After a round of applause for Mr. Wilde’s speech, students began putting on dramatic performances for the audience, which included several white people, benefactors of the school in one way or another. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could see in the flickering light that several other children did the same. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

On Sunday afternoon, March 7, some six hundred people set out from Brown Chapel, walking two abreast in a long, orderly procession that stretched for several blocks. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were many staccato footfalls back and forth in the bathroom, which meant, he knew, that his mother was attempting to accomplish several phases of her toilet at once. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Grigori took several more steps, my finger shifted to the trigger. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The situation required several days of wrangling and discussions, but in the end Girard and Dr. Devèze won out. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Then, after several minutes of careful thought, she flipped open her address book and dialed her friend Michael, who worked at the New York Times. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He had obviously been ill for several hours. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I visited St. Petersburg several years ago and remember a phrase or two,” Gregory said. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

That was one reason the encampment moved several times. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

I decided to take a swim in the spring and work on the moccasins I had cut out several days ago. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

I know I am expected to respond, to express gratitude, but it takes a conscious effort to smile, and several moments to form the words. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I blink several times and swallow hard to make sure. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He had begun to suffer from rheumatism, and apart from this had had several attacks of fever, from each of which he recovered more slowly and emerged weaker. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several days for the results to be counted. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Andrea mixed up several names, too eager to get from one Decker to the next. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

They steered us toward the First Building—burned down and rebuilt several times but still known as the First Building of the Devon School. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The table was crowded with officers wearing splendid uniforms and perfectly powdered wigs along with several of Master Lockton’s business companions. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were older women, younger women, men Walter's age, and several men much older. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Sideways it skidded through the air, hit an outcropping and flipped; turning several somersaults and bursting into flame, the backhoe sailed down trailing a brilliant fantail of sparks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

According to a story told by several members of the Stanton family over the years, Bayard was in love with Elizabeth. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

After several silent moments, except for Tamika crunching away on a green apple, she finally spoke. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

After a few words—mainly a repetition of what the principal said —from several of the senior teachers, a hymn was sung and a prayer said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After singing and praying in front of City Hall, the demonstrators broke up into small groups and entered several segregated downtown businesses. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

What was known for certain was there for all to see: several circular round scars on his right forearm. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than several trips to Canada, that was my first trip abroad, and it was a huge deal. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

She opens several envelopes, then gasps with surprise. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Papa didn’t need to rub any more salt in Uncle Abdullah’s wounds by reminding him that Usman, who was several years older than me, lagged far behind me in his studies. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Prominent among them was H. J. Muller, who was impressed that several well-known theoretical physicists, especially Pascual Jordan, thought forces existed by which like attracted like. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Bill and I sat in the down-stairs dining-room and ate some hard-boiled eggs and drank several bottles of beer. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

They had pulled into a muddy parking lot that surrounded a nondescript building with several rows of windows. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Through the interpreter he ordered several men to fetch the fuel. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Later, President Wilson pardoned her and several other union organizers. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I wanted to see his face, to see if he’d gone back to the cold, indifferent person I’d known for the last several weeks. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It had taken her several tries to get the letters of her name to resemble the sample letters in the book, and even then she wasn’t sure if she’d written Mira or Mara. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

After the Night of Terror, several dozen other women joined with Alice Paul in her hunger strike to protest their unfair and intolerable treatment. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I judge it to be several hundred yards to my right. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

After several relatively peaceful years, J. T.’s gang got involved in a turf war with a neighboring gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Across the river, a party of fishermen had been camped for several days. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it returned several years later, she continued to teach even when it was necessary for her students to carry her up the steps to her classroom. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

In 1788 war broke out between the Chickamaugas and the Franklin settlers and continued for several years. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Outside a pub, several drunken storm troopers sit in soot-covered uniforms, singing about the greatness of Germany. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

"There's no hurry," the Warden said several times. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

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

After walking several blocks, I saw a big frame house with a sign in the window: ROOMS. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’d seen Olympus several times, but it still took my breath away. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

After a bit, to keep the children in her truck from crying, Gitl began to sing. to quiet them, then several children’s songs. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

And there kept on being this stupid banging on the door, which woke me up several times in one minute. Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You have to choose between what the world expects of you and what you want for yourself,” my sister Jack told me several times. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has several lesions on his right leg and an open wound hidden under his hair. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

That accidental discovery was the first of several developments that would allow two researchers from Spain and Sweden to discover that normal human cells have forty-six chromosomes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After two classes, I started to recognize several of the faces in each class. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

“What does he have you doing?” she asked me several times—suspiciously. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I had several today, and one at the rest stop after I thought the guy was going to kill me in the bathroom; when he was only handing me Libby’s brilliant escape note. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

It takes another minute, but we get several rounds going. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

She waited several hours at the State Department before learning that Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby had already signed the document. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

That day and for several thereafter, the kapo got Jack assigned to a coveted indoor job in the camp machine shop so he would not have to march outside or do heavy labor. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

A tense wait began, which would last for several days. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t like to sleep in my bed because it was too far from Lynnie, several feet away. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

I spent several hours on the typing, destroying copy after copy until I had completed one that was immaculate, carefully phrased and most respectful. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead they preyed on deer, horse, antelope, jackrabbit, and, now and then, giant turtle, as well as several species of rodent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I find a basswood tree, take out my knife, and cut off several branches. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even of these several hundred crops, most provide minor supplements to our diet and would not by themselves have sufficed to support the rise of civilizations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For the better part of several days, everyone worked together. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I added several layers of clothes, a hat, and two pairs of socks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

She saw several volumes of an encyclopedia set: “Antarctica to Balfe,” then “Jerez to Liberty.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

I'm now near the rear of the building, and several alleys branch off behind me into the darkness. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

He was several years older and I had been with him at Clarkebury. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman, standing in the center of the circle of chairs, pulls back the black silk with a flourish, revealing a still-intact chair on which now perch several snow-white doves. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

I jumped to a nearby roof, then made my way across several others until I came to a house near the town square where a scattered piece of bonfire had set the roof burning. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

On previous trips, Enrique slept close to the train station, which is several blocks from the cemetery. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He leaped into the air several times, arms held high with fists clenched. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Of course, Ben thought, Red has ten or twenty of his buddies surrounding him which gives the battle of poundage back to Red by several thousand pounds. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The following morning, more than 650 Woodhull supporters—including several dozen women who defected from Anthony’s suffrage convention—showed up at Apollo Hall. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The academy has chosen to ignore several independent artists who paint in a different style. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

"But we intend to call several of the law enforcement officers present in the courtroom, and I would like to invoke the rule of sequestration." Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

For this reason, IOI had attempted several hostile takeovers of Gregarious Simulation Systems, all of which had failed. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Instead of inching along the bridge as fast as I can, I give up several precious seconds and set a quick trap for Hammie. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

In the years since I’d first started reading Arty’s Missives, it had become one of the most popular blogs on the Internet, now logging several million hits a day. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

They’d left manure and hoofprints on graves, crushed flower arrangements into piles of stems, ribbon, and Styrofoam, and knocked over several tombstones, which now lay flat on the ground next to their bases. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After several attempts at speaking, Booth whispered: “Tell Mother, I die for my country.” Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had no intention of eating in his family’s house, and was perfecting several excuses to remove himself from the vicinity at the last moment. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

There would be a good chance of success if several runs could be opened and then tackled at the same time, but he doubted whether his rabbits would attempt it, after what they had seen. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the mob looted furiously, word came that several army trucks were headed in our direction. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halliday referred to this show several times in Anorak's Almanac, citing it as one of his childhood favorites. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

He makes several attempts to rename her in the following weeks, but she refuses to respond to anything but Celia. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

The drone of bloodthirsty mosquitoes had woken me several times during the night, and my arms itched with bites. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

We walked single file through several rooms to my office. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flickers of gold-orange flames were visible, and even several yards away the acrid stench of smoke and burning grass stung his eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Jim’s mother had studied at the Union Theological Seminary under several famous theologians and became a Confucian scholar, ending up for many years a housewife in Muscatine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You are going to have advantages—and education. You’ll be around better role models. Mrs. Moss had several violent, failed marriages.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

His muscles and hands weren't the only parts of his body that had toughened over the past several weeks. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She set up an emergency refuge, never thinking that she would have to keep him hidden for several months while the soldiers combed the country looking for him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Only after I had crawled in and out several times would he follow me. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

The newsmen had learned how to buy access to their source; several of them came on board laden with carrots, which Seabiscuit fished from their pockets. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother’s hand is wrapped around her shoulder, and her father is pointing at her acrylic painting—an image of a house on a lake, with several geese dipping their toes into the water. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

She stopped several feet in front of the Gladers and slowly looked left to right, taking them all in. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

While one interatomic contact was slightly shorter than optimal, it was not out of line with several published values, and I was not disturbed. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Lydia sat confounded and speechless for several minutes after he finished. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

As he neared the Hickock farm, he stopped at several neighboring homesteads, ostensibly to ask directions, actually to make inquiries concerning the suspect. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Now, there are several different ways to approach it,” Ms. Rochambeau is saying. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z

What we make reference to is the obvious lack of moral integrity and discipline among several members of your group. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between meals, Don José sketched rather than dissected the cadavers and caught up on his sleep on a bench below a Gauguin and alongside several Van Goghs in the Prado. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

A new seating plan that would let blacks sit from back to front and whites from front to back until the bus filled up, as was the practice in several other Southern cities. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Bigger followed him out of the door; there were several policemen standing on guard in the hallway. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Although courts have found such measures to be discriminatory, several states have passed laws requiring voters to present a government-issued ID in order to vote. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I noticed several weird things about the surfboarding cat. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

The budworm is a native insect that attacks several kinds of evergreens. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Sanjeev was organizing his engineering texts from MIT in alphabetical order on a bookshelf, though it had been several years since he had needed to consult any of them. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

William H. even remembers to smile a lot more than I do so there are several things he’s better at than me. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sass ran after the dog with a stick, landing several blows. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

These crimes included the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh’s baby and the Kansas City Massacre, where several lawmen were killed in a shootout while transporting the Al Spencer Gang member Frank “Jelly” Nash. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

The other three Roman cohorts were in a defensive formation several hundred yards away and seemed to be taking the brunt of the attack. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

He had become friends with several men on the row and was surprised by how conflicted he felt about leaving them, knowing what they would soon face. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

They walked on for several hours, until they reached a place where they could set their traps. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z

He had questioned her about this several times, but had never received a coherent answer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, several accomplished alpinists not on her team regarded Pittman as a grandstanding dilettante. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nico was several years younger, half a foot shorter and fifty pounds lighter. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I cup my hands over my face and take several deep breaths. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

And one day, after several weeks, I decided to go back to it. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Although our house was one of the smaller of the forty or so houses on the island, for several years we owned the only piano. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stood up, walked out several feet, and looked out into the distance. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I take the road to Beaver Corners, pass several dark houses and a church, and then I’m out in the wilds again. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took a few heartbeats—several pulse-pounding heartbeats—before my eyes adjusted to the gloom. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Farmers several miles from the plant began to report unexplained sickness among livestock; they complained of extensive crop damage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

To her left, several electrical cords wind along the floor. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We get bogged down in traffic for several miles, and even though Radar is desperate to violate the speed limit, he’s lucky when he can go thirty. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Their protection throws off the attacks from the others, which don’t seem ready to counterattack several of their own. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As dusk fell, lights came on in several of them, both upstairs and down. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

He thought of several justifications for his letters, for he always felt a great need to write to his friend when he was bewildered or sad. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Seducing pubescent girls, as he had done “eight or nine” times in the last several years, did not disprove it, for if the truth were known, most real men had the same desires he had. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I have. I know," he answered, and shot his arms out of his sleeves showing several inches bare above the wrist bones. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

When I had put several groups of lingering theatregoers between him and me, I retraced the course I had taken when I emerged so hastily from the playhouse a short time before. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Poppy had several litters for my mother’s business, but the puppies and the other breeding dogs live with Mummy’s partner at a farm outside Burlington. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z

On the way there, Maddox collected several cases and crates from the entry hall. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

For the chief virtue of a gradual approach was to extend the cost of compensation over several decades so that the full bill never landed at one time or even on one generation. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The Duke vigil ended a few days later when Wright Tisdale, chair of the Duke trustees, announced that a minimum wage of $1.60 for nonacademic staff would be phased in over the next several months. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the Faculty Board passed my petition, and my Class Dean told me later that several of the professors were touched by it. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

They have actually taken 3 and 11—the latter so crucial since it’s Panem’s main food supplier—and have made inroads in several other districts as well. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Harry, who had wandered the castle at night several times before, had never seen it so crowded after sunset. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

For the most part, his rages in the past have been directed at authority figures—father, brother, Army sergeant, state parole officer—and have led to violent assaultive behavior on several occasions. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

The usually conservative room was festooned with sashes and streamers of blue, green, and gold, and several tables were filled to the brim with food. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

He was a tall, austerely pleasant man of about forty, a bachelor, and a writer by profession, being the author of several historical biographies. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He saw several white markers on the slope below them. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Finding that Grammer was away, Bill asked one of the workers for several jars of whiskey. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

You have added much in several ways, & especially in taking ye colours of thin plates into philosophical consideration. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bando has spread several of the topographical maps on his big oak table. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had walked up several steps before stopping and looking back. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Despite their many differences, all human species share several defining characteristics. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

Be prepared for a climb that will take several hours. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

By early 1937, the lab was regularly producing material for “two dozen physicists, half a dozen biologists, and several chemists,” as an early chronicle reported. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Outside the tank’s display wall was an amphitheater with seating for several hundred. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The bank manager told me that I was making so much progress I was to be sent to the bank’s training headquarters to take several tests to determine my potential for advancement within the bank. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wife and I were mugged in the eighties in Brooklyn Heights; the criminal was a crack addict who was finally apprehended after robbing several other people. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nor were its several hundred thousand people organized into closely interacting societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

A rapid scurrying through her well-worn Bible and she had located several passages to shake over our heads—telling us of the sun turning to darkness and the moon to blood. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had been to several Hogwarts feasts, but never one quite like this. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

They traveled for several hours and then stopped to eat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

And hemlines that showed several inches of thigh. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

It was different from sperm-and-egg sex in several important ways: somatic cells were cells of the body, like skin cells, and their union produced offspring every few hours. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Kyle noticed several TV news satellite trucks taking up the parking spaces along the curb. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

He began to limp noticeably, and several of his colleagues urged him to see a doctor, a dreaded experience that Bobby would only agree to if he were in enormous pain. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I had been grazed several times by rocks and bottles, but fought on. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And for one moment I hated Dragonwings, for as light as we had tried to make it, it was still very heavy for only one old horse and several men and a boy. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

If it weren’t for Nyame’s gift, which enabled me to see them, we would’ve been splattered across the stone walls several times over. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Not having much money, or knowing what he’d like, I got several little things, and put them about the room, where he would find them unexpectedly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

As nails gave way and boards splintered, I heard several puppy whimpers. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farther down the path several bodies had been stacked on top of each other. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

He blinked hard several times, trying to get the image of what he’d just seen in the shack out of his mind. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

Next to the ogres sat several mesh bags filled with bronze spheres like cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

After several moments of searching, they made their way back to the camp. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Militsa was a career military officer like Marina, an Air Force Academy graduate who’d already taken part in several Moscow air shows and even had some training as an attack pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Calder shut the door, flushed hurriedly, and took several deep breaths. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

The only one he saw was several blocks away, with tourists lined up to buy tickets. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I kept the news of my scholarship award a secret for several days, still doubtful that it was all true. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The footsteps pass his cell, stop several doors away. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

As we talked, in fact, there were several key moments when he seemed to probe me for information, to find out what I knew, so he could add it to his own formidable database. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Samwell had known several years of sweet peace with his music and his books. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Next came the U.S. government, seeking to place an Indian exhibit on the island, and then Professor Putnam, the fair’s chief of ethnology, who saw the island as the ideal site for several exotic villages. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

We pull into the school parking lot and immediately notice that there are several police cars in front of the building. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mulch was not one bit surprised that his recyclings had managed to hurl the elephantine Mud Man several yards through the air. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Papa pushed me along, handing me several handfuls of strawberries he picked from my row. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

It might take several days The wanted posterfor the Lincoln assassination conspirators. before things die down. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Bobbing in the water nearby were several fishing boats, manned by Vietnamese militiamen with rifles. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

A photographer, who had arrived with Mr. McLellan hours earlier, stepped inside and snapped several photos of me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

People were lined up along the road, shouting and waving at us, and one young man, perhaps twelve years old, ran along behind us for several miles. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffed several times, sighed again, and grudgingly beckoned Doli to enter. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

And there was enough of it to go around several times, so even if the blade broke away completely, it would still be held in a cage of wire. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

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

Whites who came at night got a better reception; the several Harlem nightclybs they patronized were geared to entertain and jive the night white crowd to get their money. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the assignment was not a complete failure—Hairwoman runs the drama club and she recruited several new members based on their performances as to why they needed an extension. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

The Adams-Jefferson rivalry and friendship is the outstanding example here, though there are several crucial moments when critical compromises were brokered because personal trust made it possible. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Answering before a question was completed or having several kids answer at once were violations of the rules that would cost points. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

It says that Congress shall have the power to “regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Also, whenever I was at Granny’s, I would read Uncle Piet’s and Aunt Bushy’s schoolbooks, even though both were several standards ahead of me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hemline bounced several inches above her knee, and for a moment I thought the dress was whorish, until she said her father had bought it for her in Paris. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On the first form, I answer several variations on the questions of whether I’m a communist, a criminal, or a terrorist and whether I would take up arms to defend the United States. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

Had figured he must be one of the several tuckered-out grandchildren touring the museum that afternoon. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Silvertongue went back to Capricorn's house, peered into several windows, and finally knocked one of them in, taking off his jacket and pressing it against the glass to muffle the sound when it broke. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Melissa was happy with the success of her story until several members of the class asked why the girl’s mother had not used Static-off in her wash. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z

