“No. We both received our interview dates for citizenship.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

By 1969, we received our own individual prison uniforms, instead of being issued a different set each week. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had already received a few in recent years, given to him on birthdays and other special occasions. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

There were other roomers, who had jobs, and I knew she received help from relatives; still there was no mistake, Mary loved a variety of food and this concentration upon cabbage was no accident. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shin paid for the meal with the last of the money he had received for his stolen rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I didn’t find this out until after I started high school, that Dad had actually received death threats for making fun of characters from the Bible. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

A pestilence of rain we received, the likes of which we had never seen or dreamed about in Georgia. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wish I had the money to buy you the greatest gift you've ever received. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She had grown to have some of the nature of an individual, stamped on the simple feelings of the child-queen who had once received her present of captives. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Daddy received his teaching contract for the next year on June 18. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

For years, the notion was unproven, somewhere in the realm of received wisdom or suburban myth. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

I had received a special chemistry set last Christmas. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

On the morning of May Day I received printed instructions as to the time and place where our union contingent would assemble to join the parade. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Water was received through two small pipes extending from the grass. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

These were men of high standing and the regent received them courteously, but not obsequiously; he treated them on equal terms, as they did him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was firmly strapped into the back seat and received only a cut on the forehead. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

I want you to think about every single message you’ve ever sent or received. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I have received a message from the city,” says Johanna when everyone quiets down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

He informed him of the complaints he had received from the labor as well as from the other assistant managers. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time Bull received the ball he would take his time, dribbling cautiously, moving backward, taking his smaller son under the basket. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My chance came when Madam received an invitation from a friend who had moved into an abandoned rebel mansion in Greenwich Village, north of the city line. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

In hundreds of other cases, falsely accused women never received the forensic help they needed to avoid wrongful convictions. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

First one who grabbed the flag and brought it back down received a pat on the back. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Federal Communications Commission received more than six hundred letters and telegrams about the War of the Worlds radio broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron were deeply amused when Professor Trelawney told them that they had received top marks for their homework in their next Divination class. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

We have received via post your absurd comments about our trousers, the comments revealing, as they did, your total lack of contact with reality. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day Gage received a letter from James Wright, the royal governor of Georgia. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The harshness abated, and within three months of the judges’ visit, we received word that Badenhorst was to be transferred. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I received a raise at work, so let me treat you tonight.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Alice Paul received a call telling her to go to the State Department. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

When beggars came to the temple from down the mountain, Father Cham received them as if they were visiting nobles, feeding them and chatting with them for long hours. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

As usual, there was a discrepancy between the amount of chocolates reported as sold and the actual money received. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I gladly advanced; and it was not merely a cold word now, or even a shake of the hand that I received, but an embrace and a kiss. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Dewey said, “Perry, let’s review our position. Now, when you received parole, it was on condition that you never return to Kansas.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Assignment of the Newchild, when they received one, was actually more exciting than the Matching. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His seventh symphony received its premiere at a Wagner memorial concert in December 1884, its second movement, Adagio, being in the form of a funeral lament for Wagner. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And to these questions I could but lie: “I’ve had no word from Comrade Young. As soon as any is received, I’ll inform the club.” Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time I received a shock, my expression changed to an absurd wide-eyed stare, and then that foolish smile again. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Thus, the unsuspecting parents received in this subtle way the impression that your letter had never been seen or censored or corrected by anyone. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then a year or so later he had received an emergency call to attend Lancy. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Afterward I received dozens of requests to speak all over the country. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

But if people received their just portion of misfortune, what had she done to bring her troubles on herself? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

A white storeowner who had no relationship to Walter or his family had kept a copy of that flyer for some reason, and he confirmed that he had received it before the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Officer David Delinko had stopped on his way home from the police station, where he’d received another commendation from the chief—this time for aiding in the recapture of Dana Matherson. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he received his calling at his lowest and poorest, he tells Theo, as an old proverb says, “Poverty prevents good minds succeeding.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But the letter that Gage received was not the letter that Governor Wright had written. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most of the thousands of slaves in Endovier received similar treatment—though an extra half-dozen guards always walked Celaena to and from the mines. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Some of the sharpest reprimands he ever received were from General George Strong, a man who made antisemitic jokes in private, and who pushed Roosevelt to clamp down on “militant” Jews. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He scored an 80 on the six-week exam, and with the transfer grades that he received from Bates he managed to pass algebra II for the six weeks with a 72. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days later, I received a message on my fax machine. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sure enough, the paramedics confirmed they’d received a call from someone at Pike Place, who’d witnessed “a pregnant Indian woman in need of immediate assistance.” I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

At the National Political Training Institute, or Napola, the boys received additional military training, with an emphasis on the spirit, duty, and discipline of the soldier. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

One by one each team presented their app idea, and once finished, they received a standing ovation. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Those on the committee received due praise from the returning council members and from the state legislature, but voices of criticism were also heard. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Eliza was proud of the fact that, through hard work, they paid all their debts and received no charity. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

This is iterated a few more times, until 500 people have received six straight correct “predictions.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first and only time Hazel had ever received ether. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Three weeks later I received a letter announcing that I had a two-year setoff until seeing them again. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Harry did not say anything to this; he still felt angry at the reception his confidences had received, but could not see what was to be gained by arguing further. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

When Charles received word of the reaction at the meeting, he was relieved. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He added that we had been justly convicted and were lucky not to have received the death penalty, which we probably deserved. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The swivel seat occupants received most of the discipline, because they were the easiest for Dad to reach, and no one liked to sit there when it was picture taking time. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hale announced that he could prove positively that he had been in Texas at the time of the explosion, for he had received a telegram there and signed for it. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When I sorted the remaining messages by sender, I discovered that I’d received over five thousand e-mails from Innovative Online Industries. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know what Bailey received, but after I opened my boxes I went out to the backyard behind the chinaberry tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Their hair died at the roots and fell out in clumps, as if they had received radiation bums. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had applied for and received a grant to go to South Africa through the School for International Training, a Vermont-based program that offers the chance to live overseas for a semester or more. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

When the bear was injured, the tiger would scent the blood and yowl; It was mostly from the bear that Brute received his sense that when animals went up there, terrible things happened. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

What he eventually determined was that of those who received only free treatment for their TB, 4-8 percent were cured. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

They didn’t know how to play the accordion, but they might have learned if they had received one, which they didn’t. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

What no one, most of all Palmer, could have realized at the time was that the accolades the raids received would soon be replaced by pointed criticism. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Bull considered that report one of the highest compliments he had ever received. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry wiped his grazed forearm upon the stone: Having received its tribute of blood, the archway reopened instantly. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He rambled on about the people who wanted to get him and a threatening letter he’d received. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He proudly displayed his new diploma at home, excitedly mounting it one weekend in a frame he’d bought the week he received his test scores. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In April 1998, I received the Most Inspiring Student Award, given to those who have overcome great obstacles and succeeded in life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Walter received a subpoena from Karen Kelly's husband to testify at a hearing where the Kellys would be fighting over their children's custody, he knew it was going to cause him serious problems. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

We just received this sketch from the Weed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

A few weeks after he arrived, he received word that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering the neutron. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Typically, we received even less than the meager amounts stipulated in the regulations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The light turned green, and Moss received a curt honk from behind him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Ten days before the match began, Bobby received the following letter from the Department of the Treasury: Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Owen got in touch with Abe Segal, who owned a clothing label, and I received a dozen shorts and shirts from him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The queue edged forward till Winston was almost at the counter, then was held up for two minutes because someone in front was complaining that he had not received his tablet of saccharine. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

The drawbridge was down and the gate opened to them without question, and they were received in the Great Hall as if they had been emissaries of the King. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

A year later, my grandmother would be so depressed by the harsh treatment she received from her in-laws that she tried to commit suicide by overdosing on opium. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She had received all of the money Lupita had sent and was glad that her children were living with Consuelo and that both had work they liked. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Two weeks later I received a letter from him that said, in effect, that when he, too, sometimes had doubts, he relied on his faith to carry him through. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

In March 1956, after several months of relative freedom, I received my third ban, which restricted me to Johannesburg for five years and prohibited me from attending meetings for that same period. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had named the flag as a young man, when he received it as a gift, and flew it on his ship during the 1820s and 1830s. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

I’m to send a response showing that her note was received, and then I have two days to decide. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Before the fever, a letter could travel by fast post from his home to the city and a reply be received in three to six days. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

I received letters and well wishes from people all over the world. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Good fortune opens the hand as well as the heart wonderfully; and to give somewhat when we have largely received, is but to afford a vent to the unusual ebullition of the sensations. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He received honors and lavish reviews; he received angry reviews and nasty letters. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

By now you have received a second check for ten thousand dollars. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

During his first month at Hanawon, he received documents and photo identification that certified his South Korea citizenship, which the government automatically bestows on all those who flee the North. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In January, I'd stood by while he received his medal of valor in the Justice Building, another oldest child with no father. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Ma writes to Theo that she and Pa received “a very grim letter from him.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

On the map we all received, it’s called the Midway. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Bobby received $1,000 for his tournament win—and the Fischer family’s pocketbook bulged further when Bobby’s maternal grandfather, Jacob Wender, passed away, leaving $14,000 of his estate to Regina. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Palms held out, in the beggar’s gesture, he received the bread and meat and put it down before him on his knapsack—lowly table!— then he fell to, devouring it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I shuttled between meetings with various department heads, worked with the staffs of city commissioners, and was dispatched sometimes to different neighborhoods around Chicago to follow up on personal complaints received by the mayor. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Bigger held out his hand and received a small batch of booklets. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

They even said that those who had left "voluntarily" had received money for food and travel. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Today, as she walked home, she thought about the last message she’d received from Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I gave him his tip, received his bow and realized that already he was far from me, distant as the Negro is distant from the white. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. But... can you at least tell me if she received it? I mailed it just before the deadline and—” “One moment please.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The principal voluntarily ejected himself from his own office, then looked to the staff for an explanation, but only received the teary-eyed shaking of their heads. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

He completed the course work and received his GED a month later. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Like others on the Osage tribal roll, Mollie and her family members each received a headright—essentially, a share in the tribe’s mineral trust. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I received Mr. Billington’s courteous message that he would give me any information in his power I thought it best to go down to Whitby and make, on the spot, such inquiries as I wanted. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He places a half crown like the one I received as victor on my head, but it’s made of a heavy black metal, not gold. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I received my Assignment when I turned twelve. I was assigned Birthmother.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I decided to step out and stretch my legs a little and when I did so, I received a stronger impression than ever of being perched on the side of a hill. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But he would have no way of knowing if the answer he received was true. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I received a shamefaced apology from the boy and was instructed not to worry about him further. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

I can hardly count the letters I’ve received saying that my journey through Central High School inspired the letter writers to stand up for their rights. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Titled something along the lines of "I Deserve Another Chance," her story was not well received by the class. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At seven in the evening, still dressed as the queen, she received him in bed. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

I received a letter stating that before the court would grant my requests they would need to know the nature of my defense. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In effect, Europe received its crops, livestock, technology, and writing systems from the Fertile Crescent, which then gradually eliminated itself as a major center of power and innovation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had received cuts from tree branches before and I knew that the next day the cuts were red with dry blood and that the welts were sore. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was not only Papa who received visitors; the villagers trooped to every big house with a big gate, and sometimes they took plastic bowls with firm covers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Alvarez was determined to become part of it as soon as he received his degree. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I had been rather pleased with my witticism when it had first come into my head, and I must confess I was slightly disappointed it had not been better received than it was. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon, in the mail, Dicey received a check from the Police Department of Peewauket, for fifty-seven dollars. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

For many of these young men, it was the only political education they had ever received. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

How was it possible that such effort, such plain virtue, could overnight be reduced to this—smoke, thinning as it rose and was received by the big, annihilating sky? In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone followed Smith every hour of the day, and each reporter received assignments on where and when to be posted. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote a letter to Captain Mackay, to which I received no reply. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Alexander Helios, now betrothed to the daughter of the Median king, received Armenia and Media. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Prideful’s stories were hard to believe, despite assurances that he received his reports from the staff of the place, with whom he’d grown close over the years. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Even Thrym's sister, who received a bridal gift she had not been expecting. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

A local doctor said, “I couldn’t begin to remember how many sick people have received medical attention at his expense, nor how many hungry mouths have tasted of his bounty.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Do you know when M. Ratchett received the last threatening letter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I received her wedding cards about Dec. 10,” he wrote. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

If we had initiated the dialogue, it would be as if the question had been asked by Johannes Kepler and the answer received by us. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not long after this I received a note from Oliver Tambo that was smuggled in to me by one of my lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ate the white meal, drank the white water, received the white smiles and wondered how it could all be. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

How would such a shaman be received by the other paqos? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

She received a pair of garnet and jet earrings from Father and in turn gave him a dashing green-checked vest to wear on his business trips to Austin. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

It was a certificate of merit I’d received for perfect attendance at school. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

Jaime received a blow to his stomach that made him double up in pain, and when he was able to stand his eyes were full of tears and his pants moist with excrement. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every so often Mami received a letter from her with a money order, or a package with the clothes my cousins in the United States had outgrown. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Only cultural beliefs can explain why they received such an extravagant burial. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

It establishes the connection between the speaker and the audience, and it steers how that speech will be received. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

The identities of the wounded are being withheld pending further investigation, but we've received reports that one of the teens was pronounced dead en route to the hospital, and the other is in critical condition. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Yet when I received Norman Bowker’s letter, it occurred to me that the act of writing had led me through a swirl of memories that might otherwise have ended in paralysis or worse. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it still took many, many months of persuasive pestering before Dasch received a new German passport and a ticket back to Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

These ladies were deferentially received by Miss Temple, as Mrs. and the Misses Brocklehurst, and conducted to seats of honour at the top of the room. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Guests received fantastic dinnerware, delicate tapestries, and magnificent furniture. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

“She received an important package from Madagascar and instructions to take good care of what was inside.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

You received extra points for shooting your opponents in the balls. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

After having demanded, and received, the concession that the race be held in the spring, Riddle grumbled that his horse would really do better against an older horse in the fall. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she was flying back in her damaged plane, which was trailing smoke, Luftwaffe fighters attacked her and Lilya received yet another wound. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It appeared that I’d received a bonus for being the first avatar to obtain the Copper Key. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I have just received correspondence, maybe even encouragement, from New York City and I say the name aloud: “Elaine Stein.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Any insult to Pollard was received by the Howards as a slight to themselves. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our stacks of Cosmopolitan were topped with an unread issue of Boy's Life or Sports Illustrated, and our decoupage projects were concealed beneath the sporting equipment we never asked for but always received. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

That spring, Chapter Eleven had received two letters, one from the University of Michigan informing him of his acceptance and the other from the U.S. government informing him of his eligibility for the draft. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Ben had received his training on the outdoor courts near Washington, D.C. when his father had been stationed at the Pentagon. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The mysterious river Eridanus, which no mortal eyes have ever seen, received him and put out the flames and cooled the body. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the positive side is that he received an education. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Cecilia, who inherited his instruction after me, received the same treatment. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Recorded a few videos of his songs that were generally well received by the people who saw them online. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

"We should be going, Lady Camellia. I've received word that dinner has been served in your apartments, and Madam Du Barry awaits." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Odessa High received the ball on the kickoff, gained five yards in three plays, and punted again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You say, ‘We have received your summons, O mighty ones.’” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Justin is laughing at whatever clever text he just received and doesn’t even hear us. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

In early December, Chairman McNinch announced that the FCC was dismissing all complaints it had received about the October 30 broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I cannot tell you why he received me so warmly. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received her gladly, and as he sailed for Greece she was with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Accordingly, she submitted her query on the official form, and the following day she received a note inviting her to meet the cataloger, Harry Dibdin, in his office at eleven a.m. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Soon, she received a call from Sverrisson that Bobby had grown substantially more ill. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The rooster that crowed the loudest usually received the first blow. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

More than 40 percent of the black girls born in California in a given year receive a name that not one of the roughly 100,000 baby white girls received that year. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Underneath the robe he expects to find some racy lingerie—back in New York he’d glimpsed the pile of things she’d received for her shower in the corner of her bedroom. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day we received a pitiful portion of watery soup. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

It was the same look his father had when they received the news that Nathan’s grandfather had passed away. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Whenever I received a photograph of Winnie, the children, or the grandchildren, I would carefully paste it in. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here was when the unexpected could happen, as the children received their Life Assignments. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

All it said was, “If this message is received, we will know that the messenger is reliable.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Which she received,” I struck in, “when she was dressing for her marriage? At twenty minutes to nine?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

During John’s first year at the University of South Dakota, when he had discovered basketball and girls and slacked off in his studies, he received a stern upbraiding. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

It’s over a million dollars in Haitian gourdes, and my mother and I received that much and more from Matant Jo within a year for my tuition and living expenses. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The following morning they received honorary doctor of science degrees for their pioneering spirit. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

The book was gratefully received by those who took an active interest in geology, which in 1802 was not a large number. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Adams also received many requests from federal and state committees charged with organizing the celebration of what was being called “the Jubilee of Independence.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Mrs. Gause, “you don’t really need all of them. Just the winners. The ones who received medals?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

This book paints with a broad brush, and as a result, many important issues have not received the attention they deserve. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Ms. Sandnes received her master’s degree in social work, became a licensed counselor, and still works at The Children’s Home as the counseling services manager. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

After my humiliation last night, and the forgiveness I received, I can only hope that is true. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

There was daycare for the children of visitors, and much fun was made of the fact that when you left your child at the Children’s Building, you received a claim check in return. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Little Mary is a very rich little girl and received many beautiful dolls for Christmas. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that we received this incredible honor confirmed that indeed we had taken the right action by moving forward through this dangerous task. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The traders got her cold eye, the missionaries her hard glare, the few other white visitors who chanced onto the island received from Old Tallow no welcome. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

