| 单词 | planning |
| 例句 | I wasn’t going to pay money for a pillow, but I wasn’t planning to sleep anyway. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Liyana said, “Estate Sale sounds disgraceful to me, as if we’re planning to display stained baby clothes and sticky ketchup bottles! I hate it!” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z I am planning to transfer to a big university in two years. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Yes, I’m planning to build my house come autumn. We have marked some good white oak for the clapboards.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “But you’d been planning it. The stuff you already had in the canoe.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z "Do you think he's planning to go soon? He seems to be getting ready for a trip." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z And here was the nimble Army Corps of Engineers planning to hold back 250 billion gallons of water with notoriously unstable glacial till. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z That night I was planning to ask Denna to go for a walk after everyone turned in for the night. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning on stopping, but I pull over when I see the church I came to a month after the big accident—my first weekend out with Aimee. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “We,” she said, “are Eleanor and Theodora, two little girls who were planning a picnic down by the brook and got scared home by a rabbit.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z Agent Wren learned that he had ordered a new suit of clothes and had said that he was planning to leave town at a moment’s notice. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z I picked up every scrap of my letter to Doreen, so Doctor Gordon couldn't piece them together and see I was planning to run away, and walked out of his office without another word. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Mary was planning on doing what she always did to celebrate, commiserate, blow off steam, or just kill boredom. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I told Betsy how I had been lying in bed that morning planning to go to the fur show. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Oh, yeah. I’m pretty sure most of the team is planning on it.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Or on the other hand, Ammu said, she might stay on in India and do what she had been planning to do all along—start a school. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before he could say more, Haider cried, "Here, you planning to drink that all yourself?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Granny was planning her birthday luncheon in the city. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z He was pretty much planning to never be seen by anyone ever again, which didn’t seem like a good plan to Genie, but that was how Ernie was talking. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Rachael said, “Our present crash program and overall planning call for us to obtain an additional owl which can mate with Scrappy.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z “You planning to knock me a good one?” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Tonight he was planning to call them up, track her down. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t planning on saying good-bye like this,” she tells me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I set aside my grief and began hoping and planning. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t aiming for anything really. Well, I was planning on hitting something, you know? Like the wall or a desk or the chalkboard. Something dead, you know, not something alive.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “He was acting so peculiar ’cause of what he was planning on doing here at school today!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Hardly any-body could tell you the name of a city councilman, or a county commissioner, or the head of the public works department, or the planning department, or the fire department. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer kept his voice steady, trying to pretend he didn’t know his father was planning on beating the hell out of him. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z This was the swoop the government had long been planning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to mention it the next time Rain and I spoke on the telephone. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Forgetting that the car’s occupants were armed, and brandishing his own gun by the barrel, Joe galloped toward the vehicle, planning to beat them all to a bloody pulp with the stock of his weapon. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Moss’s mother was right about this plan. I think this would be a lot more shocking if they didn’t know what we were planning.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “I used to know when the baboons were planning to raid the fields. So you see, we were ideally suited to become detectives.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "Like I said, we can't—" "So what are you planning to do with him? Keep him con-fined indefinitely, without justification, while you go crawling through black holes in cyberspace?" Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z I still have two more years of high school, and I'm planning to exit to a standing ovation. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z With Knowlton dead, Washington had no way of knowing exactly what went wrong in the planning of Hale’s mission. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d poured myself into planning this day, the elegance of the entire affair had somehow mattered to me, but I understood now that what really mattered, what I’d remember forever, was the grip. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My school championed the carnival planning, led by Ms. Holly, who formed committees of students and volunteers from the local synagogue and Emily’s church. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I was planning to make some microwave popcorn and watch a National League play-off game on TV. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But both lots seemed to be doing more talking than shooting, almost like they were planning something. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z His Zionist group was planning a mass rally in Madison Square Garden, he told me. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Uncle Edisto and I were planning the first picnic of spring. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But Seven wasn’t planning on giving up that battle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z His expression cleared, now that he was satisfied that I was planning to answer. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z After listening a moment longer, I realize that they’re planning to take the treacherous hidden trail out of the school and into Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z They’re planning to visit the county baseball museum and the Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame in Jasper. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z That didn’t mean the White House was planning to change federal policy. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I can’t see who it is, but it’s obvious what he’s planning to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Momma was upset because all of her notebook planning had been wasted. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Admiring her idea, gloating, planning, Omakayas turned the leather sewing kit and bead packet over and over in her hands. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He pulled into the furniture store’s parking lot at about five o’clock one day, planning to wait and watch as she left at the end of her shift. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z What he was planning to do was only one kind. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was the occasional burglary, the teenagers got rowdy once in a while, and there was some shouting at the town council or the planning board now and then. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was planning on moving to New York and writing plays, but he told me that he doesn’t really think he wants to anymore. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He became a pioneer in modern urban planning. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Is he really planning to go through with it? Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Across the hall from his office is a law firm, affiliated with Kavesh and Gau, that handles wills and living trusts and all other legal matters related to financial planning. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After Hang Wood, he had not wanted to come in here, it had reminded him of his own failure, his ultimate loss of control over things, after all the careful planning. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z In my parents' case, they dated for a week, then spent the following week planning their wedding. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “He seemed to take a personal pride in the fair, as if he had helped in the planning,” she said. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z We pointed out that an insurrection required careful planning or it would become an act of suicide. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "He was planning to send the boy to Dragonstone for fostering, you know . . . oh, but I'm speaking out of turn." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Don't know how long you were planning on sticking it out," a man says. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z A soft tap at the door interrupted my planning. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “You came all the way here, half-broken, just to tell me that the mayor’s boys almost stomped you into mush and that you’re planning on fixing a few races in the future?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Had I not taken the precaution of posting guards upon her door, Viserys might have undone years of planning.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Apparently he’s been planning this for some time—been waiting for the right moment to launch it.” Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do they live far? How long you planning to be out?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z That was why planning the runaway had been such fun; it was a secret. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z We spent that afternoon cutting out the triangles, planning each patch. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z That’s essentially what the doctors at the Mater hospital told my parents when they discussed the operation they were planning. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In November 1777 Howe began planning a battle that would defeat Washington so thoroughly that he would be forced to surrender, and the Revolutionary War would end in a major British victory. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “He must have been planning this festival all along. It isn’t easy to get paperwork approved to do something in the neighborhood,” my uncle Carlos complained. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not planning on seeing anyone else. Is that what you wanted to know?” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Our advance team instructed us that the Queen and Prince Philip were planning to meet us when we landed and then personally drive us back to the castle for lunch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “And now look! Find out they’re planning on selling my teeth whenever they take ’em out! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z As she and Henry walked side by side to the drugstore, she wondered if Maycomb was planning a fall or winter wedding for them. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But I did say, “You are planning on getting my television to run again before you leave?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She and William spent their evenings in happy planning, and their contentment was good to see. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And for all his planning, he’d left his notepad and pencil inside yesterday’s pants. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z “Because you found that running away from home didn’t make a real difference? You were still the same Greenwich Claudia, planning and washing and keeping things in order?” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z This young lady, I realized, was not planning to cry and go home tomorrow. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, those planning to join a Ranger battalion or one of the elite Army units like the 82nd Airborne Division needed to be qualified as paratroopers. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He never said much, but he studied Cole the way a person looks at a chessboard planning the next move. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They were planning to take Melanie, but since Marshall had a way of going to sleep at concerts, it seemed best to leave him at home. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’ve been planning this for a while,” Sierra said, her eyes narrowing. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Instead, this way, they were all innocence, all planning. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Such levels of planning are ordinarily thought to kick in with the transition to agriculture. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Now, planning how she would present herself at the entrance to the Nurturing Center, Claire realized that she was excited, and a little nervous. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “No. I’m planning on getting out alive. Think about it. There’s never been a wall that people haven’t been able to get by.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Downstairs the knot of impatience would be tightening in the kitchen, while the minutes she was planning to spend alone with her brother were running out. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I heard people were even planning to bring bats to school with them. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I'm the Greek warrior again, more like a general now, planning my campaign, getting my troops ready for battle. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She ran down the hall to the front room, planning to do a search for The Maltese Falcon on Book Scavenger, but stopped short when she saw Matthew on the family computer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Her birthday is in November—the gloomiest month of the year—but that never stopped her from planning something fun. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony may have meant to spend at least some of his time planning the Parthian expedition, but he did not get the chance. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Oh God. Do you think he’s planning some big gesture to win her back?” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I’m planning on having Mom arrested for being a yellow sissy britches. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Miss Love was planning a window display of linen dusters, dust veils, and driving caps with goggles. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z First, though, I must tell you that the movie is off, so if you were planning to play the landlord, forget it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The baby should have his father’s name, or is the man planning to deny his child?” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z And the school wasn’t planning on returning the money. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z She leaned against the log, planning to get back to her feet, when something made her decide to look underneath it. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z We also argued that the planning of violence was necessary to prove high treason, and the prosecution needed to provide examples of its claim that we intended to act violendy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Or what if someone took him and isn’t planning to bring him back? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z The FBI wanted to locate anyone who was planning "to blow up and damage any part of our war industry in this country." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Her own daughter planning to move to a communistic nation where the roads are practically made of wall-to-wall land mines? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z We continue eating in silence for a minute, until Rebecca asks us what we’re planning on doing today. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Every morning before he left for work, he would say jokingly, “So what are we doing today in planning to go to America?” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yet if you managed to find this child, how were you planning to get out of here with it? You can’t climb back over the wall holding a baby.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I had been out of the country and in prison while much of the planning at Rivonia had taken place. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, they clearly engaged in some advanced planning. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Pole Star surged forward, seemingly planning to simply crush them under its weight. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z So he continued teaching his adult classes and planning for the Madison Square Garden rally due to take place in the last week of February. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But both girls have expectations made higher by the trouble they’d had planning outfits for the escapade. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Was she planning on using one of those cue sticks against him? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was determined to have a hand in moving the country’s technical establishment into the forefront of wartime planning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Another night. I’m planning a special excursion for you tomorrow. In the afternoon I need to visit the granary, and I mean to take you with me, let you see more of the property.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Are they thinking about the killer they met yesterday, the one they’re planning to see again? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. But it doesn’t matter even if I did. Whatever Mr. Griswold was planning just isn’t a priority for us at this point, I’m sad to say. Things were hectic before everything happened, and now...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Well, older children can—he wasn’t planning on having young children boarding there, and besides—” “No besides! Is perfect! Perfect!” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z “Are you planning the Quarter Quell Games already?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “Where’s your buddy? He planning on jumping me again today, or is that just on days when he’s picking on girls?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z I said if he met me at the London Eye and helped me and my mate Salim carry out this joke we were planning, we'd give him a tenner. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z They were planning to steal the money pouch. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z In her mind, she was planning her escape route: She could follow the cliff-top plateau north for a way, and then there were rock jumbles and trees she could hide in. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Now I’m really in trouble. Goodness knows what you’re planning. Where are you going?