the family, and be offered coffee or tea, though he kept saying no. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

And to my pen pal, Hirohito, but I kept that to myself. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I turn my eyes to my sister to keep them from watering. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The sensei—or teacher—had conducted class in Japanese, and while she could keep up with the spoken language, she couldn’t keep up in the reading and writing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re acting like some farmer who thinks I’m trying to buy his soul. It’s just a little blood so I can keep tabs on you. It’s like collateral.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“But surely, sir,” he said, keeping his voice as respectful as possible, “you don’t need me — you could use Legilimency...or Veritaserum...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I kept slapping her, harder each time, until she started whimpering like a scared child. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That gave the bit a place to seat, so I could keep drilling in one place. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cal jutted his chin out to keep his glasses well back on his nose, but he kept his hands close to the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Coach,” we grumbled back, but he just kept on talking, not waiting for our answer. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The only one keeping his own counsel was a man in a dark overcoat. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Sometimes a crush is better when it’s a one-way, as long as you keep quiet about it and don’t freak the girl out with creepy leering or unsolicited corny texts or whatever. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Mostly, I spent the day keeping my head down and trying not to think too hard about stuff, which I guess is kind of becoming my pattern. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She tried to recall Eroeh’s face, but the dead girl’s features kept turning into smoke. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The posters kept slipping to the floor, resisting the tape. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you keep walking like that,” he said, “you’ll develop a hunchback.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Some boys kept insisting they could see people ahead of us, but it always turned out to be tree stumps they were seeing. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We got to keep them up a few nights,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The trees stood in front of her like sentries, and she could not tell whether they intended to welcome her or keep her out. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

And so he paid for his fastidious nature, his compulsion to keep things perfect. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“How like life itself. Why do you not keep it?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Robinson, a wounded veteran, was serving as an army nurse, keeping watch over Seward as he recovered. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m the master of keeping my tears inside my ducts. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He stands up and his lip-glossed companion keeps her eyes glued to the two of us. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Pong was trying hard to keep his voice level, but he couldn't hold back the angry crackle in his words. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I had to figure a way to keep my mind on doing what was right and to pretend everything was okay. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wonder if spies help keep it that way. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It is possible that the invention of antibodies evolved from the earlier sensing mechanisms needed for symbiosis, perhaps designed, in part, to keep the latter from getting out of hand. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then you’ll spend the night in jail for vagrancy and threatening behavior. We’ll let you on your way in the morning if you’ve learned to keep a civil tongue in your head.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It kept wandering up to the dormitory where his, new broom-stick was lying under his bed, or straying off to the Quidditch field where he’d be learning to play that night. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

All that they did was to keep alive in him the belief, or hope, that others besides himself were the enemies of the Party. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

She also kept me supplied with glue, which she made of flour and water. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the children watched from outside the door, keeping their distance in case whatever these people suffered from was contagious. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

We were too thirsty and hungry to keep going, and too tired to care. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had 9 good feeling that Arnold was honest, and smart about investing, so I gave him most of the money, keeping just enough for gas for the mower. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

Dad kept trying to meet my eyes in the rearview mirror, but I avoided him. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the hallways afterward, the other kids kept coming up to tell me how lucky I was. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

‘I dislike it very much. But I suppose if I had to, I could make shift to keep afloat for a little while.’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I steered clear of windows, and kept Jazz away too. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

There was almost a fistfight, and the two students were kept apart with difficulty by members of their respective sides. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“My mother sang a song to keep me calm, “Look for the Silver Lining.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit, wired from the journey, was bucking and kicking out behind, so they kept their distance. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents never let her keep anything in the house proper, though they never had visitors to notice. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Before you do that, I made a promise I have to keep,” I say. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I kept my lips very still as I spoke. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Witnessing my predicament, Faith said it would be okay if I crashed with her, provided I kept my clothes on. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“I like to think they keep the airfields back of the worst of the fighting, to keep the planes safe,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If I had it. You keep looking at your phone.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As they kept on firing, some shot directly at the Lost Boys. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry shook hands again and again — Doris Crockford kept coming back for more. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Unlike the line at Yankee Stadium, whole families stood in single file, some with little children tethered to their mothers to keep them from wandering off. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I kept looking back to see him because I had that nagging feeling he would be leaving all too soon. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam gave the party a good deal of thought and then he went over his treasures which he kept in a big locked box behind the boiler. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your readers know a lot less about your subject than you think they do, and unless you keep track of what you know that they don’t, you are guaranteed to confuse them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But she doesn’t find her appointments worth keeping. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I am too strong for her to keep me here forever. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his toothbrush and toothpaste in a glass on his table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I kept one eye on the window, watching for a Society member carrying bread or dried meat for them. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

With my nickel in my hand, I walk right past the pew where we were sitting and keep going, right out the door, down the block, around the corner to the candy store. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had decided that Karhide had never let any broadcasts concerning me be used on Orgota stations, but had tried to keep me a national secret. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After dispersing, some of the demonstrators organized shifts, and kept them tolling all over camp. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep on sewing, keep on being masterful. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They came over to inspect my castle keep. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even so, the Myiaham bad to struggle mightily to keep itself off those rocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My mother and father also adopted this saying as a tool of survival, perhaps as a way of keeping darker thoughts at bay. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

We kept on walking through the maze of green, brown, and orange, the weird shapes and smells, sprinklers misting over the flowers, people in green suits spraying and trimming. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Or, more precisely, he’d keep asking questions, keep sighing and staring at the car like it was a hand grenade, until Toby finally told him the truth. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I joined the Squires Club, and our main duties were to keep order in the lunch line and stop students from littering. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Let's keep looking. Prosper, you and I will take the left door and—Riccio and Hornet—you take the right.” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t sleep that night because I kept thinking about my impending doom. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

She kept looking behind her, her eyes wide and dodgy. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As long as she kept busy, she didn’t have to think about the significance of her new direction. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept saying I had to go faster, but my legs wouldn’t work right and I couldn’t see, maybe my eyes were shut, I don’t know, but I was so scared. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I would not expect you to understand,” he said, and he was not as successful at keeping anger out of his voice as Harry had been. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We cannot keep this circus running for thirty-seven years.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She was flying, skimming the ground with no track under her, not even a hoverboard, keeping herself aloft by sheer willpower and the wind in her outspread jacket. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

All they did was keep letting Him down. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Jess kept looking over her shoulder, sure that Skeleton Woman was after them. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

She will take it away and keep it for herself And she will spank him. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How does this even work? Where are they keeping their car?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I knew I wasn’t keeping up, but it was like drowning, in a way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She still couldn’t keep her eyes on Luna. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He was trying not to cry, but the tears were squeezing out of his eyes and he kept wiping his face with his sleeve. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to keep the tears in, but I couldn’t. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandfather kept his money in a strongbox under the boards in the corner of his bedroom. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s kept his promise to the imam and, after he was caught skipping Sunday school, has been taking his participation in the competition more seriously. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He needed funding to keep the clinic running. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I kept hoping it would be Stanky making one ’em rustles, but she never showed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Then, if I had to, I would move on to keep away from the invading army. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where creepy things don’t keep falling on our heads?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He felt a little guilty for keeping a secret, but mostly reassured—loved and reassured. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep peace while the miners and guards heckled one another and often came to blows. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe we have to keep playacting until I graduate. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nicole smiled, waved once to the hall monitor, but mostly she kept her head down. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I tell myself that this is a good distraction, because it keeps me from spiraling into thoughts of nasty things that may or may not be happening at school. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He kept his gaze on a tall white woman hurrying ahead, hair flying behind her, knapsack hunched on her back. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Singing Christmas carols and getting all the words straight helped keep my attention on the joy right in front of me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad said that if the kayak was still there, we could snare it with the grapnel hook, which was actually an extra anchor he kept on board. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