Rushmore, the Badlands—the only card that is still hard for me to read is the one from Coeur d’Alene, the one that I received two days after she died. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Eventually, the authorities supplied the detainees with what they called an Improved Diet: Africans received bread, while Indians and Coloureds received the same food provided to white prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, since it was first installed at a cost of two hundred and thirty-six dollars to the Milagro exchequer, that parking meter had received only fourteen dimes, eight nickels, and eleven pennies. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Can you remember when you received the one from Boston?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We received a polite letter from our HMO, wishing us the best of luck, regretting they couldn’t cover the cost. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

But there is even more to this story, since Galileo had received a letter from a former pupil, Benedetto Castelli, pointing out that if the Copernican model were correct Venus must show phases! The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Matt could see the boy was deeply disturbed about the punishment he’d received the night before. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boarding master received me without a blowing of trumpets and my fellow students did not bow and scrape before me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, in early May, Westerberg received another postcard, this one from Alaska, with a photo of a polar bear on the front. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

That means I will be leaving here before very long, so I need you to send any more mail I may have received to the return address listed below. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

A small two-colored basket made of bast, in which the ferrymen kept the copper and silver coins which they received as their payment, had also disappeared. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

News of such wrecks was received by islanders with a grim brand of determinism; it seemed to many that such things were ordained by God, or at any rate unavoidable. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time we received them, they were filled with holes. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the old man had received nothing at all. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Garfield's medical team received some support from the press. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Since the death of her parents she had not had contact with anyone in town or received letters or messages, nor had she been heard to speak of any relatives. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But the training she received at Aunt March’s was just what she needed, and the thought that she was doing something to support herself made her happy in spite of the perpetual “Josy-phine!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jobs not only received the parts he asked for, he managed to wrangle a summer job. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

He received the aged Oedipus whom everyone else had cast out. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

At six o’clock we received sleeping mats and blankets. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a result of the two Paul Coates shows, my mother had received her first threatening call. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thank you very much for the best present, the lovely beautiful high quality shirt I have ever received. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The customers were received by Nana, who ushered them into the waiting room and collected their fees. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve days later, we received our first correspondence about the Plant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Alvarez was torn by his loyalties to both men; he had received his doctorate at Chicago under Compton and then had become a trusted staff member at Lawrences Radiation Laboratory. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, I got to Philadelphia in the end and received my medal. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We each received most of the items on our lists—and more. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The school had received some big donation and renovated over the summer. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Eventually, my mom received a visa, and she and my dad finally got their own version of a romantic comedy of errors. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Why, that correct data is indeed given, and correct answers are indeed received, but that they are then ignored. There is no way the Machine can enforce obedience to its dictates.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The sick child received, above all, extra attention. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew this for a fact, because that night when she received the phone call about Grandma Millie’s accident, I overheard her and Dad. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He had never received an F before in his life. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did I not feel any loyalty to my own father, I figured that if I had been Uncle Willie’s child I would have received much better treatment. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They not only tripled their earnings but they received much praise for their unselfish patriotism. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even in 1943, when they received skirts as parade dress uniform, they weren’t issued with stockings. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“I saw Kolya’s white-toothed smile and his thumbs-up sign. He was a good lad. He spent only one month with us; in the next air battle he received a fatal wound.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Next he organized these functions at other theaters and received regular commissions from each. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Fischer never received the notice and therefore couldn’t appeal it, which according to law he had the right to do. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The discussed clout to the ear was always delivered . . . delivered, I am afraid, with a great deal of enthusiasm on Uncle’s part and received with absolutely no enthusiasm at all on the part of Mig. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Along with her new title, Elizebeth received a raise of over fifty percent. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She was plump and dumpy now, rather like Queen Victoria, and she received him faithfully. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the beginning of August 1990, Chris's parents had heard nothing from their son since they’d received his grades in the mail, so they decided to drive down to Atlanta for a visit. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

His hair was too long, and she thought it had been some time since he had received a haircut. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

Bobby had been keeping them among his belongings and told Benko that they were gifts he’d “received for his Bar Mitzvah.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I received a hill history of your grades there. Perfect scores—you’ve already finished most of your courses in half the number of years, yes? They also say you’re quite a troublemaker. Is this true?” Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Riddle set a limit of 130, ranted at the Hialeah racing secretary when the horse received just that, then balked when another track’s secretary assigned the horse 132 pounds for a later race. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If my friends had received tankards of the black wine, I would have needed a wheelbarrow to get them back to the other side of the river. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

But then one mid-February morning Perry received a letter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ask the bus driver if he received the alert today and he shakes his head. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When he received a silver parachute with a trident—which may be the most expensive gift I’ve ever seen given in the arena—it was all over. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

But after four decades, Volpe knows how to stay on the acceptable side of the line—even while presenting material that almost anywhere else would be received as offensive. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I received an email from your math teacher. Ms. Finch said that she graded those unit exams. She listed the class averages for each period.” The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I begged my parents, “Leave those two at home! They do nothing but make noise and try to take the gifts I’ve received.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It’s also the badge my perfect brother received, and all those accomplished Bureau members before him. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

My question received no answer, for Hamlet threw off my hand and leaped to his feet. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I have no memory of how we got out of church and into the parsonage next door, but in that overstuffed parlor, Bailey and I received the whipping of our lives. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For kids of color, the ratios were reversed—two-thirds served time in state facilities, while one-third received probation or jail. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

The date stamps indicate when the telegram was received in Washington and sent to the appropriate office. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Despite a minor explosion while we mixed her dyspepsia elixir, the parcels turned out beautifully, each wrapped in red-white-and-blue gingham, and I am sure they will be received with great appreciation. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Investigator: Arson was our initial suspicion due to the number of threatening phone calls and letters Mrs. Tison has received during her husband's detainment. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

She could tell that her communiques were being distorted by influences beyond her control and that the message received never resembled the one she had sent. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first day passed, the second, the third, a week passed and I received my five dollars. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he received a favorable report from Folsom, he dispatched a work crew to dig out the bones. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

One day Desdemona received a brochure from the New Smyrna Beach Chamber of Commerce, which she had sent away for. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

But it seemed to her the information she received was well worth the cost. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I never expected justice in court, however much I fought for it, and though I sometimes received it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the occasion I received a new set of clothing and a blue cap woven with beads for my unruly hair. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“We have received a phone call from the Justice Department to stop publishing,” an editor told him. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I told my father I wanted to spend some of the money I’d received helping people who needed it. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had never been superstitious, but he decided now that if he received no response to help him, he would give up. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The week before the pneumonia, Rajesh had received news of a strikingly successful performance in his college exams and—elated—had vanished on a two-night excursion, supposedly “exercising” at a wrestling camp. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Margot and I received a brooch made out of a penny, all bright and shiny. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

At each new place, the teams dined on good food and received another cryptic message, pointing them to the next destination. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But Marie-Laure is reciting in her head the strange third letter from her father, the last one she received. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Hence Onofre had written a thousand love letters for a thousand lovers, and he had also read those love letters to the persons who received them. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

On January 4, 1993, this writer received an unusual letter, penned in a shaky, anachronistic script that suggested an elderly author. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell you about the three million entries Finkle Foods received from kids all over the country. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, pleased with what she had done, she showed her work to her mother and received a proud, quick smile of approval. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both of the pilots were smiling at me, treating me with the same honor and respect I had received ever since I left America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poisonous venom from the bite of an asp was already coursing through the queen’s veins when Octavian received the letter. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

The war seemed fought with as much paper as bullets, what with the letters and the passes and permissions piled on the table, orders received and recorded, recordings of conferences noted down. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Christine’s application was received enthusiastically; a follow-up phone call from Langley’s Personnel Department turned into a day of interviews and then a job offer as a data analyst in the Reentry Physics branch. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In August they received an urgent call to pick up a wounded sergeant. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

And just today, I received a letter in the mail saying that if I don’t send in my car payment within five days my car will get repossessed. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Neither we nor the ship’s crew have received any rations this day, there being some late dispute with the victualers. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Whatever happens now, 8,000 people will have received two correct predictions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In June 1923, Davis pleaded guilty to bribery and received a two-year sentence, but a few months later he was pardoned by the governor. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Three months later they received in a large envelope twenty-nine letters and more than fifty pictures that he had accumulated during the leisure of the high seas. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Marian stayed on at Marianna for Marian Anderson received some fifty honorary degrees, beginning with her doctorate of music from Howard University in 1938. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

When we got to steps of the library, the official program began, and I received a handful of official awards and proclamations from various city officials as well as artwork and letters from local artists. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The primary message they received was that the migrants were no longer in the land of white supremacy. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The total amount of energy from outside the solar system ever received by all the radio telescopes on the planet Earth is less than the energy of a single snowflake striking the ground. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Charles did not reply until he had received four anxious letters, and then he replied coolly, “I didn’t hardly expect you anyway,” and he went on with a detailed account of farm and animals. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now he's part of history, and he has received his true freedom. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ptolemy Philadelphus received territories in Asia Minor, including the northern part of Syria and Cilicia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Or worse, what if he hasn’t received the tapes yet? Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

She was sure her aunt had not received it yet. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

When he wrote this last missive, Jorge must have known he would die before she received it. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer received me with his boots up on the desk, chewing a greasy sandwich, badly shaven, with his jacket unbuttoned. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

At his desk at home, he stacked the thousands of letters he’d received since his arrest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

I had been to the mill not long before and received a tour from a Gamesa PR man. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Stanton invited Anthony to her home, and together they wrote a speech that scolded female teachers for accepting lower pay than their male colleagues received. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

My first job was carrying lunches to the men who worked in the roundhouse, for which I received twenty-five cents a week. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curious ones asked many questions but they received no replies, and they found neither magicians nor wise men. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, very soon after, I received a letter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following year, Lee and Yang received the Nobel Prize for their idea. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

We received word this day that he hath died of his wound. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The earth had yielded richly: there were, besides, beans and potatoes, melons and chillies, and I was well pleased with them and with the silver coins I had received in exchange. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

So however questionable they may seem on intellectual principle, those great oxymorons—“common sense” and “received wisdom”—are profoundly important in persuasion. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Foster kids, along with others who qualified, received two meals a day at school. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I played for the love of sport, not the glory, for I received none. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received letters from women I'd never met thanking me for helping her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t until all this had been done that they first told me about my sisters, the letter they received, the one they wrote back. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The real reason, according to Elijah, that I failed to realize that the white man was a devil was that I had been too long exposed to white teaching and had never received true instruction. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The doctor has been granted a fellowship at a hospital in the United States, and he, Victor, has just heard the family's papers have received clearance from the head of Immigration. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

While the quantities so received by human infants would normally be small, they are not unimportant because children are more susceptible to poisoning than adults. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The letter he had received had been rather vague in its terms, but there was nothing vague about the accompanying cheque. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

For all of the blessings I had received, there was one I still yearned for. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Christmas morning I received a pink bicycle with training wheels and Luke got a red tricycle. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

After dinner he asked for the Queen at her door, but received only a verbal message begging him to do as she had asked. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Initially, when Roosevelt received the invitation to come and speak, he turned it down. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

All the training she had received, Briony felt later, had been useful preparation, especially in obedience, but everything she understood about nursing she learned that night. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Robert stabilized the thing in a phrase which was received uproariously. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Although Bobby had received numerous requests to give a deposition, he continued to refuse, so the case was dragging on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Holding two samosas in one hand and the rupees I had received in change in the other, I hurried back to the corner of the temple where I had left Sass. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Despite all the accolades she received, she doesn’t think her actions were heroic or even out of the ordinary. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

She got so she received all things with the stolidness of the earth which soaks up urine and perfume with the same indifference. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

I received lots of wet lipsticked-kisses on my cheeks, which made me feel disgusted and loved as I turned to secretly rub off their marks. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

I unpack Didu's suitcase of Hindu gods and goddesses and decide to display them near our grandfather's portrait, which just received a fresh string of chrysanthemums. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Afterward the pilot flew north and received a medal. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Yet instead of receiving recognition and gratitude, Los Alamos received “rather thinly veiled criticism” that it was not up to the job of weapons research and development. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

"I was camped at Horn Hill when Lord Tarly received his letter, and I must say, it took my breath away." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My score jumped another 500 points, and a message informed me that I’d received a bonus for my accent and inflection. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They, too, had received a bag of candy. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

That is, until they received the news about moving. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And sometimes, Jinjoo could sense their mother’s jealousy when they received too much of his attention. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Then Davis and several conspirators proceeded to rob—and murder—a prominent attorney; this time, Davis received a life sentence. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The funnel of whistling noise and space received them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received medical attention and was cured with the help of a drug treatment called Amitriptylin. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Her training began. She received well, as you do. She was so enthusiastic. So delighted to experience new things. I remember her laughter ...” His voice faltered and trailed off. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The dog reminds me of the CountDowners story I was following when I received my alert, though I’m sure this dog and that one aren’t one and the same. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The first few months of class I received maybe four or five notes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As he cleans, he wonders about Franz Seemann, wonders if he was truly guilty, wonders how he held up under the Gestapo interrogation he certainly received. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The matric results hadn’t come out, and I hadn’t received word from Stan. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Last week, Noah received an invitation to attend CSA, based on the photos of his mural I took. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Someone knew he had moved out of his cupboard and they seemed to know he hadn’t received his first letter. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

"I've received over four thousand letters and balloons. I'm still opening them." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

In connection with the new arrangement, Lawrence received approval for his expanded Alpha II plant, which would supplement the feed from the diffusion process in a final push to produce uranium enriched to weapon-grade. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

For the next fourteen hours without pausing to eat or drink or throw up again, Colin read and reread his yearbook, which he had received just four days before. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Hadn't I just received orders to submit ideas for organizing more people? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not hear what they were saying inside, but I knew it would not be anything good since they had received Mom so coldly and treated me so brusquely. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Colored was a concept created during the apartheid era to further isolate the races—coloreds received more privileges than blacks did. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

The message was received in London, but it didn’t sound right. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the many honors he’d received were the five Game Designer of the Year awards he’d won back around the turn of the century. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

E-mail was received in Kathmandu, printed out, and the hard copy was transported by yak to Base Camp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t surprised at how well received Louella was by the community. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bailey and I received one slice each, and I carried mine around for hours, shredding off the fruit until nothing was left except the perfume on my fingers. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Amid all of this emotional chaos, I received an invitation to speak to the United Nations Security Council about children and armed conflict. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

After that first professional fight he remembered walking out into the night, his face still stinging from the blows he had received, and feeling taller than he had ever thought possible. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Never before had her apples been received like this. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

Kaede was working in the cliff garden when she received the summons. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Yet to this day she regretted not having completed the course and received her diploma—“just to prove,” as she had told a friend, “that I once succeeded at something.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every other day, we received a small piece of meat with our porridge. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The headman nodded in appreciation, and one of his wives received the bundle Lee removed from his pack. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The article is well received, and followed by another, and then another. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

All went well on the voyage, but when they disembarked and started overland for the palace, Tereus told Philomela that he had received news of Procne’s death and he forced her into a pretended marriage. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Here at the Lemoncello Library, we protect each library user’s right to privacy and confidentiality with respect to information sought or received and resources consulted, borrowed, acquired, or transmitted.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

According to Axe and Plouffe, who were buzzing in and out of the room, announcing what felt like every sliver of information they received, everything was unfolding as predicted. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

Lyddie received no gifts, indeed expected none, but she did get a note from Triphena, who thanked her for returning the loan. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

A week later I saw in my magic book that Char had received my message. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Occasionally he would pack up a box for Antonapoulos, but he never received any reply. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

The average dose received was only about 175 rads, a little less than half the dose needed to kill an average person. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one time it was discovered that she was writing letters to the Bishop, whom she claimed as a first cousin, but it was never said whether she received any reply. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, but I received a call from the President’s office,” Jaime said, showing them his identification card. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She did not return to school that afternoon, but spent the afternoon on her bed crying with rage and trying to understand the terrible information she had received from Calpurnia. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I discovered that I’d received several offers from movie studios and book publishers, all interested in buying the rights to my life story. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They received their brown bottles in grateful silence and gave what they had. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

My first sixth-grade report card was the worst I had ever received. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Right or wrong, her guess was received with groans of disappointment. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seven years after I saw the pictures of those doors, I received my first adult passport. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

I had also received notification of my financial aid. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Each month he received copies of all their publications: love stories, wild west stories, detective stories, supernatural stories and what not. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mrs. Rimas received a letter from Lithuania. It’s a thick one!” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

By the time they got home, they’d received even less food than the day before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Again, the emergency medical technician offered a choice of two nearby hospitals—neither of which had state permission to do angioplasty, the procedure Jean Miele received. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I also received three separate emails from my Apptitude team members. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He also received a monthly cash payment from the government—enough to make sure that they did not starve during the famine. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

After an hour of waiting, the game was declared a forfeit, and Bobby received a gratis point. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I know not what to say of your Letter,” he wrote, “but that it is one of the most consolatory I have ever received.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Here I stayed for one year doing good and conscientious work, for which I received plenty of gratitude but little or no money.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“I received the first letter from Laurie, who didn’t look as if he knew anything about it,” began Meg, without looking up. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In response, I received smiles, bows, thoughtful expressions, shrugs, and an occasional “Perhaps, by your leave.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Or you, miss. I received it nearly a year ago, in some rather nasty business.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

They were pinned with Purple Heart medals for their wounds received in action. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When Gerry received a fancy watch as a present, I was annoyed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

To her surprise, after all the children received their presents, Aunt Consuelo reached under the living-room sofa and dragged out a large brown-paper bag. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

The second is from Tom, received at ten fifteen. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of us, except Kathy, received short trousers, an insubstantial jersey, and a canvas jacket. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tom soon received the orders for one of his first missions: he was to accompany his captain and his sergeant in pursuit of cow rustlers in Kent County, north of Abilene. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After all, someone had selected these families to care for us, someone had supervised them, and everyone had acted with the understanding that they were accountable for the kind of care we received. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A few days later, we received an official notice from the school telling us that they had withdrawn their invitation to re-enroll in the fall. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu thought most of the decor fussy and overdone, but the post received enthusiastic comments, especially about the decor. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The Lycian king received him with antique hospitality and entertained him splendidly for nine days before he asked to see the letter. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had a TV lounge across the hall, with games and newspapers, and a small room next to that where they received meals. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, at the beginning of the year, each student received a paper lunch bag to decorate with crayons and stickers and stamps. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, To inspire us in our new writing project, Ms. G gave us a letter she received from Miep after her trip to Amsterdam. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Among over eight thousand other seat holders in Miami’s big Convention Hall, I received Seat Number Seven. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A local paper ran a front-page article about the incident, describing how poorly my students were treated, after which I received death threats. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Child after child received it with trembling fingers, and child after child, upon looking at the questions, turned pale, or red, or a subtle shade of green. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

