Cole had many things he wanted to explain but he was too weak and tired now. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She was loved by many Hayti residents and feared, though often respected, by her numerous foes in Durham’s officialdom. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times should I tell you not to beg for food?” my mother demanded. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vicar seemed a little pressed for time, and was many feet ahead of the rest. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

So many applied that patients had to have a doctor’s certificate stating that they did indeed have yellow fever in order to be let in. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Several of his arms reached out, but twice as many slapped them away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There were many archways now, but Celaena chose to go straight, following the moisture that grew by the inch. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There are/were many reasons for this decision to run it after a lapse of twenty years, but for people with normal lives they do not seem even remotely logical. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The man had so many papers and none of them made much of any sense at all! Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Actually—Henry being of course the notable exception—Julian did not allow many visitors. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Finally, the beings of air, the many birds and winged bugs, flew into the crisp, salty air. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The walls of the “instructors’ room” were hung with many framed pictures—all water colors—done by M. Yoshoto. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

She'd said it to me so many times, but maybe because she’d had to say it to herself and she wanted me to hear it. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many perks to being “white” in a black family, I can’t even front. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And I knew in that instant that it wasn’t me, Malala, speaking; my voice was the voice of so many others who wanted to speak but couldn’t. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I found estimable characters amongst them—characters desirous of information and disposed for improvement—with whom I passed many a pleasant evening hour in their own homes. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I was giddy as I dove into my work that night and many more that followed. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I would have never guessed,” Stockdale would say many years later, “that commodores in charge on the scene of action are sometimes not allowed to blow the whistle on a screwup.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It took them a while to be sure of this, for she had many hiding places, having always guarded her collection most jealously. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As many as 20 percent drop out the first week. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

A local doctor said, “I couldn’t begin to remember how many sick people have received medical attention at his expense, nor how many hungry mouths have tasted of his bounty.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We wanted to hear his war stories, hear how many people he had killed. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

An old colleague, Caspar Commelin, director of Amsterdam’s Botanical Garden, agreed to identify many of the tropical plants and provide their Latin names. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I knew that many police admired that kind of thing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But because I'm a girl and the academic star of my class, many kindhearted teachers have gone out of their way to protect me. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dreaded what would happen if the decision were left to one of the fair’s many committees. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Trip was the hesitant one, fumbling over the clasp of her bra, though surely he’d unhooked many before. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But the lines of communication have been broken, and thus we do not have tidings of our beloved homeland for many a full moon.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’d seen many of them take on more responsibility and blossom both professionally and personally, even under the glare of the harshest lights. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“How many dogs will it take to kill a thing that size?” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Atzerodt told him many details about the plot to kill Lincoln, the kidnapping plot, and the conspirators’ final meeting on April 14. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are so many people here. It’s hard to keep track.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

After many days, we left all the villages behind and walked through an area covered in low forests for a while. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Dale can find so many right words, just like George. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He was very sad that the only invitation that he had received for many years should have turned out to be such an unhappy occasion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The products on his shelves showed many of the ways sugar was Unking the world. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

But here, so many miles from home, I have to wonder if the place even exists. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Thanks to CAFOs, meat is now so cheap that many of us eat it three times a day. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

But many years had passed since then, and the church was once again in desperate need of repair. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When Will’s dad was home, he wanted to do as many chores and repairs around the house as he could. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

I thought back to the many days I spent staring at empty pots and plates; how each such day shoved me closer and closer to the brink of starvation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he’d first met Mr. Singh the week of his arrival, he’d been surprised to see that the jovial ice cream truck driver had a beard and turban, similar to many Afghans. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

All Thembus were free to come — and a great many did, on horseback or by foot. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in the world there are only ordinary people; and the few have no place, while the many have a spot on which to lean. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that many a man turned in all standing, ready for instant action. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many bathrooms, locker rooms, camp cabins, and dorm rooms had I been in and seen graffiti like this? Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The waif had shaved her head for her when they took her eyes; a mummer’s cut, she called it, since many mummers did the same so their wigs might fit them better. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the Black Lives Matter movement have demonstrated against the deaths of many other African Americans killed by police actions or while in police custody. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The Barrow-wights we know by many names; and of the Old Forest many tales have been told: all that now remains is but an outlier of its northern march. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So when the lieutenant gave orders, I shot as many as I could, but I didn’t feel better. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The many blacks who now regularly attended city council meetings glared at him but he relished the smiles and nods directed at him by many whites in the audience. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I could only imagine how many haggard and depraved eyes were regarding me hungrily from behind the closed shutters. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the singing the preacher tried yet another ruse; he intoned mournfully, letting his voice melt into the singing, yet casting his words above it: “How many mothers of these young men are here tonight?” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gossip in the coffee shop, especially from British officers, gave Townsend many bits of information. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then TJ opens up that tenor voice of his and starts to sing this song he wrote for me many moons ago. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

In the past few years physicists realized that the many competing varieties of string theory are actually, in a sense, the same thing. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Harry hurried forward into one of the many alleyways between all this hidden treasure. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The Night's Watch has lost too many of its best men, Jon reflected, as the wagons began to move. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Like so many things she found herself saying to him, it was absolutely true. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

At least, that’s how it’s supposed to happen, but only if everyone stays synchronized, which seems impossible with so many poles and feet moving, and clumsy cousins like Arwin, who still gets his ankles caught. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“No. Uh . .. Billy Marvel must have died .. .” “Yes, we were so sad when we lost him. We’ve been losing so many of our friends.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Captain Orlov and his Aleut hunters moved to the island that morning, making many trips from their ship to the beach of Coral Cove. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who will pay for the journey—is it not one of many hundreds of miles?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Virtually everything in a newspaper—and in many magazines—is now available online. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They—her breasts—were the images saved for last on the many nights when he touched himself, slowly at first and then vigorously until a muffled moan escaped him. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But many other nights we have nothing to eat and go to bed hungry. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"There are too many maybe's here, which is what Sam Westing planned. We must not allow ourselves to be distracted from the real issue: Which heir did Sam Westing want punished?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Titid begins to have many friends, all who want to talk to him. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

News of such wrecks was received by islanders with a grim brand of determinism; it seemed to many that such things were ordained by God, or at any rate unavoidable. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m tired of many things,” Mr. Burson said, fighting for composure. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She was standing beside a gnarly oak with knotholes that made it good for climbing—I’d climbed it myself many a day. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the hut is gone, and the storms of many winters have left no sign of the two who lived out their lives there and died alone. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

By then our distrust had grown stronger, and they didn’t get many volunteers from the public. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Too many things were zipping through her head. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You were for many years a neighbor of the Heine family in Center Valley? Is that correct, sir?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"How old is he, what's he weigh, how many—" "You want to fight or not?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you find, your baachan cook and you have first bite. Worth many money. Nothing else taste same. Ah, I should not say, since I never eat. But I have many imagination.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The basic approach utilizes discovery in terms of music learning, and also is synchronous with many of the 21st-century learning approaches discussed in Chapter 1. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

For their part, many frustrated aides had difficulty trying to understand the migrants’ southern drawl. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We do not get many visits from the Overland.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded Penelope of a windup toy whose key has been given a few turns too many. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

What she mostly wanted, he learned, was the same thing many people want—someone to notice she was there. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times do you want me to ask you to turn on the light?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I was one of the few people around who could advise them, because I’d held many posts over the years and I knew better than anyone what this country needed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, many people felt that Cleopatra’s spell over Mark Antony clouded his ability to make sound decisions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Not many people stand in the mayor’s way and live to tell about it. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

For many days I had been gathering a few shellfish on the rocks at Coral Cove, but I had been watching the reef and waiting for the right time to harvest. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, there were many dark corners in Capricorn's village, and the guards strolled through the alleys with an air of boredom, as men do when they are sure there is no threat of danger. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For the months that I worked there, I was often in court representing the firm’s many African clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He asked everyone else, “How many see a vase?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Those least disadvantaged were helped first, advanced because many others of their race were more disadvantaged. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By repeating this process many times, they removed the copper atoms from the surface of the metal, creating a veneer of almost pure gold. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He has already been so many places, including another jungle overseas, in the Philippine Islands, where he was a wounded hero in the Second World War. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The U.S. government, contending that many Osage were unable to handle their money, had required the Office of Indian Affairs to determine which members of the tribe it considered capable of managing their trust funds. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There are many examples throughout history of people acquiring power and wealth through conquest. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Verne wrote a fascinating make-believe story about a trip to the moon, and many of his ideas came close to the way the Apollo flights actually took place. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

To see why so many of us slip up, let’s look at two similar examples: 1. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And since there were so many people around, they did not make a big announcement. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, many families are reluctant to allow their relatives—particularly those who are recently released from prison—to stay with them, even temporarily. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It is what happens in war, too many people die,” Olanna said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I understand that the game is going to provide him with many opportunities. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She chose the road because of the Dead End sign, which, she reasoned, meant that there wouldn’t be many cars on the road. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had eggs from our many chickens all year round. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The British won the war, but they lost many battles,” Jaja said, and my eyes skipped over the rows of text on the page. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

This model permitted reasonably accurate predictions of planetary motion, certainly good enough for the precision of measurement available in Ptolemy’s day, and even many centuries later. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beauty disorients many of the players, because when the gong sounds, most of them seem like they’re trying to wake from a dream. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

That made him angry, and she did not see him for many weeks after that. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prudent queen, for her part, said: “Stranger, if only this came true--our love would go to you, with many gifts; aye, every man who passed would call you happy!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chairs scrape as too many people find seats, say hello, and take off their coats. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

There were too many people for Pong to get out where he was. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Of Liszt’s many gifts to the musical world, arguably his most significant is what he mostly unintentionally taught this man who would eventually become his son-in-law. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

There has been, for many years, a running battle among jungle zoologists as to just which of the giant snakes is the biggest. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in many weeks she didn’t ask me inside. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

There were many practical advantages to being classified as Coloured rather than African, such as the fact that Coloured men were not required to carry passes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I’d add a little drama to your movie. You know, ‘after one too many cups of tea, the handsome Kareem fled with the bride. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Our tech tools let us be “hyper social,” he says, which has many benefits, and also costs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The sheep were fun while they lasted, and it is doubtful if any pair of quadrupeds ever had been sheared so often by so many. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I had prayed for it, many, many times. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Bludgers never concentrated on one player like this; it was their job to try and unseat as many people as possible. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Unlike many other cultures, the Ionians were at the crossroads of civilizations, not at one of the centers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you will obtain as many of them as you can in complete detail and give them to me, I will see to it that those processes are turned over to the Soviet Union.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can so specifically remember the exact phrases since, later, I was going to teach them so many times to others. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could be readily stored, unlike many later crops such as strawberries and lettuce. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times can he bring her up?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“How many adults do you know who ride around on a giant kindergarten tricycle?” he replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the days leading up to the charrette, Durham’s two white newspapers also featured several in-depth stories about the event, many of them focusing on the odd couple chairing it. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Canada had a second hockey league for those children born in the last half of the year, it would today have twice as many adult hockey stars. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

So were many people from the meeting, to see the young businesswoman, and we sold half our inventory in an afternoon. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had dreamed that same dream many times over the course of the winter, but in recent days, it had become more insistent. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too many bombs and grenades had been dropped. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

My mom is very smart and certainly engages us on many levels, but when we asked a difficult question, she’d say, ‘Because I said so.’ Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It looked as if we might lose the house because my parents still owed money on Lynn’s medical bills and my mother wouldn’t work as many hours any longer. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This view was shared by Mayor Grabarek, who used his position on the board to carp about what he saw as the organization’s many flaws. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Next, he asked how many people lived in their house. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

I have myself devised many staff plans over the years, and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not much different from many of the homes in downtown Ravenskill. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I haven’t been in many elevators, and I thought that was why I was feeling weird. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She finally felt the weight of his absence, after keeping it at a numb distance for many months. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Three years later, after many attempts to remove him from the police department failed, Parker was finally removed for “gross neglect of duty.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how many Cheerleaders there were. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

This journey had been like a full dinner of many courses, set before a starving man. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Groves talked it over with Oppenheimer and other scientists at Los Alamos, many of whom had studied and worked in Germany before the war. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The perfect fifth figures prominently in many tuning systems. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sea turtles need beaches, of which Florida has many miles. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

To believe that the eye had evolved from tiny changes over many years was, to Emma, to make a leap of faith. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whereas Vic’s parents couldn’t help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn’t help seeing who he didn’t want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

In her palm w'as a ring of watery blue sapphire, a gift from her mother, who had died many years before. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lid with its slot cut into the top was taped with many rounds of masking tape to the glass. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“And how many fingers does this hand have, pray?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

For many hours, balancing on the edge of the surprises of a war with no future, in rhymed verse he resolved his experience on the shores of death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I made a lot of friends there, and many of them are my friends today. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had his grandparents stared into the same fire? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was, in any conclusive sense, an artist’s picture, steeped in high, high, organized talent and God knows how many hours of hard work. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The countryside was lush and well cared for, but what surprised me was how many white families were standing beside the road to get a glimpse of our motorcade. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For that I works for many famblies as a maid and raise up lots of white children for their mamas. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black-clad people came out of the houses along the way to join the procession in back of us, many of them carrying homemade wreaths tied with purple ribbons. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

This was the story of too many people in Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Robin knew what it was, having seen it many times in our stable. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

For children, there are many appropriate picture books and even videos on the lives and music of the most famous composers. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“These children have been traumatized, Bunch. They can barely tell us what happened yet. They need warm baths and clean beds and someone to stay with them through the night—many nights, maybe.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the sky, as I had done so many times with my sister. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

The story of the trout is important for many reasons, but chiefly as an example of what can happen when a potent carcinogen is introduced into the enviroment of any species. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I ain’t known many men to wear jewelry that wasn't a gift. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

To many of my classmates Mrs. Finley’s dramatic readings of the English poets were comical, and I went along with laughing at her, but secretly I wanted to be an English poet. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But how many people are there like Gimpy who use other people that way? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Jack knew that the year before, when Germany had forcibly expelled many Jewish citizens, dumping them in a no-man’s-land between Germany and Poland, Papa had helped them, putting himself at great risk. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Basically, I really need them, and one way or the other, Pm going to get them. Only in today’s sick society can a man be persecuted for reading too many books.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mark had so many questions, he couldn’t get them out fast enough. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

We can add as many stars as we like, but they will still always collapse in on themselves. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brown mud walls that had crumbled many a time and been rebuilt many a time. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that it was a ship there on the sea and not a big canoe, and that a ship could mean many things. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many guards are posted, and which ones look alert? Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Even if it goes the whole year and I gotta do two times as many counseling sessions? We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Fogs were part of the Arctic summer, rolling in from the sea for only an hour or for many days, but Miyax had never given them much thought. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

AMOS: How many people have died for the Boy Who Lived? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

I wonder, too, how many lies cell phones have contributed to the world. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We folded ourselves between a woman with too many bags and a man holding a crying baby. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It wasn't far, and she knew the route, but after so many months, everything seemed new and unfamiliar. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea how many Johnsons there are in this joint?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The Tiber didn’t look much cleaner than the East River back home, where he’d had too many encounters with grouchy river spirits. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Then I made up sentences that used at least as many letters as there are digits in this ciphertext. Beware the ninja monkey. He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Tats says I wear too many layers, so I choose my thinnest shirt made out of T-shirt material. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

She imagined him as a child surrounded by too many brightly colored toys, always being encouraged to carry out “projects,” always being told that his mundane ideas were wonderful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

In 1871, few people were able to look so many years ahead to see the deeper consequences of the fire and the city’s rebuilding. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

It's a thirteen-month mission, most of it spent many light- minutes away from Earth. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1961 an epidemic of liver cancer appeared among rainbow trout in many federal, state, and private hatcheries. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

You were born into a society which spelled out with brutal clarity, and in as many ways as possible, that you were a worthless human being. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“Not a bit. I only came here because I don’t know many people and felt rather strange at first, you know.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No!” said Harry, so loudly that many heads turned in his direction. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The dozen rich families have intermarried so many times that family trees are tangles of roots. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

‘But he was alive and strong when we parted. And he lives still for all that I know. Though surely there are many perils in the world.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Some evenings I sat beside her long after she had drifted off to sleep, still in awe of how many years she had spent on this earth. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

This is because not very many happy things happened in the lives of the three Baudelaire youngsters. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Founded in 1948, it was, in many ways, meant to be the paragon of suburban life, with mass-produced houses and cookie-cutter yards. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He wants to go on south, but maybe you could put him up for a night in one of your many rooms?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“When you all decide exacdy how many people are in this family, let me know.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“But there’s only twenty Keepers here and— how many boys?” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than that, I found many shells, some bodies of dead birds, pieces of cork, and chunks of sponge, but nothing I could really put to good use. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father knew nothing of the curse and saw me too infrequently to issue many commands. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘There are many in the River. But leave out the eyes!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I gathered up as many of the gold coins as I could and they appeared in my inventory. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He was shown into the room by one of the many house-employees. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

