I suppose we were waiting for Ruth to decide when it was time to go back for a second look. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t some fairy tale,” Ivy said after a few seconds. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“Give yourself a second to catch your breath.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“This was ... different. For a second it felt like it was Christmas morning, watching a guy get crushed to death.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He had another three children with his second wife, one of whom was married to the man I was going to work for. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Within months of its introduction, on the strength of that catchy phrase, Winston tipped, racing past Parliament, Kent, and L&M into second place, behind Viceroy, in the American cigarette market. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The second you orchestrated an attack against innocent people.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

For many, it was their first time there, but this was my second time. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

If you strike the “Q” key a second time, another letter lights up. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“The second, third, and fourth floors are where the artists live,” he said. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

It takes less than ten seconds to jot down. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second one would be more challenging, I realized, but not too difficult. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

“We’ve been here all of ten seconds and already it’s trying to kill us. Let’s do what we have to and get gone.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I held down the buzzer for fifteen seconds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He sat downstage, center, for only a second before glancing over his shoulder, getting up, and walking a few steps upstage to line up with the other players. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

We sat at the table dressed in our Shabbat clothes, my father sipping his second glass of tea, both of us a little tired and sleepy from the heavy meal. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

Their meager clothes, imposed on them by foreigners, clung to their thin chests and legs like a second skin finally ready to accept the shape of their bodies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now, Dasch was in Washington, DC, and he was finally ready to call the FBI for a second time. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“Can you imagine?” she says after a second, her voice hoarse. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes narrow on me for a second, angry. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Now, the truth is they earn their living because you found them work, and that brings up a second consideration of this phase of your operation.” Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

On the evening of the second day, the girl—the one who Goddard said was so important—came into his room in between deliriums. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Robin was up on his elbow in a second. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

"The air will take four seconds to evacuate," he said. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa deserved praise for not choosing to have more sons with another woman, of course, for not choosing to take a second wife. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

He went up on to the second landing, and along the corridor, into the room with the dolls. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

When it all came down a second time, I shut the door. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the very last second, just as Charles was nearing victory, the batty billionaire disqualified him on a trumped-up technicality. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Scofield flashed his light and for a second I saw the black man, his face gray with shock, watching the jetting pulsing of his blood spurting into the street. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

From this point the route angled steeply upward along a graceful arete of wind-compacted snow that culminated in the South Summit—where I arrived at 11:00 to find a second, even worse bottleneck. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, she wasn’t sure if he was even alive. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

But it is important to distinguish between the first pair and the second: one deals with space and place; the other with percussive force. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

But then why, peeking out the dormer window, did I see, on the morning after our second night in the attic, a tank rolling by our front lawn? Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He points to the news announcer actor, who breaks in with a second bulletin: The Government Meteorological Bureau has asked observatories to watch for more explosions on Mars. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

In fact, he was elected to a second term. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“Wait, now just hold on a second. I got something here that just might cool your jets.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

For about ten long seconds there was no sound but the rhythmic tick tick tick of the water dripping from Charles’s sodden clothes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The colmado-man raise his eyebrows high, hesitate a second, then say yes. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alma boarded the second flight of her life and within two hours she was back in Arkansas, standing near baggage claim and waiting to see her mother appear on the escalator. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Four looks at Eric for a few seconds before saying, “Tell him that I am satisfied with the position I currently hold.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I wanted her to be like the rest of my teachers: bored, jaded, and counting down the seconds until retirement. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

The look lasts maybe two seconds, but in that time she manages to convey disappointment, doubt, and resentment. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

“All my apologies for troubling you a second time,” said Poirot. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

Butternut was on it in a second, happily licking it while I checked the email—which turned out to be spam. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Several seconds of silence followed, then there was a crash, accompanied by screams of pain and shock from the rats packed into the ditch below. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Neither one, of course, gave a second thought to their little niece. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds for my eyes to adjust to the darkness of the well, then slowly, thirty feet below, I make out the shape of human figures floating on top of the water. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some men stopped laughing, but she paid them no heed as she nocked another arrow and fired at the second target. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

But Louie was already the fastest high school miler in American history, and he was improving so rapidly that he had lopped forty-two seconds off his time in two years. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The other three were routine matters, though the second one would probably mean some tedious wading through lists of figures. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I held myself there for a few seconds, staying steady, then decided to walk on my hands across the stage. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

In addition to the refectory, on the second floor are two small rooms where up to ten women share four beds. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

I expect the Minister of Post could build himself a second or third home out of undelivered boxes. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lit a second candle to the Stranger, for himself. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

For a second they stared down at the juice, dribbled like car oil across their shoes. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And he held my hands for a few seconds. I was fourteen years old then, and I had never kissed a boy, but he kissed me that day, Julian.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Trinity fireball at 25 thousandths of a second after detonation, witnessed by Lawrence and others from a watching post twenty miles from the test site. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

She pointed her bow at Deja Johnson, who was at the back of the second violins. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The Special had her in his arms in a second. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

It took Colin about thirty seconds to find the address of the warehouse in Memphis. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

It had been more than thirteen years since the second Fischer–Spassky match, and people were saying, fearing, he might never play again. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Luckily for me, because I was in the top sixteen in the world, I didn’t have to fence until the second day of competition. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

In the first seconds of the brawl, Captain Brannon had pulled Beasley from the table where he was making his strafing runs and tried to strangle him with his ascot. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I said the number very, very, very fast and I stopped on the second 7 because of course that was my favorite number. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Within a few seconds, he reaches down into the tailings and squeals out, “Turquoise!” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

In the second stage a former animal pathogen evolves to the point where it does get transmitted directly between people and causes epidemics. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only subtle things popped up for a second or two, prompting Tabares to stop the tape and point them out. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

But, at the last second, Fred shifted his weight just so to keep it from capsizing. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

On Saturdays, he has a second job fumigating apartments in Spanish Harlem. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

In late spring, when the page proofs for the second volume had been finished, Stanton and her daughter went to Europe for an extended stay. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I looked at him for a second, y'know, trying to give him my best puppy-dog face even though I wasn't sure I even had one. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

I have no idea that the first one is supposed to be black and the second one Jewish; I think they just have funny voices. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second third was where the Really Deep began. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, there’s total quiet while it sinks in. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Blackwood’s solar was on the second floor of a cavernous timber keep. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Their second to last exam, on Thursday morning, was Defense Against the Dark Arts. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I stood twice for recognition—once, with the kids who were on the honor roll all three years, and second, because I played on the Sea Hawks’ tournament-winning basketball team. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

His mouth came wide open, he stood up, his face was now in front of the second hole and, doggone-it-ail, some of the rotten folks in the crowd hollered out, “Two!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

My second prayer wasn’t said with just words. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Though the old man lay upstairs, after a second stroke, and lingered, giving no trouble. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The operation takes him no more than fifteen seconds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

He swallowed it whole and then dug for the second one. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

TaShon looked up at the ceiling, as if it could be ripped off any second. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes into the second half, Josiah tapped the ball past his defender on the left wing and then ran after it, leaving the Blue Springs player frozen behind him. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

In the first case such generosity is damaging; in the second, it is indeed necessary to be thought generous. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

He went into second gear, the engine spluttering and gasping, and he raced the engine, jamming the throttle down and snapping the choker in and out savagely. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

She sagged for a second and then spun away for Mr. Sabbatini’s class. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

If they went to their second or third reaction we wouldn’t be doing this story. Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We sauntered through all the big department stores, touching expensive things without the white clerks giving us a second look. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was the same story with the second. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I took Gran’s initial resting heart rate, counting a total of thirty-four beats for thirty seconds, and scribbled sixty-eight in my notebook. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“The second purpose,” he says, “is that only the top ten initiates are made members.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I mean, I was still just the second guy off the bench, just the dude who provided instant offense. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second section of this first draft that Washington sent to Hamilton focused on the foreign policy issues that had dominated his second term. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I'll be last, or second to last since the girl tribute precedes the boy from each district. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

A spiral staircase in the living room leads up to an open space that composes much of the second floor. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Julia just stands there for a second like she isn’t sure what to do, but then she says, “Okay, then, late!” and runs back to her other friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Through the marble choir screen at the back of the room is a second, deeper chamber, this one filled with church relics. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

A second rock struck Shin in the head, knocking him to the ground and making him dizzy. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The second task would lay perfume on the air and gladden noses near and far. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m not hungry, and Violet’s going to be driving up any second.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

Doctor Korczak brought me new clothes, the second person ever to do that. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

Just how many seconds they could not agree on. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The searchlight shone directly at them for seconds that felt like minutes, but then it swung away and the engine noise changed as the steersman opened the throttle and moved off along the flood. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

A second later his face changed back to a smile, a nanosecond flicker. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cut swiftly, and looked up: that other angel from the sky was only seconds away, and his expression was terrifying. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Arobynn told me that second place was just a nice title for the first loser.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ray looked at me for a few seconds, hard. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, the second day of i960, both rooms were booked for 2:00 P.M.—the hour that four detectives from Kansas had selected for their first confrontation of Hickock and Smith. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned how to draw a tree in second grade. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

About the same time Maddie joined the Air Transport Auxiliary, her friend the wireless operator was seconded to the SOE, the Special Operations Executive. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

She didn’t see why I needed a second pair since she just got me my First Communion ones. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“When it hit him, just for a second, he was dazed. He came back to his senses.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

And for the first time in fifteen days, JB looks at me for a split second, and I almost see the hint of a smile. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

The damaged copy of a gene is reconstructed using the complementary strand, or the second copy of the gene, as its guide.* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

In 17 minutes and 47 seconds I got up from my seat and walked to the front of the room, where I handed the answer form and the booklet to the teacher. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“If I have to order you a second time to tell me where you got him, you are lost,” Oedipus said. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

By the carpentry workshop, he found Meeks, the second mate, lounging in the doorway while Harison sat outside, running a cleaning rag over his revolver. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Luke caught it and didn’t hesitate for a second. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

This was only her second trip into a hot area. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miguel turned and ran for a staircase winding up to the second floor. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

For a second it held, suspending him above an infinite pit. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I was going to tell her they were vampire bites, but something told me to tell the truth this time. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

“First rule: attendance is taken only when you are in your seats before the second bell rings.” Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The second son, Ignatius, my classmate, was not my favorite, I discover now, because he was far and away the best student. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a strange second, I don’t know who I’m hearing, whispering in my ear. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second day of the hunting season I stuck my head out of my door and decided my yard was messy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The water was rising past the second floor. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z

Knowing who the father was, it took him only a fraction of a second to regret he had not shot him in the head when he had the chance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She forced glass after glass of milk down him, and she didn’t leave him alone for a second. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The radioactive element used in the core was solinium 2, which had a half-life of fourteen seconds. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“Wait a second! Before you log out, you’ve got to see something,” he said, opening a window in front of me. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When it was finally clear, I turned the water to full cold and stood there for thirty seconds. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

When she was satisfied that all was well, she sat on the second step and reached under the third, searching deeper and deeper until her fingers found what she was searching for. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Your guessing this thing surprised me, as it took me ten years to think of it. Your second guess, sodium oil, was not as good. I tried it years ago. Eleven days.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On the second floor, we enter the auditorium. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, shock gives way to disbelief, disbelief to pain, and pain to anger. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z

Liam met my gaze for a split second, nodding in the direction of his side mirror. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

As he closed the trunk door on Gabriel for the second time, Cabot noticed the picture on his shirt. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

Thomas, still a bit queasy from the Changing, forced himself to take a second and gain his composure. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Virgil wondered what the pillowcase was for, and in the space of about three seconds, he thought of a handful of terrifying scenarios: the Bull would smother him with it. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

For precious seconds he stood, the cut line of swells moving toward him, stood and stared in disbelief. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second thing I noticed was Sohrab’s uncle, who stood behind the counter. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

An intermission lasts about twenty seconds, during which stations across the country can make announcements. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

They must have run a second check through the area. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Koffi had been only a few feet in front of him, just seconds ago; now he couldn’t see her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

For a second my mother’s face radiated sunshine yellow, then it flared into orange and then bright, burning red—the color of fire, the color of hate, the color of my hair. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“It’ll take you two seconds to post the message. Do you remember it?” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A second later, I hear her backpack vibrate. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

My second officer, as usual, had disappeared after doing his go-rounds, leaving me to move all these guys through the showers myself. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three seconds later, a huge burst of pops. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

I wait for thirty seconds before hitting the button myself. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

The second I saw my mom sitting in the waiting room, I knew it was bad. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Tobias tells me this story: When the Erudite reached the lobby stairwell, one of them didn’t go up to the second floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The good feeling that usually came with them only lasted a second. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

She dropped it into the metal wastebasket counting the seconds it took to fall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the last second, Matthias dropped into a crouch, knocking the first wolf into the dirt, then rolling right to pick up the bloodied knife the previous combatant had left in the sand. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Trevor paused for a second and I waited for him to say no, and that I was his best friend. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The car dipped and bucked every few seconds as Dad kept slamming on the brakes to avoid potholes. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She held it for a second, and then slammed the frame into the concrete. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

August is gone about thirty seconds when she leaps up and grabs my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s last gift to her had been a second chance at life, and that gift couldn’t be wasted. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A starling trapped in the house flew up the stairs to the second floor. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the second attempt, we were escorted to the side door of the school by Little Rock policemen. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

On the first day he returned with a rabbit, and on the second with two birds. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

In January of my sixth-grade year, Josh joined us as a second cameraman at a judges’ conference in Santa Barbara, California. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

In order to scale up to allow for the second reflection, Brunelleschi’s board would have needed to have an area of four square feet, not one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

As I reach the second landing, red emergency lights flood the arena. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That did the trick: seven other horses were entered to try for second place. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ceiling collapsed, and the second floor fell into the first. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

“Oye, pero did you see that there’s going to he a pool on the roof and one on the second floor? How sick is that?” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t more than a few seconds before I bumped gently into the end of the Agena. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its gaze had been pointed down at the ground, where my avatar had stood a second earlier. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Prosper dragged the second air mattress to the window so he could see Ida's garden and the canal behind it. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

We were almost a whole lap around, and I could see my teammates well into their second and final one. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

In a sluice of seconds, they were dressed, back in the living room, Play pressed on the video recorder. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He had been cut after the second day of practice and had gone to his room and cried for three days. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In my first letter I had hoped to impress you with my brilliant prose, but that will have to wait for my second. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds, the man lay on the floor with blood gushing from his ears. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

We came out for the second half and Ice came up to me again. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

“Moody says he didn’t see her anywhere near the judges’ table at the second task, or anywhere near the lake!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the second, Tom Deckard, the other American, failed to qualify. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

He noticed the man in the second row staring at him. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had a feeling that the entire building could burn down around them right this second and still the old man would say he didn’t smell any smoke. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

I found the window to my old bedroom, second floor, third window south of the main steps to the house. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when I proceeded to talk my way through the next class, he assigned me a second essay. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

After 19 years of promised and canceled flights, the Soviet Union had just launched the second woman into space from the Soviet space center in Baikonur. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

In geography the discovery game and the naming game went hand in hand; but in science the second was slower to get going than the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Morehouse doesn’t say anything, for a split second I think about hanging up, but somehow I squeeze the words around the lump in my throat. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

As I struggled to stay afloat, I looked around wildly for the children who I clearly saw fall into the water seconds before me. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

We shook hands, and for a second he placed his left hand on my right shoulder lightly, and I wanted to turn and kiss it. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rage controlled Cole’s hand as he drew back, paused for a split second, and then flipped the lighted match inside the shelter. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

“I’m the second son of Frederick C. Little, of this city.” Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

He waited a second, then sounded kind of disappointed when he said, “Don’t take it so seriously, Bud, I am teasing, you know.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

It took only one of those seconds for Kate to think: It has to be all four of us, but Constance can't handle them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The second part of my education had begun. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

For a second, I had a crazy thought that maybe Fred had sent me the story in the Globe, as a response to my postcard. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

“You won’t get second chances. You make a mistake now and you die.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

He twisted around and pushed himself up toward the surface, only seeing at the last second that the jellyfish had drifted above him. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