Some buildings still smoke, and though von Rumpel keeps a damp handkerchief pressed over his mouth and nose, he has to stop several times to gather his breath. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

We will assign several members of our media relations team to that program, so the public can get the latest information as fast as possible. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several other foreigners in the group and they followed Longstreet’s headquarters like a small shoal of colorful fish. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, before the Geek Club, Jesse had some ugly bouts with gangs and drugs, and several run-ins with local cops. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

On July 3, several cars drove up to a brick mansion surrounded by gardens, meadows, and woods. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some or all of these centers may actually comprise several nearby centers where food production arose more or less independently, such as North China’s Yellow River valley and South China’s Yangtze River valley. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The passive voice, too, has several uses in English. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

On the other hand, if you want to emphasize that several things about Phyllis show her age, you should choose plurals for both verbs: What give away Phyllis's age are the knees and the facelift. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also welcomed the chance to see the plays of this famed troupe, which had not visited Elsinore in several years. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

For several days, Henrietta’s corpse lay in the hallway of the home- house, doors propped open at each end to let in the cool wet breeze that would keep her body fresh. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her belated interest so delighted Ralph that as they huddled over the kitchen table, he kissed her several times, ardently. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

In May 2009 the American Civil Liberties Union, several breast- cancer survivors, and professional groups representing more than 150,0 scientists sued Myriad Genetics over its breast-cancer gene patents. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

But once the threshold of “several hundred,” below which everyone can know everyone else, has been crossed, increasing numbers of dyads become pairs of unrelated strangers. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton was aware of the Federalist plot, which was no half-baked scheme hatched by marginal figures, involving as it did several Federalist senators from New England and Timothy Pickering, the former secretary of state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

“Let us gather a fresh one so we can complete our documentation. And we need several others like it so that we have a good sampling. Where did we find it?” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

But the book you are holding is avowedly prescriptivist: it consists of several hundred pages in which I am bossing you around. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

On several occasions I had seen the van bring Ham to school. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

The automaton was heavy and in several pieces, but he picked it up and, not having anywhere else to go, returned to the dreaded station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

She worked with a dial for several minutes before she got it to the place that suited her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He tripped on something that he could not see in the dark and sprawled into the ditch on the side of the road, his right hand sinking into several inches of cold mud. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

At this, his cohorts, who were smoking several bottles of glue, laughed. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he tells me these dreams, he doesn’t look at me exactly; it’s as if he’s looking at a point several inches inside my head. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

For several minutes I remained there, holding my head and letting my mind adjust to these new and strange surroundings. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

For a brief time the press made much of Brian and he was interviewed for several networks but the furor died within a few months. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scholars deduced that the Sungir mammoth-hunters lived in a hierarchical society, and that the dead man was perhaps the leader of a band or of an entire tribe comprising several bands. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have tied up with several small and medium-size CPA firms in America.” The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

The first body had left me badly shaken for several hours; the shock of encountering the second wore off almost immediately. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I dosed my eyes and dozed for several minutes until a sound I thought I had dreamed woke me up. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

And it wasn’t just one vehicle behind me; there were several. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He dipped one of the drabs into the pitch and stuck the other one to it, spoke several words I didn’t recognize, and slowly pulled the bits apart, strands of pitch stretching between them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Though it’s chilly today, there are several people walking and running, some with strollers and dogs. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Conversion from the old religions to Christianity took several forms across Europe: sometimes through peaceful persuasion, sometimes through conquest. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The single, twisting road that led from the quarry soon split into several streets, the main one leading to the bazaar, and it was this that I took. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

It takes me several hours to find my way back to the lot. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

Favoured to win the tournament, they held several doubles records, and watching them play was as exciting as watching a match of singles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The building shook mightily, with enough force to unbalance several terrified Clock Watchers, toppling them. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

This is equivalent to several million pounds in modern terms, and it is hard to see what he could have spent it on, so the number may be an exaggeration! The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

The next morning we came very early to the first of several rivers we would have to ford. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

They sat and regarded each other for several awkward seconds. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Fox’s attack took them by surprise, so he was able to dispatch several bigger monsters before they knew what had hit them. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

It takes several minutes for me to assemble my gear. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Todd speaks very rapidly in a singsong cadence, suggesting that he does this several times a day. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to blink several times to clear her vision. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

On his way back up the mountain, Stanley had to sit down and rest several times. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

There were several things I learned that first month. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I whisper after several minutes of walking through the halls. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

After several meters he stopped and turned, furious. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

But one bucket is not really enough, and Helena has to empty it several times a day, just to deal with the smell. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

After the retching subsided, he hunkered motionless on his hands and knees for several minutes, half out of the tent. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

And by the time her hunger was satisfied she had eaten up several regiments. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z

He left a note, then hid for several days in a cellar closet his parents thought was boarded up, but which Sticky had found a way to enter. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

As a pilot, Anya was one of several rookies in the air that night. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was unsigned, but there were several clear references which made it plain that Bunny Corcoran, or someone purporting to be him, was the author. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Complicating matters is the fact that there are several competing systems for naming cadences. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Over the course of several months, she regained her speech, but she never regained her previous vitality. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

A card hanging in the doorway announced that several languages were spoken in the shop. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took all my strength to make it up the hill, and I stopped several times to rest. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He has, unfortunately, steadily degraded over the last several years despite this augmentation of his brain functions. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

They caught it in the bottles as Professor Sprout had indicated, and by the end of the lesson had collected several pints. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She got off her board several times to inspect the flowers, looking for insects or anything else that might match the words “firebug eyes.” Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

Wednesday sat at the computer terminal, composing a letter, and, with the clerk’s help, making several large-sized signs. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Piled on a table in the corner of the room were presents which I would have to open, several children told me, before, not after, their bedtime. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

He sat down again, leaning his stick against the wall, and took several deep breaths. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

His words seemed cruel to Alba, but it was several years before she was able to understand their full meaning. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

If the police wouldn’t care about several missing boys and a single drowned one, maybe the public would. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

After several days of listening, with their ears against the walls, they perceived the deep cloc-cloc. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Onshore some of the people set about clearing up, but several more came crowding to see Will, curious about this boy and the power he had to command the bear. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Soviet fighter pilots cleared the sky of German night fighters around them for several nights. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

I was kneeling in the living room of my own house again several feet from where I had fallen minutes before. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

As darkness fell around us, the road twisted through dense forest for several miles until it came to a short, narrow bridge with room for only one car to pass. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Since I had known him, he had had several. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several months during his childhood there had been confused street fighting in London itself, some of which he remembered vividly. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

There appear to be several lemons, as well, in that purse, and a whole mess of lozenges. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Now, after several years in which to observe the effects of spraying, the Canadians find a mixed situation, but one that affords very little comfort to devotees of salmon fishing, provided spraying is continued. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

She waited for several minutes, thinking that if the band finished practice and came back in—if someone said hello—she’d change her mind. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Yayoi iron tools were initially imported from Korea in enormous quantities, until domestic Japanese iron smelting and production began after several centuries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once they arrived, they spent several weeks sightseeing before they were joined by some of the others in the American delegation to the World Anti-Slavery Convention. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

And if he can change to meet changed times, is he a man, or several in succession? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

The author used several of the examples and many of the same arguments as Charles had just done in his draft. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are too busy pulling the doors—which are twice as tall as they are and several times wider—open to admit a truck. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Mosquitoes exposed to DDT for several generations turned into strange creatures called gynandromorphs — part male and part female. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He seemed to have grown several inches, too. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

For several days she concentrated on the vision of a computer-activated Miss Harris. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

As he lifted his arm to drink, his cloak was pulled a few inches from the ground, and Harry saw, below the table, several inches of carved wooden leg, ending in a clawed foot. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He tugged at the skin of his neck and then fished out a damp roll of bills and peeled off several. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was nothing to do, after they had gathered several bushels of dried beans to save over and sell to the planters in the fall. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

She had four passports, four driver’s licenses, three wigs, several thousand dollars in cash, and a credit card number belonging to Forrest Smith-Martin that would do for buying plane tickets. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Through the top, I can see several large pieces laid out in half circles. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

She yanked on it with her beak several times. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

He made careful preparations, wrapping himself in several coats and mufflers and encasing his neat boots in goloshes. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

He’s got a thick Arabic accent so he makes sure to repeat the important parts of his questions several times, with twinkling eyes and encouraging nods of his head. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z

Then several eyewitnesses from the battle described the weird sound Grover had made, which drove the Titans army back underground. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I assisted at the hospital in Insterburg. I delivered several on my own without complication.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

I think there was even a glob on the fly paper hanging from the ceiling several feet above my head, but how it got there, I had no idea. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

With them were several more, including a heavy, savage-looking rabbit whom he guessed to be Vervain, the head of the Council police. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But first Shmuel, then Yitzchak, then several of the other men in their truck joined in, singing at the top of their voices. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Beyond these runs lay several of the warren’s burrows. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, during his first several weeks in Bullhead, McCandless camped out in the desert at the edge of town; then he started squatting in a vacant mobile home. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was killed in a one-car rollover several weeks later, speeding down 1-95 on an icy night, after which her mother, all of twenty- three, started a downward spiral she never recovered from. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Things abandoned long ago by pilgrims enroute to their several and collective deaths. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

Grandpa had loaded the tent and several boxes of groceries. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She removed several large stuffed animals from the bed and sat on the edge of it. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Often Rontu and I would go out to the rock and live there for several days catching fish for Won-a-nee and the others I had come to know. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

She unlatched the clasps and opened it, revealing two floors and several rooms full of miniature furniture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

While other states have caps of more than a million dollars, and many have no cap at all, several states impose onerous eligibility requirements. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

She opened her mouth and closed it several times, but kept losing her nerve. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Inside were several items she had traded onions or rubles for, and among them, new candles. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

Dear Lucy, I saw your mother the other day and she told me that you’d written me several letters to apologize for how things had ended between us. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

At the end of the room was a small dais, and, on it, a cream-colored casket with several displays of flowers arranged about it: scarlets and yellows and whites and deep, bloody purples. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Like the menu of constructions, the menu of verbs can give a writer several options on where to place a given, new, light, or heavy phrase. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

This brings everybody into the hall, and for the first time I see several of the other women from my orchestra at Auschwitz. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

They usually travelled back and forth across the same home territory, an area of between several dozen and many hundreds of square miles. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went at it hammer and tongs for several minutes until Redtooth emerged the victor. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I’m in the science lab hallway, and several people, in fact, are asking me why I’m jumping up and down, and I’m not telling them.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

For. several moments we all stared at our cold eggs and pancakes and thought about the absurdity of the situation. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

But after my father and several other miners were killed in an explosion, I could barely force myself onto the elevator. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

This was repeated several times, with greater effort and with shorter pauses as the time moved on. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Compounds containing spores of Bacillus thuringiensis are now being manufactured by several firms in the United States under various trade names. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

I pressed my lips to the picture and held it there for several seconds. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

For several minutes, they were both content to sit in silence while they nibbled on their dried fruit and meat. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Side by side they stood for several minutes looking at my dogs. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The students showed dramatic improvements in their test scores in several subjects, and many more of them graduated from high school and applied to college. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Then I took several quick deep breaths, like a deep-sea diver preparing to submerge, and tapped the logout icon on my display. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

In the weeks before the dinner I went on several urban scouting expeditions. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

He would have no short-term memory for several days and no depth perception for six months. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

She held them in its grip for several seconds before she turned and walked out of the room. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

When several patients follow his instructions for three weeks, they find they’ve gained about seven pounds each. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

Baba Joseph had several pets: a duiker antelope, a bush baby, a large tortoise, and an enormous warthog that waddled after him, begging for treats. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dance floor was half vacant, and even after several long drinks I did not enjoy dancing badly in open view. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Researchers came to his lab several times each week wanting to learn his techniques, and he often traveled to labs around the world to help set up cell-culture facilities. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For several days after I was shot, I was aware of very little. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He stayed like that for several moments, unsure what to do, looking like two halves of one boy—one climbing down, the other going up. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

The committee had several recommendations to reduce the threat posed by such terrorists. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Out fell several rose-shaped chocolates wrapped in gold foil, identical to the one she had found in the miniature armoire. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He saw at once from the mere look of the room—the lights and shadows all looked different—that he must have slept for several hours. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was off the path Alec had scrawled on his makeshift map, but Mark spotted several wooden structures through the trees, big ones. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Cate’s lips parted, but no sound came out for several moments. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

A boy’s voice says something; several other boys laugh. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Over the next several months, on nights when it was not too suffocating, she preferred that corner for sleeping. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

We walk through the bookstore as we catch up on the last several weeks. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

One by one, several balls vanished into the table’s deep pockets. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Scripts written by Larry Evans were translated into several languages and rendered phonetically to make it easier for Bobby to read. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

It was the first time we had ever seen each other after more than a year of talking several times a week on the telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Venkat blinked his bleary eyes several times as he tried to organize the papers on his desk. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It seems he has been responsible for several deaths!” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

It is not difficult to locate his destination, as several townspeople are walking in the same direction, and once they pass out of town and into the fields, the circus cannot be missed. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

They asked us several questions along the lines of where were we from? where were we going? and why did we choose that direction? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

But I was still going to be a professional baker with several cookbooks one day. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

They checked me, probed, checked again and again, Father scanning my symptoms into the Netbook several times a day, someone relaying back treatment. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

In the back of the room several newspapermen were scrambling for the door. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry knew at a glance that this was the only real Muggle for several acres. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Christian religion gained influence in Europe over several centuries, gradually overcoming the old religions practiced by the people living there. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

The women who were older and more experienced not only clapped several times before they caught their pestles but also made elaborate “thank you” gestures, all in harmony with the songs they sang. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

He was the first of several men to suffer the ice storms of Adah, I’m afraid. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made several important telephone calls and shouted a bit more. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

It was almost blindingly white in the late afternoon sun; it looked as if it had been white st washed several times for the brick to be so completely covered, Polly surmised. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's unusual for her to be all alone; generally there are several elders from the neighborhood sitting in that spot. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

But, in the morning, and for several mornings after that, the queasiness in her gut persisted, then worsened, became something dismayingly familiar. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

Pumpkin juice spread steadily over the tablecloth, staining several feet of white linen orange, but Hermione paid no attention. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Ophie wasn’t quite sure what that meant, but she figured it had something to do with the nice yards behind each row home, even if the plants were currently buried beneath several inches of snow. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Over those several hours he tried talking himself into just flying home and being done with the whole thing, but he knew he couldn’t just let his long trip be wasted. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

I drew back the whip to bring it down once more, but several pairs of hands seized me midswing, took the whip, wrenched me back. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took several huge, clattering steps, then it was off the side of the hill and cantering across the sky. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

It also took several centuries for Yayoi Japan to exhibit the first signs of social stratification, as reflected especially in cemeteries. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

My long, sordid history with the White Noise included several episodes of fainting, vomiting, and memory loss, not to mention my most recent experience with bleeding profusely out of my eyes and nose. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Sloughing of the gut, in which the intestinal lining comes off, is another effect that is ordinarily seen in a corpse that is several days old. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although it was just after dawn, several people were already waiting outside the small store. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Even then, it would always hit me with some force, so that for several minutes I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on anything going on around me. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because his sweetheart, who had died several years before, had played the flute, Thom was drawn toward the music and wondered who was behind it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Whether this statement will be enough to quash the rumors that several bodies were removed from the woods an hour later, remains to be seen. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some had been killed between the sky and the ground; several more were wounded and lay on the cliff or among the trees. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

The next several days were not easy for Werfel. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

They drove us several kilometers through the woods until we arrived at the bank of the Angara River. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Well, it's several weeks’ walk to the sea from here. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

The last time he had known his weight, he was twelve years old, was several inches shorter, and weighed 110 pounds. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

She and several other volunteers filed down the hall. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

And when I reached the street there were several of them, men and women, standing about, cheering whenever another piece of furniture was returned. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

During the Civil War, several Southern military officers, as well as a handful of officials in the Confederate Secret Service, considered plots against Lincoln. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Flora Baumbach's pudgy fingers, swift with a needle, were clumsy with a comb, but after several tangled attempts she ended up with three equal strands. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

Once he got up and went back into the baggage room and stayed away for several minutes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

From the doorway, I watched as he lined up several toy soldiers along the windowsill. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z

There were several sweet potatoes, green beans, two onions, and two cucumbers. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

The artist in the beret and goatee passed Chartres, busily following the sailor by several feet. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The moment she appeared on the landing, she was hailed by several of her employees with questions from clients. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

And so I went into salt production for several days, and chipped out a niche inside the tree in which to store it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The only reason East Shoal knew about the graffiti at all was because Hillpark’s main gym had been closed for several games while they cleaned the floor. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The construction site actually was several blocks from where he’d spotted the kids. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

And later, for several hours after that, I sat hunched on the fire escape landing outside my bedroom, retching back into the ice cream container. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had, naturally, been called to the drawing room several times already that night to replenish refreshments, and had observed on these occasions the gentlemen deep in conversation over weighty issues. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

As hard as he tried not to, as deeply as it grieved him, he had to cancel several long-scheduled appearances at big-city rallies. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He called her name several times, but she did not answer him. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It was one of several farmworker dwellings lined up in a row. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bull walked past several players to get to his son. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mark slipped out the window several inches—a thunderbolt of pure terror flashed through him like an electric shock before his progress stopped again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

With his teammates’ help, Kyle found several books about flying creatures from the prehistoric era. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z

The plane hit the ground hard, bounced several times, and rattled to a stop. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dinner was still going on as we emerged from a stone passage, which connected the gunroom with several larders, into a dining room dominated by sharp authoritative chatter. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

After he'd been in office several years, Garfield sold the Ohio house and built one in Washington. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Within days they arrested several Communists, who were tried and convicted. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