There are many monsters in this world, most of them human and all of them mortal. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She suggested that I try to make a sentence sound in as many different ways as possible. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It surprises her, given how many times she’s been through a version of this. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Dad had taught us how to count the seconds between the lightning bolt and thunder—one thousand, two thousand, three thousand—to figure out how many miles away a storm was. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

There is a persistent myth, incidentally–and one propounded in many serious books–that Ussher’s views dominated scientific beliefs well into the nineteenth century, and that it was Lyell who put everyone straight. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We took meals like this together many a time, before he sailed for Troy with all the lords of Argos in the ships. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many things that I wanted that letter to say. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She told the police that she'd known Willow for many years, not for only weeks. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In reality, technologies must be not only acquired but also maintained, and that too depends on many unpredictable factors. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“How many twigs in a bird’s nest?” asked the enchantress suddenly. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Initially, blacks brought to this country were not all enslaved; many were treated as indentured servants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The sand, trembling beneath the heat haze, concealed many figures in its miles of length; boys were making their way toward the platform through the hot, dumb sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But,” someone will object, “I have used dieldrin sprays on the lawn many times but I have never had convulsions like the World Health Organization spraymen — so it hasn’t harmed me.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The thick leaves of the ivy served well as handholds, and Thomas was elated to find that the many cracks in the stone wall were perfect supports for his feet as he climbed. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But there didn’t even seem to be many of them, either. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I was unrecognizable under many layers of yellow mud. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t very many male teachers anyway, and the few that do exist are elderly; there are no young men, because the war has eaten them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait!” shouted Milo, who’d thought of many more questions he wanted to ask. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He asked the friend of his youth many questions and Siddhartha had a great deal to tell him about his life. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times they’d been to Calcutta, his father was always anxious about the job of transporting the four of them such a great distance. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At Devon crutches had almost as many athletic associations as shoulder pads. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many of their Muslim friends had been interviewed, forced to send in documents and hire lawyers. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

There was an inexplicable amount of dust everywhere and the rooms were musty as though they hadn't been aired for many days. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Lee could see many wounded, wagons under trees, clusters of men drifting back through a field to the right. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eight days before, many had been in the Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

The slowly fading silk scarf he always wore about his neck would give rise to many questions. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

She had seen too many working couples who, after the children came and the bills piled up, rarely communicated with each other except in bitter snarls. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it, Russell employed an image that has been used many times since. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She had lied about many things, but she’d never invented stories about a father. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hannah had spoken as though her husband, so many years dead, were still here in the little house. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

He picked his way through the cramped room with an air that showed he had visited many times before and bowed low over Hepzibah’s fat little hand, brushing it with his lips. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Then I categorize every item as many different ways as I can think of. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tommy Pothead is working but must have done one too many bong hits, because he’s unable to comprehend the map. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

And many Black African countries feared that an independent Biafra would trigger other secessions and so supported Nigeria. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Most Soviet and American soldiers went home after 1948, and many assumed that Korea would eventually unify under a single government. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not too many of them had mothers that smelled like hair grease. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

There are so many things he hasn’t gotten around to telling me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Before darkness covers it and for many hours, there are only shadows and stars and tears and hope. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

There exist many actual cases of hunter-gatherers who did see food production practiced by their neighbors, and who nevertheless refused to accept its supposed blessings and instead remained hunter-gatherers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen her many times before, standing alone, always alone, at recess. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most significantly, there are many who are still willing to risk whatever medical consequences might occur by refusing to be vaccinated in order to preserve their personal liberty. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I stared at Dadi, easily the wisest person I knew, just thinking of how many lives I could change if my movies went mainstream. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

This department, the second largest at the Ministry of Magic, deals with the varying needs of the many species under its care in a variety of different ways. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On either side of them were the stores, which Miyax recognized by the many people who wandered in and out. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back into an enclosure: It’s in such a different circumstance this time, but memories return of my flight from the UN peacekeepers so many years ago. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

And it would not spoil, for so many cloves would keep it sound and sweet. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too many Chinese meals cooked in a too small kitchen, too many once fragrant smells compressed onto a thin layer of invisible grease. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, many have their paychecks garnished. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“What can we do? There are many like ourselves who cannot provide for the future. You know it yourself.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

These are familiar sounds to many children growing up in India. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Sasuke had vanished so many years ago, taken by a nameless kidnapper. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

If only she realized how many soldiers I encounter every week. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were so many things she wanted to ask Lazlo, who had been called “dreamer” even before she dubbed him that. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

How many irate mathematicians are needed to get you to change your mind? The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I feel like an apartment complex with too many residents. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was due to this that many of the strange and fell creatures of Erilea existed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Losing a child ruins many a marriage; he could not bear to live without Emma. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You fine. You will learn many thing. I see you later.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Fremantle had seen many interesting things: a casual hanging, raw floods, great fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was over, many of the Portuguese had returned home. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t believe how many pages it was going to take. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was how I met many beloved friends: the Monkey King, the River Snail Lady, Snow White, Aladdin, and many others. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Drums beat insistently, and wooden flutes cast their haunting spells on the many people gathering in the field. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

By this time, too, I had told her many of the stories about him. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The windows of the taverns glowed with flickering candlelight, but I didn’t see many people inside. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I had learned many things it would have been easier to live without. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I gradually broke off many of the contacts that Anne had made and let the store become a junk shop. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I haven’t played with that many people, at least that many serious people.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She taught classes in the evening for adults, and many of the adults loved her as well. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

These buses make as many as eight runs a day, deporting more than 100,000 unhappy passengers every year. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

For the moment, though, let us just note that there is a word which, for Protestants at least, had many of the connotations of ‘revolution’, and that word is ‘reformation’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What I read away from school was comic books, as many as Roughie could afford. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

But Ernie was always on him about asking too many questions, so Genie just nodded. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

We came armed with notebooks and pens and were ready to spend the entire day transcribing every match and studying as many fencers as we could. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I had fun at the Coal farm, but I remember many a day when we would be following behind Papa Coal’s plow putting kernels of corn in the rows. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes children are stolen by women who can’t have babies,” remarked Ear, overhearing a woman complain that she had too many. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They came from many places, many streets, but they were all going in the same direction. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“I never knew there were so many,” I whispered. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Of course, Malfoy would spread the story as far and wide as he could, but there was always a chance it wouldn’t reach too many Gryffindor ears. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

After many failed attempts to fight the Long Knives, a new plan was made. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She had read the entire Bible many times. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

My arrival caused quite a sensation, as many of the people had never before seen an African lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left the village my mother grew up in many years ago, right after my father died. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were hundreds of stories of bizarre happenings, many of them similar. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He runs to his apartment and brings a wooden box filled with paints in many different colors and a few small jars of water. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“I might have too many doubts, now, ” Lieutenant Carroll said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of thousands of people—many of them unionized—would lose their jobs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

How many pairs I have worn in my life. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have not said enough about how many of the white men who fought in the Pacific became my pals. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grant’s telegram states that Sheridan has ridden over the battlefield, counting Confederate dead and captured, particularly the many top Confederate generals now in Union custody. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I soon made myself a nuisance by asking far too many questions of everybody. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Arctic trip was interesting, but there weren’t many gift shops. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of my aunts or uncles had graduated from college; many hadn't graduated from high school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Pol Pot has many soldiers with guns and rifles guarding the cornfields every night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, it is so tedious and demanding that many students leave as many as ten or twenty questions blank. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

It had been the best morning in many days. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have heard many reports from a variety of perspectives, and have gotten a sense for what is straightforward and what requires more investigation.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It staggered me how many rooms there were. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I guess there’s a limit to how many questions she’ll answer,” James said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

His personal charisma and innovative strategies won many battles, but as early as the fall of 1965 Fuller had already realized the need for a new organization, one less hamstrung by federal and local bureaucracies. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Around three in the morning, when many students had finally fallen asleep, Professor Dumbledore came in. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

No one knows how many Tories there were in the Colonies. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nine years old and had not seen her for many years. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eight or nine digits, the local telephone number would exceed the human channel capacity: there would be many more wrong numbers. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see many Big Men of the new regime,” Richard said. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The interior had high ceilings and many rooms. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Their house looks like a smaller version of the White House in Washington, D.C., without so many pillars in front and not nearly so tall and wide. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I thought of many things, but stronger was the wish to be where people lived, to hear their voices and their laughter. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uhmma’s hands have lived many lives, though her hair only recently has begun to gray. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

That evening, dancing and singing to myself in the kitchen, I make twice as many sambo jelly sandwiches. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When there were too many distractions in her personal space, she was never able to focus. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And then I saw what I was to see so many times on the journey—a look of longing. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evidently he considered the matter closed, or else he had had so many experiences of that kind that he had already forgotten it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a gauzy, violet-tinted world, with no hard edges, and many places to hide. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As I’ve told you many times before, I want to see the world and do all kinds of exciting things, and a little money won’t hurt! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

There were many more creatures on the farm now, though the increase was not so great as had been expected in earlier years. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

The Professor had seen them pass his store many times and knew that they were residents of the neighborhood. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was visited by many others who brought food, including the ever-faithful Mrs. Pillay who supplied me with a spicy lunch every day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our many Jewish friends and acquaintances are being taken away in droves. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And there are many wasps, and flies as well, whose very existence depends on the destruction of the eggs or larvae of other insects through parasitism. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“How many men do we now have in this Regiment?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went to every rally after Morris died, organized as many of them as she could, spent hours on the phone trying to connect with as many people as possible. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Too many sick children for people to abide an owl hanging around and looking at them with his eyes still hungry. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One defined the acceleration of computer processing power, which allowed not just speed, but so many capabilities, including, at its core, interactivity; the other captured the rapid expansion of the communications network and its value. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

It still belonged to Indigenous nations, many of which had allied with the British in order to protect their homelands from land-hungry Americans. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions about his life that I still cannot even begin to answer. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

In many respects, the reality of mass incarceration is easier to avoid knowing than the injustices and sufferings associated with slavery or Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“How many senators and representatives serve in Congress?” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I had many dreams in which I saw myself or different people burning in the fires of hell. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. This first morning I don’t work in many long time. I get up early and wash clothes so you and your brother have something to wear today as soon as it dry.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I concluded that many friendships are born and maintained for purely geographical reasons. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know so many girls like that,” Rhiannon says when I’m done. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“No, on how many times he’s going to beat you up.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is an amazing sight to see as many as thirty young chimpanzees all gathering around the Congolese staff for their morning mugs of milk or their evening balls of sticky rice. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The evening was now drawing close, and well I knew that at sunset the Thing, which was till then imprisoned there, would take new freedom and could in any of many forms elude all pursuit. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Princeton doesn’t give out athletic scholarships, but many of our tennis players receive financial aid based on need. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are many altars...we can hope that...in her heart of hearts...” the pastor stammered. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like many boys who grow up without a father in the home, I searched for ways to fill that hole, sometimes in places I shouldn’t have looked. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“To Efrafa,” replied Hazel, “if I can get anyone to come with me: and we shall bring back as many does as the warren needs.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then I made up sentences that used at least as many letters as there are digits in this ciphertext. Beware the ninja monkey. He likes banana bread and drives a station wagon.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Most of the parks had benches, and if the weather was pleasant, he’d sit, read, think, and just be, an activity not atypical of many men entering late life. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He believed the Rad Lab was destined to face inevitable decline as physics progressed and competitive laboratories emerged—many of them built on the model Lawrence had pioneered. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He looked happy to be back in this familiar place, scene of so many adolescent wanderings. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Perry is no Angel he has done wrong many times same as so many other kids. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over time, many sports teams adopted a name, logo, or mascot that could stir fans by encouraging them to think of sports games as warlike events. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I remember her coming back to one of our many apartments, with a group of other women, part of her ever-changing circle of friends. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the advent of DDT and the even more toxic chemicals to follow, the populations of the vedalia in many sections of California were wiped out. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Not as tall as me; not many people are. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It can be an ordinary marble, but these don’t get many shooters, unless you offer two for one. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

With segregated hospitals, many black patients received what amounted to Third World care. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

On so many other mornings, she had cleaned off toothpaste, rinsed out the sink. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“There’s a new directive out about abdominal complaints. We have to keep them under observation five days because so many of them have been dying after we make them beat it.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

That would shock many of them—until they started thinking about it. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

These places are unable to provide for the long-term needs of so many distressed adults and frightened children. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

The authorities refused to renew it, insisting that we move our offices to an African location many miles away and virtually unreachable for our clients. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tales were not all about fairies — some were hunting stories, some were adventures — but many of them were. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been a bad time for so many people,” he said, and Piper looked at her hands. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not so many mothers and grandmothers and sisters. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was described to me as an eminent, learned Muslim, a University of Cairo graduate, a University of London Ph.D., a lecturer on Islam, a United Nations advisor and the author of many books. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had already broken a great many weapons over the years, normally by hitting things with them. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

But Second Wife complained to many people about the shameless widow who had enchanted Wu Tsing into bed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A victim myself of too many hopes that had never led anywhere, I was for letting my mother remain as she was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the wall there are markers of many colors, most of them dried out, hanging from rubber cords. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And I was never going to get to ride my bike again, no matter how many new inner tubes I could afford. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Line isn’t a single line but many, diverging and intersecting. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He was not sure he wanted to have one of those conversations so many Biafrans had now, passing kernels of blame to others, oiling their own faces with a valor they had never had. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“We cannot adopt out sick dogs. There are too many healthy animals that need homes. I’m sorry.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I look down at the sleeping soldiers, crew, and friends, and I wonder how many of us will ever see the sun again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There are so many things to be scared of in this world: blooms of jellies. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They were Hell because of the many dangers and the injuries that they caused. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Though terrible conditions for sugar workers still exist in places such as the Dominican In many parts of the world, sugar is now harvested by machines, its long history fading into the mists. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

He could hear laughter ahead, and there were many bright fires. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I drop the seeds in, I count them out, unable to feel, on instinct, how many are in my hands. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Figure 4.41: Although limited by the fact that it can only play one harmonic series, the bugle can still play many well-known tunes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

A new breathing technique is required, one in which the astronaut pants like a dog, and takes many short quick breaths “off the top” of his lungs, and never allows them to become completely deflated. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although we had been advised to bring our sun hats, not many of us had remembered. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had never seen so many people on our street. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Because of the breezes not too many mosquitoes were out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The difficulty is that many of them are awfully dark. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Virginia, no, little sister. It’s just that it’s—it’s been so many years.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day after day, we push on until I lose count of how many days we have traveled. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so Shawn would list my studio, the Robert Poppins School of Performing Arts, under that column on the application. Shawn, tell this boy how many pirouette turns you can do.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Gregor remembered seeing her that way so many nights after his dad had disappeared. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He passed by their homes, so many of which he’d painted and even helped build, calculating how much was lost inside. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In a makeshift hospital, on these yellow-stained cots, many of these patients will die before the sun rises tomorrow. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the finery, however, many held themselves in restraint and hid their disapproval, though drunkenness made others loud and careless. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

"I hear that a good many rangers have vanished of late," Lannister said as they mounted the steps to the common hall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He leans close and whispers, “A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten...” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

‘You kidding? So many preservatives in these things, I’ll live forever. But, hey, about this victory goddess being popular and great - Don’t you guys remember what her kids are like at Camp Half-Blood?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment, Enrique worries: What if the driver has too many? Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The CIA determined that Blake had passed over 4,000 documents to the Soviets, many of them containing highly classified information about British and American spies. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And Buice knew that many Odessa High supporters would give academic achievement up in a second for one victory against Permian, just one. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many stories had Amah told her about this place? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

When Milgram analyzed his experiment, for example, he found that many of the chains from Omaha to Sharon followed the same asymmetrical pattern. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For walking in the bush, he wears a baseball cap, a black T-shirt, shorts, a curved African knife at his belt, and scorched, melted green sneakers— dried too many times over campfires. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And more recent events, like abolitionist efforts and the many revolts against slavery in the United States. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But as your grandfather has warned you, some of those creatures can be deadly. There are many places on the property where even he does not dare venture.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He read and reread the last words of the note and it was like drinking many cups of fresh, cool water: Yor frend Tam Lin. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions that will never have answers. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I am positive that track will be many things, but cool isn’t one of them. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was a daring plan, for the woods were full of many dangers, but the little frog was determined. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The religious holidays to which the exams coincide are observed by many of our students. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Ophelia peppered him with questions, like why were so many people here hopelessly sick, and why weren’t the roads better? Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When his father started to read from Proverbs, Turner was surprised at how many verses about rebellious children he had been able to collect on such short notice. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“We need to pack it up—and quickly. You can’t ask too many questions.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