That is where I keep my eyes as I recite the story Nita gave me, the one that is so close to true I have no trouble telling it. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She's wearing little white socks, and I can see her ankle when she kicks up her feet to keep the swing swinging. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

He raised his wand, not even troubling to keep it concealed beneath the Invisibility Cloak, and said, “Stupefy!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Since the day of the mystery boxes, I keep thinking about how good it felt to do something right. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And it’s kinda funny, cause he’s a dentist, so a good storyteller also makes sure to keep them coming back. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Progress takes time. We will succeed. But not if you keep trying to show up the other school. That’s not going to help our cause.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“They kept coming. I’d take down one or two, and four more would replace them. They’d have rushed me, but the opening to the cave was too narrow.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

As days went by, I could not keep up with my classes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“So Ares and Aphrodite,” I said, to keep my mind off the growing dark, “they have a thing going?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the bonobos got back into their nests, but most hunched around, holding elephant-ear leaves over their heads to keep the water off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She tried to surge to her feet, but her injured leg kept her down. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I dig my feet into the corner of the floor and grab the armrest in order to keep stable. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Grim has it fixed in his head I'm at a dangerous age and they need to keep me under observation. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

At first, I notice Johanna keeping a careful eye on us, but eventually she loses interest and goes to take a nap. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told him that school would keep you off the streets and out of trouble, but still he was belligerent.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he broke us into groups at the six baskets around the gym and told us to keep score. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Why did you let her make you keep us in that hot, hot room with no potty, no water? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were the Counters, for instance: fast-walking men, red-cheeked women, keeping score of how many times they walked around the deck, reveling in how fit they were. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could keep telling us he was alive, but it wouldn’t feel true until he was right in front of us, joking like usual. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

A fair fight was the only way to keep their consciences clean. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, kind of, he looked real scared, then told his momma to keep me away from him. They even said I was a hoodlum. Will we be sleeping on the train and everything?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He had six chicks that looked like they had fluffy hats on, with a special red light and everything to keep them warm. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

He kept working—and kept the others working, too. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Kasim keeps talking about food, his family, and Dray’s family, who is like his family. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Indeed, Allah had a plan for me, and I was going to keep riding this ride to see how far it could take me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They wanted to shape things/design things, create things, sell things, buy things, keep track of inventories, do somebody else’s taxes, and read somebody else’s X-rays from half a world away. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

As I left the shop I was careful to keep my expression neutral, but inside I was wearing a wide, satisfied smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The best choice was to keep them out, but the door wasn't going to last much longer. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I think she knew this, and that was why she kept talking to me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I just keep moving and go my own way. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Matthias knows prison procedure, and Nina can handle any guards without a noisy fight. Your job is to keep them from killing each other.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I crated up Ma’s tinker tools, trying to keep my mind afloat, never giving a settling chance to things like lynchings, drownings, and sheep killings. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

I set my bookbag by the door and slide the rabbit foot deep within my new mesh pockets, keeping it close by for good luck. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It had kept this small plot of land safe. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She kept staring into the forest, as if she thought a tree might fall on her. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

As team captain, I wanted to do more than lead warm-ups and keep morale up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Her basketball team didn’t win many games without her, and there were whispers at first, but the school keeps on going, as does everything else in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my stomach clench, but kept my face neutral. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“There are so many people here. It’s hard to keep track.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

And I have to keep apologizing to the boat for swearing every time I scrape my knuckles on a barnacle. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I watched the paper as it fluttered to the floor and kept my eyes there as she shouted, "That's no excuse. Next you'll be number five, then number fourteen. You must work harder." I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Her father talked to her all the time about growing up in slavery and how he learned to read and write but kept it a secret. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“All she wanted to do was get into bed with someone. That’s the only thing she kept talking about all night long.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Look: In my father’s novel, The Lazarus Door, incomers named Earth the planet of humans and dogs because they liked keeping dogs as pets, but they liked human beings as entrees. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Thousands of avatars were packed up against the velvet rope force fields that kept everyone without an invitation at bay. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“School’s almost over. It’s not as if anything’s keeping him here. I think we ought to pack him off to my mother and Chris in New York for a couple of weeks.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The only thing they could have said to make me keep quiet was that they would kill Nicole if I opened my mouth. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes on the narrow tracks ringing my throat so it was easier to pretend the call hadn’t pried me open a bit, that it hadn’t made me think. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“You need to keep your body going,” he tells me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

There was a kerosene heater in the shed she could use to keep her bedroom warm, but it needed a new wick. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At this hour of the day, the jungle was not yet awake, and she was more than happy to keep it that way. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"I have Shae in a manse near the Iron Gate. I want you to go to her and keep her safe, whatever may come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Plenty to keep the inner creature satisfied. Scorching June weather, and a top-hole billet for snoozin’, what, what?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“More journals are coming into existence. It’s hard to keep pace with the articles hitting journals. It’s almost impossible, there’s so much of it,” he says. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She let the end of the braid fall back into the water and kept on braiding till she had many yards of braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing could harm me, not with Doc and Dinah keeping watch. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He runs back and forth, keeping his eyes on me. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I keep thinking—an awful lot of really beautiful music will be played at that recital. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He presses his hand to my cheek, and I turn my face into it, keeping my eyes closed. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, they might not let us keep him.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Every word my parents spoke to me or about me I absorbed and kept and remembered. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

My breath is gone, but I keep going. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Francia told me that you can find Haven if you keep following the main river,” Viola says. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I think I should keep moving, to circulate my blood, as you are supposed to do in a snowstorm so you won’t freeze to death. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was still supposed to keep up on my schoolwork, though, so it’s not like I totally got to goof off. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wring out the sponge over the sink and keep repeating one thought in my head: Wednesday cannot come fast enough. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Jane, I hope that while you are away you are keeping in mind all the things that I have taught you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I kept my head where it was supposed to be, in the moment, even when we scrimmaged. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

His voice was softer than usual and he kept his eyes on the plastic case in my hand. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the people in my village finally decided that the man had chosen wisely, but everyone kept talking about what the tortoise had said. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m twenty-three, Philip,” Henry says, audibly struggling to keep his voice even. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He kept coming, bringing the rank sharp violence of stale sweat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I closed the cover before striking, but the cardboard of the matches kept bending on me. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious that Mr. and Mrs. Object were staying up just to keep me company. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I pressed the rectangle of suit material onto the helmet with both hands while using my knee to keep pressure on the arm's seam. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then later, when the wood swells up in the water, it will press the cotton tight and keep the plank from leaking. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“What made you stay away so long?” she asked presently, finding it so pleasant to ask confidential questions and get delightful answers that she could not keep silent. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell who she was talking to, because she kept her eyes on the manticore. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Lena’s blue hair makes people notice her now, which is strange for somebody who mostly seems to want to keep to herself. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“How ’bout I just keep yelling and we see which of the papers show up first!” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Somehow I kept my balance, and I also kept the smile on my face. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, they aren’t exactly keeping it a secret. Hickock’s written checks from one side of town to the other. Using his own name.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had an equal responsibility for keeping the apartment clean, for cooking, and for taking care of the boys. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I saw her eyes flicker to me and then away, satisfied by my obvious ordinariness, and by the cautious, no-contact space Edward kept between us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