When the item passes from an account into the game and is used, there’s a split second when it is vulnerable. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Golden Gray went into the second room to change his clothes—this time he chose something formal, elegant. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Technically, Pluto’s not a planet anymore,” Kojo told the second grader. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

From her hiding place Lyra watched the Master's eyes, and indeed, they flicked toward the table for a second, where the Tokay had been. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The second was that I seemed to have more of a sense than most kids about the physical space surrounding me. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Kind of like when you step on black ice and realize you’re going to fall a second before you actually slip. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“He won’t find another Savage to help him out a second time,” they said. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several seconds for Thomas to get his bearings and see straight. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She flinched for a second, then straightened her spine. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

It takes ten minutes for “On the Come Up” to upload on Dat Cloud, and twenty seconds to text Supreme the link. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“It means to render something null and void, usually a contract. The second D is for Decrepitate. Which is the act of throwing someone into a fire.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dean rejected this audacious plan, in part because he was unconvinced that a second lab was needed at all, much less on Teller’s megalomaniacal scale. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

The second laughs: a strange, puzzled laugh, as if he does not quite believe the Germans would come to his country and leave a city like this behind. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Mr Coombes’s performance the second time was the same as the first. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

At a second blow the door yielded and fell back, with timbers burst and lock broken. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I didn’t risk a second to say good-bye; I crossed the abandoned fields in the rapidly diminishing light and was alone by the time the Congo five-minute twilight began. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

The second apparently problematic feature of the historian’s enterprise is that some important developments are quite simply invisible to the participants. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The velocity required for that was 25,500 miles per hour, or approximately seven miles per second, a distance I could visualize easily because seven miles was the distance between Coalwood and Welch. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

For a brief second, Cole felt a furry head pass between his back teeth and he willed his jaws together with every ounce of strength he could gather. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

The men looked at each other for a second longer before they put away their weapons and began fashioning a stretcher from long branches. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“We don’t run much into clerks, because there’s only one Jaggers, and people won’t have him at second hand. There are only four of us. Would you like to see ’em? Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

In a split second the soldiers pounced on him. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

“I wasn’t expecting you to save my life,” Paulette replied, offering Stella her hand for the second time. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I run to second, slide, pop up, and then head to third. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

And he actually had come up with a good solution: he would ask Darkness to make another communication stone and use the second one to learn the songs. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She looked at me a second, and then she hugged me very, very tight while we both cried a million tears. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

Every few seconds, pressed between expensive fabrics and glittering jewels, he could pretend that he was lost among them, invisible in his simpler kaftan. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Harry made up his mind in a split second. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

If the cameras look in the ultraviolet, however, we see a graceful, complex swirling weather system in the high atmosphere, where the winds are around 100 meters per second, some 220 miles per hour. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second I was laughing my head off and the next second I was feeling very surprised ’cause something hit me just as hard as Snaggletooth MacNevin had smacked Herman E. Calloway. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

A whistling had begun to sound in his ears, growing louder by the second. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Laney blew kisses to the second floor, which were returned with equal enthusiasm. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a split second, the look in Junito’s eyes is different. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Balder was Odin’s second son, and he was loved by his father, and by all things. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

For a split second I thought I knew him—his eyes looked exactly like Miles’s. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes. But not as strong as your own will be when I give you the second injection. Now, the Book.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I followed and Cecile put her fork down for a second to snap fingers on both hands. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I grabbed the phone as it rang a second time. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

When Major McEvoy came home later that night I accosted him the second he stepped through the door, demanding that he say whether Edmond and Isaac had been moved somewhere else and if so where. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a second’s hesitation, she ran to it and lifted the lid. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

This was the second of two back-to-back competitions, and we had had a training camp in between tournaments. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Fortunately, I pull my bow at the last second and it sticks in an oak trunk to his left. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Am I right so far? 3RD JUROR: That’s the story, for the nineteenth time. 8TH JUROR: Fifteen seconds after he heard the body fall. 11TH JUROR: Correct. 8TH JUROR: His bed was at the window. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

I believe ... that she is a second Mozart; anyhow she is more than a Mozart considering her Darwin blood.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second I’m in the boat, the next I’m underwater. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

A jar of oil exploded against the second floor and John and Gloria’s bedroom caught. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

I balance for a split second, but Captain Smith shoves me and I fall onto the ’tween deck floor. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He picked up Laura by the waist, swung her down, as he used to swing her, easily, without a second thought... American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

This will be the second gift I’ve ever received from someone who is not my mother or my father. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Just as strange is the second man’s claim not to have heard the sound of his gun going off. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

When the second bell rings, I run to Miss Saunders’s class like somebody set my shoes on fire. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z

The second group was comprised of ten of the silliest girls Harry had ever encountered, who, when he blew his whistle, merely fell about giggling and clutching one another. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

The second number on the list has an 8 for its second digit. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“Give me the second meat, you take the first bone.” The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

At 01:42 and 23 seconds, the captain repeated, “Go around,” but he was slow to pull the plane out of its descent. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

Jack’s family apartment occupied the entire second floor of this building in Gdynia. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

I keep watching Sandy for a second, thinking about everything I heard my mom and dad talk about last night. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Lovey pressed her hand against my chest softly, just for a second, then said, “Just water it sometimes. Think you can handle that?” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The second was to help users memorize the alphabet by placing the letters in a fixed sequence and giving them easy-to-remember names. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

He squozed his eyes shut for a second, let out a long breath, sat down, and said, “What? What now?” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The second day she lifted her hand to flip open a book of poems by Emily Dickinson, trying an experiment. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She let go of my ear and called out: “Paine! You come back here right this second!” Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Whenever we dropped Monday at home, Ma would wait for her to walk inside, jittery, looking over her shoulder every second, triple-locking the car doors. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For perhaps five seconds it was within the angle of Winston’s vision. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And then I head up to the second level. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

When the second man dropped, she crouched beside him and rolled up his right sleeve—a tattoo of a hand, its first and second fingers cut off at the knuckle. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She looks for a second or two more then hands the binocs to me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

A green car came up the road and turned into the yard of the second red house. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

The second lesson is that in good decision making, frugality matters. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, her face contorted in anger. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He’d proposed to her on her birthday, giving her a diamond solitaire in addition to the hat he’d bought for her after their second date. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

The second I hand them over, he rips them open and pours a bunch into his mouth. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He had added a second story, installed a private cinema, built heated greenhouses, and laid out formal gardens. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

“Upstairs, second door on your left,” Mrs. Allen says. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sang out to the person at the door, “One second! It’s lo-ocked!” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

“Er — yes, Harry — about this cupboard. Your aunt and I have been thinking ... you’re really getting a bit big for it... we think it might be nice if you moved into Dudley’s second bedroom.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

For one second I saw Beau looking down at me from the log, getting smaller as I rushed away, and then the water spun me and I was gone. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Actually, Esther had been a disruption during the first and second grade, and I had been shamefully glad when she left. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that Beverly, the second of Mr. Clutter’s surviving daughters, had married Mr. Vere Edward English, the young biology student to whom she had long been engaged. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

She waits by the door a few seconds, peeking into the hallway. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

She recognized this woman, even though her face changed by the second, becoming more and more beautiful. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

This is the second lesson of Blink: understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Texas is gray for five more seconds, before flooding beautiful, beautiful, unmistakable Lake LBJ blue. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

"Yeah, I live on the second too," he said with a straight face. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The attackers chased after them, running past the ambush formed by the second group. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Mariner 9 mission that near-surface winds of more than 140 meters per second—faster than half the speed of sound on Mars—arose in that storm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He picked up his exercise book while sucking the second bone. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In a matter of seconds the wounded neck split into two necks, each of which grew a full-size head. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“But first we have to head back up to the farm. There’s something I need to take a second look at.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Maybe she just decided at the last second. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

For a second, Luke was on his back—the first time in years. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The second one makes a twirling motion beside his ear, with his finger, denoting craziness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Then, as slowly as might be expected from any lady no longer in her first, or even her second, youth, she climbed down from the driver's seat to the wet earth. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

“What do you want to go to the Eddy for?” the second boy said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are you “And then it cut off. “I’ve timed the message, and it’s one minute and twenty-seven seconds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then he remembered all his second thoughts about where he belonged. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Teddy let a few seconds of quiet pass before moving on. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just because I wanted him to kiss me for, like, one second doesn’t mean I like Theodore Finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She squinted, and for a few seconds all she saw was the muted star shine of the night lanterns. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“The first should be June 12, the second June 19, and the third June 29.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She felt them gathering their strength inside her, felt each passing second crystallize into a map of strategic striking points wrapping around Wick’s body. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Three days later, we came to that passage in our Talmud class, and for the second time that year Rav Gershenson called out my name and asked me to read and explain. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The second policeman meanwhile was struggling to open the bedroom door; apparently my parents had bolted it from within. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Leah and I have not thought of her in that way since the second grade, when we passed her up in the school spelling bee. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, they said, the Preacher rode the other white stallion to Toronto and sold it and the second pistol in the market there. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

I told him that it would take me ten seconds to break into that vault room. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Holly’s eyes flickered open, and for a second she could have sworn that there was concern in those eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I glance out my window at the mini-mansion across the street, and I spot Darius stepping closer to the wide window on the second floor of his house. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

You can’t judge that kind of thing. 9TH JUROR: He said fifteen seconds. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the second floor, you pass by the computers. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

But the eventual outcome of the flight is the same: after a few seconds, the raven arrives at the tree. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Whatever happened, I'm almost certain she's stuck out there, somewhere between the second fire and the unlit one at my feet. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“A school official, who spoke with us under guarantee of their anonymity, said that the metal detectors were installed after a fight broke out on the second day of school.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Not unusually severe for an ice age, it had twin peaks, the first about 70,000 years ago and the second at about 20,000 years ago. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, his eyes shift to mine. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He didn’t believe for a second that Chuck wasn’t scared; it almost hurt to see him acting brave. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

In a fraction of a second she had dug out the shell and held it in the palm of her hand. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

There, my sisters and I wore our hair short and never gave it a second thought. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

I’d seen the crowds circling the dead in the mornings, heard the wailing in the halls when a second shifter lost a pocketbook to quick hands in the dark. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The 5:38 southbound train went by Petra’s window exactly three seconds before it passed Calder’s. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Harry hurried up alongside them — for a split second, he thought he was seeing bonfires, and men darting around them — and then his mouth fell open. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You just tell me the second you don’t want to anymore,” his mother said, then looked back up to Esperanza. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gibbs stared at her for a few seconds, like he wasn’t quite sure what he was supposed to say. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He turned his phone so they could all three see it and queued the video to the part where Dimple had her three second solo. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The speed was impossible; at the mile mark, they were nearly a full second faster than a fifteen-year-old speed record. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a couple seconds for her to realize I was watching her, and I know this sounds completely lame, but in those few seconds I could see right into her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

For a second his dark eyes are on mine, and he’s quiet. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds, he had vanished into the shadows. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It took me a few seconds to remember my sad situation. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But tragically, she died after giving birth to the second child. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, there was complete silence. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

I looked over her shoulder every few seconds, watching the other students check their bags for notes. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He went up the hill to the second street, went through a gate in a high board fence and was not seen again until evening. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The serum will go into effect in sixty seconds. This simulation is different from the aptitude test,” he says. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

When she emerged a few seconds later with a piece of pottery in each hand, he knew better than to offer to help her out of the water. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Within this section the office occupied the third floor, a storage area the second, and refuse the first. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bomb suddenly explodes in the video, and Mr. Blankenship wakes up for about half a second. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe twenty seconds or so before the seizure I slip into this thing called an aura. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

He hesitated for a second before he answered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Mariam pulled the blanket off the baby, was horrified to find a second one beneath, clucked her tongue, and pulled that one off too. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Then on the second night I wouldn’t hear anything. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But the conviction that between you and I is an error needs a second look, together with the explanation that the phrase is a hypercorrection. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

With a joyful click, fizz, I open the second can of G&T and realize, with a rush, that I haven’t thought about Tom all day. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me a strange look, but didn’t ask why until I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Shin’s second demand was that he be named grade leader at school, a position that would allow him to work less and not be beaten as often. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Starting the second week of class, on Thursday afternoons, the teenage kids caught a bus to the school district main offices for Quang-ha's appointment in Dell Duke's windowless mobile unit. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

In a second he was flying upward again, a mouse in his talons. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Every few seconds I’d look for cop cars even though we were a long ways from the store and I supposedly didn’t care. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Meanwhile, they locked my Jimmy up and threw away the key without a second thought. And he didn’t kill anybody!” Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lily turned around and gazed at Jilly for a few seconds. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Sorry to interrupt the Darius Show, but can I talk to you for a second?” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

For that brief second I thought she was starting to like me. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

The second the season was over they became vague, fuzzy shapes, as indistinguishable as the thick clouds that skimmed across the sky into the horizon. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you choose the second route, the probability is A that none of your soldiers will die, and 2A that all 600 will die. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

All it had taken for me was one glance, or 1.28 seconds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Her voice sounded so anxious it caused Prosper to have second thoughts. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

I try to keep my expression from changing, but my heart stops beating for a second. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

For half a second her face changes—something sharp and bitter—but right away she smiles again and says, "Sure, see you 'round." Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second officer checked his list, then shook his head. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The first founding declared American independence; the second, American nationhood. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The light was dim deeper into the shrubbery, and Robbie’s slender form blended so well with the curling vines and branches it took Sierra a few seconds of squinting to find him. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I tried for a sec, but I kept peeking at him every couple seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

On the second play of the game, Comer went sixty- four yards for a touchdown, his seventh of the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

In a panic, they tied a rope to the generator and threw it overboard, to serve as a second anchor. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

It takes him a few seconds to take the hint. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Victor looked at me for a few long seconds. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The figure whips its head in our direction, just as the moon finally peers out from behind the clouds, and for a second before the figure turns and runs, I see a face. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“I’ll give you thirty seconds more to get away. Thirty seconds!” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s not legally possible for Briony to go before a judge and tell him she’s had second thoughts, then she can at least go and tell our parents. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A group of only five students, we met in the greenhouse on the second floor. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

On the second story of the Exchange, she hoisted herself onto a window ledge just wide enough to perch on. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

There was nothing even a little bit controversial about the second edition of The Landry News. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

Deval called and said you’d promised to be downstairs with Mr. Ram in ten minutes,” says Mom the second I wake up. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

The white lance and the striped one exploded in splinters within a second of each other. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

In a split second the driver made the right choice: he dove out of the chariot, which careened away and exploded in green flames. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maya watched her for a long minute, then went upstairs and brought back the second bottle. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

"Upper-division drama is second period, every day, and we rehearse after school three days a week. Monday, Wednesday, Friday." You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was clear that the pursuers intended to capture them, not kill them, for a burst of gunfire just then would have finished both of them in a second. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stepping into the second boot, Bridge’s mom nodded. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And behind her, a second self, her stark shadow against the back wall of the garage — he saw that too. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, her vision altered in terrifying ways. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I lost sight of it for a second, but the fifty-foot wave that raced toward the invading ship, dousing fire spouts and drowning fetterlings, let me know he had landed in the marina. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of her second week she began pestering Mark Fossie to take her down to the village at the foot of the hill. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

On his knees, unable to rise, Jonas tried a second time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z

I thought of the person from the car, the gleaming white teeth, the close-cropped hair, and the way his voice went from sweet like honey to cold and dark within seconds. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

For a fleeting second he thought it might be a thief, but then he discounted that, because robbers in a place like this were as unlikely as wild animals. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sansa was wondering what it might mean when a second bell joined in, and a third, their voices calling across the hills and hollows, the alleys and towers, to every comer of King's Landing. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They spun for a few seconds before shooting up out of a toilet into a cubicle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For a second, I almost wished we could’ve taken our chances with Janus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

The cup freezes halfway to my lips, and for a second I can't remember whether I was picking it up or putting it down. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

In second grade, there had been a class checkers tournament, and George and Rick had been the two best players. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

On that second day we abandoned our sledge. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

But when it comes to survival, all I know is that there are no second- and third-place trophies. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Well, his older brother got out of there the second he could. His shoes left skid marks on the doorstep,” Dad says. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Miss Harbottle had proposed the motion on the floor that all the girls in school enter handiwork in the fair, and Mother had seconded it. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

