Plus, Mom’s away at a conference, which means so is the Assistant Principal. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence; but I say Providence will not dispense with the means, though He often blesses them when they are used discreetly.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Which means I am thinking of saying yes. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“It means she was not alone,” I said. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It starts: Your decision not to have surgery means that realistically, with patella tendonitis, you may not be able to play again. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

“By all means, if you really wanted to, you could,” the Humbug agreed. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

You will never forget what it means to walk in beauty. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside the churches, the other singers often talk to the audience between songs, about God or a grandmother or what a song means to them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

King Ptolemy XII named his daughter Cleopatra, which in Greek means “her father’s glory.” Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It means you gotta act like you belong or act like you can do something, and eventually you’ll be able to.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I panic and think someone has switched my lock, which means I may never get my notebook. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

It is the opening of John Keegan’s 1993 magnum opus, A History of Warfare: War is not the continuation of policy by other means. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It means she’s worried. And I’m going. Just let me know when.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Because that white teacher could not really understand our language, he did not realize that Biye’ in Navajo just means “son of.” Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have a fair amount of information about this creature already—not enough to understand him, of course, but enough to inform us that he means something, perhaps a great deal. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Actually, her cell rang twice and then went to voice mail, which means she looked at the screen, saw who it was, and then hit reject. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I would by no means suspend any pleasure of yours,” he coldly replied. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

She is unsure what to make of it, though despite her skepticism, she hopes it means she will finally be certain who her opponent is. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She is too young for this, I think, but I don’t have the heart to say it, because it means Marlene is old enough. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

His family, in fact, had been of very modest means, straining to make ends meet. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

With mounting terror, Taran cast desperately about in his mind for some means of saving his companions. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

She knows everything, which means she doesn’t know anything. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“To production, I mean. Two weeks sitting around your house doing nothing just means two weeks of being hungry for most people.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah, so that means there are two of you now,” Zara teased. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The downsides of a growth spurt means that my mom insists on buying clothes that are two sizes too big for me when she’s at the consignment store. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

That means I failed your mother, which just isn’t true. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I feel stupid that I don’t really know what the lieutenant means. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what his lordship means to do with all o’ them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She walks away so fast, I can’t ask her what she means by that. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“In my case, it means going to university.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this isn’t my usual mall, which means it’s like stepping into a parallel universe. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

He returned to San Francisco intent on trying a different, more oblique means of winning a concession—one that ultimately would get him a lot more than he had bargained for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Which means she came from a place with no Noise, obviously, idiot. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“This means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years,” that man said. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I should be happy—a parking lot means a driveway means a road. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Supreme Court outlawed community zoning by race in 1917, segregationists had to develop another means for achieving this same exclusionary end. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You only say that because you wear the sign of the wolf. This means you are a...drüskelle, yes?” she asked, pretending to struggle with the Fjerdan word. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t an outfit for working, by any means, though the woman moved easily in it. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to make myself believe it means nothing, but after the strange conversation we had, I can’t. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Which means from the very beginning I was a substitute and so was he. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hall informed Lawrence: “Livingston looks tired, and I suggested to him yesterday that he ought by all means to take at least two weeks’ vacation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And Ma may be a witch, but we still got lost in time, which means she needs more than magic on her side. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

People in the lane say the fit is an affliction and now I know what affliction means. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was so near the time of starting that I had no time to ask any one else, for it was all very mysterious and not by any means comforting. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

It means we can escape into the hallway before it fills up with people, all pushing and shoving, trying to get outside. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A dramatic one-year spike in test scores might initially be attributed to a good teacher; but with a dramatic fall to follow, there’s a strong likelihood that the spike was brought about by artificial means. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m thinking I don’t like what that means. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Two of us, one of you. That means thirds.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She says, “Okay. Thank you,” and walks out, and the office ladies make that snort noise to each other that means, “What a pain, right?” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

It means: don’t risk yourself for me, if it should come to that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has special names for each of my sisters and me, not the hurtful ones other people use, like Termite and bënduka, for Adah, which means Crooked Walker. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Snow during a wedding means a cold marriage. My lady mother always said so.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Let us try by all means. We may be kicked for our pains, but what of that! Anything to stop your wailing. Now go, do not cross me further.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If this means integration in all areas of life, then that is what we want.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

For them, being rich means a license to break schedules and to play. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

That’s why the British interceptors could listen to just a few bursts and say, with absolute certainty, “It’s Oscar, which means that yes, his unit is now definitely outside of Tobruk.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

It’s March, which means that the sun goes down around five, five thirty. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When we were inside, she leaned against the other side of the door until she heard the click that means the lock has caught. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“People are reading it as we speak, which means people are talking about it and visiting, and reposting, and the day has just started! Write Like a Girl is a hit!” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard the word before, but I’m not sure exactly what it means. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Rick said, “I took a test, one question, and verified it; I’ve begun to empathize with androids, and look what that means. You said it this morning yourself. ‘Those poor andys.’ Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

She means the trouble he has sometimes catching his breath, because of the way his insides keep growing faster than his outside, which hasn't really grown at all. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

That means my sisters and brothers are probably off somewhere playing tag, even though Deacon Boyd has fussed at them at least three times now. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I had no means of knowing in advance that my own two children would be boys. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This means that if a2 = 0, then aa = 0, thus a = 0. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That means this is the very first version of Tempest,” Art3mis said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Much to her surprise, she suddenly means it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Getting bullied by your boyfriend means you slap your daughter when she tries to stand up for you. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I know what he means by someone: a shrink. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

To Blevins, like many other students of limited means, every week of going to classes seemed like another week of losing money—money that might have been made at a job. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But there are so few books here. It’s just up to a good bit anyway. He’s found a footprint. It’s not his. That means someone else is on the island!” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

She falters frequently, finding it difficult to articulate precisely what she means. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Call her by all means. Though I should have to send her away.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

From his new perch, Strauss fixed his sights on Oppenheimer’s last means of direct influence on commission policy, a consultantship he had been awarded by the previous chairman, Gordon Dean. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’m still not sure if I can completely believe her, but I see the way her eyes watch me with all the grave seriousness of the entire world, and I know she means every word. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Finch, I hope you know I’m your friend, and that means I want to help you. But this is also a legal matter, and I have an obligation.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

"The thing you do with a pen or the one that means the opposite of wrong?" Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Marlee says, and I can tell she really means it. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

This means we must report to the Angkar suspected infiltrators and traitors. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Katz laughs, maybe a little harder than she means to. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“The only other persor to ever point it out was an old teacher of mine. And he was an arcanist, which means it’s pretty much his job to notice things.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Public Allies was meant as a corrective to this, a means of widening the horizon for young people thinking about careers. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

If you can help your lifeboat get broadside to the waves by other means, with an oar for example, apply yourself right away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you find the charred remains of the Hab, it means I did something wrong. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means something only to the Mr. Burkes of the world. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I think she’s proud of him—for being kindhearted, and for having the means to be. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nelson told me confidentially that Mother and Ruth May had kibáazu, which means that someone had put a curse on them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, he said that the Pledge means a lot to some people and that other people don’t appreciate all that this country is and how great a democratic nation we are and blah-blah-blah. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what this means but I don’t stop to think about it cuz I realize instead that both Aaron and I have forgotten one important thing. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how to react to his smile, because I don’t know what it means. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I love all of you. I love my job. That means sometimes I’m not going to be home as often as I’d like. But that doesn’t mean I don’t care about you.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

For me, that means working at Daffodil Manor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Nobody’s to blame, that’s what it means,” came a second voice. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For example, a wood block corresponds to a hop, a xylophone glissando is a leap, a shaker means to shake. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“No roof means we get the best view of the pretty stars, right, Rukku?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

And if I am awake, that means Tobias is too, unless I am wrong about him. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

As we’ve seen, this means that a pasture holds a dozen or more types of plants—a real example of biodiversity. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Which means that the Colorado River won’t even reach California anymore. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I am very fortunate in having a wife who likes being a woman, which means that she likes men, not elderly babies. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if she could have called the cops anyway. I mean, I don’t know if what he did even means anything. If it even has a name.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Because Nowruz moves around every year, depending on the equinox, so does Sizdeh Bedar, which means it sometimes falls on my birthday. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Our father tells us to help out more, which means that he’s frightened as well. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But her commendation, though costing her some trouble, could by no means satisfy Mr. Collins, and he was very soon obliged to take her ladyship’s praise into his own hands. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

That kind of genius status means that he gets a cushy job working in the science lab as a teacher’s assistant for his community service. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I am the infantry, which means I have to do what he says. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Get the ham hock out, make sure you got enough water in there, that’s right. Now turn up the flame. See that little bubble there, that means the water’s happy.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s called Andante. It means ‘slow or walking,’ not skipping and jumping like the first movement, so...” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Genetics” means we have the same little bowties in our blood. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve become a force in the campaign, which means people are going to come after you a little. This is just the nature of things.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

By any means necessary didn’t keep Brother Malcolm from dying, possibly at the hands of his own people. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It means there are loves that can kill you,” Amara explains. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Delight is an end, as well as a means. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

It means, have you had enough to eat? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

That they saw no farther than that, that my mission was a means to them and not an end, was no great harm. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

They committed themselves to the spirit and practice of nonviolent resistance as a means of challenging segregation in all its forms. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can see no sign of the enemy,’ he said, ‘and I wonder very much what that means. But I have found something very strange.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My gym locker is closest to the door, which means I have to change my clothes in a bathroom stall. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Any operation on the face also means lots of bleeding. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Colonel, thank you, sir. You don’t know what this means.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She smiles, and I feel like she means it, but the expression is not convincing. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

One day we will take hold of the means of production and there will be justice on earth.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Since we’re already at the sixteen trainees we expected to keep, it means everyone left onstage has passed the first tryout...” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what that means,” I said. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“It means nobody will be able to live here on account of the smell. A rotten egg is a regular stink bomb.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Quarter-cut oak just means the way the oak tree is cut into boards for Mission furniture like Devon’s Mission chest. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“War is coming. It means sacrifices for everybody. I have to serve—it’s my duty. And you have to go away.” Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“It means someone who’s so stupid that he’s eaten all these pies and gotten really sick—sick like he’s going to throw up all over himself. That sick.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Since isotopes are chemically identical, a nonchemical means had to be found to accomplish this. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But it also means we’re taking wide streets through open spaces, and long blocks that are uninterrupted by alleyways. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The only possible means of contamination seemed to be by means of groundwater. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“No, foolish girl; it means she dotes on the boy!” he replied. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The more specific term i.e., short for the Latin id est, means “that is.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

What that means is that even in the absence of interruption, they are still developing the capacity to set and sustain goals. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That means you have no legal basis to have your grandchildren.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“That’s Survival 101: use your available senses. If you can’t see something, you gotta be able to figure out where it is by other means. In this case: use your hearing.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He gave Reggie structure and purpose, and a means to find personal success. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My hand flapped and Mum’s mouth went round like an O. ‘He defied the law of gravity, Mum. He went up but he didn’t come down. Which means Newton got it wrong. Hrumm.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means you either see it or you don’t.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“It means be sad, but not too sad.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It means you’re at the end of your rope and maybe one level above tinkers, knackers and street beggars in general. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Caroline appoints me official art director of the paper chain, which means I’m going to have to do most of it and supervise the rest. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t just leave,” he says, though it is not, he thinks, exactly what he means. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It used to be that walking was just a way to get from place to place, but lately it seems to be both the means and the ends. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

This is progress of a sort, but it’s also repression, since it means that pop culture has succeeded to a considerable extent in burying something that used to be right out in the open. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And I guess it means we converted more people to our cause today anyway.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“A feast of rare bouquet. My compliments to the chef, by all means; my compliments to the chef.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was very small and was looking tensely about him—wide-eyed as a kitten above ground for the first time—as though by no means sure where he might be. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Elsbeth and Rolf haven't moved into the master bedroom, then that means I have to go into a room I was hoping to avoid. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

He sniffs several times which means at least three times and actually he sniffs five times before I say, What’s wrong with it? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it means that sometimes things are so complicated that it is impossible to predict what they are going to do next, but they are only obeying really simple rules. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And it also means food,” my grandfather tells me. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I guess that means we still have some fight left in us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That’s not what I mean. I would never have told you otherwise. Don’t you realize what it means for me to tell you?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I feel relief to hear that my sister will be safe, even though it means Lucinda has to go away. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

"And we must not neglect the other costs. Robert will want a prodigious feast. That means cooks, carpenters, serving girls, singers, jugglers, fools . . ." "Fools we have in plenty," Lord Renly said. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t drink it; I have my own means of hydration.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I used to think of my body as an instrument, of pleasure, or a means of transportation, or an implement for the accomplishment of my will. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand what that means, though. Why hide a Poe book for his game when his ancestor hated the guy?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, pagan has nothing to do with that. It means worshipping idols instead of God.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Kelton,” she says, and I think she actually means it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ve barely spoken Oak’s name. He is just a means to an end, and that end is power. Power for you.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There were Christian songs and proud songs about what it means to be a Southern Sudanese. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

These two methods are when one becomes prince through some wicked and nefarious means; or when a private citizen becomes prince of his native city through the favour of his fellow citizens. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

This means that there will be a little less pasture, but it doesn’t matter, since after I cut what I need for seed—a few bushels should be enough—the cows can eat the rest. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Do you know what it means to be empathetic? The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell doesn’t say Black students, but that’s probably what he means. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Thomas said, “I’m going to assume that that smile means yes.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her treks across the forest weren’t easy by any means. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We will be independent contractors, he tells us, not employees, which means, “if you lie to a customer the company is not responsible.” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says it’s cathartic, it sets her up for a good weekend, and because she cleans the house aerobically, it means she doesn’t have to go to the gym. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever that means, it’s bad enough that my dad felt like warning me personally.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We must obey the wishes of Mars Ultor. That means certain... adjustments.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The community theater downtown was designed with the pageant in mind, which means the women’s dressing room is four times the size of the men’s. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Which means that when she does, it’s gonna do what it did to all the other women. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Does he mean what I think he means? On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Suck it up totally means hide in the bathroom and listen to a hamster mosh pit, right? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She brushes me with her fullness, and I wonder what it means to be able to touch that kind of perfection. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“She just means that when you were down, you looked a little under the weather. Isn’t that right, Sarah?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I hope so. I really want him to be able to use it, you know? I want him to know how much it means to me, all the sacrifices he’s made.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Which means you must be Genetic Welfare types, right?” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He means what he says, but he's a liar. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The kind that means you made it home. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

One straightforward means of going about this is simply to read a few pages of a well- written book during odd spare moments one may have. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I think it must have been because of Mrs. Baker and her “Shakespeare is expressing something about what it means to be a human being” and the “tragic and beautiful and lovely” routine. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It would not look good over the sofa, is what she means. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Your bad reaction means that they know you aren’t G. Unless you do exactly as I say, they will kill you tomorrow. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We say that such Evidence-Indices is circumstantial evidence, where the legal understanding of ‘circumstantial’ essentially means ‘contextual’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

This means, for example, that a woman who knew that her husband occasionally smoked pot could have her car forfeited to the government because she allowed him to use her car. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Not a friend in the world who means anything to me, and no one I mean anything to.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So that means her mom was sixteen when Anna was born.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The Qur’an asked that Muslims wash themselves before their prayers, and there was no means of doing so here. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Guess that means if I figure out a way to survive the radiation, I’ll be right at home. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Suspended means being stuck at the Smoky Inn, watching Charlie and hoping Mama doesn’t stay mad. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. O’Dea is quiet and gives me a strange look and I’m worried because when he’s quiet like that it means someone is going to suffer. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes this means all-night sessions, so that the player has a variety of tactics to employ when play is resumed the next day. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

