After that none of them paid him any mind. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“But you will not distract me so easily. I have paid, and now am in your power. Would you give me your name, that I might call you by it?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was doing fairly well in most of my meets, but until I began competing at levels nine and ten, no one paid much attention to individual wins. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“They belonged to the people of America and of Indochina, who had paid for them with their blood.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

He paid no attention to the approach of the searchers. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“I have to get home to my husband. I have to know what’s going on. What use is it to keep working if we won’t be paid?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The commerçant paid it, muttering curses that seemed too strong for the early hour, since this was surely only the first irritation of a very long trip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Statistically speaking, how often has that strategy paid off, in your vast experience?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Then I don’t get paid. It wouldn’t be the first time.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry, biting his lower lip, paid no attention. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I paid him well and offered him a row. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Emilia! Help me! Help him!” screamed Maria, but no one paid her the slightest attention. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had paid them even when illness or injury kept them out of work and established an exposition hospital that provided free medical care. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Lucia’s father is the one I told you about. Why I took this job. That man helped me when I had no money. He even paid for the medicines that my youngest needed.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The Red Cross was responsible and independent, an international organization to whom the Western powers and the United Nations paid attention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me a second to realize he paid me a compliment. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He got paid a dollar an hour and had a hamburger with french fries and a Coke every day. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I don’t know much about the sign-painting business—maybe they get paid extra for punctuation. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid me any special attention, although the street was alive with pedestrians, all moiling along in the mysterious tint of green. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hours later, as the castle slept, three of them paid a call on his cell. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The biggest stars of the day, paid outrageous fees and treated like royalty, were castrati. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In the evening the soldiers of the new regiment came down and stood around playing the juke box and drinking Coca-Cola and sizing up the girls for the time when they would be paid. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But also remind her about the weed ticket. It has to be paid or it will double to six bucks.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But here was this man who actually paid attention to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Doubtless it was, at least against his policy. Aside from being the orphanage director, Mr. Rutger is headmaster of your academy, is he not? I believe he gets paid per student.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

But most important, she paid close attention to her mentor—the father who appeared before her sometimes and told her things. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid for us to take private lessons in sewing and knitting and record keeping from other people. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid any attention to the two travelers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Their one donation paid for this whole remodel. The plants and the air in here remind me of the British Club in Ghana." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When democracy came, everyone had to be paid a minimum wage. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Watching all those makeover shows has paid off, because Mom knows exactly what to do. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I have paid for it, in fact, I have earned it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After only a couple wrong turns Mong led us to the bus station and I paid for three one-way tickets to L.A., the farthest south we could go in one shot. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

I reminded myself that I was on American soil now, that this guy was on my side, that he got paid for helping people like me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A week before, he came home to say that the company had offered employees to be paid either in Zim dollars or in cups of mealie meal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I get paid whether you learn or not,” they would tell us. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The uprising on behalf of the six black teens paid off. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They were attended by the same servant who had taken care of them their whole lives, in the tradition of the paid slaves of the era. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes thanked him, paid him, and promptly sold the skeleton to Hahneman Medical College—the Chicago school, not the Philadelphia school of the same name—for many times the amount he had paid Chappell. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Brady, if you work for me, you get paid.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, nobody paid much attention to me as I walked over to my spot on the floor and plopped down with my minotaur horn. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Though this was supposed to be a chartered train that the deportees had paid for, a mass of Japanese soldiers in their khaki uniforms and caps pushed on board. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The black gelding had trotted up to her, but she paid him no mind. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“You children need to have food on the table! The mortgage needs to be paid!” she went on angrily. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a shame, the way they paid three and four times what the furniture had cost, because they could get credit from those Jews. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My fare had to be paid in “ready cash.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I went to work for a man in the suburbs today. He paid me a hundred dollars.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Humbly, my mother said, “Well, I bought him that one slate. He broke it and kept using the pieces for a year. And I’ve already paid his school fees for this year.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think her parents were thrilled about their daughter dating the tutor they paid for.” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Miss Leefolt don’t pay but ninety-five cents an hour, less than I been paid in years. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Since they could never have paid the bill—and worse, couldn’t have gone online—both were immensely relieved. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black teachers, though highly respected in their community, were paid very little. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a useless precaution because the only people who lived in the house scarcely paid any attention to her. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

With the fervor of lawyers, the inmates tried to convince St. George that mess-hall workers were paid so little they deserved any extras they could find. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No. I'm—I’m being paid to find her." Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Rather than walk into the town up the hill, the client usually paid or tried to. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The signal-flash glared over and over again, but the Earthman paid no attention. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

"My debt to you is settled, and my rent is paid in full." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, the girl’s brother paid her a visit to see how she was. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s his right,” she said, but I paid her no heed. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Yes, he probably paid a fortune for it and now he can’t show it to anyone because he’s afraid someone will make a cheap, knockoff version. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lyddie paid for the Worcester and forced herself to take it out of the shop before opening it. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Trip was working the door, making sure everyone paid to see the play. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He earned about $125,000 from Harvard and the Brigham; out of that he paid his personal bills as well the mortgage on his mother’s house, channeling any leftover funds to PIH. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“But I was running here and there over the summer, you know, trying to get paid.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not guaranteed to get you a thirty-six, but Jay said I better get close since she “paid these folks a light bill” for this class. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As a young man, when I joined the African National Congress, I saw the price my comrades paid for their beliefs, and it was high. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were both of them going to work for Mr. Nitta—he paid better than any berry farmer on the island—for thirty-five cents a flat. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Grandpa Nyles paid the fee and took a brochure from the young park ranger. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He’s paid more attention than the others and cared about me the way a friend should. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

And no greater tribute can be paid to you as parents, and no greater epitaph can come to them as children, than where they died and what they were doing when they died. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In Durban, we paid a call on our colleagues at the Natal Indian Congress in an effort to boost activism in the area. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some one at the counter, that I had never seen before, tried to pay for the wine, but I finally paid for it myself. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Yes, and he paid a lot. I thought I’d make some more.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much of it came from poorly paid state functionaries whose livelihoods depended on using police and administrative authority to extract cash from upstart capitalists. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

But on those occasions they never really paid much attention to me. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

He is unapologetic about spending it lavishly and says that he has paid his dues in the form of taxes, which he estimates at $500 million so far. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

But I paid for Amanda’s gas, and her mom’s van isn’t cheap to fill up. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Dad didn’t believe that women should work, but I suppose he thought it was all right for Mother to be paid for midwifing, because it undermined the Government. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No one paid any heed to their orders; but as the ruffians passed, they closed in quietly behind and followed them. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But then I start wondering: So who paid for the hospital? The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

The room was full of bubbling tanks tended by boys who morosely fished the water with nets and who paid no attention to the newcomers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid us in anything they could—cups, coins, eggs, fresh beef, even a dress one time. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

Percy hadn’t paid much attention to it, but it looked like a name tag made out of lead. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“She is not your madam, my child. She is just a woman who is living with a man who has not paid her bride price.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the paper paid my father’s salary and our rent. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They always paid like they promised, or most often sent home a slab of beef or salt pork in exchange for my work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Girls can’t even vote. They don’t get paid. Girls stay home.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Wait till I get paid,” the She Elephant said. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Three weeks later, in October 1958, my grandparents moved out of Hurlbut, one year before they would have paid off the mortgage. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Though she was often weary after her day’s work, Lupita paid close attention. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The only cotton left for us to harvest was la bola, the leftovers from the first picking, which paid one and a half cents a pound. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Th'e smuggler has been paid to take her all the way to Miami. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Having blundered into something he really did not want to do, simply because it was something that probably ought to be done, he was terrified of the dues that would have to be paid. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That's when I saw that he hadn't paid the rat any mind. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scholarship I had paid for books and school fees. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, at the beginning of his rule, Arcadio paid them a surprise visit. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Since when have we ever paid to get into a sideshow?” said Enoch. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now the other students stopped talking among themselves and paid attention. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to work, Ivy. We need all the money we can get, and if I don’t complete projects, I don’t get paid. Layla helps Mom with the boys in the afternoons.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Colored folks who’d broken some unspoken rule, gotten uppity and acted above their station, and paid the price for such an error with their lives. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Chacko said that the high incidence of insanity among Syrian Christians was the price they paid for Inbreeding. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having that protection paid for by the government is even better, as it suggests your safety is of interest to someone other than yourself. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Inside the camps, however, workers had been paid less than twenty dollars a month, even if they were doctors! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Let me guess. The man who paid for this center is running for office?” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I ask her, what if we told the truth? How we too scared to ask for minimum wage. How nobody gets paid they Social Security. How it feel when your own boss be calling you...” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, both harbored smoldering class resentment at people whose parents bought them computers and $100 pairs of Timberlands and unquestioningly paid for their college expenses. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Constantly intent only on creeping along quickly, he hardly paid any attention to the fact that no word or cry from his family interrupted him. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a lad not like either of his brothers, a lad as silent as his mother, and because he was silent none paid any attention to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You paid for five people in boat,” he says. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

So, when something went bump, I paid attention. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He gave Winston a single sharp glance, as though verifying his identity, and then paid no more attention to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And so he paid for his fastidious nature, his compulsion to keep things perfect. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The judge posted bail at two million and his boys ran down to court and paid it in cash. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The Belle who created his look paid attention to small details, made him unique. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

This was the first compliment the father-in-law had ever paid any son-in-law in the family. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But the intensity and the severity of things didn’t quite hit until a few days later, when she paid her regular visit to a small nail salon in Tremonton. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

To some of them, she owed something that she hadn’t paid yet, like Windy and Stewart, or Cousin Eunice. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, at the Columbia session, I paid particular attention to a young woman with pale skin and blond, curly hair and a tall, energetic man with green eyes and long brown hair. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Besides, who would’ve paid any attention to two kids talking about what sounds like a few coincidences?” Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, no one paid him any attention. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor did I see anybody defining a real man as somebody who paid a lot of attention to books. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m getting paid good butler money, though,” Charlise says, as she unbuttons her shirt to reveal a black sports bra underneath. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

South Korea’s obsession with achievement has paid astonishing dividends. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

At first no one paid much attention to him, figuring perhaps that if he was ignored he might go away. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was to be paid instead in copies of The History of Fishes. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The black- light walls are lined with plaques paid for by families of the dead who are asking the angels to bring their loved ones back to life and give them a happy eternity. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

They paid her wages full and just, but there was no certificate of honorable discharge from the Concord Corporation, and with no certificate, she would never be hired by any other corporation in Lowell. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

They never asked to be involved in any of this, never entered the championships to hunt down a criminal, were never getting paid to put themselves at risk. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mother paid a lot of attention, and they went to the museum on Sunday afternoons and to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony and for picnics in the park. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He paid the driver and added a huge tip. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When they paid me, they looked as though I were a stone or a post. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already Frederick had paid up; and the sum he had paid was just enough to buy the machinery for the windmill. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“And just after dawn, guess who paid me a visit? Four deer. They practically knocked on the door.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I even paid special attention to the slum areas, not that I expected Diego to visit them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Actually, Sam wanted to go to the after-prom party the school organized, too, but Craig got really angry because he already paid for the hotel suite. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Together, we paid homage to the Virgencita, our Mother in Heaven, and our very own protector, by lighting five small candles, one for each of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s right. It’s very whistle-worthy. The winners will receive four years of paid tuition plus free room, board, and books. Lots and lots of books. Now go find me my champions!” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

While a student at the Eclectic Institute, he traveled to area Disciples of Christ churches, where he was paid to give Sunday sermons. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The gang not only paid for the funeral but often gave a stipend of up to three years’ wages to the victim’s family. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Haymitch hasn't paid much attention to his platter, but he's knocking back a glass of red juice that he keeps thinning with a clear liquid from a bottle. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In the end, although Senghor did not then provide us with what we asked for, he furnished me with a diplomatic passport and paid for our plane fares from Dakar to our next des-tination: London. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Like a court magician paid to entertain royal children with fireworks and tricks?" The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The peasants still had to work on the same land, but instead of growing their own crops, they got paid in wages—they weren't allowed to sell or eat their own produce. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

At that point, LaTonya was two, Alfred was six, and Cheetah had never paid child support. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I never paid attention to Amá’s old bedroom when I was a kid. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

He paid because he had inherited from his mother a certain tightness through the purse strings. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sam paid it out slowly, measuring it with his arms: ‘Five, ten, twenty, thirty ells, more or less,’ he said. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I apologized as I paid him, but I could see that he didn’t believe it. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

If they needed her to baby-sit on Saturday nights or any other nights, she was supposed to be paid extra or given more time off during the week. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Africans who sold other Africans as slaves insisted on being paid in fabrics from India. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

“Because he was drunk? Because one of his loser friends finally paid him back? Hell, I don’t know. And I don’t care.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I want to know what they paid for this private concert,” Benji’s dad said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Hale paid the gunman and told him to “get her out drunk and get rid of her.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I exhaled and paid attention to the way my lungs sank in, with just a little bit of rattle at the end left over from my annual bronchitis. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

At its inception, the division had a roster of four faculty members, including John, who was appointed an assistant professor of medical physics and mostly paid out of the Physics Department budget. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And people pay money for a pet, yet for me she paid nothing . *. at least, as far as I know. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And no one knows why Mr. Chance lent it to Daisy, except of course that she was Daisy Nation, and she paid her bills promptly and had taught the Chance children at Harewood School. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“He tole that little snippity nurse of his’n to give me ten dollars and make me sign a ‘paid in full’ receipt. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything they could name, anything they could imagine, anything they could describe, they could do, or could have done to them, just as long as they paid. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

South Koreans have paid close attention to the price tag of German unification. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

No one gets paid overtime at Wal- Mart, I’m told, though there’s often pressure to work it. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We felt an incident boiling, but none of us wanted the young Negro, who had paid for his ticket, to be forced to vacate his seat. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord knows she paid enough to be called that. Miss Trotter.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Some of it was paid back immediately because he agreed to be interviewed by a foreign journalist for a fee of $300. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

And while it’s true that the owners of the larger yards paid me more—I was getting thirty to forty dollars a lawn the second day—there was also the distance factor. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

That was another good thing you paid for and then had. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I learn that Lou Anne, whom I find dull and vapid and have never paid much mind to, gave Louvenia two weeks off with pay so she could help her grandson. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Me, I just let them pay me at the end of the day and what they paid me is what they paid me. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jule checked in under a false name and paid the clerk in pesos. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They paid cash, no questions asked, and preserved particularly interesting bits of diseased viscera in large clear bottles. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The Duke’s Daughter paid the butcher’s bill, A Phantom Hand put down a new carpet, and the Curse of the Coventrys proved the blessing of the Marches in the way of groceries and gowns. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he paid her no attention, and I stood in the doorway and watched as he settled her in the skiff and rowed her across the channel. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

She thought soldiers didn’t get paid that much. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

All those visits from Officer Friendly in second grade paid off. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paid her no mind, but she kept on talking. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

That evening the authorities paid another visit to put pressure on Mary and her daughter, Anna. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you believe my dad paid me twenty bucks to come to your prom?” he admitted, slightly ashamed. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“After that, I couldn’t stay with just any foster family. They had to have special training to be able to handle kids like me. They got paid more, too, because of the danger, but yeah.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“Speak no ill of the dead. The prince paid a ghastly price for what he did.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Once again Armpit was holding a shovel, only now he was getting paid for it, seven dollars and sixty-five cents an hour. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“I felt like not a lot of attention had been paid to academics,” he said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were far more highly prized than any other objects that were brought out of the tombs, because private collectors and a few foreign museums paid very handsomely for them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid for it, turned around, and handed one plug to Rainie. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen Hera once before at a Council of the Gods, but I hadn’t paid much attention to her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the 1850s, Chinese workers were not well paid, but neither were they slaves. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

I paid no particular attention to them until they had surrounded the junkyard. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lost in his studies, Oppenheimer paid little attention to the outside world. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had paid their money and they wanted action. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ticket-taker on the streetcar nodded affably when I paid my fare. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was paid well because he was good at his job. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He thought, Mr Hooper can tell us to do what he pleases, because my mother is paid to work for him, and this is not our house. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

He’s paid from eight in the morning till half five in the evening though he has to get the horse ready well before eight and settle him for the night well after half five. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This is being paid for. I don’t want to waste time.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

But after that money came, and my mother had paid out a lot of it for the funeral and expenses, she began going into town and returning very upset. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said a prayer that it was paid for. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I figured to charge you exactly what I paid for it,” he says, “which was nothing.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I paid her a visit myself, her and that doomed baby of hers. Once that baby is left in the forest, she will mourn and recover, and things will return to normal.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“I hope your mother really sent you to that English-speaking school I paid all that money for.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I should have paid more attention to her conversation with Judith. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It didn’t even bother me that most of the mothers paid us in homemade candy. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid the check and counted out five singles from the change. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Traffic would be heavy on the bridge due to an accident, and because we were paid for travel time, we'd hope that the pileup involved at least one piece of heavy machinery. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