There was no mention of the secret tennis game, and nothing at all that seemed related to the first clue—not until the last thirty seconds of the video. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

He takes a second dive for the doorknob; this time he connects, and pushes past Byrd into the house. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

She twirled them in the air for a second and snapped her fingers forward like she was shooting marbles. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Koffi felt something rise in her that took a second to identify. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

This is the second time in a week. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

This eye would stare us down for as long as ten seconds. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

As she finished the second strand, the crow, who was staring toward the house, suddenly cried out: “I see the cat!” Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He lit a second match, then a third, and they too sputtered out. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh no. My dad will be here any second.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

When he is an actor, I know he’ll be able to project those glaring eyes clear up to the second balcony. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

It was a large timbered structure, three stories high, the second and third levels leaning far over the alley upon which it faced. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Tobin thinks about that for a second. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

I look to the other door, the one that leads to the empty second bedroom. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“And the defendant’s boat—do I understand this right?— had a new line on the port side, sheriff—again the second cleat from the stern?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

At some displays he took more time; the potters’ hopes rose a little higher with every second he examined their wares. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He had come intending to stay in South Africa, but now had second thoughts, because he had now seen the truth about apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Winston halted, stood for several seconds wondering vaguely what to do, then turned round and began to retrace his steps. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Any second now, Professor McGonagall would come back and lead him to his doom. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She waited just a second, then swung around and looked full in his face. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I was in the left-hand passenger seat, and for a moment I thought about jumping out and making an escape into the woods, but I would have been shot in a matter of seconds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following evening they board a Pan Am flight to London, where after a five-hour layover they will board a second flight to Calcutta, via Tehran and Bombay. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

It’s hard not to sneak a second look. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

The second he got outside, he started scampering to the car with the speed of a little boy going to open his birthday presents. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second interesting thing is that, of course, as seniors they must have already known where the health center was, and doubtless had visited it several times already. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Took me one minute, twenty seconds. I'm out of shape." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Luke’s guards were too stunned to do anything except watch the bear twins’ bodies dissolve into smoke. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nomenee, his second child, would end up with a degree from Harvard Business School. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The dog shook his head, knocking the second ear back into place. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

Hafa asked, standing on her toes for a second and lowering her feet again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Across the hall, in the smoke-choked room where Hickock was undergoing his second interrogation, Church and Nye were methodically applying a more roundabout strategy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitate for a second before clicking on it, a sea of pictures and videos and artwork from my sister filling my screen. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A few seconds after my eargear was attached and activated, I began to hear the placid monotone of the HR mainframe, droning instructions and other information. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Or maybe it was because everyone deserves a second chance. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Ellis chews on her lower lip for a second. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

It was perfectly happy cruising in second gear: he guessed it must have spent a lot of its time at that speed, holding up traffic. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

He indicates the mast-like pole that pokes out at the front of the ship, like Pinocchio’s nose after the second or third lie. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

If Robbie could make it to that window and have a few seconds of safety to touch the mural, he could ignite the whole thing with spirit. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Three groups of them: the first got one grain per peck, the second one grain every other peck, the third was random. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

For dessert we dip chunks of fruit in a pot of melted chocolate, and Cinna has to order a second pot because I start just eating the stuff with a spoon. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ben could feel a blush moving the length of his body, one that in a matter of seconds would be a full five feet, ten inches tall. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Reloading was a time-consuming process that called for two hands and more than twenty seconds. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not a single person gave us a second glance after Kermit opened his mouth. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

There will come a time soon—any second—when she'll pull away and this will be over. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Because it is as though the one who is left steps for a time upon a stage and each second swells to an unlimited amount of time and he is watched by many eyes? The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Neumann Two pulls the suspenders off the second dead man and takes some braided shallots from the lintel and bundles them against his chest and leaves. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We all hit Pause on ourselves—and press Play at the exact same second, like four cars moving at a green light. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I made the second call telling the cops that the drugs were in another coffin.” 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second quarter started, and Benji returned with ice cream and candy bars. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

I knowed right at that second how smart my pa was. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds, the kettle was full. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

But we don’t get as far as that; a second bombardment begins. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t think. Just draw. Fifteen seconds. Ready? Draw your soul. Go.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

The guard loses his grip on him for just a second, and Tobias crumples to the floor. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In theory, it was ruled by King Lotharon and his second wife, the Queen. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

In second grade, Robert Caseman and his ilk matured a bit. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Shamika and his mother were sipping a second round of coffees and gossiping about all sorts of things, but Moss kept to himself. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

In the second half, Felix scored eight points, all on fast breaks, and had a couple of assists. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

The double doors to the ballroom are open as I pass by, so I stop for a second to look. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

“A second ago, you admitted needing Parzival’s help to find the Tomb of Horrors.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Another servant helps me into a robe and leads me to the bathing chamber for our second bath of the day. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

The last night of the eliminations turned out like the second night. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

A fake took Brothers into the air and I went up a split second later, leaned into him for the foul and put the ball against the boards. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he chased her from the second hole, she turned quickly on her short legs and made for the first. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z

The glass face, the hour hand, and the minute hand'd gone and only a bent second hand was left. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We caught eyes for a second, but then I darted mine to my french fries and ketchup. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

He switches to a second frequency and repeats the transmission. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was that crazy backstage theater mayhem where sweaty actors stand euphoric while people come worship them for a few seconds. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

For a split second, she wished she could take it back. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She giggle at this a second and I suck in my breath at the word maid. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She only knew they were coming for her, and she only had seconds to figure out a plan. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The last time we had a new driver, we didn’t get to school until second period.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I took my earbuds out for a second and put my journal down on the step. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

He’d recovered quickly, and ran now with almost no effort, despite nearing the end of his second hour of running. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

She charged through the row of brush and small trees that separated the second field from the river, grabbing Sammy’s hand, pulling him with her. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Often, phrases come in definite pairs, with the first phrase feeling very unfinished until it is completed by the second phrase, as if the second phrase were answering a question asked by the first phrase. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

We had not seen her, nor did we know her family, and the marriage, in the second year after Sacrabani’s birth, was solemnised at her parents’ house without either of us being present. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

Janae always has a pin in her hair, and it only takes her a second to crack open the lock. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Once I knocked the first guy out, the second guy turned around and noticed me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

As a senior, for the second year in a row I was captain of the fencing team, and we continued defending our state champion status. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

For a second, he thought he saw a shadow before he dragged Tad again and rounded the corner. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I stopped kicking for a second and said, “One, two, three . . .” Then I gave my arms one more flap to go back to shore and down I went again! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But as is true of all humans, they were stunned for one day, admiring on the second, and on the third day could not remember very clearly ever having gone to any other school. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bull held his disbelieving grimace for a full ten seconds, staring at his finger as though a stigma had formed on his dust-violated digit. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hasn’t sent me anything since last night, when I asked about a second date. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds of tinkering, she released the padlock and eased the door open with one hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He waited a second, then swung around and hurled that gun out into the night air, screaming. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“It’ll go away in a second. Please don’t touch it. It’s dangerous.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Artemis could have sworn his heart had stopped. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

All is silent for a few long seconds. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

That small circle of earth became a second home to both of us. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

They paid no more attention when she had the second spell. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that dim light, it took her several seconds to recognize it for what it was: the thing was pale and swollen like a grub, with thin, sticklike arms and feet. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Ulbrickson’s boys were nearly five full seconds behind the leaders now. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When Mosca rowed alongside, the second figure cast a line with a hook toward Prosper to keep the boats from drifting apart. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

But there was a second reason for his reluctance to publish. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

For several seconds he was too stunned even to throw the incriminating thing into the memory hole. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Idiptu, who had jumped off one second before impact, swung himself through the shattered windows. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She had been our second mother for so long—would she now become the one to grieve us? X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was in too much pain to say anything for a full ten seconds, so she just lay there staring at the ceiling as the merry tunes of “Dil Na Diya” blared into the room. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds she could not speak. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Coach told me to try to run one hundred meters in nine seconds and fifty-eight milliseconds—Bolt's time. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Let me remind you that you did smile at me one time for one-millionth of a second, and, oh, here’s a major selling point: Joe doesn’t like girls and I do.’” The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I thought I’d hit you too hard. No—wait—” I fumble for my knife, every second I’m conscious making me more lucid and, thus, more murderous. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

That first night in Block 16, the rest of us squeezed into the second room—Granny, Lillian, age fourteen, Ray, thirteen, May, eleven, Kiyo, ten, Mama, and me. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

He started to sing along and bob his head for a few seconds. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

And so they left Marco, and when George turned around just a few seconds later, he was gone. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Cooter thought on it for a second then said, “Well, sir, I thought I did. But now I’m thinking that maybe Elijah give me some bad information!” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

“We’ll need to have ourselves a second line in case they get through,” said the innkeeper. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I turned around to talk to Will for one second, and you were already done.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

I stood there looking at him for a few seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

After a second or two of disorientation, I reflexively began to play, moving the joystick left just in time to avoid losing one of my ships. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I’ve only seen a handful of folks walking around the town, but the church is easily the size of the First Baptist, the second largest church in Baltimore. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

As their ritual combat moved toward the second phase, the two bears began to prowl restlessly on the snow, edging forward, swinging their heads. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

I closed them behind me and dialed Henry’s number, half-expecting he wouldn’t answer but to my surprise he did, on the second ring. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

W.E. looked up for one split second with terror in his eyes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“I have to become a Junior Agent in order to inherit Quinton’s second Farewell Briefcase. And there’s a whole petition against me being in the finale.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Who’s got a watch with a second hand? 2ND JUROR: I have. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know—maybe it doesn’t count as a date. But it was the second time we hooked up. And, I don’t know, you were just so...sweet about it. Don’t get mad, alright?” Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

“No!” he says loud, looking up at me for a split second, before he looks away again. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

It was a very confident move, to touch her like that, seconds after reintroducing himself. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The second vase—he had not heard the crash. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

“Happy New Year, everybody,” she says after the second bell. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

She jerked her hand out of mine, and for the second time in five minutes I heard that word: “No.” Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z

She studied that a while and for a second her face worked again as though she would cry. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pet’s empty face stayed on her for long seconds. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I was in the second batch, with Talloi and another person. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Especially considering that thirty seconds ago, I thought she might be dying. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

I was just a jerk who’d been given a second chance. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I dont see why you keep on talking about the Eddy,” the second said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You should all remember what it’s like to be a second grader. There’s lots of stuff I don’t know or understand, and I’m fine!” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

She spoke in the voice she had learned from her mother when she wanted a second helping of the good things in life. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, this is only our second rally. Our dad took us to one all the way down in Arkansas, ain’t that right, Cletus?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

He waited a second or two, watching, and then chortled victoriously. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I watch how ferociously he’s attacking the paper, the lines so bold and certain, how quickly he flips the page, like every ten seconds. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

We walked in silence for a few seconds before she spoke again. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Except for the part that came just seconds later. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She prayed they wouldn’t follow her there, because the first thing she was going to do was vomit, and the second was run away. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

Mother and daughter stared at each other for so many seconds, Ivy started to squirm. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

“I don’t even have a second set of clothes right now.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Normally she would have noticed that Chess had barely eaten two bites and that Finn had licked all the syrup off his second piece of French toast but not actually bitten into it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

After the second week of class, we sat on those library steps and read some of our own poems to each other. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

This thing was that the son of Wang Lung’s uncle cast his eyes upon the second daughter of Wang Lung, who was his cousin and by blood the same as his sister. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

“I have to get to second period, Bernard.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It took seconds for him to find what she already had. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The air around her was empty where hundreds of shadowy souls had frenzied just seconds earlier. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I am overjoyed the publisher will be Doubleday, since they also published Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, the second most read book in the world—topped only by the Bible. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The tray Amah had placed over the gang’s opening clattered to the floor, and in seconds Yishan was dragging Pinmei out of the gang. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t give those awards out in the second grade,” he answered. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We were down by two with fifteen seconds left. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

The second woman to break the sound barrier was one of Cochran's WASPs, Jean Hixson, who flew a Delta Dagger military jet in 1958, which was against regulations. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

To his surprise, he had some difficulty finding the path this second morning. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

For a second, that box nothing but brown wood and wires. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

After three wobbly seconds he landed in the prickly leaves of a rockrose, but he promptly got up, pulled a few thorns out of his foot, and tried again. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For several seconds, he could do nothing but stare. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I stepped out of the kitchen and stopped in front of a spiral staircase leading up to the second floor. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

I didn’t bother to hide anything anymore, and Papa didn’t even give my things a second glance. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

It appears only for a second before it’s gone again—a streak of white, like lightning arcing across the ocean floor. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Then he leaned again, and pulled up on the right wheel, and with a heft, there he was, on the second step, balanced. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

I miss being your friend, read the second. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

It would make no sense to sign a second book. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

And perhaps that was why the second night, when the sky darkened and the moon rose, Dragon crept out from the shadows of the trees and approached the closed, sleeping city. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, a rumbling sound washed over them like distant artillery. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

The second point was for all Latin countries to have self- determination. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Other favorite smugglers’ hiding places for booze included fake floorboards and hidden second gas tanks in automobiles, false-bottomed shopping baskets and suitcases, and hot water bottles. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I finished one packet of crisps and opened a second. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few long seconds she turned away. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

I look Helene square in the face, but she only meets my gaze for a second before flicking her eyes away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s the same track that had played for a second in the Pirate’s Den. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“In the second section,” he remembered, “buried away some place, was an announcement that some German chemists had found that the uranium atom split into two pieces.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The room was small and, although I knew it couldn't be true, it felt like it was getting smaller by the second. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Steel stabs at my ribs, and seconds later, I am on my back with a blade at my throat. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

So many seconds had passed—thirty? forty-five?—and the younger girl could no longer hold herself back. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

By the time Gogol starts, it is already the second week of the school year. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“In the first place, it’d take a week or two to explain it. And in the second place we have to keep our ideas secret so that we don’t give other smugglers any new ideas.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Even by the end of the second summer after spraying, only meager quantities of aquatic insects had reestablished themselves, and on one stream — formerly rich in bottom fauna — scarcely any could be found. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The judge arrived at his verdict in seconds. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I want to tell him I’m sorry for making him think, even for a second, he wasn’t as valuable as everyone else. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

As it was, Mr. Fender was checking his watch every thirty seconds. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z

My mother rushes out a few seconds later with a cloth bundle. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The kiss lasts only a second, a fleeting feeling of his lips soft yet a little chapped. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I bet if you lit a match right by the toilet the second he got up,” Ben said, “the whole house would explode.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like I was wearing one of those prisoner leg bracelet thingies that’d send a signal to Mom and Dad the second I got within a quarter mile of his house. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“If you—” she began in the same second. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Once started, they could leave three blocks behind them in about fifteen seconds. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the American fighting man is second to none.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

According to a second theory, the children had been identified at birth as the incarnations of some long-dead spirits. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a delay, no more than a second, and it fell to their feet with a solid thunk. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The second elevator was opening, and I heard an unmistakable sound— the clattering of skeleton teeth. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

I thought about this for a second, then said, “What does that mean?” The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first story was beige brick, and the second and third stories were yellow, with the fire escapes painted to match. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a few seconds, then said: “I don’t know, Kath. There are all these other things to think about.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The coroner paced to and fro a few seconds before he spoke again; his face was red and his lips were pressed tight. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

There were only twenty-seven kids in the whole seventh grade, and Will had been in class with Claire in second, third, and fifth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

She paused for a couple seconds, thinking about what she’d just said, and then she told me: “You could maybe have one of your characters say that if you want. You have my permission.” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

It’s the first time I’m hearing her voice, and it comes out loud and strong and powerful, like she’s a second away from beginning to yell. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Almost within seconds, the full fury of the storm hit the cay once more. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They each told their parents that they’d be spending the night with their teammates “so we can keep cramming for the Quiz Bowl up to the last second.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

Next, the second lady measured my height and the thickness of my arm. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could tell I’d taken her by surprise because her eyes widened for just a second. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

On that second day she wore bright-red baggy shorts with a bib and shoulder straps—overall shorts. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Archer stared at the Arbitrator for a full second before he handed his sword to Sefia. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

