One of the bulbs in the room’s only ceiling light has burned out, while the second bulb is fading, waiting for someone to replace it before it dies, too. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But it’s only Agent Magnus, sporting a nasty bruise on his forehead. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

It seems a lifetime ago that he walked to the circus, though it was only a few hours. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

She had smiled and laughed and been so wonderfully shy and—and hadn’t Candy said that Ashley was her only friend? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

As the sky was clear, the evening was bitterly cold, and for the first time in weeks, there were only a few customers in the Trout. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

In order to ask a question, it is often possible for Dr. Minerva only to intimate that she might ask a question. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The deep dislike and distrust the Romans felt toward Cleopatra only increased when Caesar reformed the Roman calendar to match the Egyptian method of tracking the year. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But what if there’s only one mask, and you’re the one who gets it first? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Which is what, exactly? That Jamie is only nice to me because he's using me? Or that people in general are only nice to me because they're using me?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I know she only married him because of me, but do you think she was just a little bit happy?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow, that only made it so much worse. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Thick clouds conceal the sky, which appears only here and there like the small lakes on a map, and the air threatens rain. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

But his father was only a caretaker in the house of God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I know a lot of jokes, but my wife’s the only one who laughs at them. Ha, ha.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Eventually, when Bitter’s and Aloe’s sounds became tired, pleading even, Pet stirred, but only to fade. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“For the purposes of this exercise, though, each of you will only face one of my fears, to get a sense for how the simulation works.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It is only a likely possibility, given that he wrote about the problem, and that a solution promptly followed his arrival in Alexandria. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

She was only interested in Charles’s science because it was his. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t spend my nights with her. Aside from last night, I’ve only visited her once, and she was less than warm, don’t worry.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

If we were number one, it was only going to get harder. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Not only had Dad’s funk disappeared ever since my mood-music playlist, but even his cooking skills seemed to have improved. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

As so often happens in science, their discoveries only whet the appetite for more research, which in turn created a demand for bigger, more expensive accelerators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

In the corner of the room was a large fish tank that was only a quarter full, but the bottom was covered with rocks and dark mud that clouded the water. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Sohrab only lived a few blocks away, but everything looked different if you were walking instead of driving. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He wanted to know as little as possible, to feel only enough to get through the day amiably and to be interesting enough to warrant the curiosity of other people— but not their all-consuming devotion. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only way to talk to him, not with words, but with hard work and the feel of old tools, and with fat bulbs buried and waiting deep in the rich soil. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only duck in a shooting gallery with guns everywhere and no way out. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But you can’t let it get to you. The hearing is going to be even worse. This is only the tip of the iceberg.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Catherine was only twenty-seven years old but looked much older. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“We could only stare at him in astonishment,” recalled Jack. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Thus creatures could only inhabit the nutmeat in the center of the nutshell cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

In three-way mirrors at department stores, I’d see my profile dramatically defined by a long nose, but it was really only the color of my skin that caught my attention. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maribel had to beg her parents to let her go to Fall Formal, and they only said yes because she got into all AP classes. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

That’s the only reason she kept it and why I was about to open it now. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I knew the changes only from books and newspapers. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But stay close to me. You got here because you were holding me. I’m afraid that may be the only way you can get home.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of the dreaded toduk-nom, the bandits who hid throughout the countryside and on the outskirts of cities, emerging only to rob weary travelers. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Matching ability with assignments was only part of the challenge. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The only navigational aid in his possession was a tattered state road map he’d scrounged at a gas station. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The External Mission not only had to create an organization in exile, but had the even more formidable task of trying to revitalize the underground ANC inside South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only there, in the midst of chaos, that I realize I forgot the stunner in the bathroom. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It said that the stars were suns, only very far away. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His only thought was that he had to disarm this guy quickly enough that he could stop the others. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

After walking for what seemed like a couple of hours, we reached a motel billboard that we had passed only a minute or so before the car broke down. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now at last they turned their faces to the Mountain and set out, thinking no more of concealment, bending their weariness and failing wills only to the one task of going on. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Below was a pit whose dark depths he could only guess at. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only hope Dries has is that Theo will improve enough that they can take him home to the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My grandmother was the only one who thought it was a 100 percent good idea. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

Celaena could only manage a nod to the princess as they turned their attention to the hall ahead. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I nodded my head, though really I had only a vague idea. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We aren’t the only ones who want to end the Spares.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

That’s what happened in this case—but only because the team had enough messages to solve in depth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t interested in any of the dolls or blocks or tea sets I’d been given, only that piano—plinking and plunking on it nonstop. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Greene Avenue was only, like, ten blocks from me. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Electric lights shine from each floor—a luxury only government buildings and the elite's homes can afford. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“Look now, Ophelia. You see how she hangs on him? It is unnatural. Is there no shame in her? No strength, only womanly frailty?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

To Aristotle, the only possible way out of this quandary was to assume that the universe was eternal. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She saw only the huge black animal leaping around its white master. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, I said I wasn’t the only one here on your side. The only side that matters.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“First Wife says she sees only what is Buddha perfection,” said Yan Chang. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes once to see if Edwin and Garvey were ready to leave, then reminded himself that he would leave only when he felt it was time. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The only course which remained to us was to abandon our late conveyance and seek another. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Sometimes crying or laughing are the only options left, and laughing feels better right now. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a matter of time,” I say. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

In all her collection, these were the only letters of this kind. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

But our Suffering shall not be indefinite if Aina would only purchase me an Owl & some other Sundries so I might restore our College to its former Glory & win again the Approbation of our Trustees. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

My only consolation was knowing that someday I’d be free of all their stupid rules and worries. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Bonfires were burning not only on the isles of Low Torning but in townships to the south and east. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

It had a good drama program, and Lexie had been the lead in the musical last year, even though she’d only been a junior. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the only invention he cited in his entry in Who’s Who. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had walked it so many times, and I knew that it was only like a fifteen-minute trek. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He turned to the girls, his eyebrows knitted in that oh-I’m-so-sorry-for-you-NOT way that only truly awful people can pull off. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He glanced at me for only a second before his eyes skittered away. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had talked to his family only once since his departure from Atlanta and just long enough to tell them that he believed he was doing God’s work. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

But there is only Faro lying in the trampled grass by the tent near his dish, waiting to be fed. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

She’s been dead so long and Diana’s only twelve like me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

If not, then “I can only regret the circumstances, and must abide the consequences.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

We need to focus on how a controlled kill is the only way to save lives. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I can only conclude that this potion is supposed to be drunk.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I paused for only a second, but it felt like a very long time. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

There he halted only a short while and strengthened his host by some three score of Riders that came late to the weapontake. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“They said they will liquidate the ghetto only if we do not come out. By hiding, we seal our death warrant,” Moshe said. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

She only wished for strength and health within the person she blessed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Foster was only too happy to give them a few figures. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He began slicking back his hair with water and dating girls, and her only friend was Atticus. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

From where the man dropped us off, it was only ten steps or so to the building Frankie called home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She turns and walks away, only pausing for a moment to shoot Lily a stiff, cold stare. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

It took Fenoglio only a few words to persuade the guard outside the door that he had to speak to Basta at once. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I only came out because Mary told me you were threatening to sleep here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It took me only a few minutes to reach the Secret Room. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

My lungs as usual were fed up with all this work, and from now on would only go rackingly through the motions. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew my mother would be distraught, and he knew that only he could comfort her. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I thought I would only have trouble with the Candor asking too many questions,” he says coldly. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“This is the only friend you can rely on,” said their instructor, holding up a pistol. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s me, he called, but the boy only stood there and he waved to him and went below again. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Mounted men all, Dothraki and Brazen Beasts and freedmen, they were united only by their distaste for this duty. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

My dad was not only not a wimp, he came out to play with the gang, running alongside us, tossing us up in the air, and wrestling against the entire pack without getting hurt. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If ’twere on the ground, it might only have fallen — but it was on the anvil. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“The only group of people who are truly original Americans are Native Americans,” Charlie said. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

There were only four dissentients, the three dogs and the cat, who was afterwards discovered to have voted on both sides. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Worse, he is sullying the only thing her family owns: its good name. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Kathy would only have to make it as far as Houston. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She saw him only for an instant, then the road took a sharp turn and he was gone from sight. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Over the years, some English teachers have enforced the notion that conjunctions like and and but should be used only to join elements within a sentence, not to join one sentence with another. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only I was his size, I could get away with sullen and hostile and it would be just fine! The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But since he had a working son, he could receive only a small portion of what he would get if he had no living relatives. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Another on our shower reads, “Dry bathing only!” which consists of shower gel and paper towels. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

In heterophony, there is only one melody, but different variations of it are being sung or played at the same time. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“There was only one book in his bag, but it was brand-new.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Better yet, the security deposit is only $100, which I produce on the spot. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like any warren, the Levee had passageways known only to its inhabitants. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The only reason Noodles and I knew this is because Brother cut Noodles's and Needles's hair, and lined me up whenever I needed. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

When Lee Chong came in with his gift, Darling was deliberately and happily destroying Hazel’s only pair of rubber boots while her happy masters applauded her. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line is moving so fast, I only see her for a split second. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

But only red blood cells were affected by the altered genes—not Noel’s neurons or kidneys or liver cells or muscle cells. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

The light grows dim around us, with only faint rays of blue and silver dancing against the stone formations. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I am satisfied that Lucy’s body is not in that coffin; but that only proves one thing.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Perfectly ripe,” they had said, the only thing offered as an explanation. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was touched that a mouse he had known only a few minutes would share his food with him. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had only ever worked in greenhouse one before — greenhouse three housed far more interesting and dangerous plants. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

It was very silent in there, with no sound of the waves on the shore and only the lapping of the water against the rocky walls. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though I was only six at the time, I remember thinking I felt sorry for her that she couldn’t leave with us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

It did make some sound, but when he listened he heard only the sputter of the fire and a hound’s far-off barking. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Not only will you be denied housing, but you may well be denied food. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

If I could narrate my part in it only through the lens of what was orderly and sweet. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Isobel racks her brain for the last time she felt under the weather and she can only come up with a head cold she had a decade ago, the winter before she met Marco. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He had his alto sax idol, Johnny Hodges, with Duke Ellington’s band, but he said he thought too many young musicians were only carbon-copying the big-band names on the same instrument. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sixty, fifty-nine, fifty-eight... only one minute to open the drawer and defuse the bomb. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Count Greffi made his one hundredth point and with the handicap I was only at ninety-four. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The only hope I have of hearing from my mother is if I can get to Auntie Seema's home. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

There was only one thing I truly wanted, something that I knew would change all our lives, but I was afraid to ask for it. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I finally get to Liam and realize the tables only have eight seats each. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“I do hope my scar does not bother you, young man,” Mr. Katz said, as though he had only just become aware of my stare. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The kind only Prim can draw out of me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

The only answer Cole heard was the breeze pushing through the treetops. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I took only one and couldn’t get my mouth to eat it, though I wanted to badly. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I like to try new things. You don’t go to a buffet and only eat spaghetti all night.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The only other route of escape was the inside stairs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

And she might have a potbelly shiny as a mirror, and big sacs of flesh for breasts, and maybe she would only be wearing a loin cloth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sorcerers existed, beyond a doubt, and it was only too likely that they would cast sleeping spells, and that a mother would care for her daughter in that fierce and tender way. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I put the bottle between my legs and pulled so hard that not only did I jerk the crumbled cork out but I sprayed myself with expensive Bordeaux. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Salva said “Hello” and “Thank you” many times, for in his fatigue and confusion, these were the only words he felt sure about. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he discovered that his white wife loved not only him, not only this other black man, but the whole race, he sat down, closed his mouth, and never said another word. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was desperate for warmth, but could only search for it in the witch’s eyes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

If two dominant male monkeys are placed in the same cage, only one monkey will leave the cage alive. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ticket master’s office was the only building. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost time to go “Also,” Minerva adds, “Padre Ignacio condemns fortunes only if you believe a human being knows what only God can know.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The right’s only task was to advise the military in the elaboration of new edicts and new laws. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went on to explain that the application was totally unorthodox because the Center only picks individuals, not groups. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was only Johnny himself who was dissatisfied. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he couldn’t believe that he had not only grown up in America, but also had grown half-old in it without ever having fired a gun. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only the murderous bloom inside his body, only the corruption it brings to every cell. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

But the small girl playing in the dirt only whimpered and spat; she had tried tasting some pebbles, in the way of toddlers, and had found herself with a mouthful of foul-tasting grit. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Notice that it doesn't matter what the length of the fundamental is; the waves in the second harmonic must be half the length of the first harmonic; that's the only way they'll both "fit." Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

“The sisters are only inviting girls who attend Catholic schools, but that should be no problem,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“What in hell you Reds can get out of bothering with a black thing like that, God only knows,” Buckley said, rubbing his hands across his eyes. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Uncle Willie held tight to my dress and I only got close enough to smell the clean dry scent of hot iron. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The stadium also housed the only public library in the township. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not that it mattered, because April was only looking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

At its birth the two of them had felt the same raw pain of separation, a wound that only the family pressing tight could close. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is only the third week of school and Ms. Wyman needs a vacation. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Eleanor could only be in that scene where the actress pinches an inch, then looks at the camera like the world is going to end. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

If only your defense was as good as your jokes. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Oh boy: I could only imagine how mad Savanna was at that. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun still missed him terribly, though he was only six when it happened. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The only thing that he did as Deputy Mayor was to reduce the Shirriffs to their proper functions and numbers. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The silken softness of the rabbit fur embraced her and she pulled the hood around her face so that only her nose was exposed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Training with Hatchet’s other boys—the splitting of skin over knuckles, the heft of a sword—until he was the only one left. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

When Deborah heard that, she ran home and hid her mother’s Bible, telling her husband, “That’s the only things I have from my mother, now they want to take it!” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And if it couldn’t be answered, I was doomed to the distaff life of only womanly things. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She could only twist and copy and distort things that already existed. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

He had only to look down at Robert to know how bad it was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But his sister noticed right away with astonishment that the bowl was still full, with only a little milk spilled around it. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s the only thing that kept me coming back, but it wasn’t enough anymore. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He decided it was an excellent time to go find a Coke machine, even though he only had two dimes in his pocket. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bear in mind that these figures represent not only lynchings attributed to the Ku Klux Klan but the total number of reported lynchings. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“The only way you could be any cuter, love-bucket,” says Chloe to me, “is if I drilled dimples in your cheeks.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Only Sparrow had seen her, and only out of the corner of her eye. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I feel a bit left out by the way he's chattering with Rani, but only a very little bit. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I’d only been there two or three times in my life, when I’d gone down with Father and Sam to buy rum. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only place on campus I knew about where we could get away from everyone else. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Enclosed in his workshop, his only relationship with the rest of the world was his business in little gold fishes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a long time, this was the only image Mia had of Mr. Wilkinson, a mysterious cross between Marco Polo and Santa Claus who filled his home with treasures. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

On average, this would require only twenty-one tests to test fifty people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He grabbed at Nina’s hand, and only then did she recognize him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The clicking of their boots as they went into formation was the only sound. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thought going through my head was how I knew they were gonna throw new dude in my room. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

With only two weeks’ rent money in their pockets, they tried their hands at whatever they could find. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

In the next moment, she saw that the shark fin was only a rock. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gault, whose sheep flock we took over when he disappeared two winters ago, only tried to disappear. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Armpit only slowly became aware that somebody was tapping his shoulder. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

We stayed there for what seemed like hours, though it was probably only a few minutes. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The only good class was Bill’s because I got to talk to Bill. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

There would be only this store, and their son, and a lot of gold. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But only a few people have access to those codes, and I’d trust any of ’em with my life.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She only succeeds in slowing Marco’s heartbeat enough that he falls deeply asleep. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Innumerable such technologies were either not adopted at all or adopted only after prolonged resistance. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

It has got to be hereditary because not only do I have this problem, but my grandfather, my dad, and his mom had this problem also. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A horrible thought came to me only just then. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They broke off their conversation about what action Dumbledore might be taking, even now, to stop Voldemort only when the lunch trolley arrived. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He’d known they couldn’t reach the top—he only hoped the Grievers couldn’t or wouldn’t look above them. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

