Was it too much to believe that the man was here for a meal and nothing more? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I really don’t think I like it much. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Piper saw a different person—fatter, dumpier, in a much louder, leopard-patterned shirt. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With the nursery door closed they realized all at once how much darker it had become, and Theodora said restlessly, “Let’s get downstairs to our parlor; I can feel those hills pushing in.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Percy, for so much of my life, I felt like everything was changing, all the time. I didn’t have anyone I could rely on.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had never talked so much at dinner, but I was going on about Becca's house, how beautiful it all was, and how Becca's room was nothing like I expected. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care so much about personality, just so they’re good with a knife.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He sounded like he was talking to an acquaintance, one he didn’t even like very much. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She was much much older than he was. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew how much Polly yearned to escape from the kitchen—her desire to move on and her distaste for the work of slaves were very apparent. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why we move our eyes when we read: we can’t pick up much information about the shape, or the color, or the structure of words unless we focus our fovea directly on them. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not having spent much time in the Court of Shadows, I don’t know its secrets. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was only the second time I was hearing them, and I noticed again how much care Lelia took while talking with him, not just with the words, but with her manner, so unstudied, calm. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now wasn’t the time to switch things up, I told myself, because there was too much going on. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Petra’s dad changed departments that winter and was much happier with his new job. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much time left to get to the basement. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Despite the length and emptiness of the hallway, our footsteps don’t echo much. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t play it much because the music has nothing to do with anything. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We won’t get much of this from now on, so enjoy it while it lasts.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“They may have not so much been questioning as domesticating you.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Every time I see her, she tells me how much fun she’s having living in San Francisco. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But for his part, Vincent loves their days together, having so much time alone with his father. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Father once tried to explain to me just how the aeroplane was supposed to work, but I never did follow much of it, though I do remember the shape. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had too much to lose—none of us wanted to risk our jobs or our lives. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was so much closer to us that the firing of its big guns outlined the whole ship. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now, I know how hard she fought to get us in the first place and how much it would hurt her if we left. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I try not to let him know how much his calmness rattles me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The voice of Kronos didn't so much speak as pierce my mind like a dagger. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

For understandable reasons, Claire did not spend much time observing the burning buildings around her, so her description of what happened is limited. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said slowly, “Sir, I think General Ewell defers too much to General Early. He is . . . uncertain. I regret the necessity for speaking, sir. I would have preferred not . . .” “I know.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Robbie knew better than anyone how she loved her brother, how close she was to her family, and how much the house and the park meant to her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After one simple day of rest, I felt so much better when I showed up at the foundation the next day. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The doctor who performs the extractions tells him he’s smoking too much and eating too little. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Not really. We ate so much last night.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“We don’t have much rope. I suppose he will be able to undo the knots eventually. But at least we will have some time to get away.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, “So what do you like about New York so much? That you would venture all the way here and not tell anyone?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We all knew how much Dad missed being out on the boat every day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It felt like being whole again; he hadn’t realized how much he loved it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But I always hear myself displacing the two languages, conflating them—maybe conflagrating them—for there’s so much rubbing and friction, a fire always threatens to blow up between the tongues. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They bark so much at nothing that people don’t pay attention, even when they should. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

When I saw the four-roomed house, I was surprised by how much smaller and humbler it was than I remembered it being. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said as much to her handmaids when they came. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He had meant so much to me at such an important time in my life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It rained three days that week; and just as he had predicted, they made much more money on those days than they had before. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

My brother asks if there are any poisonous snakes in India, and Mr. Banerji, now much more at ease, begins to enumerate them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It worked well, and gave me much more contact with my audience. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed to take far too much effort to make a single word. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Your dad says it's because I remember things better than other people on account of how I pay very close attention and care very much.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Soon fossils filled nearly the whole of his house in Brighton and consumed much of his income. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Had he cared for her then, had he minded so much? Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that she might be sad, but I didn’t think about it too much because the flashing colors were call- ing to me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The muscles of his abdomen ripple and he seems much more naked than he would in a swimsuit. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

My eyes well up at the thought of Pa. “I miss you so much, Pa,” I whisper to him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Manic-depression was much cooler than actual depression, because you got the manic parts. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I grew up Catholic, though my family worked so much, we didn’t go to church often. But trust me, there were no songs like ‘Goin’ Up Yonder’ at Sunday mass! Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She laughed, not much more than a hacking cough. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t have any friends at home either, but that’s not much of a surprise.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

So we leave with me thanking her for the ride, and so much else going unspoken. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

We made a mess and had just as much fun cleaning up, skating on the wet floor after we’d mopped. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I disconnect my phone for much of the day. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the other vegetables and greens were much tastier—really good, in fact. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much for that mental image, Arthur.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

We sit on the top bleachers with Belén’s friends, a group of mildly attractive girls who wear way too much makeup. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

But my throat is closed and the ice has gone into my lungs and laughing hurts too much. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is on the tip of my tongue now, ready to tumble out—but I stop just short of saying too much. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I cannot think when he has ever said so much all at once. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

“Me too,” I say, much happier with my new version of Blancaflor. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I like the words calming presence much more than White Rabbit or dumb mute. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they want to return as much of the landscape as possible to its state in 1491, they will have to create the world's largest gardens. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“But then you know so much about raising motherless children, too, I suppose.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The muscles in his neck bulge so much and he’s so red, I’m not sure he’s even breathing. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She took it for granted that he, “the boy,” should have the biggest portion; but however much she gave him he invariably demanded more. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

His temper would not remain in check much longer: He stood up and walked around, trying to work some of it off. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He speculated that there was too much shade from the trees. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olsen then listened patiently and told her there wasn’t much to be done. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Cats in the wild do so much destruction to the bird population. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Then, as I said, I couldn’t see much but I think he got into the tent. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When Adam graduated from high school last spring and moved out of his parents’ place and into the House of Rock, I hadn’t expected much to change. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pushed tuna casserole around on my plate and didn’t say much while Bertha told us about some friend of hers whose son ran off and joined the army. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Thanks so much, Mr. K. You don't have to walk me up.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

“Lambert High is much better than both Perkins and Wallace used to be, right?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Undoing all their wholesome death-conditioning with this disgusting outcry—as though death were something terrible, as though any one mattered as much as all that! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believed they both actually wanted to kiss Cade Hernandez, because all girls seemed to want to kiss him, but that would have been far too much for my father to handle. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Father says that no one else in the whole world knows as much as you do about aeroplanes. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They seemed so much farther away than before. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Next to it, there’s a painting of a much younger Granddaddy in his navy uniform. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But then I realized I was kind of going overboard in imagining too much of a confrontation. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He welcomed all the callers, but he had not much more to say than before. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I wouldn’t want to be sick all my life. I’d much rather be pressured. He’s a nice kid, though.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t use a brush much, mainly a palette knife. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I didn’t realize this at first because it’s not like kids go around touching each other that much in middle school anyway. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

To make conversation, the man asked Dicey how much money they’d earned, and she answered that they hadn’t counted yet. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The route to the park was clear of holes and rubble in the actual street, so it would not be that much of a problem. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much has happened and I want to share it all with you. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Instead, all the way across the Atlantic, he’d done pretty much nothing except make small talk with sharks and listen to Coach Hedge sing TV theme songs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t set out to. I’ve just read it so much, it memorized itself. Anyway, what I was going to say was, that sounds a bit like the uncertainty principle.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Always the same: great intellect, ability to accomplish much, but also this. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

I never heard him speak of white people; I think he hated them too much to talk of them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t have my back that much if his girlfriend has to tell me for him. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“How much for the kid? They won’t let me on if I don’t have a kid.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” said the Wart Tt will be good for you, dear boy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm as much of a lone wolf or a misfit or a weirdo as anyone. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Instinctively, or somehow, I knew that because I loved him so much I’d never hurt him, but if I talked to anyone else that person might die too. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you mean, how much ‘we’ can sell it for?” one of the other men said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I’d thought she was going to wait until that night, at the ball, but that she’d come to the arena instead made so much more sense. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I was very much alone. You do understand, don’t you?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often she’d lift a vial and swirl it, then walk to Miss Peregrine and pass it under her beak—much the way smelling salts are waved under the nose of someone who’s fainted. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Too much fire and you had a bad temper. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘It’s my room just as much as it is either one of yours. I have as good a right in here as you do.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can’t shake the uneasy feeling that has settled on me like dust for days—have I been doing something wrong, or un-Islamic, by spending so much of my time singing and playing piano? Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The most critical problem is the size of the stage, which is much bigger than Truman’s. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It's a clean cut, swift and sure and deep enough that I start wondering how much them doctors charge you to sew up stitches. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I had no notion that he liked me so very much,” said Harriet, contemplating the letter. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I think it’s a much- underestimated part of modern witchcraft. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

They were the most beautiful oxen in the world and very much prized by the Sun. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

My voice shook so much, I wasn’t sure she’d recognize me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctors in the 1860s did not know as much about diseases and their cures as they do now. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s just...take it easy, will you? My heart can only take so much stress.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

If the chaotic clamor outside is too much for you, then you do not belong here. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

My cousins chattered as much as before, but they waited until Father Amadi said something first and then pounced on it in response. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Lolo never did tell me the amount they donated, but it couldn’t have been that much. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

So much had happened that he needed time to think. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They had said very little to each other all day, and they didn’t seem to have much in common. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I know this is all a bit much, and that you likely have more questions than I have answers. I just wanted you to know that you aren’t alone, Ophelia. You understand?” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I have never hoped for something so much as this. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

You don’t just leave your mother because she talks too much. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

It may also be the last town in these United States of America where nobody bothers much about locked doors or wondering where their kids are. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

And I got to read books I liked, like Captain Underpants, and Mrs. Rouse didn’t care so much. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had better keep the fish quiet now and not disturb him too much at sunset. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as I like the encouragement, something about it bothers me. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The office is packed with too much furniture. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Music was something my mom and dad loved almost as much as they loved each other. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“The mosquitos will eat you two alive if you stay out here much longer.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In Newspeak it is called doublethink, although doublethink comprises much else as well. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“It was only after much study that my great-great- grandfather was able to decipher the words,” the king said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Not much of a predator if all it took was a paper cut to deter him. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The thought pleased her, so much so that she wondered if it might be some obscure saying of Agatha Swanburne’s that she had heard in passing long ago and then forgotten. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

In a cafe, they sit two tables down from an infantryman not much older than Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

“You know too much, vixen. You and your son played a dangerous game. Nobody outsmarts Cluny. I’ve won, and you have both lost.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, getting adopted and moving to America didn’t promise to be as much fun as I had thought it would be. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind it so much, because she smelled like plums, and she felt squishy and soft when you hugged her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, there wasn’t much need to blend in. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I turned around and went upstairs, without shutting the door and without so much as glancing behind me even one time. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The native whites didn’t seem to pay much attention to him, either way. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it had been ten years since An Imperial Affliction came out, and Van Houten hadn’t published so much as a blog post. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Customers do all kinds of things, sir. I don’t think about it much.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

The sharers were in the property room, discussing some matter so intently that none of them so much as raised a hand to greet us. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Clarissa, who by the way couldn’t have been much older than Spoony, maybe early twenties, white, freckles, bright-red hair, looked at the start of my new piece. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Feeling much aggrieved, I ate the food, then lay back upon the straw. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The air is smoky and filled with flying bits of debris; there’s so much of it, it’s almost difficult to breathe. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hermione left the room, muttering something that sounded very much like “Boys. ” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But I can tell from his face that Dad doesn't think much of my sleuthing. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I hate that. I hate kids like that so fugging much.” An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“I am living at the Old Soldier’s Home,” he said, “and I ain’t got much money, but here’s something for your campaign.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“There’s so much more we want to know, so much you haven’t told us yet.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The way she said it made Genie think that maybe Grandma didn’t like him too much. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Though Adams was vaguely aware of these machinations, he gave them little attention; after all, he never paid much heed to his cabinet anyway. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Ivan agreed that the shield was too much of a coincidence. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

I tried to explain to Jesse how she had been groomed for college for much of her young life. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we found out, and since your parents didn’t have a funeral in this town, no one said much about it at all. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

I didn't take much comfort in their explanation. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

And as much as class anxiety had driven the eugenic efforts of England in the 1890s, “race anxiety” drove the eugenic efforts of Americans in the 1920s.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Ah, Harry, how often this happens, even between the best of friends! Each of us believes that what he has to say is much more important than anything the other might have to contribute!” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He could see that Ryan was happy to be receiving so much attention from his classmates. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

“With so much flying fish there should be dolphin,” he said, and leaned back on the line to see if it was possible to gain any on his fish. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout much of the Midwest thousands of acres of fine orchards were destroyed by insects now impervious to spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Though maybe it’s a little much to think I’d actually be in heaven. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The TV glittered with beautiful women parading in evening gowns, their smiles holding so much promise: Everything can be yours! Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid I made them neglect it, but do as you think best, Hazel. I’m feeling much better now.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I love my dad and know he’s trying his best, when I came out of that office, I wanted to punish him. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"I've never liked court much. I was lucky to be at sea with my father most of the time. He's grooming me for a boring life on a boat." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He goes above deck, walking with great dignity, much as he will later proceed to his death in Athens when he is executed for losing the war. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

And Luke went about his business, doing pretty much as he pleased. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was dark-skinned with a muscular frame that made him seem much younger than he was. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big yacht— looks like it was nice and fancy before the flares struck. Now it seems like it was built a hundred years ago. Can’t believe it floats, much less runs.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

To make these guns, we removed the core from the mpoloni’s stem, much like disassembling a ballpoint pen, and used it as both a ramrod and trigger. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Since there is only one word in The Misfits about the election results—and much more than that in Totally Joe—l decided to use this opportunity to make the two books consistent. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You will excuse me, Madame, but how much can we rely upon the truthfulness of your replies?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was having trouble learning the subject because he didn't have much interest in it. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Cooter said, “You sure? Don’t seem like it should be that much.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In this way they could justify treating the Indigenous peoples in much the same ways they had been treated when the nobles displaced them from the commons. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when he was with me, he would telephone home and spend as much as five minutes rapidly jotting on a pad the various messages which had been left for him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I will wear them for the moments when sounds are too much. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

“It’s not much, but I hope you like it. What did you get him?” she added to Ron, who seemed not to hear her. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile Jason charged at Otis, who pulled his spear and heaved a great sigh, as if he would much rather dance Swan Lake than kill another demigod. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for giving us the honor of being your parents. We love you so very much.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m actually surprised by how much force he put behind it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Got it so much I even raised my hand. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I dint see her so much since the operashun but she is nice. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They were so joyful, so whimsical. So much motion, so much emotion.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“It says here, you are named after Alexander the Great, the legendary commander who mercilessly conquered the Persian Empire and was said to drink too much wine.’ The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

And I guess I could understand that since my mom and dad were pretty much married. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Let us pray,” he said slowly; but Turner thought that the prayer he prayed wasn’t rising much above First Congregational’s steeple. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

I was still treated poorly sometimes, but I had gained a different sort of confidence since being with Isabel, and the poor treatment didn’t bother me as much. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

They were the most foreign-looking people she had ever seen, and she didn’t feel fear so much as curiosity and a rising excitement. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“How much do you want to bet? I say that Miss Volker killed them,” he declared as he pulled out his wallet. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He was only twelve, but he looked much older and sadder. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Frank wasn’t sure, but he didn’t spend much time worrying about it. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