And when he looked down to see if Lizzie might be clamming, he came upon the second most amazing thing of his day. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

As I look up at the Sun for a second, a billion neutrinos pass through my eyeball. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He thought all that in less than a second. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds for her eyes to focus. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His life and the life of the Frog were measured in seconds. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not the first time, not the second time, not the third time. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Her Dad and Brannon wanted to look up all the children in the second grade, but she made them turn around and go back on the Atlanta road again. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

I was dressed in seconds and lighting into him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Two months later, however, he prepared for a second attempt. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without a second thought, Stella ripped it into wide strips, which she wrapped loosely round and round her mother’s leg. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In twenty seconds we were back in the courtyard, leaping over dead Mr. Crumbley, diving down the dry well. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

A second, very small parcel contained a note. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He became more circumspect in his work as a result of the visit from the second C.I.D. man. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He probably hadn't heard a word; he was just putting the second snake back in the casket. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

For a brief second, every horror came back to her, and she truly was a wraith, a ghost taking flight from a body that had given her only pain. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

He refers to that subset a second time, and so it’s time to switch back to the definite: Most of these herons. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

He lunged across the table, seized the weapon of the second student, and yanked it free of its hanger. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The mischief in his eyes makes me forget, for a too-brief second, that I am a slave and that my brother is in prison and that everyone else I love is dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

We had all read dozens of accounts of parties favored to win who came in second. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But limiting themselves to a small number of chords did not mean that the composers of the second half of the eighteenth century wrote simple music. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

They took elevators to the second floor—blacks in one elevator, whites in another—and stepped into a large, dark, wood- paneled courtroom with a spacious, high ceiling. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds later, the local train flew by him. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Cara took another few seconds, choosing her words with great care. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I hear his mom fuss at him about playing video games all day, and I’m pretty sure she’ll have us washing windows in a second. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Alex lets that sink in for half a second and remembers this is supposed to be about his gay panic, not Henry’s. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Being fourteen and only second oldest, she didn’t usually take charge. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The second bite is bigger and brings joy to each cell in my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

“Oliver, can you help me for a second? I’ve got to finish these cookies so I can pack up my baking supplies tomorrow. Can you grab me another bag of flour?” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

She’d have to account for the broken glass in any case; but Rita would get surly if she had to cook a second breakfast. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second the door closed after the young man, Johnny knew. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Billy got her once or twice—Brian stood up to try to draw the fire—but she made it upstairs to the second floor. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

After resting her cigarette holder on the dashboard, she pulled out the choke, waited the requisite five seconds, and pressed the ignition button. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

The steer had to stay down for ten seconds before the roper’s time could be recorded. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

They did not wring the necks of the wounded in the field, for that would waste time, and the wringmaster was holding a stopwatch and calling the seconds. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

The relief Zeitoun felt in the seconds he saw him approach was beyond measure. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Then Papa and Mama silently held their eyes on each other for about three whole seconds, like they were having a conversation without talking. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Then, on second thought, he tips the bottle again. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Dill stared at Travis for a few seconds, then grinned and punched him in the arm. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

He read the passage aloud a second time, then a third, then a fourth. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

A second later, clumsy hands grabbed at my shoulders, trying to haul me down. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

I was in the middle of the bus looking back to front, back to front, waiting for the long seconds while Brandon aimed. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then the contact was supercharged and for a fraction of a second the push became a pull that shot through me like a couple hundred volts. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

A rabbit leaped up, and within seconds Frightful was on the ground, game in her talons. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

A second later a gust comes up and just blows him over backward into the night, beyond the beam of my headlamp. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Harry put off the moment of total submersion from second to second, gasping and shaking, until he told himself that it must be done, gathered all his courage, and dived. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Greek philosophies on the beneficial behavioural qualities of music find striking parallels with Confucius-influenced writings of the second and third centuries bc in China. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

He was up again, but the man was mere seconds behind him now. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I lay there on my stomach for a second, before finally rolling over and sitting up. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

Sometimes, when there was a need, another ferry came in the afternoon, and on that day a second one did, bringing another bag of mail with a single letter in it: for me. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

After a minute and twenty-two seconds—I watched the time tick by on the clock on the wall—my mom said, “Well, what if you don’t find anything?” The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

He pulled us all apart, and for a split second it seemed like Guzzo and Tooms were going to go at it again, but Coach got each of them by the collars of their shirts. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

About sixty seconds later, she said, “Baby, you hot? You want me to call Virgie up here to fan you?” Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Electronic kits always throw me for a second. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

I turned away, glanced down at my hands for a second, then walked home without telling anyone. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He watched me for a second, and I knew he was saying, without speaking, that I could tell him what was on my mind. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“The Empire State Building is located at latitude 40 degrees, 44 minutes, 53.977 seconds north; longitude 73 degrees, 59 minutes, 10.812 seconds west. Thank you.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Jonathan filled the cup a second time, and was about to take it for himself when he saw the Hessian’s hand extended. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

The two cars had reached him, and for a horrible second, he found himself sandwiched between them, one on each side. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

A second sheet was added to this letter, evidently days after the first had been written. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z

At last after everyone else had left, I walked the length of the aisle and stood for a second at the top of the steps. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

And my cough had worsened considerably after a second night in the smoke-filled lodge. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, these two objectives were directly at odds with each other, and Galileo’s success at the second undermined his rather half-hearted efforts at the first. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Recently, she took a second job as a visiting nurse, checking in on elderly patients on the South Side during the day. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

The four officers in the Amadou Diallo case had their judgment derailed by the color of Diallo’s skin and the lack of white space and the physiologically disruptive trajectory of those seven seconds. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

A second fraternal organization of which he had been a member sent her a burial allowance of $250. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

We made a second round, passing out juice and coffee, and then killed time on the south-end staircase. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guard looked inside at the metal cylinder, not getting what it was for a few seconds. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He walks toward his bunk, but at the last second, he whips around and shoves me against a wall, a hand on each of my shoulders. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

It gazed for thirty seconds or so be­fore gently sinking under. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

They followed the prints for a few seconds until they reached the field and a fresh path of dead roses. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

By the second, we were working at balancing chemical equations. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

And they soothed him and they said over and over, the elder son and the second son, “Rest assured, our father, rest assured. The land is not to be sold.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

Then came a second gatehouse, larger than the first, its stones bearded with green algae. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We had an hour and a half for lunch, to give our minds time to firm back up before the second exam period of the day. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

She and Granddaddy have a spot on the second row that’s theirs. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There’s splashing and clattering as he dumps the lemonade in the sink, pours a cup of liquor, downs it, and pours a second cup. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss scrolled down to Javier’s name and stared at it for a few seconds, then hit the message button and began to type. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Will stares at me for a second, and then he laughs too. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

So for a few seconds after the first crack I felt virtually nothing. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, he opened them and met the old woman's gaze. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Time was acting strange again and the fifteen minutes the cap’n spoke on didn’t take but seconds. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

I bend to retrieve it, taking those precious seconds to hide my panic. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I actually sit speechless for a few seconds. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Why is it,” said Henry deliberately, “that you never drink more than half your second cup of coffee after supper?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Somewhere in the second chorus, Mr. Bowles put his hand up for them to stop jamming. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

This afternoon when she arrived at the Junklot to work on her own mural, it took Sierra a few seconds to find the old man’s face peering out from the brick. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A second wave collapsed over my feet, lipped with white froth, and the chill gripped my ankles with a mortal ache. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

She smiled and smiled at me now, but I didn't believe in that smile for a second. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Seagulls were flying over the ocean’s surface together crying out their seagull cries and flapping their wings every few seconds. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

The second guard rolled back some of the chain link and waved me through. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

But then he scooted into my side of the booth and caused me to lose all focus and concentration for several seconds. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

From his position on the second log, the top of the third came almost to the middle of his chest. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

On the second floor, Sierra poked her head into her brothers’ room. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

For one crazy second I think he’s playing our driving game, pretending to sleep, but then I understand that he will never play anything ever again . Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They weren’t a moment too soon; seconds later, the pounding sound of marching Sons of the Six warriors passed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

A rosy-cheeked boy on the second step, with one fleeting motion, captured a fly and held it imprisoned against his knees. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you know this is the second brightest moon tonight in more than a century?” 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

His cold eyes moved across the crowd, settling for a few seconds on one face after another. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

Light reflected off the can onto her face, and for a second, I could see her smiling at the thing she was about to say. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

They’d clip Mark within seconds and either tear him to pieces or rip him from the rope. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He looked down for a second, his hair covering his entire face, and then straight up to the sky. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

I let her take my suitcase, this dream girl come to life in front of me, and follow her up to the second floor. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

The second time she came, Alice was stijl pondering over those wild women with their packets of lye, their honed razors, the keloids here, here and there. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somewhere out in Winterfell, a second wolf began to howl in chorus with the first. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Realizing that they would retaliate if I let up for but a second, I fought to lay them low, to knock them cold, to kill them so that they could not strike back at me. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wash thought on it for a second, then puffed his cheeks out, lowered his eyebrows, and worked wrinkles into his forehead. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Everything ’bout being on the train was so beautiful and exciting that I couldn’t stand to miss not even one second. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

A second road block diverts us to the ring road. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe if Leo had a few years, he could decipher the markings and figure out the right combination, but he didn’t even have a few seconds. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Alice leaned against the door, her face toward Jasper but, behind her sunglasses, shooting glances in my direction every few seconds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

They’ve had to get me a private room because it takes me only a second to absorb the printed page, and curious students invariably gather around me as I flip through my books. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a split second, I think about telling her the whole truth. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lit the funeral pyre in the middle of the amphitheater, and within seconds the row of shrouds was engulfed in fire, sending smoke and sparks up to the stars. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

For a second, perhaps two, he did not know where he was, was still in his sleep somewhere. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

I turn at the last second, at the door, as if in afterthought. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

He remembered second aunt with her cactus collection, fifth uncle with his beard, eighth uncle with that opium addict, socialite wife. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's just a half second, but that pause tells me everything. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second sees it and tries to run farther; a bayonet jabs into his back. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Your uncle Charley’s father and grandfather were custodians at Riverview. ‘Someone employed to clean and maintain a building’ is only the second definition of that word. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“That every second I waste means another Abnegation dead and another Dauntless made into a murderer? I’ve realized that. Now it’s your turn.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Curtis waits a few seconds before he leans over and kisses me. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The second I opened the closet door, Stradlater's tennis racket--in its wooden press and all--fell right on my head. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

The second test had to do with spatial relationships and left me with a headache that would last for the next twenty-four hours. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I hand him the second phone, and he puts it in another pocket before leaning back on the bench. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

His vest, taut and stretched over his round stomach like a second skin, went slack over the depression of his belly button. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I left myself open, but the second charge was the same, only to the left. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, without even a second thought, she launches herself off the bridge. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

A second text came a few seconds later. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

She could kill anyone, Cain included, in a matter of seconds. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Second by second, their fins altered, their bodies grew longer or shorter, and they mutated from species to species. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

Two Step just stood there panting for a few seconds. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

Every second a greater relief vied with a greater disappointment inside me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“She just produced. She's on the pills now. But in a few months she'll need to start getting ready for her second production.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

A second shiver ran around the circle, as though each member of it longed, but did not dare, to step back from him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Akin to this first trait is the second, an ever-present, poorly controlled rage—easily triggered by any feeling of being tricked, slighted, or labeled inferior by others. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s capital city at that time, was the second stop on Roosevelt’s planned tour of South America. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

I bet other teachers have never let me sit in their head one second longer than they had to. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Mia joins me for the second, and we laugh at the fights the women get into, and then hate ourselves for getting caught up in the ridiculous drama. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

I stammer out a barely audible, “Sí, señor,” too scared at the moment to be able to speak in a second language. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

She fled to his breast and he cradled her close and stood to face the children, and Lyra thought for a crazy second that his dæmon had appeared at last. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within minutes, he had climbed the station's staircase to the second floor, where Garfield lay on a mattress in the corner of the room. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After twenty seconds, I lowered the volume until Dad’s favorite song faded into silence. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

I heard Lorraine yell from the foot of the stairs, and the split second in which I turned my head gave Norton the chance he was waiting for. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You open up right this second!” the old woman squawked. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

I was winded from running, and the single breath it allowed me every few seconds wasn’t enough. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

To the right, also bouncing along on Fist’s back, was a second bag. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

And the voice coming out of the laptop was saying, “The kidnapped children are in second and fourth and sixth grade.” The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

The final bell rang and he had thirty seconds to get to class. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

It has two small low windows on the second floor, and the clapboard is slightly wider than the boards on houses today. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The older boys turned in an impressive 15:53, a full 8 seconds faster than the sophomores. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

When I finish, I rush to the kitchen, only to find a scene so melodramatic that for a second I think I have walked out of Ousting, the videotape, and into an entirely different movie. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think Dell is developing a real taste for the food, because he takes seconds on the rice balls. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

Open book to brick barrier in less than a second? Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

When the fundamental is included in calculations, it is called the first partial, and the rest of the harmonics are the second, third, fourth partials and so on. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Instead of a closet, the door opened to reveal a second door, this one made of steel with a large combination wheel. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The second hand made an echoing sound when it ticked. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It only took a few seconds for everything to blow apart. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Look, let’s just go down to the two hundreds room and find 220.5203. We can figure out the second chunk later.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Fadi chewed for a full ten seconds, took a sip of soda, and finally answered. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The second and third floors had a collection of random businesses, but the entire bottom floor used to be a library. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

She could fill the second suitcase with her winter coat. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was in there for about five seconds—I went so quickly because I thought maybe he’d take them. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this second design, with its large white section, was thought too similar to the traditional all-white flag of truce. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. I ,evy dialed the second number that she gave him. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was quiet for a second, then, “Haven’t you ever thought of following them?” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

His eyes don’t flit over to her for even a second. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But being sent to sit with the brain trust located on the second floor of the building meant getting a close look at one of the most important and powerful groups at the laboratory. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I was only able to hold on to the Time Pilot joystick for a few seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In a second, Bristle’s head reappeared, and in her jaws was a wood rat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Since I don’t plan on making it back alive a second time, the sooner Gale lets me go, the better. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

At the second tug an onion shoot came too, and glancing to see if Judith had noticed, she guiltily thrust the tiny root back into the earth and patted it firm. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“We met for a matter of seconds,” Gold recalled. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the Hatchery workers returned at the end of the second day, they were murmuring about it. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For a second, I stand frozen, staring down at the parchment as she reads. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I give myself exactly two seconds to feel satisfied. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

You can be oblivious to the sound for a long while, then in a second of ticking it can create in the mind unbroken the long diminishing parade of time you didn’t hear. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here are the stats for the second match of the period: One takedown...of me. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

It takes a second—my mom keeps her purse full of “just in case” stuff, like Kleenex, gum, a pocketknife. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

She’d told him about her two interviews, the first one at the law enforcement offices, but the second time at her work. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

For a second, I thought I was imagining it. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He was still gazing at the mirror fragment in which, for a split second, he had thought he saw Dumbledore’s eye. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

For the second time today, my eyes suddenly start to fill with tears. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

For a second, I’m not even sure he’s talking to me, so I turn around to be sure he doesn’t mean someone else. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

A second sarcophagus had been placed beside the woman, depicting a man. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The second time Wilbur woke, he heard the goose turning on her nest and chuckling to herself. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z

The sound of wheels and hooves receding over the second bridge proved, she supposed, that her brother knew the meaning of distance and professional respect. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

For a second I thought he was dead, until I saw his chest rise and fall. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Light snow touches the glass, an early taste of winter, and melts within seconds. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

He tried to plant his feet at the threshold, but it only lasted for a split second; the pole sent him into the Maze with a lurch. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

A few minutes pass, the track rhythm sounding less waltz than clock, ticking out agonizing seconds of silence. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

He stared out into the dark for several seconds, as if deciding something, then he shook his head and began marching out toward the wire. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a crash as the second monster knocked down the parsonage’s front wall. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But, of course, I'm thinking, these girls are stupid and are gonna be tired in twenty seconds. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I walk over to the angel and when I’m finished wishing my second wish—you always get three wishes, right?—I join Grandma in front of the painting. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