People throughout the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the Howler, and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his crimson forehead could be seen. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

If from some stock-market adviser you received in the mail for six weeks in a row correct predictions on a certain stock index and were asked to pay for the seventh such prediction, would you? Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each group received free treatment, but one received other services as well, including regular visits from community health workers and small monthly cash allowances for food, child care, and transportation to Zanmi Lasante. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It helped we were competing in a Muslim country surrounded by people who looked like me, so I didn’t have to worry about how I would be received. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

There was a frantic scurry among the Palace servants when orders were received from the Queen that a twenty-four-foot giant must be seated with Her Majesty in the Great Ballroom within the next half-hour. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received the small cake from the children with good cheer, but made it clear he was anxious to get back to his papers. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

‘I have received this,’ said Denethor, and laying down his rod he lifted from his lap the thing that he had been gazing at. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He pushed money at the clerk, received a ticket in exchange, and hurried off toward the train. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I look back down at my phone, remembering the encrypted note I’d received earlier in the afternoon. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Travis received a book on raising rabbits for fun and profit and a new curry comb. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

In isolation, one was deprived of company, exercise, and even food: one received only rice water three times a day for three days. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we received a tip from a person who claimed he knew what happened to the cigarettes. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he told her who he was the Queen received him with the utmost graciousness and welcomed him and his company to her city. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, Francie received a reply on an exciting letterhead: a pair of shears lying on a folded newspaper with a pot of paste nearby. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the king sat upon a seat before his doors, and Éowyn knelt before him and received from him a sword and a fair corslet. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Merle had received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University and been ensconced for two years at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, Swann’s former haunt. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

When they reached the ranch, the peasants, emboldened by the support they had received from the press, refused to let them in, demanding a court order. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1630, Harvey received an even more prestigious appointment as personal physician to James’s son Charles I, who came to the throne in 1625. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

For supper, the diets were the same, except that Indians and Coloureds received four ounces of bread while we received none. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received a lieutenancy before the company entered its first engagement even. Absalom, Absalom! 1936-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time in a quarter century, they received an audience. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the letters lambasting McCandless, virtually all those I received mentioned his misidentification of the caribou as proof that he didn’t know the first thing about surviving in the back- country. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1871, Catherine was in her mid-thirties and had never received any sort of public relief. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1630 Thomas Hobbes, who had received a conventional humanistic and scholastic education at Oxford, came across a copy of Euclid’s Elements ‘in a gentleman’s library’ in Geneva. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

“And I assume you know about the threatening letters your parents received at their work assignments.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Hanako knew that Papa had received ten American dollars as a tip one day. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One of the saddest messages we code talkers ever received came on April 12, 1945. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The King received warning, but it was too late. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The authorities liked to say that we received a balanced diet; it was indeed balanced — between the unpalatable and the inedible. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can tell when someone’s received orders because they’re given a very short haircut, the mark of a person going into battle. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The training course was meant to be six months, but after eight weeks I received a telegram from the ANC urgently requesting that I return home. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came over Buford like a sunrise that he had just received Reynolds’ greatest compliment. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

White, after witnessing the shenanigans in Ernest’s trial, was less certain that Hale could be convicted, but he received at least one encouraging bit of news: the US. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Just before leaving Terminal Island Mama had received her first letter, from Bismarck, North Dakota. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

But fear not, if you received this lovely little box, your name will pop up…I promise. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“We have just received special orders . . .” “I know,” said Bernard, interrupting him. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I received a call from Channel Thirteen in Baltimore. They want to come out this afternoon and do an interview.” Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

And so the official was taken away and the emperor finally received his peach. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Altogether the city received just five-eighths of an inch of ash after the eruption of Mount St. Helens. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Once in the boat, he hands the fisherman the small gold nuggets he received selling his bike and we take off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me only that he had received instructions from Pretoria that I was to be transferred off the island immediately. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The death, which wasn’t considered suspicious, received little notice in the press. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

A military presence ensured that order was maintained and that no one could leave, though everyone was well fed and received proper medical treatment. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Again and again Gregor listened as one of them vainly invited another one to eat and received no answer other than "Thank you. I have enough" or something like that. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once I was sure all three of them had received my message, I initiated the next phase of my plan. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

But as the fund received more press attention, ordinary people gave amounts as small as a dollar. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was as pristine and gleaming as the day she received it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here I was able to get some comforts for Magwitch,—Provis no longer,—who had received some very severe injury in the chest, and a deep cut in the head. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Herold received his pharmacy training from Georgetown College, and he is fond of spending his leisure time with a rifle in his hand, hunting animals. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

It is a different pain than any blow I’ve ever received, different even from a bullet wound. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Of the thousands of cables I received during my seven years in the Defense Department, this one disturbed me the most,” McNamara later said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Of all magical beasts the fairy might be said to have received the best Muggle press. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“As if it was the first notice he had received of my flitting,” Charles reported to Emma. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Othello here is going to willingly submit to a shambler's bite in order to demonstrate the increased resistance of a vaccinated Negro. Earlier this week Othello received a series of shots, which were painless.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Throughout the huge nation, members of the Osoaviakhim and civil air clubs had received the same order, and were sending their women aviators to Moscow. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She had received pages and pages of messages, words she said she had merely written down. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Such a fine poet, and such confused ideas! If he had died before the coup, I suppose he would have received a national tribute.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

They received so many false reports of U-boat sightings that they dismissed this one as "dubious." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Her blog post about him, “Badly-Dressed White Middle Managers from Ohio Are Not Always What You Think,” had received the highest number of comments for that month. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jethro smiled at her when she brought on the huge crock of lettuce, and Jenny saw to it that he received a generous serving before she passed it around the table. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1975, near the time of Saigon’s final collapse, I received a long, disjointed letter in which Bowker described the problem of finding a meaningful use for his life after the war. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh. I should’ve called first, but I just received some important news.” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Our education in the Bristol Township school district was not terrific, but neither was it so far removed from what a student in a wealthier public school district would have received. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Miss Brown returned, and we received final admonishments from our mothers before they hurried out. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Los Angeles Times received hundreds of calls during and immediately after the radio program. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

On Jockey’s last birthday she had donated two heads of cabbage, which were graciously received. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The study found that defendants charged with killing white victims received the death penalty eleven times more often than defendants charged with killing black victims. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When she received hers—if she received hers—would it retain the solemn mystery that it held for her now, or would it become ordinary to her? Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

That night on the dorm floor, there was much recapping of the day’s events, particularly the abuse we had received in the Coxsackie yard. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two hours before the train reached Chicago, during a brief stop, McKim received a cable notifying him that his mother, Sarah McKim, had died unexpectedly in her home, at seventy-eight. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He received it with a flicker of appreciation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The statement received prominent play in newspapers around the country on the morning of the election, which Eisenhower, as expected, won in a landslide. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“We will begin the shukrani service momentarily. Please have your offerings ready so that as many prayers can be received as possible!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I didn't tell Walter about the death threats and bomb threats we'd received until he was free, and then I told him that we needed to be careful. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The statement, which was clearly designed to mollify conservatives, received an icy reception in Hayti. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Adding to the insult, the Tokyo lab’s director, Yukio Nishina, already had received permission from occupation officials to restart his cyclotron for biological and medical research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

As Jo received her good-night kiss, Mrs. March whispered gently, “My dear, don’t let the sun go down upon your anger. Forgive each other, help each other, and begin again tomorrow.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. He was alarmed. Tell me, how did he act when he received the first letter?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Any number of pictures showed various members of the family, who had received discipline within a matter of seconds before the shutter clicked, looking anything but pleasant in the swivel seats of the car. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has received orders to send Papa down to the capital for questioning. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she and her friends went to the assigned meeting place the next day, the room they met in was crowded with eager young women who’d received similar calls. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Every day at school, Ivy received another one of her drawings and a message from the person who had her notebook, the Keeper of all her secrets. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

A patrol car had followed them the entire 340-mile trip after the school received a series of phone calls threatening to sabotage the buses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was not very well received at the time due to factual errors she made. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But some of the agencies who received her intelligence were not so reliable. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

He returned to Florence in triumph in June, having brought glory to the name of Tuscany by his reception in Rome, and having, as he thought, received some sort of official approval for his work. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Every letter I received from them added something to my knowledge of the teachings of Mr. Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Chatham started the questioning by announcing to everyone, “This case has received wide publicity. The state is going to take every precaution to see that we have a fair and impartial jury.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

They had received a wire from London, in answer to Lord Godalming’s telegraphed request, asking us to show them any civility in their power. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Obviously, it was the first time Tommy’s father ever received such a call because he began the conversation with, “OK, what did Tommy do this time?” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

A week later Westerberg received a terse card with a Montana postmark: April 18. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And here is the simplest answer I have received: “Divergent” means that my genes are healed. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The Athenians gladly received the many gifts she bestowed upon them. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In compensation, the Marshall Islanders received expert medical care. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Had they received the letter I wrote them thanking them for all their help? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I first gave a general overview of my travels, itemizing the money we had received and the offers of training. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of the condescending look he had received from the porter at the Sandwirth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

If Meg had wanted a reward for hours of patient labor, she received it in the hearty pressure of her father’s hand and the approving smile he gave her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children all received their bicycles at Nine; they were not al-lowed to ride bicycles before then. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

October 15: Four women were arrested; two received suspended sentences, and two repeat offenders were sentenced to six months in the workhouse. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

He wrote to the Atlantis Publishing Company in New York, offering his services as a translator, but received in return only a letter thanking him for his interest, along with a catalogue. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The animals had received only one spirit from Mother Earth, but the people had one from her and one from Mwari. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And as the United States’ first athlete to compete at the games in hijab, I received a lot of additional media requests for interviews by myself. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Some of the beatings were as violent as those he later received from guards. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

How it must have looked from Peeta’s perspective when I appeared in the arena having received burn medicine and bread when he, who was at death’s door, had gotten nothing. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I think of when the Commandant asked me this question and the blow I received for answering honestly. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he got back to London, Charles received a note from Emma, reporting on the success of the bazaar. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve just received word that there is an intruder in the temple, a thief!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

“It was just an auto-reply. According to my messages, I received the first call-in from another hunter on location. Bounty goes to the first, no exceptions.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The minister inquired whether Granddaddy had yet received any word about the Plant. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

A strategy was emerging from the calls that Dad received and made. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the beginning of a whirlwind tour and another in the series of awards we received for “bravery and significant contributions to democracy.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he received a life sentence, he’d be eligible to go before the parole board in seven years. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“I’m lucky. We received a letter this morning that snows in the mountains prevented Hollin from coming home. He’s stuck at school until after his spring term, and he’s beside himself.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Jaime received his brother in his tunnel of books, lying on his cot in the light of the solitary bulb that hung directly above him from the ceiling. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Lady Salmakia’s contact in the Society had told her that earlier that evening they had received a friendly invitation from the President of the Consistorial Court to come and discuss matters of mutual interest. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I received the information from a polite clerk and turned away from the counter. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter managed to reach China, where the leadership received him warmly. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could still hear it when he opened his eyes and lay anguished on the bed where he received the memories. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The White House received thousands of letters and telegrams from every part of the nation. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She had received it free of charge, yet she had never bought anything that had helped her as much as that body had. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Interestingly, Carpenter had not received his aeronautical engineering degree until after he returned from being the second American in space two months earlier. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

We behaved badly at every turn and received more class reprimands than any other class in the school’s history. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Whatever the outcome, 4,000 people have now received three straight correct predictions. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was said that these lost boys had just received a GED and had begun to turn their lives around. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

An average acre of cotton that year received 63 pounds of toxaphene. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I had to read several of the letters he’d received first to pick up the stilted formal style of the day. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Ernestine used to remark, in a tone tinged with envy, that Lill was probably New Jersey’s youngest gold digger, and that few adult gold diggers ever had received more, in return for less. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was also bereft of the millions of dollars he would have received had the two men played. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I meant it when I told them I had never received a more treasured honor. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Overtures by anyone friendly to these groups—or, God forbid, members of one of them—received short shrift in the poor white sections of Durham. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The wedding was planned for summer in New Jersey, an engagement party thrown, a few gifts already received. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three years later when Jorge in Australia received a letter from Sally in Dona Luz, he replied: What do you mean he wants us all to meet again for Christmas so he can say good-bye? The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next day my mother received hand-delivered thank-you letters from our guests and left them out on the dining table to serve as a lesson in good manners to us. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

On one hand, he didn’t want to give away the bonus his team had received thanks to the other team’s penalty. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

The young men came ashore there for fresh water and a respite from the sea, and at first were well received, with wonder and commotion. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The feast day of Venus was, of course, especially honored in Cyprus, the island which first received the goddess after she rose from the foam. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Larson’s wife was active in the Chicago teachers’ union, and each elementary, junior high, and high school in the metropolitan area received a copy of the press release about the hearing and the charges. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

At the end of 1941, I received word that the regent was visiting Johannesburg and wanted to see me. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned there on July 24 and again received the assistance of Detective David Richards, but now Geyer also called in the press. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After reading an article describing the nutritional intake of the University of Washington crew team, Smith made sure the horse received feed with a high calcium content. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before joining regular officers in the lineup room, our group had a separate lineup at which we received our assignments. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ged stood still a while, like one who has received great news, and must enlarge his spirit to receive it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The import of the remark was clear to his audience: it meant that two young soldiers, who had been standing trial for the murder of a Kansas railroad worker, had received the ultimate sentence. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo received my telepathic signal and looked up at me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

For Mother’s birthday, she received a real mocha cake, prewar quality, from the office. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Department of Justice and released several public reports about the problem, which received widespread media coverage. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The last thread that joined them to the world was broken on the sixth month of pregnancy when they received a letter that obviously was not from the wise Catalonian. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The sea-gods received him kindly and called on Ocean and Tethys to purge his mortal nature away and make him one of them. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wrote a letter to the police commissioner myself in support of Miyamoto, but I never received a reply, and Miyamoto was rejected. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

People on these farms and in the cities received the stories coming up from Georgia with mixed reactions. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received some extra sugar from Mr. Kugler, which sparked off jealousy on the part of the van Daans, because Mrs. van D. didn’t receive any on her birthday. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Four days before the hearing, they’d received the results from a study done by a forensic sciences firm in Salt Lake City that had asked the question: Was it likely that Reggie had hydroplaned? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I will also never forget the encouragement I received before, during, and well after writing this novel. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

And contributing to the sour mood at Camp Two were disturbing snippets of news we received about Ngawang Topche’s worsening condition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

A very short time later, I received notice to remove our possessions from the premises. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Last night I received a frantic call from the people in our control room,” David says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

During the first few months, I received one letter from Winnie, but it was so heavily censored that not much more than the salutation was left. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have also received a tie, a white shirt, shoes, and an old belt. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not expecting even this simple trick from Sam, Gollum fell over with Sam on top, and he received the weight of the sturdy hobbit in his stomach. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The letter was sent to President George W. Bush and received no reply. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

You are strong and can still in some matters govern yourself, Denethor; yet if you had received this thing, it would have overthrown you. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

We’ve received donations of supplies and paper chains from all fifty states plus eleven other countries. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

So far she is the only woman to have received the nation’s highest decoration for valor. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

When riding for their contract stables, bug boys received nothing from the purses their horses won. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

At first I thought he had received a blow to his chest. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder what it would have been like if York had received that land and that money, and his freedom. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

They received this news with mingled hope and horror, and her father said, “I suppose the wood will be ours again if that man should . . . that is, if he doesn’t...” Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

To the point, Terrance’s brother had never received his human portion of sentimentality. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Unlike washing the dead, payment could be received for shemira, since it was for the benefit of the living. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

I can remember warders saying, “Mandela, we have received a letter for you, but we cannot give it to you.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she received pictures of the most recent fashions in the mail, they only proved that she had not been wrong about the models that she designed herself and sewed on Amaranta’s primitive pedal machine. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

College graduates have received steady pay increases over the past two decades, while the pay of everyone else has risen little more than the rate of inflation. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And do you remember the signal that Mr. Evans said he received? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, several months later, we received a card from Mr. Pirzada commemorating the Muslim New Year, along with a short letter. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

We have just received a message directly from the court of Ghohg the Evil One addressed to your excellent self. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

He called the other day and asked Mom if she’d received the divorce papers. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

There was a rocking chair for Lee; it received him like an enfolding arm. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He received an urgent owl from the Ministry of Magic and flew off for London at once.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

And the magic through which “to ground" can become “donor gut," combined with his newfound feeling that he had at some recent point received a donor gut, kept his pace quick. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

During the next two nights, the family received only sporadic, contradictory reports about the disaster: some said all hands had been lost; others, that hundreds of passengers had been saved. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Colonel Aureliano Buendía who at first received them with mistrust and even doubted the parentage of some, was amused by their wildness, and before they left he gave each one a little gold fish. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

We were met by guards with automatic weapons; the atmosphere was tense but quiet, unlike the boisterous reception I had received on my arrival on the island two years before. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I ordered his arrest before I received this note.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The Boston draft board had written me at Ella’s, and when they had no results there, had notified the New York draft board, and, in care of Sammy, I received Uncle Sam’s Greetings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among the people she implicated as witches were two old women who lived several doors from us, from whom I had often received morsels of food. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told the woman that she had just received a call from someone from Homeland Security, and that that man had told her that Abdulrahman Zeitoun was at that very prison. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was to let the Reds know that he had received their note. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

One of his teachers recalled that “he received every new idea as perfectly beautiful.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Everyone also received about four hundred dollars in small bills for pocket change. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