In 1921, students from white Trinity College paid their annual visit to black Wall Street Church. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The two guys on bikes paid little attention. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Does Pop know Officer Moore gets paid for not working? Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

After we paid for everything we threw our old group-home gear in a Dumpster and wandered around some more until we ended up walking into this hoop gym in Venice Beach. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mother paid me, and I saved almost all of it. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had bought a short white dress at a Goodwill thrift shop and paid twelve dollars to dry-clean it. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

She never paid attention to the things she was supposed to. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Some he got from farmers who paid their bills to him with cattle every year. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He changed his Kansas City address soon after it became known that we were working on him. We feel sure he has been paid to skip.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The children came and sat close to him; he had paid more attention to them lately, knowing that it pleased Nancy, and they had grown fond of him. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The words were familiar to me, because I had heard the phrase in class, though I had paid them little attention at the time. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My highs and lows depended solely on how much attention he paid to me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then he concluded, “But I flatter myself that some respect will be paid to the public interest, and to the plighted faith of the government.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Once I paid dearly for a basin of water and a tiny solitary room in an inn so that I could wipe the dust from the road off my body. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I paid for my coffee and grappa and I watched the people going by in the light from the window. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

In the gym, Bull paid the director of the pep club band five dollars to play the Marine Corps hymn. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have paid for my honor,” answered Taran, his voice rising, “more dearly than you would pay for yours. Do you ask me now to cast it away?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly, the dark fills with spies who are paid to hear things and report them down at Security. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Uniformed police stood or sat on every side, conducting their routine business of the day; none of them glanced up or paid any attention as Phil Resch led Rick across the lobby to the elevator. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

When we couldn’t and I told Mrs. Ellis, my fourth- grade teacher, that I had forgotten my quarter, she said her records indicated that someone had already paid for me. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she’d paid more attention in health class, when that nurse had come in with a rubber dummy and showed how to do that artificial perspiration stuff. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

I paid very low prices for peaches, carrots, and beets. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, consider your debt to my father paid—” “You think I’m doing this for him? For his memory?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

None of the other men paid Toomer any mind as he limped in with the oysters. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I work every day for a living,” I said, remembering that he was being paid by the party to talk to me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had paid thirty dollars for the ad; he might as well pay another fifty cents to see it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Of course I paid attention and did my work. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The Appalachian Trail Conference didn’t hire its first paid employee until 1968, and it retains the air of a friendly, accessible, dedicated outfit. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

By the time E. D. Nixon and other black leaders heard about Mary Louise Smith, her fine had already been paid and it was too late to mount a legal challenge. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He paid no mind to the traffic lights, since there were hardly any cars on the streets. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

A woman whose wages she paid, whose rent she had subsidized, whose daughter spent hours and hours under this very roof every single day. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You know how girls are at that age about any attention paid their bodies, and this was out and out probing of the rudest kind. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was very proud of her power and of the reverence the people of earth paid her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She spotted the snake guys slithering along the docks, winding through crowds of mortal tourists who paid them no attention. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He gave money to those who would accept it, and secretly paid the grocer for people who couldn’t pay their bills. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

If I had been alone I would have paid no heed to them, so concerned was I with finding some direction in the strange duststorm. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He liked working at the superintendent’s place, liked being close to the school, liked how Mr. Crane always paid him fair. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’d yet to do so as a coach, and the people back in Washington who paid his salary had begun to take note of that fact. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“The plant would have blown up if nobody had paid attention.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t paid much, but as I’d never been paid anything before, it felt like a lot. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Like most of the neighborhood she knew Nene was slow and paid him no mind. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he paused and added a single word that did more to encourage me to pursue writing than any compli­ment any editor has ever paid me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You paid way too much for that,” Zohra mutters as we walk away. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But I paid for a ticket that goes all the way to Cleveland.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story begins in the early 1950s when a bright young geologist named Eugene Shoemaker paid a visit to Meteor Crater in Arizona. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

But I knew Papa h; d warned me that the colored always paid a price when the races got too close to each other. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We paid a guard a small bribe and slipped across the border. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Pilgrims paid homage to Christ by visiting Bethlehem, where He was born, and Jerusalem, where He met His death. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

I paid special attention to our mail delivery for three days, and figured out that our mail carrier always came to our house between twelve and twelve thirty p.m. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I paid, like, twenty-eight dollars for this stupid cream that was supposed to boost my radiance. What did I get for it? A four-dimensional zit!” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

But when the waitress brought the bill, Allison carefully began to untangle how many drinks each person had ordered and who had the calamari appetizer, to make sure nobody paid for anybody else. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’d love to, Mrs. Walton, but my folks don’t get paid until after the holiday.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

The secret, in truth, was that he just spent more time studying, and paid more attention, than everyone else. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

A gift of money had to be paid to my bridegroom’s family for taking me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

His father had paid human traffickers twenty thousand dollars, the family’s entire savings, to get them out of Afghanistan into neighboring Pakistan. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Since everyone at school knew my avatar by the name Wade3, no one paid any attention to me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“We wouldn’t have had to use them if you’d paid attention to our warning back there and just left.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“But we’ve paid a fair price already. He’s getting paid good money,” the husband said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“What a price to have paid for Hitler and his madmen!” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

It felt good when the foreman paid us off and I had a couple of dollars to put in my pocket. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were so many clues that he was struggling, but I never paid enough attention to figure them out until now. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He had to understand that he, Branwell, was not the only one that she paid attention to. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord Asriel. And they got him captive on Svalbard, you see. I think the Gobblers betrayed him and paid the bears to keep him in prison.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Black cars bounced down the unpaved street, splashing through muddy potholes, sending up jets of brown water, but the drivers paid Joe little heed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Gupta paid his workers stacks of rupees to threaten tenants who fell behind on their rent. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I don’t know. Maybe it’s because my number-one-daughter-made playlist finally paid off.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Because the spray planes were paid by the gallon rather than by the acre there was no effort to be conservative, and many properties were sprayed not once but several times. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I had another job too, which paid me the best pay I ever had before I became a lawyer, which was working in construction. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

When I read The California Gold Rush no one lifted a finger unless they were paid in gold nuggets or gold dust. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

At the end of each day, I got paid for the work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her grandmother had paid for her plane ticket, so she'd spent that money updating her wardrobe. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When Tiller had paid Florida twenty dollars for the first afternoon’s work, she rushed up to the loft to show Dallas. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Some noisy skiers came in from outdoors but paid no attention to the kneeling boys as they crossed the lobby. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

No matter how I calculated it, you can be sure I said a prayer of thanks that it was all paid for. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

If you paid attention, you could pick things up on your own. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The ones that were nice were ones that was paid. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

But it wasn’t just folks back home who stood up and paid attention to what had just happened. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He waited for a reply, but Sohrab paid him no attention. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But they were five for a dollar, so I paid for a random assortment. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We talked about college at the dinner table, my parents paid for me to take SAT prep classes, they took me to visit colleges and they even helped me fill out my applications. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Except, sir, that I paid—” “Boy, are you accusing the ticket master in Marshall of cheating you? Right then I knew I had been cheated, but I said, “No, sir.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poets, philosophers and playwrights gushed and paid homage to him, including T. S. Eliot, James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, whose sinister Dorian Gray was an early Wagnerite. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Was that also what Rinehart was, a principle of hope for which they gladly paid? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Zeitoun preferred to pay on Sundays or Mondays—because when he paid on Fridays, too many of the workers would disappear all weekend. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

From 1932 through 1939, the lab’s overall staff shot up from ten to sixty, but the number of Rad Lab personnel paid out of state funds never exceeded ten. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Late in the fiesta it would not matter what they paid, nor where they bought. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

That he’s just being paid to let two Jews ride out on his cart. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The following morning, he paid a man to fit bars on Harry’s window. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I kept getting them mixed up, but you could tell them apart by the airplanes if you paid attention. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Wait a minute. You get paid for having me, right?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Had I gone home to eat my plate of greens, Granny would not have allowed me out again, so the penalty I paid for roaming was to forfeit my food for twelve hours. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I got paid for last night. Two more nights and we’ll have enough to pay for one tutoring session.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

His father had been at least a little bit right: there were interesting things in the Pipeworks if you paid attention. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

About 90 percent of the tablets in the earliest known Sumerian archives, from the city of Uruk, are clerical records of goods paid in, workers given rations, and agricultural products distributed. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

So, I didn’t really know what they paid, but Papa would set aside maybe a dollar each month that would be mine. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around it on the plateau were scattered a few shacks, and at the far end was a small patch of woods, but we paid no attention—our eyes were on the tower. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Twelve whole dollars. That’s funny. But at least it’s better than the eight bucks you paid me last week.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I have been told that the process will take eight hours, which will include two fifteen-minute breaks and one half-hour break for a meal, and will be paid for like a regular shift. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paid him, took our groceries, and walked out of the shop. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Dad s imagination paid all the bills we ever had. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

"He paid yesterday, my lord, and he paid dearly," Ned replied. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The next step for those applicants who are hired at a call center is the training program, which they are paid to attend. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“He got paid either way, so I’m not sure it mattered. He seemed completely biased against Marcus. He wanted him to plead guilty, and take a deal, but Marcus refused.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

All that practice throwing onions into the handcart paid off. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung marvelled at this and said, “Well, if I have paid my penny what business is it of yours if I carry it within or without me?” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Neither of the men paid her the slightest attention. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And this is how she has paid for it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“There’s been an investment in education here, above and beyond bare bones, and it paid off,” he said. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

By the second year of his training he began treating minor cases by himself, and from then onwards Kenny paid him a small wage, not regularly but as and when funds came his way. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left two glasses for the bottle, and we paid him for the sandwiches and tipped him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t make any sense to hurry, she observes, when you’re being paid by the hour. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all those years, as I paid her medical bills, as I filled in her 1040s and helped her with her Medicare paperwork and her will. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I did not like selling to him, although he paid me a better price. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told how hard Grandpa had been working to have my dogs entered, and how he had already paid my entry fee. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The school, where they paid attention to him and respected him, and then power, with his endless decrees and his glorious uniform, freed him from the weight of an old bitterness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Outraged, the royal governor closed the port to all trade, threatening the people with starvation until they paid for the tossed tea. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You checking out my closet, figuring out how much I get paid, you must be FBI or something,” Ice said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal impatiently gestured when I began stumbling for words trying to express my gratitude for the great honor he had paid me in making me a guest of the State. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They should have paid you with actual money for helping them,” said Pong, guessing at his friend’s thoughts. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

All that time dressing up in the Doctorita’s clothes and blasting her stereo and dancing has paid off. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

How fitting, I thought, that the villain had found a position as a mercenary soldier, paid to protect Claudius and fight his battles. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Lowe— arguably the world’s pre-eminent all-around climber—was hired to be Sandy’s personal guide, a job for which he was paid a substantial sum. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Obviously, Washington’s spies liked to be paid in money that jingled. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But my family paid a terrible price, perhaps too dear a price for my commitment. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t believe her good fortune, getting paid to do math, the thing that came most naturally to her in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Three hundred dollars was a little more than the average person got paid in a month outside the camps in America. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Without knowing what to say, he paid ten reales more so that his sons could have that prodigious experience. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It may have been the Maying, or the compliment which the cockney Knight had paid her, or some premonition such as comes to women before their joy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Plum was three years old, BoyBoy came back to town and paid her a visit. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

The dreamer paid for them out of a silly sort of green brocade purse, and in the next instant they were gleaming at her wrist like a charm bracelet. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I have fourteen dollars left after I paid to get to the Howard campus, so I just ask for water. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“If we just work ten hours, we’d be paid much less.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

If I had truly paid attention, I might have realized that our tiny country had absolutely no hope of defending itself, not when bigger countries like Poland had already fallen. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

“No,” cried Lupita, but no one paid any heed to her. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Students who normally paid Miles for his services began taking matters into their own hands, and detention was full for the first time all year. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Three tense weeks after that, Eric took a temp job, as a network programmer with Andersen Consulting that paid $35,000 a year. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hanako had paid the neighbor her entire savings of twenty-seven dollars, earned through working at the restaurant when she was six and seven years old. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Ito paid Papá more than us because Papá was a better picker and because he had worked for Ito for several summers. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the summers he came home to take his father’s place in the fields, for cabin rent had to be paid with field work. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Always paid for my ticket when I could. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Theirs was the Cadillac of clubhouses, sporting several parlors and a poolroom, a bounty of boxing gloves, baseball team jerseys, bats, and cleats, all paid for by their political patron, Frank Ragen. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eventually a few of the poems were published, and then a few of the stories, mostly in small literary magazines that paid in contributors’ copies. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

"And that red priest with him, he paid for all they took." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Katie would be so proud of me if she knew Id paid attention to her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hens paid her no mind, seeing that she came with a crooked stick and no feed. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“And don’t think that’s a present. I expect to be paid back someday.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Boy, who do you think paid your bail? Hmm? Who do you think paid your lawyer? Do you think I’m an idiot? Did you think no one would tell me?” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Conger has promised them all an equal share of the more than $200,000 in reward money to be paid for the capture of Booth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was pleased that Perilee had accepted my gift of that chair, paid for with my newspaper story money. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Okay, then fine. I'm gonna run the meter. If you gonna make me drive you home in silence, I might as well get paid for it." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

So, when I enrolled for my final year at Barnard, I paid what I owed on my tuition with Dad’s wadded, crumpled bills. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

In the glimmer of an instant, for the price of a 50-cent galloping fee he was probably never paid, Pollard lost the sight in his right eye forever. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wednesday paid and they left, walked back across the road to the motel parking lot. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He called her, but she paid him no heed. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

If that was true he must have felt that he had lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Charged with disorderly conduct, she paid a fine and her case was dismissed. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I only got paid $5.65 an hour at my new job at Gap Kids. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He, who had paid to straighten their teeth and smooth the accent out of their English in expensive schools, he was nothing to them now. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

As the smell of coconuts and jasmine filled the shower stall, she thought about the anonymous donor who’d paid for the meal. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

All the installments hadn’t been paid and she took on the responsibility. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I had a martini alone, paid for it, picked up the box of chocolate at the outside counter and walked on home toward the hospital. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Charlie paid him back with a pinto pony and a long friendship. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

And about this time the principal of Lincoln Elementary School paid a little visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never paid for it in my life.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I drank this glass, paid and went out. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Every time it was his birthday, we got him aftershave lotion that our mother paid for. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Spiked on a pole atop the bridge is the severed head of a traitor—a man who betrayed the crown of England and paid for it with his life. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The green stucco house is mine, bought and paid for. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He’d paid for new clothes, new rattles, new bottles, new diapers, even though they could not afford them and Aziza’s old ones were still serviceable. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The other girls paid no attention to her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She is the one that paid my school fees from beginning to end. If not for her, I don’t know where I would be today.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When he had his accident with the stone chip, Mammachi organized and paid for his glass eye. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt like he was watching out for me, and he paid more attention to me than he usually does at home. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The only way to ease the pressure was to boost the total of paid admissions to far higher levels. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I paid no attention to the fact that Danny did not meet me in the lunchroom. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Melisandre had practiced her art for years beyond count, and she had paid the price. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They'd never had the benefits of a steady salary or paid vacation days. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Blanca pretended to accept his explanation, but her husband’s vehemence struck her as suspicious, since he normally paid no attention to her problems. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two men paid no attention to me at all. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, Mr. Ray paid me every day, so I could do that with no sweat and look pretty cool at the same time. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I have not paid attention, and she is hurt that something that matters so much to her has slipped past me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

If you’re made to feel unworthy enough, you may come to think that what you’re paid is what you are actually worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the money ran out eventually, which meant rent couldn't get paid. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Before that he’d had a ’65 Chevy Impala that he paid good money for. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wind whispered through the stable, a cold dead breath on his face, but Jon paid it no mind. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It’s true that I never paid much attention to the ones around here. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know. I’m a great time for everybody. Too bad I’m in here instead of onstage getting paid for it.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I get paid forty-three dollars ever Friday, which come to $172 a month. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Interest, he said, and all the fertilizer and stuff we got from the general store—things he paid for—the prices, he said, went up. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rummaged in my bag for the money and paid him. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They paid seven hundred and fifty in Philadelphia.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

There were some who, convinced that in their country nothing like this could ever happen, had gone on their own to surrender to the Ministry of Defense and had paid for it with their lives. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that only people who paid money were allowed to shoot the pigeons, and that the money was used to make the park better. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

“After all, sir, Longstreet’s man is a paid spy. And an actor to boot.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah. Papers. But we will be paid double.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“All that matters is that he won, and we got paid.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