It seemed to be only weird indents and veins. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But, unlike koalas and monarch butterflies, omnivores not only can eat different foods, we need to eat a variety of foods to stay healthy. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Just so that only her name could be spelled out with these letters. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the entire trip I think the three of us were all on speaking terms for only one complete afternoon. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt the same way I did right after May died, only multiplied by a hundred. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I jerked myself back on the road just long enough to push her off…if only for a moment. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The printing press not only transformed the dissemination of knowledge but also, by making exact visual information widely available, brought about a revision in the traditional conception of what knowledge is. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Was this the whole Union force or only an advance detachment? The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I closed my eyes, I didn’t see darkness, only a bright light, as if the sun were shining under my eyelids. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At night, the darkness is black—only straight up a patch of gray and an occasional star. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, by 1880, when 76 percent of North Carolina’s white children could read and write, only 45 percent of black children were literate. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Several times Hall announced that he was preparing to descend, only to change his mind and remain immobile at the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So ye don’t want to be an agent to help others—only yourself. That right?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Now is the time to think of only one thing. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And like I said, it was only three weeks after Granny Blakeslee went to the grave. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

And when a parent looks like this, it means only one thing: you’re about to die. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The captain had only to look at him to see that the white knight was ill at ease. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Eva would accept nothing less than excellence in school, because she saw education as the only antidote to their poverty. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Guarding against complacency, Ebright allowed himself, when his crew reached the dock, only a gruff “You looked good out there for a change.” The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Don Joaquín’s voice rose in timbre and pitch, until he seemed to disappear and only his words remained, reverberating against the cement walls, piercing the assembled into delirious convulsions and ecstatic trances. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Because getting a great job is only what it is: getting a great job. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ rule was formulated only in the eighteenth century, and the whole point of this rule is that juries have to decide for themselves what it means. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ma was the only person that calls me by my proper name. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

With only polite good-byes, the Crown Prince strode from the jangle and jingle of the court, the list of would-be brides burning a hole through his clothes and straight into his skin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

They are my only consolation at the moment, and I have been tearfully busy trying to make it a “happy” Christmas for them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Because it’s the only connection to you I have left. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I mean to let it go, but my grip around the sheet of paper only tightens. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He is an only child, and his parents are never home. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not supposed to be back there but it’s the only place they can’t follow me. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The overhead lights had gone out and come back on and flickered again, and now they were on only dimly, like emergency lights leading out of a burning building or a crashed airplane. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Shivering in only his underwear, Cole crouched and picked up a rock. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The house settled into an eerie postmortem quiet broken only by the hiss of gas lamps and the weary tick of clocks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The only question was, now that I knew who I was, what should I do? Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

She was the only one in the family who called him by his American name. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

They are actors playing parts that are real only for us; they are the masks behind which we see our own faces. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Remember this: The only good citizen is the well-educated citizen. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

But only if you get to live that long. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The only thing that moved in the streets was the blowing ash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

But I can tell both of us are only half listening, and by the time we reach the corner, I drop the pretense. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I’m only two steps out of the building before I dial the number. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly every evening there was at least an update on the case—which, as of yet, had only recently been assigned a hearing date for March and entered into the docket as Chow v. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Now this tea shop was the only building in all that town which had an upper floor, except the Western Pagoda, which stood five stories high outside the West Gate. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Fern had only two sheets of homework and both sheets looked easy. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The fireworks were by Gandalf: they were not only brought by him, but designed and made by him; and the special effects, set pieces, and flights of rockets were let off by him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But only because I was too scared and sick and hurt to. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He’d tried to walk us home from school and had given Brian a magazine called Kids on a Farm, with pictures of boys and girls wearing only underpants. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

You look at something you’d otherwise find beautiful—a purple sky at sunset or a playground full of kids—and it only somehow deepens the loss. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I was only fifteen, but I knew Chisamba Singles was considered one of the worst slums not only in Mutare but also in all of Zimbabwe. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t the only job,” I assured him. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most times I only hear the word strong when Arthur is talking to Sonny or Henry about the heavyweight champion of the world, Joe Louis, or some other boxer he loves. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There really is only one way to know. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She had ample food for a journey, and her supplies were limited only by the size of the boat. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My father was in the meantime overjoyed, and, in the bustle of preparation, only recognised in the melancholy of his niece the diffidence of a bride. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the tenth night, the journey that usually only took three and a half days was less than a quarter done. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

We had a collection of pressed flowers and many shells, not only the local kinds from the Bournemouth beach but exotic ones collected by my adventurous great-grandfather during his travels to Australia and such places. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one voice I wanted to hear; anything else would be a disappointment. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You know, old one, I can’t help thinking that a victory would be assured if only we had the Warrior’s sword,” Matthias said. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Around his neck, Harry wore a brass Star of David pendant, a gift from a long-dead sister about whom he’d spoken only briefly. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That lady had only been looking out for her plane seat. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s no use telling them about the marmalade for they’ll only scream again. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"He can't carry on a conversation or anything. But parrots can be trained to say lots of human words. He's not the only talking parrot in the world." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My mother keeps talking but I’m only half listening. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Ned's horse lurched back to its feet, he tried to rise, only to fall again, choking on his scream. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We were careful to take only a few from each tree,” said Mr. Ages. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, losing the cops was only the immediate problem. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Only the abbot may speak, and then only to distinguished guests. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

She was not curvy or big-boned; she was fat, it was the only word that felt true. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The only sounds that answer him are the faint trickle of the stream’s water and the hush of golden leaves drifting in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The American boys were only a length off the pace but still out in the widest part of the lake, bucking the relentless, punishing winds, spray flying from their oars with every release. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“I did not believe you would destroy yourself from grief or rejected love. Thus I supposed that you only feigned your death,” she said, with the satisfaction of someone solving a puzzle. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Once his mother had undertaken a major cleaning of Gregor's room, which she had only completed successfully after using a few buckets of water. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only the rise and fall of whispering in the language of the Xi, a kind of hypnotic music. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Me, my love,” cried his wife, hearing and understanding only in part.— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The Führer owes his life to “Divine Providence”: he escaped, unfortunately, with only a few minor burns and scratches. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I was only four days away from living on the streets. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Thrown, in this way, into the binding conviction that only a miracle could relieve her, she would never know her beauty. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our worlds only intersect briefly in the morning when the three of us sit at the kitchen table and in the evening when we return there. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

In one of my classes, I’m the only girl. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that can move medicine away from this level of technology is new information, and the only imaginable source of this information is research. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the outside it says, in great big letters, only those who listen to the word can hear it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

When I was here for my birthday, I only got a quick look at the bakery’s kitchen. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

"He doesn't have to know. And it's only sleeping, anyway." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Jamie quickly threw himself upon the bed forgetting that it was only about six o’clock and thinking that he would be so exhausted that he would immediately fall asleep. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One phrase only. But I want you to pay attention to what happens in your minds when I say it. Are you ready?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The “GDs” grew up in the experiments, where they only had to learn enough to survive until the next generation. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“I’m more than twice as big as a dime. A dime only comes up to here on me.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

At first, I admit it, I was only friendly to him because Mr. Tushman asked me to be especially nice and all that. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

If only she had a gourd to ward off the wicked spirits that delight in displacing everyday things. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I only wonder what evil one could find it in his heart to rob so good a man.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The only one he did not confront was Clara, but, of course, he barely spoke to her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was like; last night again, hearing only Mother’s end of the conversation. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I only know the ache that I feel in my heart, my sense of loss. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He touched my hand with his tongue, but only once and then he was quiet and scarcely breathed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told them about when me and Diego went to the beach by ourselves, the first and only time after my pop passed. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Loud voices, arguing, will only make her more insecure.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like the sort of post-bender scene that only lived in movies. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Darling was the only happy one of the whole club. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trey, being Trey, bounces his head to a beat only he can hear. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Citra only hoped that when it came her turn to make a choice, she could keep her composure as well as Rowan had. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It was like I had had another vision, only this one was real. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They not only carried the Sapa Inca, they also guarded and protected him. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The blinding flash and raging fireball looked just like the ones at Trinity—only this time, there was a city underneath. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I didn’t know that. I had only feebly shambled out there to rest a while. Occasionally a pedestrian happened along. Unfortunately for us, they did not seem to be in hot dog moods.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We only had enough cans to make three. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Roy listened closely for footsteps—sneaking footsteps—but heard only the tick-tick-rick of the clock mounted above the door to the science lab. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, because I’d only had two bites, and I was still hungry. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

It always startled Bloom that his feminine, self-effacing wife not only liked to be in front on a hike, but also could maintain a strong, even pace. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You look so beautiful,” she said to her only granddaughter. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hurriedly he went through the loading steps, trying to think only of what he had to do, concentrating so hard his head hurt. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The man allowed that he was at present setting aside only a tenth of his harvest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The only sound in the empty school was the slap of his tennis shoes against the checkered floor and the drone of the janitor’s vacuum coming from the teachers’ lounge. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

His original plan for the volume was to include only fifty-two games, but as he continued to make corrections and also to play in more events, he eventually added eight more games. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He interrupted with questions only once or twice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I had only just reached for the shirt when I saw it at the edge of my vision. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mendel wrote only one monumental paper on pea hybrids. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe it has been a few hours, or only a few minutes, but I’m forced back into that sleep-wake space by the sound of a man yelling. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

But only if the exploding helicopter hadn’t already wiped all of us out, I supposed. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For hours on end the whir of the spinning wheel and the twang of the loom were the only sounds. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The seniors at the time had picked on her first—the only brown girl in the room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

When it came to us, Yakov gave it the dime left over from his winnings, as though he could only leave here with less than what he had brought. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But she had only to look at her father to know that his answer would be different. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After that, it took only minutes to break the messages. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It had only occurred to me a couple of years ago, when a friend of Navid’s had come over for dinner, that not everyone cared about food like this. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

And thereafter, he declared, so much labour would be saved that the animals would only need to work three days a week. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I remember Mr. Bender’s comment about us only being here for two weeks, too. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

But her mama only stared at the fireplace, rocking slowly back and forth, her eyes blank and still as though her spirit had gone away and left the body there rocking on and on. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They have had hardly any training, and are sent into the field with only a theoretical knowledge. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He only wants to see her,” I said. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

It was the sort of overly aggressive maneuver only a Soulless Minion of Orthodoxy would engage in. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It was raining, and we got pretty wet, walking home with Otis Bottom too, since his house is only a couple of blocks away from James Russell’s. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Big City Lawyer turned out to be a man of average height with a Hollywood hairstyle and a capped-tooth smile the likes of which I had only seen on one person—a TV evangelist. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d only explored ten feet of the house and was already about to foul my underwear. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

But the collateral damage of this era of narrowed learning is far harder to measure and will be recognized, if at all, only years into the future. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was only September and next summer seemed a million years away. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It puts my ears to sleep, but still, when he talks I pretend to listen to him, if only because it seems like the mature thing to do. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Galileo had never mentioned atomism in print, although some who knew him claimed that, in private, he made clear his commitment to it; Gilbert had discussed atomism only to reject it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

"Shall I name my longship after you, and play you the high harp, and keep you in a tower room in my castle with only jewels to wear, like a princess in a song?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

And that I only know him from Juvi and the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She had only to wedge a pot into the grass ring and climb the fig roots. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the teachers who had visited my school, I had only ever seen them on TV, or during a trip into the city center of Mutare, a thirty-minute bus ride from home. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Can we go somewhere a little less rank to open it?” asked Akimi, trying to breathe only through her mouth. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He could hold his tongue, listening to Onofre read, only for about ten minutes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only noise to be heard: bare feet slapping pavement and my name being hollered into the night. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Virgil wished that he had a Great Spirit that could tell him exactly what to do, but he only had Kaori Tanaka. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

It finally goes through, but only after I press it against the corner of the machine to flatten it. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Miss Effie Belle wasn’t the only one who didn’t know how to take Grandpa. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Lesage had won a King's Scholarship to Eton, the only boy from the school ever to have done so, his name was painted in gold leaf on the Honours Board. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

In her condition, this was the only contribution she could make. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

What else could they attend to, when the only other business in the room was their own silence? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The luxury end makes up only 10 percent of the cruise line market now, Mathisen said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“But you only knew that’s what I was doing because of my jelly beans!” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

I was planning to sign up for Greek again, as it was the only language at which I was at all proficient. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was safe to go there when the tide was out, because the white birds only came inland when the water was high. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He forgets a lot. Like now, he forgets he’s only a young boy.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

At Qunu, the only time I had ever attended church was on the day that I was baptized. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we saw in Chapter 12, it had only a few independent origins, and the alphabet arose apparently only once in world history. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I glanced at my watch again and discovered with horror that it was still only two minutes to eleven. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason I was barely able to keep up in my classes and fence was because I had eliminated all of the extras from my life. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We were also grateful that we had concluded the dirtiest of chores and had only gotten the evil-smelling swill on our shoes, stockings, feet and hands. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t turned the light on, so the room was dim—the only light came from beneath the blind over the window. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I must be dreaming; they’re rare birds found only in New Zealand and practically extinct by now. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

My sisters were similarly affected: Rachel became hollow-eyed and careworn, sometimes combing her hair only once per day. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I force him a tight-lipped smile, but his words only serve to agitate me further. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

What were the thoughts of Elisha when night came, and he was alone where no eye could see, and no tongue bear witness, save only the trumpetlike tongue of God? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The second danger, also, is only a theoretical one. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“No, boss,” the guy says, twiddling a mustache, “only men’s medium and men’s extra-extra-large.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He tried to get up and run, but that only made it worse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rubbing his bruised jaw again, Salvador only nodded as Lupita fell into stride beside him, and they once more started on their way northward. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, he wears no mantle even in the cold weather, only leggings and breechcloth. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

She did not look back to the gate, but only forward, toward the peeling sycamores. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

What can be going through her head in that shuttered house, dancing in the dark with her only son? Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps wars only happened between those who had and those who had not. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"The only thing I like about The Turn of the Screw is the governess's first sentence." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“If we only had a ladder—” Buttercup began. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

He touches and touches until he brings Henry to another brink with only his fingertips, only his breath on the inside of his thighs, the promise of Alex’s mouth where he’d pressed his fingers before. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The young pigs were piebald, and as Napoleon was the only boar on the farm, it was possible to guess at their parentage. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

He lost the shoe, clawed back to the bank and knew there was only one way to chase the raft. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I told him, “Sir, I only said it ’cause I hear lots of children say it.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It’s like how he only wears his glasses when nobody’s around: Nobody’s supposed to see how much he needs. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Billy, who at $10 an hour is the wealthiest of us, lives in the trailer he owns, paying only the $400-a-month lot fee. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason I held together was because my thousand pieces were all leaning together. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

It’s the only thing holding up the anaco; it would be disastrous if it came loose. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of a few days, but he had missed and there was nothing I could do. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Catherine said, but she was only four years old and mostly thought she should say “yes” because that’s what everyone else had said first. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I caught only the words the play's the thing, before he dashed from the room. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Twenty miles from Boxton was Ruby Holler, a lush, green hidden valley with only two cabins nestled in its depths. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Even then, Bliss relented only because Garfield insisted. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I can’t, I’ll merely say that I don’t see any harm in that pleasant little game, if all parties understand that it’s only play.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see anything at all of its shape or size—only two shining eyes. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He awoke minutes later only to laugh himself to sleep again, and so he continued, laughing and sleeping and laughing again, all afternoon, until at last he slipped into a prolonged slumber. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

A multicultural interpretation of US history emphasizes only the “contributions” of groups that were ignored in the dominant origin myth, including Indigenous peoples, women, African Americans, and immigrants. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

If only the King’s groups had thought about models, they would have asked which salt was present and we would not be placed in this tiresome position. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Cleveland’s newspapers made a strong point of declaring that only eight of those arrested had been born in the United States. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I feel better now, having said this, although only those who have experienced it will understand it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Singer’s eyes were the only things in the room that did not seem to move. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I mean, it’s been such a hectic week, and the only person I’ve really seen is my dad, and he’s just—uh—useless,” I say. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Peach was the only person Grace really talked to. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

On this particular evening, only the ladies are present. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“It’s only boys having fun,” he tells Gogol, flicking the matter away with the back of a hand, and that evening they drive back to the hardware store, to buy the missing letters again. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I look at my life now, football is one of my top priorities, but just four years ago when I was a freshman, getting high was the only thing that mattered. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

My alarm clock, which was no larger than the palm of my hand, sat under my pillow so when the alarm went off, it would be loud enough for me, and only me, to hear. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I do not know how long I remained standing there; at the time it seemed a significant period, but in reality, I suspect, it was only a matter of a few seconds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

And looking at those four wooden planks with the steel rod slanting across them was the only peace she had. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

