Cora heard Ethel descend the stairs, and when her host returned she handed Cora food, a jug of water, and a chamber pot. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“The queen has been troubled with sleepless nights of late. She wakens and cannot return to sleep, and her pulse beats fast. The barley water with crushed poppy no longer brings her ease.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They ate meals without water or soup, under the theory that liquid accelerated digestion and quickened the return of hunger pangs. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

A German woman whose husband had not returned from the war lived there with her young child and her elderly mother. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Her young will be returned to the wild,” he replies. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

So twice a year, during the coldest and hottest months of the year, she returned to Tientsin to pay her respects and suffer sight unseen in her husband’s household. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom wrote him a check and returned briskly to the table. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

When he got out of jail, he said, he hoped to return to the reservation: “I had rather live at Gray Horse than any place on earth.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Right now, somebody else might be earning ten million dollars; I might already be doomed to return to New York. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

She returned to the doorway holding a crude, narrow box made of splintered wood, wire, and long, jutting nails. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He vowed to run away with the beautiful farmer's daughter and return on his eighteenth birthday to free his people from the tyranny of the queen. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

“All we need is the safety to return to our homelands. Then we can start the process of healing.” The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When Squirrel returned, the other four were with her: gaunt grey-haired Myrtle, Willow Witch-Eye with her long black braid, Frenya of the thick waist and enormous breasts, Holly with her knife. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“There’s plenty of space. And I’ll promise to write you a very good recommendation letter as long as you promise something in return.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

At the time, he was returning home from visiting some friends in California. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In return, the sponsoring politicians provided the boys with a clubhouse and athletic equipment. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I returned to Drover's Lot with a travelsack swinging by one shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Neely has decided to give us a break from cutting open small animals and watching boring videos to return to the scientific process. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

By 1924, when he returned for his third expedition to the mountain, Mallory had become convinced that the summit would never be reached without gas, and he resigned himself to using it. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s no time frame for return of phone service,” he said. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Instead I started loitering at the cafe across the street from our friend Molly’s building where Lelia had been staying since her return, watching the entrance from a window table. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I greeted her and she returned it, peering at me until she eased along up the road, leaning on her dark wood cane. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the end no one was left, and the she-goats and the he-goats returned from the hills whence they had fled, and they looked in innocence at the death camp of the people. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Runt was awake when Pax returned, and for the first time since the explosion, he was struggling to rise. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

We returned to Tres Marias, groping our way in the dark, which fell quickly once the sun had set. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I smiled politely and said the sum seemed very fair and I would return the next day at whatever hour he wished. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

In her shy, soft-spoken way, she helped me feel confident about my studies, and by the next progress report, my grades had returned to normal. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After his years at the university, the man I killed returned with his new wife to the village of My Khe, where he enlisted as a common rifleman with the 48th Vietcong Battalion. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a general scramble as we returned our trays and followed Dr. Kerry from the hall. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Though it hurt her to be away for so long, she was too frightened to return. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It was too late to return to Sir Ector’s castle, or even to get back to the outlaws’ camp by the big tree. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent much of his time traveling and gathering material for his books, but always returned to the comfortable old stone house for the actual writing. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the queen would return the book to its place and wish me good night I would go to my room heavy with guilt yet consumed by curiosity. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He stopped shoveling and gave me a long, black stare, then returned to the pile, his scoop ringing on the floor. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the office manager began making a copy of the statement, Ignatius returned to the cross. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Antain rolled up the map and returned it to his satchel. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Mother returns to her reading, and I open a kitchen cupboard and survey its contents. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

After a time she sighed and went out into the rain, returning shortly with a hard-boiled egg. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

We returned to our home places and rebuilt, relearned, regrouped. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Heinck had lived in America for several years, working in various American factories before returning to Germany. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Hummingbirds, butterflies, and bumblebees had returned to the yard. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He managed to beat Seabiscuit in a short blowout one morning and returned to the barn cocky and full of himself. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He then removes one leaf and with a twig carves a cross on it and returns it to the wall hole. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

They all got to their feet then and returned to their separate offices. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to my room and worked over my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Caroline was still awake when I returned to our room. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“Instead of the nagual’s return being a joyful reunion of the mother and son, it brought death and destruction.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I returning in my old white shirt, with my oznabrig and breeches in my hand, I found the two of them engaged in lively converse. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The queen returns to her throne, and she nods at the Beauty Minister. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When they did return from their New York City trips, Mamita brought back duffle bags full of toys for her grandchildren. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Much later, when she returned to the car, James awoke briefly. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Until her sister returned, Omakayas ran from one end of the field to the other, shouting, flapping her dad’s old shirt or clacking the sticks. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

In the weeks ahead, he would postpone his return several times, as reports reached him that the epidemic was growing worse. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

He said it as if he didn’t care if she ever returned. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He shuts the window and returns to the world of his own making. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the cafeteria, Mr. Irvin handed me my plate, but I waved it away. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

And I would save my money and return in the fall full of New York culture. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had thought that the Paqo wanted me to go on this journey so I could heal my scar and become a true apprentice to him on my return. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

He struggled and at last the discipline returned. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“See, I only do taxes for businesses, not every individual that’s filing a tax return.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

I’d called several times since to plan the visit, but she hadn’t returned my calls. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Cersei had tom up the first shift they gave her, demanding the return of her own clothes, but that only left her naked and shivering. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then I would give her a nod in return. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

To youth and natural cheerfulness like Emma’s, though under temporary gloom at night, the return of day will hardly fail to bring return of spirits. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

When I returned from school on Friday, I found Miles Ferris waiting for me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He was washing the taste from j his mouth with a sip of ale when Edd returned to tell him Bowen Marsh was without. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He evidently wished to return to his book. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, defeated, I returned to my display. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her son had gone away a boy and returned a man. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

After several hours, they returned to the house they were staying at. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

I guess this is the first time something of mine went and didn’t return. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

A week after he returned from Canada in August, Bobby bought a ticket to a night baseball game at Ebbets Field to see his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers play the Milwaukee Braves. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

My legs and my hands are numb and then they re burning and then, after a long time, a familiar feeling returns to them. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A few weeks later the attorneys decided that anyone who had been adopted or had returned to their biological parents should be excluded from the class. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In return for Toussaint, we received an inmate to take back with us. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Active and the Kingfisher, British men-of-war, stood by ready to blast them out of the water if they obeyed the Town and returned to London with the tea. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned the favor by giving an impromptu lesson in psychology, probability, and manual dexterity. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The dog looked back at us and stood there, wagging his tail, but did not return. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Artemis returned the embrace, though it felt like cheating. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“As soon as you’ve mended enough to be useful you will return to your Attendant’s duties. Understood?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Our work complete, the row of buildings all along the riverfront given over to flame, we returned to our landing and stood in formation, awaiting the order to embark. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

While Sierra settled in at a desktop computer pad, the rest of the team returned to the Bibliomania board game. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

When that didn’t happen, she sighed and returned to the steps. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He takes the silver knife he finds discarded on the floor and returns it to the dartboard in the study, stabbing the blade into the bull’s-eye. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Once these facts had been absorbed and lamented, Briony was gently returned to the scene itself, to the events on the lake island. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Whatever doubts I've had about him dissipate because if either of us took the other's life now we'd be pariahs when we returned to District 12. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Frightful returned to her bridge in the late afternoon. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Maybe his guardian bird, the crow, would return and speak to him again. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

For over an hour after returning from work he lay in a tepid bath while his blood and, so it seemed, his thoughts warmed the water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Her return is all too soon if you ask me. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

“I do not know why you want to return,” Puli continued. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Having been frequently in company with him since her return, agitation was pretty well over; the agitations of former partiality entirely so. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

Thirty or forty keeplocks were due back from rec, and we had just heard an announcement to clear the galleries of all other inmates in anticipation of this return. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Keep your eyes open,” Coach Hicks said to Mr. Smith as the boys returned to their seats. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They had just returned from their summer vacation on the Croatian coast. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Helmuth slips the book beneath his shirt, shuts off the light, eases the door closed, returns upstairs to his desk. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

We would return tens of billions of years in our future—to find the Earth a charred cinder and the Sun dead. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I began mentally calculating how much money I could give Mom to help with the bills if I returned them. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The woman returns with a tea cart and pours us both a cup. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I didn’t ask where she had been or why she hadn’t returned during the cookout. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She returns a moment later with a size-me version of that very same dress, only in coral. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He arranged for Caesarion to be tricked into returning to Egypt and executed him upon his arrival. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

April 21 Watch Over Us Uncle Son returns and tells us to be ready to leave any day. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Once clear of the European coast,” said Buxton, “you and the scientist will be dropped to one of our submarines, which will take you aboard for return to the United States.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1921, he gathered a crew together to return to the Antarctic on the Quest. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

You see, those poor dead creatures returned to the earth, their bodies nourished the soil, and they helped create the most dazzling spring bloom the island had ever known. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

There was no one at home to explain the fearsome racket, but she satisfied herself that the iron cook stove had not blown up, and returned to her sweltering bedroom to continue reading and copying. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Three months earlier, two young white girls who lived nearby in Alcolu, a small mill town where the races were separated by railroad tracks, had gone out to pick flowers and never returned home. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

If he fed this pigeon, it would be like sending it an invitation to return, an invitation to disaster. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

On the next, they came upon two hlessil whom they compelled to return with them to join the warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned Elnora’s key, she stirred but did not awaken. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Finally we returned to the dead end and the ladder to the crypt. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Back at the 588th’s airfield—about fifteen minutes’ flight away—there were only three small lights to guide the returning Po-2 down to the ground. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

She returns her prosthetic arm to her stump, wincing at the momentary pinch of the magnetic fields that hold it tight. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

As I return, I see the tunnel I missed minutes ago. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘But in this I judge that you speak the truth. It is well for you. What oath will you swear never to return; and never to lead any living creature hither by word or sign?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the office and saw her holding Otto, I had a crazy thought: It’s a good thing my mom’s here to help me take care of my hahy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

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

Tree-ear thought that Min looked pleased for the briefest instant; then his usual cross expression returned as he took the branches. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The storekeeper went back into the store and returned with the drink. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

Henry returns the favor happily, hungrily, and Alex doesn’t know or care what sounds or words come out of his mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The way I saw it, if my students were willing to pretend I was a teacher, the least I could do was return the favor and pretend that they were writers. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

To understand the significance of Morgan’s discovery, we need to return to Mendel. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And I fear their dear voices would convince me to return. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

A sentence Etienne once read aloud returns: Even the heart, which in higher animals, when agitated, pulsates with increased energy, in the snail under similar excitement, throbs with a slower motion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

That fall, in October 2007, something happened that gave us hope: Benazir Bhutto, who had been the first female prime minister of Pakistan, was returning to run in that year’s election. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss’s raspy tone had returned in full force. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I let it go until it was a good 40°C. Then I hooked up the regulator's return air line to my contraption and watched the results. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to my bedroom to see Lily sitting cross-legged on her bed and talking on the phone to Nathan. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Even that small return of memory was a comfort. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the last checkpoint, El Tirindaro returns to Nuevo Laredo, and the couple and others in the network deliver the clients to their destinations. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He returns with a coffee for himself, and the chips and the tea, along with a paper cup of milk the bartender has given him instead of the regulation container of cream. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was such a singular question, that I asked him in return, “Is it so?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I don’t believe we return to haunt or comfort the living or anything, but I think something becomes of us.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

He returned to the first bidder, the man with the map, who said, “Nine hundred.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

She will b OK response I get in return. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

“A characteristic, but not exactly complimentary, congratulation,” returned Laurie, still in an abject attitude, but beaming with satisfaction. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

The paper I now write upon was purchased for me by the most generous of friends, Pomp, Slant, and Olakunde, in return for my lessons in reading and writing. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

It was just after the major returned, battle weary and grim, talking about the end of the world and God's judgment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“Perhaps I ought to be grounded and returned to die States.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

No phone, no electricity, two kid sisters depending on him to take care of them until their parents returned. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When Faro returned that day, I was astonished and puzzled about where he had been. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“In the meantime, I want to tell you everything, and I want you to tell me everything in return.” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“But you chose to betray me,” her husband said, venom returning to his voice. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

FBI agents were sent to stake out the beach in case the saboteurs returned. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

There weren’t many, but Piper did manage to return some Roman helmets that mysteriously made their way into the camp store. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I left right after the three o’clock count whistle, I returned before the next. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

The laugh cut out abruptly, and she returned to the calm voice. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

As Amy returned from her last trip, Mr. Davis gave a portentous “Hem!” and said, in his most impressive manner... Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the New Year I returned to Cambridge, but I withdrew from my friends. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Four vocalists were to be chosen to compete in the final round, but soon after Marian had returned from Aeolian Hall to Boghetti’s New York studio, the phone rang. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

Over the years that followed, he returned repeatedly to the forty-ninth state. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Fern hurried off and returned with the black bag. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Cole returned to camp and spent the rest of the day carving. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

To make matters worse, we have to return almost all the new things and take back our old rags again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But the corpse returns and raids our homes! We find our daughters murdered and burnt! And we say, ‘Kill! Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The anger returned again, and he was certain in that moment that he would never talk to Rebecca or Jeff ever again. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then at a sudden exclamation, a quick "My God, look at that!" her senses returned. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

He was a doctor in England before he returned to Malawi to deliver us from British rule. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

As the man returned to his trash bags, Fadi picked up his stuff, along with the pieces of his camera, and headed home. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

He will return, and he will be avenged on any who dishonor his wife and son.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, you did, it was a bargain between us. I was to finish the crayon of Beth for you, and you were to go properly with me, and return our neighbors’ visits.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the last of Byrd’s busy movements, Axel returns to his book. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

We have returned to a world that is capable of glistening, and we are wading deeper within it. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

On the days Sass returned from the moneylender, she would stare and stare at me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Before returning to their home cities, the two surgeons recommended that the current treatment continue. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

We turn time here, get to the tournament, block the spell, and then return safely. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Why, of course, my dear boy,” returned Herbert, in a tone of surprise, and again bending forward to get a nearer look at me. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She returned the kiss, letting it linger for several seconds. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

I lay there where I fell till strength returned. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the night, the ghost returned. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She kept them, to return to Lithuania in a clean set of clothes. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

Mom walks him out, and before she can return to cross-examine me, I’ve escaped to my room with my cell phone. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

Dorothea, who had married the ship’s surgeon Philip Hendriks shortly after returning to Amsterdam, invited her mother to come live with them. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Over and over, thinking of the unlucky pair of refugees who were supposed to be ferried back to England on my return trip. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Marco, pen in hand once more, returns to his list of questions. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If that fog leaches out of the jungle, or the monkeys return. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I return to the stairs, and as I sit here in a slice of winter sunlight, two small birds find their way down to the honeysuckle planted next to the bamboo. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

An important holiday in Mexico, it was the day when the family dead returned to their homes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“I saw it on the floor plan. People can walk up to it on the sidewalk and return their books. I figured it had to lead down here.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He slipped between the stones, and into the crypt, where he sat and waited for Silas to return. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

I’d gotten Uncle Cotton’s tendrils out of the hull, and now the ship was preparing to return to the bottom of the sea, where it belonged. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Kamaswami reproached him for not returning immediately, for wasting time and money. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

On February 3, according to his journal, McCandless went to Los Angeles "to get a ID and a job but feels extremely uncomfortable in society now and must return to road immediately." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bobbie and Clay were right—returning home in an ambulance, with the siren on, is fun. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

At the age of twenty-two he returned to Glasgow University to take up a professorship in natural philosophy, a position he would hold for the next fifty-three years. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Other times, Kim returns with drooping shoulders and a scowl on his face. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother still hadn’t returned from her shopping expedition. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

We thought military intervention was a necessary step for the return to a healthy democracy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Early one morning, almost two months after his return, she heard him come into the bedroom. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute, Mama returns from our bedroom wearing a big, bright smile. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

It’s never obvious to the outside employees whether the person is dying or being terminated—they simply never return to their desk. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

He went to his car and returned with a stack of square plastic containers about the size of cigar boxes. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Reggie was dating again, his interest in women, if not at its full measure, returning. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

They must have forewarned the minders about her return. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

How could I bear to return to my old way of being? The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When the youngster had scurried off, Bigwig returned to his burrow, wondering whether there would be any suspicion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will make sense to you one day. Many happy returns of the day.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a child, the boy had always been frightened to death that he would be captured by Gypsies, and this childhood fear returned when the old woman took his hands in hers. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls returned with clean faces and hands, and Teenie handed them each an outfit worn by the house serving maids. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Again I arrived at night and announced my presence with loud hooting, only this time people emerged from their homes with the idea that Justice, their chief, had returned. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moctezuma, captured by the legend of the return of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl as a white-skinned man arriving across the Eastern sea, promptly executed his astrologers. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He went out of the compartment and returned a few moments later with a small spirit stove and a pair of curling tongs. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wished the trainer good night, put down the telephone, and returned to his element. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was dark when he returned to the fire and flopped down wearily on a stump. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He watched Kainene’s face carefully for withdrawal, for returning anger, for something. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