His fingertips didn’t even reach the tips, which kept folding at uncomfortable angles. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Struggling to keep the other circling in the air, he found the blazing course of the second star and pulled it back toward him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Wojek kept some of the money as payment for his efforts, but what remained was enough to provide us with a bit more to eat. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

"No, but I've seen it on TV. When I was with Rani, she showed me how to use neem twigs to keep our mouths clean, and in jail we rubbed a powder on our teeth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Rushing to keep up, Ted took a while to lay the next thing on me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I kept walking, a little slower than before. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He only says, “If he keeps coming here, we’re going to be found.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

But that did not keep me from hearing gunshots as bullets entered the bodies of the strays. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

It’s this message, which may never arrive, that keeps me alive. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the most important way he kept himself informed about the hundreds of things happening in the fledgling nation. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The women pilots soon learned to keep this information to themselves, and their accident rate was less than that of their male counterparts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We don’t go outside without permission; we keep our room and belongings tidied up.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Let’s keep our seats a minute, Sunshine. I have a little thinking to do. I should throw this key chain in the lake.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In the evenings she lay in his stall and talked to him, while Benjamin kept the flies off him. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Papi will get even stricter with all of us, and he'll probably cut back on his work hours even more, just so he can keep an eye out on us girls. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I kept it up for the rest of the night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

So far she had even kept the snake king from biting, just like in the old Cherokee story. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The purpose is to protect the deceased from the falling dirt, or really, to keep the family from seeing the falling dirt land on the coffin. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m keeping it till school’s over. If you go every day — both of you — then you can have it back and sail around the world.” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I’d kept my heart better armored, where would I be now? Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had to move extremely slowly to keep from sliding deeper, and he had to stop and rest every other minute. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is what it feels like to drive in a car with you,” I said, and he smiled, but kept his jaw clenched tight and I said, “Okay?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a sin, at least clears a path to it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I keep having to stumble out and go to the bathroom. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"I didn't want to fight nobody," he kept whispering. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

I hear a scream and only when I try to run far FAR away from it but it keeps following me do I realize that it’s me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madam Hooch, who was still overseeing Gryffindor practices to keep an eye on Harry, was just as impressed with the Firebolt as everyone else had been. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes exclusively on the deck of the boat. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

He did not like to have the other widows see him struggling with his reading, so we sat in a corner of the courtyard with only Maa Kamala to keep an eye on us. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he kept very still, his leg did not hurt so much, so he did his best to lie unmoving. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In order to keep the meter going steadily, every measure must have a combination of notes and rests that is equivalent to four quarter notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Two dollars could buy enough cornmeal and flour and sugar to keep her family going for a couple of weeks! Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When I first agreed to sit with David so Mom could call clients, I tried to draw, but David keeps jogging the swing out of rhythm, wobbling my pencil lines. isa What’ll happen in September? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They ran out of everything else,” I tell him, keeping it brief. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

To my disappointment, the government only keeps an accurate count of those who die. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He kept baying the bulls till I jumped down and picked up a rock. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m forty-three years old, and a writer now, and even still, right here, I keep dreaming Linda alive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guidelines on how to keep a young bonobo healthy are pretty short: When they’re with their mothers, they’re happy and healthy; when they’re not with their mothers, they begin to die. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Becker pumps their hands again, congratulates them for helping to solve the case, promises to keep them in mind if he has other cases for them to solve. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The massive gold watch lay under his handkerchiefs in the top drawer of his bureau, and he kept it wound and set and checked its accuracy against his own watch. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ernie just kept looking out the window, trying not to laugh. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Soon as the first radio goes on in the morning, Salty, the pit bull Akbar keeps in his shop, wakes up and starts howling. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“How long would a rupee have kept her?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With some mud, to keep ’em from drying out,” Dallas said. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you keep an eye out for us?” he asks Viola. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Grace had never kept such a big a secret from her parents for this long. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Save them till they are wanted. They will keep.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

There were a lot of bombings then: clinics, video stores; it was hard to keep track. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, what do you expect, Kevin? You think he’s going to keep taking what they’re dishing out and ask for more with a smile?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He kept that cane for years, and it served him well. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas screamed, but he kept running until they made it to the Cliff. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Just keeping them in food and clothing, chasing them down when they were late or absent—all of it was exhausting and occasionally disheartening. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids in the Home keep their things in a paper or cloth sack, but not me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It will keep you free, and I said yes, but at that time I didn’t know what she meant. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Jean,” she whispered, “I can’t picture anything anymore. All I keep thinking about is my father. Alone in Shanghai.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Heroes stored all kinds of stuff in the attic: quest trophies they no longer wanted to keep in their cabins, or stuff that held painful memories. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

"And I shall keep to the letter of my oath, for you shall not be harmed, and you shall be boarded and lodged on your journey to Wall." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I grab Layla’s arm to pull her away, but she keeps talking. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Come to think of it, Montana had kept her promise. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I’m angry you kept this from me. That you were treating me like a baby who couldn’t handle something big. That you didn’t think I deserved to know.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’m trapped under a layer of ice, holding on to what little air I have, drowning under a cold, hard ceiling that’s keeping me from something that can save me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

So many people passed in and out of the collapsible gate, so many others clogged the alley at all times, that there was no point in keeping track of them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It really inspired the whole class to keep up with our work and gave us the impression that the sky is the limit. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the black night, we tried to sleep but were kept awake by Davis mother, who wailed like a she-wolf who had lost her cub. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thalia rolled out of its way, holding up Aegis to keep the monster at bay, and I ran for the gift shop. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking there was something she wasn’t telling me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

As he added branches to keep the faltering flames alive, he watched the rain pelt the icy slate- gray waters of the bay. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

There was nothing about the grandeur of Ashton Place that Penelope thought could fairly be called “rustic,” but she kept that opinion, along with several others, to herself. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“No, this is not good, Rafa. You have to keep up.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“TaShon, I’m going to let go one hand. Throw it around you and catch the trunk. You’ll need to keep still. Let me circle around you. ’ Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wedge my shoulder, which still seems under my control, under Peeta's arm and do my best to keep up with Finnick’s rapid pace. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Except for moon-faced Little Lou, who not only kept track of Ralph, but came by every now and then, bearing gifts. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all we could do to keep water in her stomach. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Dean eyed the wheelbarrow but kept a safe distance. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She keeps her head bent over her desk so the hair flops in front of her face. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

As Georgie had said, it was hard to keep track of time without birthdays and holidays. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“The circle is meant to keep out harmful magic, not—not wolves.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I braided it myself each morning, to keep it out of the way and to remind myself of things I couldn’t quite remember but that, nevertheless, I knew to be true. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And the lady was pretty much screaming, “It’s over! It’s over!” and kept telling him to go home. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The judge's outburst was so unexpected, Sandy had a hard time keeping down the last swig. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just keep washing the sores with salt water and then rinse with the fresh water.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cop kept writing in his thick pad. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

