He puts on his stethoscope and listens to Shiloh’s heart. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his phone in his pocket and started to walk toward the office. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He helped Cathy in, tucked a blanket around her knees, and put another around her shoulders. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Do you think you could put me where I can watch them?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“I will quit whacking you on the head when you put your hands in your lap, where they’re supposed to be.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

Why would Hamlet return to Denmark, I wondered, and put himself within the reach of the murderous Claudius? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She had Ms. Brenda, from upstairs, come down and babysit us both every night, making sure Jazz was all changed and fed, and burped and put to sleep. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A paddle swirled and the boat put about. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on his shoulder, as Doctor Korczak had often done to me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

We arrived as the vendors were just beginning to put their food products out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She put her hands to her face and waited for the blow she’d always feared to descend. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I put the shoes back in the bag. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

In their minds, the political stakes were enormous, the threat posed by the Federalists put the entire republican experiment at risk, the battle was to the death, and taking prisoners was not permitted. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

But usually we’d arrange the pictures chronologically, put them in order, so we could see Fang and his achievements grow before us. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Bill came over to him and put his arms around him as though he had been Leslie instead of himself. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Teasing, my brother, sitting behind me, puts me in a mock choke hold. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

This year, Chiron had put the satyrs on emergency overtime and sent them all over the country, scouring schools from fourth grade through high school for possible recruits. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Leo put his sandwich between his teeth, pirate style, and ran for the helm. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

And maybe they wouldn’t have considered me if I hadn’t stabbed Eric by those elevators, or put myself under that bridge. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I put all I had into that race, I ran as hard as I could, but the Kid never passed me. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

My great-grandfather sawed my great-grandmother in half on a stage in Elf Ear, Nebraska, and then refused to put her back together again. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

When Francie got back, papa had shaved, wetted his hair down, shined his shoes and put on a clean undershirt. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He seized Odysseus’ little son and put him directly in the way of the plow. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I'd just give it a few swings and then put it right back. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It would all be simpler and less bothersome if he would have really operated Lew Pants and put in an eight-hour day as manager. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my weight on the lowest rung to test it and jump to make sure it will hold me up. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Tyrion put his heels into his horse and trotted away, leaving the red cloaks to follow as best they could. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on her shoulders, and her bare skin was cool to the touch. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“When the census came around, my mama told them to put ‘colored’ for our household. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

In this cozy micro-world she forgot her hunger and recalled what she already knew about wolves so that she could put it together with what she had observed. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since they could no longer put goodies in the lockers of the players, they just handed the stuff to them instead or dropped it off at their houses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found Frightful’s old hood and deftly put it over Oksi’s head. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mom sat down beside me and put her arm around my shoulders. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

For Elinor had decided to offer a home, or “asylum,” as she put it, to all the strange creatures who had landed in her world. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You promised you’d never put me in one of those places, Amir agha,” he said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, I put a few more inches between us. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Singer reached for a wineglass, filled it to the brim, and put it firmly into Jake’s bruised hand. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He did not put down the Sorrow Eater. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He put down his left hand and scratched her forehead and the back of her ears and the scruff of her neck. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

And then Mom hung up her suit, and I put all your notes in the box under my bed and didn’t look at them anymore. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

"I'd like to put some sense in that head of yours, boy. I'm trying to help you. I'm trying to help you, if I can." The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The little girls fell in love right away and things got put back together. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon returning from the store, he would put the meat into the freezer, hide his favorite fruits in the bathroom cabinet, and stuff everything else into the crisper. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I never heard what happened when she found it, but she probably thought one of the cats put it there. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He sat with his back against a tree, put his head in his hands. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

That would have likely put an end to the late pickups, though it would have also engendered plenty of ill will. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Biddy,” said I, when we were walking homeward, “I wish you could put me right.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He understood he could not put himself, and others, in jeopardy again. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She was very plump, as though she had been put together with pillows. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Part of me wants to call him on the charade and put some direct questions to him, especially after all he’s revealed tonight. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I put into them: my own clothes, my own soap, my own money, money I had earned myself. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still hadn't found a way to put his arms all the way around her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I don’t like that they put chopped onions on their burgers, but I like the Happy Meals ’cause they come with toys. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And Toby tried to get out of my pocket so I took hold of him and I put him in my outside pocket and I held him with my hand. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He put it casually to them: “Do you want to go to Reston?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans close to my ear and whispers, "Now that Ambrosia has put us in a precarious position, you must fix it. You have to do what you're told. You have to be perfect." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She put each one’s underwear and clean clothes into his own room. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on his shoulder, but he pulled away and trudged up the road toward the ranch house. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The police called off the search, put us all in our car, and sent us home to grieve. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I told you to put that tire on the back of the car,” I says. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my plate on the steps and sit beside him. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She looked up as she put it between her small sharp teeth. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But by the time they were ready I realized that the answer must be put off till the next day. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

We smooth the edges, then put the tiles back. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

I write YES and fold the paper in half and in half again and put it in the box. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Logan puts both hands in the air and tries to laugh it off. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

After a second I muttered something and got into my jeep and put it to the floor and left him standing there. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Next note you pass puts you back in your assigned seat.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

She puts her head down on her knees. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

But I was lucky enough to see which tree one squirrel went up; so I put some of Little Arliss’s racket to use. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled his glasses out of his pocket and put them on again. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on his lap, face-up, like a book. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

We’ve put too much into it and now we were playing our best basketball, and we are working as a team. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She pulls the smelling salts out and puts them under Miss Celia’s nose and Miss Celia jerks her head, lets out a little cry, and opens her eyes. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Then Kat went round checking I’d put everything the right way round. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

I like to put my head down and write my words, do my sums, and try not to think about anything else. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Heavenly Fathers, put ’em where they belong!” exploded Dr. Finch. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Then perceiving that the valour of the City was already beaten down, the hidden Captain put forth his strength. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

As it was, right out of the blue, a chance came along for me to put things right. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both veterans were now standing in the middle of the pavement, letting people with pushchairs move round them, waiting for us to put up a challenge. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sits and puts his arm around me and draws me close to him. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

She put her arm around me and gave me a squeeze. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

San Francisco put on a show for me. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He doesn’t actually put air quotes around “the One,” but I can hear them in his voice. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

They forced him to surrender the contents of his desk, and put everything that interested them into paper bags. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I asked Myrna if I could put a card up on the board. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I slide the warm pastries back into the silver sleeve and put them into my backpack. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t even know it bothered you till we started walking over here. Manuel said it was a good movie. We put it on; not a big deal.” Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The cause of the blackout was evidently an overdose of these pills; I was taken off them, and put on a low-salt diet, which solved the problem. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put all her power into the words, and Zethes obeyed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

They hadn’t touched yet, but now he put out a hand to her, and she moved her cat face against his fingers and then stepped delicately onto his lap. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I was sitting on our front lawn, staring at the rope swing Dad put up when we were kids. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Spontaneous combustion is a form of harm, Mr. D,” Chiron put in. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He might want to put sixpence on a horse or have a pint and if all the women start acting like Mam the horses will stop running and Guinness will go broke. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

A young woman comes to put a new loaf of bread in the ashes and to stir the pot of stew. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

The dog stopped licking the manager’s face and put his ears up in the air and looked at me, like he was trying to remember where he knew me from. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to the window and the view of the school roof and put his cigar into his mouth again—but at once took it out. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She nods once, winces, and puts a mug of water into the microwave. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

She put on the thick glove that protected her arm from his talons, then held her arm out. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

All right, you put warning cones around the puddles, don protective gloves, etc., but I can’t stop trying to envision the circumstances in which these pools might arise: an associate uprising? a guest riot? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, the fraction demanded that the Daily Worker and the New Masses, official periodicals of the Communist party, be put on sale at all meetings. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But he was put in the palace stable. Surely he couldn’t...” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Once the maesters in their Citadel had proclaimed the first of autumn, wise men put away a portion of each harvest . . . though how large a portion was a matter that seemed to require much talk. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Papa put the phone down and turned to us. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“My stocks are low right now and we’ve got those darn flour and sugar limits, but I believe we can put you together a kit.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I have put my pen to the blank page before me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

When the three Marshes came upstairs, my mom had put out rice and beans. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

After prayer, Sausun gets into bed and watches me for a while as I put away my laptop, before turning over to face the wall on her side of the room. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Juanita stepped forward and put her hand on our mother’s shoulder. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And that would put her in a pickle. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

On the last day of camp, Martha put to rest all the speculation about who would get the upcoming assignment. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

When they do that, supermarkets find that invariably the sales of the product will go through the roof, the same way they would if the product had actually been put on sale. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When a stand-up puts down a heckler, he has to do so by being funnier: compelling laughter, very directly, gets the audience on his side. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

After Secret Service misread an olive-based shouting match in 2017 and almost put the Residence on lockdown, they now each get their own pizzas. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I sprinkled water in front of the altar, and put some flowers on it, violets and dogwood. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

I can understand Bep’s wanting to put an end to her indecision; four weeks ago she decided to write him off, but then she felt even worse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

But maybe after she learned how to write these simple tunes fairly quick she could begin to put down the whole music in her mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Via’s mom,” who had come out for a little while, was put away. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I wiped the kitchen table, rinsed out the spit cup, put clean sheets on Grandpa’s bed, picked up clothes and newspapers. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The elite of Durham sneered openly at them whereas middle-class whites tried to put as much distance as possible between themselves and their poorer cousins. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But somebody sure is yelling up there, and so I sneak up the stairs and I don't even have to put my ear to the door, that's how loud it is. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Still, in her wild- girl state, she could not resist the smell of him, and so she inched carefully forward, put her face to his neck and inhaled. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I let go of his hand and put my arm around his shoulders. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Robert/1 ask you, what did we rise against Aerys Targaryen for, if not to put ah end to the murder of children?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He put one of his hands near the top of the fiddle and began pulling at the strings with his other hand. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

He climbed out of the shoe box and put his front paws on the door and his nose out the open window. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Please kill me and put an end to this. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put the heavy book inside my bag and zip it up. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

First he put the carton down on top of the wagon and took things out of it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Henri had said he wanted to put so many beetles in his window that ships could see his bedroom from miles away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I thought I might have retorted the question on him who put it: but I would not take that freedom. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I backed up, let him make his push, then blocked him out with my left elbow and put up a soft hook off the boards. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

It was too late to just put my head down and pretend I didn’t notice her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I put down the pitchfork and knelt in front of it, stroking the initials on the front. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

“Something put into my head that you cared for me, and I lost my senses. I forgot everything but a wild dream of your some way becoming my wife.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

He even put out his hand and took hold of the milk bucket to help carry it. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the pistol in his belt and turned and took the cart. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was genuinely apologetic for laughing and even more deeply regretful of the situation I had put myself in. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair and my teeth, put on some makeup. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jumped back, stumbled against the bench, and dropped to the floor, where he put his fingers woefully into his mouth. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

"You put seeds in soil and water them. Sounds exceedingly easy." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

I put the tin on the floor, so I could peel away the sheets of tissue. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

As one popular toast of the day put it, he was “the man who unites all hearts.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As one of the others put it, “He wouldn’t of been much of a man if he hadn’t shot them fellows.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Laurie smiled, took it, put it in his vest pocket ‘to keep it from blowing away’, and listened with interest to the lively letter Amy read him. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Magnus put ye up to this? Or do ye just think he wants you tracking down that key?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Do you think I’m going to put Kaitlin’s life in the hands of two people who are stupid enough to spend their time jumping other guys?” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

It had been rolled in a ball and put away in the pocket and forgotten. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her smiling face next to my worried one. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leslie dumped the contents of one coffee can on the ground and put the can under the worst leak. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

When Yossarian woke up and went to see him, Doc Daneeka gave him another pill and a shot that put him to sleep for another twelve hours. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Maya, put the video camera down and eat, for God’s sake,” my mother says. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Upon learning that Hall was the man who had invented the typewriter she used so often, the girl put her arms around his neck and gave him a huge hug and kiss. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Every time she puts them in hot water it must hurt, he thought, but he had never heard her complaining. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Mom put his arm over her shoulder and took his weight. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

We had just put down our picks and shovels on the quarry face and were walking to the shed for lunch. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was only when her wards left the loop that they were killed and Miss Bunting kidnapped. If they’d only stayed put, nothing bad would’ve happened.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When he had arranged for Annies tombstone at Malvern, he put no quotes from scripture on it, as was usually done. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad was always saying that one day the Government would come after folks who resisted its brainwashing, who didn’t put their kids in school. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When he came back, long after nightfall, and she put him to bed and went through his pockets, she found nothing, or almost nothing, and she sank helplessly to the parlor floor and cried. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

She put down the painting she had been about to hang up, and hurried over. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

Maybe unconsciously she hadn’t put her best effort into the charmspeak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she throws up her hands in disgust but puts on a smile. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

But put aside two broadswords and two spears for our own use, two oxhide shields nearby when we go into action. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost died of humiliation when they put on the neck brace. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I erased the three triangle lines I had used to guide where I put the birds. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She crouched down next to Jack and put her arm around him. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

US space officials dismissed the Soviet's plans to put a woman in space as more about besting the United States than any scientific interest in women in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the fourth corner he put the sun and the moon. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Put another way, technology was evolving by the day, but the human brain was more or less staying put. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Many of them instead put much of their energy into producing big seeds, which remain dormant during the dry season and are then ready to sprout when the rains come. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put my head in my hands and listened to the words over and over. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

Of the others one smiled at us and put out her tongue and fluttered it up and down. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Second, why had he been put in their cage? Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

After we ate, Timothy carefully cleaned his knife and put it into the tin box, which he lashed high on the same tree that held our water keg. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She nods her head and puts her hand up my shirt and leans into my neck. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Samuel leaned over the basket and put his finger against the small palm of one of the twins and the fingers closed and held on. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning out of the deck chair, he put one hand into the backpack. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

They rose and put away their cups and the rest of the crackers. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

They checked each others work and put red dots on the data sheets when they found errors—and there were very, very few red dots. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I put the photograph on the mantel and headed back toward the kitchen. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

She rested her head on the pillow; he put the money in his pocket and leaned over her. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She can be a strong woman if she puts her mind to it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

‘There, Johnny,’ she said mildly, ‘you sit. This is not real tea, but I’ve put just a mite of brandy in it and it’s good and hot.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Wednesday before the party, Theo put her homework aside to tell me what to expect at the bonfire. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Early researchers' figures were, to put it mildly, informally ascertained. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

KLA soldiers had put sometimes violent pressure on fellow Albanians to flee Kacanik for refugee camps in Macedonia, with the aim of provoking sympathy from the international community and—they hoped—a military response. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

She also refused to get put into any bubble. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He puts his fingers in the flame of the lamp on the table. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My father put his hand on my head when they left, the way he used to when I was six years old. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He pulled open the passenger door, and Scarlett leaned inside and put his graverubbing equipment down on the backseat as best she could. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He was quickly put to work confirming the identities of dead students and burying their bodies. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

“I just want to make sure you won’t put up too much of a fuss.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I was counting down until the day I could put this place behind me and pretend it was just a bad dream. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

She didn’t understand why she had been put into a boat, why she had fallen into the water or why the man was making such a fuss over her. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jean de Satigny helped her to the bathroom, supported her while she leaned over the toilet, led her back to bed, and put the flowers out in the hall. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter gently put down a little kitten he'd been holding as he started to answer the reporters' questions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And it was this, not the cancer but the strain it put on everyone, that formed the Low Cuts. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

One thing about being pretty, people put up with your annoying habits. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

