“Don’t get full. Dinner will be ready soon.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

"They will have steel when they are ready. When they are of an age." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We walk faster than I’ve ever walked, and when I get to my house, Mother insists that Father turn the radio off and I get ready for bed. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Then the horizon seemed to slip away in front of her, and Tally crouched, ready to jump. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The convoy drove to Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque and from there flew to Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard, near San Francisco, where the cruiser USS Indianapolis was docked, ready to take sail west. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew where the tests were: stacked up and ready to go in the supply room at the front of Mr. Thorp’s class. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

WAS happy when Nazario and I reached my building and even happier when he shook my hand, indicating he was ready to leave. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I feel a sort of shiver run through me and there's no time to analyze why, because they're ready for us. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Television and newspaper reporters from Dallas and Midland and Odessa milled about, ready to interview them. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stagger backward but still manage to send my readied arrow in the general direction of my assailant. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Apollo’s and Hermes’s cabins were scattered in the woods with bows ready. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

She clutches the door frame, looking about ready to collapse. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, the goblet is almost ready to make its decision,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They were getting ready to rush me, I could tell. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Sam was frantic because not only did she need to spend time with us, but she had to get ready to go. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

She was sleepy, a little drunk and getting ready for bed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

I show him how to get ready—knees bent, sponge in hand, waiting for Apa’s signal. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

She pressed the tip of Seward’s boot, and the statue stood up, its quill and paper ready. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“There is one more thing before you can go and get ready for the welcoming banquet,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

The next night we were ready as the food came flying over the wall again. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I feel that I have to be like the mountain, rock strong, and on the inside I have to have the arsenal ready to fight invaders who might hurt my peoples. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Van Helsing pulled back the latch, and, holding the door half open, stood back, having both hands ready for action. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She walks outside and waits on the porch until me and Lee Lee are ready. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Grover had found a sheep’s thigh bone, which he didn’t look too happy about, but he was gripping it like a club, ready to attack. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“No doubt about the weather today, they will certainly come, so we must fly round and be ready for them,” said Amy, as the sun woke her next morning. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever town we was playing in, we had to be ready to play when we got there. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I tidied up the chicken coop and got it ready for its new residents. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Beth, who was ready first, kept reporting what went on next door, and enlivened her sisters’ toilets by frequent telegrams from the window. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't know what my grandfather had meant, but I was ready to test his advice. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the strange ship was close enough for the lookout to see her colors, the guns were cast loose and ready for action. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fruits and nuts were ready to be picked in some times but not in others. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood up shortly and went into the bedroom to get ready for bed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Shaking his head, Doha shimmied over to where his father was getting ready to return to his medical clinic to check on his patients. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Not that she was ready to act on these notions, but there was a slow thaw occurring within her. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

This time the family was ready, primed for the question and they screamed out, “The Great Santini!” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to look at him yet. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the gentlemen pitch in and work hard, but most of them just take turns standing guard, their muskets ready, with slow matches smoking. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

For the soldiers, it was not an altogether unfamiliar experience, not unlike battle overseas—always having to be on the lookout for the enemy and ready to fight back to defend themselves. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready for this? It’s going to be good. Extremely improbable.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Candy announces that dinner is ready, and then Safer’s mom comes out of the kitchen. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

"Are you sure he's ready for this, Mr. Armin?" The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

At first light the warriors made ready to depart. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“We three will be ready in a minute,” cried Amy, running away to wash her hands. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready enough to stick to this arrangement. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was really ready to do anything that would clear my head from thinking about this old lady melting her flesh in a kitchen pot. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to show the world what I have inside me, to reach out and make that connection. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

She turns to me and asks me if I’m ready to go. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

Her sister's breathing in the dark room was like having a powerful, tamed animal at the foot of her bed ready to protect her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I saw a scene that looked like an angry mob was ready to strike at anytime. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Cilia had backed out of the picture, standing aside ready to serve if called upon, or ready to be of no more importance than a piece of furniture if not spoken to. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready for that econ paper?” he asked, pulling a gigantic binder from his backpack. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, I mean, everybody’s friendly, but I feel a lot better, and I think I’m ready to go. Maybe Monday? I don’t want to miss school.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

She did not know what lay ahead, but she was ready to find out. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Moving day has turned into a party, with uncles carrying in boxes, aunties in the kitchen stocking cupboards, and Mom excited and ready to decorate. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

With Myers back as the primary witness and Bill Hooks ready to say that he saw Walter's truck at the crime scene, the district attorney believed that he could proceed against McMillian. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Students, please get your entries ready for the first-ever Poplar Springs showcase! Our judges are Mrs. Kluckowski, myself, and the esteemed Chef Morgan from Let’s Get Cooking!” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I feel all mixed up, the way soil must feel after the oxen come through, plowing it, turning it inside out, getting it ready for planting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I started getting ready for school in a hurry.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The castle was not ready for a siege—but if it could be got ready, there would be a fair prospect of making terms with the besiegers, considering that the Queen would be inside. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jaimito twisted around in his seat, ready to throttle this reckless man. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the one that seemed most likely was a truth she wasn’t yet ready to face—not now, not ever. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

When all was at last ready Frodo said: ‘When are you going to move in and join me, Sam?’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Spender lay there, then got to his feet, his pistol ready. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even when the sun had been trying to boil him alive a year past, he seemed to be ready with a joke. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I turn, ready to walk off and resume the search for my sisters. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Sent to France to negotiate a wartime alliance, he arrived in Paris just when the French ministry was ready to entertain such an idea. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We’re ready,” Jet Stone Girl and Jet Stone Boy said, pointing to a cluster of stars in the northern sky. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Thinking of food makes me realize I’m ready for lunch, but we enter the mosque to pray. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Bobby walked into the enormous theater, ready to play his first game, and looked up. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

At the time, he was earning about nine times more than the average American industrial worker’s wages, but he was ready to devote his life to battling sin and alcohol. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

They getting ready to start, T. P. said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let out a long “Ahhh!” and got ready to put his whole foot in this lake that couldn’t no one but him and the conjurer-man see. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The cry of a woman ready to weep with her sister. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She has bright, dark, eyes and satiny brown skin and stands tilted up on her toes with her arms slightly extended to her sides, as if ready to take wing at the slightest sound. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Was I ready to share that with a boy I barely knew? From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I was ready to go against my mama for this girl, Martin! Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Finn decided he wasn’t ready to talk to Natalie and Ms. Morales yet this morning. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“You are ready?” he heard close to his ear. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

I have no idea what they’re talking about, but Windy looks ready to strangle Levi again. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He waited on the porch until I was ready to go to Phoebe’s, and then he walked me to her house. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Gus turned over to rise, but Bigger was on top of him, with the knife open and ready. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He holds the gun I gave him straight out from his body, like he’s ready to use it. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

This was the fourth day, when he had all ready; on the fifth day, she sent him out to sea. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn't life linger...and then move on when a person was ready? It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

There were days when the sun was bright and the sea was calm—and there was no coffee ready to be loaded. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Whenever you’re ready to start,” I said, feeling my face beginning to get warm. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

On the other side of the ruins, the Cloud Knights dive down for the ruins, no doubt ready to lose themselves inside the maze of crumbled structures. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But the jacket was new and clean and he was ready for new and clean. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

We got back into the car and I texted Augustus that we were outside whenever he was ready. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

“You just let me know when you’re ready to make conversation.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A few hours later, once the sardines were ready, tens of thousands of them glistening in the refracted light, the fishermen would cinch the net and haul them in. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I stand ready, the glove in front of me, the way Jax and his brothers always do. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

A witness had overheard Hale talking to Grammer before the murders, murmuring something about being ready for “that Indian deal.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Someone who is not ready will have to wait for the next group to be initiated, which could take 10 or 15 more years. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ll be hung if he didn’t lie flat on his back then, like he was ready to die himself. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Bobby Moch lowered his hand to indicate his crew was ready to row. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Up in the citadel, pacing, she felt as jumpy as though she were really there in the room with him, ready to spook at his slightest movement. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

I was just getting ready to blow out the candles when the doorbell rang. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Polyphemus was hesitating, a boulder in his hand, ready to smash his would-be bride. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now a high new pile of wood stood ready, almost as high as the little brown house. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

However, as far as that second idea—that we Navajos were ready for anything—we were surely wrong about that. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Doctors are standing by, ready to escort you to the nearest mental health facility. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He skipped two grades in grammar school and when he was eleven he was ready for Vocational. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

"Poor thing. The bed's ready for him upstairs. There's his chart. He's Manhattan Doe for now until he can tell us his name." The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Every muscle in his body seems ready to pounce like a dog that has been trained to fight. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Searching for his footing, Jonathan looked at the Americans—their guns ready. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jerrie was ready for a career in aviation, but the problem was that nobody wanted to hire a woman pilot. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Because I’m not ready for red confetti and happy endings—I wish I was, but I’m not. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

As we were getting ready for bed tonight, Tía Mari said, Oh yes, I almost forgot. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

To forget how his mother barely came out of the room as he got the boys ready for school. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready?” she said, with a gentleness that made Lexie ache. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was ready to knock JoJo into the water if he so much as gave her a dirty look, and I wasn’t going to pull him back into the boat this time. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The controllers monitored everything and were ready to help in any way they could, but the communication latency between Hermes and Earth rendered them powerless to do anything but watch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

That didn’t sound like John, and she knew he was looking up at her with the straightforward look that she had always been ready to meet and answer with one as frank till now. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once she was ready to be given to the groom, she would pretend to cry, and we would stroke her hair and tell her not to worry. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He was deep asleep and his hands were crossed on his chest like he was ready for the graveyard. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I am ready for the momentum the train gives me, and I run a few steps to diffuse it but keep my balance. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Two full days, on top of the day they’d just used making the decision and getting ready to go. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

She looks at me, and I don’t mention anything about Extenuating Circumstances or not being ready. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then he would speak a few identifying words of Navajo into the mike, saying that he was either ready to send or receive in code. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

It feels good now, but I don’t think I’m ready to toss my sneakers. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Set up and get ready to send,” he ordered as he began to write his message on a pad. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gets ready to shove it into the handcuffs. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Did he think his mama would like some pickled okra from the garden when it was ready? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“I can make the chance to run if you’ll have them ready to take it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here he pointed to midsky and the stars outlining the jaguar ready to pounce. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“She’s been ready for centuries. No one will be removing that statue.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The worst had been when Mr. Jeffries, my art teacher, had asked the class if someone would pair up with me to help me get my paints ready. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We are proud of the U.K.A. and are ready to die if we must to see that our children and your children are not raised under a Communist, socialist society.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Looking at them now as folks chased in and out, getting ready, it was hard for Cora to imagine a time when the fourteen cabins hadn’t been there. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Jack turned to die choir, who stood ready. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

This time a great net burst from the bike’s exhaust, but the Death Eaters were ready for it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I sit down on the couch, ready to turn on the television, when I notice a strange odor in the air. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Now, Nora and I are standing in front of our building, ready to take our very first walk with all four dogs. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

The next week, just as we were getting ready to do math problems, Esteban walked back into our classroom. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Do I need to be ready to fight?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I felt more ready for what I had to do than I had in over a year. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He describes his eight bombers circling the machines, getting closer and closer, ready to attack. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Like I had to get ready for battle. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I left during the fourth quarter of Coop’s game so I could come get ready for tonight, and now I’m in said sanctuary, freaking the flip out. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

So when Santa gave me an electric guitar for Christmas, I figured I was ready to join the after-school rock band. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“We hope for the best, young man. We always hope for the best. Come. We must call your father and get you ready to leave.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He readied to leave, apparently oblivious to the inferno that had once been a theater crackling just a few feet away. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Tonight, Henry’s silly and warm and ready, his body quick and smooth to give Alex what he’s looking for, laughing and incredulous at his own responsiveness to touch. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I’m so ready to dump this awful feeling. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. McCaffrey returns from van delivery and wants to know why all the magazines aren’t counted out, bundled and ready to go. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Across the room, I notice Stephanie sitting up straighter, ready to write an advertisement about her latest cupcake flavor, I’m sure. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I got ready for bed, inhaling Conner’s scent as I pulled off his sweatshirt. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

But even more than that, he believed, “They are not ready to give up this play. They’re just not. They have such a deep connection to it.” Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

In early November, the first racetrack was being readied for the production phase. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When supper is ready, Werner sits at the boys’ end of the table with a book in his lap. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Now, he watched the kid Renault, looking as if he was ready to faint with fright, his face pale and eyes wide with dread, and Archie having fun with him. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba is so busy she wears her scissors on a chain around her neck to always have them ready. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

At the back window, a scorpion crossbow was mounted and loaded, ready for action. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mary was all ready, sitting primly on a chair, with her golden curls shining and her china-blue dress fresh and crisp. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night seemed suddenly ready to burst with all that was about to happen. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Three systems still had to be broken, but by Tuesday morning Elizebeth was ready with “a big idea or two.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just as we wore ready to go, there was an explosion and we looked toward the sea. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Must have looked pretty angry, too, because Digger stepped back and balled up his fists, lifting them up above his waist, like I was getting ready to take a punch at him. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He was cleaning the .22, getting ready to go out after rabbits. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They approached slowly, ready to turn and fly if any Specials appeared. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Cecilia lifted her left arm with her palm wide open, ready to slap her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

“That’s what Mr. Tripp says. He’s got this shotgun he waves around like Ulysses S. Grant, saying how he’ll fight to protect our homes and such. He’s about ready to declare independency.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

At the same time it continued to boil, forming thick, low clouds, dark as tar, caustic, and ready to burst into flame. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We walked our bikes out of the woods and mounted them, ready to ride the rest of the way. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Be ready to die, my grandfather says, for everything you believe in. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The girls got ready in their locker room, located on the north end. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Give me the tape and the paper towels and a sec to get ready.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“If I’d known you were coming I’d have had something ready for you today, though not as pretty as this, I’m afraid.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why couldn’t I understand that getting ready for them was what made parties fun? In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready?! I can’t hear you! Let me hear you make some noise!’’People would start screaming, and Hitler would jump into the middle of the semicircle and the crowd would lose it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

As Martha and I get our children ready for bed, I tell them many stories from Southern Sudan. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom called that dinner was ready, and George went downstairs to eat. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, but I’ve changed already. I sneaked out and went to the gifted and talented assembly and now I’m ready to do something great for the whole world.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nancy asked warily, knowing only too well what her husband was getting ready to do. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We were ready to head for the parking pasture, but Grandma turned us the other way, toward the midway and the biplane. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“When Marlee’s ready to tell me, I’m sure she will,” said Daddy. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lyra clumsily collected her story and shook it into order as if she were settling a pack of cards ready for dealing. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Mom said he’d spent even longer than usual getting ready for his date, so she had to be somebody “pretty special.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, Grandma, I thought, ready or not, here I come! Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I waited for the police and I was ready for death, like a soldier on a battlefield. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

In pain, barely able to breathe, Vincent is ready to surrender. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I turn around to Suesetta and ask, “Are you ready to join the Housewives’ League?” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

They could hear the two men moving outside, readying the box. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

In autumn everything is tired and ready to die.’ The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Abilene picked Edward up, sat him next to her in bed, and arranged the covers around him; then she said to Pellegrina, “We are ready now.” The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

On Fridays, we had to ready new animals for the procedure and get them organized for pick-up at five. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Now it’s flooding with hope, but I’m not ready to believe it. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

And here he’d come again, ready to tie into her for another round. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crews were getting ready, the judges were taking their seats, and the DJ was hyping up the crowd, the bass so loud it made the walls vibrate. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now Matilde is the one who wants to stand up and fight, while I’m ready to roll over, belly-up, like a fright- ened puppy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days later the phosphorus atoms were ready, and I quickly strung together several short sections of the sugar-phosphate backbone. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Next step: unload wood from the shed and get it ready to measure and trim. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

A secret kept, in other words, only by the loosest definition, so that now—as I get ready to leak the information myself—I feel only a slight twinge of filial guilt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Because there will always be someone ready to fight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The Master’s manservant, Cousins, was still in place, however, and Lyra had been ready to meet his hostility with defiance, for they had been enemies as long as she could remember. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We ran out of realistic details in just a few meetings, but for some reason we still weren’t ready to go. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to retreat back upstairs until Rufus moves past me and pushes open the door, and the wet late-summer air brings me some relief. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Moms, who’d been so depressed she barely got out of bed, came marching into me and Diego’s room and said: “You guys be ready in ten minutes, okay?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Until then, we had to be ready to fight all the little battles we faced daily to stay alive. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, man. I just need to get them ready.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But I’m not ready to think about high school yet. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“I checked on him this morning. He was actually just getting ready to go to Boys Market on Crenshaw. He was going to drive himself out of the neighborhood—just like that.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I was just getting ready to seal the letter and run it over to Pastor George to give to Liz at youth group, just like I’d done before, when I thought of something else. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