‘You think she knows the difference? I paid good money for those clothes. And another thing. I don’t care for that tone. Consider that a warning.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Frankie paid the farmer to take a detour through the wharfs, down a street lined with old but attractive gray-stone houses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I rode out to inspect my lands, paid a few visits to the neighboring haciendas, kept my eye on the tenants. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa had paid to have her see the best doctors and therapists in Nigeria and abroad. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Before she left to return to Smith for her senior year, Luma spoke to her friends one by one and paid a visit to her grandmother. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

He paid with a ten and left the change in the tip jar. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s payday for me. It is never too early to get paid.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

‘Tes, yes, He saved you! And He paid a price for you. He gave His life for you. He was nailed for you. He became a man for you.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The only thing that bothers me is I don’t feel like I absorbed everything he tried to tell me. I wish I’d paid more attention to him.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

For this is the state’s execution chamber; when a man is brought here to be hanged, the prisoners say he has “gone to The Corner,” or, alternatively, “paid a visit to the warehouse.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

He kept the books, hired the attorneys, called the undertaker, and eventually paid the bills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was for the same reason, he said, that miners were often paid entirely with two-dollar bills, so that local merchants would realize how important the coal companies were to their businesses. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I paid the specified penalty, which was a one-year subscription to Penthouse, to the outrage of Kip’s liberated wife. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had done that awhile, he told me, they had started him doing other stuff that paid more. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

This is what the tuition paid for—to be with other students who were examples of the world. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“That boat cost half a million bucks if it cost a penny. And you heard how much he paid for the rod and reel.” The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“We just called off yet another strike, even though no lecturer has been paid for the last two months. They tell us the Federal Government has no money.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sacerdote found that parents who adopt children are typically smarter, better educated, and more highly paid than the baby’s biological parents. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Why, with the tent getting fulled up with the buzzing of ten stones and the flames getting snuffed out one after the ’nother, ’twas a sight I’d’ve paid one of my own dimes to see! Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“All of them, I guess. I cut her toenails for her because she couldn’t reach her feet. She paid me in divinity.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

He was proud of a compliment Mrs. Meier had paid him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It would be a paid position," he offers. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Draping the hives—I had no idea what that was, but you couldn’t have paid me fifty dollars to miss it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told Anthony, “Madam, the Court will not order you committed until the fine is paid.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They dreamed about being something other than poor, but they never got the chance to be anything because nobody paid attention to their dreams. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember how much Barbarossa paid us for that figure there?” he whispered to Riccio. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps you’d do better in your studies if you paid more attention to them.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“If I’m going to work this hard in tech, I might as well get paid triple what I’m receiving now.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He counted it, took it to the register, and paid out my tip. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

If not for Eliza’s fine victuals, and the hungry customers who paid to eat them, we’d have been in the streets long ago. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had nearly caught up with the wages lost by her illness, and even though Rachel made only a pittance, it paid her room and board. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He countered by taking the position that he was officially disabled and therefore entitled to be paid for a full year after he began his medical leave. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Women came to comfort her, and their husbands paid condolence calls and hoped inwardly that she would soon move to another neighborhood and spare them the obligation of continuous sympathy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why, we paid them two cents a pound over the market. We didn’t rob them.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Such a position was coveted by whites, for it paid unconscionably high fees and provided ample opportunities for graft. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

His grandma hadn’t gotten paid yet, and food was limited in their house. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“There’s not just the matter of the woman to be made up. There’s the Justices to be paid off.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid half my wages for aspirin when Henek got typhus. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Lobola, the brideprice or dowry, is normally paid in the form of cattle by the groom’s father, and would be paid by the community in Justice’s case and in my own by the regent himself. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not before we get paid,” she said grimly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

That explained why I hadn’t paid any attention then, but I sure noticed her now. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Ptolemies paid Rome to protect them from uprisings by native Egyptians and occasional threats from tribes to the east. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The Wart heard the spar-hawk on his left giving several nervous coughs at this, but the peregrine paid no attention. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unless she found a job that paid twice as much, she could not afford to stay. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe I could afford Mr. Rory’s prices if someone’s firm paid me on time,” I said with a teasing grin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Neither of them paid me any attention, their eyes pinned to the doorway. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They paid only a quarter of their policies’ value. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Starburst before the pack is paid for and decide not to. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We paid the photographer for two photos because you had to pay for the picture even if it came out badly. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“You can still change your mind, nne, the four places are paid for,” she said, climbing into the car, holding tight to her jewelry-filled bag. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Memorizing the formulas was the one thing I totally could have done if only I’d paid attention. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He didn’t try to hide his annoyance as I hobbled after him, but he didn’t need to worry; you couldn’t have paid me to stay in the Infirmary, not while I was conscious. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The power going off for two days because we hadn’t paid the bill. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“Before I moved you in with us, you were eating rancid meats and hadn’t paid your water bill in three months.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

No one paid us any attention at all. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They were both adopted, you know? Their parents paid a lot of money to get them.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A few of the lower- ranking warders ordered us to go back to work, but we paid them no attention. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And after Punkin' was placed in an institution, Mary had put in long hours working at the Duke University switchboard, a tedious job that paid low wages. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think they get paid very much, because they never stay very long. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then I remembered Papa saying that we got paid three cents a pound, so I mixed dirt clods in with the cotton to make it weigh more. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

As she paid for the chickens she thought it takes a lot of cooking and cleaning and scrubbing to pay for these trips but it’s worth it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s what this woman does, this mad American broadcaster, though her wages get paid by the Nazi Minister of Propaganda in Berlin—she walks hold as brass into prisons and prison camps and finds people. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“We don’t get paid when we ruin a piece.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like I said, I paid my price with him. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was my first time in London, but I was so nervous about the competition, I hardly paid attention to the world speeding by outside the taxi window. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

My work in teaching him to read had finally paid off a few months earlier. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the southern states, Virginia among them, had paid off the bulk of their wartime debts. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Their economy is based on reciprocal exchanges between individuals or families, rather than on a redistribution of tribute paid to some central authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

His premonition of disaster was correct from the beginning; and like a ranting actress in an indifferent play, I might say that we have paid for freedom. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Will was a foreigner, and as long as he paid for his food, they cared little what he did. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The men paid no more mind to me than if I had been a ghost, and when I followed them down the corridor, no one asked me what I was doing in this place. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

In the back of their wagon, Rorge cursed and threatened and told them to unchain him while Yoren was gone, but no one paid him any mind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Since I wasn't paid anything from my dad, getting paid in hash was a good deal. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then she rose again, brazen with her various sins—pride, gluttony, avarice, uncooperativeness—and for each she paid with a life. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

"You blush red as a maid, Theon. A question was asked. Is it the gold price you paid, or the iron?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We paid good money, the same prices, but we just couldn’t eat inside. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, so-called differential pricing was standard in the world of large drug companies; Americans paid more for their products than people in any other country. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When the check came, they each paid four dollars. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

The room was dark, but it would have to stay that way until Father paid for the repairs. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

To Caroline’s assertion of her brother’s being partial to Miss Darcy she paid no credit. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I do a whole bunch of jobs that other kids, other places, get paid to do, but it wouldn’t ever occur to me to ask for pay. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Low Torning the Isle-Men had paid Ged as best they could with the ivory pieces used by traders in the Archipelago; he would take only ten pieces, though they wanted to give him more. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much jostling and searching for homework papers and mittens that no one paid any attention to anything except personal possessions until they were well up the walk to school. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a new job which he liked, and was getting paid every week. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry paid him and they were out in the hot sun again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I paid close attention to Nancy’s mother, a pretty, dark-skinned woman, sitting up front in all black. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I passed through the gate, paid my way. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The gas bill got paid, which is why the house is warm and the fridge is almost empty. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Leo wondered if that price would ever be paid. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She scraped her way through the first year with some money saved even after her rent was paid. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That is what I am paid on Saturdays.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Welles’s exceptional voice also won him roles on radio dramas—work that paid much better than those in the theatre. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

"The goat has paid for itself. Several times over," I say in a superior tone. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A few weeks earlier Thomas Edison, known widely as “the Wizard of Menlo Park,” had paid a visit to Burnham’s shanty. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My grandfather paid me ten cents a bucket for my berries. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in a quiet huddle while all the fine white men and women paid their respects to the beloved father. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m the one that brought that pill man out. I paid him and I got him to put my boy back together.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

She would not have paid a kobo at the medical center; at least there was still that benefit to being a lecturer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He paid his fare, watching to see if the conductor was noticing him; then went through the car, watching to see if any face was turned to him. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, when I was at school, nobody paid attention to me. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Henek is right, and the man just wants to get paid.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“But he paid her not the smallest attention till her grandfather’s death made her mistress of this fortune.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He had demanded to be paid up front for doing so, and I, in my Timberlands, was that famous American rapper. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He is resting peacefully in the slave burial grounds and we made certain he had a Christian service and paid fifteen dollars for a marked grave. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

They drove to the hotel in their car and paid for the room with their credit card. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Roberto got paid twice a month, and every other week Mamá had to cut back on groceries. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then on Magazine Street, I paid forty-five dollars to have my hair lightened and trimmed and ironed straight. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The mule I settled on wasn’t the biggest, but it paid me some notice when I walked by. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t it I who brought in the extra money that paid for her trips to Salisbury? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between passing notes with Twig and thinking about Mom, I hadn’t exactly paid attention in any of my classes. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I tried to talk to Old Dan, but I may as well have talked to a stump for all the attention he paid to me. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had done what was needful for him as a baby, but she had business of her own and once he could look after himself at all she paid no more heed to him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

That was the first time Kat had ever paid me a compliment. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid Tante Heleen for information—stock tips, political pillow talk, anything the Menagerie’s clients blabbed about when drunk or giddy on bliss. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Because seamstresses were paid by the number of garments they sewed each day, the lost hour was precious. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Thankfully, none of the other Champions paid them any heed. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Later Mrs Mooney came up with some food and she told me they paid the rent and left money for her to buy food and anything I need. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

As names are read, items are received with the excitement of someone winning a real contest, as if the booty were free and not paid for at three, four, or five times the store value. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Valentine and the farm’s parents paid her to teach their children, and there were always more children. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The fairies holding Lena paid her no heed, passing out of sight into the woods. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

With all his security upgrades, Thread has paid little attention to the fence, perhaps feeling harsh weather and wild animals are enough to keep everyone safely inside. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Halley, whose means were not great, paid for the book’s publication out of his own pocket. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It began to bother her, thinking of how much she had paid for the suburban train ticket. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“She must be found dead on the Guilder frontier or we will not be paid the remainder of our fee. Is that clear enough for you?” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

This wasn’t too difficult, as the younger boys took one look at the shiny, wrinkled gray sacs and turned away in horror; you couldn’t have paid them to put one in their mouths. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It took me a long time to understand the awful price I’d paid, and that even God has to admit the worth of freedom. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the letter, I had promised to work for him after school at Tuttle’s Toys as a janitor, or whatever, until the money for the stolen Legos had been paid. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

But this was a wasteful method, for often, in the excitement of bidding for a fine pearl, too great a price had been paid to the fishermen. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the exam was over, Haupt paid the five-dollar fee and made an appointment to pick up the results the next day. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I don't know what happen to de house. Long time paid for. You be thinkin’ on it? Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He asked for one pound and I paid it. For sharpening all the knives, and a jolly good job he made of them. One pound. A penny more than one of your frozen Greenland pizzas.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you think your money or hers either paid for a cent of this?” she says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Presto paid for the hamburgers and milk shakes and I decided he was all right, friendly enough, and not after anything physical from me. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

One of them was a little slower and he paid for it. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1824 the Marquis de Lafayette, the great French champion of American independence, paid a final visit to America. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Peewee paid them three hundred piasters, about three dollars, for four bottles of the hair stuff and the feet stuff. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew Papá’s check was for sixty-five dollars, because he got paid a dollar an hour. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We each had an aguardiente and paid forty centimes for the two drinks. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She paid off the mortgage on her house, for she was still in debt to Senator Seward for it. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they paid a price for this union. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Herbie’s heart sank as he observed new ants methodically plodding into the death arenas around the sugary spots; they paid no attention to the shapeless compatriots over which their tiny feet scrabbled. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, things were smoothed out to the point where Tycho offered to pay Kepler’s moving expenses from Graz and assured him that the Emperor would come through with a paid position soon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

No one paid attention to the two tardy guests who appeared at the door, letting in a gust of wind, till suddenly a woman screamed and threw her arms about a snow-covered figure. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Animated by this belief, I paid particular attention to their policy statement and activities, with the idea of finding affinities rather than differences. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But do we get paid for each kill?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I limped along the side of the road and they passed me and paid no attention to me. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

All those years of practicing with the martial arts instructor had paid off. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Eilonwy paid scant attention to the warriors, having found something more interesting to her. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The three of us walked around the gym arm in arm, then ran over to the giant valentine and paid a quarter to take a picture together. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But once Yedsha paid her the money, she’d pay the magistrate, save her farm, and life could go back to normal. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Mother constantly reminded him that if he’d finish just one more course, he could graduate from college and have a professional job that paid more. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she had paid for them she said, “I’m going to watch for his ship tomorrow—up on the captain’s walk on the roof of our house.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wrote something about oceans and the balance of nature— I don’t honestly remember what I said—but I won first prize: a trip for six to the new downtown aquarium. All expenses paid. Stupendous!” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Though I never paid attention to “adult matters,” this time I was all ears. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Hicks didn’t tell the eager-for-work men that he paid low wages. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

“I’ve had her ever since I was a child .. . and we must get on this train . .. and we paid so much for our tickets!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Two lawyers who have never met can nevertheless combine efforts to defend a complete stranger because they both believe in the existence of laws, justice, human rights—and the money paid out in fees. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

While she paid the bill with her credit card, Meggie and Mo examined all the delicacies behind the glass counter. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s right,” I said, glad Fern paid attention, both now and last night. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

It was Papito who paid the rent and bought them their winter clothes and spoiled them once with an outing to Lincoln Center to see the doll-like ballerinas dancing on their toes. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He paid respect to Eugene and his bike. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

More than seven hundred of them shelled out two dollars apiece to sit in nine special open-sided viewing cars; the rest paid a dollar fifty for regular coach seats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

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

He hoped somebody paid for all this one day. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He knew he had gotten me in trouble with Mom and so he quickly wrangled a construction job in West Virginia for a couple days of paid work. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’d heard there was a clinic near the mall that paid people for plasma. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But when we saw tiny white flowers sprouting from a few plants, we felt our work had paid off. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Actually, you could help me out if you moved in with me. I mean, that way I could use the five hundred dollars’ rent you paid to me . The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

But persistence paid off and finally there was Renault on the line, the quiet hello, the calm voice but something else, something else. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He supposed that he ought to have paid her a bit more attention, but she seemed to have had a good time all the same. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I have not suffered enough, I haven’t paid my dues, I have no right to speak. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

My mother always paid great attention to whatever I said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This morning she had paid thirty-five dollars a share. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid careful attention to where I had been tattooed. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was offering almost double what Old Granny paid. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody paid a bit of attention to the children, except for the bald man, who stopped and stared Violet in the eye. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

She’d stay late and look after Mameh even if he didn’t pay her, and he paid her so little as it was. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like the attention he's paid to my hunting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was the first time that the youngsters were singled out and attention paid to the accomplishments of their childhood. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If he succeeds, I think they should give him the Teacher of the Century Award and a two-week vacation in Hawaii, all expenses paid. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The men paid her no mind, but she was not so lucky with the boys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Questing Beast, who had not paid the least attention to the arrival of her master, was staring up at Sir Palomides with her sopl in her eyes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The law firm paid me a salary of two pounds per week, having generously waived the premium the articled clerks normally paid the firm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After graduation, she became a paid lecturer in the abolitionist movement. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Bueno, that will do. But when we are paid the first time, we must also buy some new clothing. We have only rags.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even though he had removed himself from domestic matters, everyone still paid him enormous deference. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He told us that his mother would give us a ride if we paid a fee of fifteen pounds sterling. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We rode to the Brooklyn Memorial Hospital, which was a few blocks away, and Mr. Galanter paid the cab fare. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Working together all day, Saturday and Sunday, Roberto and I managed to finish an acre, for which we were paid sixteen dollars. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Would they take us across if we paid them?” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

That, and the fact that none of these jobs paid over nine dollars an hour. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Kate paid close attention, careful not to mistake short for long or vice versa, making sure to recognize pauses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Here you are...no sacks left. And hurry up, else you won’t be paid tonight.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your prize? Risk your life? We have lost life and shed blood for the cauldron. Yes, a heavy price has been paid, heavier than you know, Prince of Pen-Llarcau.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