You won’t be leaving the unit anytime soon, except for court appearances, and the weekend visiting hours—three hours on Saturday or Sunday, parents or guardians only, no siblings. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was sure only that he was laughing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is the only time she talks about my father. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Too tired to swat at the hungry mosquitoes, I dozed off, only to be wakened by the sound of footsteps. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I was concerned not only about my safety but also that I might embarrass everyone by doing something wrong. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Collectively, the Bantu languages constitute only a single, low-order subfamily of the Niger-Congo language family. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The princess is almost bald, with only a few tendrils growing limply from her scalp. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The only thing I was worried about was trying to speak perfect English. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Clancy didn’t release my hand; he only sat on the edge of his desk in front of me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

All around me, there was silence now', broken only by moaning. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This village was the only place we could survive. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to the file cabinet she put a tall bookcase, and straddling them, a small, wide one that only just cleared the ceiling. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly not Evan Parker, who only listened to respectable classic rock bands. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Christ, if only the guys were here to see him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s been another woman in his life since his days in these very mountains, but everyone knows she’s only a companion—a mother, a sister, not a true lover. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the rest of the day, sometimes Chris and I are the only ones in our classes. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

"Did you bring their ghosts ham Pyke, brother? And here I thought they haunted only Father." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They always turned red after she drank, but he was only noticing the strangeness of it now, the angry-red ears jutting out by her pale face. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Red took me by the shoulders and shoved me up the front walk, until I was only about a yard from the front door. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The photographs move so fast, like book pages fluttering in the breeze, that I get only impressions of horrors. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“And that’s only part of the problem. There’s the Mark of Athena, too.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She had only her own money to buy food and pay for the running of the house. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Brandon’s only down here to listen to the conversation. He’s not supposed to talk at all. And the second we hear Granddad’s car turning into the yard, he hightails it back to his room.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But even after seeing and hearing Elijah Muhammad in person, only a few of the interested visitors would apply by formal letter to Mr. Muhammad to be accepted for Nation of Islam membership. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Chief climbed into the bus only after we had settled down. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

To date, the oldest living human being is somewhere around three hundred, but only because we are still so close to the Age of Mortality. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Of about 612,000 women who were eligible to vote in the referendum, only about 7 percent registered and only about 4 percent voted. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Yes; he had to wipe out that lie, not only so that they might know the truth, but to redeem himself in the eyes of those white faces behind his back along the white wall. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We’re about to go inside the store when we hear this thump, like someone has bounced a Super Ball against the store window, only there’s no one there, and no ball. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

And these Saturdays are worst in the late winter when the snow has lost its novelty and its shine, and the school seems to have been reduced to only a network of drains. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would hate to be out of school longer than that, because school is one of the only things that I love doing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He only hoped it wouldn’t be too late. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Sometimes that was the only way to get all the work done. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She had not recognized it in Pilate, whose equilibrium overshadowed all her eccentricities and who was, in any case, the only person she knew of strong enough to counter Macon. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Baba only sighed and shook his head. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Some write only once in a long while. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

He did not wish to trouble the manager, only to seek his advice, for which he would pay an appropriate fee. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A worker bee is just over a centimeter long and weighs only about sixty milligrams; nevertheless, she can fly with a load heavier than herself. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

My only complaint has been that the railings are too hard to sit on for very long. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It has been estimated that we probably have real knowledge of only a small proportion of the microbes of the earth, because most of them cannot be cultivated alone. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw only his uncle with flesh on his bones, still. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

It only brought back a heartache that was better forgotten. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered whether he was going to suffocate; he could not breathe or see and the only solid things in the world were Ron’s arm and Hermione’s fingers, which were slowly slipping away.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The beast men, aye. I only killed the one, the basilisk head. The sellswords did the others. Don’t matter, though, I know that.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He said that love and dark matter were the same—the only thing that kept the universe from flying apart. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

I wore my cap all the time for days and only took it off when I went to bed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Not only the wild things but all the things in Daddy’s garden got ready for eating about the same time, until Mother said she felt food running out of her ears. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Lucky thing too, because that was the one and only opportunity you’ll ever have in your whole entire lifetime. You can tell your grandchildren about it,” Piper says. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s always about winning with you, isn’t it? It’s only worth doing if there’s a ribbon in it.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Soon it became obvious that I could only do three or maybe four lawns a day if I worked from just before dawn to just after dark. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s the only one I fed apple seeds and he’s the only one dead.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Neither Boy21 nor I say a word, and I have to admit that it feels good not being the only rabbit in the building. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the only one of my eight Central friends 1 had invited to my party, because I wanted to escape all thoughts of being an integration person. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only when Jinny moved to pick her up that she realized Ess was still wide awake, eyes staring at the bright stars overhead, the soft night all around her. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He realized quickly the strange doorkeeper resembled certain of the Fair Folk he had once seen in Eiddileg’s kingdom; only this individual seemed in a woeful state of disrepair. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I’d been walking numb like a ghost with only faces from my memory in front of me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I will never begrudge him happiness—I only wish it could be with me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remark was echoed in public by my teachers, but only in part: ‘Boys and girls, don’t write in your books. You must learn to treat them with great care and respect.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As for me my only hope is for eternal nothingness and I hope it with all my heart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was nice, but she’d only known him for a few days. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

There’s only one thing I can think to do. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do when Mom and Dad fought was to pretend it wasn’t happening or act like it didn’t matter. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I can only think that my every sense was concentrated on steering the bucking car. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alice knows everything about me now, and accepts the feet that we can be together for only a short while. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It falls upon us in a single massive deluge that only lasts for a couple of seconds, but it’s enough to drench us, to soak the ground, and to wound the fire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Wearing only a T-shirt, Cole ran after Edwin. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The only difficulty is the glottal stop, the constriction of the throat that occurs when someone with a classic Brooklyn accent pronounces "bottle." 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The only sound was the faint grating of the mercenary’s finger bones grinding against the bare edges of the blade. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The maze of identical hallways differentiated only by different Wildkit murals that used to scare the hell out of me. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

But when Lazlo held out his arm, he could only blink, discomfited. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It took only a little while, though, before most of them seemed to lose track of me, their focus centered instead on the fit of their garden gloves and the worms in the soil. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I just mean the baby is only a few weeks away. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“It is only women that know too much Book like you who can say that, Sister. If people like me who don’t know Book wait too long, we will expire.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was only after the French discovered similar paintings, partially obscured by millennia-old mineral deposits, that the Altamira drawings were pronounced authentic. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was it the obvious guess, but Maurice already had been talking in terms of helices at a summer meeting in Cambridge. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

"And it will only grow worse. The day may come when I will have no choice but to call the banners and ride north to deal with this King-beyond-the-Wall for good and all." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Though in that world Baeh would have shown displeasure only in private. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one thing to do, then. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He thought of her only as the person win had robbed him, and, since robbers are deceitful, designing, and heartless people, he thought of her as-these. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only had my appearance changed with my new haircut, makeup, and growing curves, but I felt different inside. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

"We are close on the three hundredth year since Aegon's Landing, I suppose it is only to be expected. Let them rant." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I wanted to sabotage this pageant from the inside out. That was the only reason I entered. I wouldn’t be the girl with buckteeth. I’d be that girl who ruined the whole pageant.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

And genetic crosses revealed that every mutant was defective in only one gene. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It had only one electrical outlet and only a single wood- stove for heat. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The Fishmonger, unlike the Butcher, was a long thin man, so thin that he seemed to have no front to him but only two sides. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

My heart has been fluttering around my chest for so long now that this variety of intoxication almost seems sustainable—but only almost. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She gave me talks only when something very, very serious was happening. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

"And remember what I said, this is only a taste. If you ever grow tired of Lady Arryn's service, present yourself at easterly Rock, and I'll pay you the rest of what I owe you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Celia had only vague notions about spiritual possession and animal sacrifice, and suspected that our rites had caused her daughter’s mysterious disappearance. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She worked out every day and she ate only food she liked. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It’s obvious to me that there are only a handful of real players on this team. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally they fall asleep, awaking only when three Hitler Youths in uniform report for duty early the next morning. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The only sensible thing to do when you are attacked is, as Napoleon once said, to counter-attack. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

After it had done this, it resumed its chase of the boy, only to stop again when it came to the frogs jumping about on the ground. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“I only lie when it’s necessary,” Milo explained defensively, averting his eyes for a moment and blinking his lashes winningly. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Listen my boy, we’ve talked about this before. Just be patient. You need to give Lorren more time to cool off. It’s only been a term or so ” “It’s been half a year!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe with only me there, I could fade into the group and just this once be one of them. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only a few trials, I think, will be needed; and I shall not have to call on Gimli for words of the secret dwarf-tongue that they teach to none. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At home he scolded Antonapoulos, but the big Greek only looked at him with a bland smile. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I know how to slice an apple with only four cuts, so there’s no core, only fruit. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

She had tied her red rose scarf around her head, but only loosely, and he could see her pale scalp underneath. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“No—no—please—as you were. With only two men for each officer, and all the men sick, I think we can do without the usual pageantry between officers and men.” Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'm his little kid shadow and I can see that I'm only making everything worse. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You and Mother will never understand. I was waiting for Miriam to grow. I knew she’d understand. She was the only one. I was counting on her. I needed her.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yep, all of that fuss and the score was only 3 to 0. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had seen her only once since her marriage, and since then a year had passed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those mounted plains warriors and Navajo sheepherders and weavers now figure prominently in white Americans’ image of American Indians, but the basis for that image was created only after 1492. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He fumbled with the latch, released it, opened the door, looked out, only to slam it shut. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I am my father’s only child,” she explained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just about the only question that wasn’t asked during the hearing was whether Gary had actually learned any algebra or not. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A civilian observer was a dangerous liability for the platoon—they’d have to watch out for him when they should be focused only on the mission. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

It was not only an homage to one of my favorite songs by the Doors—but it was a statement that deeply resonated with me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

"The SS made me sign a paper. I can only tell you that I was treated well." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

He showed a kind of fixated resolve, as if the only way to deal with this problem was to bull through it and get it over with. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Deep brown, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and also on his forehead, like he could only smile or frown. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There were only four volumes of trial proceedings, which meant that the trial had been short. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The only time I hear you speak is when you calling out plays.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides the small family, there was only one person allowed in the house, and that person was Nin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I’ll come,” I said, “but only if you beat me to the draw.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

For example, if Mary said at the start of the evening that she wanted someone intelligent and sincere, that in no way means she’ll be attracted only to intelligent and sincere men. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“They only want to help us. They have invited us all to their ship for food and to stretch for a few minutes.” First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her dad only had seven dollars in his wallet, so that's what he gave her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

That's another thing—my cousin doesn't even know that Bengali nicknames are only for family. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

At the back of Erudite headquarters, there is only one that lines up. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I learned that the majority of the slaves worked in the cotton fields from six in the morning until nine or ten at night with only a fifteen-minute break for a meal and water. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Terupt had us estimate the final number when we only had five. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Just leave it alone and pretend it's our only audience member. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“No—only when the Birthday falls on a Full Moon. But—you must excuse me. I must attend to the gate.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Long beats passed before he spoke again, his voice only a whisper. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

There’s only soft dead air in his words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

We only make it a little farther before Ziggy pauses by a bush. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The skirt and blouse cost rather less than the pullover, and it was only one code set apiece for my shoes. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Sometimes it’s loud, but sometimes it’s so quiet that it’s only a weird vibration. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The Greeks, hopeless, thought only of dying bravely. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They argue that a teacher who has only been teaching here for a couple of years doesn’t have the right to pick her students and teach them for four years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Their place was only six blocks from where I worked as a copywriter for a small ad agency, so two or three times a week I would drop by after work. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shelf faced southward and eastward; but only on the east was the view open. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

In Stamps, lettuce was used only to make a bed for potato salad or slaw, and peanuts were brought in raw from the field and roasted in the bottom of the oven on cold nights. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was the only one that didn’t feel like blood money. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

This was a reasonable view, since they were the only tools needed for Copernican astronomy and for Galileo’s two new sciences, the science of projectiles and the science of load-bearing structures. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

On the night when he was sickest, when his pulse was almost gone and his breathing only a flutter, when I thought he was dying, I sat by his side and held his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Bobby Fischer was the only person in the world ever known to have faced charges under President Bush’s bill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a last resort, and the only place I can think of where I might find Rod Quinn. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lem Harvey wasn’t the only man “born for a fight.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was distracted with misery, not only because he knew that he had been acting unwisely and wickedly, but also because he was genuinely in love with the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Alec’s idea was much like his, and the only thing he could think to do was take action. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I was just escaping from the situation I was in, and America seemed to be our only option. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only twins, mind you, but also a tow-headed toddler, whose skin seemed too thin, for she wailed at the slightest discomfort. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas finally snapped out of his daze and took off after his new— and only—friend. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was staring and trembling and his great size seemed only to add to his air of stricken misery. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because civil penalties and sanctions imposed on people with criminal records applied only to a few, they never operated as a comprehensive system of control over any racially or ethnically defined population. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ever since she had told him that gravity went only three miles into the sky, this aspect of their relationship was set. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He was one of only a few whites in the class, and was by far the oldest student. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the waiting, she fell asleep herself, startling awake only when she heard the floorboards singing a song she hadn’t heard before. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

You know—where you have to solve a problem to avert a disaster using only what’s on hand, like the three astronauts did during the doomed Apollo 13 mission. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

If only I could plead to a packed auditorium, then, just maybe... Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Life, if you looked about you, bore no resemblance not only to the lies that streamed out of the telescreens, but even to the ideals that the Party was trying to achieve. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“There are only four ways you can miss. Short, long, right, or left. That’s it.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Rain hung in the stormy air, but it only sizzled and steamed around him. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Not waiting for Ridgeway’s order—or obeying a signal shared only by the slave catcher and the boy secretary—Homer drove the wagon away from the doomed town. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

On the last arithmetic test you only got twenty-six out of a hundred, and you said that your stupidity was due to your sins in a former life. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You. Are. So. Stupid, Ally. You know, Mr. Daniels is only nice to you because he feels sorry for you.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

It was her world that swayed, and only she could feel it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Monogamy means “being married to only one person at a time.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The only source of light and air was a hole in the wall that faced the street. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

By the time I could read, I learned I could use any things or places marked “coloreds,” and I could not use those things or places marked “whites only.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, it was the first really cold night of winter, and the only fire in sight was the stars high above us and far away, glittering like ice. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The only thing he heard were those little silver bells, and the only thing he wanted was to obey, to help Hila. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

And now I could see the doll only vaguely and drops of moisture were thudding down upon its absorbent paper . Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles took Emma to one of his old favorite haunts, which Emma recorded in her diary only as an enthusiastic, “Zoo!” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a dream, just leave it at that and go. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I knew from the first half hour, though, that I was seeing only surfaces. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was only a beat behind; it took me a second, but I suddenly understood what he was trying to say. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But what choice do I have, now that he left us and I’m the only one who remains? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“You only need three out of four to pass this year. Fiona put in that rule change early—she thought the Director might not give you a fair shake.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The man invited him into the shack for an eye opener saying that he himself only used the stuff for a night cap. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dank, musty smell only added to the creepy feel of the room. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I was not the only one who saw them coming. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had only known it, the hot dogs, huckleberry pie, strawberry pop and worms squirming on the hook weren’t doing them much good. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the envelope, loosely resolved to read the letter straight through, but read only the top half of the first page. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Obviously,” Yishan said, “the emperor only uses the men from the mountain villages for his slaves. Let’s go see what the fuss is about.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

This would be our only chance to stop it. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The only person who has ever done that is my mother and, when I was little, my aunties in my old neighborhood. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The cheapest means of transport to and from Alexandra was the “Native” bus — for Africans only — which at one pound tenpence a month made a considerable dent in my income. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

T was the only one who knew the truth about how I broke my wrist in seventh grade. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He went for fifteen yards and it was only a scrimmage but he wanted more, he always wanted more when he had the ball. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Many of these animals,” the Society warned, “occupy only small areas and therefore might readily be completely exterminated.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The geologists realized that only one thing could cause this–a restless magma chamber. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then as I turned to her, she went on: 'As I recall, you thought it was only right and proper that Ruth and Sarah be sent packing. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The word usually made me mad, but I knew that Kofi was only acting up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Six thousand men in the City Watch, thanks to Cersei, but only a quarter of them could be relied upon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Assuring her that he had come up with a plan from which only great profit would result, Holmes persuaded her to transfer the deed to her Fort Worth land to a man named Alexander Bond. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The other person was a man named O’Brien, a member of the Inner Party and holder of some post so important and remote that Winston had only a dim idea of its nature. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The only thing that changed is that he calls me Space Boy twice as often, which only toughens my resolve not to press the button. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“If only I had listened to you earlier, I wouldn’t have had to go through this horror.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were small, pigmy-like, and they moved so swiftly toward him that he couldn’t get a good look at them, saw only a smear of smiling faces, smiling evilly. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So she approached the only possible candidate—Henri, a medium-size shaggy dog. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