A local historian later ventured that the Osage murder trials received more media coverage than the previous year’s Scopes “monkey trial,” in Tennessee, regarding the legality of teaching evolution in a state-funded school. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Dear Hazel, I have received word via the Genies that you will be visiting us with Augustus Waters and your mother beginning on 4th of May. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Some died of the disease before they received their sentences. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

If anything, Brandon received it when his head hit the sidewalk, not when Milo punched him, but Candice was sure Milo would say the opposite when school started. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I soon received other complaints from people in the Gadsden community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“I have received your task from the Oracle. Thank you, Sybell,” the Gran said. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The less she understood, the more things she did wrong; and the more things she did wrong, the more clouts to the ear she received, and the less she heard. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

He writes again, asking for more money, asking if he should rent the bigger place, asking Theo to please write and say whether he’s received the drawings. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I showed off my twin doll and received a giant card signed by all the cottage residents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Dumbledore paused for a moment, marshaling his thoughts, and then said, “Four years ago, I received what I considered certain proof that Voldemort had split his soul.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Spontaneously the throng began to sing “My Country ’Tis of Thee,” which many thought of as the national anthem although no song had yet received that designation. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

With all the support I’d received from neighbors and strangers today, I was strangely upbeat. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes the mailman would wait until you wrote a response to a letter just received. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day he received letters thanking him for his cure; every day hundreds of desperate people lined up outside his door or sent him frantic notes asking for his help. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In the 1920s and 1930s, collegiate crew was wildly popular, often ranking right up there with baseball and collegiate football in the amount of press it received and the crowds it drew. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I want you to know that I never received any of your letters, but of course I forgive you for everything. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

The way the others received it, too, puzzled me; the last time we talked of the subject we agreed that there was to be no more concealment of anything amongst us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

To the contrary, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers have received training that guarantees precisely the opposite. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When I got older and more scientific, I received no more gifts from her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on the tremendous rocks in the torrid sun, Roger received this news as an illumination. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Claytor had taken an honors math degree from Howard University in 1929 and, like Dorothy Vaughan, had received an offer to join the inaugural class of the school’s math graduate program. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Shortly after my first trip to see Walter's family I received a call from a young man named Darnell Houston who told me that he could prove that Walter was innocent. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

White, who had ordered his men to work in pairs for security, received a tip that a former member of the Al Spencer Gang had shown up in Pawhuska to kill federal agents. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

One day in the summer of 1925, Tom White, the special agent in charge of the Bureau of Investigation’s field office in Houston, received an urgent order from headquarters in Washington, D.C. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The unfortunate cub’s head received the full force of the blow and he was sent spinning across the track into the bushes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wore the customary special-occasion robe of the Uncle, adorned with trees and various animals enchanted to scuttle about the fabric, and, of course, the bluebird brooch he received when he became Uncle. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

On his side he received what her generosity bestowed with great contentment. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

An old wound he had received fighting forty years ago in the French and Indian Wars had stiffened up on him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our wizard has just received a message from the court of Ghohg. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Since then, however, she had gotten a hard education in all the ways that women received second-class treatment. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

I gathered all my news of Joan into a little, bitter heap, though I received it with surface gladness. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Boston Corbett, along with every noncommissioned officer at the barn, received $1,653. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the Emperor received “two fardels of cinnamon.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just recently, by air mail, I received an invitation to a wedding that will take place in England on April 18th. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

So he begged his father for bread, received two hundred dollars by return mail, and, early one morning, he clambered joyfully aboard a Trailways bus bound for the capital. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prisoners received their portions of food and immediately wolfed them down. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

And indeed my head swam: I dropped, but a chair received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“As I’m sure you’re aware, five of us received letters. The mayor asked us all to destroy them.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

This was the treatment that all of his children received before they were born. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he received his authors copies he saw that FitzRoy had added a volume with a religious polemic arguing against Charles’s geological findings—that the earth was formed gradually and was still being formed. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The marriage of the two cosmonauts received much interest, as did their daughter, Elena, the first child of parents who had both been exposed to space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

Jean Louise silently signaled her father; her message was received and understood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

The Conservatives, on the other hand, who had received their power directly from God, proposed the establishment of public order and family morality. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The suffragists received letters of complaint, as well as the occasional expression of gratitude, sometimes with a donation enclosed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Throughout his life, but especially when he was a child, Gus Levy had said, “Levy Pants,” and had always received a standard reply, “He does?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one of the officers received a message on the radio and got real excited. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

On that day and no other, ladies were received into this strictly masculine precinct and treated to sherry wine and little seeded cakes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I came out of it I received the usual lecture about slowing up, losing weight, limiting the cholesterol intake. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

The children were fed in a haphazard fashion, a bit of com bread here, a scrap of pork there; occasionally they received a cup of milk, sometimes potatoes. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corkhill received regular reports from the White House about Garfield's condition. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At least she had received a little publicity from it. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The fact that the children were so well fed might have comforted Mrs. Pitezel, had she ever received the letter. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Now that he was well received, Robin found everything about Lindsay exciting and interesting. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

After that Charles wrote right after New Year’s and received a letter from Adam written right after New Year’s. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

But instead of simply increasing the African quota, the authorities reduced the amount of sugar that Coloured and Indian prisoners received by half a spoonful, while adding that amount for African prisoners. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

About half an hour after we had received Mrs. Harker’s telegram, there came a quiet, resolute knock at the hall door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Although Johnny might have been more cordially received by Merchant Lyte, he was satisfied enough with his welcome to build up air castles. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell to the ground in exhaustion, and the earth received me with an embrace. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The more I tried to rush, the more rejects I received. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Recently I received in the mail a handwritten pamphlet outlining the spread of HIV by the FBI. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

At fourteen, I attended my first church dance and received my first corsage from a boy. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In appreciation for Kami’s enthusiasm and dedication, some weeks later his wish was granted—despite the fact that he had no climbing experience and had received no formal training in proper techniques. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

But I got a trophy—the first I’d ever received for a genuine sporting achievement. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Her heart jumped when she received her acceptance letter. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In former days the members of my order had been well received there, but Saruman most of all. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Chevalier Tialys had received a message on his lodestone resonator, ordering him and the Lady Salmakia to smuggle themselves aboard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

And when the nation was formed into a more unified whole in 1787, “the Union had received them with all the ill habits about them.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I loved to read, probably the result of the unique education I received from the Coalwood School teachers known as the “Great Six,” a corruption of the phrase “grades one through six.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When I came into the tavern room I received a further shock. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He sat cross-legged on my bed, looking at one of the Munch prints I had received from Oslo. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

But these were exceptions to the overwhelmingly positive responses I received from my faith community. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Before the afternoon had ended, the sale of four hundred and seventy-five boxes had been received—cold, cold cash—as the teams returned to school with horns blowing, high with the hilarity of success. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even five minutes had passed when I received my first customer. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

On Wednesday, Marti received a handwritten note from Admiral Turner. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

The afflicted father flew safely to Sicily, where he was received kindly by the King. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A more complicated case, though one that unfolded outside the AEC’s security process, involved Frank Oppenheimer, a talented physicist who had received his PhD from Caltech but lacked his older brother’s theoretical profundity. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He had received the results of the endocrinological tests performed at Henry Ford Hospital, and so knew of my XY karyotype, my high plasma testosterone levels, and the absence in my blood of dihydrotestosterone. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He did not want his father’s kiss—not any more, he who had received so many blows. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The raked sand had never received the imprint of such strides toward danger. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

I received later a picture postcard, the picture in vivid colors being of a chimpanzee at the Monkey Jungle in Miami. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even as bad as I felt that night, it was nothing compared to the shock I received the next morning. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

And the emergency pay they had received the previous day would keep them fed for another week. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor, I received a phone call from Oppie,” recalled a young physicist named Robert Serber. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found it hard to concentrate on Snape’s Potions test, and consequently forgot to add the key ingredient — a bezoar — meaning that he received bottom marks. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t concentrate at work, he said, and he had received taunts and insults from strangers. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Yet when I was white, I received the brotherly-love smiles and the privileges from whites and the hate stares or obsequiousness from the Negroes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

But we didn’t know how dumb until Mr. Johnson delivered the message he had just received on his telegraph machine. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Matthews explained how some of the rocks on Mars received their names. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

So Catherine received considerably more from Halifax for her conversational skills than from her very rich uncle. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

First it killed people who had received injections, and then it moved through families, killing family members, particularly women, who in Africa prepare the dead for burial. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

All their aunts have received Communications, and there they sit, with proof of the motility of consciousness at their fingertips, and the making of a new science. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the day, he received additional injections whenever the pain intensified. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

No one ever taught me anything and I received my gifts from God.’ Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was there, on Tuesday evening, May 27, with 4,500 people looking on, that Ernie received his diploma. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Louis had received a long telegram from the head of the Game Department in Tanganyika. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

The threats we received made me worry about the hostility that Walter would face if he was ever released. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Howard received a trophy, then Pollard came up to the stage to receive a commemorative whip. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fighting for Mark Antony’s Affection In the spring of 35 BCE, Mark Antony received word that Octavia was on her way to meet him. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

By the end of the decade, some justices had become openly critical of the review that death penalty cases received. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She had received two full half-hour lessons in driving from the man who delivered the car, and in that enlightened year of 1925 this was considered quite sufficient. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Bolden testified that he received stolen cigarettes from Mr. Evans. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a gasp and a thump behind him, and he received a violent kick on the ankle which nearly flung him off his balance. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Mama answered, then told us the news she had just received. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In general, Coloureds and Indians received a slightly better diet than Africans, but it was not much of a distinction. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This variety ensured that the ancient foragers received all the necessary nutrients. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know that when you send a letter in the twenty-first century, it can be received almost instantaneously?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

It’s possible even that Burnham received a card, given his new prominence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He knew that his parents cringed a little, as he did, when Fritz, who lived in the dwelling next door to theirs, received his bike and almost immediately bumped into the podium with it. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Pittsburgh office of Western Union received the cable at 9:10 P.M., and a blue-suited messenger raced through the cool spring night to bring it to Ferris. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

A few caught her attention, but when she tried to recommend specific styles that flattered her, she received only the wave of a hand and a curl of the lip. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The announcer abruptly interrupts the music to report on a telephone message received from Grovers Mill. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Quite right, sir. I may then depend upon this child being received as a pupil at Lowood, and there being trained in conformity to her position and prospects?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

On March 1, 1926, White and the prosecution received a devastating setback. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My grandmother wrote her sister letters over the years, but as in every good tragic story, her sister never received them. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Despite all the other cases and the press they’ve received, the Lacks family has never actually tried to sue anyone over the HeLa cells. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Moss admitted they had received more than $265,000 in tax- free subsidies, plus Social Security checks for some of the children they had adopted. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Why had he bought each of them a crystal pen and taken them to the zoo in Cincinnati and made sure they received lemon pie and ice cream? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I thought that when I received Christina’s forgiveness, the hard part of Will’s death would be over. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

I could not know if the message had been received and relayed to the ship. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

We had lived in Warner Robins, Georgia, for only two years when Jerome received a notice that his com-pany planned to relocate him. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Just as I’d finished deleting these messages, I received another incoming call. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Death-Cast did not call Patrick “Peck” Gavin because he’s not dying today, though he was expecting the alert before his attacker received the call himself. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

On the gentlemen’s appearing, her colour increased; yet she received them with tolerable ease, and with a propriety of behaviour equally free from any symptom of resentment or any unnecessary complaisance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

It’s identical to the one we received the night before. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But I have received a memo from Mrs. Baker wondering whether you would profit by retaking that course.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Every student in the class received an A. Not long afterward, both Harricks were relieved of their coaching duties. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We got the files and left Monroeville with a lot of excitement about what we might find in the hundreds of pages of records we’d received. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I realized I had not been served any food, and banged on the door: “Warder, I have not received my supper.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there he sits, yammering on and on about the special treatment he received while Hazel, Doris, and Norma stare adoringly. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Twice, Harry had gone to his office and knocked, but received no reply, though on the second occasion he was sure he had heard the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Now he apologizes and tells her, “This afternoon I received bad news about Vincent again.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We just received some bad news. The emperor has conscripted the men of a village north of here and we”—the king hesitated and glanced around warily—“and we...have friends there.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The mail foundered with the government; they received no answer. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was received, however, very politely by them; and in their brother’s manners there was something better than politeness; there was good humour and kindness. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

This, as it turns out, often saved him from the beatings received by his two sisters. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I received a ration coupon for my work today. I worked with two ladies making shoes,” said Jonas, smiling. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

At the end of my freshman year, I received good grades in all subjects except English, even though I had worked the hardest in it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

There we stayed for two months until we received news from the UN. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called the Chief Ranger of Lands and Forests, and received assurance that word would be circulated throughout the department, and the game wardens and foresters contacted—tomorrow. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the night ended, the New York Times received nearly nine hundred calls about the invasion. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

I knew then I had received first prize for my drawing. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

For some reason, I was the only one who received these apocalyptic phone calls from him. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

General Sherman, who was not at the train station, never received the note Guiteau intended for him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I received a telegram with her flight information; my brother’s house in Calcutta had no telephone. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“Who received it from his father. Who received it from his father. And so on, all the way back to 1728.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Lera received a medal for her history-making victory, and she had to travel to Moscow to go to the awards ceremony. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I received the Polly Pocket pizzeria I had wanted, but I could not enjoy the commotion. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Anthony was always amazed at the reception she received when traveling. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Really? Bring it over here. I've always wondered about that young idealist. I guess he’s received some civic award.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

From that day she received no more visitors and kept her house closed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Either way, when Octavia arrived in Athens, she received a message. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Then, through Regina’s persistence, Bobby received an invitation to be a possible contestant on the most popular show on television, The $64,000 Question. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

As a result, the gravel beds of the streams which the salmon seek out for spawning received an unusual abundance of eggs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was warm in his reprobation of Mr. Elton’s conduct; it had been unpardonable rudeness; and Mrs. Elton’s looks also received the due share of censure. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

By 1980 she received a name that was twenty times more common among blacks. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Although Charles Eastman had won the event, it was Bobby who received the most ink. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had finished fifth, two places short of the Olympic team/1' By the day’s end, Louie had received some 125 telegrams. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Rest assured you have all received marks that are fair and representative of your work throughout the past year.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

The negative conclusions, some scientists complained to me, never received as much attention as the original, incorrect proposal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I haven’t brought up the threats the Director said they received, but last night when they thought I was asleep, I heard them through my bedroom door. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Around the same time that I got the MRI results, I received a particularly thick envelope from Martin. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The Virginia delegation had already received its marching orders to mobilize behind an amended version of the report. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Canadian Government stated that the request of the American Secretary of State had been received. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

But then, just seven days ago, Nate had received a letter. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

Through Petersburg ran the railroads by which Lee’s army received its supplies; if Petersburg were taken, then the cry of “On to Richmond” would at last be fulfilled. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now the 46th received their special Guards’ banner, and all took the Guards’ oath: “I swear! While our eyes see, while our hearts beat and our hands move, to mercilessly annihilate the fascist invaders.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Class informed everything from the circumstances of their heart attacks to the emergency care each received, the households they returned to, and the jobs they hoped to resume. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

And to top it off, when my students received an invitation to meet Steven Spielberg, it put some teachers right over the edge. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

His daughter’s request, for such it might be considered, of being admitted into her family again before she set off for the North, received at first an absolute negative. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The body always demanded and received payment for the punishment it endured in a basketball game. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the home, around which the newborn child must be carried before it could be received into the family. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please don’t make a scene. My psyche wall crumble entirely after the assaults it has recently received.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra and her sisters received the same education as their brothers to prepare them for the responsibilities of ruling an empire. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Most people wrote and received no more than a handful of letters a month and seldom felt compelled to reply immediately. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first direct news that Úrsula received from him, several years after his departure, was a wrinkled and faded letter that had arrived, passing through various hands, from Santiago, Cuba. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Septimus prodded the dead goat experimentally with his foot, moving its head; it had received a deep and fatal wound to its forehead, equidistant between its horns. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

He brooded in ponderous speculation over the cryptic message he had just received. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Additionally, Bobby regularly received unsolicited advice from fellow chess players, as well as offers from companies that wanted him to sponsor products. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We again received mealie pap porridge, sometimes with the odd carrot or piece of cabbage or beetroot thrown in — but one usually had to search for it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as General Peckem had received his medal, he began asking for increased responsibility. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We had created a new community of formerly condemned prisoners in Alabama who had been illegally convicted or sentenced and received new trials or sentencing hearings. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

While he was still pondering what to do, he received some shocking news. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Paul knew that the treatment the women received in jail would create a public relations crisis for President Wilson, even in wartime. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I received a surprising call one day from the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, who told me that EJI had been selected for the Olof Palme International Human Rights Award. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Anyway, a bit later the dejected poet received a message that there were two men waiting for him outside the party. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Dear Mr. Potter, We have received intelligence that a Hover Charm was used at your place of residence this evening at twelve minutes past nine. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Six days later the valley received ten inches in less than twenty-four hours. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

She received more mail supporting her resignation than on any other issue she discussed that year. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Claudia arrived in Hartford feeling much happier than she had since they received the morning’s mail. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the girl stayed there and some years later she received a proposal of marriage from the son of a very rich chief. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The New York headquarters of NBC, CBS’s main competitor, received about six hundred phone calls asking if the invasion was real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“We have received your summons, O mighty ones,” Marshall chanted and then ad-libbed, “and it’s nothing but an old pigeon feather.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The speech received wide publicity in both the local and foreign press, and was printed, virtually word for word, in the Rand Daily Mail. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jefferson then apologized in return, claiming that he received over twelve hundred letters a year, all of which required responses, so it was difficult for him to match the Adams pace. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

One day I watched the nationally televised funeral; a week later I received invitations to teach at community colleges. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He never commented on the racial slurs scribbled on the pages of the used textbooks the white schools gave us when they received new ones. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today, and I’m more alive now than I was then. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This...interesting new movement has received both great praise and even greater criticism.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Yesterday, you had a grander visitor, and received a bigger gift than a bird. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

His throat was hurting him now though it had received no wound. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