My mother's face puckered, and she looked ready to cry. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

White waitresses were standing by, ready to take their place. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Pages of tables and designs for instruments were probably often torn out for ready reference, leaving mutilated copies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“Times have changed. Now,” she says, “are you ready to hear the rest of the story?” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Denny grinned and threw it again harder, but Alfred was braced and ready. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

While he spoke, the old soldier kept checking his gun, making sure it was ready. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Faces look up in wonder and anticipation like I'm a star caught in a vase, ready to explode. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It was ready for me when Stanchion finally managed to get us through the throng of people to our new seats at the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I feel like I just closed my eyes, and already it is time to wake up and get ready for church. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And obviously that would change things—but I think I'm kind of ready for them to change. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

As Harry trembled, ready to close his eyes if it turned, he saw what had distracted the snake. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

After last night, she wasn’t sure if she was ready for her very first time in a synagogue. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Shall we see if your room is ready?” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

She also showed Amari how to exercise inside the cell, to stay strong and ready for whatever may come next. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ophie was teamed up with Penelope, the other new girl, so they could clean and make ready the rooms more quickly. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“We have to prepare some meat and fish,” she would order the four cooks, who hastened to have everything ready under the imperturbable direction of Santa Sofía de la Piedad. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Moreover, he was ready to wager his one shenti that there was food hidden away up there—and Gebu was gone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Some of the villagers fled up the ravines and hid in the forest, and some made ready to fight for their lives, and some did neither but stood about lamenting. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I should make sure they have clean cups ready for when he wakes up.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He was on a roll, and I was ready to roll with him. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

“It’s ready to go on right now. You want to hear?” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

Watching Papa bounce and weave and shout in front of me, I was almost ready to laugh with him, with the first bubbly sense of liberation his defiant craziness had brought along with it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

They already had visitors, probably readying to drop from above like he and Alec had done earlier. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Soldiers were watching, their fingers ready on the triggers of their guns. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In the meantime, there was much to get ready. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Joe got his determined look; it made him look older, almost as if he was ready to be a man already. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A house was ready there for the township's new wizard. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Harry whirled around, slipping in the snow, wand held ready to defend himself: but there was nothing to fight. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Next, we had tried the floor, but after a few hours of sitting, my back felt like it was ready to crumble. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

So off she went, leaving me filling the root cellar with bushel baskets of vegetables, pruning the fruit trees, spreading the compost—getting ready for winter. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“I think that crazy dude you . . . evaporated got me all worked up. But I’m ready to go now.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

All night I lie awake with my body tensed, ready to leap up at the slight- est noise. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would hold me together until my novel was finished and I was ready to look for something more demanding. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The porch steps complained again, and Adam knew the woman would be standing in her doorway ready to spray inhospitality on the new arrival. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, our guests in the stand excused themselves to go get ready for the evening balls. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Fie bounced around, shaking his shoulders like a boxer getting ready for a match. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He gave Alec a grim look and followed the older man past them, to the stairs to the basement, and went down, weapons held at the ready. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I now had six fists ready to pummel some iron monsters. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t have to work that night—Mr. Apatan had given me the last week off, to get ready for our trip—but that’s where Dad usually got his hair cut. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Althea stood on top of it clutching a net on a pole, ready to wield it. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Now they were bundles ready to take off to the party, where they would be eaten by Leopard and her cousins. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

It was so good that Laura could hardly wait for the corn to be ready, after Ma started to hull it. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police got ready, the gambling houses got ready, and the papers set up congratulatory editorials in advance. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I took the cookies and headed to the basement, ready to start our first official band practice. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

I combed my hair down with my fingers, squeezed a red sore place on my chin, and examined my upper lip to see if my mustache was any more ready to be shaved than yesterday. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

He turns to Aunt Nancy, takes a deep breath for courage, and readies his mouth to say the words, to ask the question that needs asking. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m ready to get out of here, though. What about you?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

They found nothing, and Thomas was beginning to get ready to accept the inevitable—that there was nothing to find. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

When Adam finally got up from the ground and moved, bent over, into the kitchen, he found a basin of hot water standing ready for him and a clean towel beside it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, are you ready to see the surprise?” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Now the suitors lie in ambush on his homeward track, ready to cut away the last shoot of Arkesios’ line, the royal stock of Ithaka. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I unhooked the hose from the gas pump, and holding the nozzle in one hand and the knob in the other, I was ready to turn it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I got my mat ready for sleep, I still tasted the syrupy mango juice on my tongue. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But Rebeca was so impatient with the approach of the wedding that she wanted to get the dress ready earlier than Amaranta had foreseen. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

So the very next morning Janie got ready to pick beans along with Tea Cake. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead, I leaned against the doorway between the living room and hallway, ready to make my escape as soon as I could. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I put up my fists awkwardly, ready to fight him some more. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as they stood there, and the Elves were going aboard, and all was being made ready to depart, up rode Merry and Pippin in great haste. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Ms. Rochambeau gets to my desk I might as well be that balled-up bag, with all the chip bits eaten, ready to be tossed into the trash. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Genie refocused and readied his hands like a quarterback before calling hike. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I swing my bat to ready and wait. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there he was, locked and loaded, ready to splash the story all over YouTube the minute the truth came out. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

This is like birthday parties, with streamers and balloons at the ready and the hot dogs waiting in the kitchen, but what if nobody comes? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Fine. I’m getting ready to go to school.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

After a while the others spray on another coat, and the trailer’s ready for the subfloor. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

The Chinese say “a ready tongue is an evil.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We lift the weapons up into the ready position, adjust our grips, take a breath, and slash them across the space before us in time with Miss Duncan’s count. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“All right. Find something dry to put on. Your pa’s got supper nearly ready.” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were troubled as he made ready to drive on. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

They lay in silence, strapped to their couches and ready for launch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door of the room burst open in a shower of red sparks and Harry wheeled around as Professor Lupin came hurtling into the room, his face bloodless, his wand raised and ready. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Keep them close until we are ready to join them,” Mother Smith concluded. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stay in bed, listening as everybody else gets ready for the day. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I readied down to feel Stew Cat He had heard it too. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became carried away by their spirit of self-sacrifice as they sang, “For the flag we are ready to die....” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She dreaded going on the river, but she was ready for it, too. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Guns ready, faces rigid, the men were staring down the road. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were just getting their clutches ready for the spring sitting, and they protested that to take the eggs away now was murder. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, he’s out back getting the wagon ready. He’s got a few patients to see today. Why?” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t spent much time in New Hampshire, but it didn’t strike me as a place that was ready to welcome me with open arms. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The town was getting ready for the fiesta. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay. We’ll be ready when they come. Send them up if you want to.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

We were in the big living-room of her house in Oslo and I was ready for bed. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

The trick is to always have a new rack ready to go into the machine the minute the last load is done. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Governor reared his arm back, as if getting ready to hurl the enormous mass of light forward. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I look over at Taryn and take a deep breath, ready to apologize. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I come in the kitchen ready to tell her how many days we have left, but Miss Celia’s staring at that tree, hating it with her eyes the same way she hates the stove. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He takes the nonburning end into his mouth and there he is, best ruddy dog in the universe, ready to carry fire to the enemy. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The missiles were in Cuba, ready to be fired. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She had lined her pencil-box with pond-weed ready to receive the creature, but she discovered that it was not easy to get the newt out of the hat and into the pencil-box. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

He was ready to run wherever sent, find out any fact for them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cops were certain Mark was on that bus, and they were ready to greet it in the station. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Getting ready for the pageant. It’s very important, Ladybird.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. Probably soon, though, so we should be ready.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Pignati asked just as I knew Lorraine was getting ready to flee out of the house. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The next morning as we were getting ready for our trip back to Mexico, I went outside and watched the school bus pick up kids from the ranch. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

At lunch one day Russell tells me they've got a big cooler down in the basement next to the room where his dad gets the bodies ready. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ambulance driver hollered from the hall that he was back from taking the man to the hospital and was Doc ready to leave. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you must be tired. Your bedroom is all ready, and to-morrow you shall sleep as late as you will. I have to be away till the afternoon; so sleep well and dream well!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Kira asked when she finally hung up her cell and got ready to drive. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“New lungs can come in at any moment, so I’ve got to be ready!” Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

“Yes! You had a responsibility to Ginny, and to her mother. You have no idea how worried she was! She was ready to call the police!” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Laney and Hyacinth headed toward the kitchen, ready to help make pancakes. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Because those extra couple of seconds I've lost by not being ready are enough to change my mind about going in. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had sent him off at once, but leaving, he had set out all the ready food he could find done up in a packet as fuel for my three days’ run. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

A strange crew was aboard the Astrea, making ready to sail. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How many does in this Mark would be ready to join an escape?” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face, contorted, looked ready to cry, but even his tears were stopped by the knowledge of what he had done. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looks ready to bolt at any moment and keeps looking behind us, as though checking how far we’ve come from the school. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘Go to the armouries of the Citadel,’ he said, ‘and get you there the livery and gear of the Tower. It will be ready. It was commanded yesterday. Return when you are clad!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Little beckoned toward me and I hoped he was pleased that I was all ready for work. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes closed again, and he appeared ready to have another try at pushing the washbowl through the floor. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

She whispered to herself, “Don’t ask a question unless you are ready to hear the answer.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The Fury Id hilt-slammed came at me again, talons ready, but I swung Riptide and she broke open like a pinata. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Beneath the hills on either side the rock was bored into a hundred caves and maggot-holes; there a host of orcs lurked, ready at a signal to issue forth like black ants going to war. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

He’s almost ready to return to the world. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I skirted down Limanowskiego Street, ready to duck behind a busted-up piece of furniture or hide in a pile of old rags if I heard the Nazis coming. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

There was so much to do if all were to be ready for the double wedding that was set for early May. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Except for the gay dressing-gown, and a sort of turban wound round his head, he was ready for bed: that is, he was naked. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

My favorite time was just before sundown, when the dinner dishes were washed and the children ready for bed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I have to get ready for my test. And you have another life to get back to.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She picked her bag back up and got ready to head to her second job, but before she left, she made me and Jazz stand up to hug her. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She grabbed the brass candlestick beside her bed, ready to leap off the mattress, but lowered it as Philippa’s humming filtered through the doors to her bedroom. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Singer came back to the fruit store and waited until Antonapoulos was ready to go home. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Her mother stood in the bedroom the next morning while Eleanor got ready. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

I decided I wouldn’t be the only one hurt before it was done and I readied myself for what seemed like forever. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nobody living in it yet, but it’s there for when the white folks is ready to move somewhere else new. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’ll send word to each of you after I find us a ship, but be ready to sail by tomorrow night.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"I had a few minutes, so I ran through the aerobrake lockdown checklist for the reactor room. Everything's ready for acceleration and the compartment's sealed off." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just disappointed because I had worked myself up so much to be ready for it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

One little thrush paused and looked at him and crouched, ready to fly. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They are not ready, Your Grace. When they are, they will be pleased to demonstrate their prowess.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He didn’t get out of his red truck and come to our door because he didn’t need to—Danielle was ready. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I suppose he'd had the name ready for a long time, even then. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

“You want me to loot Meereen and flee? No, I will not do that. Grey Worm, are my ffeedmen ready for battle?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The first player, the one with the large belly, nodded with vigor and rubbed his hands, ready for action. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I planned to tell you when you were older. When you were ready. Or more like when I was ready.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was getting ready to cross back from the bathroom to the closet to bed when I heard someone moving around in the yard. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He was ready for a very long rest after a hot meal. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to undo the wrong that you have done to my sweet country of Narnia on the very day of its birth?” The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

He has black curly hair and his skin is black and I like his eyes because they’re very blue and ready to smile. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to face the council?” asked Mareth, seeing his empty plate. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had my head taped up, and I felt like I was completely ready to go. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I shall now settle up all my affairs of earth, and be ready for whatever may come.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“We just wanted you to be able to come out when you were ready.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Food brought to him ready killed had never, never tasted as this did. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

The bustle of the family’s evening—clearing away, washing up, getting the boys ready for bed—pushed away all thoughts of the fever for a few hours. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “He says things are not ready.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed almost ready to burst with laughing. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Night is when the angriest ones come around, ready to get their revenge on anyone who is still alive. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Whose husband is getting ready to go see if he can find a shop open? Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bob hefted his broom, like he was ready for a messy cleaning job. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The English had stopped the slave trade, but the rulers of a sugar colony were not yet ready to listen to slaves demanding to be treated as full human beings. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

The birds were ready to move to the south. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Those who had trouble completing the unimaginative, unvaried course of calisthenics did not always agree, but I was ready for any break from the tedium of the class-room. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He attacked Pita. We have to kill him,” Juanita said, lifting her stake high in the air, ready to deliver the final blow. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At home I felt ready to share these words, but what if Jason tells me I’m being selfish to feel bad for me when David — and he — has it worse? Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I’d managed to get ready and was sitting on the edge of the bed when Farid came in with the news. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Indicating his department briefcase, Rick said, “I’m ready to start.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take clerks long to recognize Ann and to decide that it was easier to just wait on the large black woman as soon as she was ready. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But now, she was ready to make up her own story, even if she was less than sure how that worked. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Indeed, for almost any utterance that a rabbit in this dreadful situation could find to make, Vervain was unthinkingly ready with one or other of a stock of jeering rejoinders. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And his lips would purse a little like he was getting ready to whistle. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

The boys went straight to their boarding school, while Nana and the other employees readied the big house on the corner for the arrival of the owners. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Get ready,” he said as he put the fighting knife to the seals. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

And once we knocked down that first two hundred meters, I was ready to talk. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, now, are you ready for your platinum cards?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

You ready for me, like I been ready for you all these years? Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to walk into court right now and declare a hung jury. 7TH JUROR: I go for that, too. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will finish it up for you during my break. Come back tomorrow night and I will have it ready.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not ready to have a baby. But if I—” She hesitated. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

There hadn’t been a sound from upstairs when Dilsey came in and sent Bed and Luster on to the kitchen and said supper was ready. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I didn’t know how far he’d lose it, and I didn’t know if I was ready to deal with someone who would lose it so totally that I couldn’t handle it.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

She imagines a man, his back flat against the wall, ready to seize her when she passes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Bigwig, Dandelion and Speedwell were ready, but the others preferred to graze their way back to the thorn trees and go underground with the sun. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the Roman army seemed to be getting ready for a complete takeover. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Quickly, Rashid slipped off his shoes and socks and rolled up his pants in order to wash and get ready for prayers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Penn, why don’t you take John—uh, Crash—to your room for a few minutes till dinner is ready.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

At last everything is ready and we organize the transport of it back to the dug-out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thus all the children were trying not to think of things instead of trying to think of things, and trying not being generally less productive than trying, they weren’t coming up with ready answers. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

And she said no more, handing Lyra a cup of milk when it was ready, swinging herself up on deck when the boat began to move, exchanging occasional whispers with the men. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to be ready and began making plans for how to staff his office once the appointment came through. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to cut out this stupid weave. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“You know what, Joseph? I’m ready for a fight. One o’clock, down by the river.” Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time the day of the hearing arrived, he was ready to walk in with his head held high. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

The total for the three of us came to fourteen dollars, and was packed up and ready to go in four minutes. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

My stomach began to feel queasy around all that hot fudge as I got ready to tell the story. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I rock back and forth in the blocks to get myself ready and take a deep breath before settling in. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