This great feast would be interrupted by a small speech of welcome from my grandfather, and the grown-ups would raise their long-stemmed wine glasses and say ‘skaal’ many times throughout the meal. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has made many trips before and knows they are pirates. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment I walked across the deck and, though many hands tried to hold me back, flung myself into the sea. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They shuddered when they imagined the many ways the white power structure could punish them if they took a visible stand for equal rights. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Middleton High seemed frozen somewhere in the fifties, a sprawling, one-story tile, glass, and brick complex, many of whose students were headed inexorably toward lifetimes of low-paying jobs in small, conservative Idaho towns. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d hurt too many people, and he wanted to keep on hurting them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There were so many layers it was hard to figure out which piece to put on first. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee At all his jokes for many a joke had he. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Milo had been earning many distinctions for himself. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“If we didn’t finish as many handbags as he demanded, or didn’t do whatever he said we must, he lashed us with his leather belt until we bled.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We have relatively abundant gold and uranium on Earth only because many supernova explosions had occurred just before the solar system formed. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are many things you and I are simply not in a position to understand concerning, say, the nature of Jewry. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then everyone, all the white people inside, would know that he was not used to great buildings, or to many books, and they would look at him with pity. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

There were so many of us we could only all lie one direction or we couldn’t lie down at all. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He just started walking away, pushing past everyone, many of whom must have put two and two together and figured out that he was the kid onstage, the one whose life had just fallen apart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

It seemed silly to him now—getting angry at Grandmother when he had so many others to be angry at: Juno, Gaea, the giants, his dad Mars. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

So many journalists descended on our school that day it was a madhouse. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“How many guesses do I get?” he asked. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Candice heard from many of Coach Washington’s students—some as far away as California. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I tell my story to the Spinney, just like I’ve told so many before. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It probably wouldn’t help my case to tell her Tucker had applied to half a dozen Ivy League schools, and had already been accepted at twice as many less prestigious institutions. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There are many types of birds, fish in the water, and sometimes a whole family of otters. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That night, many hours after the crowd had scattered, Samar slipped out the front door of the little blue house. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Germany was sinking over a thousand Allied merchant ships every year, killing many sailors and destroying a vast tonnage of Allied supplies. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

And then she had to fill out so many forms she forgot why she had come and what she had left behind. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not surprised the complaints have come from Dominican parents, many of whom don’t like the idea of Santa Claus’s replacing the three wise kings. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Small fish swam everywhere, some narrow and long, some round, most of them three or four inches long, some a bit larger and many smaller. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I opened the window — surprised when it opened silently, without sticking, not having opened it in who knows how many years — and sucked in the relatively dry air. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“I read that book so many times, I got tired of it.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The naked Americans took their places under many showerheads along a white-tiled wall. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bothered many of the people in town, but they left our orphanage alone. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because my friend here has traveled for many months in order to meet with him,” the boy said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

His grin was foxy too, and showed too many teeth. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Most academics can effortlessly dispense this kind of sludge, and many students, like Zonker Harris in this Doonesbury cartoon, acquire the skill without having to be taught. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This was something I’d trained myself to do many years earlier, a drill I forced myself to go through every time I climbed, and on Everest it may have saved my life. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When she reached the bushes, many hands reached out to help her on to safety. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh-huh. And how many weeks can you expect to remain in your mortal coil?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"The whole—how many men did she bring?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Too many of those planes did strike their targets. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not understand what many of these names meant, though I was told that we and most of our neighbours were counted under them. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Methuselah felt himself in the presence of one many times older than he. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“You live close enough to easily walk to school, and high school kids have so many more activities, and it’s just so nice to see the two older kids finally spending time together.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And to be sure, many of those old-time sailors fell to their deaths. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even the many meters of her sari barely stretched around her. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Tall and hefty, with a booming voice, he would ask me how I was doing, how many pieces I had made that night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In its right hand was a blade like a stabbing tongue of fire; in its left it held a whip of many thongs. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They said farewell to Nob and Bob, and took leave of Mr. Butterbur with many thanks. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had many violent outbursts of anger while I served time in Japan & Korea. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike weightlessness, it is easy to simulate the opposite condition, where the body “weighs” many times more than normal. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at the porcelain, Frank felt a twinge of guilt for having destroyed so many pieces the day of the funeral. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

De Klerk began a systematic dismantling of many of the building blocks of apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although everyone calls it the Big Bang, many books caution us not to think of it as an explosion in the conventional sense. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In many ways, we had miscalculated; we had thought that by the 1970s we would be living in a democratic, nonracial South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his attempts to advance his son the Duke, Alexander VI encountered many problems, both present and future. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, many times. Before the boys were born. After too. Your mother, she used to be adventurous then, and ... so alive. She was just about the liveliest, happiest person I’d ever met.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She lived in Silver Spring, Maryland, now, the librarian at the same elementary school she had been a teacher at for many years. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, many onlookers will be friends or relatives of only one combatant and will side with that person, escalating the two-person fight into a general brawl. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

When you have such a public role and so many people counting on you, I believe you must always act in the way people expect of you. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For many people in this world were not who they claimed to be, and evil dwelled where you least expected it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Yet many listeners believed that their favorite radio personalities had been killed and the Buffalo area taken over by extraterrestrials. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

It was something to wrap his head around, how she could have so many eyes in the world at once. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Though advisors had died already in Vietnam, sending in combat troops meant many more Americans would be killed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The United States still had many military facilities in Europe; when I earned ratings of fluent in German, Polish, and Russian, I expected to be stationed in Germany or Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

If the winds were kind, his fleet might well be on its way back to Eastwatch even now, with as many of the free folk as he could cram aboard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After so many years away, she is losing her Spanish. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Many changed their names and many took other religions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if there is some way I can turn the many faces of the moon into a science project. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

My mother added that she wished I were there to help her go through our box of Father’s old letters, for there were now many passages she had forgotten over the years. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least Fyrian never attempted to deflect or obfuscate Luna’s many questions. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I had so many questions, but no answers. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Come on! Hurry up! We must get going! And how many children are there left now?” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was a long, slow process with many stops to allow the old man to rest. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For a while, May Castellan had many talents. She attracted the attention of Hermes himself. They had a beautiful baby boy. For a brief time, she was happy. And then she went too far.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They probably still loathe school, but when they go home, their computers are passports to a vast, complex, and communicative world, one still largely invisible to many parents, educators, and other adults. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apparently, many people had tried to visit me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Sitting on one of the little spindle-legged tables that supported so many frail-looking silver instruments, was an ugly gold ring set with a large, cracked, black stone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The reverse is also true: many a trip continues long after movement in time and space have ceased. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are easily a couple hundred undead moving toward us, many newly turned and moving so quickly that for a moment a dark wave of fear threatens to drown me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“No one. My sisters have children of their own—besides, they live very far away, we have not seen them for many years. My sons—well, they have made their lives elsewhere, as you know.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sapiens can produce many more distinct sounds than green monkeys, but whales and elephants have equally impressive abilities. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

"How many supplicants do we have today?" he inquired. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She was lying in bed, smiling, and her many wrinkles could not hide the light in her eyes. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The cadets encircle their instructor, chests heaving, many with their hands on their knees. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Penelope, who had spent many a useful hour assisting Dr. Westminster at Swanburne, was not in the least bit alarmed. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

"All right. Maybe I could talk to other classmates, too. It would be nice if you could come back and visit sometime. I don’t have very many friends left." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There were so many of them, they were hard to count. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

How many times had her former self run into the hard waterfall? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I can’t promise you that many hot dogs will be sold in the Quarter. I will probably be kept busy every moment protecting my honor against those fiends who live down there.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Meggie was used to the strange answers Mo gave to many of her questions. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He knew the lyrics of every song, when and where the Dead had played it, how many times, and what songs they had played only once. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

That person, for me and many other new officers, was Sergeant Wickersham. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within fifteen minutes, so many people had shown up that the room got hotter and more humid and even smellier. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I learned many of the things that American children learn in school, as well as some things they pick up at home. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is no simple thing to slay a dragon in the sky. In Westeros, many tried to bring down Aegon and his sisters. None succeeded.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He continued to make rounds, seeing dead bodies and being confronted by angry residents, many of them armed. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In some seasons there are many falling stars; in others very few. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the son of small farmers, neither rich nor poor, who had lived on one landhold and in one stone house for many hundreds of years. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was old and young at the same time, with dull eyes as though she had not slept for many years. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he had hoped, the case demonstrated to many around the country the need for a national, more professional, scientifically skilled force. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For many years, once I was sensible that she exaggerated or fabricated the tales she told me, I bore the humiliation of this mark of her disesteem. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But Father Martin made me understand that the stories that came before it—and there were many—were simply pro­logue to the Christians. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

How many other diamonds in the rough were there? he wondered. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The first of many, I do not doubt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

One of the many war-themed floats to pass by was called Hitler, the Axis War Monster. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Pong had never felt more exposed in his life, but there were so many people and so many distractions that nobody gave him a second look. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

So many thoughts are running through my head, but I can’t seem to make sense of any of them. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On top of that you must make allowances for distortions caused by variations in the Earth’s atmosphere, by intergalactic dust, contaminating light from foreground stars, and many other factors. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Why all of a sudden he wanted to go exploring after so many years. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Not quite thirty fairies had reported for duty, many fewer than Grandpa had expected, even given the recently strained relations. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Use as many words as you can that seem appropriate, and try to think of some that aren't listed above. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

They stood next to him protectively, like they’d already shared many adventures. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had a wealthy father, and many other sons were born to him of his true lady. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t as many houses as before, and finally, I see West Chicago. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Optical fibers, by contrast, can carry very high-frequency optical pulses on the same individual fiber without substantial signal degradation for many, many miles. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

‘So many strange things have chanced that to learn the praise of a fair lady under the loving strokes of a Dwarf’s axe will seem no great wonder. Farewell!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

We must squeeze in many years we have lost. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

Never had Tree-ear seen so many goods displayed—or heard so much noise! A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It means there is an ever-growing pool of interchangeable workers, many of them shunting from one low- paying job to another. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Anyway, you would be surprised by how many people died in the killer skunk attacks of 1919, including poor Billy Snagglehook, May God Rest His Soul. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

As a time-traveler, he has seen his own death many times, has described it to a tape recorder. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They discussed how many yards of it they required. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Me, after a while: How many straight guys are there in the GSA? Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Like many South Siders, my family maintained what was an admittedly dim and limited view of the university, even if my mom had passed a year happily working there. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We stood by the creek, Johannes telling me about his dad’s work as a sergeant in the army, the many places he’d lived, how they were moving again, to Colorado. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Since Uther naturally could not many her until she was out of mourning for the earl, the boy had been born too soon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not many people do,” said Mrs. Baker “Even Hamlet waited too long.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I fell so many times that I stopped counting. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I knew it was what she wanted, that she did not have many other choices. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Doris was worried that I wasn’t focused during our session, but really, I was just trying to answer my own scientific question: How many questions can I getDr. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The article was inspiring and many teachers throughout the country responded by inviting us to speak at their schools. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For many athletes, the decision about whether to turn pro might have seemed like an easy one. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“There are many who would do a lot for a room in this part of the house. Now, put away your things, and then meet Nasreen,” she said before leaving. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“How many people you think got on it?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The skin of many who had gotten the fever retained a sickly yellow glow. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Hera revenged herself, but only after many years. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Wilfrid Sheed, an American novelist and essayist, penned a comment just before the match ended that many would later regard as prescient. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

True, some of them were caught, brought back and sold South, but many of them were not. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I needed another nickel for the gas man and I thought you wouldn’t care. You look in my pocketbook for change many a time.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t believe so many peoples is there—two hundred fifty thousand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She marveled that many uniformed marchers were boys and girls near her own age. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

By both the doors they could now see that many bones were lying, and among them were broken swords and axe-heads, and cloven shields and helms. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There cannot be very many hunters, because if they consume all the floaters, the hunters themselves will perish. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many recesses cut in the rock of the walls, and in them were large iron-bound chests of wood. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

‘We have been set many riddles since we came to Tol Brandir, but this is the hardest to unravel. I would guess that the burned bones of the hobbits are now mingled with the Orcs’. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“There are so many children,” said the librarian fretfully. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grant has slept so many nights in battlefield lodgings arranged for by his staff that it never crossed his mind to send a telegram asking for a room. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They ask too many questions, and I can’t not answer them, so... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

"Belwas has killed many horse boys in the fighting pits. They Jingle when they die." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the question that many people had asked themselves, Americans and Japanese and Germans and everybody else in the war. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All the girls made friendship bracelets from plastic strings and colorful yarn, so I learned many ways of creating my own jewelry. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Cut so many holes in the ice it’s a bloody wonder more haven’t fallen through. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Table 9.2 shows that Eurasia has the most candidates, 72 species, just as it has the most species in many other plant and animal groups. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

As for Bilbo Baggins, even while he was making his speech, he had been fingering the golden ring in his pocket: his magic ring that he had kept secret for so many years. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Board of Education, that many Southern states erected Confederate flags atop their state government buildings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Mama held a stoppered vial with dried flowers in it that Anya had made into tea many times. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“If I’m lucky, many of my guests will have gone. They needn’t all hear their future ruler disgrace himself.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even if my parents and the other passengers wake up, there are so many of this Collective. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And if the woman wearied, there would be her children to light the fire, the many children she would bear to Wang Lung. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

But what bothered her most was the fact that so many scientists and journalists around the world continued to call her mother Helen Lane. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In 2008, Wes and many of his fellow inmates followed the presidential campaign closely, hoping for the election of the first black president in American history. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I have slept many eons,” the god said forlornly. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the others, all that were not hurt or wounded, began a great labour; for many had fallen in the battle and lay dead upon the field or in the Deep. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Fifty, sixty, maybe as many as a hundred. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Her basketball team didn’t win many games without her, and there were whispers at first, but the school keeps on going, as does everything else in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have had many blessings in our life together, but having children has not been one of them. So, um...” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

It used to be an acute infection, something that most people could get treated fairly quickly before they had a chance to infect many others. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And just how many years had gone by since Georgie and I had watched Roy Rogers gallop across the desert, chasing cattle rustlers or claim jumpers? The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“How many rabbits are in it, do you think?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to know why you care how many Divergent there are.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had accompanied Bunny on a good many of those walks the term before. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Church supported these cities to increase its temporal power; in many other cities, citizens became princes. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Chris, why don’t you open your mouth, look up to the ceiling, and we’ll see how many of these carrots I can make from here?” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Resentment and race subdy stand in their way, as does a lingering attachment to Mexico, which is so close that many immigrants do not put down deep roots here. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Fuller ordered a big cutoff and many men were given their pink slips. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Merry looked out in wonder upon this strange country, of which he had heard many tales upon their long road. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Fires now raged unchecked in the first circle of the City, and the garrison upon the outer wall was already in many places cut off from retreat. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

That mixup brought on so many difficulties that just to get the plane back might take two years. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Haymitch is actually bent on keeping us alive, but there are too many ears listening, so I just say, "Yes, he's gotten very responsible lately." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"And that's not all. Them kids. The little 'uns. Who took any notice of 'em? Who knows how many we got?" Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Your ironmen fought bravely, my lady, but we had many times your numbers, and we took you unawares. Winterfell will know that we are coming. And Roose Bolton has as many men as we do.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“We don’t need so many. There’s only five of us.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The newspapers said the strike at Coalwood was just one of many across the county. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun promised to check in with him again, and paddled off, curious about how many people had remained in the city. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“It’s Granny’s birthday. She’s about eighty years old and belongs to the Portuguese tribe. How many people are there like that on the city’s computer?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Exactly how many board games have you played?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I feel like my heart might burst, I’m feeling so many things at once. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, as civil rights advocates converted a grassroots movement into a legal campaign, and as civil rights leaders became political insiders, many civil rights organizations became top-heavy with lawyers. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

We counted how many washers the hot magnet picked up, a grand total of thirteen. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Who in this school could have a motive for doing something that’s so upsetting to so many people? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She may have had the support of those at the convention, but many others had serious reservations about her ability to lead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Four days passed, and I talked to many reporters and photographers. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would buy fresh-salted fish, and milk and lentils, and a honey cake—many honey cakes! The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I have taken these many words to describe its impact. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He laughed, and many of the students and teachers laughed along with him. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time that many people had realized how murky and changeable the waters of history can be. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You got in the Ring, Bri! The Ring! You know how many folks around here wish they had a shot like this? What’s up with you?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I realized the old man and the boy were the same person—it was all in the eyes, the vitality undiminished despite the many decades. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Before she began her work, there were many stories coming from the plant about cows that were still alive when they were being skinned and butchered. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I wear my earmuffs on the T. When the track squeals intensify, Dad leans over and says, “How many seats in this car?” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