By the time she returns, I have managed to undo three buttons on my other shirt. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

A Tennyson garden, heavy with scent, languid; the return of the word swoon. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl marches off to the bathroom and returns, slip in hand. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Comrade Pillai shut the door and returned to his wife and dinner. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

What he wanted to do was run away, to go as far as possible and not return. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

Margalo liked it so well at the Littles’ house she decided to stay for a while instead of returning to the open country. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

They drove back to New Orleans and returned to the apartment on Tita. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

The judge returned to Sunset Towers with clippings from the newspaper's files. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

I thought if I could shout loudly enough, or move quickly enough, perhaps the earache would return and I would know the medicine had been a sham after all. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

When my mother returned home, she found our duplex padlocked. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

I nodded in understanding when Grandmother spoke of senseless beatings, for I had seen some of the other “guests” who had returned. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Looking like he belonged in our house, he sat right next to Mamá on the couch, their hands almost touching as they answered questions about our disappearance and return. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Skeet and Hadari were sentenced to out-of-home placement and sent to group homes, where they would have to complete formal treatment programs before returning to their families. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“And it’s fascinating to learn about his game and everything you’ve figured out already. I’m glad you shared it with me, but that doesn’t change the fact that we need to return this book.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Jean disappeared into the bathroom, where he stayed so long that by the time he returned to the bedroom Blanca was half asleep. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I rambled round the hamlet, going sometimes to a little distance and returning again, for an hour or more. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

It is time we returned to the lorries. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The officer puts his hand under Frightful’s breast and returns her to his fist. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Girls’ quarrels are soon over,” returned her mother, feeling a trifle ashamed of her own part in this one, as well she might. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

When, at last, I see their distant figures return, my siblings and I rush toward them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had no problem returning to medical chat. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

She hoped it had soared to the sea and wouldn't return until it had a beak full of fish for its young. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He arranged the food, leaving half-eaten bits on the plates, poured wine to different levels in all the glasses, and finally, with great precision, returned the napkin to the floor beneath the chair. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It’s Jon who has been away, and has returned at last. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

At first Amelia and Mrs. Bedlow objected to her returning to work so soon, but they quickly gave up. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The beggar returned the pan, still wet from being washed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then one day the boy returned the books to the Englishman. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though legally bound by her husband’s wishes under German law, Maria did not want to return to him or to Nuremberg. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

This passion Céline had professed to return with even superior ardour. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

I lie down again and return my arm to my face. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

Thomas had returned to his own quarters to work, and Kira too with extra lamps lighted by the tender, had settled to her task, stitching carefully throughout the afternoon. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You used to think the cook was a treasure,” returned Edna, indifferently. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z

The prospect was of a rebirth, a triumphant return. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I will walk up low stone steps past stone lions guarding and into a courtyard where a fountain plays and the queen waits, weeping, for the princess to return. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I guess we’ll return in the morning. We can keep watch on this place, at least.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They had to kneel for Ultima’s blessing of safe return. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone had tipped off the police about my whereabouts; they had known I was in Durban and that I would be returning to Johannesburg. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to the corridor to wash up and told Walter and Kathy that I suspected the manuscript had been discovered. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After tests were returned and grades given, the student body, which acted like an extended family, knew who did well, who excelled, and what piteous ones had failed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She no doubt looked forward to his speedy return to Alexandria and began making plans. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

When I had finished, he returned to his car and talked into his radio some more. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

He’d no idea what direction they might have taken and his fear was that they might circle and return to the house. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When I return to Audrey’s face, I miss it and catch a glimpse of her fingers on the wheel. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

He buttonholed a priest who was coming back with one of the returning streams of pilgrims. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

Was there really any chance that he would ever return? The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

When Mom returns with appetizers, we forget about the Zodiac. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The sun had begun its descent by the time I returned home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Beowulf scampered to the toy box and returned with a tin soldier. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

He just wants to get on with his business and return home. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

They might even return us to Yezzan s heirs, notes or no notes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Upon returning to Calcutta, Gogol and Sonia both get terribly ill. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

From then on, Matilda would visit the library only once a week in order to take out new books and return the old ones. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe they wouldn't have to return to Camp Green Lake, he thought. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

For a moment Eddard Stark wanted nothing so much as to return to Winterfell, to the clean simplicity of the north, where the enemies were winter and the wildlings beyond the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Gracious you, indeed, Mum!” returned Flopson, very red in the face; “what have you got there?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus may not be able to return here again, but we want to make sure they remain open for as long as possible for others, and money is how they pay the bills. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

When Amari returned a couple of hours later, her feet were covered with mud. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

My face was warm, but I returned her glance as steadily as I dared. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with a cold look at Margaret—who smiled in return—I went into the kitchen and put the pot of violets on the table. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if I am ever fortunate enough to return to Mr. Bender’s garden, I wonder if the birds will see that piece of him that is wrapped up in me. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He wanted suddenly to return to the mute’s quiet room and tell him of the thoughts that were in his mind. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

“I deeply apologize. We thought you were expecting us. We will leave immediately and return upon your request.” The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

As he walked past the city’s castle, he interrupted his return, and climbed the stone ramp that led to the top of the wall. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Seems they took it out and never returned it. They’ve got a hefty fine coming their way,” said Miss Dewey. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

She was invited to return, and during the early 1930s she made several triumphant tours of the Scandinavian countries under the management of Helmer Enwall, whose concert bureau was the largest in Scandinavia. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He returned from his visit to Jeremy Finch with this to report: that there were logs in the soil. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was another five years after that before the two travelers finally returned for good to the mountain fastness. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

On Monday when Dad returned, Mom showed him the four-acre plot of land. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Then he had returned to his chair and his worry about the boy. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You have insulted me in every possible method. I must beg to return to the house.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

The Doctor’s coupe had returned for him and stood before the porte cochdre. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

We are returning to Ma’s childhood home without her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was to return to the site after sundown. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

Many waved—the lifted hand motionless, the fingers fluttering nonstop, like the legs of an insect on its back—and Farmer returned the gesture. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When my father returned from the hospital, I would show him what I had done with the second method. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Maybe then things could return to how they used to be between us. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“We need an army of warriors to come and unfasten the locks, kill our captors, return us to our homes, and bring our families and friends back to us, alive and smiling.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They did not honesdy want the tea returned and a peaceful settlement made. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the age of forty-one, I am returning to school and have to think of myself as what my French textbook calls "a true debutant." Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

All of this delighted Papa, filled him with pride for his son who had returned a larger man, with a surer sense of himself and of where we all had come from. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps they are pleased by the way the piece went, or perhaps it is celebration at hearing one’s own song returning after circumnavigation; whatever, it has the look of jubilation. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every day the newspapers are filled with reward notices for the return of stolen typewriters, Persian rugs, electric clocks, fabrics, etc. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

“It may be some time before the fairies return in force to our gardens,” Lena said. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

Then all would go quiet and we’d return cheerlessly to our books. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man did not appear again, and the horses did not return. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I knew as a teen that my parents had gone to great lengths to give me a better life, and killing my brain cells didn't seem like the most thoughtful way to return the favor. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

After a long day out in the world, families returned to their dilapidated homes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

And soon it was time to return to school again. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“And then he will return to his bedroom.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The muscle cramps had returned with a vengeance. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

We returned to base and I reported my squad’s findings to the lieutenant. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

A lot of soldiers had been returning from the World War with some new ideas that didn’t set too well with some white folks. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the cheeseburgers came, Ben glanced toward Ansley to see if she would return to the car when the order arrived. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

At recess we had the school to ourselves, and also we could roam as far as we could go—downtown, Chinatown stores, home—as long as we returned before the bell rang. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Others, people like Darnell and Walter's family, would be returning to less comfortable homes. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

After a month or two, my dad returned to the States, and my mom and I settled into life in Congo. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Finney disappeared again and returned with a bowl of dried-up muesli and a bottle of milk. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun had worked on a dozen or so homes on this street, and knew he would return when the waters fell away. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

In that cold corridor they had reached the point of no return which was measured from the first solely by the light they carried with them. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Through the leaves, she looked into the open uncurtained windows and saw growlers being rushed out and returned overflowing with cool foaming beer. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time, too, she returned to the office, snapped back into her routine, and continued uneventfully for the next several months. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The older brother moved uncomfortably, as if to ease his position, but returned to the same one from which he had started. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon the death of Orpheus’s wife, Eurydice, he marched into the Underworld and played his lyre for Hades until the lord of Death, so moved, agreed to return his wife. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

“A veritable feast,” he said, his good humor returned. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Like another time when Julian was dumping some pencil-sharpener shavings into Jack’s backpack, Amos, who was usually tight with them, grabbed the backpack out of Julian’s hands and returned it to Jack. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Hatsue turned down between strawberry rows and upended her bucket on the compost heap, glanced at the moon so that its blue light caught her face, then returned to the house by a different route. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“I mean, all the letters were returned, her phone’s disconnected, she’s never tried to find any of you, not even Joaquin. What if she just wants to stay gone?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Night returned to the car and the foot relented gradually, then relaxed against the accelerator. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She grinned, thinking that she’d allow her sister to return with her to plunder them, but only if Angeline changed her ways. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, you’ll think of something. There. Let us return to town. We should be in perfect time for our bank robbery, and then I shall have a little spending money.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

To which she responds huffily, “I don’t do returns. My job is to fold. ” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it did, the men got low and returned fire. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Ariana handed me another cupcake when I returned to the table. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He returned to his booth to rest and grew even more depressed. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once a young man gets involved in gangs there is no returning—there’s no way out but death. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first was a visiting scientist who never returned, and the second was a Canadian named John who scattered things—ties, coins, socks, breath mints—around any room he entered. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The third time I returned to the table, Shawn pulled me onto his lap. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And when we return to the surface, if we escape and find them, what’s to stop the Collective from using the poison on all of us? The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Miss Temple got up, took her hand and examined her pulse; then she returned to her own seat: as she resumed it, I heard her sigh low. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Behave well all day and you can stay an hour later in the common areas instead of having to return to your room at eight p.m. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Hermione returned a quarter of an hour later with the silvery cloak folded carefully under her robes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Maybe she was going to return them to Jake,” I said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

On the day he returns, even if he’s not expected until midnight, she wears her frilly party dress and waits for him by the front door. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Conor roared, and the monster roared in return and pounded at the remaining walls, knocking them to the ground. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

I sit with my siblings, facing the road, looking for Pa. I think up reasons why Pa is late returning to us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At just that moment, Armpit was returning from a bathroom break. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When he finally returned, he threw some things into the trunk and got in. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

When the others were ready to return to the minivan, we played a silent game of musical chairs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I could read in her face that we wouldn’t return. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the time before dawn when owls return, usually hunting as they go. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But there would not be much joy in returning from a space voyage a few years older to find that everyone you had left behind was dead and gone thousands of years ago. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They called Bri’s name wherever they walked, but there was no sound in return except that of the wind howling and the rats scurrying. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“You think I’m playing. Just try me,” she said, the last note in a short conversation she seemed to be having with herself, and then returned her full attention to the road. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

And as he leaves, we see the non-white peoples returning in a rush to their original religions, which had been labeled “pagan” by the conquering white man. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one he returned the scattered chunks to the fire pit, each piece becoming a part of his dance and a part of his healing. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Sam returned to his mountainside camp and ate a breakfast of nuts and dried apples from his root cellar on the mountaintop. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Slim hurried out, and in a moment returned with a tin cup of water. Of Mice and Men 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pima ran back to the camp, and returned with a small pack that had been Blue Eyes’s. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Then he smiled and waved through the plastic and Brian nodded and waved in return. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z

Rabbi Galanos returned the chalice to its spot on the sideboard, then walked to where the two bowls sat. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Before returning home, Mrs. Tennyson bought a dozen onions from Sam. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

"Drogo, who is blood of my blood, commands me to tell you that he must ascend the Mother of Mountains this night, to sacrifice to the gods for his safe return." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I half-wondered if I should return to the bathroom and climb through the mirror, then send out the other girl, the one who was sixteen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And she kissed her mother and returned to her grandmother, curling up next to her night after night. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He returned in 1982 to Belo Horizonte, a surging, industrial city in the nation’s east-central highlands. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

He returned his arm to his own body and slid over. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

He points to a couple items on the menu and Rae tells us she’ll return shortly, then rushes away so quickly she leaves behind her pen and notepad. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Scabbers had been looking ill before he met Crookshanks...ever since Ron’s return from Egypt...since the time when Black had escaped.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Unable to bear the silence from home, I returned to my room and telephoned to Mansfield. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘All right,’ said Frodo, as if returning out of a dream. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Now return it to its owner before one of these lazy gentlemen calls you a thief.” Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Some of the girls are returned in the morning but many are not. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned to the blond-wood shelves, to a section I had noticed labeled ‘Asia.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the office, the coil, which I had placed on the desk, was gone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They keep on returning, my boy,” Limela said, shaking his head despairingly. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What a klutz,” Jeff snorted, and returned to his blue sky. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

I longed to be his; I panted to return: it was not too late; I could yet spare him the bitter pang of bereavement. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

He was excited and eager now that his sons had returned. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she stood by when Ruth was taken, and she returned me to Madam. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Men so angry they would never regret the decision, never return or remarry their old spouse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He sat quivering, every nerve tense, recognizing the smell, and presently past the opening of the cave waddled a large porcupine, returning peacefully home from a night’s foraging. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at his empty chair until he returned. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

The horn of Boromir at least returned in truth, and not in seeming. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

The day before, the water had receded, as he had expected it to, but now it had returned, far stronger. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Their ancient ancestors had found the Galapagos Islands so pleasant that they had not returned north. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

She looked back once to make sure it was still there as she returned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Each day Puli accompanied us to the quarry, usually remaining with us while we worked and always returning with us to the temple. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The captain returned like something lost to his dusty men. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, she was told to vacate her Navy quarters and return to her old office at the Coast Guard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She glanced upward, then returned to her reading, alternately picking at her feathers and turning pages. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Though he had seen little of Dorothy since she returned from her vacation three weeks before, he was not surprised that she was beside him now, here. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ren returns the look for a moment, unrelenting, and then finally glances away. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I thought she would return to reality when she was strong enough to face it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Or one of those summer makeovers, someone who leaves in June looking like a little girl and returns in September as a full-bodied woman, a ten-week miracle? Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Mama was watching me through the door as I returned to the table. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

“You have to believe your father will return.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

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

A book entitled Goshawk, by T. H. White, is in the return box. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dr. Okeke and his family had not returned, and now a bowlegged man, a professor of chemistry who cooked on firewood and had a chicken coop, lived there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” Dragon said, “we should go so the twins can return to their village as soon as possible.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Eventually, he got her to sit up, and even to return to her room. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the heat and confusion that had followed their return home, nice Mr. Reilly had tried one of his indirect approaches, and Ignatius was conceived. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Well then, Dicey thought, they would beg to return to Cousin Eunice, and Dicey would know enough to be grateful, really grateful, for someone who took them in and meant to take care of them. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

I returned home to find a young man who had experienced a much older person’s suffering. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When she returns from work one evening Ma hurriedly gathers Kim, Chou, Geak, and me together, saying she has something to tell us. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lightning steed had apparently returned to wherever storm spirits live on clear days. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

She led the Batys off to one side and muttered at them; then the three of them returned to confront J. R. Isidore, who felt uncomfortable and out of place. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

If he survived this war with Gaea and returned to Camp Jupiter as a praetor, could he change things for the better? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

It became chilly, and Second Wife and Third Wife, their children and servants returned home to Tientsin. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the anguish subsided for a moment, as water withdraws briefly to dash itself once more against the rocks: he knew that it subsided only to return. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And so, once Mrs. Caruthers had her lunch, Ophie returned the tray to the kitchen and then made her way quietly to the study, where the very busy ghost resided. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

"Bloody hell" is all Hamilton said then, and "Bloody hell," he said more viciously when we returned to the marina. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He had no reason to return to us, and my parents predicted, correctly, that we would never see him again. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Javier disappeared around a corner for a few seconds before returning with a hand towel. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Sometimes he wondered if she returned all of his presents for cash, the way she had with a radio she’d been given at a school picnic. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would all speed out to Diablo as if in a caravan, not to return home to Berkeley until dawn. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Do you feel that maybe he’ll return the girl if he’s out?” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