In a year or two, I could have had her ready to take on a housekeeper's post in some small residence. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Once we’re full and ready to go, Mom takes foil out of her bag and discreetly wraps up food for us to take. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Well, come on back—he’s ready for you.” The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I don’t come out until it’s time for me to get ready to go meet up with Lee Lee and Sam. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The spy’s glare was so ferocious that he looked ready to take on Iorek himself, never mind the unarmed Will; but Tialys was in the wrong, and he knew it. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Her back was straight, and her dirty hands made fists so tight her knuckles looked ready to split. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Percy, I know this is hard. But you must not rush out for vengeance. You aren’t ready.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Rice sent a telegram to Ferris at his office in the Hamilton Building in Pittsburgh: “Engines have steam on and are working satisfactorily. Sprocket chain connected up and are ready to turn wheel.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I was going to say, “Let me get ready for them,” as I had no idea what one did, really, to have and keep horses. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Ruthanne drew her lips in like she was getting ready to spit a seed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Nearly a week after his encounter with the Klansmen, C.P. received a phone call from a man who told him to be ready the following night, that someone would pick him up at his home. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The following season Fitzsimmons turned his attention to the promising Granville, readying him for a shot at the ’36 Kentucky Derby. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The oldest girl said, “But, Ma, you said they ain’t ready to be picked yet.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I jumped out of bed and ran down the steps, ready to let my father in. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The next morning, I heard my parents get up and get ready to leave for work. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The fishing boats that went out from Provincetown went out when night was still dark, so that as the first light brought out the fish they could be there, nets down and ready. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You ready to go inside and meet Tater Tot...Duke?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Just ask our friendly government visitor from Topeka. He’s got his report all ready about the high metal content in the water and how it has healing properties. Go ahead, son, make your presentation.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As I was getting ready to do a standing back tuck, the coaches were running over and yelling, “Nooooo! Simone, get off the high beam! That’s too high for you! Get down!” Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I hurried so I would be ready to go the second Charlie left. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“No, it’s okay. Mostly everything is ready to go. I just have to clean up,” I say. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Like someone getting ready to laugh or cry or both. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It existed now in a permanent state of windblownness, leaning over so far that it seemed ready to topple, although, in fact, its roots held it firmly in place. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll believe me or you won’t. I have no control over that, but there’s no anger here. Anger will get me killed faster than anything else, and I’m not ready to give up just yet.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

You got to be ready, but how do you know where the next one will come up? The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luke got up and told the boys to take care of their plates, to brush their teeth and get ready for bed. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I ticked through the whole long register of my disaffections, hit all the ready categories. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He crouched low to the ground, tensed and ready, and uttered a high, ear-splitting scream; and, as the startled cub turned, the cat sprang. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Shall I presume that you have finished your work and are ready to share it with the class?” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Every part of me is open and ready to let the world in. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The world must have been about ready to have a spell. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Sally got married like we knew she would, young and not ready but married just the same. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready doesn’t work on my mom and dad anymore. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Still, the final rule said ... well, he wasn’t quite ready to think about the final rule on the page. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

And this was the story of all those who failed to wait on the counsel of the Lord; who made themselves wise in their own conceit and ran before they had the tidings ready. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

I whirled ’round and at the same time picked up a stone ready to chunk whoever it was that had snucked up on me. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“Me fall off of a house! Me that’s hung by my eyebrows, reefing sail in a storm! Fix me up good, Doc, so I can be ready when the Putnam sails.” Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chester took a sip of water and was ready to play some more. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she used to come home from school she felt good and was ready to start working on the music. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I know your family. Tell the old men we have these soldiers surrounded. Most of our men came back from the second fight. I think the soldiers might try to break out, but we’re ready.” In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

He loved to play tricks, delighted in horsing around, always seemed to have a joke at the ready. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I turn to him, ready to snap, but I catch the glint in his eye. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was excruciating to lie there and listen to people suffer—even if those same people had been ready to tear us limb from limb just minutes ago. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

She was ready to be many things at once—child, grown-up, poet, engineer, botanist, dragon. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mark asked about plans for the next day but Alec insisted they weren’t ready yet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

They chuckled about how tribal Nigerian politics was, and perhaps these chaps were not quite so ready to rule themselves after all. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I want them ready for the day Ireland will be free from the center to the sea. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

I hoped Dad would say, “Hey, Albie, I just remembered I already bought you an A-10 Thunderbolt a year and a half ago. Where is it? I’m ready to help you finish it now.” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

I decided to get my sister ready and put her in the car first, then I went back inside for my mom. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If there was any chance of breaking free, the Boss wanted to be ready for it, and he was burning half a ton of coal a day to keep the engines fired. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

“You guys ready to bookmobile it back to Olympia Village?” asked Mr. Sharp. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was ready to step off when the door banged shut in my face. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the loud cry that crouched in Mrs. Morales throat, ready to spring when she heard the expected news, died where it lay. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was a frenzy of activity as my parents got ready for the funeral. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

While there, Charles got his paper ready for the Linnaean Society’s publication of the proceedings; both his and Wallace’s papers would be published at the same time. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Naked white South African tennis players milled around the locker room, getting ready for matches or about to shower. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Virginia, you have to be careful because this means you could become a mother, and you’re not ready for that yet. So if boys want to touch you, don’t let them. All right?” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And tidings now came by swift riders from Cair Andros of all that was done, and the City made ready for the coming of the King. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now they seemed not ready to give up the old school, the familiar paths and classrooms. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sat there and watched the bulls get ready to fight and talked and laughed and had ourselves a real good time. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the turns around the dance floor at the Roseland made me ready. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

So at this point Gilly was not ready to pull her time-honored trick of stopping work just when the teacher had become convinced that she had a bloody genius on her hands. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

‘I’d never have picked him for a relative. But beggars can’t be choosers—and happens I’m a beggar. It’s on to time to get ready to go to him.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The summons announced that the civil and military leader of the province would arrive on the following Friday ready to intercede in the conflict. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The leaves made fine greens, Mr. Chris said, before the spinach was ready. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

I shake her hand loose, ready to protest, to remind her about the Biermans and their strawberries. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We teach them to read and write and love God, so they are ready for the universities at Paris or Bologna, and then for service in the courts of great men thereafter. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Still smiling, he took the documents the delegates gave him and made ready to sign them. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“After a while, when I was deemed ready, I moved into the birthing unit.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

As they got ready to move again, they kept watching the house into which the woman had fled. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Akhi and I had been training overtime, and I felt as ready as I ever had to get on the strip. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

We sat down and got stat charts and rosters ready until the basketball teams came in and warmed up. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Don’t talk and don’t take off your packs. Be ready at any moment.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I picture Captain Smith, his head held down on a rock, with men ready to bash his brains out—or were they! Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

If it’s a holiday, Maria is ready to celebrate. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then he lined things up, ready to be carried away at any moment. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But by the end of the summer of the demon year 1909, we were ready. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guy is on my side, and I'm ready to dodge him if he starts to plow into my space, but he sees Alicia's white cane and makes a wide arc to my right. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were more soldiers there, standing with rifles at the ready, waiting for some outbreak of rebellion. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t ready to say her name aloud. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

His brain braced itself for certain disappointment, but his heart was ready to be evacuated of all previous sadness and make plenty of room for everything to be good, and real, and safe. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

While he stood some of the small, roundish fish came quite close to his legs and he tensed, got ready, and made a wild stab at grabbing one of them. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s all right. We don’t have to go back, if you’re not ready. Now, if I let go of your hand, do you promise me you won’t run?” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

With the tension of early applications released, and weeks yet until finals, the seniors were ready for fun. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I finish getting ready for school, thinking to myself that I know all about Mom’s promises. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After Calista left me under the covers, I kept waiting and waiting for her to come back and tell me it was time for me to get ready already. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Is this boat ready to go out on the water?” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

I was seventeen and ready to join the army. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

It feels like the receiver is growing hot in my hand, and I'm ready to throw it away. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Dari’s being weird,” she said, peeking outside as she held the egg out, ready to drop it. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The board was ready to go almost instantly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was not easy to do; in earlier times, his heart had always been ready to tell its story, but lately that wasn’t true. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mmhmm. Oh my god. I’m just—Arthur, I’m so proud of myself right now, you don’t even know. This is—like, this is actually happening. Are you ready?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

It was dark outside now, and supper was ready. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Clay that passed Min’s inspection was formed into a large ball, ready to be thrown on the wheel. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

As the others get ready to grab lunch, I lock my door and log in to Warcross. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“That last one was mostly about getting ready for this one,” Dad said. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Later, I’m in the jail cell room, fetching my portfolio, waiting for Guillermo, who needed to run an errand, when Oscar, once again buttoned and zipped, with camera at the ready, sticks his head in. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He looked like he was ready to go snowshoeing, and I have to admit I wished I had more layers on too. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I felt purged and holy and ready for a new life. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I turn, ready to bolt out of the front door to chase her down the street, but Tom’s standing there in the doorway, Evie wrapped in a towel in his arms. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t think I will ever be ready for Mary Elizabeth. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

I knew there was more to find, and now, I felt ready to find it. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After your supper, come to the field and have them words ready so’s I can get started. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

To drop the jump rope and sprint onto the mat, ready to go. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

But he seemed to think she was ready. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

After two weeks, Smith was ready to send him to the races. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Greenglass said it wasn’t ready—he needed a few hours to write up his report. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is there some room you should be ready to run to? Isn’t there some clue or book you need to go find?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

As he sat down ready to pronounce the Om, Siddhartha softly recited the verse: ”Om is the bow, the arrow is the soul, Brahman is the arrow’s goal At which one aims unflinchingly.” Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I’d have to go in, and I’m not ready to go in. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

He cleaned his pipe, knocking it about the ashtray until I was ready to offer to clean it for him. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

From time to time, I felt tears at the ready that could, if I let my guard down for one second, spill over and roll down my cheeks. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

She looked like she was squinting into a bright light or getting ready to tell someone bad news. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Clearly, he had missed their attentions and was ready to enjoy being back. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was dizzy with fatigue, but he was still not ready for sleep. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It had been a firing day, although he had readied the foil strength of his youth, and he leaned his head against the back of his throne, thinking about the events of the marriage. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before going back to school, I spend a long time picking out my outfit, as if I’m getting ready for the first day of classes. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

We decided to focus on two subsets of kids to help the Court grant relief if it wasn't ready to ban all life sentences without parole for juveniles. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He thought it made her look tough, like she was ready for a brawl if it came down to it, as if she might have a razor in her shoe. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

My knees feel ready to crumble, waiting for the student to see me and ask why I’m not in class. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Young lady, get ready to not being able to smell at all. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

As soon as her task was done, she thought, she must hurry to them and get ready for the move. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hand out the rest of the boxes, and everyone heads out into the hallway to start getting everything ready. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

For reasons we had not spoken of, yet each of us understood, none of us was ready to reveal our association. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben crouched, ready to spring for another attack. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

They were not remotely ready to step into the delicate confines of a racing shell, so they waited turns to board the school’s venerable training barge, Old New. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe the car was packed and ready for the drive back to Columbus—the place my father called the Big City—now their home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Dinner will be ready in a few minutes. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

“He’s mad because Powerful tell him the truth and he ain’t ready to hear it.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snake, unmoving, coiled tensed and ready only inches from Clay’s leg. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“First you talk about how Bhai Jaan is like a father to you and how you are worried he won’t be happy here. And now you tell me not to get ready for him?” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even so, Burnham knew, much of the fair would have to be ready for the dedication. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Golden Gray watched and he thought he was ready for those deer eyes to open. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Through here,” boomed Wednesday, and he led them through the only exit, formed to look like the gaping mouth of a huge monster, its sharp teeth ready to rend them all to slivers. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He’s asked my mother to marry him twice, and both times she's told him she wasn't ready. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z

For an instant he thought it might be land-grant people, and his muscles tensed, ready to jump down and run to flag them down for a ride. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I can have it ready for you by tomorrow night,” she said. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

And yet, on seeing his face, his spelled- out name, I immediately began to get ready to go. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Go now each to your rest,’ he said, ‘and sleep well. And you, Master Meriadoc, I need no more tonight. But be ready to my call as soon as the Sun is risen.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

I stand up to get ready to push her off before walking back to the hatch, to get away from the scene of the crime. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Folks were milling around on the big front porch, gathering their umbrellas, sidestepping puddles in the parking lot, heading for cars, getting ready to follow the hearse in a long, respectful line of cars. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready to kick Vonetta under the table but Big Ma told her to watch herself. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The top half of her face is angry—like she’s ready to stab someone—and the bottom half is almost smug. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When all was finally ready, the joking stopped. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

I nod and get ready to race across the sidewalk and into the building. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By August 1, 1914, Endurance and her crew were ready to leave for the Southern Hemisphere. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

I turn to the first page, ready to lose myself in the words. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

When he's finally ready, I hand Quang-ha the cookie pan, which has the moist seeds, and I say: "Plant three. Equidistant. About an inch down." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He had always been the happy-go-lucky one, ready to take things as they came; she had been the driven one, the ambitious one, the planner. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“No problem. Who else but you? You ready?” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The morning of May 14, even Richard is up and ready before sunrise. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I could hear the guys upstairs noisily getting ready to storm the mess hall. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Solos and clansmen alike were ready to throw in the towel. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"I shall tell my people to make ready to depart at once. But the ships that bring me home must bear different names." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They first had to carefully weigh all the difficulties and risks, though Miep was ready to set off immediately with me in tow. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After the last item was stored in the wagon, Papa helped Mama to the spring seat and we were ready to go. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the summer of 48 BCE, she was ready to confront her brother and reclaim her place on the throne. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Everybody was putting fallout shelters in their backyards, canning tap water, getting ready for the end of time. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt so rested and ready for a real, and hopefully normal, day of school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“I’m glad to be here. I’m ready to help out!” Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Brew was getting ready to go to bed and I went over to his bunk and asked him if he knew where the Lord’s Prayer was in the Bible. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re ready to take off, sir. May I help you fasten your seat belt?” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

But I’m not ready to make polite conversation. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to make myself feel this way. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“Then,” she tries again, “you can have time to prepare. Make sure you’re ready.” Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to think she would help him, but he stood up and made ready to plead with her again. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

When a mother put charcoal on her child’s face, it was a sign that the child was ready to starve for a vision, for power. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Karl says that with this heat, I wrote to my uncle, my grain will be ready to thresh in about two weeks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Grandmother explained that this would keep everyone’s strength up until he was ready to eat again. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, I’m back at the pavilion approximately ten seconds later, but I’m nowhere near ready. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

As usual, he was ready far in advance. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

By the time I had been swimming for a month or so, I was ready for my first challenge. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

The holes were ready, however, which saved me much labor and time. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only men we see are the male guardians with the women, and soldiers of the Syrian Armed Forces patrolling the streets in armed vehicles and trucks, guns at the ready. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Plus, the next time there’s a Quran competition, I’ll be ready. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Jones and me are getting ready for the after-school crowd. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Tell him she’s growing, and happy, and ready for a family. Tell him she needs that family. Tell him that he and his father should let her go.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Get ready, folks!” a voice said on the loudspeaker, startling me. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We do not embrace such archaic customs, and furthermore, does she look ready to be married? She is fourteen years old.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“How about it, Tobe? You ready to go back to basketball?” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, once some of the novelty had worn off, I could tell that Aech was ready to talk. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

At the end of the first week I tried this, I was ready to go back to test flying—it was relaxing compared to speech making. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was always tired, and a little cranky, particularly when dinner wasn’t ready. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I’m going to have to do this without being ready. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The boys had to be willing to walk long distances if necessary, and to wake themselves up and get ready for games early on weekend mornings. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

I hated that in a couple of days she'd be going back to college and I'd be getting ready for school Monday morning without her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

It was no quick thing Adam contemplated, to be finished and ready in a hurry. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The gods and Gebu had decreed that he learn this instead: mere cutting and hacking to make the stone ready for others. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

When everything was ready, we took our places. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only difference is on the ride home, Ma's all high off Jesus and now ready to talk about what I'm normally doing great at, even though not so great this week. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

We were dipping the first shirt in a tub of purple when Miss Agnew came in to get ready for first period. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course having a baby is difficult. It’s life changing. Clearly Bebe wasn’t ready for it, practically or emotionally. And that might be the best argument for giving the baby to Linda and Mark.” Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Montague,” the doctor said, “will be perfectly ready to receive them.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“They won't listen. You need to get ready to leave right this minute.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

His mother had a question ready, though, and she lobbed it out. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The boards nudged her calves from behind, like dogs ready to play. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I’m ready for this punishment to be over, though. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I said it with a strong voice so Susie would know what I meant: that me and Jay were ready to fight if we had to. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

It’s all covered with golden sand, fresh each time, as if nothing had ever happened before—raked and ready to soak up the blood.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Milkman waited four days for the car to be ready. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when September came there was a rush to get everything ready. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Supper was almost ready and the smell of cabbage floated to them from the open hall. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“But just as soon as it gave out,” he explained, “well, they’d have another one at the ready.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mop is there to hang while his parents get everything ready for the drive north. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

She was ready to take off when a Galapagos hawk landed on a cactus in front of her. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

