Robert Oppenheimer’s younger brother, Frank, also a physicist, helped prepare for the test at Trinity. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

His cheeks flushed and he looked at the ground, preparing himself for whatever clever thing Lydia had to say. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Nothing in her experience—her difficult childhood, her previous work with injured patients—had prepared her for this kind of hell on earth. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Men in uniform and men with obvious power and authority strode across the sand all afternoon, clearly preparing for something. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I am quite prepared to believe that other countries can offer more obviously spectacular scenery. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The skin on his arms had become dry and flaky, as if his body were preparing itself to rejoin the earth. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The aunts had gone to Bethlehem to help a distant cousin prepare for her wedding. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the roundup happened to us as it did to so many others in the ghetto, without warning and with no time to prepare or react. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

But she shook away her uneasy feelings and prepared for her journey. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

She got the panga and expertly prepared the carcass. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

My best teachers in college and graduate school, years before, had tried to prepare me for this conclusion, I think, when they discussed texts of aristocratic pastoral literature. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It wasn’t personal. I wasn’t prepared for you to come back as hard as you did though.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Coulter had no idea what that could mean, and watched with intense curiosity as they prepared to take off the tarpaulin. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She told me I should take some time and think about whether I was truly prepared to make this sort of change. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Some of them want to know how they can prepare themselves. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

That's ironic coming from a woman helping to prepare us for slaughter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

For they had something the alchemists did not: a critical community prepared to take nothing on trust. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Do they have Boy Scouts in your world? ‘Be prepared.’ The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A rattlesnake, coiled, as thick as his upper arm, prepared to strike. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Dussel gave me his most charming smile and said, “I’m always prepared to discuss the matter, even though it’s already been settled.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Jonas prepared himself to walk to the stage when the applause ended and the Chief Elder picked up the next folder and looked down to the group to call forward the next new Twelve. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Great Britain was preparing to join the war against Germany. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

It is a meal he knows it has taken his mother over a day to prepare, and yet the amount of effort embarrasses him. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had been preparing herself for the seeing of me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I had expected someone flamboyant, someone older trying desperately to look young, someone who viewed me as a piece of meat to be prepared for a platter. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But I don't think it's possible to prepare yourself for cold like this. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We demand universal adult franchise and we are prepared to exert economic pressure to attain our demands. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We were totally prepared to take some action, against what my friend Cleo and I both saw as tremendous unfairness in the world. So that’s what we did.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

You had to become an officer in the air force and you had to take lots of orders and be prepared to kill other human beings, and I couldn’t take orders. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Goodale called Louis Loeb to update him, and to suggest the law firm begin preparing to be in court in the morning. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

That’s how we spent our day preparing for the New York State Standardized Achievement Tests. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

For two days they prepared, knowing that the sap was just about to start running. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Did you give the reporter a prepared handout?" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet neither sound nor smoke prepared them for the host itself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

From the pouch around my neck, I took out my cross of lead, and upon my knees, prepared to pray. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“A Miss Teen Dream must be prepared at all times,” Taylor answered in a hollow voice. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Garfield asked him to immediately send a telegram to Lucretia, who was still in New Jersey preparing to join her husband later in the day. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The farms upon the banks prepared themselves for evening. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Perhaps, with the kind Justice Strauss and her library right next door, the children could prepare pleasant lives for themselves as easily as making puttanesca sauce for Count Olaf. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

He prepared two others before I selected a victim and picked up my knife. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

She spent every afternoon cleaning up the place and preparing some kind of evening meal for them. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother crossed her heart to Rachel that we weren’t going to sell her, but reassurances of this kind are not the words you’re prepared to hear coming out of your mother’s mouth. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In every block, the inmates prepared for the journey ahead. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He prepared the harpoon and made the rope fast while he watched the shark come on. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember, you will eventually need to be prepared well enough to not only speak as if you are Alexander Graham Bell, but to be able to answer questions about him too.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Wes was still preparing to take this fight to the next level. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As the president prepared to depart for the train station, the two men talked for a few minutes. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

That weekend, I was told by the commanding officer to be prepared to see General Willemse, who was coming down from Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To help level the playing field, I plan to take them on college tours and bring in specialists who can help them fill out financial aid forms and prepare for those dreaded standardized tests. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Afterward Rik and I have to prepare the cash for shipment. I don't want to sail it over. We'll meet you back here for dinner." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to spend my life in a cage as the centerpiece of their intergalactic zoo if it meant never returning to Calypso. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The communities and schools from which they come fail to prepare them for the workforce, and once they have been labeled criminals, their job prospects are forever bleak. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I guess I could have appeased them by simply staying away from white tennis players, but that I was not prepared to do. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Real digging is done for the most part by does preparing for litters. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I grab Jacob's ankles and prepare to sink into the sandy abyss. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Helen, as the first witness to be called, needed to prepare her evidence in the presence of Duma, myself, and Farid Adams, who would be examining her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know that you are preparing to fight.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I tensed up, preparing to run and try ... Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Fischer was thoroughly prepared—“booked up,” as it was called—with opening innovations. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had no idea what she’d done to prepare herself for sleep. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

I emit a heavy sigh and lean up against the door, prepared to stop anyone who might try to come in. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Conor stood up from the wall, dropping his hands to his sides, preparing himself for wherever the punch might fall. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Oliver declared that the armed struggle would intensify until the government was prepared to negotiate the abolition of apartheid. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruth was above stairs, standing by whilst Madam prepared herself for company. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The tide was rising, and the fisherman was eager to prepare for the day’s catch. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Much hardship and pain and sadness lay ahead of me, but during those weeks—as we prepared for war— I felt at peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In idle moments her thoughts turned to Dr. Claytor and the phantom career he had assiduously prepared her for. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra anticipated this discussion, and she undoubtedly had her version of events eloquently prepared so that she could give compelling answers to all of Mark Antony’s questions. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“John Wayne is always prepared for whatever happens,” he said. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Raleigh prepared the paperwork and faxed it over to the bondsman. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I loved evenings when Amma felt strong enough to prepare dinner for us, instead of the other way around. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

As much as I’ve tried to prepare myself, the thought of facing the other kids is still pretty scary. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I crouched, preparing to run, but I knew my muscles were too tired to get me very far. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It’s a pleasant change of pace, something finite in contrast to her current, overwhelming, ongoing task: to prepare for her departure, picking the bones of the house clean. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He keeps small bits of flame dancing atop long sticks while he prepares to swallow them whole. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He commanded his servants to prepare a banquet fit for a hero. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

The demons of Arthur’s cavalry were not concerned with ransoms, it was now seen, and they were prepared to go on smashing their heads against the wall of his cavalry until it broke. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was not prepared to quarrel with him,” he explained. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I will not believe it haunted but prepare to delve into the Plasticity of Sound. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But if sabotage did not produce the results we wanted, we were prepared to move on to the next stage: guerrilla warfare and terrorism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Good. For tomorrow, you can prepare a report on Yll’s lunar calendar compared to the more accurate, civilized Atu- ran calendar that you should be familiar with by now. Be seated.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mami prepared for our trip with the steady resolve of someone who never looks back. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Unlike the Aunties, Mother had never had any interest in preparing food. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The pots are ready, and the ingredients are out on the table and counters ready to be prepared. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A bell rang in the house, calling us in to prepare for bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but it’s barely enough time to prepare. I’m so excited for him. He deserves this after all the hard work.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Every night, Ash helped Ana dress for a different banquet or ball, and when her stepsister finally departed, she had to prepare the next night’s gown. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only when they had finished and were preparing to rest, was he apparently convinced that they had no hidden dainties that he could share in. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Mark stared at the charging device until Alec dragged him to his feet to help prepare for their journey. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

You will be better prepared to face it in your own manner, if while there is still time you do as the Healer commanded. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If she obtains a copy of the exam early—that is, illegitimately—she can prepare them for specific questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Sailors rushed in, prepared with gurneys and pallets. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He went back to his house to prepare. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Du Barry didn't prepare me for what it's like to be stared at. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The winged goddesses spiraled above, preparing for another sweeping attack, and Brer kicked high into the air, trying to close off the hole the monster had made in the Thicket’s wall. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I do need to prepare for the Trials, and the best way to do that is to get more information about them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

My mom turned away from me and went back to preparing dinner. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

To begin with, relatively few people go out in that kind of weather, and those that do are generally prepared. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Please do,” Ignatius replied, his lips quivering, and prepared another hot dog to quiet his trembling nervous system. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing in life prepares a guy for that, not even pretending to be a Greek warrior. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Briony came up, a probationer with a Primus stove on a trolley was already preparing the fresh solution. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She prepared to feed the dog, who probably should have been fed hours before. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I detect a note of jealousy in her voice, and again, I wish I could explain that I was well prepared for the simulation, because of what I am. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I waited for the jab I imagined he was preparing, but instead a quiet voice said, “It’ll be okay, honey.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

AMOS: Delphi — perhaps if you were prepared to accompany them? Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

"It's not about the bottom line," Annie said, prepared for the question. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given her mood, it wasn’t a subtlety I was prepared to argue. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Both men prepared their wills and left sufficient evidence to piece together some, albeit hazy, picture of what was on their minds. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I didn’t even have to do any special studying to prepare for that one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t expected it, hadn’t prepared for it, and now the ground seemed to be shifting under him in an unpredictable way. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Everyone stared at her when she walked into the room right before the bell rang, but Grace was prepared for that. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

A French artist visiting the island of Martinique around the same time as Clark showed a row of African women and men preparing the ground. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

They had with them tools and scraps of lumber, and they were prepared, they said, to build for the Imadas whatever was wanted: shelves, a chest of drawers, chairs. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had always known that arrest was a possibility, but even freedom fighters practice denial, and in my cell that night I realized I was not prepared for the reality of capture and confinement. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Odysseus was helping prepare breakfast when the young man appeared at the door. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whoa there.’’The doctor, who obviously had experience with horses, raised his open hands as though preparing to catch me. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The speech both indicated our line of defense and disarmed the prosecution, which had prepared its entire case based on the expectation that I would be giving evidence denying responsibility for sabotage. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before you reach Epirus, you must be prepared,” Hecate said. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“I am here to make an end of this. Your men have fought valiantly, but your war is lost. Are you prepared to yield?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She felt she was prepared for whatever trials would be thrown at the apprentices. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He squared a small stack of notes he'd prepared and placed them neatly in front of him. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I was nowhere even nearly prepared to face the freakish fact that there were two people in the world who had less talent for drawing than either Bambi or R. Howard Ridgefield. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Fra Pavel said, “No, because that is the question I am now preparing to put to the alethiometer. We shall find the answer, whether from the witch or from the books of readings.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Adams saw it, he had been prepared, by both experience and training, to perform a central role in the unfolding drama of winning and securing the American Revolution. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

With the skill only an actor could manage under such stress, Booth prepared for a “performance” to talk his way across the bridge. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The arrangements were soon settled: in exchange for three hundred dollars a month, Mia would vacuum, dust, and tidy the Richardson house three times a week and prepare dinner nightly. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They all stared at me in silence for a few seconds, then pulled out guns and swords, preparing to attack. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I told her I had prepared some egg curry at home. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The attorneys for the Department of Justice called themselves amicus curiae, saying they were prepared to offer more than one hundred witnesses to support the order for integration. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Midland was the fair-haired, goody-goody one, always doing the right thing, never a spot on that pleated dress, always staying up late to do her homework and prepare for the future. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It felt weird, preparing for what might happen to us in the night. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Spurge prepared to lift the lid off with his thumbs. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

For more than a year, his sponsors at LiNK had been sending him to this kind of event and nagging him to prepare appropriate remarks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate corn plant, following its Mexico-adapted genetic program, would prepare to thrust up its shoots in March, only to find itself still buried under 10 feet of snow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“We have to write the script, invite people to be on the video, interview and film them, edit the videos, and prepare for the school event. Hmmm, how about the beginning of November?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“But why not give people time to prepare?” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was eighteen when his father sent him east to study with private tutors to prepare him for the entrance exams for Harvard and Yale. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I ran through the ejection procedures, and everything worked as advertised, except that the ground rushed up so fast I wasn’t prepared for it. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

A team of revival workers made their way from the ambudrone and began to prepare the body for transport. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Of course, however, Dave’s experience evidently prepared me; that has to be admitted. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

If I don’t know my fears, I won’t be prepared for them. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Outside, a huge caravan was being prepared for a crossing of the Sahara, and was scheduled to pass through Al-Fayoum. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

That meant they had hours more copper work to prepare for the storm... and that meant he had hours to wait, even if Pima knew where he was and that he needed help. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He had been prepared to lie, to bluster, to remain sullenly unresponsive; but, reassured by the good-humoured intelligence of the Controller’s face, he decided to tell the truth, straightforwardly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1794, Washington had sent Chief Justice John Jay to London to negotiate a realistic bargain that avoided a war with England at a time when the United States was ill prepared to fight one. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“You and I are about to prepare a most unpleasant surprise for Capricorn!” he whispered, a smile lurking in every one of his wrinkles. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

To be a Swann loyalist, as Lawrence was, meant being prepared to pack one’s academic bags on short notice. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for a briefcase and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words "Hello, class, my name is Mr. Sedaris." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

To the boys, he said, “Mr. Sharpe and Mr. Gitney will be working in the experimental chamber until later this evening. Tell the cook she need not prepare them anything. They wish no intrusion.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

With a sudden jerk, Magdalys pulled them around in a full fierce circle, preparing to charge, and scanned the darkness. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

After the shock of his father's transformation was over, the young king looked at the moonflower his father had prepared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I dropped Leopardon into a sharp dive and prepared to follow them. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Claudia was prepared to be the discoverer of great truths, Greenwich’s own heroine of the statue—and only twelve years old. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left the kid standing there confused, hands still up, preparing for a fight. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

As I clipped into a fixed rope and prepared to rappel over the lip, I was greeted with an alarming sight. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I sneak into the kitchen prepared not to eat anything. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anything can happen to me, and hopefully I will be prepared. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I thought Albert told me he was preparing a will,” answered Barbara. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

No matter how cold it gets, no matter how extreme the conditions, they must be prepared to hunker down in the woods until the coast is clear. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She saw me and smiled me over to a stump where she’d helped prepare supper the night before. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Gitano stood up and put on his hat and prepared to follow. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

They prepare an elaborate meal, fish and meat bought one bitterly cold morning at Chinatown and Haymarket, cooked as his father liked them best, with extra potatoes and fresh coriander leaves. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped back, gripping his backpack like a mace he was prepared to swing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In preparing litigation on behalf of the children we were representing, it was clear that these shocking and senseless crimes couldn’t be evaluated honestly without understanding the lives these children had been forced to endure. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Five days later, the Russians surrounded the inner city, prepared for siege warfare. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had three days to prepare for the final. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

My back stung; I prepared his hair for retiring. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

As a rule, Indians were theologically prepared for the existence of Europeans. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

While in Cairo I held a press conference at which I said the ANC was “prepared to consider a cessation of hostilities.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To test his theory, Ames prepared a document with the names of two Soviet intelligence officers who had approached the CIA to work as double agents for the United States. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Others chatted with their neighbors or prepared a bit of food, feeding the cooking fires with leaves and twigs. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Play was something natural, I remember thinking—something which Nature wanted us to do to prepare us for later life. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I informed the authorities that I planned to contest the action and would prepare my own defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one thing, it would not have been granted and I did not want to do anything that might suggest that I was not prepared for the consequences of the underground life I had chosen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She was preparing him—making sure he was ready.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“We were not prepared for the awesome sight that met our eyes.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t unleash a swarm of muttation gnats, which the rebels are prepared for, but shoots out a sunburst of metal darts. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Levy’s Lodge had not prepared him for interiors like the one he had just seen on Constantinople Street—and for this one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn't allowed to alter my appearance so radically that it seemed I was preparing to disguise myself and escape. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The giants raised it above their heads, preparing to throw, and Percy caused a water pipe to burst at their feet, shaking the floor. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have me tell my story in an evening? With no time to collect myself? No time to prepare?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I called, prepared to jump down upon him if he answered, "You people." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stepped into the room and closed the door behind him, preparing to dodge the next blunt object hurled his way. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Several late-comers, thinking there was an empty seat, genuflected at the pew’s entrance and prepared to enter. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After preparing supper, Mama went to pick up Papa from work. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They’re prepared to bravely put themselves at risk to return your son to your side. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

“If, for example, it would somehow serve our interests to throw sulphuric acid in a child’s face—are you prepared to do that?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And we still prepared for the onslaught of visitors. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Her day began at 2:30 a.m. when she drove to Green Street Baptist Church where the meals were prepared. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events, and that sometimes these changes can happen very quickly. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m prepared to sacrifice my sleep for a long night of studying. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Now he was one small soldier in a city preparing for a great assault, clad in the proud but sombre manner of the Tower of Guard. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I can see the tear Cato's sword made in the fabric over his thigh, but it in no way prepares me for what lies underneath. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

In her mind, Kira prepared her defense, but even as she did, she felt that it would be weak and whining. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was quite prepared to forgive the couple, however, for it was clear they were of diligent hardworking habits, and the noise, I am sure, was all attributable to this fact. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was their job to prepare the uranium for the bomb being designed at Los Alamos. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traveling the state and interacting with potential constituents, he was the same man I knew at home—funny and charming, smart and prepared. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But Doña Charito had disappeared into her kitchen, where we could hear her barking orders to the old woman—about how best to prepare us, I was sure. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Turn your sister loose and run ahead to prepare the meal.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five people were killed in or near the fair, including a worker obliterated while helping prepare the night’s fireworks and a visitor who stepped from one grip-car into the path of another. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I set my feet inside the boxes and prepare to move from end to end. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