My shoes skid nicely across the waxed floor, and all those nights in dark apartments, leading girls and learning the steps, have paid off. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he told my mom, the first thing she asked was “How much you getting paid?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, Red. Yeah. I get paid today, man. I’ll be back with it.” X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Simply wear a headset, hang out with new friends, notify people when you see police coming, and get paid at the end of the day. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She took what she wanted and paid me. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I was just wondering whether me master might be willing to do the same—let me stay on an they paid him a bit." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He was hailed as a national hero, promoted to the rank of captain by the Admiralty, paid handsomely to write an ac-count of his ordeal, and, in 1825, given command of a second Arctic expedition. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a quarter of the money went directly for housing, eliminating any chance that it could be paid to a broker. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t anxious to wed; in exchange for her consent, he paid her twenty KJs every day and served a white cake with every meal. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Under protest, he agreed to accept just eighteen dollars, the price he had paid for the boat. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The roads were passable if you were patient and paid attention. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

So they paid for their ice cream and crossed the street to the Magical Menagerie. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

California fans rushed up the hill and demanded their winnings from the same bookie, who again paid out. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Murray was appalled at a recent dinner party when a woman leaned over to her and said, “My husband paid $250,000 to join the golf club, and he doesn’t even play golf.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

This host her son had assembled was not a standing army such as the Free Cities were accustomed to maintain, nor a force of guardsmen paid in coin. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In Lorraine Hansberry’s Pulitzer Prizewinning work, a black family—the Youngers—clashes over how to use the insurance money paid on the father's recent death. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid the men the slightest attention anymore. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Someone different will have to take you, so the favor gets passed on instead of paid back. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Park paid polite attention to Shin’s instructions on sewing machine maintenance. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“The weaver has paid us much tribute to destroy any children of Athena who would dare enter our shrine. We have never let her down. We cannot let you pass.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Through one of the big canneries he had made a deal to pay for The Nereid with percentages of each catch, and he was anxious to get it paid off. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hoed in silence for a minute and then paid him the great compliment of going back to his story. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had paid Red Pettus ten dollars and sent him home as soon as the patrol car had pulled within sight of the jail. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not here to talk. I was actually wondering if there were some paid jobs I could do around here until I find work?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

"Then why would you love coaching? Seems like if being a cabbie gets you paid, that should be what you love," I explained what seemed obvious, looking out the window. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

"Sam Westing paid for my education. He saw that I was accepted into the best schools, probably arranged for my first job, perhaps more, I don't know." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my mother had received a fraction of the money the Mosses—or any of my foster parents—were paid, she could have established herself in Tampa and made a home for us. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

As long as The Spread Eagle paid her a dollar a column for her ‘rubbish’, as she called it, Jo felt herself a woman of means, and spun her little romances diligently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Quang-ha is sprawled out on the sofa, moving from channel to channel as if being paid by the number of programs that he can simultaneously track. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

She paid five dollars to a lawyer to look up the wills of the various masters to whom Old Rit had belonged. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now called the Sugar Act, the law was designed to make sure the American colonists stopped smuggling and paid their sugar tax. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Laura paid close attention during the demonstrations, asking intelligent questions, but at the last minute saying she would talk it over with her husband. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

We paid for the beers, we matched and I think Cohn paid, and went up to the hotel. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I paid for the saucers and we walked out to the street. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

After several unpaid offices in that organization, he took a paid secretaryship which he kept for the rest of his life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of the few boys on the island whose parents paid Teacher for extra tutoring after school. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, the American taxpayers have already paid part of the cost by subsidizing corn. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Edward paid no attention to the game at all, eyes and mind ranging the forest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I paid the driver, and then we rode upstairs in the elevator. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Without saying much, the manager paid him six hundred yuan, or about seventy-two dollars. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Always didactic, he went into a learned exposition of the diabolical properties of cinnabar, but Úrsula paid no attention to him, although she took the children off to pray. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Of course, the ground was thick black mud, but that seemed to be the price you paid for burn morels. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If I’d paid attention to the family calendar, I would have remembered about the cookies. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I’m badly bruised and might have a broken finger or two, but it’s my skin that’s paid most dearly for my struggle with the guards. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He had not paid much attention to his squire. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

In no time at all men began to arrive, offering their service as hired hands, because I paid well and gave them meals. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that a climber has paid a large sum of money to join a guided expedition does not, by itself, mean that he or she is unfit to be on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I thought that Albert paid more attention to things. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

He still wasn’t sure he’d paid his debt to that goddess. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After the coffee and a fine we got the bill, chalked up the same as ever on a slate, that was doubtless one of the "quaint" features, paid it, shook hands, and went out. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He wished he had paid attention to such tales. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Fenoglio looked around the gloomy alleys like a tourist, staring at windows and open doors as if he'd paid for entry. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The Englishman was John Dowland, a Londoner and exact contemporary of Shakespeare who spent some of his most fruitfully creative years as the extravagandy paid official lutenist to King Christian IV of Denmark. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He liked to play in the alley and paid little attention to his studies. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad paid no attention except when the blow had been unusually hard. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as a sweetener, he was released from any obligation to keep up payments on Michelangelo’s part of the two outstanding dowries, since he had already more than paid his own share. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Usually he paid attention equally to both of them, but he seemed to think that sometimes it was good to concentrate on just one at a time. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

This was the legacy of Sesame Street: If you paid careful attention to the structure and format of your material, you could dramatically enhance stickiness. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you got a parking ticket you ain’t paid, you going to jail. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Nina claimed it had something to do with glands, but Kaz didn’t care about the specifics as long as she showed up when he needed her and she paid Per Haskell his percentage on time. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She selected a jade one in the shape of a viper, paid for it, and handed the blue velvet box to Jule. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“What you get paid, how they treat you, the bathrooms, the babies, all the things you’ve seen, good and bad.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I might have let him sell you after all. Your uncle Pyce would have paid a fortune.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

“My father paid several cattle for my mother, and later the two got a certificate at the Marriage Court.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as it happened, my dad paid for our Ming Palace dinners every Saturday night with a bright blue credit card. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The driver, who was a kind and polite man, did not laugh at his oddly assorted passengers until he had been paid. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s paid a pittance but at least he’s paid. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"You the only one workin', and you got paid today," said Major. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

To come out ahead after child-care costs, Generose figured she would have to find work that paid thirteen or fourteen dollars an hour. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Got a house bought and paid for and sixty acres uh land right on de big road and . Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

The photographer took two shots, and Papa paid him while Hanako and Akira were putting the stools back in a corner. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Baba paid for the chi­ld s, our matching wedding bands, and for the diamond ring I picked out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“They paid me with these. Maybe if I get a few more, we could get some fish, or something good.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

How could they not have paid heed to the novel forms of government coming into view across the Atlantic? 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One month she had paid in full and then hadn’t had enough money for groceries and electricity: what a thing, to choose between hunger and darkness. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he was young, John had paid no attention in Sunday school, and always forgot the golden text, which earned him the wrath of his father. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t have paid any attention except . . . well, it was Luke.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

When I had finished and paid the bill, we went to the door. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I had just finished paying the man back when we were sent to camp. And a loan from the bank to expand, I paid that back too.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Maybe they were, but the wait paid off. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Major Major often paid strict attention to the horseshoes falling softly against the earth or riding down around the small steel pegs in the ground. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

But the way Mr. Ray was talking, hell paid pretty good. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Singer always paid for what he took and there was no disturbance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I guess I was aware that it was snowing, but I just hadn’t paid much attention.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That man would have disappeared with this bonobo if I hadn’t paid him. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The next day her brother paid him a visit and he never bothered her again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Late in March, sitting in Duggie’s drugstore, Violet played with a spoon, recalling the visit she had paid to Alice that morning. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They tried to discourage her because it was getting to be winter, but she paid them no attention. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid no attention to the boat or to her when, late in the day, she attempted another swimming lesson. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hear fifty . . . sixty-five . . . seventy . . the bidding was laggardly, nobody seemed really to want Babe, and the man who got her, a Mennonite farmer who said he might use her for plowing, paid seventy-five dollars. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took the money she had saved—money the missionary lady paid her for cooking—and she stopped by Emma’s to tell them good-bye. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

And when, once or twice, I did hit, always just some combination, as I’ve described, West Indian Archie paid me off from his own roll. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The white men paid her no mind as she walked to the black trees. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But a taste for luxury goods did not stop Gross, an accountant, from scoffing as David paid thirty dollars for a box of Godiva chocolates for his wife. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The method worked, but black families paid a heavy price and children were hardest hit: there had already been several tear gas- related deaths. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even when some of those others are paid to be here?” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Openings were going begging that paid nearly twice the money. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I pulled their gags, they both shouted questions but I paid no attention, unrolling them from the wet sheets and unbinding their wrists and ankles. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Your gentleman friend paid for this round and the next,” she said. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Far from it. Madam paid a call on the reverend’s wife after supper. Came home with high color in her cheeks and a bee in her bonnet. ‘Dress the child,’ she says. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The meal was fully paid for in every sense; there was no pollution or packaging left over. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He knew he'd have to do a good job to be paid. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few passengers who defied the drivers usually cooled off at the police station, paid their fines, and tried to put their humiliating experiences behind them. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She’d been ticketed only once in recent memory, for an expired registration, and she had paid the fine on time. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad Marlee thought to call me. I paid the fine, and they dropped the charges.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have a suspicion the reaper has already paid number B-19 a visit.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Father worked as a handyman or an all-around mechanic when he could, but he would cut firewood or do almost anything so long as it was legal and it paid. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Homer, please. Give me some credit. No, I paid attention to what worked with the boys—like Band-Aids. I bought a ton of stock from the company that made the best ones.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She sat before a black Remington, new and doubtless never paid for. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He reached into his shirt, drew forth a money-bag, and paid out the sum. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Masaccio’s patrons, who had paid for his painting, appear on either side, kneeling. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Her voice came to him now from out of a deep, faraway silence and he paid her no heed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Johnny went back to the shop, paid Mr. Tweedie for his work, and buckled on his spurs. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had paid twenty dollars for the hit and Sweet Jimmy’s stuff was correct but now he was freaking because of the guy watching him. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

To be exact— instead of the government buying all the extra corn, or loaning farmers money so they could store it, it just paid farmers part of the cost of growing it. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

We found the owner anxious and affable; Serjeant Clippinger paid him a small requisite sum for his livestock and an excellent supply of grain. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

In my admiration for Cradle, I hadn’t paid attention for a while to what people were saying about Mama. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the New Haven Line paid me off, I decided it would be nice to make a trip to visit my brothers and sisters in Lansing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer sold to Biswas; there were several other shops in the town now where I was paid better, and where I did not have to endure the sly, spiteful observations he made. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

People were paid on Saturday and it was a holiday without the rigidness of a Sunday. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Either he didn’t buy anything or he paid cash.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Low-down factory tag. I done paid my money and I ghy ride. White man, you make her give me back my ticket.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nights when he failed to get up, he paid the price by having to start a new fire from scratch while he shivered in his underwear. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

At the time, the world paid little attention to the war and its victims because East Africa is so isolated and so seldom featured in the world’s news. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tilted my head and paid close attention. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

For its trouble, the designated team was to be paid $2,200 from each of the other expeditions on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Great perils lay before them, and some of them paid with their lives for drinking that peerless elixir. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he was acting under instructions from his employers, he should have been paid a bonus. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother had worked long hours at the post office the last few years, a necessary evil in order to keep the bills paid. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, maybe they used to but no one paid attention to them. You could still apply yourself, though.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Out of that two pounds, I paid thirteen shillings and fourpence a month for my room at the Xhomas’. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wonderful though my film studio job was, I was paid a very small salary. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I paid him when it was over and tipped him half a lira. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The next day, as soon as we have both paid the lunch lady, I say, “Come on,” and I pull you toward our regular table. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Here are the monthly totals for the wages that J. T. paid his gang members. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

As part of the new attention being paid to me I had to report to someone at a city bureau for an interview. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Pumpkin juice spread steadily over the tablecloth, staining several feet of white linen orange, but Hermione paid no attention. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He might still be here if some anonymous donor hadn’t paid his $175 adoption fee. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

There was also an ambush in the forest but nobody was supposed to know about that King Arthur paid no attention to the coming battle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The adversarial system means that lawyers want to win, and the better they are at winning, the more they get paid. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The woman’s family had been paid off, and the young prince shipped to school in the mountains. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Someday, of course—and I will make no predictions as to exactly when—they are bound to tire of getting so little in return and to demand to be paid what they’re worth. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not everyone paid him, but most of his customers did, like the grocery store owner and the bakery. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

“You don’t get paid for that. The reward is in the doing.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Not that they paid any attention to our list anyway. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re not paid to think, mister. I asked you a question.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d paid a lot more than an eye, but the minor gods would finally get the respect they deserved. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Oddly, the cub, who looked to be about three months old, paid little attention to the goat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s easy to make fun of the people who paid good money to follow his advice. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he paid somebody to go bum the boat.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Another implies that the food is not cooked on the premises and instead is imported from the best restaurants in London, paid extra to stay open for the late hour. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Scholars believe that Cleopatra may have paid to have the mosaic installed. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

‘You can leave Master Lester’s plantation when you have paid off your debt.’ Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The company paid the good Reverend’s salary and was not above suggesting the topic of his sermons, mostly having to do with rendering to Caesar what was Caesar’s. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It would lie about inside his blotter, and he would answer it weeks later, one Sunday morning in a hurry, before lunch, having come across it when he paid some bills. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He had seen men die all his life, and death was the luck of the chance, the price you eventually paid. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old woman had paid them no mind as she took Koffi from him and carried her to a large hut in the clearing's center with surprising ease. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Parents gathered coats and checks and paid their tabs. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

It also paid some farmers not to grow grain. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

His friends paid close attention as Leo explained. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He wore expensive, double-breasted American suits and wide- brimmed hats, and paid a great deal of attention to his appearance. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Thirty-seven dollars and seventy-five cents for paperwork. After I’ve already paid twenty-two dollars to open the claim!” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“It is for Lagurie only. Only the cutter gets paid. But Lagurie, he will buy us small rice for our help.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If a company habitually paid below 80 percent, Feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: The cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“And I see here that you haven’t paid your tribal tax too. Were you meaning to fix that too?” the policeman said sarcastically. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Sadie must have figured that since she wasn’t getting paid, she wouldn’t put on quite as much of a show as before. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the previous four months, I’d paid visits to people who’d survived mass shootings at a movie theater in Colorado and inside a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Grandpa and Papa paid no attention to what I did. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

That kind of thing you would just naturally be expected to do on your own, without getting paid for it or winning any medals of honor. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once respects have been paid, they should march right past them, emboldened, as King once said, by the fierce urgency of now. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I got paid for picking, but not for helping my brother clean Main Street School. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

I had paid the woman a nickel for the bucket. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Beau said she had paid that debt and then some and told Cora to get back to Hob. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

But yesterday Kilvin had paid me for a span’s work in the Fishery: two jots. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kepler was a poor man with no financial resources from his family—his university studies had been paid for by a scholarship and he had to borrow money for the journey to Graz. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

We were growing impatient, for the cook paid no attention to us. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lula thought some more and said, “She does get paid real money of her own. That would be nice, real money of your own....” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Matty had never paid attention to the names of flowers—boys generally disdained such things—but now he wished he knew them, so that he could tell Jean. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Going out of his way to get along sometimes paid off. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Donna, all I meant was—” He was spared by a knock on the door—the TV-dish repairman, waiting to be paid. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

In the morning we breakfasted at a Hardees across the street and paid for a taxi to take us back to the trail. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The others were sustained on stipends from donors such as the National Research Council and the Rockefeller Foundation, or were paid out of unallocated grants made to the Rad Lab by the same bodies. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

And he had heard it said that black people, even though they could not get good jobs, paid twice as much rent as whites for the same kind of flats. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"I think,” Jack said slowly, "that Mrs. Cunningham and Tom should do the work. They get paid for it.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having paid princely sums to be escorted up Everest, some climbers have then sued their guides when the summit eluded them. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Czerny paid me for my time but seemed to think it wasn’t enough. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I’m sure the Celtics stayed at the Ritz, but it made me feel like a big deal to have my room paid for. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He only paid attention if it was something he’d never seen before, such as Rachel’s Timex watch with the sweep second hand. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure Grandpa paid little attention to my plans. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid the girl her wages for the week. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“A plot against me. You're all in it, every one of you. Someone’s paid this half-wit, I tell you. Paid him to tell his string of dirty lies.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It had never occurred to me to wonder how Bucky’s lawyers were being paid for. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But the young man paid no attention to me and walked off the stage. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We paid him as fast as we could, jumped out of the cab, and started walking toward the ice cream shop. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When Dicey paid the bill, she asked the man at the cash register where an Army-Navy surplus store was. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Would they have paid that for sugared blood?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The two men never spoke again, though to his credit MacKaye paid Avery a warm tribute on his death in 1952 and generously noted that the trail could not have been built without him. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