He smiles again, and I return the grin. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The memory of the feast returns full-force and I feel sick. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

"They must walk across their native sand. We think that something registers in their brains that kicks in twenty-five years later because they return to the beach where they were born to lay their eggs." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she returns, she's trailed by a team of servants holding canvas boards and easels. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Well, what if it is? You are not afraid of anything, you know,” returned the boy, looking wicked. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

In retrospect, the answer seems clear: the alternative to staying in Plymouth was returning to Massasoit and renewed captivity. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Younger men threw rocks at cars full of white fans returning from the match. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby, as if returning from another place, shook his head and coiled the whip. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a crowded ordinary we found one who spake of a different place, and we returned the next night to receive instructions, that we might be conducted there. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

She returns both cards to the deck, pushing it back into an orderly stack. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The Tillermans walked about, unnoticed, and later returned to their camp for a quick lunch of ham sandwiches and potato chips, which finished off the food in Sammy’s bag. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was nothing, he thought, and returned to his magazine. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He almost wished he could be here to see the faces of Garvey and Edwin when they returned and found him gone and everything burned to the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

‘Yet I hope that ere long you will return to my land with the help that you promised.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He and Jimmy loaded the van while Julie returned to assembling the few remaining boxes. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When the bus drove off, Lyon returned to her original seat, and when she refused once again to move, Gates arrested her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You abandoned your post at Blackcliff with no intention of returning. Explain yourself.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The crows did not see her and returned to their nests. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Well, I told you people about it when I sent on down the equity,” returned Etta. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They returned to the doorway of the shack. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“How nice of you to return them!” she cried happily. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

“So, perhaps, it is time for the paper to return to the book.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the way my mother had changed when Dad didn’t return. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

When I go back upstairs, I don’t return to my own bedroom. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

When he passed through the last hoop it wasn’t finished They spun him around sunwise and he recovered he stood up The rainbows returned him to his home, but it wasn’t over. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

The moment we walked out of the classroom, his cocksure veneer, the spit and polish, would return. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

They were dear boys, she thought, as she returned their salutations. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even some of his dark greenish color returned. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

At eleven, when the movie let out, he returned to Wolcott. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned to pick me up, his mood was darker than the sky. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

They had heard from Laurie where we were to be, and came to ask us to their house, but Uncle won’t go, so we shall return the call, and see them as we can. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sonny returns with the pint of ice cream and three spoons. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mute again, indifferent, absent, she had returned to her corner. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lourdes imagines her father, too, heading south, returning home to their beach, which is mined with sad memories. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her son had returned unhurt from another war. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Doubts assuaged, Butler returned to his copy of Guns & Ammo, leaving his employer to unravel the secrets of the universe. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Always, even though it might be very late, he could count on Celia’s return.When he woke in the night, her snores in the next room made him feel safe. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bodega wanted something from me, so I would ask something in return. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

All the same, a little more fear leavened his exhilaration as he returned his attention to the sword reposing upon the bottom of the frozen pool. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She made their lunches and had supper ready for them when they returned from picking strawberries at the end of the day. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

He splashed into the shallows and returned with a foot. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Riddle gave in, and Vanderbilt returned to Maryland to cheers from horsemen. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But there’s nothing. The letters my parents sent through the lawyer got returned; they don’t have a working number. She’s a ghost.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Rondo — One section returns repeatedly, with a section of new music before each return. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I would send my poems out, to literary quarterlies or magazines, and wait for their return. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“I’m just always around to fix it. So I told her that I couldn’t take her bike. Not without giving her something in return.” Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

As she disappeared, I felt a sinking return to everything normal. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I see the ones who will never leave and the ones who have to return because they can’t handle what’s outside. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

“Vikus tells me you are very anxious to return home. It pains me that we cannot aid you immediately, but to seek the surface tonight would be impossible,” she said. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

He’s an excellent athlete, and Mirren is more inclined to hit the ball and then do happy dances, without caring whether it’s returning. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

All the same, later on, when everything has returned to normal, I’ll probably wonder how we, who always lived in such comfortable circumstances, could have “sunk” so low. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Even an amateur lawbreaker like me knows not to return to the scene of the crime. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Meanwhile, I watch as the plane returns to the lake, skimming water from its surface, filling up for a second run. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Once he put them on, they returned to the path. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

“She will return it to the sea and the whales,” he said. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they parted to return to their own schools, he took her hand formally and shook it. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It is nothing that regiment after regiment returns again and again to the ever more hopeless struggle, that attack follows attack along the weakening, retreating, crumbling line. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He takes in a sudden sharp breath, jerks his left arm, and widens his eyes, pupils returning to life, strange sounds sputtering from his freshly unpouted mouth. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

If Mami returned home, or if she called, he just wouldn’t go on the bus. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I was still standing there, clutching the bag to my breast, when Horatio returned. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

I would have been willing to return to Stamps even without Bailey. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is hunger in her gaze before her usual expression of disdain returns. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“She says you can return to your cushions and dancing and leave us be,” Celaena said. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We returned to the little hospital in the ambulance and after a while and much lifting I was upstairs and in bed again. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yet the sooner Maria Isabel comes, the easier it will be for both of them to save money and return to Honduras. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I waved to them and they waved in return, some better than others, and I felt a little more relaxed thinking they were nice. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vehicle whooped and wailed off school property, then returned to making its silent way through traffic to the Donnellys’. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

Whatever happens when we return to the Parthenon, know that I do not hold you accountable. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I flush the toilet and wash my hands, and return to the pathetic scene. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

The shadow of the black hand that will return what has been given. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“What are you going to do, then? When we return.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Since returning to the island, he had caught only one fleeting glimpse. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

But they relied on sight alone—all their other senses being so weak—so if they did not see him when they returned, they might leave again. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He had decided to go to Min first, to deliver the message about the commission, and then return to the bridge to tell Crane-man the news. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He said something to the guard on the other side of the door, who nodded and returned a minute later with a polystyrene cup filled with cold water. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Others left but asked to be called as soon as my father returned. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I start to thank him for not insisting I return immediately to the Belle apartments. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

When Fischer returned to the stage, thirty-five minutes had elapsed on his clock. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I felt my pen return to my pocket, but Antaeus wouldn’t know about that. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Then he returned to his home and took the first part of the herb. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

But what she doesn’t know, and what he does, is that the ax will return. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

The next year, 1924, Washington returned, with a young Al Ulbrickson rowing at stroke, and won the varsity race again, decisively this time. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

We returned to the discussion of the land. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

After the war, Hess returned to Princeton and the preoccupations of teaching, but the mysteries of the seafloor continued to occupy a space in his thoughts. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The world was returning to normal, but for me there was no normal to return to. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

“Turn back, sah. That is our order. It is not safe. But soon, when we drive the vandals back, you can return.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

My grandmother gets up suddenly and puts the lid back on the jar of peanut butter before returning it to the cupboard. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

The group moved north on the road, returning to the Ivanov house. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

But it was Groundsel who returned to him a few moments later. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elijah’s mission is to return “the so-called Negro” to Islam, to separate the chosen of Allah from this doomed nation. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He returned to America in time to be elected the first vice president of the United States, which most observers, including Adams himself, interpreted as a popular mandate on his historical contribution to independence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Even so, she returned to the United States with no major achievements to show for her absence of nearly a year. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

The teacher returned to reading his newspaper while the students threw spitballs. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

After they returned and the meeting broke up, Spencer relayed their conversation. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

But now, as she was preparing to return to Lambert, it felt right to have it on her wrist again. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The tree was found, and Jacob returned; Baldwin and Haye came back with an old, lame sheep—half dead already, it seemed to me. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Maxim had turned his back on him again and had returned to the window. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

The meaning was plain enough; Khal Drogo was as like to return from the dead as she was to bear a living child. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Nothing happened for a few weeks, and then the security police wrote to inform her that the house in Brandfort had been repaired and she must return. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he “tactfully” corrected Lawrence by return mail, Lawrence replied with a letter in which was enclosed, sure enough, a millicurie of Na-24. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

—Plutarch Upon returning to Egypt, Cleopatra found herself and her son in a vulnerable position. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Books loved anyone who opened them, they gave you security and friendship and didn’t ask anything in return; they never went away, never, not even when you treated them badly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I return to this below, in Chapter 15. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

With the arrival of a Republican administration in 1953, Strauss returned to Washington endowed with extraordinary access to the White House. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Cruel are they and many who plot against him, to take his life before he can return.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

One evening, as he returned from shadowing someone, Victor went past Barbarossa’s shop to put up a sign Ida had written: Salesperson required, experience preferred. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

He returned four minutes later with the principal in tow. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then he took his eyes off the road long enough to return my smile. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to the University of Chicago to brood, declaring that he would continue working on the Super independently. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“It’s been an absolute uproar,” Percy told them importantly the Sunday evening before they were due to return to Hogwarts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Throughout Garfield's early years in Congress, the family lived in rented rooms in Washington, returning to their house in Hiram, Ohio, during Congressional holidays. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Why not enjoy the next few days and the last few dollars? Next Thursday, your life will return to normal. You areCinderella at the ball. Stop thinking about what happens after midnight?’ Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

But Mark felt solid knowing that he’d returned the favor on more than one occasion. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I returned to die dispensing window of the stand. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t eat ’em,” returned Mr. Pumblechook, sighing and nodding his head several times, as if he might have expected that, and as if abstinence from watercresses were consistent with my downfall. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

I untied the power line, liberated the drill bit, and returned to the rover. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any case, the visit ended cordially enough, and Smith returned to Maine and then England. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But Meggie had already passed him and had quickened her pace as if her strength were returning. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had come back to the team in 1975 and returned a kickoff fifty yards in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Colorado. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian returned the salute happily, staring at the private with curiosity. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

His heart troubled, the father returned to his bed. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to the kitchen, the book behind his back. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

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

In return, the dealers would promise not to sell drugs to the citizens of the United States and Mexico. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a Saturday, so I knew some reservation family would be returning home from Spokane. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t care about that,” grumbled Doli, rubbing his ears, which had only now begun to return to their natural color. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Madam Pomfrey, who had bustled off to her office, returned holding a small bottle of some purple potion and a goblet. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

You returned home to Bryan, Texas, to attend the funeral of your eighteen-month-old daughter. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“But under such circumstances, what could one do?” returned Mason. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

One evening, after Wolfie had returned, we were chatting in the flat when I overheard a conversation going on near the window. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I feel that he is close. He’ll be here very soon. When he returns, we shall talk. Talking is best.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

She said that one of the first things he would want to see when he returned home for a visit was how well I could fly them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will end at midnight, so you must return home before then.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ll all go to Los Angeles. You return to your husband, and your mother returns to hers. We only have to make one trip.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return we loved him with a silent ferocity that only animals can match. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Yes, and when she returns to the States, she'll find herself suddenly going blank over some word in English or, like her mother, mixing up some common phrase. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

He knew who this was: Fenrir Greyback, the werewolf who was permitted to wear Death Eater robes in return for his hired savagery. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Clara’s life had been taken unfairly, but it wasn’t fair of her to take Penelope’s in return. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

I return Lena’s quiz and walk by his desk. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Joseph returned everything to his suitcase, pausing when he came to the bright red book Blink had left behind. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

After he returned from Camp Green Lake, his parents bought a home drug-testing kit. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

They could not return because the strip that they were opening as they went along would soon close up with a new vegetation that almost seemed to grow before their eyes. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Finally she said, “You have to speak to someone before you return to class.” Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Having said that, I returned to the passage and continued to read. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Cole talked about his rehabilitation after being rescued, and about returning to the island. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

A moment later, after I returned my gaze to the road, I felt something warm hovering just above my leg and jerked away. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As he returned to the States, Farmer considered his year in Haiti, where he had met a beautiful and fascinating young woman and learned numerous lessons about poverty, culture, and religion, a success. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

A month later the vase was left for safety in a farmhouse, and Lieutenant Tallis waded across a river in spate to retrieve it, returning the same way at midnight to join his unit. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

But then Pa married Miss Marva Hendrix and Uncle Darnell left us and Big Ma got on a Greyhound and returned to her house in Alabama. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

All the weariness of the past four days had returned to him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

She flailed in the light, choking on it as she tried to return to herself. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I sat reading detective stories until the family returned from the graveyard. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I asked her why. Why she didn’t just return. She continued to cry, so I agreed to come. On the phone she gave me this address. I thought this was a hotel.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“No, Marguerite, I embrace this exile, for I wish to five in peace. But will you ever return home?” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t return from the missions on which I send you, I’ll have your friend, the captain”—he paused for emphasis—“killed.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She gives me a grim one in return. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

All he did was return to places he had visited before under Lord lywin's banner and seize those who had helped him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Johanssen watched until he was no longer in view, then returned to the lighting panel. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said that for months she was in as dark a place as I. Maybe staying on the surface keeps her from returning to a place where she can’t breathe. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

When the men returned two hours later, they found Cole still putting up the tent. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

And then she returns the scarf to Terese, draping it on her neck, and says, “Molto better, si! Molto better.” The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z

Finally, though, I was allowed to return to the care and safety of the family, so I quick buzzed to L.A. airport before anybody’s mind changed. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

And how my mother would come running toward her in the sun—her bright yellow dress—to see her return. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rose to return her emptied plate, to get herself a piece of pie, and looked over to the table where the boisterous young boys were sitting together. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Katz returned to Des Moines to a small apartment, a job in construction, and a life of devoted sobriety. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

It made him very nervous, guiding on this return trip, because he could feel, being familiar with it, that Forest was giving small Warnings to the blind man. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though the fuss about Bunny had mostly blown over, the college had still not returned quite to normal—and not at all in the new “Dragnet” spirit of drug enforcement which had spread across campus. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

One week previously he had returned home, without any voice, unable to breathe, and almost skin and bones, with his wandering trunks and his wastrel’s accordion, to fulfill the promise of dying beside his wife. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

It takes work for me not to return her gaze, to instead focus on Mirjam's schoolwork in my lap. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

I return to Phnom Penh on the back of Meng’s bike, my heart beating wildly as I absorb the sights and sounds of the city. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had been six years now since the day she had been carried in from the sea, and five since the morning that Elen’s birth returned the memory of her son to her. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was one of the strangest aspects of this in-between time—after the storm but before anyone had returned to the city—the presence of these thousands of left-behind animals. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

"I shall put you in the sock and lower you down on to The Grand High Witch's balcony. But we must hurry! Any moment now that monster will be returning to her room!" The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z

She ran to the cupboard and returned with a plate, already licking her lips. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I returned the ball to the cup and added a little water. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He talked to an orange-clad prisoner for a few moments, gave him a cigarette, and then returned to the bus station. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

We didn’t know that we were leaving home, never to return. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The khan returns in the final moment to save his daughter from her uncles. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Not even when the men return to construct a new bed. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

And I believe we were all three content as we boarded for the return trip, our duty done, not knowing what was to come next. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

The dormitory housed other returning homeless as well. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

He could return and get the forgotten camphor, or he could go on. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was no sign of the monster either, not since the attack on Harry, even though it was supposed to be time for Conor to tell a story in return. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

After draining it in one go, he had disappeared below the tarpaulin and I had returned to at­tending to some small matter in the locker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

He hit the marble banisters and struggled to return to his feet. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Oh, you know. Exciting stuff. Tax returns and payroll.” Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

She expected the dragon wouldn’t return during the day, and this knowledge turned off whatever inside her had been keeping her awake. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Let us pass over my return to the camp just as the sun was beginning to set. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

When he did return to my house, however, he did so with Mena Prescott by his side and a smirk on his face. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Someone who could help kids get home, if they had a home to return to, and parents who remembered them and wanted them. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Oh, I'm not going home," said Rich, returning to his calculations. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She remembers when she returned from her honeymoon in Soroa with a white orchid in her hair, one that Jorge had clipped from the terraced gardens high above the sulfur baths. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly, Amari returned to the world, sipping mugs of hot liquid, eating a little of the special foods that Teenie made for her, and staying awake for several hours at a time. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My mother may return with her mob. You should see them. White supremacists, Protestants, or worse. Let me get my lute and trumpet. Are the tablets gathered together?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

In January they took over the British concession and returned it to the Chinese. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Vincent returned it in a couple of days, and the painter “thought my drawing good, and in fact it isn’t that bad.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

There is no return address upon the envelope. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in his mind he tracked his own movements, hoping he’d live long enough to use the information to return to the Door again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Of course, he’d returned tonight, and so far there had been no mention of the fresh scars on her hand, or the kiss. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But when McNeil returned to Greensboro after spending Christmas with relatives in Wilmington, North Carolina, the waiter at the lunch counter in the bus station had refused to serve him. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