She gathered up her long skirt in one hand, preparing to run. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The warrior spent years in training so he’d be prepared if the kings ever opened their eyes—all two hundred of them. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He spent hour upon hour working on drafts of his speeches— indeed, he devoted fully six weeks to preparing his first major speech in the House of Commons. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

At three o’clock the bosses signaled the end of work and the northern plantation scurried to prepare, rushing through chores. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

It almost feels like she's had a response prepared for this very scenario. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

The government seemed prepared to wait indefinitely; their thinking was that the longer we waited, the more support we would lose. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

His object, I soon learned, was not to offer me an education so much as to prepare me to be his assistant. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When she completed the ritual, she asked Iras and Charmion to prepare her bath and arrange for a meal to be brought to her. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

She washed her hands and prepared to grind the maize from yesterday. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He evaluated my game this way: I had potential to become a decent player provided I was prepared to work hard to unlearn the numerous bad habits I had taught myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than endure endless lectures about the necessity of being prepared for my future, I told anyone who asked that I wanted to go to Brown, but only because I’d heard Jesse mention it once. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He lumbered over to the passageway where his cart was hidden, prepared a hot dog, and prayed that some customers would happen along before the day was over. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We discovered that if we waited until we were prepared to go, we would never leave, we would never amass enough money to see us through. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He urged us to prepare ourselves to testify in federal court, if need be. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was methodical and meticulous about everything, the kind of coach, the kind of man, who prepared for every possible situation through tireless work. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the Olympics, there wasn’t a lot of time between bouts, and I needed every single minute to prepare for my next match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Most likely Holmes forged the envelopes or else duped Emeline into preparing them by persuading her they would be used for a legitimate purpose, perhaps for Christmas cards. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The circus is preparing for a stretch near London, having recently departed Dublin, so there are a handful of performers present. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

No, came the answer, all the soldiers have gone, and the villagers are in their homes; so they prepared to leave. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

His favorite saying came back to him: “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I had visitors, which was increasingly often, he would prepare gourmet meals. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Brian prepared fresh mint juice and poured it into these amazing ceramic jars that said Agua in cursive on them. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

We are now prepared to obliterate more rapidly and completely every productive enterprise the Japanese have above ground in any city, said Harry Truman. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll have to expect some emotional instability, after what they’ve been through. They were particularly ill prepared, coming from their life in the Capitol.” Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The cricket prepared to fling himself into the first wild strains of the jig, but suddenly he dropped his wings and said, “I’m just not up to it tonight.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yelled, leaping upon the hood and preparing to defend myself. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It... it prepares you to act,” I say finally. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

So she prepared draughts of barley water, lettuce juice, and poppy seeds and poured them in me, promising they would bring sleep and forgetfulness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then she and Citra served them dinner, which the scythe had prepared. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As if we’ve worked twenty years together on an assembly line, Epsilon-5 and I snip samples, preparing dishes without needing to tell each other what we are doing or what to do next. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Going then to the great hall, lords and crew prepared for feasting. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

So it is that now I denounce and defend, or feel prepared to defend. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the front sat Dr. Gazzaley, mentally preparing for his own talk to be given shortly. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

With a hurricane approaching we prepare to stand a siege. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

A helmeted, chain-mailed guard leaped out at me, sword in two hands above his head, prepared to split me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had looked forward to helping prepare Chandra on her wedding day, but Sass sent me away. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

So I went to my room to prepare for our Freedom Writer holiday party that was taking place later that evening. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

And in the kitchen stands my sister preparing supper and singing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard Mrs. Baylor moving around in the kitchen, preparing my dinner. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

His father had been patient with the old man, listening sympathetically, nodding, stroking his cheek as if he were preparing a diagnosis. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I helped Charley sort over the garbage, but there was no other written material, only the containers of prepared foods. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet he wasn't prepared for what greeted him as soon as he won the election. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The mothers were told it had been an “angel baby,” which had gone to heaven, to prepare a place for her. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the final year of his third term and preparing to retire, he was leaving not because of term limits but because of fatigue. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And how do you open yourself up to hellos when you’re already preparing to say good-bye? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

They did their schoolwork together in the evenings, and shared meals, their food prepared by a staff of two workers in the kitchen. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

They were her fancy ones, trimmed at the ankle with a specially prepared ruff of white rabbit fur. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Reverend Dr. J. H. Barrows read a blessing and benediction and then, at the request of exposition officials, read a speech that Higinbotham had prepared for the originally planned ceremony. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

And my mother, true to her word, was prepared for him not to be involved. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He prepared himself a sandwich and drank some hot tea from a crystal glass. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I help Abuela into a new flannel nightgown while Mom prepares bouillon and instant tapioca pudding. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were crumpling their napkins, looking at their watches, preparing to return to work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The annoyed expression on her face matched the one on Mother’s, letting me know that maybe I should have prepared a speech. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon the King’s company prepared to depart. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Ellen had managed to sleep a little in the early morning hours, but she got up when she heard him and prepared a breakfast that neither of them wanted. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dehydration left them so prone to overheating, even in mild weather, that their valets prepared huge bins of ice cubes into which they could flop to cool off. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I spent the next few hours outfitting my avatar and preparing myself mentally for what was to come. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Behind them, a portcullis had been raised halfway up, looking like teeth prepared to bite. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was like one of those distressing dreams in which one must take a quiz for which one has had no chance to prepare. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When he had finished the first hot dog, Ignatius prepared and consumed another, contemplating other kindnesses that might postpone his having to go to work again. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amari and Tidbit helped to bury the fish bones, and the three of them prepared, with fresh determination, to continue in the darkness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

After witnessing this type of behavior before, I always came prepared to our competitions. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“My life as a child did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nicholas of Cusa had turned the earth into a true star, but only at the price of turning the sun into an earth—hardly anyone was prepared to follow him. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

What good is a prepared body if you have a scattered mind? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They recalled the horror of the Great War, as World War I was then called, and they didn’t want their children prepared for another such war. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was preparing myself for the return of the police. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now, these were the only Negroes I knew or had contact with in the days of my flypaper childhood, and you can see how little I was prepared for the great world. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had prepared to be contrite and sincere, not combative. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

So at last he saw Mr. Revere, a stocky, ruddy man, with fine, dark eyes, shutting his shop, taking out his key preparing to lock up. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus the little tiger began to absorb the lessons that prepared him for his destiny. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Clover treated the hoof with poultices of herbs which she prepared by chewing them, and both she and Benjamin urged Boxer to work less hard. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They were not prepared for an attack, not from all sides. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, Captain,” Booth cries out, his old sense of the dramatic now fully returned, “you may prepare a stretcher for me. Draw up your men. Throw open the door. Let’s have a fair fight.” Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Justice Room had been prepared for the final pageant. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hangs up the phone, prepares her tea, returns to the table. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Our task is to occupy the city. We’ll let the Highlanders hunt them down. Tell the men to take over the barracks and prepare Washington’s headquarters for Major General Robertson.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was probably less prepared for the reality than the child crying not far from me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Each morning the thirty men working in the kitchen prepared three hundred dozen eggs, twenty-five hundred pancakes, five hundred pounds of bacon and sausage, and 180 gallons of coffee. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Each time I glanced at him, I felt that old instinct at work in me, tensing my muscles, preparing me to take flight. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I am not prepared for the bright California sun. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt gratitude for all the people on my team who’d given everything to the work, sorting through handwritten letters, fact-checking my speeches, hopping cross-country flights to prepare for our events. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Wilkins and Franklin had prepared a report on their most recent work on DNA and included many of their preliminary measurements. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

“I’d rather we just be friends,” I muttered, preparing for the worst. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I don’t know what I have to prepare for in the spirit world, but I already know I’m ready. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He's mumbling now: "I wasn't expecting company. I'm not prepared for visitors. I need to put a few things away .. ." He then quickly shoots like a trained hamster through a crazy maze of stuff. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Covering my lamp, I made my way in darkness to the closet near the kitchen where medicines were prepared. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

You must be prepared to change everything about yourself–shape, size, color, species affiliation, everything–and to do so repeatedly. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We were home before I could prepare myself, because Twig’s house is close to mine, and because maybe I never would have been ready. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Now, preparing to jump off a moving train is nothing, because I have done more difficult things in the past few weeks than most people will in a lifetime. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

If you have flourishes, prepare to flourish them now, and if you have tears, prepare to shed them. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I study my French and try not to bother him too much while he prepares the next day’s lessons. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t care if August eleventh is Anastasia’s birthday, or that her church is undergoing renovations, or that the heavens have prepared a rainbow just for the two of you on that day! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The rest of the girls went from cabin to cabin, taking stock of the situation as if they were preparing for a pageant, evaluating the good and the bad. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Y’all better keep that vermin dog out of the kitchen where my food is prepared,” he said without warning. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then there are things you can do to prepare for a hurricane. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shukumar had been going through their supplies steadily, preparing meals for the two of them, measuring out cupfuls of rice, defrosting bags of meat day after day. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was also a holy place for washing and preparing, a last stop before reaching Sacred Sun City at Machu Picchu. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I walked into bio the next day, prepared to make the herculean effort to be an aloof, boring lab partner yet again, when the whole thing finally just fell apart. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

To test this question, many years ago my colleagues and I prepared chambers that simulated the Martian environment as it was then known, inoculated them with terrestrial microorganisms and waited to see if anybody survived. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The storm has been looming for more than a week—plenty of time to prepare the ship for this onslaught, but the captain chose to do nothing, sticking to a unique philosophy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“Because ten thousand is the amount I was prepared for.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He had prepared for this moment since the last basketball game he had played the season before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hosteen Mitchells fingers delicately sprinkled golden grains to make the figure of Pollen Boy on the mound where everything was prepared. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was one of the best teachers in the school, dedicated and lively, but because of the legitimate pressures of preparing for a crucial game, he did not have time to go to class. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he has asked me to tell you a couple of things, to prepare you.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A tank truck driver was preparing a cotton defoliant by mixing diesel oil with pentachlorophenol. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Gaines could stomach the police cars, but he wasn’t necessarily prepared for the towering antenna rising up from the KMID-TV van. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no need to prepare them for what he was sure they would all get anyway. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Upon my word, here’s a state of things!” cried the old lady, taking the seat of honor prepared for her, and settling the folds of her lavender moire with a great rustle. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olivia gets sick from, the food prepared by any of the chief’s wives. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is why they made no effort to prepare the child for life, since the stars had already conspired to endow her with so many gifts. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no song or tale could prepare the mind for this sight. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As Herold and Booth prepared to ride away, Booth could not resist the temptation to brag. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The flames illuminated a small city of wooden crates that had already been packed with personal goods and prepared for shipping. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

They shipped down to Maryland, where War Admiral was completing his training for his return to racing, and prepared to meet him there. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt his mouth near her ear, and she turned to him, prepared to be kissed, at seventeen, for the very first time. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I am preparing a list of items for you to purchase. You may leave as soon as the dishes are washed.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Recalling our own experiences, we prepared her for an interview. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Although he didn’t know it then, George’s adventures as a surveyor would prepare him for the rugged times to come in war. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the elevator, the social worker attempts to prepare my grandparents for the sight of me, explaining the extent of my external injuries, which look bad, but are treatable. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the academy was prepared to do little more for such students. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

While tens of thousands of mourners viewed Lincoln’s remains, detectives prepared to raid the Philadelphia home of the assassin’s sister, Asia Booth Clarke. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

We marched to the little dock at the south wing of the island, and prepared to get in a bayou boat. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He was quietly squawking a tune Mama liked to hum while she prepared the evening meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We were careful, Meredith and I, to always be prepared. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She was very matter-of-fact about it, but slowly we all began to prepare. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Wasn’t there someone already fencing saber who was better prepared than me? Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Mount Carmel Missionary Circle prepares a bake sale to raise funds for Briggs v. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I take a swing at the ornament, fully prepared to see it fly off like a golf ball, but instead it gets knocked over and pops back up into place. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Winter was long here, and in the good weather seasons they prepared for it: growing, catching, storing things away. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Effie sent us her tape, among others, to prepare for the Quarter Quell. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Servants had prepared separate beds for them, but Boots had climbed right in with Gregor. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse prepared special ones for the old lady. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After the game, I rush home to prepare for Aibileen’s that night, relieved there’s not a soul in the house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“It’s safe to say I’ll need more time than that. And you’ll get none of it tonight. A real story takes time to prepare.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But if this were true, it meant that he would have to prepare supper, and take care of the children, and be naked under his father’s eyes all the evening long. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They used leftover pieces to smooth out some other small gaps and bumps in my face and prepared it for the next operation in a few years. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Gus: “Yes, precisely. It tastes like food, excellently prepared. But it does not taste, how do I put this delicately... ?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

If you’re going to steal, you better be prepared to lie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was feeling buoyant, on his way, and the pitch to the woman allowed him to think it might involve fewer doors shut in his face than he’d been prepared to expect. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Please look after him while Roberto and I prepare the lunches.” The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At his insistence, she concedes and makes him an American dinner once a week as a treat, Shake ’n Bake chicken or Hamburger Helper prepared with ground lamb. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much she could do for this great hunter now; prepare caribou, catch rabbits, pluck birds, and even make tools with water and the freezing air. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each one stood with bowed head, preparing himself to confess all of his sins to Father Byrnes. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that experience did not prepare me for the task of writing these pages where my own life is the subject. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a next step, American troops were preparing for an all-out invasion of Japan. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to say that her secret to life was that she “hoped for the best, was prepared for the worst, so anything in between didn’t come as a surprise.” I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

At home, my mother is talking on the phone and defrosting one of the casseroles my sister Kate prepares at the start of each week. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the pitching and rolling of the boat, preparing meals was a tricky business. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

So it was no surprise that at the sight of the island, the crew raced to prepare for landing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Those who had always won, accustomed to being in power since time immemorial even though their strength had greatly waned in recent years, spent the weeks before the elections preparing for their triumph. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At eighteen hundred feet in the air, the large aircraft began to cruise and prepare to offload its twenty aspirants. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The first school day presented the usual problem and I was emotionally prepared to meet it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"If the gods are good, they will grant us a warm autumn and bountiful harvests, so we might prepare for the winter to come." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“There’s something I don’t understand,” he said as he prepared to take his leave. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then Rowan drew his last breath and prepared to accept her blade. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

We were sitting in the kitchen preparing dinner. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Yet even he was not prepared for what happened. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

It’s my obligation to get Bite My Dust prepared. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Squads of volunteers, organized by Parsons, were preparing the street for Hate Week, stitching banners, painting posters, erecting flagstaff's on the roofs, and perilously slinging wires across the street for the reception of streamers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Tendai’s stomach reacted to the smell of popcorn someone was preparing in a large pot. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her face he could not see in the dusk, but she answered evenly, “I shall prepare food now.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

She drafted drawings of new flight instruments and prepared them for testing. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Each day was the same: a morning run with Scythe Rand, weight training with Scythe Chomsky, and a nutritionally precise breakfast prepared by a master chef. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She brought him home to New Jersey, prepared herself for battle, but in fact, to her enormous surprise, her parents were relieved. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“If we fail to prepare,” Duke would remind his teammates, “then we are preparing to fail!” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The other four men were taken to London to prepare for the job. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We felt we had right on our side and were not prepared to yield. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I must prepare the nooses and the rope to lash him alongside, he thought. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She goes, “You can join me. We can prepare. I have this dream that I’ll be able to learn to live without the feed. I wish they could just switch it off.” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Our whole family is here now. It's time she returns home for good. She'll be arriving Friday and staying with me until she finds her own apartment. I'm preparing a welcome-back feast." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Emma gave a start, which did not seem like being prepared—and her eyes, in eager gaze, said, “No, this is impossible!” but her lips were closed. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

Several had seen the eerie, dancing glow beyond the rooftops near them and, even without official notice from Schaffer, prepared to respond. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Soaking a cloth in the hot liquid as she gives Prim instructions to prepare a second brew. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

In some ways, his entire life had prepared him for it. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I wondered whether she had family or if she was going to spend her vacation preparing lessons and grading tests. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be prepared for any eventuality—an attack from any direction—so that it could be thwarted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I was prepared to feel . . . relieved. Having you know about everything, not needing to keep secrets from you. But I didn’t expect to feel more than that. I like it. It makes me . . . happy.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The cemetery workers began rolling up the tarp, preparing to put the coffin in the ground. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She had little patience for Ginikas friends, most of whom were like that, their righteousness made her feel both irritated and lacking, but she was prepared to forgive Blaine's pieties. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

This was part of the job, helping clients prepare their homes for coming winds. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He was hungry and it was time for her to prepare dinner. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Though his parents have prepared him for the event, when Mrs. Merton shows up with her needlepoint he feels stranded, no longer in the mood for cartoons. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I prepared my body and my thoughts for receiving God, but there was no communication from Him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost every night, she and the scythe would prepare dinner for mourning family members. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The next day, as we prepared to head to second mess, which was what they tellingly called lunch, I noticed the black man from the night before standing next to Colonel Batt. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

She was in there, perhaps in her bedroom, preparing for dinner—out of view, at the back of the building on the second floor. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The order taker is in a call center in Colorado Springs, more than 900 miles, or 1,450 kilometers, away, connected to the customer and to the workers preparing the food by high-speed data lines. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Lady Margaret knows the prince’s chancellor,” Ana said, “and she told me I should be prepared for the opportunity at the Yule ball.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