My mother has paid for the food and is already heading toward the exit. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Neither Booth nor Herold paid attention to the black iron lock on the door as they passed through the doorway. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had paid seventy-six cents for a genuine Indian birchbark canoe, only to find that it leaked. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

She’d often spend hours making sure the designers, colors, and styles we chose paid proper respect to the people and countries we visited. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The busboy and the Mexican who intervened were paid several thousand dollars and the owners promised to promote a current Mexican employee to waiter within a month. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

All through the morning, many more small boats arrive to deliver their passengers and by late afternoon, ninety-eight people are onboard, each having paid for their escape in five or ten ounces of pure gold. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He always put Obinze’s name up for the outside work that paid better, always asked if he wanted to work weekends, which was double time, always asked about girls. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bunny was busy rooting around in a corner behind a ficus plant and paid Mr. Jeet no attention. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

I felt extremely uncomfortable, although after brief glances no one paid me any special attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went through a toll booth where Stewart paid a quarter, and then after a while saw signs saying: BRIDGEPORT. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid strict attention as his friend went to the stage and stood self-consciously beside the Chief Elder. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The thin-faced man paid no attention, but called back another guard. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“And how much will he be paid?” my father returned sarcastically. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they paid me fair that was good. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only other person besides Lorena who cares about what I think is Mr. Ingman, and he’s paid to be interested in my opinions. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I imagined all the frogs Stan and I had paid for, beneath the ice, motionless bumps on a muddy bottom, more dead than alive, hanging in a cold, dark limbo until next spring. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

But that year, the price the grain elevator co-op paid for a bushel of corn was only about $1.45. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

They paid the bill, shook hands, and said goodbye. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

He was suddenly very glad he had not worn his colonel’s uniform today—for once, his bad habits had paid off. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you not hear my pronouncement? See my factors on the morrow, and you shall be paid for your sheep.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Will Thompson got to act like a jerk because his family paid for the privilege? Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

We paid no heed; I punched another boy for trying to push me off the bench. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were six of them, and they paid the largest share of the rent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He cancelled his coming to speak, and as we were unable to get back the money already paid for the rental of the center, Mr. Muhammad told me to speak in his stead. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

An amateur photographer bringing a conventional large camera and the necessary tripod had to pay ten dollars, about what many out-of-town visitors paid for a full day at the fair, including lodging, meals, and admission. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He paid the Standard staff huge bonuses and asked them all to take a long leave. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes: but a young lady—a bride—I ought to have paid my respects to her if possible. It was being very deficient.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Once tied down and paid, he was exceeding pleased with the whole proceedings, and merrily instructed us where we might find his cattle and pigs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I knew what a tremendous price had been paid by the “innocents”—my friends—in the name of freedom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Did we ever. Roast beef and potatoes. And a clean bed. But I don’t trust it. I wager they’re paid by the head, the way Indians take scalps.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

But as a result, the big Wall Street investment firms have had to sharply reduce the cost of their market research, all of which has to be paid for now by their brokerage departments alone. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was grueling work, but it paid the rent. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At least one of the witnesses had since vanished, and White was convinced that, as one agent had noted in a report, such people were being “paid by suspects to go away and stay away.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I met people who owned entire collections of houses and spent more on one restaurant meal than my family had paid for 93 Little Hobart Street. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

It was rumored that Valencia was some sort of heiress and had paid for the million-dollar house in cash, much the same way a normal person might buy a belt or an electric skillet. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

With incomes of more than $1 million or so, they would get the biggest share of the breaks, in total amounts and in the drop in their share of federal taxes paid. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Pilar Ternera had paid her fifty pesos, half of her life savings, to do what she was doing. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

‘Okay,’ they said, and paid me in cash without any argument. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dobby likes work, but he wants to wear clothes and he wants to be paid, Harry Potter. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

If she took the Greenwich Road or the Post Road, she’d likely be captured by one in need of a slave or in need of the reward paid for a healthy runaway. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, Peeves paid no attention to Professor Lupin’s words, except to blow a loud wet raspberry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Most Scholars who aren’t enslaved work menial jobs—as farmhands or cleaners or stevedores—backbreaking labor for which they’re paid next to nothing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Johnny paid the midwife and gave the landlord the next month’s rent. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until this moment, no one had paid attention to William Petersen’s neat brick row house next door to the home that had been locked tight. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach after coach paid him the highest possible praise: they pulled out every possible time-worn cliche to describe him. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The infamous slave catcher Ridgeway paid a call on the plantation one week later. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“If she had paid as much attention to chemistry as she did to this theater nonsense, she’d be a good cook,” he says. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

But when these men heard how cruelly the Town was to be punished, they swore it would never be paid for. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You were great, by the way. Those ballet lessons have really paid off." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

The Lottery, with its weekly pay-out of enormous prizes, was the one public event to which the proles paid serious attention. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

So then she stomped again, but nobody paid any attention. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And,” he says, “I picked up an old gumball machine. The kind that takes pennies. I’ll sell it for ten times what I paid for it.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

At first I paid little attention to the pain, attributing it to fatigue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like it when anyone paid too much attention to the emoticon scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The firing squad, drawn up opposite the door, paid him the honors of a head of state. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Pennsylvania one year paid out $90,000 in bounties for the killing of 130,000 owls and hawks to save the state’s farmers a slightly less than whopping $1,875 in estimated livestock losses. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She added her purchases to ours and paid for it all. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He hid out for two weeks, and when he finally did return, murder had sunk back to simple anger and he paid his penalty in overwork and a false theatrical humility. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Its per capita rate of violent crime made it the second most dangerous city in America, but its citizens still paid some of the highest rents in the country. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“It was the least I could do. You paid your bill last month,” said Mr. Thirsty. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

While we stayed rent-free in the residence and had our utilities and staffing paid for, we nonetheless covered all other living expenses, which seemed to add up quickly, especially given the fancy-hotel quality of everything. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“He only paid money for him. I’m the one who loves him.” Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data on weekly income, what they paid in rent, in utilities, if they were on public assistance, how long. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I blame myself every time for not having paid enough attention to accounts of executions. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

Selden explained that he had paid her bail out of his own bank account. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Henry paid the check while Bunny hung behind him like a bad child. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He must also determine lobola, the bride- price, which is paid by the groom to the bride’s family. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took a taxi to Darling Street, paid the driver, and bounded up the stairs. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the magazine had paid for the trip, and I in turn promised them some articles about it, he gave me the opportunity to back out. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Claudia paid no attention, for now they reached what everyone was standing in line to see. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each player paid a dollar, with two free entries allowed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

An elegant public relations agent, Grumette conducted a regular chess salon in her home, which players paid to attend. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He became my sponsor and paid my fees for the rest of my time at Kabarak. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first the nesting killdeer screeched and whistled in alarm, flying frantically in all directions and repeatedly dive-bombing the mad sheepherder dressed in rags, who paid them no mind. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

At work and in his spare time he paid close attention to the weather, to developing storms. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She had never paid the old pictures much mind. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I would be no different from the next one, if I hadn’t paid my own little part in blood. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So no one paid much attention to the little girl with tumbling brown hair and button shoes, or the fact that her shoes did not quite touch the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

All my years of imagining the life of a secret agent for myself finally paid off. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Hercules paid no attention to the implied excuse. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

We get to live here, and the electricity, phone, and suchlike paid for as part of Biddy’s earnings. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he is paid overtime for the extra hours, sometimes not. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

They would have welcomed her bees for free, but August paid every one of them with five gallons of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why should white people be paid to fight our war anyway?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Because of the harsh conditions, some husbands refused to allow their wives to go to jail, and paid the fines instead. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That confidence paid dividends when the board turned its attention to Robert Serber, who had been Oppenheimer’s right-hand man in theoretical physics at Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Therefore when he had fallen by a Trojan spear the Greeks paid him honors as though he were divine and the gods, too, greatly distinguished him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hard work paid off the next morning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even Vannevar Bush, who had spent his career surrounded by accomplished scientists, felt overcome by the “stimulating” and “refreshing” atmosphere in the lab when he paid a visit in February 1942. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He told them what crops they would produce and how much they would be paid. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

People walked by their car, vehicles came and went, and nobody paid any attention to them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid no more attention to me than to the dogs. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“When I was a kid, if you brought a seal’s nose to the police station, the clerk paid you fifty cents. Fifty cents a seal,” Dad said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They shouted at the trees and shook their fists, but the birds just sang and paid no attention to the people below them. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He said cotton brought thirteen cents a pound in 1837, and when it was high, the slave traders paid as much as a thousand dollars for prime field hands. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, we could have ordered, paid for, and picked up the food without opening the car door. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He paid a visit to his former classmate and found that his financial condition was no better. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I paid little attention to where I was going. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to know no more than I know. As to the result, it’s a toss-up. I told you from the first it was a toss-up. Have you paid Wemmick?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I also bought a small canister of mace, then paid for everything by pressing my right palm to a hand scanner. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At first goods and damage was paid for by Pimple; but soon they began lording it around and taking what they wanted. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It wasn't unusual—our house always came alive with protest paraphernalia in the weeks before a demonstration, but I had never really paid attention to it before. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

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

Gaur’s views were not the only ones I paid attention to at the firm. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With these slips of pink paper his tenants could buy everything in the general store; their wages were paid in them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bleak as the area was, there was no money for anything better; the low wages paid by Swift and his fellow packers kept the unskilled masses living in squalor. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t stack them if he paid me money! Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The first warning siren went off in the morning while we were at breakfast, but we paid no attention, because it only meant that the planes were crossing the coast. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At the trader’s, Deydey paid off the winter’s debt and bought a length of blue broadcloth for Mama to sew into a dress. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

The other boys ignored me as they congratulated Tatlock and speculated as to how much they would be paid. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve known Summer since we were in third grade, and I never really paid any attention to her, but this year Henry started liking Savanna and they were like, “going out.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

A real man paid a lot of attention to women. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The dog-and-rat pits paid fancy prices for the best fighters, and that meant sewer rats. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

The truck was expensive to maintain, bandits tried to mug him a few times, and he didn’t have the heart to say no to men who bought on credit then never paid him back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Maybe if they paid you halfway decent the kids would look better.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

We paid for the message and walked back to the inn. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Neither the feeling that our DNA work had hit a roadblock nor the uncertainty of getting paid for the year was of much concern when I joined Av and his sister Val at Euston Station. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And when they had paid for the rounds of beers and were ready to depart they did not suggest that he join them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

She spread her snare, elevated it with an ice stick, and paid out enough hide­ line to be out of the sight of the hare. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Returned from our field exercises, I paid him a call at the hospital. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Either way, Corax ingeniously argued, he would have to be paid. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stepped to the window with the leather petty-cash envelope, paid her for three tickets, and we hustled around the corner to where the buses were, trying to make it on ours before it left. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You look like you getting paid heavy,” I said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I paid no attention; it was just more Chinese- fighting talk. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because his judgment was always good, the estates paid him handsomely. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

No one paid much attention to the final speaker, Henry himself, who went to the podium and read, inaudibly and without comment, a short poem by A. E. Housman. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

If you paid attention, you could see what they passed one another during their handshakes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“The last boyfriend I had always paid for everything.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Absolutely nothing about how to get me paid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"He gave no name, and wore no sigil on his coat. He paid in gold, twice the customary sum, and said he was paying once for the boy, and once for my silence." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe they got paid well for this, maybe they were chained to money. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although his salary would be paid for the coming year from the medical school budget, he would be near enough to be summoned for work on the cyclotrons when needed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I thought that with this description I could find the house, so, having paid my friend for his information, I started off for Piccadilly. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He paid the clerk for the presents he had chosen and left the drugstore, having made up his mind to call it off. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

The idea of leaving one’s family at home and driving an hour to work at a factory to get paid by the hour struck Generose as a weird quirk of American society. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

So the next time I get paid, I come home from the market with an investment. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The mynah paid no attention to this polite reply. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s been paid, and raising your voice won’t make me change my mind. My policy . . He let go of the door and stepped nearer Momma. The three of us were crowded on the small landing. “ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They paid seven hundred and fifty dollars in Philadelphia.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

In November, not long after Park was assigned to the textile factory, four Bowiwon guards paid a surprise visit to the prisoners’ nightly meeting of self-criticism. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“And if I decide that I want to throw in with Madoc, well then, so long as you get paid, it won’t matter, will it?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mothers called their sons home, but we paid no heed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A whole mess of rules that I was pretty sure nobody paid any mind to except maybe Howard. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I might find a job that paid more than being lifeguard, and I was one of two people picked, out of 150, to represent the Freedom Writers at an award banquet. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The details of her crime did not hold up under scrutiny, but she paid the ultimate price. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

"Ghost, no, stay," he shouted, but the wolf paid no heed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He paid the king's debts in promises, and put the king's gold to work. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In my life, I’d heard plenty of empty words coming from important people, lip service paid during times of crisis with no action to follow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He kept shouting orders at the legionnaires, but they paid him no attention. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t paid him any mind but now the request made him suspicious. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

By the time one thing was paid for something else always would crop up. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Did you really think your father paid for that trip?” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The other women paid their bail, but Anthony refused. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

They had not repeated their violation, and no worthy man paid her notice after that day, given the cabin she called home and the stories of her lunacy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

And that was definitely before Lenny saved the day and paid for a new set of teeth for my mom. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

We parked behind the Carter Hotel, paid a quarter to the attendant, and walked down the hill toward Main Street. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I paid attention to the small hairs rising on my nape. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your boss said that somebody paid for our safe passage. Who?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Until now, he had paid little mind to his home. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

I heard voices say but paid no heed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I got paid every other Saturday. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The driver, tired and bored, hadn’t paid attention to who had gotten off. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

According to Armpit’s father, the cost of air-conditioning the homes in west Austin, with their high ceilings and grand entrances, was greater than the amount he paid in rent. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

That on the day History picked to square its books, Estha would keep the receipt for the dues that Velutha paid. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He probably paid more for the plaster lions flanking his front door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, I paid the man for a ticket all the way to Cleveland.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid for all three in full through December first. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Trapper knew he would get paid for what he did no matter what happened during the course of a season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Mom got paid about seven hundred dollars a month, and the first time I saw her gray-green pay check, with its detachable stub and automated signatures, I thought our troubles were over. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jule paid in cash by the week for the apartment, which was the top floor of a Victorian house. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Since he paid his bills on time, the printers loved him and took extra care with his work. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I quietly prayed that my teacher would overlook the fact my parents had not paid the fees. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

For extra money, they’d opened a “colored” convenience store where most customers paid in IOUs; they also ran an old cinderblock juke joint where Henrietta often danced on the red- dirt floor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I wondered if England had paid attention to everything France had to say during World War II. I didn’t think so—they were allies, not buddies. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or else his phone gets cut off because he hasn’t paid the bill. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He happened on this day to pass by the door of a shop from whence ladies sometimes came after purchasing silks within, and sometimes thus he secured one who paid him better than most. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dicey paid for her purchases and walked slowly back to the little gray house. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I even heard they paid off their roommates so they could move in together to work on this stuff twenty-four/seven.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I paid an American-raised Chinese girl in Peking to show me how. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the drugs probably slipped in through the Visit Room, but most, it seemed, were helped into prison by officers who were paid off. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fancy that he heard our conversation, but that he paid even greater attention to my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

If she paid attention to one of his friends instead, he was devastated. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It isn’t known how much Fischer paid for his legal defense, but it probably wasn’t all that much since Suzuki was receiving pro bono advice and assistance from those who felt Bobby was being persecuted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I went back to my seat and actually paid attention until the end of the period. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost all the members of the force were earning less than half of what many workers had been paid for their labor in the war factories. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

We followed neither the laws of God or of your pagan god, and we paid no heed to the magic of your Ultima. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My room and board is paid up until the end of the year, but that is only six days away. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

As Jeremy Travis has observed, “In this brave new world, punishment for the original offense is no longer enough; one’s debt to society is never paid.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I know, thank you. Don’t point,” she said, and paid her bill with aggravating slowness. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Her days of pulling up railroad ties soon paid off, the jack tearing a hole the size of a doggy door. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was also during that time that a starving young artist, who had been given lodging in the house out of pity, paid for his stay by painting the only extant portrait of Clara. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Green Fork ran swift and deep here, but the Freys had spanned it many centuries past and grown rich off the coin men paid them to cross. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They had paid the tuition for the first term and bought the uniforms and had exhausted their savings. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The Colonel lit the cigarette with a lighter I’d paid for and took a drag. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As late as 1890, New York State paid bounties on 107 mountain lions, but within a decade they were virtually all gone. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The horses, their breath making small clouds in the air, paid little attention to her as she climbed in. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the only way the teachers, who hadn’t been paid for years, could make a living. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cobb paid the man’s fee and he directed them to this night’s bounty: two large, two medium, and three infants. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The morning crowd was keeping the innkeeper busy, so I had to lay an iron drab on the bar before she paid me any attention at all. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