If they’d slept at all they’d have risen early to meet her as soon as her moths returned, and hear what she had to tell. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

—Did you talk to the counselors there about returning to normal school activities, including basketball? Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second voice flew away and returned, skidding on the back of the owner of the first voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

With the scarcity of water, they may even have had to return to the lake for refills. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Joe put his mouth into the forms of returning such a highly elaborate answer, that I could make out nothing of it but the single word “Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

He anxiously awaits their return, praying they will be overflowing with grains and smoked meats and leading calves and pigs to be slaughtered. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Exactly what Call’s return would mean to me, I could not say. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s a difference between breaking a rule and bending a rule. We borrowed twenty bucks from a billionaire. We bent a law. Plus, we returned the wallet?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The black leotards, the matted mane of hair, the monstrous valise were all gone; the palm-lined campus returned to its traditional lethargy and necking. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they heard her bedroom door slam, they returned to the windows to look for Jessie. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

When he was able to fly again, he’d sometimes catch a flight to Haiti just for the weekend, returning to Boston only to meet medical school obligations, leaving almost no time to be with Ophelia. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“What do you mean? Are you not his wife? What makes you say he will never return?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment for such a decision had passed, and to return to it would be to return to all the fury and fear of the accident itself. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

In August, Mendel returned to Brno with his exam results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Robert bowed politely in return, ignoring the muttering at the table behind him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

When she returned, she wore rubber boots and an old raincoat, and she carried a bucket of buttermilk and a small wooden paddle. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The rest might have given up all hope of his uncle's safe return, but not him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

When her flagon was empty, Arya hurried down to the cellars to refill it from the cask, and quickly returned to her pouring. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Kathy would return home and discover to his dismay that the only room in which he could be alone was his kitchen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dill climbed out the window and shut it behind him, leaving himself enough space to get his fingers under it and open it again when he returned. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

She returned to her room relieved to know that her nerves were not failing her but that something atrocious was going on in her husband’s secret den. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She moved her tail in a vague gesture of recognition, then returned her attention to the gatehouse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a while he lay and listened for sounds of Gandalf’s return, and then he fell into an uneasy sleep. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He returned to the driver and explained that as a transit policeman he lacked the authority to make an arrest. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

She clipped the receipt for the box of chalk to her ledger book so that she could list it in the column of itemized deductions that always accompanied her income tax returns. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hold my breath, but he brushes past me, returning to his cell. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hugo was afraid that his uncle would track him down if he left, but finally, on the third night that his uncle did not return, he decided to escape. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

This time a series of smaller thumps, like someone was knocking in return. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

Nancy laughed, returned the embrace, and assured her that she had—with a little help. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The secretary returned and said, “Yes, Mrs. Jarzab says you can say the pledge this morning.” Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I shall return to Isengard, and those who will may come with me. There we may see strange things.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

I am surprised into not knowing what to say in return. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But the following sight, the one in which I returned home, beautiful and happy, made me smile. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the drawing room, a clergyman was talking about the hardships being suffered by children in Berlin. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I’m just finishing my last picture when Mack returns. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

Dear Customer, We are returning this check to you because your account is overdrawn and the transaction cannot be honored. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

When Europa was carried away by the bull, her father sent her brothers to search for her, bidding them not to return until they had found her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

His fear of the orcs, forgotten for a while in his wrath and desperation, now returned. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

If I can't manage that, find a way to communicate with Hermes when it returns in four years with the Ares 4 crew. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

At late afternoon, when the sun was beginning to lower and the mosquitos were beginning to rise, the green pickup truck returned. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest could return to the Slat and the Crow Club to drink off their worry, make some trouble, and spread word of the night’s events. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Holly couldn’t spare even a second to return the greeting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Always before when I returned, I had hoped that he would be gone. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

After passing my exams and returning home, I told the regent what had transpired. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She watched a few minutes more, and when the men didn’t return, she drew in a long inhale and exhaled slowly. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

No, of course, peace would not be a perfect pearl, not with young Tom never to return, not with the possibility of Bill’s return only the most shadowy and remote of chances. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally the same man returned and apologized for the wait. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

He worked extra quickly on shelving the picture books and returned to the front desk. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

When returning black soldiers demanded equal rights following World War II, the Klan’s popularity once again increased. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

After midnight, White and Smith gave up and returned Burkhart to his cell. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

My avatar instantly shrank back to normal size, and my appearance returned to normal. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He drank more water, three more cups—which seemed to help the hunger—and returned to work. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I love—even from far away, even for someone else—to see the smile returning to your face, to hear that music wanting to burst from you. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

She plucked it daily and cursed it regularly, yet it never failed to return. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

My feet are aching and the sun is starting to go down by the time I return. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

“I have a meeting,” she said, returning her attention to the stove. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

And she would return the book to Mr. Remora. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He asked me to return the following Sunday. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I return a little bit of his warmth so he won't ask if anything is wrong. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

I ease into America’s free air like a tourist returning home. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

A friend returned from a visit to her Detroit home and told me of a startling ‘ ‘black man’s” religion, “The Nation of Islam,” to which, to her surprise, her entire family was converted. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She went into a closet and returned with a pair of those fuzzy bunny-rabbit slippers, the kind with the big buckteeth on the toes and long ears you can trip over. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are about to walk out, but my mom returns to me, grabs my hand, and motions for my dad to take the other. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

"And the first to return from his journey. From Century Village." The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We returned from the first day of harvest by the first light of the moon as it came through the portal formed by the black mesas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He agreed to return to the thicket to feed Booth and Herold the next morning, but he refused to bring horse feed again. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wanted to accompany Sasha on their return to the bus. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

And in the late afternoons when Helvi returned he was there waiting for her, a rare and beautiful enigma in the certain routine of the day. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the meanwhile the host made ready for the return to Minas Tirith. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

People drift off the slopes to return to their families. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Along yet another corridor he dashed, and then there were owls everywhere, and Mrs. Norris was hissing and trying to bat them with her paws, no doubt to return them to their proper place.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When he returned, my mom asked, “Where are they?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The lawyer will leave and return with the authorities at the appointed time. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

“With your help, I can bring rain back to this valley, and all the animals will return!” Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

These things frighten me, and I try to return to the deep to make sense of them. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“One million candy power! Oh, look,” he cried, pointing down, “there go the other children! They’re returning home!” Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z

Shae and Con returned from the river as Tali spoke, and Shae set her heavy water skin down on the ground and sighed, stretching her arms. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Then she returned to where she had been standing at the opposite side of the courtyard and raised the bow again. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When Dad had returned home the night before, I heard his truck roll up the gravel driveway. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

In 1918, when Germany was defeated, the occupying troops withdrew and returned to their homeland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

After a while Willum and the other doctors returned to discuss Matt’s health. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph returned to his uncle’s bedside and, as if awakened by the Marvels, Albert opened his eyes and turned to Joseph. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Jus nods, and that feeling of defeat returns to his chest now that the fire from the liquor is gone. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

If I had returned, my political evolution would have been stunted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog had returned to its kennel; but although it was not to be seen, he felt that it was awake and watchful. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wind Being returned to its human form made of swirling winds and dancing flower petals. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“Try, then. I give you leave,” returned Laurie, who enjoyed having someone to tease, after his long abstinence from his favorite pastime. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My wife’s suggestion. I’ve been plagued over the years with headaches, you know. Not that it should concern you. But when they made their return — this is about the time you reappeared — she said — well.” Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few days after they returned home from the failed mission, on a Sunday, Reggie went to church. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Ever since Father had returned the compliment of the widow downstairs by insisting his wife was not in the least lovely, and in truth was only an old rag, the widow had stopped greeting him. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

In return for her freedom, they demanded that her father free the English prisoners he was holding, give back stolen English weapons and tools, and send a large quantity of corn. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the classroom, I was surrounded on all sides by sympathetic faces and voices, but one particular incident has always stayed with me. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wondered if the woman had left her son behind and returned alone to her other children by now. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She returned to work, appearing none the worse for wear, but was out of work again on a leave of absence during July and August 1948. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My step was lighter as I returned to the car where my wife was waiting. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without another word, we returned to our rooms, Dad and I. We got dressed. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Anna worried the first wife might hurt her baby, so she returned to her father, where she gave birth to twins, though only one would survive the harsh winter on the frontier. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Later that night, when my uncle and aunt returned from prayers, all my new family gathered around a cassette player on the verandah to listen to stories. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

As much as I longed to see them, though, I knew that after all the sacrifices they had made for my dowry, I would shame them by returning home. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Many people like him plan to return to get their degrees, even if few actually do. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

Yossarian, astounded, hauled her up into the plane and held her motionless on the floor in a double armlock while Hungry Joe radioed the control tower for permission to return to Rome. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

After a few days I’d get up off the couch and return to the Craig who didn’t need to make excuses for himself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The young man with the gold-rimmed eyes, black suit of clothes, and brutal disposition returns up the porch steps. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

After all, he had only returned from his five-year tour of duty in France six months earlier and had just taken up his post as secretary of state in March. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

No. “It is not my place to counsel you, Prince Quentyn ... but if I were you, I would not return to my chambers. You and your friends should go down the steps and leave.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In a moment he returned with two copies. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return, Safaa carries the water keg—which is now empty—and her own bundle. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Sen did not reply, he untied his sneakers and returned to the living room, where he found her on the sofa, weeping. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

“You’re a good boy. When did you return from the capital?” The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The boy ran and returned shortly to the security of Amari’s arms. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So long as you swear Cardan will be here and hale when I return tomorrow, alone.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A hard-hitting linebacker and captain on the football team who left the field and refused to return when a brawl erupted in his final high school game. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

When their nauka returned to the dock on their island, Neel was relieved to see that nobody was waiting for them. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I don't want to return to the noisy part of the city, but I need to get used to it if I'm going to search for my grandparents. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

It made me think that the South Africa I was returning to was far different from the one I had left. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newt gave Thomas a questioning look, but Thomas could only return it with a shrug. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“Why, we are not going fishing!” said I. “No,” returned Wemmick, “but I like to walk with one.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

She flew up and down the river, saw nothing moving, and returned to the one hemlock. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Late as it was, she was far from eager to return to her Uncle Matthew’s. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And then Czernobog made a fourth king, and returned down the board to Shadow’s two kings, and, unsmiling, took them both. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He wanted to forget about the vision, and return to his meditation. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Red returned to the bus slowly but without caution. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as I could tell, Ocean had been returned to his former status. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

He had left the theatre and not returned, and there was little more than an hour until performance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He has returned from the court of a Parsi king who worshipped the Hindu gods. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

He saw no choice now but to return. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing else happened and he returned cautiously to see what the liquid was. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

He would return home bearing gifts for Little Miss Byrd and her mother. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

She disappeared for a moment, then returned with a small, slightly blurred print of the missing panel: it showed William K. Hale, staring coldly at the camera. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Mumtaz is gone for the afternoon to visit her sister. Keep an eye on the kitchen until she returns.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Three months after discovering Parker’s safety-deposit box, Candice returned to Lambert. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Accompanying the roar was a sound that reminded many of the recently returned soldiers of machine-gun fire. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

In flip- flops, he pads to the door every fifteen minutes or so and summons someone for a return call. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I checked the cupboard, actually found two boxes of the mix, and returned to the living room to report. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The only good thing about breakfast on Monday was the return of the brown owl he had sent to Sirius. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Dr. Wellington, returning from town, suddenly appeared in the midst of this commotion, and his arrival shook us considerably. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can return the second battery to the trailer from whence it came. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw up his hands and waited as Jimmy retreated to the bedroom, returning with a duffel bag, stuffed full. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Finally, Blancaflor delivered the prince safely back to his own home and family. The prince’s father was grateful that Blancaflor returned his son to him...” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Aye! but it lies upon the gods’ great knees whether he can return and force a reckoning in his own house, or not. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was then my father returned with the car and learned the tragic news about his brother. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Be still, Ophelia. We must pray for her return to health,” says Mother Ermentrude, a look of sorrow on her face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

So, when the small procession of returning warriors came within sight of the drawbridge, they were greeted by the whole household. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blackberry scrambled up into the fern and then returned to the top of the bank, fidgeting nervously and half inclined to bolt at nothing. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While Millet did his planning, many of the other men who had helped Burnham construct the fair began the return to ordinary life. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The return air comes back through another tube just like it. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have gone to the outer edges of our atmosphere and returned. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

‘And he has passed into the shadow from which none have returned. I could not dissuade him. He is gone.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

A man went running to the bridge and in a moment returned with a giant bottle of sake. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

However, she did not return to his side without plans of her own. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

In the evening we ventured outside, looking for something to eat, and then returned to the room to watch TV! Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The enemy watched cautiously as the girls returned to face them. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It looked like they were returning from nothing more serious than an afternoon’s drive in the country. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On this night against the Abilene Eagles, he gained forty-six yards on ten carries, and his return to action earned a single paragraph at the tail end of the Odessa American account of the game. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lloyd returned in a moment, bearing a small package wrapped in twine—the binoculars—and a loaded Spencer repeating carbine. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Professor finally was free to return to his peephole the children had gone home, leaving the storage yard almost free from weeds, and a thistle blossom offering before the birdbath. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was all very well at the first flush of his return. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Highness, thank you for the return of my grandson.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Some have sought to know, and have not returned. And no ship has ever come to us from lands we do not know.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

We all agreed on a meeting time and place in the terminal after our return flights Sunday evening, then we headed off to our gates. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Never making money enough for passage to Australia; slowly giving up the plan of returning to school to resume his third-grade education—to become an engineer. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oliver had lived to see the prisoners released and the exiles return, but he had not lived to cast his vote in a free and democratic South Africa. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return, Pierre reported on the manufacture of a homunculus in a glass vial. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I returned to the office and tried to get the keeplock officer on the phone. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes that desire would subside, and Taisin thought she might succeed in preventing her vision from happening, but then her feelings returned at the most unexpected moments. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Emma returned all her attention to her father, saying in secret— Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to buy a hand lamp. You just sign them out at the desk and return them when you’re done.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Workers called this a “disruption,” as if it were temporary, though few children ever returned to the same adoptive family. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

A still, small voice reminded me to return good for evil, reminded me that my plans for the future do not include fisticuffs or expulsion. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Zeitoun convinced himself that the previous day had been an aberration, that today would bring a return to reason and procedure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Every time you hit the ball and your opponent couldn’t return it, you gained fifteen points. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

At the height of the festivities, Sourmelina caused a scandal when she returned from her room wearing a bright orange dress. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

If the Hippogriff returns the greeting, it is safe to draw closer. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He is returning to the humans he lived with in the south. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Within a minute, he returned with Doha’s father and the two nurses. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“However, it’s a very charming room,” I said, “and I’m sure I shall be comfortable. I understand that it’s been done up for our return.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Fie returned for an ANC consultative conference in Johannesburg, which was attended by over fifteen hundred delegates from forty-five different regions, home and abroad. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two girls returned home to find Mercy brimming with excitement, her gray eyes sparkling. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever the marten's chain got caught up somewhere Farid would rush to free him, even if Gwin only hissed at him in return and snapped at his fingers. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Livingston promptly returned to his labors on the accelerator. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

All of them thought it was time to return the case to the courts. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

More than anything, we loved seeing the astonished faces of Mr. Milgrom and Uncle Shepsel when we returned with our nightly feast. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And so the elfin gift was returned by the kingdom of the goblins. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

After two years engulfed in Chicago’s smoggy warrens, it was such a pleasant change to return to the land. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When he returned to Boston it was over. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Perhaps Martian samples can be safely returned to Earth. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I forced a window with a screwdriver and entered and took the gun; I slipped it in my shirt and returned home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you want to return to Tartarus the hard way?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But the strange trees were never seen in Deeping-coomb again; they had returned at night, and had gone far away to the dark dales of Fangorn. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

There are times when they return with very little and each person is given only one small potato per day. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she returned later to CIA headquarters, Worthen visited the Office of Security in the Agency's Counterintelligence Center. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And each time you left it, each time your child passed out of your sight, you feared you might never be able to return to that place again. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

This appeased the white bus driver, for after unleashing a tirade of how stupid and uncivilized black people were, he returned to the bus and drove off. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This made Haupt suspicious of Burger's motivations for returning to the United States and raised doubts about his loyalty to the Fatherland and the men on the sabotage mission. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

The contents of the saddlebags were then returned—along with documents that had been created by Washington’s men but that looked like real British documents. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