This means “do without,” and it does without an e. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emeline never would have accepted so mundane a means of communicating news of such magnitude. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Since I want to tell the whole truth, which means the worst parts, I thought they could be smart, but not as smart as me, me being white. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the Cognitive Revolution onwards, historical narratives replace biological theories as our primary means of explaining the development of Homo sapiens. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to tell him about the letters on his T-shirt, but Kat elbowed me, which means ‘Shut up’. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm pretty sure she means she doesn't mind as long as it's her idea and on her own time. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what it means to grow up with a black president, social networks, omnipresent media, and black women everywhere in their natural hair. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Well, there are quotas, which means only a certain number of applications are approved each year in each category. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It means a lot that Dylan told me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"No ... not exactly. But she said there could be criminal prosecution, and that means you get arrested, and when you get arrested, they take you to jail. So it's the same thing." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chubs would rather not contact his parents at all than grant a stranger access to his only means of safely communicating with them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Factum, the neuter past participle, means ‘that which has been done’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“You could never imagine the designs already in motion. I have been locked away for years, yes, but not without means of communicating with the outside world.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It means we need Charles’s, Andrew’s, and Haley’s cards,” said Kyle. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Strict separation of the races would have threatened slaveholders’ immediate interests and was, in any event, wholly unnecessary as a means of creating social distance or establishing the inferior status of slaves. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Granddaddy murmured to me, “Do you realize what this means, Calpurnia? The days of whale oil and coal dust are over. The old century is dying, even as we watch. Remember this day.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But what is a person of limited means and no taste for “carousing” to do? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, maybe it means—” “I ought to know when I’m asleep and when I’m awake.” “—maybe it mean Sister Florida wants you to work with the children in the church.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what he means by that, by loyalty. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

An aura is a color that your body exudes and tells the observer what kind of person you are; blue means happy, pink is loving, and black is mean. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"As fast as you possibly can. Our job is to run to win. If that means you have to run until your legs detach from your body, then that's what you do." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

The girl’s obviously what Aaron wants, whatever he means by “the sign,” right? The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.” Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am in love with both, I tell myself, and having two means that I don’t have to make up my mind about either of them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which means Dad refilled it at some point. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

This means that she was put into a coffin and burned and ground up and turned into ash and smoke. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“By no means! I wouldn’t be kept away from it!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what this means, don’t you? She wants to change these laws. Why else would she be carrying them around?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Show, by means of a counterexample, that the converse is false. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“The handkerchief to begin with. Let us by all means be orderly and methodical.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said, “The earth does fall through the universe. You know that, buddy. It’s constantly falling toward the sun. That’s what it means to orbit.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The French means “long chair,” and the standard English pronunciation is shays-LONG. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means, as Stephen Hawking has observed with a touch of understandable excitement, that one cannot "predict future events exactly if one cannot even measure the present state of the universe precisely!" A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was by no means a true gauge of her feelings. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

You are using frightful means to justify ends that you think are for the good of the most people. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He hates his name—not Sandy, but Sanders—and everything that name means in this town. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

On behalf of means “in place of” or “as the agent of.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Luckily, I got all A’s. You know what that means?” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The last few days of school mark the start of pageant prep season, which means my mom is on a diet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And if your Major Junior A team plays for the Memorial Cup, that means you are at the very top of the top of the pyramid. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

This is the first time I hear the word “Angkar,” which means “the organization.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He somehow lost or abandoned his surest and quickest means of escape from the city: the one-eyed horse Booth had bought. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means they take back something they said,” explained Matt. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

But not having a girlfriend means you're a homo or a total loser or both. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Each barb had hundreds of little hooks or barbules on it, by means of which the barbs of the feather were held together. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their conclusion was that anything one could know about an event taking place at a quantum scale was limited to what one could observe—and this knowledge depended on the means of observation. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Which means,” said Rowan, “that this is your fault.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Because that means I’m eighteen years older than I was when you were baptized. It means I’m getting old.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He showed me what it means to have courage backed by religious conviction. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Gram is always saying that, well well, like it means something, which I guess it does to her. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And not just that, but I’ve now undertaken the task of gender-swapping this brilliant movie, which means people are going to be doubly interested to see what I do with it. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“It means so much to me that you think I have done well all these years,” she wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

One day I arrived ahead of my brothers—thrilled I didn’t have to fight with Khushal for the remote for once—and settled in to watch my new favorite show, Shararat, which means “making mischief.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It might sound like a warning, like the way George might correct her for gossiping, but the way it comes from Emmett means tell me more. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Dad’s a teacher and Mom’s a social worker, which means they don’t have those kinds of jobs where people make gazillions of dollars. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

That means we cannot hear the voices of the Africans directly. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

There were no cars nearby, no phones, no means of getting him to the clinic. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aren’t you even going to open it marriage of their daughter Candace that liquor teaches you to confuse the means with the end I am. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means she’s gotten into some kind of trouble all on her own. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

This means that there is no limit to the number that can be exchanged, and so they can give rise to a strong force. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We reach the first barrier, which is like the barriers blocking off roadworks, or dug-up sewers: a wooden crisscross painted in yellow and black stripes, a red hexagon which means Stop. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about how the Indian schools work, but I’ve heard they’re less focused on teaching folks how to kill the dead than they are civilizing them, whatever that means. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

There Glenn was raised in permanently straitened means, for his father never again found steady work. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It was a real Egyptian hieroglyph and it meant “heart,” to go with Nefertiti, which means “Beloved One.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never really learned much Dari from my mother, but she does insist that I greet her as all Afghans do, so I say salaam, which means peace. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What it means to say it all at once. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“How could you be so impolite? You didn’t even answer him. You know what this means, don’t you? I’m afraid you’ll have to be punished. What do you have to say for yourself?” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It means Roli wouldn’t go to college and get even smarter. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Freedom means everything to him you will never get him behind bars again. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means sit and wait till your number is called. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Tormund means to lead his own folk to Oakenshield within a day or two. The rest will follow, as soon as we sort where to put them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

If what he means is that rhetoric needs to sound right, and good rhetoric always does sound right, and that “sounding right” is impossible to set a definition for... well, I concur. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what this means, maybe something about the force of fathers, or the Catholic God. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I have to get through the rest of this weekend, like a tongue trapped in a shut mouth. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

But to be a scythe means you are a scythe every hour of every day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The word in Greek means “turning away”, and hence “omission” or “elision”. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

“You know what that means?” he told Edward Teller, a fellow Hungarian emigre. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“But his brain? That is probably rather soft? He means well: but you shrug your shoulders to hear him talk?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Such worm holes in space, a little like those in an apple, have been seriously suggested, although they have by no means been proved to exist. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

So there we were, all coming out with our views, and I was glad I could say honestly, along with the others, that the woman we’d seen was by no means out of the question. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he means to conjure up the same magic that made the roots grow, made the branches of the throne bloom and twine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My father makes chicken piccata, which means the kitchen is a mess. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

That means whatever may be going on out there—in the classrooms, in the yard, in the hallways—means nothing to us in here. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Hell if I know what that means. Neither does anyone else, for that matter." Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In practice, nomadic hunter-gatherers space their children about four years apart by means of lactational amenorrhea, sexual abstinence, infanticide, and abortion. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Just don’t have a clue what it means.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It means that you are a creative thinker. You think differently than other people.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any idea what that means?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I should not have left him thus, he said, without any means of making my way: I should have told him my intention. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps she means to monitor the effects of her gift.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s important—it means something like my family eating at Sabeen’s house. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

The hometown crowd goes wild, and Alex grins and means it, leans into it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That can’t be good. If something has a nickname, that means it’s big and being talked about. Not good at all.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes and soak in what it means. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

"Maybe he means it's some sort of ghost" Ralph Lifted the conch and peered into the gloom. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

That means we need to build a presupply in three months. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My blood freezes, but I try to act natural—whatever “natural” means now. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The kind that means he can’t reach out and touch it, know that it’s real. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

That means that everyone will be like Divergent in the fear landscape. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

This means you lose a lot of air with each use. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Of course, you realize that your next shadow-jump will be your last. You know you don’t have the strength to survive another. But, by all means, take the Athena Parthenos.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Getting to the Potomac undetected means traveling down well-used public roads. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Richard Feynman once wrote, “If you ever hear yourself saying, ‘I think I understand this,’ that means you don’t.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

And Dawes was in all likelihood a man with a normal social circle, which means that — like most of us — once he left his hometown he probably wouldn’t have known whose door to knock on. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two or three times a week means a hundred and four times minimum, up to a hundred and fifty-six. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The Dark Lord has used Inferi in the past,” said Snape, “which means you would be well-advised to assume he might use them again. Now...” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry, very sorry, but a wand that has suffered this degree of damage cannot be repaired by any means that I know of.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Basilisk means Tittle crown,’ which is a cute name for something that’s not very cute. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“It means, ‘Call me when you start speaking Spanish’!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I try not to think about what it means that Jake is the one comforting me, because I need it right now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Curfew means all Jews off the streets after dark.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“It’s obvious what this means. There’s going to be loads of fog tonight.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The natural history of her life, sketched out, because nothing means as much until it has vanished. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blacks were their historical enemy, and, outside of the factories and except on election day, whites of means simply had no use for them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to go through the gateway,” he says, as if this means something to me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

A year and a half later, I still don’t know what it means to “be a man.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I saw then that her plans were formed, and the nephew was to be the means of introduction. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I'm really excited and hope this means you’ll get out of prison. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“It means the tracker’s plans have changed. He’s made a decision that will lead him to the mirror room, and the dark room.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But this means 2 x 0 = 2 x 0 + 2 x 0. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Quiet before a storm maybe means folks are done hammering wood across their windows and placing sand sacks beside their front doors. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“Your presence,” I said haltingly, “means a lot to us. There is a rare gentleness in you, the sweeter for its brief appearances.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother says I would never make a good poker player, whatever that means. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We in the Youth League had seen the failure of legal and constitutional means to strike at racial oppression; now the entire organization was set to enter a more activist stage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That white crinkly paper underneath my body means that I literally can't shift a muscle without making the same noise as eating potato chips. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Mr. Carlos and Mrs. Pam said I can stay with them for my senior year. My momma said she’d be okay with that, if it means I stay outta trouble.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We soon found out that cameraderie of the road really means eating somebody’s dust. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And since my mother reminded me of the carnival, it means the Quran competition is fast approaching. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He has four stripes on his uniform, which means he makes good money. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means bigger and bigger farms, worked by fewer farmers. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Chemically distinct from uranium and therefore theoretically separable by chemical means, element 94 appeared to be about five times more fissionable than uranium. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He means to take no chances that I will forget tonight, Ranofer thought as he started for the storeroom. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

This limit means that primordial black holes could make up at most one millionth of the matter in the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was sure that, criminal or not, Ron and Hermione would want to help him now, but they were both abroad, and with Hedwig gone, he had no means of contacting them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Starvation of men as another means of breaking them, and the floggings for which Lynds had been famous, were viewed by the legislative panel as less innocuous than he pretended. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Crimestop means the faculty of stopping short, as though by instinct, at the threshold of any dangerous thought. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to leave a place that means so much, that’s filled with happy memories. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And the kids who are Jewish are usually only half, so all it means is that they have a menorah alongside their Christmas trees. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“At any rate, some of the prophecy is becoming clear. Foes bearing arms to the Doors of Death...that means Romans and Greeks. We have to combine forces to find those doors.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

What happened, they made a deal and Killer Kane pled guilty, which means he has to serve out the rest of his original sentence plus ten more years. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Biodiversity also means the pasture is green almost all year long. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

A fight means trouble, so when Julia follows the group going left, I head right. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I try to read a little bit every day mostly stories but sometimes I have to read the same thing over and over again because I dont know what it means. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But to be my father’s son means that they will always come for me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, the name of his era is Shōwa, and that means ‘bright, enlightened peace.’ A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All brought by other brave Baptists before us, though it is hard to see quite how, unless one envisions a time when other means of travel were allowed, and more than forty-four pounds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t done what she did, I never would have figured out what Shakespeare was trying to express in Romeo and Juliet about what it means to be a human being. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Any wonder, then, that many youth embrace their stigmatized identity as a means of survival in this new caste system? The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

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

That Wabanaki means “Dawnland,” because the tribes live in the region where the first light of dawn touches the American continent. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

So “super unfair” means not having time to discuss your Mars colonization ideas? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

So this means that for every 1 cup of lemonade sold, we earn about 32 ȼ. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

Shaves were more unusual but by no means rare. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

No doesn’t mean to Marcus what it means to those without money and a car. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Equality’s good. But equality and sameness are two different things. Sometimes those who say things without really contemplating what it truly means...That dogma runs a thin line.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you look kids in the eye it means you reckon you're as hard as they are. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It was a vintage Franklin performance, reminiscent of his bemused but devastating recommendations to the English government in 1770 about the surest means to take the decisive action guaranteed to destroy the British Empire. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My guess is the tribute who died today was a victim of the Careers, which means they've recovered enough to be back in the Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Kenny, this isn’t a welfare list, it just means your daddy’s gonna pay all at once instead of a few times every week.” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was little. I’m older now. And I know Fred is not coming back and I know exactly what that means.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“This place is inspired. Erica wants everyone to feel welcome here and really means it. I love working here ’cause...’cause it don’t feel like work. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“It means that they are seriously considering hiring me,” she says. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

No, they smile politely and manage to explain calmly, either in the tourist’s language or by an incredilish movement of their hands, what it means. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Because needing him means losing him will hurt so much more. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

This theory means he must either have wanted to run away or was perhaps knocked on the head and somehow forgot about us. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Intractability” is a controversial concept, which means different things to different people. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The first means “one after the other”; the second means “one instead of the other.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t know what color Jem’s hair or eyes actually are because the movie is in black and white which means mostly gray. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn't by any means an awful kiss, but I told myself that it would get better. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

For a start, they were our only means, aside from the Sales—the Sales were something else, which I’ll come to later—of building up a collection of personal possessions. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t want to break the moment, doesn’t want to question what it means. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It means,” said Mama, “that Neeley has to go back to school.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means we end up with someone and there’s lots of choosing to do. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Cars with black roofs—solar panels, which means only one thing. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

That does not count as math, because one does not have to understand how it works or what it means in order to think that it looks sort of beautiful. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what it means, but it’s gotta be better than that fake skydive earlier.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

That means I need more surface area for farming, and more water to hydrate the soil. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Glancing over at my parents, I can see my dad’s dimple twitching, which means he’s trying not to laugh, and my mom is smiling widely. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

And of course it means that billions of animals are doomed to live out their lives on factory farms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I’m really glad that Christmas and my birthday are soon because that means they will be over soon because I can already feel myself going to a bad place I used to go. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

For example, we are learning more efficient ways of catching fish, and that is good because it means more people can be fed from the oceans. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, we have to be, and sensitive is a good thing. It means I feel things.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

The burden of ownership means everything has a price. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Five seconds in between seeing the lightning and hearing the thunder means it’s one mile away. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Amélie is out there somewhere, which means that a part of you is, too. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

We always celebrate the Harvest Festival on the final day of the Victory Tour, but usually it means a meal at home or with a few friends if you can afford it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We have tried wireless, but the noise is such an irritant, and we prefer to store up our excitement; the result of a cricket match played many days ago means much to us. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

That gives Scoob pause, and he wants to ask what she means, but before he can, she says, “Let’s put out this fire. It’s time to move forward.” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

‘So, if they are close,' I said to Dad, ‘that means Salim wants to be near Aunt Gloria always and wouldn’t run away?’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a zoo, if an animal is not in its normal place in its regular posture at the usual hour, it means something. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now, a day later, I wonder what friends means to Dane. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When they asked about it, Grandma said, “It’s an acronym. It means ‘back to school for Otto and Sheed, thank goodness!”’ The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