And also I like the fact that they are filming in a place which is harder to get to than the top of Mount Everest but is only a few miles away from sea level. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei shook her head, and when she looked again, there was only the white falling snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

They hunt only one day out of three, and gathering takes up just three to six hours daily. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried like April’s death had happened only this second. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was the only way I could think of to keep her safe. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Since I had neither a driver’s license nor a girlfriend, I knew both those things only by hearsay. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Right at the bottom of the AM dial, just when you almost couldn’t turn it any further, we’d pick up strange signals, rhythmic electric pulses that could only be one thing: UFOs. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The orderly brought a chair and he sat down, “and good news. You will be decorated. They want to get you the medaglia d'argento but perhaps they can get only the bronze.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Father Nicanor took advantage of the circumstance of his being the only person who had been able to communicate with him to try to inject the faith into his twisted mind. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s the only thing I’m good at,” he said, somewhat bleakly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m losing my grip on the icy ledge, when I see I’m only about six feet from the corner of the pod. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Tuesday, April 29, but they’d only had him for a minute. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Some had sunk so deep into the bog that only a comer showed; others lay strewn about like some god’s abandoned toys, cracked and crumbling, spotted with lichen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And when he told me what it was, he said that he was only telling me because I’d probably figure it out the minute I walked into his house. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The ear protectors served a dual purpose, because not only did they look pretty natty, they also kept Switzer’s slick comb-over in place. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

The only real tragedy was that there were no chocolate shops. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“But giants can only be killed by heroes and gods working together,” she insisted. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We make decisions based on what we see in that limited world and follow the only models available. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

If he didn’t, she wouldn’t get fed, and now there were no bags of food to fantasize about and only their limited supplies at home. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

We sang a song that Mai Thi taught us about bananas—though it could have been about elephants and we wouldn’t have known it, since we only knew two words of Vietnamese. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The rest of the working men stalk off, spitting and swearing, leaving only performers and bosses in line. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“And the girls are worse, because the only reason they’re there is to follow the losers.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

But once she’d explained to him what a marriage “in name only” consisted of, he blushed and said, “Why not?” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time I had uttered those words to Mr. Pirzada, two simple words I had tried but failed to tell him for weeks, had said only in my prayers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

And then he was being pulled away by Minho and Newt, his arms still flailing even when they only hit air. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Charging the batteries was usually the only physical exercise I got each day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Not only did I pick Supernatural Investigations as my top choice, I left the other four slots empty. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Enid believed there was only a “good Joyce,” that a “bad Joyce” was a theological impossibility, that any such person who might appear was by definition an imposter in the guise of her daughter. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“For me, it’s only been a few hours.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing about its smile that looked like Joey to me was that die angel had a great big dimple too. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin laughed and was suddenly swallowed up by the dark, only the low swinging lamp marking his path. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suspect it is the property of Countess Andrenyi, since her luggage contained only a chiffon negligee so. elaborate as to be more a tea gown than a dressing gown. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night was dark, lit only by a quarter moon. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

A third factor is that Africa’s area is only about half that of Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

We dried our hands, only to find Mom lingering behind us, bouncing Susie to sleep. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I will make room for you right away,” he said, “and I will need only two years with you. After that, you will be able to go anywhere and sing for anybody.” The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

It was probably the only thing that kept them from committing doggy suicide. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

I kept imagining five of him, only different in size, like a good-looking set of nesting dolls. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

For one moment Ranofer felt that he could soar straight into the air like any bird, but only for one moment. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He was a literature professor, neurotic and blinky behind his glasses, who Blaine once said was the only person at Yale that he trusted completely. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he doesn’t, I say the only thing I can. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I need to do something, because the police are only interested in Scott. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were only too glad not to have to stay outside any longer, in the freezing wind. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His only thought was to leave as soon as he could. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

There was only one stall open as we wound our way through Customs. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Byron was the only person in the world who could make you feel sorry for someone as mean as Larry Dunn. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would have been a sharper lesson, if only you had given me a little more time and more Men. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The new Unsullied threw down their spears and shields and ran, only to find the gates of Astapor shut behind them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not only was it like a river, it was like a deadly river. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The following week I sold almost my whole basket to him, keeping only a little for Old Granny. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I could guess was that even though all the drama at practice was over, some of it must've been lingering in me. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I’m only saying we could use the money.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Because intensive agriculture has been regarded a prerequisite for complex societies, it has long been claimed that civilizations can arise only in such farm-friendly places. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It seemed strange that this was only his third night in the jungle; so much had happened in such little time. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

But we only had the money for one and I ask you, how do you choose which of your twin sons should go to college and which should take a job spreading tar? The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I hope not,” I say, low enough that only Elizabeth can hear. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He grabs my collar and yanks me forward so I slide again, only this time I keep my balance and elbow him in the stomach. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was like a party among the ruins where they were the only ones still celebrating, but I didn't believe their bravado. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The place was put together, given life, sustained into today’s version of its maturity and prepared for further elaboration and changes in its complexity, by what can only be described as a bunch of people. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody, though, escapes the Inquisition, and once a full show trial had begun, the only conceivable verdict was to find Galileo guilty of something and punish him as a warning to others. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Late at night, back at Uncle Thomas's house, both of us had a hard time sleeping, given the deep silence, which was punctuated only by cicadas throbbing in the trees. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Hazel could only dress herself slowly in her own brightly hued humiliation. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was only one thing the Thunderhead was not given authority over. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes they didn’t offer him any, and he could only watch as they ate, his stomach twisting with hunger. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The Hudson River isn’t nearly as beautiful—only gray, no sparkling white waves. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

But the only result of this was to make Himmelstoss hate us more. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if I went through with the exorcism, I would be severing my only lead to finding Yakov’s true killer. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Rumor had it she was proud, arrogant, and ill, which only increased the general sympathy for the count, who gained a reputation as a patient, long-suffering husband. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trueba explained that he needed to rent a cart, but she appeared not to understand him and only stood there, hiding the children in her apron, with a vacant expression. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing that feels familiar is the mustache, the excess hair on his cheeks and chin shaved less than twenty-four hours ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mother might only have gone to one of her bowling Bacchanalia. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One day," she added, “the owner of that fortune will appear and only he can dig it up." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It was only quite recently that I had managed to extricate myself from a long, claustrophobic relationship with a girl in California whom we will call Kathy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

There is a feeling that has no name because, really, it is such an absence that it exists only in a vacuum of feeling and so, really, can have no name. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

There was only about three feet of water in the tiny harbour. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Jemmy headed for the only safe place he knew—the sewers. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only when my stomach starts growling fiercely that I remember we haven’t eaten anything all morning. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“Our band will come with you to the castle. You will only have to do the going-in part at the end.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were only halfway home, but it was closer than I’d been. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

As the only tool for doing this was Aravis's scimitar, one of the packs had to be undone again in order to get it out. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

We can only let him go once Scipio has found a new hideout. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I am glad it was only a dream, because it sounded as if one of them was going to murder the other. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only North Koreans considered trustworthy enough to become guards in political prison camps were men like An Myeong Chul, the son of a North Korean intelligence officer. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

It only took a moment for Matt to fly off the bed onto the floor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d contracted polio a few years back—the only person in town who had, as far as Stella knew. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Chubs isn’t the only one that thinks it’s too dangerous. But I think Ruby’s tough enough to make it without us if she wants to. Why?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I only watch Ma on her wonderful date. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I know. I’ve thought about it,” she tells me, “and I will speak about them openly, but only because you need help finding your mother.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My dread only deepened as the carriage pulled to a creaking halt. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You saying I’m a baby? You saying only babies like him?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The nameless fruit became my only source of food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But since the linkages between the nucleotides involved only the phosphate and sugar groups, our assumption that the same type of chemical bond linked all the nucleotides together was not affected. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

They had lost to the Rebels and instead of winning the district championship and guaranteeing themselves a trip to the playoffs, there might be only one game left in the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

This he had a right to do, not only because he was older than the Wart but also because he was Sir Ector’s proper son. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if you cannot have that regular presence, you only have the one foundation to support you, always. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

My truck was the only car in sight. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

If only we had had a few minutes' warning, we would have found a way to hide Tsalig. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Liang knew this was all a ploy, yet he could only nod. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Not only to insure the survival of one accident-prone small boy, but to insure my family’s survival, my own birth. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was only a matter of time, I figured, before she'd want to cure me, and I liked the idea that using a couch was part of the cure. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The raptor sanctuary only hosts member hours on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She didn’t necessarily love working at the Night Zoo, but it was the only home she’d ever known, the only life she’d ever known. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

"You're on the floor, and I'm only getting to drive because my dad's out of town." Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“To me that means either you’re falsely accused or good at pretending. The only—” “What are we accused of?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He peeked inside to make sure that it was only a letter, and he said he’d give it to my father later. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was about the only thing I ever did that got any attention. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The guard stole a few of the sausages and gave me only a few moments to conversate. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I often sit with one of them in the little beer garden and try to explain to him that this is really the only thing: just to sit quietly, like this. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gwydion had sunk into the forest itself; only his green-flecked eyes shone in the reflection of the newly risen moon. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Johnny, twenty-three, was the only Nolan boy left at the time. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about the move is that Trey and me don’t have to share a bedroom. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

And she only listened to bands like the Smiths and the Cure. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

There it can only be hygienic; here it is beautiful. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Getting lost in the stories helped him to forget, but only for a while. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I only have one more block to walk with them before I have to turn and go a different way. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When most people say that, well, first of all, I'm only used to them being boys. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Unsurprisingly, the punishment for talking back to a PSF or camp controller was the same, only you also weren’t given food and, sometimes, not even water. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Principal Harrison is the only calm presence in the room. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I look to our bicycles lying in the street, and realize that if they end up the only casualties from this morning, that’s fine with me. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Too, death was a lesson these poor people would understand: when the killing started, and maybe only if the killing started, the irrigation of that field would abruptly end. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact I only knew of that perfume, its name and spicy scent, because of Ruth. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

It was tall, double the height of the forest around it, its branches swaying in a breeze that hit only the very tallest parts. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The thought of seeing Denna was the only thing that had the potential to raise my spirits a little. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

And when I swal­lowed, my stomach had only one thing to say: Hallelujah! Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

But he was only a salesman, not the inventor, and it was necessary that we make it known that the meaning of his death was greater than the incident or the object that caused it. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cate sat at the edge of my bed, the exact same way she had at Thurmond, only now she wasn’t smiling. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Dany had only meant their rooms in Illyrio's estate, no true home surely, though all they had, but her brother did not want to hear that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The only person who knew she had the book was Nin. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I had only put in a quarter, but the machine was whirring and humming. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It may be that only the last three cups overflow, or only the fourth, fifth, and ninth cups, and so on. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

What we saw was not the same house we had believed we had inhabited if only for a day. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Noting and repeating my observations only sharpened my mental catalog. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Lark asks, peeking out from the sheet she’s wrapped around her entire body, now only her yellow boots and round brown face are visible. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“No, darling. I only want you to have enough rank so that we’re admitted to the better restaurants.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

I tried to wipe it with toilet paper, but I only smeared it more. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Moon blood, it’s only my moon blood, but she did not remember ever having such a heavy flow. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He listened to the professor’s version of the tale, which differed only slightly from the one he knew, waiting for the opportunity to steer the conversation the way of his question. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

This was the only way it could be: Yonetta and Fern on either side and me in between them. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So J. T. paid his employees $9,500, a combined monthly salary that was only $1,000 more than his own official salary. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

After a few minutes, it almost feels like last year at our old lunch table, only with no one telling us to hold down our voices or clear our trays. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Alarmed, European leaders realized it was only a matter of time before Hitler moved against Poland. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She is enormous, two hundred and eight meters long, fifty-six meters high, and only eight years old. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The Thug guy said, “I’ma let you in on a little secret, my man. I think the only reason Mr. C. is denying he’s your daddy is ’cause you went and hurt his feelings.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sometimes she thought that if only her mother would laugh, she also would begin to feel better. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the enemy had only a few hundred miles to march. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then it would be only a matter of days before the error would be discovered. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I only wish I'd told him sooner that he had nothing to feel guilty about. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

So often Nathan had heard that his father would be at one of his school events only to be told that work had come up. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I wedge myself in tightly and only just in time. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

At her belt was a ring of keys that jangled as she moved, and only when she turned did I see that the left side of her face was covered by a large, wine-colored birthmark. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

She was the oldest of nine children, only three of whom were married. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But when school security searched the Bills of Rights’s lockers, not only did they find additional firecrackers—like, a buttload of ’em—” “Yes?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

We did the only thing we could do: we buried it in the garden in the courtyard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if you had only a few instruments? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Tiller told Lucy that all the Popsicles had disappeared in the night, but in their place, an angel had brought Lucy Soup, only for Lucy, not for Buddy or Tiller or Sairy. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Adults don’t like it when they’re not the only ones yelling. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“The whole idea of time-sharing only got invented in nineteen sixty- five,” Gates continued. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Later on, the Wart discovered that there were only two qualifications in the language, Done and Not-Done—which applied to all questions of value. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They have only a few notes, small vocal ranges, no fancy ornaments, and simple words. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

No one else seems bothered by these bets—they have no reason to be, really, because only the big bets are bolded and significantly change the tallies on either side. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wanted her to put me to bed, and to wake me only when everything was back to normal. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Fear not, future wife of mine. If you get scared tomorrow night, I’ll only tend to you.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

In fact, however, for the next five years nothing happened, largely because MacKaye occupied himself with refining and expanding his vision until he and it were only tangentially connected to the real world. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he decided, there was only six hundred dollars in cash left in the envelope under the refrigerator. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had only one question, which I’d been itching to ask. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Which only added to the occasional allure of the shopping plaza. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Remember, grandchildren, like so many other Navajos, I had grown up hearing only criticism and hard words from the bilagaanaas about our people. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The centerpieces are elaborate floral arrangements with only the brightest of blooms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My fingers ached to pinch him, but I knew that would only make him madder. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She was the youngest matron and the only one that seemed to actually talk to the orphans instead of at them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

There was even a commandment to take care of it, number five: “The only one of the Ten Commandments with a promise attached.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank and Byrd share a quick look, only long enough for Axel to know that there is a longer story behind the look, one that they haven’t told him. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But not only the good memories have stayed. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I imagined being the only white girl in a room full of Negroes and shivered. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s only because you never have anything in your wallet,” Nina shot back. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The entrance interviews for the Esther P. Marinoff are only four weeks away. We’re so close. I don’t want anything to go wrong.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I couldn’t get over was that, like me, each one of those beggars had only one life to live. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The only thing keeping me from this, Mom, is you.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The only difference is you didn’t have to plant, water, fertilize, and weed the mushrooms. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Now the only sound is my voice carrying across the entire earth. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The members decided to fund two machines of different sizes, each optimized to produce different particles; the only question left was which lab would build which machine. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But such leviathans appeared only late in antiquity, and were exceptional. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

“If only I’d known the game was already over, that day,” he said, and smiled. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want to have to think about secret rooms or letters written in code or the fact that we were down to having only one parent, and now she's gone, too. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You can only try your best,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Besides getting off the island, it was the only other thing I wanted. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The Cumberland Plateau is a wild and mountainous region of flat-topped ridges, mountain walls five hundred to a thousand feet high, and narrow valleys, some wide enough only for a one-lane road and a creek. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Not only for Momma, because she had not expected to find Momma here. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was dark except for the lamplight over the equipment, catching only half of Mo's face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was only third period on Monday morning and already she’d left a couple of notes at my locker and had tracked me in the hall between classes. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a glass vial, only half full. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

We were the only ones in the can, because everybody was still down at the game. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

For a moment I wondered what to do—perhaps he’d only gone to the bathroom, perhaps he’d be back any second—and I was about to leave when I saw the note. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Christina,” I say, but the only words I can think of—I’m sorry— sound more like an insult than an apology. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason they hadn’t killed her yet was that they were enjoying her misery. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He glanced around quickly, his hand on his sword, but saw only rock and snow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mary Jackson was connected to so many computers in so many different ways that the only surprising thing about her arrival at Langley was that it had taken so long. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily it was seen only once a year, at the time when the village gathered to hear the Ruin Song, the lengthy history of their people. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

People didn’t realize that the aids thing had only just begun. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

June is only the beginning of the rainy season so the grass is still plump and green. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet they had been dead only for hours. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she is only naked when she bathes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Not only do I tend to the complaints of the nuns, but country people and villagers pay for my services, and the poorest are granted them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