When several weeks went by with no word from Julia, Sander and I persuaded Mr. Armin to accompany us into the grimy depths of Alsatia, where we made a few inquiries. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

He got back in his car and headed north to Willits, where he spent several days visiting with Pollard. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

When my father finished he rose and stretched his back in several directions and then moved to the side. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several quotes highlighted in blue, all from the epically long poem known as “Song of Myself.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

The route climbed up and down the unsettled rocks of the Khumbu Glacier’s lateral moraine for several miles, then dropped down onto the glacier itself. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

He took several deep breaths and felt energized. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

She'd mentioned our neighbors, the priest, and several of the actors we saw each week on television. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Somebody had placed her, several years back, at Mrs. Goddard’s school, and somebody had lately raised her from the condition of scholar to that of parlour-boarder. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

The captain swipes the bird off, dislodging several bright feathers, but the parrot is undeterred. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

At the top of the post the camera focused upon several square feet of the rusted interior of the factory’s roof. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Three or four does were crammed into the burrow itself and nearby, in a side run, Thethuthinnang was crouching with several more. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Severo ignored the scandal and in a short time several other gentlemen followed his example, until the sight of an automobile ceased to be such a novelty. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was folding his tent; he put it back in the wagon, and then several things happened very quickly. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

“If it happens that you are not chosen at the first stop, you will have several additional opportunities. I cannot think of an instance . . .” She pauses and purses her lips. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

In the hours before the Wednesday night prayer meeting at the church, she made several long visits to the bathroom. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

During the next couple of weeks, Saleem made several more attempts before the handkerchief disappeared and he stopped ringing the rickshaw bell. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z

I use the rest of my dog-walking money to buy a couple of gallons of the blue paint, as well as a gallon of white paint, and several paint rollers and trays. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

When the trucks stopped several hours later, it was already dark. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

After several attempts, the suitcase finally pops open. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

You, though... several of my best are locked up in the queen’s dungeons thanks to that lying tongue of yours, and I doubt that you can even cook.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

But that was only the first of what would be several battles that day. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sounder came around the corner of the cabin from somewhere, hobbled back and forth as far as the road several times, and then went to his cool spot under the porch. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Later, I learn that Azaan was taken to the temple’s infirmary with several injuries, but thankfully none that are life-threatening. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Many sentences, though, have several things going on in them—actions happening at different times, each with its own verb. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood there for what seemed like several minutes and finally, in mild exasperation, I started to move away. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Its meter is cracked, several fuses are blown, and the transmitter plug is missing. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Possibly for several hours if the clock is right. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Lincoln sprinted ahead and saw Garfield on the floor of the ladies' waiting room with his eyes closed, surrounded by several people. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Conspirators who plotted against the American cause had been arrested all over the city and in several close-by villages. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several people died in skirmishes, nine workers among them, state militia arrived, armed with Winchester rifles and Gatling machine guns. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve caught wind of several, but when I ask questions they clam right up. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

To my mother's delight, I put on weight, began to fill out my skeletal frame, and grew several inches. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

I started school at the Jewish Lyceum, and several boys in my class were in love with me. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

He remained in the hut for several days without moving or speaking, and then one night he took a turn for the worse. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wet with dew, straggly branches slapped and scratched at my legs and hid uneven ground so that several times I tripped, tumbling and sliding downward. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

“Of course it would be a great relief to me to ask you several questions, sir; but I remember your prohibition.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

The Cheyenne numbered several hundred; the Arapaho were fewer than that. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

She set her plate on a table and eased herself onto a bench next to several others. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“More contempt. We’ve barely started and we’ve seen him be defensive for almost the whole time, and she has rolled her eyes several times.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

After I promised I wouldn’t copy all the records, Deborah said she was going to bed again, but for the next several hours, she knocked on my door every fifteen or twenty minutes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After stopping at several places and asking for work, we found a rancher who still had a few cotton fields to be picked. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I push myself off the couch several minutes later, then wander over to my desk and turn on my computer. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She also made several none-too-subtle invitations that I could join her in the water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Bulls had won the Piedmont League pennant a few years back, and while they hadn’t yet repeated that feat, several promising new players had been recruited that year. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It contained half a dozen trunks, several of them secured with locks. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“But—” I blink several times, staring at her. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

It would take several days to examine each one, to watch for each color. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“You’re out of your mind! The first thing the Marxists are going to do is destroy freedom of the press!” several voices said. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Also possibly because he has helped my crew down several bottles of wine. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The team had been out on the boat several times in the past week, but managed to successfully tag only one white shark. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

For several anxious months, city officials drove themselves crazy trying to figure out who was leaking information to UOCI. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry was several streets away before he collapsed onto a low wall in Magnolia Crescent, panting from the effort of dragging his trunk. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The doctor agreed to come to Cange, negotiating the twelve-hour trip through mud and streams, for a fee of several thousand dollars, a large sum in Haiti. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“He’s got the gangrene in his feet,” Sonny said, pointing to Day’s toes, which were several shades darker than the rest of him and covered with open sores. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the kitchen, there were several towering piles of empty tuna-fish cans. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

Next to that were the cabins of Iris, Nemesis, Hecate, and several others I didn’t recognize. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Upon speaking with several of the workers, all of whom seemed eager to speak with me, I discovered that they received even less pay than Miss Trixie. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was several minutes before we knew which way to turn. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

She gives several recent examples in her confused Spanish. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard a big thud, then a voice cry out in pain and several people scuffle about. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wobbled on my feet and swallowed several times. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

There were more screams, and Julius saw that several women in the crowd nearby were fainting. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Linguists agree in grouping all but a few Eurasian languages into about a dozen language families, each consisting of up to several hundred related languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For a while they’d sent a flurry of faxes to each other, then several days passed without Doug hearing from her. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

All my joints complain and my left leg has been asleep for so long that it takes several minutes of pacing to bring the feeling back into it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

A cluster of fans have figured out where to wait, though, and as several of us step outside, they raise their posters and scream at us, holding out pens and booklets. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

One day I returned home from tennis to find that my father, in his rage for my not working, had destroyed several of my books. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The broom bumped against the bar several more times. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

ONE MORNING, several days after my meeting with Bram and Joel, we were taken to the head office. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had to try several times before she found a secure place to put her foot, then pulled herself up. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

There were several letters about distant relatives dying, school and job acceptance letters, invitations to weddings. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He’d been thinking about it for several days, and it seemed to him I need more friends. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

After several tries, though, she understood and brought it to me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

I lit the newspaper in several places, then touched the match to the cotton balls. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Kira waited patiently behind him as he investigated several apparent entrances from the clearing where they had slept. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z

Leading them past several houses, she turned in at a gate. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

It took several trips a day to meet our needs, so there was a lot of going back and forth to and from the well. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

We might indeed expect to find several new layers of structure more basic than the quarks and electrons that we now regard as “elementary” particles. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I accepted as many as I could fit into my school schedule, including keynote addresses at several large conferences for judges, social workers, and foster parents. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Some parents chatting with Dad find out that not only is he a Chumley Prep music instructor, but he is also the composer of several show tunes that could become a musical. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z

He had met her several weeks before at a White House reception open to the public. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He saw me and crossed the room, and we made small talk for several minutes, neither of us acknowledging that we hadn’t seen each other in half a decade, neither of us alluding to why. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

On several occasions he slugged his wife, hating Sherri for the way her presence constantly had him split down the middle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the next several years, he sat there, day after day, looking out over the lake, listening to the clock tick, waiting for the telephone to ring, hoping some business would materialize. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I had thought about nothing else for several days. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he first ran for office, his advisers told him that he had to get Hale’s endorsement, and so he made several trips to Hale’s ranch. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

In offices around Washington, D.C., several people opened safes to see if their copies of the Pentagon Papers were missing. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At a Korean restaurant, he found a magazine that listed the names and addresses of several small churches. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The little padding I was able to put on by gorging myself during prep time in the Capitol is gone, plus several more pounds as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

Amanda Werner and several other beautiful, elegant, conically breasted foreign ladies, from unspecified vaguely defined countries, plus a few bucolic so-called humorists, comprised Buster’s perpetual core of repeats. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Eleanor Holm was twenty-two years old, beautiful, married, and a minor celebrity, having performed bit parts in several Warner Brothers movies. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

He appeared in the kitchen doorway, breathless and with several books under his arm. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

In the years following Henrietta’s death, using some of the first tubes of her cells, researchers around the world made several important scientific advances in quick succession. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For the first time in several days, Grandmother smiled. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several moments for it to register that there were headlights blocking off access to the highway. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The object was mostly in shadow, but it appeared to be a large box with several metal clasps. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No matter how cold I felt, I was going to stay outside until several guests had arrived. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

When activated, several alloy rods in the seal’s collar would be detonated simultaneously, effectively disintegrating the door. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

There are several small bags of yellow split peas and a large plastic bag of rice. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

For several minutes, he let the tears flow, but he knew the dance must continue. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Red Corn gave me the names of several Osage who, she thought, might have information about the murders, and she promised to later share with me a related story about her grandfather. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After Roan’s murder, Hale had visited Roan’s widow several times to try to get her to sign various papers regarding claims against Roan’s estate. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

“He led a raid. Crazy Horse and several other Lakota warriors swept through here like a sudden wind. They took the Long Knives’ horses. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

"Her Highness has had me attempt to make several vivant dresses based on the one you created as her wedding look." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Another time he fell down and struck his elbow on a rock and didn’t say a word about it for several minutes—until he saw blood seeping out of a cut on his arm. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several moments for her to calm down enough to try again. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Not much. Straws show which way the wind blows, and I’ve made several discoveries today.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Other than the rise and fall of his back, he didn’t move for several seconds, then he got up on his hands and knees and puked river water. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

Thus the next several days were to be spent using a plumb line and a measuring stick to obtain the relative positions of all atoms in a single nucleotide. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

The door of the slave quarters was slightly ajar, but Ignatius threw himself against it anyway, shattering several panes of glass. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The hedge maze covered several acres of land behind the mansion. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

These are the weapons Pol Pot’s men used on their victims, victims like Pa. I blink rapidly several times trying to chase away the images. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I followed her line of sight and saw the arm protruding from under several heavy logs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They had not come for several months, and things were very different now. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew that I had recovered my ground with them when several began pointing to me and laughing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After about a week, they were joined by more people—another group of Dinka and several members of a tribe called the Jur-chol. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, the epidemic dies out for any of several reasons, such as being cured by modern medicine, or being stopped when everybody around has already been infected and either becomes immune or dies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Newspapers did interviews with several of the women, and a few other books followed, as well. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z

In Lacks Town, Joe drank all day, picked fights with his cousins, and threatened to kill several of them, including Cootie. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

For several minutes I sat dumbstruck, staring at the wreckage of the tent’s once-graceful form amid the acrid scent of singed hair and melted nylon. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

We passed through several road­blocks to get there and three different security officials conducted a body search on me after the wires in my jaws set off the metal detectors. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

While I waited for my turn, I saw several people pulled out of line when the scanner found a subcutaneous minicomputer or a voice-controlled phone installed as a tooth replacement. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Only a month before, my ancient half-sister, who was twelve years older than me, had actually had appendicitis, and for several days before her operation I was able to observe her behaviour at close quarters. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

“After conferring with several witnesses,” he continues, “I thought it best for us to speak in person—immediately.” Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

After some consideration, he added in several silver dollars. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

It was an almost endless-looking letter, typewritten on several pages of second-sheet yellow paper, and he was having some little trouble keeping it propped up against the two dry islands of his knees. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Lancelot stayed at the court for several weeks this time, and each week made it more difficult to go away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The emperor inserted his silver chopsticks in the dishes several times, inspecting the chopsticks after each jab. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Lawyers for German insurance giant Allianz Global Investors, Lloyd’s of London, and several other reinsurers filed suit in a London court against the Korean National Insurance Corporation. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

The Head of the Army took several paces to the rear. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He took his seat and pulled several folders from his briefcase. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

My team was made up largely of women and minorities, including several who came from immigrant families. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

We walked past the hill, crossed the stream, and headed toward the trees in the back, where a large boulder sat between several trunks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I woke to it several times, thinking it a long night. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sometimes at night, or during the day, she heard the furious galloping of horses, not just one horse, several horses, thud of the hoofbeats along the road, jingle of harness. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

The king, as I have already mentioned, had several faults. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

In turn, the Wampanoag were part of a tripartite alliance with two other confederations: the Nauset, which comprised some thirty groups on Cape Cod; and the Massachusett, several dozen villages clustered around Massachusetts Bay. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Run this way! Run this way!” several people screamed at the girls. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

We drove for several hours and gradually climbed into the mountains of the Eldorado National Forest. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

After several weeks, they had worked out solutions for a third of the possible settings. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

However, several days later, something else grabs my attention. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Anything but that. My father was a director of an Insane Retreat, and first and last, having been professionally employed and behind the scenes in several, my dread of such places is intense.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

He had had several messes with the police, mostly in gambling raids, and regarded them as the natural hazards of Negro life. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the nuns got to her young, and Vic has nodded himself silly several times to catechism lessons disguised as dinner conversations. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

She’d never been to the Smithsonian with Percy....Then she recalled several years ago, when the Titan Atlas had captured her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“All right, sweetness,” she’d said, looking at the writhing child and thinking back on several arguments they’d had about Jam’s clothes, when Jam would sign refusal over and over. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

I browsed through several of my most recent blog posts. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This one was four stories tall, many-windowed, and had several wings radiating out from a central hub. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Sometimes during the day, there were several plumes of smoke rising from houses that had been set on fire by gunmen. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The two haggled over the profits for several minutes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Instead, the adrenaline rush seemed to make my brain work much faster, and I was able to absorb in clear detail several things at once. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Only the crackle of the fire fills the room for several moments as the guests look from one to the other, each waiting for someone to respond. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

When Mrs. Parks walked out of the dim courthouse and into the cool, bright morning, she was surprised to find several hundred cheering supporters waiting for her. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

In addition to several citizens who contributed to the fund the local KKK sent Mayor Richards a note today offering to pay $250 into their reward fund. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The baby had been tucked in a cardboard box, wearing several sets of clothing and cocooned in blankets against the January cold. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

He held a rope in his other hand, and he was pulling several rafts full of people and animals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He found the messenger and several other agitated men. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lying on top of the weird, spiky shapes were several long, ginger cat hairs. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Polly noticed several other similar huts in the area, but she had no time to wonder about them, because just then Mr. Derby ordered them out of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

He assigned several women to take turns watching her. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They watched in disbelief as several dozen large, hairy humanoids passed by, dressed in tattered bits of armor and animal fur. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Apparently my mockingjay pin has spawned a new fashion sensation, because several people come up to show me their accessories. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I had truly not expected such a scene; at most, I had imagined that there would be several dozen people, mainly the warders and their families. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was an anguished groan; then Jerome pushed himself up to his knees, took several deep breaths, and stood up the rest of the way. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

In Los Angeles, several policemen beat on a man named Rodney King and had to go to trial. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lyesmith had loaned Shadow a battered paperback copy of Herodotus’s Histories several months earlier. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Word drifted back that there had been a terrible dynamite blast in one of the quarries that had killed twelve convicts and wounded several others. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After spending twenty minutes in the neutron-rich environment next to the cyclotron, they discovered that they had each absorbed several hundred daily doses. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

By 1984, the whole central region of the park–several dozen square miles–was more than three feet higher than it had been in 1924, when the park was last formally surveyed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In high school I went to several dances, but I never managed to ask a girl to dance. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even from several feet away, I can make out the protrusion of the pipe in his jacket pocket. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over several weekends each June, the Osage hold their ceremonial dances, I'n-Lon-Schka. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

After purifying half a pot of water, I place it in direct sunlight and add several egg-size hot stones to the water. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

During the day several crows cawed at us when we walked to our car. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

After several agonizing minutes, the chair was turned off but Mr. Dunkins was still alive, unconscious but breathing. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The pounding of the rain on the roof woke me several times during the night. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

She kicked me several times to get me out from under the counter and then struck me even harder. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She’d been meaning to perform it for several moons now, but somehow there just never seemed to be time. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

I could have said several things but all of them were rude, so I kept my mouth shut. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was taken to the mini-hospital and put to sleep for several days so that he would stop hurting himself. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Staring back at me is someone who looks like a younger version of Hideo, a boy who resembles how Hideo looked several years ago. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

They were on the road, and I was several feet off it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

On the right side of the Door, foot-long rods jutted out from the wall edge, also several inches in diameter, in the same pattern as the holes facing them on the other side. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The paint is chipping in several places, and I can see peeks of the pink the room used to be. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We watched the movie with several inches of couch between us. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

I’m so loud, several heads turn our way. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Playing with other children in the park, she had several times started to cry, and once or twice to throw things; she had lost a doll this way, and a dragon. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I could not believe they heard my welcoming speech at the Murphey Awards and saw me dance at an event several months earlier. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

For several seconds, Tommy stayed in a sort of trance, for all I know playing over in his mind one of these old fantasies of giving me back my lost tape. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all, there are several ways in which two variables can be correlated. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

By this time several other of his assistants were filtering in and out of the small anteroom alongside the stage. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lawrence had several feline pelts already at hand. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

After almost an hour of driving through towns with names like Black Earth, they turned down a narrow driveway, past several enormous, snow-dusted flowerpots entwined with lizard-like dragons. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

The term of a commanding officer was usually no more than three years, and we had been through several by 1970. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

She hemmed several times, as if mulling over how to tell me whatever it was she was about to tell me. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Callie cried more to see that a page of one book had ripped on account of her, and that several other pages had gotten creased. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had dealt with Nunnelly in several other death penalty cases. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

His mother was a substitute organist for several churches around town. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

What Hamilton seemed to see in Burr, then, was a man very much like himself in several respects: ambitious, energetic, possessing an instinctive strategic antenna and a willingness to take political risks. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

