| 单词 | keep up |
| 例句 | The temperature dropped and the wind kept up, sluicing water over their bows. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z “I can’t keep up with names. They send us new kids all the time. The community service program with the school is a mess,” she said. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z For a while I tried to keep up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Waiting for an answer, Jonathan did his best to keep up. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Green to the core, Seabiscuit was all over the track, streaking out with the early leaders as they tried to keep up with Myrtlewood. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was racing through the files so fast I could hardly keep up with what she was doing. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z My mom’s face fell, but she kept up the staring to nail me with her next inquiry. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I slow down, but she keeps up her breakneck speed. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Only when sudden silence filled the clearing did I realize that I’d been keeping up a steady stream of mindless chatter for several minutes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She didn’t want to tell me that I wouldn’t be able to keep up and had no chance of winning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Sometimes I tried to keep up with legs much longer than mine just to see where they were going. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z So every half hour Turtle had to ask permission to go to the lavatory in order to keep up with the latest stock market reports. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just keep up with your case plan. You are making excellent progress.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Strung out behind him, the Count and all the soldiers did their best to keep up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I kept up my overall GPA above a 3.5 all four years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Depends on how long the school can keep up this charade before things go badly.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z 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 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 He’d be spending the next two days at the Fremont library, keeping up with his schoolwork. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Wiped it good and then waved it in the night air as he walked to keep up with his mother. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z I try to keep up, but I quickly introduce myself to the girl sitting next to me as the other students get up from their seats and leave the classroom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z It was impossible to keep up with the speed at which the ball flew, the rate at which their bodies raced around the field. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As the fall training season got under way, Joe in particular struggled to keep up his spirits. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The strain of keeping up with younger men was taking its toll. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Please keep up your excellent art of markers. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She’s shooing me out so she can keep up her charade, so twisted it’s like kudzu. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z If you’re keeping up, that means they don’t just have a god who listens or a god who speaks, but a god who puts his finger in the dirt and swirls it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Now those fountains were the same; only the colored fountain, they never cleaned and kept up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z John was still hidden away, but he was walking down low, keeping up. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But if she wasn’t nursing or trying to keep up with the bigger ones, she was by herself. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z This nearly drove my mother crazy because I think she wanted to keep up with him, but it was not her natural gift like it was with my father. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The forest slowed Flux and the beast, as they were forced to knock down the ashen, leafless trees to keep up. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “I thought I raised you boys to make good decisions,” Father said, breathing hard as he tried to keep up with my pace. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The Queen was walking quickly—the children had to trot to keep up with her—but she showed no sign of fear. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z She almost ran to keep up with him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z I read only for information for my classes, and I could barely keep up. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z They ran, and they ran, striving to keep up the pace set by the Orcs, licked every now and again with a cruel thong cunningly handled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “But she’s just been helping me keep up. Rosa’s a math genius, you know.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z I was only going to do this because we needed to keep up appearances. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z The prosecutor asked him if I kept up with my bill. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z "We'll have to have a small fire. This one's too big to keep up." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I knew I could not match him and Danny in the breadth of their knowledge, but I wondered if I might not be able to keep up with them in terms of depth. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But he knew that if he stayed he would not be able to keep up the pretense. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The ram-carriers kept up their attack, but somehow the great door withstood them. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Daddy is walking faster than he usually does so I struggle to keep up behind him. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The younger brother is hurrying to keep up, even though his shoelace is untied. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His glass was filled with the red-brown drink he always had when he visited, the one Mom kept up high in the cupboard just for him. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z War Admiral was kicking so hard that his hind legs were nearly thumping into his girth, but he couldn’t keep up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The rear garden was a tangled jungle in which every type of plant and flower had proliferated and where Clara’s birds kept up a steady din, along with many generations of cats and dogs. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t see how they kept up a continuous culture for five thousand years. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He glanced back to make sure Alec was keeping up, saw the old bear pumping his arms and pounding his feet, then focused ahead again, sprinting along the slow curve of the hallway. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I faced Mecca with the help of a line I scratched into the pale yellow ground and carefully kept up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Now Mom felt pressured to turn the corner herself, if only to keep up with Grandma. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z He kept up a relentless flow of encouragement all the way back to the castle, and by the time they reached the second floor, Ron was looking marginally more cheerful. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Bran rode with his brothers, well ahead of the main party, his pony struggling hard to keep up with their horses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It’s hard to keep up with everything, and they keep messing up the stuff I like. Like Captain America or Miles Morales.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Only a few people can keep up with the rapidly advancing frontier of knowledge, and they have to devote their whole time to it and specialize in a small area. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d been worried the Amagqirha would lag behind, but I had to sprint to keep up as she scampered ahead, lifting her skirts so they wouldn’t drag. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Kuda tried to run, but he couldn’t keep up on his short legs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He barely kept up with his training partners, lagging along behind with happy ineptitude. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “The police outside couldn’t keep up with him, sir,” he says. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As they headed to their hotel, the mustached man’s limp grew increasingly pronounced and by the time they reached the lobby, he was struggling to keep up. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z They opened their throttles to full speed, and even then they were only just able to keep up. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad rushes through the streets with Malachy in his arms and I try to keep up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z "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 I get to do so many exciting things and go to so many exciting places, but so much travel while trying to keep up with my studies and exams isn’t easy. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One was a deep brown, with scrapes and scratches visible beneath the glossy veneer she kept up with biannual waxing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Nigel picked Rufus up like a sack of grain, threw him over his shoulder, and strode back to the house in such quick long strides that I had to run to keep up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z But the eat-sleep routine I had begun in the hospital, and kept up under Mother’s dictatorial command, got the better of me. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z That day I must have looked like his shadow trying to keep up behind his fast walking. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z She could stand under his arm if he stuck it straight out, and never could keep up with him when they walked together. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If war damage made it impossible for a city's inhabitants to keep up, they would be in trouble; island dwellers who wreck their homes have no place to move. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z She always kept up the questioning until she received a satisfactory answer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I can keep up because I understand it, but they know I can’t respond, not really. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z It’s easier to keep up the irreverent, invincible manner we’ve all adopted when there are more of us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “The Abnegation leaders told them what we had to tell them. Now, let’s hope Johanna is keeping up her normal habits. She is usually in the greenhouse this early in the evening.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Harry saw the boys’ mother waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell back and waved. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I had told her about Sammy, making him sound like an old boyfriend in order to keep up with my cousin’s sophisticated life of seventh-grade romance. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z He turned and lurched away, padding so swiftly across the freezing ground that Lyra couldn’t keep up, even running. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z 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 His assistants were keeping up with it nicely. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Every group had stories of terrible peril: boys who had been hurt or killed by bullets or bombs, attacked by wild animals, or left behind because they were too weak or sick to keep up. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He read books and kept up with the newspapers every day. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I tried to keep up my pace for the second mile, but I developed a stitch in my side, right under my ribs, and I was panting so hard, I thought I would faint. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Chris took off down the road, and I pedaled hard to keep up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z We head up a set of stairs—slowly, so Baba can keep up—and Father Masego ushers us through a well-polished wooden door. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I panted to keep up with the pain. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Jenna had kept up and she slid in next to me, her face impassive. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z But on that evening we were able to keep up with him. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I have to keep up with what the men on the Supreme Court are doing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But ten minutes turns into fifteen, and that’s with him walking so fast, I’m practically jogging to keep up. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z I concentrate hard and paint fast to keep up with the fleeting images. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z I didn't keep up my old habit of writing down my ideas for novels because it seemed unnecessary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He was pleased with himself for keeping up with this woman made of ice. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The Mountain and his men had horses, but the captives were all afoot, and those too weak to keep up were killed out of hand, along with anyone foolish enough to flee. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Constance came tottering after her, struggling to keep up as Kate rounded the classroom building and charged onto the empty plaza. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Sierra glanced over at Robbie, who was laughing as he tried desperately to keep up with his two dance partners. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Nathan had to sprint at top speed to keep up with her. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z After that, Georgie and I couldn’t keep up with the hired men. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z The barns were kept up better than the houses. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z So that’s how I discovered that Old Chong’s eyes were too slow to keep up with the wrong notes I was playing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I scrambled to keep up with the others as we moved at a quick pace toward the Fourteenth Street side of Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The throng of marchers had kept up a steady hum of conversation. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z I’ve heard her keep up a running stream of commentary like this for hours while she’s cooking dinner or potting orchids. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Monday and I would write letters to each other with funny drawings and ripped-out magazine articles, keeping up with the latest neighborhood gossip and music. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It kept up for two or three weeks with Nunkie getting bolder all the time. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Luke’s long legs purposefully shortened their stride so that she would not have to skip to keep up. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Though he’s better at keeping up appearances than Vincent, he has not given up his girlfriend. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z 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 I did my best to keep up, but I was hampered by the metal plate, which pinched my skin with every step. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She said I must have grown three inches in one month, and she just couldn’t keep up. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z Olive and Claire started to fall behind, so Bronwyn hefted them into her arms, but then she couldn’t keep up, either. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z By reflex, Tally tipped her toes forward so that her board would keep up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But I didn’t dwell too much on that because I knew I needed to keep up my confidence, think about the future, meaning the competition coming up. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was awkward walking so quickly together in the dark, and though Kate moved with the grace of a cat, the boys stumbled trying to keep up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I don’t have to watch my back or keep up the granite exterior. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I mean, it’s sweet that he thinks I can keep up with his thoughts on the approaching technological singularity and human-machine interfacing, but yeah. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He focuses on the exhibit of Vincent's work, which gives him purpose, keeps up his spirits. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z His long legs carried him so swiftly up the hill that I had to fairly trot to keep up. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Henry Washington. He’s been living over there with Miss Della Jones on Thirteenth Street. But she’s too addled now to keep up. So he’s looking for another place.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z I'm startled by his intensity but recognize an excellent opportunity for getting food, so I try to keep up. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z If this kept up, he’d have to be dealt with, blood or no. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z He ran up and down the bank, all the time keeping up his unearthly Siamese wailing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, maybe we’d like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands, but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you, or get The Verse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Once Mrs. Bindocker gets going, not even Mom’s shorthand can keep up with her. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z So, of course, he needs lots of food to keep up his strength. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the school wasn’t as well kept up in those days; perhaps varnish, along with every- thing else, had gone to war. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 I mainly took this as a mandate to overperform, to do everything I possibly could to keep up with or even plow past the more privileged people around me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She would have had a hard time keeping up with Ximena and Savanna, and Ellie never really loved dancing that much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “Just hold the ship together until we get farther from Charleston. Jason and Percy will keep up the winds!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead, I tried to keep up in all my other subjects and help Ma shine up her tinker tools. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Gambling on Warcross is illegal in the United States; it’s one of the many laws the government has recently passed in a desperate attempt to keep up with technology and cybercrime. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z To keep up appearances, I stomp to my room and slam the door. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Maybe when I was wrestling, I would’ve at least been able to keep up with him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And the little man took his burden and ran, slowly enough that Tristran, his leather bag swinging and banging against his legs, his heart pounding, his breath coming in gasps, was able to keep up. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I know why you’re talking like this,” I said, struggling to keep up with him. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The brothers’ spirits are good this winter, kept up by each other and friends. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I turned and we both went west, I hard put to keep up with him. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “And without Watergate, I think Nixon might have been able to keep up the bombing of Vietnam indefinitely.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Nor could the publishers of Bobby’s two books, My 60 Memorable Games and Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess, easily keep up with demand for the chess star’s perspective. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z I warent ’bout to miss the chance to get this off my chest so I started halfway running and halfway walking to keep up with him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Hazel realized that Hecate was assisting her—lending her the strength to keep up a defensive shroud. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For near a fortnight there had been so many comings and goings that Robb ordered both portcullises kept up and the drawbridge down between them, even in the dead of night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Hagrid swerved, but the Death Eaters were keeping up with the bike; more curses shot after them, and Harry had to sink low into the sidecar to avoid them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There’s no work to make up—I just have to keep up. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The researchers realized that the machines people were building—those mechanized tools of productivity, war, and science—were so powerful that they were moving faster than people could keep up. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “We’re going all the way to State this year if Ben keeps up the good work,” Philip Turner said, sitting directly in front of Ben. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was too direct, and to keep up with her he had to pay careful attention to his language. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When he came back, I started to count, with Sherman on the phone to Quentin keeping up with me, “Ten—nine—eight—seven...” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 In this new and unpredictable world, the CIA could only scramble to keep up. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Alex could barely keep up with her, but adrenalin pumped him up and he walked down the single flight of stairs almost as fast as his little sister. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Pong shuffled his feet, trying to keep up with the old man. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The bodies were a constant reminder to us to keep up the pace. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He pretended that Wayne Pettis was there, just ahead of him, and he had to keep up. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She is the fastest, which means I can almost keep up with the others by watching what she does first. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The SUV followed us, more than keeping up. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z “He is keeping up under his responsibilities and looking well, and we all owe him a great debt for his constant watchfulness and attention to our slightest wishes.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She had arrived in Macondo in the middle of the war with a chance husband who lived off raffles, and when the man died she kept up the business. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They had trouble keeping up with Trashman, who seemed to know exactly where he was going. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 I can't keep up with all the silverware and dishes appearing and disappearing in front of me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z While she did, Mrs. Harrison kept up a constant stream of chatter, giving Ophie endless reminders about what the day would entail. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Man!” he said, “but it made us afeard, for we expeckit that we should have to pay for it wi’ some rare piece o’ ill luck, so as to keep up the average. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Oh, that was some years back. Right after Pearl Harbor. But now they’ve turned them all loose again. Sent them home. I don’t guess you could keep up with news very well in the hospital.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It was fast, almost too much for me to keep up with. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It made me anxious and reminded me of trying to keep up with my dad at the Fourth of July parade. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z It was all Tally could do to keep up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Jacob is struggling to keep up, trying to duck and weave past all the peasants and peddlers in the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z One resident recalled how immediately after the fire “there was such a rush for homes in Englewood and the population increased so rapidly that it was impossible to keep up with it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I hope both of you are eating well to keep up your strength. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Special Agent gave way grudgingly along the inside as Indian Broom rallied up the outside, not quite quick enough to keep up. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire dance kept up till nearly dawn. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Dicey could barely keep up with the stream of chatter. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z In the airport you walked so fast I couldn’t keep up with you. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z He was surprised at how well she was able to keep up the pace. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “You been keeping up with each other lately?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “And in Shanghai, Americans are crazy to keep up with American fads. They don’t want to fall behind.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My days are pretty busy just trying to keep up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z This is so you can keep up with the world turning and make time come out right. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the whales kept up the activity until well after dark. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z While Milton fought to keep up a positive attitude, Tessie increasingly gave in to despair. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z When they leaned forward they had to run forward, to keep up with their weight, and if they leaned too far backward they fell down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z "Of course, we can't expect the navy to keep up with the air force, now can we?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance at her now, walking beside me, as I push the stroller, struggling to keep up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally I lay pretty low and let conversations roll around me, occasionally tossing in a sarcastic comment or two just so people don’t think I’m too slow to keep up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Steve looks down at her but doesn’t respond, just keeps up his pace, moving closer to me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z She moves at a brisk pace, and it’s difficult to keep up with her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Reyna was having trouble holding herself together, keeping up the image of the confident commander. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It could also be kept up indefinitely, as long as the wizard operating the orb remained immobile and kept both hands on the artifact. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She was madly inquisitive and utterly bent on keeping up with Malia and her four-year-old buddies. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “She was one of my favorite people, but we never kept up after I moved away.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I notice Max has to double her steps once in a while to keep up with me, so I slow down. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Translation: As people get older, they have more and more trouble keeping up with switching tasks and focusing under demanding circumstances. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m barely able to track her moves, let alone keep up with why she’s making them. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Professor McGonagall was sweeping along without even looking at him; he had to jog to keep up. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “One for the incoming season, one for the outgoing. It’s important to keep up with the times. Don’t you know anything about fashion?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I could hear dress shoes clicking down the stairs behind us, the agents trying to keep up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If too many people were logged in at the same time, the simulation would slow to a crawl and avatars would freeze in midstride as the system struggled to keep up. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Once again music and songs helped the sugar workers to keep up their spirits—to speak to one another in ways their bosses could not understand. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z When they had got their weight properly distributed in front of them, so that they were just off their balance, each broke into a trot to keep up with himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I quickened our pace, but he kept up. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “You mean to tell me,” Alex half shouts, jogging to keep up, “every Thanksgiving, those stupid turkeys have been staying in a luxury suite at the Willard on the taxpayers’ dime?