If he would’ve let go of my arm for just one second I would’ve run like the devil was chasing me. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Within fractions of a second, an out-of-breath elf/goblin hybrid was bobbing at his elbow. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I sat, seeing them disappear inside one of the offices for a second and emerge, passing me without a word. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds no one said anything. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The second time was when I was eight and her parents visited. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My dad glanced at my mom and for one delirious second I thought I was off the hook, that somehow I’d exonerated myself, and that we could all just go back to business as usual. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

But here, now, reposing in his arms, weighing next to nothing but changing everything, is the second. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Walking along the weedy strip beside the highway for the second time that day, I was thinking how much older fourteen had made me. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t understand why they fill our television with second- rate Mexican shows and ignore all the potential our people have,” she muttered. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

She’d take her double position at shortstop and second base and yell out to the rest of us, “Look alive, you bunch of stiffs.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

If he won or came in a fast second he'd have his pick of athletic scholarships. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Twenty seconds in and Arthur scores his first shot. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

How could he be president of the United States if he was only second in his class? The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

His second chance, I thought Maybe he’d live and grow big enough to become a keeper one day. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

He fumbled with it for a second and then it slipped out of his hand and dropped to the floor. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The second pigeon out of the box had been another Nipper look-alike. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mustafa closes his eyes and rests his head against the wall for a second. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As second mate, he stood watches; he was doing most of the navigating now. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Typical Connectives and, before, then after, once, while, when The language gives writers a second way of controlling the order in which two events are mentioned. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Butler loaded the second vial, shooting this one straight into the carotid artery. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He took the hint, and when Mary had finished her second song, said aloud, “That will do extremely well, child. You have delighted us long enough. Let the other young ladies have time to exhibit.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

A few tension-filled seconds of silence were followed by a couple of cautious and polite suggestions that things could be better. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Just twenty years after the end of World War I, it looked like a second world war was about to explode. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a few seconds for me to hear what Ma Charles and JimmyTrotter were saying. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

After a second, she start wiping the mud off her face real slow. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

While I was making those two seconds stretch into two infinities. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

“This is the second month the directorate has delayed your salary,” she said, and put the tea bag on his saucer in her own cup. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The next day Bobby was back promptly at 2:30 p.m. for the second and final game of the match. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Agonizing second followed agonizing second as the officer seemed to ponder what to do with me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

My eyes search the crowd for a few seconds before I realize what I’m looking for? Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds she was back with his leash. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

She knew he was standing there because the stairs up to the second floor porch were loose and squeaked. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Each piece would have to explode at the exact same time, within one millionth of a second, or the bomb would fizzle. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had proven myself last summer when I was the second assistant junior lunch reservations phone operator. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

“You missed the second baby up front here, Mister,” Dad would call over his shoulder. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even used the front stairs, leading from the front hall to the second floor, instead of the back stairs, which led from the kitchen to a hallway near the girls’ bathroom. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

I win the first game, I let him win the second: I still haven’t discovered what the terms are, what I will be able to ask for, in exchange. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

But it was easier to lie the second week than the first time around, which was sad. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

“Blow really hard onto it for at least two seconds,” I said. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

“No, sorry,” said Harry, and he turned quickly to join in Luna’s conversation, forgetting for a split second to whom she was talking. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

"Come on, man, I live on the second floor, so I know you don't live there." When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The second major component of swing was a lilting effect achieved by subtly shifting the subdivisions of the given four-in- a-bar beat. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

She looked at the zoo map in her hand for a second and then held it out to me. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, the medicine had sent her to sleep, but it didn’t matter. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

But in the next second the scissors clinked onto the shelf. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

For a second, she was like completely confused. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crew experienced weightlessness for several seconds, then were pressed back into their couches as the next stage began. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He does not leave me for a second. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I noticed right away how he held Momma’s hand for a split second before our guests mobbed him. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

In effect, the meter is defined to be the distance traveled by light in 0.000000003335640952 second, as measured by a cesium clock. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been saving these especially for us. T^i’,” she said, like she hadn’t yelled at him just seconds ago. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

This second transition poses in acute form our question about who the Japanese are. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Having been preaching in a northern city, he had seen it last in the final days of the Founder, when Dr. Bledsoe was the "second in command." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I think of backing down. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

The second floor looked as I had left it, except that Mother was missing. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one point, one of the girls, a second, third, or fourth cousin of mine, gave me a sideways look and said, just a touch hotly, “How come you talk like a white girl?” Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

"That is good news," Ma says, smiling at him for the second time in a half hour. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The conversation sputtered along in fits and starts; one second everything was good, the next uncomfortable as the past overwhelmed us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

For one, there is a second set of “QWERTZU” indicators above the keyboard. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

“But—but I wasn’t sent by Gaea. I came back to stop her. This is my second chance.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

For a small second his gaze focused on her mouth, and he remembered...things. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I quit at the end of the second term. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

I rested my head on her shoulder for a second, then straightened up. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Her second hits me in my chin, and I lose my grip on her. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You could live even if your second heart stopped and the spirit hardened in your veins. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The second card was yellow and about the same size as a Community Chest card in Monopoly. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

Then he said, “Why did you pause between the first and second shot?” The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

In an impossible move, Ripred tore out one’s throat with his teeth while his back feet blinded the second. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stand on the riverbank for a second and she’s putting her water bottle back into her bag and she’s quiet in a way that I’m learning means she’s trying to say something difficult. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Reed put his hand on the second mate’s narrow shoulder and squeezed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

He clears his throat, and it comes out as strong as hers the second time. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The news that a second child was on the way made him feel trapped. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

An unexcused absence meant detention, but for some reason the principal decided to give Sergio a second chance. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

He realizes, almost a second too late, that Dottie is asking him a question. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

She didn’t come back four years later—or if she did, it was her second trip. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, Phiri’s heart cooled down, and he collapsed from exhaustion. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Bare seconds later, it had slammed into the prisoner, pinning him to the ground as he screamed, its poison dripping over his face, leaving smoky trails wherever it touched his skin. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The question occupied much of the second half of his career, but he never came anywhere near getting it right. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was as if Dad wanted to give me until the last second to change my mind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Eric scans the crowd for a few seconds, and then his eyes settle on me. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was enough to startle the truck driver, the same one that had been nodding his head to “Free Bird” two seconds before, into dropping Chubs. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

She picked up the second letter and said, “This one is from the King’s treasurer in the City.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second shell screeches overhead, and Marie-Laure shrieks, and the chandelier above her head chimes as the shell detonates somewhere across the estuary. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

At the second bell, the fifth grade, as always, scrambled to their feet. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

I saw my grandmother and for a split second, I didn’t know whose bed she was at until I saw the person in it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

The first is proper to man, the second to beasts. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z

My lunch was in my mouth a second time and I went outside and relieved myself on the bed of four-o’clocks. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every ten to fifteen seconds, sharp metal spikes popped through its bulbous flesh and the whole creature abruptly curled into a ball and spun forward. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I pick up speed and a shout of exhilaration rises within me, stopped only by the wind that fills my mouth the second my lips part. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

She picked up on the second ring, said: “Hello?” We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

My gaze turns to Phil for a second, searching, but I’m not sure for what. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

After the success of this first maneuver, we tried a second, nearly as risky. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the matron knocked on the door the second time, Aureliano left the room without having done anything, troubled by a desire to weep. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

As we walked across the dirt landing strip to await a second flight into Kathmandu, Stuart, Caroline, and I were approached by three ashen-faced Japanese men. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

That took too much time, especially when a player faced time pressure and every second counted. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He freezes for a second, eyes fixed on mine. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I stare at him for a few seconds and then look at Tobias. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

There is a split second of unstoppable momentum. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I stare at her retreating back for a few seconds, and then sit down. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

I had never spoken anything but English, and the other kids in the second grade despised me for it. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I notice something else I should pick up, but for two seconds I'm frozen, locked with fear. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This story is told only by Apuleius, a Latin writer of the second century A.D. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds later, a text popped up: Love you. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then she didn’t say anything for about 30 seconds. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Medica and the girls’ swim team rode in a second car. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Sierra was speechless for a second, then the two remaining phantoms sprung up toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

It only took a few seconds before all eyes were on Zach. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

The shack looks even worse in the sunlight, like it’s just seconds from toppling right over. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

In a second phase of the experiment, the researchers added a twist: Would the value of information be discounted even further—be even more urgent—depending on who it was from? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I catch my breath for a second before stepping inside. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Then a second later, “There, I’ve got it. This is the matches, so this one must be candles.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

On the second level just above the park, the entire perimeter is lined with eight lanes separated by white stripes just like a running track. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

You are introduced to your relatives, your oldest friends, as if you’ve never met them before; you get a second chance with them, better than forgiveness because you can begin innocent. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Months before, he had fired Diane Hardy, Rob’s ex-wife, the same Rob who’d come to fetch us after the second accident. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

“One second,” Dad says over the sound of the vent fan above the stove. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

In 1971, Uhuru discovered a remarkably bright X-ray source in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, flickering on and off a thousand times a second. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its powerful high reached the brain in just a few seconds—and then faded fast, sending the user back for more. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“An’ of course the dogs can hike along all day with that contraption behind them,” affirmed a second of the men. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow we got through an interminable dinner, and then for entertainment Miss Brown sat down at the piano and whipped through her stock party piece, “The Minute Waltz,” in fifty-two seconds by Father’s pocket watch. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The Underlanders weren’t exactly sure what he was doing, but in seconds they were prepared to take off. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

If she wins a second speed round, the Winner’s Circle is worth fifteen thousand dollars. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, she closes her eyes. Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

Maybe God had a plan and He knew from the second the Riveras set foot here that He was putting them on a path toward this. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

Both dogs leapt forward and, at the exact same second, sank their teeth into opposite ends of the box’s soft cardboard flaps. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Herman E. Calloway said, “What in Sam Hill is going on here? First off, don’t you be coming in here accusing folks of being your father, and second off, where is your mother?” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute, she had crossed the theater and emerged on the second floor on the same side as Lincoln’s box. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Will felt bad, worse than he had a second ago, but it also felt good, in a way, to have someone else who understood how bad he felt. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

And we’d been lost in the silence for several seconds when he finally said— A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

“Wait a second, okay? I need to run in there.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Johnson was eating his second dish of ice cream. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes I had an even longer time alone with the card—91 seconds, 83 seconds, 123 seconds. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Then we are called to the field for the second battle. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You almost got too bright there for a second.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I chase after the woman, swelling with happiness by the second. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later a 3-D model of the Chinese handcuffs appeared on the screen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

For less than a second, the thought filled him with relief. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

The victory was enough to lure him from retirement a second time, but his reputation was forever tarnished. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When the second tore by I listened harder. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Frank doubted his plan. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The second is that we are less persuaded by parenting theory than by what the data have to say. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep up my pace for the second mile, but I developed a stitch in my side, right under my ribs, and I was panting so hard, I thought I would faint. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

Slipping off my helmet, I made a mental note to pour every last drop down the drain the second she left. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Okay. Meet me in the hall in, like, thirty seconds,” she said. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lily has offered to take me into town for makeup a couple times, but when I shake my head the second time, she rolls her eyes. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

It’s super old, so a battery charge lasts a millionth of a second. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

For the shortest second, his lips were icy and hard against mine. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

But at the last second, Adrienne turned to Jamie, took his face in her hands, and kissed him on both cheeks. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Palmer had attended his second Pigeon Day with Dorothy Gruzik and her family, as his mother had other things to do. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, they heard movement behind the door and it opened a crack. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

As Alex rounded second base, Rex passed the center fielder and was closing fast. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

But I have to see Rhiannon—I can’t cancel on her for a second day in a row, not when things feel so precarious between us. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

She adjusts her second shoe and rushes off. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When everyone is gone, she looks up and meets my gaze for hardly a second, then jerks her eyes to the brown curtains, pinned tight across the window. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

The white spots scattered over its brown back mimicked the dappled light so that one second a fawn lay there, and the next second there was nothing but undergrowth. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She’s quiet for several seconds, and then: “I don’t have a right to be mad.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Yet the last thing I wanted to do with the few seconds we had was argue. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes for a second, allowing Fred to lead me back to the brig and my holding cell and the terrible aloneness that waits for me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

But if they can’t find anyone to come in for the second half of the split, Mom has to work the whole three-to-eleven shift, which means she works from seven a.m. to eleven p.m. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

“In five more seconds ... I will give each and ... every one of you an F ... on this quiz.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Monday of the second week it seem like Judd’s out to break my back or my spirit or both. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tanin offered the second cup to Archer, but he didn’t take it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

For each question, you will have ten seconds to make your selection on your phone screen. Lemoncello.it will instantaneously calculate your score based on correctness and speed of answering. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He must have fallen asleep for a second and dreamed it. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

Eleven winding steps lead to the second floor, which is full of the smells of faded grandeur: an old sewing room, a former maid’s room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

That night as well drags many of you into the story…one of you for the second time. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

“Well, the summer before last, I had just finished the second half of first grade.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

I decide then and there that we will be the second set of twins in this family. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Reba’s gone,” she said, the second word sounding as if the going were permanent. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

It rained for almost two hours, and Timothy was quite angry with himself for not making a second catchment because the keg was soon filled and overflowing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wished she’d pretend to pray, just for a few seconds. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She waved it in the air for a few seconds, then began painting the nails on her right hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Within seconds it turned brown and fell away from him, lifeless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

For ten seconds, the only sound in the dining room was the clink of silver on china. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

She even locked eyes with me for a second, and I didn’t even know Andre. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“Come here a second. Let Mommy fix your hair.” Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The light from the ignited mercury burned for a full five seconds. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

“But I don’t think I’ll need that second copy after all.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

For a split second, she wondered if the jacket would work since she wasn’t wearing an interface ring. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

I looked at him for a few seconds. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

I guess six thousand dollars—to me, an unconquerable mountain—isn’t even worth a second thought when you’re a billionaire. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

A second later they heard her dragging more boxes around. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

For a second I’m surprised by the crack in the screen, until I remember my fall from earlier. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The first and second clues led to e and pi,” she said. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Most of the kids were older than I. They were in the second or third grade at school. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The face-off lasted for seconds that stretched into eternity, and then, with the scrabbling of claws, the dragon fled to the darkness at the rear of the barn. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

He held her eyes for a long few seconds and then said softly, “I know you won’t be a weak ruler. Because you won’t be a ruler at all. Return to the castle.” Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

Within two seconds, however, they had something to think about that drove their own quarrels quite out of their minds. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z

Their bodies were a map of cells, a thousand equations, solved by the second, by the millisecond, and she knew only answers. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Then, at the end of the second week, the notice came. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He must have shoveled every second I was gone. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The guards make their rounds every minute and a half, stand for twenty seconds, and then move on. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Neewo had a second tooth and seemed even prouder of it than the first. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z

It was the second time in two days we had police at the house. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

I was almost all set to hit her, I thought I was going to smack her for a second. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z

“Come over here for a second. I want to look at something else.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The second tremor was worse than the first. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed a long moment, but it might have been only seconds. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

It’s funny how you can let yourself forget for seconds, how even in the heat of the horrible you can have moments when you fool yourself into thinking it might all be okay. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

All through the second half of fifth grade, Mom had invited Jenna to our house for dinner and sometimes to sleep over. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z

Again she caught my eye and held her finger to her thin lips, just for a split second, before they curled back in a mischievous smile. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

But when we’d finished the second game, he sat back in his chair. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many seconds had passed, and it was no longer plausible to be staring fixedly at the sheet of paper. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

A second fork of animated lightning sliced across the screen, there was a swirl of clouds, and then in burning red the letters SE, the logo of Sayle Enterprises. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

That’s why he has their foster parents signing release forms this very second. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The front door opened, and seconds later a man clomped into the kitchen. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school Axel and Ray take their second walk of the day. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

It took Bridge a couple of seconds to realize what it was. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

She repeated them, with exactly the same slight emphasis on the second word, as though she had been the one to say them first. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

I hope she tells me my use of the second arcana was unique. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“Wait here,” he says to me. he's only gone for a few seconds, but when he returns he’s holding a red folder—my file. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Patrick frowns for a second then shrugs before turning back around. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