All thirteen share one bathroom, and the established pecking order means the Peraltas rarely get to use the kitchen. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s a Safe Horse, which means it has an implant in its head. It won’t bolt or jump. It won’t even drink unless you tell it to.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were by no means the only ones making their way to the bookshop. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, then, I shall have to see whether I can’t find out by other means.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He means to take me back to Westerns and sell me to my sister. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instead I swallow it section by section and tell myself it means even more this way. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Once I let the clothes take charge, once I understand that I am only the means of their reunification, they just fly out of the cart to their natural homes. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what that means, but it sounds like it makes for a cold and careful marriage. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Can you tell the jury exactly what it means to "leave your mark" on somebody? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I can feed 62.5 square meters at a depth of 10 centimeters. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

By “people over here twenty-four seven,” I know Thomas means he’s the only one there, listening for me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You know what the word ‘affinity’ means?” he asked, turning to Nicholson. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“It means to render something null and void, usually a contract. The second D is for Decrepitate. Which is the act of throwing someone into a fire.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing so indiscreet as a price tag, which means outrageous. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

This means that the twenty-first century—and the third millennium—begins in the year 2001. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“That means he has to have a superpower.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

That means Deb’s mom is backup to pick me up on snow days. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

‘Which means we share fifty per cent of our gene pool.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

And anywhere in handcuffs means those secret sites, hidden away, places where they can erase your existence. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“It means, that’s how she is at home. Everything has to be perfect.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

If Mom had chosen to, she could have explained to Mr. Costello what it really means. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re taking children,” the boy said, “so that means they have witches with them.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Which means, I suppose, one thing is always the result of another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'll tell you one thing, it made me feel a little weird, but whoever invented track got the whole gun means go thing right. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Francis means well. I know that. But he couldn’t stand up to Charles for five minutes.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Celestial means something that is in outer space.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

And this means that the one good thing my father had— his Divergence—didn’t reach me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I have asked my friend Arminius, of Buda-Pesth University, to make his record; and, from all the means that are, he tell me of what he has been. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“But yes, my lord, him as well. We cannot pick and choose amongst the free folk, saying this one may pass, this one may not. Peace means peace for all.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He calls me Princess, which really is maybe too much polish for the jalopy, but he means it in the right way, I think. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later she grasped something of what power means. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I include phrases in Urdu like “ye ha,” which means “this is,” that Zohra used to say all the time, and new words I learned and don’t want to forget. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

But I know what it means that I get excited when I see him and bummed when I don’t. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I softened my voice and pleaded, “Please, Papá, it means a lot to me.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The cluster stop means you can get a whole lot of kids on and off the bus at one time. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Which means the fish must have got free somehow. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“In fact,”—she nodded—“we’re going to move the test up a day. That means it's tomorrow.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, Cuz, it means ‘What Would Jesus Do,”’ Gary said. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But today I realize I’ve never really known what it means to be Chinese. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means you wouldn’t have free will to do what you wanted. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A coronation means a month of balls. We will need new dresses.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

That means I can’t go to the apartment and ask questions. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Daddy’s voice has that serious edge that means you best pay attention. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In addition to the three standard weapons—the M-60, M-16, and M-79—they carried whatever presented itself, or whatever seemed appropriate as a means of killing or staying alive. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at Herbert’s home, and at his character, and at his having no means but such as he was dependent on his father for; those, uncertain and unpunctual. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Because it means less to women, Father said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

To millions of Americans, the season’s first robin means that the grip of winter is broken. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Cutting the wires means we are definitely going through with this plan. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He pull back the notebook and mark a big 1 over top the VI I see that he seriously means to charge me double. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have always believed that raising kids means more than just being a good parent and trying to do the right things,” Papa went on, his voice beginning to wobble. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A friend who knows being Black means all sorts of things. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Wilbur, “it means to have fun, to frolic, to run and skip and make merry.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Alongside these we can put the mechanical reproduction of text and images by means of the printing press, which transformed the communication of knowledge and established new types of intellectual community. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“What she means is thanks for helping us out,” Seven says, even though that’s not what I meant. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Virgil wasn’t home, which means he’s in trouble. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He means the free elections, bad presidents now put in power properly, not by army tanks. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Leper’ll be all right. There’s nothing like a discharge. Two years after the war’s over people will think a Section Eight means a berth on a Pullman car.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means adequate covered sleeping space for just 2,500 hikers over 2,200 miles of trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Even if only half the population went to a shelter, that means that nearly 12 million people would be there, waiting for water. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When Cicero writes of the orbis he sometimes means the habitable dry land, a disk rising above the waves, and sometimes the whole globe of land and ocean. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“It means that you are not a wizard.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“It just means he has a lot of free time on his hands,” Fina says with a roll of her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It means what I said. I’m not you.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Anemia, I guess. That means I need more iron and have to eat liver. I have to stay in bed all day tomorrow. You and Sam have to go with Mom again.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she means great-aunt. But why would they send Jack? I mean, what about school?” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“That I now owe him a favor. Do you know what that means?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What, so if she looks away, then that automatically means she likes me?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The challenge then becomes timing the electrical impulses so they energize the gap at the very moment the particles cross, which means generating them from an oscillator working at a fixed frequency. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I’d seen him naked and he’d seen me, so we were more than friends; I just don’t know what more actually means. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Weaving means the load is heavy and causing sway. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dad says his uncle was a charming curmudgeon, which I think means grumpy with some niceness thrown in. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It’s supposed to be in that file,” he said, “but it’s not. That means the company never did one—or they lost it on purpose.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have exchanged my chewing tobacco with Katczinsky for his cigarettes, which means I have forty altogether. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But his modest means did not stand out as much as his efforts to guard his morals. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She supported suffrage as a means of improving the working conditions of children and African Americans. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The treasury clerk, Joshua Dawson, did note “fine doings in the River, easy means of smuggling, & most likely, little precaution taken to prevent it.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I suppose this means I shouldn't sit in on it.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

If anyone tells you classical music is dead in the twenty-first century, all it means is that they don’t go to the cinema. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Thus I was known as Won-a-pa-lei, which means The Girl with the Long Black Hair, though my secret name is Karana. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says, “Our growing population means we will need to grow the schools, too.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I didn’t catch much of that, either, except I could make out nakon, which means “don’t,” so I figured he was telling them to stop it. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But whatever the reason for flight, the means remained hidden. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

That means he asked them if he could have a job in London, and he was leaving. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And then soon after that, Or I guess it is a uniform hieroglyphic, And it means, Sprouting alike in broad zones and narrow zones, Growing among black folks as among white. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Each may achieve his goals with these different means. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

We both know what it means when the soldiers come to the village and take someone with them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The fact that your mother chose a name for you that both Hindus and Muslims use means a lot to us. It's as if she sort of accepted us, even though we'd never met." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

If he is here, that means I’m safe. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I guess this means I now have to believe in god. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means he’ll be in there about three days,” Matt said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We finish eating, and Mama goes to wake Charlie up, which means lots of whining is about to start. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

“They say that means a good year to come. And we could use it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And we don’t know what that word means— probably just something to scare us. But they have to be spies. For them. Only thing we can reckon.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

For a moment, I think he means with him, like with him, and my heart speeds with some combination of desire and dread. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Which means I have to get to the mall. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I wait for a second to figure out if she means what she says. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And suddenly, after all this time, I truly understand what the word dogma means. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Alas, this means that 0/0 equals 2, but it also equals 3, and it also equals 4. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We have red thread. How delightful. Red thread means one thing to a rat. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it means I go a little slower than they’d like, but then they can fire me. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Aunt Mary let me work in her factory, but she cut me no slack by any means. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t understand what it means to have a beautiful body. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not sure exactly what it means, but it suggests I'm a fighter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Which means I have a real lead on this thing. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“Casing the joint” means observing a particular location in order to formulate a plan. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Which means that in order to defeat her, I have to think of a way to defeat myself. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It means ‘Hurry up and rescue me before I get my butt kicked by Dusty’s big ugly goon,’ ” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“No, really, this time I mean it...even if it means not eating.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know until Lev told me: there are four words in Hebrew that mean "world," and one of them means "hidden world." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe weird means troubled or some kind of history that isn’t parents like Robert and Tracie, even though there’s a Volvo. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

This means she is waiting for me to say something. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Minerva made a hand sign we learned from Balbina that means, Give it to me. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the best private school in Portland, which means it’s mostly white, which means it’s expensive. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

It means ‘not proud’ and it means ‘near the ground.’ Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

Their only originality lay in the means they used. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

"Yes. He should be back. You know he's extraordinary about buying champagne. It means any amount to him." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I think about what the old man means and immediately dismiss his words as crazy. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus the heat expelled by the computer’s cooling fan means that when a computer records an item in memory, the total amount of disorder in the universe still goes up. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word strait is from the Latin strictus, which means “constricted” or “tight.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All people have multiple types of HLA, which means that they can bring almost every potential problem to the attention of their leukocytes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Charles means a lot to me. He’s my youngest. He’s sensitive, quiet. A creative soul. He wouldn’t do nothing to hurt anyone. No one deserves this, but least of all Charles. So please.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Then I realize she means the special-needs girl who sits at the back of the classroom. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

My fight is last on the list, which means I have to wait through three matches before I face her. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Not sure what that means, but from Albert it must be good. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

They were on bikes because a few weeks earlier, Eric’s ’82 Olds sedan, their only other means of transport, caught fire on the highway to Nampa for the fourth or fifth time. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe that is what it means to be a Persian boy. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Which is Latin and it means No more things should be presumed to exist than are absolutely necessary. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I now had nothing but free time, and I had the money and the means to fully explore the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m happy you came. It means... the world to me.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They will be trying for her, which means she’ll have to try for them, too, and this will be harder and more arduous than her run today. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Sheila is a bit over the top with this sister act, as if she’s trying to make up for being white, but she means well. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Uh-huh,” I say, acting like I might know what that means. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Perry said, “You could be wrong. And if you are, it means The Corner.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for many more years, they constituted the only means I had of describing to myself the educational value of books. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because this diary has become a kind of memory book, it means a great deal to me, but I could easily write “over and done with” on many of its pages. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

That means no samosa plates from the carts we pass, no matter how incredible they smell. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“The bus stop is so close, and drop-off is such a pain at your school. And just that extra fifteen minutes to drop you off means traffic gets so much worse.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Ever since Tori told me the word for what I am— Divergent—I have wanted to know what it means. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Thessicher took us in, and his hospitality was up to standard though his means were small. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rotten Row means ‘Route de Roi’, or the king’s way, but now it’s more like a riding school than anything else. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word ‘science’ comes from the Latin scientia, which means ‘knowledge’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The second, as you may suspect from its root word, torture, means “painful.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good is subjective. That’s what my mom always says, anyway. This is what you meant it to be, isn’t it? Which means it’s perfect. It’s a story.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

What this means is that the students—and parents—who choose to opt out tend to be smarter and more academically motivated to begin with. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

This means that what appear to be a number of completely different particles at low energies are in fact found to be all the same type of particle, only in different states. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this case, “outside” means a pizza place two blocks from the school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She really did not have any definite vocation, but she had earned the highest grades by means of inflexible discipline simply in order not to annoy her mother. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But perhaps geek kids are isolated partly because schools don’t provide them with any means of connecting. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists count the puffs and by such means take us very slightly closer to understanding the fundamental properties of the universe. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m not sure what that means, ma’am, but thank you.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

"You're supposed to be unhappy and confused. It means you're normal, well adjusted. This is just going to make it worse, I guarantee it!" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I named you after your granddaddy. The last slave in this family. Which means he was also the first free man in this family.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I am generally called Leba, a much nicer word that means fig tree. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s great for me. And the team. And maybe it means Coach Jane will start me more often.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

That means a week or more in the house with just him and the boys. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only Violet didn’t cry, but merely trembled with fear and revulsion, a word which here means “an unpleasant mixture of horror and disgust.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

“It means we should think for ourselves. Decide if something is wrong just because someone says it’s so, or decide it’s right because that’s how we feel.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This means it will take about a thousand million million million million years for the earth to run into the sun, so there’s no immediate cause for worry! A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means corn can stay king of the supermarket. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"And if he tries to cheat me, he will learn to his sorrow what it means to wake the dragon," Viserys had Vowed, laying a hand on his borrowed sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They want to know what it means to be Native American. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

If it means I will have to forgive Mrs. Smeath or else go to Hell when I die, I’m ready to go. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

She’s been checking it for people she knows, but hasn’t come across any—least of all her uncle, to whom social media means sitting in a crowded room reading a newspaper. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It means total harmony, but it was an occasion for the teacher to criticize students for what they had done wrong the previous day. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The means by which insects resist chemicals probably vary and as yet are not thoroughly understood. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It provided home mortgages for hundreds of black families, people of dependable but modest means who could not have otherwise bought their own homes. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know just who she means—“they might have him in custody.” Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

It means that when you think that nothing could be better, right about then, it all falls apart. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We long for Saturdays because that means books. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It means that a very small number of people are linked to everyone else in a few steps, and the rest of us are linked to the world through those special few. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think he really means to shoot you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Still, he says he will print my obituaries if I can make them “newspaper worthy,” whatever that means. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Let me say that the princes of our times, in their governance, suffer less from this problem of satisfying their soldiers by extraordinary means. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“You do know adventure means something unusual and exciting, right?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

These midwestern programs have been conducted in a spirit of crisis, as though the advance of the beetle presented an extreme peril justifying any means to combat it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Translated it means, "Hush up, it's a shame for the children," but what it really meant was that Grandpa was embarrassing Grandma. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

“You know what that means, girls,” Mrs. Moss said. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

That means we have to pass word along somehow. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to imagine what the word really means. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That means I can see you Wednesday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday evening, Sunday afternoon and maybe even more.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Madeline,” I say, “thank you for telling us the truth. It means a lot. But can I ask you one more thing?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what it all means,” Papá said with a blank look on his face, “but I am happy for you.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Latimer is a magnet school, which means that kids from all over the city can come to it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, my goodness! That little goose means a centaur, and she called him a Cyclops,” exclaimed Jo, with a burst of laughter. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The degree to which we are all involved in the control of the earth’s life is just beginning to dawn on most of us, and it means another revolution for human thought. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a moment to understand what she means—that she wants me to leave, now, in the cold, in the middle of the night. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“What do you think going for a walk by the lake’ means?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

"That means we should have turned right when we left the boat." Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

That means he knows something we don't, and he wants to be sure we're listening carefully. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means that some of the molecules in his cells are destroyed, so that the cells no longer work normally and cannot grow and divide. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I took advantage of the noise to creep a few steps closer. “... being ‘yoked to shadow,’ whatever that means,” I heard my father say as the wind died down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The prefixes may help you remember: en means “in” or “within”; epi means “upon” or “close to”; pan means “all.” farther/further. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think that just means that if people felt that council members weren’t representing them, they could vote them out in the next election. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’m in “soft- lines,” which has a wonderful, sinuous sound to it, but I have no idea what it means. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such a large collection would obviously be unusable without some means of locating particular titles. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

Which means there was nowhere safe for black people to stay around here back when G’ma and G’pop took their trip. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

When I first realized this, I was glad, because it means I can more easily withstand the blows life has in store. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Find your character,” Volpe tells his actors, by which he means they must fully understand and inhabit the roles of the people they are playing. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Since 1940 we have not come off daylight-saving at all, and in summer it is double, which means for a whole month it doesn't get dark till nearly midnight. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“The Jovian-Plutonian gravitational effect is life,” I add, even though no one knows what this means. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

But getting around the fire means adding at least another half mile to the journey. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“What she means is that our mother doesn’t answer her cell phone at work, and she’s on the night shift right now,” I interrupted, coming to Velia’s rescue. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It means,” said Dumbledore, “that the Chamber of Secrets is indeed open again.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

That means it’s been one calendar page since somebody called me bad names. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“He means, ‘What were we about to do?’ ” said Petunia. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Which means I must have said this out loud without meaning to. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We need to establish a reliable means of coming and going between the city and the citadel. And...” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why I say this, but I don’t want them asking me what he means or what this is, especially when I’m not really sure myself. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