How much I wished to reply fully to this question! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I haven't said much, but something in my mother seems to relax. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The room, bare except for an easel, wasn’t much larger than a walk-in closet. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m in pain! So much pain!” the angler fish said, gasping loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the value of compatibility was much higher for everyone than the value of trying to maintain your own little private network. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Coach Hedge stood there scowling, his eyes bloodshot, like he’d been watching too much TV. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The mention of my parents only made the pounding in my head that much worse. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"She will be so pleased to hear your compliment and to hear about my winnings. How much? How much?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“I just don’t have much pep any more. I guess I feel sad because I won’t ever see my children.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

As long as I pretended to listen and said I was sorry for any infractions, I got off without much punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I knew plain shooting couldn’t account for that much blood. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt stupid and selfish for thinking about my birthday party when so much was happening. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

And the fact that I’m okay somehow makes me feel much better than okay. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And the next day, strangely, she did not seem to hurt quite so much. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When she sang for composer Jean Sibelius at his home in Finland, he threw his arms around her, said “My ceiling is much too low for your voice,” and called for champagne. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He swept between them as they practiced, looking just as much like an overgrown bat as ever, lingering to watch Harry and Ron struggling with the task. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“I bet she made you come down here as a punishment for telling me too much.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Gilly was hungry but thought it better not to seem to enjoy her supper too much. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He didn’t talk very much, but when he did he always said exactly what he wanted to without any trouble; He never had fooled around with baby talk. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At anything like our present rate of technical progress, an advanced civilization millions of years old is as much beyond us as we are beyond a bush baby or a macaque. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in jail, I had Malli for a friend, who was so much younger but never asked questions as ignorant as Junaid's. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But at the moment, I was having a hard time caring all that much about the mystery of the undroppable quarter. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Not terrible because of how much of a loser I was, but terrible because it dawned on me exactly why I was so sweaty and my voice wasn’t working.“Are you okay, Ryan Dean?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, walking beside or behind Lucas always made this much easier. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Last I heard we pretty much hated each other. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

There was much, much more than they would use all year. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“No. Don’t laugh. It’s MathMaster. I’m not really on that much.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“How did you convince the Golden Company to take up the cause of our sweet queen when they have spent so much of their history fighting against the Targaryens?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

His knees wobbled as much as his voice. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Against me? Gosh, no. You are much too good. It would only be a contest against yourself to see if you really have what it takes to show your work on Mount Olympus.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Apparently, there’s a show based off this series. My Fabiana couldn’t put the books down, and now she’s glued to the TV every week. I hope you’ll enjoy them as much as my daughter did.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“We won't quarrel, baby. I love you too much. But don’t be a fool.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s quite far from completion. I need to send the finished plans to Friedrick so he can start construction on the clock. I suspect it will be much more impressive when built to scale.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She believed he had been drinking too much of Mr. Weston’s good wine, and felt sure that he would want to be talking nonsense. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Connor gazed back at me, so much sadness in his eyes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Tell me, how much liquor did you give Miss Dalton that night?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"It would have been much more dramatic if they'd spilled a little blood first." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“It will be much worse if you lie to me. You can trust me on that.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Would it not have been much better to have stood up in the full glare of those roving knives of light and let them shoot him down? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I believe he going to try to stay home tonight and preserve his strength for the morning service. The Lord’s been speaking to him in visions and dreams and he ain’t got much sleep lately.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Their wings came in all varieties, mostly patterned after butterflies, but much more elegantly shaped and radiantly colored. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Seanie and I ended up on opposite teams, playing sevens, which, like I said, is a much more wide-open and fast game with fewer pile-ups. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

From shopping for Mrs. Anderson, she was horrified that things in their local establishment cost two or three times as much as those in the white stores. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe beat me so much I would limp, just like Aunty Cloud did when the guards punished her for no reason. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

"We don't have the manpower to break into a Martial prison. We'd risk too much.'' I don't get the chance to protest because Sana's speaking for me. " An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to keep you from seeing how much something actually did suck. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

And yet, a few days after Samar’s tearful wish, something happened that made me wonder if I’d finally witnessed too much. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Look, I hate Ares as much as anybody, but you don’t ignore the gods unless you want serious bad fortune. He wasn’t kidding about turning you into a rodent.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Madame Manec sneaks Marie-Laure chocolate bars, slices of cake; this morning they squeeze lemons into glasses full of water and sugar, and she lets Marie-Laure drink as much as she likes. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I also went and milked the cow; I am afraid of her going dry immediately if I neglect that much more, since the calf is beginning to graze. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A fair-minded examination of the counterevidence can then occupy as much space as it needs, because its bulk will reflect its importance within that section. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

At first I wasn’t sure what the point of this was, because Cherish didn’t seem like much of a playmate. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“About Rinaldi and the priest and lots of people I know. But I don’t think about them much. I don’t want to think about the war. I'm through with it.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Otherwise, you might have thoughthe bit off the word, “of how much danger you were putting me in by coming here.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

You always seemed cheerful and cocky, you were good at your Army work and I can’t remember that you did much griping. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose, being around them as much as I was, it would have been impossible not to. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Half an hour later Mr. Crane called me to his desk and questioned me closely about my schooling, about how much mathematics I had had. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither man had much of a political future. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Clay was a lot like you, Jubilee—full of ideas. But he didn’t talk about them much. I think he liked to open his heart more than his mouth.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I wanted so much to be dignified and respectable and proper. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t realized how much I would hate this place. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Cora nodded as much as his grip permitted: She would not cry out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Lucas didn’t talk about it very much, but when he did I’m pretty sure I was the only one he talked to. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I immediately whipped out a piece of college-lined paper from my English folder to write him back: Dear Martin, thank you so much for your letter! I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

There is also much work to be done: We need to build houses for the new colonists. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

It had been a little small when she bought it and now the sleeves were high up Ben’s wrists and too much ankle showed between his cuff and his shoe. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loved her so much, he thought he’d die of it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“Just hearing about it is awful. Who would hate us that much?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Here in the hospital I have too much time for questions like these. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold together pretty well, considering how much my atoms have been through. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

All the swirling angels suddenly seemed much closer together; the military man was making out with one of the mermaids; even the palm trees swayed seductively in time with one another. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“If she loves beautiful waterfalls so much,” he says, “why this unattractive place?” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For months, I’ve tried to forget what happened, but it comes back in flashes and specks, no matter how much I try to drown it out. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He cuddled close to me, as much in need of comfort as I was. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

I says you always talking about how much you give up for us when you could buy ten new dresses a year on the money you spend for those dam patent medicines. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as I’m tempted, there’s a part of me that feels guilty for even thinking about it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The act transferred control of African education from the Department of Education to the much loathed Native Affairs Department. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits up straighter, as though I am suddenly much more interesting. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Since Garfield didn't lose much blood, he wouldn't need a transfusion. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But now I couldn’t focus on how amazing it was, not with Marcus’s letter taking up so much space in my brain. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But for the moment there wasn’t much else to do. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I could go back in time, I would never have married him. I was too young. I could’ve done so much better,” she says. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

And how all my solo time was pretty much ancient history. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“But, in all seriousness, it’s...frightening but a bit nice. To do this on my own. I’ve not gotten to do that much, well, ever.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was something I didn't much know about or understand until I was old enough to read, and to learn how to eavesdrop properly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know,” said Bobby sullenly, when asked why he spent so much time playing chess and not on his schoolwork. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I never expected justice in court, however much I fought for it, and though I sometimes received it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You don’t say much in all your tales about the Elves, sir,’ said Sam, suddenly plucking up courage. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Despereaux found it alarming to have such a big foot brought down with so much force and anger so close to his own small head. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Harry doubted very much if any of the girls who had asked to be his partner so far would have wanted to go to the ball with him if he hadn’t been a school champion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was too much for me to figure out, so I went to sleep on the nice, warm kitchen floor. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

I believe in God, that He works in mysterious ways...but this, this is too much. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“My papa always tells me we gotta be twice as smart to get half as much,” she told Tony with a frown. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He had so much cane and everything else. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“How dare they offer me five million dollars for a month-long match? Ali received twice that much for one night!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had nothing in common with the stray dogs in the street, much less with the thoroughbred racers that assorted families of the aristocracy were raising. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he loved to talk, he didn’t want to talk about his problems. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Even though I pretty much stayed at the Creek over Thanksgiving because I wanted to, my parents still felt guilty. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Reverend Ballou took Joseph’s hand to shake it, and Joseph said, “How much of that story is true?” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mom and she can’t stop fighting about what she wants to wear now, which is not much. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t needed to fight, or even to talk too much. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He mentioned some of the achievements the school had made, and he emphasized how much they needed support at the Community Day Bake Sale to start a new computer lab. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“In essentials, I believe, he is very much what he ever was.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When we got home, we were quiet through supper, and when bedtime came, Aunt Fannie Mae kissed me and said, “Don’t you ever forget how much Aunt Fannie loves you, Betty.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But winning or losing—it didn't make much difference to him. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

The motion’s all forearms and triceps, and I don’t seem to have much strength in them. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I wept as much for the glory of two voices so perfectly enmeshed as for the tragedy of the song. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He could not even go back to the scribe’s school where he had been learning to read, much less think of Zau, who charged a pupil’s fee. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see and there was much confusion and suddenly someone spun me around, pulling me off balance, and I felt myself pressed against warm feminine softness, holding on. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frederick seems not so much to be looking at Werner as through him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

So he goes inside and draws, modeling his work after the Japanese prints he loves so much. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“I guess you guys didn’t miss me too much Friday night, after all.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Not so much rest in peace, Harry Potter, more rest in perpetual despair. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

So much would not have happened, nothing would have happened, and the smoothing hand of time would have made the evening barely memorable: the night the twins ran away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The experience “led to much coarse humor about production of monsters among our progeny in years to come,” Kamen recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had to save as much as I could. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Too much time out west in the wide open. He thinks he's safer behind the walls in Baltimore than he is out here.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“They ain’t got much choice but to let me do pretty much what I wants to nowadays, since they done ’bout worked me dry,” he said, chuckling. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to wear it so much,” I said. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There ain’t much light to see by, but the rich side of town glitters like a jewel in dung. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

And even faster as it dawned on me just how much I didn’t want to see Lightfoot McLendon with lint in her hair. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Since she came to America, she had always braided her hair with long extensions, always alarmed at how much it cost. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was glad I didn’t run into Sister Redempta very often, as it seemed there wasn’t much to talk about. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And though Bolles wasn’t talking much about it yet, he was well aware that among those few boys who were showing up there was some outstanding talent. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But I want it so much there's no room inside me for anything else. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

You feel lost, sick at heart before such unmasked hatred, not so much because it threatens you as because it shows humans in such an inhuman light. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why didn’t he just go over to New York and live there if he liked it so much? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We couldn’t have a conversation, really: the cattle made too much noise as they tromped along mooing, and we had to shout to hear each other. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my dad was fishing, he might get lucky and make that much pretty quick. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Harriett’s Instagram is radiant, but I see how much energy she puts into each photo. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

The waiters in the cafes in St. Mark's Square had to run around just as much, but at least they were home by midnight at the latest. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was very much like the main town: shabby little huts, repaired a dozen times, patched with scraps of plastic or corrugated iron, leaning crazily against each other over muddy alleyways. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

There was nothing much wrong with the dead animals, nothing that he could put his finger on. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smoke and stench were too much for the horse. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

"You can't do what the queen asked. It's too much," she whispers. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

None of us who were out upon that foraging raid have much taste for company. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to wonder if I should trust him as much as I had been. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

There is so much to say, but there’s no point in saying it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then, after much jostling and elbow-bumping and fumbling in the dark, Kate found her flashlight and switched it on, and Constance was gone. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Iggy snorts and he says, "He don't know. You don't know much, do you?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

The thought of what she must look like was too much. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Sherman’s troops laid waste to much of Georgia, cutting off food supplies. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Your cousin got hurt, and you’re lucky it wasn’t anything much worse.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

But I always have thought it was strange, if our mother cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can’t afford to see no doctors? The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Katherine?” she yelled, knowing how much her stepmother hated raised voices. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have much else to offer him. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

This—being crushed inside the wave—lasted much longer, and it wasn’t happening in slow motion either. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My education at Fort Hare was as much outside as inside the classroom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All his romances with mortals, including with my mom ... well, Amphitrite probably didn’t like that much. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

He could fix pretty much any sort of car that sputtered or was dragged by a mule up to his garage door. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I guess he knows pretty much everything anyway.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I hate the soldiers now as much as I hate the Angkar and their leader, Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s never easy to lose what you love. No matter how much order you have in your life.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Yeah, Joey confirmed what I sensed all along: You couldn’t get much gayer looking than that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dr. Webb says that losing a sibling is oftentimes much harder for a person than losing any other member of the family. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The court fine is nearly as much as we had saved. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Tappan had a much different feel from the Sing Sing max. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It hadn't been much, not now he thought back to it, it could have been far worse. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My hand flapped so much that Kat told me to shove it in under my jacket. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I tried to tell the world, two thousand years ago. I announced it to Lysas, a satyr very much like you. He lived in Ephesos, and he tried to spread the word.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The image in his brain of Aunt Nancy tossing a table is just too much. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She tells me to go to the housing department to fill out an application, and how much she would like to have a nice young girl as her neighbor. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Ser Barristan had asked some of the queen’s cupbearers to help, but the sight of the burned man was too much for even the boldest of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“So much for your curiosity. You shall receive five times more if you dare tell anyone what you saw! Understood?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the beginning, his advantage isn’t so much that he is inherently better but only that he is a little older. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Fiona hands me a napkin, and I wipe my eyes and choke out, “I love you guys. What did I ever do to deserve you? Thank you so, so much.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He had seen too much on the way to Taninli to doubt the significance of the Queen’s invitation. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He struggled to sit up, but the pain in his shoulder was too much. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The current was moving much more swiftly than it had in the middle of the night. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Cherrie usually went hunting each morning and had added about a dozen more birds to the collection, he and Roosevelt didn’t see much wildlife as they canoed down the river. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

At twenty-two, Nicholas is a burdened soul who saw too much too soon. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It didn't seem to stink much, but I brushed my teeth anyway. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

I would tell you about Easter Sunday with my family, but I’ve already told you about Thanksgiving and Christmas, and there really isn’t much of a difference. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“And I get a cuff that makes my ears ring all day. He won’t even let me learn his craft, much less the one I want.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now she seemed older and much more serious and purposeful. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I said he had some influence with the Korean businesspeople in the community, that he believed in fairness in pay and hard work, but that he could only do so much. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need to use it much later on. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a bit, Hooper said, 'Shut up making so much noise. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

My tongue swelled so much that it was difficult to breathe through my mouth, and I noticed that it was becoming harder and harder to think clearly. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The fastest way off the island was a boat, much as the thought made me tremble. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you know how much truth there was in everything Rita wrote about you! Doge is right, how can you let these people tarnish your memories of Dumbledore?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Pretty much everyone from school was there, except Miri Doherty, who always goes to Cape Cod for the summer. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He spoke in the harsh unfriendly tone a man uses when he doesn’t much like what he has to do. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not even sure I understand the questions, much less where to begin looking for the answers. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gave him extra food, much of which he shared with Shin. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I told myself to keep steady, my hands made the paper shake. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t much experience and did not know her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“More like Twitter Man. I never heard so much gabbing in my life. The way he promised stuff and then figured out how to take it away—what a sneak.” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He told me all this very much later, but I've put it down here with the idea of exploding those first wild rumors about his antecedents, which weren't even faintly true. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know as much as you may think. Your father told me very little.” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

I was learning how a boy is supposed to live, learning our traditions, how to be brave, how to protect the cattle—and not to involve myself too much with women. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands of people had hurried by me without so much as a glance. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Much, much better, thank you," said the star. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I destroyed that tape, I played it so much,” Kenna says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Some women are like that. Me, I never was much for sports.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard so much about their lives together before me, but sometimes I wonder about what they chose not to tell me and it’s those blanks that I like to fill in. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