No one really paid attention to Missus Nedraw because the Golden Hours were making so much noise with their whimpering and despair. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

He came home with a bouquet of flowers that she knew he had paid too much for. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He picked out a casket, chose a plot, ordered a headstone, and paid for die death notices in the newspaper. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The self-confident fifteen-year-old paid no heed to their discontent and discourteously stormed out. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for losing control and creating a scene, and I tried not to look at the boy as I paid my check and walked out without touching my food. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the morning of Tuesday, April 18, Jones paid his third call on the fugitives. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s why operators are always real polite to people calling from prisons, Shadow had decided: they knew that he paid their wages. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“No, no. Nothing like that. This place is paid off in a few years. I think I can make things work until then. I don’t want you worrying about that.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t get paid or nothing, but that’s how I got a chance to ride since I never owned a horse of my own. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The state bought them coal and paid for their school lunches. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

As the Boss said later, it was the highest compliment he had ever been paid. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Girls were admitted to the Chicken Coop free of charge, boys for twenty-five cents, but Joe and his bandmates paid no admission when they performed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mother paid the woman for a single potato, then again for the privilege to boil the potato. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“I ain’t been paid yet, but from what I hear—” “What did you get at the inn?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The primary therapist had been hired by Nicole’s mother and paid for by Nicole’s father at nine hundred dollars an hour, which is what it costs to have a psychiatrist make house calls. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

They paid attention to things like late fees and interest rates; she mostly ignored them because she couldn’t pay the bills anyway. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry about the tray. I should have paid better attention.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Oh, it’s worse than that, Van Eck. If I fail, I don’t get paid.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

ME: I just can’t believe he gets paid to talk about this stuff. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Maybe I should have paid more attention to my clothing selection. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I paid her no mind and neither did Fern. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

News of this came north to Gont, but the Lords of Gont were busy with their piracy and paid small heed to the woes of other lands. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Dad hadn’t paid any attention when Anne and Ernestine entered the dining room. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

No sheriff paid them any mind, no journalist listened to their stories. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The clusters of New York students and artisans paid them no mind as they made their way through Washington Square Park. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I’m old enough, I’ve paid my dues, it’s time for me to be quaint. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the villagers still paid no attention to Alyce at all. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then I wonder who paid for the bandanas anyway? The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

As in the case of all of the Nation’s ministers, my living expenses were paid and I had some pocket money. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd be paid and on my way to picking a new college. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Because I made more money than Tanu did, I paid a greater share. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The trip was paid for from the $5,000 appearance fee he was getting to compete for the United States in the Olympiad in Varna, Bulgaria. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Pretoria government paid no attention to such facts in its mad pursuit of its homeland nightmare. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We paid one to mend a cracked axle on the road once.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Those who are “kingpins” are often able to buy their freedom by forfeiting their assets, snitching on other dealers, or becoming paid government informants. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

With all these windows into the lives of students and the close attention he paid, he has become an authority on high school sociology. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

So she drops what she’s doing when she sees a spot on the sofa because it cost four figures and it’s not paid for yet. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I could tell Marco was a woman-hater, because in spite of all the models and TV starlets in the room that night he paid attention to nobody but me. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

You don't have to be no Einstein to get paid. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid less than other companies did, made his miners work two hours a day longer, and cared little if miners got hurt on the job. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

They paid my mom three dollars a day and bus fare. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Every Friday night when I got paid, I’d feel at least ten feet tall. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid a little more attention in math, because it was one of the most important subjects for architects. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

In November, he paid eighteen pence to a Uruguayan farmer for a piece of a colossal skull of yet another extinct mammal—the rhinolike Toxodon, with giant squirrel teeth—that had once roamed the plains. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I knew who she meant: a jokey dark-haired boy from the high school who never paid attention to anything in the pool. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sure, he’s always paid before, but right now that seems beside the point. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rent was paid as long as she could keep those three tenements clean. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ned had played and lost, and his men had paid the price of his folly with their life's blood. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Traders in Africa paid for slaves with corn and then fed slaves corn when they were brought here. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

With the singing of this song the trip began, tradition was paid its due homage, the rites of odyssey fulfilled. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had paid for the dinner when it came up and the waiter, who had brought it, was sitting on a chair near the door. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They went out past the young sentry, who paid the visitor no attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your friend is being paid with food and shelter. I cannot give him back his wealth. Meereen needs beans more than it needs rare spices, and beans require water.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And, once again, Michelangelo never paid his share. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Present yourselves to my factors on the morrow, and you shall be paid in coin or kind, as you prefer.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It also saved the pennies that would otherwise have paid their fare on the streetcar and instead could be used to buy a better cut of meat for Sunday dinner. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On July 12, 1914, the city of Auburn paid tribute to her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then they paid for the next guy, and the next family, and the next, and the next. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

A nickel hit paid twenty-seven dollars, half of the month’s rent. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

He went over to the middle window in the room, which was separated by a window seat from the cherrywood table where Mrs. Glass paid bills and wrote letters. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

He remembers the single wrapped gift that he had received, a toy that he’d picked out himself, his mother asking him to stand by the greeting cards while she paid for it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As I bought her a hospital bed, an oxygen machine, and paid for the nurse who helped her at the very end. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Even though she could no longer rely on her sister-in-law’s impeccable skills for ordering the chaos of the big house on the corner, she still paid no attention to domestic matters. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She says she will never cut her hair or wear makeup in her life and if I paid her one hundred dollars she wouldn't paint her fingernails red. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the blind man paid no attention to that. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s not the question, my dear child, who paid for them,” returned Camilla. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bent on his own search, he paid little heed to Gurgi, until he suddenly heard anguished yelps from behind the trees. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The old man paid no attention to them and did not pay any attention to anything except steering. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kids are home with Mrs. Trapane, and she needs to be paid. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few harpies squawked in the trees, but no one else paid them any attention. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I crouch down to get a better look at the bottom part, which I never paid much attention to before. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

So much so that he paid little attention to the warning light embedded in the center of his chest, which had now begun to flash bright red. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One of 'em told him that fancy restaurants paid lots of money for this baby lettuce, smaller than the regular kind, to use in rich folks' salads. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teaching had paid a poverty wage; his medical practice yielded an income only slightly larger. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We spent several shining days picking them and were paid in cash for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the intermediary made it clear that Pike would share this information under one condition: that he be paid a king’s ransom. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It came yesterday. It’s paid for. Would you like to have it?” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Tyler paid a price for that letter, though the price is hard to define. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He had found a bar close by; only last week, the bar owner had come to the house asking for him because he had not paid his balance. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She had paid close attention to the things Baba Joseph considered sinful. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother looked so worn out, I thought, the result of her working long hours for white people who she said “worked her like a mule, treated her like vermin, yet paid her noth- mg. “ Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lord knows she paid everything she got to be called Miss Trotter, so call her that. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

He paid no attention to their sorrow, though, as he knew that he would be able to capture the snake and bring it back to the village. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Darrell has had a crush on Monday since the fourth grade, but she never paid him the time of day. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The sexton paid no further attention to him, but crawled off down the path for another body, or for anything else that needed to be scavenged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a name that protested its own origin: even though he had systematically demolished Darwin’s theory of pangenesis, de Vries paid his mentor a final homage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Later I got a job in the yard that paid a dollar and a half a day, that of bat boy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve certainly paid your dues, in any case, putting in all these hours with me.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

He wasn't even an American citizen, although he had passed all the examinations, paid the fees, and just needed to sign the final papers and be sworn in. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Sheriff Tate had also paid Hooks money to travel back and forth out of the county around the time of the trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her eyes turned to Penelope with desire to make her lord, her husband, known—in vain, because Athena had bemused the queen, so that she took no notice, paid no heed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day soon after Brian was born, we were short on cash, so Dad pawned Mom’s big diamond wedding ring, which her mother had paid for, and that upset Mom. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“They came, all right. Borrowed more money. Maybe they could have paid it all back, but then there was the money we owed for living here.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Most of the stories under those headlines paid scant heed to Shady’s years of grueling labor. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“He was irresponsible sometimes, and Mama and I paid for it.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I went to our table, looking straight before me, and immediately paid the penalty of gaucherie by knocking over the vase of stiff anemones as I unfolded my napkin. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There was no longer any scholarship money, and there was the full rent of the flat to be paid. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston, sitting in a blissful dream, paid no attention as his glass was filled up. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

If he paid for his release, what would he do, after all? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

My father paid no mind to these customs. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

There were several men in Welch who ran ads in the paper for ginseng root and paid good money, so for once one of O’Dell’s schemes paid off. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We know men like him run to the post office the minute they’re paid so their families won’t know a minute of waiting or worry. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Workers were paid by the ton, which both encouraged them to hack out coal with reckless haste and meant that any labor they expended making their environment safer or more comfortable went uncompensated. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She walked calmly over to Mr. Bell and paid for the celery tonics. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘It will have to be paid for,’ they said. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Their rising income has paid for construction of vast megachurches in suburbs across the country. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Wednesday paid the Kinko’s clerk, and he carried his signs and letters and cards outside to the car. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“So I understand you paid six hundred dollars for the tickets, is that correct?” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The seamen were paid extra for the risk. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“The debt will be paid, interest and all.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The radio informed us the two American boxers would be paid five million American dollars each, from our treasury, for coming here. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After that, I paid more attention to what I was doing and worked at a pace to last all day. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even had a job, a sinecure, more highly paid than his old job had been. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Members of both parties cast their votes at precinct-level meetings—caucuses—in the middle of winter, and the whole nation paid attention. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For his services, the wizard was paid three British pounds. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

I paid close attention to his words of advice. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I watch her from afar and notice she gets paid on the Thursday. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The three adults paid tribute to Amaroq until he was almost smothered with love; then he bayed a wild note that sounded like the wind on the frozen sea. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly the schooner paid off and began to gather headway. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

No one noticed him or paid any attention to him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

However little he paid, it would be more than Hosie made at the mill. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He paused reflectively and warmly paid tribute to my father, while placing my father’s life in its proper perspective: “It is a miracle, really, if you think about it!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t paid too much attention to the details. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed behind to finish watching the movie he had paid for. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Humankind paid for its lofty vision and industrious hands with backaches and stiff necks. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you are smart, hardworking, well educated, well paid, and married to someone equally fortunate, then your children are more likely to succeed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“But she paid a price for it, and a terrible one at that.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“I saw your father and your mother wed as well. Forgive me, but there was no fondness there, and the realm paid dearly for that, my queen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I paid GSS a monthly fee for unlimited data storage on my account, and I was about to test its limits. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad paid the adoption fees, and I agreed to use my allowance and do extra chores around the house to pay for the dog license and extras. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Agnes began experiencing unusual symptoms and paid a visit to her doctor. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Morgause...” began Lancelot “Morgause has paid for her share by having her head cut off, so we must leave her to rest in peace.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first payment on a forty-thousand-dollar policy that in the event of death by accidental means, paid double indemnity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students themselves, however, paid little attention to the art, as students on field trips generally do. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They lost the deposit they’d paid to Shah Jahan caterers, as well as to their honeymoon destination, Palace on Wheels. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paid as much attention to us as would a shopkeeper receiving a delivery of old rags. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you paid more attention to yours, you wouldn’t have to blackmail younger kids for pocket money.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

But the general, to ensure he would get paid the money that had been promised him, insisted that André take the sketches as proof that Arnold had carried out his side of the bargain. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid Rudy to undress them both, then pick up the old man like a baby, lay him on his bed, then stand over him and sprinkle him all over with talcum powder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Virginia, for example, fees paid to court-appointed attorneys for representing someone charged with a felony that carries a sentence of less than twenty years are capped at $428. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Even the hustle and bustle of picketing and speechmaking seemed to stimulate me for the better; my wildest ideas paid off. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It paid for her to study music at the University of Michigan.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

“Plus he paid for our dinner,” Augustus said. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He checked the address against a piece of paper, collected his things — umbrella and suitcase—and paid the driver. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

"You have no wives, only con-cubines, and you have been well paid for every day and every ship." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

We finally made it to the entrance and Allie paid for the two of us. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Winston immediately paid over the four dollars and slid the coveted thing into his pocket. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t think either of us really paid much attention to the group of four boys who were waiting around for us by the bus. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

These people paid close attention to the Sun and the Moon and the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It allowed anyone who paid a monthly fee to run their own streaming television network. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t pretty—not nearly as attractive as Bernice—but she had been an easy mark for dozens of men who bought her something pretty, or paid her way to the movies. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

He paid more attention to the schematics in front of him than the conversation. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when I do think about it, how much 1 get paid, how hard I work, how fair Harold is to everybody except me, I get upset. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Payday” was his first reaction, and for the first time I realized that, yes, it had happened on one of the alternate Wednesdays when we were paid. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Generally, we paid no more mind to his screaming than we did to the gobble of a wild turkey. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

All week, in every class she shared with Miranda, Naomi paid for being seen in Gilbert’s jacket. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He looked like he’d have paid seven hundred dollars for one stiff drink, just to take the edge off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

And Mister Singer, who paid his rent very prompt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

In six months I’d have my debts paid off and could make a fresh start. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

"Lannister paid them back in kind. It was no less than they deserved. I shall not trouble my sleep over it." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“I must be paid in full before fulfilling your request.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

A baker, cooper, or rope maker usually started his career as an apprentice, which meant that the master who taught him had to be paid. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

He paid her no attention and scanned the room with his eyes. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Once again Clover and Benjamin warned him to take care of his health, but Boxer paid no attention. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“He never paid me no mind. Old heathen.” Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, there is always a price to be paid. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“What gets me is that the state paid them a lot of money to take care of us, but they wouldn’t give my mother a cent,” I added. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Gey paid his way through a biology degree at the University of Pittsburgh by working as a carpenter and mason, and he could make nearly anything for cheap or free. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

I had the bellhop put the bags and the tape-recorder into a waiting taxi, paid my hotel bill, and walked out the revolving door with the object of the search nestling in my jacket pocket. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I wouldn’t know. I’m not paid to look at hillsides.” A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I got the money, paid off my father’s gambling debt. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After everything had been checked and the money had been paid, Stuart climbed in, started the engine, and drove out onto the highway. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Apparently he’d paid a tailor in Isfahan to sew them into the lining of the super expensive suitcases so the guards at the airport wouldn’t think to inspect them. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had never dreamed of Joe’s having paid the money; but Joe had paid it, and the receipt was in his name. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The actors, poised in their places, paid close heed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They were African doctors who were paid by the American embassy to screen immigrants to the United States. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, their hard work paid off: They were able to save the canoes. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

It sometimes worked at superstores and giant chains where bored teenaged employees barely paid attention. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one else had paid the slightest attention to her all night, and Ash felt as though the huntress had suddenly called her into being. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mouse paid no attention to anything except a mole crab that decided it had lived long enough and tunneled up through the sand directly between her front paws. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Returning a pair of gloves to the store when they gave her two pair instead of the one pair she paid for; giving quarters she finds on the seat to conductors on the trolley. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although everybody paid up fairly, it had lowered the value of the kill. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the boy paid him no mind, he seized him by the ear and pulled him from the game. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“And paid for by wizards,” said Bill quietly, and the goblin shot him a look that was both furtive and challenging. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"I paid her already. I gave her five bucks. Ask her," I said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

They filed in and paid Baba their respects in hushed tones. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Many others had paid the price of their beliefs before me, and many more would do so after me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will be paid up to here,” he said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gets paid about fifty-three cents a day, which he can use at the prison commissary to buy toothpaste, snacks, stamps, and other miscellaneous items. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When the song “Hang On Little Tomato” came on, Dad stopped what he was doing and paid closer attention to it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He paid weekend visits to a nearby neighborhood to check in on his constituents, often with me reluctantly in tow. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

For one thing, the exchange rate was bad and the rooms—besides being paid in advance, and with my money—were already rather more than I could afford. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m new in this school, and nobody paid any attention to me until I pulled you out of my pocket. You have to run the maze.” Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

I paid for the groceries and put the change in my pocket. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You done paid her before she worked out her day?” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It would be so simple, and direct, and I would get paid for it. It would be an Anchor.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

We paid for every guest who came for an overnight stay or joined us for a meal. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Once we lent her the money, until she paid us back she couldn’t chase us away from her house. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The hitch was we couldn't buy from the same supplier because, as Rik revealed, they had paid the Moroccans in counterfeit American cash and didn't want to risk dealing with them again. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He paid the dealer four dollars for a used six-chamber revolver. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My pantomime’s done once the money is paid. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Johnny and Rab knew, and men like the Observers knew, but best of all Sam Adams knew, that the fiddler would have to be paid. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I paid extra for a boat without that cursed boy!” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid Caleb any mind, baying and carrying on into the night. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