We went back out to warm up for the second half and Ice came over to the side of the court and called me over. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the car softly round the curves, looking at the road before him one second and up at the mirror the next. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

She was changing her clothes, getting ready to go to her second job. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

For a terrible second, Sierra had no idea what was happening. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

She really looked at me hard for a second—just one second. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

In an unused room somewhere on the second floor, or far from the house, beneath the trees by the river. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Harrison squeezed it for a split second before releasing it. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

“She just said Haven was the first settlement and new settlements sprang up down the river as people moved west. Prentisstown was the farthest out. Farbranch was second farthest.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

She gathered them together, dated them as best she could, and in 1914, two years after her second husband died, she published a collection of Vincent’s letters to Theo, in Dutch. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

For about three seconds, and then I drive to the next house. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

In the middle stage of a grueling distance race, Seabiscuit had broken the half-mile world record by two seconds, the equivalent of more than thirteen lengths. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Spassky gaped for about ten seconds, thinking about what to do, and finally sat down. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, neither of them moved. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

Among Chicago’s leading citizens there was always a deep fear of being second class. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

She got up to the third floor, set the tree right in front on his doorstep, and hurried back down to the second floor and knocked on the door. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

He shoved again, and then again, and that second time, he didn’t slide alongside the bank. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Todd lived in the first-floor unit of the building, and had brought all of his possessions up to the second floor. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

This is only the second time in all the thirty-five years of our research we have been able to observe twins. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It takes my brain a few seconds to catch up to what my eyes are seeing, and when it does I jump in my seat. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

When he had finished the second slice, he looked at the Trunchbull, hesitating. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, the carriage landed too, bouncing upon its vast wheels, while the golden horses tossed their enormous heads and rolled large, fiery red eyes. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

They both looked at me and for a second I didn't know if I should put a really sad look on my face or a happy one or what. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But I could still see the imprint in the fabric where the bone jutted out, like a second elbow. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

I stared at the image a few more seconds, just long enough to curse myself for not making the connection on my own, months ago. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Colin rolled over in the foreign bed, and for a few slow seconds, as he squinted into the darkness, he felt good. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I waited a few seconds, letting it soak it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At ten seconds per guard, she began figuring, but then stopped, because numbers had always been her enemy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, Mrs. Kent stared at us as though we were pieces in a puzzle she couldn’t put together. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

After awhile, he seemed to remember that he could talk, and he said, “I think that second time…” Then he shook his head as if to clear it. Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sailed a day and a night over the lonesome sea, and on the second day he came to a small isle, which they told him was called Vemish. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

The second shot belched out the barrel with a ball of sparks and a flame that lit up the front of the wagon. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

“We have been looking into that. It’s not easy to determine how long impairments last—generally those costs can persist for ten seconds or fifteen seconds.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I went on watching Miss Lucy through all this and I could see, just for a second, a ghostly expression come over her face as she watched the class in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In his first start, at New York’s Aqueduct Racecourse under Pollard on June 10, he had led into the stretch and lost narrowly, finishing second. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

In that split second Stanley thought he saw an unusual rock formation on top of one of the mountain peaks. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Every second Etienne’s house grows colder; every second it feels as if her father slips farther away. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Another few seconds went by and he popped up. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

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

He goes into the second room, and examining a wooden box there, finds a woman’s dress. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mouth hung open, drool trickling out his teeth turned black and crumbled in seconds. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

A second or two it rested there: a blaze of connection, the feeling of being seen and set apart. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He opened his eyes after a few seconds, and that’s when one of Javier’s friends groaned and dropped to their knees. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

These clerks, as far as she could tell, had an unfortunate habit of departing without warning, sometimes even leaving their personal belongings in their rooms on the second floor. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“There,” he said to no one, and stood breathing for a second. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z

They remembered the very same places in Narnia—"the grasslands up above Beaversdam" and found that they were some sort of second cousins once removed. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Thought you were ghosting for a second,” Arthur says. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

On her second trip up, he had come closer to stand by the pile. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Canton's mom had turned her back just for a moment, a split second, and by the time she realized what was happening, Kenzi was charging across the crosswalk, a school bus heading right toward him. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, he pivoted away from her and began pacing the perimeter of the clearing. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The agent paused dramatically for a second as the magazine went around, then he plunged into a brisk summary of the problem. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

One by one, the clerk called the names of the legislators a second time. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

“The third riddle is a pun. The second riddle is a jumble. And the first riddle is for kindergartners.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

Harry crossed his fingers under the table and a second later the hat had shouted, “GRYFFINDOR!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

“She was big. Not like me. Like, five hundred pounds big. She had a heart attack. She took care of me, though. Like a second parent.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“That painting in the hallway of his studio. The one of the kiss, I just saw it for a second, but I think Mom made it.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

To the second king he said, ‘You will die because you will fall into the fire. I give you epilepsy.’ A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The beleaguered president decided not to run for a second term. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After several seconds of complete silence in the studio, Cathy turned to the camera. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second, I think maybe Lara will be so focused on completing the obstacle course that she might leave me alone, but then she turns to face me with that little grin of hers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He and Gabriel stared at one another for a second with no recognition. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

In about ten seconds, his breathing slows to almost dead and he throws his hand across me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

She was working on something more important: the second edition of The Landry News. The Landry News 1999-12-01T00:00:00Z

I keep my eyes on his for a few seconds. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Palmer’s own stupid, unthinking, upturned face was nothing more than bait luring his pigeon back to a second chance at death. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Listening to persons who sounded eccentrically pitched voices, I usually noted their sounds for an initial few seconds before I concentrated on what they were saying. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to one story, at Howe’s headquarters she spotted a British officer who was a second cousin from Ireland. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said, getting my second taste—and how sweet it was—of a positive review. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Ten minutes later, the courier hurried in again with a second cable. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

There wasn’t many folks on the street, but every one we seent, both black and white, first give us looks of surprise that turnt dirty a second or two after. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

For astronomical purposes the Greeks adopted a sexagesimal number system and even divided hours into 60 minutes, and minutes into 60 seconds. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

I relaxed a bit because I was, by the second day, familiar with the military routine of our ride to Central. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The door opens and shuts, and I haven’t lost a second. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

However that may be, the very next day provided a dramatic second opportunity to put Hazel’s idea into practice. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were up the stairs, peeking out the door, and in the front hall in seconds. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Three seconds later, the whole underneath of the cloud seemed to split and burst open like a paper bag, and then—out came the water! James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

There was an opening to the street not too far away, but the question was whether they could outrun Mr. Remora and his goons for the second time that night. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Kaz gave a nod to the prison wagon, now rumbling its way up the road toward the Ice Court and the second checkpoint. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I finally reacted—too late—and Sorrento nailed my mech in the lower torso, just a split second before the beam cut off. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Even though he was only in second grade, he was technically free to backpack through Europe, or go on safari in Africa, and breeze through customs upon his return. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“And the second . . She paused. “The second is that from now on, you will call me Ajima.” A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

At first it just seems like chaos, each person dancing to their own tune, but then I realize they’re just offset by a few seconds. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

But then, in the second measure, a syncopation happens; the longest and highest note is on beat two, normally a weak beat. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

This double door was opened at 8:23 and ten seconds in order that the dozen wine stewards could get their kegs quickly to the eaters. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“There won’t be a second coup. There’s a little tension in the army, but there always is a little tension in the army. Did you have the goat meat? Isn’t it wonderful?” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The King’s second atrocity was that he neglected the kerns themselves. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later, a second pigeon joins him. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

He’s one of a pack of siblings, the second son, a younger brother, a proper and well-behaved middle child. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“Trust him, but never believe him. Have seconds. Thirds. Miriam would insist.” The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

“But someone is asking for big trouble,” said Mrs. Avery, looking more like a hawk every second. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bradbury renewed his attack on the very concept of a second lab. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

While other runners struggle through Rigor Mortis Bend, he gains ground, finishing the race in second place. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z

He opens the second door and I gasp. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Miss Honey got to her feet and walked smartly out of the room, but was back in thirty seconds carrying a thick book. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z

Holly drew her weapon and flicked it up to the second setting. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The rain was a mere drizzle, slowing every second, the sky brighter through the clouds. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Every second that she didn’t respond felt like an hour. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Outside, Liam was banging metal against metal—growing more helpless and angry by the second. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A second later, he was coming in behind Spot. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second call from him was this morning, just a few minutes ago. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He shifted down to second gear and crossed the cattle guard by the old graveyard. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe not, ’cause Todd hadn’t quit lying since the second I came to his house. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

For those five seconds, Crab was the coolest man alive. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

They had married for love, and my father refused to take a second wife, even after several years of marriage, when it appeared that I would be their only child. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now there was no choice but for the second girl to fetch the water each day. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He sent her home with instructions to call the clinic if she had problems, and to come back for a second dose of radium in two and a half weeks. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“So the goal is to have DC perform as many missions as possible in two minutes and thirty seconds. That’s how you earn points. The more difficult the mission, the more points you earn.” A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It crashed into his cheek and slid over onto his nose, and Turner knew that Willis’s face would probably be all blood in a second or two. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

When the emcee calls second and it’s not them, Jus squeezes tighter. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

"Don't nobody tell the boss about this. Everybody gets a second chance around here. Now go on with what you were doin'. Show's over." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

The strong programme insists that it is illegitimate to say that the explanation for the second belief is that it is right, or even that people believe it because they have good evidence for it. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I play the message a second time, listening to the kindness in his voice, and the tears come. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if you was to take off that slave-catcher badge, them Canadians would have you pegged ten seconds after y’all got off the ferry.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z

She drank the rest of the water, and after a few seconds she bounced her shoulder just enough for my head to pop up. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Lavadie fumed silently for a full ten seconds before jamming the gearshift into reverse and bouncing backward out of the yard. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second woman is older, perhaps sixty or seventy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Without thinking, when I saw Mr. Reamer the second day I was at mission school, I spoke the polite Navajo greeting my parents had told me I should always use to an elder. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anxiously he clicked to the second frame, and what he saw was no less discouraging: a dirty bare foot. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His soft brown eyes stare into mine for a second or two. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

For a second, she looked like she was about to question why a middle schooler wanted to look at adult crime books. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Reaching the top-right corner, David hunts for the second row of pieces, sharp- pointed roofs and the tops of trees. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hurried to the front and middle rows where second- and fourth-grade classes sat. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

On our second lap he pointed to a house, a white Stuart on a corner lot. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

The disparaging reports caused some of those who had signed the Declaration of Sentiments to have second thoughts. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It’s not second nature like it is for me and Zarra. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Then, about thirty seconds after the blast, came the sound. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then, having waited for her to ask me that, I opened the floodgates of my soul and told her everything; I didn’t hold back anything and didn’t stop for a second from beginning to end. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Malik at short and Jason at second are both racing back, but Malik veers off because he knows it’s the center fielder’s ball, and I never give way. A High Five for Glenn Burke 2020-02-25T00:00:00Z

It was the second time I had been locked in the dark with uncomplaining, unhopeful people of Orgoreyn. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

The cheese was good, but it was gone in seconds. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Around the second week of Jeffrey’s treatment, I guess word got out among my parents’ friends that it was time to acknowledge Jeffrey’s illness. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

I would try to look at her for more than a second, but I always turned away. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Within seconds of entering the square, I smell cedarwood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

She is less ready to talk about the second wife, the new, engrossing family, stepbrothers and sisters the age of her own little one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

With senior nurses seconded to casualty-receiving hospitals further out in the hospitals sector, and more cases coming in, the qualified nurses gave orders freely, and the probationers of Briony’s set were given new responsibilities. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Give us a second chance. I’m begging you, Will.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

She hung in the vacuum of that lifeless morning for only a few seconds, then wavered and tumbled. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The timer starts and I’m doing okay, six shots in ten seconds. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

His eyes only dart up for a second, but it’s as if he’s triggered a bomb. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

She moved the second chair to the table and set it across from hers, and Ash sat down, feeling as though she should have brought something — some of her misshapen bread? Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Thomas missed her desperately three seconds after she was gone. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Stepping onto the dark landing, I feel for the light switch, but they turn on a second after the door closes behind me. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Mark was quiet for a few seconds before asking, “Are you afraid of what will happen if you say yes?” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The Electrons had breezed through the regular season undefeated, but now the second season was about to begin: the play-offs. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

Rashid looked at him for several long seconds through the haze of dark gray smoke. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

I force a laugh and, after a few seconds, it comes naturally. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

He drank what water he had left in the sealskin pouch, and steered around the westernmost headland until he came into a wide strait between it and a second island lying to the west. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

After several seconds she parted spangled nails, speaking through her fingers. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

The ball had been tossed quickly to second base. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

The two men stood facing each other as Sheriff Clark ticked off the seconds. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

He soon discovered the second drum containing a mussel stew bubbling over the fire. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The smell of baby powder came into the room a second after she did. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Stella and Poe are making me want every second more that I can get. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

So I do a second sketch that does look like the parrot, eye patch and all. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

When we were on camera, it felt like it took a million years to complete our round, but in just a few minutes the second set of contestants come back to the waiting room. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

In the dining room, applying a second coat to the wall, was Marco, originally from El Salvador. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

She glanced back, saw the second guardsman fall, his blade dropping from limp fingers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The second guard moves to pull her up, but she flails at him and kicks him in the shin with the heel of her shoe. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I paused a second to see if she would connect the dots. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

When we finished, we were supposed to exit the platform—me first, Vonetta second, and Fern last. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I leave the Doorman in the shade of a tree, and when I approach the team, the ones who notice me take a second look at my face. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of the second Communist five-year plan, our parents bought a car. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the second time, I got a little caught up in him. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The Dauntless- born initiates are used to doing this by now, so in a second it’s just faction transfers left. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Faith asks me how my ears are feeling, and it takes me a second to remember my earache. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

For the second time that day, Ben was near tears. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

One second he wasn’t there, and the next he was. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Not Mr. Anderson. This was in second grade. I wrote a book report about it.” When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

Gazing absently over the rooftops, it was a few seconds before Harry realized what he was seeing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Then suddenly there’s a mistake, a tussle, and the gun’s with the second person. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second night, someone banged on the door at like two in the morning. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

And second because the foul mood in the air meant I could really get trampled if I didn’t get inside before the bell rang. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

The second fellow, whose name was Makhanda, stood out because of his military demeanor. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If she could control nothing else in her life, for a few seconds she would control this, the very breaths she took. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Helene heads for the largest of the empty training rooms, launching an attack the second I’m through the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I caught up with Dre in the hall for a few seconds. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

The curator of the dinosaur wing had seen him wandering up the stairs to the second floor. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was nothing more he could do—nothing but imagine last- second problems. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I use the second bedroom for painting, and keep the door to it closed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds I hear Bertha’s loud shoes pound away. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The glass is half empty, but there are a few good swigs ahead of me, and besides I can always order a second and a third if I wish to. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the second half and realized I didn’t feel that hungry anymore. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

In half a second, I held a shimmering bronze sword with a double-edged blade, a leather-wrapped grip, and a flat hilt riveted with gold studs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

She explained that after her grandfather divorced her grandmother, he wed a white woman, and in 1931 he began to suspect that he was being poisoned—by his second wife. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“You have a strategy meeting in fifteen minutes and I have a key, so I don’t care how naked you are, if you don’t answer this door in the next thirty seconds, I’m coming in.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The sea was blue and green and the sun blazing down from an empty blue sky when the Iron Fleet took its second prize, in the waters north and west of Astapor. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Osterveen suggested a second meeting to elect officers and to come up with a new name for the club. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

The mute never smiled until several seconds after the funny remark had been made; then when the talk was gloomy again the smile still hung on his face a little too long. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Spotlights rose up all around the pool, blinding us with illumination, and a loudspeaker voice boomed: “Live to Olympus in one minute . . . Fifty-nine seconds, fifty- eight . . “Hephaestus!” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m gonna give you five seconds to get Ben on the phone and if you don’t I’m coming right home to put a dozen hashmarks on your butt.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds seemed like the right amount of time for me to be sure he wasn’t going to leave. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