There were only seven of them, and I didn’t know any of them, but some of my test pilot friends did, and told me stories about them. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think they may have put two and two together about the morphling and this only adds to their view that she’s unstable. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But according to the approach I described in Chapter 1, a scientific theory is just a mathematical model we make to describe our observations: it exists only in our minds. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hutchison decided that Lhakpa was right—there was only one choice, however difficult: let nature take its inevitable course with Beck and Yasuko, and save the group’s resources for those who could actually be helped. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

It’s only that sometimes Gogol wonders whether he represents some sort of capitulation or defeat. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She needed it in her hands, this thing, the only thing she had left of her father. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Especially idiots who wear superhero costumes that don’t fit and rubber masks that only have one small hole to breathe through. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You keep chanting. I've only come to protect you from these liars who would deceive you.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

There is no conviction in the old priests’ songs; there is only showmanship. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

The original Perseus was one of the only heroes in the Greek myths who got a happy ending. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was a moment of serenity, lasting only as long as my sigh of relief. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d enlisted after graduating from Jefferson last year, was only a couple years older than me, so I probably should have cared, but seriously, I just couldn’t get past Lance. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Sam was the only member of the party who had not been over the river before. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Mother,” said Jonas, only one of his eyes visible through the crack in his door, “are you going to open it? It sounds as if they might break it down.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” Spoade said, “the champion of dames. Bud, you excite not only admiration, but horror.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s only a matter of time till the rest of us are sucked in.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Actually, proponents of the strong programme treat the empiricist language-game as if it were one of a number of equally false language-games, for the only valid game, in their eyes, is the Wittgensteinian meta-game. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Now there was only the cold river and Montag floating in a sudden peacefulness, away from the city and the lights and the chase, away from everything. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were only perhaps as high as they might be on the roof of Warings, but a long time seemed to pass before he hit the ground. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

I am sitting at a small desk in the second grade, the only elementary classroom that had extra space. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

They met no one on the way back to their hiding place, only a fox who slunk away with hunger in his eyes. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He knew only the torment of dread, and the certainty that he must go ahead and do what he had set out to do: hunt down the evil, follow his terror to its source. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t see much beyond the partition, only a sliver of peach-pink wall and white porcelain. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“As I was about to explain, the only good thing in the box was Hope, and that is why, even though there are many evils in the world, there is still a little hope.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The only outcome from the teasing was my seriously damaged sense of self, and if I'm going to be truthful, not even tweezers helped repair it. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Her only answer was that she couldn’t make such a decision for me, even though I only wanted to talk it through. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I could only wonder what was going on just then, thirty thousand feet below me, on the kill floor of the National Beef Plant. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

—The school’s only medium of instruction was Tsonga; therefore anyone speaking any other language had better leave before it was too late. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only sofa in the living room; next to it were cane chairs, softened with brown cushions. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

This was only the beginning of Billy’s miseries in the metaphor. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia’s eyesight dimmed until she could perceive only shadows, and the right side of her head swelled with mushroomy lumps. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And only then do I realize: That sound is not my alarm clock. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Ms. Rochambeau’s Raised Eyebrow of Disappointment only works if I’m looking at it. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

She had only to keep going, and eventually the huts, fields, and brilliant lights of Zimbabwe would appear. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other code talkers died in battle before the end of the war, but Harry Tsosie was the only one killed by friendly fire. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

For President Truman and his national security advisers, the situation demanded only one answer: to build more and bigger atomic bombs. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dries not only ends up taking care of Vincent, who gets sick, but also is drawn into the drama with S., who moves into the apartment, too, for part of the time. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We made our first turn, the wheels creaking under us, the chariot threatening to tip, but we were now only ten feet behind Annabeth. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No. Look at all these guys. They only have one thing on their mind.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That had hurt a lot, but he’d only cursed through the pain waiting with the coach for X-rays. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed good to be reprieved, to walk in a land that had only been for a few years under the dominion of the Dark Lord and was not yet fallen wholly into decay. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He had always thought there was only one kind—True Belle's kind. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only two guys in sight were the guy driving the bulldozer and the fellow behind him, who was driving a forklift. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

We ate the rest of the dinner in silence, only this time it was the bad kind of silence, and the food stopped tasting so good. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"And the Imp has only himself to blame. It was he who demanded a trial by combat." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

That he could paint a picture that was as real as what was real, only better. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The doorbell rang only minutes after Carla's mother had called the station. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

When I heard the cruiser pull away, I could only wait a few seconds before I had to peek out of my window. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He’d only taken two steps but he was almost between him and the child. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Occasionally one of them started forward excitedly, as if they had seen something interesting at last, only to fall back looking disappointed. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Harry knew that the only way to turn a house-elf free was to present it with proper garments. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Pointlessly?” the king said, only the slightest question in his voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I feel wound up, like I might scream, only Shauna isn’t here for me to scream at. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I almost whispered what Nan had said, only without the sarcasm. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Neighbors moved away, and there remained only a few small shops on the hill. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This will be the only chance I give myself. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Still stuck in this hellhole, with God only knew how many more bombs ready to go off at any minute. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

So far she is the only woman to have received the nation’s highest decoration for valor. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But this proved to be only the beginning; I realized we had not thoroughly prepared for all that was about to happen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whoever did this had wanted only to unmask me without my permission, to humiliate me by intentionally undermining a decision I’d made to keep some parts of me for just myself. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She was only here, and it felt all the more real for it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

It had only just registered that this was Mr. Griswold’s office when Jack pushed the doors open and there was Mr. Griswold himself. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

But here in the real world, it’s only Sagan’s lightning bugs leading us to shelter. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To deactivate the bow’s special properties, I need only tell it “Good night.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

It was a true account of the death before an American firing squad of Private Eddie D. Slovik, 36896415, the only American soldier to be shot for cowardice since the Civil War. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even sat with those who weren’t sick, only sad, broken-hearted, or lost. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I can only watch as she tilts her head and turns away. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mia went out with her camera, but more often she might spend days, or even weeks, preparing something to photograph, with the actual taking of the photographs lasting only a few hours. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And Hudson is the only one staring at his desk, deep in thought, while everyone gets excited over the first rain of this blistering month. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Once he opened Melquíades' room, looking for the traces of a past from before the war, and he found only rubble, trash, piles of waste accumulated over all the years of abandonment. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When there is not only a chicken, but an organic, free-range chicken, in every pot, the traditional economic appeal to the working class can sound off-key. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yet Europe was not the only place of trial that summer. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The first year I lived here I had only a tree, a bed, and a fireplace. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe I only saw Supernatural Investigations as a way to learn about what happened to Quinton at first, but I’ve done so much in just a few days. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

In the early days we needed a place like this where we could paddle and play about because my youngest sister was only one, the next sister was three and I was four. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was hard to tell what was structure and what was not, because it was only lit from behind, and most of it was hidden in gloom. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

If only I could play a head-bopping song that would put an end to this incurable disease. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Deceiving me,” said Fujiko in Japanese, “is only half of it, daughter. You have deceived yourself, too.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Werfel was left wearing only his spectacles and what looked like a giant diaper wound around his legs. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Would I be the only one left, alone with the bald man? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Lucy is the only one who wants to hang out with me.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When you have one of these,” Alex says, sidling up to him, “you should do two champagne fountains instead of one. Really embarrassing to be at a wedding with only one champagne fountain.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

At 7:15, we were taken into a tiny cell with a single drainage hole in the floor which could be flushed only from the outside. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry leaned forward and spoke quietly, so that only Ginny and Ron could hear him. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“But you just said you could only see three sets of footprints. Is there any sign that somebody might’ve been going after them?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He only sheathed his sword and bowed his head to Nehemia as she clapped Celaena on the shoulder before she walked off. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

‘There!” said a Warthog, “it’s only a tree. I always thought so.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

All 25 of the courses take 414 days, and vary only slightly in thrust duration and angle. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, there could be antipodes, but only along the margin between the two spheres. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But Ching could answer nothing, only he walked away weeping and weeping without stop. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I was only six years old and I was worried. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returned to the “prison”—her term for Riverbank—only to collect her belongings. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

They didn’t stay in the waterfront shed for long, but where they went next was only marginally better, an old house on Phinney Ridge, west of Green Lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“You have not made the first joke; you have only been the first joke.” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

For days and days, I could only sniff the pages, hold the notebook close listen to the sound the papers made. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

At that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Davos had only tasted it once before, when King Robert had sent a half a fish to him at a feast on Dragonstone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The next morning brought the sun, brightly illuminating not only the road, but also Amari’s spirits. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her only strength was her dark and ugly magic. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

You stand in the fading light, the scarf around your neck pulled up against the chilly evening breeze, waiting to see for yourself exactly what kind of circus only opens once the sun sets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Only ten years after the passage and ratification of the Constitution, however, what were treasonable or seditious acts remained blurry and more problematic judgments without the historical sanction that only experience could provide. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It was suicide every bit as much as if she had stuck her head in the oven,” Mom said, “only slower.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They went on for a week, speaking only of the precautions they needed to follow in order to avoid the battles between the tribes. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom wrote secret poetry, and in those days it was only sensible to keep it secret. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But why do you have a beard in this picture? It’s only two years old! Were you, um ...” I didn’t quite know how to ask how long he’d “been a woman.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"M'lord, with Alyn and the others away, we are hard-pressed already—" "It will only be a short while. Lengthen the watches." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She still held the telephone receiver to her ear as she waited for the operator to ring the doctor, and spoke as if she only saw Ophie. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

But he’s only nine and still in school. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, let’s just say that I have a hunch you two will get along. That and you’re pretty much the only boy on the team I trust to help my dead friend’s son.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means he’s only got fifteen minutes to escape with,” Fezzik said. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They soon grew as fierce as the wild ones and only came back to the village to steal food. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d slept most of the journey to Boston, the conductor poking him awake once they’d reached South Station, and he was the only person left in the compartment, the last to get off. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Cager Lee, the eighty-two-year-old grandfather of Jimmie Lee Jackson, killed by a state trooper two weeks earlier, could walk only a few miles each day. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Felicia set aside pails of them but selected only one, a mother-of-pearl shell, a baroque Spanish fan with which later to taunt her suitors. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, not only did the food improve, but the grocery bills came down one-third the first month Kate took over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

If only I had paid closer attention to why she was crying instead of simply trying to quiet her. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was only little when Dad died, but I remember how I used to open the drawer where he kept his ties, before Gran cleared them out, and take a big sniff. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

At first, Roza hardly left the apartment, and only nibbled on the food that Sean would bring her in the mornings and evenings. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Not only did I lose four friends, but I also lost my innocence and naivete about people and about the world in general. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I only hit the wall,” Daniel says in a small voice from the center of his smushed beanbag. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

As the creatures pulled themselves onto the sand, I saw that they were only horses in the front; their back halves were silvery fish bodies, with glistening scales and rainbow tail fins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was the hardest time of her life, and having me there only made it harder. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t the only one who noticed it, because my friends stopped briefly and listened attentively. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Still she lives in places like that, and they say she has so wasted away with longing that only her voice now is left to her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know where you going with this, and I don't know because I'm not with him, Ms. Wockley. But I can only imagine how scary it must be." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

He looked up only when it was quiet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They weren’t the only ones to think so. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's like that was the only thing that happened in the north wing of Chester. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Therefore, the only kind of political elite permissible was one that repudiated its elite status and claimed to speak for “the many” rather than “the few.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It is my only chance to find out more about you and I can’t even say one word to him. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

They’re both too warm, both unsure what to do with hands that seem meant only for touching each other. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Merlyn looked younger every year—which was only natural, because he was. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ill friend was lying under a blanket, his face covered and only his toes showing at the end. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Laney was only two at the time, and to her disgust she didn’t remember anything about it. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

It is the only myth in which magic plays a decisive part, and it seems to have been a great favorite in Greece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing missing was something to charge him with. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it’s only steam escaping a pipe or the far-off whoosh of one of the trains. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Then I spotted my jeans in a smoking heap of clothes right by the giant’s feet If I could only get there 1 knew it was hopeless, but I charged. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

She spoke no English, only Luo, and expressed delight that we’d come all this way to see her. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She turned the car up Forty-Eighth, using only one hand to steer the wheel in a cool way like on television. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

It was probable, in fact, that the only reason Maud was being sued was because of the cloud Morris Sampson had hung over her head. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Not that Mami is the only one I try talking to. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

The only way I knew him was that hat, nearer brown than red now, with a rip through the brim, and the ring in his ear. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I only listened with one ear because of a larger drama unfolding in our kitchen. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she said: 'I had a little difficulty on first arriving, but that is surely only normal.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Many people would admire Odin’s horse, but only a brave man would ever mention its parentage in Loki’s presence, and nobody ever dared to allude to it twice. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They were only visible for a short while and would soon disappear behind the haze of heat and dirt. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

For Nature locked up the items and only released them occasionally. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dijksterhuis did another similar experiment, only this time in the real world. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Not only the target insect or plant, but anything — human or nonhuman — within range of the chemical fallout may know the sinister touch of the poison. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The two oaks grew close together; there was a gap of only a few inches between the trunks at eye level, an ideal place to see but not be seen. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That mat had been my only link to my mother, and I had lost it. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

And freedom is only the right to contribute. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about hospitals is there are signs all over. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’s a time just before you wake up when your brain thinks all the bad things that have happened only happened in your sleep. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

How could he have broken into that house— the only one he knew that achieved comfort without one article of comfort in it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then her son had left her, and now she was about to lose her only grandson. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony’s bright-red shawl—the only flash of color in her otherwise dark and drab wardrobe—became iconic. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My brain is already bursting with all the new stuff I've learned, and it's only been one day. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

There was only one route out of the trap they were in, and that was a narrow defile ahead, where a dry riverbed emerged from a fold in the cliffs. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some said that the Fairy Hunt sought out souls on the night after burial, and only those who were guarded by their loved ones would be left to rest in peace. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If only these old eyes of mine could make out the letters,” Hannah regretted. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

After only two hours of work, Finn took a break to pour a bottle of water over his head. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

He felt that he had only dozed off when Ryan’s hand closed around him. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

The only official record tells us the date on which he was baptized. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The only thing interesting was another one of those odd signs that read World In Catastrophe—Killzone Experiment Department. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“You just finished serving me at a counter only two feet away from here.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There were reports that Jews beaten in the streets had been hospitalized only to be beaten again. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“They were useless, could not keep a single thing in order. I retained only the cooks. Haven’t had a dinner in quite some time, but at least they know what they’re doing.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Lee said, “He’s only been gone a couple of months. He can’t be very changed, nor much older.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I ran to help her, but the serpent had already zeroed in on the new threat Even with only one eye, its glare was enough to paralyze two chariot drivers. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s only after they disappear around a corner that I rouse myself and trail after them, but they’ve already gone inside the elevator. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tone of his voice only heightened Thomas’s concern. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

He was the only person I could really talk to. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious that he only saw my hijab, not me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I lowered my head again, suppressing the urge to tell Father that it was only Bucky. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

At first there was only smooth, slippery rock. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They had opened their ranks only to the gentle young dog when he arrived years later; but, fond as they were of him, the affection they bore for one another was something quite apart. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did, however, keep a modern radio in his bedroom, but he listened only to the news. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had been inside the church for only a few minutes. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Not only is it nice to have the special protection of the consul next door, but the extra rent money is coming in handy. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

When I’m finished, I only have five pages. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

He’s been told there are spots only for natives of Belgium. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He seemed to find Frank amusing, maybe because Frank was the only one at camp who wasn’t uneasy around the children of Pluto. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s only because Kalinda watches me like she wants me to speak that I make myself say, “And what is the truth?” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Longstreet thought he was crying, just for a moment, but there were no tears, only the look of pain. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He ran out into the upper hallway, which was still cloaked in darkness, something he could only hope would help them. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The proposal won him only a stern lecture from Lewis Strauss, who maintained that concerns over fallout were overblown, and therefore a ban was unnecessary. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The outraged Athenians had to content themselves with the copies that Ptolemy, only a little shamefacedly, presented to them. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I only told Alicia, the girl I told you about. My dad wanted to talk to you himself, but I didn't tell him." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Muriel, I’m only going to ask you once more—are you really all right?” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