She found an obscure midwife and paid her in advance for the delivery. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were not many who paid attention to his apocalyptic talk, for the town was convinced that the priest was rambling because of his age. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Whatever the price of saving lives, Farmer and Lafontant believed, it must be paid. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

That woman Aileen had stolen most of the money from the concert tour, and there were still many people who needed to be paid and ticket holders who needed to be reimbursed. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The canoes managed to make it through unharmed, and the group’s risky decision had paid off. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

“Mom, whatever you owed for your teeth has been paid off for a long time.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

I paid attention only to the first two. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shawn had paid five hundred dollars for him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I shook my head, but no one paid me any attention. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Jordan probably has parents who paid for a hotel next door, a hotel with a connecting walkway that led him directly to the audition. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ve asked him why I get paid less than anyone”—anyone at her level of seniority is, I think, what she means—“and he says, ‘Well, if you could just vacuum . Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Bushy, who regularly gave me lunch money and paid for my school trips, said about the same. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had never really paid any attention to it before. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby and Chestnutt paid me no attention—they were still fascinated by the whirling sand story. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

That way, blind people could get paid for being led around, and could be contributing members of our society, and we’d all be safer, too. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

They weren’t exactly free; she just paid for them with her employee discount. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had a cot to myself, decent clothes, more than enough food, and I was being paid! The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“And with that coin and the others in his purse, he paid a certain man. Soon after that man’s heart gave out. Is that the way of it? Very sad.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because the song was that great and because we all really paid attention to it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought that’s just how it was. Didn’t know much different. I know teachers was nice. But Granny said they was paid to be nice.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

"You asked for life. You paid for life." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The men, including the Corporal, paid no mind to the clouds. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He paid attention to die feeling now and he stood and waited, patiendy, knowing he was right and that something would come. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we are paid, I will write Mamá a letter, and we will include what money we can. I will tell her that we will send more in the next letter.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Of course she had Phil now, so the bills would probably get paid, there would be food in the refrigerator, gas in her car, and someone to call when she got lost, but still . Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I just pulled out my wad of money, like I was some kind of hustler—not a good look—and paid. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“We always paid close attention to which girls came with their own typewriter and what their luggage looked like,” our mother said, smiling. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I think of the merchant who took Slats, the horse, because Mrs. Strawberry hadn’t paid a bill. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ma took in some of their washing for free because the firefighters of Station No. 3 never closed their doors like the other firehouses did when their firefighters weren’t getting paid. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon E. D. Nixon and two white activists, Clifford and Virginia Durr, hurried downtown, paid her bond, and took her home, where Fred Gray later met her and agreed to be her lawyer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

No one paid any attention to the boy. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how much they paid her, but it couldn’t have been enough. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“But even that one year, we have not paid,” her mother said, and in her tone was the slightest of accusations. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

And then Beatrice must have written her note, and paid her cheque, and given the address “Mrs. de Winter, Manderley.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

As Vernon later wrote in the Sunday Times: I told her she had no right to bar me from a camp my newspaper had paid for. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So that Christmas Henry brought him home, into the house, and the demon looked up and saw the face he believed he had paid off and discharged twenty-eight years ago. Go on.” Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

The web slowly settled over the Cauldron-Born, but the pallid warriors paid it no heed. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The rest of the African areas were municipal townships containing matchbox houses for which the residents paid rent to the Johannesburg City Council. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Trout often showed up at night school but never paid attention. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m paid for it, Mr. Stendahl,” said Pikes softly as he lifted the plastic eyelid of the robot and inserted the glass eyeball to fasten the rubberoid muscles neatly. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then without question, my father paid the man for his entire bag, which amounted to a full week’s pay. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

He paid little attention to the surrounding Silicon Valley, though he’d never seen it before. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others, apparently used to her volatile moods, paid no attention. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The bills were crisp and fresh and I tried to imagine Mary's surprise when I paid her all my back rent and board. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it isn't tat from Taiwan, I paid far too much for something I'll only use twice. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Welcome to the Ice Court, Nina Zenik. Now our debt is paid.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Our guess is this was her life savings”—the money and the RV, which G’ma had paid for in full, were both turned over to Dad. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Guitar paid their bar bill and helped Milkman negotiate to the door. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I paid good money for that baton,” the woman said to Raymie. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

So the top 120 men on the Black Disciples’ pyramid were paid very well. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Nobody paid us any attention, so we paid very good attention to ourselves. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was precisely this kind of special attention paid to them. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Mama paid the driver of the mail cart, then took my hand in hers. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He told me that he’d paid for the trip by working the night shift and doing construction jobs by day. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

To ensure success, he paid meticulous attention to detail: the health of the Sherpas, the efficiency of the solar-powered electrical system, the sharpness of his clients’ crampons. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor turns to address me specifically, I suppose because I’m the one who paid him. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The days of gorging myself have paid off. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

No one paid any attention, as everyone was busy going through their own withdrawal stages in different ways. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He showed up at Matthews & Co.’s store and paid a call on an acquaintance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was a good thing, because no one paid attention to me in the seat against the wall, picking through my food for Communist tracers. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

However, they paid no attention to him, but turned upon each other until all were killed except five whom Cadmus induced to become his helpers. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tonight my father paid Abby a little visit in her room. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

I was so sorely in need of company and comfort that the attention brought to making each one of these mass-produced goods felt like a special attention paid to me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t say anything as Dad paid for our ice creams, or while he grabbed way too many napkins, like every other time we’d gone there. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The scarecrow paid no attention, went on dancing. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He agreed to try fencing if his mother paid him five dollars. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“No, I’m not. It was god-awful. And I was the drummer, way in the back. No one even paid any attention to me.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of these decisions paid dividends the following year, when the prospects for an outright declaration of war against France looked virtually certain. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

They either moved or had their own kids or got other jobs that paid more money. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Moon Orchid hung up on Brave Orchid before the minutes she had paid for expired. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a price to be paid for such joys, though; the deck was hard, and he woke stiff and sore, his legs cramped and aching. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I paid the price, my star, but it was too high, too high . A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rent is already paid till the end of the month and he has friends, he said. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Bobby paid no attention to the stunning scenery or to Evans’s equally stunning wife, who sat in the backseat to allow the boy to sit up front. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He wiped the louvers until they sparkled in the afternoon sunlight, paid attention to the tiny cracks in the bathtub, polished the saucers that he used to serve kola nut to Master’s friends. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I took the little pills and paid my bill and got out of there. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had read extensively into law and politics and understood that political machines operated on a first principle of power: If you worked to advance the interests of the machine, the machine paid you back. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

When confronted with the charge that, despite his position as vice president, he had paid Callender to write diatribes against the president, Jefferson claimed to know nothing about it. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Soon enough the boy’s father paid Daddy a visit. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My papers, my money and food—from the coyotes, but paid for with Toño’s hard-earned money—I keep on the window side of me so that nobody can just ease close and grab them. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe it’s time I paid a visit to that school...” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Later that day the dad came down and paid the money. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The rate of paid admissions, though rising steadily, had to be increased still more, and soon. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

That meant he paid less than even money on a ten-lira bet. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Behind her is another woman, with the optimistic, false, toothy smile of a paid attendant. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

To get out of North Korea, more than half of the refugees said they paid cash to bribe officials or buy help from professional smugglers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The lights were often cut off because they hadn’t paid the power bill. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I paid the boy in the market. Didn’t you get it?” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

No matter how much the job paid, why would anyone choose to be here? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The pickers hurried their last flats in and waited in line while Mrs. Nitta put marks beside their names and paid them from underneath her umbrella. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then, in October, her persistence suddenly, unexpectedly paid off. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Spanish was something other people paid to be around. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

But she nonetheless felt “very, very fortunate” to have lucked into a job that paid her three times her salary as a teacher. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Chloe’s brother, Hunter, is paid a little for working part-time at the rendering plant, but the Marshes have told us they’re not giving us any of his wages in rent. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Stuart never paid any fare on buses, because he wasn’t big enough to carry an ordinary dime. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

The six rooms in the house were always taken, but nobody ever paid the rent on time. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“They paid like three hundred dollars to some scalper for counterfeit tickets!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You have got money. I paid rent out of what you gave me and I bought some liquor. But the rest is there.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One day of such reports was all that Victarion Greyjoy could stomach; he paid the gold price for food and water, though it shamed him, and took his ships back out to sea. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We climbed aboard, and I paid our fare. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that if someone touched your sister or your mother, they paid the price, and everyone looked the other way. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, she had experienced inequalities; she knew that when she was a teacher, she was paid less than men doing the same job. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

She said if I tried to get my baby back, I’d go to jail, because the baby’s new parents paid my hospital. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Who has paid off this ref? That was a flagrant foul! Unbelievable!” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

When the Proactiv infomercials hit the airwaves, my mom paid for a rush order, but even the face wash, toner, and lotion combo couldn't conquer my clogged pores and whiteheads. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Paid subordinates! What! you are my paid subordinate, are you? Oh yes, I had forgotten the salary! Well then, on that mercenary ground, will you agree to let me hector a little?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Archaic humans paid for their large brains in two ways. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

No one paid Ghost Hazel or Leo any attention. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He got paid for what he did and he was tough enough to take it. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Boys no older than I nailed together boxes out of wood scraps, painted them in bright colors, and set off for San Juan or Río Piedras, where men paid ten cents for a shoeshine. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

"Yeah. We got some builders in, the sort of guys who usually do mansions in the Hamptons. They installed a brand-new, top-of-the-line kitchen. Someone paid them in advance," I said. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

They stated, furthermore, that they were not being paid in real money but in scrip, which was good only to buy Virginia ham in the company commissaries. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

He had helped bring Alba into the world and had sat her on his knee a thousand times; had taught her to read, paid for her schooling, and celebrated all her birthdays. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I says if I’ve got to spend half my time being a dam detective, at least I’ll go where I can get paid for it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

But insulated by her money, a staff of paid attendants, and unwavering self-absorption, Pittman was heedless of the resentment and scorn she inspired in others; she remained as oblivious as Jane Austen’s Emma. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I should have paid more attention, but Lolo never has so much as a cold. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

They paid for two meals, then went through the line slowly. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys, next time I come down here, I’m going to make sure my insurance is paid up.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, these were my chemicals paid for with my money. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It could even have been the man who got us the passports; why not get paid twice? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That means you got twenty-five dollars coming to you after the funeral is paid.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The few civilians they saw in the distance seemed dejected and hungry and paid no attention to the prisoners. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Thirty dollars is a lot of money for pieces like these. Besides, I never paid for it in my life.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

When Kabisa heard my father was in jail awaiting a trial, he paid a personal visit. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“I took her down to the grocery store yesterday and paid for a cartful of charity food to make up for the corn she was going to trade for groceries.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

This paid the taxes and satisfied the owner. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had already paid me back by getting the information and now she wanted me to owe her. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Du Bois described as “the public and psychological wage” paid to white workers, who depended on their status and privileges as whites to compensate for low pay and harsh working conditions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Stuart took out his money and paid the man. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He jumped up and bowed and I went with him into the side room and paid the bill for the room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Jan paid the bill and they went back to the car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Pitezel had long been a heavy drinker, but his drinking must have become debilitating, for it was Holmes who sent him to Keeley and paid for his treatment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

But why complain about not being paid, when those people at the Buddhist monastery pay with their own money to do the same kind of work? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he told me that he’d found a lottery ticket in her purse and she hadn’t been able to explain how she paid for it. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

They brought their caddies in mounded up, she marked them off and paid out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

The plane hadn't even left Paris when the New Yorker seated beside me turned to ask how much I'd paid for my round-trip ticket. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“This is the same guy who paid for everything on your dates?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They did not sing or even speak much for a while, and paid close attention to business. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

At first I paid no attention to it. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry paid dearly for his moment of fun. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

The rent is paid up through the end of September, so as long as you're out before October 1, all's fine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Adam had paid him for his work, had even paid him for the windmill parts and did not want the windmills. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

He paid a ransom to catch the next direct flight to Denver. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Stuart paid for his drink, said good-by to the storekeeper, and drove off. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

“A guy paid us,” Johnny said, pulling a ten-dollar bill from his jeans. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You asked me about Bat Lady’s house. Then you paid her a late-night visit.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I paid for some photocopies of documents which I arranged into orderly piles for my own archives. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The laundry workers earned 40 cents an hour, ranking them among the lowest paid of all war workers, but with few job options available to them, it felt like a windfall. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

She paid with the card and got cash from a machine. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Based on the sixty cents a day he had earned at the pig farm, Shin’s expectation was that he’d be paid at least twice as much. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I asked if they had paid for it yet and he said No and I said Mrs Compson forgot something and wanted it again, so they let me take it. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ruling class paid African labor a subsistence wage and then added value to the cost of the goods, which they retained for themselves. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid little attention to the boy, and Shin grew up indifferent to his presence. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He was in his own world, and until Freddie referred to him, nobody had paid him any attention. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

So I had left off hog hunting and started getting ready to gather corn when Bud Searcy paid us another visit. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Clients were getting their cars on time, vendors were getting paid on time, and they would say, “Hey, Abie, this workshop is going so much better now that your wife has taken over.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He had paid fines galore, and the whole business was not yet straightened out. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother said he should have paid us to live in it, because the place was full of pests. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had met in a bar, and the next morning she had paid him the equivalent of seven dollars. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Classic style ignores the hired help and looks directly at what they are being paid to study: All children acquire the ability to speak a language without explicit lessons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Could’ve been a catastrophe, couldn’t it? But he took a risk and it paid off.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When it was finished, Pocock paid eight of the boys a dollar each to deliver it to the docks in Seattle, so it could be shipped south. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

That night, exhausted but full of pride, he was able to hand his grateful mother the few coins he had been paid. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

"But it is hard, lady, and dark. Some would say that death is cleaner. I learned the way in Asshai, and paid dear lor the lesson. My teacher was a bloodmage from the Shadow Lands." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Luckily, no one had paid attention to her panicked screech, as it was merely one among many, but the revelation filled her with fresh dread: Why was Old Timothy at the window? The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He paid no attention to where they were going. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I have two paid internship positions. I’d love for you to work here. Let’s talk more about it. In the meantime, I’ll get you an application so we can get the process started.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They cheered, ate popcorn, and paid more attention to the other kids than to the game. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid attention to the way I coughed, laughed, scratched my head, spoke; in sum, all the external manifestations of what he called my gender identity. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I paid for it myself, with my new job. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to "get paid" with everybody else. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even better, Milton hadn’t paid extra for it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Arm paid the driver, who took off at once. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But for all the attention paid to such rituals, Buddhism as practiced by the Sherpas was a refreshingly supple and non- dogmatic religion. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the boat made a move, or paid the slightest attention. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about the visitation officer, the Department of Corrections officials, the men who were paid to shave Herbert's body so that he could be killed more efficiently. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And he occasionally carried out strong-arm tactics for the cops and their allies, who either paid him in hard cash for his trouble, or else sometimes in confiscated hard drugs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid his fare and walked to an empty seat, ignoring me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even though the nation’s steel companies were enormously profitable, their workers were paid wages so low they could barely afford to feed, clothe, and house themselves and their families. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

After each score Rik put the cash in a bank safe deposit box, and finally, after my constant begging, I was paid. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“Even if they were, hypothetically, a little unusual? And even if you hadn’t paid a fee and sent in a form by the deadline and didn’t have any money?” Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Looking to the mountains around us, I saw that the mysterious artist who comes at night had paid us a visit. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wouldn’t have paid any attention to something like that. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The audience, who paid two cents apiece to share the difficulties of the actors, would not tolerate that outlandish fraud and they broke up the seats. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Witnessing the pandemonium, he knew that this was one of his major triumphs, one of those long-shot assignments that paid off beautifully, certain to become legend. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few of the vendors stepped out of their way as they walked, but most paid them little attention. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I paid twopence for the painting—half my weekly pocket money—and then asked the wrinkled shop woman what it was meant to be. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Other inmates paid up to five packs of cigarettes for one of these little works of art. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, she had come to see that nothing she had paid for had been carried off; and she wanted the keys. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He had been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn’t paid attention to where he was going. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

More attention was paid to that photo than to the reason for the hearing. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

This is a culture in which enormous attention is paid to the relative standing of any two people in a conversation. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“That monkey’s going to eat well tonight. I think it gets paid better than I do.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Phil paid our fares just as a train was coming into the station. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

You are the debtor who is always paid. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After he had paid the Angolans two thousand pounds in cash, she told him that they had given her only five hundred pounds. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I paid the man, so he can’t get mad. And we helped a bonobo.” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