On Monday morning, the day after Easter Sunday, Emma received the letters from the weekend, which told a very different story from the telegram. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

What if others— adults—had, upon becoming Twelves, received in their instructions the same terrifying sentence? The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She was sensible that you had never received any proper acknowledgment from herself.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

His mother, thrilled that Dorothy was back in his life, received her like a daughter. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

In 1991, Fuller received national attention when he was named superintendent of the Milwaukee school system, the nation’s seventeenth largest—despite a lack of elementary or secondary teaching experience. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer had received his doctorate only two years earlier under Max Born at Gottingen, where he had communed with such rising stars of quantum mechanics as Werner Heisenberg and Paul Ehrenfest. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

For the rest, I’ve been thoroughly spoiled and have received a number of lovely presents, including a big book on my favorite subject, Greek and Roman mythology. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

The only gift I ever received was when I turned ten. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

“I want to know where you received that bite. There was blood only in your bedroom—no traces of it in the hallway or anywhere else.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was in constant touch with his future predecessor and received long weekly letters of guidance from him. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She accepted, with the proviso that the wedding take place in the spring, after she received her degree. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He was holding a gigantic ice-cream cone that he had received for his labors; He casually pulled the door shut before making his way toward Prosper and Hornet. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

His eyes were half closed, and he looked almost bloated with all the gifts he’d received. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the past, Bobby had been perturbed by the constant criticism he received for his mode of dress. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I took a last question, received applause, and prepared to sign books at a table to my left. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, my lady, I have received no word,” I replied, rising. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

In early August my father received some frightening news. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If Jonas received bread for working indoors on shoes, we must certainly be getting an entire turkey, I thought. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Eh bien, then, you received the summons and you got up. Did you put on a dressing gown?” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were likely to be attractive, often received no hourly wages, and earned their money through tips and a small commission on every item they sold. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal 2001-01-17T00:00:00Z

She had received instructions from both the men and women, in some instances from the children. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had received her diploma, and it was time to celebrate. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we’d done something great, we received just enough praise to know she was happy with us, but never so much that it became the reason we did what we did. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She wore her decorous dresses to morning mass, and around her neck displayed the short single strand of pearls she had received on her fifteenth birthday. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although White had received reports that she was sick with diabetes, he was suspicious. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“It talked,” said Arm, who had received a report from General Matsika. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Dr. Zinchenko? How many emails have we received on this same subject?” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

A second contractor received the exclusive right to rent Kodaks to fair visitors, the Kodak being a new kind of portable camera that eliminated the need for lens and shutter adjustments. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“A passenger on an Oakland, Calif., public bus received burns to his legs after his kilt was set on fire,” UPI wrote. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

I got used to the unintentional scratches I received from meerkats climbing over me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

By dinnertime the whole campus knew I had won, and I received congratulations from every member of the staff I encountered. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

For Christmas and birthdays I received such gifts as a microscope, a chemistry set, and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

An editor I knew at The New York Times once received a gift from a writer friend. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Curly told his wife of his overnight guard duties, she received the news with no trace of annoyance or concern. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His foot, sending vibrations ahead, received back echoes of the small barrier across its path even as the foot swung. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did, but I was put on a long waiting list and never received a call. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“A terrible secret,” Bethan called it, enjoying the attention she received as she retold the embellished story. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I was received warmly by the magistrate and prosecutor, and the case did not begin for quite a while, as they asked me numerous questions about my career and how I became a lawyer. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he issued a statement to the press complaining about how he had “received no co-operation from the Police Commissioner and no help or practical suggestions from the Governor.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I wasn't even sure how much time had elapsed since the judge's ruling, as I had never received the order. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Big Pinch received a small knife and Baby Neewo one tiny piece of velvet to lay against his soft cheek. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

But there were any number of things that would seem incredible about Dumbledore; that he had once received bottom marks in a Transfiguration test, for instance, or had taken up goat-charming like Aberforth.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His campaign had worked, and now the Bonnies were arriving in droves, demanding the same hospitality they'd received last month in Orlando. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

At some point earlier, Barack had received the authorization codes that would allow him to access the country’s nuclear arsenal and a briefing on the protocols for using them. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But when the planes came, he wished that he could have received the courage. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I’d received another letter from him inquiring after word about the Plant, and then yet another before I’d had a chance to answer the previous one, and it was all getting annoying. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

When I wrote to my new employer conveying my regrets at the situation, I received by reply from America instructions to recruit a new staff 'worthy of a grand old English house'. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Truthful responses to these queries were not likely to be well received by the rangers. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the gifts he received were the ones he could appreciate. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The system informed me that I’d received over two million new unsolicited messages. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Some dogs barked at them as they went along the paved road leading north out of Ensenada, but that was the only attention they received. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even though his parents had put on fancy clothes for the reception, Kyle was wearing “something comfortable to go exploring in,” as instructed by the Lock-In Guide he’d received on Wednesday. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Yet, though he received advice from all quarters, he heeded none of it. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Much was made over this later handiwork, which, while not too embarrassing, did not warrant the fervent praise it received. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“When the new Receiver failed, the memories that she had received were released. They didn’t come back to me. They went...” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Before leaving her, Robert begged her pardon for the impatience—he called it rudeness—with which he had received her well- meant caution. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pretty soon, I would have quit even these motions, unless I had received the motivation that I did. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I already had received more publicity than many world personages. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wife, Margot, who knew nothing about the threat received by the librarian, stopped me as I was about to sit down. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned it to her; she received it quietly, and without saying anything she was about to relapse into her former studious mood: again I ventured to disturb her— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Now I became an obstacle, not a teammate, and the treatment I received from my coach and the rest of the team grew increasingly harsh and cruel. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I received grants and loans to cover most of the tuition, which was steep, and I’d saved a little money while working at The Phoenix. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Three days later, Thorpe received an eviction notice. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Warburg’s ideas received confirmation in 1953 when other workers were able to turn normal cells into cancer cells merely by depriving them of oxygen intermittently over long periods. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At home, Mom received a bulky envelope from the school that she assumed was schoolwork I’d missed out on. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He wrote at least seven thousand letters and received as many. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Woodall received this message, he flew into a rage and rushed down to Pheriche from Base Camp to have it out with Owen. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I have finally received another letter from you. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

After legal fees and taxes, Stanley and Zero each received less than a million dollars. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

That was 1953, then I heard no more for seven years, when I received another classification card in the mail. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it hadn’t been for Bruno, Copernicanism might never have received such adverse attention from the authorities, Galileo might not have been persecuted and scientific progress in Italy might have proceeded more smoothly. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He received nothing from Fortune but the opportunity, for as the citizens of Syracuse were oppressed, they elected him as their captain, and from that rank he proved himself worthy of becoming their prince. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

"I only received ten thousand dollars," I said. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

No matter whether the index rises or falls, a follow-up letter is sent, but only to the 16,000 people who initially received a correct “prediction.” Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around that time I also received a letter from her, written only a few days after we had parted. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The moment the children received permission, they applied themselves to finding the best strategies for “earning without learning,” as Constance called it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The current one, she said, would disappear as soon as she had received another baby from the clinic. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My English-language teacher, Mrs. Khoji, came to my house to tell me that I had received a scholarship to the Catholic school for eighth grade. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

In another bag, she received his black lace- up shoes and his dark socks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The scraps of information we received were frequently contradictory. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

During the January assembly, Mr. Grant announced the names of the kids who had received high marks in each class. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Throughout his extraordinarily vast correspondence, Jefferson never received another letter like this one. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Once upon a time, the Witch received a poem from the Beast of the Bog. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

While in school I participated in all the sports, and received 9 letters in all. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

In Chicago Sol Bloom received a cable from France that startled him. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He received a sharp kick in the shins. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

She may believe that she is too young or hasn’t yet received enough education. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“We didn’t know you were here already!” said a loud and excited voice, and he received a sharp blow to the top of the head. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe if it hadn't happened I would never have received an opportunity to meet such important men face to face. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“In an attempt to learn the secrets of the jinn, the Scholars sent delegations to negotiate with the King-of-No-Name. They received a gentle but firm response. “We are jinn. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Comstock had received some information,” a private detective wrote, noting that Comstock had reported that on May 14 an unidentified man had been seen lurking on the hill where Whitehorn’s body was subsequently found. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When the day came, Eduardo received the newborn into his hands as though it were his own child. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The bondsman confirmed that he had received it and that the bond had been paid. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Employment agencies in Seattle received inquiries about the availability of jobs—any kind of job, no matter how low paying—from as far away as Missouri and Arkansas. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

This was not the first wound he had received while in fusion with Mercer, and it probably would not be the last. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was a very remote thing, when the luggage-store proprietor heard the news on the night radio, received all the way from Earth on a light-sound beam. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tycho Brahe, as we have seen, received state funding. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

After we finally received our visas, we were taken to be examined by doctors. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I demanded and eventually received separate space so that I could prepare my case. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There he received a wire from Swope, who had a pleasant surprise. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return the Blooms had received bottles of homemade chokecherry wine, a leg of mutton, Halloween pumpkins, even hay bales for their two Shetland ponies, Orangutan and Sunflower. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received further reprimands for my labored and deliberate service, or, as he called it, my sloth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Early in the second week of January, each member of Team Kyle received a thick envelope in the mail. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

On the summit Hall and Hillary made a radio transmission that was broadcast live throughout New Zealand, and at 29,028 feet received congratulations from Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He received a large sum for his service in the Congo, a decent nest egg you might say, but have I seen it? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mother Superior received her in her Spartan office, where there was an immense, bloody Christ on the wall and an incongruous spray of red roses on the table. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard that another person scheduled to testify in the case had received death threats. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Then the warmth melted through into the cold concealed box where he stored forbidden thoughts, and the thoughts came timidly up to the surface like children who do not know whether they will be received. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The potions he received every week from the Sisters of the Star helped, but these days they seemed to help less than usual. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I supposed her attitude was deliberate and for some odd feminine reason she resented this marriage, her scale of values had received a shock. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

“And do you know, the department interviewed sixty people — that’s six-oh, sixty — and by the end, only two people received so-called offer.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sobukwe, I thought, seemed pleased by my interest, and said he would make sure I received the requested material. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On October 21 Dinwiddie received the king’s answer: Order the French to leave British territory. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

She never sold anything she wrote, but from time to time she received an encouraging rejection letter, and she thumbtacked those to the wall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to tell Mr. Norton that the man was crazy and yet I received a fearful satisfaction from hearing him talk as he had to a white man. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within hours after the assassination—I am telling nothing but the truth—every Muslim minister received from Mr. Elijah Muhammad a directive—in fact, two directives. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One girl my age got a large coloring book of biblical characters, while a less greedy girl who selected a smaller box received a glass vial of lavender toilet water. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

For this work, W. A. Fowler, one of his collaborators, received a Nobel Prize. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

One month before the disaster, a medicine man hunting deer in the canyon claimed to have received a vision of the catastrophe that would befall the dam. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He never received a formal notification that he had passed the ordeal, though Oppenheimer later mentioned that in a copy he had seen of the board’s report, Serber had been “glowingly praised.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“There’s not much. You received your new credit cards. Transglobal Airlines sent you a certificate making you an honorary pilot for flying one hundred hours with them.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return for his money, he received many privileges: he wore clothes meant for white prisoners, ate their diet, and did no jail work at all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

This view received support from Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s now infamous report on the black family, which attributed black poverty to a black “subculture” and the “tangle of pathology” that characterized it. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I found I could not breathe as I watched his face tell this story, and the faces of the others as they received the news. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I haven’t seen any of them, but I received the best message in a text from Kenya. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“That, eh, may well have been a misunderstanding. He received some new information yesterday, Brand new. Mr. Getz now believes that the boys are no longer here, I mean, in Venice. Hello?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since we had received our admission letters, we had worried about being in the same class as those three. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The problem was that not all crime victims received the same treatment. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I handed over the bundle of letters Mr. Nettle wrote me about Dunkirk—most gratefully received. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Dursleys had received a very angry letter from Harry’s headmistress telling them Harry had been climbing school buildings. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Army Airborne School is a collection of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, cadets, and anyone else who has received the funding and possesses the will to become Airborne-qualified. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Over the next three months I received a flood of scrawled letters from Joe, one almost every day. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“The governor comes here under orders from His Majesty. He will be received with all due courtesy.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Muller encouraged her to study medicine and to follow him to Russia when he received research appointments both in Leningrad and Moscow—she ultimately remained in touch with him for more than fifty years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In study hall, I received a note to go see Mr. Ivan Muse, the assistant principal in charge of student activities. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

These and hundreds more were collected in the American woods, shipped across the ocean to England and France and Russia, and received with greedy keenness and trembling fingers. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Humiliated before the general body, they received sentences of from one to five years of “isolation.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was great excitement in the Ruiz household on January 6, the Day of the Three Kings, when children received gifts as a symbol of those the Magi had brought to the Christ child. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

If we received such a message we would deduce a civilization out there that was at least fond of prime numbers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had received no preparation—none—for his entry into the arena of a Catholic adolescence. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lee’s proud shoulders slumped as he received the news. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

For the first time, Bush had received an unequivocal endorsement of the idea that an atomic bomb could be developed in time to influence the course of a war he knew was coming. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

My fax was received, but there was no reply. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have known many slick, sharp-looking hustlers, who would have you think they had an interest in Wall Street; privately, they would get someone else to read a letter if they received one. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I nodded my head to them and turned to face Hemme amidst applause which, though far from deafening, was probably more than any he had ever received. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The text from him that should correspond—if it lines up the way the others have—is the last one I received: A lake. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Before apartheid, any black South African who received a formal education was likely taught by European missionaries, foreign enthusiasts eager to Christianize and Westernize the natives. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The driver was killed and Anatoli received severe head injuries, including grave and possibly permanent damage to one of his eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The first message he received from the government was a threat to shoot Colonel Gerineldo Márquez within forty-eight hours if he did not withdraw with his forces to the eastern frontier. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Two Secret Service agents shoved Reagan into the presidential limousine, which sped to a nearby emergency room where the president received immediate life-saving treatment. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So I applied, and once I got accepted, I received a full scholarship, so I kind of had to go. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

To her frustration, however, she and her team received little credit for their work. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

This meant once their fingerprints were received, they'd immediately get assigned an interview date and my sister would avoid aging out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Dear Diary, I’ve received lots of letters from people in prison before. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We received transcripts of my session as well as those of some of the other children interviewed. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mamá would be surprised that she had not received any money from them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

With these thrilling words he rushed away, and flinging open the door of the mauve salon, was about to enter, when he received...” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In March my father received word that a new man was being sent to the Y.M.C.A. to take his place, so I didn’t see how my father could feel “needed” now. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radio beacon had been functioning all day, and they had received confirmation signals from the ship. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although she was assured that no farms would be sprayed, her property received two direct sprayings and, in addition, was twice subjected to drifting spray. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Students would come to my office to challenge the grade of B they had received. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The winner received plaudits from the crowd and his life from Caesar’s upturned thumb because the fight had lasted fully fifteen thrilling minutes. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

With this he left that handsome room and went home to Peiraios, who received him kindly. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The police station in San Francisco received one of the photographs, but there was little chance of my being recognized by it now. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Because Woodall had already received the newspaper’s money, however, this act was purely symbolic and had almost no impact on his actions on the mountain. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

The three adults took it in turns to walk in front because the lead person always received the heaviest dumping, as well as having all the hard work of dibbing holes in the snow. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

My aunt was like a second mother and she received us with open arms when we walked into her home. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

“I would like to pray outside without getting my pants dirty. And I’m attending a Christian school without having received the proper baptism of Christ.” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

“We received word that a group of children were begging for food. Would that be you kids?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I have been informed by Wemmick,” pursued Mr. Jaggers, still looking hard at me, “that he has received a letter, under date Portsmouth, from a colonist of the name of Purvis, or—” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Since 1940, my mother had not received a single letter from them. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had questioned her about this several times, but had never received a coherent answer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Certainly none of the eight of us received even one social invitation, nor could we have risked attending even if we had. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I went back to my dormitory, I received word that my mother was ill. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

By an arrangement of Úrsula’s, her marriage was to be celebrated on the same day, but that Friday Pietro Crespi received a letter with the news of his mother’s imminent death. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

“It’s remembering when we received the Torah,” Anya said, and after a pause, “and when we eat cheese.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

A week after putting her to sleep, I received Neil's ashes in a forest green can. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

We used the advance I had received for my novel to pay for it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first Sunday in July and I had a smile on my face because it was my birthday and the one gift I had asked for I received. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He told me later he had received the wound during a border skirmish with the outlaw dragons who lived in the hills of the seashore. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I valued my membership in that group and received adult approval daily. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The young physicist reddened, “We didn’t really want to do without the robots, sir, and besides we weren’t certain exactly how such...uh...minor complaints might be received.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I realized far too late that I was being charged not only for the texts I sent, but also for the ones I received. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The affirmative reply I received with much relief, since it was inconceivable that my sister could think about settling in Denmark after two weeks of an eccentric country house. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

It is doubtful if, outside the Naval Academy at Annapolis, any group of Americans ever received a more thorough indoctrination before setting foot on a catboat. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

All other calls received by Mrs. Boyes that day reported “a great many dead birds and no live ones . .. People who had maintained bird feeders said there were no birds at all at their feeders.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I said that until he was seen, and we were sure he received proper medical attention, the Muslims would remain where they were. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

In combat he was terrifying, fighting entirely to kill, indifferent to any wounds he received himself and closing with his adversaries until his weight overbore and exhausted them. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few hours later, when news of Nox’s departure spread, she received notice that the last Test had been canceled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Whenever Luna visited the Free Cities, she found herself warmly received and fawned over. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

But as she listened she received the impression that Mr. Tuffett’s were general remarks directed more to the student body than to her, they were an echo of his early morning feelings. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

A few days later I received another letter of congratulations, this time from Stan Smith: Professor Killion had informed him about my scholarship award. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jo’s keen eyes were rather dim for a minute, and her thin face grew rosy in the firelight as she received her father’s praise, feeling that she did deserve a portion of it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, now and then, I received a damping check to my cheerfulness; and was, in spite of myself, thrown back on the region of doubts and portents, and dark conjectures. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

