| 单词 | s |
| 例句 | And second, because I agree with them that something rather troubling and unsatisfactory happens to words ending in vowels when you just plonk an “s” on the end. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z Quickly, three “Hi, Luke”s appeared on the screen. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z There was no reason for him to; he knew nothing of Charlie Bombay s personal life, had never even seen his wife. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “G.’s note?” he says, something dawning in his face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It was certainly so clear in my mind that I gave up on Orange Juice s life before she even had a chance to defend it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All the noble aspects of the sacrificial animals had gone, with their deaths, into Mwan s country. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’d really like to hear Jasper Jr.’s apology in person,” I said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z And he shrank from the expression in the boy s eyes, from his knowingness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z On election night, before Blaine kissed her, his face wet with tears, he held her tightly as though Obama s victory was also their personal victory. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I saw crowds of angry, shouting white people—men and women— carrying signs and chanting, “Keep our school white! No n—s in our school!” While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z In fact, most of J. T.’s foot soldiers also held minimum-wage jobs in the legitimate sector to supplement their skimpy illicit earnings. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Two /’s in the middle, one at the end. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "I saw one of Tony D.'s punks stuff it down there yesterday morning." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z “Graham K.’s temper’s just as bad, but that only makes them all the more careful with him. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Adam could hear the singing lilt of his speech and yet could detect no word pronounced in a strange manner except perhaps in sharpened t’s and /’s held high on the tongue. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Here’s how to use an apostrophe with . . . • possessives.To indicate ownership, add r to a singular noun or to a plural noun that does not end in s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I have to say that he was the best professor that I ever had,” s/he wrote. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Keav s face flashes before my eyes as I gasp for air, only to cough at the stench of death that floods into my nostrils. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Now we had only minutes before the bombs were disarmed I caught Beckendorf s eyes again and asked a silent question, hoping he would understand How long? The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “It’s all Zoe s fault. That stuck-up, no good—” “Who can blame her?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z There’s more on s and x sounds in the box below. ecstatic. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Evelyn, who was Michael S.’s sort-of girlfriend, made a rhinoceros sound and took Theresa over to Anthony and Ant’s group. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A large pyramid-shaped skylight looked down on what seemed to be a training room, its floor emblazoned with the drüskelle wolf s head, the shelves lined with weapons. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Some young people were out under the water oaks playing croquet Mr. Pontellier s two children were there—sturdy little fellows of four and five. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nobody can know that Miles with an s hates rapping, prefers photography, and is completely, one hundred percent gay.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z At the top of the stairs that led to the beach Dri and I found Stef s phone, along with her jeans. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the first battle of my war against the letter s, and I was determined to dig my foxhole before the sun went down. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Why no s for two deer, but an r for two monkeys? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It is not you the queen s men want to bum. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z And after I left Miss Martin s class, I continued adding new words and their definitions to my note pad. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z He rolls up Malachy s sleeve and raises his hand to slap his arm. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Of course not, most of the people around here don’t see the problem, either. Everyone s in love with all the fancy rhetoric.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Stuff”s gonna kill the old fellow,” he mutters, marching straight past me. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z First Rule Brother Quang says add an s to nouns to mean more than one even if there’s already an s sitting there. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She pulled a tool from her backpack, an arm-length pole that telescoped out almost to Tall/s height. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Obiora s sentence had a lift at the end, and it came out sounding like a question: “to the glory of God?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone s been served. Now we have to check from time to time and make sure they’re all properly placed. Of course they'll yell if they lose hold of the nipple! Won’t you?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But that was all we managed to put up, and Chas s team came back with three unanswered scores to win the tournament. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It’s also customary to drop the final s when forming the possessives of ancient classical or biblical names that already end in s: Whose biceps were bigger, Hercules’ or Achilles’? Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course it didn’t That afternoon we had an assembly at the campfire to burn Beckendorf s burial shroud and say our good-byes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z This one left Minho s hand, sailed forward, almost in the exact center of the Cliff line, started its descent to the unseen ground far below. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She waved her hand to land a mock spank on Gilly s bottom, but by the time it swept the air, Gilly’s bottom along with the rest of her was well down the hall. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Karkaroff”s eyes moved slowly up Harry’s face and fixed upon his scar. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z We were sharing information about each other s culture, but I realized by the look on my mom's face that I had asked too much. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z There is some likelihood that Lawrence had heard about it too, in which case he would have known that Frank Oppenheimer s repeated denials of party membership were false. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z To end the Usurper’s line for good and all, and put Rhaegar s son upon the Iron Throne. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z None of the M.P.s said anything to each other either. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After Washington listened to the unanimous advice of all his cabinet officers and reluctantly agreed to serve a second term, he tucked away Madison s draft for another day. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z There were even a couple of “Aw, shucks” and finger snapping as our dinner was placed on the cashier s counter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned to look up at my uncle s kind face. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sire, this is a bold stroke, but the risk—” The Night s Watch takes no part. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We got a call ’bout a jackknifed truck, and I s only about a mile away, so I headed over, and I’d just pulled up. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Dad carried the twins, Mam carried a bag in one hand and held Malachy s hand with the other. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z For more, see pages 57—58. n a u s e at e D/ N a u s E o u s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The demon got back into his buggy and slapped the horse s rump with the reins. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z It kicked up dust as it rolled down Argyle Road, the powder blue suitcase hopping up and down in the back, as fitfully as Marigold s stomach inside her. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Add the apostrophe alone to a plural noun that ends in s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z There were three framed pictures on Sergeant Bickle s desk, and I tried to lean forward to see them, but I couldn’t. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “That be fine if it is, and just fine if it s not.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Guests, Reek thought, his lordship s friends, and I am brought up to amuse them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We later heard that the boy was taken out of the country for surgery and that his eye was to be replaced by a cat s eye or something. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They looked different, maybe because I was seeing them for the first time in their own home rather than in Abba, where they were visitors in Papa-Nnukwu s house. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Did I toss my bucket of filthy water onto Mrs. W.’s casual white summer outfit? Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His cousin s wife, Ojiugo, had once said, “English people will live next to you for years but they will never greet you. It is as if they have buttoned themselves up.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z To the west, the Demeter cabin and Grovers nature spirits had turned Sixth Avenue into a jungle that was hampering a squadron of Kronos s demigods. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Well, some words ending in s are also the same in singular and plural: series, species, and headquarters, which can mean a base or bases. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A nice cold hell where you can look up and see me help restore Mad Aerys s daughter to the Iron Throne? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Two more silent M.P.s were waiting at the landing strip. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He even spends money on necklaces and L.P.s and stuff like that for her. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a great golden glory lasting a half hour each week when Mr. Morton came to Francie ’s room to teach music. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The Grand Maeste^s nod was as slow and deliberate as a glacier. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Will I go back into Summer s skin? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Baba paid for the child s, our matching wedding bands, and for the diamond ring I picked out. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The new department was revealed at SmartMart s flagship store in Dallas earlier in the week. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z "Not really,” Jeannette said, "except I was startled to hear that one, a boy, was given the name Paul. That was my father s name.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Now watch me,” says Frank, and he repeats Gimpy s performance. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z "Assistant district attorney. Judge: family court, state supreme court, appellate division. Appellate has two p's and two /'s. Never married, no children." The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a short man who only came to my father s shoulders, and he had small eyes like black pebbles and a mouth like the edge of a stone knife. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z For days Malachy s tongue is swollen and he can hardly make a sound never mind talk. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In that cold night, the dark alley s all around were alive with movement and secret life, and she knew none of it. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Besides, those little shorthand symbols in the book my mother showed me seemed just as bad as let t equal time and let s equal the total distance. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “No can do. Velma T.’s not going to hand these jugs over. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z And for the same reason, it’s much easier for Cascadian to buy its produce from large farms like Greenway s. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z He pronounced Desjardins the English way, the s's intact, and in spite of her training in French this is how she still thinks of it. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Most of J. T.’s foot soldiers were unwilling to stay foot soldiers for long after they realized they weren’t advancing. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The rocks seemed to enlarge as they left Briares s ' hands. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He scratched the skin of a lemon and held it to Fidelito s nose. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Jelly Bones” craned his neck like an Egyptian robot: his feet went left, arms in s’s, snaking left and right. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z Annabeth s eyes lit up, the way they always did when she talked about architecture. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z JB ’s eyes are ocean wide, his mouth swimming on the floor, his clownish grin, embarrassing. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z She reached the cliff”s edge in time to see the turtle lunge and snap Sciron out of the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “He’s not himself. His exam results came the day before you did; twelve O.W.L.s and he hardly gloated at all.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Ida s wing was still firmly in its place, but only a stump remained of the other one. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Then the door to the apartment flew open, and two large, tough, brawny M.P.s with icy eyes and firm, sinewy, unsmiling jaws entered quickly, strode across the room, and arrested Yossarian. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “We could go back down the way I came up,” Diana said, trying not to look at Kaitlin s injuries as they worked. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She scuttled out of the kitchen and looked to the top of the stairs just in time to make out the Owner s surly face. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She pops those “no”s out quickly like fiesta fireworks. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z I painted dozens of R.I.P.s for guys in El Barrio who felt small and needed something violent to jump-start their lives and at the same time end them. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Nya s uncle, the chief of their village, knew of a medical clinic a few days’ walk away. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z And in his lordship s hand, a parchment. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I’d like it to have your name if it's a boy and my sister s name if its a girl.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z I think of the big black “X”s that marked off the days because all I wanted was for them to be behind me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The first syllable ends with an x sound, not an s sound. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She said nothing, but moving close to Mary Poppins she reached up her spare arm and put it round Mary Poppins s neck and kissed her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Four s’s—two in the middle and one at each end. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z That mission was supported by McKissick’s neighbor and colleague the Reverend Douglas Moore, now a board member of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, influential Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She took Raymie s hand and led her up a flight of stairs and into a room where the floor was polished and shining so brightly that it didn’t look like a floor at all. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z More purely pictorial than Zapotec or Maya script, the texts were arranged almost randomly on the page; red lines directed the reader s eye from image to image. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “And then you can work through the other common letters—s? t? r? We could always look it up, the use of all letters in order.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Every one of the ten M.P.s seemed powerful enough to bash him to death with a single blow. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z One of the giants had his hand around Beckendorf s neck. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A young man s formation, as bold as it is foolish. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The baby laughed, listening to her grandmother s laments. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He had a grin on his face even larger than Reggie s. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Well, come in, do!” said Mrs. Weasley brightly, and she ushered the Delacours into the house, with many “No, please!”s and “After you!”s and “Not at all!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Behind us was the deputy in Gramps s car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z To form the plurals of abbreviations and numbers, add s alone, but to form the plural of a single letter, add s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “The Raven”’s first stanza is the best. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you sick?” called Fidelito s voice from a distance as he rode on the harvester. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I sold our mother s crown to keep you fed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His gaze met Koffi s, and he saw she was deliberating. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Chinwe s light-skinned face was at the center of the group, as usual. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Using the same method of pushing each of Alby s arms and legs up two or three feet at a time, Thomas slowly made his way up the stone wall. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A grin spread over C. J.’s face. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And somehow, being on our hillside, I felt above it all now—somehow freer and purer, working toward the fulfillment of Father s dream. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “But you’ve seen them in action,” Glenn said, now leaning against Chip s Chevy. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I thought about Kronos s words on the ship: I would love to see the terror in your eyes when you realize how I will destroy Olympus. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “The boy is right, Zoe Nightshade. Put away your bow. It would be a shame to kill you before you witnessed Thalia s great victory.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Helene goes for hers like a jewel thief for rubies, holding the bracers to the light, exclaiming at how Blackcliff s diamond symbol is seamlessly hammered into the shield. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Tall/s board lay too for away, on the other side of the roof, and it was unfolded into eight sections. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Again I pinch Tram, knowing the plant will be awarded today to the teacher s pet, who is always skinny and nervous and never me. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Look, s... Kvothe. I know it’s not my place, and I hope you don’t take it wrong.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The brown spread quickly toward the center, swallowing Grandma, then the camel, and finally Dad s woolen hat. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The venom-squirting ferocity of their attack gives rise to T. americana s local nickname: devil tree. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Here, too, the first syllable ends with an x sound, not an s sound. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The M.P.s locked him up for the night in a cell with four stone walls. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “Beckendorf s sacrifice wasn’t in vain. You have scattered the invasion force. New York will be safe for a time, which frees the other Olympians to deal with the bigger threat.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He looked like a dry leaf clutched to the bodyguard s chest as Tam Lin hurried out with the doctors in his wake. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The pale mare and the sun s son. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It was pretty easy, really. Once I got the hang of Shay*s directions.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Georgetown University If all those Ph.D. ’s were wrong, the country would be in very serious trouble. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It lifted Claire s long curls as she knelt and filled a basket with nettles. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If anything, Shay*s hands were in worse shape, red and dry and cracked with the ragged edges of burst blisters. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Was it the voice of the Hamadryad, or their Mother s voice as she tucked them in, on her usual nightly round of the Nursery? Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z He had graduated from Howard University in 1929 and took a seat in the school’s inaugural one-year master s degree program in mathematics—the same offer Dorothy had been unable to accept. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I did not realize how long a chicken s neck is until it was plucked. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z During the years that Venkatesh lived with J. T.’s gang, foot soldiers often asked his help in landing what they called “a good job”: working as a janitor at the University of Chicago. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Matt felt a strange tightening in his chest when he saw the skull staring back at him from Fidelito s skinny body. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It had all seemed benign before, her mother s faith, all drenched in grace, and suddenly it no longer was. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z No burnings today, and none tomorrow... but if the snows continue, how long before the king s resolve begins to weaken? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s meant to be ‘Egress,’ with two s’s. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Trey wore a black T-shirt with white letters: heritage is lit. what s yours? Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Put the names of shorter works, like poems, stories, and songs, in ordinary type with quotation marks. books: Gone With the Wind magazines: Newsweek n e w s pa p E R s.- Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She particularly liked the sound of the last word, the way the “r” ’s rolled in her mouth, the explosion of “p” ’s. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Over at the writing table, Zooey, pressing down heavily with his pencil, was filling in the “o”s on the advertisement side of a small blotter. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I put one hand on Annabeth s hip, and she clasped my other hand like she was about to judo throw me. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Hornet looked miserably at the table, and Bo pushed his head under Prosper s arm as if he wanted to hide. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z All of these I had bought in the Tang people s town that morning. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z As the sea crashed around him and the deck rose and fell beneath his feet, he had seen Dagon s Feast and Red Tide slammed together so violently that both exploded into splinters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She should get up and leave, and not be dragged further into Aisha s morass, but she could not get up and leave. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z August 21 Second Rule Add an s to verbs acted by one person in the present tense, even if there’s already an s sound nearby. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He watched his mother s fingers fiddling one of the bracelets round and round on her wrist, and thought of all the private things she and Mr Hooper had between them. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Nick Rael yanked open the gate; Ray Gusdorf s excited shouts couldn’t be heard; and vehicle horns went berserk—as did the mighty little pony. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The children s little dog came out, interfering, getting in her way. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z Lecture you on Ph.D.s and the actor’s life. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I kicked one away from Annabeth s leg and its pincers took a chunk out of my new surf shoe. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Few of Blackcliff s students have uncertain parentage, and none had ever been raised among the Tribes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The letters, the tiny loop at the stop of the cursive s. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Wearing my father s clothes made me feel powerful and strong. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Owner s first instinct was to chase after him, but then his eyes fell to the powder blue suitcase on the bed. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “I would never presume to s^y what might please Her Grace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Have I told you any of Mrs. van D.’s other fears? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “It s a good name, though. Suits him.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Several such passages are starred and highlighted in the dog-eared text, the margins filled with cryptic notes printed in McCandless s distinc-tive hand. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The screech of the train s brakes wakes me. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “You didn’t hear what he was saying after they bashed his face. Give me a chance and I’ll tell you every word of it. He s the one that’s against the Party, not me.” 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z One hundred fifty-four thousand of us G.I.s and Marines were poised to hit the Hagushi beaches. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z It rang, and there was C. J.’s voice on the line: “Get out of there, and let’s go see the commander!” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In these cases, dropping the s results in a perfectly acceptable sentence: I was annoyed by the people behind me in line being served first. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z One evening, a neighbor who lived a few doors down from my uncle s house was listening to a pirate radio station that accused the new government of committing crimes against civilians. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The gentle Anne makes infrequent appearances, and she’s not about to let herself be shoved out the door so soon after she ’s arrived. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She had received a letter from our housekeeper s cousin, telling her through coded words that Papa was alive. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z That' s why they holding the trial—so the jury can say if he's innocent or not. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z All you need to make almost any word possessive is an apostrophe and the letter s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chino,” he said when he saw me start to walk toward the roof s door again. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z There s a war on and there’s nothing but jobs in England. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z In the 1980s, in an attempt to divide workers by race, professional union busters raised the issue of C.P. ’s Klan past. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z She edged quickly past the wreckage and the half-built fence, and found the remains of her mother s color garden at the edge of the woods. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Would you mind moving out of the way?” came Malfoy s cold drawl from behind them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z The way my cheekbone was throbbing, I figured that Jasper Jr.’s knuckles weren’t feeling so good, either. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z He pours oil into Malachy s mouth and has the teeth out in a minute.Then he looks at me and says to Dad,Why is that child standing there with his mouth hanging open? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z His quest for belonging, for love, had ended when he had knelt by a bed and held his dying mother s hand. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The brave Virginia says, Stop thinking about Mamita s bad words to you. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sasha was interested in the fact that adding an s at the end of the word cat made it plural. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z A pity he s the prince, and not the one with the wide shoulders and the sandy hair. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For a moment, Shay* s ugly face looked perfect “It’s so great to see you.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Nya s job at the lake camp was the same as at home: to fetch water. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z He’d wanted to play games with Skardebek on the rooftop and call out loud, obnoxious “Halloo”s down to the neighbors. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She gave me three phone numbers: her father; her oldest brother, Lawrence; and her brother David Jr.’s pager. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z I bury my face into Keav s chest, my arms tight around her waist, stifling a cry. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z They had the same faded-loolang labels as every other thing Papa s factories made—the wafers and cream biscuits and bottled juice and banana chips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z O'BRIEN But Mr. Cruz, that' s what you had to do, isn't it? Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Our stable and Miss Whitlaw s house and the tenements to either side heaved and bobbed up and down, riding the ground like ships on a heavy sea. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The boy picked up Gramps s pants and slid his hand into a pocket. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I got ready to defend, but before Kronos could strike, a dog s howl pierced the air somewhere behind the Titan’s army. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I got one D, a C- in algebra and all the rest B’s, except for two B+’s and two B-’s. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It s one of the things I like most about New York City. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z “I see it,” the boy said, sliding his hand into another of Gramps s pockets. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “It s nought but a bird,” he muttered. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I was haunted by the shadow of my father s generation, by Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I heard a bunch of low-toned “oooh”s from the guys, and I threw the ball at JP, low, at his knees, so he had to bend down to catch it. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He props Volkheimer s rifle against the bed and raises a bucket and drinks once, twice. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Richard Parker opened his maw and the squealing rat disappeared into it like a baseball into a catcher s mitt. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z We were making good time, pulling ahead of Ares, but Annabeth s chariot was way ahead of us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z All around us, the manticore s minions were still acting completely nuts. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Harry turned the card back over and saw, to his astonishment, that Dumbledore s face had disappeared. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z 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 She s silent for a moment, and I know I have her. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z If that’s not confusing enough, some singular nouns that end in s are regarded as pairs—scissors, trousers, tongs, pliers, tweezers, and breeches, for instance. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Malachy s eyes fill with tears and he nods, I will, because Dad never raised his hand like that before. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z It was her father s and had his name engraved in the soft gold on the back. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z “Your hooch and Velma T.’s elixir are a match made in heaven. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z I held up the entire bag from Crusty s stash. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z There was a big lake three days’ walk from Nya s village. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “You do not have guest-*,” she said haughtily, really working over the final s. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stopped at Henry D.’s desk and said, “Yo, Henry D. You want to be in a group with Theresa and me? We got a hot idea.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Pa gives him Ma s ruby bracelets, her diamond rings, and much more in exchange for a few pounds of uncooked rice. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Compounded by Lawrence’s campaign for the Super, a project that many physicists considered technically and morally dubious, this record undermined his reputation as a scientist s scientist driven by the quest for knowledge alone. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I watched the last sparks from Beckendorf s fire curl into the afternoon sky. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Some days, if s too misty and it's like it's vanished altogether. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Twice Claire s fingers slid loose from their holds and she went backwards, sliding down into the space she had just climbed through. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the very bottom of J. T.’s organization were as many as two hundred members known as the rank and file. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Then he said slowly, with a questioning look, “Something s wrong?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z D i s co m f It/d I s co m Fo RT. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z A stranger hearing Sounder s treed bark suddenly fill the night might have thought there were six dogs at the foot of one tree. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z If there had been a vase, we would have squashed it, because our heads moved completely together and our Ups landed in the right place, which was on the other person s lips. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z From police in a Massachusetts town, I heard of a fourteen- year-old boy sitting in his bedroom with his father s shotgun in his mouth, a computer screen open to Slashdot. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The doctors and M.P.s moved through the ward assuring everyone that everything was all right. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His lord \\^s stubborn and proud; when he had set his mind, there was no changing it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It’s even proposed that the grotesques in medieval art may have been influenced by Ad Herennium s advice on the use of outlandish images to nail an idea in memory. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Until one afternoon when she was playing catch with Taylor, who threw the ball high, too high, and it fell into the thicket near the neighbor s cherry tree. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Whether time proves me right and the Pres.’s two Secretaries, and the Hill boys, and the E. O. Lawrences wrong, I suppose no one will ever know.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His next assignment was working chemistry boot camp at Velma T.’s house to make up for blowing out the chemistry room windows during science class. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Where his eyes should’ve been were empty sockets—like Ares s eyes, except Charon’s were totally dark, full of night and death and despair. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His film footage shows me what he's seeing and, to a large extent , what he' s thinking. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z If I came with a date, our coats would be hanging together, like Michael S.’s and Lucy’s coats probably were. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z When the ham-boiling had cooled, he filled Sounder s pan and ran his fingers up and down the great dog’s back as he lapped it up. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is it not Christmas that we are celebrating, eh? The children have never really spent time with one another. Imakwa, my little one, Chima, does not even know Kambili s name.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry had heard these rumors about Malfoy s family before, and they didn’t surprise him at all. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z I put my hand back on Mr. C.’s shoulder and patted him and rubbed him a couple of times, then left the room. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z In fact, he sometimes envied his neighbors whatever it was some of them still possessed—call it cultural integrity—that he had mostly turned his back on by accepting the sheriff s job. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I never feared the night, not even as a child, but Blackcliff s night is different, heavy with a silence that makes you look over your shoulder, a silence that feels like a living thing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “It s a while, still, till the Ceremony. But you almost have the full fifty?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “I know. I know if s the only way you can feel a little dignity in this.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z We take turns pretending we are walking in someone else s moccasins. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Annabeth squeezed my arm, then walked forward and knelt at her mother s feet. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z So when he poured the whiskey back into the barrel and said, “It’s ready for Velma T.’s elixir,” everyone understood that was to be the code of conduct. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z At school, where every teacher was a potential spy, I tried to avoid an s sound whenever possible. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z If s one of the few clear memories I have of her—the cinnamon scent of her hair, the sparkle in her storm-sea eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I wished to use a sea elephant s tusk for the tip of the spear because it is hard and of the right shape. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Senator Trueba s relationship with the rest of his family only worsened with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been proud to live in Little Rock. Proud to be from the South. But this...it s been going on too long.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally, rushing to Clarisse s aid would not have been high on my “to do” list. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In June he’d gotten himself an artist s tool called a perspective frame, but then he had to go into the hospital. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Food had little meat, each person s piece the width of two fingers pressed close together and the length of half a finger. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pa let Mrs.’s question hang in the hot air. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Pithy s mom screams for her, then gathers Pithy into her arms. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There Carl stood in the Islander s spotlight, a big man in bib overalls poised in his boat’s bow, a kerosene lantern clutched in one hand and an air horn dangling from the other. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The eldest son, named after his father s father, like his dead brother. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Though the trip from New Orleans to Hattiesburg had seemed interminable on the bus, the return to New Orleans in P. D.’s car was quickly done. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was hard to feel penitent now, with Father Amadi s cologne deep in my lungs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The altar includes seven items that begin with the letter s, all with their own symbolic meaning. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He showed up at Matthews & Co.’s store and paid a call on an acquaintance. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Or one could reason instead that the first man should receive 5/s of the pot and the other one the remaining % because the score was 5 to 3. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Crow s Eye keeps wizards, why shouldn’t I? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Harry was just thinking that all he needed was for Dumbledore s pet bird to die while he was alone in,the office with it, when the bird burst into flames. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z Upstairs you can hear the thud of the vacuum cleaner on Mrs. van D.’s beautiful and only rug. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “They stuff people s heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall,” he told Harry. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z With Ms. Halliday s help, they formed a foundation to decide how to best use the money. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Griff will need to keep a sword at every throat, and should they come on Slaver s Bay and need to fight... A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z While he was thinking of ill this he happened to look up through the branch :s toward the top of the tree. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Jasper Jr.’s forearm was locked tight against my throat, and it hurt to breathe. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Papa had lost weight; usually, Mama s small hands barely went round to his back, but this time her hands rested on the small of his back. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Using J. T.’s franchise as a yardstick—3 officers and roughly 50 foot soldiers— there were some 5,300 other men working for those 120 bosses. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Even without Dauntless''s scope, it looked large. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The celebration of the Bladder Feast was many colors—black, blue, purple, fire-red; but Kapugen s hand around hers was rose-colored and that was the color of her memory of the Feast. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Aye, name him Reek, he thought, and when he s bad you can cut his toes off and give him rats to eat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I remembered Grover s story about meeting the god Morpheus in Central Park. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My eyes were on the football field, on Father Amadi s running legs, on the flying white-and-black football, on the many legs of the boys, which all looked like one leg. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I had already been here a month and never left the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z “It s timed, over at the Birthing Unit, so we don t get a batch of newborns late in the year. Parents being given newchildren don't want brand-new ones.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Both of them ran over to help, each grabbing one of Darnell s feet. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He say he want to fight but got to stay home and nm his daddy*s cotton gin. The Color Purple 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The dragon s words are fire and blood. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He looked in Mrs. van D.’s mouth and found two teeth that made her wince with pain and utter incoherent cries every time he touched them. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z As Charles suffered through a two-month-long delay of the Beagle s launch, he wondered if he should have proposed to her. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Rontu did not wait for the attack, but, leaping at the nearer one, turned his shoulder and with his head lowered caught the dog s foreleg. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z It is too cold for this mummer s show, thought Jon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Two more tall M.P.s with clubs and hard white helmets were waiting outside at a closed car. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Double up on the c’s and the s’s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Each pair in attendance will now receive a check for the sum of s 10,000. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z We were all sitting on the verandah, talking, when Father Amadi s car nosed its way to the front of the flat. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z So I went to the market every weekend for two months to save up for Caitlin s gift. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “A fine morning” or even “What’ s your name?” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Handwritten along the bottom, clearly an afterthought, was Rooms to Let, though the s had been struck out, leaving just the singular Room. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The canvas-covered wings, which were forty feet long and six and a half feet wide, were on top of the frame s center. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The third hit one of Charybdis s retaining bands and shot back at us, snapping the Ares flag off its pole. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “If they can leave this way,” Thomas added, continuing Minho s line of reasoning, “so could we.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I found a reddit account that commented on Butler basketball and so probably belonged to Davis, but that, too, had been silent since Pickett Sr.’s disappearance. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z When I was close enough to see the statue s face clearly, I yelled, “Hello, Hermes! Command sequence: Daedalus Twenty-three. Kill Flying Pigs! Begin Activation!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z We felt like a gang of desperados setting out to rob a train or blow up the sheriff s office. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The one on the left turned its crooked helmet, which was shaped like a wolf s head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Here there are several empty storefronts, their glass window s scrawled with soap. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z And that was Colonel Nesbit s boy bringing around the Colonel’s charger. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Passing under the protection of the Yard ’s Great Gate allowed workers a small smile of relief and permission to apply their minds and bodies to the tasks at hand. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I thought about it for a while and looked back toward the plane s johns. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z After the many brilliant speeches that had been made on this very spot Ralph s remarks seemed lame, even to the littluns. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Ifemelu sometimes sensed, underneath the well-oiled sequences of Kimberly s life, a flash of regret not only for things she longed for in the present but for things she had longed for in the past. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I walked over to Henry D.’s desk and asked him, “Where is everybody? Are they all sick?” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In his haste, the sword s descending arc missed me, but cut the brambles, so that I could rip myself away before he could take another stroke. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I knew where they put corpses in the mortuary was different, yet I imagined Papa- Nnukwu s body being folded into a home refrigerator, the kind in our kitchen. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It would’ve clawed me to pieces, but as I fell backward, my fingers closed around a clay jar—one of Beckendorf s containers of Greek fire. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I laugh because if s such a simple and concise way to describe something so complicated. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Under J. T.’s protection he watched the gang members up close, at work and at home. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z He said you were the only one who was bitter about S.’s suicide and the only one who really forgave him for it. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Neatly stacked piles of paper and pencils lay about the table s surface, one for each chair. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The god nearest him, with presence of mind, thrust his sword into the roof of Fenris Wolf ’s mouth. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Filch s footsteps halted; there was a clink of metal on metal and the wailing stopped — Filch had picked up the egg and closed it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z You could see the streets tilting skyward and the houses scattered over them like varicolored beads, and the brightest cluster of beads was the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Christina and I have been sitting against one of the walls, playing a game in which each of us tries to pin down the other s thumb. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Goudsmit s work focuses on what is known as Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, or PCP. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he told me to get in his car and he told the deputy to follow in Gramps s car. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z The white Reverend Sisters stood with arms folded, or lightly touching the glass rosary beads that dangled at their waists, carefully watching to see that every student s lips moved. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Don’t be tempted to double up on/’s or c’s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I am proud of my ability to save until I see tears in Mother s deep eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z The thought of Obinze s mother and Obinze’s wife deciding which translation was better—God's Will or As It Pleases God—felt like a betrayal. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Scipio put the bag on Mosca s lap and opened it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It takes a good deal of mental effort to keep track of a cast of characters identified as he s, she s, and they s. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z And “liberalism” means “Let’s keep the knee-grov/s in their place—but tell them we’ll treat them a little better, let’s fool them more, with more promises.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z When she raised her head again, it was a wolf s head. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z Hands of gold are always cold, but a woman s hands are warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z As spring came, children brought her early wildflowers in small wilting bouquets and they helped her weave the stems into the straw of the hat s brim. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z How could they have chosen him to take the Blackheart s place? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She was wearing a sleeveless silk dress like GC.’s,onty white. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Smiling, he raised his hands over Bear s head and pronounced a blessing. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The debris surged against Miss Whitlaw s fence and toppled it over with a creak and a groan and a crash. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas tried to imitate Alby s lifeless body, hanging limp in the vines. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I looked up to find Father Amadi s eyes on me, and suddenly I could not lick the ube flesh from the seed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If you look closely at epidemic ideas or messages, as often as not the elements that make them sticky turn out to be as small and as seemingly trivial as Wunderman s gold box. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z His father s things and his mother s... and Normas dresses. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Nne,” she said, and, turning to Obinze, repeated her daughter s words in an exaggerated British accent. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “No wonder you didn’t get more O.W.L.s!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Will cleaned out the wound with the godly drink while I held Annabeth s hand. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “It s really great. Really. I just ain’t got the hang of it yet.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z This remark always rubs him the wrong way, but Mrs. van D.’s not one to quit: “Oh, there’s never going to be an invasion!” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z That night the bent woman seemed all violet-colored as she tied a piece of seal fur and blubber to Miyax s belt. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I watched myself walking with the reporter into Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s church on Dexter Avenue in Montgomery, then up the street to the Civil Rights Memorial. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In the following years, even after she was no longer in touch with him, she would sometimes remember his mother s words—make sure you and Obinze have a plan—and feel comforted. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “You left out a s, ma’am,” the boy said. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z In Tall Andras s field the mommet flapped its loose fabric arms and the crows, made timid by it, called out harshly and went to other fields, other crops. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The flickering light cast a topaz glow over the narrow verandah, over the stubby gray hairs on Papa-Nnukwu s chest, over the loose, soil-colored skin on his legs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That spring, however, McCandless s sights were fixed unflinchingly on Alaska. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One of his brothers had a drum set, and the Warden okayed PJ.’s owning a large aquarium. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Some parking ticket confetti, caught in a frail wind puff, tumbled across the dirt and settled around the sheriff s boots, which were on the wrong feet. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He patted Aelia s shoulder, then blessed her and her sisters. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Mai Duff s Sherpas had anchored a static line of rope that extended from the bottom of the Icefall to its top. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z “The government’s already got enough problems to deal with. It s not going to interfere with us.” The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And the r after the s, that’s one you have to roll on your tongue, like a cat’s purr. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Dumbledore made sure that the door was closed, and that Madam Pomfrey s footsteps had died away, before he spoke again. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z They were black like a lizard s and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy This was the time when they saw the most. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Moses, who was Mr. Jones s especial pet, was a spy and a tale-bearer, but he was also a clever talker. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Minho stepped closer and stomped the bottom of his foot down on Gaily s back, driving his body flat to the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He stood next to Gramps s pants on the bank. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I had the ball and was running downfield when I got caught up in a tackle from a flanker who was playing on Seanie s team. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “There’s some of Velma T.’s blackberry jam in the cupboard,” Shady called from the big room with the bar top and pews. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Scipio sat down with a sigh on the cold steps and looked straight into Barbarossa s eyes. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Dad s imagination paid all the bills we ever had. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z They rush into each other s arms and hug for a long time. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Trying not to look at Kaitlin s pale face, Diana ripped several long strips of duct tape off the roll with her teeth and hung them from the leg of an overturned chair. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If s a silly impulse, but Daniel’s almost got me believing in meant-to-be. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know which were louder— Gaily s or his own. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z Nhamo didn’t know the meaning behind this strange saying, but Grandmother said it was the correct way to enter a muvuki s yard. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what? You Spanish, this is your neighborhood. You grew up here, got beat up here, and I hope beat someone up too. Sapito tells me you used to paint R.I.P.s?” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z “You must have Cherokee blood,” she said of the straightness, when all I had was Big Ma’s hot comb and Mrs.’s curling expertise. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z As I left the room, I caught my teacher s eyes and bowed my head again. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Consequently, we frequently find senior mathematical, engineering, and scientific people ardently wooed by industry and then subordinated to newly minted M.B.A.s and accountants. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Ralph brought his face within a couple of feet of Piggy`s. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z He told Nya s family that if they could take Akeer there, doctors would give her medicine to help her get better. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Dogs, Iambs, and little pigs suddenly disappeared under waves of heavy goo, and some s.orytellers said you could actually hear the landscape burp contentedly sifter such a meal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “How can you become Emperor if that s the way you think? How can you win the Trials if—” “I don’t want to win the Trials,” I say. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She thought she glimpsed movement, but when she turned her head, it was only the kinj^s shadow shifting against the silken walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The'gown w^s loose below the waist, so that was where he slid the blade in, slicing upward slowly, so as not to,cut her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Shady looked around but could barely see the shed behind Velma T.’s house. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Precisely,” she'd say, and I quickly regretted the c and the s in that word. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Hagrid s beard twitched and they could tell he was smiling. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z “Yes, my daughter created it,” I hear her boast, trilling her “r” ’s, clipping her vowels even more precisely than usual, as if her accent were partly responsible for the painting. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone,” she said, “This is Daniel N.’s dad...” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z In short: I want Martin Addison s voice to crack like an earthquake. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Dad looks at the coins in Mr. Heggarty s hand and says,You could add to that and make the price of a pint. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z P. T. jumped up on his bed, and he slept all night with P. T.’s body curled against his chest. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z He rode through the streets of the city, down from his hill on high, O ’er the wynds and the steps and the cobbles, he rode to a woman s sigh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z This was Nya s daily routine seven months of the year. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Take the possessive of proper names ending in “s” - such as my own. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z I was bemused at your mother s dreams of Paris. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Why did the little boy keep calling Lyra s name? The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Finally, it was Nemur s turn to speak—to sum it all up as the head of the project—to take the spotlight as the author of a brilliant experiment. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z A newspaper appeared on the table—the front page of today s New York Post. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “He’s still got T. P.’s bottle of lightning bugs.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I wanted to make some mark that would last a little longer, something next year s first years could look up at and think about, and the first years the year after that, too. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z They put her in a private room at the hospital, where she began to die with the same signs and symptoms that had preceded Sister M. E.’s death. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, with characteristic abruptness, he turned back and resumed filling in “o”s. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Such a happy sound, it makes me want to scoop out someone s eyeballs with a spoon. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I started walking uptown as Ice headed toward V. J.’s. The two guys I had seen before were on the corner. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Euron s gifts are poisoned, the captain had reminded himself the day the dusky woman came aboard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Right at the end of Mr. C.’s shiny brown shoe was a little roundish rock. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z “Whatever you all are doing in there, that’s some real s__t.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z She struggled not to compare Curt s touch to his. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The mummies spoke through female mediums who represented the panaqa s surviving courtiers or their descendants. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z London's fervent condemnation of capitalist society, his glorification of the primordial world, his championing of the great unwashed—all of it mirrored McCandless s passions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z David said it had once stretched unbroken all the way back to Tall/s home city and beyond. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z She flailed her arms and legs until Dussel finally let go of his probe and...it remained stuck in Mrs. van D.’s tooth. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Still, the shape and odd angle of both of Kaitlin s legs made it clear the damage inside them was severe. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z My hands trembled as I read more of Ivette s letter, but the next couple of paragraphs only talked about the latest school gossip and how the brigadwta uniform was now considered all the rage. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z After Kayode came back from a trip to Switzerland with his parents, Emenike had bent down to caress Kayode s shoes, saying “I want to touch them because they have touched snow.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Similarly, in American English, standard practice is not to add a final s to backward, downward, forward, onward, upward, and so on. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t tell you more, but read the book, and the piece in last September’s Reader s Digest, and you’ll know who I really am.” Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Thomas yelled out as he watched every extended arm of the monster immediately retract and clasp onto Gaily s arms and legs, making escape or rescue impossible. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There would be s for women to reduce local maternal mortality. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I head to the kitchen smelling of polish, my head aching with the indecipherable echo of Blackcliff s drums, which have been pounding all day. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We lurched forward, but Beckendorf s driver just swung his chariot to our left and pulled up next to us. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The muvuki*s voice was smooth as the passage of a snake through reeds. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I wish I could honor her by removing the “s.” The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z My mother stepped forward and gave my father a kind of a smile but then went to shake Mrs.’s hand first. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Van G.’s brother, who works as a painter, has arrived here.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z While the British colonel set Lazzaro’s broken arm and mixed plaster for the cast, the German major translated out loud passages from Howard W. Campbell, Jr.’s monograph. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Stayed up all night in Father s library too.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z For she said in something of a relieved way: 'Oh, Mr Stevens, if s just someone I knew once when I was at Granchester Lodge. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday I broke one of Mrs. van D.’s soup bowls. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z They might even return us to Yezzan s heirs, notes or no notes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes the spelling changes when adding an s. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Two Big Chicks once famously fought over him in Bello Hostel, tearing each other s blouses, but he remained roguishly unattached until he met Ojiugo. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Big Ma had eye rolls and “hmp”s for that as well. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But this time, instead of jumping backward to avoid contact, Reggie stepped forward, allowing the man s forearm, not knife, to make contact with Reggie’s side. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Mama s eyes had grown round, taking up more space on her face. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Rain splashed across the floor of the verandah, even though the sun blazed and I had to narrow my eyes to look out the door of Aunty Ifeoma s living room. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Her first job would be to improve W.E. s taste in TV. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z In the early days of Branwell’s silence, I wondered—in light of Nikki s injury—if a new generation of survivor guilt had spilled over into him. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In light of their obstinancy, I called Jaime in and told him to get ready to accompany me to the cemetery to steal Rosa s body. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It also said Gey had grown Helen L.’s cells from a sample taken after her death, not before. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z So I woke up after everyone else, when the sun s rays streamed steadily into the room, making the mirror glitter. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Between my feet, under the bench, I beheld Richard Parker s head. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to sell an overcoat and a suit of Mr. van D.’s, but were unable to find any buyers. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Day or night, my father s courage never seemed to waver, despite receiving threatening letters as well as warnings from concerned friends. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I finally lifted myself up to see where I would go and decided on Enrique and James W.’s group. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Rarnie s eyes widen with fear as blood pours out of her nose and stains my hands. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had eaten well; she had tasted the good, rich wines, and they must have turned her head, for she bowed s withdrew from table. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z “It s a fine day,” Alys commented, squinting at the cloudless sky. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Chris said the people with the best jobs at the Fair were the judges who got to taste all the cakes and pie s and loaves of bread and cookies and everything. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z I read through all of Dad s books about the Panthers and his stash of old Party newspapers. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then I thought, Hey, wait a minute, what if I just tack on the letter s? Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Slowly Dermer s crew realized they were sailing along the border of a cemetery two hundred miles long and forty miles deep. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “Actually, yeah—my parents love this artist named Seurat. His first name was Georges, With an s.” Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The boy has become the village s latest victim of starvation. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z S/he begins to have abnormal difficulty in concentrating or suddenly becomes hyper-focused on tasks, resulting in s/he losing track of time and/or neglecting him/herself or others. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There’s an outrage over making Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday into a federal holiday. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z So when we Navajo soldiers came back, there were no parties or big parades for us as there were for the bilagaanaa G.I.s in their hometowns. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z This is particularly true of prison, where one must find consolation in being true to one ’s ideals, even if no one else knows of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Shall I cut his head off, Captain? We can to§s the rest in a latrine pit.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was B. J.’s idea to try to climb on the hood to rescue Rob. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the morning, I stepped into Mrs.’s royal blue coat, now mine, and buttoned its big, round buttons. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z At first, Ifemelu disliked Morgan, responding to what she thought was Morgan s own disturbingly full-grown dislike. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A second later, a wave of fire rushed into Tall/ s head. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Tobias steps forward, so Edward s gun is almost against his throat. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A foot soldier’s incentive was to make a name for himself; J. T.’s incentive was, in effect, to keep the foot soldiers from doing so. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Something began to pull him homewards, perhaps his father s death, perhaps his unhappiness with a relationship. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The second giant was still rummaging through the peach cans, which meant Beckendorf s left arm was free. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I reach for Pithy s arm, then jerk my hand back as my palm touches something wet and sticky on her. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “She s got to be hospitalized. Only a detoxification program can save her now,” he said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That’ s what our father says. and he’s hard-working, too. will inherit the business. one of us two. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He held Gaily down with his left hand, pushing down on the boy’s neck, as his right fist rained punches upon Gaily s face, one after another. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z When it was all over, the floor, chair, and walls in Sister M. E.’s hospital room were stained with blood. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I smash it against jimmy snyder 's head, and I smash it again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Words ending in y either add s or change the y to ies. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Velma T.’s working on some hot packs to help clear the lungs. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z In a military title, general is usually the important part, so it gets the s. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The hook on the jig snagged firmly in the mesh of Jasper Jr.’s ratty old basketball jersey, and he let out a howl. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z Attacks with an s because there had been more than the one at Seven’s house. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Each held his or her own jar or jug of either Velma T.’s elixir or Shady’s whiskey. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z She tried to set aside her troubling thoughts and pay attention to the worker s voice and explanations. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z 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 No wonder cousin JimmyTrotter had given him a bunch of “Yes, sir”s. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Borgenicht s great brainstorm that day on the upturned box, then, did not come from nowhere. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest collaborator and had inherited the mantle of his Poor People’s Campaign, the second phase of the civil rights movement. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z And this commitment to charity reminds the cancer person of the essential goodness of humanity and makes him/her feel loved and encouraged because s/he will leave a cancer-curing legacy. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Let’s count cars,” I suggest. u ml y n 1 here s one. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z My uncle s driver, Nuredin, opens the rear door of the car, and Mama comes out wearing large-framed sunglasses and a thin scarf tied at her chin. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z This couldn’t have been long after that time I’d shown him Patricia C.’s calendar and he’d marched off, because I remember we weren’t sure how we stood with each other. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z And I could not find the words in our eye language to tell him how my throat tightened at the thought of five days without Papa s voice, without his footsteps on the stairs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The students were asked to read over and over a single phonetic paragraph designed to teach them how to soften their t’s and to roll their r s. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z I think if s because she grew up poor in South Korea. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z He felt Mentor s love for his students and his hopes for them and what they would learn from him. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z What does a eunuch know of a man s honor? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even G.’s pleading glances and my angry outbursts can’t calm them down. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She wants to change the “o” to “e”’s on every billboard with a bucket of red paint. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She got her report card: four “A”s and one “C minus.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He s like to die the first time he tries to do his duty as a husband. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ivette s mother exclaimed as she pulled the car into the driveway. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z To be honest, I was relieved that I would not have to eat at Margaret s again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Hizdahr is my queen s consort, however little I may like it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The “and ’s” is not easy to say, but it came off pretty well, with about as much spit as “beetles.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Andras s own father, flung years before against rocks when a boat swung around and tipped, still held one arm locked into a curved and crooked shape. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I found the expected f’s for s’s and a few other things that didn’t turn up as often, but I got used to them very quickly. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z An effusive honoring of the artist s brother as well. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z It took every ounce of his willpower, but he looked directly into Gaily s eyes, never breaking contact. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Alby s eyes narrowed; his mouth pulled into a tight grin that didn’t look like it had anything to do with humor. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z His silvery hair was blowing in the wind, and his eyes were a deep purple, darker than this boy s. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Ralph stood away from the pile and put the glasses into Piggy s groping hands. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z And since Velma T.’s elixir was something relegated largely to newspaper advertisements and jokes, people would have been none the wiser. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The words fly out of my mouth, That s a stupid name. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The kicking increased in tempo, and I thought of Amaka s music, her culturally conscious music that sometimes started off with a calm saxophone and then whirled into lusty singing. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Iflew off on a dragon 's back Will they think he ate me? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I might have known! There s a fly in this soup!” The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I didn' t want Tracy—that' s my granddaughter—missing too much school. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “Chuck, be glad I’m not holding Alby s bow right about now.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z He’d look a lot better if only he smiled, but Piers is an orphan — he’ s proud and he’s shy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z He’d carve notches on our stick with his knife, one notch for each loaf of naan he’d pull for us from the tandoor s roaring flames. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He’s definitely glad he’s not at home in James Robert Lamar Jr.’s personal version of house arrest. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z No one had constructed the houses along the street as well as Miss Whitlaw s father had built his. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z My mom looks at me over the coffee mug Eleanor and I gave her one year on Mother s Day. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Thomas didn’t know which were louder-— Gaily s or his own. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Kanei s lips moved for a while, and then he began nodding until the conversation was over. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z If this happened to the two wings of the aeroplane, the two sides of the aeroplane s wings would be presented at different angles to the wind. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs.’s head was a pink spongy globe. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah? Well, I hope you don’t act like this when Pa and Mrs.’s baby comes.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “It means meet me in the alley behind Velma T.’s tonight at midnight,” Jinx called over his shoulder as he let the screen door slam behind him. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z If s hard to say, but she may have smiled ever so slightly at the foam flight. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z There are seven masters in Leamy s National School and they all have leather straps, canes, blackthorn sticks. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Dr. Finch rolled out the last name in Maycomb County accents: long a’s, i s, and a pause between syllables. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The scandal of her child was forgotten; there had been more recent disgraces—a woman who took up with her sister s husband, a fisherman who was caught stealing from his own brother. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Everything cost more, including toll calls, phone installation, pizza slices, and meals at Arby s. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Ivette s mom probably thought I really was sick, but all I was doing was replaying the entire scene with Manuel over and over again. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Amaka s letters are often quite as long, and she never fails to write, in every single one, how everybody is growing fat, how Chima “outfats” his clothes in a month. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That s where you have to dig, the old man said, but he explained that this was not the system he used for digging wells around Tres Marias, because he needed no stick. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When s! e stood up they realized that she was even taller than they had thought. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Hands of gold are always cold, but a woman s hands are warm. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “I would like to know why the tortoise features so much in our people s stories,” Obiora said in English. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Josh is walking toward me and he’s smiling even though he runs into William H.’s Personal Space and knocks him down. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh. Well, all right. You can follow along and I'll explain things. But I have to work. It s almost feeding time. Come on. Clean your hands first.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Shazam!’s been teaching Mr. Ram this handshake for almost two months now, ever since he started working here, but Mr. Ram still can’t get it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z “Well,” Heather said after a moment, “mind your feet. It s muddy by the pond.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I guess some genius thought it would be hilarious to cross out a couple of “i”s and “n”s. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z The night of the ball, instead of getting ready in my room like all the other boys, I went upstairs to Javi s room. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Odd vowels, clipped words, and always a hiss on the letter s . . . no wonder it's impossible not to mimic them. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z But that’s exactly what brought on this letter—much more than Bessie’s insistence that I write to you about Ph.D.s and acting. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z John Jr.’s got a crew cut, the thickest little hands. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Zoe notched an arrow and aimed it straight at the manticore s head. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z For example, a cryptogram that looked like a random string of letters might turn out to have more “V”s in it than anything else. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Lieutenant Carroll was in the officer s hooch, and I stopped in to see him. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Both had missed out on being Pa and Mrs.’s flower girls. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I wonder if he s so friendly because his wife is so mean. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z After several relatively peaceful years, J. T.’s gang got involved in a turf war with a neighboring gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Shady was counting on Velma T.’s being more a woman of science than religion. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z D. H. Lawrence wrote a novel, The Trespasser, which was inspired by Wagner s version of Siegfried. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Maybe, since the assignments were so close, she could sneak a look at the paperwork; sometimes there was a clipboard on the nurturer s desk. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She merely preferred to go to Kavanagh s going-away lunch instead of standing in front of the university library holding a placard. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When else is added, the s goes after else: “Stella is mine, and nobody else’s, ” said Stanley. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Clay- tor s demanding, rapid-fire instruction had laid the foundation both for the content of the work at hand and for its intensity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Friends of my mother s said that her baby had been cursed. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Despite the war and the famine, Davi s body continues to grow into that of a young woman. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z If they had half the wits of their pig, they would have fled King’s Landing the night Joff died, before Cersei could assign them some share of blame in her son s death. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Langan s mother has missed a deadline for his financial aid. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But in the neighborhood where J. T.’s gang operated, the path to a decent legitimate job was practically invisible. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Nearly as bad was the time I showed him Patricia C.’s calendar. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman looks down blankly at Geak, who barely reaches Mas thigh and puts two scoops of rice and two fish into Ma s bowl and one of each in Geak’s bowl. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “That s all, he said. “Can you describe the strongest feeling in your dream, son?” The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Several nights later, the scene was identical except that the moon had waned to a sliver and the siphon was pouring liquid back into the jugs left half full of Velma T.’s elixir. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Martin bursts in, and within sixty seconds, he changes his drink order twice, burps, and manages to level Abby s sugar house with an overly enthusiastic finger poke. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z They were there, the two of them standing above her, Diana’s familiar face flushed, smiling anxiously down at her, and the doaor s... Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Greyjoy s longs hips are burned or taken, her crews slain or surrendered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He wants his mother and does not understand why she s not here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She buried her head on Papa-Nnukwu s shoulder, rocking back and forth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z A female presence at this level was such a rarity that a British record keeper later corrected the minutes of the meeting, whiting out the “s” of “Mrs.” so that she became “Mr. Friedman.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I heard ... it was on the new s. I just wanted ... is it him? Have they arrested him?” The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She told me of the Domish prince as well, the sun s son. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “If you add an s to this word, right where this tear in the paper is, you get ‘Egress.’ The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “How are you, sister?” he says when he sees me, beaming, although his eyes are focused on the bag in Celestine s hand. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Whatever s in that bag must really be important,” Diana said quietly as the boys circled the air conditioner, discussing their options. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Marigold jerked her eyes from the figure across the room just long enough to glance at the book in Zane s hands. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “You could say that. It’s Troy Jr.’s thirtieth birthday.” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Obinze did not know the brand but he knew from the stylish smirk on Emenike s face that he was supposed to be impressed. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “And that s just what I did. You never seen that before? Where you from?” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Mostly, however, I kept marveling at the priest s revelations about my mother. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The tailored grey wool that makes up the back of Mr. A. H—’s suit shifts. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Boubacar s students all had laptops open in front of them, the screens bright with e-mail pages, Google searches, celebrity photos. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But they had given him a name: Vincent, after his father s father, and they buried him in the cemetery next to the church where Theodorus was the pastor. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z If s like being in a room of ghosts. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “But people living that close to one another...all you need is for one person to go feral and the whole place is a shambler s paradise.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Tyson ran down the hill, waving his club and yelling, “Bad pony-men! BOO!” while Ella fluttered around him, reciting facts from the Old Farmer s Almanac. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I think you know that I had the best intentions of checking in now and then after S.’s death to see how you and Franny were holding up. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The Igbo words burst out of Papa s mouth. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The traditional spellings have just one s in the middle. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When I quizzed him a bit, it became obvious all kinds of people—people who hadn’t been there that lunch-time—had been coming up to him to repeat Christopher H.’s warning. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He knew he would have to leave this wedged protection and enter the river s surge again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He never mentioned the young woman s name and had nothing more to do with his brother. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The god s face looked liquid in the candlelight, like he couldn’t decide what shape to adopt. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Thomas wouldn’t allow himself to give in to Minho s hopelessness— he didn’t want to give up and die just yet. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In the classroom we all learned past participles, but in the streets and in our homes the Blacks learned to drop s’s from plurals and suffixes from past-tense verbs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Men and women had to flood the areas around their cars and pickups in order to get them unstuck; they pulled them free with Ray Gusdorf s tractor. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I normally love it when my grandparents visit, but today it s pretty awkward. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z In a civilian title, general isn’t the root, so it doesn’t get the s: Two attorneys general went dancing with two major generals. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Look for shells, burnt leaves, anything that says charlie s been here,” Captain Stewart said. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that makes any sense right then is my smashing jimmy snyder 's face. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to these endorsements, Fuller ’s job was saved, but the attacks enraged many in the black community, foremost among them Ann Atwater, who was by this time completely devoted to the charismatic leader. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Ginny’s O.W.L.s were approaching and she was therefore forced to study for hours into the night. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Clarisse s friends were all laughing, and I was trying to find the strength I’d used to fight the Minotaur, but it just wasn’t there. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z And a chain and a keep are nothing, compared to a woman s kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The lightless elevator swayed back and forth as it ascended, turning the boy s stomach sour with nausea; a smell like burnt oil invaded his senses, making him feel worse. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z She looked past Francie’s “A”s and concentrated on the “C minus.” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Quentin and Luster were playing in the dirt in front of T. P.’s house. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z All he needed now was some way to get to Louie s and sell his stuff. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z And I remembered Ares s warning, spoken on the beach in Los Angeles so long ago: When you need it most, your sword will fail you. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z While they sang, I opened my eyes and stared at the wall, at the picture of the family at Chima s baptism. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Now I’ll be white like everyone else in Leamy s, no float, no horse, no shillings to bring home to my mother. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z I raised the shield, and Beckendorf s sword clanged against it. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Father had had a good chuckle over the mix-up and Richard Parker s name had stuck. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared at the scar on Kevin s neck before I got out of the car. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Milgram s idea was to test this question with a chain letter. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The broken Ares flag raced past us and lodged in Charybdis s braces. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But form the plurals of others simply by adding s: curriculums; formulas; memorandums; stadiums. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z I don’t know, but Mrs. W.’s floor is hard—stone, I think, or at least a stonelike substance—and we have no knee pads with us today. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As he shut the door behind him, he heard his mother s voice, beginning , to apologize. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z “If s a little bit weird for me,” he said. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “Shelly was Dusty’s second or third wife, after Jasper Jr.’s mother,” he said. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z The Fire Swamp R.O.U.S.s were a pure rat strain, weighed usually eighty pounds, and had the speed of wolfhounds. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The more successful Goddard s rockets became, the more noise they made. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z His shoulder was beginning to fester from the gnawing and digging that the R.O.U.S.s had done into his flesh. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The men were speaking roughly to Sounder s master. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “It s a grievous wound. Someone tended it, stitched it up. There are the marks.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Well ... I haven’t seen Deedee s in a while, so my guess is that someone started carrying the poor thing back there.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “My armor is made of sky iron, made for me. A bear’ s armor is his soul, just as your daemon is your soul. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z O'BRIEN Let me make sure you understand what' s going on. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z “Okay,” she said, putting her hands under Kaitlin s slight shoulders and wishing she wasn’t in charge of this part. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z "I guess so," ' she said, and she laughed like tinkling bell s as we watched my big, lumbering buffalo make Iris way to the water. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Beckendorf s shroud was made out of metal links, like chain mail. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Jasper s and Cora’s wrists and ankles remained manacled. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I move silently to the wooden gate leading to Blackcliff s grounds and ease it open. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Pa got out of the car and came around and opened Mrs.’s door, giving her his hand. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Say, my spirit, How fares the king and ’s followers? The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z He seemed unfamiliar with the things on the table surface—the blotter with his filled-in “o”s, the ashtray with his cigar end in it—and he turned around and looked at Franny again. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He had said this more or less to himself, but then we heard, as though in reply, a voice call outside: 'If s George Andrews. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Making a loud rustling sound, he leapt out of the bushes right under MacDuff 's nose. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Before, it had been an occasional crackle of gunfire, the steady rhythms of .50-caliber machine guns with the .60 s answering in short riffs. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She made a great show of enunciating her own sparkling s’s, and the effect was profoundly irritating. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z She had made her “g”s the same way he did: He searched through the letter for every one of them, and each felt like a friendly little wave glimpsed from behind a veil. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z I’m not sure if it’s because I complimented him or if if s regret or something else. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was about four in the afternoon when we got to the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The stick, with its jagged, sharp end, sank into his attacker s face. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It s line to hug Nlorn, tut not the clerk at the video store. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let s go down for prayers before Papa calls us.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z That July, my father s paycheck could not cover our rent for the first time. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Without thinking too much about it, he drapes an arm around SJ s shoulders. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z There’s more about s and x sounds on page 153. adult. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z "Well,” he said finally, "it’ s not a gift for boatbuilding, is it?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Some, older than Claire, had spouses and dwellings, and left at the end of the day s work. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They were only miller s sons, from the mill by the Acorn Water. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z T. P. took Quentin up and we went down to T. P.’s house. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z At J. T.’s direction, the ledgers had been rigorously compiled: sales, wages, dues, even the death benefits paid out to the families of murdered members. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The messengers of the Aesir rode like the wind, and they asked each thing they encountered if it wept for Balder, so that Balder could be free of Hel ’s world. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The man who owned the club, Mr. Eugene Miller, used to be in one of Mr. C.’s bands. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z He grabbed Deedee out of Trina s lap far more roughly than he meant to, ignoring the little girl’s cries of protest. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A small black bird flew past and, just for a moment, nipped at the knitted doily on the back of Zane s chair. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A gun appears on it a!s soon as I think it. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The elevator was not much more than a wire cage, and as it slowly ascended, I could see the beautiful blue Atlantic Ocean just a stone s throw away. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z One way to make a noun possessive is to add s; another way is to put of in front of it. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence, of course, displayed no such doubts, which may only have deepened “Dr. Baker” ’s dismay. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “I’d say Gaily s a wee bit ill today, too, so we continue without him. Thomas, defend yourself and then we’ll take the vote on what we should do with you.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z Mrs. Asher s Talent for knitting was so keen that she could finish an entire afghan in eight city blocks. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I see the gray streaks in the woman’s hair and the end of the man s hooked nose and the blue armband of a Dauntless traitor just beneath their shoulders, and recognize them both. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z There wasn’t room on his or Thompson’s small machine to haul the dead person out, however, nor was there space on the Anchorage couple s ATV. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “But that doesn’t answer Rahajamati’s point that—” “This is not the time or place to go into that. I’m certain all of these points will be adequately dealt with in tomorrow s session.” Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Being a Buddhist, Pa believes in visions, energy fields, seeing people s aura, and things other people might view as superstitious. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Except for the whimpering, there was a silence you not only heard, but one you could see on Mrs.’s face. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock after Hagrid s lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right in the shadow of the castle. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A woman at the conference introduced him to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s writings on nonviolent protest. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z As we showed our I.D.s to leave the prison—a safeguard against inmates walking out the front door—I decided that if I were an escaping in-mate, I’d stay away from the fence. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It s going to be up to you, then. You must destroy him.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Just as your mum needs these pieces of wood! Let s drag that big one over here and see if we’re strong enough to break it, shall we?” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ruth raised one shaking finger to her mouth and said, “Shh.” s s “Precisely.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It shook its good hind leg, which did no more than explain the origin of the previous night s knocking: it was the hoof beating against the side of the boat. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Tino came out of the house, and I thought of Henry D.’s line. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A million “I'm sorry”s sound in my head, and I hope they reach Khalil wherever he is, yet they’ll never be enough. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z The discovery of carbon-14 was the high water mark of Kamen s career in the Rad Lab; its publication was the beginning of his painful journey out of Lawrence’s good graces. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z In the turret, the Warden had built three bunks for the boys, with PJ.’s on top. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For the first time, a smile appeared on Aisha s face, a smile that showed as much of her small teeth as her dark gums. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z You had to look at the scar patterns on people s faces to tell the tribes apart—Dinka scar patterns were different from those of the Nuer. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z We used Miss Whitlaw s wagon, taking it across on the ferry. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z I just remember a period when, convinced that an apostrophe was definitely required somewhere, I would cunningly suspend a very small one immediately above the “s”, to cover all eventualities. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z After his own bedroom, there had been a space, and then the last door right at the end of the passage, and that was Miss Mellitt s room. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z Gramps kissed his finger and put it against Gram s cheek. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Blackcliff may have started out as a place to prepare the future Emperor, but now if s just a training ground for the Empire's deadliest asset. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The shambler goes limp and I push her to the side, climbing to my feet as I wipe blood and the shambler s brains off of my cheek. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I touched my forehead and then Torito s to see if I could tell the difference. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z If you were a member of J. T.’s gang for all four years, here is the typical fate you would have faced during that period. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z But it takes time to match every noun and verb, sort all the tenses, remember all the articles, set the tone for every s. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Perhaps he knows that he s to be tomorrow s supper. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I did not say much to Father as we rode back to the Tang people s town. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition, I must devise some means of handling M. Minkoff s latest effronteries. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Local routes also ran every hour to Mutare s city center, thirty minutes away. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Plots within plots, but all roads lead down the dragon s gullet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She added, more loudly, “I think J. R.’s value to us outweighs his danger, that of his knowing. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z With a shout Neel grabbed Ajay s heel, yanked his friend backward, and headed across the pond as fast as he could. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z But at the same time Matt remembered Maria saying that she did know the source of El Patron s transplants: And it’s evil! The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “When we let our light shine before men, we are reflecting Christ s Triumphant Entry,” he said that Palm Sunday. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He wrote this in his e-mail to Ifemelu, how his mother s sadness with her job had also made him sad. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z After all that had happened, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to brighten Jasper Jr.’s day. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z I laughed because Nsukka s untarred roads coat cars with dust in the harmattan and with sticky mud in the rainy season. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They’re steady as can be, and I look around me, at the starry sky and the fields, and the dark, sleeping houses, and I’m here, motherf-—s. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z This time he quite deliberately placed his hand firmly on Gabriel s back, and released the rest of the calming day on the lake. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, most continue to accept Seton s basic thesis: the Americas seen by the first colonists were a wildland of thundering herds and forests with sky-high trees and lakes aswarm with fish. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z |
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