All week Beatrice and the chambermaid, Sara, had been at work in the kitchen, preparing pastries and sweetmeats for Lady Isobel’s feast on Yule night. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I prepared trout baked in wild grape leaves, Matt sat on the bed and told me the world news in brief. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The leafy branches behind Ma start to wave and then snap as the creature prepares to spring from the shadows. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

And how do you open yourself up to hellos when you’re already preparing to say good-bye? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He needed time to prepare for the race and feel out this sense of wrongness in the horse. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had to watch as Winston slaughtered a hog and began preparing its many parts for future eating. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His own sympathies, even on a spring morning eighteen months later, were with the angry men as they prepared for the manhunt. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was prepared to fake a seizure, an epileptic fit, anything that would keep Master from continuing what he was doing with that woman. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

"Yeah," I said, preparing myself for what I was about to say, because I had decided right then and there to swallow my pride. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The womenfolk had spent all day paring apples, threading them on strings preparing to dry them for the winter. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I was prepared to make this drop," she told herself. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

They prepared to send a report to the mainland, only to be thwarted by the presence of Mr. Curtain on the plaza. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

For some obscure reason he felt the need to be brutally honest; perhaps he had already begun preparing himself for what lay ahead. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe, if I told her now—if I prepared myself, too—I could still avoid it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think so. Plus, it would have been difficult to prepare it, anyway.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Maybe you’re right. But I’m prepared to turn a new leaf.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are preparing to meet the enemy,” he said. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

If this was how the body prepared to jump, he thought, it wasn’t very useful. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

He presented himself not as a great philosopher but as someone prepared to grub around for facts. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“We need your lead, friend. For ammunition. Good people throughout the city are donating all the lead they own. The Provincial Congress will compensate you, of course. In due time. I’ve invoices prepared.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swallowed, squared his shoulders, and with a small nod prepared himself to meet whatever was coming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

This was the moment they had been so carefully prepared for. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Odin the all-highest said, “It is indeed an excellent idea. Well done, Heimdall. We need the hammer back, and this is the best way. Goddesses, prepare Thor for his wedding night.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Is the State prepared to present its evidence and witnesses?” the judge asked. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The next day little Willy began to prepare for the harvest. Stone Fox 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He seemed to have prepared very well. I was confident.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I lit the rest of the candles on the table as if preparing for a feast, then searched through the papers, throwing those that were useless to me to the floor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally arrive, I'm not prepared for the scale of things. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s prepare a little reception. Will you tell Silver and the others what you want and get them started?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to my station to find my supervisor, Mr. Weiss, examining the newest tray I had prepared. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We had to wait while they prepared this and that—threw open a gate to the lower lane to shock & entertain passers-by, hoisted the blade & ropes in place, etc. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

I felt that somehow they expected me to perform even those tasks for which nothing in my experience—except perhaps my imagination—had prepared me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was no doubt prepared for any emergency, ready for any one of uie foregoing attitudes, just as he bent himself easily and naturally to the situation which confronted him. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'm prepared to spend thousands of spintria for the trouble. And you don't want to run me off to the Silk Teahouse, because I will go and take all my rich friends with me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

He looked at Mr. Chatham and asked, “Is the state prepared for its final argument?” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I ask the nurse as she prepares to clean him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Load up and prepare for battle,” David hollered as Magdalys hurried off to gather the orphans and start boarding. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

When they arrived, they found Alvarez haunting the lobby, prepared to relay the GAC’s decision to Lawrence as soon as it was made. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Instead he jumped up on Mother’s quilt and prepared to pick apart his breakfast. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would only be a matter of time, I thought, before Dad started using the money to prepare for the End of Days. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

No longer would she tend her garden or prepare food for her family. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When we began the ride I think all of us were prepared for as much violence as could be thrown at us,” said James Farmer, an organizer of the first Freedom Ride. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Which I'd be prepared to do right now if it wasn't for Haymitch's stupid instruction that we stick together in training. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mami prepared dinner the first night and each night afterward left something for him, but the next morning she’d scrape it all out into the compost, a scowl on her face. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

She prepared a plate of food and handed it to him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I consoled myself with the knowledge that with no dinner plans, I’d have more time to sleep and prepare for tomorrow’s competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Understood. But a gun is worthless if you’re not prepared to use it,” he says—probably something his father drilled into his head. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once or twice she took a quiet dinner there alone, having instructed Ce- lestine beforehand to prepare no dinner at home. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

They eat only rice and dal and vegetables, plainly prepared. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

“They are welcome, being yours,” said Wang Lung’s eldest son, “and we will prepare a meal so that they may eat before they go on their way.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Fourteen minutes after retrofire, Glenns voice suddenly reappeared, sounding shockingly calm for a man who just minutes before was preparing himself to die in a flying funeral pyre. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dad would sometimes joke that Mr. McCracken lived a double life, working as a dentist by day and preparing for the end of the world by night. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t prepared,” I said after a second. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

The tongue twisted away from her flame, then inched back like a snake preparing to strike. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In the evening we prepared ourselves to square accounts with Himmelstoss. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Banks knew I was a bit wasted and it was apparent she was prepared to tolerate it, especially since she’d booked me up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

“Althea! Run upstairs ahead of us and have the nurse prepare an examination room. I shall need all my medicinal remedies!” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Underhill prepared a pine box and was quite put out when Donal said he would take care of the rest. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Like she didn’t prepare me enough for what it would be like when she was gone. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was a good idea to be prepared, of course, but there would be no war. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The animals sniffed the air hungrily and wondered whether a warm mash was being prepared for their supper. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

If anything, I generally overdid things, especially when it came to preparing for a big moment or test, but this one I’d let slip by. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

At the feast that night he had eaten ribs of wild boar, prepared the Domish way with dragon peppers, so hot they burned his mouth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I began to unbutton my shirt, as casually as if I were preparing to take a bath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She had seen the astronauts around the building, of course; they had spent many hours in the hangar downstairs, preparing for their missions on a simulation machine called the Procedures Trainer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The docks were already crowded with sailors and fishermen preparing for the day. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

I prepared to close the petticoat and trap the fish inside. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

For generations, while his people were preparing to go to university, my people were crowded into thatched huts singing, “Two times two is four. Three times two is six. La la la la la.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When Graciela appears an hour later, Felicia is prepared for her. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then — nothing could have prepared Harry for this — he felt his feet lift from the ground. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

And you, Ring-bearer, he heard her say, remote but clear, for you I have prepared this. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The fourth and fifth courses appear, and then the table is prepared for dessert. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Reynie was hoping his words would infuriate Mr. Curtain into sleep, but Mr. Curtain had prepared himself and was not so easily goaded. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Be prepared to explain your cipher for the class if it goes unbroken, in order to prove it’s validly constructed.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Coming out again, he held the hose, like a lemon wedge wrapped in cheesecloth, over the flames, and prepared to squeeze . . . . . . when suddenly he stopped. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Certainly. Claudia, for instance, made the bread basket. And the twins prepared the livers.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

That fall Ruth had to fly back to Florida to sell her condo, pack her belongings, and wrap things up in general to prepare for this new phase in her life. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Every time I visit he prepares a South Indian veg­etarian feast. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony was prepared: With a copy of the US Constitution in hand, she read the Fourteenth Amendment aloud to the election officials. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That evening, after supper, Papa unfolded the sacks for picking cotton and laid them out in the middle of the floor to prepare them. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Had Grandma been preparing her all this time? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was a joyous time as we prepared for Adele’s wedding. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In the autumn everybody was preparing for the winter. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tristran would have insisted on the most beautiful girl in the entire British Empire, if not the world, and boxed you, or been prepared to, had you argued with him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was appointed counsel who did very little to prepare the case for trial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The horse raised his head and rolled his weight onto his chest, preparing to stand. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, thanks for your help,” I say, preparing to leave. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess. I’ve been preparing for the Ring for a minute now. I mean, it’s hard to prepare for a battle, but a win could jump start my career, you know?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We finished quickly, buried our empty tins, and prepared to go. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He had his own wine, prepared by Maester Myles and well laced with poppy juice to ease the agony in his swollen joints. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I felt I was supposed to be the cautionary voice that prepared family members for the worst even while I urged them to hope for the best. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She felt like a bird that someone was preparing to stuff and put on the mantel. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

But a hundred things should have indicated to you that my father is a figure of unusual distinction from whom you may learn a wealth of things were you prepared to be more observant.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

The household staff ate together like family, everyone crowded around the big table in the kitchen where Cook kneaded bread and plucked chickens and did all the hard work of preparing food. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

While I was not prepared to hurl the white man into the sea, I would have been perfectly happy if he climbed aboard his steamships and left the continent of his own volition. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wild California pig was the main course, but which cut and how to prepare it? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Last winter he had watched in horror while a family of Cyclopes prepared to roast Jason and Piper with hot sauce. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I just need a few things. A lady has to be prepared,” she said before disappearing into Tiara’s hut and coming out with a strange collection of beauty products. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I would prepare myself for a long journey and a long search. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Squirrels prepared their winter hoard; ants labored in their earthen castles. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I push another button for a sentence Mrs. V and I prepared ahead of time. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Kepler was thus conceptually prepared to find a mathematical order in the snowflake. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

He called his men together and ordered them to fit out a fleet and prepare for immediate departure, but to do all secretly. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There is a chance,” Etienne says, “that we will never find out what happened. We have to be prepared for that.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Those who made the cut prepared themselves in the Dinka way. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagined so many different scenarios on our way here, and I thought for sure I’d prepared myself. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The African team prepared the site by using picks and shovels to remove the topsoil. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

Would she silently accept anything that Citra prepared, as Scythe Faraday had? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A few days later Washington himself began preparing to leave for Virginia. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“And in order to validate this theory, I have prepared a demonstration that I am certain you shall all find fascinating.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I did not mind being last, for I had prepared much of the food and sampled it whenever Sass’s back was turned. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was summoned to Graz, in Austria, to teach secondary school mathematics, and began a little later to prepare astronomical and meteorological almanacs and to cast horoscopes. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would choose a bride and then prepare her for the ceremony. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Despite my weakened state, I was prepared for battle, repeating my mantra: You are strong. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The lemonade thief has hit the roustabouts where it hurts, and they’re prepared to take action. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He rode on, then he said over his shoulder, “We are not yet prepared for a full engagement. Longstreet is not up.” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Henry and I, we have never actually prepared food,” admitted Luxa. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She was the type to prepare for surprises, good and bad. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He turned, his hands finding my waist, his lips finding mine like he’d been preparing himself for this moment. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Each man was hedging his bets on the hereafter by preparing his private papers for posterity, the one place where they knew their prospects of immortality were assured. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was circling now, preparing to come after him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Everett spent months preparing—researching the battle in journalistic detail, which amid the fog of war was no mean task, then polishing and memorizing his speech. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know. And I heard you. I just wanted to be prepared in case—” “You could push the right buttons and convince me to change my mind?” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I braced for the explosion, preparing to pump my gun the moment it came. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

If Soviets were prepared to move on from the atomic to the Super on their own, they might well beat the Americans to the prize. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

What neither of us was prepared for was my response. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

This was an irksome but expected trade-off in the legal field, where it was not uncommon to prepare for a trial that never came to pass. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It becomes increasingly obvious that the Union forces are preparing for battle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So what? I like being prepared,” said Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You don’t know anything about preparing dead people for a viewing,” she bragged. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I shook the feathers out of the rake and prepared myself for the next attack. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

They lifted Grandfather’s shroud by the top and the bottom and prepared to fling it into the open grave. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two officers entered the cruiser and prepared to head back to the station. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Auntie An-mei heaves herself up from the table and moves slowly to the kitchen to prepare the food. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could hear her grandmother moving around in the kitchen, preparing Jennifer's lunch, which Jennifer would soon eat at the kitchen table. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

In fact, Alice is better prepared to take care of herself than I was when I left home. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were not prepared for the inner city. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

"That was not her purpose. That's not what big sisters are supposed to do. She was supposed to prepare you." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

That I could hear, and I put my head under my arms and prepares for the biting. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I was about to give him my prepared answer when he raised a hand. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

One day Kamen was summoned to the office of financial fuss- budget Don Cooksey, who instructed him to prepare a detailed requisition for equipment to perform chemical assays—and not to worry about the cost. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But as the bell rings, with her encouragement, Emily dries her tears, takes deep breaths, and prepares to walk back into the school as if nothing happened. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I took deep breaths preparing myself so I could read it. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

If she knew, Shay could at least prepare herself before this fantasy world came tumbling down. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She prepared a new potion and with this she washed the cuts on my face and feet. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope this holeless baby proves that my mother did not prepare a box of clean ashes beside the birth bed in case of a girl. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Indeed! I had you pegged as a Northbrook, but I was prepared to talk you out of whatever other ideas you may have had. House Tanaris? House Wolfric? Who knows how people think.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Please be very sure, therefore, that you are wholeheartedly prepared to play before you drop your name into the goblet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He had a housekeeper, a woman named Johnnie, who cleaned up and prepared his meals. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I agree with them that the proper way to prepare fish like this is to poach it, and that is what they do with the finest specimens. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Me loves Parpar,” said the artful one, preparing to climb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Princesse was at home with us; she was a senior that year and had been preparing for the national exam to earn her diploma. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Here it became apparent that Mr. Pilkington was about to spring some carefully prepared witticism on the company, but for a moment he was too overcome by amusement to be able to utter it. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

I freed a few bricks, preparing to realign the wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’ve walked into that building hundreds of times before, but nothing could prepare me for what’s laid out before me now. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“You will be a great hero, child. I will do my best to prepare you. But if I’m right about the path ahead of you . . .” Thunder boomed overhead, rattling the windows. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing could have prepared the weaker ones for those long nights, when the temperature plummeted and the wind whipped over the island. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The final bowl contains payesh, a warm rice pudding Ashima will prepare for him to eat on each of his birthdays as a child, as an adult even, alongside a slice of bakery cake. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had to squeeze in the time for the quilt, for there was much to do to prepare for the wedding. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

The spectacle which they came across was one for which they were not prepared. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

"That isn't the problem, my boy. You just aren't prepared for work under our industrial conditions. Later, perhaps, but not now. And remember, you'll be adequately compensated for your experience." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are prepared, the two of you, to separate and never see one another again?” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Trying not to wake the others, he entered the tent and prepared for bed. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

We can prepare hundreds of phrases and sentences and get to them with just a touch. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The platoon was preparing to move out, checking weapons, going through all the rituals that preceded a day’s march. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy had mentally prepared himself to be blindfolded and tied up again—he’d even composed a short speech for the occasion. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Under Thirteens had a week to prepare. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As usual, he prepared arduously for his encounter with each opponent in the series of tension-filled matches that would eventually spread over six tiring months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The cousins tugged the rope tight between them, prepared to pounce. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Today, facing Kira, she was once again preparing to destroy someone’s young. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We undressed and prepared to go to bed in our underwear. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“None. Cersei, you may need to prepare yourself for—” “If he were dead, I would know it. We came into this world together, Uncle. He would not go without me.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And sometimes he thought of a favorite saying, a remark by Louis Pasteur, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Few were prepared, as Le Roy was, to embrace novelty wholeheartedly. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But when he’s preparing potatoes, beans or vegetables, he seems to be totally absorbed in his task. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

I knew that my father had wanted me to be educated and prepared for a wide world, and I could not do that in Qunu. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wart-face’s nostrils quivered as he prepared to vent the inhaled fireball. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Leader went to the window and looked down at the place where they were preparing to build the wall. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

When King started the 1956 Birmingham bus boycott, Moore had urged his friend to take the action nationwide, but King was not prepared to lead a mass movement at the time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe Ms. Brown had been dying for a while and had time to prepare Love, and that’s why she was taking it so well. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was thinking, Why isn’t somebody preparing to fight back if it is the Klan? March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For every kid, there are like five adults helping them to prepare for the finale—all retired Bureau employees. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He thought he would have time to prepare, though he had not known how. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Think of the journey we had in coming here. We’re not nearly as strong. If we are to face that journey again, we must be prepared.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

With eight years to prepare, he erected a first-rate viewing station, tested and retested his instruments, and had everything in a state of perfect readiness. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

They were to sweep out and prepare the family cabin for the winter move. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In due time this was prepared in mimeo graph form and sent routinely to all the committee members. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Without knowing it, they prepared me to survive. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to complain that no, I wasn’t even close to prepared. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Jack’s fantasy was much more elaborate: My perfect meal, prepared by my mother, of course, begins with rich chicken soup brimming with fat handmade noodles. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you help me prepare a nice Sunday lunch?” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

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

We had prepared for one dud, bringing an extra string of firecrackers. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

The intimacy of it, the comfort of other voices giving credence to their private myths, prepared them to meet their wives with less distance than they might otherwise bring home after fishing. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I wash off my brush and prepare the gray and white paints. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Making them also takes effort, so I know she’s trying to impress Kareem’s family, even though I overheard her assuring Salma Auntie that she was only preparing a “simple home meal.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The missionary ladies of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church helped Momma prepare the pork for sausage. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rang the doorbell of a rich-looking house on Sterns Avenue and prepared his most innocent and sweetest smile for whoever opened the door. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything you do in our culture, you are preparing for the next stage. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother couldn’t prepare a meal fit for pigs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The full House was preparing to vote on impeachment, and Nixon was going to lose. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I imagined Mr. Pirzada’s daughters rising from sleep, tying ribbons in their hair, anticipating breakfast, preparing for school. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

But it too was preparing new pilots—just in case. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