A person had to go put and do things and see things, and I wondered, for the first time, if this had something to do with Gram and Gramps taking me on this trip. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He put an arm around the captain's daughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I’ll introduce you to the others. Then we must put aside that widow’s sari. Here you are not a widow but a young woman with a life ahead of you.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t, for the love of God, put violence on me. I’m a man hopes there’ll be a picture of peace on my hatchments.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Finny had put him up to it, to finish me for good on the exam. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Timothy cleared his throat, sighed deeply, and put the coconuts out of his mind. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Father put his hands up to cover his head. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I twirled the cylinder, and put the muzzle to my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have been the first person to put on that mackintosh since the handkerchief was used. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was a quick slap to my shoulder, like he couldn’t bring himself to touch it long enough to put the effort into shaking me, but it was enough. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

In fact, he never let me play with it, because as he put it, “This swag will be worth a bundle of money someday, so keep your grubby hands off it.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Anything too restrictive, I put back on the rack. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you mean you put your toes on it?” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

They put a mask upon my face, with a metal bit between my lips to silence me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

She would never put it in her study, he knew. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He was making scratching noises, so I took off one of the coats and put it over the cage to make the noise quieter. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

And of course when he put them back on the carpet, it was only a second before they attacked. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I watched as she put her arms around his neck and gave him a hug. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

Jay French-braided my hair last night, and I put my silk bonnet on extra tight to keep everything in check. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

That’s roughly equivalent to today’s total population of New England, New York, and New Jersey all put together. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Behind his bedroom door, he can sit and put Hall & Oates on the record player in the corner, and nobody hears him humming along like his dad to “Rich Girl.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I put on my tennis shoes, got my night-reading flash-light, climbed out die back window and went down the tree into the backyard. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you’d-a put a smock on him and shrunked him down ’bout eight or nine sizes, they was one in the same. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

Their grandmother put the tops on the jars and set them into the canning pot. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If he didn’t want to play, I don’t think he would have put on such a show tonight,” Coach says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

They put up canvas walls, so it was like a tent without a roof. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I carried the basket of linen back to the house on Wall Street, put a pot of water over the fire, and gathered the soap and the scrubbing board. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he heard it, he would put the receiver back down and stare at it, like he was trying to exert some kind of mind control over it to make it ring. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“Courtney didn’t exaggerate. I’m just so glad you wrote her, my dear. How could they have put you in such a place?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Finally he gingerly released his grip and...the wheel stayed put! As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Hugo put down the weights and jackknifed to his feet. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Her parents dine here religiously on Friday nights, and she informs me that our dinner must be put on their tab. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He puts the phone to his ear and smiles at G’ma, feeling “guilty as sin,” as she would say. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

In response the President looked up to the sky, put his hands to his mouth, and uttered a piercing yell. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

As the cops put the handcuffs on him and lead him away, I say to Marv, “Now do you see?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled at me and put one hand on the tarp. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She put Mother away before an accident could happen, rinsed her dress-cloth over the side, and spread it out to dry. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his fright he scrambled over the safety barrier that had been put there to stop chimps drowning in the deep water beyond. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I put on dark glasses and turned away from the tower,” he said. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tonight, we will put both to the test. Each of your family names has been written on a piece of parchment and placed inside this basket.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She paused and put on a mimic- face. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the truck in gear and drove back onto the paved road. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He put his forward propeller into gear and headed the machine towards London. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if Mama and them found out it was a mill girl, I’d be hard put to explain it. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Mama got them all off with a knife and put them in a white teacup. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke exclusively from the larynx, as if he were altogether too tired to put any diaphragm breath into his words. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I’d also recently sworn off dating altogether, too consumed with work to put any effort into it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I half-expected to see two policemen come bounding out of the school to grab me by the arms and put handcuffs on my wrists. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I put you babies in the clean places at the laundry, as far away from the germs that fumed out of the ghosts’ clothes as I could. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa put his hand in his coat pocket and pulled out a handful of jewelry. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The shame and the sorrow mixed together and he doubled his hands and put them behind him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

When we got there the undertakers pulled out the coffin and put it on a roller and rolled it right onto the grass. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She died too easily, considering how much torture she put you through. She deserved worse.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I put out my hand to him, I took hold of his, holding it tight. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

They stood and stared at me; but when I was almost all the way past, I saw Dunlap put his hand up in the air and wave back. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

From the havens of Harad ships of war put out to sea; and out of the East Men were moving endlessly: swordsmen, spearmen, bowmen upon horses, chariots of chieftains and laden wains. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The orderly put the soup bowl down and he ladled out a plate full. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Packs of ice were put on my forehead to keep down the fever. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was surprised to find the report put to use by opposing cliques as evidence that the fair could not possibly be placed in Jackson Park. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Meggie put her hands over her ears, but what use was that when the voice was inside her head? Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

After we had put on the new attire, we formed a horizontal line with legs apart and hands straight down at our sides. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As Edwin and Garvey crawled into the aluminum skiff, Cole called, “Don’t forget to put the spark plug back in.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I get a day off and all you do is put me to work?” he yelled back to his dad. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers in my ears and started humming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Jason! Are you and Dilsey trying to put me to bed again?” she said, trying to fend him off. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

King put his life on the line and didn’t have to. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t believe I hadn’t put out the claymores. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had put an iron-pipe railing on the steps since last year. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

When he sees me, he puts his hand up, telling me to wait. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

The old man put some wood on the fire. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put her cloth down and for a few long, still seconds she laid her palms, her fingers, on my back. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I put Baby Girl in her high chair and start cleaning the oven. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

As he put it: “Character contains almost the strongest proof of all.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

I sighed loudly, put my dishes in the washtub, and tucked my hair into my mob cap. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me about this quilt you have embroidered. The clouds there—why have you put those in?” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

A boy laughed, and I took some of the paste from my lap and put it on his. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

She shook off the rain coming horizontally in through the windows, then put her beak into the feathers of her back and went to sleep. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

He managed to get to his feet again, but Grover put his reed pipes to his lips and began to play. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The kids in the second group, however, were put in a room with lots of very attractive toys on the floor. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had seen the boy stroke Joanna’s pretty hair tenderly; had seen how Joanna put up her hand to touch his cheek. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the beets, two long rows of them, in the same field with the corn, next to the soybeans. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Come, child, drink your tea. It’s not the end of the world. I’ll put an extra blanket on your bed tonight.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

I even put in the cow and the bandicoot. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put the ice on my ankle, which was bruised and swollen and a little bloody. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Or that pen you could have sworn you put into the pocket of your backpack but wasn’t there when you went to look for it. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

But some I did not know; for example, I knew practically nothing about the Atlas booster, the one that was used to put a Mercury spacecraft into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without realizing it, he'd put his hand on a large rat, which had bitten him in the arm. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

She kissed the count and put her hand on his shoulder to keep him from standing up. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

I put an Oh Henry! bar into it. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I put down my laptop, ignoring the chimes from the couple accounts I’ve pinned, and go straight to Dad’s bedroom. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She returns, fumbles for her car keys, gets in, then puts two coins—3Vt pesos—in his hand. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I put down my mop and, after a second's hesitation, unhooked our big cast-iron wok from the wall. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He put his small brown hand over hers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

I guess she was happy to put her mind on something other than Nathan. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

When I approached him, he put his hand on my shoulder and rubbed my head. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Let me put it this way, Carter. Before the sale is over, Renault will be wishing with all his heart that he had sold the chocolates. And the school will be glad he didn’t.” The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when necessary, how to put down and further degrade his own people in order to protect his new identity. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Tonya put in a radio call to soldiers on the ground and told them that their Pe-2 was in trouble. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I put a nose and two paired indentations for lips and a neck running down. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Memories and jokes about how he used to be a better cook than Grandma, but how nowadays she had a leg up on him, or as he put it, “a two-eyed advantage.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

"Your Grace, I see no need for battle here," Lord Mathis Rowan put in. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Holding a candle, she put one foot over the edge of the boat and into the cold water, and she waded ashore. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

A cold could put my brother in the hospital. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I used to just put a whole bunch of them in my mouth at the same time, suck all the salt off, then spit them all out machine-gun-style. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

These women looked, well—Sandi knew no other way to put it—they looked as if they wanted to take their clothes off in front of the men. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“No. I guess I could figure out—put two and two together. I don’t want to. I’m not ready to—that is, unless you want to tell me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pike told agents that he was supposed to manufacture evidence and to generate false witnesses—to “shape an alibi,” as he put it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She became alert and businesslike, put her clothes on, knotted the scarlet sash about her waist, and began arranging the details of the journey home. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The thick-set plain man whom Johnny had already noticed, put a heavy hand on his shoulder. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It reminded Benji of the scene in Cinderella when Prince Charming put the glass slipper on her foot. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Brother Maceo had replaced the shaker now and I put my bottle down and backed to the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We had wild game for the killing, fertile ground for growing bread corn, and the Indians had been put onto reservations with the return of U.S. soldiers to the Texas forts. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

He listed all the different things his mother would put in it, like cauliflower, peas, onions, and his least favorite, turnips that masqueraded as the much more palatable potato until he bit into them. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

After all he’d put himself through, I couldn’t believe Dad had gone back to the booze. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“What will you do instead? You can’t let them put you in prison.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He stooped down and put his arms around Adam’s shoulders and helped him to his feet. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Shuffle the cards and you put them in a disordered state. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The TV is the only light, because bulbs haven’t been put into the lamps yet and the sun is now long gone. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And I feel an obligation to them, to repay the trust they put in me by making sure I get their stories down right, with honesty and compassion. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Three fellows put on thick gloves to protect their fingers against the grater, two others peel the potatoes, and the business gets going. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will put that girl in the sculpture you make with me, understand?” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

What man has joined, nature is powerless to put asunder. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put one finger to his lips as she approached. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

We've all got to put our feet up at some point. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

She smiles a little and puts her hand up to the back of her own head and winces. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He knelt by the roaring footlocker and put a wire contraption against his head. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luma resolved to put the best face on the new field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Families struggled to put food on the table, while the royal family spent hundreds of millions of dollars on parties to celebrate the monarchy. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Jiichan put his fingertips to the sides of his forehead as if that helped him think, and then he said, “Yes, this is good idea.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I know, I know. But I am trying to put this one through first.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the doctors came and put a needle in my BACK! Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Pirow put it, the accused knew that the achievement of the goals of the Freedom Charter would “necessarily involve the overthrow of the State by violence.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama was snoring fitfully in the bed now, and so Ophie slowly pushed the covers aside, put on her slippers, and tiptoed out into the hall. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He put on his boater with its wide black band before a mirror, to keep the angle shy of jaunty. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand behind my back to feel the knife and make sure it’s still there. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

On the window, a palmetto bug looked like it was trying to decide if it wanted to snoop around the dirty streets or stay put. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I felt like I had put my life on the line, straight up. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“We needed a place to organize all this material, put it on the walls, and draw a chart like the FBI always does on TV when they’re tailing the mob.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

I sat down in Dad’s chair in the living room and put my feet up on the hassock while the reporter and I talked. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He put a hand on either side of the frame. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

But another soldier put his arm up and made Rafik stay out front, which made him furious. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

So they asked me, “Touch!” and I stretched, put everything into it, and just about reached—or at least got close enough to satisfy the police. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You can change the dress about this way, put different sleeves on. Have you got it?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Voodoo? Oh, I get it now. You put a spell on me?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"Why did He send Gwenforte back? And give us these miracles to perform? And put us through...through Hell?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

The boy put his hands over the stumps of his legs and shrank back close to the wall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I carried out armloads of fabric and wood and metal put together in all their puzzling ways, and marveled that I’d ever felt comfort in having such things. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan inhaled the rest of his meal, put the bow guard into his duffel bag, and took a nap. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They got derty and he had to wipe them off before he put them in to bake. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

For the fever we put ice on his face and chest; for the pain we gave him lobelia, blue vervain and skullcap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Lee put his arm around the broad shoulders to comfort him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Forget that, you do not need it now, put it aside, put it away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He put down the paper and rose and disappeared into the pantry. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

So we put the rest of the cans under my bed and hid them behind a pile of books. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She put down her work and got up, thinking, “I will be the first to say, ‘Forgive me’”, but he did not seem to hear her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I needed to understand the look on my father's face when he'd put his hand on that woman’s hand. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She shut the door and put the string of keys back on top of the kitchen doorframe. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Claudine's limbs whiten like rice grains, and her hair explodes out from the braid I put in, hitting the floor in one cascading wave. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The Colonel knelt down beside me and put his lips to the coffin and whispered, “I am sorry, Alaska. You deserved a better friend.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then Tom put the Ring round the end of his little finger and held it up to the candlelight. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

When die plane had come and gone it had put him down, gutted him and dropped him and left him with nothing. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

It put out his left eye and then his right, and when he was blind in the dark it pecked at his brow, driving its terrible sharp beak deep into his skull. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

At that moment it happened that Boxwood stood on his hind legs and put his front paws high on the wire. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was the one piece of information that put me over the edge. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She paused, drawing a ragged breath, and took the moonstone ring out of her pocket and put it into the palm of his hand. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

To put the seriousness of this in perspective, that year six so-called witches were burned in the town where she was now living, Leonberg. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

I hurriedly grab the last two biscuits and put them on my place mat. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You better put extra cherries in it today,” I said, flopping down at the table. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I suddenly had the horrible thought that I’d put myself in debt and run halfway to the mountains on a goose chase. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

By the time I was six I could lift him up an’ put him on top o’ the dresser if he annoyed me. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He slipped into the water and swam back more slowly to the beach, where he put on his underpants and carried the rest of his clothes and the tote bag. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Libra, if people felt hostile, they would be urged to put their energies into athletic contests or other competitive events, or simply to let off steam by going flying. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tar put his shoulder against the door and began to lean his weight on it. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby’s face softened as he put his arm around his wife’s shoulders and gave her what seemed to be a reassuring hug. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled him over as gently as I could and put my hand against his chest. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And they were the type that seemed like they’d rather sit down and eat their own shoes before they’d put you out in any way. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your grandfather was a big landlord, and you’d better watch out. We won’t put up with any of your landlord tricks.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We took off our Marine Corps caps and put headbands around our foreheads. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Maybe you should put on American clothes, darling. You look so lovely in jeans with your slim figure. Or a miniskirt, maybe?" You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Another time, she told a servant to show me how to clean a chamber pot: “Make her put her own nose to the barrel to make sure it’s clean.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put them in her mouth and I blushed in the dark of the hallway, embarrassed even as I did so. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you go clean out the freezer so we can put some ice in it,” Uncle Basil says as he grabs the first bag from the truck bed. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Howard wiped his glasses with the end of his T-shirt and put them back on. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Jarzab had already put the Kleenex away and Mom reached for her own purse. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Friday morning, I put on my best dress, long and flowered with narrow lace trim around the neckline and a fitted waist. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But how could she put this little lost child out with strangers? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Half a year later, Victor did put Scipio's name on his door, although he put it in slightly smaller letters. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Most eerie, the Risk game was put away, back on top of the bookshelf. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Having made this announcement, my employer put his volumes down on a table, seated himself on the chaise-longue, and stretched out his legs. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Nathan quickly untied the bow guard before Uncle Jet could see it and put it in his back pocket. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

It had been drizzling all afternoon, and lighting the fire was an ordeal that put everyone in a bitter mood. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Why you trying to put that out there like that, Darius?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Every now and then he finds a rock he thinks Natalie might want and he puts it in a pile for her. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes mothers put their sons outdoors, and when that happened, regardless of what the son had done, all sympathy was with him. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