That was how they lived for several months. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

There isn’t a ceiling, just four columns surrounding the wooden square where several strange plants and vegetables are growing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

The roll of crackers flies several feet away, bounces off the car, and thumps to the ground. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“I can't go up there,” she had several attempts at saying. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

The development of the cyclotron was begun several years before these discoveries on faith that the availability of controlled atomic projectiles within the laboratory would lead to important scientific progress. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

There might be, for all I know, another valley only a few miles away, or even several. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

When I come home that night, Max has several planks of the wood in the living room, because he’s talked Helena into dragging them through the door for him. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I found several large cans and used one of them to start the “time” can again, dropping five pebbles into it so that the reckoning would begin again from the night of the storm. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came from several thick patches of soapwort growing along the edge of the pasture. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several months, Andy met Shin once a week for an hour to discuss how his life was shaping up in the United States. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I pick up several boxes near the front door with Korean words scribbled on the sides and take them to Uhmma for deciphering. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

After several rounds of interrogation, Park and his wife and son were sent to Camp 14. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

Then several carriages and a cart rolled past them, and before Lyddie could see them again, the man and woman had disappeared into the crowd of Sunday strollers. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took several minutes for their eyes to become accustomed to the dim light, and during that time strange scratching, scraping, tapping, scuffling noises could be heard all around them. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the first several miles I ceased to feel the weight on my head at all. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at the stained glass windows all around us depicting several holy scenes. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z

He had several feet of long silver hair and beard, half-moon spectacles, and an extremely crooked nose. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the hushed silence remained for several more seconds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

It was several seconds before he could see in the darkness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d had the Jade Key in her possession for several days, and she still hadn’t been able to clear the Second Gate. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

The young woman had several pieces of plantain leaf cut and ready. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He frowned, and it took him several moments to decide whether or not to reveal his next bit of information. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

This is how I come to know these places, from the last stops of several bachelor parties I went to after college. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was tight-lipped and grim, and, after the events of the last several days, not terribly intimidated by the authority of two paunchy old men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Lyra was afraid that the Lady Salmakia was dying: she hadn’t uttered a word for several minutes, and she lay faint and limp in Lyra’s hand. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

They knew where she had parked her car, several subway stops away, and one of the men, to her horror, held up the asphalt rock. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Turning once more, my father became still again for several seconds, contemplating the steps before him. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

His face was streaked with grease, and several leaves were stuck in his hair. Doing Time Online 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver didn’t seem surprised, as though this happened to him several times a day. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The mother had been dead for several years. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next to it was a classroom where George Dasch and several other men were sitting down on hard benches. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z

“I’m afraid not,” he replied sadly, as several filthy tears rolled down his beak. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spent several precious days happily tinkering with his engine, wasting lovely, almost warm, oyster weather. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He played several more songs, but no one seemed to care. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Corn, beans, and squash may have taken several thousand years to spread from Mesoamerica to the U.S. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Main Street had a movie theater, bank, jewelry store, doctor’s office, hardware store, and several churches. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

The searchlights below the craft made it look as if it were standing on several legs of light and gradually lowering itself to lie down. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Over the course of several days, more than two hundred banners were destroyed. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

Always several yards behind, he panted for breath as he stumbled gamely on. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Sticking out like evil litde pins on a rounded cushion of raw skin were several quills, deeply imbedded. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

If they weren’t sure whether they were being watched, they had several strategies ready. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was also equipped with a compass, a telescope, and several strange maps that he had traced himself based on various theories of Leonardo da Vinci and on the polar knowledge of the Incas. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I whooped several times but still could get no answer. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stirred several lumps of sugar into his Gurdyroot infusion and drank some. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The so-called cootie garages, which Anne and Ernestine now detested, had been the style several years before, and still were worn by girls who hadn’t bobbed their hair. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z

The floor was covered with a linoleum rug that was worn through in several spots. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

But in western Eurasia only one of several potentially useful wild species was domesticated—probably because that one spread so quickly that people soon stopped gathering the other wild relatives and ate only the crop. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The book had a cloth cover with several dark stains, and the paper was thick and creamy, soft at the edges. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

He wore a utility belt with a sidearm, a knife holster, and several grenades. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I swallow the lump in my throat and nod several times, to show that I understand. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

He sniffs several times which means at least three times and actually he sniffs five times before I say, What’s wrong with it? Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Staying on the left of the river, I followed its course past several campgrounds, but didn’t stop until I came to the one where I had found the magazine. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

We tried desperately to move it, but it would’ve taken several Cyclopes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Reilly saw again the horrible, coffee-stained lumber jacket that she had always secretly wanted to give to the Volunteers of America along with several other pieces of Ignatius’ favorite clothing. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took me several minutes to calm down and realize that I hadn’t killed him. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The dog from the reservation now appears across several pages in my drawing pad, in various positions: seated, sleeping, running, and carefree with a stick in his mouth. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Yolanda eats several right on the spot, relishing the slightly bumpy feel of the skin in her hand, devouring the crunchy, sweet white meat. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The Bamiyan sun had toughened his skin, and turned it several shades darker than I remembered, and he had lost a few of his front teeth. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He knelt down to pray afterward in the end zone before several delirious teammates went to pull him up. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned back to Hermione, raised the jagged rock, and began to hack at her bindings too — At once, several pairs of strong gray hands seized him. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

He visited Secretary of State James Blaine's office several times over six weeks, and he wrote the secretary numerous letters. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were several simple armchairs around a square coffee table with a fake plant for a centerpiece. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

As soon as she recognized the nature of her husband’s unhappiness, Sherri knew they were doomed and reacted accordingly by commencing one, and then several, affairs. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve seen the imperial family several times, the emperor an ugly, hard-looking man, the empress pale and pretty, but dressed in bad taste, I thought—purple dress, green hat, and yellow gloves. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I do not agree, my friend. The evidence of the passengers gave us several points of interest.” Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several years after the war's end, federal soldiers were stationed in the former Confederate states. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To reach our apartment building, we had to round a corner by one of the ghetto gates where several guards always stood on sentry duty. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

The giggling continued at several Charleston bars and had not stopped completely when Rock Troy left Ben off at his house in Ravenel. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It could be on this street—it could be several blocks down, from a higher floor. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

It had taken on a ghoulish quality; Taylor had affixed several black shirts to poles outside her cave and lit them to make torches. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I recognized a few others: the librarian, the owner of a nearby hotel, and several men I had seen Papa speaking with on the street. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z

When I talked to McKusick several years before his death in 2008, he was seventy-nine and still conducting research and training young scientists. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Among the bewildered, emaciated prisoners to walk out of the camp that morning were one family of dwarfs and several twins—the few remaining survivors of Mengele’s genetic experiments. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Nhamo, feeling extremely self-conscious, made her way past several dozen pairs of eyes. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the first several rounds, it makes sense to eliminate bad players since the jackpot grows only when correct answers are given. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

A soldier pointed to several boys, and, speaking perfect German, he ordered them to open the freight car doors. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Silly to look for a girl he only met once under extremely strange circumstances several years ago. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

After several hours of confused shivering, he wrapped himself in a dirty plastic tarp he found on the street and waited for morning. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

I got especially skillful at carrying several plates at the same time, without a tray. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took several seconds for his anger to dissolve and be replaced by something else. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

After several nights of fruitless surveillance, Butler plucked up enough courage to ask.... Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It broke Mark’s heart—they’d gone several months without tears, and now it was happening all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

In 1869, after a huge riot involving several hundred inmates in which many inmates and one officer were killed, a law was passed prohibiting its further use. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We live in a galaxy that is about one hundred thousand light-years across and is slowly rotating; the stars in its spiral arms orbit around its center about once every several hundred million years. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A college essay took me several nights to prepare. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

On the main street there were several blocks of two- and three-story shops and business offices. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

This made it quite easy to move around, except that the slopes above the valley were very steep in places, and I slipped several times on the loose, gravelly soil. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z

He could not even remember what he had written in some of the tablets, and he realized that several were filled principally with doodling. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could not believe what he saw several hundred yards ahead. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“This is not a pure karate class, Ms. Brennan—we incorporate several martial arts. But we do use a little Japanese, so if you don't understand something, always feel free to ask.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Historians have emphasized the several compromises the delegates in Philadelphia brokered to produce the constitutional consensus: the interest of large versus small states; federal versus state jurisdiction; the sectional bargain over slavery. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The few overworked doctors of the country did not often get to the ranches for a birth unless the joy turned nightmare and went on for several days. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

Also, playing for higher stakes than he could afford in some rather steep bridge games with his New York connections, he had held cards and won several hundred dollars. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

He will give us food if we bring him what he wants: a grindstone, a rooster and a hen, copper, beads, fifty swords, several muskets, and workmen to build him an English-style house. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

There was a large wooden desk with several large, ledger-type books lying open atop it. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After several seconds of complete silence in the studio, Cathy turned to the camera. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

When she got close to the head of the line, she heard the same conversation several times. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

After several days, it was clear that no one suspected Blake of anything other than heroism. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

Briony positioned her cast; she herself clutched Jackson’s arm, Lola and Pierrot stood several feet away, hand in hand. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

On the opposite side, just like a football stadium, hundreds of private suites overlook a field of green several stories below. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

There were several other girls being tortured in the same way, so it wasn’t as bad as I had feared. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

My mother, especially, grew very fond of her and came to see us often, although it meant travelling several hours in a bullock cart, which is very tiring when one is no longer young. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled out the boxes and spent several nights going through the papers, looking for “Top Secret” stamps he’d missed the first time through. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Contrary to what I reported in Outside, the animal was a moose, as a close examination of the beast’s remains now indicated and several of McCandless’s photographs of the kill later confirmed beyond all doubt. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tess and the boy sit at the top of the building, several stories above me, safely out of hearing range. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

By the time we at EJI got involved, he had been on death row for several years, moving inexorably toward execution. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At a second, louder whine, several cats appeared from the barn nearby and glared at him with tiger-eyed resentment. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he blew gently, several bubbles streamed from the plastic circle. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

An even more alarming problem was that several mosquito-borne diseases had begun to change. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Traft devoured several slices of bread with Uncle Chester’s buffalo berry jam and two cups of coffee. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

Frightful caught one of several wet rats that had retreated to the church and crawled up to the bell tower. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

We crawled underneath a barbed wire fence to get a closer look at them as they passed by several times a day. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Her reflection glances my way several times, but I don’t turn around. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

Unusually for his time, Randall was not averse to hiring women scientists; there were several women working with Franklin at King’s. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

And when footsteps fell within the room—several songs after he entered the room—I pressed my back against the closet wall…waiting. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

The properties of historical systems that complicate attempts at prediction can be described in several alternative ways. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

For several miles the tracks hug the ocean, which is close enough to touch. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

In her haste she missed her grip on the bucket and, to her horror, it slipped loose and tumbled several yards down the hill behind her. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was more like this: Every half-hour when the shows switched, my mother walked over to the television and tried the on-off button several times. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Me! Me!” shouted several boys, waving their arms in the air. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lawyer explained that several heirs had not yet arrived. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

The landing strip at Kasane was waterlogged and we came in at a drier strip several miles away in the middle of the bush. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

He chose the Ohio prison because its inmates had cooperated in several other studies without resistance, including one in which they’d been infected with a potentially deadly disease called tularemia. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

They came and went, staying at the camp for several weeks or, at most, a few months. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The rosewood handle was charred and scorched, but Will wrapped his hand in several folds of a shirt and did as Iorek told him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Matant Jo opens a cabinet, pulls out several small bottles of pills, puts them into the pocket of her short dress. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

After several weeks, residents trusted Alston enough to whisper complaints about unfair treatment, high rents, and summary evictions. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ordinarily, several slaves would be in the house, cleaning or washing, but today, oddly, there were none. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The square was packed with several thousand people, including a block of about a thousand schoolchildren in the uniform of the Spies. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Uncle Carlos and several officers go to find him. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

The beginning of the 20th century was an exciting time for music education, with several significant instructional methods being developed and taking hold. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

She crouched beside her chariot and whispered several words to it. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Then one night after work he followed the two men for several blocks and as they turned a corner he cut in front of them. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then one cold winter morning after roll call, Jack and several hundred other prisoners were held back while the others were marched off to work. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Mom,” she said one evening, after several days of fruitless research. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The sun moves higher in the sky; she has to tilt the book out of the glare and then, after several minutes, switch to the other wingback so she doesn’t have to squint. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Siaka Stevens returned to power in 1968, and several years later declared the country a one-party state, the APC being the sole legal party. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

The five friends had several classes together at Hazelwood High School. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I, along with several members of my staff, am here because I was invited here. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Nevertheless, impatient settlers massacred several of the Osage, mutilating their bodies and scalping them. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Momma used the baubles to buy several hogs, and that was how Rose Hill came to have pork chops every Sunday after the Scripture was read. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Doli jumped down, and after examining several trees ran quickly to the ruins of an enormous hollow oak. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting on Tom's lap Mrs. Wilson called up several people on the telephone; then there were no cigarettes and I went out to buy some at the drug store on the corner. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

With all the rain, the stream has overrun its banks by several feet on either side. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

It was dark inside because the only source of light was the door, and it took his eyes several seconds to adjust. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ashish had made several trips up to San Francisco to spend time with her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

There were several waiters and a crowd of people standing around. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

This gentleman has repeated that point in here several times. 4TH JUROR: That’s correct. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Lev asked me keenly, and I realized that I had my hand still raised, and that it had been raised like that for the last several seconds. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Aunt Chipo killed a chicken in honor of Vatete, who had returned with her, and several other relatives arrived from the other village with baskets of food. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

They stood in a vast courtyard several times the size of a football field, surrounded by four enormous walls made of gray stone and covered in spots with thick ivy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

At times Howard lingered there for several hours. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were potatoes with cumin, chickpeas cooked with onion and ginger, several kinds of curries, and platters of melons and mangoes. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

Like some members of the reptile family, dwarf males can unhinge their jaws, allowing them to ingest several pounds of earth a second. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Brangwain Spurge and the archivist Werfel stood for several minutes, staring around in wonder at what they could see of the underground castle that stretched above them. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Osborne was at heart a politician and reformer; Lawes was a firm but sympathetic warden several cuts above the rest, a passionate believer in doing the job right. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I no longer sold to Biswas; there were several other shops in the town now where I was paid better, and where I did not have to endure the sly, spiteful observations he made. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

She asked him “several very perceptive questions” about the Rusakov field and its relation to human consciousness. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Also among the permanent campers are several migrants who are stuck. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

We spent several minutes knocking each other’s pieces off the board, always sliding the attacking piece in an “L.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

And then, even in defiance of the cold weather and a dusting of snow, several of the recently returned residents developed symptoms of the disease. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

So when Min made a special piece, he prepared not one but several, sometimes as many as ten. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

After several daytime visits I was allowed to stay with the Courters overnight. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Smiling, she flexed, bounced in place, shadowboxed the air with several quick jabs. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Clyde telephoned the number on Constantinople Street several times and got no answer. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

A café burned, and so did a furniture store, an A&P grocery store, several abandoned houses, a dry cleaners. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Kaira shrieked, causing several other walkers to turn and look at them. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

After several days, it is no longer noon when the clocks say twelve. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Washington opposed the scheme on several grounds, but confided his deepest reasons to Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

A fox passing through the wood on business of his own stopped several minutes and sniffed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

As stories of the physical abuses that had accompanied the Palmer Raids continued to grow, several investigating committees were formed, including one made up of the nation’s most respected lawyers. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

The initial prognosis was that he had broken some ribs, but he got up after several minutes. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several pages of notes on love, and Ash wondered if it were an attempt at a love potion, but there were few ingredients. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He spent several days searching and inquiring in every direction, but the woman seemed to have vanished completely. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

We scurried up the ledge, trying to keep low, and, after several nerve-racking minutes, we reached the final curve. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

As a Caltech graduate student, Carl Anderson spent several days in a packed lecture hall straining unsuccessfully to make sense of Oppenheimer’s class on quantum mechanics. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Polly looked at her for several moments, as if she were weighing her decision. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several experienced verbal stunt pilots in the Glass family, but this last little remark perhaps Zooey alone was coordinated well enough to bring in safely over a telephone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

After her arrest, she takes a plea deal, spends several years in prison, and is released with two strikes on her record, one for each burglary. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“All right, children. Wake up!” she says, looking around, clapping her hands several times. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

The very fact that he hadn’t said anything to me for several hours was a bad sign. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I slept restlessly and woke several hours before dawn. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Before the noon break of the next day, a flying shuttle had grazed the girl’s shoulder, and she had let the shuttle run out of weft, ruining several inches of cloth. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Not only was Travers hanging back, watching, but several other goblins had looked up from their work to stare at Hermione. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

While each episode is a self-contained narrative designed to illuminate one propitious moment with as much storytelling skill as I can muster, taken together they feature several common themes. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The frantic thumping of several pairs of feet sounded from the upper level, along with the trumpeted cry of “A girl!” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

We were admitted through several secure metal doors into the large room that served as the visitation area. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He flung himself down after her, and they rolled over each other on the floor several times before he could tear the potato peeler away. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Fielding was several yards ahead of him, poking in the reeds with a stick. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z

The seeds sprouted quickly, sending up delicate green shoots that I kept carefully watered, going several times to the well nearby for the purpose. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

The woman returned several times, perching on our sofa again and again, describing the uncomplicated births of her other children. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Although Dr. Bliss rejected the help of several Washington doctors, he sought advice from two nationally respected surgical experts, Philadelphia's D. Hayes Agnew and New York's Frank Hamilton. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The finish line, on the other hand, ran straight across the water, just about intersecting the bridge on the California side of the racecourse but intersecting the Washington side several yards short of the bridge. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

A long pause stretched into several minutes, and Thomas’s hands shook with fear. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