If I had been treated like that I'd have used dynamite, not fireworks; no, I would have just walked out and kept right on going. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jody oiled the hoofs and kept them carefully trimmed so they would not crack. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shadow kept expecting the act of walking to warm him, to spread warmth through his icy hands and feet. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He had called us by our formal name, like when your mother or grandmother calls you by all of your names to keep from calling you something worse. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I was happy that she didn’t really care and happier still that I had not used Bodega’s name but rather his old one, Izzy, keeping her from making a connection. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I kept on stacking the hothouse tomatoes and Bose pears. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Don't trouble him on my account! My friend here can barely keep up with me as it is." A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She listened to the birds call to keep in touch with each other in the fog. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

About that time, too, the varmints got to pestering us so much that a lot of times Old Yeller and I were kept busy nearly all night long. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Inching around the first-class deck, Louie found a little window in which pints of beer kept magically appearing. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was always telling her what she could and couldn’t do, howling over the price and necklines of her outfits, telling her to go to bed, to get up, to speak, to keep silent. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know? Okay, I’ll tell you. He’s paying protection money. Your old man likes to keep the fuzz around because he’s scared of us black folks.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You can probably skip the tetanus shot. But I’m sorry. I should have told you to keep your body as horizontal as possible.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She kept asking why she had been separated from her family. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to make an effort to keep my balance lest I fall into them. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The boys kept walking, Minho almost looking happy but something was nagging at Thomas. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I exchange a look with John and keep going. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“What we need to do is keep moving.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I did have a pouch of dried potatoes that I kept stored by the rock, because sometimes I didn’t feel like leaving to eat with the others. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I do not know yet how sometimes the earth makes a promise it can never keep. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But I read the papers. Ronald Reagan is keeping us safe from the socialistic dictators, and you should be grateful for it.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wipe that smile away and be prepared to keep the attitude of that gift of a monologue you just gave us. That is the emotion we are looking for.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

All the time he talked he kept staring out the window. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

“All of a sudden, we were a club and we could keep other people out.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I put the rock back and sat still, my eyes closed tight to keep the tears inside my head where they belonged. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom kept staring at the purplish slick in the shallows. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

After the words so broken, Annabelle sets her pen in the little notebook to keep its place. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“To the accusation ‘She should not have been kept,’ I reply that according to the third amendment, exceptions may be made.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex felt a familiar wave of resentment, which he ordinarily fought to keep under control, but this morning welcomed as an old, reassuring presence. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“He’s so polite,” my mother kept saying to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“His legs’ll be rubber by next week if they keep that up.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The secrets Helmuth keeps to himself weigh heavier with each step. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Missing your half-breed pal?” he kept whispering to Harry whenever there was a teacher around, so that he was safe from Harry’s retaliation. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We’ve kept this quiet but the Head is ill, perhaps seriously so. He’s scheduled to enter the hospital tomorrow. Tests and things. The outlook isn’t good . . .” Archie waited for Leon to get to the point. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her caution then seemed to have more to do with keeping us from hurting ourselves. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Carter is rocking in his seat, keeping time with Dallas. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But I keep Ending a way to get up again. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke was there, which made me happy, but they kept him downstairs with another baby while I had to sleep upstairs in a room with a slanted ceiling that frightened me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Another putative plus: he keeps down the number of children in the place, and the ones that he gets don’t make any trouble, you can take his word for that. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bed creaks all night with her twistings and turnings and she keeps us awake with her moaning for water. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She worked and worked and worked but, living under my grandmother’s roof, she wasn’t allowed to keep her own wages. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She kept them open with her foot as she fought. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

These were much too big for him, but he always kept them well polished—they were black leather, as black as the strange long coat that reached down to his knees. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he also didn’t want to have to keep proving his integrity to Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

As much as I was itching to get more than a moonlit look at what was in the box, I knew better than to keep a cook waiting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“How can they keep getting away with it?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

By Beans’s orders, they kept to the alleyways. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

He kept his head down and cast furtive glances from side to side, but by then the streets were mostly empty in the rust-colored light. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I’d go upstairs and drop the pillowcase I kept my dinosaurs in out of the window. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But keeping his own cool, matching Mars Bar glare for glare, telling him he wasn’t as bad as he thought he was. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

My nose plugged up and a little growl came out of my mouth but I kept my finger pointed, cleared my throat and said, “I know it’s you.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had to keep my EVA suit on the whole time because there's no life support in there just yet. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

A whole army was fleeing to the coast, armed with cigarettes to keep the hunger away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Brother Luke brought him food, kept him washed, and changed his clothes, but he was too much occupied with other things to stay with Robin for very long at a time. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

You had to squint against the glare to keep them sighted, and with every blink you expected the last white speck to be gone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

That I did what it took to stay alive, to keep us both alive in the arena. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She had never been in Canada but she kept painting wondrous word pictures of what it would be like. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She got the flashlight from the truck and struck out for the wall, while June, Rosaleen, and I hurried to keep pace. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s built to keep arcanists locked up. All meshed stone. Wards on the doors and windows.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“People tried not to laugh, but every Navajo in the church was just choking as he or she attempted to keep quiet.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a penny to light a candle and I wonder if I should just light the candle and keep the penny. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She must have to work hard to keep her nails so pretty. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept picturing her not knowing what to do with all my suits and athletic equipment and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I kept looking back at the boy, watching him weave through the shuffling lines. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had metal bars covering it, of a size that would have kept any unwanted giants at a respectable distance. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Thank God I had been careful to keep most of the details about Alice and myself in my private file. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t go out into the open. There might be someone watching. We’re all right if we keep behind the boughs.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The cheerleaders, to their credit, kept on cheering. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

I kept him inside the shell of my body and stroked him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t been back here since the funeral, but I kept buggin’ her. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. It’s just that I know other people’s thoughts. I know love and lust don’t always keep the same company.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He ran through the streets, and kept running until he reached the steps of a relative’s house, where he collapsed on the porch. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Louis Swift and his fellow industrialists could not rest easy; a new standoff was always just around the corner, requiring new strategies to keep the bosses one step ahead of their workers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Women had been kept in purdah, schools and bridges had been blown up, businesses had closed, and the people of Swat had lived with constant fear. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A nanny sat at each end to keep order, and high chairs were lined up on either side. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them swapped recipes and kept up with each other, but never fell into the neighborhood’s gossip cycle the way other mothers did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“So it turns out that Maya’s mom is an alcoholic,” Grace said as they walked, positioning herself between Rafe and the wall just to keep anyone from catching a glimpse of her. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

There was a bandage round her jaw to keep her mouth closed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could set the temperature of the Hab higher than normal, meaning my body would expend less energy keeping its temperature. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t understand why the governor sent grown-up soldiers to keep us out. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept walking and walking, and it kept getting darker and darker and spookier and spookier. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

It was so hot, I didn’t bother changing into dry clothes, just kept dousing myself whenever I got too sweaty. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That fellow was called Minotaur—a monster kept in a crazy maze by some fellow named, well, I couldn’t say that fellow’s name if it was tattooed to my tongue. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