With this he dipped water from the cone, which he had propped next to Derek’s head, and he put a small bit of water into the unconscious man’s mouth. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, indeed, you could put your finger on a definite lie. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Then I thought about how my mother had been begging my dad to put a light out there. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then you put a check beside your top three things to do on weekends. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She took them right out of my hand and then she put them in the drawer of the night table. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She also took out cookies and put them on a plate. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand over my mouth, stooping down and nobody else there. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They say I put poison in a fish, kill that cat.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hurry up with your cereal, because you’ve got to make streamers and garlands, hang the Christmas lights, put out the candleholders, wash the wagon, and get out the chains.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seemed clear enough: shovel out the manure to the pile out front and put in new straw. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hit the flying aku down with the newspapers and then bent to pick them up and put them in the tins. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

We scrunched under our desks again and put our hands over our heads. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

As booster Bob Rutherford put it, “We’ll just have to get another coach, a coach that can win.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know they will die if we put them into bottles and leave them by accident in the sun in the back window of the car, as we have done before. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put us on the list for two tickets, which was standard behavior for a junior-associate adviser and her summer-associate charge. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“Well, since I’m the C.O., and I like nicknames for my troops, you’ll just have to put up with my nickname for you, White America. Do you read me loud and clear?” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted around and handed her earphones, and showed her how to put them on and bring the microphone round in front of her mouth. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’d seen my father and brothers put down dozens of dogs over the years—strays mostly, that wouldn’t stay out of the chicken coop. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Around this time, in 1887, a New York murderer was put to death the old way—on the gallows. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the lid back down and lean against the counter. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers around the handle and swung it closer. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The Man in the White Shirt put a comforting hand on her elbow. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as the fire department puts out one blaze, another erupts somewhere else. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She leans down and puts her hand on mine. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Should we put this in the car, take it to St. Vincent’s?” The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid,” put in Cutie himself at this point, “that my friends obey a higher one than you, now.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

And then Dimple Shah put her hands behind his head and pulled him in for a kiss. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“We were shopping on Eighth Avenue and he stepped on a newspaper that somebody had put over some oil and slipped on it,” Moms said. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought they would be grandiful surprises for you—like fortune cookies, only I didn’t have any cookies to put them in. Did you like them anyway?” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

I put on the salwar—let it be a silent declaration of my Indianness. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He set his feet down and put the book on the table. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, in the rest of the castle, the usual magnificent Christmas decorations had been put up, despite the fact that hardly any of the students remained to enjoy them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then he puts his mug in the middle of the walk in front of the bottom step and sits back down. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

"Just a little. On a piece of cotton to put in my cavity. My tooth hurts something awful." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

He reached for the hat and put it on a hook by the back door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

The pitcher wobbles a bit as she puts it down. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Get out of here. We don’t need money badly enough for you to put up with whatever she plans to do next.” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

That there were painfully scattered bits inside me that I could never put back because the places they fit into were gone. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to go in now to put a bow in my hair. As befits a gift.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The United States’ entry into World War I, however, put a temporary halt to those demands. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She put her back to them and waited. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I put them on, the hammer symbol above the knuckles flared bright. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I saw where she put it, on the shelf with the Bayer aspirins we ran out of. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has urged me to put aside my fears and speak my heart plain. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

He put the lemons into a bag and, with a curious diffidence, she came closer to the counter to give him the money. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He put his two index fingers over his mouth for a second before continuing. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then he put the leaf in his mouth and shadow-boxed for a few punches in the dark. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I tugged on one of the braids Mama put my hair in to sleep. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

On one side of him, Ron rubbed his nose in apparent embarrassment; on the other, Hermione shuffled her feet as though quite keen to put a bit of distance between herself and Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At first he was too timid, but then the male two-legs picked him up and put him down close to her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Belet put a fist on either side of her head, her forefingers up to look like horns. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

And that’s when his dad closes the space between them, puts both hands on Axel’s bent knees. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I’d had my leg cut off and my head cut open and put back together again. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She’s carrying a box, which she puts on the bed, then comes up behind me, where I’m sitting at my desk and peers over my shoulder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She put the tests into a plastic bag and handed it to Lexie. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Jenny asked eagerly a few days later, as she put down the paper she had been reading aloud to the family. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knows that a good German puts loyalty and self-sacrifice ahead of all personal interests. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Mom had also picked a thick bunch of daffodils, which she put in a coffee can with water and nestled into a corner of the box. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Then he put them back on and said, “’Cause I know my wish ain’t never coming true.” Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The boy picked up his pouch and put it with his other things. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The courier put his hat back on and rode off. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That does put a damper on our relationship,” the man in black said then. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When we finally get to our carport, he leans his bike against the house and puts his big palm on my head. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He stopped the car, hugged him tightly, and put the terrified boy in the car. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put my face against the soft hair at the back of her neck and breathe her in, baby powder and child’s washed flesh and shampoo, with an undertone, the faint scent of urine. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why, the embassies were surrounded these days, and all the recent refugees had been intercepted and put in prison where most of them had disappeared forever. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gather pine boughs for my bed, cook the frogs legs and cattail tubers, then put out the fire. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lobel put down the grenade launcher and sat down in the foxhole again. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ironically, most structures put up immediately after the fire were little better than the ones that had burned down. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

“This will be burned, by the tree where the witches dance—” she sang and swiftly put the evil load into the sack. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just unscrews what Scoob assumed was an antenna to reveal a clear spout...which she then puts to her mouth before turning the “radio” upside down. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

It seemed like a lot at first, but Todd put five slices away in as many minutes. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He put his arms around Lee’s shoulders and nearly crushed him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can put two stacks of seven on the roof. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been so overwrought about everything, I almost had to strangle him and put him into the casket right along with Uncle Edisto. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I had celebrated my twelfth birthday back on December 7, 1953, I'd believed I had put aside my hurt over being left out of all the Maypole dances forever. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I said, “Yes,” and Masson put his hands in his pockets. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know if I can put out the flames on the two at the back, sir.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Dad used to say Mother put on more clothes than she took off when she went swimming. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes his dogs howled so pitifully that Meggie put her hands over her ears. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He lifted her, slashed her bonds away, put her on her feet, started to pull her along. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Brought you some things for dinner tonight. I’ll just put ’em in the kitchen.” The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I don’t suppose you put the kettle on for tea?” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Farid muttered something in his sleep, put his hand nervously to the bandage around his head, then turned over. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

So Artemis put out a call on the Web: Irish businessman will pay large amount of U.S. dollars to meet a fairy, sprite, leprechaun, pixie. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

But Will, not put off by being shy, said, “When does your dæmon stop changing shape?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I quickly stepped out of the tub, dried myself, and put on my underwear and pants. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

She put me in charge of chopping off their heads, but 1 didn’t like chopping off the head of anything looking back at me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Piles of bear scat on the trail and, at one point, a set of fresh grizzly tracks—each print half again as long as a size- nine boot print—put me on edge. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hannah put the Kentucky Wonders over the fire and, struck by a sudden sleepiness, she went off to lie down in the front room. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

If it wasn’t so greasy I would keep the box and put stuff in it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Why you gilded little—” Hedge’s insult was cut short when the dolphin put a greasy wad of canvas in his mouth. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I put doll heads on ’em, but this time I was in a hurry and didn’t bother. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I never actually thought it would be useful, knowing what a bread knife is and where to put it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watched him then key open the desk drawer, put a fat envelope into the petty-cash tin and close and lock it back up. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

He never puts on any music and doesn’t say another word. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

I read about the slave preacher Nat Turner, who put the fear of God into the white slavemaster. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charlie puts his hands over his head and smiles from ear to ear as the machine scans him. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Then he put his arms around her and kissed her, right on the mouth! Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He looked at the large man still trying to put his shoes on. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I put my arms around him; he puts his arms around me. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

While I was still at the clinic Coetsee said he wanted to put me in a situation that was halfway between confinement and freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How do you know you bombed it? asks Ethan, but he puts a bomb emoji in place of the word. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Another tradition at Baker & Inglis: every year the eighth graders put on a classical Greek play. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In the end I returned to the animal hospital and had her put to sleep. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Then I had put all of them in the order they had to be done and of their importance. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Baachan reluctantly put the comb in a pocket and said sadly that she had to go work in the fields now too. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

You found another dead worm on the pavement and put it on the earth. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

"I say we walk down to here”—she pointed to the large campground—"and put our stuff at this site.” Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the ear in the pocket of his overall jacket. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jess and I have played basketball together for three years, and she’s put her head on my shoulder for two of them, but I’m ashamed to admit I don’t know much about her. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Then Pri puts both her hands on his chest and pushes him away from me. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She looked different now, though I couldn’t put my finger on what exactly had changed. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But that’s no good, either! It’s terrible! How can I keep from giving you all away? He knows we’re friends, he knows I was cheating, and he’ll just put two and two together....” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Roosevelt put on his spare pair of boots and handed his old ones over to his son, who gladly accepted them. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I put the jar back by the henhouse. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

I want to walk home with you and talk about US’—put ‘us’ in capitals—‘my darling. Love and kisses, Willard Hughes.’ Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

“It was around the same time the village council decided to put a bounty on screechers, right?” Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t have any pajamas so I put on a white T-shirt and a pair of yellow shorts which were Mother’s, but I didn’t mind because I was so tired. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She sat bolt upright and put her arms across her chest to cover up, still holding the cigarette. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The economist Isaac Ehrlich, in an oft-cited 1975 paper, put forth an estimate that is generally considered optimistic: executing 1 criminal translates into 7 fewer homicides that the criminal might have committed. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I put on my thickest red flannel nightie and dove into bed. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She put on one of the dresses that made their way into our closet after the departmental presentations. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He had trouble even telling himself; he got straight A’s, he put on a face. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

No lip, missus, or I’ll send the men to put ye out tomorrow. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Here,” he said and put something in her hand. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

He put it down, and as Faro began to eat, I could see that Mr. Loomis had something else in his hand. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

There was a little shack at the edge where you could put in your order. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ve murdered a human being. They are going to put you in jail. They might even hang you!” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“He was put in the middle of it—he was always in the middle of it—and I waded in there to try to pull people away.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Usually I don’t like attention put on me. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My mother and little sisters weren’t to blame for how things had turned out, but a part of me resented them for having to put my life on hold. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Nonsense, I said, I’m only going to put the book with the rest of the things. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

There she undressed and put on her nightgown, even though it was only ten in the morning. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“I got a piece here that I cut out of a newspaper. The editor put it just right. He gives Washington a good going-over for not siding with France.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ba put his hand over his face, brushing away the tears that were forming in his eyes. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

He was also one of the last to see it in pure form: his visit, as Alfred Crosby put it, initiated the process of knitting together the seams of Pangaea. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Malik races up and puts his baseball cap over my head, which is still in my pant leg. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It put Beetle in mind of the time she got the cat out of the bag. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The doctor put his cup down gently before he let his anger rise. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

Peeta had put me to bed and I had asked him to stay with me as I was drifting off. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

After making a few faces at myself, I put my thumbs in my ears and was making mule ears when two old women came by. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Klaus looked distastefully at each ugly shirt Mrs. Poe had bought for him as he folded them and put them into a small suitcase. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I don’t know how I hadn't put together what was really happening in the week before we left, when I accidentally overheard my parents talking. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Those people who put us all in here, they could just be dead. Everything could be empty.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The lines in his face look as if each one were put there by a distinct calamity rather than a slow accumulation of sorrow. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Bureau of Indian Affairs put most everyone on pensions, and so they drank and forgot all they knew. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my arms around you, but you kept crying her name. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Right at that moment, as I looked at his unshaven face, his close-cropped hair, and his torn clothes, I thought of the police siren, and put two and two together. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gets up and puts him back in the crib, drawing the blanket to his shoulders, then returns to bed, shivering. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, she found something else to put it against. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Joana, could you assist me, please? The girls have just arrived from the sanatorium. We need to determine where to put them. Perhaps you could help them get settled?” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He puts on the new cap and they step out of the store. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now put your hands right up in the air where I can see them.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Some of it was beautiful, powerful—as he would put it, “fiercely intelligent.” Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beer stroked a place deep under his heart and put all the feeling to sleep. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

About how Brandy stood next to me then, and put her arm around my shoulders at his funeral. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Every stitch Daisy’s patient little fingers had put into the handkerchiefs she hemmed was better than embroidery to Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

She leans over to put the magazine away and get a book from the bag at her feet, and he briefly glimpses the skin above her waistband. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then he put down the flashlight and climbed back into bed. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother took the ring off of my thumb and put it to her lips. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

He thought I was the one person who wouldn’t put him up against Neil, that I wouldn’t compare them, and I’d done just that. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He decided that not all people put in this position would have a hatchet, so even that old friend was left at home. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

I entered our house and locked the door, then put my ear to the thin wall that divided the two flats and listened. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just living with his family, he has to do more tolerating than the rest of us put together. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Barrett put two bowls of sweet oats on the table and walked off, shaking his head. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The two hobbits trussed their small packs, put them on ready for flight, and then crawled deeper into the fern. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Yeah! I put in pictures and charts, plus a whole section about the Ancient Library of Alexandria, Egypt, since this is Alexandriaville, Ohio!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He puts up his hand to shield his eyes, so I lower the beam. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“Look . . . right now, we need to leave. I put the guards to sleep, but it won’t last” I wanted to strangle him again. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I expected the nurses to put her in a clean room in the main hospital ward, where doctors could treat her and make her well. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Grandma put her arm around my shoulder and squeezed. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She scratches the part in her hair then puts her hands together again. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet when she put the thought into words, her handmaid Doreah quailed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He could have put a stop to this misery weeks ago, but instead he chose not to. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

They robbed him, he says, and then turned him over to la migra, who put him, once more, on the bus to Guatemala. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He is still attached to Sien, and he is sure he put her and her children in great danger by leaving. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She put her ear closer to the radio. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I have to put something else in my Noise so I can stand it. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t bothered to put on a cloak. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to put there to mark it as my own, no luggage, no clothes, no sleeping bag. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

"You mean the brakes must be put on the old wheel of history," I said. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put the feathers carefully to one side. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “I wouldn’t want to put her out of her way, I mean.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Clinton wrote a message on a piece of silk that he put in a silver ball about the size of a musket ball. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s held the first Saturday of December every year, and I think this is the fifth time it’s been put on. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

They switched places and Mary Lou put her hands on the wheel. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I put on the skirt and the green shirt. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Armistead turned, called his aides, took off the old black felt and put it on the tip of his sword and raised it high in the air. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They just not sleeping on the street or going hungry in this neighborhood. Plenty of hungry people here. And they don't know where they gonna get their next meal. You put your mind on that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She turned around in the front seat and put her hand on my hand. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The childish painter had put a picture on the wardrobe here too, of a castle and town and a queen, wearing an impossibly tall crown, walking in the garden. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

A heresy since the 13th century, this law states that a balance exists in nature: “For every apostrophe omitted from an it’s, there is an extra one put into an its.” Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

I put her in front of me again. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as he saw me, he crouched down and put out his hands toward me. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was understandably taken aback at the discovery and when he saluted sharply and barked “Pasa” I released the brake, put both feet down and lifted them a bit too sharply. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sit down across from her at the table and put the vial of memory serum between us. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

“You take the chicken out after two days and cut it off the bone and put the meat back.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Have you put all the other important things into it?’ The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The supply boat's stopping at the Hatchery. Good! I put in an order quite a while ago.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She puts a shoe box on Clay’s desk. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

She put the accounts away and made a tour through the house. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hand around Nia’s waist and felt her warmth and how narrow she was. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I was careful and put on the Fucidin, I took my medication at the scheduled times, and I’m still lying here about to go into surgery anyway. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