For the second time today, her innermost thoughts were exposed. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Her parents were extremely rich, so they’d paid for this without a second thought. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

I’ve got the river started at the top of the page, looping down to meet with a second river. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

At the same time a second man ran forward, stopping between Alex and his bike. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Her eyes opened and she smiled, her second smile in over eight years. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

A second examination by another doctor did reveal damage to the knee. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since light travels much faster than sound, the sight of the blast reached observers almost instantly, while the sound rumbled toward them at about five seconds per mile. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every shadow inside the stable seemed to grow longer as the seconds ticked by, moonlight trickling through gaps between the roof’s wooden planks. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I shut down, blacked out for a second. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

On the second day the land widened until all that Ash could see from one horizon to another was spreading golden fields ready for harvest. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally, the whole team was dressed, had listened to Coach Spinks’s pre-game harangue, and now waited on that trough of suspended time when each second seems weighed down by the glistening bullion of tension. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for just a second I allow myself to remember that this was an exciting adventure, no matter what, even if I didn’t get E.T. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

I try reaching for the boat, but it’s gone in a split second, gone so fast it might as well not even exist at all. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a second I thought his foot was cut off. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

Donning his God outfit once more, in a matter of seconds Herbie stamped out the newcomers. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He carried two suitcases, the first one containing clothes and gifts, the second empty. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three tiers of racks: ground floor level, first gallery, second gallery. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He swung the skimmer again, and the nimble fairy evaded capture a second time, soaring well out of range. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

The girl crawls away from me and we lay there a second, just breathing and coughing, trying to stop being dazed. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

His anger and annoyance was so palpable, Emily forgot for a second that they were pretending. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I lay down beside her on the bare mattress, and she was asleep in seconds. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It took a couple seconds for me to realize where I was, to recognize Fang as the lump in the bed opposite and Faith as the tangle of dark hair on the pillow beside me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Alfhercht stopped every now and then to look around for a second, and then started walking again. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z

And in his hand—I just saw it for a second —the blue metal of a gun. Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later: “Food’s still warm. They can’t have been gone long.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

The second I step off, Mischief squeals, “Magician on the loose!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He dipped three fingers in the cake mix, and while staring Travis’s mother dead in the eye, sucked them clean and then stuck his fingers back in the bowl for a second helping. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Within thirty seconds any pretense was always unnecessary. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

My second task is to write my name on the inside front cover. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. CeeCee started to count them out, and a few seconds later there were eighteen pieces of candy in front of them. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

But, no—connections like that were fast, and lasted only a few seconds, no matter how long it felt to me. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The pain is almost unnoticeable at first, and then second by second the heat doubles and deepens until you want to claw the burning out of your skin. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He glanced back for a second and saw Vikus knock the scarred rat into the river with the hilt of his sword. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“On second thought, it might be better not to talk,” he said, nodding at the door. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“Maybe this is a summer of second chances.” We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

The lady who gave us the directions is next to me in a second. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

Seabiscuit shook loose to win, clipping two fifths of a second off the track record. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dropped into silence for a few seconds, and then Esperanza said, “Sometimes, I wish I just went to your school.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

He had gone up to the Kleins’ living quarters on the second floor. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jam stared as her mother moved through the second bathroom, the one with Pet in it. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

The two figures were silent for several seconds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Before his second week was out, the part in Love’s Labour’s was given to Chris Beeston, and Nick was back upstairs with us, practicing his swordsmanship. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I want to run away again, to skip the second half of the day. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He crossed the porch, stopped at the railing, and held on a few seconds, then stumbled down the steps and across the yard toward the tent and the wagon-trunk. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

The Russian offered a second document as proof of his genuine intentions. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

And then the second: Actually, I don’t know what you’re up to tonight, but I was going to hang out with Dylan and his maybe-girlfriend. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

Mr. Ferris looked at me for a second and then said, “Let’s all sit down and get started,” except that I turned around and walked out. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

Kin fiddled with the magical sword’s cloth wrapping for several long seconds, saying nothing. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Jellyfish were stinging every single second of every single minute of every single day. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

She glanced at the Baker girls and their mother, who were now passing the first court, then the second court. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

“Step away from the door and into the yard or you’ll be dead in five seconds.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He turned towards me for a brief second and smiled. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

In the darkness, the robot’s motions went unseen, but there was a sudden thumping sound as he shifted his weight, and seconds later the rock flew blackly into the sunlight. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

There was a small steel door that led into a second room where bottles of gas were stored. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

One circuit of the cellar at ground level, one on the first gallery, half on the second, and on the two hundred and sixty-seventh morning, daylight in the Decanting Room. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a second I thought it was old Windbreaker, back for more coffee money. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“You have someone to go back to, you got a job waiting. You can put all this behind you. You got a second chance. Make the most of it.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

A second later I cross the room and toss the exam booklet on the proctor’s desk. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The second bell rings, and I’m late for pre-algebra, but I don’t think I can sit at a desk and listen to a teacher right now. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"Brooks? You go on in the second bout." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Almost in the same second, he thrust his right arm forward and plunged the point of the scalpel deep into the centre of the enormous boil. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

They live on the second floor, since it’s cooler up here with a gallery running all along the back and stairs going down to the garden. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z

After four seconds, the shaking died down and the ship returned to weightlessness. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Luke spent practically every second of the next three days either reliving his secret visit to Jen or planning another one. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

I hesitate only for a second before leaving the paint-smeared world of white walls and entering the dark mess of lines. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It always took a second to remember his aunt Naomi was my Ma Charles, but we cheered the delivery route like we knew where we were going. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I’m thinking of Abuela’s salty egg idea, and it makes me look over my shoulder for a second, as if Edna and the girls are right there. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

I had now reached that point where I was cursed aloud in the busy streets of America’s second largest city. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the way she made sure her eyes never met mine for more than a few seconds; the way she had no questions about my life or revelations about hers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

The days were several seconds longer—spring was coming to the north. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

It was as if the elderly man’s leaving had angered him and that he held not the second soldier but the new conscripts responsible. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

The strip of beach seemed to vanish within seconds, and the girls were calf-deep in the sea. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She put her second Twinkie in the middle of the table. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

Immediately a second is beside him, a black insect is caught between them and tries to escape—the airman. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Your right hand cannot let go, even for a second, or the helicopter will tilt out of control, up-down or left-right. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within seconds my toes were numb and I could hardly move my fingers. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

“I think Mum’s got a second cousin who’s an accountant, but we never talk about him.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Ten seconds for the observer on the ground might seem like only five seconds for somebody on the train. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At the second pumping, a rush of warm water rusty with iron flushed out, but at the third it was cold and clear. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Viktor Krum used an incomplete form of Transfiguration, which was nevertheless effective, and was second to return with his hostage. We award him forty points.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

A second later, cool night air pours into my room, and I drag my eyes open to see Aspirant Aquilla silhouetted in the door. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Mom stared at me for a few more uncomfortably long seconds. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

Despite my being on my second internship with him and seeing him every day, the mayor still intimidated me. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

I stand stockstill for a second, watching her slight form in black leggings and a red T-shirt. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s not our place to say,” the second guardsman told them. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

A billion of them sold before his second term was over. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The second time that Pond sang, Nathan concentrated on the words. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted again, but the others needed no telling: They all scattered, and not a second too soon, for next moment the creature’s vast foot had fallen exactly where they had been standing. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He was having the same sundae as Riccio, only he was already finishing his second. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

And second, singing was becoming less constrained by the three- or four-part structure. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Switzerland was another second behind Germany, in third. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I pause for a second and see that all three of them are sending out faded tendrils and balls in my direction. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

But he had slipped away in the early hours of the morning after the second roping, and naturally no one could say where he’d gone or when he’d return. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Okay, everybody! I know you’re all busy cranking out your projects, but listen up for a second. I have something important to say.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

The school year has just ended, and on my top-secret final exams I scored the second highest in social studies and the highest in science, out of the entire eighth grade. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I kept going through the pages, and for the next few seconds he stayed silent. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

He gathered me and Rose in the center of the city room and stared at us for a few seconds before opening his mouth again. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

On day two, they covered the second floor, although it was hard to be thorough. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

Then, not more than a week after Luke had brought the money, she had a second visitor who turned her life upside down. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

For example, the first dot after a half note adds a quarter note length; the second dot would add an eighth note length. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Diamond Joe, Clive, and a handful of cage hands head up to the second section of the train to deal with the animals in dens. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He did whatever he could that he liked, and he liked womanizing best, drinking second, and abusing Eva third. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

When the second knock came before he could even take a step, Luke knew it was Toby. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

I waited a few seconds to see if he’d say anything else, but he didn’t. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

For a second, she wasn’t sure why she was tensing up. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

The gravitational tug is so strong that you ’d be torn apart in a fraction of a second. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

“A man has to be thinking every second down here, Sonny.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

If Gryffindor won, they would move up into second place in the House Championship. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Pauline was full of questions, as she had been that second day of class: Why did you set the camera so low in this one? Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He leaped sideways away from me, all four legs drawn together in midair for half a second, and then he ran on. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, heading into the second half of November, the Trazon started to fail me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Once again, my mom had proven she was the second coming of Confucius. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

I feel around for a few seconds before I find it, and when I do, my throat pinches, and I can’t swallow. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The earth travels twenty miles per second, and it pulls the moon along through space. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was quickly joined by a second, then a third. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I sit frozen for a second and Manchee starts to growl but then I realize. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

But whether the intervals were of days or weeks or only seconds, there was no way of knowing. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

It was the second time Alex had had to carry Radar today; his arms quivered from exhaustion, but he held on tight. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

First of all, you’re not my mother, and second, even if you were my mother, you wouldn’t care. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is a superpower that black mommas possess—they can somehow go from being gentle to firm in a matter of seconds. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I have a second plate of hot grain smothered in beef stew. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But the face of Big Brother seemed to persist for several seconds on the screen, as though the impact that it had made on everyone’s eyeballs were too vivid to wear off immediately. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

How can we make sure that our new number is different from the second number on the list? Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

At their second trial they confessed to all their old crimes over again, with a whole string of new ones. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I returned to scour them a second time when Sass found a bit of stickiness on one of the bowls. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

I have to admit for a small, deranged second, my erratic heart jolted in my chest and I almost did the same thing. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

If it had been arduous and traumatic, then I'd be savoring every second of the occasion. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Our second platoon did just about as well. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

She explains that the annual Pagoda Pizza Christmas party has always been on the second Friday in February, because Super Bowl night marks the end of our busiest season. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Within seconds, everything from the past few weeks that has caused me so much worry melts away like ice in the sun. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I stop on the second step and I turn to him, a few inches taller. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

By the end of the second week, she was standing and belching and chewing her cud—the gentlest cow I ever milked. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were now six children in the family, two by my father’s first wife and four by his second. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line was quiet for a few seconds. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She was thirty years old when she joined Washington’s staff in 1987, at the start of his second term. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

She has it password protected, and for a second I worry that with all the other changes, maybe she changed her password too, but it’s the same 0213 it’s always been. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She lay quite still for several seconds before feebly spitting out the snow in her mouth, and then she blew just as feebly until there was a little space to breathe in. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The actual number is slightly contentious because the heavy, synthesized elements exist for only millionths of seconds and chemists sometimes argue over whether they have really been detected or not. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bull stood at attention a full thirty seconds before Colonel Varney even looked up. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first is in duple, the second is in triple feel. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

For a second, he didn’t think Luke was going to respond. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

That a woman with this medical history, a woman so obviously high-risk, should be advised to attempt a second birth at home seemed reckless to the point of delusion. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

The sound of swallowing in my throat grew so loud it blotted out the rain for several seconds. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shadow children linked arms and danced in a giant circle around the stage, with a second circle and then yet another inside of the first. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I could go home knowing that I had averted trouble for the second time. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They already had sixteen—the original seven plus a second group of nine. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the referee raised his arm and blew his whistle for the second half to begin, a sense of disappointment fell over the stadium. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

He could not bear to look at Fred a second longer than he had to, and after making sure that the body was well hidden, he took off after Ron and Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Where’s the second key? You know what it is, don’t you?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

When the last of them had returned to the shell house, Coach Bolles told the boys to stick around, that it was time to announce who had made the first and second boats. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

She didn’t risk so much as a nod of acknowledgment, but continued up the stairs to the balcony on the second floor where she could get a better look at the flow of the crowd. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The second set had been culled from previous contests. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Candles float in three small pools: the first is full of rose petals, the second is thick with an infusion of aloe, and the last one simmers with salt, sulfur, and steam. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

It only took me crying once in the second grade to realize that tears only lead to more bullying. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

It was rebelling and would have leaped over the side of the mountain, to all our destruction, in its attempt to unseat me had I relaxed control for a single second. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They showed the same Gene Autry film all the time, and in this film, Gene jumped out of the second story of a building onto the back of a waiting horse. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

After a few seconds, she gets up and walks out of the bus shelter. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

On the second day the older monk carried in a cane chair for the use of Lieutenant Jimmy Cross, placing it near the altar area, bowing and gesturing for him to sit down. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cried like April’s death had happened only this second. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them starts having a tantrum, and I wish for a second that I have to straighten the kid out. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

At first Hatsue, who was only thirteen, could not sit still for even thirty seconds. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

One of us would take a big mouthful of water, and then the other one would set a kitchen timer and try to get the first one to laugh in thirty seconds or less. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That was quite enough for a boy like Corin and in a second he and the Dwarf were at it hammer and tongs. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

Reaching the second floor unobserved, I crept to the room at the end of the hall and tried the door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Perhaps it is the newness of the house or the shock of seeing him or the mutual understanding that he could have me killed in a second that makes me feel like the intruder. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A changeableness, too, as if beneath my visible face there was another, having second thoughts. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

At the beginning of the second half he went up to Don and stared him in the face. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

But when it was my turn, I made Adria laugh and spew water in less than ten seconds! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And in the flash of a second, they had changed positions. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z

Feeling grateful and happy to be among them for a second year in a row, I climbed onto the first-place podium to accept my medal and the ceremonial bouquet of flowers. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“I’m not afraid of you or anyone else,” she said, and she drank off her second glass. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Breathing hard, you put your ear against the apartment door and listen for a few seconds, just in case. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

And my second thought was ‘Wow. I know absolutely nothing about my cultural background.’ I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

She glared at me a second, then gave me a devilish smile. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Upstairs, Kat got out the wallet of photos and flicked through them at the rate of one a second. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told Gogol it was because she didn’t have the time, but he sensed that it was something she couldn’t bring herself to face the second time around. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

"Just for a second. My man been working on a trick and he wanted to show us." Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z

The car pulled ahead of him, and for a second he thought they were through with him, but then it swerved sharply into a driveway, blocking his path. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

For a split second, Harry wondered if he had been knocked silly by his fall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

For the second time in as many minutes, I looked at him anew. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Like two people were talking at the same time, saying the same thing, one a fraction of a second behind the other. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

We eyeballed each other for a second until Coach barked, "Hustle up!" Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

She set down the first bucket and picked up the second. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

And yet most of those in the march seemed relieved that they would not find themselves threatened—some for a second time—by the whips and clubs of “Alabama’s storm troopers.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, I was so distracted by his outfit that it took me a second to realize he looked upset. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The memories haunt me: One second I am there beside her, falling asleep, and the next, I am watching her die. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Miles’s knuckles were white against the steering wheel, and he kept glancing over at me every few seconds. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

“Your older books are in the second bedroom. I need the space for my books.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is a postcard, the second communication from my father in the year and a half since he ran away. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“On the starboard side, second cleat from the stern?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

I crane my head around, but neither Portia, nor Cinna, who were with us right up to the final second last year, are anywhere in sight. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A second lizard crawled up over the side of the suitcase and stopped less than an inch away from Zero's little finger. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Miss Celia takes a deep breath in that tight pink skirt and for a second I guess we all think she gone pop. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

Static blares for a second in my tiny earpiece. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Evans could swing his little sixteen-inch telescope around like a tail gunner in a dogfight, spending no more than a couple of seconds on any particular point in the sky. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

It had maybe twenty years1 worth of dust on the rim, but the second hand ticked out just fine: 5 seconds to go, 4, 3 ... Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