So I convince my sister, who’s whining that her feet hurt, to keep on walking, but I don’t tell her why. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“You can keep your egg!” he said as he trotted toward the cliffs. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

They head for the stairway to keep on locking lips. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

I take off my T-shirt finally, wrap it around my head to keep the sweat out of my eyes, and I keep on. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few hours the cur­rents kept us near the island. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Squid have two lines of defense: squirting ink and escaping quickly. They need a lot of oxygen to move away from predators. Maybe they have three hearts to keep up the oxygen supply.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

The hand that held the dagger he kept wide. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Byron just kept looking out of the window. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The padlock Doc kept on the door of the cabin when he wasn’t in his shop had been pried off. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Momma always said a healthy serving of scorn before dinner keeps a girl slim. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Some of the treasure I kept, in case Jason ever did come to find me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

At least we didn’t have to store the honey in a special hot room to keep it from crystallizing, because every room we had was a hot room. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She hasn’t got any kin, so I’ve got to keep her fed.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like I can no longer keep up with them but they keep coming and everything is colliding, until I cannot take it anymore. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By keeping my mouth shut in the first place, when Holly took her fall? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

You didn’t leave diamonds lying around on the breakfast table and you kept the Zoo of Death shut and bolted. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had anchored with Owen, once in a crowded small bay with other boats, where it was difficult because they had to put out two anchors to keep from swinging around and hitting other boats. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better to keep this place filled up with businessmen and keep the liquor flowing, is what I always say. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jogged past his regular bus stop and kept going, all the way to the one on West Oriole, Beatrice Leep’s street. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether a lawyer, a doctor, a football player, a toilet cleaner, a garbage handler, a panhandler— keep it real and still— be the best you can be. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the pictures she did keep, and sold, were startling. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I skip 1 out of every 9 homework assignments in each class to keep my grades in the very low A range. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I keep a pile of them hidden under my bed. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I keep eating, but now the pie tastes dull and cold like baby food. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re making it harder for me. You keep pretending I can do things and understand things that are far beyond me now. You’re pushing me. Just like my mother.. “That’s not true!” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

And me whistling soft to keep myself company. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been keeping this pigskin for something like this,” he said. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

I knew she was trying to keep me from getting too upset. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

As long as he could keep the shoreline lights from dipping under the waves, he knew that he was in sight of shore. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier had prepared for bed, but he slipped on an extra garment He opened a bottle of wine, of which he kept a small and select supply in a buffet of his own. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I promised to keep on going but maybe keep on going means coming back first.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t walk in it at all, and could barely keep our footing on the grassy banks beside it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hey, kid,” Coach said, keeping his voice low so he wouldn’t wake my family. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Guns and disfranchisement, therefore, were not enough to make the black neighbor keep his distance. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If she were here, she’d tell me to shake it off and keep it moving. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I nod and try to keep my mouth from falling open as I walk past the gigantic upside-down trees. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The highchair they kept in the back was often needed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Baudelaires bunched up together against the cold night air, and kept waving out the back window. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He kept out a yellow truck and they went on with it sitting on top of the tarp. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Not even the bones kept them quiet for more than a short time. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

I kept hearing Papá’s voice and reliving the frightening immigration raids in Tent City and Corcoran. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was feeling very tired, and I kept seeing and hearing Danny and my father talking about what had been going on between them in the library. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

For a long minute he hovered, his back to the church as the instructive words kept falling around the room, rich with promise, full with warnings. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We kept the front closed so people would have to come in from the lot. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Foremen and superintendents, along with a few laborers who decided to stay on the job and the recruited blacks, were doing what they could to keep the disassembly line running. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I thought about the parts Miig had left out tonight, the parts that kept us running. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Much as I hated to let the boy see me weep, I could not keep tears from streaming down my cheeks. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that Death is free, monsters will disintegrate and return to Tartarus again like they used to. But as long as the Doors of Death are open, they’ll just keep coming back.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Monique and Jordan’s room had a small window air conditioner, but she kept the door closed, watching what Gerald called “the parade of weirdos” on the talk shows. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

She fought the dress, too, couldn’t help it, fought to keep it in place, but her arms got tired, and soon she let her hands dangle, fingers reaching for the cloud beneath. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But Bobbette just kept shaking her head and saying, “How come nobody told her family part of her was still alive?” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mom, who supported Lori’s New York plans and kept saying she wished she were going to the big city herself, suggested that Lori apply to the Cooper Union art school. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I watched them with one eye, but kept my second eye on my third pancake like Jermaine had told me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

They had another British officer in here one time, an English airman, very I-say tip-top well-bred chap, and though he was kept under guard he was always allowed to walk about with his hands free. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“For a while, after the Purity War, all the laboratories were underground, to keep them safer if they were attacked. Now it’s just the support staff who goes down here.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Weigh equal quantity of sugar and keep by. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s worth looking at a couple of tricks that allow O’Connor to keep this unblinking focus on his protagonists. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Miranda sat in her cubicle and listened as Laxmi kept telling her cousin that there were better men in the world, just waiting to come out of the woodwork. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

No one ever keeps a cool head when shamblers are about. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He kept his right foot planted on the floor so no one could see the writing that proclaimed him a clone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept running and was knocked over by some travelers rushing to catch their train. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She stopped going to museums with us ages ago, which is probably a good thing, because when she did, her shadow kept trying to strangle mine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“I kept my mind busy with thinking about how one day I could help to turn the tables on them with bitter revenge.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The chief, the captain, the sergeant—they all were relying on him to keep the pancake-house property free of mischief. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept tabs on homework assignments, essay scores. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Marie was jumping with joy and kept on saying what a beautiful day it was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

She removed her hand, but I kept holding it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But instead, he kept his serious look and said, “I don’t know this word ‘spouse.’ The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted her submission and he’d keep on fighting until he felt he had it. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

He keeps his eyes on the tile floor as he goes from one to the other, proffering refreshments, as if to reassure us there will be no witnesses. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Even in church, folks kept to their own. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pressed the heels of her hands to her skull and pushed inward, as though to keep her head from flying apart. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“And we try to keep their names out our mouths if at all possible. Seems like discussing them brings them around faster.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Different smells kept luring Victor into the kitchen, but every time he tried to sneak a taste he got his fingers rapped with a wooden spoon. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“She can come with us and keep them biddable.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I could imagine our guests of last night saying to one another, “What a good thing this fog kept off for yesterday, we should never have seen the fireworks.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

So the God of the Vine was born of fire and nursed by rain, the hard burning heat that ripens the grapes and the water that keeps the plant alive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Noah has stuck his pencil through a block eraser and keeps tapping it on his desk. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Miss Peregrine kept her eyes trained on the slate-gray sea. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

NiSSh wanted to keep me alive awhile longer, but he gave in when he was allowed to have my neck. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d never understood why my mom hung out with Quisqueya at all, except that my mom craved friends—any friends—as a way to keep her from feeling lonely here. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They rode their bicycles over the lawns Frank worked so hard to keep smooth. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the country that she came from, poised forever between the terror of war and the horror of peace, Worse Things kept happening. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy had promised to marry her but kept delaying until he finally married a woman named Alberta, who was another small tight woman from the South. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She kept saying she hoped you weren’t in a car accident.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