The telescope itself provides a form of space travel; as Hooke put it, a ‘transmigration into heaven, even whil’st we remain here upon earth in the flesh’. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I stayed put for a few more stops, fixing my gaze out the window while the bus rumbled along. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The best place to put a word like finally—that is, an adverb, a word that characterizes a verb—is directly before the action being described: in this case, go or gone. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Second Wife simply said to me: “Such a pretty girl needs something to put the light on her face.” The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He— he could, he—he could put her, he could put her in the furnace. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One guard put his pistol between his teeth like it was a bone and ran around on all fours. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

After the silent meal, Papa put his hand on Rashid Uncle’s shoulder. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Coll had taken off his close-fitting helmet and, though bruised and slashed, his face beamed and his bald head glowed with pleasure, as he put an arm around Taran’s shoulders. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Papa put his finger to his lips as a signal that Mario shouldn’t say anything more and the two of them began to clean up. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put a plastic doll’s cup every foot or so, at the edge of the well, and she weighed each cup down with water from the jug. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She stood up and put her hand on my arm. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knew to put the lid on now, and to turn the fire low. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She quickly rolls up a dozen curlers, puts me under her hair dryer hood in her bathroom. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wonder how the picture would look if I put the eyes together with the broken nose and his mouth. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Annemarie and Colin got to put on aprons, stand behind the counter, and help customers while I counted the bread order in the back and went to the A&P for napkins. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I remember thinking that even if I were suffering hypothermia, I would never, ever put on those mittens. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She wished Old Chao would put his hand on hers again. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

For everything we did, I put a check mark on a sheet I kept in my letter-writing pad. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

But he stopped, lowered his arm, then went over and sank into his chair, put his face in his hands, and broke down. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands to her head, blushing, but I pull them down. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He looked at me with bravado, took a third drag, put out the cigarette. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Then he puts the tin back inside his coat and looks at Werner. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he put a finger over his lips and gestured for me to follow him into the living room. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They both put their hands over their mouths, breathing shallowly as stink enveloped them. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my shoes and run quickly through the streets of Limerick to keep myself warm against the February frost. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Also that she would not say she had volunteered to put the sleeping powder into Dragon’s bowl. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Man, put some shoes on,” I say, but he ignores me. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

On this day, she stood in front of the dining room cabinet and put the radio on the highest shelf she could reach, moving it around as she held a wire connected to it. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“He was scheduled to be put down tomorrow if nobody showed for him.” This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I plan to put them into a movie to give to my entire family. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Thomas put his marker down, then flexed his fingers, hoping he’d been right about all this. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Mother and I are finally having something that resembles a conversation and she has to put a stop to it. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

We moaned and groaned and put some more coats on and went outside to scrape the car’s windows. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even before his birth he was a strong feeling—a feeling about the nasty greenish-gray powder Pilate had given her to be stirred into rain water and put into food. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay. I’ll tell him if he writes another book, I’ll let him put me in it. He can even kill me if he wants.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He worked through the pearly time, washed three days’ dishes, put the garbage into the surf. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When his wife and child moved closer, he put the knife back in his pocket, letting his fingers slide across his son’s tightly coiled curls. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

It seemed purely chance at first, an epidemic of good health that the less intelligent of the trainees were tempted to put down to their own improving techniques. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

As one columnist put it, “I’m concerned about a country that’s not quite sure what it’s saying and doesn’t seem to care.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I put the needle and disc on the edge of the sink. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I brush my hair quickly and put it into a neat ponytail, frowning when it doesn’t look as good as I hoped it would. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

Cloke put out his cigarette and looked at Henry with new interest. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Ruth put an arm around my shoulders as we walked away. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cat jumped down so quickly when Meggie put the milk on the floor beside the bed that it almost fell over its own paws. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He twisted the cap off the gascan and he made a small paper spill from one of the seedpackets and poured gas into the bottle and put his thumb over the mouth and shook it. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Even after Horan was pulled from the Mallons at the end of the school year and put in a new foster home, he and Jimmy stayed in touch. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he took a short nap, joined us for tea, put away the few belongings Miep had been able to bring here in advance and began to feel much more at home. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Mr. Heron put his hand on my arm and gave me a little squeeze. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put me to bed in a room where other small children were sleeping in a crib, playpen, and bunk beds. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He put his hands on his thighs, started painfully to rise. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And when he put his hand on my shoulder, I wrenched away, probably because I was embarrassed by that point too. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had a single little pearl ornament which Miss Temple gave me as a parting keepsake: I put it on, and then we went downstairs. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

She’s been saying the same thing over and over since we put her book back in the night table drawer. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And her mother hadn't been telling her to put her things away. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

The woman had walked only for a short distance when she felt that she would have to put her load down. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

Harry bade Mrs. Weasley good night, put on pajamas, and got into one of the beds. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

We put the bags in my backpack before we leave the store. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

He put his right shoulder against the spool of thread and pushed it forward again. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Well—” Gilly slid off the bed and put her left hand on the doorknob and stuck her right hand on her hip. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

One Saturday afternoon he puts all his best marbles—his puries, his waterbabies and cat’s eyes, his gems and wonders— into a single jar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, he said, the agents shoved him in a special chair, attached wires to his body, and put a black hood over his head and a device like a catcher’s mask over his face. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Baxter stood motionless for a second, then slowly put his arms around her waist. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

But this time I’ll be smarter, the boy thought, removing them from the pouch so he could put them in his pocket. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

By simply being occasions when sound escapes word, however, songs put me in mind of the most intimate moments of my life. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I folded the letter up again and put it in the cinnamon box and took out the ring my mother had sent with it. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“I have retained my citizenship. I still put up the American flag in the bar and celebrate every single Fourth of July.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But if she hadn’t approved, she would have put a stop to it. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on the girl's thigh and squeezed it in a friendly way. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He didn’t just put his team up onstage and hope and pray that funny dialogue popped into their heads. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When the elevator doors opened, I put on my corporate smile and walked over to the woman sitting at the reception desk. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I put the $2.22 in my pocket and went up to the library. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She said something in the night-gaunt’s screeching tongue and it came over, held Bod up while he put his arms around Miss Lupescu’s neck. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Downstairs they put her in the bed in her room. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“His parents put a lot of pressure on him,” I said. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Grandpa told Granny one time that dead folks ought to be put right in the ground as the Lord intended. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I put the book back on the dresser and released a heavy sigh. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

And then I put an “X” right next to it, on a corner where an apartment probably costs $20 million, and write Bobby's pad. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant swore and threatened, but the animal ordered his owner to put Tendai down. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t think of me like that. That’s fine. But if you’re cold too, you could come over here and put your arms around me. Just a little.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He put the Plant on a fancy wicker fern stand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then he put the maps in the books he wrote to extol his adventures. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And when I told her that I had read them, she asked me very long questions that were really just her ideas with a question mark put at the end. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I put some on my lip to grow me a mustache,” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put Cool Papa’s hat back on his head. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t know you put them in chocolate.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

I grab the remote and think how to put it back together. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

At first, I used to put it down to the trains. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gloves let you, as the television ads put it, “reach in and touch the OASIS.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I rinse my dresses and put them on wet to cool off. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss put his elbows on the table and leaned on them, a smile growing as he examined Javier’s face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

David asks me when we put the blocks away. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

He dribbled low with his left hand, turned, and put an elbow in my side and ducked his head toward the left. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on my shoulder and took me out of line. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Born in Calcutta, Bechu was an orphan, which put him at the very bottom of society. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Since he and Otto could unstick small things from the time freeze, Sheed supposed he could put the mirror under the fountain’s surface; water was just a bunch of tiny drops put together. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

With shaking hands, Ma reached into her pockets, found the earrings, and put them in his open palm. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Children love to put their hands in their mouths,” he said, making it sound like fun, “but each time they do, they run the risk of infection.” When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I can’t put one more bite of this insipid mush into my mouth.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Miss Pat took seven dollars from the money she had and put it down in front of Big Time. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You really shouldn’t eat that, Ben. Fried foods aren’t good for you. First of all, there’s the cholesterol—” Phoebe removed two pieces of chicken from Ben’s plate and put them back on the serving platter. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Girls and boys ran outside to put up their da-zi-bao and ran back in to write more. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was all put together and painted, with a cardboard vulture’s head and cobra glued to the front, it looked so impressive they could hardly believe they’d made it themselves. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

What was particularly impressive about the full Copernican model of the Universe was that by putting the Earth in orbit around the Sun it automatically put the planets into a logical sequence. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He refuses; puts his coat back on and moves to the door to stare into the swiftness and the dark. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t hush and she came and put her arms around me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“She picked out all this stuff. And she won’t let me put up my outer-space posters. I had to hang them in my bathroom!” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

The woman puts a cardboard bottle on the bed and wheels a screen around to give me privacy. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I put the mics by the remote and sit on the edge of the rug. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted to put my hands along every inch of her. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She puts the stone in her pocket and picks up the model house and crosses the hall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

She must have put it on in the dark after her mother dropped her off. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

And she put the suitcases into the boot and we drove off. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Oh yes, this is the memorial wall where they put the names of the ones who died, she pointed out. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He’s tried to explain it to any number of people,” Rhonda put in. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was her voice I heard in the drawing-room when they came to put the tables, it was she who gave directions for the laying of the floor in the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Lieutenant Baker had come along—probably because he loved camping, and Mrs. Baker was willing to put up with soggy ground, mosquitoes, sleeping on rocks, and dew for his sake. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

He helped Miguel lay the woman on the sofa she used as a bed and put a pillow under her head. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To put down the Confederate rebellion, the president required votes in Congress from men who would back the needs of the military. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Yet I hope I shall be able to put things in order soon, and then I shall return to work.” The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Dad put his trumpet to his lips and played along. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

By all means, put this friend to work. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Booth needed horses for the kidnapping gang he hoped to put together. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to ignore my burning ears, but I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t put some thought into my outfit. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Legend had it that they put it up in a single day, before one of the first big gatherings, when they realized the assembled no longer fit inside Valentine’s farmhouse. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“You put in your hour. It counts. You’ve done your duty. You may go in peace.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She put on a pair of socks and pushed through another door, into Level 3. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’re up by forty at the end of the third quarter, and so Coach puts in the second squad. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ran downstairs to help him carry up the grocery bags and put the food away, and then I went back to Jane Eyre and he disappeared into his study. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

She stared at me, then put down her pencil. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In summertime I would abandon adolescence to put the black cassock of mourning over a light summer shirt. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spike puts on the record, and the crackle and hiss of the needle in the grooves sounds like a fire. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She knelt in front of him and put a hand on his scales where his nose was hidden. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Francie read them all avidly, then sold them at half price to the neighborhood stationery store and put the money in Mama’s tin-can bank. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Mrs. Maggot put this up for Mr. Baggins, with her compliments.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her mother, inclined at first to attribute her complaints to moping, took a second look at her flushed cheeks and put her to bed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The bears were curious, but restrained by their respect for Iorek Byrnison, and his for Lyra, and she put them out of her mind and sank again into the alethiometric trance. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to put the telephone down now, Emily, because I’m going to call the police.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The businessman was in worse shape: he had no shoes; one foot was covered in blood; he couldn’t put pressure on his ankle and held onto the cop’s shoulder like a crutch. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Nat put his hands on the child’s shoulders and gently urged her forward. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

She withdraws her big emerald ring from the apron pocket and puts it on her middle finger. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Vivi made some cooing sounds—she could be sweet, you know—and she put the baby into the crib. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the linguist Geoffrey Pullum has noted, there is nothing wrong with a news report that uses the passive voice to say, “Helicopters were flown in to put out the fires.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He had to poke a few times at it, and I finally picked it up and put it in his hand. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we put our helmets back on and drove back down the hill—and when I put my arms around Charlie’s waist, I held on tightly, like a girlfriend would. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I do notice some curves and creases though so I put them in. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s shaved, washed his hair, and put on a smock, which is spattered with clay, as is the water bottle he’s holding to his lips. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Where had I put the map that Teresita’s husband had given us, warning us of places to avoid? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The gravel had been put down to make a foundation, the pump had been installed, and the cement had been poured and left to dry. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their scale is three and three-quarter inches to the mile—a lot of space to put down the details. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the kitchen, he put the salad things in the sink and halfheartedly began to wash them. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Nathan put the cuff back with the other sterling silver jewelry and untied another trash bag. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Mum reached out and put a hand on Aunt Gloria’s wrist. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

Phoebe sat up and put her arms around George. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

His wife, Galway Jane, followed him, and four of their six children had to be put into orphanages. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

She put her hands over her ears as Baachan yelled, but then she had to hear and took them off again. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

After a while he expertly put in another tape, pretending to mark the old one with a name or note. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They put them on and just before they took flight Daedalus warned Icarus to keep a middle course over the sea. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the house of the sick person, usually a cousin or aunt or uncle of ours, I put a holy look on my face. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy put his hand up at the very first part of the program, but he wasn’t called on right away. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Ms. G decided to read the story aloud, so everyone would know the degree of individuality put into our stories. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Whatever happens, don’t go outside! The best thing to do is to stay put! The Germans are capable of herding the entire population of Holland into Germany, where they’ll all die.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Emily’s dad put his hands on her mother’s hips and pretended to do an embarrassing conga that was mostly shrugging shoulders and the occasional kick. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Thomas leaned forward, so curious he was able to put the girl out of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I put on fresh clothes, leaving the damp ones in a pile on the floor. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

He might even help Finn buy new ones and put them in a brand-new backpack they couldn’t afford. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Miss Bryson and I put our heads together and ordered it for you. Here.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of half an hour, he put them down, “Of course, I know why you brought these.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She put the plant in her mouth, sucked on it, and grinned. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Every one took a drink very politely, and then they made us cork it up and put it away. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

It was as if she had put a spell on him; it was as if typing the lies, the wrong words, had depleted him of all ability to act. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Tess put her hand to her lips and blew a kiss at it. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He didn't have to put the knife blade to his own throat. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shackleton had estimated a rate of travel that would put him on the continent by the end of December, but by Christmas they still hadn’t passed the Antarctic Circle. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Grandma thought we should be in school and not, as she put it, “roaming the mountain like savages.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Ivy had never put her drawings on display before, especially since all the things she’d wanted to draw for the past year weren’t things she could show anyone. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“When you put your fingers inside, it loosens. But when you try to remove them, the circumference shrinks as the braid catches and tightens. There’s no way you can pull free by struggling.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So while Dilsey held the horse Luster put a splint on the flower stalk with a twig and two bits of string and gave it to Ben. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put a kettle of water on, then sat down again at the table. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

He took my money and his and put them in a desk drawer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I put the car on the road again, and my memory of it is that we didn’t talk much more on the way back to the Kingsfield. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother has a wounded sound in her voice, as if I had put the list up to hurt her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A half-used bale of straw stood against it—no doubt clean bedding which, in the dry weather, had not been put back under cover. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom put her beads on her Bible and Dad wrapped his around his fingers. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dr. Finch put his hand out and pinched her chin. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She mouthed: I love you, then put her hand to her heart and pointed at me like I was deaf. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

I am sick of living around people who want to put me in a box. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, I had a packet in my pocket,’ answered Merry, ‘but it must be battered to crumbs. Anyway I can’t put my mouth in my pocket!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I put my cheek against the cool glass. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

We went out to where they posted the numbers and the bell rang to pay off and they put up 18.50 after Japalac to win. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

A dining room, a kitchen, a living room, a family room—which, by the way, is where the puzzles are put together. Sunny 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It must have taken him hours to put his outfit together. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