So much was at stake in the upcoming match that conflict was almost bound to result. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As I say, we never found out much else about Steve. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We new pilots felt honored to have a chance to master it, and we worked hard to learn as much as we could as fast as we could. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They let me drink a little, but not too much. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The bearded man had fled, as much as the darkness allowed her to see. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He came bearing as much as he could pack into one large suitcase, about fifty pounds. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He's much better at this than I am. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I’d have married you if you hadn’t a penny, and I sometimes wish you were poor that I might show how much I love you.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here, I want you to take these with you, since you loved them so much. Come visit Jezebel anytime, hear?” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Watching those guys pummel each other so no one would suspect them of being weak was too much for me. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

In trying to get rid of one insect, they have brought on a scourge of a much more destructive one. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It had involved acid-spitting serpent heads, much screaming, and a cannon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“He has so much,” one of them said. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Then I owe them that much,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I usually abstained completely on the job, much less matched a subject shot for shot. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have spent much of my studies searching for the right question by which I might fully understand the breach between the world and me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

You might think that would mean lockdowns don’t scare me as much. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He has given so much to me, and because of his actions I want to give to others, and hopefully someone will follow after me and the cycle of hope will continue. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I told Esther about the shapes I used to see in the moon when I was much younger. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She even imagined she carried some essence of Mark Twain inside herself, which was why he appealed to her so much. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

"But—” "Percy,” Apollo said, "I wouldn’t worry too much. The last Great Prophecy about you took almost seventy years to complete. This one may not even happen in your lifetime." The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The full name called meant I had a tanning coming, but I didn’t so much as flinch. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moody was half right, though neither he nor most of the kids in the town knew much about its history. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Once, Mama had taken him to the doctor to see why he slept so much. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not that it snowed much in Little Rock, but I’d seen a movie where there was one once, and the actor clutched the steering wheel so tight, his knuckles turned white. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That much,” she said in a thin voice. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

The chauffeur--he was one of Wolfshiem's protégés--heard the shots--afterward he could only say that he hadn't thought anything much about them. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

She reminded me of Nancy Bobofit, though the camper girl was much bigger and tougher looking, and her hair was long and stringy, and brown instead of red. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

That night he talked much, in no tongue I knew. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The war had brought too much grief to too many people. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I did not park the minivan so much as I stopped it in the middle of the parking lot and jumped out. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Tonight the guns have been banging away so much that I’ve already had to gather up my belongings four times. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I never thought much about promotions at the time, though. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

From the size of the Earth’s shadow on the Moon during a lunar eclipse, he deduced that the Sun had to be much larger than the Earth, as well as very far away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Astonished, Bruno added, “Jesus. They did so much shuffling and scuffling we’d never get a decent footprint. Looks to me like somebody ran twenty head of buffalo through here just to destroy the evidence.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is not a subject on which we can do much experimentation as long as our investigations are limited to a single planet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one was really talking much, we were too busy concentrating on staying upright and mobile and warm. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s a big ocean crossed by busy ships. I went slowly, observing much.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen so much—the submarine, the silver boxes, the death of the guard who had dared to drop one—and yet in the end he still hadn’t learned much of anything. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everything was fine until we reached midstream, where the current was much swifter. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have never longed for someone this way, or this much. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

If he stepped so much as three inches past our front door, a signal would beep at the sheriff’s station and they’d come after him again. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t doubt that Lucky Gordon knows the identity of “the man in the mask” and much more. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reynie, who very much wanted to take it, was careful to follow the instructions. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

None of this will stop me from telling much of my version of the history of science in terms of the people involved, including Newton. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He will think I am making fun of his eyes like when I got curly hair and Ju Mi was laughing, laughing so much she could not talk. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Might not seem like much, but the math and design work took all day. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Why don’t we pool our money tomorrow and send it together? We’d be able to give twice as much.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

However much Jack wants to believe that Terry’s fine and dandy with this plan, Molly knows that he steamrollered her into it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Rishi had pretty much inhaled his French onion soup while she read. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“What do you care how much I eat?” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Sleep here. You’ll need energy for the next obstacle. I will go ahead and see how much farther we have.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Time moves so slowly in this town it doesn’t much matter,” she replied. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t much taller than I, but she was fifteen and of course she was smarter than I was. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following weekend, however, it snowed again, then two days later much harder, and by the end of that week the ground had been clamped under snow for the winter. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want to guess how long some of them have been here, or how much they had to pay to get in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I get wind of much misplaced criticism, by men as clever even as Burnham, because of impressions from incomplete work and undeveloped compositions,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And, I swear, I could not stop no matter how much I wanted to. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

More than that, they are so much a matter of course that their comfortable performance is fully as much enjoyed as the playing of a safe top running flush. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a while, I hurt so much I didn’t feel any difference. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

An ANC government would still require much of the present civil service to run the country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was getting like Bogart Street where the neighbors knew too much about the Nolans. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

How I got over it: I figured it was true, so ultimately there wasn’t much to be done about it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And considering that Ophie never wanted to be around her cousins, that was saying something about how much she already missed school. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

And I couldn’t believe how much vomit a bag and a half of Swedish Cremes and some green apples could make. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was too much information, too much talk. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The memory of Therese keeps me from too much pride in my abilities, even as my reputation for healing grows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t have been much more than six when Mrs. V figured out what I needed. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Barack and I did what we could to protect our kids from too much exposure, declining all media requests for them and working to keep their everyday lives largely out of sight. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She sounded much more like her old self than she had done of late; Harry half expected her to announce that she was off to the library. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

And her mom wouldn’t have to be away so much. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Helena, I can see, is not feeling much better. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

You said I daren't go into the copse, but this is much bigger, I bet you never thought I'd dare come in here by myself.' I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He was still the slowest digger, but not all that much slower than Magnet. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

I said with the right amount of neck-rolling, “Frieda Banks, if you care so much about why my grandmother was crying, then you can go to Herkimer Street and you can ask her.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But we can’t be greedy pigs and demand too much before it’s ready, now can we? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Earth, supercooling this much air would take ridiculous amounts of energy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru considered herself extremely lucky if she remembered to brush her teeth at night, much less floss. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I draw a girl shrinking into the grass until she's hidden by a bed of flowers that are all so much prettier than she is. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It’s almost strange how much I’m looking forward to this. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I give my head a shake so hair curtains my face as much as possible. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Let’s see how much you all remember from last week.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“But it might chill him too much. We’d have to ask Dr. Slaughter first.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

How could she begin to tell him when so much emotion, so many emotions, simply engulfed her? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t sure what had brought her to this place, only that she was here and wanted very much to go inside. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he dreaded this meeting, Jason felt relieved. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He could feel a welling inside him that he couldn’t contain much longer. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She takes care of sick kids so much that it’s her first instinct. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s time you learned, Eugenia, how things really are. You idolize Constantine too much. You always have.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“And unless I’m much mistaken, Mostafa is actually attempting to send off the Bulgarian team mascots!” said Bagman’s voice. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Eating a burger at Zack’s would be so much better than eating a turkey wrap from the cafeteria, but nothing would make me miss this meeting with Mrs. Parker. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I had meant to be so good, and to do so much at Lowood: to make so many friends, to earn respect and win affection. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Olga and I didn’t have much in common, but we did love each other. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“But the spell didn’t work. I keep losing blood. I can’t have much left to lose. And it’s bleeding again, and it won’t stop. I’m frightened....” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our small bodies didn’t take up much space. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Parvati said as the Weird Sisters struck up a new song, which was much faster. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was much to see on such a trip, and almost before we had started it was over. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley didn't want to drink too much, but it was too good to resist. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Given how badly he treated Rawiya here, and how much anger he must have towards me for upsetting his day...I’m guessing that won’t go well.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But then I started thinking about how much trouble we’d all be in. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“But she has so much more sleeve to hide things up,” he protests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But at least I had as much of a hold on it as it had on me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

They were written during the thirties, but much of it would still be up to date - after all, I do not imagine German bombs have altered our countryside so significantly. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew them and they knew me, but no one said very much. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

I plan to take advantage of it as much as 1 can. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

We knew what we could do, and where we were going, and in a way, even how much we were hurting. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much, Aug. Seriously, thank you.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe I’m spending too much time thinking about Sahil when I need to be thinking about his brother instead. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Yes, Africa has many problems, but there is so much beauty, so much goodness too. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Their laughter irritated Perry; he especially disliked Mr. Bell’s outbursts—hearty barks that sounded very much like the laughter of Tex John Smith, Perry’s father. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was startlingly smooth of face and slim and handsome, so much so that it looked as though he would always be that way, like you might have thought of a young Sinatra. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they say in the Old Testament, there was much consternation and gnashing of teeth. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Hazel began to realize how much they had left behind. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I try to suck in as much air as I possibly can, coughing desperately as I flip open a keypad, my hands shaking too much to type in the numbers. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

We found a quiet spot by the hammock, where the music was loud enough to hear but didn’t drown out our conversation—though we were both too focused on eating to talk much. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I am good at being a reader of poetry, but not at much beyond that. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“A drab has too much carbon in it. It’s almost steel.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Then I moved here at the end of sixth grade, and after a few weeks, we stopped texting each other so much. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I love you so much, you know that? I would do anything—” His voice broke, and he paused. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for having us. We needed so much to get away.” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Marvelous dancing, everyone! Our next entertainment will delight you just as much, I’m sure,” she said. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

She had worked hard to get where she was, and she might never again find a job where she enjoyed so much respect. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“You be good person. I hit you not with hate, but with much thank.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I mix in the good and the bad and sometimes, I admit, when there’s not much good to report, I make some things up. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They called out, “Thank you much, Mrs. Fuller!” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And every job he gets it’s supposed to be this big position and you know it’s not that much, but he’s scoping and hoping so you go along with it. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"I still have much to do. I plan to paint every beam and ceiling placard." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

On another channel, the pundits talk about how lazy humans are, and how if they’d just go out there and get jobs, they’d be much happier. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That wouldn’t matter too much. I could wear the suit and go and copy out what I need—gear ratios, things like that.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Luckily, there are a handful of Muslim girls in my class who do the same, so I don’t stick out quite so much. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But right then, it didn’t matter as much because a nice joint was coming my way and since the day I had married Blanca, I hadn’t had a good smoke. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

For the youngest, songs with three notes are an excellent place to start, because these children will not have much difficulty imitating or matching these pitches and can be successful from the outset. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Each morning we set off, always the three of us: Chou, our girlfriend Pithy, and I. Pithy is Chou’s age and, like Chou, is rather meek and not much of a speaker. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the shirts, much like today’s pizza, are not in the budget. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

It is curiously silent, too, with blank white dawns and glaring noons, and sunsets smeared with too much color. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Baransky beams at us, waving goodbye as she reassures Mom—once again—that the house isn’t a mess, the pillows aren’t a big deal, don’t worry so much. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

As the days go by, Alex catches himself remembering sometimes, just for a second, how much he misses having everyone under one roof. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“It only me, no need to help. No help! Please! Dinner simple, boiled carrot top, potato, and rice. Not much rice.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“So how much longer do you guys have left in this program anyway?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But if you say “er...” too much you come across as a right dimmer. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“It seems I am so much a part of the past—” I said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

One couldn’t say, couldn’t begin to say, although this much was certain — what mattered in China was not necessarily what mattered here. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bits’s was rough, not that much lighter than his own. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Do you realize how much it would have helped me? The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But that would have been to admit too much. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

There’s still so much I don’t know about this place. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The entire second floor was a library, a beautiful library, with mazelike stacks that reminded me of the third floor of the library in which Danny and I had spent so much time together. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, it came from Jazz, who's pretty much the master of nicknames. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Of course he’s more a collector than anything else, loving the pursuit too much, easily bored. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Dr. Strayer had amassed a trove of data, much of it peer- reviewed and published in respectable scientific journals. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

And the woman told the boy to leave, saying she had already wasted too much time with him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lynn said he thought so much that sometimes weeks or even months passed before he made a decision. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

And they especially discouraged the much younger nephew from marrying her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Donatelli said never have more than one cup a day, if that much. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abel was much bigger and stronger than me, but being in a confined space was to my advantage because he didn’t have the room to maneuver. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I am proud to serve Lord Gwydion, and there is a chance to win much honor, more than by washing pigs and weeding gardens!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the end they skewered bits of meat on branches and held them in the flames: and even then almost as much boy was roasted as meat. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

He was at the Oriole Street dead end, but his instincts said no, not the street, too much open space. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t find so much as a speck of dust that had come from Cap. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

These were the only Shire-services, and the Messengers were the most numerous, and much the busier of the two. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Pa gets there in time to hear Keav tell him how much she loves him and he gives her our messages of love. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Under Fifteen Fugees were still very much a work in progress. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Only so much could be done about her hair without shea butter and a good comb, but she at least tried to redo some of the unravelling twists. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In moments like these I fantasize about how much I hate him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid there’s not much to do,” said Charles apologetically. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

So much for me being in charge, I thought. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

That's why, sir, I give so much of my time now to making sure our voice gets heard in high places. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was a slightly louder, much more enthusiastic whisper from one aisle over. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by a small garden where vegetables were already growing, the dwelling was much larger than the slave shack she had shared with Polly back at Derbyshire Farms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There had been too much of that already. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I did not know how much time elapsed as I stood there, numb, astonished; but, suddenly, the vast ranks of the Communist party began to move. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everybody put coins in the jukebox and drank RC Cola, but the profits never amounted to much. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

He owned it so much that his screen name was AfroGamer. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

“Jamie,” Bridge said, shaking a cereal box to see how much was left. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I can’t hold it all by myself, Jess. It’s too much. Can I cry with you? Will you hold my secret?” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much of a budget, so Luma relied on donations, which didn’t always work out. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

There was much resistance against our first waves that came ashore, and the sea was rough. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The chest does not hold that much,” my father answered. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I sit on this couch with them, knowing how much my parents care about me, and still care about each other—this is home. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It is much too late, you have had a very exhausting day.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Birdsong has been so much analyzed for its content of business communication that there seems little time left for music, but it is there. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We cannot ignore the possibility that the work may have been done by someone else, or that someone counterfeited the mark into the stone much later. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder what they are all doing—whether his sisters know—if he is unhappy, they will be unhappy too. I hope he will not mind it so very much.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

In her distraction, Juanita had obviously given him too much rein. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“How much will you give me to go in that direction, Tenente?” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Granny says she don’t want to hear that no-count name in her ears, much less let it walk on her tongue. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the same way that the girls were destined to gain as much weight as their mothers, the boys, it was clear, would rise no higher than their fathers. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t had much luck with your system. You want me to do anything about it, or not? Say one way or the other; I’ve got to get on to work.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s probably what pumped us up the most for the game, even though I knew half the guys on the team didn’t want to talk to me, much less give me the ball. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And because he has so much money, that guy is not have one wife, like here. That guy is have five, ten wives.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t told them how much the Capitol’s defenses mirror the weapons in the arena, but my going off to war is awful enough on its own. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

There was one beech tree I loved so much that Danny gave it to me for my tenth birthday. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Not much of a future, you understand, but it was better than nothing. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The gifts that had been donated to The Children’s Home were lavish and expensive, and we had been warned not to expect as much after we were adopted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, this meant I knew exactly how much trouble I was in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Once the wagon stops, the tree will buy us about fifteen minutes and not much more,” Kaz said. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The son of Neptune wants a boat. Sea travel has never been the Roman way, but he isn’t much of a Roman!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Their absence meant the defiant chants and hateful words grew much louder. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd never thought much about how Americans were viewed overseas until I came to France and was expected to look and behave in a certain way. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