It means that in principle, then, we are not ruled by mysterious, unpredictable forces, but that, on the contrary, we can in principle control everything by means of calculation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The pride of the game was the depth of its conceptions, Fischer contended, not triumph by mechanical means. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even if it means cutting me off from everyone. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“I know what paper towns means! Do you have your handheld?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Leaving probably means nothing much is going to happen. We’ll have school on Monday. Just think of this as a holiday. Like a surprise long weekend.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

As the Great Leader explained it: Establishing juche means, in a nutshell, being the master of revolution and reconstruction in one’s own country. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He means our country beginning to prosper, Free Zones going up everywhere, the coast a clutter of clubs and resorts. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So if you discover that O = R at the start of the message, you still don’t know what O means later on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Dr. Howard explained that a “genetic factor” means that vitiligo can sometimes run in families. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were able to talk to Billy by means of a computer and a sort of electric organ which made every Earthling speech sound. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m saying that I have...people...who interest me,” Henry says, turning his body toward Alex now, speaking with a fumbling pointedness, as if it means something. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A second theory agrees that our unique language evolved as a means of sharing information about the world. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s more than half-full, as it had been yesterday—which means that somehow the Augurs have moved me three hundred miles from Serra in one night. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were so courteous that Dany was hopeful for a time, but in the end the price they asked was far beyond her means, and might have been beyond Xaro's. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They preferred that the country descend into civil war rather than have majority rule by peaceful means. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Miss Saunders tells us all to get to the office, there’s no mistaking that she means business. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I just thought because you were half Puerto Rican...Never mind. It means ‘Welcome to our house.’” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

This means the Hab itself would block any transmissions if the lander were inside. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

So here’s the thing: Simon means “the one who hears” and Spier means “the one who watches.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The combination of these two factors—a high diversity of species and a high percentage of annuals—means that western Eurasia’s Mediterranean zone is the one with by far the highest diversity of annuals. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Ellis Spear said, “He means ‘charge,’ Lieutenant, ‘charge.’ The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means the shelter was able to evacuate all its residents before the storm hit.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Maria Isabel is grateful to have a smuggler—partly because it means she can avoid the trains Enrique had to ride. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Mom’s going to come up with the money and I’m going to help her. But it means I have to build faster. Lightning speed,” I say. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“It means, as true as the truth can be.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Usually, I did not pray “on time,” which means praying five times a day, our religious duty. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She means Malik’s video of Long and Tate throwing me like a trash bag. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Unlike in Haiti, which means “land of many mountains,” the ground is level here and stretches as far as I can see—as if there are no limits to dreams here. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"By all means, tell me the nasty stuff." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chemical is also a radioactive isotope, which means it can be visualized using a PET scan. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

So that means Rowdy and I have spent 40,880 hours in each other’s company. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Consecrated means to dedicate somebody or something to a particular purpose. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But still, when he smiles you know he really means it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl’s started to wander around in circles in the clearing, looking at stuff like it means something to her. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Surely, colonel,” cried Lady Ingram, “you would not encourage such a low impostor? Dismiss her, by all means, at once!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

That means at least a few more hours of hammering until Mom brings Beth back from the airport. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He says, “Well. I guess you could say, a weak moment born of guilt. Do you know what that means?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Men of means eagerly snapped them up to display to friends. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The great goddess Nemesis, which means righteous anger, undertook to bring this about. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

As if my humiliation means anything in the big picture we’re facing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I know he means that this will make me valuable as a translator to the gentlemen who might have little use for me otherwise. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For these princes rule either by themselves or by means of public magistrates. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Basically, it means, ‘Roaches check in, but they don’t check out.’” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Something that means I need to leave the top of my backpack unzipped, and instead of swinging it to my shoulder, I carry it gingerly in my arms. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s true, after all, at least compared to him, and actually what he means is that I have bad luck with women. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I stand up and push in my chair, like we’re always supposed to, grateful that picture day means that class ends early. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

And tinker means I must be pretty near the Ledge, where the big fish come to feed. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the eerie light, I bring down monkey after monkey, targeting eyes and hearts and throats, so that each hit means a death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It means you can come over again," he said. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“We have no choice,” Kissinger advised, “but to step up our bombing as a means of making them agree.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“The words on that monument said there were no survivors. That means that all the soldiers were killed, right?” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

That night, my father said, “Twenty-three in a row means she’s bound for a fall. This time, she’s wrong. Trust me.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“But that's not what the name means to me,” she said. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

The “essential unity of science,” as he described it, means that “an advance of the horizon of knowledge in any direction uncovers territory of all the sciences.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, the Clearview Inn wants an unconscionable $55 for any additional nights there, which means that, for a couple of nights, almost any motel would be preferable. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Farsi, hel means “cardamom,” which is what makes Persian tea so delicious, and dam means “to steep.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

So this means your mom can hear when you practice, and she can definitely hear when you don’t. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“But I realize being real ain’t got anything to do with where you live. The realest thing I can do is protect my family, and that means leaving Garden Heights.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t alarm yourself, Doctor. Fra Pavel has told me that the child is in another world. Please go on. The force of the bomb is directed by means of the hair?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“So that means you think it’s good, right? You like the idea?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dialogue means that he has to type a whole conversation. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It means much more than our “adoration” or “adore.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

It smells like a wood fire outside, which means Old Joe and Older Joe are probably burning brush on the farm. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Even if it means a little extra food for my family, the idea of Peeta being crowned victor is unbearable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“This is your room,” she tells me, and she says it like what she means is this is my room forever. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She hears the grunts and sighs and songs of the awkward animals, which sometimes, but not always, means danger. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

A zero in quantum mechanics means that the entire universe—including the vacuum—is filled with an infinite amount of energy: the zero-point energy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I stay to finish my last four pancakes; twice I have to drop to the floor;—after all, it means four pancakes more, and they are my favourite dish. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what that means exactly, but as long as it works, who am I to question her? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Which means the chance that a child born today will be gleaned between now and their five thousandth year on Earth is only 50 percent. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I have no interest in working as a show pony for some coddled white lady, but an Attendant Certificate from Miss Preston’s means I can go wherever I want. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Take it easy, Charlie. The old man is on edge. This convention means a lot to him. His reputation is at stake.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Caden can draw it, but when he’s done, you each need to explain what it means.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what stool means? What it really means?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, summer also means people start shooting each other more often. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It means you get to use the code word,” Mom said. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Which means the ump also has to dodge to keep from getting hit in the...Yeah, it would not have been pretty. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

That means that the Career Tributes from 1 and 2 have all survived. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"Lord Frey cannot hope to fight the Lannisters by himself. Surely he means to join his power to ours." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It means making peace with your thoughts, words, and deeds. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

That by entering her he’d granted her the means to understand the truth? Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“In Sanskrit, it means born of an anthill.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But in a strict, logical sense, some means “at least one” and does not rule out “all”; there’s no contradiction in saying Some men are chauvinists; indeed, all of them are. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

That means tonight's high tide will come at 3:45 a. m.—we'll need to start searching soon! Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Florida Keys are a national marine sanctuary, which means that the islands are supposedly protected by special laws against pollution, poaching, and other man-made damage. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As one man commented with admiration: “When the Ragens announce an entertainment it means an entertainment, and folks know it.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It means something like “God is the most glorious.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I think about how much this means to this guy, about how much more important it is than going to any high school or getting with any girl or being friends with anybody. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“It means this thing had time to do that before it attacked him.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The thought appears in my head, but I hardly know what it means. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Don’t mention it, Milo. I know exactly what it means.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

This means that there is no number on the number line that gives you a negative number when you square it. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“We ate at the restaurant. Pigeon says DeMarco’s pizza has a half-life of ten minutes. That’s from chemistry, and it means he only eats it fresh out of the oven.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Which means, most nights, I get to hear my mom calling my dad out for half-assing his job search. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

That means I’m not doing as good a job as her pretend right-hand man as I think I am. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

"I bet I understand what pain means even more than you." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Now I see what it means that power is like weights in a balance, and when someone gains power someone else loses power. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The first law I mentioned, ‘Similarity enhances sympathy,’ simply means that the more things resemble each other, the stronger the sympathetic link between them will be.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t look healthy by any means, but he didn’t look on the verge of death anymore. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And even though I know this means I may never see Uncle Jack alive again, I exhale. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

It means to endure and suffer through it. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It must be. For you to be out here, pulling stunts like this to help us, that means I’m not doing enough.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Asked what it means to be in the gifted program, he had a ready answer. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

She isn’t defensive, which means she might be telling the truth. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It means, more or less, “people of the land of rubber.” 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m going out on a limb here, so you know what that means,” the captain said. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is more likely that the mere fact they have survived so long means they have learned to live with themselves and others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is a number, manipulated like other numbers, which means that it is differentiated from nothing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Which he’s learned from this trip means so much more than he knew. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

“If they’re diverting the remaining water to ‘critical services,’ it means there’s still a little bit left. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That means other demigods died here, or—” “Frank, it’ll be okay,” Percy promised. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Libraries ain’t just for white folks. This library is for residents. That means any folks that live in Chicago.” Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

I found out it means ‘Sea’ in Spanish. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Mitch,” he said, laughing along, “even I don’t know what ‘spiritual development’ really means. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Martin Gardner, the mathematics writer, illustrates the distinction between general and specific occurrences by means of a spinner with the twenty-six letters of the alphabet on it. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means we must be north of the bridge, where the city is abandoned. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Straight, from an Anglo-Saxon word for “stretch,” means “uncurved.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I have failed to keep him safe in life, I must find him, kill him now before the Capitol gets to choose the agonizing means of his death. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

One needed a handle, a lever, a means of inspiring fear. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

I don't want to admit that home means as much as it does. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The end of the Ptolemy cartouche means “Ever-living, beloved of the god Ptah.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means I get to spend the morning having the hair ripped off my body while Peeta sleeps in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The impersonality of the written word made it the easiest means of exchange. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though it means Anna and Taylor Metternich and all the other asthmatics will have to skip science and math today. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I know right away it’s his Lola—which Kaori told me means “grandmother”—because she looks about a hundred years old. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Loomis called it “polarizing,” but that means making it magnetic. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Eighteen Ojibwa died of the disease, and one tried to kill himself by other means. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Just tell your favorite brother what the word ‘jejune’ means.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means you can scarcely step foot out the door again till spring.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what that means, but I start laughing. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

"That means we have the right to choose our own actions. If you choose to break the law to help someone else or keep someone from harm, then it's justified." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It means ‘the urge to be, to count for something, and, if death must come, to die valiantly, with acclamation—in short, to remain a memory.’ All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I shake my head, unsure of what this means. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Maman is another Farsi word that means both a person and a relationship—in this case, mother. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry,” Dad says, because we all know my leaving means Coach has every right to never play me again. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama Ya-Ya stands in front of the TV, trying to unravel what the picture means. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

When he doesn’t say no, I know it means yes. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At first she was afraid to take it, fearing it might be a means to poison her or put a spell on her. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four-sixths means if there are supposed to be six guavas you have only four. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I glance up in time to see Taylor charging toward me, hands clasped together like she means business. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

The land, then the main means of production, belonged to the whole tribe and there was no individual ownership whatsoever. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I actually love malls, but I think I know what she means. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“And our school starts twenty minutes earlier than yours,” they said, “which means you can’t ride to school with us.” Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Grout and Sauceda are particularly dogged, partly because it means saving lives. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

‘You know that’s not what I mean. You do things as if you were still single. As if my two cents means nothing. As if you —” She stopped and took a deep breath. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“If nobody’s using the room for anything, do you think it could be made into a new space for kids to hang out in? It has a bigger window, so that means it’s safe, right?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

My dad says he misses me this week, which really just means he’s sad about having to TiVo The Bachelor. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what that means,” I whispered. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Apparently the seeds are poisonous, but Grandpop eats them every day, which means by now he’s probably had at least a million, and seems fine...minus the whole glaucoma thing. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

According to what Safer said last night, that means Mr. X is home. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

My little cousins and siblings love my new business, since it means free sweets for them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you wish her dead, by all means keep moving,” Vizzini said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Which means someone is going to have to take her spot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Young lady,” the officer called out, “you’re a minor — we will get you out of here, even if it means arresting you.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You need to remember, ever one a these signatures means it was worth it.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

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

Don’t know what nonfiction means or if there are really 580 books on trees, but I look anyhow. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

You won’t do anything if it means hurting others—not intentionally at least.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Wilbur was what farmers call a spring pig, which simply means that he was born in springtime. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I am to be Captain Smith’s page, which means I’m supposed to serve him and learn from him. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He should tell her what’s keeping him awake, but he’s just not sure what it means to send those words out into the air. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The first type is called taste-based discrimination, which means that one person discriminates simply because he prefers to not interact with a particular type of other person. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"Here's the situation. A 5010B is a youth sentence. It means you can do anywhere from sixty days to six years, depending on your behavior and what the parole board thinks." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The ’tween deck is abuzz with gentlemen and commoners both, wondering what this land sighting means. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I know that I shall never lack the means of life!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

You cheat even if you don’t mean to and everybody means to. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

What he was saying possessed an intrinsic logic which he had no means of halting; it had to grind to its own conclusion. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

By means of a number of outflow valves, Soulzeren could control thrust in different directions—forward, backward, side to side. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Of everything Mrs. Parker has signed me up for, this one means the most. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘But what he means to do is another matter.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The Osage were aware of such schemes but had no means to stop them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It means everybody’s got troubles and some of ’em are worse than yours.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Which means his old books and video games remind him of grief and loss and of not living up to Matt’s legacy. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Any society requires means to transfer goods between its members. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Or so I thought, until Leah informed me that means twenty-seven. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By all means, Son of Poseidon. Jump! There is the sea. Save yourself” “What did he call you?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Because his uniform is green, and that means I have no choice at all. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Devon says if it’s hard that just means you have to Work At It. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am thinking she means dishes, until I realize she is talking about Alice’s pig. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She read on, following the commentary through the mazy paths it led her on, until she came to: Keeping still is the mountain; it is a bypath; it means little stones, doors, and openings. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

This means pigs have been rooting here overnight. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Without tradition—the word means “that which has been handed down to us”—no originality would be possible. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look at her and ask what she means. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

What this means in practice is that you can never predict where an electron will be at any given moment. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“It means ‘Waiter, bring me your local specialties,’” he said, going back to his sandwich. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It means we need to concentrate on beating this thing with a positive attitude.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Travis said, “It’s quite obvious you have no idea. It means once a person, let’s say a person like you...” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Even though I didn’t actually flip a crepe that day, I know what she means. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder if I know what this means. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“If they washed him, that means there weren’t any deep wounds. How do you die in a slaughterhouse?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Zoologists have identified one call that means, ‘Careful! An eagle!’ Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my dear boy,” he cried out, “that means you’ve won!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

It means that they were talking non-stop and not paying attention to anything else around them. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he means the worst of his sickness, or the worst of the crisis. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Theologians justified the presence of corruption as a means by which men strove, were tested, and triumphed. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curtains are open, which means he can’t get at his writing paper. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“The flies, sah. It means somebody has done bad medicine for this house.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No sign of them. Guess that means I’m getting better, huh?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t know that finished means over and done with. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what Nessa means—it doesn’t matter if the town is all white? Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“But we don’t have the budget for it this year. That means I’m going to have to cut sixteen players today.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every day our people are made in every way and by every means to feel that they are inferior. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Cash just means you can be a big shot and cut to the front of the line,” she said disapprovingly. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

That means instead of looking where I tell it to look, it wanted to rest in the comer of my eye next to my nose. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And those people are very secretive, which means this will require subtlety.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Halley, whose means were not great, paid for the book’s publication out of his own pocket. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

My mom never told me what it means to be a Hurricane Child. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It is a form of mental torture to be constantly plagued by such quesdons and not have the means to answer them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Right now, her head starts to throb in the way that she knows means dehydration. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There was a lot of robbery going on; we weren’t the only gang working, we knew, not by any means. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He means he can’t control a whole legion. He’s not of high enough rank.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