By that point, there had been several disturbing twists in the case. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Two policemen had found Bebe several days later, lying under a park bench, unconscious from dehydration and hunger. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The gull was away several days—longer than the rabbits had expected. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he’s learned to keep his tongue inside his mouth, though that took him several years to master. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

So, after several years on wait lists for a newborn baby, the Sokoloffs declared themselves open to taking an older child. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

This room had several tables, skillfully made, carved and delicate. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Madge’s bedroom is on the second floor along with several guest rooms and her father’s study. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

And hanging on the wall were several sets of bronze and silver wings. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He was about six feet tall, even with several inches of slouch, his light brown skin dry and weathered like alligator, his eyes sea green at the center, with deep blue edges. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ron’s annoyed voice echoed distantly from several floors below. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

She wears several necklaces of pearls and copper, and a mantle of deerskin over one shoulder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

He was skilled enough at his woodworking that the ever-demanding President Washington employed him several times to make objects for his household. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Didn’t I realize that he and several other faculty members had already written letters on my behalf to various schools? Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I learned to ride by sitting atop weaned calves — after being thrown to the ground several times, one got the hang of it. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had gone into the library several times to get books for the white men on the job. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two figures were silent for several seconds. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

It took all three of them, and several grunts, to shove open the heavy metal panel. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Ernest,” he said, “you say you are convinced of the importance of these fission bombs. Are you ready to devote the next several years of your life to getting them made?” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Through several walls, I hear the front door creak open and someone call out. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

She knocked them off, getting several bites from the soldiers in the process, and hauled her belongings to the cliff. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he dodged the truth about several of those discoveries, especially artificial radioactivity and fission: the cyclotroneers had been capable of making them first, had they only tried. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

A glimpse: the Captain down, struck in the knee; several more were dead beside him. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He looked so peculiar that several people commented on it solicitously when the song was done. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa talked to Mr. Collins several more times. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

They’d traveled for several hours without saying a word when, without warning, a shadowy body appeared about ten feet in front of them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The most striking multiples are those when several people claim to make a discovery at almost exactly the same time. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

The city of Reichenstein in Silesia had been for almost a thousand years the site of mining for gold and silver ores, and for several hundred years for arsenic ores. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

He was not firm on his legs, not having walked for several weeks. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Esteban had to park the car several blocks away, because the streets had got narrower and narrower until they were only for bicycles and people on foot. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I referred several of the most unnerving cases to the teachers, social workers, and other older geeks who’d volunteered to help. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he had gone down several steps of the stairs he turned and waved. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t in the play, but there wasn’t much to do in town, and I saw him several more times that week when he turned up to visit his friends. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Montague selected several pages, and turned them over quickly; they were covered with loose, sprawling penciled words, and Mrs. Montague frowned, running down the pages with her finger. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Aboriginal Australians who never reached the stage of farming yams and seed plants nonetheless anticipated several elements of farming. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Once inside, he paused several times on the stair to remark upon scraps of debris that the janitor had missed, feebly kicking at them with his foot. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

She poured him several cups with lots of milk and sugar. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

The night before Halloween she woke up several times with those four words throbbing through her thoughts. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He questioned Fuchs several more times over the next few weeks. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several square, solid tables covered with family pictures and random books and magazines, and also three small, elegant tables not used for anything. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Comstock, the Oklahoma lawyer who had served as the guardian to several Osage, had personally briefed Senator Curtis on the bureau’s catastrophic bungling. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

From the bottom of his suit jacket, she could make out several bits of knotted rope. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

He has dictionaries of several kinds on the top shelf to the left of the fireplace. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

He tested it several times for stability, then climbed down. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

The next several days passed in a steady blur. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

For several hours, mobs made up of sailors and white civilians roamed Charleston’s streets, terrorizing any black residents they encountered. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

It was late afternoon, school was out, and several schoolmates of Nancy’s were among the spectators when bidding on the horse began; Susan Kidwell was there. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some of the questions are multiple-choice, while others re quire several sentences to answer. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

One evening shortly after Bloom had returned from court, some stray dogs attacked and killed several of their chickens. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He did not let anyone know of the trip beforehand, but on leaving he tacked a note to his door saying that he would be absent for several days because of business. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Ben walked to his bureau drawer and fumbled through several layers of clothes in the bottom drawer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The walls were hung with animal pelts: black bear, tiger, and several others I didn’t recognize. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

There were several pieces of paper clipped to the inside back cover, but I ignored them and flipped it open to the middle. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

"The Golden Day," said several patients in unison. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

All I know for sure is that several months ago, Mr. Kreuk came to me with a stack of cards and asked if I would do some shopping. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

When he realized his mistake, he could barely look at the board, turning his head away several times in humiliation and frustration. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

After he had devoured the chocolate he felt somewhat ashamed of himself and hung about in the streets for several hours, until hunger drove him home. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

Over the next several days, temperatures dropped into the teens, snow flurries turned into light snowstorms, which in turn became full-scale blizzards. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

Meggot, who was a little taller and a little thinner than Yvaine, had lent her several gowns, which the star wore with relief, taking pleasure in wearing something new on different days. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Which is to say that several secret meetings were occurring at the same time; and the political corridors were even more labyrinthine than Jefferson’s imperfect memory of events. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It is a slow process, and I ruin several pieces of rock before I get it right, but finally I am able to make my first arrowhead. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

After that he made one phone call to a particular person, and finally, a little after 6:00 P.M., he said good-bye to several men in the office and drove home. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yet, for all this rare color, his clothing was ragged, torn, and patched in many parts, enough so that I could see his dirty, hairy skin in several spots. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

He ran a small hauling business in Baltimore that consisted of several wagons and teams of horses. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What a curious idea,” said the Mathemagician, raising his staff over his head and scrubbing the rubber end back and forth several times on the ceiling. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Emily bawled, and for several minutes not even Mother could get her to say what had happened. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Gathered at the water’s edge were several dozen nymphs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Mike was sitting at a table with several men in their shirt-sleeves, eating from a bowl of tuna fish, chopped onions and vinegar. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z

In addition to its bulk was the distressing awareness that several loops of it were wound around my body. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The more desirable prisons have seniority-based waiting lists of up to several years. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scuttling noises seemed to be coming from several different directions. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Between them, she and Brigid coached several of the new spare hands, all of them wearing far too much clothing in the suffocating heat. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

It took him several minutes, using only his right hand, to push the jib back out and onto the deck—he’d push up a handful and it would fall back on him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

The remains of a central building and a well and the jagged foundations of several houses, like broken teeth in neat, tidy squares. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

They went on with several verses, the boy in the middle doing his imitation of an airplane. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I found myself on a sidewalk leading past the backs of several somber-colored warehouses, each with large bay doors for unloading trucks, padlocked for the night. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

In 1959 several British and French research teams found their independent studies pointing to a common conclusion — that some of humanity’s ills are caused by a disturbance of the normal chromosome number. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It is then that Helmuth hears several footsteps outside his cell and the rattle of keys. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

Gollum got up on all fours, and backed away for several paces, and then he turned, and as Sam aimed a kick at him he fled away down the path. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

It had a handle and several little drawers stuffed with powders and pigments in tiny jars. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

On a plantation there were large groups of workers—between fifty and several hundred. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

One line was underscored several times: “The knowledge will change him.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he opened the door he felt the pestilential attack of the chamberpots, which were placed on the floor and all of which had been used several times. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In this section are several addenda to earlier material in this chapter. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can see Union Station several blocks away. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

The guards will take us to the countryside and kill us, several prisoners declared. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

It took several more minutes for me to connect the name with the image on the screen—of a dark-skinned man standing in front of a white marble temple and surrounded by a vast crowd. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Each soldier stood against the wall, took several deep breaths with his eyes closed, and gripped his gun tightly before beginning to run back toward the clearing. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Over a period of several years I doggedly sifted through the scientific literature, hoping to find a clue that would explain this conundrum. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

This game of staring continued for several months, and my mother wondered if this man would ever make his move. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

We made several laps around the kitchen island and ended up in the living room, where we collapsed on the couch, laughing so hard that tears streamed from my eyes. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

She envisioned several arrangements that would combine grace and obscenity. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several exchanges of e-mails, Salva learned that the cousin had not actually seen or spoken to his father. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they had galloped for several minutes without any further noise from the lions Shasta said, "I say! That other horse is galloping beside us now. Only a stone's throw away." The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

I had been in Paris for several weeks when, one afternoon, returning from a French lesson, I stopped at a café to check my email. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Plutarch Heavensbee has been, for several years, part of an undercover group aiming to overthrow the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

We stared at the television in astonished silence for what seemed several minutes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

He heard that they were then dragged outside and forced to kneel on a concrete floor for several more hours. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In bowls on the floor were the remains of a meal, perhaps of several meals. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

For example, before anyone could fly a lunar module, he had to have several hundred hours of practice in a helicopter. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He pulled the dented flask from his hip pocket and downed several swigs. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z

My body shook, my sight became blurred, and I lost my hearing for several minutes. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Indeed, she stopped him several times and begged him to repeat his statements in simpler language so that Gloria might understand. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Timothy had found several pieces of wood with bolts in them; had burned them, then raked the bolts out of the ashes. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

She twisted herself into a kneeling position, getting several bad scratches from the acacias in the process, and pulled the clay pot back. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

She told me she had been to Wimbledon several times, that she was an above-average club player and that all her family was involved with tennis back in England. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She repeats the name several times after the desk clerk keeps mishearing her. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

It took over two hours, and he had to stop several times because he still felt a bit weak and once because he felt a strange new twinge in his stomach. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In addition to Book Scavenger, he’s hosted several smaller-scale games around the city and occasionally in farther-off locations. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

He was surrounded by several generations of relatives, all of whom welcomed us enthusiastically. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

In other words, we do not know how to classify it, how to put it into its proper context, because it seems to point in several directions at once. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her head almost swam with the memory of their kiss, and she had to blink several times to get her thoughts back on track. “...can do that, if you’d like?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

We spent several shining days picking them and were paid in cash for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other day he brought home a brick of Chihuahua cheese and a stack of tortillas, so we ate quesadillas for several days, but we’ve run out now. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Many of the original inhabitants still lived there, although now each building was shared by several families. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anthony spent the next several hours alone in her study. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

I grab two and several replacement flints and cram them quickly in my pocket. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The senator didn’t know that Maria had kissed Matt on several occasions, just as she kissed Furball and anything else that pleased her. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It took several moments of suspicious inspection to figure out what it was—the bright red dress from the trailer’s closet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Still, it had been a pleasant thing to think about; I had even let my imagination run to the point of making several trips, building up a real home library. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

This was but one of several reasons why his having a prom date was somewhat surprising. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

In effect, a band is an extended family or several related extended families. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

While the solemn group waited, the president's gasps of breath continued for several more minutes until...silence. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Over several trips, I moved all of their chunks to the trailer. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, as we shall see, complications arise in many cases where the same plant or animal was domesticated independently at several different sites. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

I then took the logo we came up with to the hotel concierge and asked if he would be nice enough to make several copies of it. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

There are several more lines of text, describing some of the issues this group has fought for. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Aureliano put him up several times in the silver workshop, but he would spend his nights awake, disturbed by the noise of the dead people who walked through the bedrooms until dawn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

In the houses on this block, and in my house several blocks away, families are finishing up their dinners. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

It must have stretched for several acres, and to support all of his bulk there were a hundred golden legs, each carved like some creature of the sea. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was told later that I’d been unconscious, hidden under the mattress, for several minutes. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

After declaring his irreversible intention to retire, Washington devoted several paragraphs to the need for national unity. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Thomas swung to the right several more times before he dared to look back. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

For several days his morale had been buoyed by the request to sample the wines. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

After several rings there was a pause, followed by Thomas’s familiar voicemail greeting. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

The chair came apart in his hands, the screws which had previously connected its several sections ripping out and hanging loose. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

As we drove several miles down a lane into the forest, he told me he was a sawmill worker and never made quite enough to get out from under his debts. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

From then on, for several years, they saw each other almost every afternoon. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

That night for dinner, Ben set out several different platters of food, none of them exactly full. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

It had a handled, unfresh look, as if it had been taken out of its envelope and read several times before: Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z

Money was tight, so Victoria worked with her mother as a clairvoyant for several years. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

The snow in the mountains was melting and Bunny had been dead for several weeks before we came to understand the gravity of our situation. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

“We got it wrong, though, Pan. We got it all wrong about Roger. We thought we were helping him...’’She choked, and kissed Roger’s still face clumsily, several times. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

We ride up several floors until I hear the elevator's chains come to a scraping halt. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

At perhaps ten, we heard a great number of militiamen approaching, speaking in accents boisterous and jocular—and so we quit our position and crouched some several rods away, in the grasses by the shore. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He was just one of several regular employees at an auto-parts warehouse where a group of us from the agency were doing an inventory. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Now several stalks were coming out of the ground behind her. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several moments Mona stood again, and Taisin asked nervously, “Is it ready?” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

There are several striking features about Vergil’s display of erudition. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

She reached into another bag and brought out a tangle of wildly colored tutus, several pairs of black tights, and some turtle-green socks. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

This reminded C.P. of how, several weeks before, the city councilman had fled across the street rather than shake hands with him in public. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Jane, this is sloppy work. Watch your trigger squeeze, girl. An inch isn't such a big deal at close range, but with a rifle that inch becomes several feet.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He also let her keep Cyprus and included several thriving port cities and most of Judea’s coastline. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Frankie walked to Alvarado Street several times a week to stand in front of the window and look at this beauty. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Abanazer poured several drops from the little bottle into the larger, then he pocketed the tiny bottle. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

After asking several widows, I found the government building where pensions were given out. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

We stood there quietly for several minutes before Papa came over. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Berrange showed that Ngubase had forged certificates for a university degree, had practiced law illegally for several years, and had a further case of fraud pending against him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were a few people about but not very many, for the city gates had been open several hours and the early morning crowds had already gone in. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

On Monday, August 19, and for several days after this, the fever was still pretty much confined to the Water Street area near Ball’s Wharf. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

When that didn’t work, she offered to bring the books of several of them to class. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

I chuckled at catching subtle expressions of disdain on several white faces as a black man trounced a white man. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came up with several angry soldiers attached, and Nhamo expertly twisted off the abdomens and ate them. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’ve run back several times to where our supplies and rations are supposed to be but they haven’t shown up yet. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

By 1961, several laboratories around the world had joined the race to decipher the genetic code. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

Just as his eyes adjusted to the light, Benton heard the voices of several children. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

One was a greenhouse worker in Germany who became paralyzed several months after experiencing mild symptoms of poisoning on a few occasions after using parathion. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

The other planned to stand with Wells-Barnett, even though several of her fellow delegates accused her of trying to steal publicity. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

After several turns, the mouth of the tunnel extended a dim invitation. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He accepted the parcel for the Ryans without once glancing at her face, and Mia headed back to the Rabbit, parked several blocks away. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

As regards population size, chiefdoms were considerably larger than tribes, ranging from several thousand to several tens of thousands of people. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

She has started several holes before, but they have been unsuccessful, they struck rock. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Armed with job offers from several elite universities, he informed Lawrence of his decision to resign. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Bri was huddled in the sleeping bag, but even though she had on two coats and several blankets, she was still shaking from cold. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Adena tobacco, a different species from the tobacco in cigarettes today, contains several hallucinogens and five to ten times as much nicotine— enough, all told, to make it psychoactive. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

On it were several paring knives, a corkscrew, an oversized container of sun lotion, and a water bottle. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Mantua, celebrating a royal wedding, laid on an open-air stadium into which were crammed several thousand people a night. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

As a peace offering, Mark Antony transferred several of King Herod’s cities in Judea to Cleopatra’s control. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

Cockroaches who were fishing along the banks had a quick exchange with Temp and Tick and pulled several large fish out of the river with their mouths. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

After all, Mudd and Booth had met on several occasions, in broad daylight, and Booth had slept at Mudd’s farm in the past. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

A day after the results appeared in the World the principal called me to his office, where I found several teachers full of smiles and congratulatory remarks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took up several of them, knotted their ends together, and began to braid. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Coffee Pot Cafe was doing its best business in several years because its front windows looked out on the depot. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Her family was poor, living for several years in a house without indoor plumbing. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

It was not just an engine room; I knew, for I had been in several, the last at college. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lifted several packages onto the table he used to display goods for trading. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It had been several days since Miss Sadie had left me hanging with her last story, about Jinx and Ned at the county fair, and that day I had the afternoon off. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

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

Inside the desk there were lots of pencils, a ruler, and several yellow pads of paper. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Iona had several sports fields of its own—more than enough room for the few hundred students from our small elementary school. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

Matt rejected several rooms because he’d seen people in them, but at a bend in the passage he remembered a warehouse with computers and other equipment. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This happened several times before they got a response—which, as it happened, came not from beyond the door, but from directly behind them. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

They couldn’t sue over the cells being taken in the first place for several reasons, including the fact that the statute of limitations passed decades ago. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Walter McMillian, like Tom Robinson, grew up in one of several poor black settlements outside of Monroeville, where he worked the fields with his family before he was old enough to attend school. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Aimee had been too young to see the movie Clueless when it first came out in theaters, but she had seen it several times since then, and she owned the video tape. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Sen wore shoes; Eliot noticed several pairs lined on the shelves of a small bookcase by the front door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

He tried crossing the border several times before he gave up and stayed in Tijuana. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

When Senator Trueba arrived, there were already several cars parked in front of it. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He discovered that after Lewis’s disappearance Middleton had pretended to be her adopted son in order to cash several of her checks. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He nodded in the direction of several informally dressed men slouching around under the awning. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

I was so vigilant that I tasted several pieces. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

At twelve thirty several men come out from the inner office. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

What kind of cultures, societies and political structures would have emerged in a world where several different human species coexisted? Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He hugged her close and then kissed the top of her head several times until Ginger wedged her way between them. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