So much brightness, so much clatter in the kitchen. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Roy Lee thought he was pretty much girl bait, and I guess he was, seeing as how he had a date nearly every weekend. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t terribly broad, but it was much too broad to swim. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some word formations are just too much for us to get our tongues around. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have so much to tell her, not the least of which is I danced with a boy who isn’t even related to me, and I liked it. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though his mother didn’t yet speak much English, he towed her along to give his presentation weight. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Another man’s grabbing on to Viola and she’s resisting just as much as I am. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

I still care about her as much as back when we used to listen to music. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

How much do you really know about my past? Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

After the match, which he lost 6-0, 6-0, he said, “You’re a much better player than I am. Obviously you wouldn’t improve much from playing with me. Do you still want us to play together?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jacob is not that much younger than I am,” I reminded him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Excuse me, Ms. Ofrah,” Momma says, “but as much as I want that, I want my daughter to have some peace. And privacy.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Or watch first light with the sadness left over from finding Rose Dear in the morning twisted into water much too small. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I was so needed, and there was so much to be done. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had chipped it into the base of the marble to identify himself as owner, much as brands are burned into the hides of cattle to identify their owners. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

You think we’ll be here much longer? 8th JUROR: I don’t know. 6TH JUROR: He’s guilty for sure. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as much as it felt like third-period physics would never end, it did, and then I was in the cafeteria with Ben. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Trying not to put in too much or too little, he trickled fine firing grains into the priming pan beneath the hammer lock and flint. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

You can love someone so much, he thought. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I had no idea anyone could have so much to say, and so quickly. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The lower eyelids sag so much they almost look like a piece of invisible string is pulling them downward: you can see the red part on the inside, like they’re almost inside out. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It would be so much better to be called a b-girl, a breakdancer, than the Girl Who Wore That Thing on Her Head. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had sounded annoyed and did not understand why I had gone to church and how much I had wanted him to live. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

No one so much as lifted a finger to save Capricorn. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Didn’t ask me to do much but cook. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t expect too much from life, Buttercup told herself as she rode along. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I was laboring under too much emotion. I merely wanted to impress the Court with the urgency of this situation. ...” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know much beyond the fact that right now, she wanted to kiss Rishi. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They had not seen much of each other since that argument about Honore versus Alabama, but the quarrel had been cleansing for both of them. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

This would be more than enough, because Grandfather wasn’t eating very much these days. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

My dad knew how much I’d always wanted to compete with a top college gymnastics team like the University of Alabama or UCLA. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

If he gets caught in here, like this, I don’t know how much his father can protect him. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But then Mom says, “I don’t know how much longer I can...” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And at the perimeter of this boneyard lies one much larger skeleton: that of the moose he shot, and subsequently agonized over. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were slipshod and didn’t much care, so long as they kept out of trouble themselves. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise gave her uncle a look which withered him not at all and marched into the church with as much dignity as she could muster. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

It all began with Dussel’s saying nothing when he was upstairs; he didn’t exchange so much as a word with either Mr. or Mrs. van Daan. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He is having seizures and doesn’t remember things too well, but he is in much better condition than he was in before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I shall probably be dumped into one of the furnaces before this misadventure terminates. I suspect that it would have been much wiser to address the group from floor level.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are given entirely too much freedom,” she said as she opened the door and shoved Ash out into the yard. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t help but be curious about the man who loved Aunt Rose so much that he refused to pass on. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He was, according to Nature’s obituary, "embroiled in controversy for most of his life" and "put his name to much rubbish." A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They tell us that we have destroyed and hurt so much that nature cannot recover. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was wild with resentment but too much under "self-control," that frozen virtue, that freezing vice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

“Hmph. I don’t much care for America. They certainly lack for art. I can’t name a single American artist who is accomplished.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, thanks so much for having us over. Grace has really been looking forward to it.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Why didn't I realize that she could have been running to someone she loved just as much, in a different way? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As I say, he’s a cussed proud chap now, and so he didn’t even so much as say “Yes, sir.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I know it’s not reasonable to think you'll forgive me, but I hope you don't let my leaving hurt you too much for too long. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Oh, well, that makes everything so much better.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I’m not sure why it bugs me so much that her other friends have a different nickname for her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"Your father and I love you very much." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

How much longer could any of them last? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Big Dub almost said as much, until he got a better idea. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The smaller of the two—but not by much—was a sloppy blond boy, rosy-cheeked and gum-chewing, with a relentlessly cheery demeanor and his fists thrust deep in the pockets of his knee-sprung trousers. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Apparently there was too much else for them to do, as wealthy visitors and foreign dignitaries began arriving in ever-greater numbers, shadowed by a swarm of pickpockets, thugs, and petty swindlers. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Caldwell put a little too much effort into trying to shoot me down, when she should’ve been trying to lift me up. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Bobby could have afforded a place much larger, but this one was sufficient for his needs. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That is a story I do not like to tell. But May Castellan saw too much. If you are to understand your enemy Luke, you must understand his family.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

She'd always claimed her old nose was much bigger than mine, but I didn't see any difference between them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

"I'm all out of practice, you see. I told you I couldn't play. I'm all out of prac----" "Don't talk so much, old sport," commanded Gatsby. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know much, darling, for such a wise boy.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man behind the desk looked like an older, much wearier version of Chris. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

This visible evidence of political centralization that the kofun provide reinforces the accounts of Kofun era Japanese emperors written down much later in Japanese and Korean chronicles. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

They headed for the shore, surprised at how much effort it took them to cover that short distance. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each clipboard says our names and has a picture of a basketball and places where people can sign their names and put down how much they’re donating. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It said these words calmly, without apparent malice, but there was so much danger steaming off its body that it landed in the air as a threat, and the blood left Redemption’s face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And, anyway, we didn’t know how much it might mean. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

How could so much have happened to both of us in one week, on one day? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I’m preaching, but I also believe that if I live here much longer, I’ll turn into a dried-up old beanstalk. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I assure you there is quite as much of that going on in the country as in town.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

As much as anything, she asked with confidence in the ultimate decision. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You give me much good counsel,” he said aloud. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you always this much of a bummer?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She was so drugged, she probably wasn’t much warmer than poor El Viejo in his casket. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because they were all so excited that I got in and to my seat without much hassle. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes little things are symbols or triggers for much bigger issues in our lives. Think about why that particular moment caused you so much distress.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

We turn onto the freeway, head north, flowing with not much traffic. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She didn’t mean what you think, Kit. It’s just that father needs a boy so much to help.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

At least he was smart enough to know that much. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Lawrence, we’re going to need another runner, sir, old brother. I go up and down this hill much more my legs going to fall off.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He can pretty much make Moms laugh any time, any place. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Like all writing decisions, the amount of signposting requires judgment and compromise: too much, and the reader bogs down in reading the signposts; too little, and she has no idea where she is being led. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“How much do they know? Wait one moment.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d dreamed of her little girl, sometimes crying because she missed her so much. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I glance around the room, sensing Mom so much, certain this is what she wanted. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“High tree near the Abbey wall, Chief, elm I think, much higher than the wall, lots of branches jutting out, just the job for climbing.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure what was going to happen with us or how much time we had left, but I wasn’t going to waste a second of it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then, without giving himself too much time to think about it, he reached down and unsnapped his messenger bag top. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

This is much harder than it looks, and even working as intently as I can, it takes me about an hour to get a fire going. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know how much I’d miss him when he left. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

How exactly did a person clean their teeth and end up leaving so much toothpaste in the sink? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had not permitted himself to hope for too much. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

And always I remember that this huge area had once been much more settled and was now abandoned to the creeping forest, the animals, the lumber camps and the cold. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was silence in the room, too much silence for so many kids, and for a moment, before the teachers broke it up—where had they been? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Expensive hotels line the coasts, but the town center doesn’t cater to tourists too much. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Commissioner García is just the nicest man. He loves golf as much as I do.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

On Christmas, Gran is always sure to make maple fudge for him because he once mentioned how much he liked it. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

These, before they toppled, had seemed to extend up into the sky to amazing heights, much, much higher than any tree she had ever seen. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not much for borrowing money,” I said. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Xenophilius did not seem to be paying much attention, but was staring out of the window at the sky. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe he didn’t even remember, maybe he’d been in so much shock that he had amnesia. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

This was all a bit much for me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Blandon did so much business with the budding crack dealers of South Central Los Angeles that he came to be known as the Johnny Appleseed of Crack. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“His carer’s actually been to see it. He says it’s not far from the road, so anyone can get to it without much bother. This boat, it’s just sitting there, stranded in the marshes.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of them gossip too much, some are sloppy, others bossy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

So what it amounts to is that there won’t be much I can do, not until I see how the sickness develops. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He didn’t seem to mind too much so long as it didn’t cost him anything. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Any child who has watched only one month’s worth of television knows to do that much. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much will you have to pay her not to get mad that you aren’t really building a bomb shelter?” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Ahead of us was a hill much bigger and longer than the others. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“They say, ‘Look how much they care about us.’” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

My task was made much harder by Celia, still trying to get Miles’s attention. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Out loud, I went on, “The children miss you so much. The other day I asked them what they wanted for Benefactor’s Day, and they said, ‘Bring Papi home!’ In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something that will please him but won’t be much of a loss. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Mom says: We have so much more space here! Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Things have gotten better under the revolution, that much I can say. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I cannot hold out much hope for him. His tuberculosis is of a new kind that does not respond to medication. Still, with complete rest he may have weeks, perhaps months to live.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was entirely too much hip swaying and hair flipping in Carmen’s airspace. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Smeath might be in there, lying on the velvet chesterfield, the afghan spread over her; I remember this much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Ro Leap, we lived with so much fear that there was no room for laughter. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I mean, I can tell because you’re dark and everything, though the brochure didn’t say much about you.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The feeling of riding the bike was too much fun. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He had his tip money from Wednesday night, more than usual, thanks to 12B, but that wasn’t very much. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

It seemed like I liked Bud Searcy a lot better than I ever had before, even if he did talk too much and spit tobacco juice all over the place. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spake to him in the strongest possible Terms of my Authority, and he seems much chastened & quieter. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody said anything, but I saw them look down at their plates with way too much attention. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I’ve rarely had so much fun in my life,” she said. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

“But I need to cover some ground. Seventy miles before it gets much after noon.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He thought much the same must be going on in the other rooms of the Homestead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

There was so much goodness, I didn’t even care about Linda Cruz or the Baker family—not even a little bit. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Granny did not care one way or the other, since I had been making so little money in selling them that I had not been able to help much with household expenses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She pressed against her locker as much as she could without actually crawling inside and read the message. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“He hasn’t said much to you or your friends all night.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The camp worked on me in a much different way. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ended up fitting as much of Lucy’s stuff as I could in my closet. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I could not go on sitting there, playing with my hair-brush, letting her see how much I feared and mistrusted her. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

"Thanks so much," I told her parents as they left. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even after the most substantial meal, he can look you calmly in the eye and claim he could have eaten twice as much. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Plus, unlike plants and mice, it takes us decades to produce enough offspring to give scientists much meaningful data. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I looked at Camilla, her face bright in the sun, and thought of that line from the Iliad I love so much, about Pallas Athene and the terrible eyes shining. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is wrong that he knows so much of me and I know nothing of him in return. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He carefully dried it off as much as possible and gently ran his hand along the cover. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“If I weren’t, I wouldn’t be much use in catching a hacker, now would I?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then Tea Cake went to the piano without so much as asking and began playing blues and singing, and throwing grins over his shoulder. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

In the 1970s, the NSA was reluctant to say much about William in public, but it did at least recognize him within its own circles. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Others wrote responses, posting thumbs-up signs, telling her how much they liked the photo she had put up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you wouldn’t get into so much trouble if people explained things to you,” she said with a sigh. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“For the past month I’ve given you nothing but space. You haven’t even kissed me in like a week. How much more space do you need?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Suzanne,” she said, “I wonder if you have ever given much thought to why people speak to one another. Why speech came about in the first place.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

"There's only a tiny tear. I don't know why you all wear these dresses. Too much fabric. Isn't it heavy?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This made die opportunity to study a function of how much money one had. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As much as Jason loved his life, he couldn’t let his friend die for his sake. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"I'm quite comfortable here, thank you very much." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

As it turned out, my grandfather had proposed to my grandmother in much the same way, after seeing her dance in a village competition. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the knot on my head didn’t hurt so much. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Similarly with spaceships: no matter how much rocket power they have, they can’t accelerate beyond the speed of light. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew they were much closer than they sounded as they were downwind from us. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Normally, I was thrilled to get pizza—it was pretty much the best dietary indiscretion ever—but I could feel Dad watching me at every bite, flaring his nostrils. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I think we’re both trying to stretch our time together as much as we can. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I try to think of a different answer than I don’t know because Devon says people don’t like I don’t know all that much. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Kids say much worse words than stupid, Mama. This is America. You should get used to it.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

But really, I’d work until midnight, drink until about four, and then pass out until noon, when I’d decide, ultimately, that I’d missed too much of the school day to go in. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Are you having trouble making up your mind with so much cool stuff to choose from? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had wounded him, but he was too much his father's son to admit it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"Actually, you know, I'm as much affected by the audience as it is by me. Its response helps me do my best." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he said was, “Of course, I’d be delighted, fifty per cent down payment please, the rest before delivery, come back in a year, thank you very much.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

I would have tried my hand on the lathes and shapers, but the machinists were having none of that—this work required too much precision for my clumsy teenage hands. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Their situation must have been much worse than anything I saw in the city. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Plus, you know, cake is pretty much my favorite thing.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

“No. He hinted at it, more than once, but she wasn’t paying much attention to him.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

That night the Company slept upon the ground, much to the satisfaction of the hobbits. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You see? Forget the whale sharks! And there’s much more.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When she lifted her eyes again, she focused on the pink-faced boy, because he did not look much older than her. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“A long time ago. I don’t remember it much.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He takes a cab from the airport to the hospital, shocked by how much colder it is in Ohio than in New York, by the thick layer of snow that cakes the ground. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now you two listen carefully to me. Its clear to everybody that your parents are absolutely wonderful people who love you very much and think about you all the time.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me that my father didn’t hug me as much anymore, and that maybe I was starting to flinch whenever anyone touched me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“So what brings you to Saint Grace’s? Haven’t seen you here before. Stell and I pretty much know everyone who comes through.” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The pages quivered so much, I had to rest them on my bed to keep the handwriting of Momma’s first letter from wiggling away from me. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

And me ... as much as I liked the big guy, I couldn’t help feeling embarrassed. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I once asked Gram if she would really go back to the egg man if Gramps cussed too much. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

If he’s forgotten so much, what have I forgotten? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

But no white person so much as frowned at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dimple didn’t want to admit how much what he was saying resonated with her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Emboldened, I told her I was going to try to learn as much as I could and go down to Cape Canaveral and join up with Wernher von Braun. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

What occurs under the public gaze with so much pomp and ceremony is often the conclusion, or mere ratification, of what has taken place over weeks or months within the walls of such houses. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I was shocked, not so much by her language but by the strength of that pitch. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Listening to songs on the radio, or hearing a great voice at the opera, or overhearing the woman downstairs singing to herself at an open window, I learn much more. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

So what if they can barely keep it together around regular friends, much less boyfriends. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

To many persons around him, he appears too much the academic. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The unnatural calm that settled over me told me as much. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