But no matter how much he willed his brain to remember the plane the way it used to be, he could only see it the way it was now—broken and incomplete. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This only goads them into talking further, in lowered voices, their heads leaning in toward each other. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Attend to me. Are you aware, or are you not aware, that none of these witnesses have yet been cross-examined? Come, I only want one word from you. Yes, or no?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The great winter fireworks extravaganza, as it came to be called, lasted only fifteen minutes. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The famous unsolved problems of the day were geometric: With only a straightedge and compasses, could you make a square equal in area to a given circle? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“No, Biddy, it makes no difference to me; only I don’t like it; I don’t approve of it.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

And then the kid answers, "It's over twenty-one only." Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

‘For it’s only a guess that there is no ruffians left at Bag End,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because I saw her only on vacations, we didn’t have the day-in, day- out knowledge of each other that most mothers and daughters have. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

We do that handshake/hug-with-the-opposite-arm thing that I usually only do with my boys but feels totally natural with her. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When his bus pulled out I only knew that if anything happened to him the world would probably be coming to an end, because nothing could happen to Woody. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only Jackson Fern screamed for was Michael. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Inside it was half-dark, for there was only one window high up on the wall and a thick blue smoke was rising from a corner where a young woman was busy cooking. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt sad, but I also felt relieved because I knew that I wasn’t the only one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Not only can we sell them, we can sell them all at once.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was as if this was the only way he could keep track of time. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knocked him back to the ground, only mock-rough this time, and then sat on him, pinning him down. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

And that was the beginning of a day—Ernie’s birthday and the Fourth of July—where the only normal thing to happen the next twenty-four hours was that Ernie woke up with his sunglasses on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The only general of the whole mess who knew what he was doing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have only proved by this,” cried Elizabeth, “that Mr. Bingley did not do justice to his own disposition. You have shown him off now much more than he did himself.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When you got out on the fifth floor you faced a flat cream-colored wall broken only by a metal security door with the company logo in plain block lettering. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed urgent to me not only to reiterate my earlier lies—about my kinship with Daumier, about my deceased wife, about my small estate in the South of France—but to elaborate on them. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

We looked for eyes creased with concern, but saw only veils. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

And it didn’t only happen once, it happened twice: first his eight-year-old brother was able to save him and pull him back in. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only consolation was that he wasn’t chained. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Abra knew she was losing not only the battle but the whole war. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

William handled the terms of the transfer, and legally the gift was in his name only. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In fact, I find myself focusing up at the sky—the only roof left — because too many memories are drowning me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

But all those English dialects form only one low-order subgroup of the Germanic language family. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She became a Girl Scout only to become her Girl Scout leader. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The only time he had ever had contact with whites was during summer league baseball, but otherwise he stayed behind the concrete wall that fenced him and his friends in like cattle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizebeth trusted only a few close friends with the bleak truth. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but the keys are gone. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It’s the only way I’ll get Rosa over that finish line. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

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

As the denomination grew, Assemblies preachers began speaking not only of heavenly rewards but also of the material blessings God might provide in this world. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Luckily, I only had two months of school left, and I’d already earned enough credits to graduate, even if I coasted from here on out. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He had only made it halfway across the plain when a large black shadow began to circle around him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The only empty desk was right behind me. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

It’s only the boys, and not all of them either, since most of the parents don’t approve of learning French or the foreign element in general. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even with the Interzonal games, the finished tome was only ninety-six pages. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

His only mistake in trying to escape had been forgetting about the incoming tide. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“Why is it sports is the only thing white people see us being successful at? I don’t want to play football,” he said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But only Granny knew where she had packed it away, and Granny was dead. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

As in a polar expedition, every expression of life must serve only the preservation of existence, and is absolutely focused on that. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

That only encouraged them to gobble and strut around, and Ma Charles got a big kick out of that. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I always watched closely because I wanted my license by my sixteenth birthday—only three months away. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Better, this time he had friends who might help, not only Heqet but the Ancient. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Now that money was so tight at home, it was the only way to buy postage. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Going back would be easy, with only the wagon full of goods to watch over. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were married in a civil ceremony requiring only signatures and a witness at the Native Commissioner’s Court in Johannesburg, for we could not afford a traditional wedding or feast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s okay, though, because I was the only one who laughed at hers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was a crisp and blustery day—the sun hiding behind giant cloudbanks only to burst out moments later and dapple the hills with spectacular rays of light—and I felt energized and hopeful. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

He was the only one who was going to miss the fun. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

There were no cries—no spitting of a cat, no squealing of a rabbit—only the crackling of twigs and the tearing of the grass in violence. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his first and only journey by subway he got lost and confused, and missed his appointment; now he takes taxis only when he has to, and the rest of the time he walks. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

This is the only time we see Earl except for when he comes and goes to work. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Loo only pointed at the inkfish, stuck out his tongue, and made a retching sound. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

But when they held it up to Laurie, the sweater reached only to her navel and the leggings went to just below her knees. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since he did not know any English and could identify only the most famous cities and people, he would invent names and legends to satisfy the children’s insatiable curiosity. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The truth is, I hated it, but only Roli knows that. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

At breakfast the next morning, before Mr Hooper went to London, there had only been looks, passing between him and Mrs Kingshaw, and the talk of an outing, a surprise. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The dark Edward in my dream last night was a reflection only of my fear of the word Jacob had spoken, and not Edward himself. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But as an entire family, we only manage to gather for dinner on Easter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after all, November 10 was only the day listed as my birthday. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How were you holding her with only one arm?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, it only obscures my view for a few seconds before evaporating completely. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell she was very scared because I couldn’t take care of her, and that only made me feel worse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She didn’t only dream of paper; she had it, too. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

The only thing I can confidently rule out is dying of old age. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The only freedom he had left was to roll his eyes angrily. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

No matter whether the index rises or falls, a follow-up letter is sent, but only to the 16,000 people who initially received a correct “prediction.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

The agent, meanwhile, only lost $300—a small price to pay to ensure that she would quickly and easily lock up the sale, which netted her a commission of $6,450. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Mother says Shawn was not standing on a pallet, only on forklift tines. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There was a rule in the school—only sneakers on the gym floor but every-body ignored it except when there was a brother around. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was one of the least disciplined, so by the time I was ten, the only subject I had studied systematically was Morse code, because Dad insisted that I learn it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Belinda,” remonstrated Mr. Pocket, from the other end of the table, “how can you be so unreasonable? Jane only interfered for the protection of baby.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She felt as if she had been running away from this for days, and she had only the last of her strength left. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Apart from Holly, they were the only survivors of the Sandleford Owsla and they knew that their comrades looked up to them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one reason for him to admit something like this. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Not only were Molly’s feelings now evident, but Oppenheimer s relentless campaigning against Harvard also had found its mark. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Exactly. And where is the only place you can stand on a wall but on top of it.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was around noon when Cabot found Alma’s house, and only knew it to be so from her maiden name stuck to the mailbox in tiny black and gold letters. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Each time we looked at each other we howled louder than before, and though he tried to say something, the laughter attacked him and he was only able to get out “I say, preach.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing standing between them and death right now is my eight-year-old sister. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This extraordinary rate of oxygen intake is of only so much value, it should be noted. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“This is only my school while the dig goes on. The minute my mom runs out of dinosaur bones to catalog, I’m history.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

The only person on that bus, however, was the bus driver. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I did not heed, and kept to my eccentricities, for in them I saw the only hope for the future. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only mistake I made was not thinking quickly enough to ask Kath’s phone number, just in case I can’t find it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You know, I was thinking how people always want to be famous, but anyone who knows my face only sees what I wish we could forget.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Glenn was wound up pretty tightly, Siobhan thought—he was pounding the ball when he only needed to gently return it. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They may have had US passports, but at least I was the only one with the cool older sister. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

For many, the only certainty was the stars, and the ancient astrological conceit prospered in the courtyards and taverns of fear-haunted Europe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only she could escape with the smoke! The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

They had already spotted Christmas trees twinkling from several sitting room windows before there came an evening when Harry resolved to suggest, again, what seemed to him the only unexplored avenue left to them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe because I was the loud one, the tall one, the one who seemed like the leader, even though I was only twelve. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were eager now to see the Shire again; but at first they rode only slowly, for Frodo had been ill at ease. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Hours and seconds passed, the moonlight shone on the wrong wall, there was no moonlight only darkness, and in the center of all darkness Faxe: the Weaver: a woman, a woman dressed in light. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were many Austrian guns in the woods on that ridge but only a few fired. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Born a slave before the Civil War, Mcjunkin had no formal education—he had only learned to read as an adult. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He thought she might be moving, though only slightly. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Globalization 3.0 differs from the previous eras not only in how it is shrinking and flattening the world and in how it is empowering individuals. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’ve got some bread, only two days old. If you carry some water for me, you can have as much as you can eat.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This could only mean that her aunt could not love her, either, and nothing in her life with her aunt ever proved Elizabeth wrong. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

At only twenty years old, already everything about Khouy gives you the impression of hardness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing on it that wasn’t rusty was the wood grips. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, man. Didn't mean to bust in on you. I mean, I didn’t think she’d take off like that. We were only joking.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed that the floor was only an inch from my nose. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

When the priest had built his first school, it had only a thatched roof, and classes that couldn’t fit inside were held under a mango tree. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Copper wires can carry very high frequencies too, but only for a few feet before the signal starts to degrade in strength due to certain parasitic effects. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

If only Jaja would look at me, I would ask him not to blame himself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger had expected Capricorn to leave him and Resa dangling in those dreadful nets until their execution, but they spent only a single if very long night there. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I don’t remember what exactly because I was only four, but knowing Mom, it was funny and sweet and sassy. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if the one that chased us is the only one that turns into a hawk. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

The wrongs of Uther and of Cain were wrongs which could have been righted only by the blessing of forgetting them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Great—I mean, no problem,” Liam turned to walk away, only to turn back again, as if thinking of something else. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“The Death Mist comes at the moment you are closest to your end. Your eyes will be clouded only then. The world will fade.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I’m the only one sitting alone, under the glowing neon sign which reads, “Complete and Total Loser, Not Quite Sane. Stay Away. Do Not Feed.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

But this may be only his way of speaking. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For them, life was only as good as their next adventure, and they chased after the wildest ones like whalers hunting giants across the mighty seas. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

It is the only one she has where he is smiling. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

It was only her and Feral in the gallery now, and he was bent over his book. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

But by the time my mother had had her say about him, I saw his brain had shrunk from laziness, so that now it was good only for thinking up excuses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And so much more. This is the only study guide you’ll ever need.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My face and ears were wrapped in a cloth, with only my eyes exposed. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Cape Cod is only for the tourists’ T-shirts. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

The flames were bright green and orange and Mr. Brannon’s restaurant and the First National Bank were about the only buildings left. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was probably the only thing that could have roused the dying embers of Frodo’s heart and will: an attack, an attempt to wrest his treasure from him by force. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She felt such a stir of pity and gentleness for him that she almost reached out to touch his matted pelt, and only a sense of courtesy toward those cold ferocious eyes prevented ter. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

It was a peace that only lasted about eight minutes. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

After four months, Elizebeth decided that “the only way to get rid of them was to go there for a little while until they found someone else.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It seemed to him that only Singer could help him now. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You guys. You’re the best. Just keep distracting me, okay? But only say positive stuff.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

That many kids can only lead to problems which is exactly what happens. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although the saboteurs were told they could speak to one another only in English from now on, their classes were taught in German. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The only runner who could beat him, the coach said, was Seabiscuit. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was a cold, soundless night, black as obsidian, and Ben could only follow the sound of Sammy’s insistent plunge toward the ocean. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's only at a local level, and I never meet anyone half as grand as the likes you associate with, sir, but in my own small way I believe I'm doing my part. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When at last she was able to speak, it was only in a whisper. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We only talk to each other about school stuff if we absolutely have to. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Even if it was only a little off course, with that speed and time Brian might now be sitting several hundred miles off to the side of the recorded flight plan. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, Boots’s courage might only count when she could count, but her ability to love counted all the time. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe there had been a lot of erosion, and whoever it was was only five feet away...or four. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Most are invited to attend the white children’s weddings, but only if they’re in their uniforms. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The only person making this about my body is me. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

He had been walking for the better part of half a year, and he was still only three-quarters of the way to Katahdin. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was only hours later, sitting in the kitchen, watching as the gray light of morning bled slowly through the West London streets, that Alex could try to make sense of what had happened. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Noodles was the only person always tripping about Needles. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

For a long time, certainly throughout the happy Golden Age, only men were upon the earth; there were no women. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But by moving to Waltha Castle, she was also exercising one of the only freedoms available to women at the time: religious independence. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Can’t be helped. Bed space here is limited. Another boy is coming in, and it’s the only bed available.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

No one would deny them their only chance. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It’s sooner than either of them expected—only two weeks since the state dinner, two weeks of wanting Henry back under him as soon as possible and saying everything short of that in their texts. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But the elder daughter knew nothing of anything, but only sat in the sun against the wall of the outer court, smiling and playing with her bit of twisted cloth. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Char says the only reason she lets me hang with her in the first place is to get her grades up. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

“She loves him then excessively, I suppose. It must have been from attachment only, that she could be led to form the engagement. Her affection must have overpowered her judgment.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Significant differences begin to appear only when we cross the threshold of 150 individuals, and when we reach 1,000–2,000 individuals, the differences are astounding. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are brewing mead for him. There will be despair in the world above, but in the world of the dead there will be only rejoicing.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“What security? I left this building at three o’clock this afternoon and there was only a porter on duty, as usual. I should be asking you for identification. Who appointed you? And why?” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he hadn’t gone to the hospital. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was only Shaggydog, rumbling at the small man, his eyes burning like green fire. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

My stomach wasn’t the only one doing strange things. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And not only did long-lost members of the family show up, but they usually turned the whole service out with screaming and hollering. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I only knew it was true when I said it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

After a time—it was probably only five minutes—the Mellower appeared at the door, bowing, apologizing and calling himself a bad boy. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The only advice Bill gave me was to think about the main character in terms of the other main characters in the books I’ve read thus far. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had only joined a few months ago, at the beginning of the spring semester, but I was really into it. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

"I have not asked you to take up a sword, only to lend me your ships." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bartenders and waiters could only stand by in complete shock as Nation splintered whatever furniture, kegs, and bottles she encountered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Despite the deaths of recent years, only two of the sixteen members of Williams’s party wore safety helmets or other protective gear. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dobrynya artfully yanked a magic thread with only his thumb, and a ball of water intercepted the axe, knocking it off its path. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“My friend Willie-Jay used to talk about it. He used to say that all crimes were only ‘varieties of theft.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not the same with only Malia and me—and cold cereal. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“There is only one teacher of ancient Greek here and he is very particular about his students.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If only I had someone who took my feelings seriously. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Panicked, Squire boarded a train to Albany to try to speak to him personally, only to learn that the governor was out of town and for the time being unreachable. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that he does nothing only confirms my suspicions. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I drift off only to be roused by nightmares that have increased in number and intensity. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I went straight to social studies knowing that this early, Jenna would be the only one in the classroom. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

In the England of Hobbes’s day you needed to be licensed to teach in a school, and you could only teach Latin from the authorized textbook, Lily’s Grammar. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

There was so much I didn’t know that even if I spent my whole life trying, I knew I could only learn a small percentage of it. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I’ve only been to Monet’s a few times, but I think it’s on the street the bus is going down now. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Years of wind and no rain had finally stripped the valley down to dark gray clay, where only the bluish salt bush could grow. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Suesetta’s mom doesn’t have any records that we like, and Mother and Father mostly only listen to Mahalia Jackson. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually, I’ll be able to bring this recall completely under control, to explore not only the sum of my past experiences, but also all of the untapped faculties of the mind. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Why go to all the trouble of transferring the boys up north only to ship them back in a month? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing my parents could be accused of was trusting me too much. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Yet he was never going to level the playing field by working only in the central plateau, or in Tomsk, or in Lima. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

The first omen of her death was perceptible only to her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The umbrellas had all been taken down in preparation for night, and only the little tables remained. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And by that time he wasn’t the only one. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last class of my old professor’s life had only one student. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest Vaughan children were Newport News natives, and Newsome Park was the only town they had ever known. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Donovan considered, “Not much, I think. If Dave is like the preliminary model we saw back at the factory, there’s a special co-ordinating circuit that would be the only section involved.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

If only I imagined her, my little bird could always be with me. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I did the only thing that came naturally: I swung the sword. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

It's only the beginning of a new chapter of torture. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There would be time for only one day of rehearsal before her brother arrived. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That’s the kind of stuff I would only tell Sneaky, if we were talking. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

It only took Werfel two minutes of scrambling in his wardrobe to dress himself in fine robes, a scholar’s hood, and fur. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