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Given how easily Chaol had kept up with her, if Brullo had trained him, then the Weapons Master must live up to his title. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I nearly had to run to keep up. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He went on and on until there was such a deluge of words I could hardly keep up. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z He had to be scolded every few steps to keep up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I dropped into it and did my best to keep up with him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Izzi and I run to keep up with his long strides. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z 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 The pains started on Suicide Day and kept up till the following Sunday. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “It’s your fault,” I said, “you walk so fast. We can’t keep up with you.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z People up there bought so many of her candles and jars of honey she couldn’t keep up with it, and there were tins of Black Madonna All-Purpose Beeswax for her special customers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Turning on his side he kept up the pretense of sleep. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z It kept up a slow fire of indignation and a trembling trouble of grief, which harassed and crushed me altogether. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Ever since he’d fallen through the hole in the wall, things had been happening so fast, it was all he could do to keep up with them. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Spending two weeks holed up with Clancy had made keeping up with the season’s bipolar tendencies even harder. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The writer must work to keep up the impression that his prose is a window onto the scene rather than just a mess of words. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “How will we know when we get the name right?” asked Joseph, trying to keep up. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The roaring of the brutes on each side was horribly close and they seemed to be keeping up with the galloping horses quite easily. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z Prince Joffrey's mount was a blood bay courser, swift as the wind, and he rode it with reckless abandon, so fast that Sansa was hard-pressed to keep up on her mare. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Thank goodness the UN and the Red Cross kept up their relief missions, flying over Pochala and dropping loads of food, medicine, and clothes. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z My legs are long, but I’m barely able to keep up. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z For this was the Summer Session, just established to keep up with the pace of the war. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept up with all that went on in the house and the neighborhood. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I want to take her hand to make sure she keeps up, but nobody touches Natalie. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z When he stopped, she stopped also—and when he walked fast she ran to keep up with him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But they would tire soon; they could only keep up the fight, use magic, for so long. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I trailed after John Henry, thinking I hadn’t had to jog like this to keep up with someone since kindergarten. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z For at least four strides I kept up with the other kids. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Sandy keeps up his fishing and picking berries, and even sets up a snare for a rabbit, which he catches and skins and cooks like it’s nothing. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z There were so many things I needed to keep up with in the village. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five if you two can keep up with me.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I keep up my act for another few minutes, gagging twice more as the soldiers continue to watch me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I’d kept up in my classes well enough to get B-minuses and not worry my parents, but I didn’t really care much anymore. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Gripping Safa with one hand and Rabia with the other, I tried to measure my pace so they could keep up with me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And some big ones as well: Would the farm boys be able to keep up with the intellectual side of the sport? The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Mr. Beaver was incredibly skilled at taking down trees, but even he couldn’t keep up with Roz’s powerful chopping hands. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “You said we were going to meet the others,” I tell him, starting with what I know, trying to keep up and avoid stumbling on the uneven ground. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z After six and a half hours on the plane and keeping up with Cecile, I figured they could use the recreation. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You dare keep up this pretense, after what you have done?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Soon her hands were flying to keep up. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z She swooped down, grabbed Fern’s bag handle, and said, “Yall keep up.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Either drunk or high, she kept up a continuous babble of four-letter words. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Moss said, trying to keep up with the conversation, pushing past the throbbing in his legs. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z How was I supposed to keep up with them. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I told her the whole story of that first weekend with my parents, and about how I was keeping up with my work and social life. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m getting funnier by the minute, Alma. You’d better think of something quick if you want to keep up with me.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The sun was a blood-red ball hovering outside his window, inflaming his eyes as he kept up a lookout for Africa on the horizon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, this is not good, Rafa. You have to keep up.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Once outside in the Lane, she set off walking very quickly as if she were afraid the afternoon would run away from her if she didn’t keep up with it. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Sapped of strength and hurting from the water burn, he didn’t know how he’d kept up with the others. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The two little boys seemed to be struggling valiantly to keep up, and Chess saw that Rocky and Other-Emma kept having to force themselves to slow down to their little brother’s pace. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z 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 We ran after him, but there was no way we could keep up. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z As we painstakingly descended the stairs, they kept up a steady stream of small talk. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Though he’s brought his sneakers with him, hoping to keep up with cross-country training, it is impossible, on these cracked, congested, chock-a-block streets, to run. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Every other month someone was facing execution, and we were scrambling to keep up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The Man in the White Shirt kept up a steady pace now as he crossed the tall bridge that stretched over a railroad yard and a narrow river. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z She rattled off several departure and arrival times as he struggled to keep up. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z While the lady at the needle kept up a little running, contemptuous comment: The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z While he is smart and all that, his English has not kept up with the times, so he pays me to make it more accessible. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Was giving everything over to you, keeping up the game, promising to marry Peeta enough? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I’d been moving my arms, my right leg, and turning my body best as I could to keep up the muscles, but you can’t do much with your left leg trussed up. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Stiff from sitting in such an unusual position, I fell back against the side of the bed and kept up my struggle until just before ten-thirty, when I climbed back into bed. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z 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 We ran together, trying to keep up with each other. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Mark Fossie tried hard to keep up a self-assured pose, as if nothing had ever come between them, or ever could, but there was a fragility to it, something tentative and false. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z While I couldn’t keep up with them for long, I could manage, after a fashion. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Dolphins, very fast swimmers, play about boats and ships much like dogs chase cars: they race along until they can no longer keep up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z For once, I can keep up with her. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I scurry to keep up, but worry these shots will look like I filmed during an earthquake. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “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 She liked that Two Step didn’t feel like he had to keep up some pretense of bravery around her. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, you little kids ought to keep up with the group better,” Toby said, as he started off up the sidewalk. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She only walks with such a focused look on her face that I think she’ll just leave me behind if I don’t keep up. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I would try to keep up by going to school once a week to pick up work. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Not so Birge, who kept up the pressure on a young man he perceived to be in a hurry. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “What bird? What was he talking about,” panted Judith, breathlessly keeping up with Kit’s sudden haste. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Have to keep up with the times,” said Adam. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z With changes in travel, communication, and mass media, the world had accelerated; things now happened so fast it was sometimes difficult to keep up with them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Real quick on your feet. Not everyone can keep up with my kind of hustle. So what are you waiting for?” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Because of her, when we finally returned to the outside world I was, academically at least, more than prepared to keep up with my peers. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z “I move my office every few years, I hire a new staff. I keep up with projects through correspondence, it is not a difficult thing to manage considering what I receive in return.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I don’t suppose you keep up with any British tabloids, do you?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z They had advanced so rapidly, the famous German strategy of Blitzkrieg, "lightning war," that their supply lines couldn't keep up with them. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z As for me, with his heavy sack upon my back, I had to struggle to keep up. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Kenny, move.” fiy pouted and walked real fast up to Mitchell’s so I had to kind of run along to keep up with him. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z No harm would come to him ... so long as he kept up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was all the companions could do to keep up with her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I kept up my shiftless poking about the place, wandering up and down from time to time by the longbeds. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Leon was already making his way up the incline at such a pace it was an effort to keep up with him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z If he was lonely before, he didn’t know it because the noise he kept up, the roaring, the busyness, protected him from knowing it. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z But he had his eye on his grandfather’s hat, and pushed and ran to keep up with it. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Some people were rather shocked; but Frodo kept up the custom of giving Bilbo’s Birthday Party year after year until they got used to it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “How do you manage, Biddy,” said I, “to learn everything that I learn, and always to keep up with me?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z It seemed that no matter how much I tried to keep up with her, I couldn’t. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z “Yes, Agnes. He fell sick for sorrow, and Gawaine had concussion, so they were bad together. But the knights are keeping up the siege.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The potter walked by his side, keeping up a constant stream of warnings and invective. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z He kept up his habit of returning to the lifeboat at the end of every day. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “Race you!” she says, and sprints down the hall into the activity lounge, with me following, trying to keep up—how can I not, when my legs are so much longer? It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Tyler asks, trying to keep up with me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z "I guess so," I said, trying to keep up my end of the conversation . Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z She puts a bit too much emphasis on the you for me to keep up my smile. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z There were many comely black housewives who, trying desperately to keep up their insurance payments, were willing to make bargains to escape paying a ten-cent premium. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z But that's okay, because when Coach blew the whistle, I kept up with Lu on the one hundred. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The extra work made it impossible for them to keep up with the canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I can feel Haymitch nudging me to keep up the act. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It’s not easy to keep up a conversation with somebody you’d rather not even be speaking to. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z It’s all I can do to keep up the pretense that Papa is making sense. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “A start at what? Giving advice on how to keep up a home when...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He caught up with me, for I was too footsore to keep up my pace. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “The new system is keeping up with the Gateses.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z As days went by, I could not keep up with my classes. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z The Datsun's wipers couldn't keep up with the rain, not even at the fastest setting. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “At best, we got to keep up some appearances, que no?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Otto was less athletic, though he kept up when it mattered. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “Biddy,” I returned with some resentment, “you are so exceedingly quick that it’s difficult to keep up with you.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Listen,” Alex tells her, “I’m trying to keep up a geopolitical public relations ruse here.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Just try to keep up,” I told him. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z My parents were so busy keeping up with all the little tasks that went into running the place that they didn’t have time to see the bigger picture. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The winds were light, and Frightful had to work hard to keep up her speed in the warm air below the tropic of Cancer. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “I won’t. I will keep up your disguise as a big dork, when in fact you’d be like the most popular girl in school.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Then when we got married, we had all we could do trying to keep up with planting and keeping house and then you came along. Wasn’t no time for books.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z In English, Ms. Jacobs reminds us again to keep up with our eyeball journals. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z But Im keeping up with my reading and learning new things every day and I know its going to help me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z All those sweet, lovely chickens and geese that we used to keep up at the Lake. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He was twenty years younger than Calvin, but found himself unable to keep up the pace. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Eventually, the mini chains are attached to bigger chains, as poor Michael scrambles around, desperately trying to keep up with the count. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z He is the only one who can keep up with me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t any way to save that house, Stella knew, and wondered why they kept up their efforts. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I kept up my daily journal-writing routine, logging my favorite quotes and building my vocabulary. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z 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 I keep up my tiendita work as long as I can, to add more to my little hoarded paper pesos. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z But then, he was used to it, seeing how Miss Trotter and Ma Charles kept up their sniping from the Trotter side of the creek to the Charles side. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Bob lumbered along at a fast pace, even for a Titan, which made it almost impossible for Annabeth to keep up. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Olmsted’s teeth hurt, his ears roared, and he could not sleep, yet throughout the first months of 1892 he kept up a pace that would have been punishing for a man one-third his age. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “You sure you still want to keep up with these lessons of Doc’s?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She kept up her screeching all the way through, exhorting Mr Coombes to greater and still greater efforts, and the awful thing was that he seemed to be responding to her cries. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In Odessa, it had been a matter of riding the boom to the hilt and just trying to keep up with it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must keep up courage & never let it fail.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I turned to Sunny, trying to keep up my front. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z Down went Jo’s face into the wet handkerchief, and she cried despairingly, for she had kept up bravely till now and never shed a tear. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of his anxiety, he tried to keep up the appearance of calm in order to maintain morale. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They stood all knotted together keeping up those horrible noises and holding on like there waren’t no tomorrow. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z If this keeps up, we are going to need some power-ups that light our way. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “You shouldn’t be playing around in the parking lot anyway,” she said, and pulled her son away, walking faster than his little sandaled feet could quite keep up. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Warders kept up their abuse for the entire time. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She gives me an incredulous look, but before she can ask any questions I’m striding toward Nicodemus, quickly enough that she has to scurry to keep up with me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I have to hurry to keep up with her. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z And then Stalin kept up the pressure—” But I don’t care what points I made in the interviews, it practically never got printed the way I said it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, now you have. Care to join? Only if you think you can keep up.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z She walked slowly, pausing before each step to gather strength for the next; her hands kept up a slight, shuddering movement like the nervous flutter of a bee on a flower. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He said ‘girls’, but he meant Jo, for she was the only one who kept up the old custom. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z All he wanted to do was keep up, be ready to shoot whatever the game was when it appeared, and look out for an attempt any of them might make on his life. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Below them the ram kept up its remorseless battering. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But as I struggle to keep up with Rani's brisk pace, I start thinking I need to do more than hope. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Father has forbidden him to keep up the practice and Margot has stopped correcting the letters, but I think it won’t be long before he starts up again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I urged the horses to keep up the speed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Okay, boys, you know the game, keep up the pace.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Hurrying to keep up with Kate, who always moved in high gear, Reynie was almost to the dormitory exit before he noticed Constance wasn’t with them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Huge re-sources are diverted as a result: California, where prisons are already at double capacity, must build a new prison every year to keep up with the flood of new inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A jumble of goslings tried to keep up with them. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Andrew urged me, and although I could keep up with Andrew we did not have enough wind to outdistance the Kid. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She had to train two girls to help her, because she was unable to keep up with the orders. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The subjects seemed simple and I felt that I could keep up. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z By now she was receiving so many invitations that she had trouble keeping up with her high school studies. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Then he sets the beer down, repositions his guitar, and starts playing a melody so intricate, my eyes can’t keep up with his hands. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z “Yes, little brother,” Elisha laughed, “I’m going to be there. I see I’m going to have to do some running to keep up with you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I lugged my suitcase and tried to keep up with her, but it was hard not to get distracted. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z In many ways, even though we were separated, I kept up a lifelong conversation with him in my head. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The other is the world of their profession: getting articles published, going to conferences, keeping up with the trends and gossip. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He kept up, and she allowed him to advance before reclaiming the position. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z With only ten seconds left to the match, all Citra had to do was keep up the dance. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I ducked, shocked the gardener would go so far as to throw a stone just to keep up his pretense. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Wear your collar and tie, keep up the appearance, and never ask for anything. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z 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 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 And as a sweetener, he was released from any obligation to keep up payments on Michelangelo’s part of the two outstanding dowries, since he had already more than paid his own share. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Starry leaves her friends behind and jogs to keep up with me. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Got to keep up good references, moving around to different clientele like you do.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He’s even farther ahead now, frustrated that we’re not keeping up with him. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Tried to make sure she kept up her learning. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I’d just imagined the excitement of jumping great hedges, the challenge of trying to keep up with the best riders, and the thrilling sound of the hunting horn. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He keeps up his presentation over the joyful squeals as people get handfuls of candy fish delivered to their desks. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z It was a good thing she’d taken the care to keep up her beauty routine every day, unlike the others. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Dale walked briskly, forcing Seth to hustle in order to keep up. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Thirteen miles today; but if we try to keep up such a pace among these cut, heaped, crevassed pressure-ridges we shall wear ourselves out or come to worse grief than a bellyslide. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z But Cowslip was encouraging and he was determined to keep up his position as the resourceful leader of the newcomers. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He just walked, as if deaf, his strides so long that Prosper struggled to keep up with him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z But despite the suspension of our official talks, with the approval of the leadership, I met privately with Mr. de Klerk in Cape Town in order to keep up the momentum for negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny was halfway up the path, striding fast, before she realized that Ben was behind her, huffing to keep up. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She thought I didn’t have my priorities straight and that I couldn’t keep up with my studies, so that’s why I had left. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He cannot maintain his balance and keep up, so he aims his tattered tennis shoes at the railroad ties. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z “A couple of Executives have gone out—and now they’re all leaving together. Boy, he sure can move fast in that thing. They’re puffing to keep up.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Anne had tried to keep up a bold front, but the combined attack was too much and she burst into tears. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z As for Mom, she reads so much and so fast that I can’t keep up with her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ll not last the day if you keep up this pace. What has got into you? Did you swallow a hive of bees?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z He hadn’t been able to keep up his journal during the past month, and that annoyed him; he was pretty methodical about that journal. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I started running home, and Yuki scampered to keep up, her tongue out, her tail high. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z 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 “I thought maybe I could make enough to keep up the interest.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z May’s broom could barely keep up with it, and our oil heater could scarcely hold its own against the drafts. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z On top of the wall the mouse archers kept up their relentless hail of arrows into the ditch. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Normally, Karl had said, it would take three men to keep up with the threshers output, filling the gunnysacks and stitching them with exactly seven stitches before tossing them onto the grain wagon. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z They are following it all like Mom keeps up with Game of Thrones. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Whenever he wasn’t traipsing through the woods, which was less and less scary each time, Genie would pop in and out of the inside-outside room to keep up with his duties. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Mrs. Fanning rolled her hips in a droll way like someone trying to keep up a Hula-Hoop. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Salva wondered sluggishly if they shouldn’t try to keep up a bit better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z They thrust their little necks out and kept up a musical whistling, like a tiny troupe of pipers. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z There was virtually no evidence against him, and I assumed the only reason the state kept up the charade of prosecuting him in prison was to intimidate progressive lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The spider raced along and we were keeping up, but then we spotted a tunnel off to the side that was dug from raw earth, and wrapped in thick roots. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z 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 His grovelers follow, jogging in nervous spurts to keep up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z You bother keeping up with the news, I asked? Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony could not keep up with the older girl. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z It was hard to keep up — his sudden mood changes left me always a step behind, dazed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Lord, Mrs. Myers was liable to crack her face if she kept up smiling like that. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z She ignored the creaks of the counter under their weight and moved around filling their orders and keeping up a conversation. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead he read his engineering books, trying his best to keep up with his courses, solving equations by flashlight. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I was freelancing then, working at home, and just keeping up with the few book cover assignments I’d taken on was a major effort. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z While I was in college, I kept up with a few of my high school friends, most especially Santita, who’d landed at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The parents kept up for a little while before they traded in rides for shows and food. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “You don’t say. But I won’t be getting a bank job if I can’t keep up in my studies to get a diploma.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I knew I wasn’t keeping up, but it was like drowning, in a way. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I run after him and it’s all I can do just to keep up. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Katherine rolls her eyes, but she keeps up with me when I start walking again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I don’t know how the doctors have the stamina to keep up. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Unable to keep up with the horse, he gave up and returned to the Seward house. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I run after, laughing and trying to keep up. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z They’ve given him math and language workbooks that he’s ignored, and when he returns, a month or two later, they praise him for keeping up with things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I think they must be the worst,” said Taran, quickening his pace to keep up with Gwydion. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z 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 And every night on his radio show, Fazlullah kept up his attacks, saying that girls who went to school were not good Muslims—that we would go to hell. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “How are we going to keep up with it all and go to school? Look at all these clothes. It’ll take me hours to go through them all.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The path was narrow and strewn with rocks like cannonballs, so the Sicilian had a terrible time keeping up. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I ask, nearly out of breath trying to keep up with her, listen about Mr. Hall, and look at the books at the same time. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I was to encourage Perilee to eat to keep up her strength. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z She walked faster, but Agnes kept up with funny, little skip steps. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z It was the quickest fight he had ever been in; each attack came faster than he could think, and it was only the swiftness in his limbs that allowed him to keep up with her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Lyddie tried to keep up the spinning, but when she had to take her father’s place outdoors, she was too exhausted to try to spin and sew in the dim candlelight. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Broadly, the challenge of keeping up is “a problem of oversaturation.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I dropped my arms from my chest, needing to swing them instead to keep up with Audrey. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the people whose business it is to ask why, the philosophers, have not been able to keep up with the advance of scientific theories. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to keep up with her, but it was like the wind had caught her heels and was propelling her forward. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Lucretia encouraged her children to keep up their summer activities—seeing friends, going to the park, riding horses, and taking swimming lessons. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Concerned for Ultima’s safety and feverish with the cold, I struggled to keep up with him because in the thick snow a person quickly disappeared from sight. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z For some time Frodo and Sam managed to keep up with the others; but Aragorn was leading them at a great pace, and after a while they lagged behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I have kept up what some people would consider my strange religious practices. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Minerva and little RiRi were relieved of their baggage to give them a bit of an advantage so they could keep up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so. I can hardly keep up with people wanting them. Besides, you already have enough.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z "You insult me even further the longer you keep up this deception. You make it seem as if I'm unintelligent. As if I can't see your affection for Auguste." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Most days, Seth could barely keep up with Luke. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He gave up trying to remember directions and concentrated on keeping up with the insects. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Nabila came when she was Fatima’s age, and where would she have had the chance to keep up with whatever she might have learned before? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He was carrying her backpack now, wearing it across his chest and his own on his back, but she still had to walk fast to keep up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z The scientists on board kept up with their experiments, such as they were. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I think of my own city, how I have a job as a bounty hunter because the police can no longer keep up with the rising crime in New York. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The only activity she kept up were her nocturnal escapes out the window when she had a rendezvous with Pedro Tercero down by the river. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he was running simply to save his life, and that at a speed he had never touched before, a speed he knew he could not keep up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Our house had fallen into tremendous disrepair and Mommy couldn’t keep up with it any longer. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I needed to stick my finger in a socket just to keep up with these guys. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I pick up my pace, and Ziggy and Tank keep up behind us. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z He didn’t hit me too hard, ’cause I were pregnant I guess, but the fights, once they got started up again, kept up. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z With all the new developments, demand for HeLa grew, and Tuskegee wasn’t big enough to keep up. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Thomas kept up with Minho as best he could, having to sprint every once in a while to catch back up. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’ve followed ladies around with a broom in one hand and a trash can in the other trying to keep up with their mess. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z After a few more cycles of this, I had enough insulation torn out that the RTG could barely keep up with it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Or if we did manage to keep up a conversation, the longer we went on, the more stilted and guarded it became. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Last summer at the Massachusetts retreat, I brought my cello so I could keep up my practicing for an upcoming chamber-music concert. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Pet kept up with her easily, its strides swallowing up her smaller steps. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Today, thanks to the white reaper, Wayne Robbins alone could keep up with the task. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I can’t keep up with the tiny moving bus now that it’s speeding faster and faster. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The game of egging Harrison and me to fight, to cut each other, kept up for a week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom says my reflexes are trying to keep up with the fact that I’m growing so much. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z Modern foragers occasionally abandon and even kill old or disabled people who cannot keep up with the band. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z We reach a slight hill, and Seven and Chris jog to keep up with the car. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “We need to keep up with how it develops,” Spoony said. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “The boy can hardly keep up, Elinor’s feet must need a rest, and if you ask me this wouldn’t be a bad place for one.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z There’s even a list of prom couples, kept up to date in the notes section. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Mike kept up a string of complaints on the way to building four. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z That she could keep up with the crowd. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z I kept up my pursuit of her, but I was timid and hesitant. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the older archers had to support Håkon so he could keep up with the princess’s breakneck pace. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z In fact, the birds grow so rapidly that their poor legs cannot keep up. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Perspective drawing . . . algebraic equations . . . music theory . . .” Now giggling at the impossibility of keeping up, the children fetched books at random and stacked the volumes at their governess’s feet. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z He never looked back to see whether I was keeping up, or whether I was following at all. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well,” said Matty slowly, “when she was leaving, walking and talking with the other women, and her husband behind trying to keep up, she whirled around suddenly and scolded him for being slow.” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z But Leo walks fast; it’s hard to keep up. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She has no choice but to keep up the pace because she wants to get vested in the retirement plan at the hospital. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "I'm pregnant. I just wanted you to know that I've enjoyed your attention this semester and hope you keep up the good work." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z He has four legs and you have two, there's no way the dog will be able to keep up, right? Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He simply feels like he’s experiencing a pressure so many people feel in their everyday lives—to keep up, push on, achieve. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Drop the backpack,” I scream, racing to keep up with him. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z I have to jog to keep up with him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I made it my life’s mission to keep up with him, even if I knew it would land us in trouble and me sometimes in tears. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The two older children had to struggle to keep up with him as he nimbly wove his way through all the legs and bodies. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z After getting dressed I do what I can to keep up my hygiene. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Namontack tells us how the Englishmen kept up a guard half the night, standing with their muskets ready. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Lennie followed his words admiringly, and moved his lips a little to keep up. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Cotton wasn’t afraid of poor soil, but we found that we could only keep up with so much cotton. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Anthropologists who interviewed the Aché recorded a case in which a band abandoned a middle-aged man who fell sick and was unable to keep up with the others. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “What do you think a lechuza is? It’s an owl, genius. Try keeping up.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z For a wage of about $60 a month, Smith slept and ate in horse stalls and struggled to keep up with the farriery needs of fifty-four horses. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s fine, Si. It’s just different. I’m just trying to keep up with you.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Downhill, the train went faster and he couldn’t keep up. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Since I had no need to keep up appearances, the bad character I’ve always had only got worse. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You must keep your community as clean as the white man’s community. You must keep up your home as well as he does...” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I’d like to know how a man could be expected to keep up with even a wheelbarrow. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 The past was rushing down that long corridor towards me, a flood of memories, sweeping me back as I struggled to keep up with the little official. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Would they spend the rest of the evening outside on the porch, trying to keep up appearances? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Sam is walking so fast, I can barely keep up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The last time that Fernanda saw her, trying to keep up with the novice, the iron grating of the cloister had just closed behind her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Running to keep up with Yuni’s long, quick strides, Doha marveled at the change in his usually mild-mannered sister. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Con tells me you can keep up with us,” the guard said. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z "It's an autobiography. The story of my life, so far. There's lots still happening every day, so I'm just trying to keep up with...well, myself." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “How do you manage to keep up on so many diseases like that?” he inquired with high professional esteem. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Then the lord gave us a strip in the low field, and that was so far, it took half the day to get there, and I couldn’t keep up. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The conversation moves around me while I try to keep up. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She says,Jesus, and runs through the streets with Grandma trying to keep up. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jasper Jr. was on the beach cruiser, and Bull was jogging to keep up—beet-faced and sweating buckets. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z But I kept up with her, and in the end we were both exhausted. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z On the contrary, he had kept up the pursuit in spite of Kehaar and had actually carried out a scheme to cut off the fugitives’ retreat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a feeling of strain, and it seemed as though both of them wanted to keep up some conversation. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I hope you’ll be able to keep up the next time we play.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z And suddenly I felt guilty, because I’d been running the pegasus for half a day, nonstop, trying to keep up with highway traffic. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I was trying to keep up the banter. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She kept up fairly well, though she switched to English a few times, like for “meatball sub” and “airport.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “I can’t believe this,” I shouted, trying to keep up with the wagon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Her back was soon a patchwork of welts from being whipped when she could not keep up with the rest. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can keep up,” he said, confident of his speed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Making Egypt pay, therefore, depended on keeping up the infrastructure and social institutions that had already existed for millennia, such as irrigation, flood control, and conscripted labor. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z Things were so hectic that Adam had dropped half his course load and was going to college part-time, and if things kept up at this rate, he was thinking of dropping out altogether. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Roy tried to be polite and keep up his end of the conversation, but his mind was swirling with what Beatrice Leep had told him about the running boy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maddie yelled at the top of her voice, rain and east wind beating in her face as she pedaled energetically to keep up with the small wireless operator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z They couldn’t, it seemed, keep up such a pace. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He relied on the paper to keep up on the news of his old friends in the South and especially in Greenwood, Mississippi. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Jamie was walking quickly, and Bridge had to jog a little to keep up. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z Papa was keeping up a good front too. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think I can keep up,” he pressed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “No doubt of it; it is nothing serious; he is nervous, his spirits must be kept up. Come, set to work.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He did seasonal work in the lettuce and potato fields up north for a few years; then he stayed home, with the family, trying to keep up the west side house. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 But keeping up with the outpouring of love, including messages from the author of the Scorpius Hawthorne series, is ten times more impossible than usual. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Slant of light catching a big fish ten or fifteen feet below the surface, streaking like a torpedo, so fast that the eye can’t hardly keep up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z But honestly, right now I’m fine coaching this house and keeping up with you and your brother. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z Almost certainly at some point they found themselves in the same place at the same time, in their hurried efforts to push their respective institutions to keep up with the rhythm of the war. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Maybe it was the fact that he didn’t need me to, that he was perfectly content to keep up the conversation all by himself. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Pretending he had not heard, Jonathan kept up his steady run. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z 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 Pumping the pedals, he pushed himself to keep up with the vanishing trail, all through downtown Fry, finally ending at the door of the Nice Dream Ice Cream shop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He read books to find new ideas for his classes, visited with colleagues, kept up with old students, wrote letters to distant friends. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Filthy, keep up, man, keep up, he says. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, Reverend Hunt,” I say as I struggle to keep up with his long strides. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “I still have to keep up with my homework and tests and stuff.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Hassan kept up his wheezing for the drive home, and as he raced up the Pink Mansion's stairs toward his room. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z To keep up, both ladies held their skirts high. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z How did one keep up a steady supply of something like spirit without anyone finding out? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The organ player, a plump man who scrambled to keep up with the action on-screen, appeared relieved when the love scenes came. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was looking for someone who could keep up on the weekends.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I’m half skipping to keep up with her, that’s how fast she walks. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t keep up with you. I thought you didn’t want to be my friend.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Jule kept up a steady stream of chatter until Brooke was in the car, but as soon as the cab pulled away, Immie’s phone pinged in her pocket. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It was apparent Mariel didn’t believe I was able to keep up with her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I tried to keep up better this time through the woods, so naturally I fell a few times. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I kept up my single-minded obsession with finding food, to the point where I had no time or room in my mind for other thoughts. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Up ahead, I saw Charlie zig and zag into places Jenny couldn’t keep up with. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z How long this kept up, I do not know. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “It wasn’t just that CBS News ‘stonewalled’ after the fact, it was arguably that they couldn’t keep up with an army of dedicated fact-checkers. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z So you can imagine that there was a good deal of pushing and shoving as they hustled and bustled down the passage, trying to keep up with the swift little figure in front of them. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Horan, badly bruised and terrified, his finger sliced open from when he’d been thrown from the jeep, struggled to keep up with the punishing pace they set. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z She was incredible now, so fast he had difficulty keeping up with her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z I spent the little free time I had reading Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass and memorizing a poem for English and keeping up with current events by reading the daily newspaper for my history class. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Since I got this office gig, Tai’s been bugging me about keeping up my average. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z Chip tried to keep up with the conversation. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now I can clamp a ball in my instep and turn so fast that no one will be able to keep up. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “They’re too heavy laden to keep up. Scuppers under—the lot of them. Serve them right if...” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a good thing Gregory had to make lots of stops to deliver mail, because I had a hard time keeping up. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “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 Joseph followed along like a puppy, trying to keep up. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She and Dorothea could barely keep up with all the various stages of their ongoing experiments. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Breathing a little heavily, we did our best to keep up appearances. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z She was keeping up her music on account of the children, she said, because she and her husband both considered it a means of brightening the home and making it attractive. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s almost hard to keep up with him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z 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 “You’re an active young lady. We want to get you a leg that can keep up with you. But first things first, and that is to get you walking.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z The only reason I was barely able to keep up in my classes and fence was because I had eliminated all of the extras from my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z During our years on the island we kept up a continuing dialogue about our beliefs and ideas; we debated them, questioned them, and thereby refined them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Al tries to keep up his end of the deal, I’ll give him that. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z When Macon married her and moved into Doctor’s house, she kept up the centerpiece- arranging. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Woolf had needed to hustle him to keep up with the front-runners. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One had been stricken by polio, keeping up with his friends by agilely dragging forward with his hands while his ruined legs trailed behind. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Once she was sure that her children knew English, my mother would tell us, ‘You should keep up your Spanish.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “He was thrown out of the country so many times, the history books couldn’t keep up with him! He came back from exile in ’47 for a couple of years. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like a little argument we kept up to keep us from thinking too much. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Brobeck kept up with the engineering profession through frequent visits to the Berkeley campus library. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z He kept up the calm manner, as if I had come to the Clinic with nothing more than a sprained ankle. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We kept up our running menu all through work in the gravel pit that afternoon, and into the evening in the barracks while we lay next to each other on our shelf. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z Nyanriak had her own five kids to take care of, but she knew that Tabitha was too little to keep up with the rest of the group. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He plunged into his work again, but he kept up the custom of playing dominoes with his father-in-law. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Breashears and company hustled him down the glacier at such a fast pace that in my own woeful state, I could barely keep up with them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Park’s two assistants are having trouble keeping up with the line. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Through most of this, Kathleen had seemed to enjoy the foreignness of it all, the exotic food and animals, and even during those periods of boredom and discomfort she’d kept up a good-humored tolerance. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Weasley kept up a running commentary, mainly for Harry’s and Hermione’s benefit; his own children knew too much about the Ministry to be greatly interested. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Basil ran rings round them, keeping up a steady stream of insults and adding to the rats’ bad temper. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z “It’ll do. I’m starving. It’s intense in there. Got to keep up my strength.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were mostly on their own together because Flo was too weak to keep up with the other chimps. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t keep up a storm like this forever, though. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I walk alongside, the big old horse setting a plodding pace that is easy to keep up with. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Denna kept up with me at first, then planted her feet when she saw where I was headed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The twins’ voices rise and fall as they keep up their chase outside. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Miguelito had longer legs than I did, but I kept up with him until I slipped and lost my balance. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve got to get back to Coin before lockdown. You keep up the good work!” he says, and then heads off I cross to the big letter E posted on the wall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The girl moved so quickly Taran had difficulty keeping up with her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The wipers slapped faster, trying to keep up with the fat, chunky flakes bombarding the windshield. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z To keep up with his hosts, Farmer kept drinking vodka. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bernoffski squeezed my knee firmly again, and by this point I couldn’t even keep up the nodding. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t need to be kept up,” said Bluebell. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The heating system couldn’t keep up with the weather, and we had no winter coats. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Reason told me I could not keep up my ruse of madness for long. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z 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 “Your father probably got fed up because Safa unlatched a neighbor’s chicken coop again. You know you’re the only one who can keep up with her.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A man on the dole needs to keep up with things because all the other men on the dole are experts on what’s going on in the world. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Every two hours until morning the cook served another round of seal steaks to keep up the men’s strength. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I could tell her I have pains in my legs from trying to keep up with her but she’s not singing and I know this is not the day to be talking about my pains. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He shoots a quick glance backward, sees Baxter, Darnell, the Toad, Misty, all keeping up, their eyes painted with the same fear as Trina’s, the same fear that Mark feels himself. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I was driven to keep up with them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A few of the rowdier customers kept up the remarks, amusing themselves at his expense. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z She left the island and began the wandering life that she kept up for the next twenty-some-odd years, and stopped only after Reba had a baby. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z If it keeps up this way, they’ll have to start feeding him by injection. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Already he was huffing and puffing as he tried to keep up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But demonstrators, determined to keep up the pressure on Nixon, held a second Moratorium march on November 15. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I have to keep up my reputation, you know.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z He keeps up a steady flow of sidelong glances. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z And then there were the usual ones—drug addicts who robbed banks to keep up their habits and were finally caught in the act. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I was so eager to tell Wootie about my visit with Mrs. Wheeler that my fingers couldn’t keep up with my brain. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He could hear Henry breathing hard behind them, hurrying to keep up. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she is over two, she still can’t walk fast enough in her red rubber boots to keep up when we go shopping. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Tagoe’s mom bounced when he was a kid, and his pops ran off three years ago when he couldn’t keep up with the bills. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z DELPHI: You will keep up or face the consequences. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z Akira hurried to keep up and immediately tumbled over a rock. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She moved fast, pulling me along because my stride was shorter than hers and I could barely keep up. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry, son,” his mum said, tears sneaking out of her eyes now, even though she kept up her smile. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He went quickly and quietly, and Juana trotted behind him to keep up. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Miguel kept up his steady chatter about girls, but none of them stood out much. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Claytor’s brusque manner intimidated most of his students, who couldn’t keep up as the professor furiously scribbled mathematical formulas on the chalkboard with one hand and just as quickly erased them with the other. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Sammy lagged back on Dicey’s hand and she snapped at him time and again to keep up. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a box of wood in the hall outside the living-room and I kept up the fire from it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z “I’ll keep up this fog as long as I can. Get the others to lead them up to High Fall.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Mordred’s cannonade, which he was to keep up through the darkness until the morning’s battle, began to thud and bump outside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z And so, even though I was scared of the hawk-chicken and Ms. Griegson, and I was still riding my bike as fast as I could to keep up with Chris, I started thinking. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Al kept up a steady stream of talk as he taped Billy’s hands. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z No matter how hard I try, I can never keep up in math class, and trying to learn Spanish will be even worse. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you can keep up with all of that on your own?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m sorry,” she said again, forcing a crooked smile, which she was only able to keep up for about five seconds—yikes!—before crumbling into pieces. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “We can hardly keep up,” Grover admitted one afternoon as we were taking a break at the canoe lake. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Words streamed out of me so fast I couldn’t keep up with them, and that’s all I was thinking about. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Alright wasn’t the word she would use, but Sierra kept up her smile and waved as she headed down the stairs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But he’s already walking off with his long strides, forcing me to almost trot to keep up. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z Hard to keep up a friendship if you never hear from a person. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Well, sir, I just hated to see my little girl feeling unhappy like that, so I vowed I would keep up the search until I’d got her what she wanted. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z ‘Pippin! Merry! Come along! Why don’t you keep up?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Mariam clung to his hand, gasping for breath, trying to keep up. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My knees were aching to the point that I was struggling to keep up with her. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray moved more easily after his rest, and the two foxes kept up a loping pace. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “The old system was keeping up with the Joneses,” she said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Once or twice I stopped off at the church, but that, like keeping up my notebook, I tended to neglect. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Behind her, the guards kept up their shouting, and she knew that if other guards were nearby they would come running. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Men wounded in the battle kept up as best they could or were abandoned to fend for themselves. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z At some point during the prep, each of them bursts into tears at least twice, and Octavia pretty much keeps up a running whimper throughout the morning. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He sounds impressed that someone like me can keep up with a woman like her. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This was very different, and her mind could scarcely keep up with all the new sensations. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z But now I tried to keep up a steady pace, wiping the sweat off my forehead and ignoring the burning in my legs. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “You did?” said Dumbledore sharply, and he began to take longer strides still, so that Harry was running to keep up. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z I couldn’t keep up with the emotional whiplash. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Smells of frying bacon wafted through the air—Frypan and his crew trying to keep up with dozens of starving stomachs. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Skuas kept up a screeching clamor, and penguins on the move honked and brayed from the ice for miles around. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He hands my mother a couple of brochures and a small stack of papers, and after some pleasantries to me about keeping up the good work, he’s gone. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z Bernard kept up his racket for another twenty minutes, while Mary just peered out at him, disgusted. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z And we all stood there, looking at one another, keeping up these little barriers between us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The dancing kept up, the drinking kept up, the noise went on. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z How they kept up appearances for four more years until the disastrous divorce Bloom, for one, had never been able to ascertain. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z So much was happening that I could hardly keep up with it. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z It was hard to keep up with her studies when she had to “make dresses and comb hair for other folks.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I swiped at them, but eventually they were too quick for me to keep up. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z So that he could keep up the tradition. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z They wanted to keep up with the news, and Father always spent some time with them—it was good business, Father said, to be cordial with people. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But three years of keeping up with the ambitious kids at Whitney Young had taught me that I was something more. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Another journalist, Brad Darrach—who Fischer was suing—said that when he walked with Fischer, he felt as if he were Dopey, one of the Seven Dwarfs, trying to keep up with the big folks. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Kim and Chou hold hands and run ahead of me, yelling for me to keep up. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z For one thing, the grumbling he usually kept up suddenly stopped and this silence alone gave him an alarming aura. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I still tried to keep up with the class discussions that were usually concentrated on Zlata. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It’s like my brain is firing so fast that it can’t keep up with itself. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He takes care of business, keeps up with homework. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z She asks so many questions I can’t keep up, until she finally asks if I speak English. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The doctor says, “Karin has been keeping up with your progress...” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I wish,” said my father one night as we were eating our meager supper in the cabin, “I wish you could do a little studying of a night. You know, keep up your schooling.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, she kept up with her study of Greek and made rapid progress. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z If you keep up the good work, kid brother, who knows, I may even be promoted.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Yolanda keeps up with me for the first two laps, but by the third one she just waves me ahead. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “A good long time. Over nine years. Until I got that teaching job I told you about. We still kept up after I left, though.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He tramped steadily down the hill slopes without even turning to see whether Taran and the others were able to keep up with him. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I took the ball out and he comes and starts leaning on me like old dudes do when they’re too slow to keep up with you. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z “Why don't you eat a bunch of speed and try to keep up with the rest of us?” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She struggled to keep up with the man, who was striding quickly ahead. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z As he explored the area, he realized more and more how well the Gladers kept up the place, how clean it was. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “He’s just trying to keep up with the times. He probably feels left out, being too old this time.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Fern kept up as best she could while I trotted fast enough to keep my sisters moving forward but not too fast for Fern. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He saved enough to buy a TV set, too, so we could keep up with the boycott. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z The keys to all the boats are kept up there for the same reason. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, one time, that no true leader burdened his followers with a greater load than they could cany, and no true leader sets too fast a pace for his followers to keep up. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The pounding is so fast my heart races to keep up with it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Unbeknownst to me, after taking out an equity loan on our house to help pay my sister's tuition, my parents couldn't keep up with mortgage payments. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The rest of the way they went by foot, Tyrion clanking and clattering as he struggled to keep up with his captor’s long, impatient strides. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z So they’re keeping up a mystery to stay even with us. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He unbuckled the leather belt he used to keep up his underwear. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I made some effort to keep up my schooling in the free time I had between scrapping and helping Mother make tinctures and blend oils. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I don’t have to keep up with anyone, run as fast, aim as well, make loud explosive noises, decode messages, die on cue. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Vonetta and Fern weren’t up to walking that far so it was only Pa and me, and I wanted to show him I could keep up with him. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z If she kept up that no-BS mentality, his sister would survive high school without a problem. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her fingertips were turning white from the effort of keeping up the illusion of the sprig of youth. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He either kept up with the rest of us or he didn’t. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I knew where you were going but I couldn’t keep up with you, you were walking so fast. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I gotta keep myself organized so I can keep up with Mom’s world and Dad’s as well. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The potters took turns using the kiln and keeping up the supply of fuel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z They kept up their red-carpet commentary until it was almost time to head inside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z She loved keeping up with the Kennedys in the supermarket gossip papers but also loved wagging her finger at them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I saw them on the sunroof, yawning and painting their nails and trying to keep up their Bermuda tans, and they seemed bored as hell. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They went abreast and in step, to keep up their spirits. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z I have been just too busy gathering nuts and berries, smoking venison, fish, and small game to keep up with the exact date. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z For so long, I had kept up my barriers. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The nice thing about the Big Boy was the fact that Patrick and Sam didn’t just throw around inside jokes and make me struggle to keep up. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z We kept up with the war in Stars and Stripes, but it seemed different in the papers. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There were stragglers going by long after the regiment had passed—men who could not keep up with their platoons. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z I had to trot to keep up with her. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “If the winter is over and the rain keeps up it won’t be fun up here. How long is it before young Catherine?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Asiya was too small to keep up with us, so for a while it was Qareeb and me against the world. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z I rushed to keep up, more than once looking back. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The roach took off immediately, and Gregor found himself jogging to keep up with it. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z I yelled, but they were driving off so fast, I had to cut across the neighbors’ lawns and through their backyards to keep up with them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z We played red-light- green-light, tag, football, Red Rover, or nameless games that involved running hard, keeping up with the pack, and not crying if you fell down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Throughout my disappearance Milton had kept up a brave front while doubts worked invisibly inside him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The girls tried to keep up their business but they went in shifts to sit with the families, and they carried pots of soup when they went. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Until Olive couldn’t keep up anymore and Bronwyn had to scoop her into her arms. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Ma asked this all the time, and I couldn't tell if she really had a hard time keeping up with the grading system of our charter school or if she was just being shady. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z That giddy rush of keeping up with one another, of zooming through the school, reducing everything that’s not us into an inconsequential blur. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z But as hard as it was to keep up with him, Jinny had to admire Loo. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Ekon couldn’t keep up with her strides and yell at the same time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z 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 He seemed in a hurry to get it over with now and I could see Mrs Pratchett’s skinny goat’s legs trotting to keep up with him. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In spite of his advanced years, Methuselah gripped Matthias’s paw and ran so fast that the younger mouse had difficulty in keeping up. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z She kept up with old friends, and she also made plenty of new ones, some decades younger than she was. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z But when the sound keeps up, I realize there’s something moving out on the fire escape. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “Maybe. In the meantime, keep up the good work. Speaking of which, you’re not setting any fires around here, are you?” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z At first Rowan kept a tally of the lives he temporarily ended, but as the days passed, he found he couldn’t keep up. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I had to almost jog to keep up with him as he swept down the furrows. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z My blood seemed to pump faster, too, trying to keep up. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Although he was able to keep up and manage very well, he learned little of practical value. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I did not want to look at Amaka, did not want to see her scowl, did not want to prompt her to say something else to me, because I knew I could not keep up. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The commander of the Long Knives was in a hurry, so the soldiers on foot had to run to keep up. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z “Bah! Little do they care about church. That is only to keep up appearances,” my uncle smiled. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to keep up with Coach Mustilli’s instructions, tried to grab on to some of his obvious passion for saber fencing, but I still didn’t know if Coach had chosen the right person. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Shirley could hardly keep up with her as she snaked her way through the crowd of travelers. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “If Melyngar carries two riders, I don’t know how much longer she can keep up.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z The ominous cloud of fairies had no trouble keeping up with him. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z The agency scrambled to keep up with the production miracle that was the American aircraft industry, which had gone from the country’s forty-third largest industry in 1938 to the worlds number one by 1943. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z They had to run to keep up with her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Those who could not keep up were shot and left by the roadside. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t keep up this intensity all game. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z When he heard Mama singing, he slowed his tempo so she could keep up without straining. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Estraven kept up his journal, though during the weeks on the Ice he seldom wrote more than a note of the weather and the distance we had come that day. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Tanks, says Ab, my uncle.Tanks, tanks, tanks, and it’s hard to keep up with him on the streets bad as his leg is. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “That is, if you think you can keep up with your schoolwork and learn to work root.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “I ride my bike all the time, and you don’t, so try to keep up.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Kaira had thought she knew the words, but she kept skipping around to different parts of the song and repeating parts she’d already done as the band struggled to keep up with her. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z As I slipped and slid over the muddy ground, trying to keep up with Farmer, we came upon a clearing. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The Landry News was growing and changing, and she was keeping up with it. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z My brain is trying to keep up with everything, to put out fires, to think of ways to tell my parents that Finch is not this lying, deceitful boy they seem to think he is. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z It forces me to limp as I try to keep up with Curtis. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z This touched Celia, and she wrote a special note to Irinita encouraging her to keep up her Spanish and promising to teach her how to swim. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z It was difficult to keep up with Ms. Hussey’s bouncy stride. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Flying so high that not even the clouds could keep up. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Sam did his best, but he could not keep up with Strider the Ranger, and soon fell behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Two oversized cauldrons of boiling water stood ready on tripods with slow fires burning beneath them to keep up the temperature. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z That the school needed a better way to keep up with me so I don’t fall through the cracks. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z And, honestly, I was surprised at how I kept up for at least ten minutes before starting to drop back. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She could hear her Dad saying how much he had lost by not keeping up his accident insurance until the time he broke his hip. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The girl keeps up, never falling behind but never getting too close neither. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Sure, she struck all the right poses, but she also kept up a running series of rude remarks. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z It was adjacent to the central bus station, where I had started working every weekend carrying luggage for tips in order to make pocket money to keep up my correspondence with Caitlin. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He not only kept up with the professionals, he impressed one of the judges. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She cannot afford to bear her next child until the previous toddler can walk fast enough to keep up with the tribe and not hold it back. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Cilia was leaning over him, breathing hard in her efforts to keep up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed him, trying to keep up with his quick, long strides. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z But she was really strong and fit, and even when we were older, most of us—even the boys—couldn’t keep up with her on a fields run. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I let him hold my hand and I run to keep up with him till we reach the bus place where Mam is waiting with my brothers. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z When my grandfather was alive, he kept making additions whenever they had more children, but he was never able to keep up. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z She scrambled down between the painted stones of the hoverboard path, David struggling to keep up. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z That makes it harder, perhaps, for them to keep up with me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So I really try to focus on the lesson, but I’m having trouble keeping up with Ms. Rucker’s overheads. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z “Why will she be in there?” asked Ron anxiously, hurrying to keep up. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It turns out Roli and I have to do sixty whole hours of free labor every year, while keeping up a B-plus average. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It kept up for nearly three hours without letting up. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Her bare feet moved swiftly over the cool metal of the angel’s palm, as though she were trying to keep up. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “How can I keep up with your loves?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her stomach clenching, Celaena averted her eyes from the prisoners, keeping up with the captain as they headed to a caravan of horses near the towering wall. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z At times we nearly lost sight of her, but we kept up, loitering in front of window displays when she went into a shop, squeezing past pushchairs and old people when she came out again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He needed a drink of liquor now and then to keep up. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “Guess you couldn’t keep up with a life of academia, then?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He quickened his pace, the Polaroid camera bouncing against his chest, and Dimple hurried to keep up. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She’d be able to keep up with me when we ran across the field. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z When he heard her tapping her foot, he sped up, and she always kept up the pace. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z The more distant circles of the hall kept up their convulsions, but the central one had altogether frozen. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z The legionnaires moved forward, keeping up the pressure. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Seven prayed Valley was keeping up with the cuco’s fast pace, when suddenly they stopped. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Pink Face picked up the newspaper, and they both broke into a run, the smaller one struggling to keep up. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Even though the dog was nearly half his size, Alex carried him the entire way, moving so fast that Nunu sometimes had to run to keep up. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z They would all suffocate if this kept up. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z And he began talking so quickly that he could hardly keep up with himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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