By it were moored many boats and barges. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was an ancient tree nearby with many well-placed branches and rough bark that should give my feet traction between the slick patches of moss. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was a wonderful accomplishment for a school where the background of many students was far more economically disadvantaged than that of students attending Permian. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t make many stops in the course of a day. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story of Bill Joy’s genius has been told many times, and the lesson is always the same. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The compounds were often small, with few guards and not much fencing, but during their brief stays inside, many North Koreans said they routinely witnessed executions and deaths from torture and starvation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

None of the cocktail dress attire so many of the other girls around Fullbrook wore. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

With so little housing for so many people, landlords could charge whatever came into their heads. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had known many men, my grandfathers included, who were traditionally dressed Jews. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

So many fun times hanging out with Thomas danced through my mind—cannonballing into his pool, playing video games, and watching Doctor Who. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I sift through many things —what he’s said lately and what he’s done. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Even though I was hunted in many places, the merciful saints were kind. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

On weekends and after dinner, we delivered many potted violets. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

There were too many names, but I was proud to wear the bead. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The poor Englishman had traveled all this way, only to be told that he should repeat what he had already done so many times. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if you ever got a chance to get out and see how many people showed up for the March 20 Rainbow gathering there at the hotsprings. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So many things to see, to do, and to eat.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

“Get ready for questions like, ‘How many bubbles in a bar of soap?’ or ‘How many wrinkles in an elephant’s trunk?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Not many fencers of color in the Massachusetts regional. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

When questioned I say I didn’t get many. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did I expect to meet so many workers with college diplomas. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was angry at being tricked, and the people heard his roars from many miles away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The court ladies, with their bright plumage and twittering voices, were like so many birds in a gilded cage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Shasta, who had lived all his life in an almost tree-less grassland, had never seen so many or so many kinds. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

This was partly familial and partly cultural in the sense that Utah is a place in which many people believe strongly in the concept of individual rights. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Every year Abby and I would go there. She used to call them stars because there are so many.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

It is one of the body’s many mysteries, which the study of anatomy seeks to unlock. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Music and movie guides are dominated by data on how much money a work grossed the weekend it was released, or how many weeks it spent in the theaters or on the charts. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Shad kerrected us some, but I guess he had too many other things to learn us. I’d like to talk nice—the way you and him do,” he added. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many of us have the intellectual courage to consider, let alone accept, the truth when it demands so much? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Your rise will be on that many more wings. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you tell me what brought so many Black Tips out in force tonight?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Of course, they were too frightened to move, and had to sit in their bush while the great elephants ate as many pumpkins as they could manage and destroyed many more. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

In Mendeleyev’s day just sixty-three elements were known, but part of his cleverness was to realize that the elements as then known didn’t make a complete picture, that many pieces were missing. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She was surprised to find that she missed the bustle and excitement of the Page Street mansion; she missed being one of many, easily overlooked. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In many cultures it is customary to answer that God created the universe out of nothing. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times do I have to remind you?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He bounced up and down a little, smiling in a self-satisfied way, and pointed at the many glittering photograph frames on the dresser, each peopled with tiny moving occupants. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

So many talents, so many different attractions, so much money, elegance, and beauty on display, but—and it’s a trivial observation—this multitude of desiderata is inevitably spread out among a large group of people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this was public knowledge and has been related by many a writer. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this manner they walked the endless blocks back to a parking garage on Washington Square, for Sanjeev had heard far too many stories about the terrible things that happened to cars in Manhattan. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Dangerous to many people, and always was, I guess. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many things could happen along the way. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But don’t have too many or your behind will spread. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many questions, so much to say. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We do not yet have such a theory, and we may still be a long way from having one, but we do already know many of the properties that it must have. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But many years later one writer noticed something peculiar about that first bus ride. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Clara wrote small cards to each of her loved ones, of whom there were many, and secretly placed them in a box beneath her bed. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if people who have been going there for many years cannot describe it, what can I do after two days? Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My dude, how many folks from the Garden you know are getting attention like this? This is major, Princess. Props.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And now I realized how many people were in the audience, the whole world it seemed. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are far too many that weren't so lucky. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The rest of Alexandra’s streets were filled by black faces, many of them as black as coal, full-blooded Africans. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wore many names when I was quick, but even I once had a mother, and die name she gave me at her breast was Brynden.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ultima rubbed my body with an ointment of Vicks and many of her herbs, then she gave me something cool to drink. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon after the Army-McCarthy hearings were over, the US Senate voted to censure McCarthy for having charged so many people falsely. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

By the start of my senior year, I have taken so many sociology classes, I am only a few credits shy of a degree. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also worried whether Mr. Caton had made too many changes at once. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Later, when I had learned the full truth about the white man, I reflected many times that the average burglary sentence for a first offender, as we all were, was about two years. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over the years the Executioner had traded hands so many times no one remembered who had owned it first. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had ill-judged him, he was neither hard nor sardonic, he was already my friend of many years, the brother I had never possessed. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

A loud drumming like the beating of many wings against the wooden floor filled the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“But because there are so many, you just can’t see how beautiful it really is. Look at those children.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had fish in it, too, though not as big or as many as the pond. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She knew the flower heads would have to boil till midday and then remain steeping in their water for many hours more. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He felt his heart beat many times before there was any sound. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Inside the building, the sun lights up segments of the rotting wooden floor through the many holes in the roof. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The Beats laughed and jumped around like the wolf pack Clayton imagined when he’d first seen them so many train stations ago. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

How many times had the sun passed overhead? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m using many of her threads still, but I’m beginning now to make my own when I’m at her cott.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many different ways could you combine mu shu pancakes and fillings? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

President Wilson has asked all of us to do our patriotic duty in supporting the war effort, and already many are answering the call. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had never seen so many white people, all hurriedly dragging their bags and running in different directions. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Later Liyana realized how many things they had all communicated without trading any words. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then I asked if there were many clerks? to which he replied,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

But as the technology of murder improves and the penalties of war increase, a great many people must be made to fly into murderous rages simultaneously for a major war to be mustered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bombings destroyed many villages and killed many people, allowing the Khmer Rouge to gain support from the peasants and farmers. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was fear, desperation and hopelessness in the eyes of many. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if they’d had to keep one little secret from each other all those many years, but as to why they’d had to keep a secret, he didn’t know. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s so loud that he has to shut it down when he does interviews and records his videos—not that there are as many interviews now that the weather has changed. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“We will save as many as we can,” says the man at the desk. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Nature herself has met many of the problems that now beset us, and she has usually solved them in her own successful way. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

When they had sung many songs, and talked of many things they had done together, they toasted Bilbo’s birthday, and they drank his health and Frodo’s together according to Frodo’s custom. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“There you can break as many beds as you like. These aren’t your beds. This isn’t your house.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘When have I been hasty or unwary, who have waited and prepared for so many long years?’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“How many tubes did they have hooked up to him? What was the name of the stuff they were putting into him? Were they giving him blood? What was his heart rate?” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Huygens had contributed to the design of the first microscopes and himself made many discoveries with them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have many curses to share with you. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In modern-day Iran, men and women aren’t technically allowed to celebrate in the same room together, but many are willing to break the law to cut a rug. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When I am too sad and too skinny to keep keeping, when I am a tiny thing against so many bricks, then it is I look at trees. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The narrow street was lined with four- and five-story brick tenement buildings, many of them in the process of being torn down and replaced. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come in, come in, so many people I’d like you to meet!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Even after seeing him play in such magnificent spaces so many times, I still got excited for his moments in the spotlight. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Over the years I’d heard many rumors about my parents: that they were millionaires, that they were building a fortress on the mountain, that they had hidden away enough food to last decades. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had so many questions, but the first one to come out was, “Why?” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Five hundred years is an awful lot. Too many. And you have a mother who loves you. Who has loved you all this time.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I tell em there are so many others that are brave too. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Brown, green, even a little gold in there. I’ve never seen so many colors in a pair of eyes.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He owned many head of cattle and worked as their village’s judge—an honored, respected position. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taylor tried to lead the way, but many of the girls ran scattershot for the forbidding jungle, scrambling over brambles, scraping their tender flesh against the prickly trunks of the palms. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

‘They will sing that, and other songs of the Blessed Realm, many times tonight. Come on!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If my parents caught me sneaking back in with tears in my eyes, they’d ask way too many questions. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

This paragraph from Accidental Millionaire, one of the many Jobs biographies, gives us a sense of how extraordinary his childhood experiences were. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He had heard that many are Africanized bees, and when smoke from the locomotive angers them, they swarm and attack migrants on top of the cars. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

However, the image of Octavian’s monster did not match the regal, grieving queen, deeply mourning the loss of her great love—a man toward whom many Romans still felt strong loyalty and affection. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

As they directed their steps back toward the castle, Harry saw that many of its windows were lit now. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Our arsenals for fighting off bacteria are so powerful, and involve so many different defense mechanisms, that we are in more danger from them than from the invaders. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Where does Maa Kamala get the money to take in so many girls? There must be twenty out there in the courtyard.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

If you were to assume that many experts use their information to your detriment, you’d be right. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Nothing’s happening here,” is what they say, and many of their conversations revolve around their plans for escape. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Yeah, I know, I probably read too many books. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If there is anything I can do or offer,” Devin said, “please let me know. I’ve healed many people but never a water monster.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Never had so many people come to a football game to see a cheerleader. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Even with so many different groups to choose from, I wasn’t a natural constituent of any particular one. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not hypersensitive. But we’ve already discussed this, so many times.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The climb was easy because there were many zigzagging paths. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

No one knows how many species of insects inhabit the earth because so many are yet to be identified. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

That winter many people were talking of peace. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dark hours after midnight on October 17, 1941, along with many other eastbound trains carrying soldiers and refugees, the train carrying Marina Raskova’s aviation volunteers crawled away from Moscow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t done the homework, and by the time he got to me, I still hadn’t thought of a question, so I blurted, “Why does Mr. Neely use so many hashtags?” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It was close-woven of many rings, as supple almost as linen, cold as ice, and harder than steel. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The last words were spoken so low she thought he did not hear them, but he did, and they wounded him deeply, for he had denied himself many pleasures for Meg’s sake. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had her back to him, and he felt she wasn’t happy answering too many questions, but he had to ask one more. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It’s my way of telling her that even though I haven’t experienced so many things, I have managed to have a life. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Still, so many soldiers in the Continental army fell during the epidemic that revolutionary leaders feared that the disease would bring an end to their revolt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I’m a bounty hunter, one of many in Manhattan, and I’m fighting to capture Martin Hamer before another hunter can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because there were so many fencers competing at the Junior Olympics, the tournament was more than four days long. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was ashamed of the many times — more times than she could count — when she had skipped off and left her work undone. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And in many alkaloid-producing species, moreover, the toxin is strictly localized within the plant. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women in this part of Kabul were a different breed from the women in the poorer neighborhoods—like the one where she and Rasheed lived, where so many of the women covered fully. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

On his way to work Rick Deckard, as lord knew how many other people, stopped briefly to skulk about in front of one of San Francisco’s larger pet shops, along animal row. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

That was the way things were between whites and blacks in the South; many of the most important things were never openly said; they were understated and left to seep through to one. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had much to say to each other, many problems to resolve, many agreements pending, but they both understood that that half hour spent in silence was a well-deserved reward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though many people undoubtedly recognized him, they almost never approached. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My father died many years ago now—of natural causes. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in many ways a stand-in mother, and like brothers, the boys each wanted to be her favorite. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She began to recite: Many many years ago, something...something, How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

All New Guineans had bows and arrows, and many used pottery. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Even many, many years later the smell of burnt paper would come back to her as soon as she opened one of the books from which he had read that awful morning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Like many medieval pilgrims, Constance believes that her prayers will be heard if they are spoken in a sacred place — in this case, by a holy well. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

No one really knew why he had left such a position of honor, although there were many wagging tongues and interesting stories that tried to explain his mysterious appearance in our small village. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The crusade to create a chemically sterile, insect-free world seems to have engendered a fanatic zeal on the part of many specialists and most of the so-called control agencies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In that high-profile job, Park said, he had met many of the men who ruled North Korea. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Thomas was looking around the room, which held many of the same pieces of furniture as the rooms above. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Doubtless radio-sodium will find many uses in the physical and biological sciences,” he reported, for once without exaggeration. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Trout in the mountain streams seldom were more than six inches long; in the lake they thrived so prodigiously that many grew to five pounds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was so good seeing so many whom I had known so well. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vincent had traded many of his paintings already, and had sold at least one to Julien Tanguy, a paint and art dealer in Paris, whose portrait he painted. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Not many people were out and about that early in the morning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“How many are you going to glean?” he asked Scythe Volta, but Volta just shook his head and pointed to his ear. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Even after many years in this country, some still try to haggle as if they are in the bazaar back home. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

I had to remind myself that we were in a crowded lunchroom, with probably many curious eyes on us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t guess how many skeletons were represented, but she was willing to bet they were all demigods from the past, children of Athena on the same quest. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The large house, the society of so many girls, the walks about the city, the novelty of everything made the new life more enjoyable than I had anticipated,” Elizabeth recalled. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He has so many more sides to him that I wonder if he has always lived in these poor sectors. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But if you have many messages, you have depth, and you can start to see patterns. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Starting at the location of the dam, and continuing all the way along the Santa Clara River bed toward the Pacific Ocean, perhaps as many as one hundred electric-company employees lost their lives. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

For how many suns and how many moons? Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scattered across the landscape below were countless islands of forest, many of them almost-perfect circles—heaps of green in a sea of yellow grass. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The ‘magnificences’ she oversaw at the French court had many components, from jousting tournaments and firework displays to water fetes and mock battles. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether it was inhabited; its walls were mossy and so many tiles had fallen off the roof that the rafters were visible in places. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“There are too many bad influences on you around here.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His voice had grown soft, and he had merged many accents and dialects into his own speech, so that his speech did not seem foreign anywhere. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

So I guess I was offered an opportunity that not many people have. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She soon learned that many of these people were fugitive slaves like herself. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

As always, many of the New England operatives had gone home. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He went over to a cabinet and opened one its many drawers. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Eventually, after many church towers had come and gone, the pigeons’ plans became so ambitious that it took an exceedingly long time to find a human intelligent enough to carry them out. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“There were so many good singers,” Tab said. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And for a real kicker, ask them how many geeks are arrested for violent crimes and misdemeanors when compared to popular athletes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, I had seen this happen so many times. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

On the cliffs themselves, men suspended on ropes crawled and swung from one spot to another like so many black spiders. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The game’s requirement of both analytical and people- reading skills made it a favorite of the engineers, and they spent many a lunch hour in fierce competition. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

But he decided on the basis of his own impression, having seen me in his place so many times, sitting quietly, almost in awe, observing the hustling set. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

You would have thought Cora’s grandmother cursed, so many times was she sold and swapped and resold over the next few years. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

She slept soundly for the first time in many days. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odessans had never paid too much attention to his eyes, or to the fact that many who played for him disliked him and felt little emotional warmth for him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for many people life proceeded without too much disruption, except in the regions where the pitched battles were fought. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He’d saved her life so many times on their quest to Alaska; but when he had needed Hazel’s help in Rome, she’d failed him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You...how many times was it you standing beside me on the deck at night when I thought it was Kuwei?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It has taken us thousands of miles and many days, but here we are: her head on my shoulder, her breath on my neck, the fatigue thick inside both of us. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“How many other people do I have to share it with?” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, I tried many times to explain what it felt like. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He began to make apologies, which no one paid any attention to, since the soldiers could hardly know how many weapons he had purchased. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not made by Saruman, but by the Men of Númenor long ago; and it is very tall and has many secrets; yet it looks not to be a work of craft. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The roster of contributors to this work includes many Nobel Prize winners. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I liked to imagine that Mom’s job was to inhale bags of crunchy potato chips and document how many chips were really inside. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I had read many Westerns, of course, doing research, and had even written several, had indeed won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America three times for Western novels. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“How many?” asks the guy, holding the next empty tube. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I sent her many dreams to lure her into the Wood at night, but she did not come. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I untag myself, horrified that it’s already received so many likes and comments. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

So many of us on Earth had them not just from one culture, but many. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Further inland are the Tuxtla Mountains, with many rivers cascading down their flanks. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Molly has been cooking quite a bit lately, reasoning that if Dina tries some dishes that don’t have animal protein front and center, she’ll see how many more options are available. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Jefferson spoke for many of the participants caught up in this intensely partisan and nearly scatological political culture when he described it as a fundamental loss of trust between former friends. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We sit on the mats and various people from the village come to sit near us—a few old men and women, many children and young warriors. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Twice that day they rested and took a little of the food provided by Faramir: dried fruits and salted meat, enough for many days; and bread enough to last while it was still fresh. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There were not many people on this floor; its stacks were filled mostly with bound volumes of scholarly journals and pamphlets. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