There was always food in our packs, put there by the last night’s hosts; there was always a roof and a fire at the end of the day’s going. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You see, most of the campesinos around here can’t read, so it wouldn’t do us any good to put names on the roads.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After my brothers and I had put away our few things, I sat on the floor and looked at my pennies. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I want a diamond to put in my navel,” Mary Anne said in front of Liebman’s Jewelers. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts her hands on her hips and purses her lips. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Dill was in good spirits as he clocked out of work, took off his green apron, folded it, and put it in his backpack. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Annie and I were able to put both our feet inside one of Juke’s sneakers, and there was plenty of room left over. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She let out a string of cuss words that would have put my Grandma Janet into cardiac arrest. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Mr. Butterbur did not seem much put out. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

You didn’t put nothing over on me about gettin’ it caught in no machine.” Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’d hate to be responsible for doing anything that would put him back in combat. I owe a lot to Yossarian. Isn’t there any way we could make an exception of him?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Unlike their aunt, the children won’t put up with this kind of overdone gush. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children washed the dishes while their grandmother watched them and told them where to put things away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The city taught me how to put people in their proper places on the map. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

To show that the owner of the phone was doing the returning, put her right after the opening phrase. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she stripped down to her underpants and put on a pair of cutoff jeans and a T-shirt. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

To put it squarely, such versions of the story failed to provide him with a starring role in the drama. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

When they appeared at black churches, they were put up at private homes. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“Commandant’s put a tail on you. He’s trying to work his way through the crowd. We can’t risk a meeting now. Do you have anything for us?” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

You might even put your hand to it for a second. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In the dark she put her arms around him and held him very close. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I have seen hangings where a man gurgles and thrashes and his face turns red and death comes so slowly that I have wished for a sword to put him out of his agony. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

From their starting blocks to their jumping standards to their landing systems and cages and hurdles and bleachers, their equipment totally puts Liberty High to shame. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“Can you please put on some music or something?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

Father put on his coat to go out and buy more for his guests. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Murdo was there, shoes got picked up and put away, spills were wiped off the furniture, and Poppy always had on clean clothes. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

I put my suit back on and walked out. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He might be a little cold this day without the wadding of the winter garments, but he suddenly could not bear to put them on against his clean flesh. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The next night they were changed over and the lower one put on top so that he could retaliate. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Russell put his hand on the telephone on his desk. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You put in your question: Am I a bad person? I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

She should have remembered to put them on before she got off Luke’s wagon. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put in my contact lenses and get changed early, and then I sit around in the girls’ dressing room waiting for Abby. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

I returned to the motel, presented Katz with half—he couldn’t have been more thrilled—then went to my room and put on my new attire. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She put another small heap on the first rock, and then one on each of the easier jumps all the way back to the shore. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Surely, it must kill old priss face to have to put rave notices—“Excellent” “Good, clear thinking” “Nice Work”— on the papers of someone who so obviously disliked her. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I clutch my belly and put my hand over my mouth. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Ghostly glow on the dashboard when Ewan put the key in the ignition. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I was glad after all that that I had bathed and put on Mum and Cashmere Bouquet talcum powder. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am so tired that I fall asleep whenever I put my head down. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“On Randall, when they want you in irons, they put you in irons.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He put his legal pad up on the desk, and we looked at one another. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He put out his arms and folded her to his breast; and for a while she lay there sobbing. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of sleeping tablets in it. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She put it in the trunk, where I saw more supplies. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Here, we didn’t have to put on any show. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“I begin to see that you put me in the queen’s service not for my own benefit,” I said, “but to be your spy.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One day Dayapan wept because all she wanted was one grain of rice and one pea pod—anything to put in her belly. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

To put up even a half-decent fight they would need a billion dollars. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His legs stayed put, hanging limp, refusing to respond. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

George cut the cards again and put out a solitaire lay, slowly and deliberately. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

She lay down on the bed and put her head on the place where my brother’s had been the last time I’d seen him. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Mom put me down on the sofa, which turned into a bed for her and Dad at night, and sat next to me. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

I put a lot of work into that imagined body, white as a burdock root, flabby as pork fat. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He reached the other side and put the old woman down as the camp’s gates opened. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Her mother put the earrings down on the dresser and picked up another pair. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Skeezie: Do we have to put our heads down on our desks? The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

She put a hand up to her hair and touched it gingerly; her head felt much lighter now. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her vase down on the table in front of me, then glancing around my pantry again said: 'If you wish, Mr Stevens, I might bring in some more cuttings for you.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Holly put her doll on the pillow and leaned against the wall behind the bed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Shall we put her in the Prison Room for a day or two?” asked the chief guard. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ralph sensed the position of the weapon from the glimpse he caught of Jack's arm and put the thrust aside with his own butt. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

The girl set the cup on the floor and put her hands out for the shirts, palms up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Grandpa tried to put his britches on backwards. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lac put his sleeve to his nose and coughed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The trafficker hadn’t had time to put the cover back on the cage, and I would forever remember the image of the two little bonobos in back. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

A young girl was crowned Strawberry Princess; the hakujin put on a salmon bake; the Volunteer Fire Department played a softball game against the Japanese Community Center team. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he grounded us or put us in temporary isolation if we got out of line. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But I couldn’t figure out how that girl could be the same person who had put on a uniform, picked up a gun, and done the things I did in the war. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He leaned back in his chair, and the lampshade put his face in shadow. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The nurse by her side got up from her chair and put a mark in the book she was reading aloud. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

He put his arms out in front of him. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Tucker put a big piece of ice in each and then made a show of stirring them up with a straw he had found that afternoon. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts one hand on one side of the table and her other grips the far side. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t want me to paint the wall with her brains, you’ll put the shotgun down right now.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The captain puts the landing gear down and extends the flaps. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to put up the fog nets,” he said. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She raised her sunglasses for a moment, then put them back on again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Carefully, very carefully, I climbed from the tent and put on the flashlight, which cast a distressingly feeble beam. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes gape even more when I hurry to my hands and knees and put my cheek to the floor, looking under his bed. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Chester had thirty-four hits to five misses—which was quite good, considering the hard places Mario found to put his fist. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts on a long, fur-trimmed green coat with frog clasps. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He unfastened the bell and put it way back in the cash register drawer, next to Mama’s earring, so it wouldn’t tempt anyone else. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Evening came that puts an end to battle. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on her chest and took a deep breath. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

She stood up, gave me a kiss on the head, and then went to put her cup in the sink. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

But now those hopes could be put to rest. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Balthamos withdrew his foot at once and hurried on—but now a wet print appeared on the dry rocks each time he put his foot down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Now all she could do was listen: “Ah, here’s what I’m looking for! The Huntsman’s Almanac. I keep this copy shelved in my study. The maid must have put it away.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

I put Mango’s carrier on my lap to comfort him. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

He watched people put down bags casually, observed wallets stuffed into back pockets, saw purses put down, unwatched, under chairs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“A finer pig there never was. He’d been ailing for a time, so I do suppose it was right to put him down.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I may have it put on a chain. It was very sweet of you.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I turn and see Ma put her hands over her mouth to stifle a scream. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want his father’s universe to be disturbed and he wanted his own to be put in order again. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my teacup on the windowsill and leaned back. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I put my hand down to my crotch. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

I put on my sandals and grabbed two books, hair ribbons and my hairbrush. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Guards would leap up, remove a man, put him in a new cage. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The shocking images seen all over the world drove people out of their complacency and spurred them to put pressure on leaders in our city. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Apa turns back around, puts his hands together as though he is praying, and holds them to his lips. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

He took them out now, put his arms up on the armrests, and looked at Nicholson. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“Better that than we put them in danger, yeah?” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

He walked to the girl, put his hand comfortingly on her shoulder; at the touch the girl flinched. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Mama passes around dollops of mint chutney to put on top. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

On meeting my eye, he said plainly, by a momentary and silent pause in that attitude, “Indeed? Singular!” and then put the handkerchief to its right use with wonderful effect. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian put another can of soup up to cook and ate that too when it was hot. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

She puts a hand on her lower back and straightens up. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

He watches Henry lather up and shave, put pomade in his hair, put on his Burberry for the day, and he catches himself wishing he could watch it every day. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That leaves you, Reek. Should I put you in a dress?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If Mr. Ages can get into the kitchen, so can I. If you will give me the powder and show me the way, I will try to put it in Dragon’s bowl.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

After Justyce puts the car in park, he takes a minute to look around. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the night he heard hideous shrieks coming from the house and he tried to put his hands over the boy’s ears and after a while the screaming stopped. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

I pointed him out to Bill and then put my shoe on him. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see me from the shadow of the tree, but I watched as she put down two bowls on the floor for some dogs that had come out and were by her side. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papi is nodding little nods like those dogs with springs in their necks that people put in the back windows of their cars. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun stepped into the jumpsuit, zipped it up, and put his shoes back on. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

—Yeah, but I still like what I hear on the radio better than what they put in this poetry book. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a thing to put on a grave. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily, Emily Webb didn’t go on until ten minutes into the play, so the girl handling hair and makeup had time to put Via’s hair up in a twist and do a quick makeup job. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

I put on a dress and rub blusher into my cheeks. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

I take a step to put Helena behind me, and two guns swing my way. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Unfortunately,” Eleanor said dryly, “there was not at all that much money. My sister put her share into the bank for her little girl’s education. I did buy some clothes, to come to Hill House.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “Look at that. And it’s big enough for bundles of sheets and everything. You could put me down that thing.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

She wanted to eat, to put a hand to a swollen belly, to wish that she’d never eaten a morsel and swear that she’d never eat again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He put one knee on the fish and cut strips of dark red meat longitudinally from the back of the head to the tail. The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a stew made with fish. I put the vinegar in it,” she said to him, interrupting her friend, crossing her fingers. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“National teams bring creatures from their native land, you know, to put on a bit of a show.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A coating had to be developed, therefore, which in itself was fireproof, to put over the Beta cloth to prevent it from flaking off. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked it up and put it in his backpack. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on her knees and they weren’t even shaking. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they had put in the feely effects at the studio, it would be a wonderful film. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hands to his face to see if the machine had done anything to raise his eyes. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

What I needed to know was, where did she put all of the letters? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put her hand over her mouth. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

Many of the people in Shangla were very poor and did not have modern facilities, such as hospitals and markets, but our family always put on a huge feast for us when we arrived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dad put his arm around her waist, and tears came to her eyes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he took the men and women out of the sack and put them in different places on the earth to live. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Moss put his left hand on his leg, and Javier looped his fingers into Moss’s. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The judges adjusted the score for the acronym question, which put Epiphany ahead. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dad put the Audi in drive and took off down the parking lot. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

She wanted to see Robb put gallant Prince Joffrey flat on his back. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t find any replacement batteries, so I flung the flashlight aside and put my miner’s lamp on my head, made sure it worked, then switched it off to conserve the batteries. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He took the gun from his coat pocket and put it where he could reach it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Soon as you fire off a clip put a new one in, ” he said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when it was put into practice, particularly when it was placed in the hands of corrupt leaders, it became a much different system from that which was originally espoused. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She put her feet down on solid earth, her skirt rucked up to her thighs, still feeling the Superb’s reliable and familiar rumble all through her body. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

We talked some more that night, and I recall being very hard put to it to answer coherently when he asked me what women were like. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably they would just put him in prison.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put her hands into her pockets and her fingers closed around the reassuring shape of the stone with the hole in it. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Vivi puts her hands on her hips, a gesture that reminds me of our mother. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Can you put this back in the glove box?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Then he and Rabscuttle went secretly down one of their few holes where there was no water, put a sentry outside and thought and talked for a day and a night. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

We listen to two more Wilco songs, and when Jamie puts on The Smiths, I start to forget where I am. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

They put the picture in the window when they have something, take it away w'hen they don’t. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Barack’s teaching duties at the law school had wrapped up for the semester, and I’d put in for time off at my job. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Before I could ask Grandma more about it, she put a cold cloth to my face and rushed me into the bathtub. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Kvasir merely smiled, and he left the gods puzzling over his words, and he put on a traveling cloak, and he left Asgard and walked the rainbow bridge. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Goebbels was now “incandescent with rage,” as Riefenstahl later put it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Two guys who hung out together, Big Tony and Ouzi Smith, started yelling out that I was a scout and they should put me out. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

One he showed me depicted a swarm of stars with a trifling flare that I had to put close to my face to see. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me protectively and leaned in to kiss my cheek. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mother put on her party saree, the one she wore every year. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

One thing I like about Gregory is that he puts a lot of thought in before he answers you. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

They get quiet and I put my ear into the night. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The night worker put a key in the lock and turned it. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom put his mouth to the crack and began singing into it in a low voice. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Clara put her hands over her heart and mocked a swoon. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I demand he be put off the train at the next stop, along with any other disguised scythes he’s traveling with.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Then I put the rock back and sat still, my eyes closed tight to keep the tears inside my head where they belonged. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Space was an anesthetic; seventy million miles of space numbed you, put memory to sleep, depopulated Earth, erased the past, and allowed these people here to go on with their work. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put it on and did up the buttons, starting at the top and working down. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Because they put me in this class. Don’t look at me like it’s my fault.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I thought that was that but after Mr. Kempsey'd read the notices and orders from Mr. Nixon, Gary Drake put up his hand. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

She put her hand out to us and took it back. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But she soon realized that the amount of work she put into them was more than she was paid for and abandoned the idea while she thought of something else. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He was put to live on an island with three grown-up females. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

We all help clean up and put away the leftovers, and then we make ourselves at home on the newly acquired, used furniture. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“You could put it in a letter, you know,” said Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the posts weren’t put in very well. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger remembered many of his own bad dreams and, for a moment, he was tempted to put out his hand and wake Meggie. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I always looked the other way when ReelTok put down our town, because his vlog was so important to the paper chain. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

Mesmerized, he put down his suitcase and felt himself pulled into the room, like a moth fluttering helplessly towards the light. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She put on her coat, tied her scarf around her head, and hurried out the door. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“You put so many things on it that it looks like a pinata!” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I put all three of them into my mouth. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You’re like—I don’t know how to put it . . . my grandfather. Your manners, I mean. You don’t gobble your food or spit on the floor. I’ve never heard you swear. It’s okay, but it’s different.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I had no idea seventh graders have anything to break up from,” Dad puts in, surprised. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

She put down her newspaper and looked at me with raised eyebrows. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I put my ear to his front door and heard faint sounds coming from inside. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

At night, instead of sitting and reading and smoking his pipe in the living room, as he had done before, Mr. Popper would put on his overcoat and take his things downstairs. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was already going to put the pitcher back. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

‘Why did you put it in his tea?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

I put my finger to my chest, confused. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The policing trend was put in reverse, with wide-scale hiring in cities across the country. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Then Faber moved and put out his hand and grabbed Montag and moved him in and sat him down and went back and stood in the door, listening. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

We padded it with hay and put it in an empty stall in our barn, hidden under some dirty old croker sacks. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He began to put his glass on a table, and the maid robot managed to slide a coaster under it before it touched the wood. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then she would stay beside me while Miss Daisy washed and pressed my hair and put real curls in it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We must put our feelings aside; we must be brave and strong, bear discomfort without complaint, do whatever is in our power and trust in God. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Ms. Griegson shut the door and put the crate back in her truck. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Broadwas hadn't heard 'cause of the water noise, but now he put down his pipe on the step, and stood up. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

On the way home he asked Bando for help, and before the sun set, they had put Oksi, unhooded, into the nest box and erected pole, box, and her in the clearing by the millpond. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I held my hands up, palms out, and he put his hands up against my hands. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