No Kaz to come to her rescue, no net waiting to break her fall, only the fire ready to claim her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She was wide awake and ready to go. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Everyone ready?” he said, his round face gleaming like a great, excited Edam. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

But no one who wasn’t ready to die messed with West Indian Archie. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was getting ready for a bath. They came bursting in and pounced on me. They got me down on the floor...” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

This passed the endurance of the immortals, and Zeus got ready his thunderbolt to strike them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I plunk the tools into the sterilizing machine, which will kill the germs so the tools will be ready to use on the next patient. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ray leaps for the front door, ready to lead his family outside. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We were also getting ready to play our first preseason friendly match against Sacred Heart Catholic School in Salem. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She saw me getting ready to throw the book and jumped to one side. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“That thing looks like it’s ready to fall apart.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“Renegades are ready!” they yell back even louder. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

Just as he was ready to bolt, the old monk stepped in front of him, blocking his way with the walking stick. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

I was almost ready to leap, but for one thing. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Two nights later, as he was getting ready to bed down, the boy looked for the star they followed every night. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got ready to leave my room then stopped ’cause I got to thinking ’bout something. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Brick and them got all puffed up and proud, thinking T was armed and ready to waste Jack Franklin. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I still didn’t feel ready to see her, but I knew that I wanted something to happen. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Like teaching me English, Toño gets me ready for job searching. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But I was ready to accept the Object’s judgment. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The women had no idea how many others were ready to join their revolution. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

‘You are weary. Rest a while, and take food, and be ready when I return.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“I am not sure,” said the robot, “but I know who to ask for help. Now go get ready for bed.” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I just talked to this girl—and I did okay—but the Tentacles are coiled and the pressure is rising, getting ready to pounce on me when I leave. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

When everything was ready we stood by the door and people began to tumble in with wide smiles, wearing their best clothes, arms full of flowers and sweets, rose perfume floating in the air. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“His anxieties. When he feels ready to cope, he’ll slim down.” The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had ready answers for anyone who asked how they had chosen their teams. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I didn’t need help and could get my paints ready myself. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

It was so creepy, I hid it in Charlie's closet until I was ready to wrap it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

He kept his eyes narrowed, ready to clamp them shut at the smallest sign of movement. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I was ready to go straight up to bed. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In my head I'm getting ready to launch into a lecture about appearance versus reality, but I hear Alicia call, "Who is it, Mom?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That well inside me was ready to burst. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Good Lord. I’m not ready for that. But. . .” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After some silence, she says, “You ready for your big day this week?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

At dawn the companions had made such breakfast as they could; now in the growing light they were getting ready to search the ground again for signs of the hobbits. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The redcoats were assembling here, getting ready to march down to the Common—and they would be a little late. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Either one or the other. And although I don’t believe in war I’m ready to fight for what I know is right.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I got the food ready, almost on time, then had to hunt down the two little boys whose job it was to ferry it from cookhouse to table and then serve it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Are we ready to order?” he asked, smiling around at them. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“Then you don’t know me. Be ready. It could be any time.” Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready to go to the moon. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look up at Ms. Hawkins, ready for her to compliment my line. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

But no one was ready to believe that things were as they appeared. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanned and athletic, always ready with an easy smile. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

When all was ready Beowulf called the coastguard to him. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to pack your belongings and get ready to leave.” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m so ready for this all to be over. Three more days.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

At dawn they made ready to go on. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And when they slept—if they slept—they did so fitfully, in turns, with the Book between them, always ready to go. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They had better be at the house first thing in the morning, ready to fix the ceiling permanently and to offer restitution for the property damage their carelessness had caused. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Of course. They also keep out dead people who aren’t ready to stay in their graves.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I almost throw it out, but instead I grab it, ready to see just what she could possibly think I’d want. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

He would turn on the space heater, visit the band shell lavatory, then heat up some water, get breakfast ready, and finally wake the boy with a gentle shake of the shoulder. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I open my mouth, ready to snap back. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“You did this! Your childish anger, your tantrums, your incessant”—he lunged forward again, but I was ready for it—“need for attention. You brat! You spoiled brat!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He marched in time, step by step, and he looked ready to fight. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Once or twice Marly asked Joe if she could go along, but she really didn’t expect he was ready to let her go. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was he who encouraged Lourdes to join the auxiliary police so she’d be ready to fight the Communists when the time came. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was ready for them with a table, chair, and empty pitcher all set up. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z

He was happy, relaxed, self-assured, pleased as punch, like someone who had been terminally ill and, when all seemed lost, had been cured by some wonder drug and was now ready to conquer the world. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But that was over; he was ready to lead them as before. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was time to get ready for bed, Calista told me she’d help me take the cardboard TV to the recycling, but I said I wanted to keep it up a little longer. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The top of her head throbbed, ready for these tall buildings to come down on her as she rode by. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

As the shadows lengthened on the ground, Fadi hurried to get ready. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

After a busy year, we were more than ready to kick back. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Genie sat back down, feeling good about the fact that he had checked on Ernie and was ready to dive back in with the questions. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to give him the letter—not yet. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Well, Tally, are you ready to move? The fire won’t wait.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Listen at all times and be ready to retune any note whenever necessary. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

And then, all of a sudden, dinner would be ready. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then in the evening he stood in the doorway of his house and looked across the land, his own land, lying loose and fresh from the winter’s freezing, and ready for planting. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“You remember that part of him. Always ready with a joke or some terrible story. But he was great. Brought up the energy in that shop every time he was there.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

“We’ll go right ahead and get ready. You may want to take up the hems on your skirts, Myrtle.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the chai was ready, I poured it into a porcelain cup etched with hummingbirds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

ON Friday night, a week after the book come out, I get ready to go to the church. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Now if you could get yourself and the children ready. I’ll be back in just a moment to see if you need any help.” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

I ready myself to leave a breezy message, but a breathless female voice answers in the middle of the fifth ring. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Plus I wasn’t ready to call my parents. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

“We need to get inside this beast and get her ready to fly. And get that landing pad open.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

My last two weeks downtown zipped by quickly, and when I was ready to leave it seemed that not much time had passed but I had changed a lot. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Just—I’m not sure she’s quite ready to handle a knife that sharp.” Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

When everything was ready Faye took her seat behind the table. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There's much to be done to get three children ready for a wagon ride. lam lingering over a second cup of coffee while Perilee and Karl shepherd their flock. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had my pencil ready to write it all down. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

All eight hydra heads loomed over him, ready to melt him into a pool of sludge. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was more a feat of boredom last spring as we all got ready to go off in separate directions for a break from school. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

It was nearly ten o'clock, and he was ready to make his second phone call to the FBI. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

By the time I was finished making lunch and got myself dressed, Dad had fixed his thermos of coffee and was ready to go, too. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

“You ready to bounce? This is a trick question, obviously.” They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The sun was up and I was already dressed and ready to go, but Kermit refused to get out of bed. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gave me my lunch and ate his own, both of us busy with our thoughts, and didn’t say anything more about the treasure until I was ready to hide the second bundle on Cuttyhunk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

But she sticks out her chin all the same, says, “Try me” to Frank like she’s ready for a real challenge, like she’s a barn swallow going after a hawk. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs to get ready for bed, and a new obsessive slogan started running through my mind. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

My legs, arms, torso, underarms, and parts of my eyebrows have been stripped of the Muff, leaving me like a plucked bird, ready for roasting. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

With deft hands, she slices open their bellies, pulls out their goopy organs, and washes their flesh in a bucket so they’re ready for roasting. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before she can shut the door behind her, I tell her that I think I’m ready to see a therapist, the way she wanted me to. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“Your mother will be back when she's good and ready. I'm not going to beg her.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I was ready to start crying, but everyone else seemed to take their disappointment in stride. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

It was a long time before I was ready for another pet. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

I feel as though there is a noose closing in around James Town, ready to strangle all of us here. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I remained standing there ready to relieve his discomfort at the first opportunity. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

“When the elementary school wanted new playground equipment, it took three years to get it. But bring up something boring, and it’s ready to go in twenty-four hours.” Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t ready to shake up the world. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Missing Jupe like there’s no tomorrow right now, and way ready to go home, but of course, I didn’t drive. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

According to Uncle Darnell and Big Ma, she had had a name ready for Fern, but Papa said, “No more of those made-up, different names.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I move in when he's not looking, ready to plant a fat, wet one on his lips, but someone calls my name. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Dozens more Exclusion Guards arrived last night to help us gather our things and ready us for the return home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

And because Momly gets to Ma's house at the butt crack of dawn, Ma goes to bed dumb early on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays so she can be up and ready to go. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I want to tell her that I’m not ready for intimacy. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t either. Maybe it’s all part of the same thing. No thanks, no more. I can smell your supper’s nearly ready. I’ll step along.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two guards stand ready with guns in hand, their faces blank. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

“My mother always has lunch ready for me when I get home.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t yet ready to reveal my true identity to the world. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I was always honest, saying that I was not ready to get married. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everywhere around him stores were opening—suits, dresses, overalls, shirts, skirts, blouses, trousers, all made and ready to be worn. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Before such people can act together, a kind of telepathic feeling has to flow through them and ripen to the point when they all know that they are ready to begin. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That all that stuff about happy endings is lies. The only ending in this world is death. Now that might or might not be happy, but either way, you ain’t ready to die, are you?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

He bowed to the queen, but his hand touched his sword hilt as he made ready to spring at any sound or movement outside the cottage. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I feel 100 percent ready to say abracadabra. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

Derek had told him once that that was what the military did on long marches—a ten-minute break every hour—and by the end of the fourth hour he was more than ready for it. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

As he turned to leave, my dad said, “You know, you’re such a big help, Jackson. You never complain, and you’re always ready to pitch in. We really appreciate that.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Besides, he didn’t have a choice, there was a pile of contracts on his desk that had to be ready for Monday. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I felt myself speak aloud before I was ready. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That would be nice. Thank you,” I say, ready to weep with relief. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Focus,” she growled, handing me her club, “and get ready. We attack...now!” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

After two weeks, Kathy and Zeitoun were still in the studio apartment, and the kids were ready to return to New Orleans. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“No. You’re strong, Lanesha. Who got us ready for the storm? Who fixed this chicken? Who looked after me when I remained in bed? Who tried to reach 911? Who tried to help?” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I was going to. I just wasn’t ready. Now she’s mad. I blew the only chance I had at a friend.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Aha!” he said; “still at your books? Good! But you must not work always. Come; I am informed that your supper is ready.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

“There seem to be a number of people quite ready to supply it.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Granny listened, like to somebody talking...looked disappointed...then smiled politely and said, “Well, when y’all ready for me, just holler.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

The vertical row of connecting rods, so many they seemed to reach the sky far above, slid toward their corresponding holes on the left wall, ready to seal shut until the morning. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Herman E. Calloway had the rocks squeezed tight in his right-hand fist and had his left-hand fist balled up like he was ready to fight. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“Willow is good for pain and swelling, and elderberry will halt an infection. I keep a little bit of elderberry at the ready.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She is crying again, the hard and ugly kind, and I’m ready to promise her anything as long as she stops. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He and Genie didn’t even have to look at what they were doing anymore; they could tell which pods were ready just by the feel of them. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“The dinner, Monsieur, shall I serve it? It is ready some little time.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s almost five. You two snow-loving kids need to come inside and get ready for dinner. We have a birthday to celebrate,” Airs. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The ground is so dark and wet that it seems very unlikely there are actual flowers under there ready to burst through in just a few more weeks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Three months after our date, there is Stuart Whitworth himself, standing on my front porch in khaki pants and a blue coat and a red tie like he’s ready for Sunday dinner. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Perhaps she was excited, thinking of her youngest child returning home healed and beautiful, ready to resume her training to become a shaman, right and true. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

I picked up a big, hard chunk of ice to get ready for Byron’s trick. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would be mad with rage, and ready to kill. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A week earlier, that comment would have sent me flying down the dune ready to fight. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

"The great moment has arrived! Are you ready, my darling?" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

In the locker room, we all got ready in silence. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

In January of 1967, the first Apollo crew was about ready to fly. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The others put their baggage ready for getting out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cara and Joey had gotten the idea on Monday afternoon, and the first edition had been ready to distribute today, Friday morning. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to bake,” he asked, “or do you need more time to finish your argument?” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I told Vonetta and Fern we had to watch something on TV and to be ready when I came to get them. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Finally there was a compromise, and Bump called, “Get ready on your mark!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex started toward the living room, ready to defend the chair again, but Radar pushed past him and hurried to the front door. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

I wanted quiet time to get ready for my first day of building, but they’ll never leave now. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

At that moment, the loudspeaker crackled into life and started announcing the stops of a bus getting ready to leave in the parking lot outside. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

But when we met up outside ten minutes later, togged up and ready to go, Katz was looking miserable. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning, before she readies herself for work, Maria Isabel bathes her daughter with buckets of water and plaits her hair into two braids. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I saw that there was a bowl of rice ready for Sassur when his chanting was finished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We come up the road just in time to hear Henry’s old captain’s bell signaling that he’s ready to start dinner. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

When the Triumvirate fell apart, Octavian would be ready to take control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

They are trying to get me to clear Charlie’s name, but I’m just not ready to do that yet. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

As soon as I wake up the next day, I’m ready to go back down to the Hideout to respond to the latest message on the wall. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I hope we’re all ready to leave the phenomenal world, and enter into the sublime?” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And when they had paid for the rounds of beers and were ready to depart they did not suggest that he join them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Then I must compliment you on a remarkable job—to learn so much so quickly. Are you ready to learn Spanish now as well?” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s another hour before you have to be ready to go. Would you like to rest a spell?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

There they were drinking, getting ready for the fiesta. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

The gun was primed, ready to be used. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

When they were ready to go in—dressed like surgeons—they entered and sat down at the eyepieces of the microscope. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the final five minutes of humanities, she says, “Only one week until Socrates week! Are you all ready?” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

He had been ready to kick and punch Hooper, anything to stop him from whining and nagging and blaming. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

Perched on top of it, ready to spring, was a villainous-looking rat with a cutlass clenched between his teeth. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But now the Americans knew what was afoot, and they were ready. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night before, Mate and I had been readying ourselves for our trip today, talking away, just the two of us. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, when you’re ready to film, can I audition to be in your movie?” A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

We’re taking over the community center to get ready for Barrio Fiesta. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I was mad at this chipmunk and ready to fight. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

But like I said, this time I was ready for it and snuck in a punch of my own. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

She held up three fingers, ready to count down. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Narrow wooden stepladders on casters stood by the shelves, ready to help any reader up to the top shelves. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Before their party approached, ready to leave for Mecca, we were able to talk enough to exchange that I was American and they were Ethiopians. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as soon as they saw it, the best and fastest horse in Charlestown would be saddled and made ready for Paul Revere, who had himself promised to get over—if possible. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were supposed to leave a blank piece of paper under a rock outside our weak place in the fence, showing they were ready to come. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then at last, when everything is ready...phwisst!...and she swoops! The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Fine. Anyway, you better go before my dad announces that Super Special Surprise is ready and insists that you stay.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He leaped forward with drawn blade ready for battle. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

She liked knowing they were ready for whatever the night might bring. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“A fight between us and them. Show folk and rubes. You ready?” Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

And I was ready to learn it all. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“I’ll have it ready in little or no time,” he said, bustling and packing away his tools. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

‘Get some of the longer sticks ready in your hands!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He knew Luke wasn’t ready to laugh about this, but Toby needed a distraction. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

You could see that they were ready to be friends with anyone who was friendly and didn't give a fig for anyone who wasn't. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“When it is ready he will need an assistant, and he has offered me the job.” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

A skylight window reveals angry clouds ready to thunder and rain down. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Before she could change out of one, Kelly had another ready, and took half a dozen pictures of Melissa in each. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

So when Doctor Warren, a little later, looked toward Johnny ready to smile, forgive his discourtesy, the boy looked away. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Are they getting ready for the harvest festival up that way, or have I already missed it?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

She said that she would understand if Anthony wanted to dissociate herself from her opinions, that she was “ready to stand alone.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Gus leaned on his cue stick and gazed at Bigger and Bigger’s stomach tightened as though he were expecting a blow and were getting ready for it. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

We have exactly twenty-one days to get Mom ready for the game show. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

I don’t care how tough the convict, be he brainwashed black Christian, or a ‘ ‘devil’ ’ white Christian, neither of them is ready to hear anybody saying Jesus wasn’t white. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When thou’rt ready for that, Brother Matthew will show thee,” answered the friar. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