How many had borne half-caste babies they neither remembered nor wished to remember? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

How many times had he used me as a go-between to deliver packages to her, undercharging her so that later they could split the difference? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But as for many other institutions in the eighties, greed overcame history. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The phrases could mean many things according to the expression and tone used in saying them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was true: He couldn’t think of many parts of Mom’s job that didn’t require the internet. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The cave is large enough to hold as many as seventy elephants at a time. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since the 1890s, the first of May, known as May Day, had been celebrated with parades, many of them organized by the labor movement. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Impossible; for how many people did you know that refracted your own light to you? Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This table come with house when we rent. There are many table in America you can own. Many peanut butter. Akira will get sick of it, there is so much!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The young man would spend many nights away from home with friends; his absence, he said, unnoticed. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She’d spent so many years building a dam inside her to hold back the fear. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“But tell me, how many beasts are in there? “ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He did not feel fear or nostalgia, but an intestinal rage at the idea that this artificial death would not let him see the end of so many things that he had left unfinished. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It would be many years before I would understand what leaving that day had cost him, and how little he had understood about where he was going. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

You will hear many of his Death Eaters claiming that they are in his confidence, that they alone are close to him, even understand him. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But for many faculty members, the significance of the oath went much deeper. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Though Orcs will often pursue foes for many leagues into the plain, if they have a fallen captain to avenge.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It was assumed by many PIH allies that Goldfarb had already made up his mind—he wanted his resources to go to curing the vast majority. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

There were many fewer of the former, again suggesting that the hieroglyphs were mainly letters and syllables. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times had I heard: “Be careful of police”; “Be careful of white people.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

The first mice had built the Abbey of red sandstone quarried from pits many miles away in the north-east. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was a broad- chested guy of twenty with long, black, wavy hair, devilish sideburns, and a wicked smile that had charmed its way through many a port. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I thought about all the people who had cheered me on: my parents, Gran, Mrs. B, and so many others. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take people too long before they counted how many pairs of pants and shirts Rufus and Cody had. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

She adjusted the paper’s date on her press, inserted the slug containing the name, city, and state of the newspaper and printed as many slips as there were items marked. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remember, grandchildren, like so many other Navajos, I had grown up hearing only criticism and hard words from the bilagaanaas about our people. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But pathologists soon realized that too many variables—from the humidity in the air to the type of clothing on the corpse—affect the rate of decomposition to allow a precise calculation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

And so many of the survivors whom I knew as tough hyenas and wolves of the streets in the old days now were so pitiful. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The problem is that the sheriff and the preacher see Summerland as a safe haven, as do many of the other families. It won’t be easy to convince them to leave.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But they exerted their right to come, and I have many, many times reflected upon how, talking to us children, they began to plant the seeds of division in our minds. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many kids altogether, then? Babies and older ones?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Their simplest words seemed to refer to something else, as did many of the notions that unfurled through my head. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And how many would there be in years to come, if Babou was right and the Age of Bahramis was coming to an end? Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

As I listened to the talk I could see black minds shedding many illusions. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s fun to compare Cairo to Lahore and realize how so many things are similar. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The strength of the homeopathic, Mother said, depended on how many passes the bottle made through my fingers, how many times it drew on my energy. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Take Laurel and Jason. They’re good runners. Make a wide arc around the Hunters, attract as many as you can. I’ll take the main raiding party around to the right and catch them by surprise.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

We went to the river many times as I was growing up. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She began to fasten the many locks and bolts, but Tendai had no eyes for this. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

They performed at the chief’s request at funerals and initiation ceremonies, when many Chewa boys become men. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The ice ached and groaned, like old bones carrying too many years, brittle and threatening to snap at any moment. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

How many friends had had to say good-bye? Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

A sadness gripped him as he realized how many pairs of new shoes were bought for nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

These bright colors may fill our hearts with elation, but to many they are daily taunts. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“But you had her, at least, for—how many years?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A point that Aristotle makes that is particularly germane here is that arguments are made from accepted premises—“and many accepted premises are mutually contradictory.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone over this scene in my head,” he finally says to me in a soft voice. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You would have to read a great many newspapers very care-fully, cover to cover, to see the signs of distress. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I. To support the country’s war effort, the striking miners gave up many of their demands and went back to work. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Destiny held for him rule over many Argives. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing he was a serious and hardworking man, they provided many introductions. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Like many people in his corner of Ohio, Garfield had long opposed slavery. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were times when so many children were in so many corners that I would have to hunt for a space for my own punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

How many long years he had spent without any lofty goal, without any thirst, without any exaltation, Content with small pleasures and yet never really satisfied! Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody said anything for another minute after that, and the silence felt stifling, so Jinny opened her mouth to fill it up, and as usual, too many words tumbled out. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

So many Suns, so many Earths ... and every one of them stock’d with so many Herbs, Trees, and Animals, adorn’d with so many Seas and Mountains! Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The closer victory came the faster we were shuttled around America in pursuit of a role to play in a drama which suddenly, underpopulated from the first, now had too many actors. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Back then, many superstitious people believed that you got sick because of evil spirits,” Grandpa says. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

She’d asked it almost like it was a test question she knew the answer to; as if, even, she’d taken other couples through an identical routine many times before. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Half as many is too much; get rid of them. Throw away that tent, and all those dishes,—who’s going to wash them, anyway? Good Lord, do you think you’re travelling on a Pullman?” The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

But too many men have gone to hunt and have staggered back into the fort with arrows in their bellies, only to die in agony a few days later. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

We’re enemies, no matter how many jokes he tells or how friendly he seems. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Really it is not one train, but many on many routes, all going to the same place, la frontera, the border. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There were so many last night. I don't know how many there were, but they hurt me.…” Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Yet another notable difference between Jim Crow and mass incarceration is that many African Americans seem to support the current system of control, while most believe the same could not be said of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Across the street, the Apollo campers had set up a field hospital to tend the wounded—dozens of campers and almost as many Hunters. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“How many times do I need to apologize to you?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

While there are only ten hard-and-fast laws to the Scythedom, there are many accepted conventions. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

This date had been incorporated into an authorized Bible in 1701, and many people still believed it was a fact. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man had seen many great fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ship gave him so many great ideas! I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

During all my years on the mountain, I talked to no one except the two old people, but they seemed to be many people. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I don’t share the belief, held by many union staffers, that unionization would be a panacea. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know how many hours I spent learning how to field and hit a baseball.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She'd think she was a bad mom on so many levels. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I'd like to reach Salisbury in good time to take a look at the city's many charms.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once, when both youths had lived with the Samanas about three years and shared their practices, they heard from many sources a rumor, a report Someone had appeared, called Gotama, the Illustrious, the Buddha. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their gallants— young squires in the height of fashion, many of them wearing Mordred’s badge as Thrashers—came mincing in with their long-toed shoes, in which it was impossible to walk upstairs. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Those Lexington men. How many were killed on the Green yesterday?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since then, I’ve spent many hours looking at charts of the Caribbean. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was what many Nikkei believed about most any awful situation. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The black diaspora was not just our own world but, in so many ways, the Western world itself. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Gethenians are yellow-brown or red-brown, generally, but I had seen a good many as dark as myself. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was good to see him after so many months. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Bring as many of these books as you can, okay?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There are so many things I have done wrong in this war. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wayne’s home life, like that of so many of the Truman kids I meet, has not been serene. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Although some divisions are more common than others, any division can be imagined, and many are used in different musical traditions around the world. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Children, now attending the schools that their parents had been so excited about, were learning that many of their white teachers did not think they were capable of being educated. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Preacher pulled the biggest two bass and the biggest perch off the stringers and said, “This perch is ten years old, and these bass are one year old each. How many years is that?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Why’d God take him like that? He hadn’t lived yet. He wasn’t old like Granny. He had so many things to do....He was scared of dyin’...I bet Granny was scared of dyin’, too.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Handing out red, green, blue, and black markers, Miss Garcia asks, “How many social units do you belong to?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

No matter how many times they repeated it at school, she’d never really quite believed that one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

What’s more, our years of isolation at Manzanar had widened the already spacious gap between the races, and it is not hard to understand why so many preferred to stay where they were. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The two of us could take Will, but we couldn’t take Steroid McGillicuddy and however many of his friends decided to come out and join the fun.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many things Jam knew about Pet, but she knew she would be safe with it, no matter what unseen monsters remained veiled in Lucille. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

On the way home I’d make excuses for her, telling myself that she had so many worries. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I myself had heard the rattling of many more coins, and apparently so had Nathan. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is originally from here but has lived many years in the States, for which she is sorry since her Spanish is not so good. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of having lunch with so many important people made me nervous. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“True. Anyways, when I was very young, he teased me all the time. I convinced myself that he hated me, like many of the kids in our neighborhood.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Tourists milled around in front of many of them—white, black, and Mexican, all drunk and loud. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Their great hinges and iron bars were wrenched and bent; many of their timbers were cracked. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He had seen many that weighed more than a thousand pounds and he had caught two of that size in his life, but never alone. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she didn’t have to limit herself to one suitcase full, it would take her decades to collect this many books, let alone read them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

She had seen the astronauts around the building, of course; they had spent many hours in the hangar downstairs, preparing for their missions on a simulation machine called the Procedures Trainer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As many of your million books seem to be present and underused, I must beg you to grant me permission to borrow a few so that they might receive the attention they deserve. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

October seemed to have brought out the very worst in the fever and in many of Philadelphia’s citizens. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

To escape extermination, many monks grew their hair and went into hiding in the jungle. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proclaiming victory, Euergetes rushed back to Alexandria with a mountain of loot, including as many as twenty-five hundred Egyptian cult statues originally taken by the Persians back in the sixth century. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

It was the usual sort of war, with a great deal of shoring and shouting on both sides, great strokes smitten, many men overthrown, and great valiances, prowesses, and feats of arms shown every day. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

You never really know how many people are in a place until they all come to one space. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was a day we had yearned for and fought for over so many years. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could be many years before such a chance came again. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“How many of those houses are connected by a secret tunnel?” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rough . .. though ... fought... through ... bough—the same letters were pronounced so many different ways! A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no way she could fight off so many by herself while Nico prepared their escape, especially with Coach Hedge out of commission. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I took heart in the optimism Hillary projected that night, and in the many polls that showed her with a comfortable lead. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Still, many people didn’t quite grasp what an impact could do. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Arm in arm they navigate the crowd, circling around the glowing bonfire that many patrons are still gazing at, mesmerized by the dancing white flames. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Luke had seen Toby this way too many times to ignore it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

And for many days after that, there is no baby in our house and I am finally the baby girl again, wishing I wasn't. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Although a reasonable first step in many cases, scaling quantities up or down proportionally is often invalid, as more mundane examples also demonstrate. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I watched the elaborate movements of her hands, the tide of my thoughts took me to a particular telling of a story I had heard many times as a boy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“The company doesn’t have extra anything. If we did, we’d go out of business. How many bags do you need?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

These disagreements provoked many heated debates between the board and Operation Breakthrough’s staff. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The hobbits fell asleep to the sound of the soft singing of Bregalad, that seemed to lament in many tongues the fall of trees that he had loved. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Still”—Tool nodded at the many buildings spread out and covered with greenery—“a lot of scavenge if someone organized.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She made pinwheels of the whirling stars that had driven many a man mad. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

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

How many “angry black women” have been caught in the circular logic of that phrase? Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There were also many rabbits—large, gray ones with a mix of reddish fur, smaller fast gray ones that he saw only at dawn. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many knots, and it looked like Muriel could undo only one at a time. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And then, no matter how much Ranee objected, how many tears she cried, how she begged and invoked her husband's memory, the disaster came. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At many wavelengths the clouds and atmosphere of Venus are entirely transparent to radio waves. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had heard too many women bragging, “I told that chump ‘Get lost!’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children of a freedom fighter also learn not to ask their father too many questions, and I could see in their eyes that they understood that something serious was occurring. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The difference is how many downbeats there are in a measure. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It’s not very much: As I told you, she doesn’t have many possessions; she doesn’t live like that. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing Amari noticed was that the newcomer was clean, smelling strongly of the scent of too many flowers. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many goblins had lost brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters in the wars. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

As an expert machinist he was sought after by many factory owners in the area. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Public speaking, like writing, is in many ways a confidence trick. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“He’s never, ever, in a year and how many months, said anything different.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Satyrs were having trouble finding new demigods and bringing them to Half-Blood Hill because so many monsters were roaming the country. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“It was questioned by many if the loss of Mr. Root was not irreparable,” wrote James Ellsworth in a letter to Burnham’s biographer, Charles Moore. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“They put out so many cigarettes on his back.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care how many curses he suffered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stayed up a long time, watching the distant lights of Opium.There weren’t many.The mansion sat by itself in a sea of dark. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

What she did not know—and I discovered many years later—was that someone in Florida had neglected to get the court’s permission for us to live with our relatives in the first place. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere in his essay, Greene does not hide the fact that many of his fellow physicists think that string theory and the multiverse are extravagant and unproven. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then they would pray, asking God to reward Sister Beatrice s generosity, and add more blessings to the many she already had. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

There were a great many animals—rabbits and others—and every one of them felt sure that this time it was all up with El-ahrairah. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sapiens, on the other hand, developed techniques that relied on cooperation between many dozens of individuals, and perhaps even between different bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Proud and tall he seemed, though the hair that flowed beneath his high helm was like snow; and many marvelled at him and took heart to see him unbent and unafraid. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Would my public high school allow me to miss so many days of school? Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

What you managed with her proved many times over that it was in fact I who was in error. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

In this, as in so many areas, W. E. B. Du Bois was far ahead of his countrymen and -women. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Michael Kittredge, who began his candle-making business at age sixteen in his mother’s kitchen and says he was raised in a “lower-class to lower-middle-class” home, holds attitudes typical of many of the newcomers. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

By the fall of that year, so many dead fish had been found in the Yellowstone River that sportsmen and Montana fish-and-game administrators became alarmed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This is why, in many ways, the choice of Paul Van Riper to head the opposing Red Team was so inspired, because if Van Riper stood for anything, it was the antithesis of that position. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He opened the suitcase crammed with indecipherable objects and from among then he took out a little case with many flasks. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In showing that many alchemical recipes can indeed be performed in a modern laboratory, these scholars have rendered apparently incomprehensible texts meaningful and reinstated alchemy as a laboratory science. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There are so many unsaid things between us—so many reasons we can only be something like father and daughter, but never fully inhabit our roles. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She had thought of it many times, often bringing out her phone to scroll to his number, and yet she had not called. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Leaning against the window, Harry could see Hogwarts coming nearer, its many lighted windows blurred and shimmering behind the thick curtain of rain. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the United States the arsenic-drenched soils of tobacco plantations, of many orchards in the Northwest, and of blueberry lands in the East may easily lead to pollution of water supplies. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The boys didn’t do as many chores as the girls did, which irritated Liyana again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I never saw many Black pastry chefs on the shows I watched, or in the cookbook section of the library, but I was still determined to be one when I grew up. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She seemed stressed enough by her own job and the many other things she had to do, and so, avoiding the matter, we both just fell asleep. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His strict rules were designed as an invisible form of protection for us, and in many ways they reflected Birmingham’s segregation laws. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Despite his controversial interview with Caesar, many ask about Peeta, assure me that they know he was speaking under duress. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Normally, since Christmas Eve is my mother’s birthday, she would get twice as many presents. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I wondered if the quarrel was really serious, or if it would turn out harmlessly as so many others had done. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But being a Unitarian was good for many reasons. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised you noticed, actually. Not many do.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The world they knew had so many dead-end streets, so many dangerous corners, and no clearly marked way out. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I suppose the Devil has as many faces as there are sins. At the moment however, I think of him as Lord Furnival.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The houses we passed were more battered than many of those in Cange—dirt floors and roofs of banana fronds that leaked in the rainy season, turning floors to mud. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

One book that I returned to many times was Tolstoy’s great work, War and Peace. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There shouldn’t have been that many stars in the sky. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I would even say I don’t imagine many other women might put up with the way I am. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been hastily built and then rooms and floors and wings and decorations had been added on in every which manner, reflecting too many opinions. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She read many grades above her level, was steeped in enrichment classes, and watched adults with a hooded gaze, as though privy to the darkness that lurked in their lives. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ominously, there were many cobwebbed boxes piled on a table where Harry was clearly supposed to sit; they had an aura of tedious, hard, and pointless work about them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer thanked Roosevelt for the kind words, adding, “There will be many times in the months ahead when we shall remember them.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spurge puffed, “Why are there so...many fires...here?” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

One thing’s for sure: no matter how many nice stories G’ma has about James Robert Lamar Sr., Scoob’s not so sure being like him in any way is a good thing. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