After some minutes, he closed the book and put it aside. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I place myself in the aisle seat and put my stuff on the seat by the window. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He was afraid to put the packages down on an adjoining seat, especially in a theater like that one. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruby breathed a woeful sigh as her dinner was put before her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Project Mercury was designed to do that, but again the Russians got there first, and put the first human being into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything is put where a person would like to have it, or would use or need it. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put the bowl of Lucky Charms on the coffee table, stood up, and walked upstairs without saying good-bye. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“She put you in it. That’s a big honor,” he said. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He decided to put these groceries away in the meantime. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“You are an evil girl! All these days we have put a roof over your head and fed you. This is how you repay us, with selfishness.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel ashamed of what I almost put them through. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“It’s candy. It kind of looks like a cloud, and it doesn’t taste like anything. It’s just really, really sweet. Sometimes Mrs. Borkowski put walnuts on top of it.” Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Lancelot put up his sword and went back from the knight, as if he were going back from his own soul. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “Touch!” and again I reached, really put everything into it. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she simply puts a patient hand on Mrs. Shainmark’s arm. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He put his hat on, folded the newspaper and put it under his arm. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on her hips and looked at the lamp. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

After that she put a cake with pink and purple flowers in a cardboard box from the grocery store on the kitchen table and told us to have some. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She put her other hand under her apron and steadied the gun with her two hands. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put one foot up on the window seat. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Going over to the post, I saw it was a large black locust put there many years ago to hang the gate. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angie puts her hand over her mouth quick, I guess to hold back all her laughter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I’m starved. Wonder what Miss Rachel put in the basket?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

If we can get a scab off a finger we put the finger under and watch the place where the blood oozes out, bright red, in a round button, like a berry. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Lazlo’s voice was music—the most beautiful smoky music—when he caught Sarai up in his arms, and said, “I want to catch it in a jar and put it away with the fireflies.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I think you need to go on and put those slacks on the list, now.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Or put their little babies in the fire?” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” she said, getting down to business, “what we have to do is take out the frames filled with honey and put in empty ones.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kate rolled the paper and tied the ribbon around it and put it in the box and closed the lid. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Mamá sat next to me and put her arm around my shoulders. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

William Tell was a good shot and put an arrow through an apple on his son's head. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“They don’t have any idea about the coaches and the time they put in and the dedication,” she said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In religious images, the lurking presence of the infinite could be put to good use. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I put the sketchbook on my lap and open my new box of colors. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she looped a gaudy set of necklaces laden with gold discs the size of her palm around her neck and put a hand on her hip. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Though all his others break, this shall forever hold, regardless of how many gallant extravagances he may put on it. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mom is working extra shifts because she is determined to start saving money so she can put a down payment on a car. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Then Gay drained a little gasoline into a can and poured some into each cylinder before he put the spark plugs back. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s a good kiss, solid and hot, and Alex can’t decide where to put his hands because he wants to put them everywhere at once. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“Our Centipede will never move again. He will turn into a statue and we shall be able to put him in the middle of the lawn with a bird-bath on the top of his head.” James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

She undressed, put on her pajama tops, and sneaked quietly into the livingroom. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She reached out a hand and put it on Violet’s hair, and Violet felt more comforted than she had in some time. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

Katherine stays put, flipping pages and muttering to herself about my inability to appreciate good fashion. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

After everything I put her through, how could I add more burdens on her back? Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Malcolm laid Lyra on the table, lined the box with the oilskin, and put the child and blankets inside. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I put one hand against the wall behind me and get ready to push. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I wanted him to put the reports down. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

He was particularly glad that she always put her victim to sleep before eating it. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

For their entrance into Qarth, he had put away his Dothraki garb and donned again the plate and mail and wool of the Seven Kingdoms half a world away. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“You and your husband had recently put down earnest money on this land. Is that correct, Mrs. Heine?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then she put up her hand for me to stop. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“This Eddie is still alive, isn’t he? If he dies it’s you who puts the mouth on him, not her.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Officer Khan puts a hand on my shoulder again. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I folded the poem and put it back into my pocket, next to the picture of Abuelo dressed as José Martí. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

You’ll be put in the basement and given some lavender for the wound. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

All trade had stopped, and her fisherfolk did not dare put out into the bay. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I docked my phone to my laptop and downloaded everything I’d stolen from Barrone when I put my Nokia on the diner table next to her BlackBerry and let it sip her drive. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

But I’m sure she was grateful that I’d at least put on the blue one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Citra seemed to be annoyed that he had made Faraday laugh—as if it put him a point ahead of her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger looked at him, uncertain for a moment, then put down his bags. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I could put up with his lady friend tagging along. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Instead she stayed put and kept indexing the collection, determined to preserve William’s place in history. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The military men began to twitch, but they stayed put. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she put the forms and the photocopy in a manila envelope addressed to the agency and mailed them off, fully expecting to hear nothing for weeks or months, or possibly ever. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Stella put her finger to her lips, trying to shush the twins, but people in the audience simply chuckled, and Mrs. Spencer waved back, happiness splashed across her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Merlyn put down his knitting and looked at his pupil over the top of his spectacles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve tried and tried to remember whether she asked me to put the shampoo on the edge of the tub or if she asked me to hand it to her, but I can’t. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps tomorrow I would actually put pen to paper. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When you set those traps up you’re supposed to hide somewhere nearby, so you can put the dead down real quick. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Byron put his hands in front of his face and said, “This is the most important thing to remember, O.K.?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coraline put on her blue coat with a hood, her red scarf, and her yellow Wellington boots. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

She wished he had a place to put all his funny-looking things. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

She put on her hoop earrings for the first time in nearly a year. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

As each song or activity is completed, you or the child can pull off the tab and put it in a folder marked “All done.” Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

As Dad put the car into park, I pushed the car door open and walked ahead of my parents to the office. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

He got up, put on a pair of gloves, and walked over to the tray that contained the rings. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I am not sure where to put my hands, how hard to grab, how deep to sink my nails into his shoulders. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You need to be perfectly balanced. If you put one foot forward like you do, that makes your shoulders turn and you might miss to the left or right. You feel comfortable?” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pulled the box out and put it in my lap and looked over at Lefty Lewis. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

I pulled my extra socks and my hiking boots out of the backpack and put them on. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I put on the coolest shirt I own and tuck it in. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“See you next week,” he said, trying not to tremble as he put his coat back on. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The mayor’s mother puts a pot of water on to boil and sprinkles in salt and herbs to clean his wounds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Pour some water in the teacup by the fireplace, then you can put the kettle down on the hearth.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Don’t be afraid to put a little more deodorant on. You know? It’s something every guy goes through, and it’s probably time for you as well.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The way she put it made him choose his words with care. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Everybody puts on a show in the A train circus, not to mention all the clowns who get on. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“But into whose hand would I put the money?” asked Wang Lung, still unbelieving. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

That was the mark they put on me, a mark I would have for as long as I lived. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

Mama forced me to put it on, since the dress is sleeveless. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

That night we put the box out under a tree to make more room for us to sleep in the wagon. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

She puts a small silver bell on the dresser and instructs me to shake it if I need anything. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Feeling guilty, I said, “I put them on the shelf.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He steadied himself and put all the authority he could into his voice. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Did Monet put his hand in the ooze? The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put on the tie, but needed help knotting it properly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her appeal put him in a tough spot. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“Everybody knows you have to sneak the makeup to school and put it on there. Don’t you know anything?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Slowly and surely the doctors drew their plans to carve up my cranium, move some pieces around, toss away the chunks they didn’t need, and put some new stuff in for good measure. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

“Now, now,” Papa said, as he walked over and put his arms around her. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Aunt Florentine put the handkerchief to Peach’s nose, and he blew a loud honking blow. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I made a big bowl of this, mixing it with water, and put it in the spring. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon Connington had known that, and he had also known that Robert’s head upon a spear would have put an end to the rebellion, then and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At home, after I’d put the girls to bed and sent my mom back to Euclid Avenue to get some rest, I called Barack on his cell. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

He put the envelope into her hand as he spoke, and she took it without a word. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mom put the loaded bag on her head, the way women in Africa do, and tried to get us to do the same. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He shuffled near and put his head against her shoulder and his arm crept timidly around her waist. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

That night they climbed into their sleeping bags, put out the paraffin lantern, and lay in silence. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll figure it out. Thank you for the water—and I’m sorry you got put in this position. It’s our problem, not yours.” Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

She told me that before I go to sleep each night I should tell them all my worries and put them under my pillow. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

As usual, Rufus put his head on her lap and accepted her caresses silently. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

He came to the window and put his two sinuous hands on the frame. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Then he put the blanket over his head like a cowl, brushed his dripping mustache with his fingers, and went to urinate in the courtyard. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I stand, head tilted back, trying to decide where to put them. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The cops were eager to put their taxpayer-funded billy clubs to good use. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

My hands kept floating up in front of me, and I wished I had pockets or somewhere to put them to keep them out of the way of all the switches on the instrument panel. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beds turned down, slippers put beneath a chair. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

This is the chief reason broilers don’t get put in cages. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

It’s nearly twelve now, and I put on my shoes and head for the library. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

She doesn’t like spicy food, and I’m Korean so I’ll try to put Tabasco on almost everything. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It sounds like he wants us to put a rush on things,” said Sticky, climbing down from the television. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

To put England’s advance in context, it would be over a century before music-mad Vienna had similarly open-to-all, ticketed public concerts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They put the embers back in the fire pit, they pick up the straw from the beds. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I turned and ran, trying to put the rows of chimneys between us, wondering why he didn't yell "Halt!" or shout, or shoot. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wanted to put her nose against Taisin’s throat and inhale all of it, all of her. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, while Joseph’s things were drying, they boiled maple syrup and Joseph put on the gardener’s boots and they took the pan outside. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Only you can answer that, Magnificence. It might be that you wished to put another woman in her place.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Just before noon Julie and her classmates put on their parkas and mittens and skipped out the school door in awesome silence. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I collect a few more handfuls and put them in my pockets. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge's dramatic warnings now made Mr. McMillian's emotional claim of innocence too intriguing to put off any longer. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But the fortune-teller nods, and Bailey puts a finger on the card and pulls it away from its compatriots so it sits separately on the table. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

By the time we put the groceries away, Bubbe is here. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I put on a white shirt, but by contrast it made my face and hands appear too dark. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my extra set of clothing on one of the far shelves, then follow the Duchess down a back staircase. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Giant put the tip of his little finger in his ear to clean out the wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know where to put my feet now,” Bigger said, laughing. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Then Sandy could not have died of an overdose of lemon juice, which is what I saw Crow put in his flask?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

If put into an enclosure, they are likely to panic, and either die of shock or batter themselves to death against the fence in their attempts to escape. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Salvador!” she cried, but he grabbed her by one shoulder and put his hand over her mouth. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I don’t want to put my thoughts down on paper. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had only to put on the Ring and claim it for his own, and all this could be. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The alethiometer was kept in a safe in there, and the senior assistant had to put it away himself, which he did with an air of solemnity that Hannah enjoyed very much. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Caroline and I were supposed to be putting fresh paper on the lower kitchen cabinet shelves, so that the canned goods could be brought down once more from upstairs and put away. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“God took him in His two hands and threw him out there and got him all wet and told him he should stay put. And gulls are still squawking about it.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He puts Enrique with four immigrant men being routed to Orlando, Florida. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

They were the first South African expedition ever to be granted a permit to climb Everest, a mixed-race group that aspired to put the first black person on the summit. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He puts on his cap and goes upstairs for his suitcase. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

As the traffic slowed to a crawl, he put in a cassette to pass the time. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He unfolded a pair of zippicamiknicks, blushed, put them hastily away again; but kissed a perfumed acetate handkerchief and wound a scarf round his neck. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone put money in the jukebox and drinks were served to all the customers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened the bag again, put cooling salve on the burn and bandaged it neatly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Atik picked up Uma and the baby, put them on the sled and, calling his grateful thanks to Miyax, took off. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when he asked the FBI if he could put her onto the case, the FBI balked. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He shook it, he took it apart again and put it back together, he kept his thumb on the power button until it hurt. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

September 11, 2001 He puts down the marker, his shoulders slump, and his back curves. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

She knelt down near it and put her free hand on the stag’s great head, touching it with a gentle hand, and closed her eyes and whispered something that Ash could not hear. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said, “My stomach just turns every time he puts his hands on me!” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“The way she said it. Not like the ‘me’ was some tough somebody, or somebody she had put together for show. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dared to slowly walk over to him and knelt down and put my hand on his firm side. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Alone, Celaena looked to the window and put a hand on her heart, whispering the word to herself again and again. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We put him into the bed with Mam so that he’ll be warm though we don’t want him to catch her disease and die. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was as though I were being put through a fraternity initiation and found myself going back. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put the picture down right in front of her, on top of some papers with numbers and equations on it. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They put houses and towers on the oliphauntses backs and all, and the oliphaunts throw rocks and trees at one another. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When Amaka put the yam slices in a plastic bowl, I offered to help peel them and she silently handed me a knife. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

The kids with the highest scores are put in Group One. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

He put on his best frock-coat, the one he kept for weddings and funerals. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

We put about ten yards between us and the fog when Finnick stops. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Ally Bug. I’m sorry you had to put up with that. What happened?” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

And so we would have been, I’m pretty sure, had we put an end to the matter at that point. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She saw me at the top of the stairs and put her finger to her mouth again. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Only some bundle of oddments, perhaps, after all,’ he thought with a strange sense of relief; but he did not put the bundle down again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I put on my waitress uniform, the short, tight cream-colored dress and the ironed brown apron. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I told you how we all celebrated in 1996 when the Taliban rolled in and put an end to the daily fighting. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened, and the light changed in the room; one of the incomers was carrying a lamp, which he put down on the sideboard. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes when the family sat at the dinner table, all Eva could put out was bread. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seeing things, eh? It was a skilled witch or wizard-who put the boy’s name in that goblet. “ Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I put down my pencil and looked up. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“It broke this morning. I had to put my meds in that bag.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

If I fought, that dog would have surely put a bullet in me, and gladly! The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“A robot with a trigger that shot glass projectiles. It was a cannon! You could’ve put somebody’s eye out with that thing.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

I made the cuts Of muscle on His stomach And put a boulder Of strength in each arm. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would put on a bad French accent and mimic Boubacar. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That’s why she had made the boy put on his ragged clothes. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

James gathered up the bones, put them into the trash can and came to sit with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put in a nice new privy, and had a new well dug right by the back porch so you didn’t have to go in the yard to draw water. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

We went back into the laboratory, and he put the weed in the middle of the counter, then sank into his armchair, the springs echoing in a way that normally would have made me giggle. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Then he put on this very tight black evening dress. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

Please, ever since I can remember, we’ve been put down and stepped on, and now all of a sudden we have the potential to change the world? The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He eased himself down into a seat and put his hands together. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He checked the water on its way to his lips, and seemed to listen: he drank, and put the glass down. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Feeling foolish, I placed the potato between my lips and put my face close to its beak. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I put my hat on and walked out the door, hoping to meet Miguelito so we could walk to school together. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers through my hair, trying to straighten up a little bit. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

He put her on display in pearls and on sailboats. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

She walks into the kitchen and puts on a pot for tea. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

I think they built a whole lot like that in the fifties and sixties, which is probably when ours was put up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on my arm to slow me down. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Then I put a bunch of hot sauce on it. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I put the tip of the shovel into the grass and stomped on the lip. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