You could feel the war getting ready in the sky that night. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m taking ballroom dancing now, to get ready for high school mixers and formal and semiformal evenings.” A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like how to get ready for our talent show while avoiding Mom. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

He changed his gait so that he walked on the balls of his feet, muscles tensed and dagger at the ready. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Any more classes as boring as this one and I’ll be ready to move back in there full-time. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

I pull out my pie dough, want to get it ready before I go to the store. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t ready to get behind a class war, and told her so. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He broke it off before she was ready, and she almost fell onto the ground as he removed his weight from the door. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“If Missus Stein likes it,” I say, practically chanting the familiar words, “I just want to have the next interview set up and ready.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

For, before he ran, he was asked by Joab: “Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

They’re not ready to be eaten for eight to ten months—in the next winter. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Marian would be competing with some three hundred other contestants, and Boghetti took special pains to get ready for her audition. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“The house looks good. The food is ready. I’m going to make a few more parathas. And let me start the tea. I want to steep it a good, long time.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Finally the score was tied nine to nine, and the family on the sidelines readied themselves for a denouement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At dark he settled in again for the night, next to the fire with the stack of short pieces ready to put on, and he ate the rest of die raspberries. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was ready to get pulled over by police boats at any moment, but so far he hadn’t been stopped. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“All impurities burned out and ready for a glorious flux, and for that—more fire. And then either the slag heap or, perhaps what no one in the world ever quite gives up, perfection.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Doesn’t matter. They’ll be back, and you need to be ready. ’ The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

It takes us the rest of the day to get the new planks ready. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I’m ten years old and ready to go to St. Joseph’s Church for my Confirmation. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

When her job ended in September 1946, she was more than ready to move on. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Reynie glanced at Constance, who was scowling impressively, ready to complain about whatever they suggested. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We’re ready,” Mark replied, even though he had no clue how they were going to get their group of four through the horde of Flare-infected maniacs. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The Washingtonians were ready to storm out of the room, but Burke kept on talking. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I was ready to fight, fists already heavy. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

With jean shorts over my bathing suit, my favorite beach towel draped around my neck, sunscreen lathered, and flip-flops on, I’m ready. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amaroq and Jello were facing each other, ruffs up, ready to fight. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Law, I’m already tired and I got to be ready to work the Benefit next Saturday night. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready,” she said quietly, “but there are still a few minutes, and one question you have not yet answered. Why did Jonathan never tell me anything about Nimh, or any of the rest?” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

All of us kind of adjusted and readjusted our clothes, saying goodbyes, all long and drawn out, because we wanted to leave, but we also weren’t ready to go. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

"Dinner will be ready in a few minutes," she says, moving into the adjoining dining room to set the table. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had to babysit Malia for the last couple of hours while my parents moved all of our stuff in here, and I’m ready for some time by myself. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

That’s what I’m thinking about as I watch Mom rustling around the kitchen trying to get ready for work. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“What if I help you with lyrics for your song and you help me with producing mine when it’s ready?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Then when her ready cash was gone, had come Who Flung to denounce his predecessor as a scoundrel and took up around the house himself. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Her smile looked ready to burst through the screen. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

But he wasn’t ready to abandon clinical practice, certainly not in Haiti, where he had worked for almost two decades. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

I have their phone number, and I’m ready. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

I leave my room and let her have some privacy to get ready. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He was surrounded by a couple dozen reporters, notepads and pencils ready to write down everything he said. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Definitely not. I’ll be over here helping Violet get ready for the dance.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

When the sky cleared of kites and only the final two remained, every kite run­ner readied himself for the chance to land this prize. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Pax growled at his side, hackles raised, ready to spring. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I turn to the gate, ready to run. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

By the next morning, Friday, she felt she had completed her official duties and was ready to begin enjoying herself. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“No, no, no. You're not allowed to miss me. You gotta get your mind right from now, Z. Study for your next SATs, get your college list ready, financial-aid packages, scholarships...” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Rochester’s priestly voice relieved the tension: “The Church is ready.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bra Spider starved for a week as he readied himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He set the alarm for 5:00 AM to make sure he had enough time to get ready. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

He’s not ready to make that decision, even though there is now a real lack of trust between him and Sien, no true understanding anymore. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She was ready for a short ride, Shawn said, so we mounted, him on the mare, me on Bud. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Sometimes even Christmas wasn’t as much fun as getting ready for it. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

A colony of bats, maybe, ready to descend with their daggered mouths. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Her people undoubtedly drank from clay jugs and hollered for Paw when the vittles were ready—so who was she to advise me on anything? Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hook my arm through his because I’ve ruined so much lately and I’m not ready to add this night to the list. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Big Science, as it happened, was not quite ready for its time in the sun. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready to announce this year’s seventh grade band leaders.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Now that they were off the ship and away from its crew, Kaz was ready to dig into the details of the plan. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

To my eye, historians have been puzzlingly ready to dismiss such connections. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

"I'm sorry. Let's just get the bed ready." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And then she starts running, with her hand out behind her, ready for me to pass the baton. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It didn’t look very comfortable, but the god Auster lounged on it like he was ready for an easy afternoon of watching football. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The man was on his porch, getting ready to leave, when a blue-and-white state police car cruised down the dirt road. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Stuart—” I swallow, ready myself for the dreaded question. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I feel ready to do serious business as soon as I put them on. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Every assignment was completed, every page was read, every paper was written and ready to be turned in. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard them shutting off the TV to get ready for bed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Papá cleared his throat, ready to respond, but Mamá quickly placed her hand on Papá’s right hand and burst out, “Of course you have our blessing.” Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

But long after that, and long after I had heard the clinking of the teacups and was quite ready, I wanted the resolution to go downstairs. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Making her bow ready, just in case, she sped forward and flew alongside them, calling: “Angels! Halt and listen to me! I am the witch Ruta Skadi, and I want to talk to you!” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You said you were ready to hit the street. Let’s go downtown and finish this meeting.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She said to tell you to get ready to use your wings again. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

He had more work to do when he was ready. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I just sped up and got ready to jump with Bowdy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

We finished the packing while Uncle supervised us, and by the time we had the last wagonload ready, Hand Clap had come back. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The gum isn’t ready yet! It’s not right!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Then he located another almost-empty bottle and set it up on the stool and retreated behind the bar, saying “Whenever you’re ready, maestro.” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, enjoy your free classes! And when you’re ready to sign up, come find me. I’m always around here somewhere; I used to have an office manager, but now it’s all just me!” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I have been sent,” Antain continued in a mostly soft voice, “to tell you that the other Elders are ready. And all the populace waits along the route. Everyone is accounted for.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He said that when I was ready to leave Kansas, to telephone him saying when I would arrive back in New York, and if he could we could get together. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least her mouth opened and two words came out “And I'm ready, for your information.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tell her I am getting ready for church. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

But true believers like Elizabeth held on, ready to fight for the communist cause as the war clouds gathered. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Every morning, she gets her kids ready for school and walks there with them. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

The veterinarian arrived at the stall, ready to examine the horse whether or not Smith gave him permission. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat down, exhausted and ready to cry. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“So are you ready for the dance tryouts today?” she asked cheerfully. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

As I stand there, weapons ready, I can’t lose the uneasy feeling that something is going on and that it has to do with Peeta. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the experience I gained there, I felt ready to go off on my own. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And we were all ready for a break from spy hunting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

But no one was ready to overlook Pollard’s ride, the biggest story to emerge from the hundred-grander. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I make sure to fully prepare myself for the day -eating a big breakfast, securing my pack, readying my weapons -before I descend. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Why is this happening? I’m twelve now and ready to know everything.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Hanako had lost things, but she had also gained things, and she was ready to chase her future. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

But he didn’t try to shake my hand again, which made me mad, because that time I was all ready. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

Last year, I always tried to have my gear ready in case I had to make a speedy retreat in the night. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The final version was ready to be typed on the last weekend of March. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He glanced over her shoulder at the clock, and I knew he was ready to kick us out. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

“Guys, I’m not ready to go back to food prison,” she says. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then I spot an older picture—I look past the cake and me ready to blow out the candles. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

Then he dipped into the passenger side of Grandma’s Buick, which now was cranked up and rumbling, ready to go. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Harry watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell heavily onto the floor between them, and raised itself, ready to strike. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

I jumped over the double walls and landed with swords drawn and knees bent, ready to spring. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Dinner's almost ready. You almost done with your homework?" Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

He described the visit as a “courtesy call,” and I was told to be ready to leave at 5:30 A.M. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s still looking up at me, hands on his armrests, ready to spring. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

He was vaguely aware of this particular young man, who had built a reputation during basic training as a thoroughly eager warrior, ready to kill and businesslike every bit of the time. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I see you are packed and ready. Excellent! The plan, as Harry has told you, is a simple one,” said Dedalus, pulling an immense pocket watch out of his waistcoat and examining it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Standing in four rows in front of us are a group of people, mostly dressed in black and white, spaced two feet apart, guns held up and ready. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

"For that I will offer you a pearl of wisdom. Are you ready?" The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of their ready answers, the sport had been one-sided, as Kit could see by the daubs of mud that stained the rough boards of the stocks. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

The lamps in Dumbledore’s office were lit, the portraits of previous headmasters were snoring gently in their frames, and the Pensieve was ready upon the desk once more. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Every time she mentioned the child,” the President said, “her hand went to the locket. Now then, how soon can it be ready?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

"Nooooh," the word opening her mouth, soft and ripe and ready for him to bite into it. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Constance’s eyes seemed ready to pop from her head. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m ready for my first lesson,” I said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Anyway, Cleveland’s sitting in jail. They aren’t going to hold the trial until their three star witnesses are ready to testify.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He waved his gavel, ready to adjourn, but Connor’s father held up a warning hand. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He coiled the jib on itself and let it lie—ready to use if needed rapidly. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dylan calls me on FaceTime as I’m getting ready to meet up with Arthur. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I finally noticed that they were always there: waking me up, tucking me in, ready to listen, checking whether I needed anything. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Cytoplasm will flow easily from one to the other, the nuclei will combine, and it will become, for a time anyway, a single cell with two complete, alien genomes, ready to dance, ready to multiply. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tell me,” he yawned, for he felt ready for a nap now himself, “does everyone here do nothing?” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stood, side by side, four little sisters, holding our weapons at our sides ready to defend our baby sister as we watched him disappear into a new dawn. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We snuck around to the back entrance and made our way to the kitchen, where cooks, busboys, and servers were all bustling around, getting ready for dinner. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

"I think I might just get ready for bed." We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Or does he sit up nights searching out a Verse for every potential infraction, and store this ammunition at the ready for his daughters? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

For weeks past he had been making ready for this moment, and it had never crossed his mind that anything would be needed except courage. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

From my bed, I would listen as my father got ready for work, then locked the door behind him, one-two-three clicks. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it going to find you ready?” she asked. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It left the oarsmen sitting more upright at the end of the stroke, ready to slide forward and begin the next stroke more quickly and with less fuss and bother. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Safer’s mom clicks away with her camera while Candy zips up her bag and says she’s ready. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

For a moment Goddard looked ready to carve up Rowan then and there, but the fire in his eyes was swallowed by that unfathomable depth. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Brushing past Mariam, he said in a brusque voice, “I’m hungry. Get supper ready.” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Finally the door to the roof is in sight, cracked open under a bright red alarm just ready to go off. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment, all Conor could see was sudden thunderstorms on the way, could feel them ready to explode in the sky and through his body and out of his fists. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then Zorya Utrennyaya put her head around the door to tell them that dinner was ready, and they should clear their game away, and put the tablecloth down on the table. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Now whatever there was, was ready for him, and he could seat himself upon the bench by the table and eat at once. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

When I hung up, Holly stood right beside me looking ready for a hug. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

She snaps her fingers if you don’t have your card ready when you’re up. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

And if it be wanted; then, perhaps, if I am ready, poor Jonathan may not be upset, for I can speak for him and never let him be troubled or worried with it at all. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The box also contained white stockings, white leather shoes, and an enormous white hair bow, already shaped and ready to be fastened on with two loose ties. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard needed a match race, and he was ready to force the issue. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remember reading a passage in a book dealing with old Russia which said: “We must be ready to make endless sacrifices if we are to be able to overthrow the Czar.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Then I saw the blackberry bushes shake, and my heart about stopped for a moment, and all my muscles got ready to run. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z

She scoots forward, getting ready to get up even though there are at least four more blocks to go. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I had not realised how closely the trees grew together here, their roots stretching across the path like tendrils ready to trip one. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Travis went into the kitchen, where his mom had some warm biscuits and gravy, bacon, and eggs ready. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Stieglitz sighed wearily, and all I could think was that he looked like a man readying himself to put down a mad dog. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was one thing leading cadets, but would I honestly be ready at such a young age to lead soldiers? The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready. Teresa and Martin, take care of Timothy until I come back, and be sure you don’t tell him where I’ve gone.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was getting ready to hunt and kill a wild animal. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He just held up the goose in his giant hand, ready to crush the life out of him. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Books and libraries provide a ready means for finding out what those answers are. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The world wasn’t ready for my parents’ relationship, 1 guess, so they ran off to parts unknown. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“I am sorry, the strawberries won’t be ready to pick until then,” the foreman responded, shrugging his shoulders and walking away. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Young men in uniforms stood ready there to grab hold of the sterns of the boats when they arrived for the start. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The skeletal soldiers all took one step forward, making their weapons ready. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He got ready his golden car and Hermes took the reins and drove the black horses straight to the temple where Demeter was. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several men stood guard, looking out into the sleet-filled dark with rifles at the ready, while others opened the wooden crate containing the bomb and made it ready for the cable. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Then you were secure, ready to start your shift. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She felt like a child once more, only thirteen and all alone, not ready for what was about to happen to her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She promised him that a fast ship should be made ready for him, and that she herself would sail with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Then,” said Silas, “we must deal with them before they are ready to attack. Can you stand?” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I have been on my guard, ready to rough them up if they say one word about it. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mr. Butterbur hurried off to see that their ponies were got ready, and to fetch them a ‘bite’. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I’m just about ready to sleep off the whole year when this teacher starts talking about poetry. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I want to show you the dining room. And they have your schedule almost ready to give you.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She was ready to throw her plane into a sideslip if a searchlight caught her, a flight maneuver that allows you to dive very fast and steeply without spinning. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Alex rolls his eyes, ready to snark, except Henry sucks two fingers into his mouth, very effectively shutting him the hell up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He was not quite ready to quit trying, he said. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess I’m ready,” I finally answered back to Mr. Ali. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You could, um, probably stay here while you’re in town. For a few days. I guess. Because Joey’s real busy getting ready for the fight.” Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

"And now, I believe I am ready to sleep. Chett, show our young brother to the door." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I think about telling her what happened with my wood, but I’m not ready. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

He then made ready for his departure, and shortly after drove off to Liverpool Street. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

The bag men are fast and we’re ready for our rounds. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

They would pick up the “shooting irons” Mary Surratt had ordered Mr. Lloyd to get ready that afternoon. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready for the rowdy, bustling reality of New York to reassert itself yet. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

He picked one ready arrow from his table where it lay bare: the rest were waiting still in the quiver for the young men’s turn to come. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We made a plan for the whole afternoon, and her dad was ready, should Nan need anything big. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

“Since the children are not yet ready to make my acquaintance,” she thought, seizing her cloak, “I have no duties to speak of and, therefore, none I can be accused of shirking.” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

“When you are ready” is the only answer he receives. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

A group of gentlemen and sailors get ready to go ashore. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Although the clocks in Barrow would say it was time to get ready for bed, she was getting up, for she was on wolf time. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I got ready for bed and then I went to my room in the front of the house, where nobody ever went but me. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Dude #1: If they killed for candy, they be ready to take out the whole neighborhood just to get a rep, you know? Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the bench beside the apprentice lay a coil of wire, finished and ready for its last annealing. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

A dismal demon who was mostly mouth, he was ready at a moment’s notice to offer misinformation on any subject. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

They've stopped outside our home and are getting ready to force their way in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It shifted, tightening itself into a more compact coil, looking more like it was defending territory than getting ready to leave. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

When the baby was finally born, Roberto, Trampita, and I were excited to see him, especially because we had worked so hard to get things ready for him. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Many women tendered their resignations during their pregnancies and reapplied to the laboratory when they were ready to work again, hoping they would find a way to wrangle back their old jobs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