For one, yesterday a Nevada grand jury didn’t return an indictment on the cop who killed Shemar Carson. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Then sudden understanding spread across his face and the wide smile returned. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I was returning home after a long afternoon of playing soccer at the stadium on Twelfth Avenue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother, how will my spirit return to the village if my body is at the bottom of the lake?” she asked. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He set off for the fields humming, and when he returned Pancha was in the kitchen, busily stirring marmalade in a huge copper pot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Going back to Berkeley, however, I returned to a campus where I was still officially designated a minority— still considered by university officials to be in touch with my native culture. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time I can hug him, and the clasp he returns is powerful, many times stronger than any human embrace I will ever experience. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Gregor quickly returned to the changing room and stripped off his sweaty clothes. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s nice, out of the way. There’s an old servant stairwell, so my landlady doesn’t have to wonder why I return home so late.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Al Jarry,” Buster Friendly said, his face returning to the screen. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The disease visibly and universally declines,” he wrote to Julia, his confidence returning. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

His hands in turn become tangled in my hair while he returns my kiss like a hungry boy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

As my mother was being loaded into the van, she told me to take care of my brother and two sisters until my father returned from work. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

That evening I return to my room and slide my hand beneath my mattress to make sure the gun is still there. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

Following this initial voyage, I look forward to returning to my own territory. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

When we returned, the drill instructor had stopped warming up the soldiers. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t tell him that the reason I couldn’t return to Cambridge was that being here threw into great relief every violent and degrading moment of my life. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

One morning she returns with objects in her hands, pretty rocks and twigs and big oak leaves, and she sits down silently at the small table in our garage apartment to construct a little house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Dark is the hour, yet maybe we shall return to the Golden Hall. But in Dunharrow the people may long defend themselves, and if the battle go ill, thither will come all who escape.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

She’s returned from her lunch party, and it’s time for chai. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z

Just like that, the sharp, horrible fragments of a memory returned to her like pieces of broken pottery. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

It waits around for their return, trying to quell the panic rising in it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

His mother and sister ate quickly and returned to the clinic while Doha waited anxiously for his father. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

True, they were ill fed and ill equipped, suffering from low morale and yearning to return home to their families and farms in time for spring planting. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Pinmei felt the stinging feeling of the rice jar return, its numbness spreading over her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The rest of the regiment were all sitting on the airfield in the dark, waiting anxiously for their commanders to return. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

My mother returned when she was eighteen, to attend college at the state university in Gainesville. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

As I returned to the well, Mother came through the garden gate. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned, she was angry with me for walking away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

To this she returned: “Don’t be ridiculous, boy; I am not going in.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Later, and little by little, feelings, like sea trash expelled on a beach—strange and recognizable, stark and murky—returned. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Did you only come by to return the bicycle, or did you want to come inside?" Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The anger returned then, in a way I hadn’t imagined possible. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

That night, when my sister and Amber returned, they set their sleeping bags next to each other and lay whispering away from the rest of us. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Before the gritty sand, the hot sun, and my itching skin demand a return to reality. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I lost sight of them as I returned to my body with a hard jolt. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Yes, but I don’t know much, except about bread and a few trifles. You had better ask Mother’s leave before you order anything,” returned Meg prudently. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, you two are getting along fine,” Heidi says, returning with an empty tray. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He set me up for taking the entrance examinations, for which I returned to Atlanta one month later. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mother had left two teenagers at war, only to return home to a peace treaty. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

He is wounded severely in the Wilderness, 1864, but returns to be Lee’s most dependable soldier, his right hand until the end at Appomattox. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Allegiant are motivated by the desire to return to our original purpose in the city,” Cara says. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

Finally I returned to Chuck’s room—Margo was already there—and together we closed his door and then Vaselined the hell out of Chuck’s doorknob. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Just like a toy village,” they reported, breathlessly, to their admiring families upon returning to earth. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned this time, he said that at his brother Philbert’s home, “we had dinner with our mother for the first time in all those years!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I complimented them both generously and helped by returning the rejects to their racks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

He returned to his bedroom, sat on the edge of the bed, then picked up the phone. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

When the couple and their daughter had returned from their sabbatical, Pearl had not even been able to look at the girl, tanned and wiry and too tall now for those dresses in the closet. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were the first British prisoners to return home, almost three years since most of them had been trapped during the opening days of the Korean War. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

With this news, we returned to our companions, and spent the afternoon sitting in the garden. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

After Luke was cruel to their dog, the Hudsons admitted that he may have not been ready to live with them, and he returned to The Children’s Home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She returned indoors, entirely indifferent to boat visits. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, Brother Louis, you must return the locket to the good lady’s neck.” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

But aS the food settled in my belly, the nagging sensation returned, stronger than before. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

‘Yet we are hard pressed, and the Sword of Elendil would be a help beyond our hope — if such a thing could indeed return out of the shadows of the past.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Kaira’s manager was in the hotel lobby when she returned, and she started yelling at him for firing the drummer, and he told her that drummers were a dime a dozen. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Jessie did not come around anymore, she was fishing the rewarding waters of the open stream, she was returning to a tree hollow full of babies. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come,” said she, “I will tell you something, in return for what you have told me. He did speak yesterday—that is, he wrote, and was refused.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

He finds his appetite has returned, so they share a bowl of dumplings and a packet of pieces of edible paper, with detailed illustrations on them that match their respective flavors. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Your mom works so hard, and she never asks for anything in return. You guys need to start being nicer to her.” Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

Mr. Milgrom told me—and then the both of us—not to return, Janina refused to obey; we returned to the furious voice and the smack that never came. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

They are making hay, too, in Thornfield meadows: or rather, the labourers are just quitting their work, and returning home with their rakes on their shoulders, now, at the hour I arrive. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The whole episode was clearly a great embarrassment to my father, and by the time of that conversation in Lord Darlington's study, he had long since returned to busying himself as much as ever. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

By now, true morning light was seeping through its arched windows, reminding him of the time, but he just couldn’t make himself return to his room to pack his things, not yet. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

She came out of the brush so quickly that she must have been waiting nearby to see if I would return. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yakov’s body had been returned to the table and was covered by a clean sheet. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

His letters didn't have a return address because he was living with his parents—and he hadn't yet told them he had a wife. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Members of the crew began to talk about the future, of what they would do when they returned home. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

The library book had said pigeons do this in order to fix in their mind’s compass the place they must return to. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Often she dug for clams and when Kapugen returned he would crack them open and smack his lips as he swallowed them whole. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And, my dear Brothers, when that happens, our life as we knew it will return, just as we left it. That is as sure as the ground under our feet.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

This involved a return to Ernest’s old “brute force” method: when all else failed, dial up the energy, step up the current, and wait for something to happen. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“I don’t truckle, and I hate being patronized as much as you do!” returned Amy indignantly, for the two still jangled when such questions arose. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

They needed to return to Jerusalem to their hotel immediately. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Three-quarters of the water had splashed out on the ground, so Arya had to return to the well. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Although he was angry with the other women, Kumalo forgave them, and that night they all had a feast to celebrate the return of the new wife to her husband. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When Hutchison returned to camp he was on the verge of tears and looked like a ghost. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I was on assignment in Miami and had to return there immediately after his funeral. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soon we would have reached our time limit, and must return to the hotel. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

While I waited for her to return, I ate my samosa. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

With every step away from the king, steadying warmth returned. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We hiked around the formation for an hour, returning to Grandma with our shirtfronts sagging with stones. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

People begin getting up to return trays and get tea or coffee, when the lights go out in the Mess. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then he would return home to see if he could interpret them. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

He read it, then returned it to her, averting his eyes. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Whenever he'd imagined his homecoming, he had always pictured himself returning to the snug bedchamber in the Sea Tower, where he'd slept as a child. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She had stopped using the leash, convinced of her husband's faithfulness, and for the first time since her return she seemed to have a moment of ease. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

A year after returning to Germany, he ran into Kappe and Dasch at a social gathering for Germans who had lived in America. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

But the FBI did not return the favor. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Noor was up making a cup of coffee for herself when Fadi and his father returned to their apartment the next morning. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The messengers were returning from their mission, triumphant and overjoyed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

When he returned to his room late, there was a note on his desk from Polly. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I imagine getting on a flight back to New York, returning to my old life while some other hunter catches Zero. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boy shot the girl a hostile look, but returned to his feverish coloring. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

He might have chanced it all the same, but then Penny had landed a blow on his shield and the moment was gone, never to return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“I simply use them and return them baggy.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And later, when they return home, they will rub it in, rub it in that they are old enough to participate in the celebration, and he is not. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

After his return, he became head of the anthropology department at Cornell University, from which position he led its celebrated efforts to alleviate poverty in the Andes. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

She had returned from Cambridge with a vague notion that her family was owed an uninterrupted stretch of her company. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Others told tales of returning only to be spurned by their villages for having broken caste or to be preyed upon by relatives who stole their money. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

As if the lost sun were returning at last. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“President Nixon is confident in what we are doing,” Speigner told a reporter when he returned from Washington. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A few hundred others return because, whatever has happened, this is our home. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

My son returns to me, returns to his father. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Far away, like a voice heard underwater, the Commandant orders us to return scims and sit. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Our family seemed to be quickly returning to life as we’d known it. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Before he returned to law school, sometime in the middle of August, Barack told me he loved me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The other part of me wants to leave here for good and return to Haiti. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

‘But he shall not turn us back! Halt we must once more; for, see! even the Moon is falling into gathering cloud. But north lies our road between down and fen when day returns.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Carl reasoned tolerantly that Ernest could ride the train to Sioux City to see his cousin and return the same way. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He chuckles a little and returns to watching the match. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

I ask whether Skeeter is still in touch with Harry Potter, whom she so famously interviewed last year: a breakthrough piece in which Potter spoke exclusively of his conviction that You-Know-Who had returned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

At the river’s edge they filled forever jars riddled with holes, so that the water poured away and they must return to fill them again, and again see them drained dry. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he must return to his old routine at the orphanage, at least he had Miss Perumal. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The elves who had brought the eclairs gave her disapproving looks as they returned to work. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon by the time we returned to school, where a second bus carried me to the foot of Coffeeboard Road. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

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

But his life had finally calmed down enough to return to the troubling question of Katherine III, and the failure of his memory. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Until the very last day, Aziz stared in the direction of the northern fields and wished for the khan’s return. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Soon after this Therem left his Domain, saying that he wished to indwell at Rotherer Fastness for a time, and he did not return to Stok until a year had passed. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Few would openly argue that we should lock up millions of poor people just so that other people can have jobs or get a good return on their private investments. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Songs in which the first section returns again at the end are known as ternary, three-part or ABA. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

“Let’s return this water back to the earth,” Pond said, a little too loudly. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

I am too ashamed to admit that I haven’t got a rosary, so when I return to the stock car I ask Walter and Camel if either of them has one. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“It never entered my head to try to make a lot of bucks dig regular holes,” said Hazel doubtfully, as they returned down the slope. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Howard returned to San Francisco by train with three Buicks in tow. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gabe felt it all slipping away: his dream of returning, of finding his mother, of becoming part of something he had yearned for all his life. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Halley’s father walked out of his house on Wednesday 5 March 1684 and never returned. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He was on the kitchen floor in great agony when she returned. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Everybody remembered the plague of robins that announced her return, and the tale about her watching Hannah bum was stirred up again. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When she sells her goat cheeses at the Hob, she puts two of them aside for him and he gives her a generous amount of bread in return. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

There he seized Proteus and did not let him go, in spite of the terrible forms he assumed, until the god was discouraged and returned to his own shape. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ctrl + click gets you the Mac Word dictionary and "Recovery, n., 1. the return to normal health . . . 2. The return to a normal state ... 3. The regaining of something lost or taken away." Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he had recovered some of his old charm. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Well . . . why wasn't I notified of his return?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They will return to Glasgow. She has friends there.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He demanded the return of his gifts, which she had accepted in bad faith. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

A great ring-wall of stone, like towering cliffs, stood out from the shelter of the mountain-side, from which it ran and then returned again. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

A Small Victory When Mark Antony returned to Alexandria in the fall of 34 BCE, he returned as the victor. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

John Mayer tackled orbital mechanics, Al Hamer lectured on rocket propulsion, and Alton Mayo handled reentry, the problems faced by an object returning to Earth. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

No one knows much of anything about the earth’s many ice ages—why they came, why they stopped, when they may return. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Joseph put the lid back on the box, returned it to the cabinet, and locked the little door. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The country was aromatic with late autumn, with the love of family, with the return to light and affection. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he and I washed dishes in a large aluminum tub. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

But he earned respect because he returned to the courts every day no matter how severely he had been humiliated the day before. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go, go, go, Boo-Boo!” and seen a rustling of trees, as he returned to his campsite from his swim. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

His clothes, still slightly damp from their recent washing, had returned to their usual cinnabar color. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But he said nothing, and after the disputants had been half carried, half dragged, from the lunchroom he returned immediately to the math problem we had been discussing. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Ralph drove off in a wide circle and returned to his friends. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

When at last the boy returned, he said “You can get into the rickshaw now.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She returned to the United States feeling like there was nowhere she truly belonged, but that doesn't mean she and my dad don't still mourn the loss of another one of our Iranian habits. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

She returned to her bedroom, snapped off the ceiling light, groped for the lamp, and switched it on. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He returned bleeding, only to have the judges deem that he had lost the photo for third. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Night’s Watch takes no part in the wars of the Seven Kingdoms,” Jon reminded them when some semblance of quiet had returned. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The first complication cropped up soon after Nick's return. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

So Ruth rose up and out of her guileless inefficiency to claim her bit of balm right after the preparation of dinner and just before the return of her husband from his office. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

And she had lost a new friend when Lena was returned to the pond. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

They were what she returned to whenever she was scared. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Not that a staff shortage is not significant in itself; but if Miss Kenton were indeed to return to Darlington Hall, such little slips, I am sure, would become a thing of the past. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

But all at once the red car made a U-turn and returned, stopping a distance ahead of them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Neil had gotten into her cat carrier believing she would eventually return to our apartment, and that tore me up. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

As the feeling returned to my body, I managed to find stable footing. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

These tests confirm that the same ancestral peoples either ended up extinct, or returned to living as hunter-gatherers, or went on to build complex states, depending on their environments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I had been returning home late at night, long after he had gone to sleep, and departing early in the morning before he woke. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She became sick and had to return home, but she didn’t feel safe, even in the security of her childhood bedroom. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

As he pushed past Harry into the darkening corridor, Zabini shot him a filthy look that Harry returned with interest. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Nothing was clearer than this: I had been returned to the Collegians and to captivity as a favor by Sons of Liberty grateful for the College’s donations to their cause. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Cringing with fear, the monsters of Ignorance turned in flight and, with anguished cries too horrible ever to forget, returned to the damp, dark places from which they came. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

When we returned home, I gave them each two pieces of candy and I began my letters. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

When Tiller returned, alone, to the doctor’s office the following week, the doctor apologized. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

The door opened and the two armed men returned, between them the tall Talib in white, still wearing his dark John Lennon glasses, looking like some broad-shouldered, New Age mystic guru. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

The emptiness near the back of his throat returned and, like a whirlpool, it pulled everything into the shadow below his heart. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

“But the pup has gorged on stewed cow and cream,” returned Shed. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, most of them returned to the steps and perched once more on the worn treads. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved away. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Lucky Girl said something in return that Nailer couldn’t make out but sounded like she wasn’t much interested in Pima telling her what to do. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

After gassing up the car, C.P. returned to his repair work. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You will return the same favor for us?” said Luxa wanly. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The girl gave him his cash back, and put the purchase on the card, and then gave him the card receipt and took his cash, then returned the cash and took a different card. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

They had returned with a crew of ten more men and two trucks—one hauling the giraffe-drill along with other mysterious equipment, and the other loaded with plastic pipe. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I did not search for a job that day; I returned home and sat on my porch too, and stared. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She glanced up when he entered, but then returned her gaze to whatever it was she held. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I touched the side of the coffin one last time and returned to stand by Raheem. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I survived that first day unscathed, and returned home happy and excited. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

She snorted and returned the key to her neck. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Later, when Kathy went to the car to steal a few moments with the radio, she heard Mayor Nagin echoing her reluctance to return. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I was back here when she returned. She tried to cheat her new driver just as she cheated me.” Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I am not quite next to Jax and Madge, and yet maybe I can say thank you now to her for returning my book. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z

Helen Burns asked some slight question about her work of Miss Smith, was chidden for the triviality of the inquiry, returned to her place, and smiled at me as she again went by. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

While Ma and Pa help the war effort in the fields, Kim returns home each night from his work as the chief’s errand boy bruised and injured from his own war. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alex laughs as Henry hangs up, but he returns to his phone again, to the voicemail waiting from his mother. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Would I return for further discussion, she wanted to know. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But sooner or later I’d have to return to New York. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was actually not long before Gollum returned; but he came so quietly that they did not hear him till he stood before them. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere teams of slaves were raising ramps of stone and sand beneath their mangonels and scorpions, angling them upward at the sky, the better to defend the camp should the black dragon return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In return, I transcribe lyrics when I should be studying and slip them into the album covers so we can sing the songs together. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The boys returned and stayed over as it got later and later. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“Better put it back,” said Roger uneasily, and Lyra upturned the skull and dropped the disk back into its immemorial resting place before returning the skull to the shelf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