So many times, I thought, I’d tried to draw a line in the sand, and I was never strong enough to keep it there. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ophie did, so many in fact that they tripped over each other in her brain. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

That, and so many other smaller incidents in my life, made me realize that language, even more than color, defines who you are to people. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But then, of course, I hasten to add, there are many valets who would never dream of indulging in this sort of folly - who are, in fact, professionals of the highest discernment. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Unlike so many other African states, it had fought colonialism at every turn. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gave him aspirins—too many, but not as many as he wanted. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The causes of the English Civil War are many and complex, and historians still argue about them. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

After so many years of Mr. Zimmerman’s support, the adoption center would move back into town, where fewer people would get a chance to adopt pets that needed good homes. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I have heard many stories about other villages where people have eaten human flesh. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The extra labor incensed many of the repairmen, who took their anger out on seamstresses by grabbing their hair, slamming their heads against walls, and kicking them in the face. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I came here to protect as many people as I could. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, many chose not to cover the match—at least, not from the “inside.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She had never seen so many people in one place, nor people so strange and frightening. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Its relations to man are varied and historic^ Since many of its compounds are tasteless, it has been a favorite agent of homicide from long before the time of the Borgias to the present. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

"No, not Birgit. She lived on for many years laying her brown eggs." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

This is perhaps the most orienting part of the geek experience for many lads like Jesse: They see the Net as a separate world, their world. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too many Europeans ignored his rules and smuggled in English goods. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

It’s a simple way of estimating how many friends and acquaintances you have. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not as many as would need to sell it, that was certain. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

But before long I found that my precious photo album was in tatters, and that many of my irreplaceable photographs had been removed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure he had rehearsed them many times. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She did this decisively, one jab and one grind, not the series of genteel taps favored by many of the Wives. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would give them an idea of how many rafters went to a room. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

The more education and income people have, the less likely they are to have and die of heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and many types of cancer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

No one heard from him for many years. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Privately, however, the impending visit of this nobleman, upon which hung so many of the house’s fortunes, depressed 03-01’s spirits as much as it agitated his nerves. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to tell how many of them there are altogether, because of the identical pillowcases. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my eyes getting tired from watching the street filled with so many people and lights. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

To Clement, the proliferation of names suggests the plant was used for many purposes by many cultures. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She stroked it, murmuring, “I have not touched silk in many year.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When they came back that evening, Mom went out and looked at them again, and that night she woke up many times to go out to be with them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Some people look like they sound better than they actually sound, because they look confident and have good posture,” one musician, a veteran of many auditions, says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Writers are well advised to avoid between you and I, since it makes many readers bristle, but it is not a heinous error. can versus may. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The Compromise of 1790 is most famous for averting a political crisis that many statesmen of the time considered a threat to the survival of the infant republic. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Too many have suffered for the love of freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A good many of the neighbors’ husbands were no better than Johnny, of course, but that was no standard for Katie. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many people in the yard; a family of sixteen lived in the room next to Mama Oji. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

There were so many distinguished-looking men in the park these days—statesmen, princes, architects, and the city’s industrial barons. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, she said, “Well, I see many new faces here tonight.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

"I was bom up north here. I know many a man, and many a man knows Reek." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The old parts are in charge of too many fundamental functions for them to be replaced altogether. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the Dutch and Portuguese battled to control Pernambuco, many Africans escaped and created a kingdom of their own called Palmares. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“We don’t see that many Divergent resisting truth serum. Just Tris, in recent memory. The capacity for serum resistance seems to be higher in some people than others—take yourself, for example, Tobias.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

According to the house slaves, Master James was more upset that his brother had touched his property, and before so many witnesses, than with Chester and Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There are so many ways to play this game. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The students all hated him, and it was the dearest ambition of many to give Mrs. Norris a good kick. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Hannah flipping out for no apparent reason, embarrassing herself in front of so many people. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“How many were there? What formations did they fly?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

But unlike in Amman, the boys playing in Clarkston seemed to come from many different backgrounds—they were white, black, and brown. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He meets many painters at the studio, including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Émile Bernard. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Thus G. E. Moore thought it was common sense to believe in an external reality, but not in a creator God or a life after death, while these beliefs have seemed commonsensical to many people. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

At least 1,500 people passed through, many sobbing. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She considers her dream of sailing to Spain, to Granada, of striding through the night with nothing but a tambourine and too many carnations. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even many of us whites can’t afford to live like that.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Sorry. I’m fine, I’m fine. As I was saying, I have many spheres of influence. Then, of course, I have the whole “sun god” gig, which I inherited from Helios. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Even if I thought she was using too many larger Legos on top of her tower and lots of small ones on the bottom. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Mendel himself requested forty reprints, which he mailed, heavily annotated, to many scientists. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

She handed the baby to a servant and then began to give instructions to the many people who still crowded around her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, many of the Fertile Crescent’s founder crops don’t even occur in the wild outside Southwest Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But they were well known to be Stoors in a large part of their blood, as indeed was shown by the down that many grew on their chins. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

There aren’t so many families and women crouching on the slopes. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I have many, but that used to be my favorite.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It could multiply in many different kinds of meat. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that many people would—wrongly—assume that William was helping his wife to break Chinese codes. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

People felt tawdry in the Justice Room when the old soldier had left it, and many eyed the red whips sideways, with a secret dread. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I suspect your future husband will be dodging a great many teacups then.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or Robert E. Lee, who, many years after the war, in a dying delirium, announced, “Strike the tent!” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell exactly how many people were ahead of them with all the movement, but he counted nineteen, a bad number. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He arrived here in the deep winter when the Founders were under attack from many foxes, vermin and a great wildcat. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I worried that many Americans wouldn’t see themselves reflected in me, or that they wouldn’t relate to my journey. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But the arms, shoulders and heads would be those of villeins, and the blows which rang, without removing many limbs, would be exchanged by the iron nobility. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Grandpa say almost in a whisper, “I knew there would be a lot of people here but I never expected so many.” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There are many of us who can truly fight because we are willing to give ourselves for Biafra.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Axel’s been observing the nest for many years. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His theory was that the problems of many troubled patients rested in forgotten psychic traumas, and through free association and the interpretation of dreams the key to the problems could be unlocked. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She wore too many clothes at once, covering herself entirely and even wearing her raincoat indoors, as hot and dry as it was. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this same Band of Music, only the Winds are Regular Soldiers, the Rest being common Citizens, many of them Negro Fiddlers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The ambassadors then swept in, wearing capes edged with fur and bearing maps and many papers. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

But how can that be true, when my actions landed Uriah in the hospital, when Tris can’t even look me in the eye, when so many people died? Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“This one shows main highways. Shows a lot of rivers too, and in eighteen fifteen there were probably not many bridges.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The many experiences of her trip crowded in on her. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Ancient and shriveled, many people said he hadn’t noticed he was dead. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I even copy out many of the passages on history. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We weren’t given any say in whom we bunked with and I didn’t know too many of the kids in my hut. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He has puzzled the greatest medical minds, and sent many of them gibbering to their own hospitals. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But it still took many, many months of persuasive pestering before Dasch received a new German passport and a ticket back to Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The first and best was that instead of being a journey of many days, Navajo High School was only twenty miles away from my home. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a joyous reunion with my aunts and many cousins, Pa disappears with Uncle Leang to meet with the village chief and request permission to live here. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been waitin’ many years and now the time has come when ’tis no longer disrespect to the dead to speak out. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was sure that mine about Everest was not mine alone; the highest point on earth, unattainable, foreign to all experience, was there for many boys and grown men to aspire toward. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The green-and-white road signs kept teasing us along with mentions of Capitol Street so many miles ahead, and we strained our eyes for a glimpse of the gold-leafed dome, like Columbus looking for a continent. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The entire operation was so valuable that its insights were code named Magic, and over the course of the war it saved many American and Allied lives. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Sterling told him many drunks had stopped by wanting to buy some and that they could have made a pocketful of change had they been able to supply them. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Percy had seen food trucks before, but never so many in once place. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Adam fluttered like a bewildered bee confused by too many flowers. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was like a bride-to-be who begins to feel her sickening qualms as the day approaches, and dares not speak her mind because so many preparations have been made on her behalf. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Whatever had gone down between Mr. Castro and him must have been pretty bad to keep Mr. Castro mad so many years later. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She goes into the museum on Etiennes arm to talk with various officials, many of whom remember her. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t see a sign saying anything about buying nothing. Rex, go ahead. Have as many as you want.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“And your lips go . . .” She rolled her top lip, just the way Maestro Messina had showed her so many times. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“By my feet!” the man commanded, and my heart soared to watch Ucho humiliated like this in front of so many people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Between being back at school, with so many school things all at once, and the way the house changes every single day, the week starts to fly. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The Rosenberg trial was all the evidence many citizens needed that their country had been infiltrated by radicalized agents of the Soviet Union. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

If five cats catch five rats in five minutes, how many cats will it require to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Indeed, the Yanomamo are relative newcomers to their homeland, many of them moving there only in the seventeenth century as they fled European diseases and cruelty further south. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Airport security equipment had been known to wipe many a vital disk. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

In many respects, the Mutual was the closest thing to a government that the nation of black Americans had at that time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

You would have been hard-pressed to find anyone in Wall who would have argued with him, though; she turned many heads and, in all probability, broke many hearts. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But once students take a break—the phrase that many use instead of “drop out”—the ideal can quickly give way to reality. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

So proud was the father of his child that he decided that the naming ceremony would be one which would be remembered by people for many years. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

And inside the grocery store there were so many colors and sounds and lights that Gerald just grinned. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said you go so many times you don’t have anything left of your insides. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many times would she have to dodge mortar fire in one night? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She wondered how many other statues around the country were secretly automatons, waiting to be triggered. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But now that I haven’t been, it’s become one of the many things I miss about Pakistan every day. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

A Frenchman who had come all the way from France asked the ranger in broken English if many people committed suicide by jumping in. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also doesn’t help that so many agents have to stay back to protect the spectators Director Van Helsing is sending out of the auditorium. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Harry could think of many reasons not to obey the summons, and yet his suspicions about her identity were growing stronger every moment that they stood facing each other in the deserted street. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There are so many things I wish I could forget. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Washington was even more thorough than the deputies had been, and I gave him many details. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I’d been overconfident in our ability to walk so many miles at once in such rough terrain when we left Teresita’s. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He told potential donors that many of the American-born students at Brown had never even been to church, to say nothing of the students from Asia or the Middle East. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I hungered for relief and, as a salesman of insurance to many young black girls, I found it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

With his impaired vision he could barely make out the many black forms moving before him. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a busy man with many properties. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After Nuwa, the goddess with the fish tail, mended the sky, there were still many problems. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Each note that comes out of the instrument is actually a smooth mixture of many different pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“How many hot dog places your dad has now?” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They lifted their canteens and drank to the old man’s family and ancestors, his many grand-children, his newfound life after death. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were going by, many of them, down the middle of the street. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“This is a horrific deed....So many innocent people are dead.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Of these there were many: small fowl whistling and piping in the reeds, but they were seldom seen. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most of my friends had been raised as Protestants or Jews; many referred to themselves as agnostics. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If there is a change, it is usually for the lesser rather than the greater; many people seem to lose God along life’s way. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Although there are many doubters and naysayers, today there is widespread agreement among scientists that the environmental crises threatening the planet are climate change, stratospheric ozone depletion, and degraded water quality. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

We take other fish from the ocean—too many fish. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

People have gone for many days without food as long as they’ve got water. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t think I knew many American girls who would have gotten into that water.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Would they dare harm anyone in front of so many witnesses? Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We didn’t say anything as Dad paid for our ice creams, or while he grabbed way too many napkins, like every other time we’d gone there. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

In the still night the monotonous scattering music of the skating rink could be heard from many blocks away. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I will name him. Yes. I will name this mouse Despereaux, for all the sadness, for the many despairs in this place. Now, where is my mirror?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

No one knows how many civilians died in the war. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t like it. Too many rules. It’s not like the way my family treated me. I always got my way at home.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Jackson said I should get as many as I can, no max. But I’m aiming for at least a hundred.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Please tell me how many photos I can get? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“With the books, I’m sure she can. I wonder how many books there are? I bet we could learn them all, and do without. Imagine having to carry a pile of books everywhere...Pan?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“However, I think it would be well for Bethe not to draw too general conclusions as to what can be done, as there are many ways of skinning a cat.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As I’ve written you many times before, moods have a tendency to affect us quite a bit here, and in my case it’s been getting worse lately. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then there were another 20,000 unpaid rank-and-file members, many of whom wanted nothing more than an opportunity to become a foot soldier. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Entire buildings of people, it sounds like, all of them working too many hours to count. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Mama hear me hollering and drop her load and run just as hard out at me. I feels like I’s swimming I’s looking through so many tears.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

There were many people to tell that boy what to do. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet, stood painfully, his face drowsy and confused, as if a legion of battles had ebbed and advanced there, over many years. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We had too many kids who were just nowhere in terms of reading,” he said. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had shredded many of them to transport it, but a lot of material remained—enough to reach around Panel A and be in contact with the hull. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we took our average number and used it to predict the soccer field total by figuring out how many of our squares could fit inside the field. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

But there were too many people around Boobie, looking at his knee as if it were a priceless vase with a suddenly discovered crack that had just made it worthless. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In order to give the plot enough spark to grab a radio audience, he’d have to make so many changes to Wells’s story that he’d be starting from scratch. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Patrick works his way over to us, basically dry humping as many girls as he can on his way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A bunch of them jump on me and I keep going, running around in circles like an accident of nature until finally there are so many of them on me, I can't stand up anymore. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then Colonel Aureliano Buendía realized, without surprise, that Úrsula was the only human being who had succeeded in penetrating his misery, and for the first time in many years he looked her in the face. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A wind tunnel offered many of the research benefits of flight tests but without the danger. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In the center of the room, Niles has his hands up and is trying to silence the crowd, but there are too many whispers—some hostile, some terrified, and some awed, like Christina’s. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was surprising how many almost-fourth-grade girls had absolutely nothing to do three days before school started. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

John got particularly wild at one point when Mr. Pignati was It and there weren’t many obstacles you could skate around on the ground floor except the kitchen table, and that got mundane after awhile. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were so many things I wanted to say. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

They explained that in the late 1800s, many members of my tribe began moving from their native Rwanda to the mountains of South Kivu, a Congolese province. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And so can dogs and cats and pigs and oh! so many others. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Bald eagles were always about—sometimes as many as four sitting in trees around the house. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Thyon Nero was many things, but frivolous just wasn’t one of them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“It doesn’t matter how many of them there are,” Althea said. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Parimutuel racing was spanking new in California and many other places, so there were few established racing writers. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they walked through Caras Galadhon the green ways were empty; but in the trees above them many voices were murmuring and singing. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She lit many candles for the Virgin and she allowed Ultima to burn sweet incense at the foot of the Virgin’s statue. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Triumph of the Will was everything Riefenstahl hoped it would be, and it is still considered by many to be the most successful propaganda film of all time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Emily Brent thought impatiently: "So many people write their signatures quite illegibly." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“Daddy, I do want something. I want to know how many square feet in an acre.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Moss and his mother huddled around the camera with as many of the others as could fit, and Tyree started the playback. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Such a shame,” many voices sobbed mockingly from Manny’s bluish lips. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The Angkar says our new society will produce many thousand kilograms of a rice surplus within two years. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But many of the drivers of these trucks were cruel. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been invisible in the halls of Calhoun High for too many months not to enjoy it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At many colleges there are large groups of students who volunteer at the campus health center. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

For example, many airlines teach a standardized procedure for copilots to challenge the pilot if he or she thinks something has gone terribly awry. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

She finally arrived hauling her many workbags, glasses on top of her head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I had come to the University for many reasons, but that was at the heart of it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I often found myself among pilgrims, men and women both rich and humble, speaking many languages like the builders of Babel. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Pacheco had been talking the day before about how many new uniforms he’d had to buy because of all the blood he got on them. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan locked away for his crimes, hopefully for many years to come, whatever connection we share won’t matter for a long time. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“You have served this city well for many years. This is not a decision I or any of my advisers have taken lightly.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

There were so many soldiers that the people on that street told Papa it reminded them of pictures from the front during the civil war. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

War would come to Southern Sudan, he said, and many would die. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried on so many of the brightly colored glass bangles that the owner complained, “You are keeping my customers away. Come back when you have some money.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

My eardrums pounded as blood pulsed through my brain, calling to mind that roller-coaster ride with Harry so many years before. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I think it be the song of many Dominican people. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there were so many variations to it—the Latin one, the R&B one, the funk shingaling—it was hard not to mix them up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