As president, he also had to keep the other guys in line, keep them psyched up, ready to help make Archie’s assignments work. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How could I forget? You barrage them with snowballs while I run out and gather all the ones they’ve thrown, so as to keep our pile from running low.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But I like to keep things clean. A woman comes by every week to clean. I’ve told her a million times to clean everywhere. I’ve even pointed that out to her.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I figured I was strong enough to keep Dad in line. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Though she may look pleasant, she’s still a witch. You are to keep your distance, understood?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Moss did his best to keep his mind on the intricacies of cell replication until four, when Mrs. Hernandez had to close things up. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

His mother patiently sewing and sewing to keep life in her son’s body. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Honorata kept inviting Balthazar—“Bob”—back to the room no matter how badly he treated her, no matter how many other girls he dated. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

On her previous first days, she had always kept her head in a book, and here she was waving to almost-strangers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In one of her letters Clara suggested that to keep her hands busy she go back to making creches. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

White observed the way Ramsey kept saying “the Indian,” rather than Roan’s name. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You keep your mouth shut and watch the road,” said Weylin. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t far for him to run in the carriage, but he keeps it going longer than you’d think, stepping on all of us in the process. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now that he had a better start, Dandelion kept in the open and ran down the field to the hedge beside the road. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It kept him safe, and it will keep whoever sleeps in it safe, too.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She saw how welfare caseworkers kept clients in the dark about their rights, justifying arbitrary actions by citing mysterious regulations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, it was before the days of sound movies, because Dad kept hollering instructions. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, is that why my mom kept hers? I thought it was because of her work.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The Democrats first created whites-only primaries to keep blacks from office. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

His productions kept being selected for the Main Stage at the International Thespian Festival. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I sat down on my bed, cringing through another flush of embarrassment, and kept turning pages, going backward in time. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Seven tried to scowl at her dad as he kept taking pictures, but she started laughing instead. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

To keep herself distracted, she watched Small Bob the kitten pacing across Bob’s shoulders and purring, occasionally turning into a glowing kitty skeleton and then back to a calico fuzz-ball. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But I have learned to keep my eyes tight shut. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I kept seeing Baba on the night of my graduation, sitting in the Ford he’d just given me, smelling of beer and saying, I wish Hassan had been with us today. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The whole time at the restaurant, Pri keeps an eye on me, as if I will shout out their secret to their mother at any moment. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

You could keep a whole herd of goats in there, she thought. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes firmly on the Coke bottle label, his thumbnail scraping the wet paper away. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

And somehow evening came again and he went into the cabin—which cooled instandy and felt wonderful once the sun went down because the seawater kept the hull cool—to eat and sleep. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was over, he explained that I better keep what happened secret, because if I didn’t, he’d eat the rest of me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I spend the next hour tripping over my feet, trying to keep up with the endless grapevines and turns as we all weave in and out of one another. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Miles looked like he was keeping himself from saying something nasty, but he shook his head and tucked the fifty into his back pocket. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then I could keep my eyes on the chimps all the time. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

A continual icy wind blew also from the northeast and there was nothing, no garment of goatskin or fur, that could keep a man warm. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“They keep a man’s mind sharp—and his thoughts off his empty stomach.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I kept my hands in my pockets where I’d stashed my only magic defenses—Hermes's multivitamins and Riptide— but the farther we wandered into the resort, the more I forgot about them. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matter fact, when I walk down that busy hall in the morning, I keep my eyes down. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I just kept staring at my desk as all the other kids gathered their books and walked out into the hallway, chattering as if my whole stupid report hadn’t even happened. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I glimpsed him as he grabbed a branch and clung to it while I kept falling. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

It swirled and floated back and joined the rain sound that the Thug and Dirty Deed kept going. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

But in Columbus, he and Shin did not have a serious talk, in part because Shin kept Seattle hours, sleeping in until late morning and staying up at night to talk to Harim on Skype. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The first key came off easily, but the second one kept slipping. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left my shoes by the front door and noticed how tidy Baba had kept everything. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Two sacks, one rupee...three sacks, one-eight…” the overseer’s voice kept calling, monotonous, slightly weary. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was something unsure about the way she said she was sure, which made me think that maybe she was keeping some sort of secret from me. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had to grab Monaco to keep from falling toward the door as the chopper jerked into the air. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There would be no more appeals, no more records to keep. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But there was nothing to stop them from erecting a force field to keep them out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They keep asking me to let them read one. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I need to keep thinking about anything but the bed. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They kept shortening up the range to get closer and closer to us. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I said, I didn't start it. Brandon was talking about me. He kept going on me." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It was the only one left, just a little lantern that he'd rigged together and kept at the Mud House back door in case of emergencies. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure why, but something kept her rooted to the floor as the white-clad women towered over her, watching. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Her brother’s marriage plunged her into uncertainty, because she feared that this would be yet another reason for Esteban to keep his distance, and he was her only comfort and support. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Balthamos, being a dæmon, had taken the form of a large snow white dog with black eyes, thick fur, and tight-curled tail, and he snarled so fiercely that the real dogs kept their distance. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Demon possession—Mercy, girl, I’d have to catch me a jet to keep one step ahead of you. Well—you better get going before the devil grabs me one more time.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Her mom sent her and Michael out of the house, into the yard, which Terryl thought had less to do with any enlightened parenting philosophy and more to do with keeping Danny happy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I hiked back through the rocks, holding the sketch pad away from me to help keep my balance. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I’m eleven, not six, Genie wanted to say, but instead just kept on with the questions. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk about it some more with him, but he just kept tapping the Bible. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think Jesus Who is Our Lord would have liked the weather in Limerick because it’s always raining and the Shannon keeps the whole city damp. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The spotter plane was going to keep an eye out for the sharks and radio to the boat to help the captain get the right position.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Just kept it overnight and then give it back to him.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway across I realized it had been a dumb decision, but I kept on going. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Charles kept everything—all the reviews, mentions, and notices. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I kept an eye on you, didn’t I?” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why do you keep trying to kill yourself?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She kept her head turned away from the kids. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I burst through a door onto deck six and kept running. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We’ll soon have you fixed,” she had kept repeating, and could think of nothing else. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As we near the pedestals, I keep waiting for something to jump out. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

As long as they kept moving, it didn’t matter if they talked. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Lately I keep seeing him in Lelia’s arms, the way he looked so different from her when he was just born, the shock of his black hair, the delicate slips of his eyes. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The packers kept track of Fitzpatrick and Foster’s efforts, and they did not like what they saw. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

By this time I had my hand over my mouth to keep back the laughter. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then—I kept watching carefully—she pulled herself together, smiled and said: “It’s just as well the fences at Hailsham aren’t electrified. You get terrible accidents sometimes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit on them so that the backs of my thighs will keep them warm. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Give me the wisdom to see the path ahead and the strength to do what I must to keep my children safe. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Jill was Guzzo’s cousin, and he kept promising he was going to put in a good word for me with her. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Yellin went immediately to Falkbridge’s Alehouse, first sending all save two Brutes off on various tasks, keeping a noisy one and a quiet one for his own needs. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Me and Jay will help keep the family safe.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He came back with a saucer and the matches that Naomi kept by the stove. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That man's letting the riding school keep them there while they're doing some rebuilding. Anything else you want to know?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