“No, sir. But I paid all the way to Cleveland.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I paid you—” “You paid me to contact the buyers. No way am I getting near them. They’d love a blue monkey skin on their wall.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He worked for himself. He was a freelance junk hauler and got paid by the job.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Another was so “sensitive” that he paid to sit on a chair outside a room where a couple was—he got his satisfaction just from imagining what was going on inside. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Immediately Nick’s mom appeared in the Rael front yard and started winging pebbles at the state cops, who paid no attention. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry paid the driver and limped heavily to the lobby elevator. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You get paid to teach government. The first, second, and third amendments to the Constitution. Stuff like that. Why don’t you just dive right in?” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

Yet in its very portrayal, and in the lavish detail paid to its design, there was a certain false glitz, as though the entire exhibit were under a limelight. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had paid seventy-four dollars for the car, and it was worth that—or nearly. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Men paid no attention to the work of women. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had bought it on the installment plan to be paid for over a period of two years. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mama did what she called “day’s work,” meaning that she cleaned other people’s apartments and was paid by the day. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s just...people got paid to keep me, and that still wasn’t enough.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Captain Orlov had not paid my father for the otter he had killed. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid extra for a first-class seat, which came with a comfier chair and a high-bandwidth uplink jack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Marshall was chiefly interested in Malcolm X’s finances, particularly how his extensive traveling since his Black Muslim ouster had been paid for. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one paid any attention to her, except that poor crippled boy whose smile could break your heart, and that bratty kid with the braid—she'll be sorry she kicked her in the shin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba paid for the stylish Western clothes I wanted, store-bought or Ma-made, but his eyes always lit up at the sight of Ma in a sari. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My debts have been paid. You are not the caretaker.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I rather think he’s paid by some organization in Massachusetts—” Her father swung away from her and looked out the window. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I noticed, when the woman paid, she took out a stack of fabric scraps and said, “For your collection.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you like me the way I am? I’m not a genius! I can’t play the piano. And even if I could, I wouldn’t go on TV if you paid me a million dollars!” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had paid the orphanage director a sum of money and withdrawn the boy. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not going on any longer in this compartment! Why, I wouldn’t sleep in it tonight if you paid me a million dollars.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

This might seem like a small thing to some people, I thought as I sipped my Coke and paid the bill. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“No. I don’t think he paid much attention to the number.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

But Ged paid him for it in sorcerers’ kind, healing his eyes of the cataracts that were in the way of blinding him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Am I to move on the word of a paid spy?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wanted, oh so badly, to come here; and disregarded my mother’s wishes, and paid a big price to come,” she confided to her diary. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The president of the republic sent him a telegram of condolence in which he promised an exhaustive investigation and paid homage to the dead men. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That she gets paid big bucks from Juju to keep glasses clean, ash trays emptied, and food coming. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

They agreed to a five-year contract, during which they were to be paid a daily wage, and were given promise of a return passage back to India. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Had I stayed, both of us, and perhaps others in her barracks, could have paid with our lives. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But his father paid no attention to him. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

J. T. paid the board of directors nearly 20 percent of his revenues for the right to sell crack in a designated twelve-square-block area. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

When our father had paid for our school, we had seen her on weekends over the holidays when we were back home. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Taran has paid more than enough. It’s our business if we want to smash it!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not paid to be loyal. When I speak the truth, it becomes disloyalty.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t get a salary. You get what’s left over after everyone else is paid.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I paid, and Davy's kin gave me the key to room number three. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Castro paid the check, and then she and Nicole headed for the bathroom. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Then your whole high school is paid for and you have access to 800 of the smartest, most interesting students in the world—not to mention the teachers and visiting dignitaries. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

“True. They will arrange everything, and everything will be paid for.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nick dialed M in his credit box and informed Joe that as soon as he paid up the ninety-six dollars he owed for groceries, he could have the ammo on credit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The state police freed him after he paid 30,000 pesos under the table, fearful that they might charge him with human trafficking. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Ma was sore disappointed that the store wouldn’t give us no more credit until we paid down on what we owed. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“Guess she does! She knows just what folks like, and gets paid well for writing it.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then my three younger brothers set up their own grizzling chorus about how unfair it was that they didn’t get paid for anything. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“A tinker’s debt is always paid: Once for any simple trade. Twice for freely given aid. Thrice for any insult made.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had paid the iron price for every one, Theon knew. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I had paid my fare the same as white passengers. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“They’re happy today because it’s Friday. They get paid on Friday.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I paid for it and told Charles, “Excuse me, I’ll be right back.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

My parents like to claim that after he was born, I frequently locked myself in the bathroom and very loudly plotted schemes to run away from home, because no one paid attention to me. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Emily pretended to be too absorbed in doodling a maze onto the margin of her notebook to have paid any attention. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The lawyers stopped conferring, the prosecutors awaiting other cases paid attention, and family members ceased their chatter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Fine, said the Superintendent, just so you don’t expect to get paid full-time. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid no more attention to the pointing gun than if it were Janie’s dog finger. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Mostly because they had already paid the tuition for the next year in advance. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I have something for us instead,” she said after Rishi had paid the bill. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

He paid little attention to the whole odd encounter. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“He split while Charlie and I were at school, and we haven’t seen him since. I don’t think he’s ever paid child support.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

That Monday morning in the cafeteria, he paid for my Pop Tarts and grape juice and said, “The first Aunt Viv was the best Aunt Viv.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

"Are these poisonous things paid for? I must bathe before dinner." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“That’s the body your daddy’s been writing letters to Washington about. The coffin never got dug up and shipped back to the States because I paid off a police captain to make sure it wouldn’t.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

And when Luke needed money to pay the electric bill last year, after days calling it “camping” so the twins wouldn’t worry, Coach paid it without question. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The voucher was verified, the fare showed as paid, and my avatar vanished. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I sat in my room and looked out at the trees and paid the matter some mind, turning it this way and that. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“Well, some bet was made before supper, and just after supper Aron lost the bet and paid off. What were we talking about?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

In recognition of this, Swift and his fellow meatpacking company owners kept them on as part of the expanded work force and even paid them at a higher rate than the unskilled men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Their words seemed to blur together at first, and I paid little attention. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Despite how nervous he was, their hours of practice this summer paid off. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“My men will hunt and we will divide the catch. One part for you, to be paid in goods, and two parts for us.” Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the month, my father paid him for the number of notches on the stick. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

In October two of her second cousins, Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Cigrand, paid her a visit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I felt extremely uncomfortable, although after brief glances no one paid me any special attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Henry nodded, paid for the food, and then drove back up the road toward the Humble houses. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even when the shirt-sleeved crowd cried out in angry affirmation of some remark of the speaker, they paid no attention. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could she entertain the idea of returning to Farmville and giving up a job she was good at, that she enjoyed, that paid two or three times more than teaching? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“By the time you’ve paid your men for the extra labour, and then the packing, and carting, do you make any sort of profit worth while?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Until now he had paid them no attention. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Jule paid her fare, and the doors of the bus closed. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There was no money to win in this rodeo, and nothing to lose, either, since a contestant paid no entry fee. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Had I paid attention to numbers, General ...” Lee left the rest unsaid. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t paid much attention to the calendar out in the wilderness, but Juno had mentioned that it was now June. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But even if they had known, they probably wouldn’t have paid it much mind. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Our daddies paid for the onions and we all worked out the money, but Mr. Tuttle never forgave us. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The coaches were afraid we’d perspire and slip on the equipment, so even though we didn’t own the warehouse space, my parents paid to install air-conditioning throughout. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Fiver paid him no heed, but looked from one to another among the rabbits. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was thoroughness that paid in the, end. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

They paid him not the slightest attention—and perhaps they didn’t see him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But if you can defeat my dwarf, you may have the price I paid for him, in gold.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But nobody paid any attention to him, and finally he poured himself a drink and tottered back up the stairs with it, in his bare feet, to bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He paid the money, put the package into his pocket and went out to the corner to wait for a car. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neck: “My family has been in this country for over two hundred years. We built this place, fought in every war from the first one to the last one, paid taxes, and voted.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her parents were extremely rich, so they’d paid for this without a second thought. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The driver stayed for lunch, too, and afterward we paid him and he started back to Bayonne. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I paid the driver, took my lone suitcase, and walked up to the intricately carved door. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But no one paid him any attention, so he sat down and kept quiet. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Her many months of learning the maze of Moscow streets alone, unwatched, paid off. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

My debts and rent were paid and my papers in my hieb-pocket; shirtless I left the island in the Markets, and went with Yegey back among the houses of the powerful. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The hotel bill was paid for several days ahead, but she had no cash. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But I paid for her fair and square with a good laying hen and a handful of cigarettes and a blood-red tablecloth. ” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Later the bounties were paid only for their scalps, which were easier to carry. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

On July 15, 1775, he paid $333.33 to an unidentified person “to go into the town of Boston; to establish a secret correspondence for the purpose of conveying intelligence of the Enemy’s movements and designs.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was heading into another story and I hadn’t even paid her a dime. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

After a while, Stan remembered that Harry had paid for hot chocolate, but poured it all over Harry’s pillow when the bus moved abruptly from Anglesea to Aberdeen. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Either you paid by learning about them, or by experience, or by taking chances, or by money. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

When he returned home, he resumed college at Temple University and then went through its law school, with every penny of his higher education paid by that great entitlement program called the GI Bill. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dumping the contents onto the bed, I found the fishing lure I hadn’t paid much attention to. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The bondsman confirmed that he had received it and that the bond had been paid. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Planned, built, bought, paid for. Wouldn’t Mr. Poe be delighted?” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that was the price you paid for a life of crime. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

"It wasn't so long ago the government paid two hundred dollars bounty for every Indian killed by settlers." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

When I ask the waitress for my bill, she tells me someone’s already paid for me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Seventy-two percent of Colorado voters had approved an eight-hour workday, but the mine owners ignored them and paid Pinkerton detectives to incite violence and blame it on the strikers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Big write up, picture in paper, paid trip to Alaska by air, all the trimmings. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

But actually, during the last two years he had paid his final dues to life, including growing old. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

She paid with her twenty-dollar bill and got one dollar and seventy-five cents back in change. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mayans who lived away from the cities worked the nobles’ fields and paid rent to use the land for their own needs. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks who rode a city bus paid their money in the front of the bus but entered and got off the bus through the back door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had paid for my folly and, as a reward, was invited to take part in the nest builder's performance piece. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

You paid some way for everything that was any good. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He paid us a very good price, and with that money we hired a car to take us to the local train station where we would catch a train to Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now Hazel, in his eagerness, paid no attention. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m just the one that paid $11.65 for them last September.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men flying back from the burning passed him, and some seeing his livery turned and shouted, but he paid no heed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Because money was tight I didn't draw a paycheck and instead reluctantly agreed with Dad to be paid in room and board. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

They didn’t want her shut into one of those places for the insane, so they paid for her to stay in the children’s ward of a big hospital. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He did not propose to be backward, given a chance to earn a much better—i.e., more highly paid—job. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

When we got home, after we got paid again and ate eggs and tortillas, I counted up our money and we had more than enough to pay back the Lighthouse. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Aunty Phillipa is asking Mom to come over. At least people there get paid when they are supposed to,” Amaka said, bitterly, as though she were accusing someone of something. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Life in Clarkston was simple, and few from the outside world paid the town much attention, which suited the residents of Clarkston just fine. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The saving to Lee Chong in cans of beans and tomatoes and milk and watermelons more than paid the rent. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Teaching was the most common female profession at the time, and schools typically paid women 20 to 50 percent less than they paid men. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The guards posted at each archway paid them little more than a glance, though a few nodded at Kaz, who kept a brisk pace, his face buried in his collar. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Did they ask at all about the finances? Who paid for it?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The pass stated where the bearer lived, who his chief was, and whether he had paid the annual poll tax, which was a tax levied only on Africans. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Lord Rowan is his name. They met at Yule, but today he paid her a great attention.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With some of that money, she paid men to come and clear the land and dig rows for planting. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Once the entire bill was paid off, we could take our clothes home. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I should have paid more attention to the Ruin Song each year,” she confessed. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he paid Frodo a brief visit, and after taking a good look at him he went off again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The hardship paid off for Irwin, who became the winningest trainer in the nation, but it took a toll on the animals. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said Galluzzo would be placed on paid leave until they got to the bottom of this. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Do you feel this? This is what it cost us to survive. We all paid with some part of ourselves. None of us escaped unbroken." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

For years he sold drugs out of the house where my mom paid rent. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The garden now teemed with fairies, and they paid Kendra a lot of special attention. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Those in attendance paid one dollar to participate in the meeting. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Mom was dying to have a little girl, so when she and husband number two got together, she went and paid some doctor lots of money so she could get pregnant.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve never even sat at the same table with a Negro who wasn’t paid to do so. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Outside Seoul, I talked to a North Korean defector who had paid twelve thousand dollars to a broker to smuggle out her eleven-year-old son in 2002. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The three paid no attention to the procession behind them. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The adviser heaped huge taxes on the Egyptians to ensure that Ptolemy’s debts would be paid in full. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

And even as far away as Ithaka you’ve heard of Agamemnon—how he came home, how Aigisthos waited to destroy him but paid a bitter price for it in the end. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I was itching to get paid and move on. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Hearing the passion in Raizel’s voice, I realized that to her, journalism was more than just a job that paid better than working the presses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I usually tried to wear shirts outside because I didn’t like it when people paid any attention to the emoticon scars on my back. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Then it was our turn, and we each paid our nickel for a Coca-Cola. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“At least this time you’ve got the possibility of being paid for it.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

After the one carnival ride each, we paid in guilt; our tired father counted his change on the dark walk home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I always paid in cash, so my machine ID was as untraceable as my IP address, which was changing all the time. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Like Ms. Evans and Ms. D., and, well, even Mr. Hallis and the other foster folks got paid. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

No one paid her any mind when she entered. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Now, Mr. Dalton, the Thomas family paid you. . . .” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Later, however, in the cool-headed calm of your home, you can use the Internet to find out exactly how much the dealer paid the manufacturer for that car. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor let me look at the stitches in a mirror when he was finished, but I mostly paid attention to how horrible the rest of me looked. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I still fink it’s funny though—’cause I get paid for not doing nuffing. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

We had all paid dearly for this piece of paper, this final assurance that I belonged in the club. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Some—not much. But oh, I was rich in promises. If the bills had ever been paid we wouldn’t need pigs. We could go to Paris tomorrow.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“His parents sent him to college, paid for the whole thing, tuition, room, and board.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as in the case of a Gemini deorbit burn, we paid extraordinary attention to the direction we were pointed. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paid Delores the fifty cents a week she got for lunch money to give her lessons. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I left the cigarettes on the counter, since I hadn’t paid for them. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

We paid the fine — ten thousand marks — bore curses, blows, spittle, and stones, but that, of course, was not enough. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Aunt Addie’s opinion did not count, and she never paid any attention to me anyway. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then others—the ones I always paid close attention to— came to her because they had entered the first grade speaking a home language other than English. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I paid too much for these clothes to have them turn into moth food.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But he was decent and responsible, never gambled or lost his temper, and always paid his bills on time. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Father said, “In war the dead pay the debts of the living,” and they have paid us well. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom, these kids paid through the end of the week. That’s today,” I tell her. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, ma’am, Big Charlie tolt me the only way he could go was if I paid him half his wages ’fore going and half once we got back. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that one of the defining features of parents is that they don’t get paid to love you. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He paid for the wool and asked the shepherd to come back the following year. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, they had always managed so far, just the two of them, no matter how bad the treatments made her feel, it was the price she paid to get better, so why—? A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“As for who will employ you, there is no such thing. Anyone can go and work and be paid by the results—so much for each sackful.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paid no attention and drank the rest in a swallow, then set the glass on the desk with a trembling hand. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The patients and their families paid me a few riales and thanked me with respect, as though I weren’t a little girl but a wise, grown-up healer. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So, they paid for him to fly all the way to Chicago. Did they pay for his hotel? I hope it didn’t cost you anything, Maureen.” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

“If Trulz allows the game to continue after rules have been broken, he will not be paid a bonus of five hundred thousand dollars ” She didn’t look proud of this condition. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

He slowed for the toll booth, took the boy's dollar, and paid. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything ordered and paid for by that Mr. Morris. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

So my matchmaking had paid off, after all. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Butterbur paid for it himself, and offered Merry another eighteen pence as some compensation for the lost animals. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Combined with my paid work in Kilvin’s shop, this left me with barely enough time to eat, sleep, and study, let alone give my lute the time it deserved. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be mad at me, kid. I don’t get paid to give free rides.” The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He reached up and stroked her hair, and said, “You have still not paid for your first wish.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never paid attention to that expression before—neither joyous nor somber, but as if she were trying to tell me something. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She paid him no mind and, indeed, by himself he was not important. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z