That is the last thing Felicia remembers for many months. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't like her being alone back there, with so many strange men in the house, but they stop me trying to go to her. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The thousands of people had been weeded down to a few hundred, many of whom were still trying to find a way out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Emma spent many nights sitting with him. holding him, comforting him, tending to him, as he suffered from sleeplessness, heart palpitations, and his almost constant digestive upset. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s a nervous woman who makes so many trips to and from the kitchen that she never really sits down long enough to eat, let alone have a conversation. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

No folk could they see, nor hear any feet upon the paths; but there were many voices, about them, and in the air above. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It had not been cleaned in many days. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved to backpack with his family on weekends, and he had an intricate professional knowledge of many mountain ranges in the state. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaimito turned the porch lights off, calling out to his mother, that there were too many bugs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

School hallways are a challenge—too many people going too many directions, like a crowded intersection. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

You could never have too many marshmallows at a campfire. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Mary Lou ran into the jungle as she had many times before. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

It forced many to leave behind their homes, and their lives. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t say much more, but he makes many check marks on his paper. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

On the back were written the words With many thanks. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

For many of us, this one is the Gordian knot of possessive puzzles. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Owner removed his hand from his pocket, just as he’d done so many times before, and stretched it across the counter. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The celebration of the Bladder Feast was many colors—black, blue, purple, fire-red; but Kapugen s hand around hers was rose-colored and that was the color of her memory of the Feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my certain knowledge, many people conceal experiences for fear of ridicule. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had eaten, slept for many hours; and the dull, tired feeling of starvation was gone. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days there were as many as a hundred, when the soldiers were disembarking. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But by the time the long war ended, many people were calling themselves Americans. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many of us had been brought up with assassinations on the news at night. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There were so many piles, you had to wriggle through their apartment in little pathways between the clutter, like you were stumbling through a tight maze. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

After months of talking about how much I wanted to help in Jordan, we arranged a trip to help Syrian refugees, many of whom have already missed school for three years. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Do I even want to know how many times you secretly saved me from one of Cain’s creatures?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Huge orange gouts of fire unfurled their banners in that hellish wind, the logs hissing and cracking, glowing cinders rising on the smoke to float away into the dark like so many newborn fireflies. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

There were many acres of farm and woodland, and a number of cottages for the staff. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

One night in how many?—hundreds?—I get to sleep by myself. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had thought there were many of them in the East and the Middle West, but California spawns them like herrings. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they come to school and many of them try to be halfway respectful while they’re here. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds, there was a crowd of about twenty people clustering around Charlie, and many more were pushing their way in from the street. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their dwellings were apt to become rather crowded with mathoms, and many of the presents that passed from hand to hand were of that sort. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The arm was attached to a chest decorated with many medals, and above floated a general’s cap. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

What did I know about the techniques that he had spent so many years developing? Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

So many of the engineers were Northerners, relatively agnostic on the racial issue but devout when it came to mathematical talent. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

What we know today as Mexico and Central America are vast areas of land where many different nations of people lived, and have lived, for thousands of years. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Like his father, Kermit wasn’t afraid of many things—with the exception of one. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“So many. One second alive, next second dead. I see this myself. I see a man alive, walking, then he dead. I think he die standing up.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Doha missed eating plain white rice, but he knew of so many who had so much less. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

The crisscross metal fence around the apartment we rent sags in the middle from the weather, from the weight of too many kids leaning up against it, from the neglect of the owner. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

After returning to the United States, he served as a city councillor in Washington, D.C., where his uncompromising positions made him many friends and numerous adversaries. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Go! Or if you will many, many a fool, for wise men know what monsters you will make of them!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Of course, there are similar problems in very many parts of the world. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

But the heavy glass, iron fencing and dirt of many years refused to filter the light through. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ma’am, I’m very grateful. We’re still rising. I guess we’ll go on up awhile yet. How many of you will it take to pull us north?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

They could kill as many of us as they wanted, and there would always be another trainload of us to take our place. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were many cast-iron stars, marking the graves of Grand Army men, and on each star a small wind-bitten flag from a year ago Decoration Day. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

A thousand at least; perhaps twice that many. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There are many words for people like that, but “standoffish” is not one of them. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

After many hours, we are finally out of the city and on the road, though still moving very slowly. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked around a bit, and there were so many rooms that I wondered if the apartment’s inside was bigger than its outside. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many things to know, and not enough time to know them. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

These many questions swarmed in my head, leaving me restless and uneasy. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

At the tip of my tongue is the question I bum to ask him, “How many different mothers?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, Jesse and many geeks consider themselves liberators of ideas and culture, using the Net to literally pry them from what they see as greedy corporations and powerful, censorious institutions. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He attended all services in the Episcopal church, helped with the flowers and leaves at feast times, and spent many hours with the young and curly-haired clergyman, Mr. Rolf. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As we were passing through some of the villages, many Germans watched us, showing no surprise. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The four-poster bed was covered with soft, moss-green bedding embroidered with every decorative stitch Penelope had ever learned and many she had never seen before. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they did. There were battles. When Light Hair became Crazy Horse, he fought in many of them.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Like many Siamese cats, he was as obedient and as trained to go on walks as most dogs, and would always return to a whistle. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In many cases, the relatively privileged black elite turned against the black urban poor, condemning them and distancing themselves, while at the same time presenting themselves as legitimate spokespeople for the disadvantaged. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

That morning in August was not so different from many others. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often he was laughed at, and when this happened he held his stunted body very straight and spoke scornfully in words of many syllables. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Unable to hold anything in their systems, many of them starved to death, even with food right in front of them. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In many countries the king’s son inherited the crown, but this was not the law in Denmark. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“Ah yes,” she sighed; “I keep forgetting that many people do. But I suppose they are necessary, for you’d never really know how pleasant one was unless you knew how unpleasant it wasn’t.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“There are so many people here,” Dimple murmured, peeking through a little opening at the audience. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The answer to that was a question: How many women had seen Nicole’s face? Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

She asked so many questions so fast, it was like she was throwing rocks at me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“How many horses do they load in here, anyway?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

His brother, once in car sales, had become a CO, too; and many family members lived nearby. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma really wants me in college so no one can write me off the way no one took her seriously for so many years, but sometimes it feels pointless anyway. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

“I never knew there were this many books in all the world.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘Never travel far without a rope! And one that is long and strong and light. Such are these. They may be a help in many needs.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Market women were shouting, and many had both hands placed on their heads, in the way that people do to show despair or shock. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Most importantly, basic data appears about every person in the arena, in tiny blue digits over each of their heads, so many that the data seems to blur into streaks. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There are so many questions, so many things she longs to discuss despite her father’s constant nagging about not concerning herself with her opponent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“There are many who would be pleased to buy such good material.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The many wild species not represented among the 157 selected are ones that would have been useless or harmful to people, including all of the most toxic weed species in the environment. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The card is thick creamy linen paper with raised gold lettering, with so many swirls and flourishes it’s hard to read. inia. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not many of us left. What I’m talking about is the fellows that sit up there in New York and trim the sucker gamblers.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it appeared that many people did. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes those decisions require many sacrifices and choices that will change the course of your journey forever. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I felt so many different things right then: elation at my father’s strange expression of tenderness, and despair for his defeat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop, Jo, you must clear yourself first. You have played so many pranks that I am afraid you have had a hand in this.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

We all call their camp Cricket Hill, because they swarm so many. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I wake up many hours later to the sound of people whispering nearby. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen many other places, but my valley remains to me the most beautiful place in the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There were so many unspoken words in the space between them that Rishi had to look away. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

No matter how many odd jobs or errands the crew dreamed up, however, one fact remained: there was really nothing to do on the frozen ship but wait, wait, wait. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many Martians left on Mars—one hundred, one hundred and fifty, all told. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the war, there were never many formal organizations for women soldiers. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know the word for sail, or boat, so she said tall, white, many. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“We still have too many gaps,” I said. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after staring like this for many hours, I actually believed that I had made the white squares black and the black squares white, and everything would be all right. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t understand how God could let so many live in suffering and bondage while others profited off that misery. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

But there aren’t many kids in seventh-period study because most of them cut it and the others get excused early because our school is overcrowded. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the many young mothers who entered the imposing gray building each day to apply for aid grasped instantly what lay behind the convenience of geography: the judgment that here sinners came to justice. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to keep him in the village with its new inhabitants, and it held too many painful memories for him. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Do you not share the desire of so many young ladies who wish to be his bride?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the third day, so many sick prisoners were being brought in that they were lying on the floor. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Realizing that he now had to take a stand, he did what many thought he should have done at the beginning of the strike. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“But, Aunt Adah, how can there be so many kinds of things a person doesn’t really need?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He always raises them. What the hell’s the matter with you, Dobbs? Ask Hungry Joe how many times he’s packed his bags.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dicey wondered how many cars were left in the other three parking lots that spread out from the other sides of the building. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, many wild animal species reached the first stage in the sequence of animal-human relations leading to domestication, but only a few emerged at the other end of that sequence as domestic animals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The two movements had been merged in the minds of many voters. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

So many times in the past weeks he had started to tell her about Ifemelu but had stopped. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then he said: “How many lemons, little girl?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bright with banners, obsidian blades gleaming in the sun, the army advanced on the long-term enemy it had routed so many times before—and was utterly defeated. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Though she has acquired a taste for classical music over the years—“it’s like learning to appreciate a stinky cheese”—she’s been a not-always-delighted captive audience for many of my marathon rehearsals. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had had many good times together, many good memories shared, it seems—three big wine bottles full. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

They slept uneasily during the middle of the day, in some hollow of the land, or hidden under the tangled thorn-bushes that grew in thickets in many places. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Officers returned fired, killing four, injuring many more. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This could not have arisen from anything other than his inhuman cruelty, which, along with his many other virtues, made him always venerable and terrifying in the eyes of his soldiers. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many other reasons in that moment. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

How many notes were there that I never got to read? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

There were so many expectations about how I was supposed to act, who I was supposed to be. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Lonely men are we, Rangers of the wild, hunters — but hunters ever of the servants of the Enemy; for they are found in many places, not in Mordor only. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, Dr. Mengele took so many people’s chances from them when he took “change” into his own hands. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Joy tells me that Emma Lazarus came from a Jewish family, and that her ancestors were immigrants from many places, and they too lost countries more than once, like in my family. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Though I am sad and many days wish I am dead, my heart continues to beat with life. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who knows how many laps I had to run, how many side aches I’ve endured? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"I've always believed there are many different roads you can take to get somewhere. And you look like a girl who can build a new road for herself if she needs it." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Though many compared it to a bad TV movie, it had lasting implications for Iranians. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Still, it’s not the whole story, since there are many quite numerate people who have had little formal schooling. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many of my people today are languishing in refugee camps, belonging to no country, always in limbo. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There aren't many of us left and it's a big arena. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There came many days when we ate nothing at all, spending the long evening hours simply staring at one another, at the empty pots, and at the sun going down. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can only imagine how many indebted Warcross gamblers are going to come out of this one. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. You ask a great many questions for a sick boy.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The strange, redheaded sailor taught Amari the words “ocean” and “ship” and “man” and “floor” and “wall,” as well as many other simple words and phrases. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had not been at the weaving shed in many days, not since her mother’s illness and death. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are so many pictures to choose from. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Marines invaded where there was still a population of Japanese civilians, including many women and children. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

As tempting as the books were, how many times could I fall for her tricks? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Felicia’s doctors recommended that she join a theater group, saying that many malcontents had finally made their peace with the revolution through acting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They began to move out onto the road by the Seminary, regiment after regiment, moving with veteran gloom, veteran silence, steady men, not many boys. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he knew many other things too, because he came to the company as a non-com. and was promoted from the ranks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes before many of our people did, Papa would say; he was one of the few who welcomed the missionaries. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

So many opportunities in this country are apportioned in this arbitrary and miserly way, distributed to those who already have the benefit of a privileged legacy. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

They are linked so intimately and indispensably with the lives of many fishes, mollusks, and crustaceans that were they no longer habitable these seafoods would disappear from our tables. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

For many tedious seconds I sat on the edge of my cot, swallowing indecision and tears. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Too many people, in my opinion, maintain a “Why me?” attitude toward their misfortunes. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the songs I recognized because I had heard them on the radio, but many of them were new to me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Initial results showed a few key raised “islands” in control of a vast network of communication and interaction covering 200 square miles, as large as many early states. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But as Einstein many times replied when his suggestions were rejected as impractical or as inconsistent with “human nature”: What is the alternative? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that point, there were many obstacles to growing cells successfully. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In recent years, many of the stacks had grown to a height of twenty units or more. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We put too many logs in the fire pit!” he said without stopping. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Three fine needles of whalebone, an awl for making holes, a good stone knife for scraping hides, two cooking pots, and a small box made from a shell with many earrings in it. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

On many study areas aquatic insects and other stream-bottom fauna were reduced to a tenth of their normal populations. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

My boss’s wife, when she had the time and the inclination to talk, would tell me many interesting things. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was what I had been urging for so many years, and I would not turn my back on negotiations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many nights till frost?” sang the crickets. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

When he saw this photo, and so many others of Ahmad standing in front of this city or that monument, Zeitoun always thought of the people Ahmad had asked to take the pictures. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He could have taken the easy route and resented my quick admittance into the Arcanum as many others did. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It would get swept under the rug like so many of the other weird and strained parts of our friendship. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If she could be this wealthy and have power over so many people but couldn’t grow her own garden, what kind of freedom was that? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Too many complaints, and too much talk of the gold he was owed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Historically, we’ve seen movement north in the summer and south in the winter. But I think the fact that we are seeing so many lately is largely due to the increasing seal populations.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

In this groundbreaking book, the author tackled many emerging ecological concerns, such as the environmental dangers associated with radiation. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

She noticed many people staring curiously at the chickens as if they had never seen them before, but few were buying, because they could not afford them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the widows were old, but many were young, some even younger than I was. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I again wondered how they knew each other and how, at her age, she could have so many tattoos, but hey, I had my secrets too. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Wang Lung stood there in his dooryard where year after year he had threshed his good harvests, and which had lain now for many months idle and useless. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

For many, however, warfare was a significant part of life in the decades leading up to the war for independence from Britain. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen too many men ruined, or at least tied down, or in some other way messed up by women. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger knew him; he had been with Capricorn for many years. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Throughout his life, Bell created many other inventions, including those that paved the way for the development of airplanes and phonograph records. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I bet that many of the one million people who were at Cape Kennedy to watch our launch were still caught in the post-launch traffic jam. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Women in long-sleeved dresses, with kerchiefs covering their heads, many with infants in their arms, others heavily pregnant, sat on the stone steps of the stairways, talking loudly in Yiddish. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He had some connection with bulls as well as with horses, but the bull was connected with many other gods too. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps there were not very many of them after all? Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she waited for James to send it back, she thought about how weird it was for a book to look so perfect on the outside, but have so many mistakes on the inside. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Two hundred thousand visitors, many in tears, joined in. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Even among fishes that range widely in coastal waters, many depend upon protected inshore areas to serve as nursery and feeding grounds for their young. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At Wits, I met many people who were to share with me the ups and downs of the liberation struggle, and without whom I would have accomplished very little. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But forget how many words there are; speed-reading ahead, I need to figure out how to deliver stuff like “we’re a crummy family that ain’t worth loving” like a boy. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

This invitation marked the first time she ever really looked at him—he realized it then, and was to remember that look for many days and nights. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

So many giants had gathered there it looked like a cocktail party for redwood trees. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There were four kinds of monkeys in addition to the baboons, and many smaller animals such as squirrels and mongooses. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It is possible, I know, to have a change of heart, but to betray so many others, many of whom were quite innocent, seemed to me inexcusable. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many times have I told them not to leave them lying around?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Besides, I might as well admit right now, I thought, that there are many things about people like Mary that I dislike. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rocks showered into the cove from many places along the cliff, striking several of the hunters. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen it happen many times after a rainstorm. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was perched unpretentiously on the edge of a donga, one of many similar shacks on Eighth Avenue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many people coming and going from the house that it always seemed like a party. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I had heard so many awful things about La Llorona that I couldn’t help it, I pulled away from her and took a few steps back. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Colored folks are starting to move into the white neighborhoods there, and well, there’ve been a lot of bombings. In one part of town there have been so many explosions, they call it Dynamite Hill.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wherever he was in the world treating patients, he saw as many as he could. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

For all the requirements I’ve made up in my head, I can’t wrap my mind around how simple it is to compete in the pageant and how many girls are actually eligible. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know many of the alums from the fifties, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to see if any names rung a bell.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Like running eight hundred miles or however many we ran was no big deal to him. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Cromm’s up there, and Hagen die Horn. How many eyes do we need to watch leaves rustle in the moonlight? We need to talk.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And lastly I talked about all the many things I’d learned from Angelo—things about mushrooms and pigs, about nature and the arts of cooking and eating well, and so much else besides. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There are many names in most of the categories. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