When the government’s iron fist did descend, they were not prepared. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t she a human being like you and me?” my mother asked, and proceeded to prepare a meal for the crazy woman who, meantime, kept scratching herself till she bled. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here is a scale warm-up that also helps prepare students to hold onto their part against another moving part. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“I remained in the balcony. ‘They will come to her boudoir, no doubt,’ thought I: ‘let me prepare an ambush.’ Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing would go wrong in flight, we hoped, but if it did, the simulator should have prepared them well to do the right thing in any emergency. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The book is Beowulf, so I’m completely prepared. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Ron told me it was going to be a busy day, which I knew already, and then he proved it by giving me a long list of things to do to prepare for the rendezvous. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see her mother dust chalk from her hands before she prepared the evening meal. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yossarian, they can prepare as many official reports as they want and choose whichever ones they need on any given occasion. Didn’t you know that?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“The company will prepare your contract and send it to your lawyer for approval. Then we—they will fly you here to Columbus to sign the paperwork and close the deal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The adjoining racetrack had been torn down, and now more than five hundred companies contracted by the Nazi state were at work preparing the site for the Olympic Games. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They formed a group that was prepared to receive the millennial knowledge Nicolas had acquired in the East. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sticky, sweet, doughnutlike treats are my favorite Pakistani dessert but take hours to prepare. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Men were drilled in preparing their planes for impact and equipping themselves for postcrash survival. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

It was very hard for Ma to watch Caroline prepare to leave us, knowing that there was nothing she could do but feed her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

For years, he has felt reasonably well prepared. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It was a risky maneuver to prepare and smuggle out such a document. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this proved to be only the beginning; I realized we had not thoroughly prepared for all that was about to happen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Emma thought about and prepared a new wardrobe for her new life. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two lines of Recruiters—there were dozens of them—stood back to back down the length of the gym floor, as if preparing for a dance. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As I was preparing for my meeting with the judges, I was informed by a reliable source that a prisoner in the general section had recently been severely beaten by a guard. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, the commander was not prepared to risk a computer crash in the middle of an alert, and so doused his cigar in the coffee cup of a passing gremlin. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

If he’d been listening to the radio more regularly, he would have realized Friday was a national holiday and prepared for the possibility of no food line. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"Of course, of course. Meantime, I will be preparing for Mr. Amit's lovely friend a nice cup of tea. Drink it, and then Mrs. Masjid can turn you into a real Bengali woman." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Roke prepared to spring, but the priest merely listened to Mrs. Coulter’s steady breathing, looked closely to see whether she was asleep, and then turned to the bedside table. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had come prepared to prove he could get things done. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But that morning they received a statement from the army—one General Groves had prepared weeks before. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am beginning to suspect that you people are not actually deserving of this cause. Apparently you are not prepared to make any of the ultimate sacrifices.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I saw nurses alongside some of the beds, and I realized that everyone was preparing for sleep. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Because of this, slots later in the span were highly prized, as they gave students more time to study and prepare. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She told him how the strange animal had supplanted her and how nobody had been prepared to listen to her explanation at the beginning. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Kira remembered watching her childhood companions at such play, preparing for the real scramble of adult life. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Every moment you delay gives Cersei another moment to prepare. By the time Robert dies, it may be too late . . . for both of us." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She was fully prepared to provide all of it. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Few voting-age blacks were prepared to challenge the white employers and landowners who held the purse strings in Dallas County. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is to prepare you for the ceremony and your journey to Beyond.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have to understand. Even the games they play are preparing them for their future—and that future will come whether they understand it or not.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I squint into the mirror, preparing my face: with my contact lenses in I’m too close to the mirror, without them I’m too far away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When he gets his mind set on something you’d just as well prepare to see it through. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Milton and Tessie prepared to see Dr. Luce, a hot foam was rising in their stomachs. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The Helper who took his order nodded silently, averting her eyes, and set about preparing the tray. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, a number of established firms designed patterns and prepared the fabric, and then the complicated stitching and pressing and button attaching were all sent out to small contractors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

In second grade, I was prepared for my first Confession, which took place on a Saturday morning in May. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba's prepared his usual for dinner—fish, rice, and lentils—and stocked the fridge with necessities. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“An army coming that may or may not know all about how we’re preparing to meet them.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Less than a day ago, I was prepared to head into the wilderness with my loved ones in midwinter, with the very real possibility of the Capitol pursuing us. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Hopefully, today everyone is prepared to share with their partners some more new findings about the person you all have chosen." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

But Anya wasn’t prepared for what actually met her when the door swung open, eerily silent on its hinges, blowing a gust of stale cavern air over them as they stood in the doorway. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Well, our travel agent had better be prepared to eat the extra, that’s all I have to say. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

"No offense, Mr. Julian," I said, "but my mama's been 'preparing me for as long as I can remember. I was still caught off guard." Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I wanted a music career, and so I wanted to learn about the organ and xylophone and become a fully prepared musician. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On weekends he would rise early, shower, and prepare breakfast for Angela and her mother. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Edwin showed Cole how to install the stovepipe through the roof, and then he and Garvey prepared to leave. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

According to Big Ma, we should look like we were prepared to sit at our desks at school and not to dig ditches in the dirt. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Our Shabbat afternoon Talmud sessions had stopped; my father spent all of Shabbat resting so as to be prepared for each coming week of furious activity. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

There was much commotion as the people packed from the night and prepared to leave. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Warrant Officer Swart prepared a final meal for all of us, and I thanked him not only for the food he had provided for the last two years but the companionship. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When John Wilkes Booth planned the assassination and his escape, he did not prepare for an extended campout under the stars. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

For me, Nochebuena meant the smell of onions and garlic cooking while my parents prepared the roasted pig. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I finally decided that it had been a quiet victory for me to stand up and say, “You know what? I don’t feel properly prepared to do that vault. It’s not safe.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

There was, abruptly, a halt to the fire as both sides prepared their batteries. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

We are preparing to reassign additional resources to your vicinity. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

And they turned a corner and saw the thing for which Harry had been prepared, but which still brought all of them to a halt. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He raised the branch, prepared to use it as a weapon. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Migrants wake one another and begin climbing down to prepare to jump. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps preparing for his marriage with Miss de Bourgh,” said Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

For a moment he studied the doorway, preparing himself to go in. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps because it was their second feast in two days, Harry didn’t seem to fancy the extravagantly prepared food as much as he would have normally. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“In remembering to raise the question he prepared in advance, he gains the doctor’s full attention and focuses it on an issue of his choosing,” Lareau writes. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Now as an Elder-in-Training he was supposed to be at the Council Hall, preparing for the day’s hearings, but he just couldn’t. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

While preparing for bed, she peered under the bandage. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The delegates “practically lived together,” Bacher recalled, cramming on the technical aspects of test monitoring like grad students preparing for their orals. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She made clear that, as Christians, she and James were prepared to accept God's will. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“We have only two weeks to get ready, Rose. I’ve prepared a packet for each of my team champs,” he says as he passes out the paperwork. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Kit busied herself to prepare a meal which none of them could eat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The sights and smells of Eliza's patients were no worse than Bush Hill, but I was not prepared for the heartache. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I wasn’t prepared for the conversation’s sudden and inexplicable course correction. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

When the Egyptians had assembled the next afternoon, bringing their offerings of oil and spice and salt and perfume, Toby—Ramose—gave a little talk on how to prepare a mummy. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tonight will be moonless, but it will not be dark. I promise. Now, if you will excuse me, I must prepare for our party. I will see everyone back here at dusk! Good-bye!” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The most panicked are wearing nothing but nightgowns and slippers, while the more prepared are heavily bundled in layers of clothes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Down the hall, she knew, Joseph would be busy in the Ryans’ own bedroom, preparing. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I’d prepared them for this next part of the night, explaining that whether Dad won or lost, we were going to have a big noisy celebration in a park. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He looked fresh and healthy, not at all what Yam had prepared him for. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I have thought, since, that without fully knowing it, I was preparing for what my life was about to become. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thousands of kamikaze planes, suicide boats, human torpedoes, and midget submarines had been prepared by our enemies. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would be waiting outside in his squadron car preparing an exhaustive critique of Ben’s performance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can feel it growing or preparing like a fuse burning toward dynamite. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

It helps to calm me as I try to prepare for the next hour. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

All along, he had been preparing for this, if not on American soil, then back in the old country. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And if a contractor got big enough, or ambitious enough, he started designing his own patterns and preparing his own fabric. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He realized, with some shame, that he was hoping she had prepared a special breakfast for him on his birthday. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

A bunch of countrified folks yelling and screaming, waving flags and chewing tobacco, forcing confused kids to crawl through mud, preparing them to get killed in a war? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then he ordered them to prepare for their surrender to the 65th U.S. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

There would be no day off, and if any Christmas boxes had been prepared for the staff, they were nowhere in evidence. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When I fall into the life of someone grappling, I have to mirror their strength, and sometimes surpass it, because I am less prepared. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

As Louie prepared to start Torrance High, he was looking less like an impish kid and more like a dangerous young man. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

Seven stiffened, prepared for its claws to sink into her, or its teeth to grab the nape of her neck like she was a puppy. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

My own testimony began on August 3.1 felt well prepared through my preparation of the others. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a good loud scream, and I sucked in air, preparing to use it, but my throat was so dry I wasn’t sure how much volume I could manage. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At five, Mia had not yet arrived to prepare dinner, and an uneasy feeling grew in the pit of her stomach. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you run over and invite the neighbors now, so I’ll know how much food to prepare?” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, as he was preparing my breakfast, Has­san asked if something was bothering me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“You can only be prepared for them to happen.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The temple was already preparing for the Bonding, a celebration of the gods; to be initiated into the Sons of the Six just before such a holiday would be a special honor. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

We prepared her semolina with hot milk and raisins; still she would not reveal the man’s identity. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

With remarkable prudence he acknowledged that his calculations could be wrong if "sources now unknown to us are prepared in the great storehouse of creation"–but it was clear that he thought that unlikely. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In many houses now, each member of the family prepares something different to eat. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The camera technicians and director prepared us, got cables out of sight, strapped mikes on our necks, shouted instructions. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Agnes from the chicken company wrote me a scary letter earlier, so I decided I’d better get prepared, just in case. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s a quiz competition tomorrow, and going through this will help me prepare for it. Anyway, I brought it for you to read while I study.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

I knew this job was going to be challenging, but I don’t think anyone could have prepared me for what I confronted in the classroom. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, Belén, Mamá Jacinta, and I walk over to the venue where the rest of the family has been preparing all morning. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry," she said again as I scribbled my address and prepared to leave. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This wealthy young entrepreneur might not be such a bad sort, if he was prepared to pass the time of day entertaining children. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I had prepared an occupation for him; for I was determined not to spend the whole time in a tête-à-tête conversation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He is also, I have seen, preparing them for the election, and Independence. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was ready to go whenever the good Lord called her, she said, and so Turner—and Lizzie, too, if she was there—had best be prepared for the worst. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Me has tea!” said Demi, preparing to join in the revel. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The magistrate gave the defense four months to sift through the eight thousand pages of typed evidence and twelve thousand documents to prepare its case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just rooting for Theseus . . . ... as my grandmother, in 1923, prepares to meet the creature hidden in her womb. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to fall apart if it came to that. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“So were they. They prepared to shoot it down. But they sought my advice. I told them to wait.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

What were you supposed to do—shut down your brain when you walked into the prison or drink extra coffee and prepare to go into overdrive? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Together, they all went into one of the West Computing offices, where Blanche was standing in the middle of the room, preparing for a 10:00 a.m. meeting. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Of course he was prepared to drink it if it would take him out of the horrible part-life to which he was condemned after attacking you, but only to regain a body. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Cole finished preparing supper, he spread the at.oow on the small table. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

It was as though someone had prepared for her coming. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

"Shall I tell the steward to prepare chambers in Maegor's Holdfast?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to create extra-challenging questions so that we will be stupendously prepared this year.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

"You mean while we plan and prepare to make sure you young fools don't get ambushed—" "Enough. Enough!" An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It had been her idea to follow the cucos before they were prepared, and look how that turned out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The walk is not too hard for you? One day we’ll have the fire pit and the pots here for you. I’m thinking of preparing a place just below.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you were prepared to wait long enough, you could ride from Los Angeles all the way up to San Francisco. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She has been preparing for a commercial spaceflight and has been to Russia's Star City for cosmonaut training. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Yet for others, I imagine it is to prepare for their own self-gleaning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

As Wright’s men reorganize to prepare for the next stage of attack, the rest of the Union army strikes. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Miyax glanced out of the corner of her eyes to see Nails preparing his bed also with scratches and turns. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Granny would prepare a lunch for the all-night praying session, and the three of us—Granny, Aunt Addie, and I—would be off, leaving my mother and Grandpa at home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get below and prepare my steed. Bring it to the deck. I need to fly to the Miami Airport, fast!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He cooked; he savored; he even named me Tandoori, after West Indian cooking that is prepared in a clay stove called a tandoor. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

We had been in the doldrums for months, but as we staited to prepare ourselves for our testimony, we were eager to go on the offensive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sticky was preparing to read the last journal entry. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I had lots of scraping and preparing to do. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is not the full tea ceremony that she has performed on several occasions over the years, but as Tsukiko slowly prepares two bowls of green matcha, it is beautiful and calming nonetheless. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Bram, who was usually prepared for anything, was hardly prepared for de Wet’s response. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olivia gets sick from, the food prepared by any of the chiefs wives. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The table that had once belonged to Stanton—the one where the Declaration of Sentiments had been prepared—now sat in Anthony’s front parlor. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

But I was in no way prepared for the massive skyscrapers, gorgeous beachside drives, and awesome monuments I saw on our initial trip in the country. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Just put that out of your head. The problem is how you prepared, or rather how you didn’t prepare. We’ll talk about it later.” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That’s the thing about the Dark World: You can prepare for it all you want, but the only way to truly understand it is to head in. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boat crew had been preparing to cast off the ropes and leave. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t ask me if I was prepared for New York. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I saw myself as the rare plant, prepared to unfurl hidden layers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When I realize I’m safe, I look for Walter, prepared for a fight. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Sefia and Archer tensed, preparing to run, but nothing stirred inside. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I was exhausted and ill prepared and it was all I could do to keep my mind on the class. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I prepared only through the gathering of rage. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Less than a month later, we packed up and prepared to move to Birmingham. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For example, fields of alfalfa are dusted with DDT; meal is later prepared from the alfalfa and fed to hens; the hens lay eggs which contain DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I’ll have to prepare a feast and make a present for him. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tensed, her legs preparing to leap from the bed—perhaps toward the balcony, since Elena stood between her and the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t believe this was happening, and he had not prepared himself for Javier and his mama to be in the same room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

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

The sun had set, and I could hear my younger brothers preparing for bed, so I reckoned it to be eight o’clock or so. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Even if he were accepted, Jesse might go into culture shock; Middleton High hadn’t prepared him for this. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she prepared the meal, I studied the array of pickled salads and cuts of meat behind glass. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He could see that Gabe had been preparing the bamboo, peeling and slicing it thin. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Meecham family prepared for midnight Mass. Mary Anne and Ben, fully dressed, knelt before the Christmas tree rattling presents that bore their names. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was Sunday, and she was preparing the weekly lesson for her clan of boys in the Junior Department of her church. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Already? They don’t take more than half an hour to prepare.” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, in the midst of preparing for the conference, she called me to say she’d decided she wanted to go to school. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

That night as I was preparing for bed, a light flashed by my window. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each shelter had a nearby privy, a good water source, and a picnic table, so we could prepare and eat our meals in a more or less normal posture instead of squatting on damp logs. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma India was preparing more stews and casseroles with less meat and lots of rice and potatoes. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But what I really didn’t prepare myself for was the group dance number. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Miig was preparing the ceremony when I got there to send it off in a good way. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

She prepares a fresh bandage for my arm. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The details of preparing for the suffrage parade were daunting, even the simplest ones. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Churchill liked to play martial music while he prepared speeches, the better to kindle that vital emotion in himself that he hoped to communicate to the crowd. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I informed the authorities that I would under no circumstances wear shorts and told them I was prepared to go to court to protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The German army had prepared well, anticipating an Allied invasion of France. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Once, I had helped prepare the body of a man who had suffered a gunshot wound to the head. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She listened, then as she prepared to shout again Luster appeared around the corner of the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He is the first in our village to go overseas, and our people have prepared a dance for him. The dance troupe will meet us in Ikeduru.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Paralysis followed so instantaneously that he could not reach the antidotes he had prepared at hand, and so he died. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

And there’d certainly been no instructions about how she should prepare herself in case she accidentally triggered the end of the universe. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Cora mashed the lumps with her tongue the way she did when one of Alice’s helpers had prepared the meal and not the old cook herself. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

There were stalls that sold food and drink already prepared, and stalls that sold vegetables and fish for cooking at home. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

It appeared that amidst the chaos outside, the Germans were preparing and insisting on a very orderly boarding process. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

They’re full of women and kids preparing vegetables, frying potatoes and chopping cucumbers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now he can sit down, smoke a cigar and prepare himself for the return of the man who lives there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The air of “anxious effort” that suffused the park reminded Candace Wheeler, the designer hired to decorate the Woman’s Building, “of an insufficiently equipped household preparing for visitors.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

All the same it moves us as we stand at the fireplace preparing the good things. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not prepared to look after them again!” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile the truck and vans, now jam-packed with handcuffed men and women and dogs and black policemen, hummed engines and prepared to leave. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And what better way to prepare for a potential disaster? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The house on Egypt Street became frantic with activity as the Tulane family prepared for their voyage to England. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