At the Alcazar he inserted into scripts the names of popular products, bars, and restaurants, including the Cliff House, and for this received another stream of income. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He realized that the artisan who carved it probably received only a fraction of the sale price for his labor. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

There was a knight from Hungary called Sir Urre, who had received wounds in a tournament seven years before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

And so Estraven received what they gave us, as a lord among lords or a beggar among beggars, a man among his own people. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

After all the compliments I had received on my improved vocabulary, it seemed prudent to lie low and keep my mouth shut. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The state had been preparing for three months, but we had only received the indictment that day. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

By Friday, June 19, there was still no indication that the fingerprints had been received and that the interview date had come through. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

He writes to her from work, “I received sad news today. Vincent is gravely ill. I don’t know what’s wrong, but I shall have to go there as my presence is required.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“We received a call,” my dad said, his voice stony. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

By prison standards, this was palatial, but the rooms were damp and musty and received very little natural light. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received packs of Newport cigarettes—the commissary’s most popular brand—as payment. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

These, as they received their food, took it away into a corner, spread handkerchiefs over their striped trousers and began to eat. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

Girls received additional training in air-raid duties and as auxiliary nurses. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he received it, he was so struck with my resemblance to members of his family that he called again. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

So one day at recess, a group of girls gathered around Ayako, who apparently had received a note from a boy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

If a child stopped before you, you received the blessings of the god and the small gift the child carried as a symbol of the god’s favor. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He promised to repay the man in a few days when he received $500 due him. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gonzalez looked at Ignatius hopefully, but he received no reply. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

On December 23 we lit the first candle and I received my first Harry Potter book. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

They received this with a moment of careful, indecisive silence. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few nights later he received his first death threat. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She showed me an exhibit of photographs of many of the 2,229 allotted members of the tribe, including several of her relatives, who had each received a headright in 1906. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Odessa received the kickoff, moved the ball minus two yards in three plays, and punted again. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hatun will return as planned. He has served the emperor well and received much praise for his skill and dedication.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The crew received a scant meal of hardtack, a strip of dried meat, and a half-pint of water. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Why did Gotama once sit down beneath the bo tree in his greatest hour when he received enlightenment? Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shortly after returning to Fort Ord, Adams received orders to deploy to Vietnam. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Diem claimed to have won a ludicrous 98.2 percent of the vote; in Saigon, he somehow received more votes than there were registered voters. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The boy, greatly relieved, leaped from his desk and raced to the door, followed at once by two other children who hadn’t received the test yet but were terrified now to see it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Have you received any news of my friend?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Dr. Trefusis expatiated at somewhat galling length upon my achievements; which accolades Lord Dunmore received with kind pleasure, saying, “Faith, excellent! Excellent! You are brave boys, all of you.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

But his declarations of readiness were received with awkward silence. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My eyes wander over to a small chest sitting under my desk, flail of the 200,000 Notes I received for capturing Day. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“I received a report that you got into a physical altercation with another student.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

When the dominant allele was present, the recessive allele seemed to disappear, but when a plant received two recessive alleles, the allele reiterated its character. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

One weekend we received passes to go into the city. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Women received theirs in their own rooms and were kept separated from the men to protect their reputations. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We were simply told to follow the path until we received instructions on what to do next. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A short time later he received letters from little boys asking for his autograph and from little girls asking him for dates. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Despite having a difficult time with the death of his mother, Justin managed to finish high school strong and received a scholarship to college. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

One year later his ashes were still in the possession of the undertaker who had received his body. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She’s bigger than he is and just as fast, and when the inevitable fight comes, it’s bloody and awful and both have received what could well be fatal wounds, when Haymitch is finally disarmed. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

For instance, students were told they’ve received a text from their significant other. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

One Christmas we received gifts from our mother and father, who lived separately in a heaven called California, where we were told they could have all the oranges they could eat. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Felix received his assignment at 6:00 a.m., he considered faking an illness—something tough to prove, like a toothache—but his mom had already driven off. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I carried her bags to the bus and received three haughty dimes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the five weeks after the broadcast, the FCC received more than six hundred letters, postcards, and telegrams. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Pottses had been foster parents for many years and had received a license for two children. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

At the end of the day I received a single bottle of soda as payment. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Harry had received no mail since the start of term; his only regular correspondent was now dead and although he had hoped that Lupin might write occasionally, he had so far been disappointed. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

A flustered porter, taken by surprise, tried to shut it in his face, but received a blow on the ear from the iron fist, which knocked him flat. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’d all received the same invitation, but had wisely ignored it. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Bliss decided on the medications and food the president received. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The Yorktown’s computers had just received new software that was controlling the engines. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Who more gladly than we throughout the Four Nations received the ‘bloody sword,’ or at its warlike call flocked quicker to the standard of the King? Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

In fact, he had seldom received a mark lower than an A. In the seventh and eighth grades at St. Jude’s, he had received straight A's for two years except for a 5-plus one term. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I then saw the station-master, who kindly put me in communication with the men who had actually received the boxes. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He built quarters within the park where they received three large meals a day and slept in clean beds and well-heated rooms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Everything is known,” was the only reply he received from Aureliano when he asked him where he had got that information from. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Claudette received nurse’s training and took a job as a nurse’s aide in a Catholic hospital in New York, where she cared for elderly patients, often at night. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Make the masses happy by redistributing much of the tribute received, in popular ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Near the end of his life he lived on contributions he received from Jewish organizations. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

In the early hours of this morning, we received a transmission from the Weed. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

We’ve received a book from the library with the challenging title What Do You Think of the Modern Young Girl? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Viola was working in the kitchen but had received her gifts of snuff and a thick red flannel petticoat from Mother earlier in the day. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Miller approaching, seemed to ask her a question, and having received her answer, went back to her place, and said aloud— Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Whenever I brought him food for the orphans from the other side of the wall, he received it happily and patted me on the head and said, “My little smuggler.” Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The Englishman agreed to send it to him, and what he received was literally dregs. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 10, 1997, I received my gift of life, a double lung transplant that I have waited over two years for. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

He turned when he heard my voice, and I received a shock. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Taller than Uncle Turu by a head, it had protected and fertilized our crops and received our prayers and sacrifices from the time of our ancestors. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

It was from the day Mrs. Rimas received the letter. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The money was a landmark, for no single research laboratory had ever received a grant of such magnitude; none even had shown the audacity to ask. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

During the next five and one half months he received 59 transfusions in addition to other therapy. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

There were other roomers, who had jobs, and I knew she received help from relatives; still there was no mistake, Mary loved a variety of food and this concentration upon cabbage was no accident. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father has received a call-up notice from the SS,” she whispered. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Suesetta hasn’t received her invitation yet, but I’m sure it’s coming. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every year, each boy received a ration card. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Is that the daughter? Or an impostor? And the orders we received, are they...” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The bread we received in the arena was code for the time of the rescue. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, on July 7, the Oker family received a letter from Henry Gordon stating that he no longer needed the apartment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I told them about the phone call I had received in the office that morning only seconds before the bomb exploded. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

They left a daughter, which, at its very birth, Charity received in her lap—cold as that of the snow-drift I almost stuck fast in to-night. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“I said,” repeated Greyback, and Harry received a blow to the diaphragm that made him double over in pain, “what happened to you?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It wasn't just a present, but a present she received because she'd torn her other coat beyond repair, mangling her knee, leaving a permanent scar. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

No one in Macún died, but many lost their belongings, poultry, pigs, milk cows, vegetable gardens, kiosks for selling fried codfish fritters, and shops where rusty old cars received one more chance at the road. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

There’s a message on it, received hours ago. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

By last night, I had received thousands of e-mails about school. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

After my article about the expedition was published in the September issue of Outside, the magazine received an unusually large volume of mail about the piece. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

We sent warning Shots to annoy the Rebels, but received no Reply. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I received straight A’s in my college courses at the end of that semester. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Two Princeton University geology professors received word that a meteor had fallen just a few miles away from campus. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

Surrounded by a crescent of basketed strawberries, she received her crown with a bowed head from Amity Harbor’s mayor, who wore a red sash from shoulder to waist and carried a decorated scepter. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

No wonder I had received the smallest serving of rice! Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did go to court that Monday and received only a nominal fine. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

To my great delight, we received a few pennies, as well as some bread. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same school where I failed first grade because I did not know English well enough and where I had received first prize for my drawing of a butterfly. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

He had intended his protest in innocence—but it was received at more than its face value. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The merchants along the main street claimed he had received a large legacy and was a very rich man. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

They were paid less than men doing the same job and received no benefits or pension; if one of their pilots was killed in flight, her companions chipped in to pay for the funeral themselves. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Some people were injured, but not so severely as to keep them from fighting; others, like myself, had received many bullet wounds that they ignored. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Within days, I received a communication from Willemse saying he would allow it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received these marks of gratitude with distaste, cutting short my thanks to order me out of the room. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

By this time Wilson had already received considerable coverage in the press. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Having received his course of instruction as promised, Tisias, in an apparent attempt to cheat his master, avoided going to court at all. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Technically I wouldn’t be earning a salary—instead I received a training stipend from USA Fencing, the official organizing body of fencing in the United States. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

His idea certainly received a great deal of attention—almost all of it negative. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Lucy received her paper and did a little chair dance. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

As long as vital secret messages needed to be sent and received, teams of Navajos had to stay by their radios. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Our request was denied, and we received instead a temporary permit, under the Group Areas Act, which soon expired. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out he’d been given confusing instructions on his last visit to the clinic, and he hadn’t received his monthly five dollars. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In Tyre, Mark Antony received a letter from his wife, Fulvia. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

One, Liyana received a tiny present in the mail from Peachy Helen, a new four-inch-tall edition of Kahlil Gibran, and it was a volume she didn’t have yet. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, as at a discreet signal, the back door swung open and Desdemona received her second shock. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Defiantly biting back every yelp and cry, the whipping boy received the twenty whacks. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

At 16, she received her private pilot's license. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

All the papers we received with the cub clearly stated that its name was Richard Parker, that the hunter’s first name was Thirsty and that his family name was None Given. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Before Louie had begun his bombardier training, he had received a letter from a friend who was an air corps cadet. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The first time I saw my mother after she had received my letter, she came with my father to lunch. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Unexpectedly Killconey received his reward for flattery at the wrong time—a thwack over his head from the standard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She wondered if those who had built this thing had received their proper reward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The news was posted on the bulletin board, and nearly everyone received the news with pleasure. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had never received state support for our work, and without the federal dollars we faced serious financial challenges. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

However, he received no answer, save the mocking echo of his own voice ringing back at him through the dark woodlands. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Most times, Mami was around, telling me the rules: you weren't supposed to give away gifts you received. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

I received a Kewpie doll, Father got bookends, and so on. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Friday evening, for the first time in my life, I received a Christmas present. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

With the close scrutiny that football players’ grades received because of the no-pass, no-play rule, he had always passed his courses. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now they were waiting for further instructions from God because they hadn’t received a complete itinerary. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“The Berkeley laboratory, I felt, would continue as long as Ernest Lawrence lived, provided it received proper financial support from the government,” he wrote later. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Not a single letter was received by any of their families who had been left behind. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I received quite an education about politics, as an embassy wife. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next we opened gifts, and I received a tiny brown bag of licorice from the three youngest boys, who had pooled their resources to buy it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Jonas asked him after he had received a torturous memory in which he had been neglected and unfed; the hunger had caused excruciating spasms in his empty, distended stomach. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

A reflection of his increasing stature was an offer received early in the fall to join David Harker in Brooklyn for a year. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I thought about the last time Mrs. Rimas had received a letter. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“There is nothing the matter with me. I am quite well; I am only distressed by some dreadful news which I have just received from Longbourn.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Then what was the meaning of the warning I had received from the black Communist? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten years ago, when Anatole received that first letter stamped with the new, official seal of the Presidency of Independent Angola, it looked like dreams could come true. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he retreated to a small room above the kitchen, where, before formally seeing patients, he sent and received emails via a satellite phone. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“While we haven’t received a statement from the Oakland Unified School District, the Oakland Police Department has reported to NBC4 that no crime was committed, so no arrests have been made.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Guiteau was sure that it was just a matter of time before he received his reward. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

So he received a mattress put on the floor next to a bunk. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Upon speaking with several of the workers, all of whom seemed eager to speak with me, I discovered that they received even less pay than Miss Trixie. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had never received a birthday card in is life. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This Waiting is terrible, & the Men would be most gratified by Word from their Families, as you have received from your brother, Ev. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The other guys picked up their hands, putting what they received in order, but Gramps just stared, daring Jones to look back. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The standing ovation that he received at the Watermelon Feed wasn’t particularly surprising. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Pippin received back his sword and put it in its sheath. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If not, then your family received a six-figure settlement plus a monthly pension. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Months later, while on his voyage, Charles received a letter from his sister Caroline. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth received them with all the forbearance of civility, and, at the request of the gentlemen, remained at the instrument till her ladyship’s carriage was ready to take them all home. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He knew I’d already received an invitation to join, delivered to me personally. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

It was in this state of mind that I received another letter: I had won a visiting fellowship to Harvard. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The students gave me a standing ovation, All day long I met with small groups, and later I received letters, and what I heard over and over was this: “You told us the truth.” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The guardsmen were forced to wait outside the gate of Tres Marias until they received an order from the capital. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said that the central air force headquarters had already received more than a hundred letters from young women begging to be admitted to military schools. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

They listened with hushed voices and glistening eyes as Dad told of the heavenly visitations he’d received while hovering between life and death. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The one I just received in my last class period. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

A month or so later, I received a four-page letter from Martin. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Wisely, Penelope chose not to offer her opinion of the care they had received so far. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

By late October, I still had not received mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

I must remember to inform labs that have received animal shipments from us to notify the C.D.C. if any unusual animal deaths occur. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In response I received a half dozen deranged, anti-Semitic letters, some calling me the Antichrist. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ignatius looked at the scratches he had received in trying to persuade the cat to remain in the bun compartment. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never received the full amount from the gate receipts from 1972,” Bobby suddenly accused Thorarinsson at a party at his house. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, the Times reported that police departments had an extraordinary incentive to use their new equipment for drug enforcement: the extra federal funding the local police departments received was tied to antidrug policing. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Wernecke knew firsthand because he had received a draft deferment for a physical disability. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Then, in late 1925, the local priest received a secret message from Mollie. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

At last, in May 1949, after nearly three years in the displaced persons camp, we received word that our immigration request had been approved. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I even received offers of help from a number of well-known Afrikaner lawyers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I untag myself, horrified that it’s already received so many likes and comments. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Together they woke Hake, who received the Lord Commander's orders with a stream of curses, but got up all the same and soon had a dozen brothers cutting roots for a soup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had threatened, but her threats had been received with stony faces and deaf ears. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Once I received my certificate, I hurried through the parking lot to get back to work, but it took nearly an hour to find my car among the massive and indistinguishable rows of vehicles. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When people received the message from the miserable messenger, they went into hiding in the forest that very night. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Our time with the dead cat had officially come to an end—we’d be resuming regular bookwork for a while until we received our next lab assignment—but I still couldn’t face it. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

So, when I received a flyer to attend a Kappa Zeta pledge meeting, I went without hesitation. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I sat at the fire and received nods of welcome from the men camped there for the night. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was owing to him, to his reserve and want of proper consideration, that Wickham’s character had been so misunderstood, and consequently that he had been received and noticed as he was. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Of the money which, on his first arrival, John had received for his personal expenses, most had been spent on his equipment. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon the northern beach, we encountered Captain Mackay, who received each detachment of our Company, and bade us unload our cart into one of the boats. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Among the facts: According to phone records, Reggie texted Briana Bishop five times on his drive and received six text messages from her. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

At the rate he was going, he would no longer be eligible for football once he received his grade for the six-week period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The youngest of the three scientists, von Tschermak had received news of two other parallel studies that fully corroborated his results, then waded back into the scientific literature to discover Mendel. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Each girl had received a DVD of the dance steps in her prep packet, but they’d never had a chance to rehearse it as a unit. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The letters we wrote were censored as well; they were often as cut up as the letters we received. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lieutenants received the loudest hosannas, for the veterans knew these contests were won and lost through the lips of these lieutenants. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the knowledge of the sentences his brother and the other two defendants had received, he’d known his fate would be the same. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Another, but over and over, with a collective sigh, the company was dragged back to its apparent fate, congratulating Old Chao on having received a tenure-track job offer just that afternoon. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Glenn had just received his degree from Muskingum College in New Concord, Ohio. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

As he received the reassurance of something purposeful being done he began to look satisfied, and his only clean digit, a pink thumb, slid into his mouth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

They singled out Dr. King among the 115 blacks who had received indictments and went after him, accusing him of organizing an illegal boycott. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

But that day I received no words of solace, no soothing verbal balm from my schoolmate. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

But a few days later, we received our next sign. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After midnight on June 6, 1944, barely a week after the SS-HJ was officially activated, the Germans received word that Allied paratroopers and gliders had landed in Normandy. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He went down to the office in a gay humor,” Harriet Monroe said, “and that very day received a commission for a large commercial building.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

There was more physicality, for one thing, and that always helped: We received instruction in the use of the baton and in a variety of martial arts and other tough-guy methods, cumulatively labeled Defensive Tactics. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some days after Roosevelt’s death, I received the only letter I had ever gotten from Call. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What news do you mean?” replied Emma, unable to guess, by look or voice, whether Harriet could indeed have received any hint. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

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

Daenerys received the captain on her terrace, seated on a carved stone bench beneath a pear tree. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Lest I got cocky about my abilities to manipulate him, I received at that moment a quiet but sinister warning about what I was up against. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

After six months of paperwork and a background check, government officials—especially if they received bribes—would sometimes issue certificates to traders that allowed them to cross back and forth into China legally. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I would have been horrified if I had known that two days after I received the music box, Mary Miller wrote Mr. Ferris requesting that parental contact be stopped altogether. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And, because the primary and secondary schooling blacks received was usually poor, few qualified for admission. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was one of those in San Francisco who received their messages. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