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z "Look, if you want to spend the last hours of your life planning some noble death in the arena, that's your choice. I want to spend mine in District Twelve." The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Make it look like you were planning to cross the street all along. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z That's when my father began planning for us to move back. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She bought TV Guide every week and read it from cover to cover, planning her nights around her favorite shows. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Adam went happily about building and planning his Eden. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There isn’t anything like planning a camping trip to get your mind off of what it shouldn’t be on. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They be planning to turn you out, now your mum be dead. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “We were planning on catching the salvage train to the Orleans. She says she’s got crew there who would protect her.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z After the reconstituted S-l committee finally got atomic bomb planning under way, its members met at the exclusive Bohemian Grove in California in September 1942, with Lawrence as host. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z That’s what he said to Kitty, but to everybody else he was planning his whole life. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mike interrupted us then — he was planning an epic battle of the blizzard in the parking lot after school and wanted us to join. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I went on to insist that the agents revise their protocols so that in the future Malia and Sasha could leave the White House safely and without some massive advance planning effort. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But really what he was planning all along was to let her study for five whole years only to render that degree useless in the end. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew now that his father was mapping out the violence, planning to catch Nailer, to teach him some respect. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I liked sitting there, with my head against the sofa back, planning the future idly in a hazy pleasant way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She did not speak again until nine years later, when she opened her mouth to announce that she was planning to be married. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, we met every afternoon and discussed the details, like we were planning a war. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It did not seem to him a strange, or ridiculous thing to be planning, and certainly not a lark. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The night before, Joyce, Harry, Rose, Mike, Polly, and Harry Junior had stayed up late, transferring the peanuts to paper sacks, planning to sell them to the race fans. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning on taking theater at first. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Of course, I ain't ever planning on getting married, much less to a war hero that got changed to one of those restless dead, but you never really knew what was in store for you. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Whatever the enemy may be planning, American science will be equal to the challenge,” Roosevelt wrote to Oppenheimer. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Washington left a small force at his New Jersey headquarters and marched southward while still making moves that indicated he was planning to attack New York by taking Staten Island, then crossing into Manhattan. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Anyway, it’s been such a mess lately that I’m planning to quit. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Each day while I go about my chores my mind spins with plannings. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z For their wanderings, Amanda and Roamer are planning to focus on the James Whitcomb Riley Museum and our local farm and history museum, which is right here in Bartlett and features an actual Egyptian mummy. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I have learned that the Commandant is planning— But I do not find out what the Commandant is planning, for at that moment, I look up. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z As we said good-bye to each other, Stan and Marjory asked me if I was planning on coming to Ellis Park the next day. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She hissed and growled in her ancient language, but I didn’t need a translation to know she was planning to kill us. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “I’m planning on sending for them soon as I can,” he says. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “I want to make sure you’re still planning to go to tomorrow’s debate club,” she says. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z This was farther than she and Peris had ever been together, and as far as her planning had taken her. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I brought them to him after dinner, and then began planning my birthday cake. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z We’re planning to take an eighth person into hiding with us! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z And he was planning more murders — this boy, Harry Potter, whoever he was — was in danger — Frank knew what he must do. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z “Your sister disobeyed Boreas. She’s working with the giants, trying to raise Gaea. She’s planning to take over your father’s throne.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Where had he come from, and where was he planning to stay? Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, we’re planning to,” the young man said with a bright smile. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Emma decided not to read his book, as she had been planning to do. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Red Jack watches me but says nothing, his face a pleasant half smile that could easily mean he’s enjoying a fine tale or he’s planning on stealing someone’s watch. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I shouldn't be getting her hopes up by asking questions like this, when I'm not planning to help her. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z In the meantime, I’m planning to beg forgiveness on my prayer mat for the next year. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Dr. Mustafa counseled us not to neglect the political side of war while planning the military effort. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The accidental visit of Aunt Maggie to Memphis formed a practical basis for my planning to go north. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In between planning for the memorial, my mom made good on her promise. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The women did not realize the significance of what they were doing: planning the first women’s convention ever held in the United States. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z That sparked a thought: I'd just earned twenty dollars from babysitting, which I was planning to spend on silver hoop earrings. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Covering the school with our handiwork takes planning, since we don’t want anybody catching us at it. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z The story talked about my birth and my parents’ roller coaster of emotions, but focused mainly on the planning of the operation and the procedure itself. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z “Are you still planning to visit in December?” he asks. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As he described it, it had been two parts frustration to one part reward: He’d spend weeks planning a community meeting, only to have a dozen people show up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Kim Yong had fled a prison that was not nearly as well guarded as the one where Shin and Park were planning their escape. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The tailor he worked for became deathly ill, and word had it that his heirs were planning to claim Jones as bequeathed to them under the tailor’s will and sell him into slavery. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The joint planning council agreed upon an open-ended program of noncooperation and nonviolence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been planning on using just the familiar “Sister” to address them both. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I left the books behind, planning to pick them up later. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “A few bites? So you’re planning on eating that mountain of cake by yourself?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Chapter Summary: This chapter looks at creative ideas for approaching and planning a successful music lesson, including a guided outline, models of full lessons, and classroom management tips. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Hell,” he said, “I came over here planning to ask you, for the hundredth time, to marry me.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But now the expression on his face was different—he was looking at the bubbles as if he was planning to do something very nasty indeed to them. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z It suggested that he must have made — or been planning to make — more Horcruxes, so that the loss of his first would not be so detrimental. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z They too were planning lives without their father. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “We re not planning anything that she can inform them about. And we certainly wouldn't include her if we were.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As soon as the Dalals were gone, the other wives began planning renovations of their own. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Shin told him what his mother and brother were planning and asked for advice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Her main worry, she said, is not knowing what Shin is planning to do for the rest of his life. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Night again, and I am planning how to tell my story. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They climbed the six flights of stairs easily—laughing and planning for the dance recital. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The school nurse has a flyer taped up on the back of her door about some hoodie march they're planning for Tariq. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z So he hadn’t been pouting after all; he’d been resting up and planning for his labors. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z The entire plan had been dreamed up by BOSS, even the rumors that reached me about the ANC’s planning an escape. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like I wasn’t planning on telling them about my sad crush on Cody Feinman from Hebrew school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z As a matter of fact, I’m even planning to be an archaeologist when I grow up. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Father was planning his usual trip to Verplancks Point, and this year for the first time I was going with him. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know what Ampai was planning,” he said, too quiet to be heard. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z By the time Nathan figured out what she was planning to do, Nali had already parked the car in front of the pawnshop. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Most teachers helped us with the planning of the rally. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose they are not planning another phony interview. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t know what you were planning. But it’s fine.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Without knowing what her foot was planning to do, she kicked the cabinet door with the worn lock under the sink. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe. They might have been planning on dangling me over it just to scare me.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “It isn’t a Sunday shirt, and I wasn’t planning to.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “Invite the others, too. Let’s do some more planning.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The very last part of the brain to get myelinated is the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain responsible for reason, planning, and deliberation. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z That little fink had actually stolen her Talent bracelet, and he’d been planning to sell it. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Not to mention what the bureau has sunk into a dozen planning reports, hydrographical surveys, maps, cost-benefit analysis, and—you know,” Roland Kyburz added. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Zoning and planning are partly responsible, and so is the traffic. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I watched Matant Jo just shake some salt and pepper onto it and wondered what else she was planning on doing to it since salt and pepper is hardly enough for a whole turkey. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z At that moment I decided, If Dr. King is planning a march, I want to march with him! While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He let his mind drift, wondering what his father was planning, and why Pima looked so worried, and what was going on behind Lucky Girl’s swank eyes. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “So which of those mad skills are you planning to use today?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And we start planning for the reception right there in the library parking lot. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z Jahrling explained that he was planning to test the cells with human blood samples that would make them glow if they were infected with Marburg. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Though I was planning to wait for a while.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But once me and the cap’n got back to the hotel and he started planning how we was gonna catch the gang of thieves, I mostly forgot ’bout how rude these Yankees was. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Besides, dinner isn't really about food, it's about planning out our strategies, and Cinna and Portia have already proven how valuable they are. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Where are you planning on going at this hour?” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z We had left ourselves little time, and the planning was hastily done. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They sat together in line, waving their hands, planning a strategy. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z While Millet did his planning, many of the other men who had helped Burnham construct the fair began the return to ordinary life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Honestly, though, flying by the seat of my pants would be a step up on the planning scale from where I am now. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He made us realize that if we were planning to embark on a symbolic trip, that we too must be prepared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Mami was probably planning to stay in New York and leave us in Puerto Rico. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z She turned to Park, and before either of them realized what she was planning, she had her thumb at the corner of his eye. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z “I can understand how all the concepts that Blue was using translate into planning for an engagement,” Van Riper says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It seems that Kendra thought the move to Godric’s Hollow was the perfect opportunity to hide Ariana once and for all, something she had probably been planning for years. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She got an angry glint in her eyes when he told her about the giants planning some sort of Rome-destroying extravaganza that would include their painful deaths as the opening event. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What was Headmaster planning to say to Baba? Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z I spent nearly two months in his flat, sleeping on a campaign stretcher, staying inside during the day with the blinds drawn reading and planning, leaving only for meetings or organizing sessions at night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z So planning another trip, especially one to Amsterdam, was totally out of the question. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Just how long have you been planning to humiliate my family? ” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "Oh, I'm not planning on doing any division, Cynthia. I'm thinking more along the lines of subtraction." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z She knits, talks on the phone with Aunt Louise about their London trip—which they’re still secretly planning—and reads her citizenship booklet. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Soon she would be gone, rattling alone in the wagon-lit without me, and he and I would be together in the dining-room of the hotel, lunching at the same table, planning the future. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been lost in thought, thinking about what these sessions with Kamal are actually supposed to achieve: am I really planning to rifle through his desk drawers if he happens to leave the room? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When Alcyone learned what he was planning she was overwhelmed with grief and terror. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no use in his going unless they were ready to do what they had been long planning to do. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Lizza and Mary were planning a party to surprise David—the ninth of December. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “He also told me you were planning on driving yourself home. Is that true?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z From a host of small details imperceptible to others, Jean learned to guess when she was planning one of her nocturnal excursions to the river. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nabila is a good girl, but she just made too many mistakes. The timing of your arrival was perfect. I was planning to replace her anyway.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The whole week before the event, Don Walter and the cooks and waiters are excitedly planning the menu and ordering fresh lilies and roses for the table in the formal dining room upstairs. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Nigel, too, was irritating him, suddenly talking about the town houses Obinze was planning to build, how exciting the new architect’s design was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I was planning their first date in my head already. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sheriff Smith cleared his throat “I thank you, Hiram, for your help in this case. One more question: How long are you planning on staying in Greenwood?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z He looked around the shop like somebody planning out a garden they’re about to plant. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z In our family, while Papa puttered, Mama made her daily rounds to the mess halls, helping young mothers with their feeding, planning diets for the various ailments people suffered from. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z Hadn't he been planning to keep her in a jug? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I couldn't tell if she was worried, or if she was just wondering why my father had plopped down on the sofa like he was planning to stay awhile. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I’m planning on calling her after you and I are done here,” he says. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And I was planning my great escape when the therapist’s door opened. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I was planning to cook breakfast in the morning. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z When the other conversations in the room didn't die down, he cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted, “I know what Ampai was planning!” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z “You mean you weren’t planning on saying goodbye at all!” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “It’s only the middle of October. He wasn’t planning on the game officially starting for another three weeks. Maybe there aren’t others out there yet.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I tried to ask what she was planning to do with those, but she shushed me before I could get it out. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Someone else made a speech showing how by careful planning we could break all the others before dawn. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Then the Brianas are talking about life after high school— one is a musician, one is planning to be a copy editor, and the other is practically engaged to her longtime boyfriend. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Nothing wrong with planning ahead, but wanting more than you have makes a person worry. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The thought of my dad planning some sort of hit was crazy, but I knew that's what was happening. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z “I’m not even sure that I know what you are planning to do, and I’m standing right here.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Are you going to talk to me today? Or were you planning on just grabbing your bike and leaving without a word?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The landing capsule was still in the planning stages, but there was a lot of backdrop to be painted: midnight blue with silver stars and Earth glowing in the distance. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z I didn’t know they were planning on going down for the birth, but I guess it makes sense. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then I said something that I wasn’t planning on saying, and didn’t even want to say. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z He wondered if maybe he should’ve kept his mouth shut.Yawning, he got comfortable, planning to process it all, think things through for a while. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “Maybe she’s in her office,” said Louisiana, “planning out what to teach us next.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z When my alarm goes off in the morning, I awake to find Mango sitting on the window ledge, no doubt planning his next attack. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z We go through life planning for a future, but sometimes that future never comes. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z “He wasn’t boasting, Tim. He’s going over to Wethersfield. The fools are planning to march up to Massachusetts to meddle in something that isn’t their affair.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow Jiichan was planning to sell the wheat in the locker on the black market while she was at school. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z "Are you planning to go to college next year?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he said, “we were planning a dance gathering!” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z With all the planning she’d done, she must have known she was leaving, and even she couldn’t have been totally immune to the feeling. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z His little brother was planning to trip the Mask next to him. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Mrs Helena Kingshaw threw herself eagerly into the planning of the Sunday morning cocktail party, to which so many important people were invited. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She reminds me of myself—wanting to be the best, researching and plotting and planning to make sure I am ahead of everyone. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the planning stage, Grandpa said I could be the drummer boy and march right behind him. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She doesn’t look like someone who’s planning to cart me off to the hospital; she doesn’t look like she’s hatched a plan. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “We have to face facts that times are changing around here, and I’m planning on changing with the times.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He was planning as he left the bar. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The King went back to the palace planning treachery against the heroes and vowing they should never have the Golden Fleece. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know who—or what—was making the noise, but I wasn’t planning on sticking around to find out. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But now, for what they were planning to do, they would need extra copies. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “If this thing gets away from us it’s as full of explosives as an atom bomb. What are they planning to do, go over the mountains with choppers?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Surely you are not planning another hunting expedition! And in this chilly weather! I do believe you see more of your men friends from the club than you see of me, Fredrick.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “But they matter now, Georges. They matter a lot. What were you planning to do, just hold your breath all the way through middle school?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s not like I wake up every day planning to be a failure. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “Henry is Henry. Still waters and all that. But I’ve seen him planning. That sewing machine?” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe these trips they were planning were foolish. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z In the quiet of the cell I was planning my strategy for the next day, when I heard a cough from a nearby cell. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was planning, on this visit, to explain to the girl how it was that a simple shepherd knew how to read. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Stone and his band of merry New Dealers were planning more improvements. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Later, in a semi-off-the-record interview she gave to a Yugoslavian journalist, she claimed that she was not planning to marry Bobby, but that she was attracted to his honesty. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It had everything, including the marvelous Cliffs at one end, beyond which was the wonderful thousand-foot drop, always something to bear in mind when one was planning tactics. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z How much of this is the result of communist planning? The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z "The cabdriver said, 'It sounds to me like you two ladies are from out of town,' and I knew right then that he was planning to rip us off." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z He was planning to be one of the Ambassadors of Tolerance—but due to complications from cystic fibrosis, his body rejected his lung transplant. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I was planning to stop by her room and say good-bye, but I got distracted on the way out. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss K wrote the proper form of a business letter instead of a friendly letter on the blackboard, because the class was not planning to write friendly letters to the Cucaracha Voice. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z So great was the impact of that game that club members began planning a party for the returning hero, even if he hadn’t actually qualified as a Candidate yet. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The type of operation they were planning was only just starting to prove successful overseas, in Mexico and in France. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He said that he would go with them to the chief’s place, although he did not say what he was planning to do once they got there. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z “Where are you planning on going to college?” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z I was only planning on spending a few days with Henry—I was back at work for Dr. Roland the following Monday—but I ended up staying until school started again. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He hadn’t been planning on it, but he told Frank the whole story of the night at the workshop when Gaea had appeared to him, and his mother had died. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She and two other girls from my college had rented a big apartment from four Harvard law students, and I'd been planning to move in with them when my writing course began. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z I don't know what you're planning, now that you have my alibi witness’s name, but I hope you don't get yourself into any trouble. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z “You’ve got a good eye for a crowd, boy. This one’s ripe for a sad song. Still planning on doing ‘Savien’?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z James nodded slowly, trying to play along with Emily but unsure what she was planning. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Everyone is going to think you’re planning a drone strike,” she whispered, her voice sharp as vinegar. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Though he woke up night after night and remembered what he was planning to do, and his mind was blank with fear. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Because it was a Good Day I decided that I would try and find out who killed Wellington because a Good Day is a day for projects and planning things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Zeitoun was planning to check on one of his rental properties, about two miles away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She wondered what he would do if he knew that she was planning to run away next spring. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Now, she no longer knew what he was planning to do. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The two men struck out for the Allegheny River, planning to cross it on the ice. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The details we’d go into—you’d think we were planning to take over the White House and kick out the president. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Cook kept us up preparing for the storm until past midnight last night, and I’d been planning to look for a secret entrance today. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I told her that I’m signing up for Philosophy and Letters tomorrow, which according to her is what girls who are planning to marry always sign up for. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Only former winners are invited to participate as members of the planning committee. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Here’s what happened: Mom and Dad were supposed to be at a planning meeting for Vacation Bible School tonight, but it got out early. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She ran down the hall to the front room, planning to do a search for The Maltese Falcon on Book Scavenger, but stopped short when she saw Matthew on the family computer. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z So far it had just been a plan, an intellectual exercise by El Genius, but there was a big difference between the planning and the doing. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z “Man, we got a lot of planning to do.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He began planning out loud all the projects the three of us could complete by the time school opened. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he’s planning to turn Norvelt into one big cemetery,” I guessed. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She’d been planning to work in her flower beds, the way she usually did to pass time between orphans, but she was currently facing a conundrum. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning on telling him tonight, but why the hell not. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z A man told a New York City operator that people were planning to kill their children before the Martians could get them. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “And our mistress still sleeps. Alcyoneus was forced to bide his time in the north, waiting, planning. Only now does Gaea begin to stir. Oh, but she remembers you, and so does her son!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She had spent the night planning and now that it was time, she hardly thought at all. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had stopped planning for school, and was no closer to having the money to enroll. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z It isn’t like Ms. Dale’s questions are hard to answer, but Axel doesn’t want to pull his thoughts from the planning with Daniel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I told none of the white men on the job that I was planning to go north; I knew that the moment they felt I was thinking of the North they would change toward me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you want to hear a poem, Beowulf? You are in luck; I was planning to read more poetry today. After lunch, I thought we might have a go at ‘The Wreck of the Hesperus.’” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Still, without planning or discussion, as more and more neighbors arrived, a bucket brigade had begun. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Like she was planning on coming with me even before now. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z “Are you planning on biting the cue again? Because if you are, I’d like to invite the court painter so I can forever remember the sight.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He was planning to move to the Upper Peninsula with some friends and, as he put it, live off the land. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z If you would like to hear some music in the categories above, or you are planning to present this lesson to a class, here are some easy-to-find suggestions. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They came after much planning, many letters written to and from, to make sure and know how and how much and where. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Our decision had been sudden, and then there had been the planning to do. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z So I took a break from rover planning. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I rub my eyes, sleepy from the long day of planning for his party and getting caught by Barb. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z “To planning your own little rebellion,” he said. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Caleb told us he left Erudite when he found out what they were planning—was he lying? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z In 1998, Walter and I were asked to go to Chicago to attend a national conference where exonerated former death row prisoners were planning to gather. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Incomplete planning, poor judgment, bad luck, and worse weather conspired against him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “I can't confirm it, but I think he's planning something else. Something big. Something that doesn't involve Darin. But how can we save Darin and take on another mission? We don't have enough men.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It doesn’t take any effort or any planning. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z Each night, as I laid my head on the pillow, bomb shelters were my topic for thoughts, nightmares, dreams, and planning. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I was planning to come and find you, by the way.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She was awake, and she was planning something. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “You guys planning a rescue for your Elder?” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z “Right,” said Harry, who had more pressing matters on his mind than Snape’s detention, and now looked around surreptitiously for some indication of what Dumbledore was planning to do with him this evening. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “There’s a mass and then a big party. Everyone gets dressed up and dances a lot. It’s supposed to mark the transition to womanhood. My grandmother has been planning mine since I was, like, two.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z I open my mouth, planning to start off with some kind of joke, and burst into tears. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z As the pace of war planning intensified, it soon became impossible to tell where the Rad Lab ended and the bomb program began. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The Ecology Club is planning a rally to protest the “degrading of an endangered species.” Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Whenever Emmett heard that locals were planning to throw a “necktie party,” he would rush out to try to stop it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He scrambled back over the rails and jumped to the spot where Hen Wen was about to emerge, planning to seize her and hang on until Dallben and Coll arrived. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z While she talked about the outfit she was planning on buying at the mall that weekend, I wondered what the guys were doing. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z Race problems, economic development, city planning—they treat them all the same—do nothing, say nothing. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I was planning on assessing the acidity of the soil in my garden for the rest of the week. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z Besides, I couldn’t go from planning to sock him to asking him about being a colored Chinese boy in one good blink. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Percy, I was kidding myself. All that planning and reading, I don’t have a clue where were going.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The Department of Prisons released a statement to the press that I had been removed from the island for my own safety because PAC prisoners were planning to assault me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Like it was tattooed on my skin that I was a weakling, a loser, that I was planning to give up and die. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Valerian may have been planning my murder since the day he choked me. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z What happy times they had planning together, what solemn shopping excursions, what funny mistakes they made, and what shouts of laughter arose over Laurie’s ridiculous bargains. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise, my mother said, “Yes. As a matter of fact, I was planning to ask your father to take us there.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z She immediately started planning what she’d wear and asking questions about what the researchers would be talking about. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z And just like that, the four of us are sitting with Dad plotting and planning: Bronx Museum, Studio Museum, El Museo del Barrio. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z They had been planning to gamble all night. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He told me he’d heard talk that “they” were planning to come and castrate me, that the date had been set. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t want to lie in bed like an invalid while Luke was out there planning to destroy the Western world. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z I was about to ask how we were planning to reach the ground when I saw Olive float into view past the edge of the roof. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z They counted their coins and gathered their things, planning their night ashore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He learns that she is in Silliman, that she is planning to be an English major. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z On top of that, I've heard students whispering that the Emperor is days away from Serra and planning vengeance against the Aspirants and anyone associated with them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But April and Melanie were so busy building and planning that they didn’t notice at all. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z But, from a report Sackett later wrote, we know the most important facts she learned: The British were building many flat-bottomed boats and were planning to invade Philadelphia and “subdue that city.” George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I could sense that, and I knew what he was planning to do as clearly as if he had told me. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z She felt strong, and was ready to start planning. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She studied the pegs, planning her next jump. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “I was planning to leave them to you when you became Pater of Gens Veturia. But they’ll serve you better now.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “As a matter of fact I do. I was planning on being a writer and an English teacher in my spare time.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I spend the rest of the night planning all the ways I can kill them, rolling the ideas around in my head and savoring them, as though I were fingering smooth stones. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was planning to read a smaller book for my report. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Everyone knew the rumors: Luke and his army of monsters were planning an invasion of the camp. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The last time we did this, he Wanted to show me that the lights were on in the Erudite compound, wanted to tell me that Erudite was planning an attack on Abnegation. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z James’s wife worked for one of the hotels downtown, and the couple was planning to ride the storm out there. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He leaned across the table conspiratorially, as if the three were criminals planning a heist, and dropped his voice to a whisper: “You have bought into something that is bigger than either of you are.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The story could resume, the one that he had been planning on that evening walk. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Was he planning revenge, or was he just feeling hurt because Percy had lied about being his friend? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Even though I’m planning to leave home for college, I know all that music will still be here, waiting for me, when I get back. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “What? Oh no. I wasn’t there. Bit of an event though, from what I understand. Mauthen’s only daughter and they were sending her off proper. Been planning it for months.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her miserable days in the mansion were spent planning how to make an earring out of the box which would house her name. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked more disappointed, as if she’d been planning to have me for supper, but had decided I might give her indigestion. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He was too busy planning a wider war. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I was planning to flag a cab but the traffic was backed up so I just kept walking. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z Though it has crossed my mind that a person could go to jail for the kind of thing Safer is planning. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There weren’t but two more people planning to read anyway, including me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, in the subsistence economy of hunting and gathering, there was an obvious limit to such long-term planning. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I was basically planning to sit my parents down on the couch at some point and get it over with in one go. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They complemented one another: Stanton, the thinker, was burdened with family responsibilities; Anthony, the organizer, was a master at the logistics of executing petition campaigns and planning events. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He stopped writing his observation notes in Italian and started writing them in Latin—he was planning to publish. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Mrs. Harrison was in charge while her husband was away on business when a black janitor passed along a tip: Word on the street was that neighbors were planning to bomb the Harrison house. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “It really was just us. No one is planning anything else, sir. Believe me.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “What you planning to do with all them videotapes you’re making?” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nwoke m, are you sure you are not planning to do something with her?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Father has taken the plays of Goethe and Schiller down from the big bookcase and is planning to read to me every evening. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I just wondered if they were really planning to make us enforce the rules when nobody else did. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And only three of them were planning to murder her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z They were all too busy starting in on Thoth’s altar and planning the ceremony for Consulting the Oracle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning on telling the teachers about any of what had happened, but they found out anyway. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Father was different—always in the background, drawing, planning, thinking. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “All right, bleeding skies. It was just a joke. Of course I’ll fight to win. I’m not planning to die, that’s for sure. But what about you? Don’t you want to become Empress?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z While they were home discussing this, I was planning to go to Central High. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Paul didn’t want problems with the authorities, so early in the planning process she met with the District of Columbia’s police superintendent, Richard Sylvester, to obtain a parade permit. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Once she was out of sight I turned back to what I had been planning all along. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I’m planning on heading back to the classroom for more scintillating lessons from the history teacher. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Once, I was planning to attend a meeting in a distant area of Johannesburg and a well-known priest arranged with friends of his to put me up for the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I been planning to break up with him for weeks. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z One of the medics realized what he was planning. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z When the telephone rang, we were sitting at the kitchen table planning a trip to Scotland to celebrate my parents’ wedding anniversary. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They were planning something for some sort of rally at the end of the month. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “Please tell me whatever you’re planning next involves actually spitting on him. Please. Please.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z No, the worst part was that they were clearly planning to eat Gregor and Boots. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Years of happy memories flooded me—learning how to ride bikes together, swapping our favorite graphic novels, baking cookies at my house, laughing and talking and planning and sharing. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I was planning on giving them a bar mitzvah preview, since Dana says I’m getting good. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The third time I called, she said, “Hold on, Mira. Are you planning to use the oven? Is there an adult in the house?” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z “I’m not sure. You’re the best strategist I know. If you were Kronos planning this war, what would you do next?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There was no planning, no ideas or theories or even any real rage locked inside my skull. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He wondered if they knew he was there, or if they were only planning something else. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She works hard, waking up early to finish planning lessons and grading papers, going to bed late after squeezing in some dental exams in the evening. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides, once she made up her mind to go, she enjoyed the planning almost as much as she enjoyed spending money. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid of what was going on inside him, what he was planning, afraid of the way Hooper looked at him. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I was planning to put the TV on, and I was mad as @#$% because I knew the spaghetti was congealing in the pot. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z Not that I was planning on doing any leaking when it came to Nicole’s case. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Rall laughed and started talking about the Christmas party he was planning. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Coach reads to us from The Art of War: A winning strategy is not about planning, he says. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z But slowly, our paths wind closer and closer until Saturday morning when she says, “I’ve got an all-day pageant planning meeting today. We’re gearing up for open registration. There’s tuna salad in the fridge.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “I know it’s you! I saw you two planning it in the cafeteria!” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z My mind ranges out, planning our next moves: Escape Serra. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Bridge repair and urban planning could be handled by the Thunderhead, but taking a life was an act of conscience and consciousness. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I was planning to give him the drawing for his birthday, but after seeing those brochures, he looked like he needed a transfusion, so why wait? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the other direction, the children were gathering in excited little knots, plotting and planning, for the first time any of them could remember, for the future. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Most of them had told him they were planning to become farmers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark is sweating and exhausted, and anxious about what they’re planning to do. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Not long after Henrietta’s death, planning began for a HeLa factory—a massive operation that would grow to produce trillions of HeLa cells each week. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z It was as if he was planning on making the biggest art project in history. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sure you don’t mind . . . you weren’t planning to ask him?” she persisted when I told her I didn’t mind in the least. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “Anyway, my mom’s already planning on taking us.” Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z At the moment my every waking hour is spent in helping some dedicated friends raise money for a bold and shattering movie that they are planning to film about an interracial marriage. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Only if he was planning to commit a crime with it.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Karen and her husband, Joe, had long been unhappy and were already planning to divorce, but her scandalous involvement with a black man outraged Karen's husband and his entire family. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He didn’t know what she and Fenoglio were planning to do. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I take this as a good sign, that she’s planning for the future. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z On our flight to Moscow, Farmer told me that the World Bank was planning to make a loan to Russia to help prevent a full-blown TB epidemic. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z My father said nothing, but I sensed that he was planning some sort of retaliation. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The original planning for the 184-inch cyclotron had called for the magnet’s construction to be completed by November, but that deadline had slipped with the arrival of war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I guess,” Moss said, “but I still don’t even know what we’re planning to do. I mean, most of the people here don’t even go to school anymore, so how are they supposed to help?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The last dragon in Kievan Rus’ had saved her life, and what was she planning to do to it? Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “Well, what were you planning to do, child, go door to door in Virginia?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe my dad even figured out what I’ve been doing, that I’ve been planning on taking his boat, and they want me to give up on looking for my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Reverend Cross knew I had been raised and trained in the church and that I was familiar with church business and program planning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, I’m not planning to sleep. I’m just going to lie down a minute.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I want to already be planning the second date in my head. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She grins, then explains, “Louise is planning a girls’ weekend for us. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Now she saw how the separate news items might connect, and understood what everyone else must know and what the hospital administration was planning for. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “My advisors were concerned you would be difficult but you’re not planning on being difficult at all, are you?” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z These goals and objectives are used in lesson planning to focus the lesson, and to aid in effective assessment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “My fiancé, Mr. Axelroot, and I are planning on returning to America,” I would tell them, “where it’s a free country and you can get anything to eat that you want.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh? Are you planning to hurt her more? She just helped me save your life, remember?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Was he planning a sneak attack on me? The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z One Saturday my mom was planning for a big family celebration and she made a huge bowl of custard and jelly and put it in the fridge. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And without thinking, without planning it, without worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I am planning a shopping expedition in town tomorrow, and I thought that you—and perhaps the children—might care to join me.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z “I don’t have any help. In fact, I was planning on asking her about that too, if she could pass along the name of somebody good.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Were you planning to give him a gun?” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z On the other hand, Arkush writes, Chinese proverbs are striking in their belief that “hard work, shrewd planning and self-reliance or cooperation with a small group will in time bring recompense.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Gradually, this fellow communicated to me that he was planning my escape. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning to wear gloves to the coronation, but I don’t have much choice. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Accepting the guard’s word, Shin explained what his brother and mother were planning and where they were. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z All of his students were planning to be there. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Ernest now discovered one hazard of overambitious planning: the cost overrun. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “It don’t look like planning. Looks like stalling.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “I hope you aren’t planning to take credit for my entire marriage,” she said, and Mrs. Richardson was taken aback at the sharpness in her voice. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Maddie’s prediction came true: the engine stopped and the smoke drifted away, and now the pilot was clearly planning to put his damaged rig down in the field right in front of them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z How had she known, before he asked it, what he was planning to ask of her? Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Get to her before she does whatever it is she’s planning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I say: "Are you really planning on running?" Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z In mid-July, District Attorney Corkhill gave the press Guiteau's confession, in which he described planning the shooting, buying the gun, and following the president around Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z "I wondered if you happened to be planning to come into the office today?" The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “You can’t say nothing pleasant ever happens now, can you, Meg?” said Amy, trying to decide how she would group the lovers in a sketch she was planning to make. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z These white folk talking ’bout some future, telling me I need to be planning for some future—like I got one! Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no quickening of milk glands, no physical planning to feed the newborn. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z We gave every indication that I was going to testify so that they would spend their time planning their cross-examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been deeply involved in the planning of the Congress of the People and was destined for the highest levels of leadership in the organization. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because he was so brilliant, but the government had just announced plans to send a satellite spinning around the earth, and most of his department seemed to be planning on being launched with it. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it up and read, “‘Please be aware that many students are planning a walkout at two P.M. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Nice technique,” Rowan said, then added, “if you’re planning on gleaning a pack of angry wolves.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z I still go over to his long white and black apartment, still end up on top of his sleeping bag, although haphazardly: Jon isn’t big on planning in advance, or on remembering. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Give me a shout. I’m still planning to pop some corn and have a Spaced marathon. You down?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The block party is something we've been putting together for the last couple of years, ever since Mama became the one-woman planning committee of the block association. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We were planning on going up to the cemetery, but it’s freezing outside and Mom won’t let us go. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z If the kids had done their research—if they’d done any planning whatsoever—they would have known to fly to Knoxville instead of Nashville. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z While she fastened it to his collar, I took off through the woods, planning to get to the terrace before she did. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z I should know since my mom has led the planning committee for the last fifteen years. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “You might’ve told us earlier, you know—like back at the menagerie, when we were planning all this!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He’s been pulling the rusty nails to use again, picking up the planks, and putting them down like pieces of glass, quietly planning his wall. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “Since they’re planning to open up more private schools, you may not have to deal with the outrage.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Some engaged primarily in planning parties and charity balls. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z This development, in turn, wired the whole world together, and, without anyone really planning it, made Bangalore a suburb of Boston. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z Mother had been planning for several years to take all of us to California to visit her family. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z What he was planning was beyond belief, a mass murder that would destroy Britain for generations to come. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “No kidding. I was planning to sell it, moron.” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Excuse me,” I said, suddenly flustered; it had been a mistake to call like this, without planning what to say. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The actual planning of the charrette began in earnest with the formation of a steering committee. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I could see he was planning something in his mind, and he was still not sober enough to carry it through. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z They’re probably all planning the fun at her house tomorrow night. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We sought to attract the widest possible sponsorship and invited some two hundred organizations — white, black, Indian, and Coloured — to send representatives to a planning conference at Tongaat, near Durban, in March of 1954. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z On my third night, she pulls me aside abruptly and brings her face so close that it looks like she’s planning to butt me with her forehead. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Now with the Olympics approaching, officials were planning to add a massive set of wooden grandstands built out over the water on the other side of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She walked past them, planting her stick firmly in the ground with each step, planning to nod if they acknowledged her. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I don't want the audience to know what I'm planning to tell her about Peeta. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Thanks to this mole, General Gage knew what the Sons of Liberty were planning. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z His planning suddenly seemed mean and dirty to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I quite disagree, respectfully, of course. I see many who act on instinct, which I believe is wrong. Through instinct we succumb to weakness and emotion. Careful thought and planning, mental construction, is always best.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z “I didn’t even know until a couple of days ago. I wasn’t planning on leaving so soon, but Mother thought it was best if I went with Raul.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It takes a lot of thought and planning to make sure the cows get to the right piece of pasture at the right time. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z They made a list of everything they were planning to tell Mr. Kleiman over the phone, because they intended to call him at seven and ask him to send someone over. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I see all the muscles in Evelyn’s arm standing at attention, her eyes not cold, not quite like Jeanine’s, but calculating, assessing, planning. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z After plannings and more plannings by El Alacrán and the rest, dodging bands of police and border patrols, I Manuel Flores, shivering with fear and cold, have touched the earth of the United States. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z The thing we were planning for had changed.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Growing up in a working-class community and with a disabled parent, I’d learned that planning and vigilance mattered a lot. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z My parents stand in their backyard, hands on their hips, looking out over the expanse of raw mud, planning their garden. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He shook his head hard, as if to clear it, then bent forward and began planning the day’s march. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though I was already planning to go home, and even though I feel like this should be my choice and not hers, I’m too tired to fight with her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z In long-range planning for a trip, I think there is a private conviction that it won’t happen. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I realized that whatever Mr. Loomis was planning, at the end of the plan was a picture, and it was of me, too, tied up like Faro in the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z They had decided to major in urban planning and hoped to eventually get a job designing or improving public transit systems. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s time I start to think about making some new friends of my own and planning my own exit out of here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Maybe she’s planning a road trip, using the map to imagine routes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Were any of his friends among those planning to stay? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “You can look. All I have is regular clothes though...Who are you planning on going as?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Thoughtful planning, a belief in equality and diversity. Truly seeing everyone as an equal. They passed that on to my mother, and she passed it on to me.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The desks and dressers and bookshelves were all attached to the walls in order to prevent creative floor planning. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “Nobody’s planning to kill us, so far,” I whispered back. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I was planning on emailing the chapter to Arthur at midnight, but I couldn’t get myself to send another message he would ignore. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “Are you planning on staying here all day?” he asks. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z To feed my passion for reading, I checked out books at such a rate that the principal said to me, “Are you planning to read every single book in this library?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Mark Antony stopped off in Cyrenaica to begin planning a land battle in Asia Minor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z I had picked it up mainly because it was a story about runners, and I was planning on going out for track. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z “What on earth's this?'' asked Elinor, when she had read it, frowning. “You were planning to go and look for your father? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “María Luisa, it’s come to my attention that you and your friends are planning to disrupt the Fall Fiesta.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z On this occasion he buttonholed me to talk about the guided Everest expedition he was planning: I should come along, he cajoled, and write an article about the climb for Outside. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “You'll get lost. There's nothing outside but wild country for miles! Your father would be furious if he knew what you were planning.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Boggs appears and gets a firm lock on my arm, but I’m not planning on running now. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z His firm — Kavesh and Gau — is the biggest in its field in southern California and one of the top financial planning firms in the country. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z April and Melanie were sitting on the edge of the Temple’s floor resting for a moment, and planning, when April pointed out the only real door to the storage yard. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is what Miss Bowen is planning to do for you. To let you win.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Ladies were already picking through patterns and piece goods, planning their Easter dresses. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Mom asks about our “Wander Indiana” project, and for the rest of breakfast, Finch and I talk about some of the places we’ve been so far, and some of the places we’re planning to go. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But why don't you tell us a little about this pretend bar mitzvah you've been planning? Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z “Leave his balls alone. Like I said, I’m planning on taking him back.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z But as his health worsened, they lowered their sights, planning instead to leave it to the Library of Congress. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Giggling, we hurried back to the stall, planning all the while what colored beads we wanted for our own bangles. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z In the early morning hours of April 20, in Maryland, two teams of detectives were planning a raid that would take George Atzerodt. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I catch Katherine's eye, and something about the jut of her chin makes me think that she’s thinking the same thing I am, that maybe she's also planning a bit of heroics. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z To make such a climb required both strength and planning, so the Prince made those marks in his brain: my enemy is strong; my enemy is not impulsive. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t anticipate it being a possibility that Raven would be put to work, because I wasn’t planning to hide any copies of The Gold-Bug until right before the game began.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Or are you planning on looking after yourself? The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It happened quickly: Eleazar, just twenty years old, had recently graduated from Union College and returned to the family estate forty miles northwest of Albany, planning to study law under his father. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Miss K, who had no idea Ralph was planning to live at school, was a teacher who could turn anything into a project. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z “How will taking me out of the tournaments stop whatever Zero’s planning to do during the final game?” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Even if he broke into my house, or whatever he was planning, he’d never find it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z She really was planning on showing me the box someday. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Only to make sure you weren’t experimenting with drugs or planning to shoot up your school.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z I’d thought she was planning her own maneuver, but since she still has a gun pointed at her head, maybe not. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Shortly before I was planning to leave, I thanked one elderly fellow for having looked after me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She would have to plan, then, and what he had revealed to her would be part of her planning. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z In the meantime, he needed to find out what the Sivapans were doing in Tanaburi and how long they were planning to stay. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He didn't seem to find anything odd about Mo and Elinor's whispering, but Meggie was sure the two of them were planning something secret. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He remained in Minneapolis until May 1886, when he left for New York City, planning to take “a part of the material there,” and to leave the rest in Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The next few weeks we stay busy planning Mrs. Peck’s appreciation service. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “I’m just transferring some photos off my camera. I was planning on taking some shots at the mall. You interested?” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z My stomach was churning, because I was really planning on telling him. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It was like planning to break into the Ministry all over again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I began seeing that Mr. Leroy hadn’t done no planning ’bout this. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He knew Eb was not really planning to leave— Eb was a lost and frightened boy, and there was nowhere else to go. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Thinking about it, talking about it, planning for it had taken us up like an Arkansas tornado that pounded and pounded us in the wind. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I said: “I was planning to start today. I went yesterday and looked at the field. I have to run the harrow over it first.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z "In that case,” said the charm woman, "you must have been planning to do something bad. If this were not so, then why would a tree grow out of your head?” The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z What were they planning that would make them so irresponsible? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z He made himself quit thinking of food, thought instead of what to do, planning each move of the day. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z “I knew there was something weird about her. But why did you activate Raven if you weren’t planning to start the game right away?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z They thought Arnold had told me to come to his place, and they’d been planning to force me to give them money when I came. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z “I was wondering if . . . well, if you might be planning to ask me.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z “You still planning on coming to my house this weekend?” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I paced the outskirts of the parking lot, planning it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z After all their planning and caution with the Ocarrion raid, it had still blown up in their faces. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z "You planning to quit your job for this thing?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what were you planning to do with the bike?” Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She sure gave good directions if she was planning on getting it herself. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Well, how about you? What are you planning to do?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z “Were on our way like you asked, almost to the Queens—Midtown Tunnel. But, Percy, what are you planning? We’ve left the camp virtually undefended, and there’s no way the gods—” “Trust me,” I said.. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He told me quietly that he was planning to write to three universities that day—Harvard, Berkeley, and Columbia—and apply for a fellowship in psychology. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But it didn’t happen overnight These things take time and planning. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z This works rather well, for example, when planning the flight of a rocket to the Moon. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Dr. Moroka felt that he had been excluded from the planning of the campaign. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And I cursed myself for thinking I could do this without any planning whatsoever. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z I was planning to show Rabiya some of my favorite pictures of Zohra and me on my phone, but I change the subject. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z She was already planning to build a new threading frame. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you understand the long-term issues of a cross-country run like you’re planning? Muscle damage, oxidative stress, enlargement of the heart, knee damage, hip and pelvis misalignment, should I go on?” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Maybe. I got the impression she was planning to spend Christmas alone, actually.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “I’m not saying this wasn’t a good thing, Julio. Just tell me what you are planning, all right? If you filled out an application just tell me where.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Reginald, the one who had always looked up to me, had gotten big enough to fake his age, and he was planning soon to enter the merchant marine. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Dad wasn’t planning to move us to Russia because they were poorer than we were. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z If I had been planning to murder her, I certainly would not have told her and, rationally, she no doubt realized it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was not really planning to. But I suppose we will have to go now, I will find out the next apparition date.