As I cleaned it, the liver suddenly looked so tempting that I could hardly wait to prepare it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many high schools do a poor job of preparing teenagers for college. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The anxiety stretched out inside him as if preparing for a long haul, spreading from his chest up into his head and down through his torso. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

There’s no way I can prepare myself for what might happen. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I glanced down at my prepared notes but suddenly had little interest in them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Little did we know that even while we were discussing her performing in school programs, the Central High Mothers’ League was preparing to make a bigger fuss than ever before to exclude her. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now you can help me prepare the rope. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You think she was preparing you for this?” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The visitors to the northlands were leaving, and those who remained were preparing themselves for the long winter that lay ahead. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Candice had prepared dinner for them—very little of it burnt—but they barely touched their food. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother was in the far corner of the kitchen preparing breakfast. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“One upside: Muslims are used to fasting. Who knew Ramadan was preparing us for this?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Tigris has prepared us a hash of chopped ham and potatoes. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

As I was preparing for this book, I wrote an article for The Daily Telegraph, hoping to elicit a few punctuation horror stories, and it was like detonating a dam. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was living with one concern—preparing to take part in the integration of Central High School. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have begun our descent into Miami International Airport. Flight attendants, prepare for landing.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“You know what we’ve got to do,” said Wood as they prepared to leave the locker rooms. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

No other state in the Union was prepared to act so quickly. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven took out a small notebook and pen from her black cape, prepared to jot down the information like any good reporter would. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The hare led the lion along the path to the house that he had specially prepared for him. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

At first Helmuth prepares new leaflets every two weeks and then every week, and then twice a week. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nok was prepared to do what she had to, even if it meant wrestling him to the ground. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Then Christoffel does something I didn't expect at all and hadn't been prepared for. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It is, in fact, a downbeat speech, almost an informal State of the Union address, designed to undercut the revelry and prepare the country for years of more pain and struggle. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

She was prepared for some sort of archaeological dig; for a dead body; for a meteorite. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He nodded toward the kitchen, where María was preparing another batch of French toast. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“They must be preparing you for a crippled old age.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the far end an area flamed by curtains was prepared as a stage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

The engine tone of the Lefort Shear changed as it prepared for the final act. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

But I cannot sell my birthright, nor am I prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The doctors say they need to do this operation to prepare for that big one,” he said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

But there was a meeting to prepare for. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I prepared to sneak off before I was caught, but what Ben said next froze me in place before I took a single step. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had canceled the arrangements with the funeral parlor and told them instead to prepare the casket for transport. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He needed it to prepare him for this reckless endeavor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After games such as these, I would return to my mother’s kraal where she was preparing supper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can’t get John out now—the entire day will be spent preparing for Day’s execution. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

But her body needed the water, and he had prepared her for this. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He had returned to his own house to wait, passing as he did the workers still preparing to build a wall surrounding Village. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Circling three or four times, scratching the earth to prepare it for sleep, he lay down. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although Olga was almost the same age as Bobby, she treated him in a motherly way—for example, by preparing the foods she knew he preferred. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the typical illustration portrays a happy family scene, father and son smilingly preparing to apply the chemical to the lawn, small children tumbling over the grass with a dog. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I thought about what Danny had said as we walked to the principal’s office to prepare to leave school. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Four months later when Brother Jack called the apartment at midnight to tell me to be prepared to take a ride I became quite excited. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Confused and embarrassed, the woman reluctantly invited Anthony in for tea, and while she prepared it, “Aunt Susan” so charmed her family that she remained there for six weeks. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Cobb and the handful of men under his command prepared to challenge the rider. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She planned everything coldly, foreseeing difficulties and preparing for them. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

This year, however, it was the third and final task in the Triwizard Tournament for which he needed to prepare, but he still didn’t know what he would have to do. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We sit, as we did last year, holding hands until the voice tells me to prepare for the launch. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Therefore each stage of initiation is intended to prepare you in a different way. The first stage is primarily physical; the second, primarily emotional; the third, primarily mental.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Many times since then, I’ve looked at the speech notes I used that day, which had been prepared at least a week before the assassination. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I drove back to the motel in a more somber mood to start preparing for the last day of hearings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Erik and his group had gathered up their gear and were preparing to leave. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was received effusively, because he was one of the undisputed leaders of the right and because, having prepared for what might happen, he had made the necessary contacts months in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t prepared for the mass of black shirts coming at him in a crazy blur, like hungry rats jumping over each other’s backs to get to a speck of food. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those years of entertaining have prepared them somehow. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were things for which it was impossible to prepare but which one spent a lifetime looking back at, trying to accept, interpret, comprehend. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I suck in my breath and fear, releasing them as I prepare to walk toward the stage. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She paused, her gaze straying to the four sealed letters she’d already prepared: one for each of the Masters, to inform them of the events of the previous night, and of her failure. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I prepared a tray of supper and served it to Lady Seymour in her bedchamber, the one room where she could find peace. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am presently folding my clothes and preparing to clean up my room. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I tried to prepare myself for what was coming. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

So instead of preparing for my harvest, I have to make extra trips to and from the rover to answer their questions. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Zaire during the 1976 outbreak, grieving relatives kissed and embraced the dead or prepared the body for burial, and then, three to fourteen days later, they broke with Ebola. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because,” she starts with a defensive laugh, “we weren’t talking, and if it was good news I didn’t want to have to be fake and suddenly happy for you. I needed time to prepare.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As the soldier gallops back to Lee, small patrols of Union infantry march to the front and prepare to probe the Confederate lines for vulnerability. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

So the rest of the afternoon was taken up in preparing a saltwater bath for Prince Pete-ho-tep and placing him in it with the proper pomp. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gauged the distance to the seat and prepared to jump for it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the adults would come and take us and the other kids for a break, we'd go downstairs to eat some of the fancy food they had prepared. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He could not find the words he had so carefully prepared for months before daring to knock at the door of the patrons house. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Find him. There’s a war coming. Grover was preparing the nature spirits.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I had tried to prepare him for the possibility that it could take years to get his conviction overturned, but he had gotten his hopes up. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Her body had been examined, tested, and prepared for her time here. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Never in my innocent childhood did I prepare for being in the Congo one dark night with ants tearing at my scalp. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Telling her to keep quiet, he took the two of them to a hut he had prepared and there they were told to sleep. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He knew how well the provincials were arming, preparing to welcome him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her four years of secret study had prepared her, at the end of college, to escape as far as possible. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“And how long have you been preparing for the apocalypse?” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The Americans had outmaneuvered him this time, but on that August day in 1945, the Soviet leader began preparing for the next confrontation. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I am armed and prepared to use deadly force if necessary.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Drink, says Volkheimers mouth as he holds his canteen to Bernd’s lips, and shadows lunge across the broken ceiling like a circle of wraiths preparing to feast. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hal and Jim met with a tutor in the mornings as they prepared for the beginning of classes at Williams College in September. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The coach had obviously come prepared to make a lot of Iris-messages. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, I suspect that the free breakfast he provided us rep-resented the only concession to the labor shortage that he was prepared to make. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said good morning to my mother and turned to help prepare breakfast. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The minute I had enough money saved to go one way, I’d be out of there.To celebrate my first night in Boston, Ella prepares a large dinner of baked chicken. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He said we’d have to integrate, but he has to prepare us.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For Rosa’s sake, I was prepared to do that and much more. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to set out as soon after that as possible. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe he was prepared to forgive their imperfections; maybe he was even prepared to forgive some of his own. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out my notebook and scan the questions I’ve prepared. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

King expected a backlash, but he wasn’t prepared for the storm of criticism that came at him from all directions. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“They are going to college, and they need to be prepared.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In other news, it's seven sols till the harvest, and I still haven't prepared. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I realized how many things the Pigman and his wife must have shared—even the fun of preparing food. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘I will show you the gear that I have prepared for you.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the weeks before the event, he prepared detailed comments on papers submitted by Cockcroft and Chadwick—laying out, in effect, a direct challenge to the work of the revered Cavendish Laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“They’re playing with the clocks again,” said Montana, rising, preparing to put the baby into its crib. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I arrived early to prepare for singing Alleluia with the other girls, and there he was waiting for me by the choir stairs. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I raise my head, prepared to be angry. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The fact was, our whole team was so rigorously prepared that any one of us could have competed in the all-around. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Etienne says, “I am going back to my book, Madame. Shouldn’t you be preparing dinner?” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I should probably prepare for my Joust match anyway. But here, let me hit you with a Cure Serious Wounds spell before you go.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He loved the lunches I prepared for him—usually tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Judge Willmore said he was prepared to offer a preliminary conclusion: He would allow some of Dr. Strayer’s testimony. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“We will have to leave before daybreak,” I heard my mother say to my father as we prepared to go to sleep. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Using his left hand to hold tight to the foliage above him, he finished unwrapping himself and prepared to move. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Laying a hand on Kate’s shoulder as he prepared to shove off, he murmured gently, “Remind me, though, to teach you a better knot.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I’m as close as I can get, I start removing knives from my belt, preparing to swim out to reach him and somehow bring him in. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And prepare to become the next big film composer. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Mom is saying something about wanting to be prepared for our next appointment, but I’m not really listening. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

In 1983 T. Berry Brazel- ton wrote that a baby arrives in the world “beautifully prepared for the role of learning about him- or herself and the world all around.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Be prepared to walk to Montgomery. Be prepared to sleep on the highways.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew to do that I’d have to prepare myself in some way, get some skills of some kind or special knowledge about something. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

As much as anyone could be prepared for thirty sets of eyeballs suddenly locked on them. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

They wanted things to proceed on schedule and were clearly ready to move to the next stage to prepare for the execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She had done her best to be prepared, but had not anticipated the crazy people. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

Grandma could usually be found scrubbing it sparkling clean or baking cornbread, simmering collard greens, or preparing her special gourmet salmon souffle. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as everyone could see he was preparing for a career in the navy. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because of his home-training program—spelling games, geography quizzes, and the arithmetic and languages—we sometimes were prepared to skip; but never so prepared as Dad thought we should be. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

"It is just as well. That will give us more time to prepare." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It might be Sabbath- breaking, but these men were so sure they were doing God’s will in preparing to resist tyranny they did not care. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This woman is prepared to see me without references—Cathy’s told her some story about my having a breakdown but being fully recovered now. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

First, though, he needed answers to the kinds of questions that a general needs as he prepares for battle: Where are the enemy soldiers? George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As snow blew in through cracks in the wall, Haugland tapped out a coded message: the team was intact and healthy, and would now begin scouting the target area and preparing the landing site. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took the cup that I had prepared for her back to the kitchen, brushing past my grandmother, who was grinning at me in the doorway. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I prepare for the worst, maybe the hurricane won’t come. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

She made the mistake of glancing over the rail and saw armed legionnaires closing ranks in the forum, preparing flaming arrows. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He guessed someone who would soon return had prepared it. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s to prepare you for writing an official scythe’s journal. Whichever one of us gets the ring will be legally obligated by commandment six to keep a journal every day of our lives.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

After taking a drink, he handed Cole and Edwin each a piece of the hot dog he had prepared. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

My dad prepares our plates with salad first, piling his rice and pigeon peas on top. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Papa emerged and asked us to prepare for confession; he would go first. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

As a cynic, Flora found it wise to be prepared. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

He too glanced at Harry, then looked back at Dumbledore, and said, “You are — er — prepared to take Harry’s word on this, are you, Dumbledore?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

To obey no other external command, only the voice, to be prepared— that was good, that was necessary. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

My caseworker at the time, Mr. Wilcox, was preparing to retire. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“You have to prepare yourself first,” Nico said, “or the river will destroy you. It will burn away your body and soul.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

High school lacrosse did not prepare him for this kind of sporting event. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“And besides,” Baba continues as Mustafa walks into the kitchen, “my brother memorized the Quran when we were young and hasn’t forgotten a letter. He can help the kids prepare for the competition.” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We returned to my father's house and I put on my gayest clothes and sang and danced before my father and pretended to for delighted with the marriage which he had prepared be me. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Billy backed off, feinted once, jabbed, feinted again, twice, disregarded completely a right thrown by Vegas as he prepared a series of blows to the body and head. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had it all carefully prepared in his mind. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

King Charles I gave the bride away, the Queen assisted the bride in preparing herself for bed, and both King and Queen stayed to see the young couple into bed together. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I breathe a sigh of relief and get prepared for the barrage. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

As instructed, they had prepared for the trip with the assumption that they would not be returning until September. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She went to the kitchen and prepared a cup for him as he’d requested. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay, April. Here’s the deal. I’d love it if you’d sell us all this for fifty bucks, and I’m prepared to make it worth your while.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barone took charge of preparing me for my audition to Performing Arts. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

They had passed it together a half-dozen times, and always Zeitoun had asked Nasser if he was prepared to leave, but he had not been ready, not until now. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The surgical cases were prepared for the basement operating theaters. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

In spite of all these difficulties, he continued to prepare his epic book on mechanics, inertia and motion. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

But for those prepared to move aside for a larger passage, it works. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’d carried out the extermination as if he were preparing for a routine plague sweep or for a night guarding an airfield. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Then, gathering themselves for one final leap, they prepared to engulf first the bug, then the boy, and lastly the dog and his two passengers. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He was preparing his speech for the next day, flipping through a havoc of handwritten pages, making notes here and there with a pencil. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The team stayed in the village for four days, eating meals prepared by the villagers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Ekon had the distinct feeling that he was teetering on the edge of something, preparing to leap into some unknown abyss. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He led them through a labyrinth of icy corridors to the room he had prepared, doing his best to distract Amanda from the ugliness of the place. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kali and Janaki both came to help me prepare the food, and even Kunthi’s reserve crumbled a little as she held up my son to show him to our visitors. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the undertakers prepared to leave, one said to the other, “Well, that’s that. Almost a hundred years old and not a soul to mourn her.” The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Underwoods both nodded and said nothing, waiting for Ob to fill in the details, which I figured he had come prepared to do. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

The caption read: Mount Carmel Missionary Circle prepares a bake sale to raise funds for Briggs v. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was prepared for our session and had a clipboard covered with scrawled notes. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Gladys was busier than ever, polishing silver, preparing canapes, following her mistress through the house with vases of calla lilies and bougainvillea. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Thus some disciples of Newton were prepared to follow the logic of natural law through to its conclusion and maintain that everything that happens happens in accordance with the laws of nature. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

James—we are in New York preparing for the kickoff classic and enjoying the sights. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fence groaned as he prepared to heave himself up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Just need a minute to regroup or prepare or breathe or make sure this isn’t a dream or something. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mantell prepared a paper for delivery to the Royal Society. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

He had made no plans, but it didn’t hurt to prepare. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sobbing, she begged us to come with her to her village w here she had prepared a safe shelter. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was preparing for another day of mayhem. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The other, he said, are American investment banks and financial services companies, which often need to prepare glossy pamphlets with graphs to illustrate the benefits of an IPO or a proposed merger. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Amused at their unpunished mischief, four of the children went into the room one morning while Aureliano was in the kitchen, preparing to destroy the parchments. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

At the end, the detective makes us sign a few forms and tells us we’ll have to come in again for more formal affidavits, but that they’ll need some time to prepare a case. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the night word came that we were to prepare to retreat. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

They prepared no meals themselves and depended on other people to feed them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The cook was so delighted to have someone to cook for, she prepared two eel pies. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

She needs some space to prepare herself, I thought. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe the foreign students were preparing a dramatic entrance. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

By this time they had reached the village, and there was the evening meal to prepare. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

So I’d continued to watch and read and listen and study, preparing for the day when I finally stumbled across the clue that would lead me to the Copper Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I came to work prepared to do battle with inmates, not fellow officers, and I felt I wasn’t handling it quite right. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside is a labyrinthine and subtle architecture that maintains its own structure, transforms molecules, stores energy and prepares for self-replication. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t prepared for what he actually did say. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cecilia was aware that Paul Marshall was staring at her, but before she could look at him she needed to prepare something to say. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

We had a restaurant-grade tandoor oven in our own kitchen, which I’d leaned against as I watched my father prepare that night’s meal. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

He enrolls in a review class to help him prepare for the exam. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I release him, and he drifts toward the objective, or rather to whatever the objective may be preparing for dinner. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sent for the gods and told them to prepare three enormous wooden vats, the largest vats that they could build, and to have them waiting by the gates of Asgard. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

To Lourdes, he looked solemn, like a doctor preparing for surgery. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

When preparing the mealies, the women used different methods. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How did he prepare them to possibly meet their deaths? While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The two ships were tilting at each other like jousters with spiked lances, the fog wafting around them as they prepared for battle. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I must prepare everything, then bring him in and lash him well and step the mast and set sail for home. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now Rae’s insistence upon staying at her own house last night to “prepare for the big day” makes sense. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

He led a ghostlike existence between the tiny, dark shop and an even tinier back kitchen where he prepared his meals and which contained, among other things, an unbelievably ancient gramophone with an enormous horn. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Armed with judgments in our favor, we prepared to reenter Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she didn’t see Papi because he went ahead, preparing our way in a country he is already familiar with? Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

“I was a Girl Scout. I’m always prepared for my inevitable bouts of hunger.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“There is always a price. And when you don’t know what it is up front, then you must be prepared for it to be too heavy a burden when they come for you.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Olly begins dancing lightly on his feet, shaking out his arms and wrists like a boxer preparing for a bout. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I turned and prepared for whatever they might do. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