They had received orders to be carried out. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

We received a ticket for a special greeting room, where we would meet the president and First Lady before the dinner. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The women received jackets, skirts, and petticoats, the men wool trousers and wool jackets and caps and shoes. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Aeolus received them hospitably and when they left gave Odysseus as a parting gift a leather sack, into which he had put all the Storm Winds. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

She declared that under no circumstances would she be received by an “innkeeper’s wife.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In return for exporting bird of paradise plumes and spices, New Guineans received Southeast Asian goods, including even such luxury items as Dong Son bronze drums and Chinese porcelain. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Australians and New Guineans, separated from the Asian mainland by the Indonesian island chain, received only a trickle of inventions from Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I feel like I’ve never received any other sort of stare my entire life, except when my mother or my father looked my way. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Marco asks, though he has asked the question dozens of times before and never received a firm answer. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The last number he dialed received no answer. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

If one stuck in your hair and stung you, it sent out a chemical message as it died and all who received it were compelled to come and sting and die at the same place. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Also, the more publicity Bobby received, the more publicity the Church would receive. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The same shoebox that sat on my porch less than twenty-four hours ago; rewrapped in a brown paper bag, sealed with clear packing tape, exactly as I had received it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Amari looked around in fear and tried to ask what was happening, but all she received in response was a vicious slice of a whip across her arms and neck. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his other life Maurice had received chastisement for filling a younger eye with sand. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

On November 8 or 9, Gordievsky received a second flash telegram. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Without some capacity for it I could not have qualified as a Mobile, and I received formal training in it on Hain, where they dignify it with the title of Farfetching. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the way home from Drunken Igor’s, while already plotting my return visit, I received an emergency text from Heather, my informant: Noah at Devil's Drop in 15. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

In 2000, the family received word that they had been accepted for relocation to the United States and a place called Georgia. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

But Ratchett certainly received one letter of a very different character—the one containing a reference to the Armstrong baby, a fragment of which we found in his compartment. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

A major study from 1999, backed by the MacArthur Foundation, tracked outcomes for large cohorts of high school students, divided between children who received extensive arts education and those who did not. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

He looked down at the battered gold watch he had received on his seventeenth birthday. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Mostly we received corn, wheat flour, and lentils. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The education I received was a British education, in which British ideas, British culture, British institutions, were automatically assumed to be superior. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told me that the Star-Telegram had received an anonymous call that racists had hanged my effigy on Main Street. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king approved, but a week or so before the visit I received a letter from him saying I must come alone. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Walter at times expressed frustration that people didn't believe him when he told them he had received nothing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For lunch we often received phuzatnandla, which means “drink of strength,” a powder made from mealies and a bit of yeast. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received more than just meat from the family. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Letters were so few, and on every other occasion that Jethro could remember, any letter received by one member of the family had been read and discussed by every other member. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew that when Catholic children received Confirmation, they were expected to take some saint’s name for a middle name. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Compton would win the bet, though he never received the cigar. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After they received their gifts, they compared them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It was when he had received his first wages. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But a month earlier, Hitler had already received an even greater gift, and it had been given him by those who would soon become his mortal foes. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He received each obligatory gift knowing that the good wishes that went with it were false and the respectful bows were shallow. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The relatively small point bonuses Art3mis, Aech, Shoto, and I had received for being the first to reach the Copper and Jade keys were what kept our names in the hallowed “High Five” slots. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Ohio steel mill had received a big order and needed coal, lots of it. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

A wave of emotion rolled over Joel Breman as he realized, with the clarity of a doctor who suddenly sees into the heart of things, that the victims had received the infection from the hospital. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back when she had received those four or five marriage proposals, she had gotten “quite weary of it.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He told her that the reason he was responding was that her letters were so “weird” and quite different from the average fan letters he received, but he thanked her for them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next day Grace received a larger box. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he received no answer, he stood up and peeked out of the shed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

On Christmas morning Mandy received her Caboodles kit and a lot more gifts than I did. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

It was not until late July that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother to the letter Father had written them in May. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she and Lefty became members of his congregation, the old priest had asked, as a formality, if they had received an Orthodox wedding. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

In return for Toussaint, we received an inmate to take back with us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He added, “I never received my back wages.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was the nights I kept her company when she received the devastating news that her friends had gone to a party without her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Frodo received it on his shrinking palm: it seemed to have become thicker and heavier than ever. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In France, Mersenne received a rather garbled account of Torricelli’s experiment and tried unsuccessfully to reproduce it, but he lacked the right sort of glass tube. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

And a few years ago, the boy who won the Games only received a three. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

And without the fact, the new notion that knowledge is grounded in evidence, not authority, might have received only the sort of inconsistent and unreliable endorsement that we have seen it receiving from della Porta. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I have received a note from Dr. Trefusis, who is settled at a tavern in town. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Trenton police received desperate requests for the poison gas antidote. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

When I received Joe's response to my letter, a scribbled note in the handwriting of a child, he could still only read at a third-grade level, despite the fact that he was thirty-one. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For his many sacrifices, he received only scorn and suspicion from those he loved. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The letter so moved the Roosevelts that they made sure the White family received a house and there was no more fuss about the issue of race. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If he did something well, he received praise. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let’s mark down what you have received so far.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moron received the girls in high style, attended by a staff composed of students from the school’s Home Economics Department. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Even if I hadn’t still been recuperating from my appendectomy, I don’t think I would have received a beating for a simple hanging. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

One Thursday night I received an invitation from a group of white boys I had known in the post office to meet in a South Side hotel and argue the state of the world. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have received a message,” April whispered with her eyes still closed, “We are summoned by the mighty ones, the mighty ones of Egypt.” The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore the shock she received can better be imagined than described, when he said in a perfectly tranquil tone, “Do you care to dance?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sinclair received an exclusive lease to a reserve in Wyoming, which, because of the shape of a sandstone rock near it, was known as Teapot Dome. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Charming, charming,” murmured the Director and, giving her two or three little pats, received in exchange a rather deferential smile for himself. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

We received baskets of candy until we grew older and the Easter Bunny branched out. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Almost no investigation was done into the poor medical care the victim had received, care that constituted the actual cause of death. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t hear what Assignment Pierre received, and was only dimly aware of the applause as the boy returned, wearing his new badge. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

She always kept up the questioning until she received a satisfactory answer. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

They had shiny colorful covers and he received them from the stock room tied up in a length of new yellow twine. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she received it she caught me in the hallway and whispered, "I need to speak with you tomorrow in my office." Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Because of the ongoing drought, Nathan would have full control of the amount of water both groups received. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

They had just related to her the latest piece of intelligence received. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Along with everyone else, he had received his own bound and illustrated tale of love, adversities overcome, reunion and a wedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Brookhaven settled for a cosmotron rated at 2.5 billion volts, though it received the GAC’s explicit promise that it could come back to the well for bigger machines in the future. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Fred?” gushed Tater as the four dogs received head pats and ear rubs. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Shortly after four o’clock, Chicago standard railroad time, the Tribune received its first cable. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Moss also relinquished rights to his adopted children but received no further punishment. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I mean, I knew Chiron had received a prophecy from the Oracle many years ago. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

He turned: There was Lucius Malfoy sitting in the darkest corner, ragged and still bearing the marks of the punishment he had received after the boy’s last escape. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When the leopard mother returned, she called her children, but received no answer. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He received a letter dated April 7, 2005, from the Union Bank of Switzerland to the effect that the institution was closing his account. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The pile had been accumulating since 1917, and because the city received little rain to wash it down, it was enormous. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

All day, the ladies kept calling and were received gallantly by Mattie’s henchmen. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

My first impulse was to delete every single copy of the e-mail and pretend I’d never received it, but I changed my mind. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Gertrude also left her queenly seat, making two thrones vacant Overcome with grief, she closeted herself like a nun and received no one for weeks. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Nine men received smaller rewards for their part in the capture of George Atzerodt, ten for their roles in the arrest of Lewis Powell. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Michael Lindsey had received a life verdict from the jury and was executed instead; Horace Dunkins was intellectually disabled, and the governor had not spared him, either. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“We received a tip late last night that your son stole it.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. Udell ignored the blank stares she received from the class. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Soon after, the priest reported that he had received a secret message from Mollie: she was afraid that someone was trying to poison her. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In all the times I received beatings from my mom, I was never scared of her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Bull had mostly listened that first day as this stricken, energetic man paced the sitting room of his rectory speaking with a mellifluous basso profundo voice that demanded and received unwavering attention. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

We received so many other awards in so many cities that I lost count after a while. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark Flannery had received a letter from his sister and was expecting us. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I briefed them on my trip to Africa, about the support we had received and the offers of training. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At 8:04 Pacific Standard Time on this morning, the first pictures of a new world, called Europa after an old one, were received on Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was gray, tired, and distracted, to the point that he received a rare tongue-lashing from Luis Alvarez for his inattention to Rad Lab business. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I hold up my phone so the officer can see the text message I received. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I had got into the habit of typing all my letters to her, keeping a copy for myself that I filed along with the few letters I received from her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s going to rain, I think,” she told the prostrate group in the parlor, and the news was received with little moans of gratitude. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, when an embassy arrived from Aeneas asking for a narrow resting place upon the coast and the common liberty of air and water, Latinus received them with great good will. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the principal received the permit Florah and I paid to go, along with half the school. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had received two letters from Sirius since he had been back at Privet Drive. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Kathy was wearing her hijab, and had already received a healthy number of suspicious looks from DMV customers and staff by the time she sat down to have her picture taken. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“Sign here, and that lets the judge know you received this subpoena to appear in court.” Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

The two physicists received less hospitable treatment when they circled back to the AEC to see David Lilienthal, its chairman. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The preferential treatment Boobie received sometimes caused resentment among the other players. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

No doubt, Caesar basked in the attention they received. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

As honored as I am to have received Great-Grampy JonJon’s mitt, all I’ve been able to think about since Daddy closed the trunk is that little brown book I saw inside of it. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Your letter—the first one received at my Montana home—arrived so full of holes I thought the moths had got into it. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

This latter missive was especially upsetting because I received it soon after learning that the list of victims had grown to include Lopsang Jangbu. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The truth. Don’t worry about how it’ll be received. I’ll take care of anything that comes up. I give you my word.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My friend Augustus Waters, who read An Imperial Affliction at my recommendation, just received an email from you at this address. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

During the time before the Revolution, the American colonies received molasses, which was produced in the Caribbean islands, and then distilled it into rum. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Not if you have the scythe’s permission. Besides, you’ve already received immunity. I promise there will be no retribution.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

“Likewise his daughters who often visited the store, received their names there of,” the trader’s son wrote. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"We received the high-gain response just over half an hour ago," he said to the assembled press. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy on the right side in Ben’s line received the ball from Coach Spinks, took one tentative, almost apologetic dribble toward the basket, then stopped and looked for his partner. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The women exchange filled brown-paper bags on a street corner and depart quickly before checking the contents of the bag each has received. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But not as amazed as when the king received, a few weeks later, a written-out fugue, or ricercar, based on the supposedly impossible theme, this time in six parts. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

In this case there is no way for the transmitting civilization to know whether we have received the message. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In other words, any inmate who received Newjack had to surrender it immediately, on penalty of receiving a ticket for contraband. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu looked at Professor Moore to see how the word “nonsense” had been received. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had received a B for his semester’s work in psychology because he had messed up some math equations on the final examination. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

And how, later, when he kissed her, she received the kiss without returning it, her eyes wide open, not afraid, not a virgin’s eyes, just flat and uninvolved. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, he reveled in the respect that he received, dressed as he was in such barbaric finery. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

“I received a phone call yesterday,” Count Olaf said, “from Mr. Poe. He told me you children had been to see him.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z

I had received the sign six years ago. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He turned away few requests and received fulsome gratitude in return. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Whenever we called and asked about the progress being made to catch the bombers, we received the same answer: “The FBI is working on the case.” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Other than one ration stamp each for cheese, meat and bread, all she received from us was a jar of jam. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Hitler Youth boys received training that prepared them for military life, whereas girls were trained to become good wives and mothers. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I handed a scrawny Nepalese boy a fistful of rupees and received a tiny, paper-covered packet in return, emblazoned with a snarling tiger. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

When he received his new assignment, he had just recovered from hospitalization after being injured in battle, and he wasn’t happy when he learned that he’d be leading a women’s regiment. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Adele received her South Carolina foster care license on my sixth birthday, but she was told it would take several more months before the interstate paperwork would allow us to travel. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He soon realized that his fellow students had received better preparation for college, though he was determined to surpass them. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s no place here for natives like you,” was the usual reply I received from white people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ugh. Like I need any more attention. It’ll be bad enough just showing up as the magician who received a moonstone badge this morning.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The first one received many media citations: aging of the population. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

The $3000 fellowship stipend that I had received for being in Copenhagen was three times that required to live like a well-off Danish student. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

I would have to seek advice from Harry, although my estimation of him as a counselor in affairs of the heart had received a substantial drubbing at the hands of the wretched Miss Minerva Goodacre. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

If our message had not been sent and received all down the line, I am sure that many of our men would have been wounded or even killed. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was proud of my serious brother who had received praise for his skills and had earned the right to return home in honor to become a full man. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The rest of the letter recounted the compliments Hattie had received on a new gown. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the Justice Department warned of a possible plot on his life, one of several death threats he had received. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

When pheasants received dieldrin in their diets, “egg production was markedly lowered and chick survival was poor.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

In December 1891 Burnham received a proposal from a tugboat manufacturer arguing the case for steam launches at the exposition. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was the most extravagant gift I had ever received. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We received your message and enclose your Christmas present. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Alas, though I received a number of kind responses, I didn’t receive any money. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A training officer had mentioned that several of us had already been the target of inmate grievances, and one officer had even received two. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last, when he considered he had received his due, Caesar rose and held up his arms. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

You've shared something, given something away and received something in return, whether or not you're married, whether or not you have a baby. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

It was received everywhere, but particularly in the paleontological community, as an outrageous heresy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

She led the young shepherd, with never a thought of Oenone left forlorn, straight to Sparta, where Menelaus and Helen received him graciously as their guest. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to gauge her reaction, to see how he would be received. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Or what it was like for the little girl who couldn’t perform at the school talent show because her parents received the Death-Cast alert while she was dreaming of pianos. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

During that visit to the Mount, Charles had also received the promise of a loan from his father to buy a house in the country. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He believed that he was right in saying that the lower animals on Animal Farm did more work and received less food than any animals in the county. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Elizabeth noticed that when a boy was born, a family received congratulations, while disappointment often followed the delivery of a girl. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The messages he had received referred to articles or news items which for one reason or another it was thought necessary to alter, or, as the official phrase had it, to rectify. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

They had participated in secret conversations, received certain assurances, and gone so far as to make reconnaissance forays to outlying parts of the city. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He was received effusively, because he was one of the undisputed leaders of the right and because, having prepared for what might happen, he had made the necessary contacts months in advance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was one of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve ever received. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A week after the news broke, she and Brandon received a call from Charles “Chip” Douglas. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A few days later, I received a different kind of bombshell, this time a call from the clerk's office in Baldwin County. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Three days later, Kenneth received the news that Alma’s body had rejected the new kidney and she had died earlier that morning. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Toward the end of the first week of our stay my father received word that the witch doctor would now receive him. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cottonwood landed atop a Forest Service pickup being driven by Carl Abeyta, who received a broken nose and a mild concussion from the incident, but, unfortunately, nothing worse. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each of us received sixpence a week for pocket-money, and whenever there was any money in our pockets, we would all troop in together to buy a pennyworth of this or that. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometime later that day, Woolf received a telegram. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its oiled wood panels on the walls, it reminds me of the chamber at Elsinore where the king received his visitors. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

On the Russian front, after helping secure the World Bank loan, he received a special request from the Soros Foundation. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Marco starts to say he can tell she received quite a good price for the ring, but then there is a knock on the door of the flat. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Office of Indian Affairs received a note from someone who knew Mollie, saying that she was “in failing health and is not expected to live very long.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rope received the flame greedily; the transports of greed were succeeded by the profligacy of utmost generosity; and soon the whole store partook. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I received a call from Mr. Dunkins's distraught father after the execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Here was my squad leader, for whom I had no love, giving me what felt like one of the greatest gifts I had ever received. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Despite twelve years’ experience on the school board, she had received only 24 percent of the vote. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The scores came back a few weeks later and I once again received the highest grade in our school. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Compton received the green light from Bush and Conant to review and coordinate American research on fission. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Sponsored by a major newspaper, the Johannesburg Sunday Times, their team had inspired effusive national pride and had received a personal blessing from President Nelson Mandela prior to their departure. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

This will be the second gift I’ve ever received from someone who is not my mother or my father. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Although she had been raised to ten dollars a week when she went on reading, her runner-up received twenty-five dollars a week and the other readers received twenty. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

All of the financial aid I once received I had to give back. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a chilly reception, especially in light of the welcome I had just received from my non- Arcanum bunkmates. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

At times they were in favour and received privileges ordinary Russians would have marvelled at; at others their continued survival as professional composers hung by a thread. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

When she received Tiller’s postcard about the first purple crocuses springing up beside the creek and new leaves dangling like emeralds, she packed her bags and moved back to Ruby Holler. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was obvious from the letters he had received from them that the Kansas troubles'1'1 would have to be settled with guns. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now that I had received a letter from the great man himself, I felt almost as if I were already on Dr. von Braun’s team. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

"The fingerprints were received for your daughter. Everything is fine. She has her interview date." Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

We tiptoed around them and saved our voices for play far from the house, where even our laughter was received by Mami and Papi with a stare, a quizzical look, a warning glance. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Twelve hours ago I received the phone call telling me I’m going to die today. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Adams received word of this outrageous ultimatum, he ordered the delegation to return home, but he also withheld the official dispatches describing the bribery scheme from the Congress and the public. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was reckless, and reminded me of all the low marks you received during your training because you simply ignored the rules. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

As its birthright, the corporation received Cottrell’s patent and his directive that it be exploited for profit to fund grants for scientific research. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