That morning, they’d had coffee together in a cafe near the harbor after which, like professional spies, they’d picked up their separate suitcases—Desdemona keeping her silkworm box—and had departed in different directions. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Just keep your head down, mind your own business, and you’ll be okay.’ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She still keeps a physical space between us—there will be no leaning on shoulders or holding hands right now. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

They keep Mrs. Bessermann asleep until her fever is nearly gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure Bear, God keep him, spoke of many taverns.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The police let the four go but kept six others they had grabbed outside the church. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to keep aholt of all the feelings that kept passing over me in waves. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Hagrid was so huge that he parted the crowd easily; all Harry had to do was keep close behind him. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I was busy keeping the flames low so they would not leap up and burn the fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I just keep cool, even after I see this washroom with two sinks and monogrammed towels. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“These things you say: a name. Reading. Writing. My father . Why would my mother keep such things from me?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The General and Arm glared at each other like a pair of lions standing over the same antelope, but they kept quiet. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Matt had to scoot to the extreme edge of the bed to keep from being kicked. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Swaying Aaron to keep him calm while he ate, Ivy watched the two best friends. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I kept telling her what an awesome job she was doing, and she was, but if anything, the storm kept getting worse. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I kept picturing in my mind mad dogs and mad wolves reeling about with the blind staggers, drooling slobbers and snapping and biting at everything in sight. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were messing up his plan to keep their crew intact, and wasn’t that what they wanted? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s why he’s building the wall! It’s to keep the tortoise in, if he should ever break free. He’s probably reinforcing it with...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Once through the hedge he turned south and, keeping close beside it, led them down the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept thinking about how I had so little money in my pocket, just enough to buy some bread at the canteen. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stella could smell the sharp sweat of the heaving animals, the acrid kerosene that kept the flames bright. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I kept my head down as I walked into the yard. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The water around my chest was warm, and the rocks I was standing on felt so hot I wanted to keep moving. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you keep bleeding, but don’t worry. You take break now.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All three girls were around him in a moment, shushing and begging him to keep still. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, I wanted to make sure I was ready to really help Momly when she came home, even though Uncle Tony kept saying he had it covered. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I kept checking my watch, uncertain if I wanted its sluggish hands to move faster or just stay still forever. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a relatively simple proposition to keep a movement together when you are fighting against a common enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You could tell me, you know. I’m good at keeping secrets. Even from Mother.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The music master was unable to keep his hands on the instrument and thus was unable to detect mistakes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps hovering when I’m practicing the piano, or saying good night, like, fifty times after I go to bed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“I—er, I guess,” I said, careful to keep my face neutral. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He explained that it was his fishing hut, where he kept his nets and other fishing items and where he dried fish during the rainy season. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Joey and Vivek kept saying stuff about “beginner’s luck” and how she must have cheated, so the girl started to walk away. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I kept walking and walking, and I kept thinking about old Phoebe going to that museum on Saturdays the way I used to. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I pocket the bloodroot serum—it will have to wait—and spend the next two hours attempting to keep the Combat Centurion from beating me to a pulp. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Outside, I kept expecting to hear a cop’s siren wailing away in the distance, racing toward us, flipping on its spotlight and calling for us to “Freeze!” over their loudspeaker. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’d be spending the next two days at the Fremont library, keeping up with his schoolwork. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

But sometimes my dad’s mind worked so quickly I almost couldn’t keep up. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ginny’s left hand kept holding on to, then letting go of Armpit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They decided to save the blue M&M’s in Calder’s box and keep it under his bed. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Other stars began to appear all around, but it was this one I kept my gaze upon. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She kept his house and shared his bed; she visited the sick, as she had always done, and she comforted the dying, as she had always done. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Study if you want, but promise me you’ll keep tonight free.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was splattered with bits of rotted food, so rank we kept it shut away in a closet. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s not a reward for playing. Well, it is that, but it’s more an incentive for you to keep practicing, keep getting better. It’s for the sake of the music.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He needs to speak his own words, but he won’t if you keep encouraging him to echo.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was watermelon, which we kept cool in a bucket of ice, and a salad made with vegetables from the organic farm that some of Mom and Dad’s friends had started. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He just shrugged and smiled and kept looking you right in the eye. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He kept studying the pigeons just as he had the barnacles; he kept amassing notes; and he kept retching in the curtained-off privy in his study. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how she keep them bugs out a her tomatoes, but she do. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Their plan was designed to keep integration at a minimum. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I should still be thinking about how great the first walk with Ziggy went, but instead I keep thinking about how much my parents are fighting, and how different everything is now. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

At the very least, the border patrol would keep an eye on that particular area of the river in case anyone else tried sneaking through that gap in the fence. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jon had never liked surrounding himself with guards, but today it seemed prudent to keep a few good men beside him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mark only realized that he’d stopped, appalled by what was happening around him, when Lana yelled at him to keep moving. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I’ll keep that in mi—” But when she looked up again, the man in the gray suit was no longer there. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We stand in silence for a little while, and I’m grateful for his presence, which keeps me from being overwhelmed by grief. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The yard was bounded by a once-white fence against which Pauline’s mother planted flowers and within which they kept a few chickens. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

We kept moving ahead, with Monaco running like he was crazy or something. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His ink blackens; and in the end he can’t be kept from making a few discreet inquiries, among friends. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of these people must have a million dollars at least, and yet, they keep doing these movies. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“One we usually keep to ourselves,” Maddy said evenly, her eyes on David. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Let’s just keep moving, shall we?” said Ron, and Harry saw him glance edgily at Hermione. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I named ’em anyway and kept it to myself. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Jam went toward the painting, trying to keep her feet light, aware that she was basically trying to creep up on a canvas. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I keep a good neurotic’s calendar, and it’s three years, to the day, since Seymour killed himself. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She could hardly keep her mind on her work. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I keep going, and do three steps and come down, then four steps and come down, then five steps and come down. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Boo Boo, keeping her eyes steadily on the boy, said nothing for a full minute. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Sitting in the metal chair in front of him, I kept my hands folded and my head tilted down. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, he determined the companions would travel some distance from the edges of the swamp, keeping to solid ground and following a path half-circling the bog until they reached the moors. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

More were sold to keep the family in food and clothes. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Kyle kept his right hand firmly planted on the right wall of shelves and started inching his way forward. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“We all want to keep you going in the right direction.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She simply must have her own tent. We’ll put the seats in a ring or something, keep the audience right in the middle of the action.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He kept staring at the comic book, even though he’d already read it all the way through twice. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my book bag up over my shoulder and keep a straight face. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

They seemed satisfied with that answer, though Officer Reardon kept his eyes on her for a beat too long. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t suppose this rain will keep folks away?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They kept them as watchdogs against the depredations of loafer wolves, bears, panthers, and raiding Indians. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Cletus and Ob were as enthralled as cats in front of a fish tank, so I just kept them happy by cooking five turkey TV dinners in a row and refilling their RC’s. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hefted another rock and kept working while I tried not to let the Nazis see how afraid I was. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel a flare of anger^-how many things is he going to keep from me?—and try to stifle it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

MOP: That you have to keep going no matter what. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The poem was over, but the ambulance was still driving away from us, so I kept writing it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Say, Grady? Do you think you could keep an eye on Rosie for just a minute? I need to change my clothes.” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

