| 单词 | reward |
| 例句 | Sansa tried to look forlorn and abandoned as other heroes of the Battle of the Blackwater were sum-moned forth to receive their rewards. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘Don’t be alarmed! I mean just this: I will tell you what I know, and give you some good advice — but I shall want a reward.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Then they saw how great a diviner he was and they freed and rewarded him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Father always does the right thing. He might even give you a reward.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “To me, running in the Relays is a reward. It’s my way of saying thank you to those who have stayed with the program and put up with me for three years.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “When she dies she’ll go off to her reward in that rocking chair.” One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z His code was simple New Testament ethic, its rewards were the respect and devotion of all who knew him. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But in the end Buck’s pertinacity was rewarded; for the wolf, finding that no harm was intended, finally sniffed noses with him. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z “Done! Now, my reward! Prove to me that you can deliver on your promises.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Rather maddeningly, there’s no straight line between effort and reward. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z A month earlier when thunderstorms seemed imminent, Father had counseled his congregation to repent their sins and the Lord would reward them with rain. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He slammed a sidestroke into Haider's ribs, and was rewarded with a muffled grunt of pain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His form was horrible, but he eventually made his way to Felix, who rewarded him with a hug and gave him a break from frantic paddling. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to strangle him, but I plowed on and the audience rewarded me with resounding applause. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I am in the process of bringing them to Savannah. My mother is sick, and we need the reward money.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Now did I hear you say you want to give away your reward? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z There must be other rewards that will induce him to solve problems. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Healed by him, Arabella chooses judiciously this time, and is rewarded by reconciliation with her family and a wedding with the medical prince on “a windy sunlit day in spring.” Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “That they got a cut of the reward.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She never rewarded them and she punished an offender only twice before she removed her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “The Merchant Council doesn’t think so. They wouldn’t be going to this trouble or offering up this kind of reward if they thought he’d been neutralized. Van Eck was worried. I could see it.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “Would we get a reward if we caught him?” asked Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He had devoted thirty years’ spare time to his church, and his church had recently rewarded him with a trip to a Methodist music camp in South Carolina. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “The world has a talent for rewarding bad behavior with stardom,” Scythe Curie said, as she viewed some of the videos that had been uploaded. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z People stopped to watch as he sang: “There once was a ravel named Kvothe Whose tongue was quick at quipping. The masters thought him clever And rewarded him with whipping. ” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z As a reward, I took a handful of them to see the documentary Hoop Dreams, because both the book and the movie deal with what it’s like to grow up in an urban community. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z "You are far too generous, Lady Stark. The honor of carrying a great lady like yourself is all the reward they need." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In theory, goods are shared according to the level of contribution people make to a society, which means that hard work gets rewarded. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Someone had finally been naive enough to trust me, and I'd rewarded her with death. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Also, if anyone has information regarding the whereabouts of the fireworks salesman, a five-dollar reward is being offered by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Posterity eventually rewards those, like Bach and Handel, who can absorb and repackage the currents and fashions of their times, giving the resulting collage a distinctive voice of their own along the way. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And as a reward for my first major acting role, I have a whole plate of chocolate-chip macadamia nut cookies to myself. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z After that, the three of us had parted as friends, if not necessarily allies, and I considered that an ample reward for my efforts. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Aleph said, ‘No. All personal things must be set aside, and you must punish or reward only what you yourself witness from this day forth.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She held up the tattered red ball, and probably came to the same conclusion I did—if she rewarded Cerberus, there’d be nothing left for another trick. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “He was always joking about calling the tips number in the newspaper, and the five of us splitting the reward money. Picking up the telephone. Pretending to dial.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z This was his reward, she said, for telling her about moas. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Eventually,” he said, “one of the people back there is going to start thinking about collecting the twenty-thousand piaster reward and the gold medal the VC gives out for a dead American.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z I’m guessing the former, because there is complexity, autonomy, and a relationship between effort and reward in doing creative work, and that’s worth more to most of us than money. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Its day of emergence in the morning sky was considered an occasion on which warfare and violence was likely to be rewarded—an optimal day to attack a city. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Then they would pray, asking God to reward Sister Beatrice s generosity, and add more blessings to the many she already had. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z In addition to several citizens who contributed to the fund the local KKK sent Mayor Richards a note today offering to pay $250 into their reward fund. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Local businesses posted rewards offering thousands of dollars for information leading to an arrest. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “You’ll get your reward,” the night rider with the beard said. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “His reward for passing summer school is not getting left behind.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z The presence of peers is one of the things that raises the emotional stakes, making it more likely that teens will seek out risk and short-term reward without pausing to consider the consequences. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Conversation would be nice, but the true reward would be the ability to haggle fluently and get my next two-headed skull for the same price as a normal one. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Soap was sometimes distributed to students as a special reward for hard work. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z "The pup says nothing about a reward. Only that you speak for him, and I am to listen, and give him my sails and swords, and in return he will give me a crown." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Maybe there’ll be a reward for the ship, if we report it.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t know until later there were rumors of huge rewards for white women delivered safely to the embassy in Léopoldville. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t care about airplanes! Have you planted the idea about offering a reward?” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Said I, “You shall find, sir, that whoever takes such a measure and releases us from bondage will be amply rewarded with the most zealous of followers.” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She smiled at Kaede, a smile that sloughed off Kaede’s lingering doubts and sadnesses, and she said, “My huntress: You shall have your reward for what you have given me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Following Atzerodt’s arrest, Stanton issued a new proclamation: A reward was posted offering $100,000—an enormous sum—for Lincoln’s killers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not in love with—” “Right, okay, whatever, here’s my proposal: We team up and split the reward.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z And my reward for that was the feeling of her arm’s birdlike bones twining around my neck. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He sent a purse of coins to the slave as a reward for his initiative. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z To sweeten the deal, Zimmermann promised that Mexico would get Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico as a reward. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z The old songs he played, and new ones he'd made himself, and he played and sang so well that when he was done, the lord offered to let him name his own reward. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Well, well, come here, messenger, make your delivery, and receive your reward.” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Their readers’ reward consists of partaking in—and, if they themselves write, helping to preserve—this rich patrimony. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She admired the fish extravagantly, rewarded the fisherman with a purse of silver, and sent the pike to her kitchens. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “So I suppose you think that’s a reward for breaking rules?” came an angry voice from just behind them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He had it proclaimed everywhere that a great reward would be given to whoever could pass a thread through an intricately spiraled shell. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z If we were good on their Sabbath, we were rewarded with an ice-cream or a Disney video. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The story of how this came about is a proof of the immeasurable power of the gods, and also of the way they reward the humble and the pious. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Our reward money for returning Gladiola the poodle had only been enough to purchase tickets as far as Denver. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The reward was a design that could be printed and bound into books, allowing one person’s discoveries to be seen by all. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “It says in the Vedas, ‘He who plants a tree will have his reward.’ Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z “She has gone to the heavenly reward she so richly deserved,” he pronounced. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z “So it is with this,” Wilfrido continued, “that I hope to make a contribution to the neighborhood. Presenting: a new facility to reward your hard work and make your community even stronger.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I didn’t want some stupid pizza delivery job, and I resented the fact that, like Charlie’s dad, he was going to give me a reward for doing what he wanted me to do. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z "You reward yourself handsomely for a notion and a few lines of scribbling." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Wanderlust!” he exclaimed passionately, and then grabbed a petite madeleine as his reward. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z During my thirty-four-year tenure as a climber, I’d found that the most rewarding aspects of mountaineering derive from the sport’s emphasis on self-reliance, on making critical decisions and dealing with the consequences, on personal responsibility. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Whoever Burma Jones was, he deserved a generous award ... or reward. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I head to the kitchen to claim my reward. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “No need for violence. I’ll double the reward if your son hands over the cub to us. And then we’ll forget this...er, incident...ever happened.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z What kind of reward were they talking about? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I mixed the moonshine into a zinc-and-sulfur compound and was rewarded with a thick gray composite that could be shaped like modeling clay. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was rewarded with a handful of coins and two dollar bills. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Twenty states rewarded individual schools for good test scores or dramatic improvement; thirty-two states sanctioned the schools that didn’t do well. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He always saved the sports for the last hour of the day, as a reward for himself. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z It was a masterful start, and it was rewarded by success. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The lawyer was referring to the reward of one thousand dollars that had been offered by the Hutchinson News, for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the Clutter murderers. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z How else could they be rewarded for raising otherwise useless girls? A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Paganini, hearing the voice of the man who gave him delicious carrots, hopped over and was rewarded by a treat and a gentle ear rub. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “All of that is its own reward,” she said. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z We had to spend it all in thirty days, and then we’d get an actual reward. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z “Crazy, lying, out for the reward. I don’t know what to say. He always seemed sane enough, though he did drag me off in a corner once and start talking about Christ’s kingdom on earth.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z "The reward is yours," the king announced, and then he turned to the prince. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Peasants who have lived in the countryside since before the revolution are rewarded by being allowed to stay in their villages. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To Granny, I had accomplished a miracle and some of my sinful qualities evaporated, for she felt that success spelled the reward of righteousness and that failure was the wages of sin. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can have the reward money. I just want to get home to my family.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Grampa always rewarded me with a nickel when I found something. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z Baker’s first act is to post a reward for $30,000 leading to the arrest and conviction of Lincoln’s killers. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z “Okay. I’m thinking, I wish she wasn’t after the reward.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Rani laughs, and I scratch Jay gently on the head to reward him for agreeing with me. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Bologna turned out to be the most rewarding event in Captain Black’s life since the day Major Duluth was killed over Perugia and he was almost selected to replace him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “That is only because I have been taught to be cautious when I don’t know all the information, and you have been taught that risks can produce great rewards.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Rowan wanted to despise all of this, but there was something about honing one’s skill, no matter the nature of that skill, that was rewarding. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z After half an hour she was rewarded: the cat opened his eyes. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He believed that when Harrison at last won his fifth two-year term—ideally in the upcoming April 1891 election, but perhaps not until the next, in 1893—he would reward Prendergast with a job. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z More than a year after the manhunt ended, the government finally paid out the rewards. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The more time spent in museums and galleries, the more rewarding the act of encountering art becomes. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z Murphy is rewarded with attention from Levi, who rubs his belly, and the tennis ball from Windy. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You and your boy will get the whole reward, no doubt about that. Now hand the cub over, Son.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “You do a lot of work around here, so you deserve some reward,” he said. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Ms. Friendly knew we took her money and didn’t deserve a reward.” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z It is a simple tale, but its message is an enduring one: virtue and generosity will be rewarded in ways that one cannot know. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But their efforts were rewarded, for the harvest was an even bigger success than they had hoped. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z The same technology has been applied to human beings, with other kinds of rewards, and the results have been startling. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The choice of his reward has been the most difficult of all.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Woundwort believed in emulation and he let it be known that there would be plenty of chances to win rewards. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t call me sis! I will reward them.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They laughed and clapped and said, How vivfsima this girl is! and gave me a free warm roll as a reward. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The most dramatic clash came in 1800, when Burr ran alongside Jefferson in the presidential election—his reward for delivering the bulk of New York’s electoral votes, which made Jefferson’s victory possible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “Soon it will not matter, Your Ladyship. Gaea will rise, and we all will be rewarded. You will no longer have to guard this place, or keep your works hidden.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Probably “the goal of curing the victims of cancer is more exciting, more tangible, more glamorous and rewarding than prevention,” says Dr. Hueper. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Have I been working you too hard? You want a reward? You want to stream tonight’s brand-new episode of Dog Squad?” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I also check out a moist pocket by the stream for groundnuts and am rewarded with a string of three- inch nuts on the roots of one plant. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Hence, whites placed a premium upon black deceit; they encouraged irresponsibility; and their rewards were bestowed upon us blacks in the degree that we could make them feel safe and superior. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z A man who brought in the left ear of a wolf to the warden was rewarded with a bounty of fifty dollars. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z There is a reward of one thousand sovereigns for giving her up to them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z A reward marriage was the only safe way around the no-sex rule. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I preferred to think the plain have their rewards, and this was mine. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z "It is a king's duty to punish the disloyal and reward those who are true. Grand Maester Pycelle, I command you to read my decrees." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Freak goes, "Then that shall be your reward, faithful steed—tinted sucrose and bubbles of air. Onward! Onward to the Fortress!" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “The reward of merit for a magnanimous March,” as Laurie announced with a flourish. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The smile was my reward, like a pat on the head of Jasper. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And they got a reward of seven pounds for each new level achieved. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was not about thanks, she knew that, it was not about rewards. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Shooters are scored according to a point system that, at day's end, rewards the most accurate of all with the coveted Sharpshooter's trophy. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z He could say no more; and with the hope of Hartfield to reward him, returned with Mrs. Weston to Mrs. Bates’s door. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z “You don’t get paid for that. The reward is in the doing.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z In return, Guiteau expected to be rewarded with a political job when Garfield won the election. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The guards rewarded him for his help by letting him scrape up any remaining fruit. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Mr. Ritchie rewarded her with a small smile, his gold tooth glinting against the light of the street lamps. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Nathan believed one thing above all else: that the Lord notices righteousness, and rewards it. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Because a demon can help or harm you, there is no way of telling if a demon might be testing you before he will reward you or whether he is trying to trick you. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I raised the amount of the reward and threatened to have the guardsmen dismissed for incompetence, but all to no avail. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He pressed the numbers carefully, and was rewarded by the sound of a ringing telephone on the other end. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Davis said it was worth it to him, that he’d rather give us the reward than have us snooping around.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She would take them until the rewards were not worth the energy spent to find and catch them. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He was not an abstraction who punished you if you were wicked or rewarded you if you were good, but a real person like Guenever, or fike Arthur, or Him anybody else. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The extra time gave Corcoran the chance to make mathematics meaningful: to let his students see the clear relationship between effort and reward. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z A second factor is that, just as the depletion of wild game tended to make hunting-gathering less rewarding, an increased availability of domesticable wild plants made steps leading to plant domestication more rewarding. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘I made the plan. Now I want my reward, before I am too old to enjoy it. Do as I bid you!’ The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Even a woman who had worked closely with an engineer on the content of a research report was rarely rewarded by seeing her name alongside his on the final publication. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z One is long life expectancy, which in principle should give prospective inventors the years necessary to accumulate technical knowledge, as well as the patience and security to embark on long development programs yielding delayed rewards. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They remind us about the rewards the Director will bestow if the visit runs smoothly. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Marriage was the thing, or rather, a wedding was, with its formal neatness of virtue rewarded, the thrill of its pageantry and banqueting, and dizzy promise of lifelong union. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z But why shouldn’t I reward them, if I feel like it? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z "There’s no studying,” said Dad, "and the ones who learn it first will get rewards. The ones who don’t learn it are going to wish they had.