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

This prevented the force fields from being bypassed by any magical means. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It also means he probably hasn’t seen anyone else along the way, wherever he came from, or he wouldn’t leave his stuff. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"I can't believe this. You dirty little rats. But I like the fact that y'all are ganging up on me. That means my plan is working." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I like The Hound of the Baskervilles because it is a detective story, which means that there are clues and Red Herrings. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“It just means that they don’t have anything to tell us.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“By all means. Let your friend come along. I have nothing to hide.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Understanding this rebellious nature, I encouraged the Freedom Writers to use a pen as a means of revolution. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was the first payment on a forty-thousand-dollar policy that in the event of death by accidental means, paid double indemnity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few weeks the deputy located his owner, but the tinker had no means of transport. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

This means that at earlier times objects would have been closer together. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want you to understand what that means. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“What do you think that means?” a voice whispered. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“The black. She means the devil with people who say you’re anything but what you are.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Even though he jokes around a lot, he’s not really a smiley person, so I don’t think I’m being ridiculous to think him smiling at me means something. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

That means he hands off to me and I run over right tackle. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

All Poles carried identity cards, and the Nazis stamped the cards of Jewish Poles with a big / for Jude, which means “Jew.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for telling me that, Jupes. It means a lot to me.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I can’t do things just to make you happy anymore. I mean, I do want you to be happy, but not if it means I have to be unhappy.” Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He copied the model of a Erewar German zeppelin, which lifted off by means of a ot-air system and could accommodate one or more passengers endowed with adventurous temperaments. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ursa Major is in the north,” she said, “which means that must be west.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The horse became the chief means of long-distance transport over most of Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her first resort was a black crepe de chine dress which, according to the dressing table mirror, bestowed by means of clever cutting a certain severity of form. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In the end, not-talking means the same thing, more or less, as small talk. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The old man could not know that he was giving Blanca something that would later be her only means of survival, as well as her sole comfort in the sad hours to come. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Fascinating,” he says, and he actually looks like he means it. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“You admit to this charge? Do you understand this means you plead guilty?” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“It means you don’t have to pick her up in the car like she’s a little girl,” he said sternly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“By saying the slave should eat honey," he explained, “he means that we should find a little pity in our hearts for one who was driven by despair to do something he will always regret." Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what that means so I say again, You shouldn’t get in someone’s Personal Space. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means that the flaw is central and brings the entire hypothesis into question. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I doubt that I am overstating the case here: our capacity to understand and manipulate human genomes alters our conception of what it means to be “human.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And then I back away, afraid of what it means that I am so small. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It means wishful thinking supported by flimsy evidence. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He had only been given one instruction: that it was the task of the guards to prevent anyone from coming through the gap in the wall from the village, by any means possible. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then it occurs to me he means the naked pictures from yesterday. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There are no stairs in this house and that means no angel ever on the seventh step. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“The tiercel is roaming away from the aerie. That means he’s done nesting.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

"Sure. My name is Rani, because it means queen.' I chose the name myself." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Well, lover boy, I guess this means no one can call you Hot Lips, can they?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is by no means his first exposure, however: there is good reason to believe this begins while he is still in the womb. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I know what she means, despite her tenses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The part I learned from the Torah—that’s only good for today. If we postpone till next Saturday, that means I spent all this time studying the wrong thing!” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I tried to tell her that we didn’t need them and that she should keep them for herself, but Dad gave me that look that means, Just shut up and listen. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Unable to arrive at a theory of heredity via experimental means, Darwin was forced to conjure one up from purely theoretical grounds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

By no means was it the first time he’d reflected on it; thoughts of the Sons of the Six had invaded his mind intermittently since he and Koffi had set foot in the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He sighed, spat, and said, “Havin’ faith means it’s all right either way, son. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

For the student, music not only strengthens emotional and cognitive development, but also allows a new outlet of expression, and a new means of learning through listening and making sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Which means if the soldiers throw her over and I'm still dangling like a comatose spider, we'll both fall hard and fast to the hereafter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Throughout his life, Kepler used astrology as a means to supplement his always inadequate income. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“An overnight trip. Which means they left here sometime Saturday. That would be Saturday, November fourteenth?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

My Dictionary says superfluous means exceeding what is sufficient or necessary. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I thank you humbly, Your Grace. I suppose this means I'll need to see about getting some sons and grandsons." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“We’re not back home yet by any means, Mr. Vole, and even if we do make it back to the Abbey, I dread to think what we may find.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

What he means by that, I can't know, but his tone is earnest. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Did you hear that? Messengers. We know what that means, don’t we?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what this means?” she asked me as she rose and went to a table and picked up a comb and came and stood before me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Feathers’ mouth is ajar—Suma’s holding her blanket over one eye, even though I’m sure they can’t know what half the story means. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Pontus, which means the Deep Sea, was a son of Mother Earth and the father of Nereus, a sea-god far more important than he himself was. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Afraid to untie or untape her sister for fear of incurring—a word which here means “bringing about”—Count Olaf’s wrath, Violet stroked Sunny’s hair and murmured that everything was all right. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He means the ones they display in the windows. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Zorn means “finished” or “destroyed,” in the sense of some terrible catastrophe. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

More blood flow means they are taking on a greater load. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I know what that means—she wants to control them, too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Good boy. That means you’re learning. I’m proud of you. More proud than you could know.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Besides this, they had used every means to spare themselves and their soldiers fear and hardship, not killing each other in their scuffles, but instead taking each other prisoner without demanding ransom. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

To be a white criminal is not easy, by any means, but as a white criminal you are not a racial outcast, though you may face many forms of social and economic exclusion. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The room is dark, but it’s that half dark/half light that means it’s about 7:06, way too early to be awake after staying up till 3 a.m. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Olive says it means “thank you for leaving.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

‘And it behooves us to strive with care and not endanger this amicable relationship already established. Then by gradual means a better condition will come about.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But it’s not actual music. She means like—we’re here to be here. To live. That’s why you lived, Bridge. You lived to live. Just like everyone else.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

I wonder if that means he didn’t want to die; and if so, why he shot himself in the first place. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This means that the initial state of the universe must have been very carefully chosen indeed if the hot big bang model was correct right back to the beginning of time. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means that there are all these different kinds of people in detention with my papi. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I look back at the star on his cup and realize what it means. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It means to be careful about one’s conduct. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being mean will earn you a black spot, and you know what that means. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“He means it’s not a federal case,” Davenport said sharply. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For me, she gives a close-mouthed secretive smile, like she means for me to find her one day after school and ask her what it is she wants to tell me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But choosing a different faction means I forsake my family. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I think he means she got moved to a new foster home.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Invariably this means the first settlement, building, or school created by white settlers, as if no one lived there before they came. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Kim’s expected to only date Jewish guys, which means she doesn’t date. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now organized pillage was introduced as a means of keeping armies in the field. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There aren’t as many people here, and the shade between two houses also muffles all the songs around us, but it also means we don’t have the best view. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“But don’t think this means we’re boyfriend and girlfriend,” I said. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

And she means to gut me with that knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Which means they know how to open it now too.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I leaned to whisper in her ear: “It means ‘I love you.’” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I learned that myth doesn’t mean a lie; it means a traditional story that tells you something about people and their worldview and what they hold sacred. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He went behind the bar to get a glass of water and contemplated means of sabotage that could finish Lana Lee forever. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I have to win the next Trial and Helene has to win the Fourth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Especially with his look”—by which he means that casting directors do not have a big field of young, athletic-looking black males to choose from. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This. Is. Great. Yes. You know what this means, don’t you? All the heat will be off me. When the ’rents find out about this, I’ll be a Boy Scout again. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It means there’s secret knowledge embedded in the Tales'.” “Not so useless now, are they?” said Olive. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

New pair cost seven dollars though, which means I’m on be eating cabbage and tomato till I turn into Br’er Rabbit. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The real answer is no, because I don’t in fact know what this joke means. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I would ponder each possibility, and then when I was about to move, I would call out, “Qhipu!”—which means “I strike!” — and then move the piece. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

No, it’s not a fancy brand-name dress from some expensive boutique, but the fact that my cousin’s making it means it’s special to me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“But if you yell that you’re a spy, that means you don’t get to be a spy anymore, because you’ve automatically failed the first test of being a spy.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Okay, but you do realize this means we’ll have to get up onstage? And actually dance?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m here . . . which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

That means that we do a science-type project in science class, and we write about it in language arts class. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hispanic also means the blond, blue-eyed guy from Argentina. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It means we need to find those other six books!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Each country has a population of about ten million, which means that life is far more crowded in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“Carolyn,” my grandfather used to tell me, “your name means strong one.’ While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The toddler who ignores the birthday present and plays with the wrapping paper reminds us of how we lose our appreciation of objects as objects and think of them as means to an end. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Griffiths is taking notes, which I hope means something positive. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Muchacho, the word route means only the road a postman travels. Do you know what the word box means?” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Probably, El Jefe’s car is expected down the main avenue, which means cars will be backed up until his motorcade passes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

I shrug, and she nods, like it means something. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means, in the Yoruba language, “the son who has come home.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here, in America, the idea of race emerged as a means of reconciling chattel slavery—as well as the extermination of American Indians—with the ideals of freedom preached by whites in the new colonies. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Some of these convicts haven’t seen a woman in ten or fifteen years. I think you’re old enough to understand what that means….” I was only gone two minutes, three minutes, maybe. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that means Dad doesn’t want me to go in but I don’t know why. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no one I can trust to ask what it means. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She turned away from the window and whispered, “You know what it means if he stops taking pictures, right?” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I can hear a generator inside—which means the house has its own electricity source. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In technical terms, the albedo of the moon is .07, which means that it bounces back only 7 percent of the light striking it, absorbing the other 93 percent. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oppressed for centuries, divided, hopeless, corrupted, misled, they were cynical—as I had once been—and the Communist method of unity had been found historically to be the only means of achieving discipline. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None of this means anything anymore. You can scream till you’re blue in the face, and still be standing in the same place,” I said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I reckon she means party napkins. I’ve never heard of a cocktail passing her lips.” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

"You know anything about that, son?" she said in that weird way that means I'm already in trouble. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They are told to wait and wait for Mr. Right even if that means, in a jobless ghetto, never having children at all. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I hold her tighter, pressing against her until I feel just the slightest bit cold, which means she’s taking some of my body heat. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

In Chinese Geak means “jade,” the most precious and loved of all gems to Asians. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They went to school together? That means she was there when the scoreboard went up—maybe she could tell you something about it.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Fighting for breath, my thoughts race and I wonder what this all really means. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I guess that means you need life in your life. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“The first block was half an inch, the second one a quarter inch...which means we’ve got to take the pylon down three-quarters of an inch.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Find these cowards for me. Find them, so that I might teach the Harpy’s Sons what it means to wake the dragon.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This means that the rational numbers take up less than two units of space. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I got a first edition for Christmas. That means it’s one of the original—” “You did? You are so lucky,” she said. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I know exactly what he means because he’s been trying to get me to talk about this subject ever since I was a freshman, and it’s really none of his business. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Um, that was a joke, by the way. I do know what ludicrous means.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Hah! No. It means I don’t believe, but I also don’t not believe.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Which means he can see us if he looks in the right place. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

And that means I have to find my way into the final game and stop Zero from planting those rigged Artifacts. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I know what it means to lose everything, to let go of one life and find another. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rutherford had carefully specified that he was thinking in terms of “the means at present at our disposal.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Drew is missing, which means he’s still in the infirmary. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Which means they don’t know who we are or how many. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a bunch of bar graphs, but I don’t want to take the time to figure out what each bar means because I just want to say, “Oh yeah, you’re so right.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then she calmed down and said sweetly, “Will, I feel terrible about this. Your mother must go, by all means. She needs to get away. Anyhow, it’s her trip.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He means the TV show that keeps repeating, and of course he's teasing her, but the Fair Gwen is not amused. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then there is silence, so I put the pillow over my head because when they stop talking, I know what that means. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

It means not giving up, even when things are really tough. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Surnames are just an additional means of identification, useful only to prevent confusion in official records. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

They let it slide, because going out with Charlise means making an effort to look extra cute because we always meet guys wherever we go. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“See, when you mess something up,” I muse, “you learn for the next time. It’s when people compliment you that you’re in trouble. That means they expect you to keep it up.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

So, who the hell knows what that means. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“To the pain means this: if we duel and you win, death for me. If we duel and I win, life for you. But life on my terms.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Avert means “prevent,” “ward off,” or “turn away.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t speak Spanish, but I know that means “welcome.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, everyone in my school knows what it means,” I said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That means the Rattler is still here,” Ruthanne said, “alive and kicking.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The driver must be a high-ranking official, for war rationing means that only important Nazis have ample access to gas and food. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

His sister is there, Eris, which means Discord, and Strife, her son. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know exactly what my mother means by things starting again, but I’m too angry and hurting to ask. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And because they—or their customers—have made all the important decisions in advance, they have to worry only about the means, rather than the ends, while carrying out this plan. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

All this means that the most fearsome quakes are not necessarily the most forceful, though force obviously counts for a lot. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know syllabics. Isaac was the linguist. But I do know it means there are Nish close by who do.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, that means a lot,” the guard said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’s being nice about it, but I know what he really means. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Only thing it means for sure is that I’ll have more work.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I finally look at Mom to try to understand what she means. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

And here is the simplest answer I have received: “Divergent” means that my genes are healed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

If you’re gossiping, you probably want discreet, a word that means “careful” or “prudent.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means the source of those calories is not a potato farm but a field of corn or soybeans. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It means something like “what will be, will be.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The movie stuff is going well so far, which means my message will get out to way more people than ever before. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

A little bingo is an old-school baseball term that means get a base hit. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In the skies was a great calendar, available to anyone with dedication and ability and the means to keep records. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday we have a fire drill which means first recess is late so they get to stay out for part of second recess. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have second-generation motion detectors; they only trigger if the moving object is large enough to be a human being—which means someone has hopped our fence. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He means Dewey, but does not look at him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhat famous means that People magazine is not likely to write a story about him, but The Journal of Genetic Research will print anything he has to say. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, actually. Dark blue means scientist or researcher, and green means support staff—they do maintenance, upkeep, things like that.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Savant means that my math skills are far beyond normal, and acquired means I wasn’t born with this wacky ability. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Purple can be tricky, but it usually means somebody’s feeling overwhelmed. Still thinking about Moreau? Or is it the plan—your part does seem a lot harder than mine.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I want to know what that means,” I said. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stare at her, unsure if I understand exactly what she means. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She's a social worker, and all that really means is that she takes care of mentally sick people. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

My Dictionary says cavernous means filled with cavities or hollow areas. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But think about it. The food is cheap, right? That means the owners can’t spend lots of money on good, fresh ingredients. What if we’re not even eating real meat?” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“It only sounds like moaning and groaning. It’s really saying stuff. Rabbi Gold is teaching me what it means. That’s important, because I have to write a speech about it.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

‘If I means to get to work I better go on now,’ Portia said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This warm, devoted circle of people was always on the front lines of the struggle, working to ensure the rightful equilibrium of human rights—not just domestically, but globally—“by any means necessary.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that means the man is on you like a tick, you caint get away from him no matter where you go. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“He said, ‘Beat the pied ninnies’ Do you know what he means?” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

It’s the same feeling I get when Dad and I fly kites at the Cape, as if holding on to the string means that part of me is up there, way too high. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

David cut it short: “But! But. What that means is, both Riker and Weed probably suspect someone’s onto them, and they probably suspect that someone is us.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“All it means,” he said to himself, “is that he thinks he can do anything he likes to get anything he wants.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

“It is Gypsy. It means the person you encounter is often more than the person you see.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He gave Mrs. Olinski a capsule lecture on what multiculturalism really means. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