We tried to get ready for bed, but all we could hear was Nelson outside whimpering to be allowed to come in, and we became scared out of our minds. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Hanako exclaimed impulsively, “Mama, I want to try something new. I’m ready to have my hair cut!” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I want to get to the map because that’s how I am, or used to be, ready for the next thing once I’ve got it in my mind. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“She told me to come back whenever I’m ready.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

The Old Man says I might be ready for it. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He shook Saidu harder as we heard the people on whose verandah we had slept getting ready to come outside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I just stand there with my arms crossed, not ready to go back upstairs and face my sisters. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Everyone ready, please; I want us all to leave at exactly the same time or the whole point of the diversion’s lost.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

By the time Scruggs was ready to leave Vietnam, he was bitter and disillusioned. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Klein had been ready for the spring planting by the Amish. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

And like most successful college graduates, I was ready for real life to start. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Evy was watching Blossom getting ready for a lesson one day. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When it turns at nine o’clock,” said Herbert, cheerfully, “look out for us, and stand ready, you over there at Mill Pond Bank!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We weren’t so much convinced we’d have a fire as we were fixated on being ready for one. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Finally, after fifteen more minutes of waiting, Kay says, “Okay, I’m ready.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I was ready, big as I looked, heavy as I was. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She just ain’t ready to look or listen to Daddy again. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

She didn’t stop or deign to look at me until we were by our bunks, and she had one fist curled in her bedsheets, ready to pull herself up to the top bed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know if the world was ready for it. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The list for Richard’s party was ever expanding, and no sooner had they finished readying one room than another needed to be prepared for yet another guest. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The tentacles were getting ready to wrap around me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Aviva may be the one modern Hebrew name that is ready to break out: it’s easy to pronounce, pretty, peppy, and suitably flexible. databases, here is a sampling of today’s high-end names. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

His fur reminded me of dandelion fuzz, ready for wishing. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

She was ready to key a message into my phone. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

"They will. You haven't been around the movement as I have, for three years now, and I can feel the change. They're ready to move." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I have heard the good news, I am ready to hear the whole story. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“The last thing I want is to scare her off with a lot of questions. She’ll tell us when she’s ready. Let’s be patient.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bran was standing over him with upraised wooden sword, ready to whack him again once he regained his feet. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We just needed more time, and we’d be ready to rock the talent show. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

“I—I mean, she said to say that lunch is ready.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

“There was something I wanted to say, Hazel, about the newborn rabbits, when they’re ready to come above ground.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s another Saturday night of us getting ready, but this time, I’m the only one going out. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Herold scanned up and down the block as he stood watch, keeping their horses ready. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could spend the summer practicing baking to get ready, which would give me something to do without Trevor. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I’d been up most of the night, sorting all the arrangements, and I was in the front reception getting ready to leave when I saw Harry coming in. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

We only had seconds before they were ready to fight, and our forces were still in a panic. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

"Butterflies look so delicate, but they're strong. And brave. And smart. No one teaches them how to use their new wings. But they're ready to try, all on their own." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Within a few generations, the Martials were ready. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

His gravestone was not ready yet; until it was carved, his grave would be marked by the red banner that flew now, waist-high, a splash of color against the slate-colored sky. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The horse was lying on her side and getting ready to deliver. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

His mom’s minivan sped down the street behind him, ready to crush the snow. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

"Lou doesn't need to be, Sunny. He's already fluent. Are you guys ready for the assembly? There's the bell now." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“You are not ready for this film,” he said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Then get ready at once. I will bring up my bag. I am prepared.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Then, readying my weapons, I ran forward, leaping from platform to platform, to confront the first of my adversaries. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The boy said, “We sure do appreciate this. Johnny was ready to drop. We ain’t had a ride since Galveston.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mama busied herself getting her last things ready for the market. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I would have to ready myself for when she’d hold up her hand and say, “Right there. Stop right there.” It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“You getting your quilt square ready for the victory quilt?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The prison is so stuffed, the walls are ready to burst. We’ve had to pack them into the sugarhouses and the confiscated churches, too.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oscar Vega Ortiz, twenty-six, saw a man on a mule appear as he and four other migrants got ready to cross the river. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

Once the entire mess is ready, Katherine and I eat it greedily, the past week of good eating not quite able to make up for the weeks of starvation. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The natives here were ready and waiting when the Portuguese showed up wanting to buy slaves, I pointed out. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

You could see it in his eyes, and whenever he looked at Johnny’s long face he looked ready to laugh. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s the chest Dad and Devon are making so he’ll be ready to teach other Boy Scouts how to build a chest. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He moved forward, his pistol at the ready. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I was just about ready to run away. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

And when I was ready to go, he wasn’t there. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Are you both ready for a crash course in digging for treasure?” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

They leaned around the final turn, and Seabiscuit pulled at Pollard’s hands, telling him he was ready. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother was still at work when he set out from the family’s apartment, a small backpack on his shoulder, ready to play. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The clay in the bed was coming along well; it would be ready to form into balls soon. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Their applause is getting a little weaker, because it’s been two hours and they’ve already heard about forty girls give one-minute speeches, and they’re ready for the queens to be chosen already. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rubbed my chest—it hurt—while he stood over me, his fists at the ready. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at my notebook, got my pen ready to show him this was strictly business, and continued. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

That evening, after dinner, Adria and I got up from the table to head upstairs and get ready for bed. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Both coxswains could see the grandstands and the large black-and-white sign, “Ziel,” demarking the finish line up ahead, but neither was ready to make his move yet. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“To be sure, those in charge claim that they will be ready on time. Still the cold-blooded fact stares one in the face that only the Woman’s Building is anywhere near completion inside and out.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready to move. I like moving. I wish we weren’t going back to Atlanta. I’d like to go somewhere completely new.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Varney entered the ready room a few minutes before 0500 and went immediately into the clipped, faintly Oxonian accent that scraped across Bull’s eardrum like a nail. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was time to get ready for his meeting. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“It won’t be ready for a while, but I’ll show you which one it is, and maybe you can gather it for me, in case I have to go before it’s ready.” Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

My hand on the pin, ready to pull it out and arm it. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I still had an hour before Hannah said she’d be ready to drive us all, so I decided I had time for a little more investigating. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

His only consolation was that Aurora and Ares were inching along somewhere behind him, ready to save anyone who fell. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time he reached the house, she would have gone inside to get his bowl of milk ready for him. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other cases, he would say, “It will be a few minutes before they’re ready for you, but you might as well head over now.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had already served a hundred and fifty days, so I thought I could advance the argument that I had done enough time, and was ready to go home. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He helped his mother to her feet while his father watched, fists clenched, still ready to fight, breathing loudly through his nose as his jaw muscles tensed and relaxed. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I believe he’s upstairs, ma’am,” he said, “getting ready to address the nation.” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In her bedroom, Emily Brent, dressed in black silk ready for dinner, was reading her Bible. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

But Kelton is like an animal in a trap, and he’s ready to chew off his own foot to escape. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once he was done, the two of them hoisted their weapons into their hands, ready for battle. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I put on my salwar, dangly earrings, and lipstick, and I'm almost ready. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She was a student at the Academy of Sages; she was in her sixth year, nearly ready to receive the mark. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

A crew of firefighters was packing up their equipment, getting ready to move out. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Fresh and shining in the army fatigues Sweet had washed and pressed, he had tramped along feeling ready for anything. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a week before the season would be in full swing, and the golf and surf clubs were getting ready to open. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Percy was ready to slice this giant in half and get out of there, but Otis was standing over Nico. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

When he woke up, he sat in his favorite chair and read Civil War history books until Ruthanne had supper ready. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I heard voices coming toward me, officers yelling orders to ready the cannons. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One wore ankle-high brown hiking boots, as if he were about to go mountain climbing, while another stood ready to play in his socks, which flopped like clown shoes when he ran. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

“I think I’ve traveled enough for the both of us. I’m ready to retire. Settle down. Get old.” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Pop Pop reaches into his sweater pocket and hands me a brand-new Darlene made of pressed sunflowers, full of pages and pages ready to be filled with my words. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“I had an empty heat-eater ready for just such an emergency. Fire is the simplest of troubles I have prepared for.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The searchlights from the watchtowers sweep the grounds with swaths of light while guards patrol on foot, guns and Tasers at the ready. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Up till then, I’d been ready to tie into that bear myself. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I was ready, we slipped out the door and down the stairs. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“You be ready bright and early—no running off to the forest,” Aunt Chipo said. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the hounds had turned mutinous, for instance, Lot and his allies would have been ready to ride with Arthur’s knights, in quelling what they would have considered a real rebellion. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please, it’s enough for me to have to birth this baby. I don’t need to deal with him, too. We’ll call him when I’m ready to pop. I’d much rather have you around.” If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I groan, because I am not ready for a test. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

‘That doesn’t look very safe,” said Polly, pointing at a place where the vail bulged outward and looked as if it were ready to fall over into the courtyard. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I cringe, ready for the second when these people will turn around and see my face flaming red. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

As I stood on deck, waiting, ready to climb into the LST, I got my first look at Iwo Jima appearing in the faint light before dawn. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I just go, thinking it is better to present myself, looking ready to jump into the work. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

But he has left his shoes on, ready to bolt. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“No. I asked him to leave early. It’s just...I’m not ready.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And we kept laughing as we walked into the locker room to get ready for the game. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The main bulk of Rabadash's men had been on foot ready to assault the gate. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Finn gulped in air, ready to distract her. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Turning to General Johnson, the president asked, “What is your reaction to Ho’s statement he is ready to fight for twenty years?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

“You will bide here until we are ready to march. Then you shall have the chance to prove your loyalty.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Everything was going smoothly until April took down the question and with a dramatic flourish got ready to pretend to read. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later, when I returned to his cell, he still wasn’t ready. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

How can they expect us to get ready in such a short time? Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Even his fingers, twirling a key chain, are precise and nimble, ready to defuse a bomb or pick a lock at a moment’s notice. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But not yet, okay? I’m not ready to remember that place.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Harry jumped to his feet in shock, his wand at the ready. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Bull Connor was waiting for them this time—with squad cars, fire trucks, and water hoses ready. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He watched her carefully and instructed her in new duties when he thought she was ready. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I guess we can go back when we're ready," she says. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“It worked, but just barely. I don’t think it was strong enough. We need as much help as we can get. And we know that he is getting his own army ready.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You’d better get on, Harry, I want the trunks ready tonight, if possible, so we don’t have the usual last-minute scramble.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The flight was over, and I was ready to get out of that pressure suit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the top was our logo F3 with the words “Are you ready to Find Fun & Friends?” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sadly, the Ferris Wheel was not quite ready. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It took all day yesterday and today, but I think I'm ready to measure this storm. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept a binder in my hands, ready to use it as a shield if necessary. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I understood what was probably happening, but I wasn’t ready to face it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I held the lighter at arm’s length for two who had rolled their own, ready to spring back at any second. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

What I’m saying is who here is ready? The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d had a snappy comment ready, but he hadn’t said what I expected. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“So, school’s done. Are you and Miguel ready to start fixing that fence of mine?” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

“I’ll be ready when you are, Mr. Newton,” he said, and he finished his coffee. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

By the time I was six and ready to start school, my accent had already become very Southern. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

What kid in New Hampshire isn’t ready for a little summer in February? Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the ready room, the pilots of 367 milled around the room or fidgeted in their seats. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother is in her room getting ready for our shopping trip to outfit us both for supper at the Whitworths’. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He looked up every few seconds, wondering if the man would suddenly appear, hanging down from the ceiling, ready to shoot. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Getting ready to laugh at me for an old fool. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Wait!” cried Matt as the bodyguard made ready to leave. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t ready to see it as meat, though. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

"Last night. It was in the drawer when I went to bed—ready in case anything happened." And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Before it came, he must make certain that at least a few of his lads were ready to take his place at the queen’s side. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Drinks are a go. You guys ready?” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

After what happened she’ll surely want to get into her own bed and I’m ready to go to the small one against the wall. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

He entered something in a book and readied for some coins, then he looked up. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m ready for high school, I want to go there right away. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Knot suddenly looked like a mastiff backed into a corner, ready to bite. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

April had been keeping all the costumes in a box in her closet, and it had been decided that they would all get ready at her place. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Part of that seemingly endless day was spent getting things ready for the coming night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The years after graduation hardened me into someone quite different from the strutting graduate who left campus that day headed for New York City, ready to offer the world his talent. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But make sure your guns are ready now,” he commanded. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The snow inside the Nest began to melt and the robot’s sensors began to thaw, and when she was ready, she climbed out through the hole in the roof and into a bright, foreign landscape. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Two orderlies were getting ready to take away the dead men. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

They stuffed me like a pink little piggy ready for market. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

The Wild Boy of Bainbridge Island was ready to break free. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

I would say at the present time she looked ready to bean somebody with a baseball bat. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Herman Miller was ready to go to market, the comfort scores were, in fact, above 8. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

The other homeroom teachers were ready by Thanksgiving. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was as if my four friends were still alive and well and getting ready for school in their own homes. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As the man dug for his wallet, the Owner, quietly and stealthily, slipped his right hand into his own pocket to find the small glass jar he always kept ready for a ripe opportunity. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

“I want it ready to hand in next Monday, and no excuses!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I am so ready for a life of crime. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The season was over by now, but the army-green burlap bags still stood ready for the next ump to call, “Play ball!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took some small wood and got the fire going again, felt some little comfort and cheer from the flames but also felt that he should get ready. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pong was ready to give up and get out, but now the guards had moved back into position and would see him if he climbed out of the basket. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

So I got to head out tonight and be there when the sun comes up, ready to strike the first big fish that rises. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Without his thinking, he moved to face the sound or sight, moved to make ready for it, to deal with it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I watch her in the kitchen as she works on getting Hector’s formula ready. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

And yet, she didn’t quite seem ready to kill him. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“Go and tell your other father that lunch is ready,” She opened the door of the oven. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

They had the alertness of deer in the forest, ready to take flight at the least provocation. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

His little boat of wood and magic, scraps and spells, was ready. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“I am not ready to meet her. Tell her that I am fevered again,” I plead. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

We headed out into the summer night, ready for adventure. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I was ready to say it again, maybe yell it, but a light went on and the window opened and Lelia peered down at me. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had feared this was coming, and had my face ready so that it did not betray me—or so I hoped. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He and Kate took Sticky by the arms just as his knees appeared ready to buckle. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Reaching the cover of some stacked crates, I readied myself. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She said she was ready and I got my hands in the pose. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Admiral Nimitz and the Navy were getting ready for the first attack on the Gilbert Islands, about 2,000 miles northeast of the Solomons. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, are we all packed and ready to go?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

"Guards" stood by with firecrackers and were ready to throw them at the saboteurs if they were seen. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Harry reached for the lamp on his bedside table, gripped it firmly in one hand, and raised it over his head, ready to strike. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I promised him I would, and I stepped out on the strip, game face on, ready for battle. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

She was ready to do whatever he asked and she turned his companions at once back into men again. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

All your life you wait, and then it finally comes, and are you ready? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

They had been talking excitedly but secretly among themselves for weeks now, and they were ready. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“You knew I didn’t have time to drive you to school today. I thought you were getting ready all this time.” The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Bobby gave the authorities the address of his hotel and his cell phone number and asked if they could call him when the reconstructed passport was ready. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But we can’t be greedy pigs and demand too much before it’s ready, now can we? The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sheed put his bike back on two wheels and spun to face his cousin, ready to cheer him on. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

They were ready to jump on me, no doubt about it. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Natural Selection...is a power incessantly ready for action, and is as immeasurably superior to man's feeble efforts, as the works of Nature are to those of Art. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I had nothing to carry, so I filled my pockets with oranges, tied the laces of my tattered crapes, and I was ready to go. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

In fact, within the thermonuclear research community, Livermore’s reputation was marred by the almost comic fizzles of the first devices it readied for testing. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Seonsaengnim, I was ready to go to your house,” she said with a bow. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

First because her brother looked about ready to crush my head. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“In all gatherings he at once became the center of attraction, having a ready command of language and a constant fund of amusing anecdotes and experiences.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless he drew slowly nearer, ready to jump back at any moment. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Dad was downstairs, packing up my lunch and getting ready for work, and I had to tiptoe very quietly toward their room, so he wouldn’t stop me in my tracks and turn me right around. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By June he would be ready to accept a call to one of the small parishes springing up to the south and west of Wethersfield. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Overhead, complicated lights line the ceiling, ready to obey the stage director. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Kaori could feel Gen’s excitement bubbling under her palm, ready to explode. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Brother Belie Jones, the Baptist preacher, said God just wasn’t ready to take her Home, praise Jesus, or else He had something more for her to do here before she passed into the Great Beyond. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“We know you love us. We know you want to protect us. But maybe we’re ready to see a little bit of the world outside of Sutton.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