I know that several teachers, Professor Slughorn amongst them, suggested that he join the Ministry of Magic, offered to set up appointments, put him in touch with useful contacts. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I put my hand to my heart and clutched the gold mermaid. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Bud Gleason said, “Whoever wants to can sleep on the couch here, or in a guest room, and we could even put an extra mattress in Katie’s, in my daughter’s, room.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even Apollo for a few minutes was hard put to it to overtake her; still, of course, he soon gained. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ll put some blasting powder down,” said his father, “and if that doesn’t crack it aside we’ll start a new hole.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I know who he is. They call him the Honest Cop. The party has its eye on him. It wouldn’t surprise me if he was put up for Assemblyman.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a wash in the only water available, which was icy cold, he put on a clean shirt and sat down at the little table. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

“They’ll know because they put all the Jews in this car, and all the Poles in that car. When we get to Dachau, they’ll just gas us and put the others to work.” Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He took one last look at Chris Flynn, the boy who had it all, put the card in his pocket, and left the room. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"I hope I have helped in some small way to put your mind at ease. If there is any other service I might perform, you need only ask." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Breathing hard, you put your ear against the apartment door and listen for a few seconds, just in case. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

“You put the wrong one down. You need a four to play.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

He insisted he wasn’t trying to keep Lori from leaving for New York, but if she had the sense that God gave a goose, she would stay put. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then just as I started to put power on, this hand on my shoulder. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He tells me to put the car in neutral and guide it with the steering wheel. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Russ puts his hand on my back and says, “You all right?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“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

Finally, I had a coach who was willing to climb on board my crazy workhorse train, to put in the hours and grind. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She put her foot on the first dark nonstick strip and then the next one and the next. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The black man drank more of the coffee, put out both hands and took the cup, drank, nodded, said something incomprehensible. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure Marge didn't put you up to this?” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He put it in his stone oven and threw on more wood. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

They let the four of us sit on the curb, and they put oxygen masks on us. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Dill took off his green work apron, put on his coat, and walked outside. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Jeff put his head under the faucet to rinse it, and wadded up a bunch of paper towels to wipe down his upper body. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Sophia put her face in her hands, and Moss felt like dropping to the ground. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

When he heard the car coming, he took her purse from her, opened it and put the flashlight inside. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She rinses dishes, puts them in the rack to dry. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

At lunch, he puts one of his hands in her back pocket while he eats, and then pouts when Margaret doesn’t do the same thing. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Why did she find herself here now, after all the passion, all the hard work, she’d put in? When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe they should just put him into my stupid boat and give it a firm shove into the river. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He put up his little tent some distance from ours and quite near the lake. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I put one foot out onto the ice—he was only three steps away—and held on to the end of a strap and tossed the backpack out to him. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

He tried to lift her up to put her in the pack, and she moaned in pain. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stirred the pot which I had put down in the sun and took a spoonful of the uncooked lentils and rice in my mouth. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She moved mechanically, like a robot, as she helped fix the collar of my shirt and put her pearl earrings on, the ones she wears only on the specialest of occasions. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

He put his big hands on the back of the chair next to me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no patient expected. I couldn’t put you in just any room.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He walked back to the horse and put away the pliers. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

I lost my concentration and irritably put down my pencil and stepped outside. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was too much like me to stay put. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There was also this dining room affair with the kind of furniture you see everybody put out on the street for the Sanitation Department in the spring. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

I put on the glasses, and the world dissolved into fuzzy, blotchy shapes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put her index fìnger to her lips, gave everyone a meaningful glance, quietly circled the old man, and kissed him from behind on top of his head. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

No white plates to put in the sink, because Uncle Tony had us eat on paper ones. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

A boy no bigger than Dusty Miller had put a fife to his lips, was trying to blow it. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You can't sit at a wet tablecloth,” he said brusquely, “it will put you off your food. Get out of the way.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Annie put down her pail of glue, and Miss Fannie swung the ladders from her shoulder and steadied them until both stood in an upright position. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He tried to turn his head; but even with the effort his eyes seemed to grow glassy again so I gently put it back. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The young man had put his glass down, just in front of his rubber boots, and leaned toward them, his elbows on his knees, as if he was about to confess something. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

And in his heart he added, “Like my son—” but aloud he could not say it, because he might put the thought into her mind, and he could not bear it. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Sarah put him on the couch with a hot-water bottle, where he took two aspirins and fell asleep. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kavi puts all three dragons in her palm and lifts them to her mouth to give each one a kiss. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

She put her hand on Marly’s shoulder in a nice friendly way. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Gum Baby crawled carefully out of my hood and put her ear to the door. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I put my fingers in my ears and tried to think of the safest place. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my earbuds back in and raised the volume a little more, letting Stevie Wonder’s singing voice fill my ears. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he put his hat back on and said, "I'll be meeting you in East Hampton sometime. Do you know me?" Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Before I can stop her, she puts the quarters in. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

She lifted me out of the bath and put me in her big white bathrobe. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I went over to her and put my arms around her waist and hugged her. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The dust put into the air in a full nuclear exchange would reflect sunlight and cool the Earth a little. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three times a week from some bar, supermarket, or tire-and-tool-cluttered service station, I put calls through to New York and reestablished my identity in time and space. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

That’s exactly why they don’t let me “go nowhere,” as Kenya puts it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I put my head down and kept running, only stopping when I came up right next to her. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When someone puts their journey out there for you to watch, you pay attention—even if you know they’ll die at the end. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

One puts her hand to her mouth to smother a laugh. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

And nor did I mistake for long Pierrot, much shriveled and with a shining pate I wanted to put my hand on, but still twinkly as ever and very much the paterfamilias. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“It isn’t fair,” she said as her mother put the last of their things in a paper grocery bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put on the entertainment center’s visor and gloves, then stretched out on my mattress. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He put on his hat and walked out along the sea, clear out to the Lighthouse. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

You had to put a face on suffering. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Once again it was being put about that all the animals were dying of famine and disease, and that they were continually fighting among themselves and had resorted to cannibalism and infanticide. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

She fidgeted with the cigarette like she was dying to put it to her lips and light it, and didn’t seem to know what she was supposed to be doing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I put in the grapevine, too,” El Patron said. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his arm around her and kissed the top of her head. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

In the main room he took off his clothes and put them on the bed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Another chance to be overrun, to watch as everything and everyone we love is put in danger time and time again. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He put his paws up in the air. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

I put my hand on my lips, reminding Mama that she had to watch what she said. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put on my most innocent expression and shake my head. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She read it, took in a breath, and put the paper under her thigh so the breeze wouldn’t blow it away. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“He has to come sooner or later," she told herself, “even if it's just to put on those boots." One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Gregory Powell spaced his words for emphasis, “One week ago, Donovan and I put you together.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She put down identical plates in front of us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I'll just have to put it out of my mind for now. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boss of a local New York street gang had put out a $2,500 bounty on one of his members, and I’d seen it as a brief mention in some online forum. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She asked the salesman to put everything into the canvas bag, except the jackknife. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

They put the white box into a hole in the ground and covered it with earth. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

"If any of you are caught bringing these contraband items"—she taps the paper—"you will be beaten or put in the starvation boxes. I will see to it myself." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She put a shaking hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of a dragon — a Welsh Green. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

My mother put both her hands up to her face. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

He made a little silver hunting-knife come out of the air, which he gave him to put things right. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He puts me at ease, which is better than how I felt up until now as a robot. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

I put a chair beneath the bedroom doorknob, too, turn down the lamp, and bring another to the bed to sit beside Max. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I cross the space between us and put my hands on her arms to still her. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

He put his feet down wherever was most convenient. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soheil puts his hands up, shaking his friends off him and retreating a few steps. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Instead of roamin ’ the jungle, hiding from hunters in three- piece loincloths, they are put in concrete cages with bars of steel. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, I put up my hand; he nodded. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went back into the office, put away my work, and walked into the sanctuary. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put my Saint Anthony back in the capsule, spilled the thin gold chain together and put it all in my breast pocket. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she put it there while you were asleep,” I said. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He would have to put up with his tantrums, his inconsiderate orders, and his self-importance for the rest of his life. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put on his cap and we went to South’s pub and he told me at the door I could go home now, that he’d be home after one pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Wednesday put out his hands, palms up, pacific. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Nancy collected some pieces of sterilized liver and spleen that were embedded in wax blocks, and she put the blocks in a Styrofoam cup to take back to Fort Detrick for analysis. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened his car door, put in his shovel, and came out with a bag of groceries and a gallon of kerosene. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I put out an arm to hug her sideways, and she hugs me back. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

He returned to his tent, put his dirty clothes in his crate, got out his pen and box of stationery, and headed to the rec room. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Later, while Bertha put turnip greens and cornbread and tuna casserole on the table, she told me we would talk about everything after supper. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

They sat together in the darkness as their car was uncoupled, put onto a siding, and with a good deal of jerking and jolting coupled to another train. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

My mom walks over to me and puts her arm around my shoulders. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

“I think we’re almost ready to put the stuff away now,” Roger says, giving the loose string one last firm tug. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

Last night the carpenter came again to put some sheets of iron over the door panels. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“I put things the way I feel them,” I said. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sir, please refrain from the liberal use of your rifle. Otherwise, I will show you some creative places to put it.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“You know, you really ought to put a lid on it. Such a chatterbox, a guy can’t get a word in.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

There was one more thing I wanted to ask, though, and I didn’t quite know how to put it. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

So I felled an oak over by the gorge, burned a hole in it, carried water to it, and put my deerskin in it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I made a scrape—an open box with a narrow strip of wood to keep the eggs from rolling out. I’ll put sand on the bottom.” Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

From the bags, Enrique puts on clean pants, a shirt, and a new pair of shoes. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I think he has put soldering quite out of his mind,” said Dr. Trefusis. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Even recognizing there was doctor-patient confidentiality, she wanted to be careful about what she put on paper. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

He puts the cigarette out and walks in with me. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

When he was done painting for the day, Vincent would stack his canvases under the bed or put them in the cupboard. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She had put makeup over the scar, which only served to emphasize it. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Johnson gives us an A. She puts all of my drawings on the bulletin board and I feel happy until she puts other people’s drawings up and theirs are all in color. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be the first fuss I have ever endured,” said Lazlo, hearing something raw in his voice that could not be put down to a dry throat. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She put the photo down and stared blankly in front of her. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

I also really like Wendy’s ’cause they put bacon on the burger on the dollar menu, and sometimes Mom lets me get a Frosty if she has a coupon. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

She put her hands on the mastiffs’ huge heads. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We all leaped up and put our hands on his as he started the chant—“War Eagles! War Eagles!” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he put the plate of peanut butter cookies on the table and sat down across from me. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

At last he would put the letter away carefully and begin his brooding again, trying to recall out of his past some telling fact that might help him in getting his pension. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We put her down at the edge of the property, near the disused railway line. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Gram opens her present from me, which is a bracelet made of shells from beaches around the world, and she right away puts it on and says it's just what she wanted. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now that he has an audience, he puts on a silly voice, high and girlish. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He put the letter on his lap and pressed out a crease with his fingertip. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She puts the kitten gently on the floor and holds her hand above it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I slipped my arm under his and across his back, and he put his arm around my shoulder, so that I was nearly engulfed by him. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Polly picked up her spoon and noted with disgust that Amari put her hand into the bowl and greedily scooped the food into her mouth. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even if they didn’t look it wasn’t his fault, he had put himself in the way. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I should like to take your head apart, put a fact in it, and watch it go its way through the runnels of your brain until it comes out of your mouth. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The week’s rest had recuperated the dogs and put them in thorough trim. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still trusted the boys when we all marched down to Grandpa’s house, proudly leading the prancy horse to Miss Love, and helped her put him in a stall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Kathy pulled her glasses from the top of her head and put them on. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So,” Daddy went on, “we decided we’d keep what we did apart from what you finished before you left. We didn’t put any of your labels on our cans.” Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand on his throat and opened his mouth, like he was trying to speak again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She told me she had put those blue streaks in her hair and now everybody at school was copying her. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

As he plunged his heavy body into the shallows, Mwase crept behind him and put a bullet into his skull. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

She brushed her hair up into a tight ponytail and put on her nightgown. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was beginning to fill up with fear and wanted to put some distance between us. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The aides put bibs on us, feed us, and wipe our mouths when we’re done. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Once he had conceived his visual pun, he could never be sure that it would really work unless he put it into effect. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his hand upon my shoulder and rose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I put most of the A-10 Thunderbolt together by myself. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Hand over the stories and put Gum Baby on your back. Now!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

They put her to bed and sent for her married daughter from up around Ocala to come see about her. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I looked down at them with a sense of detachment, as though they were hands somebody had sculptured and put on exhibition somewhere. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put them on, feeling swamped in the shirt, but at least decent. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Later, Emile stumbled upon another truth, although it was hard to put into words. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rejected the void but put it at the center of his world. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

After dinner, I put clean towels on the bed in the guest room. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gently pick up her gnarled hand and put her fingers up to her face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Colonel Arbuthnot I put down as a friend of the Armstrongs. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

I dig a beetle larva out of a decaying log and put it on a thornbush fishhook I made and tied to a fine cord of deer tendon. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was as though I had put on a pair of spectacles whose power was that of an x-ray enabling me to see deeper into the lives of men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I never heard from him again ... but I did hear that he was put in the ocean and I knew he couldn’t swim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he collapsed into a wooden chair beside me, put his elbows on his knees, and stared at the floor in silence while I ate. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

And I can put your mind at rest on this matter absolutely. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had not put my arms around another person since I was tiny. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day, he seemed to issue a new directive—a new Thou Shall Not—and White put on his big cowboy hat with an air of defiance. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Lily put away the milk and juice, loaded the dishwasher, and wiped the counters and table. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

They had put him into a cell similar to the one he was in now, but filthily dirty and at all times crowded by ten or fifteen people. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It makes me put my clothes on wrong, and scramble the service, and eat incorrectly— third priest: Lunatic priests are bad business. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

My hand hurts so much that I cannot bear to put moss on it. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

My food was ready, heaped into bowls that I’d covered with foil and put in the refrigerator. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

After a while he put out the cigarette on the sole of his shoe and came over to sit beside me. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He put his two front paws on my shoulders. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

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

One or two people put a hand on his shoulder as he passed. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “Which is why they should put a coffee store next to the Cyclone at Coney Island! Get it?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He walked over to the sink and began to put away the clean plates in the cupboard. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Lights were put up on the terrace, and in the rose-garden, too; wherever one walked there would be some sign of preparation for the ball. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I heard she used to put on shows where she’d shoot dimes out of a guy’s fingers and cigarettes from his mouth, all the while riding a horse. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But if you put a few thousand volts on the tube and built up to a million volts on the particles, the glassware would survive, and the particles would accelerate. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The frugal doctor put that off as long as possible. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The other good news is that it only takes a couple of minutes and a little thought to achieve this, and put some of the basic elements of music to work. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She puts her shoulder bag on the sand and sets Jay down on it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

To her the country was a romantic idea—because she had never been inside a stable, as Ferula put it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom put the book down and wrapped her arms around me. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

But he just shook his head, put in a few bills, and said to the waiter, “Keep the change.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When we settle in a corner table in the coffee shop across the street, Angie searches inside her purse and puts on another coat of pale lipstick, using her phone as a mirror. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Rather, they put food on the table by teaching chess, giving exhibitions, operating chess parlors, selling chess sets, and writing books and magazine articles that received small advances. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A year after his father died, Kim Jong Eun solidified his legitimacy and his hold on power with the successful launch of a three-stage rocket that put a satellite into orbit. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Faster than Polly thought possible, they jumped over logs and under low-hanging branches, the only thought being to put miles between them and Clay Derby. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tuti, Frank has only been here for five minutes. Let’s not put him to work already.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When the boat stopped spinning and hovered in the trough, and my arms stopped whipping around, I was able to put my hand to my chest to unclip my life-vest strap. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He smiled his strange solemn smile and put his hand on Marshall’s head. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally she smiled and he sung middle C, put his guitar under his arm and walked on back to where she was. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