That means flipping the switch in my brain so I’m Williamson Starr. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s an idiomatic piece of the language. That means—” “I know what an idiom is,” Wilem interrupted. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Hit means you respect life like it is—like God made it—even when it ain’t what you’d order from the wholesale house. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She says the word “clubs” as if she really means “diseases.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

This means the substituted chord is the relative minor of the tonic chord. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And that means four to five stings every single second. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“It means we no longer have a use for you.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did they see religion as a means for personal and spiritual fulfillment? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are moments, particularly in times of stress, when haste does not make waste, when our snap judgments and first impressions can offer a much better means of making sense of the world. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The desperate look on all the men’s faces means that Pupo is someone really important they have to find. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Having something written, or printed, means that what you thought was happening really did happen. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But these are mountain foothills, which means they are the baby hills before she gets to the real deal of actual mountain passes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Simply put, this means that small children have difficulty believing that any one object can have two different names. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means a lot. I know Metias would be proud that he gave his life for his country.” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The regularity of their number system also means that Asian children can perform basic functions, such as addition, far more easily. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

We are really founded on an argument about what that proposition means. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I know what that feels like, and I know what this means. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I should be pleased that I am ranked first, but I know what that means. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“Photographs taken by means of slanting light show clearly the roughening and raising of the fibres of the paper about the date due to mechanical erasure,” the examiner wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Thank you for liking me and caring about me, you don’t know how much it means to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"We did not capture enough horses. A few, but . . . well, I'll make do with what I have, I suppose. Fewer men means more glory." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“But when I was down in the mud, I remembered that line from Ella’s prophecy—about the son of Neptune drowning. I thought. ‘This is what it means. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It spreads by means of spores, which are produced in the hundreds of millions in each canker. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, definitely what Arwin said. But it also means that I need every one of you to give this your best effort. If you mess up, just keep going,” she says, looking straight at me. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

It takes a moment before I realize that he means for Helene to kill me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

If that means the United States is founded on a contradiction, then so be it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Or else they are vague about their wants, which means they intend to get married before any of these other things becomes necessary. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“That phony curse was just a way of covering her tracks in advance of murdering those ladies herself. Believe me, I know how she operates. She says one thing when she means another.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Guess that means there’s no spring in Hope Springs.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she understands that “some camp” probably means her grandmother’s sister is dead. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what okay means anymore. I don’t know what normal is.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But then I think of what the Hideout means to each of them—a place to draw freely, a place to get away from annoying siblings, a place to be themselves. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Strauss says that it means I’ve reached a point where my subconscious is trying to block my conscious from remembering. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Christina will fight Al, which means that Al will lose quickly, like he’s been doing all week. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She says it all the time since I got sick, but only now do I see that what Mummy means is, I love you in spite of my grief. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not at all sure I was responsible. I feel sure your young friend would have found some other means to aid you if I had not been available.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my father's name, and it means king. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A light on for the burglar to see is the very best single means of protection. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He means the superintendent key,” Oliver said, rolling his eyes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

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

Waters, we decided, since even sodas were beyond our means by then. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Pizarro came to Cajamarca by means of European maritime technology, which built the ships that took him across the Atlantic from Spain to Panama, and then in the Pacific from Panama to Peru. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

This is a perfect example of what it means. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

It also means I know exactly how to treat the lake vines. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to show you what it really means.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

If only I can convince her that he means no harm. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I had my first period this week. That means I’m a woman now. That’s what Mom said anyhow.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In Madagascar, there’s a place just like this, called the Avenue of the Baobabs. The Malagasy—the people who live in Madagascar—they call these trees renala. It means ‘mother of the forest.’” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

We have, in our minds, a very specific, biological notion of what contagiousness means. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means that the Hound of the Baskervilles is not a supernatural being but a real dog. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess you think I know what that means.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“It sounds gross, but she means we need to do what feels right, and say what we mean.” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“It probably means that he tried to help people who were in danger,” said Andrius. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

What he means is that people have a powerful, even extraordinary, ability to direct their attention to control it. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You know,” he said irritably, “the deer really hasn’t escaped. This just means some other guy will bag him.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t bring you over here this afternoon to drink soda pop and eat pretzels. You’re eighteen and that means you’re now old enough to buy a drink. You ever drank before?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

That means we have to meet after school and on the weekends to work on it. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He had remembered that one of the crystal merchant’s suppliers transported his crystal by means of caravans that crossed the desert. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the jewelry, he was a conservative dresser and carried himself with the unconscious pomp of a man of secure means. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaisa laughed at the expression on her face and said, “I take it that means I can expect you to join us?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telescopes in space are the means for checking these shards and fragments of data that may be the spoor, the trail, of the legendary black hole. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The earth’s albedo is four times that of the moon, which means it shines four times as brightly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She means,” said Betsy, “did she tie you up and torture you until you promised to join the Female Labor Reform Association?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Jiving means lying. It’s funny, see, because your mom and dad always love you.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Humans first evolved in East Africa about 2.5 million years ago from an earlier genus of apes called Australopithecus, which means ‘Southern Ape’. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the garden nobody hides; nobody means you harm. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I pull my laptop closer to me, realizing what it means. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Which means I totally shouldn’t be upset about the Don't wry about Jupe. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Both conveniently mean "chalk," which is also what Cretaceous means. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

"That means I can get out of the job they gave me." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Whatever it means, Flame is kind and good. Ector, when people trust you and depend on you, you can’t hurt them. You could not treat a dog so.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess that means you want to die?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And even though I’m sure Connor doesn’t understand what he means, he shouts, “Me!” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Do you know what this means?” replied Holly. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It became the means by which he could grasp the first really big number in his life: five thousand. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In practice, bi sometimes means semi, and semi sometimes means bi. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Somebody done stole my parrot? Well, I guess that means I’m just gon’ have to talk to you now.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

June’s relieved, only because she managed to find a way to protect him, even though it means the world is digging through her life for answers and evidence, which makes Alex want to murder everyone. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He says, “So, here is an estimate. If we say Shayleen got here on October fifteenth. That means she has been here three hundred thirty-six days.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

Plus, she’s been sewing banners, interviewing new judges, and finding sponsors for the pageant, which means she’s checked out of parenthood completely for a few months. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Which means there’s nothing original about Tyler Croft. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She means nothing can be done about it, but it was something. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, anyway, even if this wasn’t a rare book it means a lot to me, and I’d like to be sure it’s in safe hands for a while. Just till I come back for it.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t even know what the rosary means, which prayers go with which beads, and they’ve been around Pop’s neck or fist ever since my grandmother died. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even by this means, Islam was on the march, but I knew that with improved public relations methods the number of new converts turning to Allah could be turned into millions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles was not all science by any means: He bathed the baby, kissed him, hugged him, walked him when he cried; he was anything but the stereotypical distant father so often portrayed in Victorian literature. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nico loads up an old-school soul sample, which means he was paying attention on the bus when I said what I listen to. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

He cast about for some means to defend himself, for he had determined they would not take him easily. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’ve asked him why I get paid less than anyone”—anyone at her level of seniority is, I think, what she means—“and he says, ‘Well, if you could just vacuum . Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s too red. That means we may have firestorms soon. We need to get out of the foothills and into the mountains as soon as possible.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It’s not that I have feelings for him, because I don’t, it’s that I'm worried about what it means that I haven’t seen him in so long. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Resolved: The right to own a gun is part of what it means to be an American. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Some of them are in section, which means they’re cut open so you can see what’s inside them: tunnels, branches, bulbs and delicate filaments. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It means a lot in my world, too,” I tell her. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

"Wouldn't it be better, sir, to grab a piece of the floating wood even if it means letting go of the flag? This way, you might live to fight another day for your country." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Social isolation,” Mom had explained to me last year, means “difficulty making friends.” Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It means that animals make our hearts happy in a very special way. A French man named Anatole France said that a long time ago.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"I don't know what that means," I quietly admit. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I know. We will. But remember the reason we came here. Let’s hear what this man has to say, then we’ll go. I promise. Lana means as much to me as Trina does to you.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“Racially charged” means we are uncomfortable saying “racist.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The awful burning in my gut somehow means I am bad. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For me, “as is” means not a single question is answered. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even if it means taking my own life. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We look for mountains in the clouds to make it all seem like it’s worth it, like it means something. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I think this word means ‘offense’ or ‘charge,’” he said, pointing to some writing. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

A fourth voice said, “Well, I’m glad to hear it, that means I didn’t go digging around in the basement for nothing. I think he’s going to really like this.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Like most hermaphrodites but by no means all, I can’t have children. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“She must have special means of hiding or traveling. No matter. We aren’t equipped to deal with her now.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Still, it cannot be called virtue to kill one’s fellow citizens, to betray allies, to be without faith, without pity, without religion; by these means one can acquire power, but not glory. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only time I have known him to show impatience is when the postman lags, for it means we must wait another day before the arrival of our English mail. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Which means, if this tree isn’t noted in there as dangerous, it’s fine.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was a farmer of small means in a modest house. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We can even understand how, for these modern states, war can become the continuation of policy by other means. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It means you got to wait for it to grow up before you know what it is.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Goodbye, little one! Change your bandage, don’t let it get wet, and if the fever comes back it means it’s infected again,” he told me from the doorway. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Terry is stupid, so quoderat demonstrandum, which is Latin for which is the thing that was going to be proved, which means thus it is proved. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve learned a lot this summer. One thing is that when you’re hurt, it means you care. So, here is a question for you. If I’m not hurt, what does that mean?” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Which means ghosts are not al all what I imagined them to be. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I get what he means, because I think I’ve played pretend my whole life. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

A mixture of tall and short plants means that more of the solar energy that falls on the pasture is turned into growth. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“But this time, Lord Voldemort was acting through somebody else. By means of this diary.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I tell him the voice said Fear not and that means Do not fear. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Which means that in the suburbs and exurbs it’s hard to generate the critical mass needed to ignite truly bad behavior. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Despite his seemingly progressive actions, Mr. de Klerk was by no means the great emancipator. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There has to be some way to show Nora how sorry I am, how much our friendship means to me. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s the perfect name. He’s a flying type and valiant Pokémon. That means brave, right Mom?” A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m tight with all of them. Being the baby and the only boy means I grew up with multiple mamas.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“She means it doesn’t come off, Dana,” he said quietly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It means she’ll see me on the couch tonight, tossing and turning and sweating as Mom brings me warm milk. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You’re doing well with those new cabins, by the way. I suppose this means I can claim all those other sons and daughters of mine and send you some siblings next summer.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, every displaced person milling about on the streets means another pair of eyes looking for the five rebels on the loose. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Mummy Ola! Bingo can see spirits. When he barks at night it means he sees spirits.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Their country is so wet and boggy that Stirling’s horses sank to their chests in mud; boats were a primary means of transportation until recently. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Which means I have to get up extra early, since his school starts thirty minutes before mine. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It means that you’re willing to fall back and know that the person will catch you. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dolorous Edd said, “Now I understand why King Stannis let the wildlings through the Wall. He means for us to eat them.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the second motel has no room for another few days, which means that, for purely financial reasons, my career at Wal-Mart is about to come to a sudden end anyway. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think she means that I would just have ended up an Avox, too. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, you are about to find out what it means.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“What do you think he means by writing inside the house twice?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

After every Olympics, a lot of gymnasts take time off, and others retire completely, which means that some countries can’t field a full team the following year. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Yep, her name is a portmanteau word, which means it’s made up of two different words. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I feel sorry for any child stuck with that name because that means he’s gone through the sorriest kind of upbringing possible, but I can’t let him go around cutting up the other students. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the early colonial period, when settlements remained relatively small, indentured servitude was the dominant means of securing cheap labor. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She is also beautiful, which means it’s what people see first, and sometimes, the only thing they see, and this is power and weakness both, but mostly weakness, at least so far. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“That means it has no milk, no dairy.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“Now we have to go back to the library today to find out what that symbol means. But we can’t! That library is closed on Sundays. Oh, Jamie, I’ve got to know.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

A song arrangement typically means adding voices such as making a choral arrangement or adding instruments to the melody such as a piano accompaniment or Orff accompaniment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Now, this one should be easy to remember, because it’s similar to the English word ‘discern,’ which also means ‘to learn.’ Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s a dumb saying, but I know what she means. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was called Okefenokee Swamp, which means “Land of Trembling Earth” in Seminole. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mr Shepherd says it’s a good idea to laugh when others do as it means you can fit in and become friends. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means so much to me that I give it to Malli. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The opening has been boarded up with a piece of plywood, but someone has already kicked it in; in this city, every fire means a shelter. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Southwest an estimated 75 million acres of mesquite lands require management by some means, and chemical spraying is the method most actively pushed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Changing times means an America that’s different from a hundred years ago. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

There’s still part of me believes that when fog comes in on the tide it means there’s a dragon waiting inside the mist. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Holly smiles in the way she does that means she thinks she knows something that I don’t. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I think she means no work after lunch!” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

They were all astonished; and Mr. Bennet, who could by no means wish for so speedy a return, immediately said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“Look, J.B., there’s Canis Major and Canis Minor. That means the big dog and the little dog.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“And the city fell shortly after, which means our boys dealt a decisive blow, fellas.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Citing your sources means that you have to show proof of where you got your information. And make it look good. You can’t just go on Wiki.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I don't know what any of this means. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

That is what it means to be black. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“All of which means that you’ve got a pile of loot back there in the drain pipe,” said Harry Cat. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Who can tell me what this word means?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She didn’t wait for me to ask: “That means we’re asking God to keep us from sinning.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“We could have you running point on policy. This means a lot of research and a lot of writing.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

When your skin loses the pigment, it apparently also loses its ability to protect itself from the sun, which means I can get burned really easily. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hallucinating means you imagine you see things that aren’t there,” my father adds. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Because if most of the other gunters out there are as clueless as I-r0k—and they are, Z, believe me—that means you and I really do have a shot at winning the contest.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It means I can bring along other oxygen tanks, and equalize them with the rover's tanks without having to do an EVA. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know by “predecessors” she means my parents and the other passengers. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Which means, if I am no longer being fired at, there is at least one other tribute close at hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"The heart of a mouse," she said, "and that means your heart, is beating at the rate of five hundred times a minute! Isn't that amazing?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

Peeta and I know the other's survival means our own death. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

As he described it, his ink “would elude the generally known means of detection, and yet could be rendered visible by a suitable counterpart.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But, okay, say it was kids. That means it’s not a crime?” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"By all means," he said, waving her to the chair across from him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

It sounds like the right answer to what I said, but I know it also means she understood what I meant. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the modern West, we’re confident that prevention is better than cure; that hard work deserves reward; that no means no; that you are innocent until proven guilty, and that all men are created equal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“It’s a little on the simple side, but that means we can add our own touches. Like it was custom made.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

But I hear what it means when the old women from down the road come by, from their dead friend who whispers it under her breath. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

According to Edlefsen’s rudimentary ion detectors, something was going on inside the flask, but whether it was protons accelerating in resonance with an oscillating electric field was by no means clear. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It means Jay Perkins is telling everyone how he’s going to bust your foster brother up.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

If you’re keeping up, that means they don’t just have a god who listens or a god who speaks, but a god who puts his finger in the dirt and swirls it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

If by “effort” she means writing a check that could send a small village to college, then she definitely put in quite a bit of effort just so I could be a human petri dish. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes. It’s a bug. But not just any bug. It’s a scorpion, Gen. A scorpion. Do you know what that means?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