In a letter to Grove, White wrote, “I am hoping that all the good luck in the world will come our way from a good publisher,” adding that he would be keeping his fingers crossed. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And that is how we know Tehlu cares for us, and watches us, and keeps us safe from— Trapis broke off his story as Jaspin began to howl and thrash against his restraints. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My plan was to slow roast the chicken pieces on a wood fire, and this would keep the chicken from drying out. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Audrey picked at the peeling paint on the side of the ride and kept repeating that she was having so much fun. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The bat cracked hard against Fred’s rib cage, but he kept coming. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I don't know why I keep asking, because it gives me the creeps. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Safer says nothing, just keeps giving me that look and standing there with the binoculars in one hand and Pigeon’s cell phone in the other. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t fair, I kept thinking, even though I had no right to complain. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

I keep a hand on Garrett, just to make sure we don’t get separated. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I kept my eyes fixed on my paper. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t stick around complaining, just go to the bathroom and get my toothbrush from where I always keep it, in the second drawer on the right. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Special opportunities, he kept thinking, over and over again. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And so, for now, Ashoke decides to keep the explanation of his son’s name to himself. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his feelings about Salvador, Ortega had kept Papá on his crew. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“We keep the radio in case there’s trouble—serious trouble. Then at least we can call for help.” The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

My obsession with hip-hop kept me credible with the kids in my neighborhood. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Father didn’t have a woolen shawl to keep him warm on cold nights. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey had told him that he wanted to go, but I had kept quiet. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the armchair and keep my gaze on Fizz. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Its trunk was wide and knobby, and its leaves kept her mostly dry from the rain. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I remember laughing and running on that beach, trying to keep my kite from falling down out of the sky. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Should Henry ask Myrtle out and risk her saying no, or should he not and keep his peace of mind but not learn that she would have said yes? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I take a deep breath, but keep eating. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

This gets my dad laughing so hard he puts his hand up to his mouth to keep the pizza in. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Principal Rivera just made up an excuse to keep us out,” I said. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“They said they’d been kidnapped in Arizona, and the kidnappers kept moving them around—they just arrived here today,” Natalie added. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Why do you keep on saying, ‘We are his children, aren’t we?’ ” my mother said angrily. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hector Santos kept the beat tight on percussion with two buckets, a brass hi-hat, and a snare drum. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

I kept my head lowered but watched Captain Hardcastle very carefully. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been able to get some of them on the boat, Bigwig,” he said, “but most of them won’t trust me. They just keep asking where you are.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Aunt Maggie why he kept the gun so close to him and she told me that men had threatened to kill him, white men . Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seriously? Jamie, what’s wrong? And don’t tell me it’s nothing—I have an honorary degree in trying to keep my feelings a secret.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had held on to the metal blade of the shovel, keeping it in place, as Stanley climbed. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I stand out on the tailgate at the back of the train during my ten-minute break, grabbing a bit of fresh air to clear my head and keep awake. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The house was too big for Tom Grieves, the handyman, and Mrs. Cunningham, the cook, to keep in order. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, that’s what everyone keeps saying. How can you be so “It’s something I feel very deeply,” she said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“And tell her to keep some Vernor’s Ginger Soda in the house. Tell her to warm it and put a little lemon in it if you get a bellyache, okay?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“If I go outside in the world, the question isn’t ‘who will keep me safe from him?”’ The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

A wise ruler, therefore, cannot and should not keep his word when such an observance would be to his disadvantage, and when the reasons that caused him to make a promise are removed. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was an adult bike that was too big for me, so I couldn’t keep it under control. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“If Katrina keeps gathering strength, then, depending where she lands, the damage could be great.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She wiped at her eyes, but kept quiet. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The men were soaking wet all the time and had to become ingenious in finding ways to keep their possessions dry. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The small key that fitted all the glass cases was kept inside a Bible on one of the lower shelves. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I knew Minerva had stayed in touch with them over the years, but I had always kept my distance. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the butterfly is not permitted on board, I have decided I will keep it. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Just keep running cold water over the burned part.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thigh sheath. It’ll keep the blade safe and out of sight.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So instead, I made the only promise that I knew I could keep: that I would always write back, no matter what. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You start with a line from a song or a poem. Then you just say it over until you feel yourself calming down. I kept myself sane that way.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I talked a blue streak to keep from turning tail and running back to our safe house. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Whose new wife always seemed to suffer emergencies at the last minute that kept him from visiting more often, especially now that the baby was born. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Just have patience,” he added, “and keep praying, for Allah answers our prayers, in one way or another.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The Lord is our Shepherd and the very least we sheep can do is keep up with the flock, by our own devices, I should think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had become employed by their enemies, they would have had no defence, and if they had kept him on, they would have been obliged to obey him. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He slid the salt-shaker back and forth and kept smoothing his hair. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

My mother was proud of the way she’d managed to simultaneously kindle and snuff my father’s flame, keeping him at a low burn for the duration of a global cataclysm. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“If you, uhh...wouldn’t mind keeping this between us—” I point to my wet face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

My father tells me to keep food in my bag at all times for exactly this reason. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“To be honest, I couldn’t sleep either. I kept thinking how anxious you must be. Thought I’d surprise you.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The whole time we were at the store, I kept thinking, I don’t want to go with JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did everything in his power to keep them buried. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

If she didn’t keep her feet digging forward her crushed-down shoes would fly off. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Go. Do not be late for work or I will keep you polishing bottles and grinding ore for another term.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The vet assistant plopped him onto the scale and held her hands on either side of his shivering body without touching, trying to keep him in place. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

When he knocks on the glass to get her attention, she keeps dancing and pays him no mind. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I thought you wanted to keep the baby. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

A snake kept in a laboratory cage had gone into violent tremors after being fed such worms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She turned and walked up the path, keeping well to the side, out of the mud. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We kept walking until we reached one of the oblong sand bunkers of the golf course. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

No cursing in a house, even if the owner is not present, and—perhaps to keep us in practice—no obscenities even in the office. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The best part of Vik’s story is that I’ve never heard it before—which means he knows how to keep a secret! Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

If they think we should be in school, they keep it to themselves. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“The Committee to Retain Our Segregated Schools. We’re working to keep the schools segregated.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to walk past him, but he loped backward, keeping his eyes on mine. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Are you going to keep sending your love to them?” she asks. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Ever since Mr. Daniels kept her in for recess for making fun of Oliver, she saves her comments for when Mr. Daniels is busy or talking to someone else. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I kept wishing I could go home and shoot the bull for a while with old Phoebe. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Guenever, on the other hand, dressed like a gipsy, entertained like a lodging-house keeper, and kept her lover a secret On top of this, she was a nuisance. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a loud click as I turn the knob, and I freeze, keeping it turned, waiting to see if there’s a reaction. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“I suppose Mr. de Winter keeps the most beautiful room to show to the public,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ophie followed her mama down the hall and tried to keep the tray balanced as she marveled at the house. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Above deck, she tried to keep her eyes fixed on the horizon—the white cliffs that always seemed just a mile or so to the east. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Ivan whipped ball after ball of water at Sigurd’s face, forcing the Varangian to keep his head down and his eyes shut. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z