But that had not saved them from treatment as severe as Lawrence received at the Solvay Conference. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

I received mail from all over the world, from common people and from kings, from a few people I knew and from thousands I did not know. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton pushed back, too, telling a reporter at the end of August, “I consider that his chances of recovery are better at present than they have ever been since he received the injury.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When Kainene received the three letters Olanna had written since the war started, she had said nothing except that she received them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

I didn't think about how far away they'd be after we received our assignments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

She received the merchant prince alone, seated on her bench of polished ebony, on the cushions Ser Barristan had brought her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Thwaites received four strokes, and by gum, they were four real whoppers. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days after the schoolteacher received his injection, he broke with Ebola Zaire. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad had prayed and received a revelation: “There will be a conflict, a final struggle for the Holy Land,” he’d said. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“But this was not the first call I’ve received about my child, Dr. Cook. Now, Brianna can be argumentative, I’ll be the first to admit that. She unfortunately got it from me.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

But though I knew that Julian frequently invited Henry for lunches à deux, I had never before received an invitation to dine alone with him, and I was both flattered and vaguely worried. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She witnessed firsthand some of the outlandish treatment I received at the hands of my teammates. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“The true knowledge,” reconstructed much more briefly than I received it, was that history had been “whitened” in the white man’s history books, and that the black man had been “brainwashed for hundreds of years.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The instant Laurie’s step was heard in the hall, Meg fled into the study, and Mrs. March received the culprit alone. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was some new financial support possible from a foundation, and that afternoon we finally received the office equipment we had ordered. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She was widely known for her intelligence, and she received her high school diploma at a time when education was not a priority for the female population in Iran. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

A bride who received money pinned to her wedding dress in the Polish tradition was reported to have regifted it to the strikers' relief fund. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I didn’t want to use my newfound platform as an Olympian to talk about my religious beliefs, but that didn’t stop the flurry of attention I received because of my hijab. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In the fall, at Zollverein, she received two letters announcing his death. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We have received—already, in the first six days of September—five inches of rain! Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

When he received this information, he went to a Quaker friend of his for advice and help. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a statement to police, Garrett Tison’s attorney claimed she received a phone call from Mr. Tison alleging that guards refused to put him in isolation despite his complaints about receiving threats. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“But I do want to read you the little passage we received toward the end. Arthur, do you have it?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

I spake comfortably to him and fetched water both for him and for those around him, who had not received succor all day. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

I smiled politely as she received her trophy, but the minute I got home I burst into tears. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I received a barrage of congratulations from my work colleagues and from my American boyfriend's family. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

The wages those Mexicans received for their labor were only a measure of their disadvantaged condition. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outraged over the violent, brutal murder of her son, she ordered the undertakers to leave Emmett’s body just as she had received it and to hold an open-casket funeral. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

“I received some news. My brother works at the Pentagon, you see...” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The dangerous nymph Kalypso lives and sings there, in her beauty, and she received me, loved me. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“True, unless I am trained to deliver a service of extraordinary value. Have you ever received a massage?” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“I just didn’t realize there was any other way, until I received that memory.” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

But still shebeens thrived, for they were an irresistible and indispensable way of making ends meet, providing much-needed income to augment slave wages received from working for white people. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received hundreds of congratulatory letters and telegrams, but the one that he was most proud of was as follows: Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The summer was already thick when Frieda and I received our seeds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a dazzling insight, and it won Bohr the 1922 Nobel Prize in physics, the year after Einstein received his. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The police have received no training that enhances the likelihood they will spot the guilty people as they drive by and leave everyone else alone. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

When they first arrived, the officers told us, inmates segregated here received no privileges beyond an hour of daily exercise—no reading or writing materials, no personal property. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have since received hundreds of accolades for bravery and commitment to the battle for human rights. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On Christmas, I received a pink Barbie radio and a Precious Moments sleeping bag. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“The scarred and aching teachers received a hero’s welcome.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

We know that Sequoyah received paper and other writing materials, the idea of a writing system, the idea of using separate marks, and the forms of several dozen marks. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to her, learned from her, gave her advice, received advice. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Before Mom grounded me, I was able to piece together the names of the people who received a letter like your grandmother’s. I could only find contact information for one of them.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“As they received more information,” Oskamp concluded, “their certainty about their own decisions became entirely out of proportion to the actual correctness of those decisions.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

With segregated hospitals, many black patients received what amounted to Third World care. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

And almost every day I received either a lecture or cocotazos for not doing everything. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

In mid-November I received a letter from Lou Kasischke in which he wrote, It took a few months in my case for the positive aspects to begin to develop. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

She had received a letter from our housekeeper s cousin, telling her through coded words that Papa was alive. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

For her services, Bibi received no income but was given meals, provisions, and sufficient meters of cotton at every October holiday to replenish her wardrobe at an inexpensive tailor. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“How dare they offer me five million dollars for a month-long match? Ali received twice that much for one night!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

We also had a radio, but one that received only local stations, not what we really wanted: the BBC World Service. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer at the outpost sent the “suspicious papers” to Washington—who never received them—and sent Anderson, under guard, to Arnold. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only touch I received came as a beating. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, our offer to speed that task by giving them the Cambridge molds for making the models was only halfheartedly received. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Anderson did so and received an A, even though the material “was over my head, all the way through,” he recalled. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The president received antibiotics to fight possible infection and transfusions to replace his significant blood loss. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We each received a mug of what was described as coffee, but which was in fact ground-up maize, baked until it was black, and then brewed with hot water. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a precious deposit!” said he with a tender sigh, as he received it. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

I am only too aware that I never received a reply from Miss Kenton confirming she would be happy about a meeting. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

We each received a piece of licorice candy and a faint smile from the woman because we were successful. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mark Antony made sure that Cleopatra received the most heavily forested parts of the region. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But by eleven-thirty I had received no word and I became worried. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t the lowest grade he received for the six-week period. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please have your offerings ready so that as many prayer requests can be received as possible!” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The teacher had not received any credit from his superiors for uncovering the escape plot. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

He received a game of Monopoly, a razor and a cigarette lighter. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Billy received a message carried by the radiations. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For three days we received no word from Milton. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Orders were sent to commanders in the field in Virginia, chasing down leads based on early but false information Stanton received from tipsters. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two other people in the world have received this document tonight. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

During the continuing Great Migration of African Americans from the South, Chicago had already received more blacks than any other northern city, a total that would grow to more than twenty-five thousand. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

She had probably bestowed a gift on the newlyweds that was as gladly received as mine had been. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The day after our ill-fated tea party, Mother sent a note to the Ogilvies inquiring about Colette’s health, but received no response. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

About a week subsequently to the incidents above narrated, Miss Temple, who had written to Mr. Lloyd, received his answer: it appeared that what he said went to corroborate my account. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I liked this private school with its small classes, where I received a lot of attention from Ms. Holback. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

From the very first letter she received from her daughter after her wedding, Clara could tell that her separation from Blanca would not last long. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

To prove to newcomers that he ready had been a man of consequence once, he still had the letter of commendation he had received from Colonel Cathcart. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

It seems ironic that the commanders considered the boys old enough to fight but not old enough to smoke: The youngest recruits were given candy instead of the usual cigarette ration that older soldiers received. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Therefore, Giovanni in no way failed in his duty toward his nephew: he had him received in honourable fashion by the people of Fermo, and he gave him rooms in his own dwellings. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harriet told her the story of the blow she had received when she was a girl. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ere long, with the servant’s aid, I contrived to mount a staircase; my dripping clothes were removed; soon a warm, dry bed received me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Yes, indeed, and received no inconsiderable pleasure from the sight. Do you often dance at St. James’s?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

I’m sure there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of teens who received the alert today, but there are only eighty-nine registered Deckers between the ages of sixteen and eighteen online right now. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When she acknowledged that the recognition by the University of Wisconsin was the first they had received, the audience gave the women a standing ovation. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

“But didn’t he know what would happen? Hadn’t he received Warnings?” Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She waited until she received a check for several hundred dollars from the company that was leasing the drilling rights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Given the nature of the system, you might receive a late fine without ever having received the book. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Something like Mirjam risking her life for a relationship whose only evidence so far is a cryptic note, a dusty trail on jar lids, and some flowers Mina says Mirjam once received at school? Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Cleopatra’s open hostility toward King Herod and his suspicion of her ensured that the queen received a somewhat frosty reception in Judea. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

But the gloom of Lydia’s prospect was shortly cleared away; for she received an invitation from Mrs. Forster, the wife of the colonel of the regiment, to accompany her to Brighton. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Later that day, we received confirmation of the sad news: he was dead. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like my classmates, I received the mask on my first day as a Cadet, when I was fourteen. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Danny received letters of acceptance from each of the three universities to which he had applied. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

He told her about the reports his father had received about creatures, possibly fay, entering the Kingdom in the north. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Fezzik ran at a boulder and, at the last moment, spun around so that the man in black received the main force of the charge. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

They had learned their own strengths and kept their cool; they had received no red cards during the season. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Because Jack worked hard and did not complain, he escaped the worst wrath of kapos and guards, though he received an occasional kick or blow like everyone else. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

As for the three people who received a letter from me in October, you know who you are. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The next day some of the men received new shirts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The IBM machines used the inputs they received to make calculations based on the orbit determination programs. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Theseus, the King of Athens, received him with all honor, and the old man died rejoicing that he was no longer hateful to men, but welcomed as a benefactor to the land that harbored him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A ferocious backlash against Parks ensued: she received death threats, and both she and her husband, Raymond, were blacklisted from employment in Montgomery. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

When I received the message from her sister, I thought it had to be a ploy to make me hate Ella, and I resolved not to be taken in. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Every part of him—every muscle, every joint, every sinew—went board-straight, like he had received a great electric jolt. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He remembers the single wrapped gift that he had received, a toy that he’d picked out himself, his mother asking him to stand by the greeting cards while she paid for it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

And so he stared at the price above the ticket-seller’s window and, showing her his coins, received the piece of paper that was charged with the power to open doors. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One afternoon at Valley Forge I was talking to my college adviser about what to do after I received my associate’s degree. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Eddie did manage to get his idea to Lusaka, but we never received a response. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lord received a tenth of all the grain they ground. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The meeting at Ector received extensive coverage in the Odessa American. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe this was a mean bunch of black folk, but he should have guessed it, sensed it, and part of the reason he hadn’t was the easy, good treatment he had received elsewhere. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes. I have just asked them to get me a sleeper. It was my intention to remain here some days, but I have received a telegram recalling me to England on important business.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

One hundred and thirty was an enormous impost—many of history’s greatest horses had failed to win under it—but Howard’s statement was not well received. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Parents and guardians received a recorded message from the school saying that there was an emergency and that they must come get their children. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Frank, a graduate from a black college and a commercial artiste-volunteered to help me with arithmetic, in which I had received my lowest mark. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

When I met Golomb, he took out a thick three-ring binder filled with the mountain of letters he had received over the years from satisfied customers. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

While Oliver was trying to make Hyacinth feel better, Laney received permission from Mama to bring Paganini the bunny upstairs to Miss Josie and Mr. Jeet’s place. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She received twelve hundred dollars from the sale of the book. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He received no loving, individualized attention from a parent figure. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

CBS and The Mercury Theatre received telegrams, phone calls, and letters that supported some of those accounts. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

He was very sad that the only invitation that he had received for many years should have turned out to be such an unhappy occasion. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He had been a soldier in the army in the Great War and that, of course, was how he had received his title. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days before we left Paris on our way to Switzerland, I received the following letter from Elizabeth: Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The letter we received came from one of Moreau’s apprentices. And it made not just one, but two impossible demands, one for each member of VanQuish.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

They buy things they are not certain how to prepare, leeks and fresh fava beans and fiddleheads, looking up recipes in the cookbooks they’ve received for their wedding. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Possibly, the money came from an advance he received for his book Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess, which was published in 1959. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes had promised a bounty of toys and sweets for Pearl, and for Julia something truly grand, beyond anything she could have received from her poor bland Ned. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He had received a racing-car set, which he tried to run to please his father. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

Before his conclusion, Taylor said: In our future hours of our lives, let us not forget the power of education; the education we have received and the education we face for our future. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I’d just looked away to grab my backpack when I heard, once again, the soft double ding that indicated I’d received a new message, and I turned down the volume on my computer. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

But Nägeli—who considered Mendel an amateur crank—had neglected to tell Correns about the voluminous correspondence on pea hybrids that he had once received from “a certain Mendel.” The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately for them, and even sadder for Bobby, after Collins received the letter warning him against forwarding anything, that conduit was cut off and the requests for contact drifted down into wastebasket oblivion. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The next day, I received a letter from my father. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Because these enforcers received pitiful salaries and were prized for being quick draws, it’s not surprising that the boundary between good lawmen and bad lawmen was porous. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

We being ready to retire following our labor, we received orders that all companies should instead be prepared for deployment, but no word of our purpose. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was not until early August that we received a reply from Mother and Grandmother concerning Father’s revelations. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days after V-Day, I stood with the San Francisco Summer School class at Mission High School and received my diploma. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man, who had received two or three nice presents from her unasked, thought she was lying and was trying to tell him to shove off. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Six years have passed since I received this initial request to prepare a new foreword for my father’s life story. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

What no one but Burn knew was that earlier that morning he had received an important letter that made him question his position. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

In short, there is an obvious connection between innumeracy and the poor mathematical education received by so many people. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

On 26 February, Bellarmine received Galileo to convey the Pope’s decision. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The bruises from my run-in with Aspirant Marcus a week ago are fading, and the ten lashes I received afterward have scabbed over. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Under U.N. law each emigrant automatically received possession of an android subtype of his choice, and, by 2019, the variety of subtypes passed all understanding, in the manner of American automobiles of the 1960s. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

After leaving Camp Green Lake, he first spent six months at a halfway house in San Antonio, where he attended school and received counseling. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

That was not the only rebuke I received on account of my trespasses against the reverend. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the day Graham received his alert, he insisted on spending his End Day working. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

By 9:47 that morning, Arnold had received numerous calls about me. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She received no answer, and kicked rocks all the way to her tent. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Still, I recognized her from the onslaught of media exposure her smiling face had received since her disappearance. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

His mom had finally bought him one last Christmas with some of the back pay she’d received after convincing some doctor that, seriously, she had a repetitive strain injury. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Mark Fossie was busted to PFC, shipped back to a hospital in the States, and two months later received a medical discharge. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But once he received them, there was no time to spare. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Now the new Twelves in the row ahead had all received their badges. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

Indeed, Woodall refused to relinquish leadership of the expedition or make any kind of compromise, even after he received a message from President Mandela appealing for reconciliation as a matter of national interest. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Biddy,” said I, “I made a remark respecting my coming down here often, to see Joe, which you received with a marked silence. Have the goodness, Biddy, to tell me why.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The day the Anne Frank Center received our application, a woman named Beatrice called and said she’d been “crying in her coffee all morning” because our application was so amazing. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The doctors say it’s from the electrical shock he received in the arena, but I know it’s a lot more complicated than that. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

She came from a poor but ambitious family, and she had received a scholarship to go to college in Europe. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

During all that time, however, Washington constantly received information about British activities in New York, thanks to Patriot spy networks in New York City and on Long Island. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the sterilization program grew into a mass-murder program after Hitler received an unusual letter from a couple who lived in Leipzig, Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The bits of news he might bring home his mother received in silence. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you’ve received the invitation to the ball on Souls Night?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hoping to soften the blow by delivering his decision in person, Teller received a sympathetic hearing from Sproul and a few other administrators. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Even more important is the fact that medical men who received their basic training before 1950 have had little opportunity to realize the critical importance of the process and the hazards of disrupting it. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Until that Christmas when we received the gifts I had been confident that they were both dead. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

My grandfather Captain Walter Tate requests that I inform you that we have, as yet, received no word from The Smithsonian Institution. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Because the starting gates of the day had no doors, the only breaking signal horses received was the ring of a bell. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The autopsy report she later received showed my father had had ninety-percent blockage of the arteries before he died of a heart attack at the age of seventy-four. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was all the preparation I received for that visit, or for others like it; Miss Havisham never wrote to me, nor had I ever so much as seen her handwriting. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Ida Cross of South Beach knitted socks for sailors, sent them off, and received a thank-you note from an antiaircraft gunner stationed near Baltimore. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Everyone knew I received the best hires and could demand any payment.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I received cuts and bruises all over my body. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

We had received our black coffee, our ration of bread. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This was received as rather neat in the sergeant; insomuch that Mr. Pumblechook cried audibly, “Good again!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

My dad had regularly received strange calls from work at all hours of the night, but that had stopped after the accident. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But he was sullen, and so were the rest of us when we received our instructions about the party. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Balkans provided ideal growing conditions for most Mesopotamian crops and livestock, and received those domesticates as a package within 2,000 years of its assembly in the Fertile Crescent. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the blue, White received a tip. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

When you arrived, you received no specific information about the inmate under observation—just the special-watch logbook, the only reading ma-terial the officer was allowed to have. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This account then is what he has received from Mr. Darcy. I am satisfied. But what does he say of the living?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

“I received your letter last week. I have some comments.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Though Dr. Bright received only a mild reprimand from the church, he behaved as though his reputation were ruined. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Adams replied that he received only a fraction of that number but chose not to answer most of them, which allowed him to focus all his allegedly waning energies on Jefferson. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

For instance, in 1975 I was crowned Little Miss Central Florida Tire and received a check for one thousand nine hundred and seventy-five dollars. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

For example, a rock named Yogi received its name because the rock resembled a bear. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

We received your letter some time ago, and are glad you had a relatively good time on the Sugar Circuit. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The animals now also learned that Snowball had never—as many of them had believed hitherto—received the order of “Animal Hero, First Class.” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Reader, it was on Monday night—near midnight—that I too had received the mysterious summons: those were the very words by which I replied to it. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Harry received a heavy blow on the back of the legs: Another wizard had just flown out of the fireplace behind him. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

We received two daily newspapers: the Cape Times and Die Burger. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sammy Wertzberger received two death threats before eight o’clock in the morning and before his parents took the phone off the hook. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z