Afterward, wanting to give thanks for my safe return, I took Goodwife Peregrine’s pouch from around my neck, and removed my mother’s cross of lead. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He returned The Gold-Bug to her desktop with no additional attention. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

All the despair he had known as Achren’s captive returned to sap his strength. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The armed gentlemen on horseback had not returned until nearly sunrise. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

When there aren’t any obvious signs of trouble, I return to the ring stock car. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Each afternoon I returned to the railway station, not from any hope but out of habit and because it had become familiar. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

It didn’t take a math genius to calculate that his speed and time combined meant he’d run roughly half a marathon by the time he returned to the Glade. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

If he was honest and sensible and really meant to return the suit, and would have returned it, then maybe Mr. Loomis should have let him borrow it. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Tom gave Matt a scowl, which Matt returned. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He placed their cues on the rack, arranged the balls, and returned to the slumbering assassin. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I made tea for myself and then placed a second bag into a teacup for him to find when he returned. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the museum filled with satisfaction and with snacks for their supper, they saw a long line of Sunday people waiting to climb the museum steps. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked up and smiled, and turned away when he threw it in a return bin. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

He wondered what the little hairy man would do when Tristran did not return. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the whole scene reminds me of my conversation with Uncle Phil, about the salmon that didn’t return, the empty nets that last year he worked as a fisherman. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“You can go in now,” the hospice doctor told us all when she returned to the kitchen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

A few minutes later, he returned, carrying a basket full of some type of grass. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“The wand in that box you were returning to your boyfriend.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

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

The judge returned to her desk to study the newspaper clippings. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they returned to the scales, Seabiscuit wasn’t even breathing hard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The somer-keirimer cycle strikes us as degrading, a return to the estrous cycle of the lower mammals, a subjection of human beings to the mechanical imperative of rut. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

In 1956, he returned to Hampton, taking a job at the post office as a mail carrier, maintaining his trim military shape through miles of walking each day. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

As soon as they returned, loaded with loot, the procession got under way. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of us are, with what patience we can, waiting their return—or the coming of the Count. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

He would want a return on his investment, too. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“You can choose for yourself” came the return, and angrily the Corporal swung down from his horse. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

He returned a moment later with a couple of wrapped packages that he set on top of the coffee table. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Clutching my musket, I ran back toward him; and was stopped in my progress by Pro Bono, who, sensible of the pause in my flight, had returned to see what delayed me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Their Intimacy, begun at Grand Isle, had not declined, and they had seen each other with some frequency since their return to the city. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nina returned the bow with considerably more panache, and let him lead her away. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She returns to her notes with smooth professionalism, as if she has not just threatened his life. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Not finding what they had hoped or expected, many returned home, but others stayed and tried to eke out a living. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

When they returned, the shop owner approached Henry and nodded very slightly, in the barest bow, and offered him another watch, this one boxed in clear plastic. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not return that night nor the next and so she plunged into the abyss and descended to the ninth darkness where light has never been. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Before I returned to Beekman, I had to be assured they would permit me to begin an independent study of the project. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was getting dark, I realized, the clouds finally returning, piling up on the western horizon, creating an early sunset. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They went out and returned with the grizzled boat for the paralyzed man to examine. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the stories my mom told me about pigeons in Afghanistan soaring miles through the sky but always returning home that pulled me to the roof of our building. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Eventually the Czech authorities provided free transport by trains for those of us who decided to return to Poland. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Would it be weakness to return my love?” exclaimed Miss Havisham. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, Jack and Sarah journey across the forest, defeat a troll army, rescue the fairy princess, battle the evil hobgoblin king and queen, and return the world to the sunshine. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Because no other options occur to me, I return to school—a temporary solution at best. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Meantime, the three enchantresses had returned to the cottage. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

“I try to restrain myself,” I answer, returning his smile. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Newly focused, sober, and intensely committed to succeed, he graduates with honors and returns to his community intent on changing things. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Yet it was from their lips that he heard of the black dragon’s return. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I just need to return it to her. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

If you do, I'm sure you'll return a verdict of Not Guilty. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she refused to return with him to his hotel room, Grady tore at her cleavage and demanded a refund. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has moved to the consulate downtown, where he’ll be staying until his return to the States in late June. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She tried to return to the girls’ hut, but it had vanished. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

At some point later today, when he returns to his office, he will wordlessly take Hannah into his arms. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

As he returned to the city that evening, Koch pulled into a gas station and asked for a map so that he could pick out the doomed towns. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

“Ha...there’s definitely no guarantee. But yeah, I’d like that. Maybe I could teach you something in return?” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Both he and Corporal Whitcomb had been provided with every convenience so that neither might ever plead discomfort as a basis for seeking permission to return to the Headquarters building. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Some 14,700 tons of silver worth more than $300 million were procured from the depository on the understanding that every ounce would be returned after the war. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Halfway there, Poppy returned to the car to get the basket of bananas. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Over the next days, weeks, and months, I would return to that one visit again and again. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will take six days to send someone to get the medicine and return. He will die from the pain by then.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Pip,” he returned, “you will be welcome there, in a private and personal capacity.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

A practiced barber, no doubt; her order often cleaned the corpses of the noble slain before returning them to their kin, and trimming beards and cutting hair was part of that. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On one trip, John Lyon cleared £900 after expenses, a considerable fortune, then returned the next year and made nearly as much again. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The judge agreed with the company owners and told strikers that they must stop protesting and return to the factory, or they would lose their jobs. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Samuel Mudd, his heart pounding in relief, can only wonder when they will return. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

At first, the shocked ground crew waiting back at the intermediate airfield had no way of knowing who’d been killed until the surviving aircraft returned. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

By the time they returned to the airport at sundown for their night flight overseas, a storm was swirling somewhere over the dark Atlantic. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The robber set the first vase down on the ground and returned to his search of the container. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

They had scoured the area until the light became too bad to continue, returning after fruitless hours spent searching Redwall grounds and Mossflower Wood. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

It feels good to say something horrible about him, out loud, in public, after all the humiliation I’ve felt since his return. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

The next day, the boy returned to the well, hoping to see the girl. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Would that I could. I am kept too busy here. My father relies on me, now that I am returned. Come peace, perhaps . . ." "Your coming might bring her peace." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It is impossible to describe the shock of return. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

At that moment, I wanted to ask him why he was always gone even after his warfront rotation should've returned him home, why he never came to see us. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It was eleven o’clock that night when Mr. Pontellier returned from Klein’s hotel. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rita returned in an old shirt and shorts that had belonged to the Mellower. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting for her lover to return from Spain. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she returned the gourd, she wouldn't be able to reach the medicine. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

With the speeches done, Laney ran around distributing hugs and kisses, and soon everyone drifted back to the dining room table, taking another helping of food now that appetites had returned. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Bingley of course returned with him to dinner; and in the evening Mrs. Bennet’s invention was again at work to get every body away from him and her daughter. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

When the host jockey became too malnourished, he could check into a hospital to have the worm removed, then return to the track and swallow a new pill. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I ran out of supplies, I’d return to New York, and load up, then hit the road again. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Council left the mortally wounded soldier lying on the sidewalk, returned to his bus, and completed his route. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He offered Chappell thirty-six dollars to cleanse the bones and skull and return to him a fully articulated skeleton. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

After returning from my trip, I went to my regular place to have my hair cut. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

She married a man who soon left her; that man became a myth; and then that myth returned home and proved to be just a man after all. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When Wragg returned and told us that the corridor had been successfully sugared from one end to the other, I began shivering with excitement. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

In this way, matter’s division ceased, and, as the ancients professed, substance was returned to its originary unity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the school after practice, he found a letter Scotch-taped to the door of his locker. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Friday morning there’s a message from Kyro in the announcements, commanding all track members to report to his room at lunch to return uniforms and finalize banquet plans. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

I had been alone before, but the knowledge that my father would return from his meetings and spend a few minutes with me had made the loneliness endurable. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Usually he did this when the moon was big, and he came back in the morning, but that night there was no moon and he did not return. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

I flew down the hall to my room and got a notebook and pencil and returned to the kitchen table. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

But when the sun sank low they would return, descending from the sky on night-black wings until every branch of every tree was thick with them for yards around. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Instead, he decided that the five of us would return to Kraków. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My mother used to tell me, “I chose to have you because I wanted something to love and something that would love me unconditionally in return.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

They would live in Louisiana for the next two years; when my dad graduated from college, they returned to Iran, where they remained until their escape in 1982. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

When Papa returned, he smoked another cigarette, took two aspirin, and went to bed. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I am afraid,” returned Emma, sighing, “that I must often have contributed to make her unhappy.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

That night, and always from then on, he offered and gave Ged friendship, a sure and open friendship which Ged could not help but return. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

And then, presently, she returned to the kitchen, reseated herself at the kitchen table. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As we stood waiting, some of the soldiers returned from the front line and reloaded their guns and side packs with ammunition. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

So they decided that Hershel would continue alone to Narewka, and my father would return to Kraków and take his chances with the occupying army. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Morning ghosts, she had heard Old Nan call them once, spirits returning to their graves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The nurse had not yet returned from locking up Mrs. Mole. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If Yaxley could now get inside the house, there was no way that they could return. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Take it to the gates of the cemetery and leave it there. When you have done this, return to me for a final cleansing.” Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On my return, I found the following letter from my father:— Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Far from it, sir. You would, perhaps, think me rude if I inquired in return whether you are a philanthropist?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

Then I returned to my shelf in the barracks for a few hours of restless sleep before beginning the ordeal all over again the next morning. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

Baachan wanted Hanako to return to America one day far in the future and become a businesswoman, and she would need to know math to add up all her money. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Its own witchery has returned all around it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I forgot to give this back,” I said, and handed Carmen her book of poems, which I had tucked into my apron so I would remember to return it. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

All alone in the cabin his mother lay waiting; not only for his return this morning, but for his surrender to the Lord. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I returned to our fly, evening having fallen, I found Dr. Trefusis applying cold tea to his sunburns. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The last old woman, returning from the outhouse, scurried as fast as she could from the woods. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

In November 1942, their required war service fulfilled, the friends returned to Munich, where they resumed their studies. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I left the room and the moment I returned to my cell I worked over my face. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Still, he put off telling Susan for another week, until the evening they returned from a party where she had drunk too many glasses of wine. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He returned to the counter carrying a fat stack of files in his arms. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Mama said she wanted to return to the field to work for another hour. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

There had been short thaws when the wind blew warm and the snow softened and the air felt like spring, but always the clear hard cold had come again and the winter had returned. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But she had stayed on, returning to housework as the children grew older, with responsibilities for the special polishing. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Death by starvation comes quickly to a bird of prey, and strength returns as quickly. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Prince Charming and his squire, returning at sunset from their conquest, with a gift of sphagnum.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Within a week of the celebration of King Hamlet’s rule, Prince Hamlet returned to Wittenberg. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

“I do not want to return these items for store credit. I would prefer cash.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

He did this every spring religiously, when the wild geese left him, and every autumn, when be saw the first returning gaggle. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

I snagged another rugelach to save for tomorrow and returned home. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Officials at the Eclectic Institute asked their former student to return to Hiram as a teacher. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She returned it fiercely, and was gratified when he turned away. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Marigold knew, from the letter she’d shamefully steamed open before secretly resealing and returning it to her mother’s car, that Zane was in it up to his neck this time. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

She added that she was studying education and planned to return to Truman to teach. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“I felt better then. The worst moment was my arrival in Baton Rouge. I realized that I had a round-trip ticket and would have to return on the bus.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is what matters to me: the story of the scholarship boy who returns home one summer from college to discover bewildering silence, facing his parents. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we get to the glade, I return the book to the sycamore hollow. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

But it was too remote, and soon the sport in New England moved to other mountains nearer main highways, and Moosilauke returned to a splendid obscurity. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

The air of neglect gradually if inexplicably returned after Lawes left; something about the place seemed to invite it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to Napa to drive her home. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though this proved more difficult to fit together than the more open B structure, a satisfactory A model awaited me upon my return. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

She falls in love with a prince and is eventually returned to her father, the king, who now understands how wrong he’d been all those years ago. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The hot weather continued and for much of the time he sat under the elder branches, dozing above ground like some solitary hlessi and feeling his strength returning. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

If doing something as simple as returning a dead man to his family would save our family, shouldn’t I try? Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The woman had crossed the room to the desk and returned with the money, placing it in my hand. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he returns our tickets and waves us on. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

His return to Not Doctor Street was not the triumph he’d hoped it would be, but there was relief in his mother’s crooked smile. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to the stone hut and once more, just before going in, shaded his eyes, searching the black sky. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girls and I were headed home to Chicago, returning to work and school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It is past; I am returning to England. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I told her after I left the building that if she would return to me and stop her quarreling we would live together again, but she refused to come back.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

All are repentant, all are preparing themselves for the shock of the laying of the ashes on the forehead and the priest’s agonizing words, “Thou art dust, and to dust thou shalt return.” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyway, they decided instead to spend their time making some things they could use when they finally could return to Egypt. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

She reminded me so much of my mother after she returned from the hospital. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Christmas was only three weeks off, she said kindly: Why hadn’t Emeline simply waited and given the plate then, when Mrs. Lawrence could have offered a gift in return? The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

Ida spread her arms and held her so tightly that Hornet felt all the warmth return to her heart. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I thought about going with them and returning to our narrow hiding place in the rafters of the shed, but something stopped me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

A remarkable bit of research was done with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Each time he returned with more crackers and beans, he told her how little money there was left. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In fact, on that Sunday morning Mrs. Clare had just poured herself a cup of coffee from a freshly brewed pot when Mother Truitt returned. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Upon my return to Pollsmoor I was taken to a new cell on the ground floor of the prison, three floors below and in an entirely different wing. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

George opened the classroom door slowly, fearing laughter, but students were too focused on their journals to notice her return. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Maybe to say good-bye to the place, to my father and the happy times we spent there, because I know I’ll probably never return. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Each time I ride out, I wonder if I shall find him alive or dead on my return." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nixon then sat in the Lincoln Sitting Room, his tooth throbbing, as election returns began coming in. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

In the High District there was no alarm at the first partial returns from the provinces, which favored the left, because everyone knew that it was the votes from the capital that would be decisive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

As my senses returned, I became aware of light all around me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“And we will offer her a ransom to give us Balder back. Is there one of you who is willing to travel to Hel’s kingdom? You might not return.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

He cast one glance over his shoulder at the blackness of the cliff’s shadow and realized that he had come too far to return—either by himself or by the help of his antique robot. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She returns with a small black box covered in dials and buttons. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When he returned with the plates and drink bottles, he shook his head. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I see. However, where Shady makes his alleged concoctions doesn’t change the fact that this land is now up for public sale. So, if you’ll return to your seat...” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Upon returning to Germany, he was drafted into the army. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

One of the country's least-discussed postwar problems is how frequently combat veterans bring the traumas of war back with them and are incarcerated after returning to their communities. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was no secret Johnson expected utter loyalty to all his policies in return. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

When he returned, the Moscotes had put on formal clothing, had rearranged the furniture and put fresh flowers in the vases, and were waiting in the company of their older daughters. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Then I would notify Borman and he could separate his command module from the Saturn V and return to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the Rambler into a country gas station, left Ben with the car still running, disappeared into the dimly lit depths of the store and returned carrying two paper sacks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

This inmate had transferred a couple of weeks before to R-gallery from the Box, but they had not yet returned his personal property. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered how I longed to return to school. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Both then and later, whenever the “hbgbs” returned, she was his rock. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Hideo returns to his meeting room without looking back at me. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I knew that my little sister was watching the road and waiting for our return. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He would not realize that it was an investment that would bring him an excellent return. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

My dad barely spoke English, but walked into places as if he was returning to his castle. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

But everyone was turning away now, the crowd dispersing, people returning to their usual daily tasks. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

I’ll be hearing Philip’s voice saying the words “return on investment” in my nightmares for the rest of time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

One of the conditions of their release was that they were never allowed to return to the United States. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