But they did believe that what they’d learned from the other island invasions had prepared them for anything our enemies could dish out. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Sam’s vision in the Mirror had not prepared him for what they saw. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“We have to prepare everything,” she insisted, “because we never know what these strangers like to eat.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“You come prepared,” he says, pointing to my fist. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Late afternoon: In the midst of preparing dinner, my mother would come up behind me while I was trying to read. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have not, Your Excellency. I was fully prepared to glean him. It was your own Parliamentarian who stopped me. It never occurred to me that hitting Rowan would grant him immunity.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I would tell de Wet that I was prepared to die secure in the knowledge that my death would be an inspiration to the cause for which I was giving my life. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing prepared her for what she was about to hear. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her attendant prepares to dress Sophia by removing her coat and gloves. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

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

Lobster had always been one of the meals that my dad had prepared on his own. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Two days later, Alvarez was preparing for the second run that would drop the plutonium bomb, “Fat Man,” on Nagasaki. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"I have prepared a list of those we might wish to consider for the vacant offices," he said, offering Robb a paper plucked from his sleeve. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of her prepared remarks flew out of her head. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

She had helped the dyer prepare the shoots for their dye-bath a few days before. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As we rounded the corner to our home, we prepared ourselves for the worst. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He stopped hearing the grunts of the wrestlers, the shouts of the crowd, the barking of dogs, the music from the fiddlers preparing nearby. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Some of the men prepared to jump as the ship leaned onto its side, but Endurance came to rest at an angle of thirty degrees to port. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Therefore, it is necessary to prepare yourself with such soldiers as these, so that with Italian virtue, you will be able to defend yourself against foreigners. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I could tell from the expression on her face when she came home after work that I hadn’t prepared her enough. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

“The Trials are a test of my mettle. I might not know what's in store, but must be prepared anyway. I must conquer my weaknesses and exploit competitors’ weaknesses. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Be prepared for a climb that will take several hours. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if everyone in the city had decided to get passports that day, perhaps preparing to leave the country. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The muvuki returned to his house to prepare the medicine, and Uncle Kufa removed more gifts from the packs carried by the villagers. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the last morning he would have to prepare food for the old man. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

As I was preparing to leave Cape Town, I went to the offices of New Age to see some old friends and discuss their editorial policy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was fully prepared for the hardest practice ever. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

That evening, chilled to the bone, I prepared for bed near our fire. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, many classroom teachers feel inadequately prepared to teach music, and classroom teachers’ use of music varies widely according to prior exposure to music. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

John was quickly put in a bed and prepared for more tests. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Gage prepared a speech titled “The United States on Trial, Not Susan B. Anthony,” which she presented to sixteen groups. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Now I’ve prepared a few questions to get you warmed up.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The community held going-away parties and prepared feasts for the young men heading off to the front. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

He is preparing to take his registration exam, the two-day ordeal that will enable him to become a licensed architect, to stamp drawings and design things under his own name. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was she really prepared to go to her death? Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I had heard of the Wisconsin Dells but was not prepared for the weird country sculptured by the Ice Age, a strange, gleaming country of water and carved rock, black and green. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was merely marking time, as it were, and preparing herself against the moment when her husband’s anger would turn, full force, against her. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Only now, far after the fact, do I recognize how carefully Ben prepared me for what was to come at the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But hours of watching Doctor Who has prepared me for the possibility of other dimensions. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He used the kind of voice that, in my family, means that a voice a whole lot louder is about to come along in a minute or two, so you’d better start preparing. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

We just watched Dari sweep it aside to prepare for the next egg. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I think it wrong that I write to you with hope and optimism for our future; I think I must prepare you for the possibility—no, the probability—of heartbreak. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing had prepared me for the death march. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

But Bernard Herrmann and a representative from the CBS sound department were there to prepare for their contributions at future rehearsals. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

A fresh loaf of bread rests on the counter, along with apples, currants, and a soft cheese, but I do not see any servants who might have prepared this. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When he told the audience about preparing for the afterlife, we all believed him. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

‘All shall be prepared for you and await you at the haven before noon tomorrow,’ said Celeborn. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Crouch did not seem prepared to take his word for it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I think about how excited all my friends have been about the cotton candy and the dunk tank, and how hard everyone has been working to prepare. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Most of the patients appeared to be preparing themselves with equanimity for death, as though intuitively familiar with the business. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

This experiment was carefully prepared, extensively tested on animals, and statistically validated. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

A swashbuckling adventurer wearing armor and a winged helmet stood with a glowing blue sword raised over his head, preparing to strike a troll cowering before him. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Belknap had never met Holmes but knew all about his troubled marriage to Myrta and was prepared to dislike the young doctor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“The lazy brutes, I’ll show them,” he cried, preparing to lash out at them with the whip. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening, Sibanda sat at his fireside and watched his wife preparing the small amount of food that would have to feed the whole family. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The same hospital was now preparing to send his body to the morgue. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Well, maybe I just want to know the future so I can prepare myself for what’s coming.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kaede tilted her head briefly at the campfire, where Con and Pol were sitting on their bedrolls, joking with Tali as he prepared whatever concoction they would be eating tonight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I've been preparing for this day since my thirteenth birthday; all of the lessons, the lectures, the practice. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

That lab where he had prepared these samples— that lab was hot. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The kid in the window looked like a runaway—one who hadn’t prepared very well. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We being ready to retire following our labor, we received orders that all companies should instead be prepared for deployment, but no word of our purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Huffer was waiting for us in the back room where he prepared all the cadavers. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to make sure I was prepared, because there was so much I wanted to say. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the first chef in our block had been a gardener all his life and suddenly found himself preparing three meals a day for 250 people. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Each of you is a David, and you will face many Goliaths in life. The job of the adults is to prepare you. And we will.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, I won’t deny that they are extremely angry, Harry, but they are prepared to take you back next summer as long as you stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was preparing for that shift in strategy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yali explained to me his role in getting local people to prepare for self-government. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

After a few tense minutes, I began the long, meticulous process of preparing and doping a set of blue emitters. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There is word of a massive naval evacuation and we are preparing at the port. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But none of it has prepared me for warfare in my own hometown. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Yoshoto got up from her desk promptly at five-thirty and went upstairs to prepare dinner, and M. Yoshoto and I followed—fell into single file, as it were—at six sharp. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

The garden arcades and grounds are abuzz with movement as the palace prepares for the royal birthday party. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“And to answer your question . .. you are far less likely to soil your pants and cry for your mother if you’re prepared to defend yourself.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She entered the kitchen and built up the fire and began to prepare breakfast. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

His stare was serious, and his stance like that of a trained boxer preparing to pounce. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Every state has its slogan urging its citizens to be prepared to die if necessary for the state: Britain’s “For King and Country,” Spain’s “Por Dios y Espana,” and so on. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I felt that somehow they expected me to perform even those tasks for which nothing in my experience—except perhaps my imagination—had prepared me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the space program, we prepared for such emergencies by “flying” simulators. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried the bird to his own plucking roost and prepared it. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

As I hiked the slope, I prepared a defense against whatever accusations they were going to make. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

On Joyce’s first day of work, Mrs. Tellwright, the lady of the house, had casually asked her to prepare duck a I’orange for dinner. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Rumor said that the Singer, whose only job in the village was the annual presentation of the Song, prepared his voice by resting for days and sipping certain oils. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I prepare myself for a Baptist service, and try to remember what makes it different from the other church services I’ve been to. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

But there was not time to prepare this seminar, so I gave it myself, with one of my graduate students repeating my words. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

If that didn’t work, Milton was prepared to leave. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Now sit back, open your eyes, and be prepared to dream. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

Cole’s body ached with weariness, and he stifled yawns as he prepared supper. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The fleets set their courses by maps and written sailing directions prepared by previous expeditions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

That meant not thinking too far beyond my next meet, yet preparing every minute for the big event. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A pregnant woman smiled at her and moved slightly, making room; Claire recognized her as Jean, the wife of one of the fiddlers who were tuning their instruments and preparing to play for the dancing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He raised its massive left foot, preparing to crush me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was asked about my high school experience, and which of my grade school teachers had prepared me for my success. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The cook had prepared enough to feed a battalion: pheasant stuffed with figs, stewed oysters, potted larks, greens cooked with bacon, pickled watermelon rind, and buttered parsnips. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were between the lunch and dinner shifts, so the place was empty except for a few cooks preparing for dinner service. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“We have to prepare some meat and fish,” she would order the four cooks, who hastened to have everything ready under the imperturbable direction of Santa Sofía de la Piedad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I spent nearly all of that time logged into the OASIS, preparing to start my new life. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t planned it, and he certainly hadn’t prepared for it, but his lips found hers, and she didn’t pull away. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

In June, I prepared to attend the arts camp in South Carolina for the second time. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was freezing cold, and there was no food prepared, not even hot water. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

This revelation caused an army lieutenant, Alexander Ross, to proclaim, “Gentlemen. I am prepared to state that any person from St. Louis would rob a church.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He straightened himself unconsciously, preparing to be either sullen or arrogant. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to remind myself that I was prepared for battle and I had no reason to doubt my abilities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Santiago’s family lives just outside of Quito, and their house is full of activity, people preparing for the wedding. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly he turned and prepared to go over the edge a second time. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Whilst we prepared Lockton’s clothes for the journey, she wrote out long lists of items she wanted him to buy in England. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the women in Hampton Institute’s Engineering for Women courses were preparing for their new careers as computers, Mary Jackson managed the USO’s modest financial accounts and welcomed guests at the club’s front door. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I now had unexpected spare time, which I used for reading, preparing my speech for the conference, and hiking the wild and beautiful hills above the town. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among them were Alvarez and Serber, who had been sharing a tent on Tinian for two months, preparing for their assignment tending gauges to be dropped by parachute with the bomb itself. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She ordered the cook to keep a stove always lit and told her she should be prepared to feed a large number of guests at a moment’s notice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took a deep breath, preparing myself for what I was going to say next. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I had managed to drag myself and my chair over to the door and prepared an ambush that sent two guards sailing head over heels as they tripped on me when they came in. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He paused a moment, then said, “I think it quite necessary that the authorities here should be prepared to meet and deal with the greatest congregation of criminals that ever yet met in this country.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In one of the dumbest moves of the war, he’d failed to prepare for a Japanese naval attack. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Automatically Rick searched for his pen; he held the goat-payment contract on his knee and prepared to write. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He gave Jess the crude replica they had prepared, which was in reality an old dishcloth from Friar Hugo’s kitchen. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pontellier had prepared for bed, but he slipped on an extra garment He opened a bottle of wine, of which he kept a small and select supply in a buffet of his own. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a few days, she will be the one preparing the feast. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

We closed up the windows with shutters and laid sheets upon the furniture, the house being prepared for dormancy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had been preparing for this season the moment the last one had ended eight months earlier. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the remainder of the sausage from my pocket and prepared to shove it all in my mouth. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She then added that she was “preparing to write a chronicle” of her career thus far. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m preparing all of your favorite recipes,” Gay called out as I headed for the portable phone. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

First, however, he prepared himself carefully to meet the animal’s spirit. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Two months later, however, he prepared for a second attempt. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Adams leapt at the suggestion and declared himself prepared to match his old friend “dream for dream.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

‘When have I been hasty or unwary, who have waited and prepared for so many long years?’ said Aragorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He said he hadn’t long to live and he was going to spend all his time preparing to meet his Maker. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah. I’ve been studying the original D and D module, trying to prepare myself,” he said. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He busily sets out some books and prepares himself for the sermon. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Even Shorty, whose apartment I now again shared, wasn’t prepared for how I lived and thought—like a predatory animal. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those nights working the shoe-shine rag hadn’t prepared me for how it would feel to be down in the throes of it all. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the stars, a small town prepares for night. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We follow him and he tells us to sit at the counter while he prepares a snack. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Don Apolinar Moscote explained to him, in strictest confidence, that the soldiers had taken the weapons off as proof that the Liberals were preparing for war. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

When it was my turn to sing alone, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath as if I were preparing to jump into the deepest end of a swimming pool. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He had learned to eat sweet and carefully prepared foods, also fish and meat and fowl, spices and dainties, and to drink wine which made him lazy and forgetful. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I come prepared,” he said with a shrug. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You can make them stop—at whatever time you choose—and while you’re prepared and watching to see what goes wrong.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

We did not want civil war, I said, but we needed to be prepared for it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Happily, she brought the meat to Mama and Grandma to prepare. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

He’s got his backpack, and it makes me feel good that he’s prepared. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

I prepared for at least a week of emergency. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when they saw their leader stripping off his blue cloak and obviously preparing to dive into the pool, they had no heart to question his commands. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he told me about the questions he had prepared for me, he was practically bubbling. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Armin was better prepared than he seemed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

As the three of us stepped forward, preparing to enter the gate, I heard an earsplitting boom. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

We have to be prepared for change, he thought, and he was grateful for the jacket’s weight and warmth. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

This felt like a test she hadn’t prepared for. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I pick it up, prepare to smash it into something. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The single, solitary death was going rapidly out of fashion, and the Days might as well prepare themselves for it. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know that Jaja will appear soon, and I try to prepare myself. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He tells me these tips of survival as if preparing me for his rank, his position, his singular place in the city that he is letting slip from his grasp. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I held it tighdy, and said, “Major, I am sorry. If this breakfast will kill me, then today I am prepared to die.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think maybe the reason I have spent most of my life being afraid is that I have been trying to prepare myself, to train my body for the real fear when it comes. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

When I walked back to the counter, the tray I'd prepared was missing. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

In two days, I'd join the other four members of the US women’s Olympic team at the Karolyi Ranch to prepare for Rio, but at that moment, I didn’t look anything like an Olympic hopeful. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Nothing Florence had said had prepared her for him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Now and again, as we prepared to go, I caught him glancing at me when he thought I would not notice. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had never encountered anything so hard, for which I was so ill prepared. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“She made it when our first-born was preparing. What with our children and friends’, this rope has pulled a great number of people into the world.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

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

The women congregated in the kitchen, preparing food, while the men sat in the living room, conversing in low tones. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Despite the name, she is not prepared for what awaits her inside the tent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He never raised his own voice nor answered threat with threat, but neither did he give more ground than he had come prepared to give. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Lovelace was preparing to release the results of Jerrie's testing at the Space and Naval Congress, which was attended by world experts and aviation doctors. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it in the same condition as it was when you prepared it?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I pictured them hovering above the cave, studying our footprints, preparing their assault. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was not prepared for this question, and she must have seen the surprise in my face for she laughed lightly, and squeezed my arm. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I would tell myself, “I’m ready. I’m prepared. I’m strong. I’m a champion.” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

‘You have five minutes to prepare. Then blood shall be spilled!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She accepted the young men as they were and was prepared to enjoy their company without expecting anything in return. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now he was in that field house again, not as some gawking, starry-eyed kid, but as a football player, preparing for the semifinal game against the Carter Cowboys. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not know the nature of this first test, which is why you need to be as prepared as possible in all aspects of your training.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

I hated him—was so angry I wanted to kill him—but somehow I was not prepared to see him like that. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Seven felt a bit more prepared, a bit more like they knew what they were doing, and she had to admit a big part of that had to do with Valley. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I was prepared for his wrath, but the cold shoulder stings more. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Lavender didn't quite believe that, but she was not prepared to risk it happening. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Abnegation prepared me for that aspect of Dauntless life. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“They should have done more to prepare the kids,” Mom said to Dad. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“So, today,” Ms. Rochambeau starts off, “you’ll have just ten more minutes in your table groups to prepare your arguments, and then we’ll get to our first mock debate.” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

As he prepared for their upcoming marriage, Charles had certain things on his mind. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tore loose my bra and I prepared to move. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She excuses herself a moment to prepare a tray of little snacks they urge her not to trouble herself to prepare. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She might not mean what I think she does, or she might not be prepared to see it through. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

To which I replied, “Very well, My Lord, I believe we are all prepared to abide by that as long as you are prepared to pay Mr. Nokwe his fees.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gathered rocks from her hoard and prepared to rain them down. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had come prepared to admire the grand achievement of Burnham’s army of workers but instead found himself troubled by what he saw in the stark frozen landscape. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Jack had seen it, or had stumbled upon it and used it to prepare a sacrifice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your obedience speaks well for you. Come back tomorrow night prepared to leave. Meet me at Goodwife Peregrine’s house. I’ll ask her to give you some things to protect you on your way.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Harry, the time for Disarming is past! These people are trying to capture and kill you! At least Stun if you aren’t prepared to kill!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

So, sobbing and crying, they went about their way, half clad as they were, and prepared fire and water. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

But it felt a little like those times when they had opened the dinner delivery containers to find that the evening meal would be grains prepared with fish oil. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Others teamed up to open training centers, preparing their not-yet-married Irish sisters to become teachers and nurses and their Irish brothers to prosper as electricians, carpenters, and butchers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Madam held a chair, prepared to throw it at us. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll also admit to the fact that certain arcanists occasionally use prepared candles or torches to impress gullible townsfolk,” Ben said, clearing his throat self-consciously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit, sound, brilliantly fast, and impeccably prepared, had spoken on Smith’s behalf. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was prepared to walk hours more in even hotter sun. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Tell the servants a ritual feast will be prepared in hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some men go about their daily business prepared for the unexpected tropical snowstorm, it seems, while others wear shockingly little—a pair of shorts only. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He heard the hovercraft whine as it prepared to lift off. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But they gave me a comfortable place to sleep at one end of the apothecary, the room where the doctor prepared his medicines and infusions. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When his skin touched mine, I prepared to fight that primal need to push him away, but it never came. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Form Three was an important year—we had to start preparing for our O-level exams, which we took at the end of Form Four. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I remember one time he got so furious that he picked up a ham my mother had prepared for dinner and heaved it into the front yard. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