Justice Department and several of the nation’s leading foundations, published in 2007, found that the impact of the biased treatment is magnified with each additional step into the criminal justice system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

She pulled a torn sleeping shift from the ragbag and, using her teeth to start, she ripped it into several strips. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z

“I”—Celaena thought of a lie—“studied it for several years.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

The journey to Machu Picchu lasted several days. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

As soon as he officially quit work that evening, Rick Deckard flew across town to animal row: the several blocks of big-time animal dealers with their huge glass windows and lurid signs. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

Guitar was there with several other men, leaning in various attitudes, but all listening to something. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am not sure how long; I think several hours. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mother explained that energy work is most effective when several people are present. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

It was several months before I found out that Sarah Collins, Addie’s sister, had also been in that restroom. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Patient had one toothache for nearly five years; tooth eventually extracted with several others. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“The only way is by horse and carriage,” said Addison, “which takes several days ... and causes considerable chafing, in my experience. I’m afraid you don’t have that much time to spare.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

I opened and closed my mouth several times, speechless. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Slughorn hurried over the threshold, several bottles in his arms, and wearing a somber black cravat. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

At the corner of Fifth Avenue there were several people waiting for the uptown bus, and Stuart joined them. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z

A juggler made his way through the crowd, keeping several oranges aloft at once. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

They had been going for several hours with only brief halts, when Gandalf came to his first serious check. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After their mother’s death, the two boys were sent off to a small hotel in the Connecticut woods where several families shared a large cabin and a communal kitchen. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made several more zippy runs—one between my ankles—before I was able to steer it to the beach. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, made several strange gestures over the boy’s head. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stood before it for several seconds wondering whether the road wouldn’t be a better idea after all. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Not long afterward, there arrived the first of several witch clans, the sound of the air through their pine branches whispering in the dark sky for a long time. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

My pants were made out of canvas and too big by several degrees. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Everything was silent, and it was several minutes before he was able to reply at all. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

Neel, who had long been worried about measles, was carrying several thousand doses of vaccine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

For several days he had been home with the flu and was in bed when he heard that Crick and I had thought up an ingenious DNA structure which might be important to biology. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Perhaps we would be accompanied by several ministers; some of them would be white. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Because she could not read, my mother always requested that I read her several verses every night before she went to sleep. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turns out he has played on several university teams. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Oh,” I said, as several things he’d hinted fell suddenly into place. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

It took several more minutes of reassurance by Mrs. Frisby before the shrew grudgingly moved aside, still muttering warnings. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z

While Celia knows Mr. Barris quite well, having met with him several times and exchanged dozens of letters, he does an impressive job of pretending they are mere acquaintances. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

For several days at a time Nat was not able to take a sight. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

At least several times larger than our own fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This can be a thing that takes several months and many songs. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had tried calling my brother in Spain several times. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jack’s letter was on top, written on half of what looked like a computer printout, folded over several times. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

We walked several blocks down Massachusetts Avenue, looking into the windows of restaurants and shops. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

Again we pass the double doors with the red number—then several doors under heavy guard and still others with large glass panels. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

She’s still surprised to catch me drinking tea, and has asked several times whether I wouldn’t prefer milk. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I walked several blocks to the park entrance across the street from the Plaza. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The wagon, too, stood forlorn on the flagstones, several feet from the newest member of the art guild. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several guns and one of them had two barrels. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His mother hoarded the little he earned, and after several months, she was able to rent a room for the three of them. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s plenty of wood, and I must go back to school,” the boy told his mother several days after they had buried his father. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Standing at the bar, Kvothe filled his mug and began to add pinches of spice from several small containers, then walked toward the great stone fireplace, a thoughtful expression on his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

My mother smacked me several times on the cheeks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Already several of the rabbits were asleep, crouched uneasily between the thick stems, aware of the chance of danger but too tired to do more than trust to luck. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Inside there was a long table, part of it covered with maps of the Wood, and around the table several chairs were scattered. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the morning there was banging of bolts and creaking of rusty locks and several retainers in chain mail came into the dungeon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

His next turn probably wouldn’t come for several days, and yet already he found himself glancing at doors. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He shoveled several spoonfuls in his mouth and chewed while looking me over. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Also, a post-balloon arrived for you several hours ago from the Chrysanthemum Teahouse. I tied it to your desk." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Rich users will sometimes come in here and clear out several big items. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

His ear had been throbbing for about two months, and it was just one of several ailments that had come up during the course of the season. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Cane was blessed with ninety-three years of healthy living, and several people who attended the funeral commented, “She didn’t look a day over ninety.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

As for the Ancient, though his one bright eye rested searchingly on Ranofer several times he asked no questions. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

It took several days, but by dint of careful reporting skills and copious phone calls, Mrs. Richardson finally found the key she had been looking for. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Dad yelled for several minutes, then Shawn took off his welding helmet, looked at him calmly and said, “You gonna shut up so I can work?” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

There were several, but most went no further than Cambridge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

The war’s been intense lately, and with several decades of infrastructure funding diverted to supplying the warfront, I don’t know if these buildings would hold up well in another earthquake. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

By this time the first light was clear and several larks were up. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

As the program continued, facts began to accumulate from studies made by biologists of state and federal wildlife agencies and several universities. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

At first glance the scene looks chaotic, but by the time Camel has lit his cigarette, several dozen teams are hitched and moving alongside the flat cars, pulling wagons toward the runs. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

He told me he’d learned more working with me than with several veteran officers who hadn’t taken much time with him. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are several chairs onstage with seats and backs also in dark blue cloth. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

We waited on the bank for several hours but the planes did not return. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

All at once, several ideas came together in her head—the visions in the knife, the lines of the prophecy they’d been discussing the night before. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Charlie takes my dad’s hand and together we walk around the enormous hotel as my mom stays several paces behind. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

He fled to his jeep and I didn’t hear from him for several hours, then he called and asked me to meet him at the church. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Having suffered through several traumatic episodes myself, I am very familiar with the bodily manifestations of grief." Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Derring, along with the lab’s health officer, James Tingle, and Rufus House, assistant to Langley director Henry Reid, hustled over to the building, where several West Computers were anxiously waiting in the lobby. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Then, as the stimulation of the last several hours had made further work that day impossible, Francis and I went over to the Eagle. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

Nothing unusual about this—there were many such cactuses set along the Institute paths—but this particular cactus seemed to have several arms. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

“I already heard it several times coming home.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

She and several other operatives had formed study groups, one in Latin and another in botany. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s lovely,” she said, brushing back several strands of hair that were drifting in front of her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The same mail who owned the hatchery for egg-layers where my father mainly worked also owned several processing plants for his roasters and fryers. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s what I think, too,” says Dad, carrying several black vinyl bags. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A second shock came several months later, when DNA extracted from the fossilised finger from Denisova was mapped. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

He stayed several lengths behind as Doha ran to Sunjin’s house. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Shadow let go of him, and took several steps backward. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

My mom did this several nights a week, from Sunday to Thursday—after working all day at the factory. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

Minnie hadn't been to the prison in several months and seemed grateful that I had spent some time there. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

I looked around and saw several brickbats scattered about. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

But several things militated against my starting to work. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After I had cried for several hours, my feet became numb. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was a sublime moment for Paul Ellis’ boy, the uneducated son of an uneducated linthead standing before several hundred of his peers, recognized as a leader in the battle to restore the beloved South. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

On several occasions they would get into the pool to soap him from head to toe as he floated on his back thinking about Amaranta. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Tacked on the corkboard walls and occupying several computer screens are other designs of some sort. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

For several days he plodded that way, aimlessly searching for nothing, in no hurry, a minuscule curious specter inching around in that peaceful winter country, absorbing something, taking it in—indelibly—for all time. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Father was very upset and several times told us to stay close together and to hurry along.” The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z

Without consulting her husband, she arranged for her son to be shipped off to a military prep school—the first of several failed attempts to “normalize” the boy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was enough—if invested wisely—for the frugal Fischers to live on for several years. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I rolled several yards along the embankment, and when I came to a stop, I was too shocked to cry, with my breath knocked out and grit and pebbles in my eyes and mouth. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man’s story was as follows: as he and my father waited for the bus several police vans suddenly swooped upon the bus stop. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several long moments, he studied his face in the mirror, trying to see what Diana saw today that had made her step back from him. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z

Later in the summer, the entire family planned to reunite for several weeks at the Mentor farm. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The escaped word ricocheted around the ward and seemed to repeat itself several times. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

After several rounds of the ship, I felt energized both in body and in mind. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

Abramov later claimed that he’d contacted several grandmasters but had made little progress in finding an opponent of the caliber that Fischer was insisting on. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Because the spray planes were paid by the gallon rather than by the acre there was no effort to be conservative, and many properties were sprayed not once but several times. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

It knocked him off his feet, slammed the wind out of him, and left him dangling from the fixed line in a state of shock for several minutes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

I got several marriage proposals from cute boys, some of them white, who sent their pictures. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several pianos, only one of which looked playable, and a television the size of a dining table. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

I had prepared myself for that, and even thought of several positive, uplifting aphorisms to cheer him up. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He patted the beak several times and the hippogriff closed its eyes lazily, as though enjoying it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There are in fact several grease spots on the paper. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

We went in and found that every hiker for twenty miles was already there, several of them sitting around a wood stove eating chili or ice cream and looking rosy cheeked and warm and clean. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

“He truly transformed our little part-time orchestra to a nationally recognized company with several recordings.” Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Though not a Rockefeller Foundation trustee, Loomis was an intimate of several board members. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

He gulped and took several deep breaths, glaring at Dumbledore, his wand pointing directly at the latter’s heart. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

There were several yellow bursts and the sharp scratch that a match makes when it’s lit. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 1608, several Protestant states joined together as the Protestant Union, while their rivals formed the Catholic League the following year. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

Bright now had an advantage that looked, to Pete’s eye, to be several yards. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Corps participated in several cross burnings with the adult Klan members, always in the context of a rally. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Wart heard the spar-hawk on his left giving several nervous coughs at this, but the peregrine paid no attention. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

We'd had several pretrial hearings on different motions during which he would sometimes become frustrated because of the bickering between the lawyers. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Unfortunately, when he leapt backwards, he collided with several of the stuck hand mirrors. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

What follows is not a plan, but several questions and claims offered for serious consideration by those committed to racial justice and interested in dismantling mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I, meanwhile, was offered the post of Minister of Magic, not once, but several times. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Pry up the floorboards,” orders Volkheimer, but after Neumann Two pries up several and peers down, it’s clear that the only thing under the boards is decades-old horsehair for insulation. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

For several years those Long Knives had been living in Lakota territory. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

‘Well, where is he now?’ cried several voices. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

After the cattle it had been home to several hundred laying hens. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

The Daughters of the American Revolution, the patriotic organization that owned Constitution Hall, had ruled several years earlier that black artists would not be permitted to appear there. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

I signaled to Fay over the heads of several inmates, and he indicated I should answer it. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

It's navy, already tighter than it should be, frayed at the hem and several years old, from before the war. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

We remained several minutes, watching two Asian women hoeing, then continued on. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

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

After several rounds of refinement in the Langley wind tunnels, the Mustang achieved its apotheosis with the P-51D. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

It was answered by another of the guardians, a heavy-set man at the end of the table who had several thick books and a stack of papers in front of him. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was bald with a black mustache and several chins, each one melting into the next and finally into his neck and shoulders. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z

I had cut the big cat several times. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then I slept again for several hours, until the telephone awakened me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A stove, a refrigerator, several wooden chairs, a sink, and a few rows of kitchen cabinets. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

"This was just one more clandestine meeting among several in a day," he said, "and the danger that I would be caught out was not very great." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

After several long hours, I climbed onto the roof of the car again to see if Papa, Mama, and Roberto were on their way back for lunch. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Not that he had seen anyone, but someone or several people had kept him in sight. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She rummaged through a stack of lumber, brought several long, narrow pieces over to a pair of sawhorses, and began sawing them into paired lengths. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

At the meeting the next day, and at several that followed, the course of events was anything but smooth. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Scythe Volta visited him several times a day. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

For the next several weeks, he retreated to the mine, coming home after I was in bed and up and gone before I woke up. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The minister glanced several times at his watch so I took him aside and asked him to wait for half an hour. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I must’ve woken up several times, but what I heard and saw made no sense, so I just passed out again. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I have lusted in my heart to break a man’s skull and scatter the stench of his brains across several people’s back yards. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

It flicks and dies several times before forcing itself alive. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

A piece of sackcloth covered the bottom half of the window where several panes were missing, the result of a rock hurled from the street one night long ago. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Birch had told me that this was how he’d reacted for the past several days and that I could skip him if he did that. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Kyril Montana walked swiftly through the damp meadow past several curious Herefords. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They went around the half circle, each calling out the name of one or several loved ones who had passed. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Years later, the bureau would release several of its files on the Osage investigation in order to preserve the case in the nation’s memory. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

Anna now gets evening phone calls from several friends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

From the way things felt, it might be the only thing keeping my head from falling into several different pieces. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Instead, as several in Odessa explained it, there were actually two races of blacks. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry said, so loudly that several owls in a nearby tree took flight in alarm. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

She has to say no several times before I hear it. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

But sources within the company said that at the time of Morrow’s resignation, he and Halliday had not spoken to each other directly in several years. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

On this metal- covered plain several trains are shunting slowly back and forth. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

When the lightning stopped, the First and Second Cohorts were facing one surprised-looking giant and several hundred smoking piles of ash. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

After several wraps, he tied the vine off. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

I finished with the tables and was told to go down to several rooms at the end of the building for a physical. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I’d repeated the prayer several times and could recite most of it without stumbling, she taught me how to cross myself. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Minho hit a switch and several rows of fluorescent lights flickered until they came on full strength, revealing the room in detail. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

The crowd cheers, and several people help the girl stumble out of the ring. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

When we arrived at Lykes, several children were climbing into a white van. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

She took her hands off her belly and pressed them for several minutes against her face, saying Hail Marys until the fear imparted by the dream faded. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next several miles were so long that I didn’t think I would be able to make it. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

“There are several that look alike to the naked eye, and you can’t know what you’ve got until it emerges as the winged imago.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

She shook the quilts once underneath the letter boxes where she lived, then once again at the mouth of the alley, causing the crows who were feeding on vegetable peels to scatter in several directions. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z

The games were played in a small, high-ceilinged room at the end of the hallway, probably to limit the number of spectators, which had grown to several dozen while Bobby was playing the younger men. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

In his rage he missed her several times or got too close so that the whip wrapped around her body. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

They were several sizes too big, but still better than her regular shoes, and as she followed her mother they made a curious slapping noise on the tile of the kitchen floor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

He lobbied her for several days, even inscribing a copy of his book, Infections and Inequalities, “For Peggy McAvoy with a big hug of solidarity and with high hopes for your help in Haiti.” Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

That is to say, when he looks at you he’s not seeing you, but instead sees something behind you in a dimension several times removed from our own. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

I had a vague memory of the boar plowing down several Greek cities before Hercules managed to subdue it. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

The volcano erupted, killing six of the scientists, along with three tourists who had followed them, and seriously injuring several others, including Williams himself. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bethesda Hospital is made up of several buildings in a large complex all connected by glass corridors. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

In a recent dream, Abigail reported, she was riding in a coach when, suddenly, several large cannonballs were flying toward her. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Missed entirely by the buckshot, it flew over the reaching arms of the crowd and into the sky, circled the field several times and was gone. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

When after several moments it became clear she would not, I said: 'As a matter of fact, Miss Kenton, I have to say this. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

Most students attend the University for several terms before being admitted into the Arcanum. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

This being the case, they decided to obtain several of the latter, and, having completed the mission, went on to attack a few more clothing emporiums—Shepherd & Foster’s, Rothschild’s, Shopper’s Para-dise. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I sat with a big group at lunch that included Mike, Eric, Jessica, and several other people whose names and faces I now remembered. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

I close my eyes, take several deep breaths, and reach out and press the button. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Peering around the comer of Shandi’s wagon I saw several unfamiliar men and women sitting around a fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had gone out several times on snowshoes, gathering strength and getting practice by waddling around the slopes of the snowy vale that hid our tent. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

When she awoke, she was in the back of a bouncing truck with several other sick people, all moaning. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had attempted several careers, as soldier, ranch hand, mechanic, thief, the last of which had earned him a sentence of three to five years in Kansas State Penitentiary. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was clearly an old book, with a binding that had been mended more than once and with several pages dog-eared throughout. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

He tried to speak several times, made an odd gulping noise, then shook his head hopelessly and beckoned them to follow him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had read many Westerns, of course, doing research, and had even written several, had indeed won the Spur Award from the Western Writers of America three times for Western novels. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

A longtime friend of my father from San Francisco would come to stay with us for several days in late August. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Olive screamed and several of us flinched in vicarious pain as Horace dropped to the floor like a sack of potatoes, loose change and train tickets spilling out of his pockets. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

“I was surprised to see Darcy in town last month. We passed each other several times. I wonder what he can be doing there.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z

In the middle of the summer Moses the raven suddenly reappeared on the farm, after an absence of several years. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

It did this several times, moving in a circle around the now largely extinguished fire. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Coraline filled a cardboard box with dolls and with several plastic doll’s teacups. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

For several moments he stood still, letting the abuse wash over him, then he stepped into the pickup and drove off, leaving Dad to shout at the dust. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Natalie stood beside him, her eyes narrowed thoughtfully, her head tilted so far to the right that her hair seemed several inches longer on one side than the other. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

I learned these things several weeks later, at her funeral. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

It took several minutes before he could talk easily. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just then Trapis came back, carrying several flat loaves of bread under one arm and a squalling child in the other. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Colin wiped the back of his sweaty palm against his sweaty forehead, spreading the moisture around rather than truly dealing with it, and took several gulps of tea. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