‘Once the statue is returned to the Greeks ... I think it will be difficult to destroy. It has great magic. It has simply chosen not to use it yet.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Ishmael returned the following evening; five nights in a row he spied religiously. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he returned he had a sack of catfish heads and some green bananas. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He let her know that she would be cut off from family funds if she didn’t return home. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In particular, Devine remembered a single day in his youth, an experience, a brief moment of horror that had not returned to plague him for decades. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain John Smith was never able to return to James Town. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I quickly stuff it back in the bag, place it on the ground, and return to my side of the building. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Immediately after landing, the first pictures were to be returned. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am thrilled to be here and able to return home in a few days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead of returning to the front of the room, Mr. Quisling hovered over Emily’s desk. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I hope we can return the dogs to their apartments quickly so I can go back to the park. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I returned my seat-back tray to its upright and locked position and bent forward to dig pills out of his backpack. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

It is night, sometime after Ucho returned from Machu Picchu and the crops grew from the plentiful rains. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“When you return home, Percy, you must make an important choice. You will find a package waiting in your room.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

So much for thinking her father would return to arrange a marriage for her! A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s all I got,” my father said, laughing again and returning the nickel to his pocket. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The waves stop pulling me under and return to a calm swooshing. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He remembered how once, as a youth, he had compelled his father to let him go and join the ascetics, how he had taken leave of him, how he had gone and never returned. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returns to her mother, who has staked out a position in line, only about thirty from the front—folding chair and all. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Gene returned from Florida and they were married. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

We were all sad to leave each other, as we had learned that we were not returning to peaceful places. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He went looking for his wallet and returned with two twenties. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Daddy starts to walk away with the other escorts, who will return to their seats in the audience. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I passed and returned to London, where Drew had a job and we’d rented a flat. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The other women waited for her to return to the house so that they could laugh at her and send her back to the river for more water. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

The moment I returned to the ghetto side I realized why the Jackboots had been after me. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

And after a moment, Bristle returned the care. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

The black band returned like a slash, and her eyes blazed all the brighter for the contrast. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

When we returned to Miss Volker’s home I sat down at my desk, as I had all summer. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It is difficult to usher the remaining patrons out as the dawn creeps up, and they are only consoled by assurances that they may return when the sun sets again. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Wormtail returned to care for my master, in my father’s house, and to keep watch over my father.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Zetas, we have enough for the day. Time to return.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

She shooed him out of the room, and neither one of them returned. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

I had to return to Johannesburg, and I could not even stay to attend his installation. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As a small child, I would stand there and dab it away and watch it return for as long as she would let me. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

“No, Salva. I am going to take you to the refugee camp, but then I will return to Sudan, to fight in the war.” A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had spoken with delight, but Vasudeva just smiled radiantly at him and nodded his agreement He stroked Siddhartha’s shoulder and returned to his work. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The feeling that the most precious thing in her world was leaving her, and it might never return. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he brought water in his cupped hands. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to the world a changed man. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the bargaining representative for Ms. Vivian Shawcurt, Summerhill Infant and Child Care Agency is hereby requested to provide documentation showing either that she has found alternate placement or that she has returned to England. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three days after that, Miss Goodacre returned to Austin without any notice. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My hope was to get the project off the ground in Alabama and eventually return to Atlanta to live. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

As the adults began to gather around the old man, the children returned to their game. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“You have had the land,” Sivaji said, “for which you have contracted to pay: so much money, so much rice. These are just dues, I must have them. Would you have me return empty-handed?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sorry if he bothered you,” he said, herding the one I’d returned back to the others. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he was to be brought directly to her. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

But Mr. Guareschi returned to his form and read it over again. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Stays out for hours but always returns by the time the streetlights come on. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I wanted to reach out and smooth his hair, but I restrained my hand and only returned his greeting. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For after the ruler had returned from the mountain, all finally saw the madness in him. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The third time Loki returned to Asgard, Odin called Loki to him. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

They walk half a mile to the nearby town of Ang Snur and return an hour later. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I let him into the shower, allowed two officers and an inmate through the center gate, and then returned to the task of trying to clear W-gallery. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she returned backstage she walked right up to the judges and told them she would not be able to sign the contract. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mom and I had just returned home from the supermarket. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frankie returned, holding a bottle tucked in the crook of his arm and a tumbler in either hand, each filled a quarter way with golden liquid. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Gratefully, she took the book and returned to the old woman’s room, her mind whirring with plans for what to do next. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Two cows for a man’s life? Two cows for depriving someone of becoming an ancestor? Is it any wonder his spirit has returned in the form of a leopard?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later he sketched a map of the site to enable him to return with his comrades under cover of darkness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bigwig made no reply and returned up the run. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam stood sullenly by the pony and returned no answer. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

She was five years old when her Uncle Nicolas returned from India. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two women nearby fanned her with their handkerchiefs and sat her down. hit her, was returned to her by Florah, who was sitting alongside. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It will be an honor,” said Ollivander with a little bow, “the very least I can do in return for your generous hospitality.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Like when she returned two weeks late into the beginning of the school year in sixth grade. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Ben returned to his hammock with a heavy blanket for himself and one for Mary Anne. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned, Andrius was looking at a picture I had drawn of him. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

I was appalled when they were soon returned, red-inked in many places where he had told of his almost father-and-son relationship with Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one in the class said anything in return. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Tears flowed freely down the cheeks of youths returning from school, and men and women returning from work. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

His Mommy returns, holding that boiling thermos of Jordan-water, and snaps to me: “Can I help you?” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Homeschooling also made it easier for me when I returned to the Rock School at the age of seven. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Soojin’s grandfather doesn’t speak much English, but like always, he smiles warmly and bends slightly in return. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

Cole mumbled as he returned to the fire and began cooking again. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

That was the power of the pearls, I realized—What belongs to the sea will always return to the sea. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Throughout the journey I sat brooding, afraid to look at my mother, wanting to return home and yet wanting to go on. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I will have to speak with him when I return,” I said. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

“He will have to return here, at the very least, every summer.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But British gunboats fired on the barge that was carrying Arnold across the river, and he was forced to return to West Point. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Debussy’s hanging chords, with the dampers kept away from the strings, represented a kind of return to nature, a move away from the more artificial sound of block chords. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

If we made a mistake and pointed in the opposite direction, we would crash into the moon instead of returning to earth. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was growing harder to cling to the hope of Benjen Stark's safe return. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But the wind was brisk and mean and they had hours in the dark and mud before the return to the Anatomy House. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Often she ran laps when she returned from work too. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

We were all waiting for the atmospheric pressure to return to normal. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Between insults and fits of temper, I said I needed a year to heal myself; then perhaps I could return to their mad world to try to make sense of it. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“We’re both fortunate that I have returned at all. I am afraid that they have struck again.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d stopped then, the truth of their situation returning to her with terrible clarity. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

By the next day, all has returned to normal. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

When we got into the lobby, I found my mother and Paul arguing with the bald security guy, who’d returned to his post. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The man and his son never returned to their car. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Benton Sage found his reception to be somewhat lukewarm when he returned to Atlanta that humid June morning. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

“Granted; as many as you like,” he returned, glancing down into her eyes that were full of thoughtfulness and some speculation. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

After the meal, Garfield returned to the White House at eleven, wrote in his diary, and went to bed at midnight. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I picked up the “G” and returned it to my slate of letters, leaving “S” and “O.” Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning sometimes he’d return with the binoculars and glass the countryside for any sign of smoke but he never saw any. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he announced, “Mamá, Salvador is thinking of buying himself a motorcycle. Lucky’s found a secondhand one that he can buy cheap.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Even the thought that she could always return to America did not comfort her as much as she wished it to. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

As we each introduced ourselves, Daito and Shoto bowed to us once again, and once again we each returned the gesture. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Though it’s not regulation, I lift my hand in salute as I pass him, gratified when he nods in return. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When the OIC announced the return over the PA system, my first job was to clear the galleries of other inmates. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, in September 1918, he was returning to college to start his junior year! A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he led me to the great front room. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

The poet returned home after a very long trip to find that his wife had given birth to a daughter. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood on the street watching the returns come in on a bed sheet stretched from window to window of a house on the corner. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everything went as planned — unless you count Russell’s failing to sink the raft, and Piper’s practically drowning trying to beach it — until Piper returned to the terminal to find Russell still out on the trestle. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

They drank to that last day, the day on which the tea must be destroyed—unless it was allowed to return to England. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

She walked into the bathroom, returned with a tube of toothpaste, and showed us. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

Well, that is the long story of how the foreigner from Benwick stole Queen Guenever’s love, of how he left her for his God and finally returned in spite of the taboo. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That is, if it is still habitable. There have been problems in my native land, and I am far from certain what I will find on my return.” The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

He would not, in fact, feel anything special as he reached the critical radius, and could pass the point of no return without noticing it. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would return home soon if everything went well. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later she returned, opened the door, and shook her head sadly. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then it was as though I were returning after a long suspension of consciousness, as though I stood simultaneously at opposite ends of a tunnel. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

"In holdfasts all across the realm, men lift secret toasts to your health while women sew dragon banners and hide them against the day of your return from across the water." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We just returned from Christmas vacation, and I just got a call congratulating the Freedom Writers for winning the Spirit of Anne Frank Award. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

For almost a week after I disappeared, my parents had remained at the Lochmoor Hotel, hoping I might return. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

She returned to the shops, where she bought a pair of boyfriend jeans, three cotton tank tops, a long flowing cardigan, espadrilles, and a white sundress. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“We leave it to you in good shape; try to have it in better shape when we return.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

The other four waited till the fifth returned. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z

Then Lavinia spat sideways, and with a little discontented grumbling, the bettors began refunding their wagers, returning bags of coins, counting gold mai and silver angs in their palms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

One night neighbors found me wandering through the trailer park alone and kept me until my mother returned home. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

If I had not realized it before, I knew that I was right not to have returned to the Transkei after Fort Hare. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looks at me for a while without smiling, as if he knows what I’m doing, then returns to his vigil. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It occurred to me she didn’t want the expedition side-tracked and was reluctantly siding with me, so I smiled at her, but she didn’t return my look. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed Anna, but not before I returned Ms. Adams’s smile. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

He removes only Poppet’s white glove, placing it in his coat pocket, and returns the box to the tree. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

His breath and heartbeat had long since returned to normal. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When the officers had left, I imagined them returning to the mainland, writing up a report, telling stories in the pub, spreading the news that the mysterious southerner really had been digging for treasure. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

When the beagle’s owner returned, I went back inside. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“You must go, child. But first, know that your mother has returned.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Most of them had returned for the conference in July. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sun had set and the moon was just beginning to rise in the sky when Ma and Ba returned home from the fields. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

When it returned several years later, she continued to teach even when it was necessary for her students to carry her up the steps to her classroom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

She fell back on the paints and finery which she had left when Lancelot returned. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Aztec emperor Montezuma miscalculated even more grossly when he took Cortes for a returning god and admitted him and his tiny army into the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Einstein left for a conference in 1933 and wisely declined to return. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

It would only be a matter of time before Sass would return for me and all would be well. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was playing the returning hunter, and I was the captured prey. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

When Diana is four years old, her father returns to Long Beach. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I was still staring, caught in the spell of power and mystery, when the secretary returned. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When spares are spared, when time is turned, when unseen children murder their fathers: Then will the Dark Lord return.” Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

His brother Aeron would have known, but Aeron had seen the majesty of the Drowned God’s watery halls below the sea before being returned to life. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

After returning inside, he stoked the fire, then pulled on his rubber boots and his rain slicker. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He returned to the table and sprinkled something on top of Genie’s grits. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Finally, chilled to the bone, he returned to camp. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m not jealous,” she huffs, returning to her work. Red Queen 2015-02-10T00:00:00Z

One by one, Stanley watched each of the boys spit into his hole and return to the camp compound. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Still, she was unashamed of what she was, and she returned their gaze with head held high. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Raise your hands if you’ve been told you will not be returning to St. Vincent de Paul Academy next September. Seniors, raise your hands as well.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

"The only thing left for you to do is return to the United States." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

One evening my mother returned home from work carrying on her head a big box. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined the special recruits’ futures as they themselves must imagine them: With nowhere else to turn, no parents or grandparents begging for their returns, they would devote themselves entirely to the Institute. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

My father left every morning at six to head to work at the factory, and returned by seven PM. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

When Penelope returned to her room that evening, she found a lilac-scented envelope had been slipped under the door. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Twenty-four hours later I was eager to return to the campus, although after fifteen minutes of the usual cottage commotion, I wanted to be back with the Courters. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

He did, and claimed the dog for his prize, only to return it later. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

Oppenheimer returned to Los Alamos, feeling what he described to a friend as “a profound grief, and a profound perplexity about the course we should be following.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa returned that night, his face drawn with anger. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she saw it, a dark figure standing on the pier, awaiting her return. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

It struck him suddenly that he might return to Winterfell by sea. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And it doesn’t even matter, because at this point, Rhiannon returns to the table. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

I felt like a convict in an old prison movie, returning to my cell each night to tunnel through the wall with a teaspoon. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The Governor’s words pounded in Pong’s temples: Those who are born in darkness always return. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

One by one, each aircrew dropped their bombs and then returned to their intermediate airfield to refuel. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Uncle Darnell had left for school and returned without the milk he had promised. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Ifemelu imagined him growing up, riding his bicycle down the sloping street, returning home from primary school with his bag and water bottle. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We last like that for at least ten minutes, until she pretends she has an itch, and doesn’t return her hand to mine. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“I’m doing much better, and soon you’ll be able to return to your sheep. Why ask more out of life?” The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And now, I must return to my side of the mountain. See you in the morning, children! I have great expectations for you all!” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

When Miss Bell returned our compositions, I fixed my eyes on the stack of papers as she walked around the aisles passing them out, trying to spot mine. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Then she would go home to her camera, returning at five o’clock to cook. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

We calculated that if we earned eight annas each day and contrived to live on four, we could save the money we needed to return in forty days. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit rolled around the track, then slowed to a walk and returned to the barn. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

My husband would talk to me and not go, though I said for him to return to the battlefield. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I need you to return this for me.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Immediately, his splitting headache returned, along with the voices. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I was returning home from playing soccer when a neighbour accosted me by the gate and told me that there had been a bloody fight at my home. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gaum merely smiled, saying, “Then you have no means of returning to...well, wherever you came from?” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

He went, but immediately returned with a letter:— Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

I climbed out of the rig, collected my things, and returned the rented gear at the front desk. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

As cold, rainy weather set in, blacks returned to the buses. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

The visitors could hear voices, and finally, Isabelle returned and brought them inside. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

“If you have the heart to think so,” returned Biddy, “say so. Say so over and over again, if you have the heart to think so.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

Ever since, as I told you, Ruth had been looking out for something nice to do for me in return, and the tape disappearing gave her a real opportunity. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once there, he lay down and at once returned to the sleep of total exhaustion. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

All Smith had to cling to was a wild thought that Seabiscuit might someday return. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returns and bends to pick up the shards of glass. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

Mary Anne raised her eyes imperiously and cast a withering glance at her younger brother who returned it in full. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I question why we had to leave, where we are going, and when will we return home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

This seemed to scare Fourie, and he ordered us to return to our cells. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cora offered that perhaps it was good the house had been searched—it would be some time before they returned. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

In return, they hold on to their color even as the snow begins to fall. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I look up, cringing, terrified the Commandant has returned. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t move, and a part of it was because the chill had returned to coil in my veins. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell’s smile returns, and he straightens up tall. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

When we returned from the showers, we had to wait outside a long time. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

No can of beans ever survived his absence and on several occasions, returning late, he had found guests in his bed. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A cheerful affirmative letter wishing me a pleasant journey came by return post from Washington. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

And when we ride up to the twelfth floor, the faces of all the tributes who will never return flash across my mind and there's a heavy, tight place in my chest. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Some of the folk returning from exile were surprised to find strangers had taken over their houses and were sleeping in their beds and wearing the clothes they left behind. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had always been Tree-ear who skipped out to the beach at the first word of a flounder run, and he had never returned without a fat fish or two for a rare feast. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

When she didn’t return after three, four, five minutes, he slid his pencil into the spiral of his notebook and followed. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When he finally returned, she was careful to speak only of unimportant things, for while he had been gone she discovered, to her surprise, that she missed him. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The buzzing returns, and my eyes are jerking. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He was returning as poor as when he had left, to such an extreme that Úrsula had to give him two pesos to pay for the rental of his horse. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

So he lied and told him that his family and friends thought he had just returned from Mexico. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

Having returned to England in 1602, Harvey married Elizabeth Browne, the daughter of Lancelot Browne, physician to Elizabeth I, in 1604. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Haley yanked her hand out of the book return slot. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Afterward, they returned to the long tables where each squadron sat beneath the squadron emblem, pouring drinks, laughing, the spirit of the evening inoculating them slowly. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

My gaze landed briefly on the stack of clippings Mama kept atop Father’s file cabinet, then I returned my attention to the wall. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Stay out of my way, and I might return them to you. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