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

My voice was much squeakier back then, like a cheese curd. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Sam picked up a little glass, shaped like an hour glass, only much smaller. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, you think it is so much fun to lie in bed all day, never getting up. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Politics on occasion crept into the dialogue, much like an exotic plant growing amid descriptions of vetch as the ideal rotation crop. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

On the continent, a much more deductive style of science was preferred, science conducted in the style of Descartes. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Again, I got the feeling there was so much happening I couldn’t see. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

‘We must have come down a long way, or else the cliff has sunk. It’s much lower here than it was, and it looks easier too.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Only so much we can do, though. The railroad doesn’t much care what we have to say, and they own the land.” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

“Just pour some pneumonia in that garbage. Dogs won’t so much as wink at them cans.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You swallowed so much of the river we were afraid we’d never be able to pump it out of you, and that rap on your head didn’t help matters.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Quito is a big, beautiful city, so much prettier than those boondocks where you live now. And my daughter needs a maid desperately. She’s an angel. She’ll treat you well.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It would mean so much to them,” Chip said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“At night, one horse looks pretty much like all the others, though, doesn’t it?” her father said. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Maybe he could ask him one day, but not this day when it was so much like old times. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The poor dog did not have much meat on it, but the man killed and ate it anyway. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How often do I have to tell you that fool has no heart? Very well, then. Let me ask you another question, because I’d very much like to know the answer.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They were being beaten and choked, he was surrounded by chaos—it was too much to take in. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

His plans would have to be much more devious than usual if they were to escape his mother’s attention. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The boy was being paid more money than he deserved, because the merchant, thinking that sales wouldn’t amount to much, had offered the boy a high commission rate. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You accomplished much in an evening and a night!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Matt grabbed the big iron cooking pot Celia used to make menudo and swung it before he could worry much about her reaction. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The truth was so much better than the fantasy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was so much I wanted to say, but this seemed like such a sensitive topic for him that I also wanted to be careful. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Well, I think so - even though, for a considerable time, admittedly, not much happened. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

It will go out before much longer, Dany realized, and when it does another night will be at its end. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And north of Pando is the Brazilian state of Acre, which is also lightly inhabited, but which has seen much of its forest removed to create cattle ranches. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

These names don’t have much in common, phonetically or aesthetically, with the low-education names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t lying as much as it was applying some imagination. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And then, thinking of her mother, she saw herself as small, weak, and helpless, and she began to cry, suddenly, crushed as much by outrage as by shock. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to tell him how much she admired him for what he had done. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

This is much, much worse than being locked inside. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

She knew that he cared about the kids as much as any coach could within a system that demanded winning at virtually any cost. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, I don't have much competition here," he says. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

She held a plate of grapes, apple slices, and fig jam on toast out to me, even though she knew I wasn’t going to eat much of it. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

And then came a tall, thin blonde lady holding hands with a grey-haired man who was much shorter than her. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’s not much I can do. My boss won’t release that kind of money to you without taking extra security measures, not when the police have an arrest warrant for you.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t of been much trouble for Mama; all Grandpa ever wanted in the morning was four cups of coffee and some yeast bread, toasted hard and dipped in boiling water and then buttered. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mentioning the adulation that Bobby was receiving, Collins added, “They make so much out of a goof like him.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever it was, here, without coming out and asking for it—and revealing his secret ingredient—he had only his own, and he had drawn too much. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much,” Ignatius replied and wheeled the big tin hot dog out onto the sidewalk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A child whose parents are highly educated typically does well in school; not much surprise there. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I let it go again because celebrating my parents’ marriage after everything with his parents was maybe too much for him. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I’d never noticed it in person, with so much else to distract me, but he had a really attractive voice. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Looming over the chasm, she was a churning figure of ash and smoke, as big as the Athena Parthenos statue, but very much alive. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“We met Narcissus,” Hazel said, which didn’t really explain much. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Me, I would much like to go to America,” said Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if they didn’t know much about the Black Chamber, they knew Herbert Yardley, its founder and director, all too well. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Merry and Pippin lived together for some time at Crickhollow, and there was much coming and going between Buckland and Bag End. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

"There's no food here," said Ralph, "and no shelter. Not much fresh water." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

As much as their parenting philosophy was "We trust you," it was also "You can trust us." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But in this instance, hindsight does not make us clairvoyant so much as blind to the ghosts and goblins that floated above the political landscape in the 1790s. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No responsible statesman in the revolutionary era had ever contemplated, much less endorsed, a biracial American society. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“He doesn’t look as though he had much to bother about, living here.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just saying that I know it was dumb, and I’m sorry. I didn’t even have that much to drink. I swear.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t heard Mamma say much about Stanford besides to lament the price tag of a private school education. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It was white folks, some of them white folks you like so much that tried to cut your brother’s throat.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

On the baby’s side of the room, they didn’t have much in the way of furniture, but they’d found a crib, a changing table, and rocking chair. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

No one wanted to trim its list of priorities, but how to raise funds when Tom White’s money eventually ran out was subject to much debate. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Pong stepped into a room not much bigger than his tiny one back at the temple. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I crossed into New Mexico, rushed past Gallup in the night, and camped on the Continental Divide—and much more spectacular it is here than in the north. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I didn’t say it to Fina, I think that’s the other reason I love The World at the End of the Tunnel so much. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In the movies, you can achieve slow motion in two ways, first, by overcranking, basically capturing each frame at a much faster rate with your camera than it will be played back on a projector. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

It was fast, almost too much for me to keep up with. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She was sure June would like it too, anything to get her out of her own house, which she didn’t seem to like very much. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For much of the last century archaeologists believed that Indians came to the Americas through the Bering Strait about thirteen thousand years ago at the tail end of the last Ice Age. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

As had happened before, former allies of African Americans—as much as conservatives—adopted a political strategy that required them to prove how “tough” they could be on “them,” the dark-skinned pariahs. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She felt she did not have much time. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She sort of shrugged her shoulders, the way she did before, and then she said, very cold, "Do you mind getting me my frock? Or would it be too much trouble?" The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The picture of the bear with a balloon, which had once been brightly colored, had faded so much it was hardly visible. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When they regained consciousness they heard a great deal of noise and saw the forest blazing round them and much of it devastated. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

You travel much farther to find fruit than leaves, so you need to be able to create mental maps. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is doubtful whether the captain had ever had so much fun. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black skin gives so much to the canvas,” Catherine continued. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

I lived a long time, maybe too much, in my own mind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything was pretty much saying, Buy a whole new model, ya big dummy! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"One part in twenty, or thereabouts. You never know until you try, but the risk is"—his face dropped—"if you dilute it too much, it's basically just scented water." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

How much worse the rumors would be if it were discovered that the note had been written by a hot dog vendor. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once the holidays had started, Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much about Flamel. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

The staff noted that he was reserved and quiet and tended to keep to himself, but they commended him for limiting his interactions “so that he is not drawn into too much negativity.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

All the troupers said they wouldn’t need much steering. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“It would mean so much to him! I’ll be right behind you at the cemetery.” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It had been a long time since I’d steered a canoe, but the water was low, and the river was so wide I didn’t have to do much. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

But if someone had just taught him a little about perspective, he’d be much farther along now. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It’s just like, who’s next? I’m scared for myself because bullets don’t have no names on them. That’s why I don’t go outside. There’s too much going on.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I knew of too many cases where a favorable profile in the media had provoked an expedited execution date or retaliatory mistreatment that made things much worse. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Yes, he wanted to be a lawyer, because there was too much that’s unfair and unjust, and he wanted to do what he could to change the world.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Will that wire really be able to conduct that much power, Beetee? It looks so fragile, like it would just burn up.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there was much left to be done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

A calm is disturbed, even if it does not attract much notice at first. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Maybe if he could get them to lineup and stand still for a minute, but they might as well be identical for as much as he could tell them apart. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Still clad only in her underwear, she hurriedly draped a tattered black shawl, which had been lying on a tin chair nearby, over her shoulders, but the shawl didn’t cover much. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It took me many years. Maybe your wisdom will come much more quickly than mine.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And I don’t reckon that these folk can do much more to help us, magic or no. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The elite of Durham sneered openly at them whereas middle-class whites tried to put as much distance as possible between themselves and their poorer cousins. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Philosophers reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of this century, said, “The sole remaining task for philosophy is the analysis of language.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t in the play, but there wasn’t much to do in town, and I saw him several more times that week when he turned up to visit his friends. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid you don’t have much of a choice in the matter,” replies Jeanine lightly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Now I know why his mom’s voice sounded funny when she offered, and why he eats so much at school. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

If Tariq was in, then it gives me that much more chance to stay out. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She spent weeks calling Curt, waiting in front of his building until he came out, saying over and over how sorry she was, how much she wanted to work through things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It would be much worse if phone service was working perfectly and we still didn’t hear from them. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had never told her how much I loved her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Straight people, he thinks, probably don’t spend this much time convincing themselves they’re straight. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I left when I was eight. I don’t remember that much.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because he was cute and cool before, but lately he seemed so much more of both. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Her knife wasn’t much larger than mine, but hers wasn’t a folding knife. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It must have been about eleven o’clock; but the autumn haze still prevented them from seeing much in other directions. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

It’s a small building, not much bigger than the privies we passed a little ways back, and Gideon turns to Bill when we arrive. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

We don't get much hunting done though because I'm too busy getting every scrap of information I can out of Rue about the Careers' base. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

My supervisor, I learned, was the eminent Professor Jonathan Steinberg, a former vice-master of a Cambridge college, who was much celebrated for his writings on the Holocaust. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

My parents didn't have life insurance, or much in terms of a savings account. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It was about a mother duck and a father swan with three baby ducklings who were bitten to death by the father because they quacked too much. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Other than cops, the streets were pretty much empty of people. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

No, but this was too much, it was wrong! Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

It meant a lot to me that she’d thought so much about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

There’s a lot to be said about the boys, or maybe not so much after all. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It’s not something I think about all that much, and now I have two more dead men on my soul. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I hoped they saw so little support for the conviction that they didn't think there was much to discuss. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I wonder how much it would cost to spend the night here. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I knew how much he’d enjoy hearing about a party when he came home. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The landlord drank too much and would yell at us about nothing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

That would be much simpler and more just than this arrangement, where the wrong people do the fighting. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flying on the dragon made traveling much faster. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

You don’t so much sleep as borrow eight hours from death. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

It was Abram and Henry’s turn to feed the fire during the night but they, just like everyone else, don’t think much of chores these days. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

My favorite video is Bambi except lately I don’t like it so much. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jeff bounces his leg so much, I want to put my hand on it and make him stop. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Feynman explained how much uranium could be brought together before it became dangerous, and how to use cadmium to absorb neutrons and stop a chain reaction. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That must make life so much easier," I said. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My feet, blistered from all the walking, hurt as much as my hungry stomach. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

When he reaches the field there is already a crowd gathered, and he is relieved that there are plenty of patrons his own age or much older, and only a few have children with them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“There are much worse things, you know. The destroyers: they work to see how much can be lost, how much can be forgotten. They destroy the feeling people have for each other. ” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But that day the riddle upset Mamá so much that the fight it stirred up between them soured the game for Papá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“All right. I accept your apology. But seriously. I can’t deal with the continued drama. I have too much to think about. So it has to stop, Dill. I mean it.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I’d done enough and too much of that the past year. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“First of all, Stella dear, you know Mercedes Rael is much too old to drive. And second of all—” Then she stopped. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He stands at the brink of an unwanted war. He has much to occupy his time. Besides, he is forbidden to help you directly. The gods may not show such favoritism.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

They didn’t get to see much of him. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

And you have no idea how much I wish I didn’t ruin that girl’s life. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Don't have to speak English much and only work days. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Travel to the Moon and you will be much lighter but no less massive. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Your name? You still haven’t told us—and I know you remember that much.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Governments must keep some information secret in order to function—but how much secrecy is too much? Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He had come to like the boys who were trying out much better than he liked the boys on the team. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Gremlin was small and nimble, as Father Mike was; it disappeared and reappeared in traffic much as he did behind the icon screen at church. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“There was not much to go around, but we enjoyed it nonetheless. When you are starving, horse meat is not so bad.” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She didn't take too much notice of that. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t planning to wear gloves to the coronation, but I don’t have much choice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He had much to report in his book, including his fossil discoveries, and discoveries of previously unknown species. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reckon I talked to it so much before I conjured up a mind’s eye view of it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the range of variation over the rest of the globe is much greater than that within Polynesia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Those served me well when I was on my quest. Gift from Dad. Of course, I don’t use them much these days. . . .” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought she wasn’t much of a looker,” said Ron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There is much about it that is unskilled. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He said he wasn’t much of a gambler and talked about the time he had stopped in Vegas on the way back from a coaches’ convention and couldn’t bring himself to play blackjack. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is remarkable how much truth there is in the two expressions “struck dumb” and “love at first sight.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop feeling sorry for yourself. It’s not like you like me very much either, you know.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

At the time, I did not know much about my country’s history. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The new phenomenon of cell fusion, a laboratory trick on which much of today’s science of molecular genetics relies for its data, is the simplest and most spectacular symbol of the tendency. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she would not be caught so much as looking into one of the crusty Mexican mercados, let alone venturing inside its smelliness. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I really didn’t like was how he said, “As much as the body allows.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had heard this somehow, like she heard so much. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the idea is to use as much daylight as possible. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Any light that came into the classrooms was from the windows, and on a day of gray tattered clouds, that wasn’t much. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t had much time—it was just the one word: TRUCE. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Will I have so much more life to live. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

But the war, his arm, the course of things—it had all made his heart much smaller. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Are you thinking of how much you’ll miss us when you go home?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

There really wasn’t much else we could do other than report leaking gutters and mop up after floods. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Morrow had led a very different life from Halliday’s—one involving a much greater connection to humanity. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I don't explain how much I like this poem, which is, I think, about aging, not death. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The sleeves were much too long; I shoved them back so I could free my hands. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“How much would a headstone be?” he asked Miss Borrows. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

As we shall see in a moment, much of the argument about the Scientific Revolution stems from the ramifications of this view. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I've already seen Lewis's entire collection, but I didn't have much else to do. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

So much depends on the light, and the way you squint. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll just assume it’s something much worse than it is,” he threatened darkly. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I wonder what constitutes "much" in her mind. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But even if she wanted him half as much . Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

From the day my parents were reunited in America after the Iranian Revolution, they never spent much time apart from each other. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

On the contrary, they were happy at not sleeping because there was so much to do in Macondo in those days that there was barely enough time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

How could they be enjoying it so much? The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

In that case, I couldn’t blame them too much. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

And that was about as much as I could take. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“No! There’s just so much going on right now.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

If the idea of a small town in earth orbit worked out, the next step might be something much, much larger—more like a new country in space. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their brains are much larger than the brains of humans. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t hate them as much as I did at the beginning of the school year. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

It’s an indication of how much the thirst is getting to her, if she’s willing to let me take charge of a situation. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“It’s normal to want to sleep after a hard workout. What’s not normal is that you never nap, Simone. Who on earth has so much energy?” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I know what kinds of people hear voices: people who drink too much, who fry their brains with drugs, who slip off the rails. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Frogs do not move around much in the daytime; they hide under ferns and they look secretly out of holes under rocks. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came to me that the presence was still there, somewhere deeper, much deeper, in the night. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How come you say ‘and how’ so much?” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Veal,’ he said, without much interest, ‘they go for veal.’ I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

It’s a sauce that pretty much goes with everything. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Now much of my writing contained remnants of too many thoughts and had too many obscure references. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Yes, they’re upstairs. Makes it pretty handy. And I thought you just coming home—” “Not tonight. Maybe later. How much do they charge?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Often it was canned beets, which suited me just fine, as I thought they were horrid and we always had so much of them. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Don’t feel that I am separated from you, Marmee dear, or that I love you any the less for loving John so much,” she said, clinging to her mother, with full eyes for a moment. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