She took out three—no, not books of Shakespeare, like you might think—three brand-new baseballs, their covers as white as snow, their threads tight and ready for fingers to grip into a curve. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

She took a deep breath, ready to tell him about Demyan, and Papa being lost to the Pechenegs, and her plan to get him herself. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

The pigeon was wide awake by this time, ready to fly away; but the voices down below continued. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

We take two more tries to get the ratio of sugar, Earl Grey, and halwa right, but finally it’s ready. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

The only thing that saved him from absolute suffocation was the sea breeze somersaulting and fooling, first ahead, then behind, running and panting like a dog ready to play. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t in Stockholm, though, to stalk the cobblestoned streets of Old Town, or walk through the underground tunnels, or ready himself for a cruise on the Baltic Sea. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I turned so he couldn’t read my expression, and started getting ready for bed. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I think you need to be getting ready, Nessy. We got a pageant to win tonight,” Pop Pop says. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She would build a fine fire and get breakfast all ready. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z

Chiron shouted something in Ancient Greek, which I would realize, only later, I had understood perfectly; “Stand ready! My bow!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Her terror is so great her body flees before her eyes are ready to find the route of escape. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

All the time I was preparing for my final exams that year, I was preoccupied with what was to come, with being ready. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also, she couldn’t forget how he had been ready to write off her brother, Nico, when they’d learned he was a captive in Rome. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He looked ready for the most satisfying nap of his life. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Spender saw the thin dust rising in several places in the valley and he knew the pursuit was organized and ready. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“O.K., Kenny, now the last part of Surviving a Blizzard, you ready?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, Kelley was talking with a buddy of his who was getting ready to leave Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I hope this works out,” he was murmuring, flitting around, getting ready. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They gulped down their breakfast, then set off upstairs, Kreacher bowing them out and promising to have a steak-and-kidney pie ready for them when they returned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He’s been getting tired of sitting at a desk and going through focus groups again and again and again, but he’s ready to pick the fight back up. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Kathy said, looking over at her husband, who was putting on his shoes, ready to leave. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

For a second it seems like the crowd's attention has made her uncomfortable and I'm ready to dismiss her as a real contender until I study her again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Percy looked like he was ready to jump in and fight at his side. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Gary,” he told him, “They’re ready to kill you, but I’m still your friend.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Probably,” said Dr. Schultz wryly, “he’s wondering if they’re ready for their steroid injections, too. As a matter of fact, I think the G group is. They’re doing almost as well as A group.” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

The young men whistle and hoot, roused by the sight of frisky young women, girding themselves, ready to play ball. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I repeat, “Ramu and I are ready to switch into the smart class.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

I was ready to fall asleep before the sun set. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But you got to be ready when they do act right because that’s what makes the surviving worth surviving. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was never rash or hurried, but he was always ready. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

One could almost smell trouble ready to break out—as it did very soon. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Ernest, who was “feeling no pain” from his sociable afternoon, as Wilkes recounted later, countered that the statement was a favor for Strauss and needed to be ready that night. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“There is another destination. Look at me! Remember my face. When you’re ready, come find me. We’ll take you to the mortal world with us. You can see the sunlight and stars.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Our parents were ready with flowers for us. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Photographs of the children show a sweet if sober bunch who seem ready at a moment’s notice to swing into action with brooms and dishcloths. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I didn’t speak English, and I didn’t feel ready. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

When, at last, the loose stones and broken bits of things had been cleared away, Egypt looked clean and bare and ready for whatever might be going to happen. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

We shall give him a chance, and have the men ready to follow in case they are required.... Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

A half circle is waiting for me like a mob that’s ready to burn me at the stake. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The room is full of painters, sculptors, and sketchers during activity period, and some kids stay there until the late late buses are ready to roll. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I shall return when we are ready for you,” said Professor McGonagall. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

As soon as we were ready, we lined up for photos, posing first individually in front of some palms and then as a group—“one big happy family.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He followed Billy into the grain room and watched him make the steaming bag ready. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 1, 1944, the division was reported ready for action. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was tiring and frustrating, trying to wrap each ornament the way Mother likes, to get them ready for next year. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

He greeted the men in his deep, gentle voice, smiled at Ranofer and bade him make ready the big furnace. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

Same guard towers with searchlights where guards watched you with binoculars, their machine guns at the ready. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t matter that I wasn’t raising my hand because he would say, “Anna, get ready. I’m calling on you next.” Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

“I’m ready for number five,” I told him. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

He struggled, but Hooper readied his arms up high, out of reach. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

She was about to turn it and push the door open—she’d thought she was ready to do that—but all of a sudden, she became uncertain. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I had been traveling for years, had my girlfriends, and I was ready for getting married. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"You two follow behind. I'll go first, then Piggy a pace behind me. Keep your spears ready." Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Train Ear held the blues harp aloft, ready to throw it onto the tracks. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

But she wasn’t ready to strike just yet. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Usually, Mr. Kellerman helps me,” he grumbles, letting me know that the service I am trained and ready to provide will not be required. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

He meant that countries like India are now able to compete for global knowledge work as never before—and that America had better get ready for this. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The one ever scrutinizing into the public opinion, and ready to follow where he could not lead it; the other insulting it by the most adverse sentiments and pursuits. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I told Calista that when she came over early to help get me ready for school. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

“See the picture of the red giraffe on the box? I think the lady is from the zoo, Ruby. I think she’s getting ready to take you there.” The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

While we were not yet ready to announce such a suspension, we wanted to provide Mr. de Klerk with enough encouragement to pursue his reformist strategies. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Put away your notebooks, and we’ll see which row is ready to get its things.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

He just squirms and twists around inside that hide and won’t quit fighting even after the dog’s got enough and is ready to throw the fight to him. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malachy helps her wash the twins’ bottoms though he’s ready to fall asleep himself. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Hushpuppy, always ready for a new game, cavorted around Tidbit, barking wildly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not ready to talk about my solution to the choir problem. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Preparations for the party were already in full swing as they got ready to leave for the gleaning run that morning. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

She kept waiting for someone to mention the petition, so she could declare herself ready to sign, but no one did. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sweet course stood ready on the sideboard untasted. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

“But this queen is not ready to die.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We both knew what she was thinking, but I don’t think either of us was ready to say it out loud. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

He wanted to get ready for the journey down the river. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

With another touch of his mother’s hand, Robin left the company and went to find Brother Luke and to make himself ready for the audience. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then we went and washed our hands under the running tap, rinsing mouth and face as well in the cool water, and came back ready for sleep. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cod, whiting, haddock and mackerel, we caught them all and bore them back triumphantly to the hotel kitchen where the cheery fat woman who did the cooking promised to get them ready for our supper. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she was done, she pushed her plate away and announced she was ready to go to the midwife. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

Elizabeth was hunched over her sewing machine, intent on getting a new dress ready for the Christmas season, and it is yet another green gown, cheap and frail. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

A splendid stalk is raised, with a fruiting body on top, and out of this comes the next generation of amebocytes, ready to swim across the same moist ground, solitary and ambitious. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I am so excited. But a tick ready to pop? Gross...No...Ew.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

You were taken from me, and I’m not ready to take myself away from the two best friends I have left. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The first reliable witness to return was Gawaine, who readied the court in a black temper, with his head bandaged. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

One minute he was ready to vaporize us. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The moment he walked into the pilot’s ready room on the ship, a group of intelligence officers began firing questions. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

What I would like to steal is a knife, from the kitchen, but I’m not ready for that. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was ready to get to work with his knife, when Portia turns everything upside down again and the judge ends up freeing Antonio. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Everybody wanted to be sent to the front, and young women who had grown up firing guns and flying planes in clubs and schools were just as ready to fight as the young men were. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

But it had been replaced by another emotion: anger at being forced to get back up on the bar before I’d felt ready. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

But at last everything was ready, and the day came when the Poppers were to go down and say good-by. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the show finished I’d head home so I could have a shower and get ready for bed. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

And Keto would be after them too, ready to feed them to her sea monsters. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

So Luke read cautiously, always ready to shove his population book under his pillow and replace it with one of his adventure books. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

When 6:30 comes, Elsie’s all dressed and ready to go. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

And some of the university men, who were unused to such a hard life, were so demoralized by the events of the last months that they seemed ready to break down. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Citra arrived on the main floor ready to assess the contents of the pantry and refrigerator, but to her surprise she found the dinner table set for two, and steaming plates of food already there. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He grasped the bars of the window firmly, ready to pull, and stood poised. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the coach saw a few eighth graders pounding the younger kids like usuaL Maybe the other kids saw Matt Sloans thugs getting ready, to toss Molotov cocktails around. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I'm not ready to let him leave yet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

But if he’s so ready to move on, he should have no problem showing his face in school. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I did warm a little at that but I wasn’t ready to be done grumbling. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

"Sweets will be ready in a short while." Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Harry had his retort ready for when they asked him why he had not simply created a perfect grave with his wand, but he did not need it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Thousands found out about the navy ships ready to abandon the navy. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I got up from bed ready to set up housekeeping at Mama’s. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a Wednesday, only an hour before Liam and the others were meeting to discuss a new camp liberation strategy, before Clancy was finally ready to see me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He watched them very hard of course; but he wasn’t ready interested in seeing what they were doing, only seeing whether they were going to make a rush at him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

I got my mother’s photograph and the black Mary picture from my bag, ready to show August. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The battle was over, but Nguyen was afraid there might be NVA soldiers left behind, ready to take aim at anyone that moved, or that a nervous South Vietnamese soldier might shoot them. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

He could go home and wait until Frankie was ready to talk. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

“Do you see Mrs. Pontellier starting back with the children? She will be in late to luncheon again. She never starts to get ready for luncheon till the last minute.” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Gone to Vespers, and to visit some friends, I believe. I am to take you back in Tonie’s boat whenever you are ready to go.” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

Pong looked behind him at the door, ready for it to burst open any moment with the Sivapan girl behind it. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“The big ship is not ready. Leo says tomorrow, maybe two days. Then they will come.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But the eldest son was not ready to give over. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I have to get ready. Violet’s going to be here any second.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He doubles over in feigned pain before stretching his bent arms back, as though getting ready for some basketball shots. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready for the dinner guest question yet?” The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

When I came as near to the light as I dared, I raised my head and tensed my legs, ready to flee if necessary. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now they laid hands upon the ready feast and thought of nothing more. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’m going to be ready,” I told him. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t agree, not exactly, but I didn’t fight back because I was ready for lecture time to be over. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

This secret is like a little bird peeking out of its nest, not quite ready to fly. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She was smiling and her eyes were modestly lowered, ready for a compliment. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

James asks, taking a broom handle to the stack of ready boxes to straighten the tower we’ve made. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

I stand up, ready to hurl all my weight against the table. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly I’m picturing myself with lighter, clearer skin, onstage in my pageant gown, ready to win it all. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

They did not know how far away Pearl Harbor was, but they were ready to go there and fight the enemy. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the end of January, Mr. Popper was sure the penguins were ready to appear in any theater in the country. Mr. Popper's Penguins 1938-09-01T00:00:00Z

At fifth-period Office Duty, Mr. Canton had us both sitting on the bench outside his office, ready to fly with any incredibly important messages he had. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

"Very good. See that my horse is saddled and ready. I mean for us to ride within the hour. Have you eaten? Craster serves plain fare, but filling." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The neighbors, watching Kino’s door through the crevices in their brush houses, were dressed and ready too. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time they were ready, half the kids in the East End were there, from the tiniest pipsqueaks to high-schoolers. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jane’s alertness in moving, proved her as ready as her aunt had preconceived. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He wanted to have it ready in case the police stopped him and asked questions. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready, my boy? Come, then—let’s be off.” Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then, when all was ready except changing his clothes, he sought out Brother Luke, for he knew that the friar would give him help and encouragement. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

"Hermes will have their EVA specialist, Dr. Chris Beck, suited up and ready the whole time. If necessary, he will literally grab the probe with his hands and drag it to the docking port." The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had slept well enough in the boxcar, but I was ready to stretch out after a couple days in a freight car. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think I’m ready yet,” Moss admitted, his voice dropping in volume. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

I’d been ready to let the world end, prepared to sit back and wait for the apocalypse. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

It was like a servant of some sort had got the place ready for the night-time, then left: the curtains were closed and there were dim table lamps switched on. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sighed with accomplishment while she readied a new pile, then he bent again into their slow waltz of sorrow. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But they might come upon the cave by chance and then I must be ready to flee. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no doubt whatever that the child would be finished well before the house was ready. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the gathering nodded, murmured, stirred about, ready for fresh air. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was wearing my sneakers, ready to run if I had to. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

We didn’t have many troops in France that first winter, but we had millions in training, getting ready to go. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

She hugged me again as I was getting ready to leave the house. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Hessians kept a few paces apart, their muskets ready, their bayonets fixed as if they were advancing on an enemy. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Now that the day has arrived, I’m not ready to go. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Are you ready to go to Myrtle Beach?” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And then we were outside, in the cold night air, ready for this last, unexpected phase of Operation Egg. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Docked at the North End waterfront, it was a fireboat, ready to spray tons of ocean water on the many fires that often took place on the wharfs that extended out into the harbor. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

At the Bear Flag the girls were getting ready. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if I could catch something just by sleeping on used mattresses, and I wasn’t ready to find out. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

So Ged had been warned often, and when the dragon spoke he listened with an untrustful ear, all his doubts ready. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

With Atal’s help she drew off some of the sticky, resinous sap, and then came the long process of boiling, dissolving, boiling again, until the varnish was ready to use. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

When they were a few feet away, Barry stood up, balancing himself, ready to jump. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pattie tried to sort it out but it wasn't long until both of the police officers were standing in front of her getting ready to launch an avalanche of questions in her direction. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Of course I shall be ready, Mother,” Ana said, tossing her head as if the task was no more difficult than selecting which dress to wear on the appointed evening. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The decision is the same. Not ready,” he informs the floor. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her fingers itched to make it into one of her treehouse pictures, but she knew she wasn’t ready to show June one of those. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He’s about ready to tell the story of catching the tuna all over again, for anybody who didn’t hear it the first time, when Mr. Nagahachi the fish buyer shows up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

This was how he learned that the ceilings in the White House were ready to fall down, as well as other things. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy translated, “They’re ready to adopt you. See? I told you. Get set for a long day.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I was more than ready to risk it. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Will stepped up the lead, away from the old man, crouching, ready to jump or fight or leap out of the way. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was soon evident that Clara was in no condition to spend her pregnancy in the country and give birth in the village, so they began getting ready to return to the city. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I walk in, he turns to me and says, “Are you ready to go?” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Here in the shop only great sarcophagi were built, and blocks of stone roughhewn to size, ready for the sculptors. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She always says that until I’m ready to eat eel, I can’t really say I like sushi. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

“If this thing in the swamp is so unexpected, why are you so ready to chuck me out into the wilderness today?” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

To Welles’s left, the orchestra sat on chairs facing Herrmann, who was ready to conduct when Welles cued music. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I was near enough to shoot any animal that came to it, and my gun was loaded and ready on my knee. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it wasn’t a rhinoceros, but a bunch of old trees that were ready to tell the secrets of the dead. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Becoming a doctor had really been my parents’ dream, not mine, and now I was ready to deep-dive into my own identity politics, from race to religion. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He is getting ready to eat me, she told herself. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were in Rishi’s room after class, getting ready for their first practice session. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

She would be ready with paintbrush and sketchbook to record their complex, miraculous lives. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was an older car, but we were ready for a trip. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of VC were killed north of Saigon, and President Johnson was saying that the United States was ready to come to the peace table if the Communists were. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The judge rapped for order and asked, “Is the defendant ready to enter a plea to this indictment?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

I sit, hands perched with thirsty fingers, as I get ready to play. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“To thank her. For helping me get ready.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Track officials viewed any effort to create funds for injured riders as unionizing, and they were ready to ban any jockey who took steps in that direction. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Erastis thinks I’m not ready, but look at what I can do!” he crowed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The EMTs wrap up, ready to take me to the hospital against my wishes. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

He came into the visitors’ room looking ready. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fly was ready fastened on the line, a black gnat, a little frayed but still hairy enough. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had obviously looked out the kitchen window and seen the woodshed, because when the tent was ready he walked around the house and got some wood to build his fire. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