When Jerome returned from overseas, we moved to Orlando, Florida. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It’s not clear how long he was supposed to stay there, but he ran away and returned to Oakland long before his time was up. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My sisters and I waited by the fence with the rest of the guests, who stood around the body speculating about Gabriel’s return. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

You may think of love and adventure, or maybe you remember some young man here in San Antonio and think that you might like to return to him. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, when he could eat no more, Sibanda would return to his home and would refuse to eat. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

After all, he’d been out of our lives for almost a year before his return. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Carrying his camera and tape recorder, he and others on the Eye Care team journeyed out in a Land Rover during the week, seeing patients, then returned to Port-au-Prince on weekends. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Then Coach Spinks turned his attention toward his returning players, letting them go one on one while he shouted instructions to the defensive players. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I can’t return anything. But I can ask you for one more thing. If I asked you, would you do me one more kindness, and maybe save my life?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

When Salvador returned, he looked happy, happier than Lupita had seen him in a long time. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Vidal looked at Bodega for a moment before his eyes returned to his wife. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

After returning home, he appeared on television constantly and his face became so familiar that people on the streets of New York City asked him for his autograph. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

If Captain Smith is killed, I will return to James Town to bring the news. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After a sufficiently brave time, she returned to the storytellers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The temporary lodger, in his turn, stood and bowed to them, then returned to his pack of wooden oddments, sorting, arranging and polishing. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

I shall lie down and pretend to sleep, lest Jonathan have added anxiety about me when he returns. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

By the next morning, Zero still hadn't returned. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

When I returned to the courtyard, Raizel had already taken up her post by her mother. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

No one said a word, and the note was returned to the drawer. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

An infuriated and confused Mr. Levy would return, this time determined to have him incarcerated at once. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rest of the evening was spent in conjecturing how soon he would return Mr. Bennet’s visit, and determining when they should ask him to dinner. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

He accepts my resignation with a shrug, his main concern being that I return my two polo shirts and aprons. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mary turned, spyglass in hand, to see Will and Lyra returning. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

At dark, the Montenegrins returned to the Col to report that the summit had remained out of reach: they’d turned around below the Hillary Step. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Pancha left the main house and returned to her parents’ hut, where no one asked her any questions. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returned home each day around three p.m. and collapsed into bed for a few hours of sleep before waking up for another double shift. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

As that realization doused the heat in her chest, she felt the splendor leave her and knew it wouldn’t return. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I was in the second group, so I didn’t have a chance to find out what was going on when the first group returned fifteen minutes later. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He ran a squad of obstreperous newsboys, whom he loathed, and who loathed him in return, as was clear by their taunts and practical jokes. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I wanted to return to the deli and never see her again. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It is going to take a long time to get there–three or four million years at least–so we’ll leave it for now, and return to it much later in the story. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

We fired and fired until there was no return. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I vowed to return to it someday, if only to see it restored to the home my friends needed it to be. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

This is the faith with which I return to the South. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He returned to summarizing the book, emphasizing examples of where Valjean served others. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Villagers in the satellite settlements exchanged products with the center, sending beans uphill and obtaining llama jerky in return, all the while retaining their citizenship in a homeland they rarely saw. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

And that same year, Milton Stephanides, tired of military life, left the Navy and returned home to pursue an old dream. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I collected all nineteen of the game’s treasures as I went, returning repeatedly to the living room in the white house to place them in the trophy case, a few at a time. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In return, every grant of foreign aid goes straight to Mobutu himself. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Also, I’d like for you to spend an hour in the Reflection Room with Ms. Marlee before returning to class,” Mr. Tobin says. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Derby asked Polly as he returned to the wagon and began to check on his goods. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The man didn’t return Pa’s wave or nothing. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

These shooters were investigated, exonerated, and promptly returned to the streets, where, so emboldened, they shot again. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

If she returned to the deserted village, the creature would only follow her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In return, they let her feel their trunks. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

I feel I’ve returned it to him, along with whatever fragments of his own life, or of our life together, I’ve been keeping back till now. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Now that Death is free, monsters will disintegrate and return to Tartarus again like they used to. But as long as the Doors of Death are open, they’ll just keep coming back.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, he probably drank a lot of the money away, and I’m fairly certain she’d prefer being a little poorer in return for his absence. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

For the other eight months he returned to the central plateau of Haiti, doctoring impoverished patients, many of whom had lost their land to a government hydroelectric dam project. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

She would see her brothers when she returned, she told herself. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

His strength returned and he realized there was an alternative to being the vile monster he feared. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

While I think on those words, Director Horus twirls his staff and the stars scatter, returning the night sky to normal. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

In 1839 he returned to his homeland for the first time since his childhood and was greeted rapturously by crowds chanting 'Hail! The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

After the Second World War, San Francisco was the main point of reentry for sailors returning from the Pacific. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I stumbled out, wrapping myself securely in a towel, trying to hold the heat from the water in so the aching shivers wouldn’t return. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Here I've set out to throw my anger into the world's face, but now that I've tried to put it all down the old fascination with playing a role returns, and I'm drawn upward again. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Esteban had been absent for days, and when he finally returned, Ms. Laverne asked him if he was up to doing some work and he nodded. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Diploma in hand, Elizebeth returned to her ordinary routines as the top code breaker at the Treasury Department and the Coast Guard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

But at this moment the four pigeons, who had been sent out on the day before, returned, one of them bearing a scrap of paper from Pilkington. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

Now, finally, he was truly Professor Chang; he wasn’t sure he was ready to return to plain Ralph, or, worse yet, Yifeng. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he’d taken stuff to Harvey’s for barter, and even though he hadn’t gotten much in return, he still had to carry it up the twelve flights again. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

And, latest of all, those returned who had passed into Mordor and destroyed the fortresses in the north of the land. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

What had he stood to lose—and where would he return to now? Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

He wonders if he accepted the dare, in part, to return to the circus sooner. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Before him now lay the path, illumined; and when he turned, he saw that the world that had been darkness was returned to him, magnificent in deep blues and grays and black, streaked gold. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told her father that if he ever mentioned marriage again, she would take the first train out of town and return to her convent as a novice. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although I did reach a representative, little information was given over the telephone so I scheduled a subsequent call following my return to the States. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone would reach into his pocket and we'd all perk up until the hand returned bearing nothing but a cigarette. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

But next second, Harry was sure he had imagined it, for when Dumbledore had returned to his seat behind the desk, he looked as old and weary as Harry had ever seen him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Most of the Japanese returning to the coast resettled without suffering bodily harm. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s going on?” he said to the boatman when he returned the hired boat. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s sick of life on the run and wants to return home. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

“We help you clear the gate, and in return, you agree to split the prize money with us?” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Birds then return to the forest to feed on the larvae. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

Worsley had little confidence that they could take to the open ocean in only two boats, and he pestered Shackleton every day about returning to Ocean Camp for the Stancomb Wills. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

We asked a few locals for directions but got only confused looks in return. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

In return for food and a place to sleep, the six of us were appointed watchmen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Quickly he returned, bearing a large and laden tray. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After spending a petless year with only one child still living at home, my parents visited a breeder and returned with a Great Dane they named Melina. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Please fill in your dress-code violation. These need to be signed and returned to your homeroom teachers tomorrow.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

It was Miss Bivens who convinced him to return and earn his diploma, telling him he had what it took to be somebody. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

They returned to the house in high spirits, with tingling red cheeks and snow-frosted eyelashes. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

The next time we hear of her is after the Argonauts returned, when Medea had killed Jason’s uncle Pelias under the pretext of restoring him to youth. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hope that, in some way, Mayor Schmoke felt like he had returned the favor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Five minutes later Mrs. B returned, Sabrina cradled in her arm, sucking on a pacifier. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I return to Rue's signal fire and start it up, not caring about the excessive smoke. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Mama? The other goslings said that we have to leave the island soon, and we won’t return for months and months. Is that true?” The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

As long as I return them before the end of the day, things should be fine. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

On her fourth flight of the day, Lilya and another pilot were returning from an escort mission when two German aircraft appeared from behind the clouds. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Her father had just returned from a business trip, bringing her back this latest present. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The tea seemed to be doing him good; a little of his color had returned. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It seems profane somehow—the world clean, the air warm—when scores of young men lay cold in their coffins, waiting to return to the earth. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

When they allowed us to return to the blocks, I rushed toward my father: “Did you eat?” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

She returned; with her own hands cleared her knitting apparatus and a book or two from the table, to make room for the tray which Leah now brought, and then herself handed me the refreshments. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

On the fortieth day after the funeral, another church ceremony was held, after which everyone returned to Hurlbut Street. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

When he was finished, he returned to the table with the necklace wrapped in a dish towel and handed me the bundle. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

It would be better to return later, after everyone had a chance to calm down. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

At. first, intoxicated by the glory of his return, by his remarkable victories, he had peeped into the abyss of greatness. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was looking for a clue as to why he had been grounded, or how he felt about her returning to Atlanta, or how he felt, period. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

From there, Tenskwatawa and others traveled throughout Shawnee country, calling on Shawnees to return to their traditional religions and cultural roots. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

No one was injured, and, despite the assaults, the women returned to picket day after day. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

There I see that I am not to return to the front immediately. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jackson returned to the front of the room, and the students returned to their busy note-taking. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought at first the cameras might stop her and startle her into returning inside, but there was no one out there. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

When the principal, Mrs. Carlisle, announces it’s time for me to give my valedictorian speech, the pageant nerves return. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Days later, shirt returned and her own retrieved, Pearl still felt Lexie’s confidence fizzing in her veins. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Haven’t I spent every hour of the past month on this business? Good faith! He expects us to believe whatever he tells us, and then doesn’t trust us in return!” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then, suddenly, my mind was returned to me. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

There does not seem to be a particular section for the circus; bits of it are mixed in with books of theater receipts and lists of box-office returns. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

As soon as I had finished “Für Elise” and sat down, my appetite had returned. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

If a runaway returned, he would turn traitor, the master and the overseer would force him to turn traitor. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips were returning to their normal color. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I did not go, of course, but when everyone returned I was up and waiting for them and we ate posole. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I would sooner return to my own bed." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

She returned through the kitchen and out the outer door and stopped on the steps. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

The key sounded in the lock as the bucket returned to my hands, wiped empty this time. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He may have been unable to return home to Poland to die, but his heart had never left it. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I chipped it off with the pick of my ice ax, then asked Andy to return the favor by turning off my regulator in order to conserve my gas until the Step cleared. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

“Ah! Maybe it is your initiation to the white people’s world. Well, tell me all about it when you return. Stay inside if you have to.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When she returned to the kitchen, it was dark and empty. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we returned, the judges were waiting for me in front of my display. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned to the kitchen, he sighed heavily then sat down on a chair next to the stove. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling put The Gold-Bug in his top drawer and returned to his grading. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

In the morning, the angry wind returned with the sun. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

From wherever the snipers disappeared to during the hot day, they returned. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Before we returned to Harvard, I convinced my parents to take a detour to Niagara Falls. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“This is Pip, is it?” returned the young lady, who was very pretty and seemed very proud; “come in, Pip.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

It was past midnight It was very quiet When he returned with the shawl she took it and kept it in her hand. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We waited for him to return from the North and he did not return, so we had a funeral. We buried an empty coffin.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Back home?” the boyfriend asks me when I return to the cab. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

By the time Aggo returned with Grey Worm and fifty of the Unsullied loping behind his horse, Dany had shamed all of them into helping her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On his return, he carefully lifted all the magazines from the boxes and set them in separate piles atop a redwood picnic table beside the pit. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Yes, he made the classic mistake of all criminals; he returned to the scene of the crime." The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

At last the merchants came, some striding down King Street, rosy-faced, double-chinned, known and greeted by everyone, apparently knowing and greeting everyone in return. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

After she refused to return home, Sky sent rain and lightning and wind to drown the first humans. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

I hopped down and grabbed it up, then returned to the chair. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

After a moment my vision starts to return, from the outside in. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She was sure that when her uncle returned he would be furious with her and lose all trust in her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Holmes posted bail and forfeited the amount when Pitezel, as planned, failed to return for trial. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

In her career as a Marine wife she had failed in her efforts to train her husband to call when he would be working late or not returning home at all. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Chevy was not returning to its side of the road. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

There was speculation that Burkhart would defect again and return to the fold of his uncle, but this time Burkhart answered the prosecution’s questions forthrightly. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Althea doesn’t mean to be obstinate; she’s just naturally mulish. But she keeps the wolves at bay, and we badly need her. We’ll wait here until she returns.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

After returning from Bali, Barack had spent more than a year writing a second draft of his book during the hours he wasn’t at one of his jobs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

When I returned, many days ago, I heard the ill news. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

For some time they had been cut off from the world, as if in an invisible island; now they were laid bare again, peril had returned. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“I hope that you will return to your senses, Ophelia. This madness does not become you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

By December he had returned to his parents’ house in Alipore, carried through the courtyard and up the red clay stairs like a corpse, hoisted on the shoulders of his four brothers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I returned, my brother was dancing a slow dance with the same girl. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“When you return to the surface, will you learn what they’re afraid of?” he asks, with the eyes of a curious child. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Fearing arrest if he flew to Haiti, he returned to Boston, bitter and disappointed. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Felicia returned to our religion with great eagerness after her disappearance in 1978. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the return trip, it really hit me hard: she's right. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

“We will be home late,” Lady Isobel said to Ash when the carriage arrived, “but I will expect you to be awake to attend us when we return.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could return at nine o’clock in the morning if they wished to know where matters stood. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I imagined my mother, first walking briskly down one street or another looking for me, then giving up and returning home to await my arrival. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he returned, he was boiling up with a fever and hallucinating. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

When she returned, she appeared frightened and nervous. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I watch him stride down the street and he throws a few sky punches, which I take as a sign of approval, like he’s happy for me, so I return to the kitchen. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t say anything until she returned to the table, and then he opened another book. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Every day, he lingered by the rails to watch Seabiscuit’s peculiar regimens, following his movements without comment, then returned to War Admiral. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When we returned to the cove, Vern was sitting on the deck with a blanket over his lap. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

They’ve given him math and language workbooks that he’s ignored, and when he returns, a month or two later, they praise him for keeping up with things. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

When she left to watch television in the living room that night, I returned to my room. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

Her father returns to the key pound earlier in the evenings. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

The following morning, when we returned from breakfast, the mattresses were still outside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t sure if my face betrayed my shock, but I returned to gazing at the simple, ancient cross, just in case. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Wailing loudly, they returned to the house wondering what they would be able to tell Kumalo when he came back the following day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

When Frightful returned to Sam’s meadow the next day, Oksi chased her down the mountain. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gideon goes to a cabinet and removes a jar, returning to the table and sitting on the matching bench on the other side. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Only a fool would want to see the return of that closed, fusty world. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He kept looking at the limb, as if imploring it to return. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had met him only once, when I addressed his group of MK cadres in Natal after my return from the continent. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The large suitcase, he thought, would have its real load on the return trip. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Roy told them to sit tight, and then returned to the field. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

The Object’s parents returned from their morning tennis foursome. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the reeds became people, trying to get out of the water, returning our fire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

There, I would sit on the clear sandy bottom of the river and let the current take me downstream, where I would resurface, put on my dirty clothes, and return to the farm. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

When I returned they were already sitting at the fire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The telegram ordered Gordievsky to return to Moscow to discuss his new job with none other than the chairman of the KGB and the head of the First Chief Directorate. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

One evening in early May I returned home from work and found my two youngest sisters waiting for me by the gate. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The morning I returned, I sensed something was wrong. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Then Miss Peregrine returned, pulling Enoch and Horace behind her by their shirtsleeves. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The three rabbits were returning down the bank of the stream and had not yet seen Hazel and the others. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He returns to bed, squeezing in beside Maxine’s warm, sleeping body, and drapes his arm around her narrow waist, fits his knees behind hers. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once the possibility had occurred to him at the oasis, the longing returned until it became a constant ache. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

But even being a noted inventor who had been given his legal freedom by his father was no guarantee of safety to a black man in Louisiana, so he returned to France. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

When the stress test was finally done, Dr. Swingle said the results showed she was not well enough to return to fulltime work. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

How if he had returned then, she might not be here now. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

And so I have written it whilst we wait their return, and Mrs. Harker has written with her typewriter all since she brought the MS. to us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

When I returned home from the meeting it was as if Winnie could read my thoughts. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Darwin was unsure how these variants were generated, another fact to which we will return in subsequent pages. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

I’d always thought of him as Baba’s quiet alter ego, my writing mentor, my pal, the one who never forgot to bring me a souvenir, a saughat, when he returned from a trip abroad. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

When the last of the war-sick had returned, Pax tore down the gorge. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z