New Guineans tended to have much more substantial dwellings, more seaworthy boats, and more numerous and more varied utensils than did Australians. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Dying is much more difficult than one imagines.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“But I knew it was coming. Why would he want to be with me? I’m too much to handle, story of my stupid life.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Anyone, therefore, who wishes to be unable to win should make use of these soldiers, for they are much more dangerous than mercenary troops. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

It wasnt much of a ruse but it was better than nothing. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Either way, it didn’t matter much to me. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

There were, as I recall, many misspelt, ill- formed sentences about how much in love the couple were, how wonderful the second footman was, and how marvellous the future was that awaited them both. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It's everything at once, everything that's good and sad and wonderful all at once, except the things that are wonderful mean so much more than the sad things. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second that seemed much longer than it really was, Carlisle deliberated. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Who, then, is to say with authority where the root of so much anguish and evil lies? The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But given this latest development, Charles said he didn’t think he could see much of his old captain anymore. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He was a frisky one. Fluffy was much more prim and proper.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had so much—an education, a healthy sense of self, a deep arsenal of ambition—and I was wise enough to credit my mother, in particular, with instilling it in me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember much more about the day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My own best friend, the guy I admired so much that I tried to be just like him— “Darryl, what’s wrong?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The stew that was served at lunch had too much crayfish; Kainene would not have liked it and she would have leaned toward him and said so. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He’s no philosopher, but he understands action without goodwill to equal as much as half an equation. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And distribute the kindling more evenly. And not so much paper.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I finally put together the breathing—how to blow out all my air while under the surface, just how much to roll my head—and I’d stopped slapping the water with every stroke. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“If men think me cruel, so much the better.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes, Mr. Remora. I am so sorry about Leon. I had no idea he could be capable of...so much awfulness.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Often this meant making a trip into downtown Washington, but sometimes she had to travel much farther to get the information she needed. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Uneducated and barely able to speak English, he was terribly poor, and the family was on public assistance much of the time. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I realize how much I miss the friends who don’t make my stomach hurt. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

I pull my face away from Jamie and it literally hurts so much I have to grip the desk to keep from falling over. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“You know how much ‘group work’ counts in our business,” he wrote to her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

If they didn’t want to get stopped by the police, we should at least look like we knew that much about driving. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

I never knew how two little words could bring me so much happiness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But,” the soldier confides in me, “the peace cannot last. There has been too much killing on both sides and everyone is too angry.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You put so much work into making this place beautiful. I didn’t even help you. And now it’s so perfect and your violin sounds so lovely...” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t doing Percy much of a favor by giving him her support. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“We just want you young people to know how much we admire what you’re doing,” says one elderly lady with a European accent. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

I’d be able to reach Kinshasa much more quickly over the road, but it was also more dangerous. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if it’s cold at night and whether the bugs are bad, and what the food is like and how much they’ve changed. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

And there were sweets and peppers and tea and wine and...and it was all too much for him. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He hints, and in his mind he’s said as much as he can to a superior. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“And he is not imaginary, thank you very much.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

His fingers were so cold that he could not tell how much pressure he was putting behind the trigger. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t even get to the room outside the computer room, much less into the computer room itself. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And now they were standing out here with too much to talk about. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I find that in arriving later, the work which I do perform is of a much higher quality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess she had lots of time for Cockroach but not much time for me. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Then the woman said in the most tender voice I’d ever heard, “I love you so much.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He said that snakes couldn’t help being snakes, and that Campbell, who could help being what he was, was something much lower than a snake or a rat—or even a blood-filled tick. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rain had revived him, but he hadn’t gotten nearly as much water as he wanted. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

How were they supposed to get that much? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

None of them knew so much as how to wipe their behinds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Captain,” Booth calls out, not knowing the proper rank to use, “there is a man here who very much wants to surrender.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

You could be working the fertile fields of Brazil or the hills of Jamaica; the brutal cycle of making sugar was much the same. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

My anger is as much at myself as at them. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Cody learned of it, he was tickled, so much so that he immediately sent Anthony a thank-you note and invited her to attend his show. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He interrupted, “Too much for The Brain to handle?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Two days after McCandless set up camp beside Lake Mead, an unusually robust wall of thunderheads reared up in the afternoon sky, and it began to rain, very hard, over much of the Detrital Valley. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had always liked this image of herself as too much trouble, as different, and she sometimes thought of it as a carapace that kept her safe. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“He was my friend,” she said, careful that her voice not shift too much in key. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse for Washington, the question about whether he could legally call Congress into session outside Philadelphia was still very much up in the air. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I was a little excited, but not much—I didn’t think anything was going to come of it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to shout to Marv, but I think very much the better of it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“How much money have you spent so far?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It is certainly true that Pluto doesn’t act much like the other planets. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

How much harder would it be to make the thousands of decisions we are required to make about whether we like someone or love someone or trust someone or want to give someone advice? The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how much I miss working, I would miss this more. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to appear very much in charge. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I really didn’t think you’d care this much,” I say placatingly. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I joined the Marines I pretty much did not know anything about the world outside of our reservation. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when she found herself getting a little too quiet, a little too worried about how much she liked to eat, she told Ludo that they should take a break. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it’s because Martin was back in commission, as much as it kills me to admit that. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think there’s going to be much to trouble us here, Hazel,” said Bigwig. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“An old guy, trying to make a new start,” he announced not too much later. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You must be the lovely Dimple I’ve heard so much about,” he said, taking her hand and pumping it enthusiastically. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I mean, if you don’t—if you want to. I was just thinking I don’t know much about him except that he was James Bond. What was he like?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

So that she finally deserved, as much as the others, the name of Rebeca Buendía, the only one that she ever had and that she bore with dignity until her death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The names we’ll give to the canals and mountains and cities will fall like so much water on the back of a mallard. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard hooves and was certain it was a patroller seeking out the murderers; but it was a youth who rode past without so much as marking us. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

No matter how much he tried to hold it back, his bottom lip started to tremble. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

It was pretty much the opposite of being a Spare. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

There isn’t much in it—just a couple of beds. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t much care for talking about religion with his mother. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Now his sister had to team up with his mother to do the cooking, although that didn't create much trouble because people were eadng almost nothing. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The men need to see my signature to know this is truth. They have endured so much, Sal. Don’t deprive them of this chance to celebrate. It will strengthen their spirits.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

While that last assertion is partly bravado, there was much truth in it, for Ann felt acutely the responsibility her new influence brought. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Simon doesn’t even talk to Martin that much, but I hate that he does at all. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

They brought him down as easily as they might bring down a much smaller deer, and they howled their victory. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I felt overwhelmed by the laughter, chatter, and squeals of my sisters—the sounds that I had missed so much. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

He could probably have most things he wanted in this world without too much effort. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

But there was so much to know—so much geography to cover—Africa, the Caribbean, the Americas, the United States. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Listen,” she said, “how much money do you have on you right now?” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I heard the learn’d astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room / How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see much of Mbandaka from where I sat, only the canoes needling the water. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Mist could only do so much to change what mortals saw. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted very much to hear his voice, but I was also afraid that I might ask him to come and get me. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

But since that was the way I had to go, there wasn’t much else I could do. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Its calculators can be set to any combination, so many amino acids, so much sulphur, so much butterfat and alkaline. Right?” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not wish to try too hard lest I harm her; for I know that she have suffer much, and sleep at times be all-in-all to her. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her father stands up, smiling nervously, forgets to raise his glass, and says, “Thank you very much for coming,” then turns to Gogol and Moushumi: “Okay, be happy.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas turned as he passed, his eyes riveted to the exhausted runner, unsure why this new development surprised him so much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

But right now Grandpa was more fun than Papa and didn’t worry near as much, if at all, about sin. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Like a man suffering much because he can smell food but not touch it, he would watch his family take their miserable portion of thin soup, refusing himself to take his share. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

All those times, I’d thought he was babbling, and here the kid had been telling me how much he liked me. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt a pang of something like homesickness, but much worse. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But as much as my body wants me to swallow, I don’t. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“My brother isn’t talking much these days. And he dreams a lot.” Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“This sculpture needs to be made so much you cry like this?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Dylan Pothead has called in sick, when everyone knows he’s just hungover/still partying/hallucinating too much to drive. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She wanted as much distance from Jeff and Rick as possible. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“I have so much to teach you, Ben.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I don't want to leave as much as I did before. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Angry, starving, sinister apparitions of people who’d never been happy when alive, much less dead. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They are so much more energetic and uncompromising than the big fellows. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t understand how these hot dog stands could make so much more money than the diner ever had. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“But I thought a father ought to know right away. The boy didn’t mean no harm. He’d just been drinking a little too much.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began to feel guilty for being selfish, for thinking too much of myself and tennis. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven smiled, thinking of her old friend, of how much losing her had hurt, and how that hurt had turned into something new. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I really listened because she doesn’t talk about her mother much. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t know when my toes have ever been so cold, standing in icy mud, mid-November, in wooden clogs—thought so much of Jamie floating in the North Sea. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The fact that the meaning of race may evolve over time or lose much of its significance is hardly a reason to be struck blind. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Baaz seemed to genuinely not know what she was talking about, which meant he’d either inhaled too much smoke last night or had far worse plans for her punishment. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

William didn’t know what it was, but he was sure that it was much, much worse. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

His firm already had a full roster of work, so much, he wrote, that “we are always personally under an agitating pressure and cloud of anxiety.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, much of that process of linguistic fragmentation occurred within the past 2,500 years and is well documented historically. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He was talking to me before lunch, and he noticed my sweater and asked if I got a sleeping bag. And he figured that after nine days getting here I had too much SpagBol left.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

But grundies're only much fun if the victim squeals and tries to fight. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t certain of much, especially not now—but he knew there hadn’t been a girl in the well when he climbed down. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The only problem was that Betsy didn’t seem to want to talk to me too much anymore. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not much could be seen on the other side of the channel; bursts of flame that illuminated only smoke. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“There it is, now! It’s in your face. You won’t let people tell you things. You rush too much. I’m trying to help you and you won’t let me.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which, I soon realize, is much worse than if they had. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

But she put as many into the bags as she did into her mouth, so Jinny didn’t scold much. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I don’t like the ocean too much after I fell out of Mister Lochana’s speedboat, but with my dad, I always feel safe. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"There's too much talking out of turn," Ralph said, "because we can't have proper assemblies if you don't stick to the rules." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Too much standing water in the spring had caused them to grow too quickly. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Hey, I may be new at this as a coach, but after traveling so much as an athlete, I have learned what to do when I land someplace new for a competition,” Akhi said. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

As Gene thought about it, he realized that the building was very much like Kitum Cave. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A sword appeared in the giant’s hand—a Stygian iron blade much like Nico’s, except five times the size. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Like so many of the weird things in my life, I’d never given it much thought before. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Clara stayed with her, because she felt guilty for having caused so much grief and had begun to doubt the wisdom of her enterprise. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew about plants and flowers, at least as much as she craved to know. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

"You know how much I love to toy with things." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Though of excellent quality, his garments had seen much wear, and his cloak was purposely draped to hide his threadbare attire. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her suspicion had proved right—at top speed, there hadn’t been much warning. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I slashed and stabbed and whirled, and I might have even laughed once or twice—a crazy laugh that scared me as much as it did my enemies. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Axel would much prefer to think about the eagle and the nest, and bringing the family back together. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He has friends, but they don’t do very much outside of school. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He had seen so much of the British army he had come half to believe that they were, even as they said, invincible. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the one hand, people the world over make much the same fundamental judgments. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their family and friends treat us like we belong just as much as they do. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As much automatic, Abnegation-bred sympathy as I have for the people living in this place, I am also afraid of them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember much about him, because I was watching Abel the whole time. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It was as though he had been through too much to take in any more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I tamp it down, but not by much. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

They'd asked us for bread and the best I could give was a glass eye—not so much as an electric guitar. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she hadn’t intended the map as a clue—and the ripped tack holes told me she hadn’t—I figured we’d gotten all the clues she’d intended for us and now much more. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Still a fourth line of evidence that some mammal species are much more suitable than others is provided by the repeated independent domestications of the same species. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Rebuffed from his fine feelings, Milkman matched her cold tone: “You loved those white folks that much?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I get ready for bed, and then turn off the lights and pull up the feather quilt, I'm not thinking about my electric blanket and how much I miss it. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, I surprise myself by how much of an idiot I am. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Or maybe they noticed I didn’t visit much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you know much about history? About the war with the Drevlians?” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Jason dimly wondered how she knew so much first aid. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

It was one of those commitments that occurred because of Bloom’s deep-seated dissatisfaction, which often made him profoundly uncomfortable with a lifestyle that seemed much too inherently selfish. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Mr. Beach offered to carry me home in his buggy, I said, “Thank you, sir, I’d sure be much obliged.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Quite a few of those families occupy large contiguous areas—in the case of Indo-European, the area encompassing most of Europe east through much of western Asia to India. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I had too much stuff to try to carry it all home, so Manu, you know, Manu who be outside straightening up the carts? He told me to just take one and bring it back." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She was mortified that the press had made so much of the “mystery-lure of the word code,” added to “a woman’s name.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I learned that the way black people were portrayed on TV certainly did not reflect the much more nuanced and complicated reality. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Not that Trabb’s boy was of a malignant nature, but that he had too much spare vivacity, and that it was in his constitution to want variety and excitement at anybody’s expense. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t care about him so much, not right now, not anymore, because he’s scaring her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I can dig it, because a sober Pop Pop is much better than a drunk one. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised the GSS servers can handle the load, with so much activity in one sector. But there doesn’t seem to be any lag at all.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Babiki was so shy that she didn’t talk much to begin with, and I was so inept with women that I didn’t know how to talk to her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Jam laughed again—his reaction was so much like him, that bright, unrestrained wonder. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Thomas was shocked that the idea of entering the Maze again didn’t frighten him all that much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They had found something in one another, and it wasn’t their fault that he was in so much pain. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But he couldn’t see much, only the outlines of trees and the shapes of his friends lying around him on the ground. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

This could turn out to be such a deadly place for me if I had to stay in it much longer. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Go ahead. Keep it as long as you like. I don’t play it that much anyway.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a pig in the next pen and he’s enormous. I’m afraid he’s much bigger than you are.” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

I really had had a bit much to drink. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I realized how much anger Digger had packed inside. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I started to move my hand slowly, toward the tiny front pocket of my shorts, pulling the piece of silk string out of it without drawing too much attention to myself. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The Slat wasn’t much, just another house in the worst part of the Barrel, three stories stacked tight on top of each other, crowned with an attic and a gabled roof. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Not much. I just fool around. I don’t like that sand, makes me itch.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Floodlights lit up much of the work site, and in the immense surrounding darkness of the high desert the effect was otherworldly. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Good. We have to reduce your bile. If the mother has too much bile, the child will lack vigor and disobey his parents.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

There were more than 400 of them, documenting the voyage and ordeal of Endurance, but they weighed far too much to save all of them. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Dots and ties give you much freedom to write notes of varying lengths, but so far you must build your notes from halves of other notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Sam was not much older than twenty, so nobody was quite sure that Mary Lou was really as old as he said she was. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Not much bigger than an above-ground swimming pool in someone’s backyard. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

‘Thank you very much for the dinner; it was very delicious.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re not far from the border, and the people of this region look and speak so much as they did in Kilanga. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only part I didn’t much enjoy was the endless cleaning of the tack—the saddles and bridles. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure how much was real and how much was fantasy, but it didn’t matter because it made her smile. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It would not be until much later that some, and only a few, would realize that Theo should not have been ignored. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t much anyone could do except carry on as best as possible. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