And he was not prepared to do that. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The pianist isn't prepared to play it in any other key, but you really don't like those thin-sounding chords in A flat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

During her whole existence as a Marine wife she had prepared her psyche for the possibility of a crash. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there’s a lot of bad stuff coming up, torture you’ve already been prepared for, but there’s worse. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“How could you do that? You don’t even know him! You didn’t even let him prepare!” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

It is supposed to bore us into submission or prepare us for an insane asylum. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

While students and teachers hoped their desks and basements would stand up to the power of a nuclear blast, the country’s leaders also prepared for a possible attack—in high style. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Finally, it came time to pack and prepare for Germany. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

‘I will prepare a room for you at the palace in case you do not survive. Perhaps your chambers would look good decorated with the skulls of monks.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

After Saturday dinner, Mr. Lapham as usual prepared for a snooze, stretched out in the one armchair in the shop, with his basket over his head to keep off the flies. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At this time of day, she would usually be in the kitchen, preparing whatever rations we had for lunch, but that was no use now. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her cooks had prepared them a magnificent meal of honeyed lamb, fragrant with crushed mint and served with the small green figs she liked so much. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I prepare another before I retire to a tree where I continue sipping, eating rabbit, and even indulge in one of my precious crackers. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And with that, they both affixed their signatures to the bottom of the letter of terms that Lord Ashton had prepared. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“Why this room has to be prepared is beyond me,” Becky muttered as we folded the sheets together. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s creating drama, building tension, and preparing to expose the truth, the whole truth. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

One morning at Santa Anita, Howard pushed Smith hard to take a course with Seabiscuit that Smith was not prepared to take, apparently to rush his very conservative training regimen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We exhausted every possible means of getting protection on that day,” she said, “and we made it known to every official the immense number of women that were coming, and that they must be prepared.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I’m used to them putting me on the spot, but I wasn’t prepared for this one. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

As we shall see, his work continued to have repercussions down to the eve of the Renaissance, as Columbus prepared to sail west to China. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z

My mother and aunts hurried to the kitchen and prepared cakes, cookies, and sweetmeats with more care than ever before. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He washed his face and ate the eggs and beans his grandmother prepared. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the upper end of Odessa that week were the delirious fans of Permian, virtually all of them white, preparing themselves for that greatest moment of all, a state championship game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

As is true of most incipient bad things in life, I had not really prepared myself for this possibility. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

For myself, I have never regretted my commitment to the struggle, and I was always prepared to face the hardships that affected me personally. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The time of in between when it is neither day nor night, when nature seems to pause, to sigh and turn and prepare for another day. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was nearly six when Mandela was released, ten before democracy finally came, yet she was preparing me to live a life of freedom long before we knew freedom would exist. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

So it’s almost entertaining to see Caesar Flickerman, the eternal host of the Hunger Games, with his painted face and sparkly suit, preparing to give an interview. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

He believed, as I did, we were supposed to have come prepared. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there was also a party to plan, which meant the grand ballroom had to be refreshed and prepared as well, not to mention an extra cleaning for the other rooms of the first floor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

To keep the Cambodia operation secret, the military prepared phony reports for Congress, stating that the bombs were actually falling on Vietnam. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

To the sound of our singing, we made our way from the fields to prepare and enjoy a village feast. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

We sat down on the rocks in the shade along the dry creek and ate a lunch she’d prepared for us: peanut butter sandwiches and sliced apples. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

The McDonalds fired all their carhops in 1948, closed their restaurant, installed larger grills, and reopened three months later with a radically new method of preparing food. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

My mom usually helps her aunt prepare the food, which my grandfather always says is “too dry” even if it’s soup. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s go back. I need to prepare for my next fight.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

One day, after a delicious meal prepared by Mr. Swart, I went into the kitchen to wash the dishes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything has to be worded perfectly, so prepare yourself for a long night. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

She was half expecting questions about where she had come from and how she had arrived, and she was preparing answers; but it wasn’t only imagination the nurse lacked, it was curiosity as well. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hermod mounted it and prepared to ride down, ever down, to greet Hel in her high hall, where only the dead go. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

While Snake dealt with the alarm, Fox and Eagle prepared to neutralize the trip wire, unclipping an electronic circuit board and a variety of tools from their belts. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

They had only three days to prepare for the meeting, and they weren’t sure where to start. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

To practical men of industry the possibilities seem real enough so that at least one major electronic corporation is preparing to set up a laboratory to test them. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Then colonizing species like lupine appeared, preparing the ground for the return of the grasses. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Neither of us knew what to expect next or how to prepare. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rain thrummed the tin roof while we talked and ate and shared our afternoon plans, preparing ourselves for Great-great-aunt Florentine’s funeral. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Under his cupped hand Bwanga’s little bald head looked like an overripe avocado he was prepared to toss away. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m troubled about the state of the world outside, even considering how prepared we are. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I’m still so shaken up from my mom’s e-mails and worrying that Olly and I don’t have enough time for each other that I’m not prepared to hear my lie coming out of his mouth. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Feet scuffled as the boys pushed back their chairs, preparing to leave, to get out of that terrible place. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The answer is: far more than they have been prepared to acknowledge. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Then I share my prepared statement in character and answer questions. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

They climb up to a platform in the greenheart where the woman pauses for balance, bunches her long skirts into one hand, and prepares to walk out into the brighter light and rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against another wall there was a shelf, presumably for preparing food, and there was a single cupboard above the shelf. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Williams, an older black woman, stood up and prepared herself to enter the courtroom. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I cringed, preparing explanations, and then decided to try to stop him from exposing me. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ser Waymar had been a Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch for less than half a year, but no one could say he had not prepared for his vocation. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until 1 A.M. that we had our uniforms prepared, toiletries displayed on our tiny closet shelves, and extra stuff stashed away in lockers. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was a soldier, preparing for his deployment. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

First Jackson and then Smith were also prepared with their response, which turned out to be the fullest public exposition of the proslavery position yet presented in the United States. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

With her forehead exposed and her eyebrows stretched upward by the strength of her hair, she reminded me even more of a Klingon warrior preparing for battle. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If you had seen Yakov, you would understand. I’ve volunteered at the burial society for nearly a year now, and I’ve prepared more people than I can count. This was different.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

But now, preparing me for death, she is cold-eyed and hardhanded. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She said I had to help her prepare for bed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t grow anything, and it is growing things—preparing, planting, weeding, harvesting, storing—that takes time. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

I decided I had better prepare six other East Coast Muslim officials whom I selected. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Traditionally, the women prepare the meals and the husbands eat alone, or with their male friends, not with their wives. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Guy blotted his face with a dust rag as he prepared to hear the news. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“I have a job interview tomorrow, I need to prepare.” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to leave her to finish preparing supper. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Above, vultures circled, preparing to descend on the body as well. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They help prepare food and, some evenings, even share our meals. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

However, by the time Mrs. Richardson’s grandfather—by then a successful lawyer—was preparing to bring his bride home, downtown had grown noisy and congested. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Blackcliff may have started out as a place to prepare the future Emperor, but now if s just a training ground for the Empire's deadliest asset. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Black folks aren’t born expecting segregation, prepared from day one to follow its confining rules. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he was much keener than he was prepared to admit on getting out of this place as soon as possible. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I spent a good chunk of that August toiling in a rented conference room at a hotel in Washington, D.C., having been dispatched to help prepare a case. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The following examples are helpful in preparing autistic students in advance for transitions. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Werfel knew it must have taken them days to find all these delights and prepare them in their kitchens. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t prepared anything, because by now the art of giving an interview was second nature, or at least that’s what I thought. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He slipped into the nearest of them as inconspicuously as he could and prepared to frown at the yet later comers whenever they should arrive. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

She awoke shortly before sunset, found a rocky area to build a fire on, and prepared dinner. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The prepared berries lay deep in red juice in a bowl. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Saidu’s body was washed and prepared for burial that same day. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I spend all period trying to figure out how she knew just from my face that I wasn’t prepared. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Sherman wanted to be prepared in case the shooting was part of a broader conspiracy the way the Lincoln assassination had been. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You don’t need luck, honey. You are prepared and perfect!” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I tried to prepare myself for what I knew was about to happen next. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony settled there in order to prepare for his next big conquest. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

He was silent for a while, and I said to him exasperated, “Tell me if you are not prepared to buy and I will go elsewhere.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

To fill a typical order, one person grilled the hamburger; another “dressed” and wrapped it; another prepared the milk shake; another made the fries; and another worked the counter. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

On the morning of October n, as we were preparing to go to court, we heard an announcement on the radio that the prosecutor, Oswald Pirow, had died suddenly from a stroke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to shed the leftover dream, gathering his schoolwork and preparing for the day. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Andrew looked as though he were preparing to depart. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Inside the hospital, marching purposefully down a concrete-walled corridor of the TB wing, his stethoscope draped over his neck as he prepared to see patients, Farmer suddenly stopped. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

You just never knew, so it was better to be prepared. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Bekhir gave us ten minutes to prepare for the ride to town. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

By spring 1940, the German army was prepared to strike again. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps the same logic was extended to Luke: Luke would need income to support a family, to buy supplies and prepare for the End of Days, so he needed a birth certificate. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I help there. Not with the actual weaving. But I clean up the scraps and help prepare the looms. It is work I can do with my hands and arms. And I am strong.” Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even expected it to be monstrous, but perhaps there was no preparing for one’s first monster. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

During the next three weeks, we were permitted to spend our days together preparing our case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t had time to prepare Gale for any of this. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I opened it, and as I prepared to dash to freedom, a voice called my name, and I froze. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

She moved more slowly, like she’d been waiting years for me to ask and, now that I had; she realized she wasn’t prepared to answer. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They were afraid to go into the restroom, assuming the Klan had prepared a second charge of dynamite and more deadly bombs would follow the first explosion after a crowd had formed. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob, still staring at the Isle of the City, said, “You told us to prepare for martyrdom.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

He bared his teeth as if he were preparing to attack, and my legs began to shake, when he started to smile. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Not like he’s gathering his thoughts, but instead considering whether the teacher is prepared to hear what he thinks. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The college students, by contrast, were willing to wait a bit, and they were prepared to wait more or less time depending on who the text was from. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She was even prepared to believe that Neil Armstrong might conceivably even be some absurd kind of name. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time all the guests arrive, Mami has prepared a feast. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Harvard had made clear to the world that they were prepared to pay handsomely to get what they wanted in the way of a new head coach. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A bigger part of me knows this is my destiny, what thirteen years of torture have prepared me for, like my entire, tense childhood can be unspooled. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The homily at Sunday mass, intended to give parishioners basic religious instruction, has often been poorly prepared and aimed at a childish listener. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought it would be better to tell you so you can prepare yourself,” he said lamely and put his hand on her bony shoulder. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Stone the crows. Listen, Alice, how would you like some hours in the kitchen here? Not washing up. I mean, preparing food.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I might do the same thing if l was preparing to be queen. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In addition, Cleopatra had a newborn baby to care for, and preparing to travel with Ptolemy Philadelphus would certainly have slowed her down. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

At four in the morning, she would prepare breakfast and lunch for her son and for herself. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The last time she had been home in Cathair, her father had been preparing for the trip to the southern provinces that the King had mentioned. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

The sight of women preparing dinner always reminded me of the times I used to watch my mother cook. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They weren’t her favorite, but if Ophie was going to take up her own investigation it was best to be prepared, so she relied on the professionals. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I said we also required a room that was quiet and well lit so that we could prepare for our case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

They buy things they are not certain how to prepare, leeks and fresh fava beans and fiddleheads, looking up recipes in the cookbooks they’ve received for their wedding. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Augustine didn’t reply: “He was preparing Hell for people who asked such questions.” A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before we went to prepare for dinner he said to Mrs. Harker:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Down in the lowest and most sheltered corner of the dell they lit a fire, and prepared a meal. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We were so prepared, we even had detailed engineering diagrams—in crayon—of what the rescue would look like. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes. That is, I sent a message that should prepare it to come.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When I got to the kitchen, Rorra ran and hid behind Mama, who was standing by the stove preparing dinner. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They’re already logged in, preparing for your assault on the Sixers!” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing could have prepared her for what she saw. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“I prepared for this conversation because...well, this isn’t necessarily my area of expertise, and I wanted to be sure I was doing right by you.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Then turning from the city of Morgul, now no more than a grey glimmer across a dark gulf, he prepared to take the upward road. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

No matter how sedulously Ben and Mary Anne prepared for the nightmare, nothing could ameliorate their discomfort at entering a new high school for their annual pilgrimage among strangers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the men prepared to head to shore, the captain of the U-boat said, "You bring the bodies back and we'll feed them to the fish when we get out to sea again." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Perform an energetic rhythm on a drum to engage children to move or prepare for a more rigorous physical transition. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

In October, Chicago’s all-black Eighth Infantry Regiment prepared to leave on the long journey across the Atlantic Ocean to the European continent. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Besides, the sisters probably were prepared with coats for the girls, just in case. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

They were preparing cars for the crusher, which Dad had hired for later that week. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day, I said, violence was the only weapon that would destroy apartheid and we must be prepared, in the near future, to use that weapon. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pa then separates the meat from the bones and cuts the flesh into very thin slices to soak in the lime juice that Ma has prepared. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was prepared to use whatever means to speed up the erasure of human prejudice and the end of chauvinistic and violent nationalism. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a present, he had already prepared an old orange crate to carry them in, tied with neat rope handles at either end. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He came on Hood, preparing to move out. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of my gear was being disassembled, inventoried, tagged, boxed, and prepared for auction. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It’s just not realistic for me to find and prepare meals like this more than once in a while. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

In a distant kitchen, because of the heat of the day, someone was preparing a cold lunch. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

He helped prepare Woodhull’s remarks, but she was a quick study and she soon embraced the arguments as her own. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Whether this was true or not, I was prepared to believe that teachers would stuff the ballot box to keep me from being queen. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now it comes back to me, and I know I’m not prepared. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Lord Asriel had been in the far North: when she’d seen him last, he was preparing an expedition to Lapland... The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Further, as a precautionary measure for those in the occupied territories, everyone living within a zone of twenty miles from the coast was warned to prepare for bombardments. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“No one’s going to die. My friends have prepared a trick that El-ahrairah himself would be proud of.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank sat on the edge of the mattress, as if preparing for a quick escape. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I had prepared myself for that, and even thought of several positive, uplifting aphorisms to cheer him up. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night as Ash was unlacing Clara from her corset and helping her prepare for bed, Ash offered, “You don't have to do as they say, you know.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bentley is thus, as his choice of name indicates, prepared to meet the freethinkers on common ground at least when it comes to witchcraft, while defending the established Church. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She opened the door, prepared to admit three neighbors; instead, she discovered two strangers—men who tipped their hats and flipped open badge-studded billfolds. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I do. After you get rid of them” — he threw a dark glance in the Blacks’ direction — “you still have to prepare Charlie to meet your new boyfriend.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He would not brook special dishes being prepared for her at suppertime. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Mini’s parents must have told her about her true identity, because she was—in her own way—prepared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He is to be alone, apart, while he is prepared by the current Receiver for the job which is the most honored in our community.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But just as we were preparing to leave, the regent unexpectedly returned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I practiced reading with him most mornings on this trip, like I did when I was preparing for the recitation competition last year, and never got tired. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

The tendon of his jaw was working, so I knew he was preparing a revelation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the procedures were unnecessary and too complicated to follow before surgery and in preparing dressings. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

They wanted to prepare a “Declaration of Sentiments” similar to those they had read at other reform movement meetings they had attended, so they began by reviewing papers from other meetings. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The escape instructions, prepared carefully by his MI6 handlers, had been sealed into the hardcover binding of a book. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls were up at dawn each morning to prepare a hot breakfast for the men who had lain out in the yard on guard during the night. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a strange way it tasted exactly like the tea she used to prepare for Mother in the ruined village. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sabrina says, “I’ve asked each mentor to come prepared to share the things they wish someone had told them about dating when they were your age.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

In her past, Sam had prepared the food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Soon the level of construction would increase even more, as entrepreneurs prepared to cash in on the expected crush of exposition visitors. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

His mother would be preparing the evening meal now, pounding akpu in the mortar, the pestle grasped tight with both hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She spent each contented night by the fire, learning from her gran to prepare and mix remedies. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Rachel has told you all she can. Her moment is coming, but your decision approaches even more rapidly. Are you prepared?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

If you reach the island of Delos, they might be prepared to help you. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He regrets not having brought his running shoes along; he could have done a few miles on the treadmill before preparing himself for the event. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

They wrote in their cornhusk notebooks, preparing for the self-censure sessions that took place after the evening meal. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

And now, instead of coming to rehearsal prepared with crisp one-dollar bills in her hand, she would come in with crisp five-dollar bills. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I think to my own brief ballistic history, right after those men attacked us in the woods—how I took Kelton’s pistol, and how I was fully prepared to use it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The chiefs had asked Cooper to prepare the map. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Cleotilde pushed at her hair, a mass of tight coils, and adjusted her glasses, as though first preparing herself before she presented her passport and license. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They leaned their bikes against nearby trees and sat on some flat rocks in the high grass while they unpacked the prepared food. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But now, as she was preparing to return to Lambert, it felt right to have it on her wrist again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The warder was taking great risks, and he warned me that he was only prepared to deal directly with me, or the arrangement was off. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Such restless nights make them sleep late, and Violet has to hurry to get a meal prepared before getting ready for her round of heads. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“To prepare us for the journey, I believe.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Underlanders weren’t exactly sure what he was doing, but in seconds they were prepared to take off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The soldiers prepared themselves and left for war. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody takes out a sword nowadays and cries, “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die!” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Bram Fischer stood up and asked the court for a remand on the grounds that the defense had not had time to prepare its case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elypnotized by mutual mistrust, almost never concerned for the species or the planet, the nations prepare for death. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way her mouth curled up on the right side all the time, like she was preparing to smirk, like she’d mastered the right half of the Mona Lisa’s inimitable smile . Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had stopped in her labor to prepare them food! The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