I could also hear several ladies talking low over near the front door. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When she was a child she had deviled for a while at the Maycomb Tribune office and had witnessed several altercations, including the last, between Mrs. E.C.B. and Mr. Underwood. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

There are several actresses, two dancers, three painters besides me. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Koffi waited several seconds, then pressed her palms to her eyes, relieved. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I looked up the road past several curves, and the sun sparkled off parked cars as far as I could see. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

I felt several sets of hands lift and carry me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The group returns in the evening, exhausted and faint, carrying what the expedition has killed: two boars, several iguanas, and the gentleman Edward Brookes. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I stayed behind as Dad, Mama, and several cousins went to the morgue. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Then I snapped out of my daze and quickly took several screenshots of the text. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I also had several thousand pounds in cash. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

As Harry’s birthday dinner would have stretched the Burrow’s kitchen to breaking point even before the arrival of Charlie, Lupin, Tonks, and Hagrid, several tables were placed end to end in the garden. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

But when British newspaper The Daily Mail offered what in today’s money would be a $500,000 prize for the first person or persons to fly nonstop across the Atlantic, several contenders took the bait. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Shin was in no condition to say much of anything for several weeks. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

On the corner, several storm troopers, or the SA, as members of Hitler's private army are called, are passing out white leaflets that announce a victory parade through downtown Hamburg that night. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The conversation with Mrs. Helm lasted several minutes, and was most distressing to Mother Truitt, who could hear nothing of it except the noncommittal monosyllabic responses of her daughter. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “Well, there are several reasons for that. The cafeteria is anything but a pleasant dining environment. It’s loud, overcrowded, and likely to be hostile.” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

The woman behind the desk opens a drawer and takes out a brown paper bag, from which she removes several sandwiches, an apple, and a Milky Way. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

Constantijn admired the painter Rubens, and “discovered” a young artist named Rembrandt van Rijn, in several of whose works he subsequently appears. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

There are, however, several good holidays: the weeks that include the Fourth of July, Labor Day, and Columbus Day. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Our cabins are suddenly crowded with sixty new colonists, and the fort becomes noisy with several new dogs, a dozen hogs, and enough chickens to coat the ground of the whole fort with their droppings. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

I recognized the simulated wood-grain paneling, the burnt orange carpet, and garish furniture that looked like it had been scavenged from several disco-era yard sales. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

It took several minutes, but eventually the beaker was empty, and Mrs. Coulter laid her daughter down again. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

He pulled out several papers, drawings, and long sheets covered with calculations, which I could not understand even when he explained them, though this I did not confess. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

His soldiers fire several shots into the air. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Possibly they should keep it outside the door on a table and hand each person a sheet or several sheets as she went in. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

She goes on about how she loves him and goes riding several times a week but how it’s a lot of work to take care of him. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z

I had never seen any Navajo who stood up so straight in the presence of important white men like our principal and several businessmen who sat behind him on the stage as he spoke. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The attendant at the door gives me a wide smile that's missing several teeth and quickly ushers me in. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Blacks for several counties around were urged not to shop in Durham that Christmas. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Our bus was stopped, and several soldiers in camouflage uniforms, carrying automatic weapons, ordered us out and lined us up alongside the body of the bus. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The sailor pointed to the carving and then pointed to himself several times. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

I can barely make out his features as he blinks several times, willing his eyes to adjust. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

He had met her several years earlier during a stay in Boston and had considered acquiring her even then, but the distance was too great, the timing awkward. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

It was the last day of classes before summer break, and while he was excited to do nothing for the next several weeks except train, Jam was—as always—on some hunt for information. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

About a foot of the top floor of our building—where Buttercup’s window jutted out—with several feet of steel on top of it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

I stood up and jumped several times, not so much to see into the room as to warm up. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

She said that word like it could have several meanings, and he could pick which one. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

From the closet, which was half full of clothes, he pulled out a cigar box and several dark blue folders. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

—I was surprised so many kids from school was there—all the kids from S.A.D.D., several other teachers. Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several longtime inmates I spoke with thought it was almost a thing of the past—for several reasons. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know of several Priors, but none of them are named Tris. Beatrice, however...” Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

A sharp young guy with a thin mustache—he was just twenty-two—Lafayette spoke their language, and as a pioneering Freedom Rider, who had been arrested several times, he was a celebrity. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Come, come,” said the Senses Taker, chuckling gaily to himself, “don’t take all day. I’m expecting several more visitors any minute now.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z

A drizzly gray rain began almost as soon as the group of several hundred left the camp, headed west. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

Harry, however, was shaken awake several hours earlier than he would have liked by Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And so the old man bowed several times, gave his blessings and stammered his wishes for a good journey. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z

The study was longer than she’d expected, a rectangular room bathed in the flickering golden light of several fat waxy candles. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

They did, however, allow for several other fates, which depend on the amount of mass in the cosmos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

She had just copied them with great care, and had destroyed the old manuscript, so that Amy’s bonfire had consumed the loving work of several years. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sparks flew so heavily that several of them skittered and jumped on the sand beneath the rock and he smiled and struck again and again. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

In one corner stood a black iron box the size of several coffins. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The imam then proceeded to read several suras from the Quran. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Wednesday heaped his plate high with several kinds of breakfast meats. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

After meeting with him for several sessions, the therapist told C.P., The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I retraced the path I had taken several days before. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron stood talking about Quidditch for several minutes before Harry became aware that he was being closely watched. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

And then the wolf got up and walked several paces to the right, and then turned its head toward her and fixed its gaze on her again. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

The focus of the activities of the invisible college shifted to Oxford, however, when several of its prominent members took up posts there in 1648, as the Civil War drew to a close. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a dark period all around, a time that saw several of my father’s closest friends die or go to prison, while others simply vanished. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

Even when Stravinsky borrowed from Russian ethnic folk music, which he did in several of his Diaghilev ballet scores, he did so in order to distort it through some mischievous prism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

Burr’s facile shift in his allegiance, the first in what would be several similarly agile switches during his career, captured Hamilton’s attention and produced his first recorded anti-Burr remarks, questioning Burr’s lack of political principle. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

He told all the mothers to boil their water several times and to wash their hands frequently. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

I knew, from government records, that Burt had also been the guardian of several other Osage, including one who had died. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He said the camp director and several of the counselors went looking for the hearing aid in the morning while we all went swimming in the lake, but they couldn’t find it anywhere. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

She had ridden this way with Kaisa several times before, and she knew where the hunt was to be staged, but this morning she saw everything with new eyes. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several unpaid offices in that organization, he took a paid secretaryship which he kept for the rest of his life. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

As the spaceship decelerated and pulled out of its orbit, heading down, down, down, it passed through several minutes of communications blackout. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

One chose getting a Christmas tree with his dad; another had decided on baking holiday treats with her mom; several were going to focus on vacations with relatives who lived up north. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

About a hundred yards back we had noticed several corncobs along the shore of Fitches Brook. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was holding her paw when she died, and he spent the next several weeks asking us how many dogs could say they'd lived in a redwood house. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

After several minutes the heater started to work, and blessed warmth filled the car. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I did not find Noah's account of the events surrounding his becoming best man quite as amusing as he did, but for several complicated reasons, I did not express my opinion. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z

On the same rock, the nuts were cracked after they had dried for several weeks in a tin box under the stove. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

For several seconds, neither of them said anything at all. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

I shuddered violently for several minutes before the steaming spray could finally relax my rigid muscles. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

The evidence already collected by April 15 confirmed that it was Booth who had shot Lincoln, and that he seemed to have several accomplices. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ledge we stood on curved around several more times before it disappeared inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

“A celt is a kind of battle-axe,” said Arthur, surprising the magician with this piece of information more than he had been surprised for several generations. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leslie went several yards ahead so that if they were caught, no one would think they were together. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

The man, who was armed with a .44-caliber, snub-nosed English Bulldog, was named A. W. Comstock, and he was a local attorney and the guardian of several Osage Indians. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

With respect and obvious affection, Hall referred to him as “my main man” and mentioned several times that he considered Ang Dorje’s role crucial to the success of our expedition. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

After that we inspected two new dams with water building slowly behind them, and at several drinking stations communed with a small herd of recently purchased cattle. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I am several steps in front of him before I realize that the Colonel has fallen down. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z

As a freshman, she had no free periods, but she devoted several lunch periods to research in the library. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The minor run-in with Dussel had several repercussions, for which he had only himself to blame. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

My legs buckled beneath me after several steps. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He shovels several noodles and a piece of carrot into his mouth, and passes the can to the woman on his left. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z

The man of fire and smoke appeared again, and several people screamed. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He was going to work several revolutions at one time. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Within days, she’d called several local community centers and found one that offered adult education classes, and signed up to take math and reading placement tests. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Ocean tried, several times, to say it correctly, and I was genuinely touched. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

Within three months Ole and I had finished a set of experiments on the fate of a bacterial-virus particle when it multiplies inside a bacterium to form several hundred new virus particles. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z

For several minutes, the only sound in the classroom is pencils scratching against paper, and the ticking of the clock on the wall. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z

Dulcet led them up several staircases and through a maze of halls. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

PIH had spent several million dollars of the philanthropist’s fortune to buy the drugs for Peru. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

In the spring of 1925, when White was still based in Houston, Hoover expressed outrage to him that several agents in the San Francisco field office were drinking liquor. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

As Basil shouted, several things happened at once. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I did not see Edmund for several weeks, and thinking I had finally deterred him, I resumed my usual habits. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

It went back several millennia—perhaps as many as seven—and was found in nearly every culture—including the Unseen City, where the beings had been worshipped. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He clicks the pen several times as he focuses on my chart. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

With so many Russian women joining the army as foot soldiers so they could fight in World War I, it’s no surprise that several of Russia’s first female aviators also went to war. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The creation date in the quest’s colophon said it had been launched several years after Halliday’s death, which meant it couldn’t have any relation to the contest. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She moves several of the kids out of her way. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I searched the ravines for several days before I found it, trees being very scarce on the Island of the Blue Dolphins. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then several of the others broke off their conversation and faced us, as the applause muffled down behind the closing door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Everything is set for your trip,” Mr. Montsisi said, perusing several documents. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the corner I joined several people waiting for the lights to change. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he was thinking about Lina, whom he hadn’t seen for several days. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Two cases were on record of men having been accidentally electrocuted and then revived by physicians, after several hours’ work. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

No one had really touched him like that, not since Birdie and their fight several days ago. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

True to his word, Mr. Heminges did not laugh—but several of the others did, and he gave them an exasperated glance. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

The cockpit canopy popped off, and I jumped free of the falling mech a split second before it impacted on the castle steps, killing several dozen of the avatars crowded there. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

By the middle of February, nearly 3,400 demonstrators had been arrested, filling up the jails and several prison work camps in the area. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

She stands on her tiptoes behind several taller people, straining for a good look. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

My dad bought it three years ago when we were in Peru, and so it had been around the world several times over. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

Phil fetched the cooler, which they had filled with sodas, juices, various kinds of cheese, several boxes of crackers, and jars of peanut butter and jelly. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

“Women know that instinctively. Why did they buy so many different clothes, in the old days? To trick the men into thinking they were several different women. A new one each day.” The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it had pulled the three dead ants into several positions, they would fall into line under the clod eventually, and that was its duty. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

After some preliminary research showed Professor Lincoln what a subject he had hold of, he had been able to obtain several grants, and a publisher’s encouragement to expand his thesis into a book. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

He initiated Aureliano José in the use of firearms, gave him early military instruction, and for several months took him to live in the barracks, with Úrsula’s consent, so that he could become a man. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

Our Company proceeded north along the shore, a woodland upon our right; then marched along a road that led into the interior of the island, past a sizeable pond and several prosperous farms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He had begun his descent several feet to her left, where the incline was less hazardous. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

We walked a little further and were greeted by a curious sight: skulls from the cemetery, gathered into several small piles. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

After several agonizing moments of screen snow, the monitors jumped and settled. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

After, he’d returned to his own desk, it took me several minutes to pull myself together. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

In fact, I’ll have to go back several weeks, to the earlier part of the summer. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the spring of that year, the CIA was thrown back on its heels by the first of several shattering revelations about treachery in its ranks. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

But the machine offers several female voices to choose from, as well as a bunch of different languages. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

The engine pulled several words, so that now I had a sentence. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe not close. The wind on the dam, the desert all around us . . . the scent can probably carry for miles. But it’s coming from several directions. I don’t like that.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

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

He had caught the man stealing from him several months before, and the man had vowed revenge. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z

Then she followed a nurse down a long hallway into the ward for colored women, where Howard Jones and several other white physicians ran more tests than she’d had in her entire life. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We'd been walking down the midway when I noticed one of the rides frozen in mid motion, several of the passengers just sort of dangling there. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

I reread her message several times, grinning like a dopey schoolboy. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Down the dirt path, they could see a skinny boy followed by several young girls who seemed to be comforting him. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Guffawing, several of them strolled in closer, carrying their lunch buckets, their helmets set back on their heads, pants tucked in hard-toe boots. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Her masterpiece soon lay unseen beneath several new coats of ordinary house paint. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

She reads the two words on the grey paper several times. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Unable to bear the cold and without the approval of his guard, he joined several other students who tried to wade out. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

We lived separated by thick doors with several bolts, windows with iron grates, peepholes. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

Lord Darlington came to abhor anti-Semitism; I heard him express his disgust on several separate occasions when confronted with anti-Semitic sentiments. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z

I knew my performance would have to be brilliant, as several of the masters were now less than impressed by me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

After a trip to South Korea and several months of brooding, Shin quit LiNK. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z

In all, eleven buildings and several cars were set on fire. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

To keep Ngawang from having to exert himself, which would have exacerbated his edema, at several points during the descent, Beidleman picked up the ailing Sherpa and carried him on his back. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in a far calmer tone, “So — what’s bothering you? Anything I can do?” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Had he not repeatedly refused my mother permission to attend any of the several churches in our neighbourhood? Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you like them? I’ll give you some just like them if you like. I have several pairs in my trunk.” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

And if several million Irish pounds’ worth of property damage happened to ensue, well, that was just a bonus. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

She saw him several more times, always on his bicycle, alone, after school hours. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

He tore several wide strips from his cloak. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I tried to keep a low profile because my name and picture were splattered over the front pages of several East Coast newspapers. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Elrond was there, and several others were seated in silence about him. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Nya's mother tied the baby on her back and walked with several other women to a place between the village and the pond. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first was about half a mile out, the farthest several miles into the Sierras. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure this is not the proper protocol for applying for a position, but I figured why not. Here is my resume as well as my references. I have several years of secretarial experience.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Judging from the hoof-shaped prints in the dolphin’s breastplate and helmet, the coach had already made several attempts. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I count several right in front of me. And there’s no way any of you are getting off this island.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

She has several highlight pictures that are supposed to reveal more about her. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

He saw a shy but shamefaced curiosity in her, and several times she’d seemed about to speak, and then think better of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

And when I asked my uncle, several years later, what became of the inmate, my uncle told me that he was still there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

This information comes from the laundry strips from several shirts. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Moss used to punish Luke by dunking his head in the bathtub, and one of the adopted kids claimed Mrs. Moss held her head underwater for several minutes until she had trouble breathing. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

There was, after all, plenty of money to be made by the two growing tobacco firms, not to mention the several smaller companies in and around Durham at the time. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

August and Zach had already extracted most of the honey from her bee yards, but there were still several stacks of supers on pallets sitting around. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

It came about on a dark, rainy night several weeks ago. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Cluny’s tail banged down on the rotting lectern, smashing it into several fragments. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

But my cousins don’t move until they’re sure that Q’s car has turned the corner and driven several blocks out of the neighborhood. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

During the war, the Alabaman fought in several major battles, was wounded at Gettysburg, successfully escaped from a prisoner-of-war camp, and worked for the Confederate Secret Service. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

The day of my arrest I was first put in a room where there were already several other prisoners, most of them Arabs. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

There are several girls I watch avidly at school, a grade or two above me, whose well-to-do parents take them to the Twin Cities to buy clothes. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

After picking for two long hours, Roberto helped Mama make more room in her sack by lifting it upright and shaking it several times up and down, compacting the cotton to the bottom. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The process involved some experimentation and several false starts. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Grabbing at limbs with her feet, she fell several yards before she got a good grip and flapped herself upright. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z

I caught several of the dogs the first time, but not the one with the yellow eyes, and since I was afraid to handle them, I was forced to let them free. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were maybe 200 in my group, from my village and several surrounding villages, ages 12 to 22. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Englishman had several suitcases filled with books. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I knew the band would be having the traditional post-concert pizza delivered to the rehearsal room, but honestly — was I supposed to survive on nothing but bacteria-laden milk solids for the next several hours? Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like modes, different ragas sound very different from each other, for several reasons. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

The cwandera arrived along with several Indians from her tribe, who began to weep for the deceased when she gave the order, and did not stop until the reveling was over three days later. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Miss Stuart sits at her desk, supervising, while several girls open the box and deliver the valentines. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

A dense swampy mist seeped out of the bag, and her wrists were bound with several loops of twine. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

There were several signs of sickness, one possible case of typhoid. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And nobody had ever stolen from him, though other boats in the marina had been hit several times. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the inmates returned from chow around eight-thirty, I saw several more I was familiar with. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My father paid several cattle for my mother, and later the two got a certificate at the Marriage Court.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This conception of a compact and electrically efficient accelerator synthesized several established principles into a novel whole. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

Dr. Stuart Margulies, a master, who was several years older than Bobby, said in retrospect, “I adored playing with Bobby, just adored it!” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Though all of them were several years older than me, I was bigger, and I actually looked older than most of them. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Finally there came a night when the gale was so violent that the farm buildings rocked on their foundations and several tiles were blown off the roof of the barn. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

“I can feel several voices, but I can’t make out the words,” said Arm with his long fingers splayed out on the soil. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

I visited the clerk several more times, becoming more and more desperate, until, finally, a solution was found. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