It was only nine miles over easy terrain, but the blackfly made it a torment. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s only space for two small beds and one small desk in their room. Where will we put Katie’s desk when she starts school?” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen outlines of gray steel tables, outlines of the food they pushed into his mouth, which was only an outline too, like all the outlines he saw. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

That was the only time I saw Minerva cry in prison. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If only we had time for a swim. Get moving.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The only thing to do was to drown myself then and there. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The only sound was the rumble of a departing tram. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As to whether the operation was safe, the only way to know was to try it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The wages those Mexicans received for their labor were only a measure of their disadvantaged condition. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I suppose I must have assumed those old problems had been left behind with our early teen years, and that only the big issues that now loomed so large could possibly preoccupy any of us. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was Lawrence’s genius for understanding a new phenomenon when he had only a glimpse of it,” Livingston marveled years later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Not only that, but the Portuguese army went out burning villages to the ground, to put a damper on Neto’s popularity. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The older one was only fourteen. The next spring the family came back again, and then they stayed. You can see that family name all over this country now, on dozens of mailboxes.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

We can only guess; the story does not say. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, in ours only one is occupied. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

These were not only Britons and Germans, but also Belgians, French, Italians, Swiss; they were diplomats and political persons of high rank; distinguished clergymen; retired military gentlemen; writers and thinkers. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

There has to be a clever way to turn the tide, but to my besieged brain there’s only one way out: the front door. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

If only she were here, all would be well. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Rosa, however, was in no rush to marry and had all but forgotten the only kiss they had exchanged when they said goodbye; nor could she recall the color of her tenacious suitor’s eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was only a few months old, and still had her puppy-soft fur and clumsy paws. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

They’ve got the swimming pool on total lockdown...because high school pools were the only ones that were excluded from the Frivolous Use Initiative. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The three of them were silent for a few minutes, the only sound being the trilling of warblers and swallows. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Assuming only one of us dies,’ Jason pointed out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He only got a few feet before Jimmy tackled him. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

There had been no sadness for Jethro when only the little boys were there; these three had been imaginary playmates for him when he was younger. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the only footprints in the snow. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“My brother’s the only person I know who actually runs in them.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“A place called the Smoke. Like a city, only smaller. And no one was in charge there, and no one was pretty.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Info from his hunter—it’s the only thing I can think of to say that might get him to see me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nature seemed to me benign and good; I thought she loved me, outcast as I was; and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Perhaps tracking Salim was like tracking the weather - only without knowing about the Coriolis effect. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not allow the boy to move, and the boy cried only when the first stitch went in and thereafter held his breath. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Folks," he said, "this is going to be the most 'ghetto' spacecraft ever built. There's only one way to finish that fast: no landing system." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Winthrop was the only person who ever described me as a doll. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several minutes there was only the whispering silence. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

For every six young of the 1953 hatch that had foraged in the stream as the planes approached, only one remained. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Stylized painting and sculpture existed only to teach religion and adorn cathedrals—the true masterpieces of the Middle Ages. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mom put the Boggle grid down with the letter cubes in place, and we all started writing, the only sound the scratching of pencils on paper. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

How could he be president of the United States if he was only second in his class? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They only wanted to talk about reps and miles, weights and dosages. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Also, I saw only one pair of trousers actually completed during the time that I spent there, although the factory workers were shambling about clutching all sorts of scraps of cloth. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bessie wasn’t the only girl afraid to touch anything apart from the doorknobs. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I only saw about half of it. We were late getting there because Jeff’s car broke down, and Justin had to help him get it to the garage.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

But he only put his head to one side, as his father often had done, and when I said no more, he trotted out to a sunny place and lay down and fell asleep. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The holiday it gave was perfect and, if the morning after was disagreeable, it was so, not intrinsically, but only by comparison with the joys of the holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only other skater who was a girl. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

These lectures were meant not only to educate but to hold the organization together. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the only time I did settle down to write was when I was sitting on the Beaver writing in the ship's log. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The only job I could get in my neighborhood was selling drugs—so I decided to pass. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There was nothing else, only the oar, the water, the deck. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Altogether I was gone for twelve years, but in this room only an hour had passed. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There she goes calling Seven “my brother” like she’s the only one who can claim him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

‘We shall have a Council, as soon as you are well enough. At the moment I will only say that I was held captive.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The only other story Judy was working on was about eighteen new trees that were going to be planted along East Main Street. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rhythm of the horse’s paces lulled Ash into sleepiness, and she lay her head upon his back, closing her eyes for what she thought was only a moment. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had stayed only long enough for Papa to take pictures with the couple and give them a present. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She must have come straight from varsity cheering practice — she was one of only three eighth graders who got to practice with the high school squad — because she was wearing her uniform. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She seemed to be the only one who could touch the harpy without causing lots of screaming and twitching. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

And then only thirty feet of bare stone would separate her from it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

There was only one light on at camp, in the office. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Why would anyone go to the trouble of building with stone, only to place a dead body inside it? Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They sit in the dark, the small flat lit only by the dim amber light of the radio, and listen to the British voices pulsing across the crackling airwaves. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet William conquered a number of them in the 1920s and 1930s, using only paper, pencil, and brainpower. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But maybe that is our mistake: maybe there are no particle positions and velocities, but only waves. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Many people make somewhat similar estimates, and are surprised to learn that only five intermediaries will — on average — suffice. Somehow it does not accord with intuition.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wears only underwear and a tan rubber cap on his head, which makes him look bald. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Palmer had played with them many times, but only with his dad’s permission. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The embarrassing truth: I was the only one who stayed in that cabin because I wasn’t supposed to be .alive. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

The door pockets yield only an empty can of Red Bull, a leaky pen, and more gum wrappers. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It had been written for six people, but even though he was very talented, Chester could do only one part. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’re rounded, like seals, only hard; they heat up in the sun, and stay warm in the evening when the air cools. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The grounds were very dark now; the only light came from the distant windows of the castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Now this is true, Tom Hamilton was dead and he had only to do a few decent things to make it final. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And that will be our secret that we won’t even share with her. She’ll be the only woman in the world to become a grandmother with never becoming a mother first.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I say good night to my parents, only Mom is in their room. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I love seeing her, her dark skin the kind of brown that can’t be found anywhere else in nature, only on her, and I love seeing her twisted locks piled up onto her head. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Johnny almost worshiped him for his skill and almost loved him, because, ever and anon, he looked so much like Rab; but still it was only where horses were concerned they were equals. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that was the only concession she would make. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they knew she was the only ship in Kelanna with even a shred of hope of making it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I smiled real big and did the best I could to keep them at bay, but Stick grunted only the minimum response, just enough interaction to keep Father satisfied. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

It was only a line burn that had cut his flesh. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was the only general Chamberlain had ever seen who was truly loved. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They only snap back to full attention when you finish talking, at which point they say “Uh-huh” or “Yeah, really” and fake their way back to the moment. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If I could only be with my mother, everything would be wonderful.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She was the only one who called me by my given name. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Hard to believe it had been only six weeks since he’d left his grandmother’s house—six weeks since his mom’s funeral. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It’s good to see them here, but I can only think of everything we lost. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

If only there were an easy way, like wearing special glasses; a lightning strike is too painful, and results aren’t guaranteed. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only prayer he could think of, no matter how inadequate it might be. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I twist my neck away, trying to free myself from his grasp, but he only grips harder. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

It was apparently a big deal that we even got to perform; some committee had whittled down a stack of submissions and chosen, of the many, only ten acts to be onstage today. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

In Chicago the editors of The Inland Architect tried to be reassuring: “Existing conditions are only an accident. Capital is only hidden. Enterprise is only frightened, not beaten.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was only late afternoon, but the day was gloomy and already the cars all had on their headlights. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think the only thing that saved me was that Artie and I have the same last name. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

The only thing to hold on to in this whole mess. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was trying to decide the best way to announce herself when Petra, still oblivious to Tiara’s presence, turned and rose from the water, and Tiara made the only sound she could. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The school break was short, only two weeks, and the Saturday before school resumed, Mama took Jaja and me to the market to get new sandals and bags. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

On the way to the marina I didn’t see a single car—a Greyhound bus was the only thing that passed me on the highway. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Then it comes, always—the overseer’s cry, the call to work, the shadow of the master, the reminder that she is only a human being for a tiny moment across the eternity of her servitude. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There were only so many ways this could end. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

You had only to look at Bolton to know that he had more cruelty in his pinky toe than all the Freys combined. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

There was only one word on the last page: Conclusions. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

He closed his eyes, but that only made it worse. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her eyes searched the cabin, widened in fear, terrified by something only she could see. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

But the only ones she spoke back to were the few who called her Miss Love or—for meanness—Miss Simpson. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

They were visible from a great distance, and although they grew on one bank only, we called them the poplar avenue. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Exercising my only option, I unclipped from the communal safety line and stepped aside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

What I’m thinking is that Safer is the only actual friend I’ve got, unless you count Bob English Who Draws. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I paused, and then added, “I mean, twelve seems old enough to watch a movie with only my friends.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“If only I was in my former form,” the pigeon moaned. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were celebrating not only my birthday, but Mr. Loomis’s recovery, which has been astonishing, though it is still not complete. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

"One flute will serve only to unstop your ears and dissolve the caul from off your eyes, so that you may hear and see the truths that will be laid before you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The figure at the top looks up only briefly from behind a cage of ornate gold bars. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I only hope that half the vision may be realized.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Roz was crusted with mud and grit, so she gave herself another good cleaning, but that only revealed her dents and scratches. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Even Mrs. Harker seems to lose sight of her trouble for whole spells; it is only now and again, when something recalls it to her mind, that she thinks of her terrible scar. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The adjudicator’s only real pointed criticism was of the set. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the looks of it, the only champion who would be facing the unknown on Tuesday was Cedric. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about this plan was that it distracted Malfoy completely. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

When Gallup tried to divide these variations into only two groups, she was seeing patterns that didn’t exist. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Matter falling into such a supermassive black hole would provide the only source of power great enough to explain the enormous amounts of energy that these objects are emitting. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

She started laying out her clothes weeks in advance even though my dad kept telling her she only needed two outfits—one to go and one to come home. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The only currency to satisfy the debt was their survival and to help others when circumstances permitted. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I heard a rumor that you only had seven obstacles to face,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t say that! I’m just not used to you not whipping stuff up in the kitchen. You the only dude I know who knows how to burn.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One of the skills was a seated rope climb, where we sat next to a dangling rope and climbed it for about ten feet using only our arms. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The two young men crossed Red Square, just a few steps from the Kremlin and the majestic Saint Basil's Orthodox Cathedral...and only a short walk from the headquarters of the KGB, in Lubyanka Prison. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The absence of Cleopatra’s own voice and only faint words from her subjects leave us free to draw our own conclusions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

All I know is that I can think of only one way to get that dog away from Judd, and that’s what I’m going to have to do. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roli has only had his license for a few weeks and already we’ve lost a mailbox and two recycling bins to his skills behind the wheel. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“Because not only is Christmas coming, but my husband who is a cop will come up here and beat hell out of you if you don’t treat her right.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Found only in Ireland, it achieves a height of up to six inches and is green in colour. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Following Muslim tradition, members of the mosque formally introduced my parents, and they went on only a handful of dates to see if they made a good match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Since only three Maulls were listed in the phone book, he found our number and called us. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Most nights I only see Dad for a few minutes, or not at all. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Ivy didn’t know who the girl was, but she wasn’t Layla, and she wasn’t her best friend, Taryn, or any of the other girls at school, who lately only wanted to talk about boys. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But all these were minor league teams that played only in local and regional contests. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Oklahoma is the only state in the Union where it is legal to own an anti-tank sniper rifle. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s favorite pizza place, Vesuvio’s, was demolished, only one brick wall still standing at the corner of Second and Main Streets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The exclamation point is like the horn on your car—use it only when you have to. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later Grampa could tell I was worried about something, and he did his best to cheer me up, even took me fishing on the Tallahatchie, but that only made me feel worse. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

At this hour, only the news would be on television. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I’ve asked myself for months now, and I can only tell you what I wasn’t doing. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He said that only he could see the magical bones and only he could get them off. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone who’s ever had a publicist knows the only way anything gets into People is if you want the world to know. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“If only, if only, ” the woodpecker sighs, “The bark on the tree was just a little bit softer. ” Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“According to Dauntless law, only Dauntless leaders can perform an execution. All five of our former leaders are Dauntless traitors,” says Tori. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Lavinia’s face showed no fear—only concern over her father’s condition. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctors claim Frederick retains no memories, that his brain maintains only basic functions, but there are moments when she wonders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now, with only one day to go until his ninth birthday, Gerald was almost as confident in the kitchen as Aunt Queen, and more important, she trusted him to handle any situation there. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It's hot and it's only going to get hotter," she said. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Maybe they can’t be easily translated because they refer to a sensation that only Chinese people have, as if you were falling headfirst through Old Mr. Chou’s door, then trying to find your way back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only a flash of lightning would strike him! Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of flinging my arms above my head, I lifted them only to my shoulders. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“Religion, loyalty, everything would give way if only you cared.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roberta was the only girl taking the course, but Jimmy would have noticed her even if the room had been full of beauties, because she was open and confident. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I might not have understood a great many things about the world, I might have only had a fourth grader’s education, but I could tell when someone was trying to fish around for information. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Previously, all spacecraft had been designed to fly only once and then be retired to a museum. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were only two days left and a long way to go. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“A very subtle microexpression of distress or unhappiness. It’s only in the eyebrows—in fact, just in one eyebrow.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The only thing is, most of them also ended up on the floor, on the counter, in the sink, everywhere but back in the pan. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“All the time. Being the only child, I was pretty spoiled.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

“He’d always made his living selling things, so when all that land was left on his hands, why, the only thing he knew to do with it was sell it.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He’d got just as much fun from everything that happened as I did, but it looked like I was gonna be the only one that had to do any kind of paying for the enjoying. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Helen and Ralph and Theresa stocked their cupboards like everyone else, only to have to leave them. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candlelight spilled from only a few windows, and the stars were faint and distant, as far away as hope or the dawn. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The subject only made him sick and guilty, so he moved on to something else. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, they were only the tattered-sailed native schooners from Venezuela, Aruba, or Bonaire coming in with bananas, oranges, papayas, melons, and vegetables. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he had only wounded Lincoln, then the president, even at fifty-six years old, would have been a worthy opponent. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The drive was only about ten minutes, but it felt ten times longer. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was a tight fit, since there were only about ten inches between the rafters and the roof. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I was the only one who wore a swim cap to help protect my natural hair from the chlorine. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

It’s only us, came a small voice in my mind, it’s just the two of us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe the fear and nausea was no longer a sea to drown in, but only a pool of water reflecting the past alongside the now. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Taken to Boston City Hospital, it was determined that he had survived his near-death experience with only a bruised leg. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Inside was all must and dankness — like a shut-up basement, only more so. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They worshiped the railroads here, only a blink of an eye ago. And now the iron gods are as forgotten as the emerald hunters...” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, I believe that’s the only novel I have ever read since I started serious reading. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The position actually was only somewhat less intolerable; but he thought of it as almost comfortable. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not wrong, the monster said, It was only a thought, one of a million. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Therefore, imprinting in an animal’s mind the artificial connection that if it does a certain action, say, roll over, it will get a treat can be achieved only by mind-numbing repetition. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

In 1956, only 5 species of these mosquitoes displayed resistance; by early i960 the number had risen from 5 to 28! Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

This vision of a happiness infinitely remote seems a thin sustenance against despair, but it was the only hope the Eddas afforded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m only telling you this so you can understand, so you can have more compassion.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Not only was I not recognized, I was sometimes snubbed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I get that he’s only trying to protect me. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Johnny sighed and said he guessed that was the only thing to do. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since our date I have spoken to him only in covert messages. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The only difference is that neither of their families want to prevent their friendship. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She put it on, as she did always and only at night, tucked her hands under her cheek, and waited for sleep to take her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Funny how in all of that chaos, Garrett was the only one who remembered to grab the most important thing. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only thing that’s weird is a brief note written next to his interview score: Attention. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I really did go out for track, but I only went to practice for three days. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Maurice, however, was the family intellectual, the only one to go to college. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Porters mopping the floor and new arrivals moving into empty cells were the only ones who were supposed to be out of their cells. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asking for a real war, saying it was the only way. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The movie is still going well, but Maddie being the lead has only led to even more distance between us somehow. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