If you are uncertain what someone means when they refer to "the second harmonic" or "overtones," ask for clarification. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It is not clear whether they were slaves or indentured servants, which means they would have to work for a number of years and then they would be free. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Lorraine thinks she could be an actress, but I keep telling her she’d have to be a character actress, which means playing washwomen on TV detective shows all the time. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“So that means that, if the female patient agrees, Jet can be a part of this N’daa.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Which means that at this moment, he’s not okay. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It means you will get used to being followed everywhere for the next few months and being on every news outlet. Heilige Scheiẞe!” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Taylor came from a wealthy family and had both the means and freedom from academic constraints to pursue unconventional lines of inquiry. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I know this, though. When my mother says maybe, she usually means probably not.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve known Peaches all my life, which means for fifteen years, and I hated to see her sad. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have neither, which means I started CHS with two strikes against me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That means using more chemical fertilizer or maybe trying new hybrid or GMO seeds. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Because a lunatic is—it means—it sounds like—oh, never mind.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But immortality, by definition, means that we are never done, unless a scythe determines it to be so. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Miss Perry, my Teach for America English teacher, is wearing yellow, and yellow means peace. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“As an ymbryne, it is my sworn duty to keep those children safe and above all that means keeping them here—in the loop—on this island.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Which means this is my chance to get some answers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It means I can have twenty-nine solar cells and 36 kilowatt-hours of storage. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He will keep drawing—and by the end of his life the number of drawings will equal the number of paintings—but by calling himself an artiste-peintre he means he’s not just a draftsman. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The bread she gives them always means less for us and if we complain she says there are always people worse off and we can surely spare a little from what we have. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

That means Miss Leefolt read her part and just kept on going. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

In tradecraft, “cultivation” means gathering information on a potential source, feeling him out to see if he might be convinced to cooperate. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like spending time with her, and now I know where she’s staying. That means I can find her when I go looking.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This means that in a sufficiently small volume, even in a vacuum, we have some uncertainty about the amount of energy inside. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Three days ago—that means she started the day after Frightful was confiscated. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the mountain spewing liquid fire, and the meadow offering no means of concealment, the remaining thirteen tributes—including Haymitch and Maysilee—have no choice but to confine themselves to the woods. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, this is—this is amazing news. This means so much to me.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Both the means and the ends of rhetoric, Aristotle finds, participate in the deepest human questions. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what that word means, but just stop.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It means that courage was a warrior’s best weapon, and that it was the highest honor to give your life for your people.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘In the language of Orthanc help means ruin, and saving means slaying, that is plain. But we do not come here to beg.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Red Rahloo means nothing here. You will only make the old gods angry. They are watching from their island.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“A dismal name. It means ‘worker of terrible things.’” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

She turns away, and I am wondering if she means any of it when I see her shoulders collapse. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“This word béene-béene, you want to know what it means, then?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

What it really means is that she is in control, of the process and thus of the product. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First of all, this yang means sun, not foreign. And this yang-san means sun umbrella, parasol, not foreign umbrella.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word means almost the same as it did in the previous sentence, but not quite. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

Dad says, "Yeees," drawing out the word while his gears are turning, "you've got some good points there— but we have to start somewhere, and for me, that means finding a theory." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means he bets five nickels to your one. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The former means not accepting other people’s opinions, always blowing best, having the last word; in short, all those unpleasant traits for which I’m known. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

We are, however, in Georgia, a state I love and adore for this reason and this reason only: the speed limit here is seventy, which means I can up my speed to seventy-seven. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now when my mom calls me her “trophy,” she means that I am her most valuable possession. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, it is a relatively new practice, which means it has not yet had much time to cause damage. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She means for them, not for the woman. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It means Mama and Papa don’t love each other anymore,” said twelve-year-old Jessie, glaring at her parents from behind chunky black eyeglasses. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It’s matching our pace—which means we can’t slow down, not for an instant, because if we do, it will overtake us. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I am starting to realize what this means, and how sad it would be. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“In a broad sense, lee means the sheltered side. A bird, flying over Mrs. Fitzgibbon’s garden, would notice something most of us would miss.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“My ideas flow so rapidly that I have not time to express them—by which means my letters sometimes convey no ideas at all to my correspondents.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“No, listen: If the cucos were after Beefy, that means all we had to do was wait for one to come get him, make sure it didn’t, then follow it back to the Nightbeast.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

But to blow off Brick means bringing down a rain of trouble. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Some attach their eggs to a caterpillar by means of a sticky solution; on hatching, the larval parasite bores through the skin of the host. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“Usually you need a key card, but the doorman vanished. That means the defenses are crumbling. Anyone can walk into the elevator now and head straight up.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Per Haskell didn’t buy you. He paid off your indenture. That means you owe him money. A lot of it. But it’s a real contract. Here,” he said, removing Heleen’s document from his coat. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, both brothers, Castor and Pollux, were often called “sons of Zeus”; indeed, the Greek name they are best known by, the Dioscouri, means “the striplings of Zeus.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, he saw no means of making him master of any state that was not a state of the Church. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it means to be a friend, taking a black eye for someone has to be in it. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Her daughter, Pearl Ann, was already away at the university, and some speculated that Mrs. Larkin was less a person of means than she liked others to believe and maybe couldn’t afford to leave town. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure I want to offer myself to them to solve humanity’s problems, whatever that means. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Another means is the shipment of plants carrying the egg masses, the form in which the species exists over winter. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

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

And even after you do, you have no idea what the stupid word means except that it probably just means “said,” which is what stupid Charlotte Brontë should have said in the first place. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you, Hazel. That means everything to me.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It is almost impossible for a man who enjoys freedom with all its prerogatives, to realize what it means to be deprived of that freedom.”—Said by Erie Stanley Gardner. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have a hard time understanding what she means. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He meant to stop at the wedding on his way to New York and endeavor by every means which money and love could devise to atone somewhat for Edna’s incomprehensible action. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

It means something, you know, when people plant things together. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

And if that means it never happens, that’s just fine with them too. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Well, I will talk to her about this job thing, since it means so much to you. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

That means Mars is finished; all this wonderful stuff gone. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure it means more to him than you know.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

"I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I feel like I'm probably an expert at it." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

I had to have a job and I took what I hoped was the quickest means. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I think he means gemini like doubled - half man, half snake. That’s what his people are called. He’s a geminus, singular.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Captain Smith has told me this is their greeting, and it means “my beloved friend.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

This means that the word metaphor is a metaphor. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Which means the rest of the period is pretty much devoted to staring at Bram’s knee. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“You good” really means, “You want me to check this guy or nah?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Nervous means you want to play. Scared means you don’t want to play.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“This means a tardy for both of you. You understand?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“It means you need to make up your mind if you want change.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

To him that means every step of a chicken’s life must be managed correctly, including its end. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He wears white condor flight gloves with elaborate gold fining, which means he’s already completed fighter pilot training. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Plutarch was appointed secretary of communications, which means he sets the programming for the airwaves. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Geographic differences in the means by which food production arose are also puzzling. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I guess he means Uncle Drum and Grandma. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

They make me the secretary, which means I have to write everything down—and do all the actual work—while they talk about some boys I don’t know. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

A chemist, thinking to learn by the most direct possible means the dose acutely toxic to human beings, swallowed a minute amount, equivalent to about .00424 ounce. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I guess that means you’re going to church with them too. And I thought we could all go tomorrow as a family. Have Sunday dinner together.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Kuei” means “ghost,” but I don’t find any other words that make sense. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prince said, “The devil! That means we’ll have to lighter the cargo.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s my birthday, that means two whole days have passed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bennie is chatting, which means I have to wait to pay, because Bennie does only one thing at a time. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It means he didn’t carelessly confuse one species with another. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but, you know, I still don’t really get the idea of why words all mean different things. Like, who says that d-o-g means the thing that goes ‘woof’ and wags its tail? Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I have to lie to her on a daily basis, which is in itself enjoyable but a little degrading at the same time. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Ibtihaj, no sleepovers means no sleepovers,” he said with firmness in his voice to signal to me that the discussion was over. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I'm anti-social, they say. I don't mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social, doesn't it? Social to me means talking about things like this.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I was basically destined to be nosy. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

In America that means I was a salesman. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, we’re rushing toward summer, which means shorts and T-shirts and maybe even a bathing suit now and then. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

If “forest primeval” means woodland unsullied by the human presence, Denevan has written, there was much more of it in the nineteenth century than in the seventeenth. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Both as a means of avenging him and of preventing other such deaths . . . yes, and of attracting lost members back into the ranks. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A good nut year means a good baby year,” the midwife said as she sent Alyce and her nutting basket to the woods to see what kind of a year it would be. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was by no means an eccentric upbringing in the American Upper Midwest of the era. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

‘We’ve seen no sign of other Romans, so it appears Bryce didn’t notify anyone else where he was. Also, no sign of Orion. Hopefully that means he was taken down by the Hunters.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“I guess he means that everybody starts fighting eventually.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“You know what they say about love,” Mom said sagely, “the more you pester someone the more it means you love them.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He added that Compton, “like all of us, is very anxious that we scientists do everything we can in the direction of preparedness, and we discussed ways and means.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I am bone tired, but we done finished number eight and that means we still got four more to go. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what kvetch means, but I think it must be good. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

"It means I hope you like pushing a broom." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

What he means is that he was watching, that he knew we were here the moment we passed through the gates. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Ah done lived Grandma’s way, now Ah means tuh live mine.” Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“No. It’s only good if we’re selling. And we ain’t. All it means for us is that the Government thinks they can get more money out of us.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think any of us know what that means,” I say. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

In cross-examining the K.B.I. personnel, the defense attorneys, a beleaguered pair, argued that the admissions of guilt had been obtained by improper means—brutal interrogation in sweltering, brightly lighted, closet-like rooms. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to talk to you, readers, about what it means to grow up looking and feeling different. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid, human youth. Several of your ancestors have used my back as a means of travel before. I know how to make your journey safe and prompt.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Let’s turn on the TV now, since nobody’s coming. That just means more food for us.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means they can fight lions, go to war, and have all of the privileges of adulthood except marriage, which Dinka men traditionally put off until they are about age thirty. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means you want the long answer,” he said, his voice impassive, not reacting at all to my curt tone. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think that exonerates you? Do you think that means you don’t deserve to die?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Since the experimenter can’t know what yes means, people presumably will be honest. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means the back end of the skiff gets low in the water as the outboard tries to push it forward, then it comes up hard against the rope and slows down. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was a day scholar, and her parents did not have the means to send her for further education. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He waves, which means truce, which means he still can’t handle talking about anything remotely heavy and would prefer to ignore it. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

If the wild potato seeds McCandless ate were contaminated with swainsonine from an eruption of R. leguminicola, it means the guy wasn’t quite as reckless or incompetent as he has been made out to be. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Very fishy,” Sammy observes, an expression which he says means that something strange is going on. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

And it’s weird how the period makes it feel like he really means it. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But the greatest complaint was always that they could not leave this apartment, which was too big for their present means, since it was impossible to imagine how Gregor might be moved. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if that means getting involved in someone's obsessive-compulsive underwear disorder. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Which means there are times we must throw wads of paper at the back of my mother’s head. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It means something because they haven’t had to have some big talk about it. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The following day he offered his readers this translation of Ulbrickson’s reply: “which in less guarded terms means... ‘very good indeed.’” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She knows everything that I told her mother, which means everything but Janina. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Which means all the guns in this building should be disabled for exactly two minutes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“In literature the word ‘oxymoron’ means which of the following? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I stop drawing, looking for a sign about what the TV picture means. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“It is partially blind,” panted Griphook, “but even more savage for that. However, we have the means to control it. It has learned what to expect when the Clankers come. Give them to me.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

This means that what is probable changes over time; but Locke never nerved himself up to take the further step of saying that knowledge itself changes over time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"And that means it goes so fast you can't even hear the separate beats. It must sound just like a buzz." Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It means I have radiation poisoning. Very bad.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“To me, that means I have to protect all parts of you: your body, your mind, and your heart. And there are some things I don’t think you’re ready to know. Not just yet, okay?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“If it means that much to you, I’m...not going to stand in your way,” Bobby Gene said. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Which is by no means most of the time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to convince my grandfather to go into politics, as he hoped to, and change the world through that means. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He looked down and said, “Five years! You are in for five years and you are so arrogant! Do you know what it means to serve five years?” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She said black means I got a dirty, bad face.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That means that he had been exposed outside of my hack, that in that instant, all of his data had been exposed. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

‘Ouranos, the first god of the sky. But that means -’ ‘Yes.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She said, “If it rains when the sun is out, it means that the devil’s beating his wife.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“She keeps talking about a birthday feast. Which means we’ll be in the kitchen for hours, making something that will be eaten in ten minutes. Like homemade samosas or something.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s a couple weeks after we get back from winter break, which means we’ve got about three months to prepare. And were going to start now.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“He didn’t take the car, sugah. That means he’s afoot. I’m worried that he passed out somewhere in the neighborhood.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means that even the most popular names today are less popular than they used to be. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sure beats being one of those kids at school who don’t yet understand what “college loan” means. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The old legend that “a pound of DDT to the acre is harmless” means nothing if spraying is repeated. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’m trapped inside the guardhouse, which means I’m safe from the beast. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

To Ernest, the discovery was more than a triumph of applied physics; it was a means of reminding the GAC of the Rad Lab’s standing as the preeminent high-energy laboratory in the world. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“An early start tomorrow means early bedtime tonight,” Bertha cuts in. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She said that she had broken forty-eight windows during her time in England “because it is a means to an end.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I’m his baby, and I’ll always be his baby, and if being silent means I’m safe, he’s all for it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“Not bad; that cold winter we had means there’s lots of perch.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“It knows Redemption means a lot to you,” her mother said. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I think some people think being gay here in the Bay means that all our problems are solved.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

And that means he knows I must have been there at the Pirate’s Den at the same time he was. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But all eleven witnesses say he was shot in the back, which means he didn’t pose a threat to anyone. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you see what that means? Now you can take me off combat duty and send me home. They’re not going to send a crazy man out to be killed, are they?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Because that swastika means there could be someone in this school who hates me. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

By this I know she means feed ourselves, though we all do share. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for the life of me I can’t tell if he really means it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

This means nothing to you, because to you promises mean nothing. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He means well, but he’s getting old and a little forgetful. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“That means I make all military decisions. I believe that includes what we are doing today.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I am thankful for the look in Suesetta’s eyes when she calls me her best friend, how I know she means it when she says it again and again: “Forever.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

His face darkened: he would, he said, find ways and means. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He says he means to use the fat that slowly accumulates in the tin-lid for polishing his boots, and roars with laughter for half an hour at his own joke. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a logical next step for them to realize that they could support suffrage as a means of realizing their temperance goals. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“And to think he spoke to me all the way from there. And he even mentioned my name. Mamma, what do you suppose he means by a surprise?” Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leaving means I have to be on my guard. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

That means the child can no longer be granted permanent residency as part of their parents' application. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s all in there—and by the way, umami means ‘deliciousness,’ even though I don’t remotely like mushrooms.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“But Izzat means more than freedom. It means more than honor. It means courage. It means proving yourself.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The judge was announcing his decision, saying that the governor had “thwarted” the court-approved plan of integration by means of National Guard troops. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His round stomach had flattened out a trifle from the starvation winter, but he was by no means thin. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

By perfect, Volpe means not just in their roles—but also in the impact that playing those roles will have across the school. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There is nothing calculated about him; he means every word he says. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She's no doctor, but she is a mother and that means something. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Johanna tilts her head so that her scar is again visible, and adds, “I understand if this means I can’t be a part of Amity anymore.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I know that the school was looking for an excuse to start the pilot program, and they used Shawna’s assault as a means to justify its use.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, yes, by all means,” broke in Gwystyl, with the first trace of eagerness Taran had glimpsed in this strange individual. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Your MRI came back clean. It means you don’t have a brain tumor, or anything like that.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When she realizes what he means, a small, delicate hand comes up to cover her mouth. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Of course, it means that when they get mad or nervous they turn red and pimply, but nothing’s perfect, right? The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

“It means ‘to do something that one considers beneath one’s dignity.’” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“We exhausted every possible means of getting protection on that day,” she said, “and we made it known to every official the immense number of women that were coming, and that they must be prepared.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

From the looks of Mama, she means to pay it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one wants to admit they don’t know what it means. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Wherever the black population reached a threshold level, slavery remained the preferred means of assuring the segregation of the races. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