But at that moment several men were shoved into the holding cell. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Truthfully, I had read the first chapter several times and found it to be heavy weather. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

I was in the hospital several days with extensive head injuries. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

I walked over to a young birch tree, cut off several long strips of bark, and brought them back to her. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The alleged “safety” of malathion rests on rather precarious ground, although — as often happens — this was not discovered until the chemical had been in use for several years. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

Her chin was cut Twigs and grass were tangled in her ponytail, as if she’d slept several nights in the open. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Perhaps one of these piled-up blossoms of the sky, these snow-white droppings of a gigantic Pegasus, would lie before them several miles away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today, the staple crops of highland agriculture are the recently introduced sweet potato, along with taro, bananas, yams, sugarcane, edible grass stems, and several leafy vegetables. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Gey and several others had already shown that some rats grew tumors when injected with live HeLa. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

After telling the storekeeper how big my mother and sisters were, I bought several yards of cloth. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

I hunted for and found several stalks of motherleaf and spread the sap onto my fingers where they were bloody and torn. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

We were disappointed when we came across several plants that had not grown at all. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

Prisoners who had been there for several years were psychologically and I believe to some extent physically adapted to this chemical castration. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

Woman after woman, when asked to name her husband, named several sequential husbands who had died violent deaths. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

The gathering was meant to be a rally for several hundred of our local supporters as well as a kind of casual birthday celebration for Malia. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The jail has several holding cells, rooms with concrete benches and iron doors. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

At the base of the steps, several Amazons in camouflage were having a heated argument while a young woman— Queen Hylla, Hazel assumed—watched and listened from her throne. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Later Maddie made that run several times, ferrying damaged or mended aircraft in and out of the bigger aerodrome that surrounds them and hides them. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

It is on the floor next to the elevator, surrounded by the bodies of several guards. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

They ran and jumped through the sprinkler for several minutes, yelping and giggling. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I put my head on his shoulder and wondered whether a little time in some sort of mental institution would be worse than several months of slavery. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

The first several images in the stack are landscapes—shots of the surrounding bush, the overgrown trail, distant mountains, the Sushana River. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

In 2006, at the time of the accident that took Keith’s and Jim’s lives, there were no laws explicitly covering texting and driving, except several prohibiting the behavior among novice drivers. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

I look at my phone and see several missed calls from all their numbers. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z

The other pig spun around to face Striker and was hit in the stomach several times as he ran backward to get away. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I must have fallen asleep, because when I opened my eyes, there were blankets on top of me, several of those thin, fleecy airline squares. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Sammy said, driving in silence for several minutes as he considered a suitable drop-off point. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sierra’s dragon mixed with several of the skeletons and mermaids from Club Kalfour. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He spent several days as if he were bewitched, softly repeating to himself a string of fearful conjectures without giving credit to his own understanding. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

But I started skipping classes after Dad died, and I dropped out entirely several years ago. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

My wife and I did not really mourn being empty nesters, but the house now had several empty bedrooms. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

There’s a pool table and foosball table, as well as several couches and, tellingly, boxes of Kleenex. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

“This thing is equipped with several filters. It stands to reason that one of them is anti-shield. Let’s try it out, shall we?” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Catherine read the names to me several times. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

Certain Australian surf bathers, several years ago, were stung by tiny creatures that turned out to be nudibranchs armed with the stingers of Portuguese men-of-war. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Apennines, for example, several hundred nests have been set out to protect reforested areas. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z

We had to keep several jars of barbecue sauce in the cabinet. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z

He had help in this effort from several people, including publisher Louis Austin, who, though aging and in ill health, was as pugnacious as ever. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

This module introduces several traditions that are very different from each other, but that are all based on modes or ragas rather than on scales: Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

Like I said, he was not one to let go of a grudge, and several years back Mr. Clem had cheated him in a land deal. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Today I'm out on my own—Tess is keeping a low profile several streets down, tucked away on a hidden second-floor ledge. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

In my classes several students glared at me, clearly seeing in me the person they feared ever becoming. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she remained where she was in the middle of several football players. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

While I was painting my picture of the dining room, I realized that for several months, one of our digital frames had been broken and no one had noticed. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

That was when she’d applied for Social Security disability, she said, which she only got after several court appearances. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed the skin around the belly area and took it outside himself, throwing it several feet from the cabin but where we could see it from the window. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

There are probably several guns in the car, and who knows what’s in the trunk. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked at several familiar things, one at a time: a striped green mango lying in the grass; my own hand; our dining table. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

There were several scraggly ferns hanging from the ceiling and an unfinished jigsaw puzzle on a small table in the center of the room. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z

They slipped into South Vietnam in February 1969 and mounted several devastating attacks. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

The table second from the left clapped this time; several Ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with Terry as he joined them. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

With their heads down disconsolately, the chaplain, Major Major and Major Danby moved toward their jeeps in an ostracized group, each holding himself friendlessly several feet away from the other two. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Sheriff George W. Smith said several days ago after the happening that he was afraid of foul play. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z

I search my memory for this Uncle Q’s story—his name has come up several times before but I’ve never met him, never seen him, until now. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Or they were shown a sequence of several hundred randomly arranged letters of the alphabet and asked to read through them and underline all the yl’s. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had several broken ribs, a collarbone shattered into countless fragments, severe internal injuries, a broken shoulder, and a concussion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

For once in his life Armpit actually had several fifties in his wallet. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z

The bus made several stops to pick up kids and, with each stop, the noise inside got louder. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

We sat on laps several children deep as the four adults in our party climbed into the front with the taxi driver. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Gerald had made several key shots early in the game and he felt like he could breathe again. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

We needed that much time to paddle and drift away from the blood trail, to realize that for the first time in several days we could breathe a little more freely. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

And with that—after several years of struggle—the last serious American effort to boycott the Berlin Olympics was effectively dead. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

They knew that Egypt was waiting for them just as they had left it because several times they had been able to stop by on their way to school. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

As he returned one evening from the kiln, he noticed several men and boys congregated about the wine shop. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He listened, said hello several times more, waited, then turned to Rick. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

“But I’ve been watching you. When you came here as a small boy, and several times since. I knew eventually you would return to look upon my master’s face.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I could see several loose sheets of dark, shiny paper scattered over the table in front of her. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Perry taught him several tricks: to play with a paper ball, to beg, to perch on Perry’s shoulder. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

We’d passed several palaces, each grander and more luxurious than the last. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

She was still sitting there when Tristran came back through the gap in the wall, several hours later. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Only a hot spell lasting several days triggered it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Dill pulled himself together as quickly as he could, which took several minutes. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

I knew that hidden in the tiled stone surface of the floor were several spring-loaded trapdoors. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z

In the center they created a bed by piling together several mattresses, which they covered with pieces of moth- eaten velvet. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several days, several weeks, all on one page. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

That sent everyone into an even bigger fit that went on for several minutes, resparked every time it began to die down by Alec making gassy noises. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

The cramped cabin was lit by several bright lanterns and a stash of clean bandages had been laid out on a shelf beside a bottle of camphor. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

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

Soon Hugo’s father had filled several notebooks with drawings of the automaton. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z

It took me several minutes with flint and steel to get the fire going. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The next several days were a cauldron of anxiety for me, and for Travis too, no doubt. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

The doctor on duty called for Jones and several others who’d treated Henrietta; they all examined her and looked at the X-ray. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Trembling with eagerness, Miyax asked Uma to tell her more about Kapugen, and Uma, spilling over with enthusiasm, told how the town and its people had grown poor and hungry several years ago. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Close to, he recognized her as a ghost he had passed several times in the corridor, but to whom he had never spoken. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“He will sing several of your country’s elfin tunes we are particularly fond of in this house.” The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

Charles led the way out, limping tragically, like a man with one leg several inches shorter than the other. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

After graduating from BYU law school, he worked in several county attorney’s offices in the state, spent a year as the Logan city prosecutor, and in 1997, he joined the Cache County office. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Kok, a Dutch businessman of extreme wealth, was president of a Belgium-based banking company, SWIFT, and was responsible for organizing several international tournaments. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

What do you do when you are faced with several different gods each claiming the same territory? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

At one end of town, I spotted what I had come to find—a steep, broad eminence, perhaps 1,500 feet high and several miles long, which was almost entirely naked of vegetation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

There are lights on in every room of my cousin’s house, and several of my uncles’ junky cars are in the driveway. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I read the story several times in college because I identified with John as the hope of an entire community. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

The rear of the trailer had swung out and buckled the rail on the other side of the bridge and it hung several feet out over the river gorge. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

In June, Judge Willmore ruled on several of the motions that were discussed in the April 15 hearing. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

The two of us sat there for several minutes, breathing slowly and trying to settle ourselves down. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

It sits on a quiet street several blocks from the center of town. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

I do this by pointing in several different directions and leaving them looking confused. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

That meant it had been several hours since I had tried the water. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Herr Thiessen is friendly with several French winemakers and has made clocks for many of them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He reached up to grab one and came down with several, and they kept coming, washing over him, floating all around him. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

After several weeks of this, however, he realized that the people he was calling on the radio had no more idea than he did about what the gunfire meant. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

He moved several yards down the beach and began a new equation, captivating his audience with a lengthy explanation of each new and complex symbol. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

The pile was growing there: a Polaroid camera, a transistor radio, an elaborate electric train set—and several sealed envelopes containing cash. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

It’s almost dawn, the light outside is just beginning to tinge grey, and the rain of the last several days is still battering against the window. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost several fingers working in a prison factory and was now disabled as a result of his forced labor at Angola. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

There’s a difference between a slap and a punch. 4TH JUROR: After being hit several times by his father. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had an impish face, curly black hair, and wild eyes, like he’d just had several cups of coffee. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She oinked several times and pushed the nearest piles carefully out of her way before rolling onto her back and rocking back and forth, a pig gleefully wallowing in mud. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

Ladders were not necessary to reach it, as several permanent spiral staircases were built into the wall itself. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z

"I couldn't figure out which of several true things was the most true," I answer. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

Bobby was well aware of Fine’s chess reputation, having played over his games; he also owned and had read several of his chess books. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

One read Welles’s lines, because Orson was at a theatre several blocks away directing rehearsals for the latest Mercury play, Danton’s Death. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z

After several seconds of serious misgivings, I hold out my hand. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

We wait in silence for several minutes until I hear footsteps come down the hall again. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

Reverend Carey preached to black worshipers in several black churches: “Be ye also ready.” A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Ossining police probably had several crack houses to deal with, and its proximity to Sing Sing did not constitute a reason to go after that one in particular. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He managed to get into the president's office, where Garfield was in conversation with several men. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Our cabin was one of several farm-worker shacks lined up in a row behind which ran a small creek. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

The result was several distinct species, to each of which scientists have assigned a pompous Latin name. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’d recently gone into a business arrangement to run several nursing homes, and she and her partners had already purchased and renovated six of them. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

After further dismembering him, she spent several hours burning the pieces in a stove. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The larger clans had been openly plotting to nuke the Sixer Operations Complex for several years now, but they’d never managed to get past the defense grid or reach the planet’s surface. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

She was younger than Sister McCandless by several years, a single woman who had never, as she testified, known a man. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

His body reached before his mind could, and he took several greedy gulps. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Headlights cut through the night, tangling in the trees closest to the yard, as several cars pulled into the grass, the rowdy sounds of men echoing through the still night. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s been several days since I showed Grandpa’s love video to Grandma and she has watched it ten times so far. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

There are several of the places we went on our road trip across the countryside. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

“I’m sure I can think of several more.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I passed several houses filled with Christmas carols: “joy to the World” and “I Saw Three Ships” and “The First Noel.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

He has several of these wooden guns, and daggers and swords also, with blood colored onto the blades with red pencils. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just as I remembered it from when I baby-sat several weeks ago. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z

Hamilton’s last days contained several other incidents of equivalent poignancy, though they were only recognizable when viewed through the knowledge of the looming duel. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It was several feet tall, its front worn rough and browned from age and weather. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Alex bounces when his back hits the mattress, and Henry stands over him for several breaths, staring. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

He stopped, still several feet away, and sank gracefully to the ground, crossing his legs. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

At first they seemed to take, there were several, many sparks that found life and took briefly, but they all died. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

They all took several steps backward, stunned by what they had done. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even the day he left for the island, several of those who gathered to see him off, including his parents, had warned him, “Don’t screw up. This is your last chance.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

He left Shadow his copy of Herodotus with several actual coins hidden in the pages: two quarters, a penny, and a nickel. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

I’ve personally witnessed several family rifts because so-and-so didn’t invite so-and-so to their wedding even though they had the nerve to invite a family friend. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

In New York, he had joined several socialist groups, edited newspapers, recruited students, and befriended the novelist and social activist Theodore Dreiser. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

At one end were several benches shaded by a sprawling rose tree. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She would make up a beef stew in a Crock-Pot, or she would broil several chickens. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

The action came naturally, even though I had smoked just once or twice over the last several years. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Having survived the first day, several people felt freer to express themselves and began opening up. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

There are several digital and holographic frames that rotate through family photos. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

For instance, there are several pictures of what look like large boulders, beside a lake. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bigger saw come into full view on the surface of the ashes several small pieces of white bone. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

After several semesters Myma disappeared from the college, saying in her offensive manner, “This place can’t teach me anything I don’t know.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After severely beating the young black man, they hanged him from a nearby tree, where his lifeless body was discovered several hours later. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Nonetheless, every morning several of us were found hiding in the grasses by the soccer field. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They came up holding several copies, staring at the front page. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby's enormous garden. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

Zakariyya pointed to several diplomas hanging near the photos, for welding, refrigeration, diesel. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

It saved them the trouble of opening several hundred books a day and pulling several hundred cards from as many envelopes. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Late that night, we walked for several miles away from town. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

I took several steps toward him, holding out my admissions tile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

There are several floors with rooms full of twenty-somethings—some twenty-five hundred in all—working the phones. The World Is Flat 2005-04-05T00:00:00Z

Instead, once she finally did turn twelve, Luna noticed that several changes had begun to occur—not all of them pleasant. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He began'to hack at the ropes binding Ron, and after several minutes’ hard work, they broke apart. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

At this post—one of the several spots in Sing Sing where sheer boredom and the potential for sudden mayhem existed side by side—your feet got tired and your authority was questioned constantly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had seen Indians several times in the ’Glades, in twos and threes, but this was a large party. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z

Soon, the place was an inferno, and Septimus was forced to take several steps backwards, from the intensity of the heat. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

Dropping to his knee, he struck her several times in the face, and she might have succumbed early had he not hit his hand against the metal bed frame when his wife ducked. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The last three flights carried a dune buggy, the Lunar Rover, a lightweight battery-powered car that enabled the astronauts to travel several miles from their point of landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

There is tannic acid in the woods in oak trees, but it took me several weeks to figure out how to get it. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Outside the library, they walked several yards in silence. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z

I hated to admit it, but I had wondered on several occasions how that hole got there. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

But the appearance of its owner, the burliest of several women now employing the establishment’s facilities, deterred him. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

Freezing was just the first of several dramatic improvements HeLa helped bring to the field of tissue culture. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

Her chin was narrow and pointed like a shovel, and her smile was missing several teeth. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they had taken several sights, they went below. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were soon in combat again, and after a prolonged, bloody battle, Allen was ordered to guard a pile of several hundred dead NVA soldiers. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

It hovered by a nearby branch for a moment before flying over several beautiful orchids and out of sight. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Using a different method, Jorge Mora-Urpi, one of Clement’s collaborators, concluded that Indians might have bred the modern peach palm by hybridizing palms from several areas, including the Peruvian Amazon. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

The city manager was a chum of Keith and High, and C.P. accompanied the two on several visits to his office. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Like ants on an orderly march to our hole, my family and I walk quietly across the grass field with several scientists and one other family with a blond teenager. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The top ten rankings had been static for several days now. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Harry and Ron had given up asking her how she was managing to attend several classes at once, but they couldn’t restrain themselves when they saw the exam schedule she had drawn up for herself. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The sharp edges of several rings grazed my flesh. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

Anthony continued for several minutes more, barely pausing to take a breath. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

It was several weeks before Lyddie caught on that the novel was from the lending library and thus cost Betsy five cents a week to borrow. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

On the walls were several prints, which were of elongated figures, murkily colored. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

He spoke fluent English, because he had lived for several years in Britain. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It seemed as if the Maze was perched on a structure several miles above the ground. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

“The Reagan attack involves heroic reactions by several people,” de Becker says. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z

Every day, for several summers, that tiny secret sand- patch on that tiny secret island was our regular destination. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z

I occupied several hours transcribing these cries, partly because they were so colorful, partly to exercise my stenography. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“And in a few years you can almost disappear; while I, who was born in Grass Valley, went to school and several years to the University of California, have no chance of mixing.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of his turban. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

There is no need to go into the whole story of the Roman campaign, although it lasted several years. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

The monster let out an angry shriek and pulled back several feet, its spikes retracting into its body. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

That’s where, six times a month, several hundred chickens are killed, scalded, plucked, and gutted. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z

There were many stories this night; several recounted in tongues I knew not to groups of four or five; a few sung; some ancient tales told. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

He turned around and walked several paces back to the boys. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

He continued to stare at me for several seconds, until something in his stony expression finally gave. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Enrique learned several lessons about the state known to immigrants as “the beast.” Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

One idea involved turning the president upside down for several hours and allowing gravity to pull the bullet toward the entry hole, where it could be easily lifted out. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

At some point, several distinct thumps travel into the museum from the gardens or the streets beyond, as if someone is dropping sacks of cement mix out of the clouds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

And that is why there are several lifetimes in Oscar’s face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

The popular theory on the message boards was that Halliday had created multiple copies of his hometown so that several avatars could search it at the same time without fighting over a single location. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Ulysses blinked several times in a nervous kind of way. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

We went out in several carriages and an open cart full of scholars. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z