The telescope brought it closer, but there was no more detail: cloud still looks like cloud however much it’s magnified. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, it won’t matter much if these things don’t even work.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

There was no way to tell the difference, and it didn’t much change the way you dealt with them: Show your ID through the windshield. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t use this phrase all at once; split it up; Otis loves bourbon as much as rye, or more. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We never had much time to talk and I just liked to be with him. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, but I can tell you how much money squid fetches per pound at the dock.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to learn to read so much as I wanted to be like Mama. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“You must miss your parents so much. You must be so homesick,” Nali said. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s not much out there about the Sorrows,” Nydia went on. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She never used to care that much about what was happening in the outside world. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Most of the children in the High King’s Court are royals, sent from smaller Courts to gain influence with the princes and princesses, and have no time for much else. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“So much spirit. I can see why Luke wanted to spare you. Unfortunately, that won’t be possible.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Winnie tried to get me to slow down, but there was simply too much to do; the organization wanted to make sure we took advantage of the euphoria generated by my release. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She loved her father so much, but even though she hated to admit it, she was also a little ashamed of him. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The little girl said, “Scott, you talk too much, let him sit down.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He looked much younger and smaller than I had imagined—like a little boy in his green shorts and shirt. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"I can't believe it! I'll never go back to that jeweler. It cost me—Thank you. Thank you both, so much." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It was very strange to have Mr. Weasley glare at him with that much dislike. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It's too much to wrap my brain around, which only leads me back to wondering why I’ve been chosen. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Goodness, there’s so much to tell. You remember how I told you I worked as a housekeeper back in Richmond, before I got my teaching job? Well, that was in your mother’s house.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Funny thing, how many of the people my brother cared about very much ended up in a worse state than if he’d left ’em well alone.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Then I must compliment you on a remarkable job—to learn so much so quickly. Are you ready to learn Spanish now as well?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re much too heavy for a bird to pull up there —” “Fawkes,” said Harry, “isn’t an ordinary bird.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“Talk to me, please. It’s dull, sitting by myself,” answered Frank, who had evidently been used to being made much of at home. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cashmere starts the ball rolling with a speech about how she just can’t stop crying when she thinks of how much the people in the Capitol must be suffering because they will lose us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

He wished so much that she would just leave. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When they returned to Taninli, they found the city much changed. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” I said, shaking his hand. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

It must have something to do with him, but Joey Pow had pretty much taken care of that. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like pancakes that much, but I didn’t say so. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t much of a ponytail, it was mostly ribbon and a few strands of hair. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The death of his daughter, the haunting face of his wife each day at the trial, the realization that the evidence against him was piling up—it was too much to withstand. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But still the book gave her no answers, and however much she read, however skilled she became with a knife and a bow, she seemed no closer to fulfilling her vow. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He and Julie had an uneasy peace going, with neither of them saying very much for fear of provoking the other. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I mean, I don’t want to read too much into things, but wow: I meet a cute boy, and five seconds later, I’m in the middle of a flash mob marriage proposal? What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

She had to scoot over a little, and that wasn’t so easy because she was attached to so much stuff. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Sip, he says, and don’t waste strength moving around because it’s impossible to predict how much longer we will befloating. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“It make our day much better than walking. We have our many thanks to you.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I remember the year 1914 all right, but don’t recollect any archduke or much about the World War,” I said to Richard. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I see your skinny little butt around here too much as it is.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

While we were at Granny’s, Judy talked about Robert Laurence so much, David threatened to start charging her a nickel every time she said his name. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s because I ate too much of it and I got seven cavities!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

To tell you the truth, I don’t really remember much of it, but I know from how I woke up that it probably wasn’t very nice. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for Diego to decide I was too much trouble, to leave or fight with me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

If you drew too much heat, you bore a certain risk. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

They grinned and nodded and said how much they’d like to go to Raleigh, and I felt jealousy poking at me so hard it made me squirm as I sat there on the porch steps. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I thought only people got diabetes, and only when they ate too much junk food. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much,” Jennifer said, turning away and starting down the porch stairs with me in tow. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Especially when the sun glare made it much too bright to see in from the outside. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Even with the money divided in two, neither Gale nor I had held so much at one time in our lives. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He was out of the house by eleven a.m., so no one thought too much of his absence. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I found it a marvel that I could see so much of the world, yet find it much the same. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He would later joke that he had been around white people so much that he had forgotten how to dance, but at the time the situation was excruciatingly painful. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

You couldn’t learn anything much in two weeks. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Genie’s brain started throbbing as much as the welt over his eye. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I see Mom, a thin, dark-haired woman who talks too fast and uses her hands too much. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is a pity, then, that there is so much darkness inside him: so much anger, so much envy, so much lust. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Or if we did, we talked only about the less important things, like how much we thought they’d aged, or the stuff in their house. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t pay much, but I preferred it to begging. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

As much as we needed the money, I never sold the camera. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Only this time it was worse, much worse. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Japans technological capabilities appeared to be far inferior to those of Germany, and the Japanese regime’s threat to the world of a much more limited order. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Much blood— too much blood—has been shed in this terrible conflict. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She knew they had a much stronger routine now than they’d had at the beginning. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Mom and Charlie were still fighting whenever they were in the same room, so I wasn’t getting much sleep at home. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We don’t make much progress most of the time. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but I can’t be with a man who hates the world as much as you do.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Rider couldn’t say very much because it was an open line, but he told us that something had happened. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. This means so much to us.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For the generations that come after, Aunt Lydia said, it will be so much better. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They just need a reminder of how much I bring to this family. Then nothing else will matter.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

In retaliation, they stirred up as much trouble as possible among the readers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wind from the propeller kicked up so much ash that Jess could barely see. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

I clenched my teeth as they strapped a fitted neoprene brace to my knee, despite how much the pain medication had helped to take away my discomfort. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I picked him up, he made no attempt to uncurl, but remained in that state much like a catatonic stupor. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

I have that antsy, prickly feeling like I’m talking too much. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Too much time would be wasted if I had to account to Nemur for everything I did. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A. P. Hill, looking much healthier thafi the day before, was chatting with another officer, unidentified. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your mom and I both love you very much. We made mistakes—but we tried to do the best we could.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Will she walk around feeling so much better than they are? Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Since I was twelve, I didn’t have much experience with motors. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

It was an aggressive, unaffectionate interest; strange indeed, to pay so much attention to something you did not like. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I held Hamlet as he took his last breath. He and your brother forgave each other their wrongs. That much I did achieve.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It was so nasty crawling around underneath that dumpster picking up tomatoes, ketchup packets,dipping-sauce containers, and half-eaten baked potatoes and chicken tenders, but it was so much fun. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“You’re right. I hate it, but you’re right, kid. I don’t expect much good news upon our grand return. But we need to get our butts there all the same. So come on.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

And her dialect was that of a bigger city—very much like Ivan’s. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“You have no idea how much we owe her.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Every moment he was a different monster, each more horrible than the last Looking at his face would’ve driven me insane, so I focused on his body, which wasn’t much better. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

There was much moonshine; and as I looked I could see Quincey Morris run across the lawn and hide himself in the shadow of a great yew-tree. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The distant white walls promised rest and safety, a chance to heal and grow strong, and Dany wanted nothing so much as to rush toward them. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing much had changed in more than a year, although the rooms seemed smaller and more cluttered. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she noticed how much blood there was and didn’t want to get dirty. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“He tell you much about when we were in Rome?” he said, looking at me keenly. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

How much can you say about a post office, a church, and an Ace Hardware? A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s good they don’t need much space to dance in because there isn’t any. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Grandma,” I said, as much to myself as to her, “it’s got to be okay. Government’s always checking it out. Ferryboat’s got to be safe or it won’t get a license. Government controls it.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I accomplished today was thinking up a plan that'll kill me, and that doesn't take much energy. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I spent much of my childhood listening to the sound of striving. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It worried her so much that you could feel her worry no matter where you were, even if you weren’t at home. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I was alone, surrounded by cannibal demons, at the mercy of a god, far from home, and without so much as a fork for a weapon. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor showed much doubt and perhaps regret that he had ever cooperated with me in this transformation. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was because they moved around so much. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did his job well, responded with the mandatory “Yes, Sir” to diners’ demands, and pretty much just kept his mouth shut. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Nothing much, what do you want to eat?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

"Well, until they do, no sense in wasting a hunting day. But we should probably eat as much as we can hold just in case we run into trouble," I say. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Then I cried because I loved my parents so much. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“The whole colonial experience of trying to solve a related series of 'Indian problems’ had much to do with giving the colonists an identity indissolubly linked to America,” he wrote. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“I hate you so much,” said Freya, who stood unsmiling beside Loki. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Just then, for the first time since he had lain down, Zooey, with his eyes still shut, compressed his lips—very much, as a matter of parenthetical fact, in the habitual style of his mother. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

“It was in a rich house. The people were selling it cheap. I wanted it so much. No, I couldn’t play it. But it was so beautiful...It dresses up the whole room.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the residents of Arwad didn’t much care if visitors came or not. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

But until that happens, it is desperately urgent that we try to give those animals being used today much better places to live, much better care, much more respect, and much more love. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Scientists agree that higher animals—mammals like cows or pigs or apes—feel pain pretty much as we do. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

In those days, working in the mines was almost as much of a rite of passage as circumcision school, a myth that helped the mine- owners more than it helped my people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wattle and daub cottages nearly always got burned, and had to be rebuilt afterwards with much profanity. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He and Mamou helped. So much. When my dad went to prison.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

And I decided that I didn’t like policemen so much anymore, so I got off the train. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t say much to the cops, but I did manage to give them my parents’ names and phone numbers. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take much to put together what I overheard. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

If Kaz managed this job for Van Eck, that day would come much sooner than he ever could have hoped. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"I can't believe how much happened while I was sleeping," I say. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It is going to take a long time to get there–three or four million years at least–so we’ll leave it for now, and return to it much later in the story. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

“She’s a smart girl. She’s capable of so much. I just wish she understood how important it is to go to college. That she can strive to be something more than—more than...” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

If always propelled my thoughts back to the present, because if depended so much on keeping my wits about me. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I knew God’s scale to be vast and perfectly accurate: I pictured it as a much larger version of the one at the butcher’s counter in the Bethlehem Piggly Wiggly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he stared at their boisterous, laughing faces, and felt that they would have much to answer for on the day of judgment, for they were stumbling-stones in the path of the true believer. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

You thought you understood them, and then they were on you and they were so much worse than you remembered. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“That doesn’t look like much of a bird,” I said. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I knew the words were mine, but I barely remembered them, and it was hard to concentrate, with so many questions, so much feeling, crowding in. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Charles had taken to attempting to train them, but Emma told Lenny he “does not make much progress, as they can neither see nor hear’ So they could not respond to cues they were given. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well then, Master Fowl,” she spat, heavy on the contempt, “if you know so much about us, then you know what happens when they locate me.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Eventually I would miss her too much and I would take responsibility for the fight. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Otto kicked, but he was too sleepy for it to amount to much. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

So much for making this town the next Orlando. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Although he was still, of course, a professional of the highest class, he was now in his seventies and much ravaged by arthritis and other ailments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much turquoise—nuggets and even big chunks of it lying on the desert floor—that Brian and I could fill our pockets with it until the weight practically pulled our pants down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t talk about Otto in my state, not when so much depended on what I said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Big Bol was a bouncer at the Crow Club, perfectly suited to tossing out drunks and wasters, but too heavy on his feet to be much use when it came to a real tussle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Man, that wasn’t much of a pep talk. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

These men flew and fought beside the women of the 586th as their equals, but there isn’t much on record about them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They knew as much about East Harlem as Oscar Lewis. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Half at Erudite headquarters, half at Candor headquarters. What’s left of Abnegation is with us. Nothing much has happened yet. Except for whatever happened to you, I guess.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The world had changed so much since she had last been outside the Academy walls six months ago. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, the majority of the Fishery made it through the fire without much damage at all, but the northeast quarter of the shop was practically destroyed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She would not part with much of her money; she did not know what lay ahead. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It has often been remarked upon, how much good he did in the world. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her craving for lull was powerful, but there was no more gray waiting for her now, no matter how much lull she drank. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“We should be practical. Face it, I am a much better size as a model.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was too much to do, too little time for storytelling. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if she were seeing how much it took to provoke a savage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry for the snark. You and your dad are on much better terms than me and my biological.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At first we didn't talk much, just simple stuff about class, and I apologized for not being around, for being an absent partner. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is too much information buzzing in my brain to focus on any single part of it, so I give up trying and let myself drift off. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I feel to know the strong-minded lady who goes so bravely under many horse noses, and so fast through much mud. What do you down here, my friend?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there are almost certainly others that disappeared before anyone much noticed. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She was all bound up in concern for good manners, and she wanted very much to let us know that she was annoyed and why. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

By this time, too, astrophysics had moved on so much that few astronomers wanted to devote their lives to anything as mundane as rocky planetoids. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The senator’s villa, much more modest, of course, but still spacious and luxurious, had been recently built, and was on the outskirts. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I'm afraid I don’t hunt,” I confessed, “I learnt to ride, as a child, but very feebly, I don’t remember much about it.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Those cars never lasted more than a couple of months, and like the Oldsmobile we’d driven from Phoenix, we never named them, much less got them registered and inspected. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“He grew quite mad. I had to break them apart, and it took much to calm Hamlet again,” said Horatio, and he sighed heavily. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That means it should be, as much as possible, a closed loop, recycling fertility and using renewable energy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Ultimately, our omnivore’s dilemma is rooted in our nature as human beings—but we’ve made our choices much harder than they used to be. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

I figured that wasn’t too bad a price for as much fun as we’d had. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hutton was much more the father of the notion than Lyell, but it was Lyell most people read, and so he became in most people’s minds, then and now, the father of modern geological thought. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, she did spot the tape in the end, much later, and it was probably a much worse time for her to find it, but that’s the way your luck sometimes goes. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valley held her head up, much like she had at the Black Moon Ceremony, and Seven’s heart felt like it had just shattered into a million pieces. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She didn’t know much about this strange, giant thing, but she didn’t like how it was avoiding her question. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Lanyon was not much of a holiday centre anyway, it was too far inland. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us resumed our game, but it wasn’t as much fun now that our beloved captain was gone. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A part of me returned, but much of me stayed with the river and the kingfisher and the heron and the memories of my times there with Raji. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

There isn’t much in the kitchen to distract him with. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

He and Kim remained cordial but distant, no matter how much I tried to sell them on each other. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the question of how to increase sales of margarine was much clearer. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Which is funny, considering how much we talked before the kiss. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a lot of pressure to be at the center of so much attention, especially when the stakes were so high for Muslims in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He had lost so much blood that he was becoming dehydrated. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, jockeys squat on the pitching backs of their mounts, a task much like perching on the grille of a car while it speeds down a twisting, potholed freeway in traffic. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each hunter may have gobbled down as much as ten pounds of bison flesh a day. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

They were sweet at least—that much was easy. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I don’t have much of a choice now; I’m going to have to leave here. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Alexander Frear experienced much the same in his part of the city. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that his thanes couldn’t handle me alone, and he was too old and tired to be much impressed—however useful it might be to his kingdom—by their fathead ideas of honor. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘At my mom for sending me on that horrible quest in Rome. At... well, pretty much everybody. Gaia. The giants. The gods for being jerks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