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The whole exercise was repeated daily for a week, and each time Penelope made the children sit still under the tree a bit longer before rewarding them. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z For all I know, he’s off somewhere saving some other damsel in distress with the promise of marriage someday after he’s collected his reward money! The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I dribbled, released, got rewarded with the rock again. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Warders’ lunch boxes were known as “suitcases” and normally a warder would designate a prisoner, usually his favorite, to carry his “suitcase,” and then reward him with half a sandwich. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z First of all, there is a clear relationship in rice farming between effort and reward. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Doesn’t there seem to be a God managing things, punishing, rewarding?” Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed a confirmation—we were in the wilderness now—and a gratifying, totally commensurate reward for a day of hard toil. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z It was fatiguing, but nothing was sacred to the Kerch except trade, so she’d gone out of her way to make the risk much higher than the reward when it came to disrespecting her. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A reward wouldn’t do him any good if he was dead. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The opera’s climax, and I choose that word deliberately, appears to reward them for their selfishness. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” she said and rewarded me with another huge smile. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was supposed to sit back while the Fellerings and Nero vied for the reward? Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Instead of focusing exclusively on punishing bad behavior, staff now track and reward good behavior. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Rather than punishing me, Schindler had rewarded me for my curiosity. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He came around the car and sat docilely by the young man, waiting for his reward. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I actually thought for a moment that we could cast spells, could turn people into frogs or rabbits, to punish the evil and reward the good. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s a pleasurable feeling, a release from the reward center. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The posters offering rewards for the fugitives could not be printed until Monday. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z And—this is top secret, by the way—Mr. Sayle is to be rewarded with British citizenship, which is something he has apparently always wanted.” Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “There was also something on it about a generous reward. Haven't you seen them?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not a reward for playing. Well, it is that, but it’s more an incentive for you to keep practicing, keep getting better. It’s for the sake of the music.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There appeared to be reason for supposing that the drowned informer had hoped for a reward out of this forfeiture, and had obtained some accurate knowledge of Magwitch’s affairs. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “And if a little bit of the rewards of success should find its way into a drain pipe where lives an old and trusted friend of Chester— well, who is the worse for that?” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z The popular age, as it rapidly became known, brought undreamed-of musical benefits and rewards to humankind. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “You haven’t found any wallets lately, have you? Or gotten any rewards?” Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z After five days of digging, we were finally rewarded with the sound of a pick hitting cast iron. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He tests leaning into the kiss and is rewarded by Henry’s mouth sliding and opening against his, Henry’s tongue brushing against his, which is, wow. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Success was slow to come, and when it did, it was much appreciated, but the effort seemed out of proportion to the reward. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’m so overcome with gratitude that I have to remind myself: This is my reward for all those years of begging and pleading, trying to whip up enthusiasm and getting nowhere. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z I was rewarded with an intense burst of euphoria that began in my feet and surged up my legs, spreading to my fingers and the tips of my ears. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z His gums were startlingly pink, the reward for a lifetime’s uncompromising vegetarianism. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Scrubbing grape jelly out of rugs didn’t give her a feeling of reward, and in any case she did not have time for it. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She rewarded me with a smile that showed a missing tooth on the left side and a dimple on the right cheek. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was as if she knew that proximity to such famous beauty was reward enough for any boy or man in Boston. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 Allowances were decided by the Council, which also meted out rewards and punishment. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The more I participated in class, the more I realized that I was no longer interested in the lesson plan because of the possible reward, but because I genuinely found the lesson captivating. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Apparently that’s how the government rewarded good work, by transferring you from one place to another. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z But being in a tight place, he said nothing about it, and made Gollum show him the way out, as a reward instead of a present. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This was the only reward the freshman team reaped because most of them were too young or too small to play varsity. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The Whitehorn family also offered a $2,500 reward to catch Charles’s slayers. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z "I will lead the attack myself, if it please you. As my reward I would ask that you grant me easterly Rock for my own seat, once we have takenit from the Lannisters." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If suffering led to reward, then Percy and she deserved the grand prize. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z What happens next is that the rewards get real. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z If you pass the challenge, your reward will be great. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z In gratitude, the king presented the entire village with gifts of seeds and farming equipment that brought more prosperity than any reward of gold and jade. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Where man has been intelligent enough to observe and to emulate Nature he, too, is often rewarded with success. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z “Those of you who assisted us in the effort to take down Erudite will be rewarded,” says Evelyn. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The paper says that, as with substance abusers, studies of people with Internet addiction have found “increased novelty seeking, low reward dependence, impulsivity, high risk taking, low self-esteem and disadvantageous decision making.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z No one had offered any reward for her return. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Volpe finds him especially rewarding, the kind of student who gives constant feedback—affirmation that as a teacher or director, he is getting through. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Or else Pharaoh must have rewarded the stonecutters handsomely indeed for the work on the temple. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z By i860 the rewards offered for her capture totaled sixty thousand dollars. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the ferret who was rewarded by the sight of the scarlet cloth being shoved through the doorjamb. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z And with the rewards so substantial, with the hostile military establishments beholden to each other in some ghastly mutual embrace, the world discovers itself drifting toward the ultimate undoing of the human enterprise. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z We found Minnie at the other end in the reward box. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Meaning: my life is not defined by my attractiveness, because that brings its own perils as well as its own rewards. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Now can I have the reward, sir?” he asked. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He ached to do something truly important, like finding the secret of electricity, and, as his father watched, be rewarded for his achievement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Aurelia was the decoration on his life, his sweet reward after the essential sons, both troublesome and hard to love. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Cash from disability checks earned with shrapnel in the neck at Wake Island or shell shock on Iwo Jima; rewards for surviving the Bataan Death March. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The teacher was rewarding Shin for good behavior. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z “Save the preaching, good father. Make haste to marry us, and God will reward you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Dionysus as a baby was entrusted to them by Zeus, and to reward them for their care he set them among the stars. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Think not upon the risks, but the rewards,” suggested the mayor. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Ten thousand francs reward for captured Allied flight crew or parachutists, “more under certain circumstances.” Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z Support of civil rights legislation was derided by Southern conservatives as merely “rewarding lawbreakers.” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “You spotted them in the first place, Jason. Old Eagle Eyes. If I was a sheriff, I'd pay you a reward.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z When the conflict ended, they expected company owners to reward them with better pay, shorter working hours, and safer conditions. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z “Trespassers! I’ll have the lot of you hanged, lessen there be a reward out for you. If that be the case, I will get my money, then see you hanged!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z As a reward, I let him suck his thumb in peace all the way home. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What if there was a reward for this rich girl? Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “Great sacrifice, great rewards!” he said then, letting both hands fall heavily from the shoulders, and with all my soul I coveted the delicious weight of goodness he cradled in those palms. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z "A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward. You were a hero and a smuggler." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We see the clumsiness of a small hand manipulating an adult-sized object; the determination to master a challenge we take for granted; the out-of-sync mouth anticipating the sweet, juicy reward. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z "See that I survive this battle, and you can name your reward." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His vigilance was rewarded on the fourth day. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The money is an incentive—the word “incentive” here means “an offered reward to persuade you to do something you don’t want to do”—to read long, dull, and difficult books. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z As the denomination grew, Assemblies preachers began speaking not only of heavenly rewards but also of the material blessings God might provide in this world. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z It was apparent that many students were going for that reward. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z My life of study and devotion has been rewarded! Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z When Joe raised the idea in the NEC the next day there were some who firmly objected, claiming that we were giving de Klerk’s supporters a reward but not our own people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The police plastered the neighborhood with wanted posters, advertising a sizable reward. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We await word of Jocko, but fear that he hath met his final reward. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The picture that began to congeal in his mind was the essence of injustice: battle-worn veterans of the war for independence being cheated out of their just rewards by mere moneymen. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z On his triumphal return from that journey, he was rewarded with a knighthood for his efforts. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z On occasion she pawed at Mama’s feet and was rewarded with a carrot. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z It was noted that the bird answered to the name of Cheeky and that a $750 reward had been offered for its return. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “I’ve often thought the belief systems of the witch clans would reward investigation,” said Hallgrimsson, “but my own studies led me elsewhere.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z “You have your reward for the services you rendered. You have emerged from confinement. Eviction from this preserve is the consequence of prior indiscretions.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They are rewarded in cash—through drug forfeiture laws and federal grant programs—for rounding up as many people as possible, and they operate unconstrained by constitutional rules of procedure that once were considered inviolate. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a job that had its rewards, too. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z The presence of God is the finest of rewards. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "Princess," he said, "you have a gentle heart, but you do not understand. This is how it has always been. Those men have shed blood for the khal. Now they claim their reward." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z After an hour or so, I was rewarded. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you going to give me the reward?” the child stammered, frightened to death. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, thank you. This is...this is so tasty. And since we had salads for lunch, this is the perfect reward.” Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z I had not forgotten the reward promised me, but that, too, prompted me less and less. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Pheidon the king there gave me refuge, nobly, with no talk of reward. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Dad acquired the Rena to reward us for learning to swim. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z All that she did of evil and of good was done for him alone, and in the end, all the reward she got was that he turned traitor to her. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z When she sees all six tabs in place, she knows 30 minutes are done, and she gets her reward. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Whoever will take up either or both of said runaways, and return them to the subscriber or secure them in any way shall have a reward of 30 dollars for each. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z When we finally reached the top a big reward was waiting for us. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But this will never happen while political organizations retain the slightest power to reward or to punish. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The sanctuary program offers cash rewards to anybody who calls in tips about serious environmental crimes. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z “I hope you’re intending to reward my daughter. I am sure it took no small amount of persuasion to bring him here.” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z If Meg had wanted a reward for hours of patient labor, she received it in the hearty pressure of her father’s hand and the approving smile he gave her. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z From the way my father spoke of his reward, it seemed he would be placed at the right hand of God himself, and we would henceforth live a glorious life. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Is this Dr. Hauptmanns idea of a reward or a punishment? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z “Why else would they have a reward out for you?” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z "Do you think there's a reward out for finding us?" The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dain is going to reward him once he’s the High King. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She made me take a deep breath and reminded me that Allah rewards the kind. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Boys in my section tell me that prefects get rewards if there is perfect attendance. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Jean Louise watched his self-important little face and almost laughed when she reflected that the South was indeed pitiless to reward its public servants with extinction. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “For this night, they will not dream. Their sleep will not be haunted by the dead. A reward for their valor.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was always so beautiful to stare up at that white ceiling and imagine only clean beautiful places, where the reward for living a pure life was a great loaf of warm bread. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And that was enough encouragement for him—I hardly ever rewarded him with food. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He saw his dad putting up posters with some dorky school picture of himself on the front and a meager reward offered underneath. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z His right hand dropped just a mite with the weight of an almost insignificant reward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He carried up the sled, and was rewarded by squeals of admiration and excitement. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Those shocks and bursts of euphoria weren’t punishments and rewards, nor were they random. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z But Kit could see nothing wrong in a reward at the end of the day’s work. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But night after night, she kept returning to the shack, and twice she was rewarded with the unfamiliar, blurry voice of someone introduced as Comrade Virgilio. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Hell, it never has been and it never will be any fun but it’s the reward that you get for payin’ the price, payin’ your dues, okay? Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet he rewards them with a death that is not only sudden but horrible. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Men went mad and were rewarded with medals. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “No better or worse than the rest. I’m very fond of my boys. It’s not easy work, but it’s rewarding when you think how much they need you.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z It was instantly accepted and the princes with choked voices and falling tears thanked them and promised them rich rewards. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He said I was “developing” at a rapid pace and gave me a different kind of book as “a reward.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z I explained that we were for a more even distribution of the rewards of certain industries, industries that were already monopolies, and that nationalization might occur in some of those areas. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Following the swearing-in of Andrew Johnson as the seventeenth president, Stanton had issued a reward for Jefferson Davis and other Confederate officials, naming them as assassination conspirators. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He began to teach Grover to growl on a certain tug of the leash, a rewarding enterprise. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “The university will be more inclined to reward by pay or promotion him who makes some addition to knowledge of an immediately profitable kind rather than him who works for knowledge itself,” he said. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z The rumor was that the White Citizens Council would pay reward money to the person who could incite us to misbehave and get ourselves expelled. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z As I reached in to take her out Algernon came into the reward box and snapped at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Hooks was promised release from jail and reward money if he could connect McMillian's truck to the Morrison murder. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Hello, moron, the reward money? That and she was nice to me.” Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Wanted to confess. Provided we sent the reward first.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been my experience that rewarding and heartbreaking often go hand in hand. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z She had offered them rewards, promised leniency, honors, gold, positions at court. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He would be a hero and the Emperor would reward him. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z It makes even more sense when you realize that those cheap calories reward our instincts for fat and sugar. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but it’s evidence. We should at least get part of the reward.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “Walked into town the morning after with not a scratch upon him. Hardly seemed perturbed at all, considering he’d just seen all his mates go to their reward. It was the queerest thing.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Young John Garrett, back from an errand at a neighboring farm, reported that the U.S. government was offering a $140,000 reward for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Before Columbus discovered America, there was already a reward announced, should he be successful. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Berlioz never flinched from reminding whoever would listen of his great troubles and adversities, nor from absorbing those torments in his music, much of which is richly rewarding to listen to. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z “Come down from your schist, demigod. We must take you to our mistress’s army. They will reward us. They will kill you slowly!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z In fact, last year I was rewarded for my brashness. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z “How’re they going to count all the drops in here? It’s my reward for running the infirmary.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Murenga was rewarded for his patriotism by being made manager of the mines. He had two sons, called Proud and Industry.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And as for the reward, Drave’s personal fortune wasn’t high on his list of priorities. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly Killconey received his reward for flattery at the wrong time—a thwack over his head from the standard. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For this, you need centralized authority, elaborately detailed time schedules, and some sort of reward system based on speed and perfection. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She snorts and says that it’s out of the kindness of her heart that she lives in this backwater town and helps these country people and that one day she’ll reap her just reward. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We star-crossed lovers from District 12, who suffered so much and enjoyed so little the rewards of our victory, do not seek the fans’ favor, grace them with our smiles, or catch their kisses. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I will give the above reward on the delivery of the girl, or for information on her being lodged in any Gaol in this state. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z What if they did give us a reward? Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Union troops and detectives were swarming the countryside, motivated in part by the enormous reward being offered by the War Department. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z King Erechtheus, her father, rewarded with her hand a foreigner who had helped him in a war. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The sonofabitch was probably expecting some fancy reward—a parole or money, or both. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He feeds and tends the master’s hounds And takes a fair reward. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z I anticipate rewards for goodness, and wait for the ax of punishment to fall upon evil, in spite of the years I’ve rocked in this cradle of rewarded evils and murdered goodness. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She rewarded me with a purr and a lick on my hand. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He was eager to work, and when I set him down through the trap door in the wire mesh of the maze, he moved swiftly along the pathways to the reward box. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Your Abbot was supposed to meet me with a reward,” Sela whispered. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z He rewards them for their kindness with a basket full of fresh bread and butter that magically replenishes itself and a hollow stone with a flame inside that never burns out. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z ‘At least by good chance we came at the right hour to reward you for your patience,’ said Faramir. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I stomped off to the kitchen house, where I could hear the rats already at the manioc, rewarding my spite. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to tell you anything. Not till I get the reward. You send the reward, then I’ll tell you who I am. That’s final.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “You all see—it’s my reward. All that food missing?” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Did you miss the commendation ceremony where I was rewarded for the disposal of forty illegals?” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The grateful citizens gave him as a reward the hand of the Princess Megara. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z But we did not grumble — our labours had been well rewarded. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Tastes worse than poison,” he sputtered, swallowing it only after I promised to reward him with a cookie. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “If I gave you sufficient men, they would be doing the subduing, not you. In which case I should reward myself.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It's a small step, nothing more, yet its rewards are intoxicating and deceptive. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z But I wanted to see it shatter—my reward for all this work—so I got up and carefully shuffled toward the edge until I could glimpse the floor of the gloomy chamber below. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z It had an obvious application in warfare, both on land and sea, and so he persuaded the Venetian government to reward him for his invention. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z As I gathered in the sheets, I watched the gate, waiting for the rebels to arrive to arrest the Locktons and reward me with our liberty. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z They did not feel they should lose their livelihood to reward the troops, and they were angry. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “The flesh fades but the spirit lives on to its eternal reward!” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama wanted to reward me for doing well and had saved what money she could to pull together a party. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z It’s been a tremendously rewarding life, a wonderful life. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Almost as rewarding as when his found such a place on her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Something the reward of a big ole plate of ribs couldn’t make him feel better about. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z After all my troubles, wasn’t it my right to expect some reward in the form of knowledge or revelation? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Together Mr. Jeet and Laney worked on “COME,” rewarding Paganini with one small piece of carrot every time he successfully completed the command. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was going to reward Ebarito in the near future, I could tell. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “Death and desolation shall be the reward of those who dare stand against Cluny. The only ones I will spare are those I might choose to serve me.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There were goals, rewards, and instant punishments for failure. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She perched on the island again and rewarded herself with a few tiny dried fish and a pinch of chili powder. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It would have been rewarding to talk to Dave, he decided. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Upon his return to City Point, he receives the reward Grant had hoped to deliver personally. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Then on the fourth day, he was rewarded: One panel of one of the blinds on an upstairs window flipped quickly up and down at eleven o’clock. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Her search was quickly rewarded by the infection Cyrus brought home from the war. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But the only reward we want is freedom. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Many people were tired of the spoils system that rewarded corrupt politicians. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z If you have ability, the vast network of hockey scouts and talent spotters will find you, and if you are willing to work to develop that ability, the system will reward you. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Tyrion studied their faces; they would indeed be well rewarded, he vowed to himself, but perhaps not quite as they imagined. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “We’ll kill him the hard way—-just keep slashing until we find the weak spot. Once we defeat Percy Jackson, we’ll be more famous than Medusa! Our patron will reward us greatly!” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He seems listless and confused, and though he still learns new problems without external rewards, his performance is peculiar. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z I decide to reward myself with a sunset walk on Old Orchard Beach. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Their souls are taken from the battlefields by Valkyries, the warrior-women charged by Odin with the task of bringing the souls of the noble dead, battle-slain, to their ultimate reward. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z In the end, in reward for his patience and devotion, Allah had granted him health, family, and wealth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They were pleased with Diepetsana, though, and they rewarded him handsomely. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z "I love my ladies and court so much. They've been so supportive and loyal. I like to reward those who are good to me." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z He hesitates for a moment, runs his hand over his face, then says, “Of course, m’hija ” Grinning, I pick out the biggest eggs, satisfied that being vmsima has its rewards. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Do as you say and you'll not find me ungrateful. You can name your own reward." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z West Virginia gave an annual college scholarship to the student who killed the most animals; other states freely distributed bounties and other cash rewards. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z “I will have them rewarded. If we destroy heroes who do us a great favor, then we are no better than the Titans. If this is Olympian justice, I will have none of it.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They were rewarded for leaving their firesides when the Riddles’ cook arrived dramatically in their midst and announced to the suddenly silent pub that a man called Frank Bryce had just been arrested. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She rewards him by removing his hat, placing it on her head, and then posing with her trunk curled in the air. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The horses’ reward for faithful service was death. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Adams had somehow managed to miss the political rewards due him and catch the criticism that properly belonged to others. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For each corpse they buried, guards rewarded them with one or two servings of rice. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They shoot off the cannons in Reverend Hunt’s honor; a great man has gone to his reward in heaven. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “Please, just—if you still call or text or whatever, I’ll know it’s not about the reward. And you will, too. That would be a nice thing to know—even if you don’t call.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z If you hit flesh, you’re rewarded with a burst of fake blood. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “I wasn’t surprised to hear the news—he had a degenerate nature. I don’t know if the current master of Randall will pay your reward. I don’t rightly care.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Eventually, several family friends prodded a few amplifying rewards from the otherwise-loquacious patriarch. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z For their brief stay in civilization the Eskimos were rewarded with a taint of poison. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z He took his sweet time chewing his reward. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Most Sundays after we’ve finished all our homework, Pa rewards us by taking us swimming at the club. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "And will see more of them one day, I hope. Come to me in King's landing when I am on my father's throne, and you shall have a great reward." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She said the name deliberately and was rewarded by his startled eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I read Dad’s message: Take your reward when you see it within reach. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Several people saw him, and reported back to Caesar’s messengers, who were ranging over and around the city offering rewards to anyone who could catch the beast or give information leading to his capture. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Maybe I’m already dead and have been paired with a life-changer to spend my last day with as a reward for daring to do something new, like trying the Last Friend app. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Touch the key, get a response; touch the screen, get a burst of information, or a reward. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Tipsters with the slightest connection to the twelve-day search for Lincoln’s killer tried to get their piece of the reward. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Life becomes sufficient unto life; the rewards of living are found in living. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Nine men received smaller rewards for their part in the capture of George Atzerodt, ten for their roles in the arrest of Lewis Powell. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I set my teeth and was rewarded to see a thin curl of smoke rise from the wick of his candle. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Defeat them and I will give you rewards you never dreamed of. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The police chief was rewarded with a raise. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z But an hour’s patient search rewarded him with only two, so he returned to his companions. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I gasp and am rewarded with a hint of white teeth as he laughs. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “He has a gift of resigned loyalty without hope of reward. He’s maybe a much better man than either of us could dream of being.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at Helmholtz Watson expectantly, awaiting his due reward of sympathy, encouragement, admiration. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Scalp hunters included rangers, but ordinary settlers could also take in scalps for a reward. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I hear the clicker, and I’m rewarded with a tiny marshmallow. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z Now the men on the bridge walked the earth with the terrible burden of dark mortal sin on their souls, and hell was the only reward. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He was afraid that I would interpret all the attention that Cubans gave him as his reward for being an unofficial spokesman of Castro’s socialist government. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z The rich always reward servants in their wills, and her Uncle Sam was a generous man. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z “Pandora was not sent to man as a punishment, but as a reward—” “Was not,” Ben said. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Alex had refused her offer of a peppermint, although he was beginning to realize it was all the reward he was going to get. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The boy sucks on a lollipop, a reward for surviving a shot. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z If you wish to help me, you will be amply rewarded for any risks you take. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Good boy!” said Jenny, feeding him a small treat as a reward. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z If Dad had known, he would have insisted that me and Abbey keep the reward. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z My mentors in these matters were not lazy; they just understood that there are few or no rewards for heroic performance. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z “That's quite a reward for a returned wallet,” one host said. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Back in Berlin, Bill Harvey's carefully nurtured network of informants continued to reap new intelligence rewards for the Americans. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Some are better. Some are worse. If I find you a lively one, what will be my reward?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Who at last had drifted the final distance to her reward. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z My rewards for putting up with them for eight years. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “You know, someone from the KKK who wants to collect that reward money could pretend to be a graduate.” Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The stab of the needle didn’t last long, and I was rewarded with something called a lollipop. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stay! Do you not want the reward I promised?” The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Each of these, on some level, triggers tiny rewards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “That doesn’t mean I had a lot of close friends or that I fit in. It means that I was nice to everyone and they rewarded me for it. I still felt lonely.” The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Indeed. Who knew spending time in your local library could be such a rewarding experience?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A gradual rise in population densities impelled people to obtain more food, by rewarding those who unconsciously took steps toward producing it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As for report cards, members of the family who brought home good grades were feted and rewarded. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z “Put a word in his ear, in that smarmy way of yours. Suggest delicately that a reward might do wonders.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Ah, golden Ares’ watch had its reward when he beheld the great smith leaving home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Play fair. Any money on the table? A reward?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The rewards are high, but when you lose on the red cards, you lose a lot. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She was going to hack at this thing anyway, until she got her reward money. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Mai continues: "Dell Duke is trying to find you. Maybe there's some kind of reward, because he's pretty fired up." Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z I read that a chapter of the Louisiana Citizens Council had just offered a $10,000 reward for my death. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Octavian pointed out that Mark Antony could now raise armies and reward his veterans with land from his own territories instead of needing to come to Italy. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z “Interesting. I just recently read an article about the psychology of gaming. How even the simplest or most repetitive of games can be made addictive if the person is rewarded enough or something?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z It was Caesar’s custom to reward those who had aided his cause. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Jasper’s reward was fifty dollars, fifteen of that for the tinker who brought the fugitive to jail. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He had been rewarded for marrying a girl nobody in his right mind would have married. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “The reward is for ‘information leading to the whereabouts of Russell Davis Pickett.’ Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When she was nineteen, Ben rewarded her efforts with praise. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Now and then, I'd get lucky and catch a handful, and the women would reward my efforts with laughter and applause. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Why don’t you take those books home with you? I’ve managed to get through most of them, and you deserve some kind of reward.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z The reward offered for her capture was twelve thousand dollars. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He also hoped to precede the rest of the cavalry and stake the first claim to the reward money. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Far from it. In fact, you are being rewarded.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Omar teased her with a reward if she ever caught one. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “It’s the boy. He’s vexed me long enough. Leave him, and you can have the reward.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Maybe I had challenged the alpha dog and was now being rewarded for it. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “The reward for turning in a kid is ten thousand dollars.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z This happens frequently now because turning someone in to the chief can reap rewards and favors such as more food or, in some cases, life over death. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bar, the barbershop, the club, and at the Red Lantern, I let it be known that there would be a reward for anyone who delivered him to me. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I gave them each a few seeds as a reward. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z Instead, the prince must establish rewards for those who wish to do these things, and for anyone who seeks in any way to enrich his city or state. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z Solving the problem of longitude was a universally recognized challenge: indeed, governments had promised enormous rewards for anyone who could succeed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z “God created a world of work and rewards,” he elaborated, “on a big balanced scale.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This prediction proved correct, for not long afterward Wells collected both the reward and a parole. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Keeping Wylan Van Eck around meant he could at least make sure they got their reward. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Peace and prosperity would be the Romans’ reward. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Now James Garfield would reward him for his hard work in the campaign: The advice Guiteau provided. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z And it was immensely rewarding to feel his tremors when her lips found a place that felt particularly good. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “There is a large reward, sir, for the return of these slaves,” she said slowly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The guidance counselor convinces them I need a reward—a chew toy or something. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z I nodded my happiness and waited for my reward of a small, warm bowl. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z "It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z He appears to learn for the sake of solving the problem—success appears to be its own reward. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z This was a sure sign to God of his humility and servitude, and it was only fair to expect our reward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z This will be the reward for your kindness.’” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It was also my reward for making excellent grades and not talking to others about our mistreatment by the white people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z If she took the Greenwich Road or the Post Road, she’d likely be captured by one in need of a slave or in need of the reward paid for a healthy runaway. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z The Indian woman stroked him gently in reward, then ladled some of the meat from the pot onto the grass. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran a bare wire across the battery terminals and got a rewarding spark. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Continue and you will find yourself rewarded. Would you like to live as one of us? Would you like to be one of us?” The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z You don’t feel your hard work has been rewarded. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z 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 Once he regained control of the sugar island, he could use the Louisiana Territory to feed and supply all his sugar plan-tations in the Caribbean, and reap the rewards in white gold. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z “You have been hosts to gods,” they said, “and you shall have your reward. This wicked country which despises the poor stranger will be bitterly punished, but not you.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z This person’s parents will have done meaningful work in the garment business, passing on to their children autonomy and complexity and the connection between effort and reward. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z You got me out of this place and here’s your reward; you’re everything we jointly abominate. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z To reward a church he had never been a member of? The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z And yet, at the same time—and this is key—no other sport demands and rewards the complete abandonment of the self the way that rowing does. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “You offer me empty lands and desolations, yet deny me the castles I require to reward my lords and bannermen.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And there were brought before him many to receive his praise and reward for their valour; and last the captain of the Guard brought to him Beregond to be judged. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z In fact, the mere pressing of buttons is rewarding, providing a dopamine release. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Trademaster called, and while Matty watched, Mentor raised his hand and waved it frantically, like a schoolboy hoping for a reward. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The queen had given her freedom of the castle as a reward for being good, yet even so, she was escorted everywhere she went. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As far as he could tell, the school was reserved for children like him, the camp-bred spawn of reward marriages. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Maybe someone who didn’t know about the reward would find her first, but Neel knew how fast gossip spread on the island. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z ‘The Earth Mother has promised us great rewards. If we spill your blood under the Parthenon, that will be sufficient to complete her awakening.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Save your japes for this evening, when you perform for our noble master. If you please him, you will be well rewarded. If not...” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z You reckon the reward holds froze or thawed?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t complain about any of these bonus activities, though, because they were a rewarding and uplifting way to balance out the rigorous training I continued to do. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Another hunt, the one for reward money, began before Booth’s corpse had even cooled. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Would he really condemn some children to eternal suffering just for the accident of a heathen birth, and reward others for a privilege they did nothing to earn? The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Was it possible that the informant was simply lying to get the reward? Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There were other intermediate options, such as respond in five minutes or thirty minutes with corresponding rewards. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z The reader may have to work hard to discern it, but her efforts will be rewarded. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z No one will know that the counter on which he slices the evening’s baguette only recently supported a fainting woman—and decide to reward her with a medal for bravery. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z For violating local custom, and law, Farrington was rewarded with a beating. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “You must have bankrupted your kingdom for such a reward, my friend.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “This time, however, I shall be greatly rewarded.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z And in his work, there was a relationship between effort and reward: the longer he and Regina stayed up at night sewing aprons, the more money they made the next day on the streets. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z As a reward for their hard work, Luma had registered the Fugees for the Tornado Cup, a tournament that would feature some of the best teams from around the state. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Well, there’s also that matter of getting some reward from Allah for being nice to your brother.” Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She wondered if those who had built this thing had received their proper reward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “To think,” said Mr. Pumblechook, after snorting admiration at me for some moments, “that I should have been the humble instrument of leading up to this, is a proud reward.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Until the gang war, J. T.’s foot soldiers had been willing to balance the risky, low-paying job with the reward of advancement. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He yanked open a door and was rewarded with a flood of water that sent him sprawling and sliding down the corridor before he came up gasping and managed to get to his feet. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Rufus had caused her trouble, and now he had been rewarded for it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Ha will come home chanting the slogans of Ho Chi Minh, and Khoi will be rewarded for reporting to his teacher everything we say in the house. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She twisted in the vat, the rough pottery scratching her cheek, but she was rewarded by a good-sized crack at eye level. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z After a lull in white arrests, some towns increased the rewards for turning in collaborators. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Extra pair of hands. Art was the only one available. I’ll give you a cut of the reward, of course.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “Oh! my darling! God bless you and reward you!” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The old warder hinted that if Mac helped him, there would be a reward. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the modern West, we’re confident that prevention is better than cure; that hard work deserves reward; that no means no; that you are innocent until proven guilty, and that all men are created equal. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z “Do you consider you have got your reward for a season of exertion?” asked Mr. Rivers, when they were gone. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It didn’t seem right that he would be rewarded for turning into a trained monkey at the age of fifteen. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z You never know what rewards may come of it.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A morning shortly before Christmas vacation brought my reward. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether he also gave Mrs. Horsepool-Worthingham a reward remained to be seen. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z They are diligent when their efforts are rewarded. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z "You're enough to give the devil himself fits! Haven't I so muddled their brains they want to turn you loose? And you reward me with a royal squawk!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “The legislature can say all they want to about not giving up runaways, but as long as them rewards are high, somebody’s going to report them.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Though it’s not exactly a reward when you’re born with freedom and a thief sneaks into your home at night and steals it from you. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “That’s the thing you know, that you want to tell the cops. Did they offer you a reward for it?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Jenny Yen was holding a reward—a small meaty treat. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I had paid for my folly and, as a reward, was invited to take part in the nest builder's performance piece. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The reward of gaining a mistress was evidently outweighed by the risk of having your wife discover your personal ad. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “I don’t want the reward,” I said, but even I didn’t know if I meant it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z She pressed the statue against her chest as if to reward the Madonna and then, suddenly, broke down and began sobbing herself. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In November 1942, the commander of the Southern Front turned up to present thirty-two members of the 588th with commemorative watches as a reward for their service, and medals to ten others. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z “Place your hand inside the box to prove your valor and earn a reward.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z He said something about a reward if my grades get better, but you know how that is. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z This day is unimaginably rewarding and still so, so impossible. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The standard reward for skipping was a new bicycle. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z In those moments Mr. Kapasi used to believe that all was right with the world, that all struggles were rewarded, that all of life’s mistakes made sense in the end. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Holding the lantern-glass close to Matthias’s nose and mouth, the Abbot was rewarded by the sight of the faint mist that appeared on it. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Then he said slowly, “I figure that your little ‘mission of mercy’ is worth a bucket of reward money.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Just before midnight, his vigilance was rewarded when he suddenly noticed a few stars overhead and shouted to the others to look. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z If you’d had a head start at home, you were rewarded for it at school, deemed “bright” or “gifted,” which in turn only compounded your confidence. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Everyone admired their filial piety when they arrived, and the proud and happy mother standing before the statue prayed that Hera would reward them by giving them the best gift in her power. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mychal said, “His dad was about to be arrested for bribery or something, but the night before the raid he disappeared. There’s a hundred-thousand-dollar reward out for him.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z It was the reward for their success in combat that Marina had wished for them in her speech on the day they’d said goodbye to her. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes the house servants were the betrayers, they were closest to the masters, known to be tattletales, certain to be rewarded because of their talebearing. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The Ptolemies also promoted immigration from elsewhere in the Greek world, offering direct economic rewards as well as the material comforts of a lavish foundation where no expense was spared. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The greatest reward of this constant interrogation, of confrontation with the brutality of my country, is that it has freed me from ghosts and girded me against the sheer terror of disembodiment. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “Little Jane’s love would have been my best reward,” he answered; “without it, my heart is broken. But Jane will give me her love: yes—nobly, generously.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Whatever will be their reward has got to be figured out on the other side. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Conger has promised them all an equal share of the more than $200,000 in reward money to be paid for the capture of Booth. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Seemed harmless enough, wasn’t even after the reward—we had an undercover approach him with a phony check, he wouldn’t touch it. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The others excuse you, judging it necessary that those who are in more danger and who hold more responsibility should have a greater reward. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z These people were rewarded by terrific and repeated bangings of the front door by the children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z When you did what it wanted, the Whisperer rewarded you by soothing your fears. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a brave struggle; and was, I think and believe, not without its reward. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z On the contrary, I was amazed and sometimes saddened by the pride people took in jobs that rewarded them so meagerly, either in wages or in recognition. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Guiteau was sure that it was just a matter of time before he received his reward. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Shortly you shall have the reward you wish, and your revenge. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The problem is that the agent only stands to personally gain an additional $150 by selling your house for $10,000 more, which isn’t much reward for a lot of extra work. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Parents with money, education, and connections cultivate in their children the habits that the meritocracy rewards. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z The gala is being held to celebrate the capture of a dangerous criminal, and to reward us all for bringing him to justice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The city rulers encouraged and rewarded the workforce during construction and maintenance of the mound by staging celebratory roasts of fish and achira root right on the worksite. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Americans,” she wrote, “seem to be groping for a vision in which women have as much opportunity as men to develop their talents and reap the rewards of their labor and still remain women.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z Bill didn’t ask me to write a paper about it because, like I said, it was “a reward.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z “Because every ninth night, eight gold arm-rings of equal beauty will drip from it. You can reward people with them, or store them, and your wealth will increase.” Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z He took Caesar into his confidence, risking that the slave might inform on him for a reward. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z If one confesses and the other doesn’t, the one who confesses will be rewarded by being let go, while the other one will get a five-year term. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If her grandfather had been there, he might have told her that a peaceable spirit was the reward of charity. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z I believed in this great sense of fairness, overseen by God Himself, that would reward the good and the pure of heart. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z In 2005, New York became one of a small group of states to tie college financing more closely to graduation rates, rewarding colleges more for moving students along than for simply admitting them. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z I do not recognize it until I hear it say, “Just rewards, just rewards. Nothing just about them.” Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Diligence in spraying had a similarly unsatisfactory reward in the eastern Sudan, where cotton growers had a bitter experience with DDT. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As a reward he was put in charge of the atomic bomb project. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Now when he should be enjoying the rewards accorded the most prestigious chair in science, he had to be responsible for the outrageous antics of an unsuccessful genius. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Conspiring against Cleopatra kept them very busy indeed, and their efforts would soon be rewarded. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z It was a demanding job, and lonely, but the rewards were handsome if you survived to enjoy them. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Joe said one of the posters was the one he’d read to them before and the reward for him had been increased to two thousand dollars. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Alexander was given a reward, and he went on to become a great hunter of atheists and pagans. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The Preacher said, “Naw, Leroy, this is something that’s meant to be. The Lord’s putting all the pieces together for you here. He’s rewarding your good works. He’s seeing you get what you deserve.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Weren’t you,” he said, “waiting for something to come out? Maybe like a reward?” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The symbolism escapes me, but the holder of the table's one uncracked egg was supposedly rewarded with a year of good luck. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I reckon they thought they had to keep rewarding her for not dying. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The later poets define the world of the dead more and more clearly as the place where the wicked are punished and the good rewarded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Most fortunate, most blessed Rowsby Woof! Your reward is at hand! I bring you the best news in the world!’ Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “That new fellow on our island—Gupta—he offered a reward for the cub. I’m sure he intended to sell the creature on the black market.” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z “It is not so difficult, but if they do not like what I do, they can kill me. If they like it, they might reward me. And you, Jack, you survived your first day?” Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z “We knew they would come. We did not question them. Your decisions were our decisions. You rewarded us for our faith. “In return we have always tried to show our deepest respect. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Instead of throwing him out, and clapping him in chains, Elrond goes and rewards him for his cheek!’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “So you’re getting this as a reward for being in the hospital?” Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be more rewarding if it didn’t have the overtones of a circus sideshow. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “Davis said you were after the reward. Did you find anything?” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z None of this is to suggest that the financial rewards offered for police participation in the drug war are the only reason that law enforcement decided to embrace the war with zeal. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z "The king has offered a reward for the whipping boy. Here he stands. Turn him in." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z “And if I happen to return somebody’s property, seems to me I deserve a reward.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z I could give them the chance to move me a bit closer to normal, risks, rewards, and all. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z Mr. Stoker thinks he’s rewarding us by not giving homework on Fridays. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They chose her and the man who became Shin’s father as prizes for each other in a “reward” marriage. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z What they found was that the reward areas of the brain light up when people share. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z And really, the rewards compared to the cost were undeniable. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “But an official came here, along with a troop of armed men. They say the youth is very dangerous. He’s been declared a wolf’s head. There’s a twenty-shilling reward for his taking dead or alive.” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z There were, as yet, no prizes or medals for scientific achievement; but in Galileo’s imagination such rewards already existed. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It was a triumph, for which he was rewarded by his godmother with a laboratory of his own. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z And we will reward you for it because it is a violation of your early training.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z One of the “wise men” from the dungeon appeared on the screen, with a speech balloon that said, “Thank you. I am indebted to you. Please accept a giant robot as your reward.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “Small works of goodness over here,” he let his left hand drop slightly, “small rewards over here.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z If a thing is done in the way the teacher wants, at a signal, and a suitable reward given immediately to reinforce the action, it becomes learned. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As he described it, it had been two parts frustration to one part reward: He’d spend weeks planning a community meeting, only to have a dozen people show up. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The countries in the West, particularly the United Kingdom and the United States, wanted to reward Mr. de Klerk for his reforms, believing that this would encourage him to go further. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He behaved like a brute because he was rewarded for brutish behavior. after his arrival. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Adah was what God sent me, either as punishment or reward. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “He said something about a reward if my grades get better, but you know how that is.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z And if you tried really hard at something, you should be rewarded. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Mei Ching told them about the reward, but she swore she would refuse it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We all know that the hounds are rewarded with a fouail, or mixture of bowels and bread cooked over a fire, and, of course, poor King Pellinore bad used the wrong word. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked forward to the bill paying because the grocer sometimes rewarded Conrad and me with Sugar Daddy suckers after the grown-ups handed over the money. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are rewards in caring for sheep, and there are rewards for tilling the soil, but the greatest calling is to be a priest,” he said. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “If there were but something we could do for you, to thank you and to reward you.” Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “It is their nature. They will accept no reward.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z They were rewarded for it when in September they, too, were ceremoniously awarded the elite title of “Guards.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Does he think I got a reward and I kept it for myself? Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z And William Hale, who campaigned for stamping out the criminal element from Osage County, promised his own reward to anyone who caught the killers, dead or alive. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Colleges, Casteen said, present themselves as meritocracies in which academic ability and hard work are always rewarded. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z “Is the General going to offer a reward? I know it’s against his principles, but it might work.” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z "You think he's angling for a share of the reward, Billy?" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z "There may even be a reward involved," he says. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z A superstitious part of Nailer wondered if the Scavenge God was balancing the scales of his Lucky Strike with a sickness that would kill him before he got to reap the rewards. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t deserve anything. You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward. Now, off to your homework.” Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The NAACP, the civil rights organization most closely identified with the concert, reaped substantial rewards. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z They are, in a basic sense, our reward centers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z They had much to say to each other, many problems to resolve, many agreements pending, but they both understood that that half hour spent in silence was a well-deserved reward. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam stared into his coffee cup and said in apology, “What little brutes! I guess that’s your reward for over ten years of service.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t want your tsar’s reward, and I leave no dragon alive.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z “For your sake, Rowan, I hope you come to love killing as much as Goddard does. It would make your life so much easier. So much more rewarding.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z And after the half-hour lesson would come the reward, when we would work at a model of a glider, imitating the pictures and schematics in the books. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe she’ll give us a reward for saving her,” he said. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z But when you did, you were rewarded with a blast of cold dank air. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Chincha elite, afraid to take on the Inka army, always chose compliance over valor, and were rewarded with plum positions in the colonial government. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z She was so surprised, she gave them each a cream tart as a reward. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I told them politely that it was nice to meet them and was rewarded with another smile from Danny’s sister. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Did you get any reward for turning in the cub?” she asked Neel. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z "Kindness today, this very hour—give generously to those who are not your family, and your generosity will reap a reward more magnificent than you can dream!" Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the reward promised me by Simon Bass, perhaps it was the thought of having to fend for myself in this unfamiliar territory, perhaps it was both. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z If Goblin would approach something he feared, Johnny rewarded him with a specked apple, but when he did fall off, he would come home smelling like a cider press. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z My work was interesting and rewarding, but still I had to be careful not to let it consume me. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z But I did pick up that sword, and despite the uphill battle, it has been a rewarding journey. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z |
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