"By all means, move slowly. It's not as if I have a packed schedule." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The word itself means nothing; Luce made it up to avoid any etymological associations. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Then it is true. Your Worship means to abandon us.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Our history teacher is sick today, which means it’ll be a free period. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

England is by no means alone in its problem of protecting birds from treated seeds. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

But it was by no means his ultimate achievement. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"That means that what he tells me—us—stays right here in this room, got me?" When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As Maria discovered, all butterflies and moths undergo complete metamorphosis, which means they move through four very different phases: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Now it’s been “regentrified,” which means it got a new coat of paint and someone decided to pay attention to it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ve put more than a hundred thousand more troops into the country over the last year, and there’s been no improvement. Things aren’t any better at all. That means the underlying situation is really worse!” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A financial customer might be reasonably familiar with the world of investments and still have to puzzle over what a company brochure means by “capital changes and rights.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Nairobi—the name of the capital city, in the south—is a Maa word that means “cold.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t remember to put my headlights on until I’m already halfway home, which means I’m honestly lucky I didn’t get arrested by now. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

“Which means—the school will be in my charge. The school will be my responsibility.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having a game night in a secret location means a lot more planning and strategy than meeting up in someone’s basement. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

‘I’m not sure I quite know what that means,’ Sophie said. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compare with, the more common phrase, means “to examine for similarities and differences.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it also means going back to the terrible place. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

But Father was a more levelheaded person, which means he didn’t get angry as quickly and he didn’t shout as often. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even know what ‘accusatory’ means, so how could that be my tone?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She just pronounces, “Nice,” but like she means it, or even means more than “Nice.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

"By all means, wait for him, but please not under this hot sun." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When intelligence agents were finished with Shin, he reported to Hanawon, which means “House of Unity” in Korean. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

His preferred term is the post-classical word ostensio, a display or showing, which he defines as ‘a manifest demonstration by means of a body’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“But not in a mean way. It means were taking you seriously. Means you’re one of us.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Do you see the way he looks at you? It means something, I tell you.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Which means it’s part of me, isn’t it? Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

“They are anointed, which means they will only bite those who are unworthy,” he murmured. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In The Angels this means I must take a bus, walk, take another bus, walk, and so on. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m trying to understand why you’re so committed to acting like someone you’re not, considering you just told that little girl in there that greatness means being true to yourself.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I realize she no longer means just my mouth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The squabs were only able to plug ten thousand of the leaks we have, that means we have ten thousand left, and dag-gum-it, I think we’re going down with all hands on board!” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Part of being on probation means she’s not allowed to take credit for her work. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I give her the rapid two-index-fingers-pointing-down signal that means “Here! Us! We could do that too!” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

This means “one of a kind” and it's from Latin, so don't pronounce it as if it were French. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means he writes movies. But he can’t sell them, so he’s freeloading on my parents.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When our elders presented school to us, they did not present it as a place of high learning but as a means of escape from death and penal warehousing. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I can’t see Silver Star, which means he must be lying down. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“He means from Mom and Dad, you goof.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“That means you have to try to stop me.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Copernicus achieved the same effect by different means. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because he’s worried and he means well, and he is one of the few adults in my life who pay attention. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before I can ask him what he means, he turns away and heads down the stairs to his car. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For me it means everything—” I talked on and on, spewing out of myself every doubt and fear that bubbled to the surface. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So now I know what it means to keep a log.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bryan," he said at some point during our short flight, “capital punishment means 'them without the capital get the punishment.' We can't help people on death row without help from people like you." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Not long after his marriage, a misunderstanding took place between himself and Master Hugh; and as a means of punishing his brother, he took me from him to live with himself at St. Michael’s. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

I nod, but I don’t know what she means. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But when he looked at the baby girl and saw that she was the image of himself, he stepped back, and said, “u zindzile,” which means, “You are well established.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means you really are El Patron.You have his body and his identity.You own everything he owned and rule everything he ruled. It means you’re the new Master of Opium.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which all means that Mami doesn’t think community service is a big deal at all if it means I get to attend Seaward. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

In my heart I know the truth, but my mind cannot accept the reality of what this all means. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It only means sí,” Catarina told her, reading the question on her face. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

And if even the people who are familiar with the dictum don’t know what it means, how could the world be “simpler” if it were true? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Wealthier districts were by no means free of fire hazards. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“My grandma deserves more than being the punch line of somebody’s bad jokes. Her name means something, just like everyone else’s.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Llamémoslos A y B.’ That means, ‘Let’s call them A and B.’ The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the situation was not by any means hopeless; the Ford was not damaged, simply out of fuel. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Could we talk about what that really means?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"Remember what I told you yesterday, Mom? Out means out. Outside. Out of the house. Somewhere that is not here. I'm going out." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It means only that the heart does what it can,” the alchemist said. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

What about having huge, bumpy thighs means that I need to apologize? Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I’m only being about twenty percent sarcastic, but Mr. Black says, “Thank you, Mr. Finch,” in a way that means the direct opposite of thank you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It means that I will tell him when he has to do things and what the consequences for not doing them are.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“I know. And we have no does—not one—and no does means no kittens and in a few years no warren.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means our fingers, if you're wondering why there are food smears on this letter. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I know what it means,” I snapped at her. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Its name, which means Sulphur Island, is an appropriate one. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Certainly not. It’s the one thing keeping the Specters away. It’s not going to be easy by any means.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a saying. It means a lot. Actually, something like fifteen million birds will fly through here. You’ll see how people from all over come to see them. It’s like a people migration, too.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It means something about you is special—legendary. Quinton got one too.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s genetic. That means you have to be born with it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, it means flailing around in the water again. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The word’s root means to “come upon” something: to find what’s available to be said. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Muhammad moving home means Mom will go back to telling him everything. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

By means of this medicine she was cured of an intermittent fever, and after her return to Spain she aided in the diffusion of the remedy. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which means I’m going to make you a card, like I do every year. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Nobody knows why the notion stuck— possibly because it’s closer to Latin grammar, or perhaps because the word preposition means “position before,” which seems to suggest that a preposition can’t come last. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

As, a man of means from South Africa, Mr. Blore felt that he could enter into any society unchallenged. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They called me by the pet name of Tatomkhulu, which means “Grandpa,” because they said when I was very serious, I looked like an old man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘By which,’Jason said quickly, ‘he means under the drinking age! Because obviously you’re so young and beautiful.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“That means I can’t ask you if you could make me invisible, or so small that you could carry me to Capricorn’s festivities.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

What is the ordinary use of the word "affluence"? An "affluence of ideas," means what? New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wells agreed with Galton’s impulses to manipulate heredity as a means to create a “fitter society.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And do you know what this all means—that the gossipmongers once again have an opportunity to defame my son with these ridiculous rumors about his parentage. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“It means,” I say, “that you may have said you just wanted us to be honest with each other, but I think you really wanted me to always agree with you.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Not at all,” was her answer; “but depend upon it, he means to be severe on us, and our surest way of disappointing him will be to ask nothing about it.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

On The Slave Isaura, when Isaura and her true love cry together, it means they are bound to one another, no matter what happens. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than the occasional bite of butter, I don’t know what he means. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

My parents had repeatedly told me that I had a “phlegmatic” conscience— which basically means it doesn’t work overtime—and that that was a good thing. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

I doubted the usefulness of these oars as a means of propulsion. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“No. An elephant is a pachyderm. It means an animal with a thick skin.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

We stand on the riverbank for a second and she’s putting her water bottle back into her bag and she’s quiet in a way that I’m learning means she’s trying to say something difficult. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But I guess it sort of means the night before Wednesday. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

That really means fifteen minutes, so I go back to doing what I am doing. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

They had been his former means of travel. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

In summer that usually means bad weather is on the way. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It means it doesn’t matter what I want. I’m going to Yale. I’m going to be a doctor.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the same behavior of gravity with distance in more than three space dimensions means that the sun would not be able to exist in a stable state with pressure balancing gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If Shoji knew Uncle Max was coming over, it means Mom did too. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

My English teacher has got us studying the Harlem Renaissance, which means we have to read a lot of poetry. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But getting there means navigating unseen currents that can force them far downriver—or even backward. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

And if God really does control everything, then that means that God wants me to be poor and not be on the football team. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Numbers mean something, too. Not just math, Lanesha. Three means life. Eight means power. Four means hard work in this here world. The material world. Put them together and they can mean something else.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“She means that the fay will die. And she means that the Wood itself will perish. The trees will fall; the rivers will dry up; the earth will become nothing but ash.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When I fall into bed, I realize it’s because they think it means I’m safe. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

These materials were much more expensive than wood, and cost more to put up, and, thus, were beyond the means of poorer citizens. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps it means the gods do not wish the world to be saved.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe she means “what a night” with Frank and the not eating dinner, and she doesn’t even know about the new plans for the house, or the problems with the eaglet. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean, 'so what?' My God, do you have any idea what this means?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There were probably more than five rabbits in the litter when Fiver was born, but his name, Hrairoo, means “Little Thousand”—i.e., the little one of a lot or, as they say of pigs, “the runt.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

To acknowledge these horrors means turning away from the brightly rendered version of your country as it has always declared itself and turning toward something murkier and unknown. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

But English is more flexible than what a logician would have designed, and the context generally makes it clear what the speaker means. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

So I say, "It means my eyes can't see my hand, but the light from the lamp can't go all the way through it... I guess." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Dragons, originally, were formed in stars. Which means that your Ground is fire. Walk through fire and you will know who you are.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Then he added quickly, “That means we’ve got to keep ’em emptied, doesn’t it?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m the facilitator, which means I do about everything around here.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Her older sister was called Shaina, which in Yiddish means "beautiful." The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I know it’s Extreme Unction and that means I’m going to die and I don’t care.They wake me again to receive Communion. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“It means he’s seriously injured, but beyond that it’s hard to say without more information,” her mom had said. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Tigers, indeed all animals, do not favour violence as a means of settling scores. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what that means,” she says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was an advocate of cultural and social reconstruction—until a balance of equality was shared, “by any means necessary.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When asked why she knew it, she said that she felt as if there were a lump there. I do not quite know what she means by this, unless she actually palpated this area.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He needs lots of forest and big trees, and so his presence means that the Gribley farm is a beautiful place indeed.” My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be scared. Trust in the Holy Beings. They wouldn’t put your naliyazhi in danger without the tools and means to protect himself. He’s no longer a baby. He’s growing into a man.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

That means that if there are more than two people, somebody sits on a paint bucket. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Except can also be a verb—it means “exclude” or “leave out”—but its usual meaning is “other than.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It also means Mom wants to talk private with me. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It also means God lets people go without meals and get sick and get punched around. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

It was when I first began to perceive that “white man,” as commonly used, means complexion only secondarily; primarily it described attitudes and actions. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I guess maybe looking different from most people means I’m just going to have to be resilient now, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

If you then send a message that says “Water the grass,” it means “Hide the money.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Because those who were targeted were typically poor or of moderate means, they often lacked the resources to hire an attorney or pay the considerable court costs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Oriana has never forgiven me for that restraint—she believes my not revenging myself on him then means I plan to revenge myself in the future. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A head held high means you see everything you re supposed to! Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Owens said, “He means only the best for you. You know that.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

“What does small mean? It means he’s got a gun,” says de Becker, imagining what flashed through their minds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Burt says that means he was happy because he did the thing rite. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clausewitz’s central thesis, that war was a continuation of diplomacy by other means, dovetailed with my own instincts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wood made this, and it’s the only thing from his childhood Grandma has left—it means the world to her.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I have, lots of times. Do you know what it means when a baby comes breech?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure what that means in this context. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

She says that being a soldier’s wife means being strong for him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And I know what it means to cut something. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone I’ve only been with for a year means that much to me? The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

That means they don’t put down a deep root system. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It means that people start getting really smart when they need to—when there's something that's forcing them to think creatively. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Until they get where they really want to be, most correction officers will hit the road for home at the beginning of two days off, even if it means a six- or seven-hour drive. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“By all means, then, take her, maybe find a private corridor on your way there—she looks frigid.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Bob is a stray, which means he does not have a permanent address. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

A phrase like “well maintained,” for instance, is as full of meaning to an agent as “Mr. Ayak” was to a Klansman; it means that a house is old but not quite falling down. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If they ain’t there, then that means once and for all. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

“This is a WG Panther. It’s an airsoft gun, which means it’s nothing but a toy. Look, the orange tip is colored black with a Sharpie.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She looks angry, but Hana usually looks like that, so it’s hard to know what it means. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Or maybe it means you’re sympathizing too much with the enemy. Personally, I don’t feel the least bit guilty for sending a bunch of bullies on an emergency trip to the bathroom.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Billy saw the condition of his means of transportation, he burst into tears. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader’s. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It is not exactly what she means, but the invisible veil she has drawn over the table seems too difficult to explain. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The only other means of mobilizing people rapidly and entirely is with a new religion; none was handy; he would make do with war. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

With the men, Victor is jovial and back-patting, asking twice for their names, as if he means to pass on a compliment or a complaint. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

By one means or another, the new generations suffer for the poisoning of their parents. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

To be sure, there are more subtle means of doing so than coming right out and telling the buyer to bid low. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Then again, staying the same means that Tía Inés might not have the chance to love Simón. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“If it rubs off, it means I'm in love. Has it?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, the great pity is that although Lyra possesses the alethiometer itself, there’s no means of reading it whatsoever,” he said. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what any of it means, but it doesn’t matter. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In this city, “control” means needles and serums and seeing without seeing; it means simulations, like the one that almost made me kill Tris, or the one that made the Dauntless into an army. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

She was in tow, the tug nudging along under her quarter, trailing smoke, but the ship herself was like she was moving without visible means. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the next message and daydreamed about what Lovey was doing, even though she had already told me she wasn’t doing anything, which means she was probably watching TV. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

What it means is that our attitudes toward things like race or gender operate on two levels. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

New lungs means hospital and meds and recovery. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t like it, but winning means never giving up. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

So I take a deep breath and ask about the one thing that means the most to me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

For other instruments, such as guitar59 , it means sliding through all of the possible notes between the two written pitches. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I once asked Ms. Tomoko, our waitress, why it waved, and she explained that Maneki-neko means “beckoning cat,” and waving the left paw means it’s inviting customers into the restaurant. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It is much trickier to deal with a demon of the Middle Kingdom than an American devil, because you always know that the American devil means you harm. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think it means I have to go to court.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

William says, "My Greek's not so good. In Latin, it means 'witness.'" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

All it means when you’re “going out” is that you hang out together and meet each other at the lockers and sometimes go to the ice cream shop on Amesfort Avenue after school. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I wonder if this means I have a friend. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It also means there can be no more incidents like the one this morning. Do you understand, young lady?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mookie, do you know what it means not to be able to get out of something? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they have no means to make glass, and so the beads, with their bright colors, are to them like rubies, emeralds, and diamonds are to the English. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

This means that he is hiding something in the middle of the Grimpen Mire and doesn’t want anyone else to find it. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I felt that the process needed to begin, and that I had neither the time nor the means to communicate fully with Oliver. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask Dad what afflicted means and he says, Sickness, son, and things that don’t fit. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Fine. He said wanderlust., so what? If I say gesundheit when someone sneezes, it hardly means I speak German,” Maytag retorted. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

What was worst of all was that the work was by no means purely mechanical. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I know he is pointing to me, which means they are all looking at me—from behind. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Love means never having to lose your limbs,” I tell her, moving in for a kiss. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If I fed them, they’d think I was their mama. You know what imprint means?” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

Then a door which opened by means of a large wheel; a hiss of air, and a brilliantly lit chamber with dazzling white tiles and stainless steel. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

That some time in the last hour he became so annoyed at something—maybe the juggling brothers threw a ball at his head—that “the creatives,” whatever that means, had a meeting and decided E.T.: Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Remember, Miss Lumley, they were found on my property and that means I can do with ’em as I please. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z