My uncle said only if I wanted to. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He’d never understood this tendency of his—he knew only that he rarely lived up to expectation, and for this reason had clung so fiercely to his nickname. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And only Willie-Jay had ever recognized his worth, his potentialities, had acknowledged that he was not just an undersized, overmuscled half-breed, had seen him, for all the moralizing, as he saw himself—“exceptional,” “rare,” “artistic.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the ninety-seven faces staring back, only nine were women. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The men already knew each other from Farmer’s work in the central plateau, and their friendship only strengthened after they met again at St. Jean Bosco. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

He could imagine only too well what else the Conte could do to them if he chose. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The only thing I see is a lady in white in front of a microphone. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“That’s the only correct way to hold a mutton fork. A trout fork is managed differently.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

For hypotheses should be employed only in explaining the properties of things, but not assumed in determining them; unless so far as they may furnish experiments. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Housework was not enough; there were only two rooms, and no yard to keep or move about in. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other was a .22 like mine, only bolt-action, and mine is a pump. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I spoke out loud, the only time: help me. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We should be arriving soon enough, and then it will only be a matter of waiting for the sun to set.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Many a serving girl had been sent to the dungeon bearing the jailer’s meal only to return white-faced and weeping, hands trembling, teeth chattering, insisting that they would never go back. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Now usually, being the son of Poseidon and all, I only get wet if I want to, but my powers apparently did not extend to dog saliva, because I got a pretty good bath. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She still couldn’t explain it; she only knew that she needed to see this creature, whatever it was. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Wilkerson not only rectifies the world’s ignorance about the Great Migration, but with twelve hundred interviews and crystalline prose she makes us understand it in its full human reality. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

There are times when surfing where you’ll take on a wave only to realize the bottom’s dropped out of it and so suddenly without warning you’re free-falling down the entire face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The only concession to selfalteration seems to be metallic gold eyeliner that has been applied with a light hand. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

He only needed a moment’s distraction to draw his sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The other father only stands there with obscene pride, as if it was he who’d just run his stomach out and won the race. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He did not look at Winston either; he was looking only at the dials. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

“No. I was an only child. My parents died when I was nine.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was the only way to sail it from the East Coast to California. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The screen is the only thing that remains. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She climbed onto her mother’s back, only to be pushed off. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

For seconds he did not know where he was, only that the crash was still happening and he was going to die, and he screamed until his breath was gone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

During that time, Mama dressed Torito in the blue cloak and only took it off when it needed to be washed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That would double their output or, to put it another way, reduce the requirement for 100 grams of daily production to only one thousand tanks. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The legend that the herbicides are toxic only to plants and so pose no threat to animal life has been widely disseminated, but unfortunately it is not true. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The only guns on the island are up high in the towers or the catwalks, because one flick of the wrist and a gun carried by a guard is a gun carried by a criminal. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

If only he had had time to receive more warmth from The Giver before he escaped! The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Passengers gazing from the windows saw only the ship’s shadow, following it along the clouds “like a huge shark swimming alongside.” Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gradually the citizens of Wethersfield claimed their orders, the merchants from Hartford counted off the barrels of nails and oil and salt and only a handful of idlers still stood about. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

This is only the second week that I’m taking the bus with the other building kids. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

And yet, if you only watched Aunt Toyo, you might never guess the price of this defeat. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Milwaukee put three steamers and their crews onboard a train, leaving that city with only one working engine. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

On this particular night, the Midnight Dinner is a comparatively intimate one, with only five invited guests. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He looked like he was dug in for the duration and wasn’t going to leave until he knew what was in the only telegram he’d ever delivered from Washington. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

We’d only been walking a minute when I heard a familiar thump of hooves behind us. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The only external trace that the tragedy left was the bandage of black gauze that she put on her burned hand and that she wore until her death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Well, I decided, the only thing a person could do about the Palmer method was to laugh at it. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No money, no family, no connections, no experience. I thought, ‘This is your only way to get your foot in the door. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I felt that for only a second and then something was pulling me back . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Inside, the spectators’ gallery was full, and it was standing room only for the local and foreign press. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

That helped a little, for there were only five, not nine, when your camp was attacked. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

My mind scrambles for a joke, but I can only think of a riddle. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Dad’s the only person I know from the Japanese side of the family—the side I feel like I’m supposed to be connected to, even though I don’t know anything about it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Yes, there was really a fire, a fire like the one I had seen one day burn a house down to the ground, leaving only a chimney standing black. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes! We only use the quinqués if the lights go out.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The only sounds were the steady clop of their horses' hooves, the rhythmic tingle of the bells in Drogo's hair, and the distant voices behind them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The only reason he’d pried off the stupid ankle monitor was so that he could leave the house to hunt for Abbey. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“At the St. Francis. It’s the only halfway decent hotel still in operation in the Bay Area.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sitting on Pumpkin by the gate, he ordered Pollard to rush Seabiscuit into the gate, pause for only an instant, then gallop out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Below were endless fields of white, interrupted only by a few barren patches. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

If only he had listened to my warning. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The courtiers around us gape and titter, but only for a moment. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The only reason she waiting on Miss Walter so long is Miss Walter be deaf as a doe-nob. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

If you are in an Ivy League college and a Young Republican tells you that you got in only because of Affirmative Action, do not whip out your perfect grades from high school. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

If only he had more humor, more life in him; that was what was needed here. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

When they finally turn on the lights, Lorena tells me that we can walk to the after-party because it’s only two blocks away. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She loosed another arrow, but it only glanced off his flank. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

My cousin Valeria, who is only a few years older than I am, has three kids now, and they all look like eaglets. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

They speak of going to bed with them, as if this depends only on their inclination or lack of it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Louie, who knew only a smattering of English until he was in grade school, couldn’t hide his pedigree. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Bobby’s chess dragon was not only stirring in the cave, it was lashing its tail. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For now, Dusty Muleman and his gorillas wouldn’t be able to figure out what I’d been doing aboard the Coral Queen, since the only clue had gone down the toilets. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Not only did I have to sit through Sunday School and church, but even after that I couldn’t be natural. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bah! Little do they care about church. That is only to keep up appearances,” my uncle smiled. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Durham’s police chief telephoned Mayor Evans for instructions, only to find that Evans had left town earlier that day, leaving a power vacuum at a critical time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was no more than a quarter of a mile from the road, he figured; it only seemed more. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear only the soft slap of my sandals as though I’m the only person moving. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Like tattooed roadkill only with a long black beard on one end and crushed black boots on the other,” she said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We were running from Erudite, and the only chance of escape we had required me to tell your poorly armed lackeys my name.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

No more now would I blithely say, “Better give me half a dozen of those, Dave. Oh, and I’ll take eight of these—what the heck, make it a dozen. You only live once, eh?” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Why had he been so silent, and why was there only one? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually I understood this would only lead us to more trouble. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And the sodden heaviness of peace weighted down his limbs so that it was only with the strong, true purpose that he moved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He forgave this punctuation only in his mother’s letters where a row of five indicated a jolly good joke. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then I felt relief only after I crept down the stairs and went to her door to listen, to see if she was safe. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the anguish subsided for a moment, as water withdraws briefly to dash itself once more against the rocks: he knew that it subsided only to return. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

My only real quarrel with her was that she also thought she knew the right thing for me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In exchange for a ride north, I had only to take regular turns at the helm—a four-hour wheel watch every twelve hours—and help tie endless skates of halibut gear. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

There’d only been about ten of those in all of history, after all. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was only as he grew older, into his teens, that it gave them some pause. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He is surprised to learn that she speaks fluent German, though they have only written each other in English. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The only thing that kept me going was how peaceful you looked when I glanced back at you, sitting cross-legged, making another bead necklace, with Kutti, alert and attentive, next to you. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The only flaw in her imitation was an occasional rapid twist of her head. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

To hear Teller talk, it was only because of his personal efforts that there was any program at all. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There were only three men working on the small ship. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

There in the last end of Egladil upon the green grass the parting feast was held; but Frodo ate and drank little, heeding only the beauty of the Lady and her voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were only dummies, but I still couldn’t help being awed by Luke’s skill. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

For all his exposure to the best minds of the Western world, he allowed only the narrowest interpretation to touch him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only trouble was that everything got damp and grew mold. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was only interested in the results of the sale, knowing that his previous nineteen thousand, nine hundred fifty boxes had been sold and he was off the hook. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not the only one with a few tricks up your sleeve.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But industrial civilization is only possible when there’s no self-denial. Self-indulgence up to the very limits imposed by hygiene and economics. Otherwise the wheels stop turning.” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surprisingly, after only eleven moves, he’d almost magically built a positional advantage. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

When I opened them, only the trash can was beneath the tree. Fourth Grade Rats 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of the hobbits Pippin proved the best for he was sure-footed, and he walked over quickly, holding only with one hand; but he kept his eyes on the bank ahead and did not look down. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But at this point, they weren’t showing the telecast of the real Apollo 11 spacecraft, only a simulation of it racing toward the moon. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

What would it be like to have not only your own apartment but an entire building in which you could do whatever you wanted? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

There's only the flickering light from the TV. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other guards hack at the vines with their swords, but it only makes them grow back thicker and bolder. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The air smelled fresh and icy and like a particular type of vegetation I’d never learned the name of, but the scent of which seemed to come alive only in the late evenings. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Once or twice he pinched his arm with his fingers, really hard, but the only thing that did was make his arm hurt. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Startled, he scrambled up again, only to start smiling as soon as he saw that two of the women were pointing their cameras at him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Not only do I have the only perfect score in the nation—I’m probably also the only kid who has ever taken the Trial twice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He stays in bed for the whole day waking only to cough and cough and cough. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Surely the only woman in the world who can write a letter in invisible italics. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

The Norse visits were instead launched from the Greenland colony, separated from North America only by the 200-mile width of Davis Strait. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

If only he could imbibe some of that night rest! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait, how do you guys even know about this? I only talked with her once, and it was really short. Nothing happened.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this is only our second rally. Our dad took us to one all the way down in Arkansas, ain’t that right, Cletus?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"You'll be all right. There's nothing but that horse part that will bother you, and they're only in for a few minutes with each bull. Just don't watch when it's bad." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“A little more than a week ago, we had tryouts for the cheerleading squad. There was only room for three new girls this year, and maybe fifty girls showed up. One of them was Ashley.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

My hands are greasy, which only adds to my growing feeling of grubbiness. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was a strange moment for the epiphany; only now, as they all struggled to escape the cops, did Moss know how influential he’d been. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She was the only person I had ever seen defeat evil where all else had failed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

These lay usually right across their line of march, and could only be crossed by scrambling down and out again, which was troublesome and difficult with their ponies. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I am only a guest there. The castle and the town belong to Lady Dustin, and she cannot abide you.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Do I really want to accept mob money, even if it’s only a little to help me relocate? Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I only came in for a cup of coffee.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

The famous one, famous only in hindsight, was the stick person dragging a square by a rope—a suitcase with wheels? How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I didn't want him, or any of the players, to be my friend, for I would only have to betray them. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

They do have infections, but only of certain types. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

But probably it was only that carpets and couches and curtains just didn’t make the right atmosphere for a game about hidden splendors and giant mysteries, in a land of mud and sand. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

For half a heartbeat he thought he glimpsed Illyrio Mopatis, but it was only one of those white dwarf elephants passing the front door. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The speed of the players was incredible — the Chasers were throwing the Quaffle to one another so fast that Bagman only had time to say their names. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was only a jape, ser, she thought, but she sat on one of the pillows just the same. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Some days we only pull in like ten bucks and we gotta use most of that just to eat. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I cannot help thinking that if only I knew more about them, and how they maintain our synchrony, I would have a new way to explain music to myself. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fitzsimmons began to wonder if this horse might be just as obstreperous as his sire, only much more cunning in his methods. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only world I know beyond this camp is the one Met Bong describes to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baths of ice water and alcohol lowered Lucretia's temperature, but only temporarily. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As they sat down at the only table in the place, the crystal merchant laughed. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it has something to do with his armor—maybe the only way to protect his heart is to not care about anything. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then the young soldier came and helped himself, only to hand the cup back to the older one, who continued drinking. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some days she might only stand on a chair and spit on everyone who got in range. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He had only referred to his race in two ways—as African American and black—terms that had become popular after the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Over two hundred miles now lay behind them, and as a group they were whole and intact, but of the three only the cat remained unscathed. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only real noise was the creaking from the ceiling of the leather belts that connected the wheels in the weaving room to the gigantic waterwheel in the basement. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It only needed a shark to bite the rope, or a knot to be­come undone, or a large wave to crash upon me, and I would be lost. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If only a few of the C's are going to be sharp, then those C's are marked individually with a sharp sign right in front of them. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It’s another Saturday night of us getting ready, but this time, I’m the only one going out. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Of course, Tally thought, you’d have to feed your cat only salmon-flavored cat food for a while, to get the pinks right. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

“This potion is the only thing that helps. I am very lucky to be working alongside Professor Snape; there aren’t many wizards who are up to making it.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

So many that Quentyn, seeing the port for the first time from the deck of the Meadowlark, had told his friends that they would only linger here three days. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After a few days with Lawrence, Groves recognized that his process was the only one with a demonstrated capability to produce appreciable quantities of U-235. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

If only she had not come back up the stairs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Many people were only just realizing that something strange had happened; heads were still turning toward the silver cat as it vanished. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

That first time, we only talked for five minutes. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“We only have two more payments left, and we could probably pay those off in the next few days.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Connor waits tables at the Pizza Pit, too, and he’s basically the only friend my mom has right now. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Our only handicap was our size; people gave us orders because they were bigger and stronger. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet there had been nothing, only the long, slow fall, and then the absolute stillness, the heavy, crumpled limbs. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Sadhu only seems more pained at that thought as he walks away. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The only answer to that question is a big fat yes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Bigger wondered if this were a trap; he decided to play safe and speak only when he was spoken to. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of the hot fears and fiery memories that he had let fade over the last few years were only hidden, not forgotten. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

My stomach was grumbling from only eating my bagel at lunch, not my kimchi. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I only gazed at the unfinished piece with its gillyflowers and pansies in blue and purple silk, while I whispered to myself, “I am Hamlet’s wife.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He only went to school part-time now because Shooting Star was starting to get popular. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She is only Dr. Martin: bird expert, veterinarian, rescuer of falcons and eaglets. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

My father got to sleep for only four hours before it was time to go back to work. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

All that only made her more dedicated to sticking to the triple-I policy. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She was only testing him, she warned, to see if he was a good boy. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Her father had only been gone for two days, and she couldn’t remember his face. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

And she said, “If you want to talk about this you can come and see me anytime you want. You only have to knock on my door.” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Not only a liar, but a bad one. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It's only been a day and I'm dehydrating fast. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Pignati just loved the nocturnal room, and the only one who loved it more was John. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I imagine he did not think I was a beggar, but only an eccentric sort of lady, who had taken a fancy to his brown loaf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

But there was only hazy glitter where the blue of the sky paled at the edge of the sea, and the sea took up the pallor and made it sparkle through the shimmering air. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As long as I'm their only inhabitant, I should make these spaces feel more like mine. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“No. It's not—” I get out, but I’m cut off by an even more hysterical round of sobbing that seems only to confirm what Finnick said about the baby. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She snapped the clutch bag shut and looked around with a sweeping, raptor-like gaze—the only thing about her, surely, that could remind me of my father, and it did. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

It was days before I realized he lived in the small room near the front door, the only room in the house unadorned by Abuela’s crochet. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

The tears that had, until now, flowed only down Sarai’s real cheeks, slipped down her dream ones, too. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I write today for a reader who exists in my mind only phantasmagorically. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The game not only engaged Bobby’s mind, it tempered his loneliness, and while playing, he felt more alive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The power of life and death cannot be handed out blithely, but only with stoic and weighty reserve. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Please respond as soon as possible; I only have a short amount of time. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The only kind of people who would carry human blood around in a car were vampires! Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The whitewash was only partially completed, and the kiva murals were veiled under the white clay wash, not yet repainted for the winter ceremonies. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was only one escape route out of town. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In areas where there were only hunter-gatherers to begin with, those groups of hunter-gatherers who adopted food production outbred those who didn’t. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re coming with us, and I don’t want to hear any more excuses. Even if you only stay for one hour, you’re going to have a little bit of fun tonight.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The door of each car is open, waiting for the Dauntless to pile in, and they do, group by group, until only the new initiates are left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The next time the sky opened, the two-legged animals found a scene of carnage, with only two dogs left alive. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Blackberry’s flood of apparent nonsense only seemed to draw tighter the mesh of danger and bewilderment. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aru and Mini walked around the bend, only to end up in a hall of windows. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She only puts someone in a song if she really likes them.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Or at least only telling half the truth. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Monsters always command attention, if only for their freakishness. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z