By the time I walked in the front door, I was crying so much that my sister stopped watching television to talk to me. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Her heart had so much love, it began pouring forth. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The wardrobe shook again, though not as much as Neville, who walked forward as though he were heading for the gallows. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Gliding nearly nude beneath the trees, cultivating their temporary gardens, the Yanomamo are often said to be windows into the past, living much the same lives as their great-great-great- grandparents. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The stallion responded to this new touch on the reins with mighty bursts of speed, so much so that Lluagor could barely keep pace. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

The cape looks store-bought and expensive, as it has a silver clasp and the material is much heavier than what might be used to make a cheap Halloween costume. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She won't even repeat the questions on the spelling test, no matter how much I beg.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Maybe if I’d shared my secrets with him, he would have told me how much pain he was in. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Things could not have been much worse if we’d invited Blake Grunwald over so he could do a German dance, then get drunk, start a fistfight, and puke his guts out all over my bed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Fourteen years later, the question seemed much more important. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

They wore matching white slacks and gold buccaneer shirts with V-necks that showed way too much chest hair. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

While my parents never carried on much over it, I was always thanked. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Byrne said, “Thank you very much, gentlemen, for your efforts,” his voice drowned out by the bedlam in the courtroom. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He said, “You think I feel too much for the men.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lasting less time than the massive first stage, and thrusting much more smoothly, it seemed almost like an afterthought. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shirley’s talking so much she’s barely eating, and I’m thinking how cold her eggs, bacon, and cheesy grits are going to be. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It isn’t like that now, because so much has been flattened, and even from the creek, he can see everything all at once. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

So much of our life with her now was about waiting, something I wasn’t very good at. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

How much food such things would buy in the Free Cities, Jon Snow could not begin to say. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was so much in the hills, Hazel could’ve buried the town without half trying. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Neither of us was much of an organizer. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had much more of the Lord’s work to do here, that was plain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is much which remains closed to me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I sit up tasting blood and the world waves so much it nearly knocks me over again. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

It made so much more sense to aim lower. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would have laughed, if he hadn't hurt so much. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“To five so close to the ocean and not to have so much fish.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“And I am four times as much, but I feel like I don’t know anything.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I try to contain my excitement, to not fidget or bounce too much. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much mercury would it take to reduce two gills of white sulfur?” he asked pompously, as if I’d already given the wrong answer. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Was it because he’d seen Harry collapse on the train, and thought he wasn’t up to much? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘You’ll be able to breathe much better through your nose after this,’ the doctor said. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How much will that cost, Doctor?” she asked. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I try not to have any negative thoughts about white people or fear how much worse it could get for Negroes. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yes! You ever been? It’s amazing, the way a story unfolds on a screen. Oh, I love it so much.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

She began talking rapidly but I didn’t hear much of it, I was so tired. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He could see them clearly, not so much with his eyes but in a way he had never known before. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that he was slow, it doesn’t take much to kill. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The band didn’t arrive until much after eight because they had trouble with their amplifiers in the snow. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You didn’t get much sleep last night, did you?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

As much as he hated Archie, he loved to see him when he was swinging into action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could go further, I still have 15 percent battery power or so, but I want to get as much daylight on my solar cells as I can. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maniac opened his mouth to speak, to protest, to explain — but there was too much. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trudging down the road that day, I didn’t give what Mom said all that much thought. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then Ned dug around in his pocket and said, “How much do you want for the cab ride, boys?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was much cooler here, and so much darker under the trees that it didn’t look like daytime anymore. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“The queen has told me much and more of your beauty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Too much on their minds, don’t look where they’re going, she said, and we continued on from there as if nothing had happened. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t like her very much, do you?” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stopped eating, and only when her feebleness became too much for her did she take a sip of water. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was only able to get it up a few inches before letting go—the weight was too much. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I wrench my mouth free and scream, but screams in Faerie are like birdsong, too common to attract much attention. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A few weeks into our stay, I made a friend who wanted to improve his English as much as I wanted to improve my French. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Occasionally she lost her temper and beat one of us, but for the most part we were not mistreated so much as neglected. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

While crack use was hardly a black-only phenomenon, it hit black neighborhoods much harder than most. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I just wasn’t that much of a con artist. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

And that means, “You’ve spent too much time attending to a guest I don’t like.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I didn’t hold out much hope for Dad and me continuing our nightly Star Trek tradition, but I went in search of Babou’s computer anyway. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

I tried turning my head to look at him, but the pain was too much and I lay still. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

But up until then, maybe I hadn’t realized how much it bothered him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Amazingly, it never seemed to attract much attention. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The more I listened, the more Schiem’s accent faded into the back of my awareness and I didn’t need to concentrate so much on maintaining my own. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Much, much easier,” I said, trying to exhale. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There’s not much new to draw in the waiting room. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because I don’t want them to send me back to the dumb class after missing so much school!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t even guess how much an inn like the Horse and Four was worth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I flattened myself on the floor as much as possible. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“I mean you no harm, you know. I owe you much and more.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I read as much jail literature as I could locate. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Blossom is almost eighteen, I think. You can’t be very much younger.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Others, such as Horace White, were much more fortunate. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Most people don’t seem to like their dads much.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

April and Melanie didn't believe in encouraging Toby by laughing at him, but that was too much. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was about half as long again as an ordinary man but was much thicker. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I stepped outside, my mother bent down and embraced me much harder than my grandfather had hugged me. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

One so much older than her, one younger. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

His big, big laugh was as much for her as for the baiting. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Frankly, I was too staggered by my good fortune to do much of anything. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“What he said. Not much high school cachet to be had in being a female who has, you know, vocal opinions about anything.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He had a crutch to repair and not much light left. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Luke suspected Coach was worried about giving him too much before Herrera. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like it as much as faludeh, but it was still terrific. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

You always have to take them off, put them back on, tie the laces—so much effort. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He had just assumed...he just knew Siobhan liked him as much as he liked her. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As much as I would have liked to go hang with my roommate and the other girls from our dorm, I knew there wasn’t enough time. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“How much change do I owe you?” he asked me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I need to visit with my former Sisters. The cat’s away. And the mice shall play. And there is much that a mouse can do, after all.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Jackson runs the roadways between Miss Preston’s and the city, and there ain’t much in Baltimore County that goes on without Red Jack being involved, legal or otherwise. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He kept telling me she was getting better, but it wasn’t because he wanted to protect me, as much as he wanted to believe it himself. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I felt greatly reassured—much better already, in fact—and the last remnants of my anger at him seeped away. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Our cheerleaders are much better at scoring than the football team is. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Claire did not describe much after she passed the charred body. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But mostly, the leaves were too thick to let much light in. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

“I ate too much candy,” I said finally. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was about two-thirds my size, though much stronger, and fortunately for us both he owned a pair of khaki shorts. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, it was a cold winter, without much food,” Grandpa Nyles explained. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

As she lit a new cigarette off the butt of her previous one, she told me that the Colonel was smart but hadn’t done much living when he got to the Creek. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I used to bury cotton wisps in my ears, pull the blanket over my head, and still the sounds of Baba’s snoring—so much like a growling truck engine—penetrated the walls. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask what she meant, I heard that canine growl again, but much closer than before. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a sad fact that they have to go far from home for people to think they’re worth much. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you don’t need to do as much talking as you think,” Auntie Idris tells her. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Thank you so much. This is amazing.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“She has put so much energy into this place that it’s practically glowing with it. It magnifies everything that’s alive. I think I’ll be able to feel when you need me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Personally, Perry didn’t care what he drank, for he was not much of a drinker. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your father,” said her mother, “doesn’t know how to take care of himself, much less someone else.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Only Caelia pulls out a knife from her bodice, the blade too small to be of much use. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have much opinion about hats, or much interest either. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

‘You seem to have demasiado queso to carry. Perhaps if you dropped some of your cheese, your load would not weigh so much.’ The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

But the truth is, I knew things wouldn’t change much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

There was much to be done now, with Westley gone, and more than that, ever since the Count had visited, everyone in the area had increased his milk order. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Because somewhere underneath, a part of us stayed like that: fearful of the world around us, and—no matter how much we despised ourselves for it—unable quite to let each other go. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

None of the other kids would say much, if anything, to her. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

If their gods were listening, they might have been much confused by the wild difference in what was being asked of them. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He tried to figure out how much time had passed since he was in the laundry room. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Their friendship had been worth that much, at least. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She worked long hours and didn’t make much money, but she made sure her children had food on the table every night. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

How much of the world did people miss because they were not calm enough, empty enough, to experience it? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And having recently been in much the same position, it was easy to recognise the signs of her looking around for some opportunity to do something nice, something really special for me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

How much could he take in one day? The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She was an easygoing girl, “everybody’s sweetheart”—rather too much everybody’s, for she was partial to men, though somehow she hadn’t much luck with them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much she wanted to tell him—it used to be that nothing really happened to her unless she told Jack about it—but they walked in silence. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

“I heard Daddy say he hasn’t had much time for Pretty Boy lately.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thank you very much,” said Mrs. Frisby, hopping to the ground. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He drew a deep breath and said, “You are not ready. Do not return here until you are, but do not delay for too long. I will not wait much longer.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When everyone had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I was told that I lived too much inside my head. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She said, “Boy been standing in that corner so much these pass few years he done wore a spot out in the floorboards.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Oh, there’s not much to say about me. I’m just an ordinary kind of guy.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Root gave much of the credit for her success to William, noting that she had both “the services of her distinguished husband” and his “secret methods of solving ciphers.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

His fingers ran through the cards like the fingers of someone much younger than 103. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We walked at a steady pace, and just like the day before neither of us said much. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He had asked his Mother who it was and Mother had not seemed to want to talk about the subject much. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Not much more than a foot deep at the most. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

One did not have much use for ties in prison, and I realized that morning when I was putting it on that I had forgotten how to tie it properly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The women are just as much afraid as I am,” Luke said primly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “So much for opening. Now you must learn to close.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spent as much time on land as possible and threw himself into the collecting, making every moment and every step into new territory count. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember the love, the dog love, much more than the shattered knee.... This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The insurance money didn’t amount to quite as much as Milton had anticipated. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I followed the same procedure for the second hole and it went much smoother. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor couldn't be that much taller than her, maybe three or four inches. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“Thank you so much, sir,” I say, thrilled at the amount of instant friendship that can be attained here. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“First you appearing so suddenly and then, on top of that, the business of Vizzini. It was too much for me.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And yet how much more daring she’d become with that idea under her arm! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left the mountains when I was around two years old, in 1996, so I don’t remember much of our life there. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It would take place in cities as often as on battlefields, be fueled by ideas as much as by weapons, and engage cultures and economies as much as armies. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Besides the fact that to get online you have to go to the Vineyard, Beechwood is very much its own world. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I enjoyed the rhythm, but I did not pay much attention to the words like I did with Mexican music. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

And he had disliked the song very much, t made him think and feel things he did not want t< think and feel. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

After three weeks, she told her doctor that she was feeling much better and wanted a weekend pass to see her family. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“A mixture. The Dutch settled most of the land up and down the Hudson. There are a lot of them still here and they don’t much care for the English crown.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hoped that he wouldn’t have to sing much of the protection song. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

We weren't locked in, but there was nowhere to go, and aside from the weather, each day unfolded very much the same. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

T As for me, I have not strayed much farther. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally it got too dark to see much anymore, so we headed home. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I wasted too much time yesterday,” she said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to believe that one punch had done so much damage. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much she didn’t know...and so much she wanted to know. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some could be seen plainly, others were but dim silhouettes, and yet still more, only now beginning to stir from their foul places, would be along much sooner than they were wanted. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

I liked him much better when he was sober, I decided. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think their readership is much more than fifteen hundred, maybe two thousand, and half that is from out of state—you probably know that as well as we do.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A burden? Never. You’re too much of a gift to me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I have much better things to do than worry about the collapse of civilization as we know it.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, make sure not to move around much. We don’t want the mic to pick that up.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

They spent so much of their time talking and laughing. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Apart from some obviously bleached curls, he looks about as much like Peeta as I do. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I mean, I didn’t really think much about it as a kid. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When asking for help in China, Shin was careful not to say too much. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“They’re excited about what Dr. King did in Montgomery. Change is coming, but much too slowly. I want to do something to make things happen quicker.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“And what happened last week. Well, it’s pretty much a lot worse than you imagined.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The wound begins to close in on itself, to protect what is hurting so much. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was too much, even for the equally hardened businessmen of the exposition board. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But he continues to hear from other painters how much they love Vincent's art. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A soft negative movement, left to right, and then her paw pushing something positive, like the small red ball she loved so much, across the table to me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Without much hope, he stepped down from the trunk and went to the other end of the attic, the portion that faced the backyard. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I can enjoy this plot much more.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I’m talking about!” he said, but his approval didn’t mean much at that moment. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

If you know how much light the headlight puts out—if the headlight is a standard candle—you can tell how bright the headlight will appear at any given distance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Today we shall provide a much-needed public service,” Goddard told them, with far too much glee. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Nor did she talk very much. When she did, she was bitter.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

In the next three years, I watched as much of it was restored. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids giggled, and a tall boy with reddish- brown hair and glasses said, “Mrs. Granger has kept Nick after school so much that everyone thinks she wants to adopt him.” Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are not so much lines as marks. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was partly because Rita had a Portuguese name and partly because the two of them could be so much more insulting when they worked together. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

There is much power in these opening words, yes? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

After a few months, Walter very much wanted to return to the place he'd spent his whole life. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Dr. Darwin decided to take Charles out of high school since he wasn’t making much use of it anyway. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

—Seems to me that stuff that makes sense to you don’t make much sense to nobody else in the world. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I can pull in that much for you, imagine what I’ll get for a whole camp full of kids,” she said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I suppose part of the reason I liked the path so much was because I was never sure if it was out of bounds. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t expected to tell him anything, but then she hadn’t expected him to know so much. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t mind not having to eat with Sage Moore so much. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought you weren’t talking that much anymore.” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The man’s hands shook so much, he dropped his knife and let go of me. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He pulled his arm out of Rashid’s grasp and started down the hall, trying hard to ignore how much hotter the air was with every step. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Birthdays were the only day of the year I was allowed to eat as much as I wanted. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Someday I’ll write more about how much I miss her, but I don’t want to make myself feel sad. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

There is so much pain and sorrow here. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He loves me so much, it makes me ache. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve never been good at picking what was best for me. But maybe this time, what was best for me happened without my having much to do with it.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

His habits were much like Tar Baby’s but there were no bottles, and Plum was sometimes cheerful and animated. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He had some real achievements, but he is remembered at least as much for his eccentricities. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It’s all too much for me to take in. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“There was not much that was whole to find.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The trailers might have cameras in them, but outside, in the open, it feels much more like we’re animals in a pen, waiting to be slaughtered. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Nice. Maybe I don’t have to worry about you so much after all. Your folks are great, you’re at Hudson, you’re going to Yale.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Except they said it was because his car drew too much attention to him.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We play a game called Annoyance, which isn’t particularly hard and is the only game we all enjoy without arguing too much. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Toby sat on the floor, at the far end of the couch, not saying much after the initial outburst. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

It was almost too much for me to drag in the loose sand. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The road went into trees, where it would be shady, but June foliage in New England not much thicker than April at home. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But England did not change him too much—his hair is still shaved close on one side and long on the other, and his eyes are still bright. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t see that it made much sense. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember much about our visit there, except for how stunned we were, each of us bricked inside our private grief. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I think if you repeat the line in English, right here”—Nico pushes his hair out of his face, and I see his eyes are sincere—“it’s pretty much perfect.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I get out, and Uncle Carlos meets me with a perfect Uncle Carlos hug—not too tight, but so firm that it tells me how much he loves me in a few seconds. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

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