No matter who tried to put me in one: schoolmarms with their rulers, cops with their nightsticks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Listen carefully. As soon as you get to the broker's office I want you to sell AMO, sell SEA, sell MT, and put all the money into WPP. Okay?" The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I yawned and folded my legs, Indian style, as we put in the first blinds and Chas shuffled the non-Betch cards. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“That’s a marvellous place to put a manuscript, I must say.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

As I leaned in close to her, I could smell the dab of vanilla extract she put at the back of her ear for her special perfume. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

When I put the nutrient bottle back in the refrigerator, I grab a container of mustard. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

She walked to the bed and put her hand on her daughter's silky head of hair. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Meeting these spouses instantly put whatever hurt I was feeling into perspective. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

All they got out of the explanation was that germs would be put into a healthy child’s body. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

With every German we approached, we put our lives in danger. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He put a finger to his lips and beckoned to Lyra, and led her to the stairs and up to the next floor. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Emily heard a tinkling noise she couldn’t put her finger on until James jumped back onto the porch and held out his reindeer antlers. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Cal, but you’ll have to put up with it. Maybe he can cure your neuroses. Got any neuroses? Now’s your time to let ’em out.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He makes me put on Hard Rock 102.4, where they’re playing a song I hate by AC/DC, but I listen to it anyway. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

He puts his arms around me and kisses me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I got off the phone, I stripped down to T-shirt and boxers, emptied my garbage can into a drawer, and put the can next to the bed. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

As Twinkle descended, Sanjeev put his hands around her waist to balance her, and he relieved her of the bust when she had reached the ground. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Peewee put his hand on mine and tried to calm it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put my hands on both ears and squeezed them in vain. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

And after it did, weeks after, when she could finally get up out of bed again, she put on her shoes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

She leads me to a wooden door not far from the toilets and puts her key to the lock. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Or they’re watching a movie and the boy puts his arm around the girl all casual-like and then leans over to kiss her? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I put my hands behind my back, cross my fingers, and tell everyone, “My brother. He die.” A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

A fake took Brothers into the air and I went up a split second later, leaned into him for the foul and put the ball against the boards. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

I peel two cucumbers, cut them up, and put them in a bowl. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

As soon as Nathan and Lily found a table on the outdoor patio and sat down to put their heads together for a chat, I told them I was off to find the store. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He puts his arms around me and lets me cry on his neck. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Pet lifted its chin, about to respond, but Jam put a hand up. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

Back downstairs, everything has to be done quickly, quickly: I comb my hair, put away the potty, shove the bed back in place. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

His father moved to put his arm around her awkwardly, but he didn’t take his eyes off Jesse. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The boy—Rishi—came forward and put a gentle hand on her elbow, steadying her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The marriage was arranged, but my grandmother didn't put up a fight. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He was becoming agitated so I put my hand on his arm. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He heard admiration voiced for a brilliant young officer named McClellan, who had been put in top command of the army in the East. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

The anger was still there because of what had been put on his feet. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Once the food is in front of you it’s just like, eat. I mean, they’re professionals here; they know how to take people and put them in a routine that gives them something to do.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Sunday afternoon, December 15 This weekend has been harder than the last two months put together. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope I’ve got at least a touch of that insight, and that I’ll find an occasion to put it to good use. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Suddenly he picked it up and put it in the drawer of the kitchen table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She unwrapped the Littmus Lozenge and put it in her mouth and nodded her head. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“So you can put no, you’re not a member of any actors’ unions.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

You then put a little medicine on the wound to speed the healing. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s only a few meters, that still puts us within devouring range. We’d need you to sense them from much farther away. ” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

He walked toward me, quite close, and then passed me to put the remote down next to the VCR. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You mean you buried a bunch of money in the ground and just put a little old stone on the top of it?” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

When she put her hand down you could see the bruise just as plain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told whether they had gotten a fright from a snake or whether a witch had put a curse on them or whatever. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will put his rucksack down and hoisted the helmet up on its end. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Was there a version where Lazlo grew up with a name and a family, and Thyon was put on the cart for the abbey? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Better to put it in the driveway,” his father tells her. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Will we ever be able to put the past behind us? Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I took out my knife, cut the cord and put my arm under. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The girl put her face next to mine, and her mom snapped a photo with her phone. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have many neighbors to give them to, so Dad put them in a burlap sack and drove to a pond made by the mining company to cool equipment. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me and squeezed me good. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mai puts on a good front, but even she seems tired of the whole arrangement. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

I had seen them speer at the fellow, and put out their twa fingers when they saw him, to guard against the evil eye. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing put out his hand and took the paper, saying:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He put his reed pipes to his lips and began to play—a frantic jig that sounded like something pirates would dance to. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to see nobody get in trouble. I’ve had enough trouble myself. I put that broke glass in an envelope and stuck it away.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

"I stole that from your father's speech, remember? Remember how he put that in at the end?" How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Or, to put it another way, between the blacks and whites. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, we sprinkled some more shredded cheese on top and put the baking dish in the oven. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And then she wrapped her hand around it and put it into her mouth. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

He put the good hand up to shade his eyes. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

People had put all that down on paper in tiny rooms. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In Sarajevo, Zlata described how soldiers used a “black crayon of war” to put an “S” on Serbs, a “C” on Croats, and an “M” on Muslims. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

You just put your feet on, wait for the starting pistol, and push off, right? A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Now all three Witchlings were on fire and running in circles, trying—and failing at—spells to put the fire out. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I took a giant jigsaw puzzle to put together. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But now that Miss Hilly put her own maid in jail to rot, I wonder what that lady’s going to do to me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“You can put up with it,” the boy says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

"He probably likes you. That's no reason to put ink all--" "I don't want him to like me," she said. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

She put the tray down and inspected my ribbon, which I’d put on my dresser. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She put her hand in her pocket and pulled out the crumpled piece of paper. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Bullet holes had appeared up and down it, and no one I asked could remember who had put them there. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

I got to my feet in a panic and nearly put my elbow through the glass patio door. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was why Pa had put us on a plane to Oakland. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d put my arms out and close my eyes, but it’s too risky, so I keep holding him, which works for me, too. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Will had to crouch and take two or three deep breaths and put his left hand under his other arm before he could go on. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama put her arms around Jessie’s waist, pulling her close, murmuring comforting words. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

José Arcadio Buendía paid them and put his hand on the ice and held it there for several minutes as his heart filled with fear and jubilation at the contact with mystery. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“They believe that objects have souls. The more love you put into one, the more beautiful it becomes.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She took a chair from one of the front desks and put it down a little distance from her own. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I don’t think I could put into words the shiver down my back or the tingle in my toes or the thunder of my heartbeat while we watched.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mama and Daddy sat down on the front row of chairs and put Merry between them. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

She took the slipper from him and put it away and they went out. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

In it I put six eggs, some leftover corn bread, a little salt, and a few matches. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the men put with us was George Peake, one of the founders of the South African Coloured People’s Organization, a Treason Trialist, and most recently a member of the Cape Town City Council. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Kleiman was phoned, the poles were removed from the doors, the typewriter was put back in the chest. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“Sorry about that, guys. He put a damper on my fun surprise now, didn’t he?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He knew there was a connection but it was hard to put into words. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he makes an elaborate treasure map of where it’s buried, puts it in another jar, and buries that one too. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I wonder who gets put into those shacks,” I said, turning toward Mom. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

All those of us who care for the future well-being of Europe will take comfort from the fact that Mr Lewis is now - how shall we put it? - hardly the influence he once was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the cassette player was brought, the chief put the cassette in and pressed “play.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

She had a good big laugh, and Mother had to put the telephone twelve inches from her ear or it would’ve popped her eardrums. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a mezuzah. Jewish people put them on their doorways.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

She put her arms around me again, but I went away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We showered, put on such clean clothes as we could muster, and eagerly repaired to a popular nearby bistro called the Georgia Mountain Restaurant. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I just kind of put my feelings away somewhere after that. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

One night in November of his third-grade year, after it got cold but before his mom put up the holiday decorations, Katherine came over. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

So, I put the blanket and the controller into the box. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The agents carefully put everything back, just as they'd found it, before leaving the room. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

If you want to emphasize the overall question, put the question mark outside the quotation marks. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Max, can you please take our guest to the patio? I’ll put out some cake.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

My mother put hers, a chrysanthemum, below her left breast. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seems obvious now, but before she said it, I wouldn’t have put it at the top of a list of things my mother wanted for me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He put the car into reverse and backed out of the driveway. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I put the tray down in front of him, and he stared at it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

From Armadillo: I thought I had put this behind me but I obviously haven't. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I put the gift bags in your room,” she said. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I put a blanket around my shoulders and sat in the entrance, in my usual place, where I could lean back against the rock wall and look down on the house. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

We also put on a couple of television shows, hoping to give people an idea of what the earth looked like, and what it was like living inside the command module in weightlessness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If you have any extra clothes, put them on. If you have a blanket you could wrap—” He stopped suddenly and looked out across the circle of firelight. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Things packed up and put away in parts of her heart where he could never find them. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

My reply was so unexpected, that Mr. Jaggers put the handkerchief back into his pocket without completing the usual performance, folded his arms, and looked with stern attention at me, though with an immovable face. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

You could put pure white candles in them and play by the candlelight which threw dreamy shadows over the creamy ivoried keys. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

We would put a strip of paper in the center, then fold the cookie in half and bend its arms back just as it turned hard. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put both hands on his stomach and fell. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s put these things away,” Brave Orchid said. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Very simply put, this is a case of murder. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two of them stared at the clock, and then they put away all the toys, including the little mouse, and closed the booth. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

This is a route you take to become a legal resident of the United States when you’re escaping persecution in your home country, and when returning to said country could put your life at risk. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I put a blank disc into the laptop and hit the button to burn the Save Dad from His Funk playlist. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“We put everything in this bag. We did not drop a bird inside it.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

A few days later, my job cleaning the ghetto ended, and I was put back to work in Plaszów. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

He was of such goodness that among the other laudable deeds attributed to him is this: in the fourteen years he ruled the empire, he never put anyone to death without a trial. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He put the letters in his pocket and stood up, and almost at once Lyra was there, wild-eyed, with Pantalaimon a snarling savage wildcat, too distraught to hide. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Vintage model car kits or even model cars already put together that he could take apart. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

‘What sort of tobacco do you put in that thing?’ she asked with superb innocence. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I put him in pajamas and wheeled him around the streets in our old pram. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

“This company came in here and put them up without our permission.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At nine o’clock on that Friday morning, he put on a surgical scrub suit and a paper mask and went into the Level 3 lab where the flasks were being kept warm. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the men who was with me in the back of the truck put a piece of candy in my hand and gave me a few comforting pats on the shoulder. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to put Raji out of my mind, but my mind would not obey me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He puts his hands in his pockets, in that way he does when he’s feeling proud of something but trying not to act like it. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You’re always safest out of doors, no mike, and why would they put one here? They’d think nobody would dare. But we’ve stayed long enough. There’s no sense in being late getting back.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was going to put Stop the Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change in Their Legal Status — but it wouldn’t fit. So that’s the heading of our manifesto.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The main paved road in town had been put in by the British when Sudan was a colony of theirs. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t put down the phone just to get preoccupied by something else,” Soren Gordhamer told me for a story I did for the New York Times. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Reverently, Nhamo smoothed out the cloth and put the utensils on it. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shushes me and puts a finger to his mouth,even though this is my backyard and my tent. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Trembling slightly, Chronicler sat up in the bed and put his back against the wall. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She opens the refrigerator, and I know she’s put the peanut butter back in there. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

In his eyes, the peat moss prank put my future in jeopardy. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

You put them on your refrigerator, and then you write poems while you make a sandwich. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I put my foot down and something moved. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She put Leon on her right, and Paul Marshall on her left. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“I have children, too. 4 have heart. I give you your half cup of rice today, but you must put your X here, and here—double credit for the boy who doesn’t work yet.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

That could put her sixty miles from here. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

John set the stool to rights and grabbed the crate to put it on top, then slipped into the chair. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

She put it down on the wax paper. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You certainly seem to talk. I wonder if you have relatives in other villages. Did a witch put a curse on Rumpy’s foot? What do you do when someone gets sick? Do you have ngangas?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whom will you put in your stead, to be our High King?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“At least they didn’t put our names on them.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Holly started asking, and her mom held up my sleepover bag, then put her finger to her lips. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He staggered to her sideboard and put out a hand to steady himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He put on canvas loafers that had once been white but had yellowed with the dirt of the road. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I put down my bags to fix him. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We go live in five,” says the camera operator, and all I can think is, Please don't put Mr. Lewis on live TV. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I quickly learned I could just put one on an old car and hit the road. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

You put on a smile and say it again. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

He puts a hand on my elbow, and then turns to the bar, and all of a sudden I’m holding an honest-to-God martini glass full of something green. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

He closed the box and put it away. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry seized one, put the box back in the cupboard, and hurried back to his cauldron. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Though realizing I was being put aside, I said nothing, but simply followed Bear. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

My dad, who wasn’t looking too composed either, came over and put his arm around her. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not ready to put you in touch with the family yet. But I think you’re honest about your intentions. We will talk again after I think. Call back tomorrow.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It was a grin that carried Dedd all the way back to the day her naughty cousin had put a lizard down her blouse. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It is possibly the most wonderful national park I have ever been in, and, considering the impossible and conflicting demands put on it, it is extremely well run. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

He was wearing the new suit he used to put on to go with me to the races sometimes on Sundays. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

And then she would give May Ling her bottle and put her to bed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That hurt like hell,” he said, and put his glove back on his hand. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I put my hand up to stop another quote from leaving his lips. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When the Tet started, we were put on alert. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marshall put his sweater on inside out, all by himself. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they crossed paths, Mom might smell smoke in her hair or tell Lily her pants were too tight or ask why she put all those blond streaks in her hair. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Reasons he didn’t dare put into words—not yet, anyway. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Thinking I was overwhelmed with emotion, Phil stood and put his arm around me protectively. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Smiling, Garfield put his hand on Bliss’s arm. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sat and stared at it for a minute and then, suddenly, unable to bear it a moment longer, I put on my coat and started out towards the ravine. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

"He tried to put his tongue in my mouth," Catelyn had confessed to her sister afterward, when they were alone. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

So on Friday I put on my middy blouse which, more than any of my clothes, made me feel like a Marjorie, and my mother called for rickshas. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the weather turns cold, we have put up warm, dry houses for everyone, even the servants. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After supper I wrapped the toady-frog in the sweater Ma had been working on and put it in her knitting basket and ran ’cross the road to hide in the drainage ditch with Cooter. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

It did not matter whether he put a lot of thought into the gift or not. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

You could let your hair grow, he said, and you didn’t have to polish your boots or snap off salutes or put up with the usual rear-echelon nonsense. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went over and put his head in the preacher’s lap. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

And so I counted the money again that night and put it away, and I didn’t feel so bad. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I put down my book and went over and sat in a chair by the window, and didn’t work for the rest of the night. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I put in my journal all the above. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The thing Adam had in front that Eva had in back was the letter A. The thing that’s put in hard and comes out soft were the beans in the boiling water. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He put his foot in her chest, and she dropped the pan. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I walked up to the counter, feeling very impressed with myself, and I put down my money and said, “I’ll have a large number one.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It kind of put us on the spot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty minutes, he puts the birdseed away and we walk back to the house. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

“Thank you. You may put them here on the desk.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Masoud would bring home a box of Orich candy bars, he would run and put his portion into the pockets of his clown. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z