His shirt is half tucked in and he’s staring at his phone, sneaking looks around every two seconds. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z

For just a second, she holds my gaze. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

He frowns for a hot second, but I notice it. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Bailey went to him each time with his hand stretched out, ready for a manly handshake, but Reverend Thomas would push away the hand and encircle my brother for a few seconds. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now everyone’s attention was focused again on the goblet, which, seconds later, turned red once more. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“And I’m sorry I wasn’t there that day, okay? If I could have been, I would have been there in a second. I swear. Okay? Okay?” she repeated when Maya didn’t respond. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

And for a second, right then, I had this strong image of Cletus someday doing that very thing. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z

Only a few seconds later she had vanished. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Chapman has become a second home to me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

For a few seconds, a real smile lit up his face. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

We’d spend the second night with friends of Father’s at their farm near Golden’s Bridge. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tried his Frosty Loops cereal, it was tough for a second or two, but eventually peeled away from the counter. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

In bed that night, I couldn’t stop thinking about the key, and how every 2.777 seconds another lock was born in New York. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Then I added, “No. On second thought, that could get a little weird. Let’s just hop across the border to Canada and get married.” Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

There’s a second story and an expanded den that my grandparents added back when my dad was a kid. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had to grit my teeth for a second to keep them from chattering. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And in reality the realization of the truth discovered swept over me in a few seconds. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rafe just waved away her concerns, staring at her for almost thirty seconds. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

We made the mooring all right on the second try. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the 5,000, well over three miles, turning a final lap in less than 70 seconds was a monumental feat. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Well, we need to get our armor and the second key...so the second sign?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Exodus is the second book of the Bible. Twenty and fifteen are the chapter and verse.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“For a second, I thought about running away with him.” The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The second was the night of May Day, when she found me in the bleachers by myself, with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s in a paper bag. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Claire looked at him, and for a tiny second something close to a smile nearly moved across her eyes and mouth. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

The second nurse fixed me with a baleful eye. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

And within a few seconds they’re all focused on the TV again. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

It is no coincidence that the figure of the Fallen Woman stalks through so many operas, novels and paintings of the second half of the nineteenth century. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

During the second half of the season, Ruth could bat .400 and Gehrig only .390, but Ruth could come to bat only a hundred times to Gehrig’s two hundred times at bat. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a second, I put the car in reverse and backed out. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Well into the second hour, the black policeman came back. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He huffed and chuffed, emitting a yipping cough, and it took me a second to realize he was laughing. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

My attention goes to the stairs leading to the second floor. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In a few seconds the fat boy's grunts were behind him and he was hurrying toward the screen that still lay between him and the lagoon. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

“The second thing is: talent is something rare and beautiful and precious, and it must not be allowed to go to waste.” The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lexie hugged me for a second, but it didn’t make me feel any better. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

The second, in the turban, had his shirt off, and he was pale except where his sleeves would have ended and the skin was burnt pink. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

The triceratops wagon was leaving any second for the theater, and the theater was just about the best place to be as far as Magdalys was concerned. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

We all just stand there for a second; I feel like my friends are waiting to see what I’m going to do. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I put my pen top in my mouth, chewed on it for a second, then answered. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Mercifully the rain let up in the second half. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few seconds later, she blows her nose and flushes the toilet. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

For a second, I felt a quick pang of jealousy that Ximena seemed to like Summer so much. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Then, with a second whoosh, George had cried “the Burrow!” and vanished too. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

This is only the second time I’ve ever been to Center City, and the first time I’ve been to the Franklin Institute. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Paul, the second of six children—three boys and three girls—was born in 1959 in a struggling mill town. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

On second thought he took his pants back off and tied them on the handrail as well. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second theory claimed that it had to do with the comparatively high level of literacy in the state. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Salvador didn’t wait to deliver his warning a second time. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

In my view, a transparent number now counts down the seconds I have to alter the landscape. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Around that time, a population of African apes broke up into several populations, of which one proceeded to evolve into modern gorillas, a second into the two modern chimps, and the third into humans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

On the second level belonged the enemies of strength: anacondas and rhinos and crocodiles of over twenty feet. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

There were mock lectures and sermons, and then Kerr, the second engineer, made an entrance dressed as a tramp and began singing a ridiculous rendition of “Spagoni the Toreador.” Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

His second day up, he sent down word that someone was shooting at him with an air gun. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, the once-tiny robot had grown to a height of almost a hundred meters. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I take the wing off the second bomber, causing it to spin into the one behind it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Sally! ” she cried, willing her heart to slow to only three hundred beats per second. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

The second question about the invasion was bound to arise: what should we do if the Germans evacuate Amsterdam? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

And he did in only a few seconds more, and the feeling passed. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I’m not convinced they would give me a second look.” Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The seconds stretch, each as long as an hour as I gaze at the mayhem of the battlefield. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I touch the second computer, wondering at its purpose, and then I squat. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

He hated to let go, even for a second, but he focused all his strength into his right hand, clenching his fingers even tighter, then went for it with his left. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

But instead of heading for the castle, he banked and flew straight at Sorrento, closing the distance between them in the space of a few seconds. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

When April and Marshall and Melanie squeezed back through the fence for the second time they found everything just as they had left it. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a second locked door and set of buzzers, so I pressed 602 and held it. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She fiddled with the lock for a few more seconds and then smiled a big smile. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

The ash will become fuel, and the Sun will be triggered into a second round of fusion reactions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still continued to turn the gun toward me, and I fired my second round. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

I stood there absolutely frozen for about five seconds. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“But—” Kote looked up, and for a second Chronicler saw past the anger that lay glittering on the surface of his eyes. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

In January 1957, Katherine’s daughters went back to school, and she went back to work: the second act of her life was about to begin. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

The perfect timepiece ticks, and in that small space between seconds the fancy has turned to fact. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Puffs of smoke were erupting from beyond the roofs, followed a few seconds later by the boom of a gun. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Tad stared at Frankie’s back for several long seconds, looking as if he wanted to say something. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He finally sat up, sniffling every few seconds, his congestion getting the best of him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

The Forest Service has the second highest number of road engineers of any government institution on the planet. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

I gave it back and about two seconds later, he extended it toward me again. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

Tally felt uglier every second she spent there. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Figure 6.21: In the top line, the melody is written out in concert pitch; on the second line it has been transposed to be read by an alto saxophone. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

His eyes closed for more than a few seconds. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Filch made a chirruping noise to Mrs. Norris, who stared blankly at Harry for a few more seconds before turning and following her master. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Two seconds later, Charles Chiltington was sprinting up the staircase behind him. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

His score had just jumped 19,000 points, putting him in second place and knocking me into third. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It was our second home, and we just wanted to share more of it with the town. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

He held me—gently now—for several seconds, and I thought if we could just go home then, at that moment, everything would be all right. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The line is moving so fast, I only see her for a split second. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

He hadn’t flinched or moved after the second attack, just stared Mark down with narrowed eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In October two of her second cousins, Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Cigrand, paid her a visit. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“Having you here has given us a second chance.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Like—moving. He said it was impossible to move because time stands still inside each little split second.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z

"I can save forty-four seconds,” he grumbled, "but I wasted two minutes this morning putting this bandage on my throat.” Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom conked out within seconds, but Augustus and I stayed up to look out the window for a while. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep my balance, but my penny loafers had no grip, and a second later I lay in the mud, too, my flowered dress splattered with gunk. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

He came to a break in the path with a second, much rougher track leading away from the sea and across the fields. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

Just for that, I’m adding a second heart-eys emoji to his name. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

At 8:23 and twenty seconds, King Lotharon made his somewhat belated entrance to the dinner. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Somehow it was the most heart-stopping thing I have ever done, touching my own lips with this cigarette that had touched Anna Engel’s lips a second earlier. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

He stood there for a second—belt in one hand, book in the other—tears and sweat running down his cheeks, facing down his father, who glowered at him, ruddy and panting. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

“I miss them every second of every day.” The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“This isn’t a joke to me, okay? You can’t be mean to me one second and then nice the next. I don’t know if I can trust you. Or anything you told me.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Another fire-nail went into my knee and a second one went into my sock. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

Now 1 had that responsibility, to check everything from A to Z, so that when a new airplane entered squadron service, there would be no surprises waiting for the new boy, the inexperienced second lieutenant. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I want to be here the second there is any news. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

At the top, though, I had second thoughts. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

If I could remain consistent and advance to the second day of competition and win my first few direct elimination bouts, I’d have my first major international result. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

And just like every other morning over the past month, Sir Fig Newton inhaled the entire bowl in thirty seconds flat, then followed with a frozen pause and a low rumbling, “Urp.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Let’s say I give you a penny for your allowance on January first,” she said, “and on January second, I double your allowance.” The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

A second later, the Tide commercial’s over and there’s Dennis James again holding up the book and Miss Joline’s still all red in the face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

When he went over to thank Mother Fletcher for the second sweater he was careful not to mention that he had a six-year-old daughter. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She scrambles around for a second like she can’t figure out what to do. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

A few times I took the first seat, but most of the time I sat in the second one. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Being a Delsprite means red will be one of my favorite colors, second to purple. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

For several seconds they eyed the appliances warily. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

We stop for a second on top of the i. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

She fired up the El Camino’s engine and let it idle in the cold for a few seconds. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

The door slammed behind her, and a few seconds later, the truck rumbled out of the complex parking lot. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

So Death picked up a stone from the river bank and gave it to the second brother, and told him that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He had a strange accent—British, maybe, but also as if he had learned English as a second language. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

This was a late second marriage, and there wouldn't be any concern about what religion they should choose for their children since all. their children were already grown up and chosen. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The following morning, after I was told about the futility of the lunch, Francis tried to generate enthusiasm for our having a second go at the structure. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

That made him laugh, so he had to wait a second before he kissed her. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

Now the lightning flashed so often that the sky stayed fit for several long seconds at a time and the thunder came in a continuous roar. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Washington was an inherently stiff and formal man who cultivated aloofness and possessed distancing mechanisms second to none. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He squinted at Mapper for a few seconds, then broke into a huge grin. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

On her behalf, a random squall peppered the panes of the cockpit with fat raindrops for about ten seconds. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The Conners lived in a flat on the second floor of the building, near Dr. Holmes’s own suite of rooms. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

My watch quits at exactly 7:17 and 42 seconds. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three seconds later she was no longer there. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Mortified, the Livermore team canceled a second test. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

“Yes!” a second analyst exclaims, while the others nod. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

I saw something dawn on her suddenly, and then felt her sneaking a second look. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

Mr. Quisling was probably talking to Mr. Remora on the phone at that very second to let him know Emily had returned The Gold-Bug. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

We stand still for a few seconds, just looking at each other. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z

The words of the second entry would not obscure the words of the first. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then toward the end of my second week, she was walking through the gym to the area where the team gymnasts practiced, and she noticed me. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

She still comes in second but, true to her word, runs barefoot. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

That was Haymitch's second instruction, and since I sort of botched the first, I keep a sharp eye out for any sign of it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

When I turn the light on in the room, I start to second guess myself. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I heard a scuffling noise, a click and scrape of metal, and in a matter of seconds I saw his door swing open. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

A high-pitched yell and then, two seconds later, Chi-Boy emerged, dangling a girl by her forearm from his height. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I took my eyes away for one second, and that was enough for Sonny’s Yoshi to cross the finish line first. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“What did you say?” says the cab driver, or “Speak up,” so I have to perform again, only weaker the second time. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jinx snuck a look at the government man sitting in the second row. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

For the second time, the door flies open, and Fred rushes in, stopping short when he sees me. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

I wonder what Brad Pitt is doing at this very second. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Then they built a second vessel and set off downstream. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It never failed; even today, with paintings crying and strangers lurking, the scent of her mom’s chicken and rice eased her mind away from all that trouble, at least for a few seconds. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

For a second she reminded me of Eurytion the cowherd, her much older half brother. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

It was already the second week of February, the Santa Anita Handicap was a little more than two weeks away, and Seabiscuit was far behind in his preparation. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lena led Kendra to the basement door, pointing out a second little door at the base, about the size a cat would use. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

At any second, Mark’s life might vanish before he even realized what had happened. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Then he’d had that fit and the boys had wrestled him to the ground, so that he’d fallen, sustained a second injury, the injury the doctors said should have killed him. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It takes a few seconds before I get what he’s really asking me. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

There are a thousand little movements on a human face every second, a thousand different quivers of a leaf on a tree, a million tiny things the real world has that the virtual world doesn’t. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rashid watched her go, went up to the second floor, and then headed to the bathroom near the science classrooms, at other end of the school. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

She looked at him for two long seconds, and turned scarlet. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

But there is a second, less celebrated type of volcano that doesn’t involve mountain building. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

A second pair of bare feet appeared beside mine in the sand. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

The second man, the one who had called out to us at first, answered in English and then greeted Miig in Cree. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

They could puncture us within a fraction of a second. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

The boy looked at me, his face unfrozed for a second, and one of his gray eyes winked. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

Four strokes would rain down upon your bottom so fast that it was all over in four seconds. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yellowstone obviously was of this second type, but Christiansen couldn’t find the caldera anywhere. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

The tractor intersected Gloria’s path half a second after Robbie had, rolled on ten feet further and came to a grinding, long drawn-out stop. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I guess I must have sounded like the president or something, and it's so quiet for a second that I think maybe he fell off his chair. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a hissing noise that would go on for about ten seconds, pause, then come again. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The English scholar, Sir J. G. Frazer, thinks he probably wrote in either the first or the second century of our era. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

With five seconds left in the game, the Electrons scored the hundredth point. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z

It was loud enough, and long enough, to rise above a second spell of rain that fell after dark. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

It was a gold tube, about as long and as wide as the second finger on his right hand. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

And then a second shot, precise and cold, and far away. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took him perhaps a second—one precious second—to work out what had happened. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

She stopped in her tracks, her heart in her mouth, but a second moan pulled her to her senses, giving her the strength to continue toward Jean de Satigny’s laboratory door. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Knight of Flowers could not have reached his second name day when Robert slew Prince Rhaegar on the Trident. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The second and more important reason, from their perspective, was that they thought my story might help someone else. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

I wait by the stairs, my ears buzzing with fear as every second seems like an hour. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z

I take his hand, but only for a second. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

The horse needed just a minute and forty-four seconds to change their minds. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

After twenty seconds I hit pause and took Mrs. B’s heart rate again. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

A second later my suitcase came flying out of the door. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z

My second punch left him with a black eye that lingered for two weeks. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z

We had three girl second cousins, no boys; their great-grandfather and our grandfather were brothers. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The second daughter sat briefly on his lap and clucked him under the chin. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

However, after a few seconds of silence, I decided that was the only answer I was going to get. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Stella’s heart sank for a second time as she glanced out the window. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

The commander had him by the pointy beard in under a second. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After second dessert, Laura Friendly announced that she had to leave. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

In Baltimore’s Preakness Stakes, Stout stuck to his stirrups but finished second to Derby winner Bold Venture, foiled by the brilliant reinsmanship of Seabiscuit’s onetime jockey, George Woolf. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They camped in the second floor of a low factory building that still had most of its roof. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Today was our second game of the season, and our first home game at Tangerine Middle. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss was at the top seconds later, and he swung open the screen door, only to find himself face-to-face with Javier’s mother. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

We were halfway up Big Blue when I asked him to hold on for a second and ducked behind a tree. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

It lit our faces for seconds as it slashed through. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

In a second though my neighbour was by my side, dry napkin in hand. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Aru snuck a second glance from her hiding spot behind the rock. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

As the second floor sank into their view, she thought only of the thirty yards of corridor to the ward, and whether she would make it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

That baseball book was the first cover on the second shelf in the display case and had given Charles a card with the classic pose of an umpire calling an out. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z

“I was really worried for a second there. Besides, there are tons of people in the world like you, remember? Didn’t you say it was like one in a hundred?” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

His heart had been heavy since we came to the town, the second figure spoke, his forefathers were men of the sea, the Márez people, they were conquistadors, men whose freedom was unbounded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was crying a lot by now, and the second Mom put her arms around me, I started to bawl. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He glanced toward the second room and back at the man he believed was white. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z