There are so many nervous-energy particles buzzing through the air, we might create our own aurora borealis. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

"Sweet Petyr, surely you do not mean to suggest that these puissant lords and noble knights could be bought like so many chickens in the market." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had meant to be so good, and to do so much at Lowood: to make so many friends, to earn respect and win affection. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Just about every flying club in the kingdom joined in, and so many thousands of people applied—free flight training!—that they could only take about a tenth of them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“I’ve crossed these sands many times,” said one of the camel drivers one night. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A seven-year-old girl can take only so many walks with her grandfather. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This was the difference between me and the Jack and Jill kids, many of whom were now my close friends. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For many hours they rode on through the meads and riverlands. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And she searched her many pockets to find a bottle of goats milk, ready and waiting for a hungry belly. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I was not unmindful of the fact that not so many years before they would not have saluted but arrested me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Van Riper told me that many of his retired compatriots from the Army and the Marine Corps felt the same way. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After all, in many respects, they are simply doing what black people did during the Jim Crow era—they are turning to each other for support and solace in a society that despises them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Hazel looked out the window, wondering how many cars she would watch pass by until recess when she saw Jack again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“And you’re not at all concerned that so many Champions have been brutally murdered at the hands of someone’s feral beast?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He says this sadly, with resignation, as if it means the end, though the end of what is not clear; this is how he says many things. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Already jam-packed with computers and equipment, the cramped space had turned positively claustrophobic with the many spectators now squeezing into it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Healthy fat caribou cows gave birth to many calves. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

So many things going wrong, it’s hard to remember anything going right. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seeking out common ancestors for similar types of instruments is in many cases complicated by the abundant exchange of commodities via trading routes that ran between Europe, North Africa and Asia. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Arm, whose mind had been seared by the hatred of the vlei people, felt the scars drop off like so many bloated ticks. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

So many were exported to New England that most colonies there tried to ban or restrict the trade—the southern Indians were regarded as troublemakers. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her rotund figure dressed in hospital gown and slippers at the head of the demonstrators inspired many less committed Hayti residents to battle on. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“To think that so many people will be so happy!” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

She figured that it might be July by the time we had crossed the continent, so at the end of every month she had written down how many days were left. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below all the archaeological layers with undoubted human presence, at many of those same sites, deeper older layers have been excavated and still yield undoubted remains of animals—but with no further evidence of humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Some kids were quick to see how different I was, but many others seemed not to notice, or at least not to care. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But in late summer with the word of Federal reverses pouring in, many papers shouted that he stood no chance for reelection, and to Jethro it seemed that most men were agreed. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel was at his back, swinging her sword at any monster that came close, but there were too many swarming around them—at least a dozen. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he would remind the many who doubted his methods that it was appropriate to be reckless when living in reckless times. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knows I'm lying but doesn't say anything other than that he hopes I feel better soon, and that it would be helpful to know how many people will attend Mirjam's burial. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still, she was no worse than many, was she? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The firing began again, Rebel guns, farther off, but not many. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why they always tossing out so many Legos?” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I never saw so many bars and juke boxes—all the people coming from everywhere, dancing and laughing. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Frank was concentrating, though it was impossible to tell, since koi don’t have many expressions. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

At his face there were already many flies and gnats. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no way of knowing if this room was older than the shrine of Mithras, or if—like the labyrinth—the rooms were a hodgepodge from many eras thrown randomly together. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Caught in the cross fire are the refugees, unarmed, disoriented, many wounded. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Given that this book relies in part on hindsight, many historians will feel justified in condemning it as an example of Whig history. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

It took many repetitions for Ifemelu to understand that the woman was saying, “I’m like, Oh God, I was so mad.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

With luck, I might see, on a soft summer night, as many as three halls burning down at once. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was remarkable how many cartons ofbeer and cigarettes the car could hold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The Nazis rounded up Jehovah’s Witnesses and trucked them off to concentration camps where many were killed. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

His sad, sober eyes that had hung before her mind’s eye for so many years melted into the ones that looked back at her now from the mirror. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boys went through the neighborhood, venturing deep into culs-de-sac and up dark sidewalks to houses that many other kids avoided. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Nearing the finish line for the penultimate time, Louie fixed his eyes on the gleaming head of the pomaded competitor, who was many runners ahead. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

"How many backup communications systems does an Ares mission have?" The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I listened to Nat that day, and on many subsequent occasions when he preached the virtues of communism and tried to persuade me to join the party. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob and I have seen many romance movies too. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

The doctor, well-disposed, gave me many warnings about the dangers of this project insofar as my contact with Negroes was concerned. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was an accident of nature that gave humans five fingers on each hand, and because of this accident, five seemed to be a favorite base system across many cultures. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

"Bored. My ears are worn out. You can only listen to so many audiobooks before everything starts to sound like mush." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But somewhere in his gut, was there not some hope that he, too, could bring pride to the family, as Mohammed had so many years ago? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Reynie raced through these questions and many like them, then came to the second section, whose first question was: “Do you like to watch television?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As for our wants, they are many and unfilled, for who is so rich or compassionate as to supply them? Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amid many entries grumbling about the weather, he grumbled even more about the lack of spirit in the older boys as he raced boatloads of them against one another. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Ron went purple in the face; he looked like a radish with a bad sunburn. “... for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years, I award Gryffindor House fifty points.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

So here I stand... one girl among many. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The farmhouse itself had burned down so many years ago that nobody could remember what it had looked like nor who had lived there. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

And many a time Siddhartha even doubted whether this knowledge, this thought, was of such great value, whether it was not also perhaps the childish self-flattery of thinkers, who were perhaps only thinking children. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not many people were getting ice cream in the middle of November. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The room was filled with many rows of high steel tiers. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, a few—not many—of the people of First Congregational stood. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

Too many ropes pulling me down into the ground. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Since the music is not organized by the familiar rules of Western music, many people have trouble appreciating atonal music without some help or study. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“We have lost so many of the precious lives of our soldiers— and this is due to your negligence,” the letter said. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

That small victory was one of many that day. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

But in many genres, numbered headings are not an option, and as we saw in chapter 2, excessive signposting can bore and confuse a reader. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I wipe away the many tears of the people. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

In the years to come, Vincent will take many long walks, for many different reasons, in different moods. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You must excuse me, Captain-General. My lord father is buried beneath the sept, and it has been too many years since last I prayed for him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Prisoners of war from many lands came together that morning at such and such a place in Dresden. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were too many questions and not enough answers. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Very neatly done, too. I’ll bet you don’t spoil many pages.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When my family visited my aunt’s house in San Francisco, my grandmother searched for me among my many cousins. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She would always be grateful for her family aboard the Argo II - but she had so many other friends and relatives she wished she could see one last time. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And then there wouldn’t be so many people around and we could talk. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, with no warning, he’d develop a high fever, and pus formed in angry bubbles along the scars left by many operations. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He knew how much they made and how many hours they worked; he knew they didn’t have health insurance. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There were so many wealthy kids at Duke that Farmer was charmed by what money could buy, even if he had very little of it. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He had been sitting alone for many hours. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

And then I realize that many of them are dead, or so near to being dead it’s almost the same thing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

They didn’t even photograph the crime scene, which, in any case, had already been contaminated by the many observers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Not many institutions can produce this spontaneous music at will, summer after summer, year after year. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Police arrested and jailed many of the British suffragettes, often treating them harshly. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In the sixties and seventies and eighties, the influx of Hispanics rapidly increased and many began living not only on the Southside but the west side as well. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A man, a grandmother, a baby, so many people, hundreds of them, a gibberish of different words that are all the same because they all mean the same thing. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I recognized the orange bursts of Butterfly Weeds and the tall red Indian Paintbrushes, but there were so many beautiful plants in the garden all I could do was smile with joy and serenity. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Too many times he had seen the destructive machine that chopped down anything standing in its way. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there would be so many eyes on her, all the time. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

And sure enough, she asks, “But how many of those hours are spent on that...uh...toy?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

It is given by many writers, always in substantially the same form. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they have heard many symphonies, they also would not be at all surprised if the first movement is in sonata form and the third movement is based on a dance. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Still, shouldn’t she know by now how many Junior Undertakers there are? Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Everyone is guilty of something, and everyone still harbors a memory of childhood innocence, no matter how many layers of life wrap around it. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible thing to say, but I had so many terrible things bubbling inside of me that it was inevitable some would occasionally spill out. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There tended to be more white officers bidding A-block and more officers of color bidding B-block, but there were many exceptions. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We walked so many times on the same gravel road that I could close my eyes and still avoid all the big rocks on the road. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“After it’s taken her so many years to get this one like this?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

“Who knows? Get some. As many as you can carry. That won’t be too many.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

By then, many newspapers had published the program’s script, which CBS released to the press. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Few if any of the people in the village knew how to read or write, and the concept of education was still a foreign one to many. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like many parents, especially those in the Muslim community, my parents demanded academic excellence from their children. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I recognized the B-block contingent from having relieved them on galleries or passed them in the tunnel on many mornings. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows Mam would come for him or send us and there are so many pubs at this end of Limerick and beyond we could be looking for a month. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

The many questions I want to ask render me mute. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The answers on the back were equally whimsical and often included drawings—many of them lovely, thought Ophelia—in this case a sketch of the neural pathways of the eye. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

But at least some at the bureau knew that there were many more homicides that had been systematically covered up, evading their efforts of detection. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I considered calculating how many were in the glass container. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

This line of reasoning had another consequence—and this is why Aristotle’s philosophy endured for so many years. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Like many civil rights lawyers, I was inspired to attend law school by the civil rights victories of the 1950s and 1960s. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Her robe had an intricate pattern in many colors: red, black, and turquoise. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

There were many wild and inaccurate stories about my experiences underground. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the taste brings back a few too many memories. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it lasts for many hours or days. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t care how many deals my grandpa cooked up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

For progress often comes to a halt, and in many fields of life one step forward results in two steps back. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He listened; but there were so many voices he could not make out the words. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He then told them many remarkable stories, sometimes half as if speaking to himself, sometimes looking at them suddenly with a bright blue eye under his deep brows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

His primary goal was to reduce the overlap Reuters payroll, while preserving as many good journalism jobs as possible. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Because OSL is new, it could not have been used on earlier excavations—suggesting, as Waters acknowledged, that many pre-Clovis sites may have been already discovered, and mistakenly rejected. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Nobody was certain how many rooms Major de Coverley had rented, not even the stout black-bodiced woman in corsets on the first floor from whom he had rented them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t bring her to the feast, not with so many watching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She went door to door, asking anyone who would talk to her—which wasn’t many at first. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The life we’d shared for so many years was about to end. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We’ll be making a garden of flowers to show our many blessings,” she said. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She gripped the sides of the doorway, but the mesarthium was smooth; there was no frame, nothing to give her purchase, and there were too many hands, grabbing at her arms and hair and shoulders. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

My sleep is visited by Ruth May and the many other children who are buried near her. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On many nights I was convinced I saw a light in the distance. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And how many others will he take with him? “—and hang him,” Jon finished. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It has taken the lives of many people who have tried to cross it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Langley, full of talented people with varied interests, was a bonanza of recruits for her many volunteer activities. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was spring, many months past Christmas, and yet black Santas lined the windowsills. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Thanks in no small part to her decryptions, the Coast Guard was intercepting many more rumrunners, depriving the crime bosses of their profits. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I try to draw them in the art room, but too many people watch me. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Amy’s conscience preached her a little sermon from that text, then and there, and she did what many of us do not always do, took the sermon to heart, and straightway put it in practice. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was so tired of doing nothing for so many years I decided to work. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had spoken them many times before their wedding, often she’d urged him not to go, but he had not been able to bring himself to stay away from the fighting. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he veers into father mode, he stumbles and looks in many ways like a mirror image of Mother. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It’s still night, though dawn can’t be too many hours away. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chess stuffed it into the pocket of his windbreaker—his dark green windbreaker, which looked out of place in the midst of so many people wearing navy blue and orange. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

These details were just to me what they were to them—so many pure and sweet sources of pleasure. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The water was cold and rough, threatening many times to tear the raft apart, but with teeth chattering and bodies shivering, they managed to stay afloat all night. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I might not have understood a great many things about the world, I might have only had a fourth grader’s education, but I could tell when someone was trying to fish around for information. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I lost many games and many Life Savers. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a natural reluctance among many African states to support violent struggles elsewhere; but the speech convinced people that freedom fighters in South Africa had no alternative but to take up arms. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked wildly up at the frowning wall, where the road-builders of old had cut the rock sheer for many fathoms above their heads. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

There were so many details to look after. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But to tell Elmer Ren, with a sick wife and too many children and his life tied up in 320 acres of Montana prairie, that he must leave all behind...that was a different story. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

And it helped to not ask too many questions. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

For many others, they have no say in the matter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t see in the dark,” I remind him, because that is one of the many things the Folk never remember about us. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Look at how many more people die because of guns in the US compared to the rest of the world. It’s like we’re living in a war zone.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Louie won so many wristwatches, the traditional laurel of track, that he began handing them out all over town. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He raised his head and acknowledged the many faces he had not seen for over a year. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Then let me go with you!” she begged, as she had so many times before. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

How many families hungered for food they could not afford to buy? Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

One funny thing that I learned later, from talking with other non-Indian Marines, was that many white men found it hard to get used to the food served at boot camp. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But quite long, I should think. We can have many a good talk. What about helping me with my book, and making a start on the next? Have you thought of an ending?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

How that was contrived we cannot guess; but Gollum is cunning, and the spies of the Enemy are many. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Everyone I see is young—not many adults in the fringe, I guess. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Only a handful of Soviet women had made spaceflights by 2012, whereas ten times as many American women had become astronauts and gone into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

She liked her wine and cigarettes, but I couldn’t remember her eating many sweets. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

There were many of these animals on the shore near my camp, but I lacked a weapon with which to kill one. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the autumnal surrogation to winter and the Thanksgiving holiday quickly ascending upon us, I find myself reminiscing to mind the many blessings and bestowments of the past. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

However, so many people were crowding the newspaper boy that day that I couldn’t get near enough to have a look at the papers. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if she didn’t have to limit herself to one suitcase full, it would take her decades to collect this many books, let alone read them. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Realized there was no need for a diversion when the Capitol has provided so many. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Almost all the members of the force were earning less than half of what many workers had been paid for their labor in the war factories. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

For many years, I could not remember what I wanted that night from the Moon Lady, or how it was that I was found again by my family. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

You will also read of the many ways in which Native nations and communities have fought for their survival. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

“There are so many things to know,” she said. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

The country should be proud of them, too, but, alas, not many people in this country even know of their existence. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Calder’s dad said he remembered hearing that Mrs. Sharpe’s husband had been murdered in Europe many decades ago, and that he had been doing research on Vermeer at the time of his death. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I have seen many from a distance, but I know only two. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

As they hesitated outside in the gloom, someone began singing a merry song inside, and many cheerful voices joined loudly in the chorus. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He put as many into his car as possible and drove them to a hospital. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I hear her tell him, “Calvin, relax. Let yourself fall. There are many hands below to catch you.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I now won many of my matches for the school team with ease, and black players of every level and age in Alexandra became regular victims of my strong net game. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Camus gives his hero a way out, though not one that many people would choose. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

If you read many US history books, you may find several interpretations of the country’s origin myth. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

If anything happened, only vague whispers followed, and this in itself was unusual at an age when there are many secrets and none of them kept long enough to raise a cream. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had pathetic daydreams and silly fantasies and had devoted many pages in my journal to entirely forgettable people I’d known and quickly discarded over the years. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The MS control the tops of freight trains operating north of the Rio Suchiate, where many migrants going to the United States begin their trek through Mexico. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We may need a great many food chains that combine organic food and slow food and local foods in different ways. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There were many mulberry trees in the fields. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They were sleeping in the same room with Sitti, who took many minutes to unroll her gigantic pouchy belt, which doubled as a pocket. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been mocked and threatened many times now, cut down for being black, female, and vocal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Simply having an ear well-trained in "relative pitch" is extremely useful in many ways. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

But I think it was because there are always so many worth-while things going on in New York at night. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

A number of the butlers had worked for many years in the White House, tending to every family that came through. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“And there,” cried Gareth, unable to contain himself, “the king pight many pavilions, and there was great war made on both parties, and much people slain!” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Classes started in earnest the next day, and among the many sleep- inducers—Note-Taking, Tool and Key Control, Cultural Awareness—were a few that made everyone sit up and take notice. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they came like many trumpets; even if they had come to hear and not to testify it was not they who could forgive her, but only God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Rachel had already flown away with her devil saviour, and I was nailed down in Bulungu, since my body was still sunk so deep in poison it couldn’t bear up to many more mosquito bites. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So many slaves ... where are they all going?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z