By now all was ready for the appearance of mankind. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stuffed down my worries, gave my dad a kiss, and took myself back upstairs to get ready for my own workday. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

“You are a hoot, Abilene Tucker. Let’s get going. Mama’s going to have the frying pan ready to fry up some frog legs for supper.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had the dollar ready in her hand. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Like his heroes in the films, he was ready to have his endurance and courage tested. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When the cakes were laid out upon the table in strips, ready for heating, Wing Lung felt his heart fit to burst with pride. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Dill’s demeanor conveyed that he wasn’t enjoying making small talk any more than she was, but he also wasn’t ready to fill the silence with anything else. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The golden monkey crouched on her other side, ready to seize Pantalaimon if he woke up. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I wake up the next morning and get ready to walk my clients. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The arrows were laid out on the tray in her forehead, ready to go. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The extra help was necessary to make sure the house was ready in time. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Will you bring the coffee in when it’s ready?” The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As the demonstration ended and the marchers turned to head back to St. Joseph’s, C.P. alerted his men to get ready. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Supper was always ready by that time and they would turn on the light and draw their chairs to the table. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

As for the monkey dæmon, he glared at Will without blinking, crouched ready to spring. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

In the morning Mom gets me bathed and dressed and fed in record time while Dad gets Penny ready. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t sure what was coming, or when, only that it would arrive and that it was essential he be ready to meet it. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"Ripe and ready," I tell Amit, and look into his face, letting him see the desire and acceptance and hope in my eyes. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cade spit again and said, “And the worst part was, just when the guy was ready to kick in and breathe on his own, the dude puked right into my mouth.” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Those huge blunt paws were ready to tear some creature into dollrags. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

When the sons of Aegyptus arrived ready to fight to gain their brides, the city repulsed them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I know a story about a boy who hated stories," Old Nan said with her stupid little smile, her needles moving all the while, click click click, until Bran was ready to scream at her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I’m wide-awake when I should be sleeping to get ready for our big day. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z

I’d been ready for a muscular thug and negotiations filled with thinly veiled threats and bravado. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

New Kabir, smartly dressed with shiny hair, ready to not just look at the outside world, but to try and belong in it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

They wondered whether half a dozen young pheasants they started had anything curious about them, and Kay was ready to swear that one of them was white. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When you're ready to make a wish, you close your eyes, then throw it over your shoulder,” I explained. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Amber balls her fists like she's readying herself for a challenge. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

At last the day of departure came, and a great and fair company made ready to ride north from the City. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve met Mister Johnny, though, I’m ready to work. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I trust that you all had a fine first day back yesterday, and that you’re ready for a productive school year, especially as part of the Sunshine Buddies program.” Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

She’s smart and knows what to say “Are you ready for it?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

“Maybe he’s up there right now, wondering what he should do. Shoot me? Shoot Holst? Or maybe I got to him, too, and he’s getting ready to blow a hole in your chest, Geels.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Thank you for understanding,” said Mom, getting her pocketbook ready as if she were getting up. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

“She’s off with the handlers in the enclosure, getting the bonobos ready for sedation. Want to go say hello to her?” Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

At each corner of the camp were Arabs garbed in beautiful white robes, with arms at the ready. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We knew any pitch against us was a strike so we went up ready to swing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I decided to give you space. To let you speak when you were ready. But now I’m not sure if that was the right thing to do.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Always ready to play games or amuse his small nephew. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

I was ready with my pad for jotting down random thoughts I could use later in my writing, just in case the tar pits turned out to be super boring. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I tightened my grip on the dust rag, my ready excuse for why I was here. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Out of. this face stared two light blue eyes, frustrated now, and turning, or ready to turn, to anger. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

I won’t let them shake me off again, he thought, oh no, I’m ready this time. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I was about ready to graduate, a list of Appalachian communities asking for nurse-midwives was posted on the student bulletin board. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Kleinsasser signaled that she was ready and she started a clock. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“I think I’m ready to go to sleep.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

But my sense of the country was that relatively few people were ready to make the sacrifices to join the struggle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stand up, ready to crash down through the brush. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

No self-respecting parent, obsessive or otherwise, is ready to believe that. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

About two hours later they were ready to start. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Dried and hardened over a slow fire of green wood, the bow was ready. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had to be ready to show my stuff this winter. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I’m not sure if I am ready to get up yet,” the woman said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Hall directed two other Sherpas—Arita and Chuldum—to remain at the tents in support, ready to mobilize in the event of trouble. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I approached cautiously, ready to turn and run—but he was not there, and when I came in sight of the house I saw him on the porch just going in the front door. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He whipped his arm through the air like he was getting ready to throw a rope. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

I feel ready—as I wasn’t before—to risk the truth. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told him her wrongs and as always he was ready to do her bidding. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t ready, and he didn’t want to. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I'm ready to give up for the day when Rani jumps up and drags me to my feet. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

‘All is now ready for you. Enter the boats! But take care at first!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We were almost ready to sit down to dinner. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He looked ready for the nursing home or the grave. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Are the four of you ready to play Let’s Do a Deal?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Anya spun, knowing it was Sigurd coming through those doors with his battle-hardened, bloodthirsty sword ready to cut all three of them down. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

She was obviously getting ready to point at something again. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

She looks like she has been ready for a while, but maybe the child is being stubborn. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Should any hair be so insolent as to appear, my barber stands with razor ready,” he had assured her when she raised him up. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The man's squinting and his lips are parted, ready to shape words. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Then you were ready for the next mission. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

After several minutes of opening the wrong doors and bumping into people who hit me or called me names, I was in tears, ready to give up, paralyzed by my fear. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She looked ready to disembowel him and might have done so had her handlers not lured her back into her trailer. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Todd might’ve been a lot bigger than me but he’d better be ready, this wasn’t going to be a bird’s nest sitting on the ground for him. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

The stable man who takes care of Finn the Horse says he found him like that this morning and it’s strange because he’s always up and ready for his feed. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

That's why I still have the dolly raised over my head, ready to crash it through the police car window, when I hear a voice boom down the street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Man must be ready to say: Yes, since Cain there has been injustice, but we can only set the misery right if we accept a status quo. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now I was ready to say good-bye and leave Long Beach. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

With Hannah’s words ready at the push of a button, it feels wrong to smile like this. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She was ready to climb into the back seat when Portia pinched her on the elbow. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Werfel stepped back again, closing his fists, ready to bean opponents if necessary. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“And the struggle isn’t over now, though the forces of the Kingdom have met a setback. They’ll regroup under a new commander and come back strongly, and we must be ready to resist.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

One evening in 1958, a handsome thirty-three-year-old army captain with a ready smile and a rich bass voice ambled into practice. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

After dinner I hurried to get ready for bed and turned out the light hoping I could fall asleep and wake up with one of Gay’s fresh starts. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The night of the ball, instead of getting ready in my room like all the other boys, I went upstairs to Javi s room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

If you want to try it, I’m ready. 3RD JUROR: Well, finally you’re behaving like a reasonable man. 12TH JUROR: Check. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stands close to me, ready to catch me if I fall. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The best thing about getting it ready was that Mr. Loomis slept through the preparations, and then woke up just at the right time. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Now let’s begin our Morning Benediction. Please get your Precious Red Books ready.” Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry, Dad, dinner’s not ready yet — I fell asleep outside.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The girls rushed out of the dining room to get ready, and Dad rolled his eyes. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I told him I'd give it some thought, but I knew I was ready to take off. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

All she wanted was for me to stay and fight, when all I kept doing was getting ready to leave. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

"I am perfect ready," he replied in his heavy accent. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Soon we will be ready to storm Camp Half-Blood. And after that, Olympus itself. All we need is your help.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

She was ready to say thank you, but I just rolled on. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

Clement fled, taking shelter behind the wall of a wrecked hut, but Otto and Mom and I stood ready. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Of somebody who has been calling my number for the last ten minutes, I can hear, and is as ready to give up on me as I am. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Whatever the truth is, I will be ready for it. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know how they’ll manage it, but Percy and Annabeth will find a way. They’ll journey through Tartarus and find the Doors of Death. When they do, we have to be ready.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to fear and he felt ready to skip through a thousand farmyards one after the other. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure, but I wasn’t ready to take any chances, either. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

On New Year’s Eve the parlor was deserted, for the two younger girls played dressing maids and the two elder were absorbed in the all-important business of ‘getting ready for the party’. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the invention of sex, two organisms could exchange whole paragraphs, pages and books of their DNA code, producing new varieties ready for the sieve of selection. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she was ready for bed, but my son still wanted to wrestle. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, she seemed ready at any moment to fly apart like a broken doll. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was ready to go back to my room and wrestle alone with my worries. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A hunt takes preparation, readying for readiness, it replied. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“You should stand and be ready to jump clear. Hold the ring and swing yourself up when I call.” The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. O’Leary bounded out of nowhere and ran circles around us, ready to play. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But by the time he has said the words “are we ready,” I’m circling their table, channeling my Fiddler on the Roof bottle dancing, flying by like we’re at a racetrack, the team's little greyhound. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Wes got himself ready and went to check on his mother again. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And the spectators observed these emaciated creatures ready to kill for a crust of bread. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

We haggled with a handcart vendor for two big bunches of bananas, one ready to eat, the other still green, so it would ripen in a day or two. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“You can serve yourselves. I clear up in the morning. I have breakfast ready for you at nine. That’s the way I agreed to do.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Hazel and Frank stood back to back with Percy, their weapons ready. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dawn had burst forth in all her glory, and Gladers milled about, readying for the day. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The comforting sounds of ham frying would announce that he was ready for them to come to the table even before he knocked on her door. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cast around, jump down the step, ready to leap into the mist and disappear, when I hear the door creak open. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Even in Paris, I could not shake the old ways, the instinct to watch my back at every pass, and always be ready to go. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

My big sister had been ready to march right out and bang a few heads if a massacre got started. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon we’d laced the sneakers over his fake feet, and the world’s first flying goat boy was ready for launch. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

When he had finished and the room was ready for Sunday, John felt dusty and weary and sat down beside the window in his father’s easy chair. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, I believe you can. You go walk about in the fresh air, while I get my instruments ready.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I was getting ready to let five of them west acres go to weeds, you know, they’re so choresome to keep the thistle out of.” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

If the children are not ready to sing the song with a sung vocal ostinato, begin by chanting the song as a speech piece and adding one or more speech ostinato patterns. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

If they weren’t sure whether they were being watched, they had several strategies ready. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced at the boys around her, who all looked ready for whatever they found inside. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

He kept the gambling sticks all stacked up ready for them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

She reaches for the menus like she’s ready to seat me before she realizes it’s me. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then I heard her saying, "Why hello, little man. How lovely to see you. You have come for your chocolate bars, have you not? They are all ready for you. Do come in." The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

“Sure,” I said, being completely agreeable because I figured he was ready to pack it in. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

After breakfast of coffee and a slice of bread, we were ready to leave. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother gasped, and her father pushed back his chair as if ready to get up and physically remove her from the room. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The other part of Clayton was ready to return to school after having been away for seven whole days. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

They turned into the ward, and she was lucky that an emergency bed was ready by the door. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

She stood there shocked and scared, but ready nonetheless. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I’m looking both ways, getting ready to cross the street, when I spot a dead bird in the road, its small shadow cast from a bodega’s lit awning. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“You will have your gear ready to deplane the moment we touch down. Is that clear?” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was honestly one dead end after another, and I hate to admit it, but I was ready to give up,” he says. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Concerned whispers and then snickers began as finally the Gran raised her wand, ready to signal the end of the ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

As he got ready, businessmen spoke of him as farseeing, forward-looking, progress-minded. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the departmental presentations, we’re given the rest of the afternoon off to get ready for the Welcome Social at 6:30. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The adrenaline surge was back, flooding my limbs and head like helium, lifting me up, dizzy-up, ready to swing. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I could’ve seen Mrs. Fitzgerald one more time, but the truth is, when it was finally time to go, I was ready to get the hell out of there. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

As it did so, a sudden, fleeting image came to the boy: an army, with its swords at the ready, riding into the oasis. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I looked down again at the desk, and the note-paper, ready for use, upon the blotter. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

After that year had passed, and part of another, she was deemed ready. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Keeping their distance for now - but come nightfall we’d better be ready to move. Ghosts are always worse at night.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

With our plan all set, we went from one prejudiced house to another, ready to talk about our fake fundraiser. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

I grabbed up a knife and held it ready for her. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But another thing happens when we are readying our potting containers. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

After I dumped the wash water at the base of the cherry tree, I dragged up the stairs, ready to fall into bed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m ready to kiss him again when his eyes move away from mine, beyond the stage and into the audience. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“One or two more whacks and I think this baby will bust open. We need to be ready. Find any weapons?” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Many of them have their muskets ready with slow matches burning. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“He did indeed. Black was tired of his double-agent role, he was ready to declare his support openly for You-Know-Who, and he seems to have planned this for the moment of the Potters’ death. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Following slavery, for example, there were some African Americans who supported disenfranchisement because they believed that black people were not yet “ready” for the vote. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Turner looked up and down the shelves of his father’s study—the first room in the house that had been readied. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The two of them stood close to each other feigning the movements of boxers, their heads weaving, bobbing, tucked tight behind ready hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

By 1280 the choir was ready for the construction of the vaulted ceiling and the foundation of the transept was begun. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Dinner’s ready,” my dad calls out, totally messing with my persuasive flow. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I paused in the driveway and turned around, ready to get into it, but then realized her words weren’t in attack mode. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The Army of the Cumberland was in Tennessee ready to face the same General Hood, and in command of it was “The Rock of Chickamauga,” General George Thomas. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they were ready to leave that day, Pinkie came out of the little stone sheep-camp house. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Now here we were, ready to walk towards the unknown. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

He’s pacing back and forth in the goal, ready to throw his body in front of the ball. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the time Mrs. Parker is ready for me, lunch is over. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

My mother banged the spelling book shut and stood up as if she were ready to leave that very minute. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m going down to the church, see if they need any help getting ready for Sunday school.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Behind her, the merchants who had gathered to support her were all holding some kind of food item at the ready. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

While one is handing out a coupon, the other is getting the membership form ready. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Each one of our little crew was armed and ready to fight. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

And the only answer I come up with, unbelievably, is that I don’t feel ready to leave the Doctorita’s family, as flawed as it is. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And I’m not sure if you can understand me, Wind Being, but I’m ready to meet Pond and the others when you are.” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Naomi turned back to the turnips she was getting ready to boil. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They are ready to break down the jail if they must to get to the prisoner. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the pilots could sit and eat on the wings of their aircraft, ready to take off at any moment when the enemy turned up to interrupt their meal. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

He found laid ready clean garments of green cloth that fitted him excellently. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

He could tell that Maya was ready for a fight about it, but she wasn’t going to get one from him. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

By the time I did get it off, she was about ready to spit in my eye. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The interview is quick, cut off mid-sentence: Anderson Cooper’s face looms on the screen overhead like a disgustingly handsome Hunger Games cannon, announcing they’re ready to call Florida. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I set the table purty, and when the potatoes ready, I finish the soup and call the hogs to the trough. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I’ve been checking out some movie trailers because I want to know more and saw one for this documentary called How to Survive a Plague, but I’m not sure I’m ready for it. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

“Now then,” said Mr. Lemoncello, “are you ready to play Risking Everything for Five Little Library Cards?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“Make sure you have your nice clothes ready.” The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Annie and I used to look out the attic window and pretend the Yankee soldiers were about ready to come charging over the hill. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

When he was ready, he took out another long nail and quickly hammered it through the lion’s tail. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He was not ready for the trip up those clanging stairs to the empty roof where he had no animal. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t...I’m not ready to talk about it.” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“I doubt it. No one’s ever really ready for a troll.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He had also told her not to come back until she was ready. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the grenadier companies you found tall, brisk, powerful fellows, hard-fighting men, always ready to attack. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well, I was awake—I'd never actually felt more awake—and ready to put whoever was behind the door straight to sleep. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He stood waiting, his face sallow, his hands fairly low, proudly and firmly waiting for the assault, ready to do battle for his lady love. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

All of us lined both sides of the track and got ready to cheer the engineer and passengers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ball up my fist, ready to slug the wall. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Take a good look at it for her sake, and then come and tell me what you have been doing with yourself all this while,” said Amy, seating herself, ready for a good talk. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

I guess it made sense to ask, but I wasn’t ready for it. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z