There is no telling how far we will travel to the arena that has been prepared for this year's Games. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It took time to prepare subjects for the operation, especially if they were older than sixteen. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

She also called teachers in other high schools who had sent students to the nationals, just to get some tips on how to prepare and present. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Lee prepared sealed orders to be given to each of Watters’ men; they were to scatter out over the countryside and find Stuart and get him back to Gettysburg with all possible speed. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they passed through the huge palace gates, Werfel warned Spurge, “You should be prepared to dance.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

In the early Morning, armed Regiments began to take up Muskets & move about the Fortification; & many who had labored all Night now prepared to defend their Works all Day. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You all deserve it,” she said, and began to prepare the deep-fried sugary sticks. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He was distressed that I would not be testifying for he had undoubtedly prepared for my cross-examination. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All colored people will organize under the direction of these picked leaders and prepare for revolt. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If you leave marks, it could cause an international incident. Archivist Werfel, take him collapsed to the room you’ve prepared for him. Watch him. Ensure that he recovers. Take good care of him.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Ocean was standing in my bedroom and I had not been prepared for this. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Nasser had prepared himself for this sight, and it was exactly as he’d expected. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Each day came as a surprise, though Alys, realizing, tried to prepare her and explain. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I expect all members to come prepared to present a solution, no matter how extraordinary it seems. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Deydey left on his voyage, and the rest of the family worked hard to prepare as much food as possible for the winter. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Once a week, he prepared the “special sauce” for his hamburgers, making it in huge kettles on the back porch of his house, stirring it with a stick and then pouring it into one-gallon jugs. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

I dip my brush and prepare to paint. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They would be home by now, Beatrice with her suit-case unpacked, going out into her garden and taking up her ordinary routine, and Giles preparing for his match, renewing the whipping on his bat. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

‘So we just wait? Clarisse demanded. ‘Let them get all their forces prepared while Gaia gets closer to waking? Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Thomas helped Newt distribute the weapons, and even more innovative ones were created in their desperation to be prepared for the Grievers. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“For this purpose we’ve prepared a unique subject for you to demonstrate.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

At first he thought that it was the trial that had begun, and he was prepared to sink back into his dream of nothingness. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He intended to prepare the people for the long task of rebuilding the South. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The best way to stay at peace is to be prepared for war.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was surrounded by eager teen Mormons, each preparing to embark on a mission, Reggie’s lifelong dream. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She had to be prepared to defend Crow when the time came. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

She tells us Pol Pot senses troubles ahead and we must prepare ourselves. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He peered inside Henrietta, dilated her cervix, and prepared to treat her tumor. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They would attend to their evening tasks, preparing for the return of the village men, who would need food and fire and the wrapping of wounds. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am prepared for training with the Ghost. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I had been preparing for this in my head for three months. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

“We hope the state will focus more on preparing him for the world beyond incarceration than on punishing him.” The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Things happened so fast after that, there was not a way he could prepare for it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

But I can see her preparing to kick. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon, just in time to catch Auntie Su preparing Sunday dinner. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are three willful, spoiled children who are prepared to nag me for your bedtime story.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“And I am sure. You know how many years we’ve spent preparing for this?” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

And while the archangels are preparing the courtroom and the blessed tune their harps and certain others lie hunching under their fires, the ladies will be dashing hysterically in and out of fitting rooms. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mom doesn’t say anything, because she’s busy preparing for the flight. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He turns back to me, still waiting for a promise I’m not prepared to give him yet. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Man, it didn’t matter how much my parents and Mr. Anderson had prepared me for it, I still couldn’t believe they were being charged with murder! Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

I had spent so much time preparing to be a man. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can you fail a test you aren’t allowed to prepare for? Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

My mom was preparing lunch for a meeting with her Catholic-Church-lady friends. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

The engines powered back up and the jet rotated, preparing to take off again. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“You are behaving like a spoiled child, Kaede, which only goes to show that you are not prepared to take on the responsibility that this journey would entail.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

So I kept delaying week by week, while I went on preparing, until the summer came and I decided I was as ready as I’d ever be. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face was dour, and he glanced at the chaplain without recognition as the two drew dose on the staircase and prepared to pass. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Fischer responded within seconds, prepared by his night-long study of the game, and a few moves were exchanged. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes Mia went out with her camera, but more often she might spend days, or even weeks, preparing something to photograph, with the actual taking of the photographs lasting only a few hours. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He built ingenious training devices out of whatever was lying around, brewed up homemade liniments, prepared his horses in exactly the way they said he shouldn’t. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was quite cold in the room now; the chimes would ring for one any time now; the chill had a compounded, a gathered quality, as though preparing for the dead moment before dawn. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he raised his arm again and prepared to swallow the three of them in one gulp. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He chortled to himself, rocking and bouncing as if he were a lanky, bearded, drunken volcano preparing to erupt with delight at his own brilliance. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Mac was also carrying a knife, and was prepared to use it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Cuba nobody was prepared for the Communists and look what happened. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Betty was preparing to cook tonight’s meal, and was in a terrorizing mood. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Then they put Gawaine on the ground, tied up so that he could not get away, and prepared for battle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Francis, nonetheless, was not then prepared to jump into the DNA world. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For the lawyers, meanwhile, this was a difficult case to prepare for. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Immediately all his stomach muscles involuntarily bunched in as if preparing to take a bullet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I figured Connor’s family had money, but I wasn’t prepared for this. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The parochialism of the ghettos of Gotham had not prepared her for the uniqueness of Your Working Boy. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One morning as Kira prepared to go to the dyer’s hut, Thomas came to her room. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was preparing letters and lectures about the flying saucers, the negligibility of death, and the true nature of time. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The thing to do was to be prepared—as my grandfather had been when it was demanded that he quote the entire United States Constitution as a test of his fitness to vote. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the only way I can be prepared for the bigger picture. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Here I watch Mama in her kitchen, preparing the evening meal. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The bus would bring him back to Baltimore City every Friday evening, but much of his weekend was spent preparing for the next week in Laurel. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He began to turn himself around cautiously, preparing to come down. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Hatun ended our time together with words that I couldn’t have prepared for properly even if I had known they were to come. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As they prepared to take their designated places, then, both men were armed with extremely powerful but extremely erratic weapons. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I can usually predict what Amá is going to say, but this time I’m not at all prepared. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Now that Yegey has apparently cast me off Gaum thinks I must be purchasable, and so prepared to buy me out in his own curious fashion. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

"The blood is die seal of your womanhood. Lady Catelyn might have prepared you. You've had your first flowering, no more." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In 1966 the discoverers prepared to turn over to the Smithsonian Institution the cigar box in which they deposited their very first sample of the elusive element. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But she let the subject drop as they prepared to carry the food. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee knows that Grant is preparing for an overwhelming attack. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m sure it’s at least partly to do with that, to do with preparing for the change of pace, that I’ve been getting this urge to order all these old memories. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were trying to have a baby—shouldn’t we have been prepared to make sacrifices? The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

His room was not cleaned and prepared, but I was welcome to use it until mine was ready. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

We hung about in the village and fetched water for the women who were preparing the food. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I am prepared to work with him in spite of all his mistakes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Foreign-based executives of the Korean National Insurance Corporation, the state monopoly that orchestrated the fraud, prepared a special birthday gift. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Grover grabbed a tin can from his snack bag and prepared to throw it. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“They’ve done a really good job in preparing you to pass as an earthling,” I say. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She seems to want to stay and watch me taste it but she hurries back to her work in the open kitchen preparing the bahn-chahn, the savory half dishes of vegetables and fish. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls creak; the window between the curtains is black; the town prepares to sleep. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It would take them time to wrap up their work and prepare themselves for a long journey. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He placed his hands along the sides of the podium, preparing to speak, but his face froze and he gripped the wood frame as if he needed it to hold himself up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“That’s to be expected,” she said, “if my son hasn’t prepared you.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

There was no way she could fight off so many by herself while Nico prepared their escape, especially with Coach Hedge out of commission. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The figure, dimly seen in lamplight, pulled one oar free of the lock and suspended it above my hands, prepared to do violence to my grasping fingers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“Isn’t anyone at the Ministry prepared to stand up to him?” asked Ron angrily. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Nobody, not even Galileo, was better prepared for this new world where nothings became somethings than Kepler. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Not really. Stage one was about skill, sure, but no one can prepare for stage two,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“I wonder if it’s occurred to you that Rider may have been preparing him for this all along?” she said. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

You just never knew, so it was better to be prepared. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

A week before the party, they prepared the banquet: half a steer roasted in the courtyard, kidney pie, chicken casserole, various com dishes, eggfruit, and the best harvest wines. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They prepared breakfast, prepared tea, prepared lunch, did the washing and the cleaning. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“What I mean,” she explained, “is that there is another baby on the way and we need to prepare for that.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

One by one, the organizers stood and read the speeches they had prepared. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

One of us would go off to fetch and filter water while the other prepared a sludge of steamy noodles. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It’s one more thing I’m supposed to do for myself, one more thing to prepare and remember and take care of. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

“At least we know and we can prepare.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

But there was so much more there in those projects than I was, even in all my curiosity, prepared to see. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s a couple weeks after we get back from winter break, which means we’ve got about three months to prepare. And were going to start now.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Hitler Youth boys received training that prepared them for military life, whereas girls were trained to become good wives and mothers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But nothing could have prepared her for water so blue, so beautiful, so never ending. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are meticulously prepared remedies that deserve a little respect.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The man continued to prepare his tea, saying nothing. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know Mr. Flores thinks he’s preparing us for surviving travel abroad, but these are questions my purpose is asking. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Thomas could see several clumsily prepared wooden crosses poking through this growth, their horizontal pieces lashed to the upright ones with a splintery twine. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They believed in preparing for the Second Coming; we were actually prepared. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Harry was prepared to bet everything he owned, including his Firebolt, that it wasn’t good news, whatever it was. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He ordered the German military to prepare an all-out invasion of Poland. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day I prepared to go out again. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We were prepared for it, yet there was much fear in the village of Ghalas-at. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I pull my overnight bag into my lap and mentally prepare myself for bonding time. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The monks couldn't know that Pong's practice of paying attention to mangoes and watching out for the swing of a guard's baton had prepared him to sit in long hours of quiet meditation. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

He adds that shopkeepers should also be prepared to lend their floor space if requested. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I was prepared for Europe, even its far reaches, Russia or Siberia—but the Central Pacific? Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Nothing in Mississippi or Texas had prepared Anna for what she now experienced. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was sleek and snowy and shining, like an eel preparing for its nuptial journey to the Sargasso Sea, for the time of Nimue was at hand. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m crouched on one knee, preparing to enter the Meadow, but I’m still so preoccupied with the day’s events that it takes a sudden screech of an owl to bring me to my senses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her mom might have left her in the dark about being a Pandava, but at least hearing the stories about them had prepared Aru somewhat. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He tested a piece of pitchblende, the principal ore of uranium, and found it to be 700 million years old–very much older than the age most people were prepared to grant the Earth. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The other giants spread out quickly in a large circle, each giant about twenty yards from his neighbour, preparing for the game they were going to play. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the edge of the blackened field they ate the salt pork and the beans Boseman had prepared, the dry flies screeching in waves. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The two of them are in charge of keeping her busy while we prepare the surprise. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Would not a rational society spend more on understanding and preventing, than on preparing for, the next war? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bedchamber had been well prepared for the consummation. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Amaranta felt humiliated and told Pietro Crespi with a virulent anger that she was prepared to stop her sister's wedding even if her own dead body had to lie across the door. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The toasts the daughters had prepared kept getting interrupted. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“I really should go and prepare my next class —” And he hurried off. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

“I will require some time to prepare a player of my own,” the man in the grey suit says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“By Jove, she’s forgotten her dinner!” cried the unconscious youth, poking the scarlet monster into its place with his cane, and preparing to hand out the basket after the old lady. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

More and more of them came outside, blinking up at the blue sky, and many of them were carrying torches as though they had known what Kaede was preparing to do. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the core of Osborne’s crusade was a belief that nothing in-mates learned in prison really helped prepare them for independent lives outside. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told us about the sauce he was making, a putanesca, how he had prepared it the way Sophie taught him, shot full of capers, anchovies, olives, garlic, hot peppers. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rather than open it straight away, she undressed and prepared herself for sleep. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors, preparing their meals, cleaning their quarters, and even soaping up their hardest-to-reach body parts. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

His dæmon was a long-legged tawny cat spotted with black, and she drew back her teeth and prepared to spring. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Well, my brave boys, prepare a stretcher for me!” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Be prepared to explain your choice,” Dylan repeats. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I—I wanted to see the lab and check on the samples, so I’d be prepared.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

John Glenn adjusted the capsule to the correct reentry position and prepared himself for the worst. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The kitchen was filled with the smell of the roasting turkey John had prepared, with a stuffing of sausage, mushrooms, walnuts, apples, and spiced bread crumbs. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

News of a wedding, for example, meant that the bride’s family would be preparing much food in the days preceding the ceremony; their rubbish heap would merit special attention during that time. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Several times Hall announced he was preparing to descend, and at one point we were sure he’d finally left the South Summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Then I took several quick deep breaths, like a deep-sea diver preparing to submerge, and tapped the logout icon on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the afternoon, the president met with aides to prepare for the week ahead. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I was preparing to leave the next morning at three o’clock, but Arthur and his wife insisted I remain for breakfast, which I did. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even though we were prepared for pain, we were not ready for what happened to us next. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he passed by the silver shop, which Úrsula had prepared with special diligence, he did not even notice that the keys were in the lock.. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They are well prepared for you. Actually, it’s possible a few reporters might be there and want to talk to you.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I realized he wasn't surprised at Noodles's performance either, and was just as prepared for it as I was. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

If nothing else, the hospital had prepared me well for school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“He says his ideal date would be a sunset walk on the beach and a picnic supper she had prepared.” Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You are prepared for the worst, I see—and very bad it is. Harriet Smith marries Robert Martin.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

A frozen banana tree, brow'n and stricken, languished against the front of the porch, the tree preparing to collapse as the iron fence had done long ago. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He prepared to attack, but how many could he dispatch before they overwhelmed him? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

"Let's not waste time on formalities," he said and prepared to sign the papers without reading them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

As I was crouched, preparing myself for a quick raid on the locker, a series of waves got me thinking. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Within a year she was prepared to exchange the frog on the dissecting table for some small, practical concessions. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached the back door and prepared my credit card. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

So thoroughly had Theresa prepared herself for alienation, that she was taken aback by the familiarity of Ralph — that bottlebrush hair, those stuck-on ears. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew immediately what I would do: prepare a countersuit charging everyone from the lieutenant all the way up to the minister of justice with misconduct. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This did not prepare me for the unique sort of heat that one encounters fifteen miles south of Birmingham, Alabama, at Culver Creek Preparatory School. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

But really, nothing could have prepared her to enter the dream and find herself already there. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

A few people are still at stations, folding blankets, cleaning floors and ceilings, preparing bioloaf and mystery diluted juice drink. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I had prepared a written list of instructions for my friends in case I broke with Marburg, and I had sealed the document in an envelope and hidden it in my backpack. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The silent sisters prepared men for the grave, and it was ill fortune to look on the face of death. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Like your poem says, the journey prepares us for the ‘journeys beyond.’” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

But the working-class child is usually least prepared for the change. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suppose that the peoples of the Americas had, in some parallel world, understood the concept of contagion and been prepared to act on it. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He had a legal pad on his lap, and when I finished he told me that he had prepared some questions for our visit. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As the state racing board prepared to decide whether or not Pollard’s suspension would be extended to year’s end, Howard scratched Seabiscuit and Fair Knightess from the San Francisco Handicap. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madam hired the cook from the City Tavern to prepare the meal. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Stuart slipped into his old pants and prepared to go down the drain after the ring. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Before going to mass, she went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the family. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

All we need to do is sauté olives, capers, anchovies, garlic, chopped parsley, and tomatoes together in a pot, and prepare spaghetti to go with it.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

As I enter this restaurant, I am prepared to shrink into the furniture, but it’s nice. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I knew he wasn’t prepared to go to the police, Richard.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Down on the deck, Nailer could hear Reynolds shouting, “Make fast! Make fast!” as she prepared the crew to run aground. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Helping Hamid rush to prepare a last-minute lavish lunch for Khan Sahib had left me tired. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

They ride with springs on their cables, tampions out, as if prepared to open fire and level the town with broadsides. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Then, she asked me if I wanted to go out again sometime, which Sam and I hadn’t discussed, so I wasn’t prepared to answer it. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Now she was again with child, and Alys would prepare the raspberry leaf infusion for her to drink three times a day. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Charlotte stood quietly over the fly, preparing to eat it. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s fly round, and do double duty today, so that we can play tomorrow with free minds,” said Jo, preparing to replace her pen with a broom. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one of the asides that probably prepared us for the job better than any of the approved curriculum items, Kirkley said that occasionally officers did have to act in self-defense. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z