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Why would you assume that three people innocently sitting by the road are planning to attack you?” said Chacho. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I definitely wasn’t planning on telling my parents the post office story. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “It’s only the middle of October. He wasn’t planning on the game officially starting for another three weeks. Maybe there aren’t others out there yet.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “You’re not planning on leaving me behind, are you?” he asks. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “What were your father, mother, and brother planning to do after their escape?” Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I wasn’t planning to, but she looks at me with such genuine concern that everything spills out. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The class was made up of all white, wealthy kids who couldn’t have more stress than planning what they were going to wear the next day. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If we made up the perfect country Minerva keeps planning, I would fit in perfectly. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to talk to him about my project and hoped to see his slow smile spread across his face, the one reserved for when he’s especially pleased about something. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z What exactly was she planning to do, anyway? Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She must have already been planning, then, how she was going to get out. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s okay with me, because I’m not planning to apologize, either. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z “What a lot of togetherness you are planning. And what a lot of solitude awaits you. Ah, here are your friends now.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She started to play favorites with her niece and for some reason it all made sense: They were planning on moving out together, but my sister and I weren’t included. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z El Patron sometimes ordered dozens of the ridiculous birds when he was planning a party, and Matt liked to lean over the fence to watch them. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve been planning this for a while, and I’m ready to do something about it. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z He said he wasn’t planning to get married or have any children. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Some of the flyers and leaflets were filled with the poetic idealism that characterized the planning: The call caught the imagination of the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There had been two thieves farther ahead who were planning to steal the boy’s sheep and murder him. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like the security guard said, though—planning doesn’t always work.” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Most of the emails are the same—planning when to meet, Olga complaining about his wife, Olga asking when he’s going to leave her, him promising that he will. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Whenever Mo had started planning a summer trip, I'd think, Maybe this is the one. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z But when the battle began, what had seemed perfectly clear-cut in the planning stage quickly turned murky. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z “I was born for Abnegation. I was planning on leaving Dauntless, and becoming factionless. But then I met her, and ... I felt like maybe I could make something more of my decision.” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he’s sick. People get sick all the time, Ali. Now, am I going to freeze to death or are you planning on lighting the stove today?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s got this mega-building he’s planning to construct right on Main Street. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Which is, oddly enough, more or less exactly what I was planning to do.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z This was the beginning of my bed that I was planning to work on after supper every night. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Many meetings were held in the big barn, and the pigs occupied themselves with planning out the work of the coming season. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Lateness is a symptom of poor planning and all that. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The group was planning a march on Washington, calling for sanctions. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “I was planning to come up to Lagos to see you.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z In fact, only fifteen minutes after she’d left the ground, she was standing on the first branch and planning her route to the next. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z I knew that'd be an issue when I was planning this little road trip, so I came up with a brilliant plan that didn't work. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z I leaned against the door, not planning to stay. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z "George is planning to leave New York City for a couple of days in order to make some important contacts," Burger said. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z All this effort, all this planning, just to upset my dearest friend. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He indicated that he was planning another extended trip but implied that he'd visit his family in Annandale before hitting the road. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, Warrior, I am planning to overthrow King Gorger and I need you to help me.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Though in her heart she did not want to attend, in spite of everything, she was planning to act like this was a real wedding. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “If you are planning now to be a harpy, I shall certainly be pushed over the brink.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you planning on telling Mom and Dad?” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “So what are you planning to do?” she said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Therefore, he wasn’t planning on running for another term. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She even convinced Grandma Post, who had been planning tuna salad on toast, had already mixed a dessert for the two of us—pistachio pudding. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z And I wasn’t sure that she was planning to hide with me. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was planning to bring them over one at a time. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “What are you planning to do next?” she asked. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z To ensure compliance, the film department of the propaganda ministry now directly oversaw the planning and production of all new German films. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I like planning what I will do to trap his pieces. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z A graveyard was already starting to be used and a new church building was in the planning stages. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It’s odd that I’m planning this considering I’ve never had a date, but I guess that makes sense. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They were planning to put down sedition all right. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunday evening, July 28 Last night in the capital Until today, I was planning to go back to Ojo de Agua with Mama since my summer session is also over. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And the fuselage—the cockpit where he and Toby had spent countless afternoons, pretending to fly and then, when they got too old for make-believe, planning to leave—was curled in on itself. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z My mother excused herself from our planning to take the phone call upstairs. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z After the whipping, Dad had jacked up the charm with me, and even though I was planning to leave, he could make me laugh when he tried, and he still considered me an ally. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I looked for him in line, worried he might be planning something that would get us all shot— but I didn’t see him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z He’s going to make me pay for what I was planning to do. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z When the Soviet Union heard that the United States was planning to launch the country's first female into space aboard the space shuttle, the Soviet space agency committed to putting another Soviet woman into space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z He was even planning to visit the factory when his valve was better to see how he could improve conditions there. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z But it had done the opposite, because not one person could think of anything that had indicated Diana was planning something like this. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z American forces, the caller explained, were heavily involved in planning and carrying out those raids. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I pull out a pad of paper and scribble a couple of paragraphs about the fast we’re planning for tonight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Was it because I was drüskelle? Were you planning it all along?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He loved rather to take his roll of bread and garlic to the field and stand there eating, planning and thinking, “Here shall I put the black-eyed peas and here the young rice beds.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z In January 1989, I was visited by my four comrades from Polls-moor and we discussed the memorandum I was planning to send to the state president. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Five years of planning, millions of dollars spent developing the latest spy gear, and months of careful training went into making sure that the picnic went off without a hitch. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I borrow the Westerlo and Altamont quadrangle maps and we separate, planning to meet at Beaver Corners at dawn if all is well. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He said he hadn’t had a ride in two hours and he was planning on going home anyway. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z I say, “I don’t know. Why? You planning a long walk?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z “How were you planning on carrying this all out there on your own, anyway?” she asked. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Mom and Zooey are planning a whole Thanksgiving meal, and either one would castrate me if I tried to bail.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z She walked to one of the trees, planning to snap off a branch and inspect it, but instead walked straight through it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Before they went too far with their planning, however, Dr. Atkinson asked that I have a more intense mental evaluation. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He is missing TashL But he’s also very angry with her, she said, because when we left, she was planning to scar her face. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to fly out that evening, but he invited me to a gathering of some of his artist-and-crafter friends and I decided to stay until the next morning. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "I'm planning on getting more stuff soon," I say. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “All this planning ahead is making my head hurt.” The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She could never have made it like a real one—and after all those weeks of planning the very thought of it made her sick. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Now she was planning to take advantage of the rare day off and do some errands. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z James nodded slowly, trying to play along with Emily but unsure what she was planning. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Once the Book was translated, Artemis could begin planning in earnest. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Melanie was having trouble keeping her mind on her reading because she was so worried about what she Was planning to do. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z “No taxi driver would take a check. And even if he did, how were you planning to get home?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z All those days I spent planning, building, dreaming up ideas... The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z She refused to be one of those girls who gave up on everything they’d been planning simply because a boy entered the picture. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Outside, the train whistle blows, and I settle in for the long haul, planning my bloody revenge. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Any planning that I did in those early days was such a surprise to me and so successful that I was delighted with even a small plan. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s the planning and excitement of going places or seeing who we’re going to see. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Then she added four ears of corn from the box she was planning to take to the roadside stand to sell once we left for school. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z But when it was over, America’s wartime planning, and the lives of all three men, had been set on a new course. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Do not let Solovet’s gentle demeanor fool you. In the planning of battles, she is more cunning and wily than a rat.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Yep, we need a bomb shelter. The Russian Commies say they are planning to bury us, but I’ve got news for them—we are going to survive whatever atom bomb attack they throw our way.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The disappointed class, who had been planning the angry letters they would write to the newspaper, had to agree. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z It was clear he was planning to see me tomorrow, if nothing else. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I can’t imagine that Hugo was planning to break up with Austin today. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Under cover of her furious criticisms of Firenze, Harry drew closer to Hermione and said, “Let’s get something straight. Are you planning to tell Ron that you interfered at Keeper tryouts?” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z She had just spent several hours with three men who were openly planning to kill her. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z We had been planning our life here for so long. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He looked at ’em and said, “These ain’t no good for what you planning on doing. You need traveling shackles. I got some you can buy cheap.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Groves knew he could handle the planning and logistics. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z After school, we all head over to Patrice’s house, where we are holding a planning session. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Everywhere I have found indications that people are planning to go to it.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “I was planning on using mine for stuff later today, like walking. And standing upright.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He sensed that Mullet Fingers was planning another illegal visit to the Mother Paula’s site. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Abby filled me in after Mr. Griggs called this afternoon and told me what you kids were planning, and I think it’s brilliant. I’d like to help. I’m the mayor, after all.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z She started to get up, planning to buy some to take back to Mrs. Viboon, when she saw a brown five-legged spider crawling on the display. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It’s like she wants to remember every single moment of the planning. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Time was so short, the Executive Committee began planning exhibits and appointing world’s fair commissioners to secure them. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z It’s not like Scoob didn’t know exactly what Cody was planning to do. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He was already planning where he would go after high school; he was already talking about the places he would live, and the reservation wasn’t one of them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “I guess they’re planning on having a big trial up in Sumner,” I said. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z “No, we planning on jus’ camping outside town till we get everything took care of. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Sometimes strangers came to the meetings—white infiltrators who wanted to know what we were planning. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t going to sweep me away; it was planning to run me over. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He had heard them planning it for weeks. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The Hillside Inn, perched on a grassy rise like an oversized farmhouse, was the perfect setting for the flock of pink-and-green-clad women who had convened for a weekend of planning and friendship. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And what was he—or it might be she—planning to do to him? Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Caesar had been planning to invade Parthia at the time of his death, and Mark Antony made Caesar’s mission his own. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z They would take no sleeping bags, planning to go fast, with quick rests. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Was he already planning the deaths of the two people next to him? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Any bacteria planning to rot my taters will die screaming. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, most of it’s his land over there, where he’s planning to build that golf course when they put in the conservancy and the dam, que no?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Turned out Momma was good at planning too. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I asked, thinking back to the time when he and Alaska had left me out of prank planning for Barn Night. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They seemed to think it was a failure of planning. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The Pentagon was in the earliest stages of planning for a war game that they were calling Millennium Challenge ’02. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Fortunately she hadn’t stayed at the college too long, although that Reilly seemed as if he were planning to make himself a fixture on the campus like the palm trees and the benches. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hecate told you that Gaea was planning her big Wake Up party on August first, right? The Feast ofWhatever?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Are you planning to eat or sleep at all this year, Hermione?” asked Harry, while Ron sniggered. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Everyone we knew was planning on going to his funeral, which was being held in the town where he grew up, in the mountains a couple of hours’ drive away. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z By late December, when Shin and Park were planning their escape, Shin’s winter-season pants had holes in the knees and in the seat. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The letter said that “state and county officials are planning to attend,” and that “they are currently working out an emergency relocation plan that will be presented at this meeting.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you're planning your own death? Where is this guy, anyway?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Are you planning to give Anne a Bible for Hanukkah?” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Well, I was planning to go to Seattle in the next few weeks, and, to be honest, I’m not sure if your truck can make it.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The building industry was planning a banquet for contractors, real estate dealers, and real estate editors. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He is planning something, and whatever it is ain't going to be good. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “With all the strikes that are going on, I was planning to interview him for the Arbeiter-Zeitung.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z If June is planning to help me escape, she sure is pushing her luck to the limits. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And I was planning what I’d do back with the broom or my knee. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z We were actually planning to move up there for good, to leave the city, which neither of us was actually enjoying much anymore, if we ever truly had. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Please tell me he’s not planning something public.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z It was a vast amount of planning and execution. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z One of the judges, a faculty member at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, later approaches Krause to ask if Wayne is planning to pursue acting. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I’ve read every blog, watched every video, and even taken a free planning class online. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Luke spent practically every second of the next three days either reliving his secret visit to Jen or planning another one. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z We have reason to believe that he headed to the east, perhaps planning to join the militia encampments outside the city of Boston. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She didn’t want him to catch her at what she was planning to do. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Nearly a year later, Washington and Count Jean B. de Rochambeau, the general commanding the French troops, began planning a real attack on New York. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z In fact, much as I admired his planning and pluck, his trip seemed frighteningly ill-conceived. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been planning on choosing brazier, knowing that the quantity of heat would help offset my self-imposed handicap. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “No. I am planning to throw it back to the sea!” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z A bit of bad planning on his part. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Used to be that Link, Jordie, and I could kill a whole afternoon lying around, planning our next big gag. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The night they got him, he told me he had been planning to get that for you, that particular brand. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z “How did you know they were planning something?” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Military planning, meanwhile, was proceeding at full speed. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Having a game night in a secret location means a lot more planning and strategy than meeting up in someone’s basement. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “Still in planning stages, I suppose? Or expecting?” The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like they were planning a space mission or something. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked back toward the honey house, feeling ashamed that August had seen through my hoax but relieved, too, that she wasn’t planning on calling the police or sending me back—yet. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But Claudia had planned on their thinking, and she was good at planning. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z I wasn’t sure that I wanted to be left in the classroom alone with Mrs. Baker after Mr. Guareschi and Mr. Vendleri left to begin planning campaign strategy. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I had no idea where he was planning to take me, but I knew that I would want my writing notebook and pen wherever I was going. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z They were planning this year’s sugaring, a time everyone looked forward to with joy and excitement, as much as ricing, maybe even more. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m planning to ask Marlee to go with me to Sally’s skating party when she comes back to school. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Jesper could never tell how much of what Kaz got away with was smarts and planning and how much was dumb luck. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z General Clinton, concerned about what General Howe was planning and doing, made use of a mask to write a secret message in a letter to General Burgoyne. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I am planning to allow some Muggles to glimpse me soon, a long way from Hogwarts, so that the security on the castle will be lifted. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z Rumor has it that Lord Roiben, her king, is planning to swear to the new High King, bringing with him his large Court, one that has held off Madoc’s forces for years. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Our people have been watching him run around the county, stirring up things. He’s planning an attack soon. When he arrives, I want to be sure you’re not confused about your loyalty.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “She must be planning another simulation,” I say. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Mary’s eyes stared dreamily before her, as if she were planning future things to do. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Leo must have been planning this all along and building a new body for Festus within the framework of the ship. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Maybe she’s trying to get a better idea of when I’m planning to leave. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “They’ve been working on the choreography for months. I actually knew they were planning this.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I was originally planning to check the solar array, doing repairs as needed after last night's storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Five minutes of planning are worth fifteen minutes of just looking. Quick, give me the pencil and note pad from that table.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Dad was who he was, she could always be counted on to know the latest on what the company was planning and which foreman was up and which was down. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I remember planning how I would plead with the Inspector when the next examination came. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “No. But it doesn’t matter even if I did. Whatever Mr. Griswold was planning just isn’t a priority for us at this point, I’m sad to say. Things were hectic before everything happened, and now...” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Right, right. Getting ahead of myself. Well, go ahead, Tristan, get your little friend’s stories and let’s shut this raiding party down. You and I got some planning to do.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The deputies were driving him back to death row and talking about a gun show they were planning to attend. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z I appreciated their business savvy and the way they always looked out for me, but the last thing I wanted to think about on the eve of my nineteenth birthday was financial planning. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “One thing you can be sure of,” the bard said under his breath, “Gwydion isn’t planning a harvest festival. Do you see who’s here?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “What if I did? I could read on your face what you was planning, Tom Hustings. Thief.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z “Maybe we can talk him out of whatever it is he’s planning to do next.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When we got to our cabin, the sheriff said, “OK, Little Charlie, I wants Judge Byrd to go out with me and look at that area. Y’all ain’t planning on going nowhere, are you?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?” asked Scrimgeour. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z That fall, Jasmine was planning a family trip to Disneyland. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Without so much as a by-your-leave from Mama or Aunt Loma, Miss Love was planning on getting rid of Granny’s belongings! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Then I did a little planning and preparation and when it was nine-thirty I jumped into action. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Were you planning to make it out of Forks before nightfall?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Hadn’t I been planning to go there one of these days? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Whenever anyone in the Protectorate wrote anything down, it was only after much thought and consideration and planning. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Autumn came, with its promise of the October holidays, and the town grew busy shopping and planning for the season. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z “Not really. More game planning, I think. We gotta stick together.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z I was planning to just forget the whole thing and go home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But Nixon was planning a significant escalation in the air attacks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Perhaps Odenigbo had spoken to her about how serious their relationship was, and their planning to have a child had finally won Mama over. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z They were responsible and hardworking, but it turns out they didn't excel in the long-term planning department. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z “Back to Nigeria, like you were planning to. I’m going to be okay, I promise.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Miss Celia, fore I get going here, I need to know. Exactly when you planning on telling Mister Johnny bout me?” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Why? Are you planning to hide more lies from me?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Her father had told her that on the night of the explosion, he and his sister and Mollie had been planning to spend the night at the Smiths’ house. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When confronted, my mother claimed she was planning on repainting and, while she was at it, having the couch recovered as well. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “Jessica,” she says after the tardy bell rings, “when are you planning to return to your regular seat?” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z It was like watching a crocodile submerge in a nature movie.You knew the crocodile was planning an attack, but you didn’t know when. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Africans had lived and owned property in Sophiatown for over fifty years; now the government was callously planning on relocating all Sophiatown’s African residents to another black township. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I knew there was something weird about her. But why did you activate Raven if you weren’t planning to start the game right away?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He too had heard them planning new adventures together, and he knew that come spring when his yearning to move west filled him that there would be no one to go with him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “There were. I think you’re planning to turn me into one of them. A dead shell.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z But all this planning to create division had the strangest effect: It made Hawaii into the most ethnically diverse place in the world. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z His job had to do with planning gardens for cities. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t planning to be helpful with this. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Percy, I swear on the River Styx, I didn’t know what he was planning.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? And weren’t you planning to cut off some of my fingers?” asked Dustfinger, tying the cord around Flatnose’s legs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I know at some point we’ll be forced to reenter its depths, either to hunt or be hunted, but for right now I’m planning to stick to our little beach. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I have to warn my family about the war the Erudite are planning, but I don’t know how. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z “How we doing on the college planning? Any schools jumping out at us?” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Instead, we were supposed to meet the next day to begin planning my off-season training. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z It took the yacht a long time to guess what Candless was planning and start to flee in earnest. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Is it true that you haven’t even started planning the Halloween dance?” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Not long before my wedding, she’d been promoted to the role of commissioner in charge of planning and economic development for the city and had offered me a job as an assistant commissioner. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Buzz Aldrin was assigned mission planning, which meant he attended all the meetings on that subject. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z All the time he had been planning the journey, there had been a peculiar feeling about it, he couldn't believe it would really happen. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He told her he was planning to write a book that would prove how the Soviet players cheated in chess, and the tapes contained his thoughts on the matter. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z To do so would have forced people to look elsewhere for a culprit — a search that would have invited questions about the city’s blatant lack of emergency planning. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the suitors had got under way, planning the death plunge for Telemakhos. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The weeks and weeks of planning, of building, of hoping. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The way he thought all things were possible; it was only a matter of planning, and time. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I was planning to leave for New York. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ferdinand or Ida or both were often to be found planning strategy or making speeches in churches, associations, and political backrooms. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We would have spent the last ten days planning for the Third Trial instead of avoiding each other. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z "But he was planning a breakout, wasn't he?" City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I suppose it served us right for letting him do all the planning. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z A few months later, a reporter from Collier’s magazine by the name of Bill Davidson contacted Gey—he was planning to write a story identical to the one Berg had proposed. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z The “boot money ’ was my way of planning for the days ahead. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder what she would do if she found out her best friend is planning to desert. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I’d stare right back and hesitate a second as if I was planning to answer the question and then I’d holler out really loud, “Can I get back to you on that?” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “After that I’m open to suggestions. Where were you planning to go before you found me?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So they met regularly, without even planning it, to walk down the road to Edna Finch’s Mellow House, even though it was too cool for ice cream. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if she talked to Kareem’s mom and if they are planning something. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z And with all the new hair styles that the kids are coming up with, there’s no telling what he’s planning to do with his hair next week. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Other strikes broke out around the country, and Debs began planning a nationwide general strike to begin in July. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Students who were Stoners, football players, and even girls from my cheerleading team were planning to join the march. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “My advisors were concerned you would be difficult, but you’re not planning on being difficult, are you?” he asks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He does not fool me: he was planning to do this anyway. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "How can I not? If that fellow is still planning to steal the book, they need to know." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “I was planning to. It depends if they shut down the whole state on account of the snow.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Not because I'm planning on telling anyone Shoji called, but because I want to know if everything is okay. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The Protocols, published in 1903, purported to be a record of a secret meeting of powerful Jews planning world domination. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “When planning misfortune for your friends,” he said, “be careful because it will come back to haunt you. You must always wish others well.” The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z With a little care and planning it’ll be the Ormaie Gestapo HQ that goes up like Vesuvius, and not this barn. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “Wait. You really want to erase the memories of a whole population against their will? That’s the same thing they’re planning to do to our friends and family.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Talk between them was brief and confined usually to meal planning. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to sign up for Greek again, as it was the only language at which I was at all proficient. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z We had doubts about this man’s loyalty, and it concerned me that he knew what we were planning. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I started reading the poem more closely, figured out you weren’t running probably, just holed up, planning. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z He wrote, “Maybe it’s time to do the thing we’ve been planning.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z While the storm of negative reports may have made some of the leaders second-guess their plans, it did not prevent them from planning a second convention two weeks later. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z They were given a tool for joint interactive planning. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z After a long night of difficult dreams he couldn’t quite remember in the morning, Joseph and Frankie prepared for Albert’s funeral, which they’d been planning together for days. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z They don’t question me about why I want to hang out with this person I barely like or what we’re planning to do or when I’ll be back. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z In general, I was less interested in the redecorating and inauguration planning than I was in figuring out what I could do with my new role. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Mr. Van Houten, I understand from your email to Augustus that you are not planning to publish any more books. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I wonder what sort of escape he’s planning, but at this point I’m game for anything. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z So far the calutron’s production was minuscule and its reliability imperfect, but he was already planning to replace its 10-milliampere ion source with one offering yet another tenfold increase in power. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Everything from how the foreign media would be treated to how the city would be decorated would be subject to rigorous planning. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Says he’s gotta work extra hours ’cause he planning something big. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The team was growing rapidly, with experienced people recruited to look after the finances and handle advance planning on events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She swung her backpack onto her bed, planning to do homework and to try to get her mind off losing what felt like everything important in the span of a few days. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Alma, I’m really sorry about the drama club fundraiser. I was planning all sorts of amazing things...and now everything is a mess. The money is gone, and Freebie is...” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It is administratively fashionable in Washington to attribute the delay of applied science in medicine to a lack of systematic planning. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s mine,” I told her, though I wasn’t planning on keeping it until right that minute. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z Klaus was too tired and despondent to speak, and Violet was holed up in the inventing area of her mind, too busy planning to talk. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Dieter, in fact, was already planning for it: he announced that he had set his big alarm clock, which had bells on top, for 5 A.M. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Is he retrieving information or planning a lie? The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z I couldn’t even tell what Frankie was planning, and that unsettled me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The day before yesterday Jan ate carrots with green peas, yesterday he had the leftovers, today she’s cooking marrowfat peas, and tomorrow she’s planning to mash the remaining carrots with potatoes. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I could tell he was planning his answer. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Look, Grace, I don’t know what you’re planning on doing next year to top this year, but it’s going to have to be immense. Like, skydiving-while-being-devoured-by-piranhas immense.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He had been willing to lay aside that conviction during the war, when national security required his participation in the highest councils of government planning. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Again acting as his own architect, Holmes early in 1891 began planning the necessary modifications, and soon carpenters were at work on the second and third floors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z Meggie didn't understand a word of this, but before she could ask Fenoglio what he was planning the door opened, and there was the Magpie herself. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z It takes careful planning and people who know what they’re doing. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The next Tuesday at the rock crusher I was planning on telling Liz all about standing up to Sally and JT. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Pretending he hadn’t heard, Fadi avoided the cafeteria, planning to hide out in the library. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Dante kept telling the story about the man on the bus and the aliens in Roswell and how some had escaped to El Paso and were planning on taking over the transportation system. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z “No, I was planning to talk to him Monday after school,” I lied. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z But to create something lasting of his death takes time and careful planning —" "Gentlemahn," Ras shouted, "stick to the issue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “Vern wasn’t planning to be on the boat. I think they collaborated on the idea, but your mom was gonna execute it.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z He was planning to open an office in Paris which would handle his business directly with the big companies, on the spot, and he wanted to know how I felt about going there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Meanwhile on the Row the planning reached a crescendo. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that was before I told you what the League was planning for you,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In addition to planning and coordinating the parade, Alice Paul and her committee had to spend time raising money to pay for it. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Was you planning on taking a third hoss over to carry your package back?” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I promise her, even though I had been planning on trying out the music-in-the-bathtub experiment. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “You planning on running into like twenty murderers?” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z But he’s also very angry with her, she said, because when we left, she was planning to scar her face. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I said, “Golly, Phoebe, are you planning to spend a month here?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z "This march that I'm planning isn't just to prove to the Governor that he can't dismiss us any longer. It's to prove it to ourselves. Don't you see that?" A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z No one disturbed her, and she used to lie there on Beth’s little red pillow, planning stories, dreaming dreams, or thinking tender thoughts of the sister who never seemed far away. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I won’t. The whole junior class is planning it. And it’s not like anyone is going to get hurt or anything. Because, well, remember Speaker Day?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z He wasn’t really planning to switch it off—he’d heard too many lectures from Mom about not messing with her work. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When she had been working in the fields beside him she had been planning all this out! The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Some American leaders asked: Was Moscow planning a first strike? Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z In the case of the gun it meant—or, I thought, it might mean—not that he was planning to shoot me, but that he thought I might shoot him. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z “Well, I wasn’t planning to pay that much,” he said. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z Chandresh was more than willing to let him organize the lighting, having already deemed him invaluable to the circus planning with only mild coercion. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "But—I told you. I'm not religious. And I'm not married, not planning to be. Ever." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The most uncomfortable thing I was ever planning to experience was picture day. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Still planning his escape, Cole again drifted off to sleep. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z I yanked Georgie to the right, planning to run along the fence, but he slipped in the snow and fell by the gate, pulling me down with him. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z New curtains for the windows, like Mom was planning on. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Alec wanted the cover in case the people they were planning to confront sent canvassers out at night. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She owned herself for a few hours every week was how she looked at it, to tug weeds, pluck caterpillars, thin out the sour greens, and glare at anyone planning incursions on her territory. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He just showed up one Sunday with the stuff to make his special Korean ribs, which had to be marinated for three days—so I knew he was planning to stick around. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They had gotten a late start the first day, and by the time they reached the motel where they’d been planning to stay, the rooms they’d reserved were taken. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z And if they were planning to wait the storm out, they would never get to Becca's house, which meant there was no reason for me to go. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z To be here without doing everything wrong requires a new agriculture, a new sort of planning, a new religion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z In a crouching run, Alec and Mark had made their way to the home across the street, planning to follow a zigzagging route. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z There’s much I could say about her mother, Queen Orlagh, who is planning a poisoning, but I bite my tongue. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z But then, he could be totally wrong, and he didn’t want Annie to walk into his apartment planning another trip to Wilco. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z He seemed so determined to get to Candor headquarters that I wonder if he’s planning something without me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z How was he planning to take the cure? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘I did. You never told me what you were planning. I only learned about it from Salim.’ The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t planning on drinking any of it, but he wanted things to look and feel normal again. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z Abdulrahman and Ahmad often ran up the smooth stone stairs of the lookout tower by their home, pretending they were spotting invaders, sounding bells of warning, planning their defenses. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z They were planning to volunteer at the local office, they said, and they’d try persuading a spouse or neighbor to come along, too. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “All of his work and planning, and Bordoni kept cows in the house. You know what I wonder about most?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She’d told me: the pleasure isn’t in doing the thing; the pleasure is in planning it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z And because their brains are so complex, chimps can do things we used to think only humans could do—like solving problems and planning ahead what they are going to do. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z And so he worked, thinking and planning and calculating, waiting for the one thing he needed to complete the task that so terrified the Oblation Board. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Then I take my box of art supplies off my shelf and get planning. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The spin doctors in the corporate offices are planning to rebrand it the Fountain of Life. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Maybe praying would help, but fixing things with Eliza was going to take a little more planning. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Things come to them without their effort or planning. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He even asked Sharaud what “we” were planning to do next year as an encore. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the third to last paragraph she wrote that, if things did not get better, “there has been talk from twenty-five or more local organizations of planning a city- wide boycott of busses.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z I tried to focus on the mission, but the whole thing suddenly seemed blurry and illogical, as if we’d skipped a couple critical planning steps along the way. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z During the strike I sometimes went with him from mine to mine, talking to workers and planning strategy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’ve never been on a trip away from home before, so we have some serious planning to do. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z “Well, I was planning on discussing it with our subjects here,” Matthew says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Unless you’re planning a trip to London, forget you ever saw them. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A community group, a church, and some of the student clubs at school were planning a protest march on Friday. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z But most days after working with Sam, now that college was in sight, I found myself planning my escape. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “She was planning to dump it on Dylan, and I sort of lost my temper.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z If he’d been planning to leave me alone for a while he would have told me. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I was planning to go to bed earlier, because we were supposed to be ready to leave for the museum at 8:00 A.M. but my roommates wouldn’t shut up. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Us boogeyfolk know what you magicians are planning, and we don’t want any part in it. Please don’t force us, I’m begging you.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “But Steve’s letter said you were only planning to get married. This man might think it funny that you got a baby so soon.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z After the finance club told everyone they’d be discussing early retirement planning at their next meeting, Ms. McCrea looked down at her sheet to see who else was slated to speak. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z It’s almost Christmas and I am planning to cook a small meal of Haitian and American food. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Aren’t you supposed to be running a faction and planning a war?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z When you’re planning to go to the carnival after school, the clocks in every class practically run backward, and the school day lasts for about three weeks. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z But the answers were there, ready, as if he’d been planning this for a long time. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Long-range planning and organization on a national scale are obviously essential. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For the rest of his life, Richard Nixon would insist he had played no role in the planning or approval of the Watergate break-in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z “What are you planning to do to that poor man?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “So how exactly were you planning to track down this boy?” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Axel looks at his own front yard, where just behind the fence, among the fallen branches, Byrd, Frank, and George are so wrapped up in planning that they haven’t turned to see Dr. Martin. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was inches away from a clean getaway, until I made the mistake of telling my principal that I was planning to leave. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I had some planning to do, but before that, I needed breakfast and a bath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, what you planning to do?” he asked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He was planning to take the money out of the country. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Whatever Jess was planning had Sam’s complete approval, simply because his mother could do no wrong as far as he was concerned. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, a small group of friends and associates, people of power and influence who believed in equal rights, was planning a campaign to marshal public opinion. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z “So you’re planning on busting us all out of here with your cruel, cutting words? What is brewing in your brain?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z We hadn’t given a single thought to them wanting earthly goods, in our planning ahead. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I turn back, planning to look again, to start tearing at the ivy if I have to, but Boomer doesn’t budge. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The next evening, while they prepared supper, he told the blind man he was planning to go. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z A long, long minute or two, while the song rages on and Miss Cream sways on, entwined with the man I’m planning to throw my fists at in a minute. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Moreover, my planning for the event was complicated by the uncertainty as to the numbers involved. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z He’d run across the city with the flaming stick, planning to use it to light his journey. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mama was putting together a stew and Deydey was off somewhere with Fishtail, planning ceremonies that would be held during the sugaring, not far from their camp. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Actually, we were just finishing up. But we’d certainly be interested another time. Are you planning to stay in the area for long?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And that’s what I thought about as I stood beneath the showerhead: the planning. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Rumor has it that a little freshman got punked a couple of days ago and her gang was planning to retaliate. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “Is it just that Jeanine finally finished planning it, and acted, or was there an inciting incident of some kind?” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Nation was not planning to go to university. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “You aren’t planning to go over the pass today, are you?” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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